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Events for the week of 08/02/2010
| Lees-McRae Summer Theater's Ragtime, The Musical |
 Date: 7/28 - 08/06
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Based on the novel, "Ragtime" by E.L. Doctorow, the musical was written by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and Terrence McNally, premiering in December 1996 in Toronto, Canada. The show hit Broadway in 1998, followed by a revival in 2009. This musical will be held in the Hayes Auditorium at LMC, in downtown Banner Elk. Evening shows run at 7:30 p.m. July 28-31 and Aug.2 and 5, while 2 p.m. matinees run July 31, Aug. 1,4 and 6. Tickets cost $24 for adults and $13 for children and students. The box office, located in the lobby of Hayes Auditorium is open from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, July 6 through August 6. For more information or to purchase tickets call (828) 898-8709 or visit www.lmst.lmc.edu.
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| Banner Elk Chamber's Summer Concert in the Park #8 - Harris Brothers |
 Date: 8/5 - 8/05
Concert starts at 6:30 pm at the stage behind Bank of America on Highway 194. Bring your chairs or blankets. Food will also be available for purchase at the concert.
The co-sponsors of this week's concert are Frank & Mary Watts, wonderful residents of Banner Elk and a benefactor of the Chamber.
About The Harris Brothers: The Harris Brothers are what you might call songsters. They draw from a vast repertoire of American traditional music—“Americana” is often used to describe their style, but the Harris Brothers just call it music. It is blues mixed up with traditional Appalachian music, jazz, country, bluegrass and rock n’ roll; it’s stripped down, intense and real. Grammy Award-winner David Holt says: “The Harris Brothers are one of my favorite groups. Great playing, singing and soul. It just doesn't get any better than this.”
Reggie and Ryan Harris were born into a musical family in Caldwell County in the foothills of western North Carolina and have been picking and singing since they were small children. They most often perform with just an acoustic guitar, a bass, a suitcase used as a kick drum, and their two voices (switching between lead and harmony vocals), but they have been known to throw in a fiddle, banjo or electric guitar now and again. Listeners often ask, “How can two people put off such a big sound?”
The Harris Brothers have been playing steady gigs for many years - from honkytonks to large venues like the Blue Ridge Music Center and festivals like MerleFest, Hickory Fest and the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival. They have lent their talents to projects such as Vassar Clements’ Vassar’s Jazz (Winter Harvest) and Dead Grass (Cedar Glen), two Summervilla projects with Nashville bassist Ross Sermons, several Caldwell County Traditional Musicians Showcases, as well as albums of their own. The brothers have shared the stage with such accomplished musicians as Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks, David Holt, Peter Rowan, David Grisman, and Laura Boosinger, to name just a few.
With their showmanship, diverse repertoire and ability to improvise, no two shows are ever the same. And, with their hearts truly in the music they are playing, the Harris Brothers are sure to captivate any audience.
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| Carolina Blue Ridge Classic Bike Ride |
 Date: 8/6 - 8/08
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A bike ride for the Carolina's Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. It is August 6 and 7, with a non-supported fun ride Sunday, August 8. It is the only ride that begins and ends here in Avery County. Most of the ride stays inside our county as well. The riders all stay here in Avery County for the weekend.
Friday's route will take you on to the Blue Ridge Parkway and will include 50 challenging miles of mountainous roads. We will meet for dinner Friday night and welcome in the cyclists for Saturday's ride.
Saturday we will start at 9am and ride up to to 80 miles of extremely beautiful roads. You will have the option to end at the Top or Bottom of Beech Mountain! Either choice will leave you breathless and amazed at your accomplishment.
Saturday night we will all go to the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Sugar Mountain and enjoy those fesitivities.
Kids Run Ride will be 1-3 miles on Saturday afternoon. Sunday ride is free, fun and not supported by SAG or water stops.
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| Tax-Free Weekend in North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee |
Date: 8/6 - 8/08
Starting at 12:01 AM and running through Sunday, August 8 at 11:59 PM, North Carolina residents can purchase qualifying items without paying sales tax. The tax-free weekend also runs on the same dates in South Carolina and Tennessee. Check the various state rules, as the qualifying items and the price limitations are slightly different from state to state.
It has been 9 years since the first tax-free holiday in North Carolina and many residents have learned to wait until then to purchase many back-to-school items. Of course, the amount you can save is directly related to how much you buy.
Bigger ticket items such as back-to-school clothes can give you substantial savings. Computers bring even larger savings.
This year, with the economy still in crisis, many retailers are offering great deals and, coupled with paying no taxes, it is a great time for bargain hunters to go shopping. Also, many items come with rebates to mail in after your purchase.
You will need to shop early or shop late, especially in stores that are open 24 hours a day to avoid large crowds and long waiting times.
Qualifying items should include:
(1) Clothing, shoes, costumes, diapers adn uniforms that cost $100 for less per item.
(2) Sporting or recreational equipment such as ballet or tap shoes, gloves, goggles, helmets and ski boots that are $50 or less per item.
(3) Computers for $3,500 or less (keyboards, monitors and computer mice are not exempt unless they are purchased as part of a CPU).
(4) Computer supplies such as printers, personal digital assistants, printer paper and ink $250 or less per item.
(5) School supplies including calculators, binders, markers and rulers at $100 or less per item.
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| High Country Farm Tour |
 Date: 8/7 - 8/08
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High Country Farm Tour connects farmers and consumers. People don't have many opportunities to see local farms up close. This 2010 High Country Farm Tour gives the community access to some of these farms. Hosted by Blue Ridge Women In Agriculture (BRWIA), the Farm Tour will take place from 2:00 TO 6:00 p.m. each day. In Wautauga County, there are 8 farms on the tour. They are: Apple Hill Farm in Matney, ASU Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm in Valle Crucis, Horse Helpers, Inc. at Wisternia Farm in Zionville, Leola Street Community Garden in Boone, Moretz's Mountain Orchard and Farm in Boone, Springhouse Farm in Vilas, and Watuaga River Farms in Valle Crucis.
The cost is $25 per car to visit all the farms, which can paid at the first farm you visit or pay $10 per car per farm. For more information call N.C. Cooperative Extension at 828-264-3061.
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| The Village of Sugar Mountain's 25th Anniversary |
Date: 8/7 - 8/07
Mark your calendar and call your friends! The Village of Sugar Mountain is celebrating its 25th Year with their "Shag at Sugar" and will be holding a large event which will include two bands, shagging, dance lessons, food vendors and activities for all ages. It starts at 11 AM and ends at 10:30 PM with FIREWORKS!
•Arts & Crafts Vendors
•Food Vendors
•Games for the Whole Family
•Shag Lessons by the Boone Shag Club from 12:00-1:00pm and 5:00-6:00pm.
•Face Painting ...and MORE!
MUSIC
Mark Roberts and Breeze
1:00-5:00pm
The Catalinas
6:00-10:00pm
Enter the HOLE IN ONE contest for a chance to win a $10,000 vacation package to The Sandals or Beaches Resort and Closest To The Hole Contest to win a Golf Gift Set!
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| High Country Caregivers Foundation's Benefit Auction |
Date: 8/7 - 8/07
Join HCCF for an evening of fun, food, music and fabulous items at the 4th Annual Benefit Auction for Local Caregivers. Auctioneer is Trevor Browning.
Some Auction Items include:
* Tickets to App. State Football games
* YMCA membership
* Golf outings at Linville Ridge Country Club and Mountain Glen
* Dinners
* Shrubbery
* Home decor and furnishings
* Spa baskets
* Gift certificates
* Vacations
* and MUCH MORE!
Where: Lees-McRae College, Evans Auditorium
Time: Doors & silent auction open at 5:30 PM; live auction starts at 7:00 PM.
Cost: FREE ADMISSION with dinner available for $10 from Sledgehammer Charlie's
Contact: For more information, contact Brenda Reece at 828-265-5434; Ext. 128 or email her at breece@regiond.org.
The High Country Caregiver Foundation (HCCF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit that strives to create awareness of caregiving issues and improve the quality of life for caregivers and those they care for through advocacy, information and referral, education, emotional support and supplemental & respite services.
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