November 2012 Events in the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

November 1

  • Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - Tennessee Williams at his best! Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock, NC. Runs through Nov 18.
  • Thursday Jam:  Old-Time Music Heritage Hall in the EARLE Theatre, Mount Airy, NC. 7 - 8:30 pm. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council, 336-786-7998.
  • Bluegrass Music Jam every Thursday night at The Marion Depot, Marion. 7 pm. .
  • Live music at Zuma's, Main Street, Downtown Marshall. 828-649-1647.

November 2

  • Pickin' Up the Pace, Lake Toxaway Community Center, Lake Toxaway, NC. A short ride out of Brevard and a suggested eight dollar donation buys you dinner, music, dancing and a part of a cultural
    tradition that dates back almost as far as the old mountain ballad the fiddler loves to play. Dinner: 6-7 PM/Music: 7-10 PM. 828-966-4060.
  • Old Fort Mountain Music. 7 pm; Rockett Building, Main Street in downtown Old Fort. 888-233-6111.

November 3

November 8

  • Highlands Culinary Weekend, Highlands.  Runs through November 11.  Annual event features dinners, demonstrations, a sip-and-stroll and opening night gala.
  • Music on the Rock Concert Series: Heartbreak Hotel – A Tribute to Elvis Presley. Flat Rock Playhouse, FLat Rock, NC. Runs through Nov. 11.
  • Thursday Jam: Old-Time Music Heritage Hall, EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. 7 - 8:30 pm. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council, 336-786-7998.
  • Bluegrass Music Jam every Thursday night at The Marion Depot, Marion. 7 pm. .
  • Live music at Zuma's, Main Street, Downtown Marshall. 828-649-1647.

November 9

  • Pickin' Up the Pace, Lake Toxaway Community Center, Lake Toxaway, NC. A short ride out of Brevard and a suggested eight dollar donation buys you dinner, music, dancing and a part of a cultural tradition that dates back almost as far as the old mountain ballad the fiddler loves to play. Dinner: 6-7 PM/Music: 7-10 PM. 828-966-4060.
  • Old Fort Mountain Music. 7:00pm; Rockett Building, Main Street in downtown Old Fort. 888-233-6111.

November 10

  • Saturday Jam:  EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC.  9 - 11 am. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council, 336-786-7998.
  • Merry-Go-Round: EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. 11 am -1:30 pm. WPAQ hosts the second longest running live radio broadcast in the nation, different guests each week. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council. 336-786-7998.
  • Davidson's Fort Historic Park,Old Fort. Open to the public Saturdays from 10 am - 4 pm. A replica is being constructed of the original Revolutionary War-era fort built in 1776.
  • Saluda Mountain Jamboree. Live music and dancing, Saluda, NC.  828-749-3676.

November 15

  • Music on the Rock Concert Series: Heartbreak Hotel – A Tribute to Elvis Presley. Flat Rock Playhouse, FLat Rock, NC. Runs through Nov. 18.
  • Thursday Jam:  Old-Time Music Heritage Hall,  EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. 7 - 8:30 pm. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council, 336-786-7998.
  • Bluegrass Music Jam every Thursday night at The Marion Depot, Marion. 7 pm. 
  • Live music at Zuma's, Main Street, Downtown Marshall. 828-649-1647.

November 16

  • Pickin' Up the Pace, Lake Toxaway Community Center, Lake Toxaway, NC. A short ride out of Brevard and a suggested eight dollar donation buys you dinner, music, dancing and a part of a cultural tradition that dates back almost as far as the old mountain ballad the fiddler loves to play. Dinner: 6-7 PM/Music: 7-10 PM. 828-966-4060.

November 17

  • Saturday Jam: EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. 9 - 11 am. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council, 336-786-7998.
  • Merry-Go-Round: EARLE
    Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. 11 am -1:30 pm. WPAQ hosts
    the second longest running live radio broadcast in the nation, different
    guests each week. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council. 336-786-7998.
  • Davidson's Fort Historic Park, Old Fort. Open to the public Saturdays from 10 am -4 pm. A replica is being constructed of the original Revolutionary War-era fort built in 1776. 
  • Saluda Mountain Jamboree. Live music and dancing, Saluda, NC.  828-749-3676.
  • Voice of the Blue Ridge: Every 3rd Saturday, 7:30 - 9 pm, EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. Carolina Travelers host an evening of Bluegrass/Old-Time Music with a different guest band each month. Year round, $7 for adults, children 12 & under free. Surry Arts Council, 336-786-7998.

November 18

  • Tellabration, Folk Art Center on Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville. 3 - 5 pm.  Tellabration is an internationally recognized day of storytelling featuring traditional folk tales and contemporary stories by some of the most recognizable names in storytelling. (Limited Seating)

November 23

  • Pickin' Up the Pace, Lake Toxaway Community Center, Lake Toxaway, NC. A short ride out of Brevard and a suggested eight dollar donation buys you dinner, music, dancing and a part of a cultural
    tradition that dates back almost as far as the old mountain ballad the fiddler loves to play. Dinner: 6-7 PM/Music: 7-10 PM. 828-966-4060.
  • Old Fort Mountain Music. 7 pm; Rockett Building, Main Street in downtown Old Fort. 888-233-6111.

November 24

  • Saturday Jam:  EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. 9 - 11 am. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council, 336-786-7998.
  • Merry-Go-Round: EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. 11 am -1:30 pm. WPAQ hosts
    the second longest running live radio broadcast in the nation, different guests each week. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council. 336-786-7998.
  • Davidson's Fort Historic Park, Old Fort. Open to the public Saturdays from 10 am -4 pm. A replica is being constructed of the original Revolutionary War-era fort built in 1776. .
  • Saluda Mountain Jamboree. Live music and dancing, Saluda, NC. 828-749-3676.

November 28

  • The Nutcracker – Captivating holiday story told through the beauty of dance and music. Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock, NC. Runs through Dec 22.

November 29

  • Thursday Jam: Old-Time Music Heritage Hall,  EARLE Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC. 7 - 8:30 pm. Year round, free. Surry Arts Council, 336-786-7998.
  • Bluegrass Music Jam every Thursday night at The Marion Depot, Marion. 7 pm. 
  • Live music at Zuma's, Main Street, Downtown Marshall. 828-649-1647.

November 30

  • Pickin' Up the Pace, Lake Toxaway Community Center, Lake Toxaway, NC. A short ride out of Brevard and a suggested eight dollar donation buys you dinner, music, dancing and a part of a cultural tradition that dates back almost as far as the old mountain ballad the fiddler loves to play. Dinner: 6-7 PM/Music: 7-10 PM. 828-966-4060.
  • Old Fort Mountain Music. 7 pm; Rockett Building, Main Street in downtown Old Fort. 888-233-6111.

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