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« October 2018 »
Events on September 30, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
1
Events on October 1, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
2
Events on October 2, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
3
Events on October 3, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm PacJam Classes for Youth
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm PacJAM Adult Classes
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
4
Events on October 4, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:00pm Mountain Dance Classes at Haywood Community College
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm First Thursday Concert & Jam
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm John Mccutcheon in Concert
7:00pm Music of Manco Sneed with Jake Blount and Tatiana Hargreaves
7:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
7:00pm Thursday Open Mic with Gene Cromeens
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

5
Events on October 5, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:00pm BBQ for Books with a Side of Bluegrass
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Music On Main in Sparta
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on October 6, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
1:00am Oconaluftee Old-Time Music Jam
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Folk School Fall Festival 2018
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Lunsford Festival Workshops
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm The Original Pickin’ At Priddy’s
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Community Dance after the Lunsford Festival
7:00pm Pickin’ on the Square, Franklin, NC
7:00pm Tunes on the Tuck
7:00pm Music of Manco Sneed with Jake Blount and Tatiana Hargreaves
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music 2018 - 25th Anniversary Concert Series
7:30pm Concerts at the Rock
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:00pm Folk School Community Contra & Square Dances
7
Events on October 7, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Folk School Fall Festival 2018
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Music of Manco Sneed with Jake Blount and Tatiana Hargreaves
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
8
Events on October 8, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
9
Events on October 9, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
10
Events on October 10, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm PacJam Classes for Youth
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm PacJAM Adult Classes
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
11
Events on October 11, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:00pm Mountain Dance Classes at Haywood Community College
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
7:00pm Thursday Open Mic with Gene Cromeens
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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Events on October 12, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am WKBC Hometown Opry
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
9:00am Autumn Leaves Festival
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
13
Events on October 13, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Earl Scruggs Center 9th Annual Rhythm & Roots Run
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Annual Molasses Festival
9:00am Autumn Leaves Festival
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am 33rd Annual Church Street Art & Craft Show
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Cherokee Heritage Days
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Old-Time Community Jam
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm The Original Pickin’ At Priddy’s
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Sandy Ridge Music Association Bluegrass & Gospel Concerts
7:00pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
7:00pm Pickin’ on the Square, Franklin, NC
7:00pm Tunes on the Tuck
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music 2018 - 25th Anniversary Concert Series
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
14
Events on October 14, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Autumn Leaves Festival
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
15
Events on October 15, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:15pm Bluegrass & Mountain Music Jam
16
Events on October 16, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
17
Events on October 17, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm PacJam Classes for Youth
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm PacJAM Adult Classes
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
18
Events on October 18, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm Fall LEAF Festival
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
7:00pm Thursday Open Mic with Gene Cromeens
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

8:00pm Reeves Theater Upcoming Events
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Events on October 19, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
9:00am Fall LEAF Festival
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:00pm Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert
6:00pm Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Community Old Time Dance at the Todd Mercantile
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
20
Events on October 20, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:00am The Official Fall Liver Mush Festival of North Carolina, Mush, Music and Mutts
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Aldersgate Apple Butter Festival
9:00am Valle Country Fair
9:00am Fall LEAF Festival
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Appalachian Folk Festival
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Apple Harvest Festival
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm SEBA 3rd Saturday Jam
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Oconaluftee Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm The Original Pickin’ At Priddy’s
5:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Historic Cowee School Concert Series
7:00pm Tunes on the Tuck
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Blue Ridge and Beyond Series at the Earle Theatre
7:30pm Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
10:00pm Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival
21
Events on October 21, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
9:00am Fall LEAF Festival
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
22
Events on October 22, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
23
Events on October 23, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
24
Events on October 24, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm PacJam Classes for Youth
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm PacJAM Adult Classes
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
25
Events on October 25, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Banjo Roots and Branches
7:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
7:00pm Thursday Open Mic with Gene Cromeens
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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Events on October 26, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Fall Square Dance Weekend
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on October 27, 2018
12:00am Folk School Fall Square Dance Weekend
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Annual Halloweenfest
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm The Original Pickin’ At Priddy’s
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Tunes on the Tuck
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:00pm Folk School Community Contra & Square Dances
10:00pm Shaped Note Singing with Laura Boosinger
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Events on October 28, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Fall Square Dance Weekend
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music 2018 - 25th Anniversary Concert Series
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
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Events on October 29, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
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Events on October 30, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
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Events on October 31, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm PacJam Classes for Youth
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm PacJAM Adult Classes
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
Events on November 1, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
7:00pm Thursday Open Mic with Gene Cromeens
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

Events on November 2, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Pickin’ At The Log House
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
Events on November 3, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
3:00pm The Original Pickin’ At Priddy’s
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Concerts at the Rock
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Sierra Hull in Concert
8:00pm Reeves Theater Upcoming Events

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