Who will pick the winning winter weather worm this year? The 36th annual Woolly Worm Festival, scheduled for Oct. 18-19 in Banner Elk, is coming up quick! Since 1978, the residents of beautiful, scenic Banner Elk have celebrated the coming of winter with the highly-anticipated event that always takes place on the third weekend of October.
BY MADISON FISLER LEWIS
Heritage Hall Theatre, Mountain City’s live performance venue, will open its 2014 season with the Barter Players’ production of “Little House on the Prairie” on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Based on the classic books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and adapted for the stage by Pamela Stirling, the play follows the Ingalls family’s westward journey, a covered-wagon adventure through Indian territory and America’s Frontier.
BY RACHEL EMILY AUTON
On this beautiful winter weekend, the High Country has so many exciting events to offer its community and visitors. Check our site every Friday for something new and exciting to look forward to while you’re watching the hour hand crawl to 5 o’clock. Find live music down the street, explore a nearby town’s local secrets or try out a new square dancing class. There’s always something fun to do in the High Country.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
February is heart month, and to commemorate, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) will sponsor the second annual Heart Shape event on Saturday, Feb. 9. Last year, more than 100 people came to the inaugural Heart Shape event, and even more are expected to attend this year.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
March 20, 2013. The LGBT Center at Appalachian State University will present a reading of Dustin Lance Black’s new play “8” on Tuesday, March 26. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Parkway Ballroom. Admission is free.
Dec. 4, 2012. Appalachian State University’s Student Government Association will host a Tunnel of Oppression event on Dec. 6 from 5:30 – 10 p.m. to raise campus familiarity with issues related to cruelty and brutality. The public is invited. The SGA annually sponsors the event by gathering club volunteers to demonstrate negative acts of coercion through dramatizations.
Nov. 9, 2012. The High Country has so many wonderful events to offer its community and visitors. Check our site every Friday for something new and exciting to look forward to while you’re watching the hour hand crawl to 5 o’clock. Find live music down the street, explore a nearby town’s local secrets or try out a new square dancing class. There’s always something fun to do in the High Country.
COMPILED BY REBECCA GITLEN
Oct. 12, 2012. The High Country has so many wonderful events to offer its community and visitors. Check our site every Friday for something new and exciting to look forward to while you’re watching the hour hand crawl to 5 o’clock. Find live music down the street, explore a nearby town’s local secrets or try out a new square dancing class. There’s always something fun to do in the High Country.
COMPILED BY REBECCA GITLEN
Sept. 27, 2012. October is a month to “Celebrate You!” at Appalachian State University with a series of events focused on self-esteem, self-acceptance and empowerment.
Sept. 18, 2012. The Watauga County Republican Party Executive Committee will have a meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the party’s headquarters at 240 Shadowline Drive. All registered Republicans are encouraged to attend.
Aug. 6, 2012. Peabody’s Tastings & Events include a Tuesday Night Natty Green’s Tasting from 5 to 7 p.m, a Thursday Premier Wine, Mollydooker, Tasting from 5 to 7 p.m. and a Saturday Pasion de Bobal and More Tasting from 12 to 5 p.m.
June 18, 2012. The North Carolina High Country has so many wonderful events to offer. Every Friday evening beginning at 5:00, there’s free “music on the lawn” in almost every town and hamlet around. Explore the unique heritage of the area through a seasonal festival, a train ride or a hometown parade. Celebrate the arts during gallery crawls. Be entertained at local theaters and a historic outdoor drama; see a concert, or try out an art workshop or a square dancing class. Compete in an athletic competition where it’s always cooler. There’s always something fun to do in the High Country!
Feb. 22, 2012. GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC — Grandfather Mountain’s guided hike series, now in its second year, has four pre-planned hikes to showcase the wonderful scenery and wildlife of the mountain throughout the coming months.
Feb. 14, 2012. BOONE — Who has the hottest lips in town? The results are in! Local salon Haircut 101 took submissions of the hottest lips – imprints in lipstick on doilies – recently and the lips were judged by our own Ken Ketchie, editor, on Valentine’s Day.
BY PAUL T. CHOATE