CAROLINA COMPASS
ONGOING Street Dance Monday nights, Hendersonville (828) 693-9708 www.historichendersonville.org Carson House Guided Tours Wednesday–Saturdays (828) 724-4948 www.historiccarsonhouse.com Bluegrass Music Jam Thursdays, Marion (828) 652-2215 Alice In Wonderland A participation play Through Aug. 4, Boone (828) 266-1345 www.horninthewest.com Big River Play adaption of “Huckleberry Finn” Through Aug. 11, Burnsville (828) 682-4285 www.parkwayplayhouse.com Wicked Plants Exhibit on diabolical botanicals Through Sept. 3, Asheville (828) 665-2492 www.ncarboretum.org Hickory Ridge Living History Museum Backcountry lives of ancestors Through Oct 13, Boone (828) 266-1345 www.hickoryridgemuseum.com Cruise Inn First Saturday through Oct. Lenoir (828) 728-2456 www.lenoircruisers.com Art Walk Through Nov. 2, Murphy (828) 494-7403 www.valleyriverarts.com Country/Bluegrass Jam Session Friday nights through Nov. 30, Lake Toxaway (828) 966-4060
Piedmont (between I-77 & I-95) Puss In Boots Children’s show Aug. 1 & 15, Snow Camp (336) 376-6948 www.snowcampdrama.com James Gregory Comedy performance Aug. 2, Troy (704) 985-6987 www.bluegrassintroy.com The Embers Beach music Aug. 3, Mount Airy (336) 786-7998 www.facebook.com/ BlackmonAmphitheatre Wild Wings Biologist releases hummingbirds Aug. 4, Belmont (704) 825-4490 www.dsbg.org
Singles Party DJ and appetizers Aug. 10, Cornelius (704) 500-9305 www.meetup.com/lake-norman-over40-singles/events Sea Cruz Musical menu includes beach music Aug. 10, Mount Airy (336) 786-7998 www.facebook.com/ BlackmonAmphitheatre Summer Arts Fest Aug. 11, Fayetteville (910) 483-5311 www.visitfayettevillenc.com The Crossing Non-powered vessels traverse open water Aug. 11, Littleton (252) 586-7398 www.osail.org
Old-Time Dance Slate Mountain Ramblers Aug. 4, Mount Airy (336) 786-7998 www.surryarts.org
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Jazz, blues, funk, R&B and rock Aug. 17, Raleigh (919) 839-6262 www.ncartmuseum.org
NCCARES Charity Auction Raffles, family fun, food Aug. 4, Mooresville (336) 764-5967 www.operationnorthstate.com
Carolina Classics At The Capital Car show Aug. 17–19, Raleigh (919) 423-4637 www.classicsatthecapital.com
Bethabara Concert Band & Family Evening Aug. 9, Winston-Salem (336) 650-0753 www.bethabarapark.org
Art Plunge Fine art, crafts show and sale Aug. 18, Lake Gaston (252) 586-6497
Bluegrass Concert Aug. 18, Albemarle (704) 791-7399 www.littlecreekmusicpark.com Stanly County Agri-Civic Day Aug. 18, Albemarle (704) 986-3666 www.stanlyciviccenter.com Bohemian Arts & Music Fest Aug. 19, Fayetteville (910) 483-5311 www.cumberland.lib.nc.us National Truck & Tractor Pull Aug. 24–25, Henderson (252) 438-2222 www.tpull.com Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Ralph Pennington Memorial Reunion concerts Aug. 24–25, Gold Hill (704) 267-9439 www.fifthstringandco.com Mary Chapin Carpenter Singer-songwriter Aug. 25, Raleigh (919) 839-6262 www.ncartmuseum.org Mayberry Nights Musical tribute to TV show Aug. 25, Troy (704) 985-6987 www.bluegrassintroy.com ONGOING Maness Pottery & Music Barn Dinner, music, fellowship Tuesday nights, Midway (910) 948-4897 www.liveatclydes.com
Make your “Crossing” across Lake Gaston in Littleton on August 11 at 9 a.m. Participants may swim, kayak, canoe or raft along the one-mile open water span adjacent to Eaton’s Ferry Bridge. Or walk the bridge if you do not swim. Advance registration is $25. (252) 586-7398 or www.osail.org
Alleghany Jubilee Through Dec. 28, 2013 (Tues. & Sat. nights) Sparta (336) 372-4591 www.alleghanyjubilee.com Friday Night Music At The Mills Aug. 3–31, Union Mills (828) 287-6113 www.unionmillslearningcenter.org Romeo And Juliet Play about tragic lovers Aug. 25 through Sept. 1, Burnsville (828) 682-4285 www.parkwayplayhouse.com Carolina Country AUGUST 2012 29
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