Put On a Happy Face! Join Us For Bye Bye Birdie

Pin itThe hit Broadway Musical, Bye Bye Birdie, opened last Friday at the Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock!  The professional cast include many High Country actors of  a variety of ages, singing and dancing their way into Conrad Birdie’s heart! You can see all the details about the show by clicking here, but [...]

Don’t Miss the Bus! Help Children by Donating School Supplies

Pin itOASIS, Inc (Opposing Abuse with Service, Information and Shelter) is hosting the 5th annual Don’t Miss the Bus fundraiser to collect school supplies for children of OASIS clients. This event will help the children of OASIS clients go back to school with everything they need to succeed. OASIS, Inc has received an out pour [...]

Masonic Charities BBQ Benefit TODAY!

Pin itMasonic Charities Barbecue Benefit Friday, July 17th 11:00am-8:00 pm Snow Lodge #363, Boone Take High School Drive to Temple Drive to Snow Lodge $9.00 Adults $7.00 Children 8-12 Free Children 7 and under (this option is only available for Dine In Only) Make checks to one of the following charities: NC Whitestone Retirement Home [...]

Freebie Friday: Ocean Isle Beach Vacation!

Pin itI am really excited to be able to share with you the awesome experience our family had this summer at the Ocean Isle Inn, in beautiful North Carolina! We stayed at the Ocean Isle Inn for three nights. Let me tell you, it was fabulous! Peaceful, family-friendly, clean, beautiful, we had a wonderful time [...]

Amy Marie Productions: Now Offering Voice and Piano Lessons

Pin itI am so thrilled to announce our newest sponsor on the High Country Mom Squad! Since I announced my decision to stop teaching most of my piano and voice students, I have been looking for other teachers that I can highly recommend.  It was then that I got an email from Amy Marie Young, [...]

Dine Out and Help Babies with the March of Dimes!

Pin itThe North Carolina Foothills Division of the March of Dimes is excited to announce two “dine-out nights” in Boone when local restaurants will donate a percentage of their sales to the March of Dimes. On Thursday, July 16, 2009, Sagebrush Steakhouse in Boone will donate 10% of all checks accompanied by a donation voucher [...]

It’s Elvis! At the Hayes Center in Blowing Rock

Pin itInternational, award-winning performer Ryan Pelton is widely regarded as one of the world’s best Elvis tribute artists. His loving salvo to the King, It’s Elvis, spans the years of Elvis Presley’s amazing career — from the raw-edge ’50s, to the light-hearted movie years, to the electrifying ’68 comeback special, and then, of course, to [...]

Bless Your Heart: A Blowing Rock Treasure

Pin itHave you ever found a treasure,  and every time that you think about this particular treasure you get warm fuzzy feelings  in your heart? Well that is exactly the kind of feelings that I have when I drive by or shop at  Bless Your Heart, on hwy 321 in Blowing Rock. After we had our [...]

FREE Broadway Review Show

Pin itNext week, my kids will be attending a Theater Camp called Next Generation Kids, at Studio K Dance Studio in Boone. My friend Amy Berry is the motivation behind getting this camp to Boone, and the kids and I can’t wait!  Here is a message from Amy about the performances coming up this Friday [...]

Beech Mountain: What’s Happening Up Top

Pin itWe celebrated our Country’s birth on Beech Mountain this past weekend, like most other communities around us did. We had approximately 1200 people attend the 47th Annual Roasting of the Hog on Saturday, which culminated in dancing to the music by D.J. Mack Mast and enjoying the fireworks which were set off by our [...]