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Gotta’ Run: More state parks
My second day of visiting state parks was a last-minute decision, although I was prepared. I realized I had a free day on July 10 and headed north again right after my early morning walk. With local highs predicted around 95, I once again headed for the mountains. I started out with the 1800-acre Rendezvous Mountain […] The post Gotta’ Run: More state parks appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Thousands enjoy Blowing Rock’s more genteel version of Woodstock, rain and all
By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Major rock stars did not turn down an invitation to play and Ravi Shankar did not perform through a rainstorm. And yet, many of the baby boomers in the crowd estimated at nearly 4,000 might well have been revisiting Woodstock in their minds on July 19, as rain pummeled the revelers on the grassy slope leading from the Manor House down to Chetola Lake — while the Symphony of the Mountains, under the direction of Cornelia Laemmli Orth, performed for the 36th edition of Blowing Rock’s pinnacle event of the summer season: Symphony by the Lake.
Paul Taylor Dance Company and Brad Paisley Wrap Up An Appalachian Summer Festival
Paul Taylor Dance Company and Brad Paisley Wrap Up An Appalachian Summer Festival. A trailblazing modern dance company and a country music superstar close out the festival’s milestone 40th anniversary season in spectacular fashion, July 23-27. BOONE, NC — An Appalachian Summer Festival concludes its milestone 40th anniversary season...
Enter 'Barbie World' in Wilkes County
MILLERS CREEK, N.C. — It's hard to believe it's already been a year since the Barbie movie released in U.S. theaters. The following months saw increased sales for the doll's maker, Mattel, and reignited a love for the doll and brand across generations. Still riding the high, Barbie collector...
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