Valentine's Day Cabaret in Burnsville, NC

CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY EARLY WITH THE PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE

PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS VALENTINE’S DAY CABARET AT HIGGINS MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH

The Parkway Playhouse will present a Valentine’s Day Cabaret performance at the Higgins Methodist Memorial Church’s Family Life Center on Friday February 12 and Saturday February 13. The doors will open at 7:00pm and tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students 16 and under. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Parkway Playhouse. The evening will include coffee and decadent deserts and performances of songs from a number of Broadway shows ranging from the classic Phantom of the Opera to the recent Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5. Tickets are available by calling the Parkway Playhouse at 828-682-4285 and leaving a message. Tickets are available 24 hours a day at the Parkway Playhouse website at http://www.parkwayplayhouse.com/.

Performers at the event, which will be hosted by the Parkway Playhouse Board of Directors, include area favorites and Parkway Playhouse regulars like Dominic Aquilino, Noah Gavenus, Izzie Hilbert, Debbie Phillips, Ronnie Robertson, as well as some new faces.

A highlight of the evening will be the debut of some of the world premiere musical The Ballad of Tom Dooley which will open at the Parkway Playhouse in the upcoming summer season.

“Each year we get the opportunity to look at a lot of different musicals and then we have to narrow it down to just a few and this is a great way to bring some of that great music to our audience” commented Parkway Playhouse Producing Artistic Director, Andrew Gall. “Musicals are popular with our audience, and this is a great way to visit some old favorites as well as experience something new and fun.”

In addition to the entertainment, guests will have the opportunity to purchase Parkway Playhouse 2010 Season Passes and enjoy coffee and decadent deserts.

For more information about The Valentine’s Day Cabaret or the upcoming 2010 Parkway Playhouse season please call the Parkway Playhouse at 828-682-4285 or visit the Parkway Playhouse website at http://www.parkwayplayhouse.com/.

(Review taken from: http://wkyk.com/parkwayplayhouse.shtml

QTWNC, UNDERWRITTEN BY MLCNC (COVE AT CELO MOUNTAIN), WINS 2010 STATE AWARD

FROM THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES JOURNAL
Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina wins state award

NEW BERN — Barbara Webster, executive director of Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina, accepted a first-place award in the category “promotions” for the Burnsville Quilt Trail at the recent Small Town Main Street 2010 Awards.

N.C. Secretary of Commerce J. Keith Crisco presented the award along with Deputy Secretary Dale Carol, Assistant Secretary Joseph Crocker and Director Gloria Nance-Sims.

The Quilt Trail utilized a $5,000 grant from HandMade in America to the Toe River Arts Council. Each painted quilt block on the trail tells the story of the family, the land or the building where it resides. On the first Quilt Block Tour in 2009, a total of 15 people spent an estimated $3,000 at downtown businesses.

Developer Mountain Lifestyle Communities donated $50,000 to Quilt Trails to pay the salary of the executive director for two years, as the corporate underwriter for the project.

From the article:
http://www.topix.com/city/burnsville-nc/2010/02/quilt-trails-of-western-north-carolina-wins-state-award

For more QTWNC recognition:

Wall Street Journal article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203771904574175704270154992.html

Quilt Trails Featured on WRAL News, Raleigh/Durham: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5839113/

MEET ESTATE OWNERS AT THE COVE AT CELO MOUNTAIN

Meet Susan and Paul (Bubba) Crutchfield, estate owners and year-round residents of The Cove at Celo Mountain. Susan and Bubba moved here from California after finding their “ideal” place to relocate – a small town environment where they could become involved in the heart of the community, abundant natural amenities that offered many opportunities for outdoor activities, a return to the four-seasons climate they missed, and a location near enough to larger cities (Asheville and Charlotte) to enjoy the big-city offerings. The photo is of 4 generations of their family - their son, Chris; Dot, Bubba’s Mother; Susan and Bubba; and the first grandchild – Chris’s daughter, Chase.

The Crutchfields merged their love of outdoor activities (hiking, tennis, golf and gardening) and their commitment to philanthropy by walking the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway ( a total of 1,000 miles with side trails) to raise money for four local charities and Warren Wilson College in nearby Swannanoa. Television interviews and newspaper articles chronicled their journey. Their historic walk netted $55,000 for the Yancey County Library System, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, Warren Wilson College, the Yancey Foundation and the Altapass Foundation. The Crutchfields are continuing their philanthropic work through many venues. Bubba has been a board member of the Yancey Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, for 9 years. The last three years he served as Chairman of CFWNC, which distributed over $1,000,000 in 2009 through their Recession Response Fund to area charities. Susan served as Chairman of the Board of Visitors for Warren Wilson College. She's also joined with other ladies in the area to form a women's group designed to inform themselves about what is going on in the community, what the needs are, what other groups are doing to meet those needs, and what they can do as a group or as individuals to help. One of Susan's other passions is bridge. She runs a sanctioned American Contract Bridge League game that plays year-round and offers lessons to students of most levels. This is the power of one to make a difference - one couple taking a stand and making a walk for the benefit of the greater community. AND, they call Celo their home.

Oh, and Dot just purchased a Cabin at Celo and will become a full-time resident here this summer, as well. Why not come visit the property and meet the Crutchfields? The Cove at Celo Mountain is the perfect place for families to come together and reconnect.

For more information on the non-profits:
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: http://www.cfwnc.org/
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital: http://www.spchospital.org/
Yancey County Library: http://www.amyregionallibrary.org/
Yancey Foundation: http://www.cfwnc.org/affiliates/yancey.html
Altapass Foundation: http://www.altapassfoundation.org/

Warren Wilson College http://www.warren-wilson.edu/external_index.php

To walk the Blue Ridge Parkway yourself: http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Blue-Ridge-Trails-Parkway/dp/0807854905 ; http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/nctrails.htm