2006 Blue Rock Region Events
April:
April through Oct - Farmer’s Market - Fridays, 4 PM-6 P.M. the green, McConnelsville April 8th - Victorian Cottage Garden Workshop , Blue Rock Station
April 9th - Llamas 101, Blue Rock Station
April 15th - Ohio Valley Opry, The Opera House
April 22nd - Earth Day at Blue Rock Station
May:
May - Annual Mother's Day Flea Market
May 13th - Hens in the Garden: Learning to raise a few chickens in your back yard
May 20th - Victorian Cottage Garden Workshop/ Plant & Seed Exchange
May 20th - Ohio Valley Opry – The Opera House
May - McConnelsville Artwalk - downtown McConnelsville
May 27th - June 2nd: The Complete Vaulted Strawbale Building Workshop (Blue Rock Station)
June:
June - M & M Jaycees Classic Car Cruise-in - downtown McConnelsville
June 3-10: Morgan County Rendezvous, Burr Oak State Park
June 10th - Victorian Cottage Garden Workshop, Blue Rock Station
June 11th - Llamas 101, Blue Rock Station
June 17th - Ohio Valley Opry, The Opera House
June 17-18: Vaulted Strawbale Building Workshop (part 1) - The Tire Foundation
June 24-25: Vaulted Strawbale Building Workshop (part 2) - Building With Straw Bales
July:
July - Chamber of Commerce Auction, Main Street, McConnelsville
July 1-2: Vaulted Strawbale Workshop (part 3) - Constructing Bottle/Can Walls
July 3-4: Open Workdays, Blue Rock Station
July 8th - Victorian Cottage Garden Workshop
July 15th - Ohio Valley Opry, The Opera House
July 15-16: Vaulted Strawbale Workshop (part 4) - Mud and Earth Plastering
July 22nd: Creating Your Own Backyard Solar Oven
July 29-30: Vaulted Strawbale Building Workshop (part 1) - The Tire Foundation
July - Twin Community Jaycees Festival & Raft Regatta. on the square in McConnelsville
July - Civil War Encampment Days, Malta & McConnelsville,
July - Muskingum RiverFest, Muskingum River Boat Ramp, SR 376 S, McConnelsville
July - 38th Annual Howard Chandler Christy Art Show, McConnelsville
August:
August 6th - Building a Greenhouse from Plastic Pop Bottles
August 12th - Llamas 101, Blue Rock Station
August 19th - Victorian Cottage Garden Workshop
August 19th - Ohio Valley Opry, The Opera House
August 26-27: Vaulted Strawbale Building Workshop (part 2) - Building With Straw Bales
August - Port O'Morgan Sternwheeler Cruise-in, on the riverfront, Malta
August - Mark Twain Day - Blue Rock State Park
September:
September - Morgan County Fair, Morgan County Fairgrounds, McConnelsville
Sept 2-3: Vaulted Strawbale Building Workshop (part 3) - Constructing Bottle/Can Walls
Sept 4th: Open Workday, a chance to learn and practice Earthship and Vaulted Strawbale Building skills in an informal setting
Sept 9-10: Vaulted Strawbale Building Workshop (part 4) - Mud and Earth Plastering
Sept 16th - Victorian Cottage Garden Workshop/ Autumn Harvest Exchange
September 16th -Ohio Valley Opry, The Opera House
Sept 23rd - Building a Stone Fireplace Workshop
September - Fall Festival Open Car & Truck Show - Morgan County Fairgrounds, McConnelsville
September - Shew's Orchard Annual Apple Butter Stir - Shew's Orchard
October:
October 7th- Hickory Ridge Fall Festival - Hickory Ridge (off SR 78, Malta)
October 8th - Llamas 101, Blue Rock Station
October 14th - Victorian Cottage Garden Workshop
October 21st - Ohio Valley Opry, The Opera House
November:
November 18th - Ohio Valley Opry, The Opera House
November - Home for the Holidays
December:
December - Tour of Homes
December 17th - Ohio Valley Opry, The Opera House