Welcome to our Ramblings feature as we help you explore Lovely Things NC.
Travel
May 26 – 3-7 p.m. Celebrate the festivals 125th year in Valdese. Live music, food, and most importantly, BEER! To add to the excitement, Highlands Brewery will be brewing a special pilot beer to commemorate the Anniversary of the town! (Destination Magazine)
The Lazy 5 Ranch is located between I-85 and 77 in Piedmont, North Carolina (near Salisbury), it features over 700 animals from around the world. (Lovely Thing NC)
June 2, 2018 – Join in the fun and dance on the beach during the 33rd Annual Carolina Beach Music Festival, the longest-running beach music festivals in the United States and the only North Carolina music festival held on the beach. (Visit NC)
Wine/Food
Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard and Winery
In North Carolina there are a number of wineries that are also considered century farms. Baker Buffalo Creek is fortunate enough to be on that short list. (NC Wine Guys)
Books
McIntyre’s Book Author Events – David Sedaris
June 1 – 6:30 p.m. Tickets $30. If you’ve ever laughed your way through David Sedaris’s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you’re getting with Calypso. You’d be wrong. (Fearrington Village)
Quilts
The North Carolina Quilt Symposium 2018
May 31, June 1-3, 2018 – The Asheville Quilt Guild and the North Carolina Quilt Symposium, Inc. (NCQSI), welcome you to “Delectable Asheville”, the 39th North Carolina Quilt Symposium. The committee has been working hard to have the best symposium ever. University of North Carolina Asheville has ‘smart’ classrooms, a great dining facility and comfortable dormitories. UNC Asheville also offers a beautiful campus where you can relax and enjoy the mountains and all Asheville has to offer.