What's Happening in Garrett County

		What's Happening in Garrett County July 26 - August 1 Please give this email to your front-line employees so they may spread the word to visitors. July 27 Grantsville Farmers Market 5 pm - 7 pm, Grantsville Town Park Pavilion. Purchase fresh produce, vegetables & more! July 28 Wonderful Wednesdays Discount shopping offered by Oakland merchants plus horse-drawn carriage rides from the Train Station from 10 am - 2 pm. 301.616.2411. July 28 Oakland Mountain Fresh Farmers Market 10 am - 1 pm, downtown Oakland. A homegrown farmers market including fresh produce, baked goods, jams & jellies, crafts, personal care items, goat cheeses & more! July 28 Stage Wisp Concert Series 6:30 pm - 9 pm, Wisp Resort.  The longest lasting oldies and beach show band in the US, the Subway Variety and Show Band has been pleasing people from 8 to 80 with their high energy performances! July 28 Bonfire Extravaganza Step back in time for storytelling, drumming, costumed performers and song & group dance participation. The original Sacred Fire - Sacred Drum Bonfire Extravaganza is like no other family entertainment offered anywhere. Park at the Deep Creek Lake State Park Discovery Center & follow the torches to the amphitheater. Free Face Painting at 8 pm for all ages. Marshmallow toasting winds up the evening (all toasting supplies provided). Bring lawn chairs, blankets & flashlights. July 29 Dogsledding Presentations & Kennel Visits 10 am start, Husky Power Dogsledding at Mountain MD Kennels, LLC. Enjoy an educational and entertaining dogsledding presentation. Grill the mushers; see equipment; hug Huskies and watch films. NO reservations needed for this day only. $. www.huskypowerdogsledding.com, 301.746.7200.  July 29 Deep Creek Lake Farmers Market 4 pm - 6 pm, Garrett County Visitors' Center. Fresh fruits & vegetables plus delicious baked goods, eggs, crafts & more! July 29 Movie at Pocket Park 8:30 pm, Pocket Park in Oakland. Tonight's movie is Secondhand Lions. Admission is free, sponsored by Rudy's Clothing. Bring your own chair & blankets. Popcorn & beverages are available for sale. July 30 Little Yough Summer Music Festival 7 pm, Oakland Town Parking Lot/Mountain Fresh Farmers Market. Bring a lawn chair and listen to the tunes of the Hillbilly Gypsies! July 31 Oakland Mountain Fresh Farmers Market 10 am - 1 pm, downtown Oakland. Fresh produce, baked goods, jams & jellies, crafts, personal care items, goat cheeses & more! July 31 Annual Summer Luau 1 pm, Honi-Honi Bar. Enjoy the best of summer on Deep Creek Lake with a classic pig roast and a one-of-a-kind "Battle of the Bands" competition from 12 pm - 6 pm featuring Boathouse and Time Flies. www.honi-honi.com, 301.387.9100. July 31 Music at Penn Alps Concert Series 7:30 pm, Penn Alps. Featuring the music of Russian-born violinist Igor Yuzefovich, Assistant Concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Dariusz Skoraczewski, Assistant Principal Cellist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. www.musicatpennalps.org. August 1 Barn Quilt Festival 12:30 pm - 4 pm, Cove Run Farms Corn Maze, located along Griffith Road in Accident. Included in the day's event will be arts and crafts vendors displaying and selling their wares, a brown bag auction, recognition of current barn quilt owners and sponsors, carriage rides and live music. Children's games and a coloring contest will also take place. And the unveiling and dedication of a new barn quilt block! www.garrettbarn-quilts.org August 1 Family LEGO SuGO Event 1 pm - 4 pm, GEARS Center in Accident. Come design, create and build a LEGO robot that will push your opponent off the SuGO ring. All ages welcome. Younger youth are welcome to come build with the LEGO WeDos. The G-FORCE FTC team will also demonstrate their robot. Pre-register for the event at http://sugo.gearsinc.org/ For our complete event listings, please stop by www.visitdeepcreek.com All of the events listed above are from the Chamber's Calendar of Events. If you'd like your special event to be included in a future What's Happening, please submit your event to katie@garrettchamber.com. Weekly specials and promotions are not admissible. Upon your submission, your event will be added to our online Calendar of Events and to these emails.

What's Happening in Garrett County July 6 - 11

July 7

Stage Wisp Concert Series

6:30 pm - 9 pm, Wisp Resort. West Virginia's Six Kinds of Crazy will bring their original & hard rocking blues to Stage Wisp!  Check the Calendar at http://www.wispresort.com/

July 7

Bonfire Extravaganza

Step back in time for storytelling, drumming, costumed performers, song & group dance participation. The original Sacred Fire - Sacred Drum Bonfire Extravaganza is like no other family entertainment offered anywhere. Park at the Deep Creek Lake State Park Discovery Center & follow the torches to the ampitheater. Free Face Painting at 8 pm for all ages. Marshmallow toasting winds up a memorable evening (all toasting supplies provided). Bring lawn chairs, blankets & flashlights.

July 9


Little Yough Summer Music Festival

7 pm, Mountain Fresh Farmers Market/Oakland Town Parking Lot. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music of Shag the Band, a British Rock cover band!  More information at http://www.littleyough.com/

July 9
Music at Penn Alps Concert Series

7:30 pm, Penn Alps. The music of internationally renowned pianist Mary Kathleen Ernst.  Music at Penn Alps is a classical music series with a dash of folk music sponsored by Penn Alps Restaurant and Crafts Shop, corporate sponsors and the generous support of individuals.  Information and reservations at http://www.musicatpennalps.org/


July 10 - 11


Art in the Park

10 am - 5 pm Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm Sunday, Deep Creek Lake State Park. Over 40 artists selling & displaying their original artwork. Pottery, photgraphy, carving, jewelry & more. Dixieland music, food, roving naturalist programs and plenty of family fun! Come by boat or car. $. http://www.discoverycenterdcl.com/, 301.387.7067.

July 10


Smoker Tractor & Truck Pull

6:30 pm, Garrett County Fairgrounds. Limited Pro Stock Tractor & Super Farm Tractors: "Pennsylvania Posse" Semi Trucks; Pro Street GAS 4x4 Trucks and Street Licensed Diesel 4x4 Trucks. Sanctioned by USA-EAST Sled Pulling, Inc. Rules & information available at 1.888.FULLPUL or http://www.fullpullproductions.com/.

For our complete event listings, please stop by http://www.visitdeepcreek.com/