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2022 Mary Draper Ingles Festival: Kick-Off Celebration with Live Music, Beer Release & More
Venue: Long Way Brewing, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Mary Draper Ingles Festival, The Woogemen
Date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Time: 3:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Drink Specials, Miscellaneous
Cost: Free

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Long Way Brewing hosts the Kickoff Celebration for the 2022 Mary Draper Ingles Festival on Friday, July 29, 2022.

Celebrate the kickoff for the 2022 Mary Draper Ingles Festival with live music from The Woogemen from 6:00-9:00 PM, meet and greet with West Virginia actress, storyteller and historian Karen Vuranch, portraying Mary Draper Ingles and join in the Mary Draper Ingles Pint Glass Night with the release of the new Mary's Journey pint glass and the return of the craft brew Mary, Mary, Why You Buggin' English Brown Ale.

The Woogemen are a blues-based, little big-band with a wide musical footprint based in the New River Valley. Playing and reprising music from eras past including folk, rock, jazz, soul, and funk. From Louis Armstrong to Pink Floyd, John Prine to The Meters, The Woogemen have you covered.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/thewoogemen

The Bluegrass BBQ food truck will also be on site from 4:00-9:00 PM.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

The 2022 Mary Draper Ingles Festival commemorating the capture, escape and grueling return journey of one of Virginia’s most famous colonial heroines will take place July 29-31, 2022 in the City of Radford and surrounding communities.

Glencoe Mansion is partnering with Long Way Brewing, historic Ingles Farm, the Radford Info & Welcome Center, the Radford Chamber of Commerce and the Wilderness Road Museum in Dublin to bring back the iconic celebration that commemorates the capture of the frontierswoman, her escape and return to the New River Valley during the French and Indian War.

The Mary Draper Ingles Festival commemorates the capture, escape and grueling return journey of one of Virginia’s most famous colonial heroines takes place annually throughout the City of Radford, VA and the surrounding communities.

Mary Draper Ingles (1732 - 1815), was an American pioneer and early settler of western Virginia. In the summer of 1755, she and her two young sons were among several captives taken by Shawnee after the Draper's Meadow Massacre during the French and Indian War. They were taken to Lower Shawneetown at the Ohio and Scioto rivers. Ingles escaped with another woman after two and a half months, making a trek of 500 to 600 miles crossing numerous rivers and creeks, and over the Appalachian Mountains to return home to Radford, VA.

The story of Mary’s undeniable determination continues to capture interest more than 260 years later, resulting in numerous books, including "Follow the River", a “New York Times” bestseller, and several outdoor dramas and movies.

Link: https://www.marydraperingles.com/

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/cCBwF1PP/Festival-Graphic.png.

For more information on the festival, visit: https://www.glencoemansion.org/new-page-1 or https://www.facebook.com/Glencoe-Mansion-Museum-Gallery-164019760295858/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/508957734333375/ or call 540-731-5031.

For more information on Long Way Brewing, visit: http://www.longwaybrewing.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/longwaybrewing