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SEPTEMBER 9 - 11, 2011 This event will be held rain or shine!! Pickin' in the Panhandle celebrates the best of barbecue, bluegrass/roots music, and family fun close to home! Located about an hour from the DC and Baltimore areas, the Lazy A Campground in Back Creek Valley (just 8 miles off Interstate 81) will be filled with the sounds of bluegrass, newgrass and other roots music ... mixed with the smell of mouth-watering BBQ. Do a little pickin' of your own, or just sit back and enjoy some of the best musical acts from our region and beyond!
The Back Creek Valley Boys, my personal favorite and featured local talent, not only plays on the new Mountaineer Stage, but also opens for headliner Marty Start on the Main Stage at 3:45PM on Sunday afternoon. Check out the latest schedule.
And even though they call it Texas BBQ in WV, don't let Perry and Bush keep you from trying another local favorite. Show them some true Mountaineer spirit; they can still use it.
Beautiful Back Creek Valley, located 8 miles off of Interstate I-81, and the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and Visitors Bureau would like to welcome you to the open meadows, meandering creek, and the big red barn of the Lazy A Campground! The scenery alone allows for the perfect setting to do a little pickin' of your own, as you sink your teeth into some of the best BBQ in the region and enjoy some real roots music by some of the finest bands in Appalachia...and beyond!
A local group The Back Creek Valley Boys, who just burned their second CD, kicks it off on the main stage at 6:30PM on Friday Night.
Drinkin' Liberally Group
Let's meet up third Friday, the 17th, Constitution Day, 8:00PM, at the Mechlenburg Inn, 128 East Germain Street, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, for a change of venue. Sen. Byrds' papers are housed on the Shepherd University campus, Byrd Legislative Center. I think this serendipity.
Or you can get a two day head start on Talk Like a Pirate Day. I am very open to alternative suggestions for day of week, to Friday or not to Friday, and location, location, location. Leave a comment or find the email in the profile.
If you're in the neighborhood of Pipestem State Park, (or even if you're not), you should check out the fun and activities at the Earth Day 2010 Festival this Saturday.
The festivities will begin at 11:00 a.m. and proceed through the day and night at the Appalachian South Folklife Center, just 5 minutes from Pipestem State Park. Activities include a butterfly garden planting project, a panel discussion on Creating Sustainable Communities, a drumming circle, and lots of great music and creative minds. Plus, it's FREE.
This is one of those days when I find it best to sit in a corner quietly, open the flask and just focus on making the wife, kids, dog and cats happy and try to forget the rest of the world exists. Some days I like being out there on the street canvassing, or on the blog pushing ideas. This isn't one of them.
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If you're in the neighborhood of Pipestem State Park, (or even if you're not), you should check out the fun and activities at the 
