(Boone, NC) – Virtual Blue Ridge is announcing the launch of a new website focusing on motorcycling in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Joe Veler, president of Virtual Blue Ridge, said “The launch of the website is perfect timing since May is Motorcycling Safety Awareness Month, and the lack of motorcycling safety tips specific to mountain […]

2011 marks the 10-year anniversary of an event that has become a model for the independent, grassroots, multi-genre family friendly outdoor music festival. In the way of marketing imagery, this anniversary edition of FloydFest X, the experience is aptly named. The “X”, according to spokespersons for the Floyd, Virginia based Production Company, Across-The-Way-Productions, stands for […]

(Galax, VA)  Decades of planning will come to fruition Memorial Day weekend as “The Roots of American Music,” a permanent, interactive exhibit at the Blue Ridge Music Center (Milepost 213 near Galax, Virginia) officially opens to the public. This exhibit will tell the compelling story of the region’s rich music heritage and serve as the […]

WILKESBORO, N.C. MerleFest 2011, presented by Lowe’s, has now come to a close for another year. Initial figures show that, from its start on Thursday, April 28 to its close on Sunday, May 1, aggregate participation over the festival’s four days’ celebration of “traditional plus” music exceeded 80,000, slightly more than last year. MerleFest, held […]

Gary Johnson, chief landscape architect at the Blue Ridge Parkway, received one of four agency awards for excellence in cultural resource management. National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis presented Johnson the award March 17 in New Orleans at the 2011 George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites. “Preservation is about deciding […]