By Mary Stoudt
Hundreds of cars rolled in - amid the rain falls - as attendees to the sixth annual Moonshine Heritage Car Show hosted by the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum on Apr. 24, marking the first in-person event for the BRIM since the outbreak of the COVID.
(Vehicles at the sixth annual Moonshine Heritage Car Show. Photo credit: Mary Stoudt.)
Director of the BRIM Beth Worley was impressed with the turnout despite the rain and Covid-19.
“We had over 200 people and 30 vehicles. Amazing turnout even though it rained later on,” Worley said.
(Above two: vehicles at the sixth annual Moonshine Heritage Car Show. Photo credit: Mary Stoudt.)
(Vehicles and participants at the sixth annual Moonshine Heritage Car Show. Photo credit: Mary Stoudt.)
This year's event was slightly different. While the car show was taking place, the first ever Moonshine Bash was happening at the BRIM’s farm museum. The bash was organized by senior Shanon Proa and was a project from her senior seminar class. The bash featured musicians, hotdogs provided by Neighbors Helping Neighbors, and free moonshine tastings by Twin Creek Distillery from Rocky Mount, VA.
Senior Dakota Fletcher attended the event with his family as a part of senior week activities.
“The car show was an amazing time to see the heritage of the community,” Fletcher said.
The next upcoming event for the BRIM is their first ever Blue Ridge Plant and Seed Swap. The event is free and will be held under the Leo Scott Pavilion at the farm museum. The swap will last from 9 a.m. to noon on May 15. Event participants are encouraged to bring a plant or seeds to swap with other participants. The BRIM will also have heirloom seeds used at their farm museum for purchase.