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Blue Ridge Traditions Concert Series at Mountain Gateway Museum
Free Concerts
Saturdays, June 14 - July 26, 2008 at the Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort
For six Saturdays you can enjoy FREE concerts in the picturesque outdoor amphitheater at the Mountain Gateway Museum in the town of Old Fort. Come and meet the musicians, craft artists and storytellers who make this one of the best venues for traditional arts in the region.
June 14
David Holt and the Lightning Bolts
June 21
Sheila Kay Adams and Balsam Range
June 28
Cherokee Heritage with Freeman Owle, the Welch Family, and fiddler Bobby Hicks
July 12
George Shuffler and Family, Denise O'Sullivan, the New North Carolina Ramblers
July 19
The Griggs, Paul Brown and the Toast String Stretchers (At 4 PM, mountain dance workshop with Phil Jamison and Loretta and Lynsey Rice..) July 26 Clarence Green with Wayne Martin, the Kruger Brothers All performances are free and begin at 7 PM. Bring a picnic, a lawn chair, family and friends. Craft demonstrations and hands-on activities, Saturdays, 2-6 PM. Highlights include: From Sheep to Sweater, June 28, and Summer Days, Summer Nights, July 26. The Mountain Gateway Museum is located in Old Fort at 102 Water Street (the corner of Catawba and Water Streets). Take exit 73 off I-40, go north four blocks. The Museum is 23 miles east of Asheville and 50 miles west of Hickory. Visit www.ncarts.org for more information, or call (828) 668-9259.
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