Oct. 16, 2012. The Watauga High School orchestras will hold their first concert of the season Monday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. in Watauga High School’s Ross Auditorium. The program will feature works by Vivaldi, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Stamitz and Handel and will open with an Honors Orchestra performance of the Autumn Concerto from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
Oct. 10, 2012. Fall is a favorite time of year for many High Country residents and visitors because of the vibrant colors of the changing leaves as the air starts to get cooler. A local professor is one of the leading experts in providing tips for the “leaf lookers” and says this is the peak week.
BY PAUL T. CHOATE
Photo by Ken Ketchie
Oct. 5, 2012. October is upon us and the mountain foliage, true to form, is beginning to make the transition to the colors that bring so much attention here in the fall. Typically, the Blue Ridge Parkway experiences the much anticipated change in fall foliage around the middle of October. Many factors however contribute to variations in when and where colors will peak.
Sept. 19, 2012. People from all over flock to the Blue Ridge Mountains every year for a few weeks in autumn to see the vibrant colors of the changing leaves as the air starts to get cooler. A local professor is one of the leading experts in providing tips for the “leaf lookers.”
BY PAUL T. CHOATE
Map conceived by Howard Neufeld & Michael Denslow / designed by Michael Denslow