Event: The North Carolina Blackberry Festival is a celebration of blackberries, cobbler, and fun! Held in Lenoir, North Carolina, the festival offers tons of family-friendly events. This is a free two-day event. There's music, vendors, food, kids' activities, and a blackberry-eating contest. We have delicious blackberries for sale as well as some scrumptious blackberry cobbler for sale, while it lasts! […]
Event: Don't miss this month's SPARK event in the Foothills Collaboratory featuring Corning Optical Communications. SPARK is a STEM career showcase featuring local industries in the Carolina Foothills. Participate in guided activities based on their careers. The LAB can be found at the end of the South entrance hallway, across from Velo-City. About: The Catawba Science Center opened its doors […]
Event: A traveling rodeo event that features a variety of professional rodeo events like bareback riding, bull riding, roping, and barrel racing. Tickets are purchased cash only at the gate, but cheaper if ordered in advance.
Performance: Shake Down is a five-piece variety band located in the foothills of North Carolina. Combining a mixture of both “past” and “present” in both talent and music, they perform a wide variety of music including beach, shag, rock'n'roll, funk, motown, country, and top 40. Shake Down is the perfect group for any festival, wedding, corporate event, dance club, or […]
Event: Sit back, relax, and enjoy free movies this summer! Saturday Screenings take place at 8:45 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of July and August. The film series will feature Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark on July 12; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids on July 26; Sing on Aug. 9; and National Treasure on […]