Oh yes, friends! Spruce Pine Day is almost here! The big day is this coming Saturday.
Vendors will be there around 8 a.m. The bands will begin at 9 a.m. Mark your calendar, highlight Saturday, or tie a string around your finger.
Bring your appetite for the famous and delicious bean dinner. You’ll get the works (which, as usual, includes your dessert and tea) for the low price of $5.00!
We will have more games for the young and the young at heart, including the Duck Pond, Pick-Up and two more the older kids will enjoy. John Sheffield is having a cornhole tournament, so let’s see how good you really are! You have your talkers, and you have your experts. Time to put your money where your mouth is! It’s always interesting to watch adults compete.
Backwoods Grill will be our food vendor this year. Everyone knows how delicious their food is, so come hungry!
For those of you who were so disappointed with having only one band, you can bring your smile back this year. A variety of music is back. The band lineup will begin at 9 a.m. with the very popular gospel group “Three Strong.” The Fairlanes will perform at 11 a.m. You may notice the time in between groups being a little longer this year. We’ve got to allow time for the first group to break down their equipment and the second band to set up. Each band will have an hour-and-a-half to play instead of only one hour. We are going to see how it works.
The County Line Band will follow the Fairlanes. Since a few members play in both bands, it will take less time to begin their musical entertainment. Around 2 p.m., the all-famous Bluegrass music will be provided by the Hallmark Band. The Hallmark Band consists of three sisters, and the lead singer is the daughter of one of the sisters. They are really keeping it in the family! This band is dear to my heart because the beautiful lead singer is my first cousin. I had requests for them to come back, so after years of full scheduling, they finally have an opening. I’m very proud I could make some dreams come true for you this year.
Please bring your own chairs, so you can relax all day for a great lineup of a variety of music. If you do need to get up and stretch your legs, that will be a great opportunity to visit all the vendors this year.
Our Spruce Pine Day this year will have a train. The shirts are polyester and cotton. They are softer, and we have a variety of colors and sizes to offer. You can buy ahead of time by contacting Sue Bowen at 256-810-6513. As I’ve said previously, you can purchase sizes small through XL for only $10, which will buy you a shirt and a bean dinner. No other festival could offer such a deal!
Of course, I can’t go without adding that when you arrive you will see the hard-working members wearing a Spruce Pine Day shirt and a smile.
Vendor spots are $10 for a 10X10 spot, and power access will be $25. We have very limited power access spots, so there might not be any of those still available. As I’m writing this, there are a few 10X10 vendor spots available. Of course, there are no promises that any will still be available by the time you read this. If you have any questions about those spots, please call Zack Motes at 256-577-2047.
Bill Herring will have the car show. Now that’s one place that is about to run out of space, so you better get there early! For more information, please contact him at 256-366-6046.
Spruce Pine Day is almost here! Hope to see you on Saturday!
As always, friends, we’ll talk later.
