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When: May 1-4, 2008
Where: Cherokee, North Carolina |
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Miata Pow Wow
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Miata Pow Wow — AGENDA
Thurs., May 1: 10 AM Message Board Open at the Cherokee Old Mill 1886 & rides on your own.
Friday, May 2: 9 AM Depart for Group Rides (5 to choose from, listed below); Lunch on own; 7 PM-9 PM Hotdog Roast & Bonfire at the Cherokee Old Mill 1886 (weather permitting).
Sat., May 3: 9 AM Depart for Group Rides; Lunch on own; 4 PM All Car Gathering, Fun & Games; 5 PM Group Picture; 7 PM – 9PM Final Night Gathering at the Cherokee Old Mill 1886.
Sun., May 4: 10 AM Depart for Group Rides, Lunch on Own
** Schedule ride will include:
1) The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Gatlinburg lunch)
2) Blue Ridge Parkway, Maggie Valley (Mt. Pisgah lunch)
3) Nantahala, Wayah Bald, Franklin, Hwy 28 (Franklin lunch)
4) Maggie Valley, Sylva, Cashiers, Highlands, (lunch TBD)
5) Hwy 28 to Deals Gap, Tapoca, Nantahala, (lunch TBD).
$10 per person, whether Driver or Passenger. Day trippers welcome at same cost.
Quality Inn Riverside Cherokee is the host hotel. Riverside balcony rooms available for $59.00 Thursday & Sunday and $79.00 Friday & Saturday, plus tax. Continental breakfast inlcude. Call 828-497-4702 and mention the Miata Pow Wow for this special rate.
Registration Deadline is April 25, 2008.
For additional information email info@CherokeeSmokie.com or call 828-497-6700.
For a PDF registration form, click "more information".
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When: May 8, 2008
Where: Annex Welcome Center @ the Horseshoe |
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Cherokee Visitor Appreciation Day
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The Cherokee Welcome Center hosts a day of music, craft and art vendors and concessions. A way for Cherokee to say "thanks" to visitors to the area.
Contact: Josie Long- (828) 497-1054
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When: Open May 09-October 18, 2008
Where: Cherokee Historical Area, Downtown Cherokee |
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Oconaluftee Indian Village
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Experience Cherokee village life in the 1750s. Visit the council house, ceremonial grounds, and sweat lodge, where you’ll learn of the Cherokee way of life and the seven-clan society. See traditional potters, basket weavers, blowgun marksmen, mask-makers, bead-workers, arrowhead knappers, and craftsmen making great canoes by ancient methods. A life so peaceful you may not want to return home.
The Oconaluftee Indian Village is open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 9-Oct. 18. Admission costs $15 for adults and $6 for children ages 6-12. Children ages 5 and younger are admitted free and group discounts are available. The Village is on Drama Road, near the Mountainside Theatre, off U.S. 441 in Cherokee.
Contact: (828) 497-2111
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When: May 10, 2008
Where: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Dillsboro, NC |
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GSMR Mothers Day Gourmet Dinner Train
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Evening Gourmet Dinner Train with a special recognition corsage for mothers.
Contact/Reservations: 1-800-872-4681
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When: May 16-18, 2008
Where: Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds |
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Cruise the Smokies- Spring Cherokee Rod Run
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The Rod Run features more than 500 classic and customized automobiles built before 1972. The mountains and miles of surrounding roads, including the nearby Blue Ridge Parkway, make for good driving and amazing views. Plus, the many attrations at Cherokee make the Rod Run fun for the entire family.
Registered vehicles are eligible for cash-prize drawings totaling $15,000. Vehicle registration is $30 before the event and $35 at the door.
Event hours: Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact: Janice Wildcat (828) 497-8122
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When: May 16-23, 2008
Where: Train Depot, Bryson City |
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GSMR Little Engine Rail Tour
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Two 3-Day Weekends! I Think I can Rail Tour features "The Little Engine That Could" train rides, characters from the book, game, musical entertainment, petting zoo, toy store and more. Bryson City Depot.
Contact/Reservations: 1-800-872-4681
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When: May 17-18, 2008
Where: Nantahala Outdoor Center |
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Girls at Play Weekend
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Instructor Anna Levesque devotes her career to making kayaking an inspiring activity for women. Not only is she one of the most decorated paddlers out there, she’s also an Ashtanga-trained yoga teacher! Find your element in this weekend of hiking, lake paddling, downward dogging and more. Whitewater novices encouraged!
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When: May 17, 2008
Where: Darnell Farms, East of Bryson City, US 19 |
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Strawberry Jam Festival
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Celebration of mountain music and agriculture. Pick-your-own strawberries, mountain workhorse and blacksmithing exhibitions, music, crafters and the Strawberry Cafe.
Contact Darnell Farms at 828-488-7889
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When: May 24-25, 2008
Where: Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds |
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Memorial Day Powwow
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This annual event draws more than 200 dancers and more than 2,000 spectators. Men and women compete for thousands of dollars in different age groups – there are participants younger than 5! – performing dances including traditional, grass, jingle, fancy and more. These events offer great opportunity for non-Natives to appreciate a diversity of Native cultures. Beyond this, the powwows are safe, family entertainment that includes everyone from young children to tribal elders. Many powwows promote themselves as a safe, drug-free environment.
Gates open at 10 a.m.
Contact: (800) 438-1601
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When: May 29, 2008
Where: AB Technical Community College, Enka Campus |
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Women’s Business Conference
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Mountain BizWorks’ Women’s Business Conference.
“Facing Challenges, Embracing Opportunities”
Women business owners are invited to attend a day long conference dedicated to the challenges and opportunities afforded to them. Keynote speakers will be Beth Schoenfeldft, co-author of Ladies Who Launch and Cheri Britton, founder of BOOM Thinking. For additional information and registration information, visit www.mountainbizworks.org.
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When: May 31, 2998
Where: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad |
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GSMR Carolina Wine Gourmet DiningTrain
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Evening features a special menu pairing premium wines produced in the Carolinas. Departs from the Dillsboro Depot at 7:30pm.
Contact: 1-800-872-4681
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When: May 31, 2007
Where: Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds |
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Cherokee Day of Caring
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Cherokee Contact: 1-800-438-1601
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When: May 31-June 1, 2008
Where: Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds |
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Tom Johnson RV Show
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Organizer Contact: Bobby Fuller & Joe Spencer - (828)724-4105
Show hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m
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