Appalachian Country Living Magazine

It's almost time to Light Up Blue Ridge! ✨🌠🌌 Events are taking place all day tomorrow!! Fun, food, good people, and best of all... HOLIDAY LIGHTS!

🎶🐐 Join us at 10 am tomorrow for the toe-tapping fun at Dancing Goats Folk Fest in Elijah, GA!

Let's kick up some dust and celebrate the spirit of folk music and local culture. See you there! 🎻🎸

Here's this weekend's Dancing Goats FolkFest activities... see 'ya there!

You can download a PDF of the schedule at https://dancinggoatsfolkfest.com/

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🎵🌄 Get ready for some foot-stomping, banjo-pickin' goodness at the Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival! 🎶

Join us tomorrow at 11:00 am in the heart of the mountains for an unforgettable day of bluegrass magic. Don't miss out! 🎻🪕

Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival Highlight: Our Hometown Heroes! Balsam Range ! Balsam Range is Buddy Melton (fiddle, lead and tenor vocals); Dr. Marc Pruett (banjo); Tim Surrett (bass, dobro, baritone and lead vocals); and Caleb Smith (guitar, lead & baritone vocals). The four original members are all acoustic musicians and singers from western North Carolina. They thoughtfully and respectfully adopted the name of a majestic range of mountains that surround part of their home county of Haywood, NC where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue Ridge, the Great Balsam Range.

THIS Saturday, October 28 ǀ 11 am – 6 pm Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
The Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival (SMBF) is a one-day outdoor festival where visitors enjoy live entertainment and unique food!

Held at the beautiful Maggie Valley Festival Grounds. Our annual fundraiser, the festival brings all the Haywood County Arts Council’s programs, and artists together for a truly one-of-a-kind music-themed experience. The festival includes award-winning bluegrass bands, music-themed vendors, raffles, artist member demonstrations and artwork, a child and adult playground, and local drinks and food.

Line-Up:
11 am: Community Jam with the Haywood Ramblers. Bring your instrument and learn from the professionals!
12 pm: The Blue Ridge Girls
1 pm: Wildfire
2:45 pm: Appalachian Road Show
4:30 pm: Balsam Range

Tickets:
Tickets for individuals 12 years and up: $55
Youth Under the age of 12: FREE
Discounts for veterans and seniors (age 65+) are available, please contact [email protected] for the discount code.

Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smoky-mountains-bluegrass-festival-tickets-558874246917

Image courtesy of Balsam Range

🌾🍯 It's Sorghum Festival time! 🌽🎶

Come and experience the sweet traditions of the Sorghum Festival. Don't miss out on the fun, food, and a taste of history happening today until 5pm! 🥞

🎭✨ It's your final weekend to catch The Complete Works of Shakespeare [Abridged] [Revised] at the Blue Ridge Community Theater! ✨🎭

Don't miss out on this hilarious and memorable show. 🌟 https://www.blueridgecommunitytheater.com/performances/2023-03shakespeareabridged

🎭👻 "To sock or not to sock, that is the question!" 👻🎭
Hey everyone! Kate's ready to haunt the stage as the infamous Hamlet's sock ghost in "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised](again)"! Doesn't she look adorably spooky? 👻🧦
Come join us for the madness as our talented cast attempts the impossible - performing ALL of Shakespeare's plays in just 97 minutes! 🤯
There are only 4 performances left, starting TONIGHT through Sunday, and tickets are vanishing faster than Hamlet's sanity. Don't hesitate; grab yours now and prepare for a whirlwind of laughs, drama, and Shakespearean shenanigans!
Get ready for a hilarious rollercoaster through the Bard's works! 🤣🎭

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] (again) Rated PG13
Tickets: https://bit.ly/BRCTShakespeare or 706-632-9191
Blue Ridge Community Theater, 2591 E First St, Blue Ridge, GA
Dates: Oct 5 -15, Thu-Sat 7:30p, Sun 2p

🍎🎉 Exciting News! 🎉🍎

Get ready, folks! Tomorrow is the day we've all been waiting for! Come and join us at the fantastic Georgia Apple Festival in beautiful Ellijay! 🍂🍁

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October 14th-15th and October 21st-22nd!
https://georgiaapplefestival.ticketspice.com/georgia-apple-festival-2023

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! 🏹 🍁
https://aclivingmagazine.com/articles/arts-culture/history/

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