1) Weekly Events at Lost Province Brewing Co.
Wednesday October21
½ Off Beer and Wine Specials.
7pm-9pm Trivia Night: Beginning at 7pm, Lost Province will be hosting Trivia Night with Zak Norris. Compete on your own or on a team! The competition gets started at 7pm so come a little early for a pizza and a pint and get your seat!
Thursday October 22
$3.00 Thursday-$3.00 pints on all Lost Province brewed beers (except high gravity)
7:30pm- App State football on the big screen. Come cheer on the Mountaineers as they take on Georgia Southern!
Friday October 23
Tapped at 5pm, we feature something fun and new every Friday. Get it while it lasts; there is only a limited amount!
8pm-Closing Live Music: Analog Poets. Dedicated to providing Flow and Harmony thru Music, the Analog Poets are comprised of Dustin Hofsess- Guitar, Jonathan Priest- Drums, and Ben McPherron- Bass.
Saturday October 24
8pm-Closing Live Music: Box’A Chocolates. Emmy, Bryan and Max are a Boone-based cover band that cover songs from the 50’s to present . Emmy Welsh(Vocalist) and Max Schrum(guitar, and back-up vocals) began as a musical duo in mid 2014 performing in open-mic venues where they later met and joined Bryan McCutcheon(percussionist) from Banner Elk. They began performing regular venues in Banner Elk and Boone in January 2015. They focus on songs that are familiar to most, but seldom covered. Their repertoire includes songs from Jefferson Airplane, Ingrid Michaelson, Shovels and Rope, Tedeschi Trucks, Credence, Mama Cass, G. Love, Kinks, Stones, Beatles, John Prine, Four Seasons, Fleetwood Mac, Alabama Shakes, Neil Young, Crowded House, Aretha, Tina Turner, Elvis and many others. Some describe the band’s repertoire as being like ‘a box of chocolates’—You never know what you’re going to get, but they’re all good.
Sunday October 25
Lost Province Sunday: Residents of “The Lost Province” (Watauga, Ashe, Avery and Alleghany) receive 10% off food with verification of residency.
2) Wilkes Playmakers Production of True West Opens Friday
Wilkes Playmakers will present True West beginning October 23, 2015 at Benton Hall, 300 D Street, North Wilkesboro, NC. True West has become recognized as renowned playwright Sam Shepard’s signature work amongst an array of celebrated plays. True West is a character study of the relationship between two brothers – Austin and Lee, with each brother secretly wishing to be more like the other. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Saul Kimmer when Lee, a demented petty thief, drops in. The brothers’ interactions with Saul set new wheels in motion. Their mother’s arrival serves to reinforce an old family dynamic that has been brewing beneath the surface all along.
Director Wes Martin stated that he is pleased to be working with Wilkes Playmakers on this show and especially glad to have the opportunity to work again with friends and former students in the Playmaker theatre family. Co-director Krissey Browder stated that she is grateful to have the opportunity to work and learn from such talented actors and crew.
Performance dates for True West are October 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 at 7:30 pm and on October 25 and November 1 at 2:00 pm. Please note that there will be no performance on Saturday 10/31 but we will resume on November 1. This show is intended for mature audiences. Tickets are $5 – $10 with the exception of Wednesday 10/28, which will be our Pay What You Can Night performance with a minimum ticket price of $2. Both Sunday performances will have a special matinee price of $6. Regular ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, $5 military. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more.
Advance tickets are available online at www.wilkesplaymakers.com or may be purchased at the box office beginning 1 hour prior to performances. You may contact Wilkes Playmakers at wilkesplaymakers2013@outlook.com for further information.
The cast includes Nat Padgett, Travis Collins, Jared C. Shumate, Paula Joines and Kathy Moffett.
3) Financial Literacy Workshop Set for Oct. 30 at Watauga Library
The Watauga County Public Library would like to invite you to join us for the second in a series of Financial Literacy Workshops for adults on October 30th from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
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Presenter: |
Lisa Maggiore, Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences at Appalachian State University. |
This month’s focus will be on setting financial goals. Specifically, we will look at two important long-term financial goals: saving for a college or technical education (whether for oneself, one’s children, or even one’s grandchildren) and planning for retirement. We will learn strategies and discover tools to help achieve these goals.
Food will be served at the event!
To RSVP or for more information please call
(828) 264-8784 ext. 2.
4) Boone’s New Verizon Smart Store Opens Today
Verizon’s Smart Stores are designed to create a new technology-driven retail experience with innovative choices and accessories that support today’s connected consumer. The new Smart Store, the first of its kind in Boone, will make shopping for wireless devices and services easier, convenient and more personalized by showcasing popular lifestyle areas in distinct zones throughout the store.
The lifestyle zones includes Get Fit, which focuses on health and fitness products and solutions; Amplify It, which focuses on music and entertainment; Have Fun for gamers; Home and On The Go, for home monitoring and energy management; and Anywhere Business for the mobile professional and entrepreneur.
Stop by the store today to meet General Manager Roger Baskin. A grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Nov. 20. The store added 12 Boone area residents to the team for a total of 21 employees.
More details:
- Hours of operation:
- M-F 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Sat 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Sun 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Store phone number: (828) 719-3188
- Address: 1822 Blowing Road Road, Boone, NC 28607