CAROLINA COMPASS
October Events Poplar Grove Farmers Market Through Dec. 16, Wilmington (910) 686-9510 www.poplargrove.com
Country Auction Archer Lodge (919) 553-5629 www.johnstoncountync.org
“Inside Africa” Through 2009, Rocky Mount (252) 972-1167 www.rockymountnc.gov/museum
Fall Civilian Living History Program Four Oaks (910) 594-0789 www.johnstoncountync.org
“Stars of the Pharaohs” Through 2009, Rocky Mount (252) 972-1167 www.rockymountnc.gov/museum
Rotary Fair & Parade Garland (910) 529-5371
American Quilt Classics Through Feb. 2010, Charlotte (704) 337-2000 www.mintmuseum.org
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The Ghost Train Halloween Festival offers rides, a 3-D maze and a freaky forest. It will be held at Tweetsie Railroad in Boone on Friday and Saturday evenings through October. (919) 277-1180 or www.tweetsie.com
ONGOING Foothills Farmers’ Market Through Oct. 24, Shelby (704) 482-4365 www.foothillsfarmersmarket.com Farmers Market Through Oct. 31, Wake Forest (919) 556-2634 www.wakeforestmarket.org Lazy O Farm Maze Days Adventure Through Oct. 31, Smithfield (919) 934-1132 Fear Farm Oct. 2–31, Clayton (919) 553-0016 www.claytonfearfarm.com Photography In hall of fame building Oct. 2–31, Hertford (252) 619-9818 www.perquimansarts.org Ghost Train Halloween Festival Friday, Saturday evenings, Boone (919) 277-1180 www.tweetsie.com Out of the Blue: Coast Guard Aviation Oct. 3–Dec.30, Elizabeth City (252) 331-4047 www.museumofthealbemarle.com
“Sweeney Todd” Oct. 23–Nov. 1, Misenheimer (704) 322-1113 www.uwharrieplayers.org Halloween Village Oct. 14–Nov. 1, Durham (919) 220-5429 www.lifeandscience.org
Quilt Show Oct. 1–3, Maggie Valley (828) 926-3169 Ghost Walk Oct. 1–3, Elizabeth City (252) 333-1792 www.echna.org “The Crucible” Play about Salem witch trials Oct. 1–6, Greenville (800) 328-2787 www.ecu.edu
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Maze of Terror Oct. 2–Nov. 1, Albemarle (704) 791-6950 www.getlostcornmaze.com
Railroad Days Festival Selma (919) 975-1411 www.johnstoncountync.org
Hubb’s Corn Maze Through Nov. 8, Clinton (910) 564-6709 www.hubbscornmaze.com
Seafood Festival Oct. 2–4, Morehead City (252) 726-6273 www.ncseafoodfestival.org
Bob Troutman: Business As Usual Exhibition examines corporate workplace Through Nov. 14, Charlotte (704) 337-2009 www.mintmuseum.org
Gaston Gem & Mineral Show Oct. 2–4, Dallas (704) 739-4333 www.dirtyrockhounds.com
A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans Through Nov. 15, Fayetteville (910) 486-1330 www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov
ZooFest Asheboro (800) 626-2672 www.nczoo.org
Arts Councils’ Fourth Friday Fayetteville (910) 483-5311 www.theartscouncil.org
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Horse Show Series Smithfield (919) 934-1344 www.johnstoncountync.org
RayLen’s Harvest Festival Mocksville (336) 998-3100 www.raylenvineyards.com Tour de Pumpkin Rutherfordton (828) 245-1492 www.rutherfordoutdoor.org/ bike-tour-de-pumpkin.html Hilltop Fall Festival & 5K Run Rutherfordton (828) 245-1492 http://rutherfordtown.com Sharpe Store Music Gospel Jam Bear Creek (919) 895-0705 www.sharpestoremusic.org Cowboys for Kids Food, games, music, team roping Kernersville (336) 345-5485 www.littlehatranch.org Home School Day: Step into History New Bern (800) 767-1560 www.tryonpalace.org Farm City Day Jackson Park, Hendersonville (828) 697-4884 www.historichendersonville.org The Jarman Opry Classic country, gospel, bluegrass New Bern (252) 637-6586 www.thejarmanopry.com Haunted Evening Tour New Bern (252) 638-8558 www.newbernhistorical.org Sonker Festival Lowgap (336) 789-4304 Sandhills Sankofa Festival African-American cultural heritage. Spring Lake (910) 436-3406 www.visitfayettevillenc.com
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