Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Upcoming Events
July 2010:
The Rock Gallery of Fine Art- Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Reception - Blowing Rock, NC
Bele Chere - Asheville, NC
August 2010:
September 2010:
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Kids In Parks Upcoming Events
July 31, 2010
TRACK Trail Opening Wytheville ,VA
For more information on our monthly guided hikes or the Kids in Parks program, please visit our website at: www.kidsinparks.com.
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The Parkway is one of the most ecologically diverse areas in the world with about 100 varieties of trees, 1,600 plant species, 54 mammals, and 159 species of birds.
Donate today and your tax deductible contribution will help preserve this magnificent National Park area for future generations. |
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Purchase Your 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Serigraph
Available exclusively at the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Online Store |
High quality art serigraph in the WPA style that captures the essence of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Only 600 of these serigraphs will be made and each one is signed and numbered and carries the gold foil seal of the 75th anniversary! A portion of the proceeds from this sale are returned to Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Inc.
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2010 BRP Mini Cooper Tour on the Parkway. Photo by Chandler Shea Vogler |
Entire Parkway Open to Traffic
After much hard work by the National Park Service - Blue Ridge Parkway, outside contractors and hundreds of volunteers, the entire Parkway is open to traffic! From Mile Post 1 at Rockfish Gap to Milepost 469 near the Oconoluftee Visitor Center in Cherokee you can once again take America's Favorite Journey without a detour. The full length of the Parkway reopened on July 2rd just in time for the busy holiday weekend. There are a couple of one lane sections where construction is still underway. A six-mile section about 15 miles southwest of Asheville (Mile Posts 399-405) will be open to one lane of traffic while the roadwork is completed. There will be two-way traffic lights in place until completion, which is expected to be in early September. Other areas where there are one lane traffic restrictions are at Mile Post 400 and another at Mile Post 407. The one lane restriction only applies at the project site (only for the length of the project area). Mike Molling, Parkway Chief of Maintenance, in a recent Asheville Citizen Times article said that "Both should be open to two lanes by Sept. 3 in time for Labor Day weekend."... Just in time for our autumn journeys.
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 Kids in Parks brings TRACK Trails to Pisgah National Forest
The Pisgah National Forest can now add TRACK Trails to their list - hiking, biking, horse-back riding, back-packing, camping, fishing, swimming, rock-climbing, car-touring, waterfall viewing, wildlife watching, historical area visiting - of things to do when visiting the forest.
On June 12th, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation's Kids in Parks program opened their newest TRACK Trail in Pisgah National Forest. More than 40 people attended the grand opening celebration, including city planners from Brevard; John Mitchell from Senator Burr's office; Ann Childress, Chief of Education and Interpretation for the Blue Ridge Parkway and Randall Burgess, District Ranger, of the Pisgah Ranger District. Several Trail TRACKer Team members were also in attendance and were treated to a "how to do field sketches" guided hike from artist David Williams.
"The Andy Cove Nature Trail, with its swinging bridge, canopy boardwalk and trickling mountain stream was a great trail for kids to begin with...", said Jason Urroz, Director of Kids in Parks; "...But, now that kids and families can use the self-guided TRACK Trail brochures to discover the birds, relationships, trees and other things that make the Blue Ridge Mountains special, it's going to be even more fun... and meaningful." The Pisgah National Forest Andy Cove TRACK Trail is located at the Pisgah Ranger District's Visitor Center and Headquarters on Hwy 276 near Brevard (1600 Pisgah Forest Hwy). For more information about, or directions to, the Pisgah National Forest Andy Cove TRACK Trail, please visit our website www.kidsinparks.com or follow this link: http://www.kidsinparks.com/links/5. |
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Renewed Spirits |
William Mangum offers a Special Opportunity
Meet the Artist and Support the Foundation at The Rock Gallery of Fine Art, in Blowing Rock
If you were unable to attend the William Mangum Blue Ridge Inspiration, A Tribute to the Blue Ridge Parkway's 75th Anniversary exhibit in Greensboro, you have another wonderful opportunity to view it at The Rock Gallery of Fine Art, located in Blowing Rock, NC. This special art exhibit will be held at The Rock Gallery of Fine Art, 1153 Main Street, Blowing Rock NC, (828) 295-9752 - Saturday, July 17 through Saturday, July 31, 2010. The Blue Ridge Inspiration exhibition is a Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary official endorsed event. On Saturday, July 17th 12-5 pm will be a special "Meet the Artist" event and reception for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Mr. Mangum has generously created three miniature prints. The prints, Majestic Byway, Summer Cascade, and Renewed Spirits celebrate the rich beauty surrounding the Blue Ridge Parkway. You may pick one of your choice with a contribution of five dollars or more to support the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. The Blue Ridge Inspiration art exhibition will debut over 20 new original paintings and limited edition prints. These original paintings draw inspiration from locales surrounding the Blue Ridge Parkway, in celebration of its 75th Anniversary. We look forward to seeing you on the 17th! |
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 New! 75th Anniversary Patch Now Available!
Due to popular demand a patch bearing the Official Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary logo has been created! This official 75th Anniversary product is now available online at the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Store. Proceeds from the sale of all 75th Anniversary products directly benefit the Blue Ridge Parkway and BRP 75th Anniversary programs. Purchase your patch today! |
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 Bele Chere
Need we say more? We are very proud to be selected as one of the only 20 non-profits allowed to have an exhibit space this year at the 32nd annual Bele Chere Festival. Bele Chere is the largest free street music and arts festival in the southeast and this year will be held the weekend of July 23-25, 2010 on the streets of Downtown Asheville. We are raffling off some exciting items so be sure to visit our booth, No.7-88 (in front of the Mast Store on Biltmore Avenue) and register to win.
Festival times:
Friday, July 23 Noon to 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 24 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, July 25 Noon to 6 p.m.
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Join us... unfold your lawn chair, enjoy a summer afternoon and a little jazz music with your glass of wine.......
It's all good...when its "Cha Cha Jazz and Salsa Time" at the Black Dog Wine and Jazz Festival. Samba over to the Foundation's Gazebo for a taste of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation's Journey Wines. Listen to the music of Beleza Brazil, and Los Gatos while doing the salsa on a late summer afternoon.
The Black Dog Wine and Jazz Festival will be held August 14th at Chateau Morrisette. Chateau Morrisette is located at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 171.5 (287 Winery Road SW, Floyd Virginia).
We look forward to seeing you there.
*Tickets may be purchased up to 8:00am the day of the event
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