Markets and concerts - it must be fall in Rockingham County!

By Miranda Baines

Published: September 25, 2008

Reidsville Federated Woman’s Club’s Fall Market

Celebrate the fall season and do some shopping at the same time this weekend at the Reidsville Federated Woman’s Club’s Fall Market. The market is today and Saturday at the Zion Baptist Church multipurpose center at 807 Piedmont St.

“Everybody seems to be really excited about it. We’ve worked really hard on it and I think we’re going to have a good market,“ said Terresia Scoble, market chairwoman. “Last year was the first year we were able to have it at Zion Baptist, and that experience was a blessing.“

The market had been held at the Reidsville YMCA but was moved to Zion Baptist because of parking and space needs. Scoble said market vendors and customers welcomed the change in venue.

The market will have 40 vendors from North Carolina. Several new vendors will take part in this year’s fall market, among them a hand-painted stationary artist and Caroline’s Tastefully Simple Treats, which offers gift baskets, recipes, dips, breads and sauces. Other vendors are Wooden Crafts by Ben Dominick of Reidsville; Bejeweled Creations, handcrafted jewelry by Barbara Conroy; Pattie Apple’s handmade greeting cards, jewelry and other gift items; Gayle Janet of Reidsville’s original sewing on household items and clothing; and Emo Designs and Cuts of Elon - painted items such as wine bottles, floral designs and gift baskets.

Lunch will be served today and Saturday. The women of Zion Baptist Church will cook Saturday’s meal. The cost of a meal is $6. Various desserts will be available. Lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. People can buy a ticket for a chance to win an original painting by a local artist. The proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Salvation Army of Reidsville.

Admission to the fall market is $1. Use the parking lot off Harrison Street.

Haunted House Grand Opening

Tour the “Nightmare on Scales Street Haunted House” in downtown Reidsville on Friday evening. The grand opening and ribbon cutting is 5 p.m. at the haunted house at 207 S. Scales St. The haunted house features 23 rooms. The house will be open for tours throughout October.

Reidsville Lake Music Festival

The second annual Reidsville Lake Music Festival kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Lake Reidsville amphitheater. The family friendly show will provide an entire day of entertainment until 9 p.m. The festival will feature bands from the Piedmont Triad. For the full entertainment lineup, visit songbear.com. Concessions will be available on site. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. For more information, call Lake Reidsville at 349-4738.

Lucky Star Lounge

While in downtown Reidsville Friday evening, stop by Lucky City at 125 S. Scales St. “Friday Night Live at the Lucky-Star Lounge,“ a wine tasting and live broadcast with WGSR, is set for 7 p.m. Friday.

Reidsville Bicycles Swap Meet

Reidsville Bicycles will host its first antique and vintage bicycle swap meet, show and ride 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The event will be held in the parking lot next to the Backstreet Buzz Coffee House on Southwest Market Street.

A “best appearing bicycle” competition is part of the show. Show ribbons will be awarded to the top three vote getters. The entry fee for the swap meet is four non-perishable food items for donation to the Reidsville Outreach Center. The event will conclude with a vintage and antique bicycles ride through downtown Reidsville.

For more information, call Reidsville Bicycles at 349-3550 or visit reidsvillebicycle.com.

Concert in the Park

The Carolina Roustabouts will perform at the concert at the Eden Kiwanis Amphitheater at Freedom Park on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The concert is free. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket.

Temptations in the Garden

The third annual “Temptations in the Garden - A Celebration of Food, Wine, Music and Art” originally set for Friday, has been postponed. The Eden Chamber of Commerce rescheduled the event for 6 p.m. Oct. 24 in anticipation of bad weather this weekend. Temptations will take place in the garden of the historic Spray Mercantile Building at the traffic circle. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more information, call the Chamber at 623-3336.

• Staff writer Miranda Baines can be reached at or 349-4331, ext. 35.