Weekly Village Update 8.8.19

Important Upcoming Chamber Events

Shred Day at First Citizens Bank Blowing Rock August 14th from 9 am - 1 pm All you can shred until the truck is full! State of the Town Hosted by the Blowing Rock Chamber at Blowing Rock Art & History Museum August 15th from 5:30 - 7 pm Come hear about this year's successes, current challenges, and the future of our village with Q&A at the end.

Next Business After Hours: August 20th at 5:30 pm Inn at Crestwood Drinks, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and dinner gift certificate giveaways! Join us!

RSVP for Business After Hours LOCATION Inn at Crestwood DATE AND TIME 08/20/19 5:30pm - 08/20/19 7:00pm I'll be there! Maybe I can't make it

More Upcoming Chamber Events Farmer's Market every Thursday on Park Ave. 3-6 pm Front Porch Eats Ribbon Cutting at Mystery Hill August 22nd at 8:30 am Volunteer Appreciation Picnic on the Chamber Lawn August 27th at 5 pm Business Before Hours at the Community Club Library September 11th at 8:30 am Business After Hours at Blowing Rock Medical Park September 17th at 5:30 pm Partner Appreciation Dinner at Best Cellar September 24th at 6 pm - email Loni if you are interested in partnership

Lodging indicators positive for first half of 2019 Lodging data recently released by Visit NC shows that commercial lodging in North Carolina has once again broken a half-year record in terms of total room demand. North Carolina year-to-date demand growth outpaces the South Atlantic region (+0.6 percent) and U.S. demand growth (-0.5 percent). Since 2000, year-to-date demand through June in N.C., meaning the number of commercial room nights sold of more than 18 million, has grown 38 percent in 19 years. Read more and see details for our region

Member News

Sculpture Walk at Chetola with Events all Weekend Over 50 large, mid-scale and small sculptures will be exhibited August 9th - 11th on Chetola Lake.  The Public is invited to stroll around the lakeside at Chetola Resort to meet renowned sculptors and view their award-winning works of art. Activities all weekend long create a family friendly destination. Special evening events feature art Icons, Bob Timberlake and Joe Miller on Friday night 6:30-9:30 pm. See the schedule and get tickets

Free Educational Seminar with Dinner Longevity: Real Life Challenges During Retirement August 26th from 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Famous Toastery 349 Sunset Dr. Blowing Rock Hosted by: Billy Chick AAMS, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones and Ed Hardie, Dedicated Life Consultant, Prudential Life Distributors Kindly RSVP By: Date: 08-21-2019 Phone number: 828-295-6176 Email: Terra.OliveKendrick@edwardjones.com This is a free event and seating is limited, please be sure to RSVP. A multi-course dinner will be provided to all attendees catered by Famous Toastery. Learn more

Middle Fork Greenway Check Drop Off Party Wednesday, August 14, from 5 - 7 pm Free admission to Mystery Hill, All Welcome Bring your kids, invite your staff! All Mystery Hill attractions will be open with free access!  Here is the link to our Check Drop Off Party Facebook Page.   We will meet up on Tomahawk Hill where you can get your photo taken at the photo booth, and learn how to throw a Tomahawk!!!  Group photo and Greenway progress updates at 5:45 pm.  FOOD: Mystery Hill will provide tasty treats from each of their represented iconic High Country brands: Hole Lotta Doughnuts, Hatchet Coffee, Check Farmstead Creamery, and Appalachia Cookie Company.  Booneshine Brewing and Lost Province Brewing Co. will provide beverages.  Live Music from The Neighbors  PARKING: You can park at Tweetsie Railroad and walk the Middle Fork Greenway to Mystery Hill. We highly recommend doing this, especially if you've not been on the trail yet! As soon as you turn in to Tweetsie RR, turn left into the first parking area. The greenway is in between the parking lot and Hwy 321. It's less than a 5-minute walk.   Please make your check out to the Middle Fork Greenway. If you can't make it to the Check Drop Off Party, you can mail your check to: Middle Fork Greenway PO BOX 568  Boone, NC 28607 Thank you so much for your continued support of this community Greenway!

Science, Art, Adventure Day Camp, Aug. 12 - 16 In partnership with Appalachian State University's Math & Science Education Center, the Science, Art, & Adventure Camp is open to 6 - 12 year olds. Visit CourtneyBaines.com/SummerCamp to learn more and sign up today (only 5 spots remaining).

NCDOL Encourages Businesses to Participate in “Safe + Sound Week” Aug. 12 - 18 Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe. Learn why you should participate

Tanger Courtyard Concert Series Upcoming Events Listen to local musicians on stage in our brand new courtyard every other Saturday evening from 4 PM – 7 PM! The Chick-fil-A Boone Food Truck will be on site with yummy bites! Plus, register to win prizes too. Bring a lawn chair and your friends and family! All events are FREE & family friendly. August 17 - The Lucky Strikes Orchestra August 31 - ASU Pep Band & High Standards

Annual Rotary Charity Auction Save the Date: Saturday, Aug. 17th Silent auction begins at 3:00 and live auction begins at 6:00 pm at the American Legion. If anyone has an item suitable for the silent auction please contact the Chamber at 295-7851 and ask for Charles. All the funds after expenses are divided up among the local helping organizations that Rotary supports. http://www.blowingrockrotary.org/ for more details.

Art of Living Upcoming Events August 16-18 : Yoga Body, Buddha Mind with Cyndi Lee August 23-25: The Agreements of Love with Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. and Don Jose Ruiz August 23-25: Managing Inflammation

Rosen Sculpture Winners Announced The winners of the Martin & Doris Rosen 33rd Rosen Sculpture Competition are as follows: · First Place $3,000: Bob Doster A Memorial, 2014-2018, Stainless steel, Lancaster, SC · Second Place $2,000: Glenn Zweygardt, Adam Meets Eve, 2018, Fabricated and cast bronze, steel, cast glass, granite, Alfred Station, NY · Third Place. $1,000: Derek Chalfant, Back Home Again, 2016, Stainless steel, Elmira, NY See the winners

Dog Weekend at the Horton Hotel Aug. 23rd - 25th Book a room at the Horton during Dog Weekend. A portion of the proceeds go to the Watauga Humane Society. ·     Free Wine Tasting at the beautiful Grandfather Mountain Vineyards ·     Complimentary access to the Watauga County Dog Park – ·     Lost Province will give you a FREE bag of homemade doggie treats & 50% OFF ANY appetizer! ·     A guide led walk around downtown Boone – so many fantastic sniffs and tinkle spots that you will love! ·     Rooms are outfitted with cozy rugs for you to snuggle and other fun goodies! Full Details Here

More events can be found on our online calendar. To submit your news to our weekly newsletter, email Loni@BlowingRock.com by Wednesday. Our newsletter reaches over 1,000 member contacts each Thursday!

Mile of Flowers Business Awards

The Blowing Rock Garden Club sponsored the first Mile of Flowers Business Awards for having store front displays with the Mile of Flowers event theme. Awards were given to three stores that encompassed the Mile of Flowers theme with meaningful layers, colors and rustic elements. Judging was done by Blowing Rock Garden Club’s Chairperson, Anne Tarbutton, and the treasure, Barbara Ballesty. All recipient’s received flower wall hangings in addition to first place receiving a $100 gift card to Chetola Resort, second place a free landscaping consultation and third place a $30 gift card to The Mustard Seed.

1^st Place was awarded to Mountain Laurel Floristry. The displayed Mile of Flowers enthusiasm with a window display featuring hand-crafted paper flowers promoting the Mile of Flowers event. As well as their courtyard full of flower pots with intricate layering of greenery. The window boxes on their store front had rustic elements to them bringing home Blowing Rock’s mountain heritage.

2^nd Place was awarded to Monkee’s of Blowing Rock. Anne Tarbutton and Barbara Ballesty of the Blowing Rock Garden club appreciated Monkee’s flower pots welcoming shop-goers into their store. The bright blue flower pots varied in height and were full of textures greenery. Along the side of the store the garden is more natural, maintained by SouthMarke owners, Karyn and Dieter Herterich. And you can’t forget to take a look at the monkey topiary hanging from a tree.

3^rd Place was awarded to J McLaughlin for their beautiful bourbon barrel planter. The planter displays different heights of greenery paired with birch tree twigs for texture. The bourbon barrel is large in size and fits perfectly in the entry way into the store. The Mile of Flower judges found the single display to be stunning in size and height while encompassing the perfect mountain home feel.

Honorable mentions go to three downtown business for their mix of colors and layering in their window displays. In no particular order the Mile of Flower judges appreciated Vincent Properties beautiful window flower boxes, Neacos modern touch of color and heights in their planter box, and Six Pence Pub for their window box with birch tree elements.