Blue Ridge Folklife Festival Schedule
10/18/2011
Where & When
Festival activities run all day except as noted. Last minute time and location changes will be noted on the grounds.
Information
Adams Lake Field
Blue Ridge Institute Visitors Center
Exhibitions: “The Virginia Dulcimer: 200 Years of Bowing, Strumming, & Picking” With Live Performances by Phyllis Gaskins
Blue Ridge Institute & Museum Building
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
South of Route 40
Crafts – Outside
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Crafts – Inside
Fitness Center on Wiley Drive
Food
Blue Ridge Farm Museum, Adams Lake Field, Beside Ferrum College Fitness Center, Library Parking Lot, and Across From Vaughn Chapel
Moonshine Still
Beside Creek at Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Moonshiners, Drivers and Revenuers Storytelling
Beside Creek at Blue Ridge Farm Museum
1 to 3 p.m.
Music – Blue Ridge String Band Stage
Beside Fitness Center on Wiley Drive
(See schedule in Festival Guide)
Music – Blue Ridge Music Styles Stage
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Music – Blue Ridge Gospel Stage
Arboretum Area Across From Vaughn Chapel
Music Workshop – With a Banjo on My Knee: Regional Banjo Styles
Blue Ridge Music Styles Stage (Blue Ridge Farm Museum)
10:30 a.m. to Noon
Music Workshop – Stories & Songs of Texas Gladden, Virginia Ballad Singer
Blue Ridge Music Styles Stage (Blue Ridge Farm Museum)
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Music Workshop – Sawing the Devil’s Box: Regional Fiddle Styles
Blue Ridge Music Styles Stage (Blue Ridge Farm Museum)
2:30 to 4 p.m.
Horse and Mule Events
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Amazing Grace (“The Movie Star Mule”) Performance – 11:30 a.m.
Virginia State Championship Coon Mule Jumping Contest – 12:30 p.m.
Horse Pulling Contest – 1 p.m.
Sheep Herding
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
10 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
Farmers Market
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Chickens, turkeys, pigeons, and vegetables for sale. Cages will be provided.
Molasses and Apple Butter Making
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Corn Meal Grinding
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Antique Engines and Tractors
Below Adams Lake
(The steam-and-gas area is coordinated by the Southwest Virginia Antique Power Association.)
Wheat Threshing, Hay Bailing, and Rock Crushing Demonstrations
Steam & Gas Area Below Adams Lake
Wheat Threshing and Hay Bailing – 10:30 a.m., 12.30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Rock Crushing – 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Children’s Games
Bowl on Wiley Drive Above Adams Lake
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visit games area for schedule of individual games.
(The children’s games are coordinated by the Ferrum College Recreation and Leisure Program.)
Coon Dog Contests
Lower End of Adams Lake
UKC & Grade Bench Show – 10 a.m.
Treeing Contest – Noon
Water Race – 1:30 p.m.
(The coon dog events are coordinated by the Back Creek Coon Club of Roanoke.)
Car Show and Car Crafts Area
Field West of Blue Ridge Institute & Museum Visitors Center
(The car show is coordinated by the Outlaw Cruisers Car Club of Franklin County.)
Alumni Social Area
ARC Patio at Stanley Library
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Parking Shuttle Stop
Blue Ridge Institute & Museum Parking Lot
Shuttles run only to the parking lot at Shively & Carter Cabinets on Route 40 west of campus and the grass parking field on Old Ferrum Road. Be sure to catch the shuttle to your proper parking lot. Last shuttle runs at 6 p.m.
Ferrum College Football Game
Adams Field
1 p.m. Admission is free with festival hand stamp.
Restrooms:
Below Adams Lake (East and West Sides of Creek)
Behind Blue Ridge Institute Visitors Center
Blue Ridge Farm Museum
Beside Fitness Center on Wiley Drive
First Aid:
Riddick Hall Parking Lot Above Blue Ridge Institute Visitors Center
Please bring lost children and found objects to the Information Booth below Adams Lake.
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