12/31/2017
The owners of Clay’s Corner have retired and closed the store, but their infamous Possum Drop is still on this New Year’s Eve. Festivities begin at 9:30 p.m. with bluegrass by the Wilson Family. The night’s guest of honor will arrive at 10:15, welcomed by the ladies of the Miss Possum Contest at 10:45. The main event, when a possum gets lowered in a cage, should get underway just before midnight. Why celebrate with the marsupial? Brasstown is the “Opossum Capital of the World.” » Clay’s Corner, 11005 Old Hwy. 64 W.; Sunday, 9:30 p.m.; free; (828) 389-8081; www.clayscorner.com