CAROLINA COMPASS
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Suicide Blonde Cover band Fayetteville (910) 483-5311 www.faydogwoodfestival.com/ fayetteville-after-5 Don Williams’ Out of Retirement Tour Country music Spindale (828) 286-9990 www.foundationshows.org
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Car Show Kickoff Cruise-in, food, music Forest City (828) 287-6113 www.bennettclassics.com Peanut Festival Aug. 19–20, Fountain (252) 329-4200 www.peanutfestival.com Capital Car Show Aug. 19–21, Raleigh (919) 896-7448 www.classicsatthecapital.com
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August Events
Red Hawks Gathered Nations Pow Wow Native American festival Aug. 19–21, King (336) 591-9445
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Scratch & Sniff Guided Hike Chimney Rock State Park (828) 287-6113 www.chimneyrockpark.com Art Plunge Lake Gaston (252) 586-6497
Mamie Adkins Golf Tournament Fayetteville (910) 483-5311
Rockin’ For The Vets Mint Hill (704) 545-6618
Embroidered T-Shirts Workshop Swansboro (910) 478-6558 www.igniteartschool.com
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Aug. 20–21, Morehead City (252) 247-7533 http://thehistoryplace.org
Hot Nights/Cool Rides Car Show Forest City (828) 287-6113 www.townofforestcity.com
S&D Gun & Knife Show Aug. 20–21, Greenville (252) 329-4200
Washington Street Walking Tour High Point (336) 885-1859 www.highpointmuseum.org Early American Spelling Bee Aug. 20–21, High Point (336) 885-1859 www.highpointmuseum.org
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Watermelon Festival Aug. 25–27, Winterville (252) 329-4200 www.watermelonfest.com Flags Over Hatteras Civil War conference Aug. 25–27, Hatteras www.flagsoverhatteras.com
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Cruso Quilt Show Aug. 26–27, Canton (828) 235-8111 Truck & Tractor Pull Aug. 26–27, Henderson (252) 438-2222
Music in the Park Series Edenton (252) 482-8595 www.visitedenton.com
Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam Benefits scholarship fund Aug. 26–27, Clyde (828) 627-1912 www.finescreek.org
Donald Underwood Thompson Band Blues, classic rock Greenville (252) 329-4200 www.grpd.info
Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad VII Aug. 26–28, Lake Lure (828) 287-6113 www.hickorynutolympiad.com