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OUR 22 nd YEAR • ISSUE NO. 19 • MAY 8, 2014 RutherfordWeekly.com 828-248-1408 FREE FREE Union Mills Learning Center Hosts Music at the Mills Bluegrass & Arts Festival May 16 & 17 WITH THESE GREAT OFFERS FROM NORTHLAND COMMUNICATIONS! GET SHOWTIME ® AND THE MOVIE CHANNEL ™ FOR ONLY $6.95 FOR 12 MONTHS! PER MONTH Limited time offer. Regular monthly rates apply after promotional period. May require credit check, deposit and/or payment by credit card. Fees, taxes equipment rental not included. Equipment necessary for some services. Service and/or speeds not available in all areas. TV Everywhere requires a Northland Television subscription. One time registration required. Network availability is determined by subscription level. Programming availability is determined by each network and is subject to change. Internet speeds are approximate. See getnorthland.com/offers for terms and conditions. ©2014 Showtime Networks Inc. All rights reserved. SHOWTIME, THE MOVIE CHANNEL and related marks are trademarks of Showtime Networks Inc., a CBS Company. You must be a subscriber of SHOWTIME to receive SHOWTIME ON DEMAND. "Penny Dreadful" & "Californication": ©Showtime Networks Inc. All rights reserved. "Nurse Jackie": ©Showtime Networks Inc. and Lions Gate Television, Inc. All rights reserved. w w w. g e t n o r t h l a n d . c o m ORDER SHOWTIME ® NOW U P G R A D E Y O U R O P T I O N S . N O RT H L A N D H A S I T A L L ! • High-speed Internet—up to 24 Mbps • Digital TV with FREE access TV Everywhere • Home Phone with FREE features • HD DVR and ROKU ® available TRUNK SALE Sat., May 10 th • 10-4 ©Community First Media Community First Media Forest City • 828-245-7274 Caroleen • 828-657-5353 Lite refreshments Free gift bags The Union Mills Learning Center (UMLC) will host its second annual Music at the Mills Bluegrass & Arts Festival on May 16 and 17. The festival is presented by Box Creek Wilderness and features 18 outstanding bluegrass and newgrass bands including headliners Darin & Brooke Aldridge. Fresh off their appearance at Merlefest, the husband and wife duo and North Carolina natives have topped Americana/ Roots, Bluegrass and Gospel charts. The couple is set to perform Saturday evening and will conduct bluegrass music workshops during the afternoon on Saturday. UMLC is also pleased to have WNCW's Technical Director and Music Host, Dennis Jones as the emcee for the Saturday portion of this year's Music at the Mills Bluegrass & Arts Festival! To complement the festival, Box Creek Wilderness will host a hike the morning of Saturday, May 17 at 9:00AM in the Box Creek Wilderness Area, North Carolina's largest private Registered Natural Heritage Area, which is less than 10 minutes from UMLC. For more information or to register for the hike contact Elly Wells at info@boxcreekwilderness.com or call 828-258-3387. Other acts in this year's festival lineup include East Tennessee State University's Roan Mountaineers, Most Wanted Bluegrass, New 5 Cents, J-Creek Cloggers (often seen at Maggie Valley's Stompin' Grounds) and many more. The event will also feature cultural exhibits, workshops, arts and crafts, retail vendors, and some of the best barbecue this side of the Appalachian Mountains. Limited camp sites are available for Friday night for ticket holders who would like to stay overnight. Gates open at 5:00pm on Friday, May 16 and music will begin at 6:00pm and run through midnight. The gates will reopen on Saturday morning at 8:00 am with performances starting at 9am. Advance tickets can be purchased online for $8 through May 15. After that, tickets will be available at the gate for $10. Admission for children 12 & under is free. For a complete schedule or to purchase tickets, please visit www.unionmillslearningcenter. org. All early ticket holders will receive a free festival poster. All proceeds from this event will go towards the educational programs offered at the Union Mills Learning Center. CALL FOR ARTISTS: The festival is still seeking local artists and craftspeople to exhibit or sell wares at festival booths. For more information, or to apply for booth space visit www.unionmillslearningcenter.org/Festival and fill out the online application, or call 828-748-7956. ABOUT UNION MILLS LEARNING CENTER: Union Mills Learning Center is a non-profit organization that has served the community as a place of learning and community support since 2000. Its mission is to promote programs that will enrich the lives of citizens in the Union Mills community and the surrounding area through arts, music, education, health, and wellness, while striving to improve the economic conditions for disadvantaged persons in our area as a result of these venues. Article provided by: • Justin Conner Article provided by: • Justin Conner Union Mills Learning Center President Union Mills Learning Center President Alan Connor and Herman Coffey (Herman is well known musician across the state). J. Creek Cloggers, known for their regular performances at Maggie Valley's Stompin' Grounds. Darin and Brook Aldridge, this year's headlining act. 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