Music on the Mountaintop is scheduled for August 27th and 28th in Boone, NC, tucked away in the heart of the high country at The Old Fairgrounds. Music on the Mountaintop is Boone’s first festival offering a full day of unmatched music, featuring several national acts, creating an eclectic blend of Americana, bluegrass, and acoustic [...]
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"It is a beautiful book with gorgeous color pictures. Text boxes detailing a particular subject such as rhododendrons or Daniel Boone are sprinkled throughout. But why did they have to use black text on a dark purple background for these boxes? They are so difficult to read. Except for that shortcoming, this book is meant to be used, not to be left on the bookshelf. I take my copy wherever I think I am going to be on the Parkway. As for the answers to the questions above? Check pages 120, 129 and 108, respectively." I couldn't agree more...  |
BOONE—The 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at Appalachian State University features noted writer and activist Nikki Giovanni in a 7 p.m. talk Jan. 28 in Farthing Auditorium. The program is sponsored by Appalachian’s Office of Multicultural Student Development. Admission is free. A reception and book signing will precede Giovanni’s talk from 5:30-6:30 p.m. [...] BOONE—Noted Lincoln historian Harold Holzer opens University Distinguished Lecture Series Feb. 8 at Appalachian State University with the talk “Why Lincoln Matters—To History, To Our Presidents, and Us.” On March 23, NPR senior foreign correspondent Anne Garrels will speak on “From the Frontlines: Global Reports from an NPR Correspondent.” Both talks begin at 8 p.m. [...] I discovered this video on the Valle Crucis, NC facebook page… |
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