Appalachian Country Living Magazine

11/24/2023

It's almost time to Light Up Blue Ridge! ✨🌠🌌 Events are taking place all day tomorrow!! Fun, food, good people, and best of all... HOLIDAY LIGHTS!

11/04/2023

🛍️🎁 Join us at the Holiday Bazaar in Young Harris, Georgia, today from 10 am to 5 pm and tomorrow from 11 am to 4 pm.

📍 Find unique gifts and festive decorations to make your season merry and bright. Don't miss this chance to kick-start your holiday shopping! 🎄✨

10/27/2023

🎶🐐 Join us at 10 am tomorrow for the toe-tapping fun at Dancing Goats Folk Fest in Elijah, GA!

Let's kick up some dust and celebrate the spirit of folk music and local culture. See you there! 🎻🎸

Here's this weekend's Dancing Goats FolkFest activities... see 'ya there!

You can download a PDF of the schedule at https://dancinggoatsfolkfest.com/

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10/27/2023

🎵🌄 Get ready for some foot-stomping, banjo-pickin' goodness at the Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival! 🎶

Join us tomorrow at 11:00 am in the heart of the mountains for an unforgettable day of bluegrass magic. Don't miss out! 🎻🪕

Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival Highlight: Our Hometown Heroes! Balsam Range ! Balsam Range is Buddy Melton (fiddle, lead and tenor vocals); Dr. Marc Pruett (banjo); Tim Surrett (bass, dobro, baritone and lead vocals); and Caleb Smith (guitar, lead & baritone vocals). The four original members are all acoustic musicians and singers from western North Carolina. They thoughtfully and respectfully adopted the name of a majestic range of mountains that surround part of their home county of Haywood, NC where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue Ridge, the Great Balsam Range.

THIS Saturday, October 28 ǀ 11 am – 6 pm Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
The Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival (SMBF) is a one-day outdoor festival where visitors enjoy live entertainment and unique food!

Held at the beautiful Maggie Valley Festival Grounds. Our annual fundraiser, the festival brings all the Haywood County Arts Council’s programs, and artists together for a truly one-of-a-kind music-themed experience. The festival includes award-winning bluegrass bands, music-themed vendors, raffles, artist member demonstrations and artwork, a child and adult playground, and local drinks and food.

Line-Up:
11 am: Community Jam with the Haywood Ramblers. Bring your instrument and learn from the professionals!
12 pm: The Blue Ridge Girls
1 pm: Wildfire
2:45 pm: Appalachian Road Show
4:30 pm: Balsam Range

Tickets:
Tickets for individuals 12 years and up: $55
Youth Under the age of 12: FREE
Discounts for veterans and seniors (age 65+) are available, please contact [email protected] for the discount code.

Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smoky-mountains-bluegrass-festival-tickets-558874246917

Image courtesy of Balsam Range

10/21/2023

🌾🍯 It's Sorghum Festival time! 🌽🎶

Come and experience the sweet traditions of the Sorghum Festival. Don't miss out on the fun, food, and a taste of history happening today until 5pm! 🥞

10/13/2023

🍎🎉 Exciting News! 🎉🍎

Get ready, folks! Tomorrow is the day we've all been waiting for! Come and join us at the fantastic Georgia Apple Festival in beautiful Ellijay! 🍂🍁

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October 14th-15th and October 21st-22nd!
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10/10/2023

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! 🏹 🍁
https://aclivingmagazine.com/articles/arts-culture/history/

09/22/2023

📰 Was Granny Right About Our Roots? Module 2 Section 2 is coming at 11 a.m. bright and early! 📢 🔔❤️📥

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We've released Module 1 of Was Granny Right About Our Roots?! Come explore genealogy in The Apps with us at Appalachian Country Living Magazine!

07/08/2023

Featured on the current June July 2023 cover: OLD TOCCOA FARM, WHERE PEOPLE, LIFESTYLE & DESIGN LIVE TOGETHER. Experience their new cottages, dining & drinks at the Tavern, and of course- World Class Golf.
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A community where people, lifestyle and design live together. Located 5 miles from Blue Ridge, GA.

07/08/2023

Community Theater at its finest, now on stage, Big Fish, an extraordinary musical at the Blue Ridge Community Theater! For tickets and info visit:

Big Fish Runs July 6 - 23 Main StagE Featured Black Box Theater Featured SUnnY D Featured Support The ArtsSupport Blue Ridge Community Theater’s Productions and Programs by making a donation to our Annual Campaign. Donate Today Annual Flex PassExplore season ticket options today! Discounted ticket...

07/08/2023

Got plans for next weekend, July 15 & 16? The Butternut Creek Festival is one of the finest juried arts and crafts shows in the southeast. Blairsville, Ga. Meeks Park, Saturday July 15th 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sunday July 16th 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Butternut Creek Festival is presented annually by the High Country Artisans, Inc. in Blairsville, GA. It is one of the finest juried arts and crafts shows in the Southeast.

06/19/2023

There are a lot of things that make Juneteenth ✊🏽 so exciting! 🤩 Celebrating is one ☝️ of many!

African-Americans were freed from slavery, officially became a state, and we've got Appalachian Country Living Magazine to read! 🍻

And we believe it’s time to stop talking 🤐 and start listening 👂 to our to achieve greater goals!

So that’s what we’re doing! Please subscribe to our magazine if you haven't already! ⁣Happy Juneteenth! 🤎🇺🇸

06/02/2023

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