8th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition People’s Choice Award Voting | North Carolina Mountain Dreams

It’s finally here…For all of us who can’t make it to Boone to enjoy the great photography that this contest brings in, this is our chance to voice our opinion. I will be heading over there in a minute myself to view and vote…

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Civil War Weekend – Putnam County • West Virginia Mountain Dreams

The Annual Civil War Weekend in Hurricane, West Virginia.

This event actually commemorates two engagements of the Civil War separated by a space of several years. Reenactors commemorate the skirmish of 1863 at Hurricane Bridge and the Scary Creek skirmish held at the Valley Park (Wave Pool location). This event includes exciting battle maneuvers and [...]

Finalists for the 7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition • North Carolina Mountain Dreams

I am a little late posting this…Congrats to all of the finalists…But starting tomorrow you can view the finalists live at the Turchin Center For The Visual Arts on the campus of Appalachian State University. The exhibition will run from March 5th at 7pm thru June 5th.

The judges reviewed over 1100 images, a record-setting [...]

McDowell County – Pioneer Day • North Carolina Mountain Dreams

Pioneer Day – Apr 24

Annual celebration of mountain heritage. The one-day festival features mountain music in the amphitheater, craft demonstrations such as weaving, black smithing, and pottery turning, “Hit or Miss” engine displays and vendors displaying and selling their wares. All day. Mountain Gateway Museum grounds, Old Fort.

Check it out at… McDowell County [...]

16 Hands :: The Tour « Virginia Mountain Dreams

Each year, twice a year, the word trickles out from the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia about an event…It brings together artists and art lovers…In the artist’s own environment. From the Tours website, the history is explained like this…

In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains there is an enclave of craftsmen who [...]

More From Dave Bonta…Woodrat Podcast | Pennsylvania Mountain Dreams

Woodrat Podcast, Episode 2 | Via Negativa.

Dave and Beth Adams of Cassandra Pages talk about poetry and self-plagiarism. Dave reads his poem “Ode to a Chalk Line Reel”…

Ode to a Chalk Line Reel by Dave Bonta

The day after Bo Diddley died, I watched a carpenter stretch a line the length of a [...]