Tweetsie’s “Ghost Train” Begins September 30th!
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The High Country Host Welcomes New Member: Blue Bear Mountain!
Blue Bear Mountain:
“The Way Camping Should Be!”
Blue Bear Mountain is a brand new facility! We offer private, remote, rustic, leave-no-trace Tent and RV camping on 150 acres of pristine, natural land.
The number of camp sites is limited to protect the land and so you can have plenty of room to play and to enjoy the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Come get away from it all at Blue Bear Mountain!
General Amenities
Everyone at Blue Bear Mountain has access to:
- Private Bath Houses with Showers
- Fresh Natural Spring Water
- Trout Fishing
- Miles of Trails
Tent Sites
Some of our back-country tent sites are very remote and require a hike. Equipment delivery is available upon request!
All tent campsites are equipped with:
- Rock Fire Ring
- Picnic Tables
- Level Tent Spots
- Park Grill
- Log Benches
RV Sites
- 50A and 30A Power Hookup
- Easy Site Access
- On-Site Dump Station
Extra Items for Sale
These are some of the things that can be purchased and delivered to your camp site:
- Firewood
- Charcoal
- Lighter Fluid
- And more… just ask, if we don’t have it, we’ll get it for you!
For more information, visit: http://bluebearmountain.com
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The High Country Host Welcomes New Member, High Country Association of Realtors!
The High Country Association of REALTORS® unites real estate professionals in the community for the benefit of REALTORS® and their clients.
The Association is dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in the industry and is committed to maintaining a high level of ethical business practice.
We at the High Country Association of REALTORS® (hereafter referred to as (High Country Association) and High Country Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (hereafter referred to as “High Country MLS”) are committed to the protection and security of the information provided by the visitors to www.HighCountryREALTORS.org. Your privacy and trust are important to us and we want to honor that trust by advising you of what we do to manage your information.
For more info, visit: http://highcountryrealtors.org
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2011 RailFan Weekend at Tweetsie Railroad!
For more information, visit http://tweetsie.com!
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New River Blues Festival at River House Inn: Sunday, September 4th!
HIGH IN NORTH CAROLINA’S BEAUTIFUL BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS on the banks of the pristine New River, there is a day devoted to WORLD-CLASS BLUES.
The setting is wonderfully scenic. Picture a glorious mountain meadow on the edge of a lively river… Now picture a beautiful summer day and hundreds of blues fans dancing in the green grass to the music of living legends. You have just conjured up the NEW RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL now in it’s 9TH year. On SUNDAY SEPT. 4, 2011 THE NEW RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL promises to out-do its past success.
The NEW RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL is unique in this Appalachian setting where Bluegrass and Old Time Music reign. The driving forces behind this one-of-a-kind musical gathering are Rob “Hound Dog” Baskerville and Penny “Queen Bee” Zamagni of the internationally acclaimed blues band, The King Bees. Residing in Todd (a nearby village on the New River where the first few fests were held) Baskerville and Zamagni were eager to bring their over 24 years of experience backing up blues greats here and abroad to this unique setting.
Calling upon friendships established through the years with some of the most revered names in blues, The King Bees have offered talent line-ups that rival many major blues festivals in the US and Europe. Fans have loved not only the performances, but also the picturesque surroundings on the banks of the New River a few miles north of Boone.
For more info, visit: http://newriverbluesfestival.info
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The 56th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games!
The 56th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games will be held July 7-10, 2011 at MacRae Meadows on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, NC!
OUR MISSION: To carry on and promote the annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans, to foster and restore interest in traditional dancing, piping, drumming, athletic achievement, music and Gaelic culture, and to establish scholarship funds to assist students from Avery County High School to study at American colleges and universities.
For more on the history of the games, visit: http://www.gmhg.org/history.htm
For a full schedule of events, visit: http://www.gmhg.org/events.htm
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K.D. Lang Performs July 15th!
July 15, 2011
K.D. Lang & the Siss Boom Bang!
“…the best singer of her generation” – Tony Bennett
Grammy Award-winner k.d. lang‘s breathtaking voice had the power to strike at our deepest emotions for over 25 years. The smooth sound of country-rock matched with her edgy style captured the country’s attention, and it wasn’t long before her 1988 album Shadowland was in the Top 10 on the Billboard Country album charts. In 1989 she took home her first Grammy: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for Absolute Torch and Twang, and from that point forward she was no stranger to success. With the 1992, platinum-selling Ingenue she had fashioned a sound—if not a genre—all her own: an elegant and impassioned adult contemporary approach.
Her biggest hit, Constant Craving, was a product of that album and awarded lang another Grammy, this time for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. lang has collaborated, in the studio and on stage, with many pop and country greats, including Bonnie Raitt, Elton John and Tony Bennett, with whom she recorded the 2002 Wonderful World duets album. lang released her latest album, Sing it Loud, in April of this year with her band The Siss Boom Bang. This collection of songs includes lead single I Confess and a striking version of the Talking Heads’ Heaven.
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It’s a Mystery!
Mystery Hill – Each year, for over 50 years, guests come from all over the world and the United States to visit Mystery Hill. They are all compelled to come for various reasons; “My mother came here as a child,” “I remember coming here with my Grandfather,” “I drove by this place and just had to come and see what the mystery really was,” “I just can’t get this place out of my mind.” No matter what the reason, they come back time and time again, bringing relatives and friends to experience the mystery of our “crooked house.” People do remember the remarkable defiance of gravity, where you can see a ball roll uphill, and where folks are pulled from an upright position to an uncanny standing angle of nearly 45°. This strange phenomenon has been amusing and puzzling visitors to Mystery Hill for generations. Since there is a variety of things to see and do, no one leaves disappointed. Mystery is a family oriented “edutainment” center that offers fun for children ages 2 to 102. We welcome you to join us at any time of the year.
To Learn More, Visit: http://www.mysteryhill-nc.com/
To request a free High Country vacation guide, call (800) 438-7500 or go online to: www.MountainsofNC.com.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Spring Exhibition Celebration
The Turchin Center for Visual Arts invites you to celebrate a fantastic Spring Exhibition. The Turchin Center is located at 423 West King Street in Downtown Boone. This event will be held from 7:00 to 9:00pm, on Friday April 1st. This event is FREE and open to the public!
There will be Food, Live Music, a Cash Bar and a chance to meet the artists! On the first Friday on each month the Turchin Center participates in the Downtown Boone’s First Friday Art Crawl, and this celebration is part of Aprils. The Spring Exhibition Celebration is a wonderful program to get engaged with the Appalachian community and intact with the arts which is both therapeutic and educational for all ages.
The Turchin Center takes pride in the ability to provide visitors and residents with a dynamic, year-round program rotation of visual art exhibits. The center’s mission is to make programming accessible in support of the university’s role as a key educational, cultural and economic resource for Appalachian State University’s campus, greater community, and beyond.
Spring Exhibition Celebrating:
Appalachian Alumni in the Arts
8th Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
Open Spaces, Sacred Places: Tom Stoner & TKF Foundation
Beyond Their Natural Range: April Flanders
Places for Contemplation in the Public Buildings: Alex Poorman
Chromata: Laura Berman
For more information about the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts or these Exhibits please call 828-262-3017 or visit www.tcva.org
For more info on The High Country of North Carolina, call (800) 438-7500, or visit www.MountainsofNC.com.
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Ron White Comes To Farthing Auditorium
Blue Collar Comedian Ron White is coming to Farthing Auditorium on Sunday, Febraury 27th. The performance will begin at 8pm. For more information about this event and for tickets please contact the Farthing Auditorium on the AppState Campus. 1-800-841-ARTS
Farthing Auditorium is located in the heart of the Appalachian State University campus. It is a non-union house dedicated to progressive programming for the students.
Visit: http://www.farthing.appstate.edu/
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