Last Call for Mountains-to-Sea Trail Gathering of Friends Registration

March 24-25 in Elkin NC: Registration closes on Friday, March 17th for the MST Gathering of Friends, March 24th through 26th in Elkin, NC.  

Become a Friend at www.mountainstoseatrail.org

Get ready for an action-packed weekend, filled with a Hiking Boot Gala, the annual meeting, plus lots of hikes, bikes, paddles, art classes and plenty more.

The Town of Elkin, the Elkin Valley Trails Association and the Foothills Arts Council have just announced these exciting events immediately following the annual meeting on Saturday, March 25:

• Art Hike through downtown Elkin. Musicians at 6 venues, 12 artists and vendors, wine and beer tastings and even karaoke will be peppered through downtown Elkin.  For the entire lineup, see the Foothills Arts Council website.

• The Foothills Arts Council will host Old Country Store, a blues group from 5 to 7, with wine tasting from Round Peak Vineyards and beer from Skull Camp.

• The Reeves Theater presents an Evening of Music with Martha Bassett at Grassy Creek Vineyards from 7 till 10. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended.  Email Debbie or call 336-366-0875 for more info and to RSVP.

Please join The Friends of The Mountains-To-Sea Trail and celebrate 40 years of the MST and explore the Greater Elkin area!  Get more information HERE.

 REGISTER HERE

Carolina Public Press Spring Fundraiser This Week

Carolina Public Press Kicks off its Spring Fundraiser TODAY with only one week to raise its goal of $7,000.

There has never been a greater need to strengthen independent, in-depth and investigative journalism. Thanks to reader support the publication was able to invest more than 3,000 hours last year to report Western North Carolina's most important issues - work that earned two statewide and regional awards. Today, Carolina Public Press is the only news organization in WNC with a journalist in Raleigh covering the legislature.

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