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Ninth Annual Heritage Walk and Festival - Murphy, NC 28906 - September 5, 2009
Library Friends adding to 2009 Heritage Walk & Festival with "Cherokee Ceremonial Practices – 1800s."
The 9th Annual Heritage Walk & Festival, to be held Saturday, September 5, 2009, in Konehete Park and historic downtown Murphy, NC, will feature a number of new venues along with the events that have made this festival one of the more popular happenings in western North Carolina.
While plans are ongoing a new feature will be a presentation by Anne Rogers, professor of anthropology at Western Carolina University. Her topic will be “Cherokee Ceremonial Practices in the 1800s.” The hour-long presentation will be at the Henn Theater, 1:00 pm and is sponsored by the Friends of the Murphy Public Library.
The popular and growing celebration of local history is put on by Heritage Partners, a grassroots organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Cherokee County history and its traditions. Anyone interested in working on the event is welcome to attend all meetings, held at the Murphy Electric Power Board conference room, on the third Thursday of each month, 4:00 pm. The next meeting will be July 16, 2009.
The event features walking tours of sites and sounds in historic downtown Murphy, original arts and crafts by regional artisans, festival foods, beverages, baked goods, horse and pony rides, railroad history, tractor display, farmer’s market and much more. There will be two tours conducted in downtown Murphy, led by living historians and one River Walk tour that will take visitors to the Leech Pit filled with Cherokee legend.
The list of original artists and crafters is still growing as well as the food vendors. Applications for vendor participation, are available at www.heritagepartners.org/hwf.htm . Deadline is August 8, 2009.
Mountain Song Stage features accomplished and widely traveled musicians and vocalists performing live from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
In addition, the Cherokee County Historical Museum will be celebrating its Heritage Day with special events at the museum and around the area.
The Heritage Walk & Festival is conducted from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and admission is free.
For more information, call Heritage Partners President Barbara Hughes, 828.837.6821; publicity chair Sande Kimball, 828.835.7274 or visit http://www.heritagepartners.org .
The 9th Annual Heritage Walk & Festival, to be held Saturday, September 5, 2009, in Konehete Park and historic downtown Murphy, NC, will feature a number of new venues along with the events that have made this festival one of the more popular happenings in western North Carolina.
While plans are ongoing a new feature will be a presentation by Anne Rogers, professor of anthropology at Western Carolina University. Her topic will be “Cherokee Ceremonial Practices in the 1800s.” The hour-long presentation will be at the Henn Theater, 1:00 pm and is sponsored by the Friends of the Murphy Public Library.
The popular and growing celebration of local history is put on by Heritage Partners, a grassroots organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Cherokee County history and its traditions. Anyone interested in working on the event is welcome to attend all meetings, held at the Murphy Electric Power Board conference room, on the third Thursday of each month, 4:00 pm. The next meeting will be July 16, 2009.
The event features walking tours of sites and sounds in historic downtown Murphy, original arts and crafts by regional artisans, festival foods, beverages, baked goods, horse and pony rides, railroad history, tractor display, farmer’s market and much more. There will be two tours conducted in downtown Murphy, led by living historians and one River Walk tour that will take visitors to the Leech Pit filled with Cherokee legend.
The list of original artists and crafters is still growing as well as the food vendors. Applications for vendor participation, are available at www.heritagepartners.org/hwf.htm . Deadline is August 8, 2009.
Mountain Song Stage features accomplished and widely traveled musicians and vocalists performing live from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
In addition, the Cherokee County Historical Museum will be celebrating its Heritage Day with special events at the museum and around the area.
The Heritage Walk & Festival is conducted from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and admission is free.
For more information, call Heritage Partners President Barbara Hughes, 828.837.6821; publicity chair Sande Kimball, 828.835.7274 or visit http://www.heritagepartners.org .
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