39th ANNUAL PAGE COUNTY HERITAGE FESTIVAL


OCTOBER 11 and 12, 2008

10AM TO 5PM

HELD AT LURAY FAIRGROUNDS ON COLLINS AVE. IN LURAY,VA

EVENT IS HELD RAIN OR SHINE

BUS GROUPS WELCOME  (ADVANCE NOTICE IS ADVISED)

FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT WITH FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY    COME AND ENJOY THE WEEKEND IN THE HEART OF THE  SHENANDOAH VALLEY. PEAK TIME FOR FALL FOLIAGE.  ONLY 90 MILES FROM WASHINGTON DC, MINUTES FROM THE SKYLINE DRIVE AND SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK AND FAMOUS LURAY CAVERNS.

MANY BED AND BREAKFASTS IN THE AREA - BOOK  EARLY AS THE FALL IS A BUSY TIME OF YEAR.

ADMISSION CHARGE $3.00   PARKING AND ENTERTAINMENT ARE FREE


175 CRAFTERS. DEMONSTRATIONS  OF  SPINNING, CROCHET, APPLE BUTTER BOILING, TOLE PAINTING, OIL PAINTING, BASKET MAKING.  WHEEL THROWN POTTER,  BLACKSMITHS.


LOTS OF GOOD HOME COOKING BY LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS, BBQ CHICKEN, HAM, BROWN BEANS AND CORNBREAD, SMOKED PORK BBQ SANDWICHES, FUNNEL CAKES.
 

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT DAILY INCLUDES GOSPEL, BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY AND CLOGGING
MUSIC IS INSIDE WITH PLENTY OF SEATING AVAILABLE AND NO EXTRA CHARGE

Schedule of events
Saturday, Oct 10th
11am Book Bus Band - Music for children by Kira and David Newman
12 noon  Mokey and Hector - Acoustic Easy Listening
              Parade of Power
1pm  Shenandoah Valley Cloggers, a perennial favorite
2pm  Lee Blanton- Acoustic Folk, Rock and Blues
3pm  Rick Harris-  Acoustic Folk, Rock and Blues
4pm  Hi Horse Cloggers

Sunday Oct 11th
11am  Mokey and Hector
12 noon  Amos and Amos - Father and Daughter Christian Musicians
1pm    Misfits -  Country and Country Rock
2pm    Shenandoah Valley Cloggers
3pm    Mountain Hollow - Gospel and Blue Grass
4pm    To Be Announced


 LARGE SELECTION OF HISTORICAL BOOKS ON THE AREA FOR SALE.  SOME KEEPSAKES FOR SALE INCLUDE STEAM AND GAS ENGINE HATS, HAWKSBILL CANNERY BOXES
 

TOURS CONDUCTED BOTH DAYS AT PROPERTIES OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE HERITAGE ASSOC. INCLUDE CALENDINE MUSEUM, HAMBURG STORE, MAUCK MEETING HOUSE, MASSANUTTEN SCHOOL.  MONEY FROM THE FESTIVAL GOES FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS ON THESE PROPERTIES.
 


 STEAM AND GAS ENGINE SHOW FOR THE MEN TO ENJOY AS WELL AS LOG SAWING, FEED GRINDING AND CORN
CHOPPING  POWERED BY STEAM AND ANTIQUE TRACTORS.  MANY SMALL ANTIQUE ENGINES, ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILES AND TRACTORS ALL IN RUNNING CONDITION
 
 

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FACE PAINTING, PEDAL TRACTOR PULL, PONY RIDES, A TRAIN RIDE IN BARRELS PULLED BY A TRACTOR