SEPT 19 International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Yes there is an entire website dedicated to this monumental holiday! Aaaarrrrrr! In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, leave your pirate jokes in the comments!
SEPT 19 Concert On the Lawn - Songwriters’ Competition, Deborah Sheets, Shay Lovette, Mat Rue
At the Jones [...]

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There’s a New Children’s Museum in Boone! The target age for the activities at KidSpace is 8-12 years, which is a great addition to our community. They are located near Walmart, next to Coyote Kitchen.
I stopped by to talk with owner, Jocelyn Elliott, yesterday, and she really wants the community to take part [...]

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Weekly Playtimes
Baby Lap Time at The Children’s Playhouse
Baby Lap Time meets every Friday at The Children’s Playhouse from 9:30-10:00 at The Children’s Playhouse (400 Tracy Circle, Boone) and is facilitated by child development specialist Rebekah Cummings. Older siblings are welcome. This is a great opportunity to meet other parents and exchange ideas and concerns. Free [...]

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This week, I spoke with Sharon Carlton, of High Country Cotillion. What an inspirational woman she is!   Here is a message from Sharon about High Country Cotillion:
High Country Cotillion is an innovative and entertaining social education program that prepares students to confidently represent themselves well at school, in public, and in future business environments. [...]

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Melanie Bullard, of the Watauga Education Foundation sent me this notice yesterday! The WEF does great work for kids and families in the High Country, and when I was a teacher, I actually got a grant from them for my music classroom. My husband earned a WEF grant at Mabel School so that [...]

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Ah!  I forgot about the huge yard sale at Old Cove Creek School Saturday morning
SEPT 4-6 Daniel Boone Days Festival
Several events are planned throughout the weekend. See www.danielboonedays.com for the complete schedule of events.
SEPT 5 Concert On the Lawn - Barbershop Quartets and the Forget Me Nots
At the Jones House in Downtown Boone, [...]

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There are a lot of family-friendly events going on, as usual, around the High Country! Make sure you visit our new Flickr Photo Gallery, for photos of the Playhouse Family Music Festival, a few weeks ago! Thanks to Jennefer Hill and High Country Mommies for all the great pictures It was a blast!
August 28
Summer Concerts [...]

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Are you feeling overwhelmed with life with your preschooler(s)?  Do you need to connect with other moms who are going through the same joys and challenges?  MOPS may be for you!

First of all, MOPS does not involve cleaning of any kind! (except cleaning up after the meetings)  The only kitchen activity involves eating a yummy [...]

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Growing up, I was at the dance studio just about as much as I was home… or more.  Dance was such a formative part of my childhood, shaping me as a person, and building poise and self-confidence. When, at three and a half,  my oldest daughter took a week-long dance “camp,”  I figured she [...]

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AUGUST 21
Summer Concerts in Banner Elk Park. 6:30 PM, Free. Rain location: Banner Elk Elementary. www.townofbannerelk.org.
AUGUST 22
Appalachian Regional Library Branches will be closed for staff training. The Libraries will open on Saturday as scheduled.
AUGUST 22
West Jefferson’s FREE Concerts in the BackStreet Park continue this month on Friday, 6-8pm. Don’t miss the group, [...]

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