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Last night Vince Gill took the stage and entertained over 5,000 people from the Sandhills with his phenomenal guitar picking, sweet singing "high voice," and his spot-on humor as part of a fundraising concert for The First Tee Sandhills (thank you Vince!).  His concert will be remembered by locals for years to come and has now set the bar for future concerts at the Pinehurst Village Arboretum.   

Thousands came early with picnic baskets, coolers, blankets & their favorite chairs. At eight o'clock, Gill and his talented band played for two hours which featured a mix of his greatest hits plus a few new ones including the unforgetable track "Red Words."  And a surprise highlight of the evening was when Gill welcomed his newly-married daughter Jenny to the stage to sing a few songs with her dad.

To us, the most memorable thing of all was when the sun went down leaving us under a starry sky (with a few lightning bugs) and we looked to our right and to our left and saw that we were surrounded by our friends, listening to our favorite songs and that we were HOME. 

sandhillsDig.com is offering readers a special ticket offer for the Vince Gill Concert at the Village of Pinehurst Aboretum.  Vince and his band will take the stage on Saturday May 29, 2010.

We're calling it the sandhillsDig Family 4-Pack.  Purchase four (4) general admission lawn tickets and pay only $80.00.  The sandhillsDig 4-Pack saves you a total of $10 off the total price for 4 individual lawn tickets (regularly priced $22.50 per ticket) and no processing fees of any kind will be charged. 

 

Thursday, March 11th

• Nine @ The Sunrise Theater
  
• From India to Indians (Cooking Workshop) @ Elliotts on Linden

Join many locals and visitors alike this Friday evening, December 4, for the 2009 Village of Pinehurst Christmas Tree Lighting and Festivities. Entertainment starts at 5:30pm with caroling followed by the lighting of the village tree. Plus, we hear that Santa will be visiting from the North Pole. Bring your friends and family for this annual Pinehurst tradition!

For more info on local events, visit our calendar at sandhillsDig.com!

Soup season is here. Whether you are cold, sick, feeling a little down or just plain hungry, soups seem to do the trick. Anna is not feeling well today so I have been on a soup search. Here’s what I’ve found so far…

Hearty soup specials

The Villager Deli in Pinehurst serves up hot and hearty chili 365 days a year in addition to a different homemade soup everyday of the week:

• Monday - Cream of tomato with sherry
• Tuesday - Chicken gumbo
• Wednesday - Pot luck (Koley keeps you guessing)
• Thursday - Baked potato
• Friday - Clam chowder
• Saturday - Lobster bisque

Not your ordinary chicken soup

Mexican Chicken Soup - San Felipe in Aberdeen on 15-501 has a flavorful chicken soup made with rice, tomato, onion, avocado, cilantro & lime (pictured).