Calendar of Events
July 03 - Fireworks! Burnsville - at dusk around 9:15 pm
July 03 - Pre - Fireworks Indoor Concert Pete & Kim McWhirter will be joined by Kenny Jobe and Keith Cole. This Yancey County group will be performing traditional bluegrass and original tunes. Pete's strong vocals and Kim's Appalachian voice blend nicely for an authentic mountain sound. Come out to hear some great music inside your Burnsville Town Center before the outdoor fireworks start. Tickets are $10 - adults, $5 - kids under 12. Lapsitters free. Show starts at 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30. Call 682-7209 for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
682-7209
burnsvilletowncenter.com
July 04 - Patriotic Celebration - RED, WHITE AND BOOM! Hours 8-5 - Local crafters and vendors. Entertainment will start at noon. Lions Club will be serving hot dogs and hamburgers.
Contact: Lions Club
July 04 - Independence Day Picnic on the Orchard Grounds The Orchard at Altapss will be holding various Holiday Picnics on the grounds from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and will be Open to the public. Admission for the meal is a dish to share, large enough for your party with some extra for the musicians who will be entertaining all day. Instead of providing a dish, guests may pay $12 per meal. The Orchard provides fresh barbecue, water, iced tea and paper goods. Admission to the shop and live entertainment are free.
Contact: The Orchard at Altapass
1-888-765-9531 - toll free, 828-765-9531 - Local
www.altapassorchard.com
July 09 to July 12 - 54th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Over 100 Scottish clans and societies sponsor this celebration of Scottish dance, music and athletics. Admission charged. For more information call 828-733-1333.
828-733-1333
www.gmhg.org
July 10 - TRAC Java Jam Featuring ""Plasticine Porters"" at your Burnsville Town Center. Show starts at 8:00 p.m. Enjoy good music, good coffee and good desserts in a cafe style setting. Come to dance, listen and/or socialize. Call 682-7215 for info.
828-682-7215
burnsvilletowncenter.com
July 16 - MARRIED ALIVE! MARRIED ALIVE! Is a new muical reve that celebrates marital bliss and blisters. Focusing on two couples, Erin and Paul, a pair of wide-eyed newlyweds, and Ron and Diane, more experienced "oldyweds", the show touches affectionately on the adventure from these two vantage points. Married Alive! uses a variety of musical and dramatic styles to spin and have fun with various moments of two couples we can relate to. From babies to empty nest, from stress to bliss, this musical takes a funny, yet affectionate look at married life, from Niagara to Viagra!. Married Alive contains mild adult humor and language. All evening shows 7:00, Matienee Days 2 shows 2:00 & 7:00. DATES: July 16, 17, 18 (Sat. Matinee) July 23, 24, 25.
Contact: Parkway Play House
1-828-682-4285
info@www.ParkwayPlayHouse.com
www.ParkwayPlayHouse.com
July 17 - Balsam Range If you haven't seen them before...now is the time, before they get too big for our little town. If you have seen them before you'll want to hear music from their new cd Last Train to Kitty Hawk and other bluegrass favorites. Doors open at 7 pm; show at 7:30 in your Burnsville Town Center. Tickets $10. 682-7209 for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
828-682-7209
www.BurnsvilleTownCenter.com
July 18 - Red Hot Jubilee Jam Gurl & Gurl Productions is coming with one of their fantastic variety shows starring Brian & Joey Gurl, Lenny Ski, Judy Alexander, Eddie Graham and Terry McKinney. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. at your Burnsville Town Center.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
828-682-7209
www.BurnsvilleTownCenter.com
July 21 - Maximizing your Effectiveness at a Trade Show 9 - 11am at the Town Center, Free to Chamber members
Contact: Chamber of Commerce
828-682-7413
info@yanceychamber.com
www.HomeOfMtMitchell.com
July 22 - Folkmoot USA Folkmoot USA, The North Carolina International Folk Festival, for the first time ever, will perform tonight at your Burnsville Town Center. Show starts at 7:30pm. Visit www.folkmootusa.org for information, or call 682-7209 locally for assistance. Tickets are $15 for adults & $7.50 for children 12 and under.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
828-682-7209
www.folkmootusa.org
July 24 - Jerry Pierce Nightlife Band If you even might like saxophone music you don't want to miss Jerry Pierce. He has played with the best. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. at your Burnsville Town Center. Call 682-7209 for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
828-682-7209
www.burnsvilletowncenter.com
July 25 - Mayland Community College Motorcycle Run This is also a mini Relay for Life event.
Contact: Mayland Community College Foundation
1-800-462-9526 ext 209
llaughridge@mayland.edu
www.mayland.edu/foundation
July 30 - Esley: The Life and Musical Legacy of Lesley Riddle As a young man, Burnsville native Lesley Riddle frequently went to gatherings of musicians from all over the nearby Appalachians. It was at one of these impromptu sessions that he met A.P. Carter, of the Carter Family singers. After Carter heard him sing and play he invited Riddle to travel the Appalachians with him. They collected tunes they heard being played and sung on the porches of mountain cabins. The songs were the beginnings of Country Music. Join us for this world premiere new musical. All evening show 7:00, matinee days 2 shows 2:00 & 7:00. DATES: July 30, 31, August 1 (Sat. Matinee) August 6, 7, 8
Contact: Parkway Play House
828-682-4285
info@www.ParkwayPlayHouse.com
www.ParkwayPlayHouse.com
July 31 - Friday Night Concerts The Folsom Prison Gang is playing all of the Johnny Cash classics this friday. Free food and drink included with the price of the ticket. $10 advance and $12 at the door. Concert starts at 7:30 pm at your Burnsville Town Center. Visit www.fridaynightconcerts.com for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
828-682-7209
www.fridaynightconcerts.com
Aug. 01 - Eddie Grahams Hot Jazz Famous drummer Eddie Graham will be playing jazz New Orleans style. A crowd pleasing show for your enjoyment at your Burnsville Town Center - 7:30 p.m. This show will benefit the Orchard at Altapass. Call 682-7209 for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
828-682-7209
www.BurnsvilleTownCenter.com
Aug. 01 - Treasures from the Past Yard Sale Yard Sale
Contact: Mayland Community College Foundation
1-800-462-9526 ext 209
llaughridge@mayland.edu
www.mayland.edu/foundation
Aug. 07 to Aug. 08 - 53rd Annual Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair Celebrates its 53rd Year Anniversary! As the saying goes, "We must be doing something right!" People from all across America know that the place to be on the first Friday and Saturday in August is the historic, charming Town Square of Burnsville, NC. Every kind of handmade craft imaginable can be found here. Whether you're looking for a beautiful handmade quilt, jewelry made from local gemstones, hand-turned wooden bowls, pottery of every design, traditional mountain instruments, or stained glass works of art, the Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair is the place to find it!
2009 CRAFT VENDOR APPLICATION
2009 FOOD VENDOR APPLICATION
Contact: Yancey Chamber of Commerce
828-682-7413
info@yanceychamber.com
www.yanceychamber.com
Aug. 13 - The Man Who Came to Dinner In this hilarious comedy, Sheridan Whiteside, theatre critic, lecturer, and radio personality, who, arriving to dine at the home of the prominent Stanley family in a small Midwestern town, slips on their doorstep and injures his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement follow, during which Whiteside monopolizes their living room and takes over the Stanley household. Before it's over, the outrageous has become commonplace. This large cast comedy will feature film, television, and Broadway veteran, Andrew Prine and a host of your favorite Parkway Playhouse performers playing a most extravagant array of eccentric characters. All eveining Shows 7:00, matinee days 2 shows 2:00 & 7:00. DATES: Augus 13, 14, 15 (Sat. matinee), 20, 21, 22.
Contact: Parkway Play House
828-682-4285
info@www.ParkwayPlayHouse.com
ww.ParkwayPlayHouse.com
Aug. 14 - Hot Duck Soup Band Novelty Jazz Band. Kazoos, slide whistles, banjos, guitars, ukes, an antique cornet, a washtub bass, and the Cacophonium! Hot Duck Soup plays old tunes like you never heard 'em played. You'll sing! You'll dance! You'll laugh until you cry! 8 pm at your Burnsville Town Center. Call 682-7209 for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
682-7209
burnsvilletowncenter.com
Aug. 15 - Victory in Jesus Jubilee
Aug. 22 - Ronnie Robinson & The Can\'t Hardly Play Boys Ronnie Robinson & The Can't Hardly Play Boys with Debbie Phillips live at your Burnsville Town Center playing real country music. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. Call 682-7209 for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
828-682-7209
www.BurnsvilleTownCenter.com
Aug. 22 - Jackie Wilson Memorial Ride Hospice of Yancey County will host their first annual “Jackie Wilson Memorial Ride,” in memory of Jack Wilson Jr. The motorcycle ride will be held on Saturday, August 22 with the rain date of August 29. Registration will begin at 10:00 am. Complete details will be available closer to the event.
Aug. 28 - Laura Boosinger & Josh Goforth in Concert At your Burnsville Town Center at 7:30 pm. Laura has a stage presence, sweet voice and playing style, whether on clawhammer banjo, autoharp or guitar, that few can match. Laura has also been featured at The Museum of Appalachia, The Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Merlefest. Josh Goforth is an outstanding musician, acclaimed fiddler, guitar picker and mandolin player. In 2000 and 2003 and 2005, he was named Fiddler of the Festival at the legendary Fiddler’s Grove competition. Josh has been retired from the festival competition deemed a Master Fiddler. Call 682-7209 for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
682-7209
burnsvilletowncenter.com
Sept. 03 - My River, My Valley This poignant, moving, and often sweet story centers on two sisters with different dreams - one to live out her life in the valley she treasures, the other to enjoy a life free of self-centered relatives. The news of the damming of their valley throws these dreams into turmoil and leads to revelations and heart-rending decisions. Set against the historical backdrop of the TVA flooding of Butler, Tennessee during WWII, the Parkway Playhouse is proud to present the North Carolina Premiere of this stuning play. All Evening Show 7:00 and matinee Days 2 shows 2:00 & 7:00.
DATES: September 3, 4, 5 (Sat. Matinee), September 10, 11, 12
Contact: Parkway Play House
828-682-4285
info@www.parkwayplayhouse.com
www.ParkwayPlayHouse.com
Sept. 07 - Labor Day Picnic on the Orchard Grounds The Orchard at Altapss will be holding various Holiday Picnics on the grounds from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and will be Open to the public. Admission for the meal is a dish to share, large enough for your party with some extra for the musicians who will be entertaining all day. Instead of providing a dish, guests may pay $12 per meal. The Orchard provides fresh barbecue, water, iced tea and paper goods. Admission to the shop and live entertainment are free.
Contact: The Orchard at Altapass
1-888-765-9531 toll free, 828-765-9351 Local
www.altapassorchard.com
Sept. 11 to Sept. 12 - Carolina Mountains Literary Festival “Mountain Mosaic” is the guiding theme for the 4th annual Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
Burnsville, NC, May 14, 2009 – The fifty authors gathering in Burnsville this September 11 and 12 have been selected around the 2009 theme Mountain Mosaic. "Almost all of us came from someplace else. Our ancestors left their homes and came to build a new land. Now that new land is our home," says Little Jim in Gloria Houston's children's book.
The mission of the festival is to bring together authors, readers of all ages, novice writers, listeners and learners in small, intimate settings. The goal is that the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival will inspire people to read more, write more, and contribute positively to society through the literary arts.
To see a complete list of authors and a schedule for the weekend visit cmlitfest.org.
cmlitfest.org
www.cmlitfest.org
Sept. 23 - Yancey County/Burnsville Business Tradeshow 10 am to 3 pm at the Burnsville Town Center
Contact: Chamber of Commerce
828-682-7413
info@yanceychamber.com
www.yanceychamber.com
Sept. 26 to Sept. 26 - Old Timey Days
Oct. 03 - Toy Run
Oct. 09 - TRAC Java Jam Featuring ""Jem Crossland & The Hypertonics"" tonight at your Burnsville Town Center. Show starts at 8:00 p.m. Enjoy good music, good coffee and good desserts in a cafe style setting. Come to dance, listen and/or socialize. Call 682-7215 for info.
Contact: Burnsville Town Center
828-682-7215
burnsvilletowncenter.com
Oct. 10 - Rod Run Burnsville Fire Department Rod Run
Oct. 17 - Burnsville Town Squre Scamper 5k, Fall Foliage Stroll and Downtown Ramble This popular annual event benefits the Yancey County School Foundation. You can run, stroll, walk or be a cheering spectator. Come join the fun for a good cause.
Nov. 07 - Quilt Trails Road Rally Thread through the mountains with Quilt Trails Road Rally. For more information
Contact: Barbara Webster
828-682-7331
Dec. 05 - Tour of Homes Contact: Mayland Community College Foundation
1-800-462-9526 ext. 209
llaughridge@mayland.edu
www.mayland.edu/foundation
Dec. 12 - Christmas Play Parkway Playhouse presents a Christmas Play to be announced
Contact: Mayland Community College Foundation
1-800-462-9526 ext 209
llaughridge@mayland.edu
www.mayland.edu/foundation
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