Here are some upcoming events in Mayberry that folks
have
thumbtacked to
Floyd's bulletin board from the most recent issue of
The
eBullet
* Now-June 28: Ronnie Schell stars in Don't Leave It All to the Children--The Musical at the Actors' Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street in New York City. Performance times are 3 p.m. Wed., Sat., and Sun. and 8 p.m. on Sat. Visit http://www.telecharge.com for tickets and more info.
* July 4: David Browning brings a Mayberry pace to the Summer Motion Festival in Ashland, Ky.
* July 8-12: Ronnie Schell headlines at Budd Friedman's Comedy Improv Room at Harvey's Hotel in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
* July 11: James Best is the Special Guest and Grand
Marshal for the 9th Annual Mayberry Squad Car Nationals and
5th Annual “Mayberry Comes to Graysville” Festival in Graysville, Ala. Bunches of Mayberry tribute artists will
also be on hand. The exact schedule for the day hasn't been announced but usual
schedule is the parade down Main Street around 10 a.m., the Mayberrry Squad Car
Nationals on the ball field at the Graysville Community Center around Noon,
afternoon entertainment, and then dinner and entertainment in the evening. And
it's always very reasonably priced, including free admission to the parade and
the Mayberry Squad Car Nationals parts of the day. A PBS film crew will be on hand filming the festivities and interviewing fans for a show about Mayberry fans. We'll post updates here as we have them.
* July 18 and 19: Smoky Mountain Fan Fest featuring James Best and other members of the “Dukes of Hazzard” cast, at Smokies Stadium in
Sevierville, Tenn. Merle Haggard also performs. Tickets are on sale now at (865) 286-2300, with info also at http://www.smokymtnfanfest.com/
* July 18 and 19: Hollywood Collector Show at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Burbank, Calif. There's a "Happy Days" cast reunion as part of this event. Ron Howard is not listed among the official attendees, but other key cast members are listed and there is mention of a "Happy Days" Special Guest, so you can draw your own conclusion about just who that might be. For more info, visit http://www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com.
*July 22: David Browning will be a pinch hit at the South Maryland Blue Crabs game in Waldorf, Md.
* July 24: It'll be darn good time with David Browning at the Salem (Va.) Red Sox game.
* Aug. 6: David Browning takes a bow and wows the crowd at the Bark in the Park Festival in Bristol, Va.
* Aug. 7: David Browning doubles the Mayberry Deputy at the Elizabethtown (N.C.) Twins game
* Aug. 8: Maggie Peterson joins two of her TV brothers, Doug Dillard and Rodney Dillard, and their band for a performance at the Third Annual Mayberry in Troy, a fundraiser for the Montgomery County DARE program in Troy, N.C. Several Mayberry tribute artists will be on hand, too. More details TBA.
* Aug. 14: David Browning will tell a few Mayberry yarns at the Bristol (Va.) White Sox game.
* Aug. 22: If you have the courage, go see David Browning at the Danville (Va.) Braves game.
* Aug. 27-29: James Best is among the stars at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Aberdeen, Md. For more info, visit http://oldtimeradiotapes.homestead.com/conventionhome.html.
* Aug. 29: One of our faves (you know who!) gets raves when he patrols the Mississippi Braves game in Pearl, Miss.
* Sept. 5: It'll be one big happy family in the community of Crossville (Tenn.) when David Browning entertains at Community Family Day.
* Sept. 24-27: 20th Annual Mayberry Days in Mount Airy, N.C. Guests confirmed so far include Doug Dillard, Rodney Dillard, Maggie Peterson, Betty Lynn, James Best, LeRoy McNees, Jackie Joseph, George Spence, and Karen Knotts, daughter of Don Knotts, in her Mayberry Days debut. Additional stars and further details TBA, but tickets are already available online now for certain parts of the festival at http://www.surryarts.org.
* Sept. 11 and 12: No need for an SOS. Everything will be O.K. at Tom Johnson's RV event in Marion, N.C., as long as D.B. the M.D. is there.
* Oct. 12-17: 
A Cruise to Mayberry 4 This year's cruise is a 5-day version and it's a relaxing, fun time for all. Being on the cruise is a bit like sitting on Andy's front porch and watching the traffic on the road--only there's no road and no traffic, just the waves and a breeze Visit the website for information and links to photos from previous Mayberry cruises.
* Nov. 21: The "I Didn't Know You Stranged" chapter in Moundville, Ala., will hold a Mayberry
in Moundville family social at the Moundville Church of the Nazarene gym at at 6:00 p.m. Several music groups will be performing. Local Mayberry squad car replicas will be on hand as well as Mayberry tribute artists, including Kenneth "Otis Campbell" Junkin. There will be whistling and trivia
contests, episode watching, food, and who knoews what-all. All proceeds will benefit the
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. More details TBA.
