::: 2008 Calendar of Events - Highland County, Virginia

   
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Ground Hog Supper (Turkey & Oysters) • Saturday 2 February from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. • Highland School Cafeteria - Monterey VA • Sponsored by the Monterey Lions Club • 540-468-2734 or 468-1500
Bath - Highland Bird Club • Monday 18 February at 7 p.m. • Bolar Ruritan Club (US 220 South) • Potluck Supper • 540-468-2619
Maple Queen Contest • Saturday 23 February at 7:00 p.m.• Highland High School Gymnasium • Monterey VA • Sponsored by the Highland County Chamber of Commerce • Entry fee • 540-468-2550
Maple Queen Ball • Saturday 23 February from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.• Blue Grass Ruritan Building • Blue Grass VA • Sponsored by the Blue Grass Ruritan Club • Entry fee • 540-468-2550
 
Highland Maple Festival • 8 - 9 & 15 - 16 (both Sat. - Sun.) March • Monterey VA • Sugar camp tours, pancake and buckwheat cake breakfasts, arts & crafts, Blue Grass music and clogging • 540-468-2550
 Maple Festival Lamb Dinners • 8 & 15 March (both Saturdays) from 4 to 8 p.m. • The Highland Center, Spruce St. - Monterey VA • 540-468-1922
 Maple Festival Fling Dance • Saturday 15 March from 8:00 to 12 midnight • The Stonewall Ruritan Building • McDowell VA • Entry fee • 540-468-2550



Brunch, Bake Sale and Silent Auction • Sunday 6 April from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Sponsored by Homemakers and Friends “Relay for Life” Team • The Monterey Firehouse • Monterey VA
Share Your Old Photo Day • Saturday 19 April from 4 to 6 p.m. • Sponsored by Highland County Museum and Heritage Center, McDowell VA • At 4:15 Chris Scott will speak about gathering community photos and his book, “Images of America: Highland County” • 540 396-4478


Golf Tournament • Sunday 4 May at 1 p.m.• Homestead Lower Cascade •. Sponsored by Highland County Recreation Commission (Swimming Pool Fundraiser) • $100 per person • 540-396-3534
Second Saturdays • 10 May from 5 to 8 p.m. • Mill Alley Courtyard - Monterey VA • Refreshments and late night shopping • 540-468-2550.
"Tol ‘Able David" Silent Film Showing • 17 May at 7 p.m. • The Highland Center, Monterey VA • 1921 movie filmed in the Blue Grass Valley, Highland County. A discussion will follow with Dr. Walter Coppedge, film historian • 540- 468-2682
Business Appreciation Dinner • Friday 16 May from 7 to 9 p.m. • The Highland Center, Spruce St. - Monterey VA • 540-468-1922 or 468-2550
Memorial Day Flea Market & Yard Sale • 24 May from 8 a.m. • Southernmost Maple Products, Bolar VA • Virginia's Live music, door prizes, breakfast, lunch and dinner • 540- 468-2682
 
Trail Ride • Sunday 1 June • Registration at 9:00 a.m. at Mike Armstrong’s Farm • Sponsored by the McDowell Volunteer Fire Department • 540-396-6244 or 540-396-6200
Farmers' Market • Fridays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. • The Highland Center, Spruce St. - Monterey VA • 540-468-1922
Highland Hills 5K Run/Walk • Saturday 14 June 2008 at 10 a.m.• Monterey VA • Contact Highland County Chamber of Commerce • 540-468-2550
Second Saturdays • 14 June from 5 to 8 p.m. Author of “Images of America: Highland County,” Chris Scott and a Bluegrass Jam Session • Mill Alley Courtyard - Monterey VA • Refreshments and late night shopping • 540-468-2397 or 540-280-7975
 
Farmers' Market • Fridays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. • The Highland Center, Spruce St. - Monterey VA • 540-468-1922
4th of July Children’s Parade • 4 July (Starts promptly at 10 a.m.) • Blue Grass VA • Followed by Ice Cream Social • Sponsored by the Blue Grass Book Bank • 540-468-1922
Second Saturdays • 12 July from 5 to 8 p.m. • Little Switzerland Cloggers’ Sidewalk Fair • Mill Alley Courtyard - Monterey VA • Sidewalk festival, live entertainment, refreshments and late night shopping • 540-468-2397 or 540-280-7975.
Lions Club Street Dance & BBQ Dinner • Saturday 12 July begins at 5:30 p.m. • “Highland Idol” singing contest, Little Switzerland Cloggers, the Highland Hoe-Downers, square dance calling, and music by the Mud Hole Control • Sponsored by the Monterey Lions Club • Corner of Main and Spruce Sts., Monterey VA • 540-468-2734 or 468-1500
Monterey Garden Club House & Garden Tour • Saturday 12 July • Tour houses and historic buildings in McDowell and the Bullpasture Valley • 540-468-2550
 

Farmers' Market • Fridays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. • The Highland Center, Spruce St. - Monterey VA • 540-468-1922
Mountain Mama Road Bike Challenge • Saturday 2 August • Monterey VA • Participants will enjoy breathtakingly beautiful rural countryside in Virginia's western highlands • 540-468-2550
Mill Gap Ruritan Earth Roast • Saturday 2 August begins at 5 p.m. • Mill Gap Ruritan Grounds (11 miles Southwest of Monterey.) Enjoy unique dinner and entertainment at the Southern end of the Blue Grass Valley. Second Saturdays • 9 August from 5 - 8 p.m. • Relax in the Courtyard with the Highland Healing Arts Group and flutist, Debbie Stephenson • Mill Alley Courtyard - Monterey VA • Refreshments and late night shopping • 540-468-2397 or 540-280-7975.
Artists' Weekend • 15 & 16 August (Friday and Saturday) from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. • A two-day outdoor event for painting enthusiasts • The Highland Center, Monterey VA • $30 plus cost of meals • 540-468-2916 or e-mail. Reservations required.
Highland County Arts Council • 2:00 p.m. Sunday 17 August • The Highland Center • McLean Chamber soloists featuring Mozart, Mahler, Koussevitsky, Meyer and Beethoven • Admission Free
Bath/Highland Bird Club Meeting • 7:00 p.m. Monday 18 August • Bolar Ruritan Center • Speaker: Libby Mojica, eagle biologist from the Center for Conservation Biology at William and Mary University • 540-468-2700 • Web site
Highland County Fair • 27 - 30 August (Wed. - Sat.) • Monterey VA • Virginia's oldest continuously running county fair • 540-468-2550
 


Farmers' Market • Fridays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. • The Highland Center, Spruce St. - Monterey VA • 540-468-1922
Second Saturdays • 13 September from 4 - 6 p.m. • “Sundance Express” Sidewalk Fair — fun and games for the whole family! • Sundance Studio • Mariah Boone • Mill Alley Courtyard - Monterey VA • Refreshments and late night shopping • 540-468-2397 or 540-280-7975.
Sundance Studio Clogging Competition • Saturday 27 September at 9 a.m. • Highland High School Gymnasium • American Clogging Hall of Fame sanctioned • Sponsored by Sundance Studio • 540-468-3499
 


Fall Trail Ride • Sunday 5 October begins at 9:30 a.m. • Sponsored by the McDowell Firehouse • Meet on Route 619 (off Route 654) • Meal included with $15 fee • 540-396-6244 or -6200
Little Switzerland Cloggers' Annual Dance & Family Fun • Friday 10 October Food served from 5 p.m.; Dancing from 6 p.m. • An evening of fun and laughter for the whole family • Monterey Firehouse - Monterey VA • 540-468-3499
Used Book Sale • 10 - 12 October • Highland County Public Library • Monterey VA • 540-468-2550
SPCA Annual Sweater Sale • 10 - 12 October • Highland County Craft Shop (2nd floor) • Monterey VA • 540-468-2550
Southernmost Maple Products • 10 & 11 October (Friday & Saturday only) from 9 a.m. • Maple Pork BBQ, Chicken Dinners, Blue Grass music, hay rides and maple donuts • 540-468-2682
Farmers' Market • 10 - 12 October from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Produce, flowers, baked goods, crafts • The Highland Center, Spruce Street • Monterey VA • 540-468-1922
Hands & Harvest Festival • 11 & 12 October (Sat. - Sun.) • Monterey VA • Arts & crafts, Blue Grass music, hay rides and seasonal foods • 540-468-2550
"Little Switzerland Cloggers" • Saturday 11 October at 1 p.m. • North Water Street • Monterey VA • 540-468-2550
"Second Saturdays" • Saturday 11 October at 4 - 6 p.m. • Pumpkin carving contest and prizes! • Sundance Studio • Mariah Boone • Mill Alley Courtyard • Monterey VA • 540-468-2397 or 540-280-7975
"Sundance Express" • Sunday 12 October at 1:30 p.m. • North Water Street • Monterey VA • 540-468-2550
 
Hunter's Buckwheat & Pancake Feast • Sunday 9 November begins at 8 a.m. • Blue Grass Ruritan Club • Blue Grass VA • 540-468-2550
 Hunter's Turkey & Oyster Dinner • Saturday 15 November begins at 5 p.m. • Stonewall Ruritan Club • McDowell VA • 540-396-3415
Mountain Magic Makers • 28 - 29 November from 12 to 7 p.m. and 30 November from 12 to 4 p.m. • Highland County Public Library • Monterey VA • Arts, crafts & seasonal gifts • 540-468-2958
Bath/Highland Bird Club Meeting • 7:00 p.m. Monday 17 November • Bolar Ruritan Center • Speaker: Wildlife photographers, Al and Linda Warfield with a collection of photographs of Highland County birds • 540-468-2700 • Web site


Mountain Magic Makers • Highland County Public Library • Arts, crafts & seasonal gifts • Monterey VA • 540-468-2958
• 2, 3, 4 Dec. from 12 to 6 p.m. • 5 December from 12 to 7 p.m.
• 6 December from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
 Holiday Treasurers Market & Open House • Friday & Saturday 5 - 6 December from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • The Highland Center, Spruce Street • Monterey VA • 540-468-1922|
Highland County Museum & Heritage Center Open House • 5 December from 6 p.m. • Christmas tree lighting and caroling on front lawn followed by refreshments • McDowell • 540-396-4478
Wintertide • Saturday & Sunday 6 & 7 December • Monterey VA • Celebrate the season in Victorian communities in the mountains of Western Virginia • Tree lighting service on 6 December at 6 p.m. • Christmas concert on 6 December at 8 p.m.• Santa Claus, extended shopping hours • 540-468-2550
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