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Event/Site: Blue
Ridge Jamboree
Date: Third Saturday of each month beginning at
7:30pm.
Type: Monthly evening performance of old-time,
bluegrass, gospel, and country for the purpose of dancing and
listening.
Location: Andy
Griffith Playhouse auditorium at 218 Rockford St.
in Mount Airy.
From Highway 52 South (Winston-Salem):
Take the Andy Griffith Parkway
(Hwy 52) to the traffic light at Highway 601/Rockford Street (just
after you cross Lovells Creek). Turn right
onto Rockford Street
and the Andy Griffith Playhouse will be on your left.
From Highway 52
North (Virginia):
Take the Andy Griffith Parkway
(Hwy 52) to the traffic light at Highway 601/Rockford Street (just past
the Lowe's and Food
Lion Shopping
Center). Turn left onto Rockford Street
and the Andy Griffith Playhouse will be on your left.
From I-77:
Exit 100 to Highway
89 East into Mount Airy. Turn right at the traffic
light onto Graves Street (at Moody's
Funeral Home) and at the top of the hill, turn right on Rockford Street
and the Andy Griffith Playhouse is on the right.
From I-74:
Take Exit 11 to Highway 601
into Mount Airy. Hwy 601 turns into Rockford Street and the Andy
Griffith Playhouse will be on your left. Click here for a map.
Cost: $10.
Parking: Free
in lots adjacent and across street.
Parking adequate for bus tours.
Special Needs Access: Yes.
Signage:
Sign at location, not
en route.
Sponsor: The Surry Arts Council
Web
Site: www.surryarts.org
www.visitmayberry.com
Contact:
Mt. Airy Chamber of Commerce,
Tourism Dept
PO Box 913
220 N. Main St.
Mount Airy, NC
27030
(336) 786-6116
(800) 948-0949
tourism@visitmayberry.com
Tanya Rees, Executive Director
Surry Arts Council
PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030
(336) 786-7998
(800) 286-6193
surryarts@advi.net
Description of Event: David
Browning, The Mayberry Deputy and master of ceremonies, presents local
and regional bands. Folks come
to listen to the music and some to dance, which is encouraged. The mood is friendly and
festive. Audience size usually
ranges between 150-350. Snacks are available
from vending machines.
History of Site/Event: Local
musicians Frank Bode, Paul Brown, and Vernon Clifton started the Mount
Airy Hometown Opry in the mid 1980s. Eventually the Surry Arts Council
took on the monthly series, which had developed a loyal following, and
changed its name.
Description of Site/Facility: The Andy Griffith Playhouse is an attractive, accessible brick
complex near the center of downtown.
The event takes place in the Playhouse auditorium.
Significance of Site/Event to the
Community: The Jamboree reflects an event begun by
well-known local musicians and preserved by the local arts council, an
organization committed to showcasing regional music traditions
performed by area musicians.
Reference Source: Tanya
Rees; Blue Ridge Music Trails
by Fred C. Fussell; Blue Ridge Music Trails Music Inventory for North Carolina
by Sally Council.
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