Stories in and of the Mountains – Contacts, Itinerary Maps & More

Jennifer Webb stars in “all My Sons” at the Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, South Carolina.

Below you will find contact info on all venues and stops as well as basic itinerary maps related to our January/February 2019 Travel Guide.

Georgia

Dahlonega Literary Festival

Dahlonega

March 1-2 2019

https://literaryfestival.org

Firefox Museum and Heritage Center

98 Foxfire Ln, Mountain City

(706) 746-5828

https://www.foxfire.org/visit-us

North Carolina

Cherokee Bonfire

Cherokee

1 (800) 438-1601

http://visitcherokeenc.com/events/detail/cherokee-bonfire/

Carolina Mountains Literary Festival

Burnsville

828.208.4731

http://cmlitfest.org

Judaculla Rock

near Sylvia

North Carolina Stage Company

15 Stage Lane, Asheville

(828) 239-0263

https://www.ncstage.org

South Carolina

Clemson Literary Festival

Clemson

Date TBA

http://www.clemson.edu/caah/sites/literary-festival/

Husk

722 S. Main St., Greenville

864.627.0404

http://huskgreenville.com

Warehouse Theatre

37 Augusta St., Greenville

(864) 235-6948

Tennessee

Big Ears Festival

Downtown Knoxville

March 21-24 2019

Cades Cove

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

(865) 436-1200

https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/cadescove.htm

Clarence Brown Theatre

1714 Andy Holt Ave, Knoxville

(865) 974-5161

David Crockett Birthplace State Park

1245 Davy Crockett Park Road, Limestone

423-257-2167

https://tnstateparks.com/parks/david-crockett-birthplace

Exchange Place

4812 Orebank Road Kingsport

423-288-6071

https://www.exchangeplace.info

Lonesome Dove Western Bistro

100 N Central Street, Knoxville

(865) 999-5251

https://lonesomedoveknoxville.com

Museum of Appalachia

2819 Andersonville Hwy., Clinton

865-494-7680

http://www.museumofappalachia.org

Museum of East Tennessee History

601 South Gay Street, Knoxville

865-215-8830

http://www.easttnhistory.org/museum-east-tennessee-history

National Storytelling Festival

October 4-6 2019

116 W. Main St., Jonesborough

800-952-8392

http://www.storytellingcenter.net/festival/

Old City Java

109 S Central St, Knoxville

(865) 523-9817

http://www.oldcityjava.com

Sugar Mama’s

135 S Gay St, Knoxville

(865) 333-5773

https://www.facebook.com/sugarmamasknox

WDVX Blue Plate Special

301 Gay St., Knoxville

865-544-1029 #221

Virginia

American Shakespeare Center

10 S Market St, Staunton, VA

(877) 682-4236

Barter Theatre

127 W Main St, Abingdon

(276) 628-3991

Birthplace of Country Music Museum

520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol

(423) 573-1927

Blue Ridge Institute and Museum

Ferrum

540-365-4412

http://www.ferrum.edu/blueridgeinstitute/

Blue Ridge Parkway Folklore Project Records

Special Collections, Newman Library

560 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg

(540) 231-6308

http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01317.xml

The Floyd Country Store

206 S Locust St, Floyd

(540) 745-4563

Green Valley Bookfair

2192 Green Valley Lane, Mount Crawford

Mar 2 – Apr 10, May 4 – 27, Jun 22 – Jul 23, Aug 17 – Sep 8, Oct 5 – 29, Nov 29 – Dec 18

800-385-0099

https://gobookfair.com

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

128 Campbell Ave SE, Roanoke

(540) 343-9127

https://rso.com

Virginia Festival of the Book

145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville

March 20-24, 2019

434-924-3296

Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park

106 West 1st Street North, Big Stone Gap

276-523-1322

http://swvamuseum.org

West Virginia

American Heritage Music Hall

315 Monroe Ave., Ronceverte

304-645-4667

https://www.americanheritagemusichall.org

The Billy Motel

1080 William Ave., Davis

(304) 851-6125

https://www.thebillymotel.com

Carnegie Hall West Virginia

611 Church Street, Lewisburg

(304) 645-7917

http://carnegiehallwv.com

The French Goat

290 Lafayette Street, Lewisburg

304-647-1052

https://thefrenchgoat.com

Greenbrier Valley Theatre

1038 Washington St. E, Lewisburg

(304) 645-3838

Maison Marcel

2141 Washington Street E, Lewisburg

(681) 318-3211

https://maisonmarcelwv.com

The Purple Fiddle

96 State Hwy 32, Thomas

(304) 463-4040

http://purplefiddle.com

West Virginia Book Festival

Charleston

Date TBA

http://wvbookfestival.org

Drama Path

Drama Path

Music Path

Music Path

Folklore Path

Folklore Path

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