Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 016 July 2012

Destinations Wild with Color Sat, July 14, 9am – 3pm Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden 6500 S. New Hope Road Belmont, NC 28012 Use color wheels to explore color theory in the landscape and to create color combinations for fantasy landscapes of your own. Hands-on activities will extend the color explorations and offer children a chance to explore color through art. Demonstrations and garden walks will showcase our beautiful landscape of color. www.facebook.com/DanielStoweBotanicalGarden NC Blackberry Festival Sat, July 14, 10am – 4pm The Square in Historic Downtown Lenoir, NC 28645 NC Blackberry Festival will showcase the Caldwell Musician Stage, Blackberry Princess Pageant, Blackberry Recipe Contest, Blackberry Eating Contest, Parkin Lot Pickin’, Presentation of Colors, Children’s Area and the largest Blackberry Patchwork Cobbler EVER! www.CaldwellCoChamber.org Acoustic PicNic- Jessup Mill Sun, July 15, 1pm – 4pm Jessup Mill 1565 Collinstown Rd Big Creek, NC 27030 Jessup Mill will be hosting a series of “Third Sunday Acoustic PicNic’s”. Come visit as local band “None of the Above” leads the musicians in an afternoon of bluegrass and old time music. This is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, so bring your basket, a blanket and enjoy the afternoon the way is should be. www.jessupmill.com 65th Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands July 19 – 22, Asheville Civic Center, downtown Asheville, NC 28801 Over 200 exhibitors, craft demonstrations, and live regional music and entertainment! The Fairs also feature craft demonstrations and, beginning on Friday, local musicians share their love of traditional and bluegrass mountain music live on the arena stage. www.southernhighlandguild.org USHA National Hydrofoil Championships July 20 – 22, Oak Hollow Festival Park High Point, NC 27265 Top riders from across the nation and around the world will compete in a milti-day competition biding to prove who is “the best of the best”. Competitiors will compete in a series of three events including 3-Trick, Free Ride and the crowd favorite, Big Air. Spectators will enjoy what should be total entertainment for the entire family. Like NASCAR, crashes are as fun to watch as the difficult tricks. www.ushanationals.com Alleghany Fiddler’s Convention July 20 – 21, Alleghany County Fairgrounds Sparta, NC 28675 Enjoy traditional mountain music that is sure to get your toe tappin’ at the annual Alleghany Fiddler’s Convention. With 40 to 60 bands and over 200 individual competitors each year, fans of mountain music won’t be disappointed. The convention is located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the Alleghany County Fairgrounds in Sparta with lots available for camping. The DashboardsandSad

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