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34th Annual VALLE COUNTRY FAIR HAPPENS OCTOBER 20, 2012 VALLE CRUCIS, NC— The colors, flavors, sights and sounds of harvest season in the Blue Ridge Mountains all come together at the Valle Country Fair in scenic Valle Crucis, North Carolina, from 9 am until 4 pm on October 20th. Started as a fundraiser for a little country church, it has grown into an annual happening that attracts thousands and raised more than $40,000 for High Country charities in 2011. Always held in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, on the third Saturday in October, the Valle Country Fair takes over the grounds of the Valle Crucis Conference Center on NC Highway 194 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is free and ample parking is available in the adjoining field for $5 per car. Pets are not allowed. The Fair takes place in a huge meadow between a picturesque red barn and a field of sorghum. The tents of 150 craft exhibitors line wide lanes that meander back and forth across the grounds. Bales of hay are stacked in the intersections of these alleys to offer fairgoers a spot to sit as they ponder which craft booths to visit next. Exhibitors are juried to find the highest quality handmade crafts available, and to insure that there are a wide variety of unique products available for the shoppers. Exhibitors selected for the event donate at least ten percent of their earnings back to the charitable work of the Fair. Two stages are set up to provide entertainment throughout the day. The stage located near the dining tent features the best in local mountain music. The youth stage located near the live alpacas, face painters and sand artist booth feature cloggers and other younger performers. Eat all you want at the Valle Country Fair because almost all of the food concessions are operated by the church or by other non-profit organizations that return 100 percent of their earnings to local charities. Tables and chairs are provided under a large tent next to the music stage so that fairgoers can enjoy the entertainment while they dine. Food concessions include Brunswick Stew, barbecue, chili, hot dogs and hamburgers, corndogs, sausage with onions, ham biscuits, ice cream, funnel cakes, baked goods, jams and jellies, fresh-pressed apple cider, and hot-out-of-the kettle apple butter. The 2011 Valle Country Fair grant recipients are Avery County Senior Center Caregiver’s Haven, Children’s Council of Watauga County, Edgar Tufts Memorial Association, Grandfather Home for Children, Green Valley Elementary School-Together to Learn, High Country Caregiver Foundation, High Country Relatives as Parents Program, High Country Prison Ministry, Hospitality House, Hunger and Health Coalition, L. Dawn Franklin Memorial Fund, New Opportunity School for Women at Lees-McRae College, Parent to Parent Family Support Network – High Country, Reaching Avery Ministry Emergency Food Pantry, Watauga Basic Skills/Family Literacy Program, Western Youth Network. The outreach committee at Holy Cross Church distributes all remaining profits to individuals and families in crisis. For more information, including printable PDF files with maps and driving directions from towns across the region, visit the Fair on the Web at www.vallecountryfair.org. © 2011 Valle Country Fair Committee |