The Blue Ridge Wine & Food Festival hosted its ever-popular Grand Tasting on Saturday. Hundreds of visitors poured into the jam-packed tent on Maple Street to sample the festival's finest.
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
4/16/2011
Album ID: 1228649
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
Spelling Bee for Grownups
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The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Spelling Bee for Grownups March 22, with proceeds benefiting the Watauga Education Foundation and chamber. Area business people and community members turned out -- many in costume -- to test their spelling mettle.
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
3/22/2011
Album ID: 1197592
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
Hospitality House Dedication
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With six weeks left until its official opening, the Hospitality House of Boone hosted a dedication ceremony in its new facility off Brook Hollow Road on Friday, Feb. 4.
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
2/4/2011
Album ID: 1166226
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
High Country United Way Big Pig Kiss-Off
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Area business leaders, including Mountain Times Publications publisher Gene Fowler, puckered up to a kiss a pig, after raising funds for the High Country United Way's 2010 campaign.
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Approximately 500 people turned out for Peabody's 32nd Anniversary Charity Wine Tasting Expo Nov. 20, to sample from a myriad of wines, while also benefiting the Watauga Education Foundation.
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
11/20/2010
Album ID: 1121217
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
Valle Country Fair 2
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Photos by Frank Ruggiero
11/11/2010
Album ID: 1115804
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
Boo Boone 2010, Take 2
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Photos by Frank Ruggiero
10/29/2010
Album ID: 1108648
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
Musicians Mesh at Galileo's
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Galileo's hosted musicians from the Native Sway, Air Horse and Swift Science. The bar was packed to capacity, thanks to the sounds of Josh Bertram, Kelly Turner, Everett Thomas, Tommy Booker and others.
10/14/2010
Album ID: 1097039
Photos by Lauren Ohnesorge
The Extraordinaires and Naked Gods hit Black Cat
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It's the 10th Anniversary of that downtown staple known as Black Cat Burrito and the community came out to celebrate the restaurant! Boone's music staple, Naked Gods returned to the Cat stage, bringing with them Philly-favorites the Extraordinaires. By 11 p.m., the bar was at capacity as droves of Homecomers rocked out to a sound they won't forget any time soon. With a sense of humor present in everything from their facial expressions to their decorated microphones, the Extraordinaires did more than pack the house, they brought a show. The Naked Gods brought their usual party- that impossible-to-stand-still mountain pop rock they've become known for and, perhaps thanks to the contagious "dirty Philly" vibes, even more energy came out of Seth's tambourine, igniting a screaming shockwave of movement that will leave dozens of feet sore Sunday.
10/10/2010
Album ID: 1093859
Photos by Lauren Ohnesorge
The Mumbles, Doc Aquatic and Uncle Mountain hit Saloon
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Thursday was a night of Music on the Mountaintop favorites as New Orleans-based the Mumbles joined forces with Asheville's Doc Aquatic and Uncle Mountain to present a show at the Boone Saloon. Both Doc Aquatic and Uncle Mountain got their start in Boone and the High Country was glad to have them back, if only for a night.
