Cherokee County NC Blog

Liz Melendez, an independent recording and performing artist, will appear at 7:00 pm Saturday, June 30, 2007, as part of the Live Blues On the Greens series at The Longhouse Restaurant at Cherokee Hills Golf Club.

She will perform two one-hour sets and one 30-minute set during the evening.

You can learn more about Liz Melendez on her MySpace Profile.

For more information, call The Longhouse at 828-837-1762.

National recording artist Conni Laine will appear on Saturday, June 9, 2007, at Doyle’s Cedar Hill Restaurant in Murphy, North Carolina.

She will be performing originals and classic songs of blues, classic rock, and a touch of jazz and country music.

For more information, call 828-837-3400.

The second annual Bluegrass to Blues Festival will be held on June 2, 2007 in scenic Andrews, North Carolina.

The festival starts at 10:00 am and will showcase more than twenty bands performing on five stages throughout town. Groups will come from all over the Southeast and the Bluegrass to Blues Festival is gaining the reputation of showcasing a variety of excellent new musicians from all genres including blues, country, pop, rock, bluegrass, and gospel.

In addition to the music, visitors to the festival can look forward to a variety of food and local mountain craft vendors.

The festival will appeal to visitors of all ages.

The event is sponsored by local businesses and the town government and is organized by John Hensley of the Andrews Merchants and Business Association.

Celebrating Smoky Mountain Culture for a century, the Andrews Valley will be the place to be on June 2nd 2007. So get out of the city for the weekend, bring the kids and spend a magical day in the mountains you won’t forget.

For more information, contact the Andrews Merchant Business Association at 828-557-1704.

(Murphy NC)

Smoky Mountain Stamp Club will have its next meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at Murphy Public Library.

Call Bill Beserock at 828-837-5105 or Lonnie Hoover at 828-837-6651 for more information.