Thursday, June 18, 2009

  4 PM    Festival Opens at Square Dance Platform

               Bell Ringing Ceremony (Dance Platform)

               Country Store Open  - Court St.

              New 60th Anniversary CD available at the  Country Store and 

              Information Tent

              Craft Sales Open

              Informal Music Sessions – all over town, all day & evening

  7 PM    Doug Wood portrays Ostenaco, Cherokee Leader 

              Holt House 302 E Main Street

  8 PM    Old Time Square Dance - Donations

              Dance Platform

Friday, June 19, 2009

  9 AM   Country Store Museum Opens

              Informal Music Sessions – all over town, all day & evening

              Kemper Family’s Hand Carved Birds

              Old Bank, Howard St.

  10 AM Craft Sales Open

               Quilt Show, Trinity Methodist Church until 4 PM

              Basket Making Workshop -  Joyce Cain

              10 AM - 6 PM  

  11 AM  Storytelling Tent - Kirk Judd

  12 PM  Storytelling Tent - Laura T.  Bentley 

  1 PM    Singing Tent - Rachael Meads and John  Meeker

   2 PM   Over 50 Fiddle & Banjo Contests

                Register 1:30 PM....GSC Fine Arts Bldg.

               Singing Tent -Mike Morningstar and Rick Roberts

               Storytelling Tent - Marc Harshman

   3 PM   Horseshoes on Court Street beside Country Store Museum

              Singing Tent -  Grayson Samples   

              Storytelling Tent - Mountain Echoes

   4 PM  Singing Tent - John Lilly

   5 PM  Singing Tent - Linda Moore and Jack Greathouse

   6 PM   Pet Show – Behind the Post Office

                All pets must be on leashes!

   7 PM   Evening Music Program

                Fine Arts Bldg, GSC – Donations

   8 PM   Old Time Square Dance- Donations 

   8:30 PM  Women’s Club Belle Reception -

                    GSC Alumni House

Saturday, June 20, 2009

   9 AM  Country Store Museum Opens

               Informal Music Sessions – all over town, all day & evening

              Kemper Family’s Hand Carved Birds

               Old Bank, Howard St.

  10 AM  Papa Gainer’s Favorite Songs

               Trinity United Methodist Church - Main Street

               Craft sales open

               Quilt Show - Trinity Methodist Church until 4 PM

              Storytelling Tent - Fran Schmetzer

              Basket Making Workshop -  Joyce Cain

                10 AM - 6 PM  

  11 AM  Unaccompanied Gospel Sing

               Trinity United Methodist Church

  12 PM  Singing Tent -  Molly Waters and  Mary Shipley

  12 PM  Storytelling Tent - Susanna Holstein

  12:20   Musicians/Dancers meet at Conrad Motel lot to go 

               to nursing home

   1:30     Lion’s Club Parade - Main Street

   2 PM   Under 50 Fiddle & Banjo Contests

               Register 1:30 PM,      GSC Fine Arts Bldg.

   3 PM   Spelling Bee - Trinity U. Methodist Church

               Singing Tent -  Falling Branch String Band

               Storytelling Tent - Cat Pleska

               Historical Reenactor - Belle Boyd, Confederate spy - Patty Cooper

               Holt House

               Children’s Activities

               Behind the Baptist Church  - Powell Street

    4 PM   Singing Tent - Ron and Rory Mullennex

               Storytelling Tent - Suzi Whaples              

               Awards – Bird ID Contest 

                Old Bank on Howard St

               Shape Note Singing Workshop

               Bob Cain, Church of Christ - Powell Street

    5 PM - Singing Tent - Putnam Family

    7 PM   Evening Music Program

               GSC Fine Arts Bldg., Donations

    8 PM  Old Time Square Dance - Donations

               Dance Platform

               Sunday, June 21, 2009

    10:30 AM  Church Service and Singing

                       Job’s Temple, Rt. 5 West, 10 miles