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December 7, 2007 Bears Den
On a foggy winter afternoon, the Bears Den hostel, situated just behind the panoramic overlook off Route 601, provided a cozy setting for a crowd of 75 who gathered to listen to mountain music and hear old-timers spin tales of growing up on the Blue Ridge.
| WELCOME RECEPTION & “CAFÉ CONVERSATIONS” EVENT |
April 13, 2008 Goose Creek Friends Meeting
This event, to welcome new and prospective members, featured a facilitated dialogue during which attendees rotated among tables to generate ideas about opportunities and aspirations for the work of Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains going forward.
May 22, 2008
Guided tours of a trillium meadow in Fauquier County allowed members and their guests to view a prolific display of this most lovely mountain specimen, indigenous to the Blue Ridge, in full bloom.
| FAMILY PICNIC IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE |
June 22, 2008 Van Huyck Farm, Round Hill
Featuring an Appalachian Trail Walk, boating, games, horseback rides & fishing, this event was an opportunity for families to experience the recreational opportunities the Blue Ridge offers . . . and to meet and greet others who share an interest in preserving and celebrating the mountain.
| FIRST ANNUAL MEETING: MOUNTAIN MUSIC & ART |
December 5, 2008 The Barns at Franklin Park
The first annual meeting focused on celebrating FBRM’s early accomplishments and laying out plans for an exciting program in 2009. Opening with a reception and art exhibit of mountain scenes provided by the Loudoun Sketch Club, a brief business meeting was followed by a program of mountain music with a touch of Christmas by the well-known fiddler David VanDeventer and his Furnace Mountain group.
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