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Events for the week of 02/15/2010
| 100th Banner Elk Birthday Celebration |
 Date: 2/16 - 2/16
Incorporated in 1911, the Town of Banner Elk will cele brate its Centennial next year...but the party planning starts now. The town will hold a planning meeting for the 2011 Centennial celebration today starting at 4:30 PM at the Banner Elk Town Hall.
Town Manager John Mejaski wants to get started early to make it a fantastic and memorable celebration.
Local citizens, anyone with ideas for celebration events adn anyone who would like to help with the Centennial celebration is invited to attend the meeting. A Centennial planning committee will be formed.
In addition to local citizens, the town will include organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Lees-McRae College in coordinating the Centennial. The town has not yet determined if the Centennial celebration will be a year-long series of events or events concentrated within a shorter period at this time.
They encourage everyone to come out and help plan a great celebration. Anyone who is interested in helping to plan to Centennial but cannot attend the Febrary 16 meeting should contact John Mejaski at 828-898-5398. Banner Elk town Hall is located at 200 Park Avenue off Highway 194.
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| Lees-McRae's The Vagina Monologues |
Date: 2/17 - 2/17
Lees-McRae College students, faculty, staff and alumni will present Eve Ensler’s play "The Vagina Monologues" at 7:00 p.m. in Evans Auditorium on the campus in Banner Elk.
Tickets are $12 for general admission and $5 for students with an ID.
The Vagina Monologues is an award-winning play based on Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women. With both humor and grace, the piece celebrates women’s sexuality and strength.
Through this play and the liberation of the word it celebrates, countless women throughout the world have taken control of their bodies and their lives, according to a Lees-McRae College press release. For more than 12 years, The Vagina Monologues has given voice to experiences and feelings not previously exposed in public, the release said.
Proceeds from the performance, presented by the Lees-McRae offices of Community Outreach and Campus Life, will benefit Avery Citizens Against Domestic Abuse. A free reception with refreshments will precede the play from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the King-Shivell Gallery in the Cannon Student Center.
The performance of The Vagina Monologues is open to the public and is intended for mature audiences only. For tickets or more information, contact Selena Hilemon at hilemons@lmc.edu or 828-898-3318.
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| Sugar Mountain's Boss Hawg Live |
Date: 2/20 - 2/20
Enjoy the acoustic sounds of North Carolina High Country bluegrass from 4:00-6:00 PM in the base lodge on the main cafeteria level.
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| Sugar Mountain's Crescent Ski Council Competition |
Date: 2/20 - 2/21
Slalom & Giant Slalom competitions for Crescent Ski Council members. Competitions begin at 9 AM.
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| Shredding the Love Benefit at Beech Mountain Resort |
Date: 2/20 - 2/20
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Beech Mountain Resort, Lees-McRae College and Ski NC are planning a fundraising event which will benefit Lees-McRae’s Relay for Life and Boarding for Breast Cancer. Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) is a non-profit, youth-focused education, awareness and fundraising foundation for Breast Cancer.
“Shreddin the Love,” will take place at Beech Mountain Resort today (Saturday, February 20, 2010) and will be Boarding for Breast Cancer’s first event in the Southeast.
The day will be full of exciting activities that winter sports enthusiasts won’t want to miss. Slopestyle and Boardercross competitions will be taking place at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively; entry fees are simply a donation to the cause and participants can register in the Beech Tree Bar from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
A verbal auction will take place at 4:30 p.m. Those in attendance will be able to bid on great prizes like vacations, season passes, ski and snowboard gear, gift certificates, and more. Kids’ events, including face painting, inflatables, and kids’ ice skating discounts, will take place throughout the afternoon, and those who donate to this worthy cause will get to ice skate for free from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. At 9:15 p.m., the luminary lighting ceremony will begin, followed by great live entertainment by local musicians (Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and Native Sway), and this exciting event will come to a close with a spectacular fireworks display.
The goal of “Shreddin the Love,” is to raise money for these organizations and to most importantly increase cancer awareness.
For more information on this event, please call 828-387-2011 ext. 204, or go to the web site.
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| Sugar Mountain: Sugar Bear's Birthday Celebration |
Date: 2/21 - 2/21
Join Sugar Mountain Resort's resident mascot, Sugar Bear and his friends for a fun birthday celebration. Activities include the Great Bear Race, a magic show, special treats, cake and ice cream. For additional details, please contact the Sugar Bear Ski School.
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