Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 003 June 2011 | Page 8

Destinations
June 4 •Inaugural New River Celtic Festival 1pm - 6pm River House Country
Inn & Restaurant Grassy Creek, NC 28631 This inaugural New River Celtic
Music Festival will feature an afternoon of exceptional music at River House.
Enjoy some of the regions best Celtic musicians as you sit back and take in
the sights and sounds of the river and the mountains. Entertainment will
include Blessed Blend, a Native American Celtic group, the Forget Me Nots,
R G Absher from Wilkes Co., Celtic Connection, and Davy Ramon Morrison.
There will be food and drink available, so bring your chair or blanket and
join us. 336-499-9733
June 4 •Cruise - In Pilot Mountain 4pm - 9:30pm Pilot Mountain Cruise-Ins are
held in downtown Pilot Mountain, starting the first Saturday in June through
October, 4:00-9:30. The Cruise-In features antique cars, hot rods and muscle
machines. In addition, the event features free live bands and showcases Yadkin Valley Wine. OFFICIAL CRUISE-IN WEBSITE: www.hotnightshotcars.com
June 4 •Wine, Bid and Boogie Art Auction 4:30pm - 6:30pm Germanton Winery and Gallery Hwy 8 & 65 NC Germanton, NC 27016 The Stokes County
Arts Council and Germanton Gallery and Winery will host the Wine Bid and
Boogie Art auction behind the Germanton Gallery on the banks of beautiful
Town Fork Creek. Event includes wine tasting, music, food and live as well
as art auction. Proceeds benefit Stokes County Arts Council.
June 4 •Vine Walk 12:00pm - 4:00pm RagApple Lassie Vineyards Booneville
NC Come join us for an afternoon Vine Walk through the beautiful orchards
at RagApple Lassie Vineyards Walks will begin at 1:00, 2:00, & 3:00 in the
afternoon. After your Vine Walk, feel free to enjoy a tour of the winery where
you can taste some of the award-winning wines or visit the Back Door Café
for an afternoon snack. This event is being offered as a way to raise money
for the Diane Scales Pulliam Lupus Research Memorial Fund. All donations
received will be sent to the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center (for the
Lupus Fund) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
June 4 •Yadkin River Wine Trail Festivals of 2011 12pm - 4pm RagApple Lassie
Vineyards Booneville NC. A series of five wine festivals showcasing the wines
of the five Yadkin River Wine Trail vineyards. Each Festival, complete with
great entertainment and a opportunity to purchase food from the vineyards
restaurants, will be held the Third Sunday of each month, June through October, at a different vineyard. Locations and directions are available at www.
yadkinriverwinetrail.com. A $10.00 Tasting Ticket allows visitors (21 years or
older) to sample wines from all five vineyards that day, enjoy great entertainment, purchase local slow foods while spending a leisurely Sunday afternoon
in wine country! Lawn chairs and blankets welcome but no picnic baskets!
Participating vineyards are Cellar 4201, Divine Llama Vineyards, Flint Hill
Vineyards, RagApple Lassie Vineyards and Sanders Ridge Winery and Restaurant. Contact any of the participating wineries for additional information.

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