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Dobson Cruise-In! Saturday May 9th Cruise-In Auto Car Dobson, NC 27017. Mark
your calendars for the Dobson Cruise-Ins, the 2nd Saturday from March thru
September! Starts at 2:00pm
Spring GO Festival 7:00am - 6:00pm Saturday May 9th The Gathering Place,
Main Street, Lake Lure, NC 28746. Celebrate Spring at the beautiful Gathering
Place in Chimney Rock Village. Join in on the fun with a pancake breakfast,
hometown parade, live music, cow pie bingo (yes you heard me right), sidewalk
sale and more!! The Spring GO Festival in Chimney Rock Village is great family
fun that you won’t want to miss! www.chimneyrock.org
NC Food Truck Rodeo Sunday May 10th Grove Winery and Vineyards - 7360
Brooks Bridge Road, Gibsonville, NC 27249. The NC Food Rodeo features seated
dining areas, free admission, free parking, entertainers, kids activities, locally
grown Grove wines and locally made beer. www.grovewinery.com
Spring Wine Cruise 5:30pm - 9:00pm Thursday May 14th Peninsula Yacht Club
- 18501 Harbor Light Boulevard, Cornelius, NC 28031. Join us for Food, Fun,
Fellowship & Philanthropy. Three hour cruise (6- 9pm) on beautiful Lake Norman
leaving from the Peninsula Yacht Club. Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres
along with an onboard raffle! www.lakenormanrotary.org/WineCruise/
Collective Spirits at The Bascom~ A Center for Visual Arts Thursday
May 14th - Saturday May 16th 323 Franklin Road, Highlands, NC 28741.
Southeast’s premier wine and food weekends for the culinary pleasure of
more than 650 ticketed guests from across the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.
More than 20 winery owners and winemakers will arrive on Thursday for
eight in-home winemaker dinners featuring award-winning chefs from around
the Southeast. On Friday, patrons will enjoy a Women of Wine Fashion show
at Highlands Country Club. Later Friday evening, guests will mingle with
winemakers at the Stock Your Cellar Wine Tasting & Market. Following the
tasting, The WellStrung Band will take the stage as the party continues with
BBQ and bluegrass. The weekend culminates with the Grand Gala Benefit
Dinner & Auction at Highlands Country Club. www.thebascom.org
Mayberry Farm Fest and Tractor Parade Friday May 15th - Saturday May
16th 200 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030. Farm Fest is a family-friendly
festival that celebrates agriculture with food, farm demonstrations, crafts,
children’s activities, music, blacksmithing, heritage and cultural displays, tractors,
antique farm equipment, raffles, interactive fun, and more. On the Friday evening
before the Saturday festival is a Tractor Parade through Downtown Mount Airy
at 6pm, followed by a chance for kids to ride their bikes and toy vehicles on Main
Street. www.mountairydowntown.org
6th Annual AMCA Southern National Meet Friday May 15th - Saturday May
16th 1072 Cranford Road, Denton, NC 27239. Do you like old motorcycles? How
about seeing hundreds of them in one place? Not to mention thousands of old
motorcycle parts and memorabilia. See a special narrated antiques motorcycle
parade. All this and more at Antique Motorcycle Clubs of America Southern
National Meet at Denton FarmPark. Events include a road run, field events, and
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