Mayberry Event Calendar

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Floyd has lots of good bets for things to do in Mayberry this year!

  

The Andy Griffith Museum, featuring Emmett Forrest’s amazing collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia, is open daily in Mount Airy, N.C. For info, visit the website at www.andygriffithmuseum.org/ or call (336) 786-1604.

The following information is from “The eBullet“: Official E-mail Newsletter of “The Andy Griffith Show” Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC).

Here are some upcoming events in Mayberry that folks have thumbtacked to Floyd’s bulletin board from the most recent issue of The eBullet:

 
* Feb. 20: CANCELED David Browning performs “From Gettysburg to Mayberry” (as Abe Lincoln and the Mayberry Deputy), at Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va.

* Feb. 21: Rodney Dillard and the Dillard Band perform at 7:00 p.m. at the Temple Theater in Sanford, N.C.  For more info visit www.templeshows.com.

 * Mar. 1-3: 15th Annual George Lindsey/UNA Film Festival in Florence, Ala.  Actor Michael Rooker (Days of Thunder, Tombstone, etc.) and Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine are special guests joining host George Lindsey this year. 
 
A highlight of this year’s festival is the dedication of a new George Lindsey Theatre and Ernest Borgnine Performance Hall on Fri. at 4 p.m.  The dedication will be held on the lawn of Colby Hall, at the corner of Pine and Irvine Streets, with a reception to follow inside the George Lindsey Theatre. In case of rain, the dedication will be held inside the George Lindsey Theatre. Everyone is invited.
 
Also, “An Evening with Michael Rooker” will be held in the Performance Center of the Guillot University Center on Friday at 7 p.m.  The festival Awards Show will be held at 7 p.m. on Sat.  Tickets for each show are $10, or $15 for both shows.  For updates (including at least one more very special guest!), visit http://lindseyfilmfest.com or call 256-765-4592.

* Mar. 3: James Best greets fans at the Jenco Auto Sales and Jones County Cruisers First Annual Benefit Auto/Truck/Motorcycle Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Carol’s Park in Gray, Ga.

* Mar. 3: Rodney Dillard and the Dillard Band are among the guests for a taping for the “Song of the Mountains” TV show at 7:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va.  Tickets are $25.  For tickets and more info, call 276-783-6093 or visit http://songofthemountains.org.

* Mar. 10 and 11: Peggy McCay (Andy’s high school girlfriend Sharon DeSpain in “Class Reunion”) greets fans at a fundraiser event at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza in Nashville, Tenn., for Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescues. 

Peggy McCay and Andy Griffith

A fan Meet & Greet will be held Mar. 10 at 11:00 (admission $20),  and a special brunch will be held on Mar. 11 (admission $50).  Ticket info and other updates available soon at http://proverbs1210.rescuegroups.org.

Mayberry 101* Mar. 10: Neal Brower, author of Mayberry 101, makes the first of two special appearances at the Andy Griffith Museum this spring. Each session will feature an episode of “The Andy Griffith Show” followed by a detailed lecture and Q&A. Lectures will take place in the lower level of the Museum at 2 p.m. Admission is $10. The episode featured for this lecture is “Big Fish in a Small Town.”  Go ahead….take the bait and get hooked on learning neat stuff!

Betty Lynn with visitors at the Andy Griffith Museum. Photo by Hobart Jones.

* Mar. 16: Betty Lynn (Thelma Lou) will greet fans at the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C. from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. She will have autographed 8×10 photos available ($10) and would love to visit with you! For more info, visit www.andygriffithmuseum.org.
 

 

* Mar. 16-18: Margaret Kerry (“Chistmas Story and “Andy Forecloses”) appears Wondercon (a major comics and pop culture convention) at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.  For more info, visit: www.comic-con.org/wc/.

Karen Knotts in "Tied Up in Knotts." Photo by Hobart Jones.

 

* Mar. 23: Karen Knotts performs her “Tied Up in Knotts” show at the Metropolitan Theatre in Morgantown, W.V., as a fundraiser for the Don Knotts Memorial Park, which will include a statue of her father.  Details TBA.

* Mar. 23: Rodney Dillard and the Dillard Band perform at the South Florida Music Festival in Jupiter, Fla.  Visit www.southfloridamusicfest.info for show times and updates.

* Mar. 23-25: Julie Adams (Mayberry’s Nurse Mary) appears as one of the Women in Horror at the Horror Hound Weekend festival in Columbus, Ohio.  For more info visit www.horrorhoundweekend.com.

* Mar. 31: Rodney Dillard and The Dillard Band perform at 7 p.m. at Kosicuisko Junior High Auditorium in Koscuisko, Miss.  For more info, call 662-289-2981.

* Apr. 13-15: Julie Adams is a scream at Monsterpalooza in Burbank, Calif.  For more info, visit www.monsterpalooza.com.

* Apr. 14: Neal Brower, author of Mayberry 101, makes the second of two special appearances at the Andy Griffith Museum this spring. The “Fun Girls” episode will be shown today and will be followed by a detailed lecture and Q&A. Lectures will take place in the lower level of the Museum at 2 p.m. Admission is $10. Neal’s lectures are always fun, girls and boys!

* Apr. 20 and 21: Second Annual Mayberry Comes to Westminster in Westminster, S.C.  Rodney Dillard and the Dillard Band are confirmed guests.  Othere details TBA.

* May 3 and 4: Ronnie Schell (two episodes and Duke Slater on “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.”) headlines the Eagles’ Wings Fundraiser in Tuscaloosa, Ala. 

Ronnie Schell

There’s a golf tourney on Thursday the 3rd at the Indian Hills Country Club.   The Silent Auction and Banquet (including The Ronnie Schell Show) are on Fri. the 4th at the Bryant Conference Center.  (Doors open for the Auction preview at 5 p.m.)  Reserved tables and individual tickets will be available soon; prices and Banquet time TBA.  Mayberry Tribute Artists David “Mayberry Deputy” Browning, Allan “Floyd” Newsome, Kenneth “Otis” Junkin, Tim “Goober” Pettigrew, Phil “Ernest T.” Fox, Jeff “Howard” Branch, Bob “Briscoe” Mundy, and Eric “Mayor Pike” Lowry will also entertain.  For more info, visit http//:eagleswingsoftuscaloosa.org

* June 1 and 2: 25th Annual Mule Days in Gordo, Ala. (near Tuscaloosa).  Mayberry Tribute Artists David “Mayberry Deputy” Browning, Allan “Floyd” Newsome, and Kenneth “Otis” Junkin will be among the entertainers.  The headline guest star this year is Donna Douglas (Elly May Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies.)  More details TBA.

* June 2: James Best greets fans and shows his artwork at the Greg’s Core Supplyevent in Felts Park in Galax, Va.

* July 11-14: Julie Adams appears at the Western Film in Winston-Salem, N.C.  (Nancy Stafford of “Matlock” is also among the stars with an Andy Griffith connection attending.)  For more info, visit http://westernfilmfair.tripod.com.

* POSTPONED July 14: 12th Annual Mayberry Squad Car Nationals. Check back for updates on the new date and location and guest stars.

* Aug. 24 and 25: Rodney Dillard and Maggie Peterson are joined by several of the Mayberry tribute artists (including David “Mayberry Deputy” Browning, Kenneth “Otis” Junkin and Jeff “Howard” Branch) for a Cruise-In on Fri. and then concert benefiting the Montgomery County DARE program on Sat. The evening concert will be at the James H. Garner Center in Troy, N.C. Details TBA. For more info, visit www.bluegrassintroy.com/.

 
 * Sept. 25-27: Life Lessons From Mayberry: It’s All There in Black and White in Ridgecrest, N.C. (outside Asheville).  This event is a celebration of “The Andy Griffith Show” and the biblical truths and life applications found in the beloved TV classic. It includes fun-filled Bible study based on some of favorite episodes, inspiring preaching and worship, and bluegrass music.  More info at www.lifeway.com/mayberry.

 

* Sept. 27-30: 23rd Annual Mayberry Days in Mount Airy, N.C.  Stars confirmed so far are Betty Lynn (Thelma Lou), Doug Dillard (Darling banjo player), James Best (Jim Lindsey), LeRoy McNees (of the Country Boys), and Karen Knotts (daughter of Don Knotts). Further details and more stars TBA.  Tickets are now available to order for several parts of the festival.  (And it’s already not too early to book a hotel room.)  For updates, visit www.mayberrydays.org.  It’s big!!!

* Oct. 6: A Mayberry Afternoon in Salisbury, N.C., featuring Mayberry music and Mayberry tribute artists, including David “Mayberry Deputy” Browning, Allan “Floyd” Newsome, Jeff “Howard” Branch, Tim “Goober” Pettigrew and  Phil “Ernest T.” Fox. Details TBA.

* Oct. 29-Nov. 3: Halloween Cruise to Mayberry 7.  Five Days aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Destiny, leaving from Miami with ports of call in Nassau, Half Moon Cay, and Grand Turk, plus a fun day at sea. Seven Mayberry tribute artists, an Elvis tribute artist, and the VW Boys are among the entertainment provided exclusive to Mayberry Cruise participants. For more info, visit the All About Cruises website at www.allaboutcruisesnc.net/

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