~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press on October 6, 2011 Blue Mountain School hosted a Harvest Festival for students, parents and friends on Thursday September 22nd. It was the school’s first event of the 2011/2012 school year and gave school director Shelly Emmett an opportunity to show visitors the school’s new expanded early […]
~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press on September 29, 2011 An opening reception for more than 25 visiting paper artists was held at Troika Gallery on Friday. The artists were in Floyd for a quinquennial retreat on papermaking and to celebrate the 25th year anniversary of Hand Papermaking magazine, which all the artists […]
~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press on September 29. 2011. At the UBAN Keep the Ban benefit concert, held at the Pine Tavern Pavilion on Friday, musician Ember Swift gave a looping demonstration, incorporating a “Keep the Ban” chant into the mix at the start of one of her engaging songs. Michael Kovick, […]
~ The following was appeared in The Floyd Press on September 22, 2011 The new Plenty! Fresh Food Bank is located on Webbs Mill Road in the garage adjacent to the Plenty! office and Community Garden. The Food Bank will provide canned and fresh food to individuals and food pantries in Floyd in addition to […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press newspaper on September 15, 2011 Floyd centenarian Effie Brown attended an exhibit of her hand-sewn quilts and quilt block designs at the Old Church Gallery on Saturday. Gallery director Catherine Pauley said that, along with Brown’s full-size quilts, the exhibit features close to 30 patchwork patterns […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on August 25, 2011 Kalinda Wycoff and Theresa Cook have been business partners for 20 years and friends for much longer than that. In 1991 Wycoff, Cook and their co-partner for 18 years, Christine Byrd, opened the New Mountain Mercantile. It was the first shop in […]
The following was published in the summer issue of All About Her, a regional newspaper insert magazine. If you drive through Floyd County in late spring, you’ll notice family garden plots ready for planting. In the summer those same plots are filled with corn, tomatoes, beans and more. Although many Floyd Countians home garden, very […]
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 28, 2011 and on the paper’s online site HERE. Tucked behind the 4th green of Primland’s award-winning golf course and overlooking the Dan River gorge is the new Golden Eagle Tree House, which was dedicated during a weekend event that also included the opening […]
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 4, 2011 The Imagine Tent teen scene at Floydfest was conceived of two years ago during Floydfest Revival when a group of local teens, who were wandering the festival grounds, waved down festival staffer Joe Klein, wanting a ride in his golf cart. After […]
~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press on June 16th, 2011. The 10th annual Floydfest music festival kicks off six weeks from today. The Floyd Fandango Beer and Wine Festival is just two weeks away. Volunteers were busy last weekend preparing the 80 acre Blue Ridge Parkway site for the annual festivities. Along with […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press newspaper on June 9, 2011 and on the paper’s webpage HERE. The first electric car charger in Floyd County and maybe in the New River Valley is now located in the parking lot of the Hotel Floyd’s new addition. Kamala Bauers, one of the hotel owners, […]
~ The following (a slightly adapted version) appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper (as Musical Festival in Full Siwng) on June 9, 2011. National Music Festival (NMF) performances took place over a two week period at various locations in Floyd, including the Floyd Market Pavilion, Bell Garden and Gallery, the elementary school gymnasium, the high […]
