Music in Crouse Park Series
Please Support our Sponsors:
Alleghany Chamber of Commerce
Town of Sparta • Grayson National Bank
NAPCO • Sparta Revitalization Committee
Alleghany Inn • Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.
Miles Companies • Blue Ridge Electric
Carolina West Wireless/BARK Mobile
Free admission. All events on Saturday except
Sunday’s LUKEfest kickoff.
May 25—LUKEfest: Live bands play to support local
athletes, 1-7p, In case of rain will be located at the
Alleghany Community Auditorium.
June 7 – Ashgrove, 6p
June 28 – Paula Dellenbach & Fox River, 6p
July 5 – Rain Jacket, Beach Music 6p
July 12 – Please enjoy the entertainment at Relay
for Life at Woodruff Field, Alleghany High School
July 19 - We can’t compete with the Alleghany’s
Fiddlers Convention (details in calendar listing)
July 26 – Blue Ridge Mountain Craft Fair: 9a-5p
Aug. 9 – 5Play, Classic Rock Band 6p
Aug. 23 - The Just Us Band, 6p
Aug. 30 – TBD, Food closet benefit, , 6p
September 27—Crouse House Pickers open for
Kelley and the Cowboys, Country Swing Band,
3p
June Jamboree
was started in
1958 by Miles
Companies as
a month long
celebration
to show their
appreciation
to the people of
Alleghany County
for their
patronage.
DW Miles, the watermelon man
It showcased the available
recreation, services & merchants available
to fulfill the needs of our citizens and
visitors. It continues as a summer-fall
community-wide celebration.
Learn more, call 336.372.5646.
Watermelon Served at most
Outdoor Summer Events
YOUR FREE 2014
SPARTA
EVENTS
GUIDE
800-372-5473
336-372-5473
Alleghany Chamber of Commerce and
Visitors’ Center
58 South Main St, Sparta, NC 28675
www.CoolSparta.com
(*Events Subject to Change)
Together We Make Good Things Happen
Call number listed or 336/800.372.5473
Recurring Activities
These activities occur on a regular basis.
Monday: Crouse House Pickers Crouse Park 6p Informal
bluegrass & old time music jam.
Tue & Sat: Alleghany Jubilee 7p Bluegrass & old time
bands, $6 adm. 25 N. Main St. 336.372.4591
Wednesday: River Rock Grill & Sparta Family Fun Center
7p Live Music on the Patio 336.372.2695
Wed & Sat: VFW Military Museum 10a-2p, All branches of
service represented. Free. 1193 US 21, 336.372.8540
Thurs—Sat: Alleghany Historical Museum 10a-5p, New
displays each month. Free. 7 N Main St 336.372.8260
May-Oct: Alleghany Farmers Mkt Sat: 9a-1p, Crouse Park
Jan-Oct: Wine Tasting at Becca’s Backwoods Bean Coffee
Shop last Friday of the month 6-8p $5
April—Oct: Classic Car Cruise In Main Street,
last Friday of the month
May – Oct: Blue Ridge Music Center, MP 213 Blue Ridge
Pkwy. 276.236.5309 BlueRidgeMusicCenter.org
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24
MAY
Historic Hwy 21 Cruise Thru 336.372.5646
Farmer’s Market Opens Crouse Park 9a-1p
Studio Redwood Art Show 10a-12n 336.372.7111
Harmony Hill Music on the Deck 7p
Memorial Day Ceremony & Parade Ceremony at 1p
on Courthouse Lawn, Parade begins at 2p on Main St.
25 LUKEfest Crouse Park 1p-7p FREE
30-31 Harmony Hill & Studio Redwood Art Retreat
336.372.7111
31 Mudsling at the Alleghany Fairgrounds 5p
7
JUNE
Tour de Mountains Alleghany Wellness Center Bike Ride
TourDeMountains.com 336.372.2944
Music in the Park at Crouse Park 6p
7
13-14 Harmony Hill & Studio Redwood Art Retreat
336.372.7111
14 Duck Race and Family Fun Day Una’s River Bottom
12noon 336.372.2036
14 Truck and Tractor Pull at the Alleghany Fairgrounds 5p
20-22 NC Mtn. Arts Adventure Studio Tour 10a– 5p Free
336.372.1776
21 Grapestompers Home Winemaker Showcase 12n-4p
Thistle Meadow Winery 336.359.2995
21 Harmony Hill Music on the Deck 7p
28 Music in the Park Crouse Park 6p
3
JULY
Western Piedmont Symphony Alleghany Community
Auditorium 7p
4 Tailgate Party and Fireworks Alleghany High School 6p
3-5 Art in the Barn at Motsinger Farms 336.363.2065
5 Fourth of July Parade winds down Main Street 2p
5 Music in the Park at Crouse Park 6p
12 2014 Relay for Life Alleghany High School 3p
18-19 Fiddlers’ Convention County Fairgrounds 5p Friday; 10a
Saturday AlleghanyFiddlersConvention.com
19 Harmony Hill Music on the Deck 7p
25-26 Quilt Show Black Exhibition Bldg. Fairgrounds 10a– 4p
Free admission 336.372.5838
25-26 Blue Ridge Mountain Fair Crouse Park Friday 2-7p
Saturday 9-5p Free admission
25-27 Historic Hwy 21 Road Market “Arts, Crafts &
Collectibles”
26 VFW Car Show at NAPCO 7:30a-3p $5 336.657.1484
26 Mudsling at Alleghany Fairgrounds 5p
AUGUST
1-2 Civil War Demonstrations Crouse Park
9 Music in the Park Crouse Park 6p
16 Kate Campbell Concert Christ Episcopal Church 7p For
tickets, $20, call 336-209-0475
16 Demolition Derby Alleghany Fairgrounds 5p
23 Music in the Park Crouse Park 6p
30 Music in the Park Crouse Park 6p Solid Rock Food Closet
Benefit Concert
SEPTEMBER
17 Western Piedmont Symphony at Alleghany Community
Auditorium 7p
20-21 Books N’ Friends Half Price Sale 35 N Main St.
20 20th Annual Mountain Heritage Festival Main Street,
demonstrations, crafts, art, food and live music
10a-4:30p 800.372.5473
20 Blue Ridge Read Kickoff “To Dance with the White
Dog” by Terry Kay, 5 week program
20 Music on the Deck at Harmony Hill 7p
27 Music in the Park Crouse Park 3p
5
17th
OCTOBER
Annual Thistle Meadow Wine Tasting Live
Entertainment 12 n-5p $5 admission includes wineglass
800.233.1505
17-19 NC Mtn. Arts Adventure Studio Tour 10a-5p Free
336.372.1776
18 Hillbilly Comedy Show Alleghany Auditorium 7p Local
talent on stage $6 Adults $3 Children 12& under
18 Music on the Deck at Harmony Hill 7p
24 An Evening with the Author:Terry Kay 5-9p
25 Blue Ridge Read Movie Night Alexander Hall
31 Costume Contest at Genesis Healthcare 5p
336.372.2441
31 Trunk or Treat Treats from decorated car trunks,
costume contests, food. Crouse Park 4-7p Free
NOVEMBER
15-Dec 24 Choose N Cut Farms Open Local Christmas
tree farms open; for a list of farms come by the Visitor’s
Center or visit Sparta-NC.com.
27-Jan 1 High Country Lights 100,000 lights
choreographed to music at Glade Creek Fire
Department 6-11p HighCountryLights.com
29 Christmas Parade Main Street 2p 336.372.6135
DECEMBER
5-7 Singing Christmas Tree 7p First Baptist Church, free,
Reservations advised 336.372.8446
6 Christmas Craft Fair Black Bldg, Co. Fairgrounds 9a-4p
14 Western Piedmont Symphony Alleghany Community
Auditorium at 2p