Valle Rendez-VIEW!
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Weekend VIEW! |
Agenda |
Gala Dinner |
Raffle |
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Get ready for the rendez-VIEW! Hang out with folks who adore the Valle Crucis Conference Center. Prepare for a feast of stories and memories, scrumptious food, and the chance raise a toast and a dollar for the ministry and mission of this place. Valle Crucis holds a special spot in your heart, right? Come celebrate all that the VCCC has to offer! Dive into a weekend full of our legendary hospitality at a steal of a price, or pop by for a mouthwatering dinner - courtesy of our pals at Reid’s Catering - on Saturday, September 28.
We are also offering an exclusive opportunity for a once in a lifetime raffle! For just $1,000, you can be entered to snag an all-expenses-paid weekend at the Inn for you and up to 50 of your closest friends – valued at a whopping $10,000! Of course, you can’t put a price on the experience of Valle Crucis. Go in with your group, your family, or your organization to win! Multiple weekends in 2025 are up for grabs, all for a good cause - the place that holds your heart.
Agenda at a Glance
Friday, September 27
4:00 p.m. Welcome Home to Valle Crucis – get settled, check-in
5:30 p.m. Bourbon Tasting with Ross Bulla / Cocktails on the Porch
6:30 p.m. Dinner in Dining Hall (other groups will be present)
7:30 p.m. Bonfire & Tales of Valle Crucis
Saturday, September 28
8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Dining Hall
All Day – Quilt Show in Inn Living Room
All Day – Porch Sitting, Rocking, Chatting, Reading
Morning Optional Activities
7:30 a.m. Morning Yoga with Toni Dilley
9:00 a.m. Bird Walk
10:00 a.m. Mushroom Foraging with Dr. Coleman McCleneghan
10:00 a.m. Barn Quilt Painting with Lizzie Lowe
12:30 p.m. Lunch in Dining Hall
Afternoon Optional Activities
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Fly Fishing Expedition @ Crab Orchard Creek
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Quilt Talk with Patty Dilley
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Hike to Crab Orchard Falls
Dinner in the Valle
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour in the Apple Barn, with entertainment by the Belle Peppers!
6:30 p.m. Dinner Served
8:00 p.m. Raffle Drawing
8:30 – Until Dancing, Hanging Out, General Merriment
Sunday, September 29
9:00 a.m. Brunch in Dining Hall
11:00 a.m. Optional - Join Us at Holy Cross for the 11:00 Service
Goodbye Until Next Time!
Speaker Bios / Workshop Descriptions
Bourbon Tasting + Cocktails on the Porch with Ross Bulla
Ross Bulla, well-known for his love of cigars and bourbon, will be on the Inn porch on Friday, September 27th offering Rendez-VIEW guests a special tasting. This previous VCCC Board member is a certified bourbon steward, so he not only knows the spirit's production and history - he knows how to recommend pours, flights, and pairings.
After her Mother taught Patty how to sew, she made her first quilt for her mom at age 18, and since passed this quilt on to her daughter. Patty has been coming to the Valle since the early 1970s, and her family has long-time ties to our community. A family medicine doctor practicing in Ashe County, Patty loves fabric art as well as quilting + its history. She is the generous donor of quilts found on all beds across our campus.
Quilt Talk with Patty Dilley
Barn Quilt Painting with Lizzie Lowe
Lizzie was raised in Watuaga County and has spent most of her life in the Valle. Currently, she is the Visual Merchandising Program Coordinator for the Mast General Store. She works in all Mast Store communities and her job "curates what people see in the stores." Lizzie also worked with Mast in their Rivercross Market Store in Valle Crucis from 2015-2020. Rivercross had an artist who painted small barn quilts and they were wildly popular. After the artist retired, guests frequently asked for barn quilts so Lizzie figured out how to make them and she is now the barn quilt extraordinaire! When away from work, Lizzie loves to be outside with her dogs, Ellie, a Greyhound from Spain (that is quite the story), and Gus, a Whippet. Lizzie is donating her time to Valle Rendez-View and is excited to share her talent with you all!
Mushroom Foraging with Dr. Coleman McCleneghan
Coleman McCleneghan began her discovery of mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980’s. This adventure brought her to the University of Tennessee in the early 1990’s and since that time she has been collecting and teaching about fungi throughout the southern Appalachians. Currently, Dr. McCleneghan teaches at Appalachian State University and calls Foscoe home. At Appstate she teaches courses on biology, mycology, lichenology, and botany. In the community setting she leads walks on fungi and lichens at the Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, Blue Ridge Chapter of the Native Plant Society, Blue Ridge Nature Conservancy and at the Friend’s of Roan Mountain Naturalist Rallies.
Saturday Night Shindig
This is super exciting! On Saturday, September 28, we're hosting our first ever Valle Rendez-View Gala Dinner! Music by the FABULOUS Belle Peppers, a gourmet dinner catered by Reid's (arguably the best caterers in the High Country), and general hilarity provided by your VCCC hosts. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner, music, and possibly some dancing, if we're in the mood. Tickets are included in your Weekend price, or join us for just the dinner for $100 per person. All proceeds go to benefit the Valle Crucis Conference Center's ministry of hospitality.
Purchase your tickets now, before they're sold out!
How would you like to win an entire weekend in the Inn, ALL meals included, for just $1,000?
This is a once-in-a-very-long-time opportunity to secure the coveted Inn at less than a 10th of its value. Pick from several available weekends – come in the winter and bring your ski or snow sports group, or come in the spring to enjoy the Valle bursting into bloom.
Enjoy the grounds at your leisure, or build a learning or development experience. Shop at the Mast Original Store just a mile away, or explore the beautiful hiking trails that lace the property. Hit the slopes at Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, or Appalachian Ski Mountain. Bring your fishing poles, your crafting group, or just yourself and a good book. Or make a holiday extra magical and bring your family for Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, or Christmas!
- Go in with your group, your family, or your church to enter!
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- No maximum amount on tickets purchased
- NO minimum occupancy requirements
- Maximum occupancy is 51
- ALL meals included, from dinner on arrival through lunch on departure. We can make something special for you – think brunch with the girls, a BBQ dinner with your men’s retreat, or a healthy vegan repast for your yoga group – or anything in between!
- Drawing will be held at the gala dinner on September 28. You need not be present to win. Other prizes will be drawn, including a weekend in a Hermitage, a lunch for 20, and a private event in the Apple Barn.
- Grand prize winner must pick from available weekends within two weeks of drawing. Weekends are limited to 2024 and 2025.
- You can extend your weekend before or after, depending on availability. Retail rates for the Inn lodging and meals apply.
- You are not limited to weekends, if you would prefer a weekday block.
How to enter:
Click here to be taken to our registration for the whole weekend, and select Raffle Ticket under options to purchase.
Current available weekends (subject to change):
2024
November 15-17
November 29-December 1 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
December 6-8
December 20-22
2025
January 10-12
April 26-28
May 9-11 (Mother’s Day weekend – and App State graduation!)
June 27-29
July 4-6
July 18-20
August 22-24
October 31-November 2
November 14-16
November 28-30 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
All of December
Registration for the Valle Rendez-VIEW
Tickets are easy! You'll have the option of One, Two, or THREE levels of involvement - a full weekend of fun, extra dinner tickets, and/or a raffle ticket.
Click here to be taken to our secure registration form. If you have questions, or if you'd like to sign up by phone, call Margaret at (828) 963-4453 or email director@vcconferences.org.