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Cavender Creek Cabins
September 2001 |
Autunm Special Events....
We get really excited this time of year because for the next few months, there are lots of festivals, concerts and special events going on in Dahlonega and all over North Georgia!
The Dahlonega Bluegrass and Folkways Festival is a great event for music lovers with local and nationally known bluegrass greats: Ralph Stanley ("O' Brother Where Art Thou" fame) & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Doc Watson, The Nashville Bluegrass Band and many others will be playing Sept. 14, 15 &16 at R-Ranch Resort.
Our 4th Annual Autumnfest will also be going on Sept. 15 and 16 with a Merchants Sidewalk Sale, Barbeque Cook Off, Farmers Market, wagon rides and much more!
Visit www.Dahlonega.org for more information on these and other events!
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A September Weekday Special!!
For the month of September* we're offering special rates if you stay with us during the week! Book a stay for three nights, Sunday through Thursday and get 20% off ! Four nights 25% off, and five nights 30% off our regular rates! Taking a weekday retreat is a special way to tour the North Georgia Mountains with no waiting at restaurants, crowd free shopping and easily found solitude in the mountains. Visit www.cavendercreek.com or email us for availability. *Excludes Labor Day weekend.
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October's filling up!!
October is undoubtedly the most popular time for us as nature puts on a show before her long winter's nap. The changing leaves promise to be one of the best displays in years since we've had (mostly) normal rainfall. Space is filling up fast though so if you're a "leaf watcher" visit our website: www.Cavendercreek.com or contact us soon to make your reservations!
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Area Attractions & Happenings
Follow the links or visit Dahlonega.org for more information on
the following Dahlonega Attractions & Happenings.
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September 1: Dahlonega Mountain Music & Medicine Show -
Live radio broadcast of mountain music, songs, and stories performed by local talent. Held at the
Baptist Church building. Admission is $10 for all seats. Folkways Center
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September 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30: Hayrides at Burt's Farm -
(Saturday & Sunday, Noon - 5:30 p.m.)
Enjoy a scenic hayride in the crisp, cool mountain air. Along the way you will meet up with Burt's
talking pumpkins, Autumn and Gordy. For more information visit www.burtsfarm.com or call 800-600-BURT or 706-265-3701.
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September 1, 8, 22, 29: Appalachian Jam -
(2:00 - 5:00 p.m. each Saturday afternoon, April 28- Oct. 27)
As the name implies, this event gives area acoustic musicians the chance to get together and play their
music. It also celebrates the kind of music that has been performed in the Appalachian Mountains for
generations. Musicians are invited to bring their instruments and gather on the historic town square to
jam with the scheduled musicians. Everyone else should come on down and listen or dance. On the
historic Square. Folkways Center
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September 8, 22, 29: House of Bluegrass & Old-time Music -
(7:00 p.m. every Saturday, except the 1st Saturday of the month)
The Folkways Center invites you to hear the best in bluegrass and old-time music. Regional and
national performers will strum, pluck and pick your mountain favorites. Y'all come!
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September 14, 15, 16: Dahlonega Bluegrass & Folkways Festival -
The beginning of a tradition celebrating Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Traditional Acoustic Music, Fine
Appalachian Arts and Crafts, and Good Country Cooking, all in a mountain valley so beautiful you wíll
want to come back again and again. R-Ranch Resort. Folkways Center
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September 15: Strings 'N Things Coffee House -
7:30 p.m.
Evening of live traditional music. New show every month. Sponsored by The Wiggins Group and the
Dahlonega United Methodist Church. $4 donation. Church Fellowship Hall.
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September 15, 16: AutumnFest -
Sidewalk sale, BBQ CookOff, Appalachian music and jamming on the square, and hayrides. Historic
District.
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September 22-23, 29-30: Apple Pickin' Jubilee at Hillcrest Orchard -
(Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
Activities include apple pickin', cow milking, pig races, corn field maze, moonshine museum, and much
more! For information call 706-273-3838.
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September 30: 6-Gap Century & 3-Gap Fifty Bike Ride -
One of the most challenging 100-mile bicycle rides in the country. The less hardy can ride the fifty mile,
three-gap alternative to the century. Begins and ends at NGC&SU.
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