Today at Wintergreen: 8th Annual Blue Ridge Mountian Music Festival

8th Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival<br />August 17<br />12-7 pm<br />Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort<br /><br />The weather's perfect for today's Blue Ridge Mountain Music Fest at Wintergreen. Sunny skies, cool temps, low humidity ... a great day to head to the mountains.<br /><br />Celebrating our mountain heritage, Wintergreen Performing Arts presents the 8th Annual <a href="http://direct.wintergreenresort.com/ct/22881275:23605075909:m:1:1511708989:696BC2655C4E4C3F4E415FEEFEDEF136:r" target="_blank">Blue Ridge Mountain Music Fest</a>. This year the Fest features the return of the always popular Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group and the Grammy-nominated marquee bluegrass group, Blue Highway. Rounding out the program, we welcome Honey Dewdrops as well as Kim and Jimbo Cary & Peter and Ellen Vigour.<br /><br />Schedule:<br /><br />12 pm Honey Dewdrops<br />1 pm Blue Highway<br />2 pm <a href="http://direct.wintergreenresort.com/ct/22881278:23605075909:m:1:1511708989:696BC2655C4E4C3F4E415FEEFEDEF136:r" target="_blank">Robin and Linda Williams</a> and their Fine Group<br />3 pm Honey Dewdrops<br />4 pm Blue Highway<br />5 pm Robin and Linda Williams and their Fine Group<br />6 pm  <a href="http://direct.wintergreenresort.com/ct/22881279:23605075909:m:1:1511708989:696BC2655C4E4C3F4E415FEEFEDEF136:r" target="_blank">Kim & Jimbo Cary</a> and <a href="http://direct.wintergreenresort.com/ct/22881281:23605075909:m:1:1511708989:696BC2655C4E4C3F4E415FEEFEDEF136:r" target="_blank">Peter & Ellen Vigou</a>r<br /><br />Join us for a toe tapping good time!

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8th Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival August 17 12-7 pm Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort The weather's perfect for today'...

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Wintergreen: 8th Annual Blue Ridge Mountian Music Festival this weekend

8th Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival<br />August 17<br />12-7 pm<br />Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort<br /><br />Celebrating our mountain heritage, Wintergreen Performing Arts presents the 8th Annual <a href="http://direct.wintergreenresort.com/ct/22881275:23605075909:m:1:1511708989:696BC2655C4E4C3F4E415FEEFEDEF136:r" target="_blank">Blue Ridge Mountain Music Fest</a>. This year the Fest features the return of the always popular Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group and the Grammy-nominated marquee bluegrass group, Blue Highway. Rounding out the program, we welcome Honey Dewdrops as well as Kim and Jimbo Cary & Peter and Ellen Vigour.<br /><br /> Schedule:<br /><br />12 pm Honey Dewdrops<br />1 pm Blue Highway<br />2 pm <a href="http://direct.wintergreenresort.com/ct/22881278:23605075909:m:1:1511708989:696BC2655C4E4C3F4E415FEEFEDEF136:r" target="_blank">Robin and Linda Williams</a> and their Fine Group<br />3 pm Honey Dewdrops<br />4 pm Blue Highway<br />5 pm Robin and Linda Williams and their Fine Group<br />6 pm  <a href="http://direct.wintergreenresort.com/ct/22881279:23605075909:m:1:1511708989:696BC2655C4E4C3F4E415FEEFEDEF136:r" target="_blank">Kim & Jimbo Cary</a> and <a href="http://direct.wintergreenresort.com/ct/22881281:23605075909:m:1:1511708989:696BC2655C4E4C3F4E415FEEFEDEF136:r" target="_blank">Peter & Ellen Vigou</a>r<br /><br />Join us for a toe tapping good time!

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8th Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Music Festival August 17 12-7 pm Dunlop Pavilion, Wintergreen Resort Celebrating our mountain heritage, Winte...

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Saturday: Shenandoah National Park neighbors enjoy free admission

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlPfVbZ3RRIAI0Dl80yGVlJW6wPzf2eeOtsfqrZygBLM5ayHYxLi3o4lzDZw8BckLnWnacaSFRGyamc0pvoo1wxUOrvZ0T25RiLnUmyf3O1EqXULZErik6ay3UBv2VGyzxCIIbjKp5opg/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlPfVbZ3RRIAI0Dl80yGVlJW6wPzf2eeOtsfqrZygBLM5ayHYxLi3o4lzDZw8BckLnWnacaSFRGyamc0pvoo1wxUOrvZ0T25RiLnUmyf3O1EqXULZErik6ay3UBv2VGyzxCIIbjKp5opg/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>June 14, 2013 ... mountain laurel is in full bloom along Skyline Drive.</i></div><br />Tomorrow -- Saturday, June 15 -- residents from AUGUSTA, Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, and Warren Counties receive free admission to Shenandoah National Park in honor of <a href="http://www.nps.gov/shen/parknews/shenandoah-national-park-continues-neighbor-appreciation-day-2013.htm">Neighbor Appreciation Day</a> plus discounts on items in the bookstores and on some items in gift shops and restaurants.<br /><br />DNC, the park's official concessioner, plans to provide a 10% discount on select items in their retail stores and a 10% discount on food and some beverage items at all their restaurants. The Shenandoah National Park Association, which supports the interpretive and educational activities of Shenandoah National Park, will offer a 20% discount on all items in their bookstores located in the Dickey Ridge and Byrd Visitor Centers.<br /><br />Visitors wishing to take advantage of these discounts will be required to show proof of residency by showing their Virginia driver's license.<br /><br />A trip along the Skyline Drive on Friday was filled with wildflowers and mountain laurel blooming in profusion throughout the Park. With comfortable temperatures and low humidity, Saturday should be a perfect day to visit.<br /><br />Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />Shenandoah National Park<br />June 14, 2013

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  June 14, 2013 ... mountain laurel is in full bloom along Skyline Drive. Tomorrow -- Saturday, June 15 -- residents from AUGUSTA, Albemarle...

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Sally Landes: Lady of the English house at Frontier Culture Museum

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Uh2Y-9KCeR6OG8YNznekhFk_EWH26fEt172u-G9TE0osc9rs7akF46gdTSJYA8ZCZC27TPb0_kCMO1H0q9UDxWc6ZHRKIQNx-E_BcVXG9UhNiICgEND3s_VLVL0XL-ONvd_Q6ekMx5bv/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Uh2Y-9KCeR6OG8YNznekhFk_EWH26fEt172u-G9TE0osc9rs7akF46gdTSJYA8ZCZC27TPb0_kCMO1H0q9UDxWc6ZHRKIQNx-E_BcVXG9UhNiICgEND3s_VLVL0XL-ONvd_Q6ekMx5bv/s640/5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> On Wednesday, Sally Landes was making cheese at the English house at the <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/">Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia</a> located in Staunton. Sally and I first met as homeschool moms about 16 years ago when our daughters were in the same gymnastics class. That was before I got to knew her brother-in-law, Delegate Steve Landes, through local politics. She is one of the costumed historical interpreters at the Museum.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOze43IxUU5zJtBlRdYCOWD-Wgam29XcOC6eAYMDRS8vlNukwgED5jZ6oMNlHc6RfJDBNKWNRO6s-j-GDIA0rnxbIfvzUqEju7ZBqHTJCREQX68FDK_NPyZ7VKkIBcAA75Sg924BZrIAf3/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOze43IxUU5zJtBlRdYCOWD-Wgam29XcOC6eAYMDRS8vlNukwgED5jZ6oMNlHc6RfJDBNKWNRO6s-j-GDIA0rnxbIfvzUqEju7ZBqHTJCREQX68FDK_NPyZ7VKkIBcAA75Sg924BZrIAf3/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When visiting the English farm, look for the smiling face under the bonnet and you'll find Sally. She may be baking in the kitchen or sheering sheep or making cheese but whatever she's doing, she often invites onlookers to participate. Children first wash their hands in her "kitchen sink," then help measure or stir ingredients for whatever she's baking. Food ingredients are collected on the farm -- yesterday's cheese was made from cow and/or goat milk from the animals that live at the museum. It's a fascinating experience, and Friday, June 7, will be FREE admission from 6-8:00 p.m., which offers the opportunity to visit and see what everyone is talking about.</div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />June 5, 2013

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 On Wednesday, Sally Landes was making cheese at the English house at the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia located in Staunton. Sally an...

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