M1 MAYMayberry 2018 ISSUE 9 MAGAZINE MUSIC IN MAYBERRY? BEACH MUSIC, R&B AND MORE! STRAWBERRIES & MAYBERRY? ARE THEY CONNECTED? DOWNTOWN MOUNT AIRY PARADES, FESTIVALS & HOT CARS MAYBERRY TRIVIA? TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE COMPLIMENTARY COPY M2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Story — Music, more music, and then more music! Mount Airy is known as the center of all things Mayberry, for good reason. But there’s so much more to do when visiting the 18 real-life Mayberry, particularly if you’re a music fan! Page 5 The Blue Ridge Music Center, at Mile Post 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, brings some of the top bluegrass, country, and Appalachian-inspired musical acts from around the world to its stage. In addition to daily concerts featuring the local flavor of the Blue Ridge, the Center sponsors a summer series that brings in the likes of Sierra Hull, Rhiannon Giddens, Shadown Brass, and others. Page 8 Plenty to do in Downtown Mayberry 12 Page 14 In The Country Kitchen Strawberries and Mayberry — they just seem to go together, don’t they? Especially this time of year, when the strawberry fields are filling up with the fresh, juicy fruit. Find out what Mayberry and Strawberries may have in common… Page 16 What To Do, What To Do… As spring spreads over the land, there are more concerts, shows, movies and events than you can shake a stick at. Con- certs here in Mayberry and nearby, live stage shows, festivals 10 — the list could go on and on. Page 18 So, You Think You Know The Andy Griffith Show? Well, let’s see just how deep your knowledge runs. Test your Andy Griffith knowledge with our Mayberry Trivia Quiz! Page 22 The region’s ONLY comprehen- sive guide to entertainment, fun, SANDRA HURLEY and all things Mayberry, reaching Publisher more than 40,000 local residents SHERRY STANLEY AND tourists with each edition! 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Come to the town during the tourist season and there’s a decent chance a visitor will find someone walking around town dressed as their favorite “The Andy Griffith Show” character, or at least carrying some sort of Mayberry memorabilia purchased in a local shop. If not? Well, there’s still plenty of May- berry to be seen and experienced: Shops and shows built around the fictional town of Sheriff Andy Taylor, not to mention the Andy Griffith Museum devoted to the show and the life of its lead character. If you plan properly, you might even get a chance to snag an autographed picture from Thelma Lou herself, actress Betty Lynn. Courtesy Surry Arts Council | Hobart Jones And in September, when the annual May- Standing, and dancing, room only is the order for many of the Summer Series berry Days Festival arrives? That’s a nearly concerts held at the Blackmon Amphitheatre in Mount Airy. Here, SummerDaze is week-long celebration of the show and the performing in the annual series, sponsored by the Surry Arts Council. characters, where tens of thousands of like- minded fans descend on the city. comes to the Mount Airy music scene. out at least one concert, and some weeks Aside from Mayberry, what else does Over the past 13 or so years, Mount see as many as three performances at the Mount Airy have to offer? Airy has become one of the best known outdoor venue. If you’re a music fan, probably more than Beach Music and R&B concert venues in While the greater Mount Airy area has you could ever take in. the Southeast, with 49 shows slated this some amazingly talented, internationally There’s the always present blue grass year between the opening April 27 per- known musicians and singers, these shows and old time music, with Mount Airy and formance by The Attractions Band and aren’t local folks. They feature some of the Surry County still considered to be the the series-closing Sept. 27 concert by The top talent on the beach music and mod- grand old keeper of the flame. Those styles Legacy Motown Revue. ern music circuit. The Embers, Band of Oz, of music permeate the community, with That’s no misprint. Forty-nine shows. The Fantastic Shakers, The Legacy Motown concerts, free youth lessons sponsored The series, with its concerts scheduled Revue are just a few of the acts known by the Surry Arts Council, and one of the at the Blackmon Amphitheatre, offers an throughout the Southeast that come to world’s greatest old time and blue grass average of just about 10 shows per month festivals in June. during the spring and summer. It’s hard to SEE CONCERT • 6 But that’s hardly the whole story when it find a single week during that time with- MAYBERRY MAGAZINE MAY 2018 5 M6 CONCERT • FROM PAGE 5 Mount Airy — oftentimes multiple times each summer. While these musical acts have their choice of larger markets — Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Wilmington, Greenville, Pinehurst, Bermuda (yes, that Bermuda), Charlotte, Augusta, and even as far north as the Virginia cities of Roanoke and Fredericksburg — they all scramble to get on the Mount Airy schedule when the opportu- nity presents itself. Full-Service And it’s no wonder. The city has a dedicated facility for the con- certs — the Blackmon Amphitheatre — a spacious back-up facil- ity in the event of poor weather (The Historic Earle Theatre), and a Catering for loyal fan base that includes folks who will drive from Greensboro, Winston-Salem, even further, to attend the concerts. Not to mention the local residents and tourists already visiting Special Occasions the city who enjoy the evening shows. The concert series is even garnering widespread acclaim. 502 S. Andy Griffith Pkwy • Mt. Airy Its 2017 series was nominated by the Carolina Beach Music Asso- ciation for the annual Concert Series of the Year for 2017 award. Not that the nomination should be a surprise. Some of the top award nominees and winners for 2017 were featured in the 336-786-1313 Mount Airy series during 2017, most of whom are returning this year. Among those were: Entertainer of the Year nominee Craig Woolard (of The Embers featuring Craig Woolard), Jim Quick (of www.eat13bones.com Jim Quick & Coastline); Group Album of the Year nominees Band of Oz; Male Vocalist nominees Craig Woolard and Jim Quick; and acts performing Song of the Year nominees, including “Be with Like us on Facebook! The One That You Love” by The Embers featuring Craig Woolard, 70005215 and “Everyday Love” by the Band of Oz. www.northcarolinamuseum.org 301 North Main Street Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030 Telephone: 336.786.4478 Fax: 336.786.1666 70005221 6 MAY 2018 MAYBERRY MAGAZINE M7 Press Release Photo Press Release Photo Press Release Photo One of the best-known Beach Music The Fantastic Shakers will be taking the The Catalinas bring their cool, relaxing Bands, The Embers featuring Craig stage at the Blackmon Amphitheatre on Beach Music sound to Mount Airy on Willard, will be making three stops in July 20 as part of the Summer Concert Friday, June 22 as part of the Surry Arts Mount Airy this year, on May 31, June Series. Council Summer Concert Series. 28, and Sept. 26. The series