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On Friday, May 4, from 6 – 10 p.m., the community is invited to join in the celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. This festive evening will include live music by Boone’s favorite classic jazz band, The Lucky Strikes. In addition to the refreshments, cash bar and incredible art, interpretive dancers, birthday cake and other special activities will make this anniversary extra-special.

At this spectacular event near Boone, experience alternative ways of life first-hand. Enjoy classes and demonstrations such as blacksmithing, meat-smoking, solar power, and historic building methods.

Get out and run for a good cause! AppHealthCare (Appalachian District Health Department) will be hosting a 5K and Fun Run on Saturday, May 5, 2018.

Join Appalachian Memory Keepers (APM) for the FREE premiere of their two new films: Remembering the Creeper & Back When Stories: The Dewey Cox House.

Ashe County's very own West Jefferson boasts one of the most eclectic summer festivals in the southeast, Christmas in July. The festival attracts thousands of visitors to downtown West Jefferson to celebrate the area's deep roots for producing the quintessential American Christmas Tree, the Frasier Fir. Ashe County's Christmas tree industry is without a doubt something worth celebrating. Approximately 2 million Christmas trees are sold every holiday season, placing Ashe among the top three producing counties in the nation every year.

Do you enjoy bluegrass, folk, jazz, and rock 'n roll music, but prefer to stay away from the large crowds that many of the area's larger festivals attract? If so, the small town of Todd in Ashe County, North Carolina might be the perfect place to visit this summer!