Yadkin Valley Visitors Guide

Historic Earle Theatre and Old-Time Music Heritage Hall The Historic Earle Theatre in Downtown Mount Airy, built in 1938, is reminiscent of classic movie houses with an Art Deco-style design. It was built in 1938 and was chosen as a site for the premiere of “Gone with theWind” simultaneously with the grand opening of the film in Atlanta, Georgia. Inside is the Old-Time Music Heritage Hall, with exhibits on Surry County old-time and bluegrass musicians. The theatre also shows feature films and classic movies throughout the year, as well as Thursday-night and Saturday afternoon bluegrass and old-time music jam sessions,TAPS music lessons, old-time dances,Voice of the Blue Ridge and Blue Ridge and Beyond concert series.The Earle is home to the second-longest-running live radio broadcast,WPAQ’s Merry-go-Round, every Saturday at 11 a.m. 142 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030 336-786-2222 or 336-786-7998 surryarts.org and surrycountymusic.com Historic Elkin Ghost Tours , After every evening of the Cruise In’s, and the entire month of October. Diana’s Books and More 126W Main St, Elkin, NC 28621 10am–5:30pm, Ghost tours are in evenings at 8:30pm, with more options in October. 336-835-3142 facebook.com/DianasBookstore/ Horne Creek Living Historical Farm This Living Historical Farm, located in the Shoals com- munity, is open to the public to experience everyday

farm life in North Carolina’s northwestern Piedmont ca. 1900.Visitors can take part in daily activities and special events of bygone farm life, as well as see, smell, touch and hear things once common in rural NC.Annual events include the Cornshucking Frolic in October and Christmas by Lamplight in December. Other annual events focus on the lifestyles of folks who lived on rural farms, century including sheep shearing, baking, and plowing with animals. Ice cream socials, music, and children's games are also enjoyed.Visitors may encoun- ter antique farm equipment, farm animals, and savor old-fashioned apple varieties grown in the one-of-a-kind heritage apple orchard. 308 Horne Creek Farm Road, Pinnacle, NC 27043 336-325-2298, nchistoricsites.org/horne/horne.htm J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Laurel Hill is the birthplace of the Confederate General J.E.B Stuart. It is located in Ararat,Virginia, just 7 miles north of Mount Airy. It features self-guided trails through the property that once included part of the old Mount Airy & Eastern Railroad. Plaques on site identify where the birthplace was located, as well as the loca- tion of a Native American site.A CivilWar Encampment and Living HistoryWeekend is held each year, as well as other special events. Group tours should call ahead.The visitor center/office is open by appointment. 1091 Ararat Highway,Ararat,VA 24053

276-251-1833 jebstuart.org,

Mount Airy Museum of Regional History The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History collects, preserves, and interprets the natural, historic, and artis- tic heritage of the region. Displays and exhibitions are located across four floors, offering a natural history of