Send your non-profit event information to:
planner@yadkinvalleyliving.com
Historic Downtown North Wilkesboro (HDTNW) has joined with the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes,
Wilkes County Public Library, and the Friends of the Wilkes County Public Library to host a
Downtown Concert Series for the Summer of 2010.
Each event will begin at 5:30pm and will be a family-oriented block party held the on the corner of Tenth and Main Streets in the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Apple Festival Park.
There will be no admission charge. Each month, there will be a select and unique genre of music as selected by the hosting group. Food and beverages will be available on the street from downtown restaurants.
July 29 -- Folk in the Park hosted by Wilkes County Public Library and the Friends of the Wilkes County Public Library
August 19 -- Beach Block Party hosted by Historic Downtown North Wilkesboro
July
 Ghost Tour dates are July 10, August 14,
September 11, and October 22 and 23.
Tours begin at 7:30pm and leave from the Old Jail in thirty minute increments with the last tour beginning at 9:00pm.
Dates are subject to change so please check the website or call the Wilkes Heritage Museum to confirm dates.
Ghost tours begin at the Old Jail and progress to the Cleveland Cabin, Smithey Hotel, English Cottage, Brown-Cowles House, Johnson-Hubbard House and the Presbyterian Chapel and Cemetery. Each tour is all walking and lasts approximately forty-five minutes. There are no age limitations to the tours. Guides leave that up to the discretion of the parent or guardian. Admission for the tours is just $5 per person.
For more information please contact the
Wilkes Heritage Museum, 100 East Main Street, Wilkesboro at 336-667-3171
or www.wilkesheritagemuseum.com
The Candlelight Ghost Tours are sponsored in part by Grassroots Funding from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Dept. of Cultural Resources and disbursed through the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes, the local arts council.
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July 18 Family Movie Night at the Park, FREE, 8p-cartoons/previews, 8:30p feature film. Concessions available, no coolers, alcoholic beverages, or pets. Sponsored by the Yadkin County Public Library, Yadkinville Community Park on Hwy 601N.
July 18 Richmond Hill - Guided tours of Civil War Pearson home, Richmond Hill Law School site, 2 to 4:30p, donations appreciated, hiking trails, picnic shelters/restrooms to reserve: 336-699-3921, East Bend.
July 18 “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” Mount Airy Graniteers’ Reunion, Robert Smith Park, 3 to 5p, FREE, 800-576-0231 or 336-786-6856 for more info.
July 18 “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” Mount Airy Graniteers’ Reunion, Robert Smith Park, 3 to 5p, FREE, 800-576-0231 or 336-786-6856 for more info.
July Visual Art Camps: July 19-23, July 26-30, 10a to 2p, at Mt. Olive Elem. School, ages 7-14, $60 fee incl. materials, T-shirt, pizza on Fri., Call Sharon/Stokes Arts Council for more information: 336-593-8159.
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August
August 2-6 Connections Camp, Winston-Salem Youth Chorus, 9 to 2, Mon.-Th. 9 to 4 Fri., grades 3 to 6, singing, drumming, movement, $145 registration includes T-shirt, daily field trips. 336-703-0001 or mail@wsyouthchorus.org
August 7-9 “Cats,” Surry Arts Players, Andy Griffith Playhouse, $10, 7th-3 & 7:30p; 8th-3p; 9th-7:30p, Surry Arts Council: 336-7867-7998, Mt. Airy.
August 7 Hike the Pilot Mountain Knob Trail,
9 a.m. Call PLC to register: 336-691-0088.
Attention, History Buffs and Genealogists!
The Yadkin Valley Historical Association invites you to attend
the 5th Yadkin Valley History Fair and Genealogical Conference
Saturday, August 14, 2010
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
First United Methodist Church Family Life Center
310 North Main Street
Mocksville, NC 27018-2116
Theme: Daniel and Rebecca Bryan Boone, Their Lives and Times
Keynote Boone Speaker: Randell Jones, author, In the Footsteps of Daniel Boone.
This speaker is made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Keynote Bryan Family Speaker: David R. Bryan, Bryan Family Researcher and Historian.
Special Presentation: Everett G. Marshall, author, Rich Man: Daniel Boone will present his research on J. Hampton Rich and the Daniel Boone Highway Improvement Association.
Special Presentation: Professor Mark Hager from Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC, will present the latest research on Historic Joppa Cemetery, where the parents of Daniel Boone are buried, followed by a tour of the cemetery, 3:00 pm.
Special Invitation: If your ancestors lived in the Yadkin Valley during the same time as Daniel (1734-1820) & Rebecca (1738-1813), please bring a display about them and copies of genealogical information you want to share.
Other exhibits from genealogical and history groups in the Yadkin Valley will be appreciated.
Check out the webpage of the Yadkin Valley Historical Association at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncyadvha/
Registration before July 15, 2010 is $15. After July 15, 2010, registration is $20.
The registration fee covers the conference, lunch, tour, and your exhibit.
For more information, contact Debbie Dotson, debrad2823@aol.com
August 15 Richmond Hill - Guided tours of Civil War Pearson home, Richmond Hill Law School site, 2 to 4:30p, donations appreciated, hiking trails, picnic shelters/restrooms
to reserve:
336-699-3921, East Bend.
August 15 Music in the Park with “Melva Houston & Friends,” FREE, Gilmer-Smith Foundation, 336-786-6856, Mt. Airy.
August 20 Family Movie Night at the Park, FREE, 8p-cartoons/previews, 8:30p feature film. Concessions available, no coolers, alcoholic beverages or pets. sponsored by the Yadkin County Public Library, Yadkinville Community Park on Hwy 601N.
August 28 Horne Creek Living Historical Farm, Pinnacle
The History's in the Mix: My Grandmother's Recipes
10:00 AM--4:00 PM
Description If you would like to obtain some great old-fashioned recipes that you just won't find in today's modern cookbooks, then sign up for Horne Creek Farm's first ever "recipe swap." Participants will submit a copy of the recipe made by their grand-mother or great-grandmother that they most cherish by August 7th. Horne Creek will make copies to have available for all participants on August 28th. To make the day of the actual event even more fun, we would like you to prepare one of the dishes for inclusion in a contest. We promise you'll leave with some great new recipes to pass on to your children and grandchildren. $5.00 participation fee to cover the cost of copying. Contact Horne Creek Farm at 336/325/2298 to register and to acquire a recipe form.
August 28 Mayberry Amped, local & area musicians, Blackmon Amphitheatre, 7:30p, $10, Surry Arts Council 336-786-7998, Mt. Airy.
September
September 4 Annual OPEN HOUSE at Shiloh General Store. Free food and cheese samples, covered picnic area, ice cream, vendors with flowers, furniture, food and buildings, 9a to 4p,
5520 St.Paul Church Road, Hamptonville, 336-468-4789.
September 13-18 Stokes County Fair,
King Chamber of Commerce: 336-983-9308.
September 18 34th Annual Harvest Festival and Grand Opening of Yadkin Cultural Arts Center. Expanded entertainment, vendors, food, agricultural displays and activities, arts & crafts, rain or shine. 9-4:30pm, Yadkin Arts Council, 336-679-2941, downtown Yadkinville.
September 26 Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival, Historic Downtown Elkin, Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce: 336-526-1111.
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