Homecoming offers an opportunity for the community and beyond to come together for a day of fun to enjoy a wide variety of food, arts and crafts, kid’s activities, live entertainment, informational displays and more. More information and photos from last year’s festival can be found on the Mayodan Homecoming Festival FACEBOOK page.

As a special addition to this year’s festival, the newly established Downtown Mayodan Merchants Association is sponsoring a CRUISE-IN from 11am to 4pm on Main Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues. All types of vehicles are welcome. Owners will receive a goody bag courtesy of downtown Mayodan merchants. There will also be door prizes and tickets available for a 50/50 drawing. For more information on the cruise-in, call 336-548-2273.

One of the highlights of Homecoming is the awesome array of live on-stage entertainers. Don’t miss a minute of the lineup beginning at 10:00am and continuing into the evening until 10:00pm.

Plenty of top notch entertainment for your listening pleasure is featured during the earlier hours of the festival.

Opening ceremonies at 10am features the MCMICHAEL HIGH SCHOOL marching band and choral ensemble, along with the ROTC unit presenting our nation’s colors.

At 11:00am, the dance students of CC DANCE COMPANY take the spotlight. From beginners to experienced dancers, you will enjoy their entertaining routines.

The 2:00pm slot brings GOD’S GARAGE BAND to the Homecoming stage. This group uses their talents to spread their gospel message through contemporary song and message.

At 4:00pm we welcome CREST FALLEN, a local rock cover band with musicians from several Rockingham County schools. High energy sound has become a trademark of the band with genres of 70s through today. Covers include Aerosmith, Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bon Jovi and Guns & Roses.

On stage at 6pm to kick off the evening street dance is Mayodan’s own THE IMPACTS, five seasoned musicians featuring your favorite rock and roll oldies and beach tunes of the 50s, 60s and 70s. The Impacts have been entertaining audiences since 2005 and are well known in Rockingham County and beyond from both private and public events. The instruments used are vintage style, much like what was used in the original recordings, giving an authentic sound. If you were around in the early days of rock and roll, the sounds of The Impacts will certainly bring back a lot of great memories. If you were not, you will see first hand the excitement of the great music of that era. Whether you like the British invasion, American pop, Motown or Carolina beach music, you will enjoy listening or dancing to the familiar tunes of the Impacts. For more information, visit www.theimpactsband.com.

Homecoming’s grand finale welcomes back for a return engagement THE HOLIDAY BAND with their entertaining beach and shaggin show at 8:00pm. One of the Southeast’s premier party and dance bands, THB has been performing for nearly 20 years. They are the 2009 Carolina Beach Music Group of the Year, as well as the co-winners (with the Band of Oz) of the Cammy Group of the Year. The group is known as being one of the most versatile bands around with a wide range of musical styles on their set list that includes classic rock, country, slow ballads, beach and southern soul, R&B dance, as well as original tunes of their own. Wear your shaggin shoes and dance the night away with the Holiday Band and your friends at the Homecoming street dance. Visit their web site at www.theholidayband.com.

Lots of fun and excitement for all ages is offered at Homecoming throughout the entire day. As always, a variety of Homecoming vendors offer food including hot dogs, hamburgers, BBQ, fries, smoked sausages, pizza, fresh homemade baked goods, snow cones, funnel cakes, and more to tempt your taste buds. Many talented crafters will be on hand with a variety of hand-made accents for your home and wardrobe including candles, jewelry, glassware, seasonal decorations, and purses. Opportunities abound to support church, civic and school organizations that offer special fund raisers. Visit the Preservation League booth and see what is available in specialty Mayodan logo items including t-shirts and the next in the series of Mayodan Christmas ornaments. The 2010 ornament features the pavilion at the old Mayo Lake. Supplies are limited, so get there early to take advantage of this great collectable. Youngsters will delight at carnival rides, games, rock climbing, face and hair painting. The popular Bingo games sponsored by the Preservation League offer a wide variety of prizes donated by area merchants. These and other surprises await the entire family in the main festival area.

The Mayodan Preservation League invites you to bring your lawn chair and spend the day with friends and neighbors at Homecoming. This is your day to enjoy and have fun in downtown Mayodan. Come see why so many of your friends like calling Mayodan home. For more information call 336-548-2241. Or visit our Mayodan Homecoming Festival FACEBOOK page. In the event of rain, the Impacts and the Holiday Band will perform at 6:00pm at the Madison-Mayodan Recreation Center.

(PLEASE NOTE FOR THE SAFETY OF HOMECOMING PATRONS….. BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS, SKATES, SCOOTERS, WEAPONS AND PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE FESTIVAL AREA.)

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Contact: Connie Fox FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sponsoring Organization: Mayodan Preservation League

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Featuring bluegrass music by the Stoney Creek Mountain Boys, field games, and fun activities for adults and children. Fried chicken, fixin’s and homemade ice cream w of all flavors will be served.

Woodmont United Methodist Church

1926 Richardson Drive, Reidsville

Sunday, August 29

4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Call to say you’re coming: 336-349-8773

Everyone welcome!

“The fund has raised over $200,000 to date to help with everyday expenses of cancer patients and their families living in Rockingham County, but 2010 is playing out to be our biggest challenge,” states Jennifer Joyce, chairwoman of the golf tournament and daughter of Barry Joyce.

In 2009, there were more than 125 golfers and more than 50 local businesses who supported the fund. Several previous sponsors have already committed to 2010 like Morehead Hospital, State Farm Insurance and Bridgestone Aircraft Tire USA, but many sponsorship packages are still available. Sponsorships range from $300 to $5000.

Sponsors like Ameriprise Financial in Madison have been partners since the initial tournament in 2002 because the need could not be greater. “We see every day the struggles of many in Rockingham County” states Mark Casey of Ameriprise. ” Battling cancer is a tough fight that too often is made more difficult for the patient and family because of limited financial resources. We wanted to help those victims and the Barry L. Joyce Local Cancer Fund really does do that.”

Jennifer encourages businesses to get involved. “Sponsorship is a great way for companies in Rockingham County and the Piedmont Triad to show their support for our local community. Over 20% of the cancer patients in Rockingham County have no insurance. 100% of donations go directly to them to help with expenses that may seem small to us, but really important for people coping with such a difficult disease. “

The Barry L. Joyce Local Cancer Support Fund was founded in 2001 to assist uninsured, under insured, and financially challenged cancer patients living in Rockingham County. Barry’s vision was to create a fund to help cancer patients cover everyday expenses such as gas, groceries, and heating bills so they can focus on the challenge of beating cancer.

For more information about the fund and the golf tournament, visit www.bljcancerfund.org 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jennifer Joyce

jjoyce10@triad.rr.com

336.337.8605

The Barry Joyce Kicking Cancer Challenge

141 St. Andrews Drive

Stoneville, NC 27048

www.bljcancerfund.com

People from around the region will be traveling to Ruffin, N.C., to get lost in a five-acre corn maze at Oakhaven Properties. The maze, which is dedicated to honor the late Adam Petty and Victory Junction, is the highlight of several activities for families to experience at Oakhaven.

Paul Setliff, of Oakhaven Properties, was serving as a public relations representative in NASCAR in May 2000 when Adam Petty lost his life. It’s a day Setliff will not soon forget.

“It seems hard to believe he has been gone for 10 years,” said Setliff. “But his legacy is alive and well. Before his death, Adam had a dream to create a place of solitude and hope for sick children. Through Victory Junction, kids are living out his dream. We wanted to honor Adam and help raise money for an amazing organization that is touching the lives of so many great kids.”

The maze design will feature Adam’s likeness and the familiar “Keeping the Dream Alive” logo.

With the help of The Pumpkin Patch, of Browns Summit, NC, all profits from on-location pumpkin sales will be donated to Victory Junction.

“We want families to come and spend a day in the maze and purchase a pumpkin while they’re here. What a great way to welcome Fall. Much of the proceeds are going to help a bunch of deserving kids,” said Patience Ergish, owner of Oakhaven Properties, LLC.

Oakhaven’s Corntacular Adventure will open Sept. 1 and remain available to visit through Halloween. The farm is located in the Northeast corner of Rockingham County along Highway 29. With more than 1200 acres of rolling hills and farmland, it is one of Rockingham County’s best kept secrets.

Designed for families of all ages, the Corntacular Adventure features the corn maze, 30’ x 80’ jumping pillow, corn cannon, hay rides, Kiddy Train, Sand Mountain, Rubber Duck races and many other activities.

Victory Junction is a year-round camping environment for children ages six to 16 with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses. Founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty in honor of their son Adam, the camp is located in Randleman, NC with a second location opening soon in Kansas City, KS. Victory Junction offers programs for 24 disease groups and maintains strong relationships with 30 partner hospitals. Victory Junction’s mission is to provide life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, in a safe and medically-sound environment. As a not-for-profit organization, the camp operates solely through the support of generous donors to provide this experience at no charge to children and their families. For more information or to donate, visit www.victoryjunction.org.

Oakhaven’s Corntacular Adventure

Key Dates 2010

September 2010

1st – Opening Day

12th – Free Teachers Day – Teachers have the chance to come out and preview the activities and review our classroom based curriculum

17-19th — Scout Weekend – Bring your troop to the farm to camp and have a load of activities and fun.

25-26th — Inspirational Weekend – Does you church or school choir have what it takes? Come on out to Oakhaven and bring your peers. Best choir wins $500 and sings for the masses on Sunday. 20% Discount on entry for all choirs and those supporting them.

October 2010

2nd — All service personnel get in for $8 with ID and that includes all your family. Thanks for serving us selflessly!

16th — Pigs and Pumpkins Day – The biggest day of the year. Music, Food, BBQ Cookoff, Pumpkins and much more. Don’t miss it!

23rd — Cancer Survivor Day – For everyone who completes the maze, Oakhaven will donate $1 to American Cancer Society. Help us destroy this disease.

29th — Flashlight Maze – Come out and try your luck going through the maze at night. Not a “Scary” maze.

30th — Halloween Bash – Bring your family to the farm for a fun day and night Halloween treats and contest. We will have costume contests, trick or treating, S-Mores Bon Fire, Ghost Stories, Flashlight Maze and much more.

For More Information Contact:

Visit: www.comegetlost.com

or

Paul Setliff

paul@comegetlost.com

336-552-9663

For More information about Riverfest, Call Eden Coordinator of Tourism & Special Events, Cindy Adams at (336) 623-7789, ext. 3021 or visit www.exploreedennc.com

If you are ready to experience a variety band that promises to bring versatility and high energy and will leave a lasting impression that will have you talking for days, then come out and hear Phase Band based out of Winston-Salem. Their versatile repertoire consist of songs from Big Band, Motown, Beach and Oldies, 60′s, 70′s, 80′s and Jazz to today’s current R&B and Top 40 tunes. Phase Band has entertained audiences all over the Southeast for more than 20 years. Members have had the pleasure of performing with notable acts like Kenny Loggins, Shirley Murdock, Nantucket and Brenda Clark, just to name a few.

Based out of Charlotte, Peace and Love is one of the Southeast’s premier bands. Six incredibly talented musicians -all coming from different musical backgrounds – come together to form one of the most requested bands in the Southeast. Peace and Love has performed with KC & the Sunshine Band, Rick Springfield, Edwin McCain, and as the opening act for Morris Day & The Time. They also had the honor of opening The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach S.C. with The Godfather of Soul James Brown, Travis Tritt, and The Blues Brothers. Playing a wide variety of music to ensure everyone in the audience is entertained, their extensive repertoire is comprised of over 100 songs for your listening pleasure. You want Frank Sinatra or Beach Music? Jazz or Motown? How about Journey or Nelly? Well, you get the picture!

The concert begins at 6:30. Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Food vendors will be on site.

For more information, visit www.ci.reidsville.nc.us or call 336-349-1099.

And celebrating the greatness of Spray’s native son is just what he will be doing on Saturday, September 25. He has agreed to do a benefit performance at the picturesque Governor Morehead Park in Spray, directly across the street from the textile mills where famed banjoist Charlie Poole worked between his rambles.

“An Evening with Loudon Wainwright III” will be an evening of national caliber entertainment, with good food to make it complete—Fuzzy’s of Madison will be catering a barbecue supper, all included in the $25 ticket price. Wainwright will be coming fresh from a performance as part of the Duke University concert series.

The proceeds are to help Piedmont Folk Legacies, parent of the Charlie Poole Music Festival, in its effort to save the huge historic Nantucket Mill by turning it into the National Banjo Center, and to help the park itself deal with the crumbling foundation wall of the area’s very first textile mill. Wainwright requests that all proceeds should remain in Spray out of respect for Charlie Poole.

Gates will open at 5 PM on September 25, and the barbecue will be served at 6.

The opening act at 7 PM will be Kinney Rorrer’s widely acclaimed New North Carolina Ramblers. Wainwright will take the stage at 8 with his act that he has taken all over the US and Canada since Grammy night.

Tickets at $25 each will be sold on line at www.charlie-poole.com through Friday, September 17, or can be ordered with a check to Piedmont Folk Legacies, P.O. Box 867, Eden, NC 27289. A table for 8 can be reserved for $200. No tickets will be sold at the gate. For information, call 336-623-1043 or 336-627-0816.

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Annual Artist Attic Sale

(Reidsville, NC) - It’s time for Everyday Art Gallery’s Annual Artist Attic Sale! Each year, Everyday Art: Gallery, Gifts and Studio in downtown Reidsville holds a special mid-year art sale. A select group of our everyday artists offer some of their original art, pottery, jewelry and more at huge discounts in order to clear the way for the upcoming fall and holiday season!

This year’s sale will take place ONE DAY ONLY on Saturday, August 14 beginning at 9:30 am. Lucky shoppers will find a variety of bargains in our upstairs studio space, many worthy of gift-giving! Some work has minor flaws; others are odd pieces from groupings, pieces from artists’ personal collections, experimental work, prototypes, and such. Most sale items are first quality simply marked down to generate quick cash for our artists. You never know what you’ll find, but you’ll always find unique one-of-a-kind work!

While you’re here, enjoy shopping our main gallery. For nearly four years, Everyday Art has been pleased to feature original work from more than 65 local and regional artists and craftsmen. There is no other gallery of this scale and nature in our area. We so are fortunate to have such talented people in this region. Supporting local artists enriches your community and impacts our local economy in such a positive way.

No early sales will be offered this year, so mark your calendar and come early! This sale is one day only on Saturday, August 14 from 9:30 am-5:00 pm. Everyday Art is located at 209 SW Market Street in downtown Reidsville in the Backstreet District. Plan to spend the day in our beautiful downtown and enjoy the many shops, boutiques and restaurants. Invite your friends to join you. You’ll come home with some wonderful new art work, full tummies and the satisfaction of a day well-spent.

The Eden Chamber of Commerce will be collecting school supplies to fill the backpacks July 22nd-August 13th at their 678 S. Van Buren Road location. You can drop off supplies from 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday. Items that are needed include, glue sticks, wide-ruled composition books and filler paper, safety scissors, rulers, copy paper, hand sanitizer and Kleenex. You can visit area stores to see what other supplies are required by certain teachers.

Both Pete Crouch, Owner of Eden Drug and Jean Ann Wood, President of the Eden Chamber of Commerce want to help those in need in our community. “As owners of Eden Drug, my wife Debbie and I are excited to partner with several local businesses and provide book bags and basic school supplies for over 1700 children, grades K-5 in the Eden area,” remarked Crouch. Wal-Mart and Sonic also contributed to the school supply effort.

“We invite businesses, civic groups and individuals to help “Fill the Back Packs” for our elementary school students. Together we can make a difference by providing the essential items our students need to be successful in school,” stated Wood.

For more information on the backpacks or how to donate supplies or funds to purchase supplies, contact Pete Crouch at 336-627-4854 or Jean Ann Wood at 336-623-3336.