North Carolina Blueberries Ready Now! Do a Local Search Here

Get your north Carolina blueberries now! Did you know North Carolina is the 6th largest producer of blueberries in the nation? Blueberries are harvested in June and July and now is a good time to find a local place to buy blueberries. Blueberries are so good and so good for you, rich in Vitamin C and fiber. Naturally sweet tasting they taste great alone or in a recipe. Blueberry muffins, blueberry pie, blueberry jam and on and on. Use North Carolina Farm Fresh to search for a place close to your location and get some blueberries today before its too late! Get a  delicious Blueberry Pudding Cake recipe here!

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Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival Cary NC This Weekend

Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival Cary, NC this weekend!

The Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival is this weekend for 2 days, August 1-2, 2014. Brew It. Taste It. Sip It. Pork It. It takes place at the Koka Booth Ampitheatre. 60 beers, 40 bourbons and a lot of BBQ! With the price of admission you get a souvenir glass for tasting the beer and bourbon. Vendors will be cooking BBQ. BBQ that is pulled pork from whole hogs, ribs, brisket, chickens, and sausages. Seminars with Master Distillers, Brewmasters and Pit Master. Live music entertainment. Exhibit too! For ticket information and full event details see Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival Cary. Way too much fun to miss out on!

Take at look a the Beer,  Bourbon and BBQ Festival in NYC in 2014.

 

Cary, NC 27518

Pinehurst Food and Wine Festival

The 26th Annual Pinehurst Food and Wine Festival will take place this year August 29- September 1, 2014. A whole weekend of events that include wine tastings, seminars, food and wine pairings and culinary demonstrations. The events starts with a Welcome Reception on Friday 8/29/14 at 3:30 pm to meet the presenting chefs and wine experts. Welcome Reception will be presented by Biltmore. From 7-9pm the Wine and Dine Reception event is presented with delicious food prepared by the Pinehurst Resort culinary team. From 9-10:00pm the Grand Dessert Buffet and Tasting with a huge buffet of dessert masterpieces by the Pinehurst pastry chef along with fine dessert wines. The event continues Saturday and Sunday with events all weekend long. The Pinehurst Food and Wine Festival takes place at Pinehusrt Resort at 80 Carolina Vista Drive in Pinehurst, NC. 

Some of the participating wineries at the event include: Biltmore Estate, Biltmore Wine, Barista, Casa Silva, Girard,  J Lohr, Sol de Sol, Robert Mondavi and many many more. For more information and a complete list of events please see Pinehurst Food and Wine Festival.

 

Location of Event

Pinehurst, NC 28374

Movie Filming in Asheville NC This Week

The beautiful mountain setting of Asheville is being used this week for movie filming in Asheville NC.  Owen Wilson and Kristen Wiig are in Western North Carolina this summer to film a movie about a multimillion-dollar heist.  The film is based on the true story of the Charlotte $17 million robbery of the Loomis Fargo & Co. regional vault that took place in 1997. Recent filming has been taking place in nearby Swannanoa, Waynesville and other locations near Asheville. This week’s filming will mean some streets in downtown Asheville will be closed as driving scenes will be filmed. The movie has not been named yet but watch for the release next year in August 2015.

See Owen Wilson on Jimmy Kimmel Live…

Nicholas Sparks “The Longest Ride” Movie Filming Now in NC

The Nicholas Sparks  book “The Longest Ride” is being made into a film and filming is going on now in Wilmington and Winston-Salem. Filming started in Wilmington on June 26, filming in Winston-Salem and at Wake Forest University will be in August. This is the latest Nicholas Sparks book to be filmed in NC. “The Longest Ride” movie is set to be released April 3, 2015. Cast include Scott Eastwood (son of Client Eastwood) as Luke, Britt Robertson as Sophia, and Alan Alda as Ira. It was a good book, should be a good movie with our North Carolina scenery!

Watch “The Longest Ride” Official Trailer…

Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon 2014 Info

For all the runners out there in North Carolina the Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon will be Sunday November 2, 2014. Other events include Rex Healthcare Half Marathon, Four-person Marathon Relay, News & Observer Old Reliable 10K, and the YMCA Kids’ Marathon Mile. Registration for these events are now open. You can register online and find more info at City of Oaks Marathon website. Lace up those running show and start training now!

Check out last year’s City of Oaks Marathon…