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Happenings at the Village on May 18th: All Day- Chapel of Peace Open with early church history and Michael Riggs demonstrating the pump organ Daniel Boone Cabin open Whippoorwill Academy School house open with video showing upstairs Tom Dooley Museum open with video showing Art Activity Tent […]

During Merlefest there will be spaces available for self-contained RV’s with hard shell exteriors only. The Village parking field will be open from noon Wednesday, April 24th until 10 a.m. on Monday, April 29th. There are NO hook-ups, just a beautiful view of the mountains. There will […]

Please join us for our Remembering Kenny Day memorial Sunday, January 20th at 4pm in the Chapel of Peace at Whippoorwill Village as we remember Kenny Clontz, a long time Whippoorwill participant and part of the Whippoorwill family. Kenny was a skillful weaver, a talented singer, and […]

We will have an evening of fine art, poetry and wine tasting. Featured poets will be:  Bud Caywood, Kendal Finley Privette, Doug McHargue and possibly others. Wine tasting will be provided by the Six Water Pots Winery. The event begins at 5:00 and goes through 7:30 p.m. […]

The Smokehouse Gallery at Whippoorwill Academy and Village is proud to announce the photography exhibit of Cam and Tate Finley, father and son. The Finleys are from North Wilkesboro, N.C. and are generational scouts. Their profound love of nature can be seen in their photographs. The remote […]

Join us from 10am until 5pm Saturday, May 20 for the 2017 Tom Dooley Day. Celebrating the Civil War era of history in the Yadkin Valley, there will be demonstrations of period blacksmithing, weaving, woodsmithing, and other skills. The Coffey brothers’ will hold a presentation on Civil […]

This annual North Carolina event celebrates the heritage of Daniel Boone’s time in the Yadkin Valley community of Ferguson. This family friendly environment brings together everything from blacksmithing to music to great food.