Dining and Lodging Information for The Thunder in the Hills Production

(1912 Courthouse Tragedy)

Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home

In Association With the Carroll County Historical Society’s Production of  Offers a pre-performance meal in their beautiful dining room on the following dates

 Friday, March 9, March 16, March 23           Serving time 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p. m.

 Choice of Homemade Soups

Crackers

Fresh House Salad

Choice of Dressings

Homemade Dessert Choices

Coffee, Tea, Water

 Saturday, March 10, March l7, March 24     Serving time 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

 Meatloaf with Sauce

Mashed Potatoes

Choice of Buttered Green Peas of Seasoned Green Beans

Homemade Dessert Choices

Coffee, Tea, Water 

Sunday, March 11, March 18, March 25     Serving time 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Chicken Casserole

Seasoned Green Beans

Deviled Eggs

Tomato Slices over Lettuce

Yeast Rolls with Butter

Homemade Dessert Choices

Coffee, Tea, Water

All meals 7.00 each  (does not include gratuity)  

LUNCH

Centennial Symposium

The Courthouse Tragedy of 1912

  Offers lunch for symposium participants from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. on the following dates:

Monday, March 12

Choice of Pinto or Great Northern Beans

Cornbread and Butter

Tomato Slices

Onions

Pickle Relish

Fruit Cobbler Choices- A La Mode optional

Coffee, Tea, Water

 Tuesday, March 13

 Spaghetti

FreshGardenSalad with Croutons

Choice of Dressings

Buttered Italian Garlic Bread

Homemade Dessert Choices

Coffee, Tea, Water 

All Meals $7.00 each (does not include gratuity)  

COURTHOUSE TRAGEDY 1912

 Lodging

 These hotels are all located at Exit 14 and I –77

 Best Western                                                      276-728-4136

57 Airport Road                                   1-800-Western

Hillsville, Virginia24343                      www.bestwestern.com

 Comfort Inn                                                         1-800-4choice

151 Farmers Market Road                   276-730-9999

Hillsville,Virginia24343                      Fax- 276-730-9920

                                                                                www.choicehotels.com/hotel/VA520

Hampton Inn                                                         1-800-426-7866

90 Farmers Market Road                     276-728-2345-Reservations

Hillsville,Virginia24343                      276-728-7133

                                                                                Symposium participants are eligible

                                                                                for discounted rates.  Be sure to let them

                                                                                know you are with the symposium

Holiday Inn Express                                            276-728-9100

1994 Carrollton Pike Road                   Fax-276-728-9181

Hillsville, Virginia24343                      email-hiehillsville@yahoo.com

                                                                                www.hiexpress.com/hillsville/VA

Quality Inn                                                           276-728-2120

85 Airport Road                                    Fax 276-728-0752

Hillsville, Virginia24343                      email-qualityinnhillsville@yahoo.com

                                                                                www.choicehotels.com/hotel/VA466

Local Restaurants Information

 These restaurants are in walking distance of the Historic Carroll County Courthouse in the Historic District of Hillsville.

 Cabos                                                                                    Mexican Grill and Cantina

508 N. Main Street                                                               Bar open until 12 am on Friday/Saturday

open @ 11:00 am

 Hillsville Diner                                                   Home Cooking since 1846

Opens @ 5:00 am

Closes @ 2:00 pm

Mile High Burger Co.                                                        Great Burgers, Salads and also famous

510 N. Main Street                                                               for their fresh grouper

Open 1l:00 am until 8:00 pm

Seafood   -  Need a ride to this one

 Stingrays                                                                             Seafood, Steaks, Pasta

845 West Stuart Drive                                                         276-779-2005

Hillsville, Virginia                                                 www.stingrayrestaurant.com

The Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Foundation/Home is also offering lunch on March 12 and 13, in their beautiful dining room for $7.00 each.  They are hosting the “ Meet and Greet the Authors” who have their publications and art for sale.  This is a great opportunity to discuss their works directly with the authors.

 For additional information go to the website or call us at the Carroll County Historical Society @ 276-728-4113

www.courthousetragedy1912.com   or email – carrollmusuem@yahoo.com

For the first time ever, coming this March, the live production of “Thunder in the Hills,” an historically accurate dramatization of the sensational events that rocked the nation in March 1912 – the Carroll County Courthouse shootout in Hillsville VA and its aftermath. The play faithfully recreates the trial of Floyd Allen that ended in the tragic shooting of the judge, prosecuting attorney, sheriff and four other participants and the nation-wide manhunt for the Allen clan, with performances Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon for three consecutive weekends beginning March 9. This incredible recreation will be in the actual courtroom where the shooting occurred, Main Street, Hillsville, Virginia.
Thunder in the Hills is written by the award winning, New York Times best-selling author and playwright, Frank Levering. Terri Ingalls will be directing, along with Angell Caudill and Levering. The cast of 36 performers, chosen from local talent, includes at least one descendant of the Allen family and a juror serving that day.
Levering spent three years painstakingly researching the 1912 courthouse shooting and skillfully weaving a powerful dramatic portrayal. Levering’s work brings to life the complex characters involved in the events and insightfully explores the human emotions that gave rise to the bloodshed. Called, “historically accurate and riveting”, the play recreates the shooting scene complete with antique guns of the types used that day. Levering makes use of the historic courtroom venue to directly engage the audience in events, with the play audience being the courtroom spectators on that fateful Thursday morning of March 14, 1912.
Levering says that his play “spans the years 1910 — when Wesley Edwards drew a red ear of corn at a corn-shucking and kissed the girl of his choice, leading to all the trouble — to 1926, when Governor Harry F. Byrd pardoned Sidna Allen, who then returned home to his family.” For the first time, Levering explores the roles of the women who, for the most part, remained behind the scenes as the tragic events unfolded from the shootout at the courthouse to the executions in Richmond of Floyd and Claude Allen. “I have long felt that what has been written about the courthouse tragedy has, for the most part, left the lives of the women who were in these families unexamined and unimagined. The play at least tries to imagine what they experienced.”
Performances are M on March 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25. Friday and Saturday performances start at 7:00 PM and Sunday performances start at 2:00 PM.
Tickets are on sale now and cost $15 each. To purchase a tickets, visit the Carroll County Historic Society Museum in the Historic Carroll County Courthouse, Main Street, Hillsville, VA. To order by mail, include check payable to Carroll County Historical Society and send to CCHS, P.O. Box 937, Hillsville, VA 24343. For additional information, call 276-728-4113 or e-mail carrollmuseum@yahoo.com ,
Seating for performances in the Historic Courthouse is very limited and early purchase of tickets is recommended.

Carroll County Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Would like to invite you to join us for

A van tour to

Bristol Motor Speedway, Heartwood, and Dinner

at Cracker Barrel.

Saturday, December 17^th, Carroll County Parks, Recreation and Tourism will host a bus tour to Bristol Motor Speedway to enjoy the “Speedway in Lights”. This year we will include another stop, Heartwood. Heartwood is an artisan center that represents handmade/home grown goods from across all of Southwest Virginia.  Tour will leave from Carroll Parks and Recreation office at 12:00 pm. Spaces are limited for this tour and will be on a reservation only basis. The cost of this tour will be $15.00 per person. Price does not include dinner. If you are interested, please feel free to contact either Renae Sizemore at 276-730-3191 or Amanda Bourne at 276-730-3100. This is sure to be a fun filled holiday outing!