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A sign on the outside of a windowless one-story building in North Wilkesboro proclaims it to be the home of the WKBC Hometown Opry. This building houses the Main Street Music and Loan Company, a pawnshop that's also a lively Wilkes County musical institution. Main Street Music and Loan isn't a large place�there's room for fewer than one hundred folks�but when you watch the Hometown Opry on a local TV station, you can see it draws a very respectable audience. After the show, which happens the second Friday of each month at 7 am, there are lots of places in town to grab some breakfast and a cup of coffee.

This event or venue is part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of N.C., a project of the NC Arts Council and the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. http://www.BlueRidgeMusicNC.com