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« December 2018 »
Events on November 25, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
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
Events on November 26, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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
Events on November 27, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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
Events on November 28, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
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 29, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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
6:00pm Songwriters Kick Off ‘Art of Music’ Festival
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 30, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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
6:00pm Twilight Tour & and Appalachian Christmas Music at Smith-McDowell House
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
6:30pm Balsam Range Art of Music Festival
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 Concerts at the Rock
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Events on December 1, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:30am Annual Singing on the French Broad River
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 Balsam Range Art of Music Festival
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Twilight Tour & and Appalachian Christmas Music at Smith-McDowell House
6:00pm Balsam Range Art of Music Festival
7:00pm Pickin’ at Priddy’s Christmas
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
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Events on December 2, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
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 December 3, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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 December 4, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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 December 5, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
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
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Events on December 6, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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

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Events on December 7, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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
6:00pm Holly and the Ivy: Holiday Community Sing with Suzannah Park
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
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Events on December 8, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 Christian Harmony Singing at Saint John’s Church
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 Cherokee Heritage Days
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Old-Time Community Jam
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
2:00pm Glenn Bolick: Songs and Stories of His Youth
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Sandy Ridge Music Association Bluegrass & Gospel Concerts
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
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Events on December 9, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Christian Harmony Singing at Saint John’s Church
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
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 December 10, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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 December 11, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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 December 12, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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 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
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
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
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Events on December 13, 2018
3:15pm Alleghany Jam
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

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Events on December 14, 2018
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
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
7:30pm Community Old Time Dance at the Todd Mercantile
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music - An Appalachian Christmas
8:00pm Reeves Theater Upcoming Events
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Events on December 15, 2018
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 The 3rd Saturday Grass
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm SEBA 3rd Saturday Jam
1:00pm Oconaluftee Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
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
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Folk School Community Contra & Square Dances
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Events on December 16, 2018
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
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 December 17, 2018
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 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
6:15pm Bluegrass & Mountain Music Jam
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Events on December 18, 2018
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 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 December 19, 2018
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 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
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
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
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Events on December 20, 2018
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

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Events on December 21, 2018
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
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Events on December 22, 2018
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
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
23
Events on December 23, 2018
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
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
24
Events on December 24, 2018
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 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
25
Events on December 25, 2018
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 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 December 26, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
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 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
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
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
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Events on December 27, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
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 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 December 28, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
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
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Events on December 29, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
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
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm The CommUnity Square Dance
7:00pm Breaking Up Christmas Dance at the Historic Earle Theatre
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
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Events on December 30, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
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 December 31, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
9:00pm Clay’s Corner New Year’s Eve Celebration
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 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
Events on January 1, 2019
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
9:00pm Clay’s Corner New Year’s Eve Celebration
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 Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
3:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
Events on January 2, 2019
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
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 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
4:30pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
5:00pm Caldwell JAM in Schools
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
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 January 3, 2019
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
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
6:15pm 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 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 January 4, 2019
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
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 Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
Events on January 5, 2019
12:00am Folk School Winter Dance Week
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
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Breaking Up Christmas Dance at the Historic Earle Theatre
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Sounds of the Mountains Concert Series
7:30pm Concerts at J.E. Broyhill Civic Center
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast

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