Announcing “Taking the High Road—Planning, Partners, and Place Based Prosperity in the Blue Ridge Parkway Region” An action-planning workshop building on community input gathered during the Parkway’s 75th Anniversary. November 15—17, 2011 Crossroads Institute Galax, Virginia Make plans now to participate in this 3-day workshop that will provide community and business leaders with an opportunity […]

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s Fall Concert Series will present three concerts in September, premiering on Friday, September 2 with a performance by Jerry Butler & The Blu-J’s. All the concerts begin at 7:00 pm and are presented in the Heritage Center’s outdoor amphitheater which has a roof over the entire amphitheater so that concerts […]

Grandfather Mountain’s interpretive rangers are offering guests two new opportunities to learn by doing. “Hiking 101” is designed to teach beginners how to successfully complete a day hike.  Presented Saturday, August 20 at 11 am, the class will cover equipment, clothing, footwear and what to pack for a day in the woods.   Whether you consider […]

FloydFest, the multi-genre music and arts festival held along the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd, Virginia, eXploded with fun and eXcitement this year as it celebrated its 10th anniversary and witnessed record breaking sales. The event, which is put together by local promotion company, Across-the-Way Productions, boasted premier performances by its best of a […]

7 Walkers Featuring Bill Kreutzmann and Papa Mali, Infamous Stringdusters, Possum Jenkins, Simplified, Major Sevens, Strange Lady, and Great Funktier Added to Performer Lineup.Boone, North Carolina  – Music On the Mountaintop has confirmed the second round of artists slated for the fourth annual two-day music festival outside of Boone, North Carolina this August 26-27, 2011. […]