For Immediate Release
For more information contact:

            Jo Ellen Edwards, Executive Director         Chad Hodges, Contest Organizer  
            Uptown Lexington, Inc.
            336-249-0383                                                        336-906-2889

Second Annual BBQ Capital Cook-Off set for April 27-28

Competitive cooking teams from all over North Carolina and the Southeast and one as far away as Australia will work to perfect the thrill of the grill at the Second Annual BBQ Capital Cook-off in historic uptown Lexington April 27-28.

Coordinated by Uptown Lexington Inc. as a fundraiser for the downtown revitalization organization, the BBQ Capital Cook-off will bring approximately 50 teams to Lexington to compete for money and bragging rights in a city with a rich culinary heritage that is celebrated annually at the Barbecue Festival in October.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Deal, Executive Director, TRIP
336-956-6150  director@visitdavidsoncounty.com
http://director@visitdavidsoncounty.com

2011 Rural Roots Tour Coming to Denton and South Davidson

On Saturday, October 1 the Tourism Recreation Investment Partnership for Davidson County (TRIP) will conduct a “Rural Roots Tour” in Davidson County. The day-long event will include a guided, narrated motor coach tour of farms, historical sites and other points of interest in southern Davidson County.

Feature Press Release
For Release: April 11, 2011
Contact: Karen Miller 336-859-2755
Cherryholmes Sings Good-bye During Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival

DENTON, N.C. – The Cherryholmes Family Band will hold its last North Carolina performance on May 6 during the Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Bluegrass Festival. The next day, the group will call it quits with a show in Galax, Virginia.

Press Release

For Immediate Release:
April 25, 2011

Contact:  Tammy Curry
Community Recreation Specialist
Lexington Recreation & Parks
28 W. Center Street
Lexington, NC 27295
336-248-3960 ext. 3237
tcurry@lexingtonnc.net
 

Lexington Parks and Recreation Announces Plans 
15th Annual Multicultural Festival

Lexington, – In its 15^th year the Annual Multicultural Festival has become a premiere spring event for local residents in Davidson County and surrounding areas. The festival serves to enlighten the community of its vast ethnicities, their traditional customs, and exquisite cuisine.  A family friendly ambiance sets the mood for understanding, fun and excitement that is felt throughout the event.  This year’s festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 10 am until 5 pm at Finch Park at 15 Paul Beck Road in Lexington, NC.  There is no admission fee with free parking at the park and a shuttle service provided from the parking lot at Roses on Talbert Boulevard.

Davidson County Master Gardeners 7th Annual Garden Tour

Explore a new area of Davidson County with us—High Rock Lake. The gardens are fabulous as always. We have huge, large, medium and small yards in this year’s tour. All seven gardens are on the east side of the lake off of Highway 8. Tickets ($10) will be available at Southmont Fire Dept., 11030 Hwy 8, Southmont, as well as at each home on the days of the tour. They can be purchased in advance at the Agricultural Extension Building, 301 E. Center Street, Lexington (336-242-2087); Denton Public Library, 310 W. Salisbury St., Denton (336-859-2215); and Tom’s Creek Nursery, 6454 Old NC Hwy 49, Denton (336-857-2131). A program book will come with each ticket and have descriptions of the gardens, a detailed map and advertisements for local restaurants and businesses. The tour will be Saturday, May 21 from 10 AM until 4 PM and Sunday, May 22 from 1 until 5 PM. For further information call 336-247-2995, 336-956-0400 or 336-242-2087.

For Immediate Release
For more information contact:

            Jo Ellen Edwards, Executive Director           
            Uptown Lexington, Inc.
            336-249-0383

            Chad Hodges, BBQ Capital Cook-off Chairman
            336-906-2889

BBQ Capital Cook-off Teams Exceed Expectations in Many Ways

(Lexington, NC)  Thirty-four teams from across the nation have registered to compete in the Lexington’s Inaugural BBQ Capital Cook-off. 

In the early planning stages for the Cook-off, organizers at Uptown Lexington, Inc. (ULI), set a success benchmark of 18 participating cooking teams, according to event Chairman Chad Hodges.  “Teams are coming from across the United States,” said Hodges.  “They are driving from Illinois, Texas, Virginia, South Carolina, New York, and all across North Carolina.  The word is out – this is the place to be. “With several weeks left,” Hodges continued, “we anticipate as it gets closer to the event, this number will only increase.”

PRESS RELEASE
April 15, 2011
Festival to Showcase the Wines of Davidson County

All four Davidson County wineries will join together on April 22 and 23 for the first ever Southern Gateway Wine Festival. The festival is being held in Uptown Lexington in conjunction with the Inaugural Barbecue Capital Cook Off. The four Davidson County wineries include Childress Vineyards, Junius Lindsay Vineyards, Native Vines Winery and Weathervane Winery.

Press Release: March 15, 2011

New exhibit opens: at the Davidson County Historical Museum
                                    2 South Main Street in Lexington, NC, 27292
EXHIBIT OPENING DATE:   Sunday, April 3, 2011
EXHIBIT CLOSING DATE:   January 31, 2013
CONTACT:             Catherine M. Hoffmann, Museum Curator
                                   336.242.2035
                                   catherine.hoffmann@davidsoncountync.gov

As a Shadow Passes: The Native American Peoples of the Yadkin Valley, 10,000 B. C. – 1700 A. D.

Where did they come from? When did they come? What became of them?

 Uptown Lexington Announces  New BBQ Capital Cook-off
Sanctioned by Kansas City Barbeque Society

(Lexington, NC)  Uptown Lexington, Inc. will host the area’s first BBQ Capital Cook-off, which was sanctioned by Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS)   just last week.   The event will be held April 22-23, 2011 in uptown Lexington.

PRESS RELEASE
Contact:  Jo Ellen Edwards, Executive Director
Uptown Lexington, Inc.  336-249-0383
uptownlex@lexcominc.net        

Will Spring be here soon?

LEXINGTON, NC – With the recent cold snap and another one in the long range forecast, many of us are eager for spring to arrive in the Piedmont of North Carolina. 

That question will be answered, at least in fun, on February 2^nd, when GroundHawg’s Day is celebrated in Uptown Lexington.