Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 008 November 2011 | Page 11

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Maxton Collard Festival Saturday, Nov 12, 2011 Beacham Park S. Austin
St. Maxton NC 28364 Food competitions, collard stories, collard growing
competition, king and queen competition, costume and decorations
competitions. Other activities include food vendors, arts and crafts vendors,
local entertainment, petting zoo, and children & adult games and rides.
www.ci.maxton.nc.us
Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival 5:00 pm Sat, November 12, 8am
– 5pm Historic Rural Hill Huntersville, NC 28078 What better way to wrap
up the autumn season than with your canine pal and several hundred of
his new best friends? Bring your dog (or dogs) to the Rural Hill Sheepdog
Trials and Dog Festival for one of the area’s best known dog events. Many
of the world’s best and brightest border collies will be on hand to perform
their and their owner’s sheep herding skills to all in attendance. Also on
hand will be historic agriculture machinery, docent demonstrations in the
1760s cabin, pumpkin chunkin’, kid’s inflatable houses, food, shopping,
and dog agility trials! www.ruralhill.net/SheepdogTrials.asp
National Gingerbread House Competition & Display Nov 17, 2011 – Jan
2, 2012 Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa Asheville, NC 28804 The Grove
Park Inn Resort & Spa invites you to make it a true gingerbread day when
visiting the 19th Annual National Gingerbread House Competition™ this
year. No holiday season would be complete without a trip to The Grove
Park Inn to see the festive display. Guests may now spend a full day of
gingerbread fun with new on-site activities, topped off with a visit to Grove
Park’s award-winning holiday brunch buffet at The Blue Ridge Dining
Room. www.groveparkinn.com
Art Walks Historic Downtown Concord Fri, November 18, 6pm – 9pm
Historic Downtown Concord, NC 28026 The Galleries organize Art Walks
in downtown Concord in conjunctions with exhibitions. Downtown
galleries and shops display a variety of visual art. There are refreshments
and entertainment at many locations, and artists are on hand to talk
informally about their work.
30th Annual Seagrove Pottery Festival Nov 19 – 20, 2011 528 Old Plank Rd
Seagrove, NC 27341 See the work of the largest pottery community in the
United States. Seagrove potters and NC potters will offer demonstrations
and sell their wares in one location. Don’t miss the live auction on Saturday
for the limited edition pottery piece.

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