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Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture

Transylvania Heritage Museum 189 West Main Street, Brevard

The Transylvania Heritage Museum's new exhibit, Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture, is now on display. This exhibit shows how early settlers made their way into the Appalachian Mountains and made […]

Away From Home

Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee

Beginning in the 1870s, the US government attempted to educate and assimilate American Indians into “civilized” society by placing children—of all ages, from thousands of homes and hundreds of diverse […]

The Museum of the Cherokee Indian Presents: Disruption Exhibit

Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee

The Museum of the Cherokee Indian (MCI) opens Disruption, an art intervention of the Museum’s permanent exhibition. Featuring works by 36 enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians […]

Our Mountain Music Traditions

Haywood Handmade Gallery 86 N. Main Street, Waynesville

Art after Dark at the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) on Friday October 7 starting at 6pm will be all about music. It’s Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Festival month for the […]

Spruce Pine Potters Market

Cross Street Building 31 Cross Street, Spruce Pine

Spruce Pine Potters Market is a unique event which showcases the region’s talent in the ceramics field. The Spruce Pine Potters Market is an annual show that is managed and […]

An Appalachian Folk Festival

The Allison-Deaver House 2753 Asheville Hwy, Pisgah Forest

An Appalachian Folk Festival will be held on October 8th, 10 am - 3 pm., at the Allison Deaver House in Pisgah Forest. Enjoy a tour of the oldest frame […]

Bluegrass at the Rock: Russell Moore & Illrd Tyme Out

Old Rock School 400 Main Street West, Valdese

The Old Rock School in Valdese, North Carolina has become well-known throughout the nation for its outstanding bluegrass concerts. The 500 seat auditorium is the perfect place to hear all […]

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