Event/Site: O-Henry’s Restaurant
Music & Dance
Date: Saturdays music and dance from 7:00pm—10:00pm. Restaurant
open Monday-Friday 5:30am—8:00pm. Sat 5:30am—9:00pm.,
Sunday 8:00am—3:00pm. Closed
Christmas week.
Type: Local musicians performing bluegrass, gospel,
and country music with clogging, flat footing, and buck dancing.
Location: 10225 Highway 67 East. O-Henry’s is several miles east of
East Bend, near the Yadkin
River. Take NC 67 Reynolda
Road out of Winston-Salem and cross over
the Yadkin
River. Continue about ¼ mile.
O-Henry’s is the first establishment on the right after the
bridge. (From the Wake
Forest University
entrance on Reynolda Road, the
drive takes about fifteen mintues.)
Traveling south from Mount Airy
on US
52, take exit 123 “King/Tobaccoville”.
Take a right at the stoplight and go ¼ mile to Spainhour Mill Road. Go about 3 miles and turn left onto Donaha Road. Proceed 2 to 3 miles until you come
to NC 67. Turn right onto NC 67
and cross over the Yadkin
River. Continue about ¼ mile.
O-Henry’s is first establishment on the right after the bridge.
Cost: Donation requested for music.
Parking: Free.
Special Needs Access: Venue
is accessible.
Signage:
Sign at location, not
en route.
Contact:
Joseph Henry and Judy
Bowman
PO Box 326
East Bend, NC 27108
(336) 699-8693
Description of Event: After
dinner Saturday nights, the tables are cleared to make way for music
and dancing. Local musicians
perform bluegrass, gospel, and country, while diners and others who come
for the entertainment join in on the fun. Owners Judy and Joseph Henry Bowman
hold clogging and flatfoot dancing contests and give door prizes.
History of Site/Event: The Bowmans have run O-Henry’s since 1978, with
music featured from the beginning.
The Bowmans also operate the Pollirosa Restaurant in Forsyth County,
which also offers music on the weekends. Toe-tapping music and down-home
southern cooking have been the pride of the Bowmans
for decades.
Description of Site/Facility: The casual, family-run, roadside restaurant seats 100 in the
dining area. A music room, which
includes a platform for dancing, enhances the music and dancing
experience.
Significance of Site/Event to the
Community: The restaurant offers a friendly place for
locals to enjoy the music and foods they love. Many are regulars. The setting offers visitors an
opportunity to sample the local cuisine and culture up-close-and
personal in an unpretentious setting.
Reference Source: Judy
Bowman; Blue Ridge Music Trails by Fred C. Fussell; Blue
Ridge Music Trials Music Inventory for North Carolina by Sally
Council.
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