Bluegrass tribute coming Thursday, 9/17 to Mountain State Fair

There's a special bluegrass event that happens on Thursday nights in Asheville on Brevard Road, just a stone's throw from the WNC Farmers' Market. It's bluegrass night at the Hyatt's, where pickers and singers gather in the "music house" built out back.

We've lost Mr. Hyatt to the heavenly bluegrass band, and we want to say thank you to Mrs. Neila Hyatt, so we're moving the Hyatt Bluegrass night to the Mountain State Fair for one night, Thursday, September 17th at the Heritage Stage at the fair.

We'll have a brand new arts and crafts building in Heritage Circle this year, so it's a great time to say thank you to the Hyatts and celebrate their devotion to the preservation of bluegrass music in the Asheville area.

Picking and singing will start about 7 p.m., and the fair closes at midnight. Who knows how long the music will last! Bring your instrument, just like you would to the Hyatt's. We'll have professional sound set on the stage with plenty of room for everyone.

Mark your calendars for this special night!!! There's no telling who might show up.

And the buildings move closer to completion

Remember when you were a kid and you had Lincoln Logs as play toys? That's kinda the way it seems the new Arts and Crafts Building is going up. But they're using a crane to hoist the logs and there's no way the dog can steal one from the pile!

Two new buildings underway!!!

Here are some updated photos on the new Arts and Crafts Building with logs going up around the exterior and the grading work that's underway on the new Livestock Building. Drop by the fairgrounds and see these new beauties going up!

2009 Premium Book now available on-line

Get a jump on the competition and review the 2009 competitive categories for the Mountain State Fair by accessing the new catalog from http://www.mountainfair.org/. Some of the entry forms are new, and places to deliver many of the competition products will change for 2009 with completion of the new buildings.

Entry forms, a revised map of the fairgrounds, rules, prizes and more are included in this book. Start planning now on how to win blue ribbons and cash at the 2009 NC Mountain State Fair!

Another step closer to completion

The Arts and Crafts Building has a floor, and the steel work should be finished this week. Weather permitting, there may be some logs going up next week.
We've broken ground on the new livestock building and the contractor is working on the foundation now. All the competitive exhibits that were housed in the Davis Arena will move to this new building this year, along with the Flower and Garden Show.
One side benefit of these two new buildings is the addition of more permanent rest room facilities that will be available to all fairgoers.

Rising steel shows construction progress!

You can see by this completed portion of the steel framework that the new Arts and Crafts Building at the WNC Agricultural Center is taking shape. The frame you see is just a portion of the building. Despite snow flurries and cold weather, our contractor is forging ahead (get the pun, steel frame, forging ahead) so this beautiful building will be ready for the 2009 N.C. Mountain State Fair.

We're about ready to break ground on the new livestock building, and improvements are underway to improve the livestock sales arena. Come on over and check out the progress!

We're more than just the fair!

Are you aware of the numerous events hosted at the WNC Agricultural Center each year? Weekly events in our various facilities range from a Cowboy Church to horse shows, childrens' clothing sales to monster truck shows, motorcycle rallies to a fiber arts festival. You can find out what's going on at the WNC Ag Center by visiting this link: http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/index.htm

The various buildings and open grounds may be available for your next event, family gathering, corporate rally, tractor club event, etc. Contact Robin Singleton at (828) 687-1414 x200 for more information, building rates and availability.