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April Fool’s Trail Days A Celebration of the Appalachian Trail Mar 30
– 31, 2012 Historic Franklin, North Carolina Come to Historic Franklin,
North Carolina for April Fool’s Trail Days and the annual Hiker Bash
as we celebrate our appreciation of Appalachian Trail Hikers. As an
Appalachian Gateway Community, Franklin opens the town to all hikers
of the Appalachian Trail as you start their journey north to Katahdin.
Franklin is located 11 miles from the Appalachian Trail and is considered
a welcome respite from the cold and usually wet early spring weather.
You’ll find plenty of good food, great conversation and lots to do during
this weekend celebration. The Hiker Bash hosted by Ronnie Haven at
Sapphire Inn on East Main Street is a great place to connect and share
stories and advice and fill up on some good eats. The Hiker Bash will
begin at 6:00p.m. each evening. Saturday, April Fool’s Trail Days Festival
gets underway with great entertainment, food and special workshops,
exhibits and world renown visitors including Jennifer Pharr Davis, the
women’s record holder of the fastest thru-hike of the trail. You’ll find
much more information inside this site so take a look around. If you have
questions call [phone]. www.Aprilfoolstraildays.com
3rd Annual Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention Mar 30 – 31, 2012 Surry
Community College Dobson, NC 27017 The Surry Old Time Fiddlers
Convention is an annual event in March including two days of activities
celebrating Surry County’s rich heritage of Old Time Music. Located on
the campus of Surry Community College in Dobson, the convention has
a host of activities such as a Square Dance, Adult and Youth individual
instrument, dance, folk song and band contests, Free Drawings, Cake
Walks, 50/50 Cash Drawings, Raffle prizes, Instrument and Dance
Workshops, Luthier displays, Jamming, and dining at The Knight’s Grill.
$5.00 Admission, Kids 12 & under Free. www.surryoldtime.com
Shallowford Wine Trail Bud Break Wine & Dine Sat, March 31,
12pm – 4pm 1927 Courtney Huntsville Road Yadkinville, NC 27055
Enjoy an afternoon driving along the Shallow Ford Wine Trail as you
visit each winery on the trail. You will get a nice taste of wine with
a dish prepared to pair with that wine and of course you will keep
your souvenir glass. Allison Oaks Vineyards will feature Pulled Pork
Sliders on Homemade Sourdough Rolls with Orchard White, Brandon
Hills will feature Tomato Basil Meatball Sliders with Raptor Red,
Hanover Park will feature Tomato and Mozzarella on Chibatta Bread
with Chardonnay and Surry Cellars will feature Chicken Salad on a
Croissant with Traminette. To purchase your tickets, contact any of
the participating wineries by March 29th. Check out their website for
additional information. www.shallowfordwinetrail.com
Davesté Vineyards Book Signing Event with Live Music Sat, March
31, 2pm – 5pm 155 Lytton Farm Rd, Troutman, NC 28166 Troutman, NC
28166 Freelance writer Carol Sutton will be promoting and signing her
new book “Changing Zip Codes: Finding Community Wherever You’re
Transplanted”. www.changingzipcodes.com www.daveste.com

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