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Jean Vollrath of Stanly weaves and teaches weaving in an 1835 log cabin on her property. Her work blends tradition with modern technology to create vibrantly colored and intricately patterned cloth. Vollrath works in this 170-year-old cabin, practicing a craft that dates back to ancient times, using looms from the early 20th-century to the present, and designing some of her cloth with computer software. Vollrath discusses the art of weaving and her creations.
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Harley Prewitt's Apple Hill Orchard and Cider Mill in Morganton has been in the family for four generations. Each year the Prewitts harvest 2,000 trees that grow old favorites, like Red and Golden Delicious apples, and newer varieties, like Ginger Golds, Galas, and Pink Ladies. The orchard has also become a place for families to come for outings and old-fashioned fun. On Family Fun Days, held each Saturday, visitors can taste the cider, sample jams and jellies, and pick their own apples. Prewitt started giving to tours to schoolchildren in 1994, which educate the children about apple growing and local history.
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Fund raising for needed school items is an annual event in school systems across the country. The Bethel Elementary School, located in Bethel, a small community in Watauga County, has one of the most unique approaches. In 1999, Bob and Marilyn Prejean began selling pumpkin seeds at ten dollars a package. All the money was donated to the school. In the fall, community members would gather to see who had raised the biggest pumpkin. The winner took home bragging rights and a trophy to keep until the following fall. The winning pumpkin in 2003 weighed in at 226 pounds.
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The Sonker Festival, held in Mt. Airy, raises money for the historic Surry County Edwards-Franklin House. Sonker is an Appalachian term meaning deep-dish fruit or sweet potato pie. Mitchell discusses the derivation of the word “sonker,†festival activities, and the history of the Edwards-Franklin House.
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Blackburn discusses the Wendell Harvest Festival, which is held in the town each year in early October. The regionally famous festival began in the early 1900s when tobacco was king in Wendell and the surrounding area. Today the festival is as much about the present as the past, celebrating the importance of tobacco and farming to Wendell's heritage as well as celebrating the present-day culture and life of the community.
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The Bynum General Store opened for business in 1936, in the small community of Bynum in Chatham County. At one time the mill town of 250 people supported five general stores but only one survived. The Bynum store sells everything from the usual canned goods to old movie posters. It also displays old items that are not for sale but add to the store's ambiance. The store owners host a weekly event during the summer that is called the Front Porch Music Series. Now in its fourth season, the series presents all types of bands, from acoustic folk to bluegrass to alt-country.
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Begun in 1965 by Marvin Johnson and his wife Mary, the Gourd Museum in Kennebec contains a unique collection of the vegetable. With some dating to 1804, the gourds represent many shapes, designs, and countries. For “gourders,†or people who grow gourds or make works of art out of them, this museum is their mecca. Mary died in 1986 and Marvin in 2002. The museum is now maintained by Marvin's nephew, Mark Johnson.
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Pam Earp of Johnston County has been making cornhusk dolls for almost thirty years. Her dolls reflect the heritage of North Carolina through her creations of pioneer women, ladies of the Victorian Era, and country maidens. The dolls are popular in North Carolina and in many other Southern states. Earp discusses her work.
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The Southeast Animal Fiber Fair, in Fletcher, is the largest event of its kind held in the southeastern United States. Now in its eleventh year, the fair “strives to support local small farms, businesses, and crafters by providing a forum for educating the public about the fiber arts and fiber production.†For shoppers the fair is an opportunity to purchase hand-knit sweaters, hats, scarves, and other items and to observe demonstration booths of looms, spinning wheels, and wool dyeing.
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The History Place in Morehead City is the home of the Carteret County Historical Society and Museum of History and Art. The building, which is housed on the site of two former grocery stores, is a research center and a place for conferences, concerts, exhibits, and educational activities.
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The Flora MacDonald Highland Games, named for Scotland's most famous heroine, Flora MacDonald, celebrate Robeson County's Scottish heritagey. Highland Scots predominated in the area in the early 18th-century. The games, held on the first Saturday in October, began in 1977, and nearly 6,000 attendees watch clans celebrate their heritage with music, song, dance, and athletic competition.
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The North Carolina Oyster Festival, now in its twenty-fourth year, is held in October on Ocean Isle Beach. The festival draws 25,000 people and is a celebration of the coastal life of North Carolina, above and below the water. Activities include an oyster stew cook-off, musical entertainment, shopping, and the popular North Carolina Oyster Shucking Contest.
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Asheville is known for its downtown art galleries and craft shops. Along the French Broad River is the city's industrial riverfront containing rows of warehouses. Here, over the past decade, artists have been converting the old buildings into studios. The area is known as the River Arts District. Currently there is a thriving community of over forty-five artists and artisans working there, including potters, quilters, and painters.
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Built in 1868, the Page-Walker Hotel in Cary was a resting place for railroad travelers. Today it is on the National Register of Historic Places and known as the Page-Walker Arts and History Center. Paige recounts the building's history and current use for family gatherings, lectures, Friday evening concerts, art exhibitions, and weddings.
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Oesterreich discusses how the town of Manteo's waterfront underwent a change from the 1970s, when it was an industrial docking location with massive aboveground fuel storage tanks, to today's picturesque harbor of waterfront condos, shops, restaurants, the Roanoke Island Festival Park, bike paths, and boardwalks. The creation of the 20-year plan for change involved citizens, professors and students from the North Carolina State University School of Design, and state and local officials. Almost every goal in the plan was met. The Manteo Way of Building is one of the most studied town planning models in the nation.
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