A delicious, educational and lively seminar on the basics of cheese and wine pairing. You’ll taste cheeses from all 6 categories of cheese with 6 different wines as we discover what makes a cheese and wine pairing successful. You’ll also learn how to choose and serve artisanal cheese, how to distinguish different types, and how to taste to get the most from your palate! Somebody has to do it, right?
The Turophile’s ultimate interactive beer tasting! Our brewmaster will turn that daunting trip to the cheese aisle on its head and make it easy to pair up cheeses with brews. We’ll play with fresh cheeses and mild cheeses and bloomy rind cheeses and funky cheeses and creamy cheeses and semi-hard cheeses and hard cheeses and stinky cheeses too. Check out all the Foodie U Wine (and beer) School classes we offer!
Treat your family to an unforgettable Easter celebration with a delightful brunch at Harvest, set amidst the charm and history of Mountain Lake Lodge. Easter Brunch Hours: 11:00am - 3pm Reservations can be made through Open Table: https://www.opentable.com/r/harvest-mountain-lake-lodge-pembroke
Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store Saturdays, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join us at the Floyd Country Store every Saturday at noon for Americana Afternoons. Saturday lunch at the store is a special event. Pick up one of our homemade soups or sandwiches, or a plate of farm-fresh salad and find a table near the stage. Starting at noon you can enjoy Americana Afternoons. The music is varied but has the common thread of Americana: traditional acoustic...
Join Norton Parks and Recreation for the annual Norton Easter Egg Hunt at Norton City Park. Activities will include Easter egg hunts, contests, special guests, and more! More details will be announced closer to event. Contact: Rebecca Kilgore, rmkilgore@nortonva.org or (276) 679-0754. Rain date: March 30, 2024.
The Washington County Fairgrounds Board of Directors is proud to announce the return of its Third Annual ABINGDON, VIRGINIA OLD-TIME, BLUEGRASS, & BLUEGRASS GOSPEL FIDDLERS’ CONVENTION, Fiddlin’ At The Fairgrounds, June 21-23, 2024. We are excited to announce that in our third year, we are adding another day of competition to the schedule. Not only will we have the traditional old-timeand bluegrass band and individual competitions; this year we are adding a Bluegrass Gospel Band...
DJ JP will be hosting Karaoke Night every Saturday from 7-10 PM at the Four Seasons restaurant in Big Stone Gap.
The Country Cabin is one of the nine major venues on the Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, providing travelers Saturday night bluegrass music, special music and dance programs for bus tours. LIVE Music Country-Bluegrass-Old TimeEvery Saturday Night 7:30PM -10:30PM Admission: Adults $6.00 Child (2-11) $1.00 Child (0-1) Free *Admission Subject to Change*
Wine has been produced for thousands of years, with evidence of ancient wine production from c. 6000 BC (the earliest known traces of wine). Wine production and consumption increased, burgeoning from the 15th century onwards as part of European expansion. Despite the devastating 1887 phylloxera infestation, modern science and technology adapted. In this lesson we’ll talk about history and taste the wines that have become Iconic Masterpiece Wines of the World. Check out all the Foodie...
Sunday Music Jams at The Floyd Country Store 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm Each Sunday, The Floyd Country Store comes alive with community music during our old time and bluegrass music jams that take place between 1:30-6:00pm. The old time jam session is hosted by a different string band each week, leading tunes at a moderate speed. Traditional instruments and dancers welcome! At 4:00 the bluegrass jam kicks off, with hosts who lead the group in bluegrass...
