Education
Build a Tenor Ukulele with Michael Burger
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesStudents will learn how to construct a tenor ukulele. Instructor will provide a kit that includes pre-formed raw materials, tuners, fret wire, and strings. Students will learn wood bending, precise measuring, hand tooling, nut carving, bridge and saddle carving, fret slotting, pressing, leveling, crowning, and polishing. Students will also learn basic wood finishing. Students who […]
Carolinas Veterans Museum Reopens with World War II Jeep Exhibit
Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas 21 East Main Street, Brevard, NC, United StatesThe Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas reopens for 2022 on March 2, and new this year is an exhibit featuring a World War II Willys Jeep. The exhibit places the restored 1943 Jeep in front of an Army Post Office (APO) somewhere in the European theater, along with a vintage World War II Harley […]
Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival
Spruce Pine Main Street 165 Locust Street, Spruce Pine, NC, United StatesFire on the Mountain is an annual celebration of the art of the blacksmith, held the last Saturday in April in downtown Spruce Pine, NC. The event is a partnership between Spruce Pine Main Street, Penland School of Crafts, and the Toe River Arts Council. Each year, the festival contains: - A month long exhibit […]
Carl Sandburg Home Summer Plays & Sing-Alongs
Carl Sandburg Home NHS 81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat Rock, NC, United StatesIn mid-June, Carl Sandburg Home will offer free summer children’s plays and family sing-alongs. The park will also expand Sandburg Home hours to four days per week. Apprentice actors from the Flat Rock Playhouse Vagabond School of the Drama will perform Rootabaga Express! on Thursdays and Saturdays at 10:15 a.m., from June 16 to August 13. Rootabaga […]
Juneteenth at the Vance Birthplace
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesThe Vance Birthplace State Historic Site and the American Myth Center will partner for Juneteenth on Saturday, June 18, 2022 to present an afternoon of historical drama and discussion on the appropriation of African American stories, resiliency among enslaved people, and the romanticized view of the plantation past. This three-act piece begins with a tour […]
Grandfather Glows: Bioluminescent Evenings on Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesHave the rare opportunity to see Synchronous Fireflies, Blue Ghost Fireflies and Glowworms, weather and conditions permitting (rain dates provided). Tickets go on sale May 23 at 10 a.m. The Photinus carolinus is the only species of firefly in North America whose individuals can synchronize their lighting display, meaning they can flash in unison. The […]
Grandfather Glows: Bioluminescent Evenings on Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesHave the rare opportunity to see Synchronous Fireflies, Blue Ghost Fireflies and Glowworms, weather and conditions permitting (rain dates provided). Tickets go on sale May 23 at 10 a.m. The Photinus carolinus is the only species of firefly in North America whose individuals can synchronize their lighting display, meaning they can flash in unison. The […]
Grandfather Glows: Bioluminescent Evenings on Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesHave the rare opportunity to see Synchronous Fireflies, Blue Ghost Fireflies and Glowworms, weather and conditions permitting (rain dates provided). Tickets go on sale May 23 at 10 a.m. The Photinus carolinus is the only species of firefly in North America whose individuals can synchronize their lighting display, meaning they can flash in unison. The […]
An Appalachian Summer Festival: 36th Annual Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Walk
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St , Boone, North Carolina, United StatesTo celebrate the 36th anniversary of this annual national juried competition, join competition juror Elizabeth Brim for an educational outdoor tour of the 10 sculptures from this year’s competition. The tour concludes at the Schaefer Center with an awards reception. Made possible by the continued support and generosity of the Rosen Family.
Speaker Series: Coyotes in NC – History, Distribution, Myths, and Facts
Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve 179 Wood Thrush Lane, Mill Spring, NC, United StatesThe coyote is considered the most adaptable mammal in North America and has lived in North Carolina since the early 1980’s. Their flexibility allows them to live in a wide variety of habitats, including golf courses, cemeteries, towns, and neighborhoods. In recent years, coyotes have become social media influencers based on the number of tweetstorms […]
The Way We See the World: Exploring Indigenous Representation in Film
Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee, NC, United StatesJoin the Museum of the Cherokee Indian for an evening celebrating Indigenous filmmakers and film. All proceeds directly support Community Learning and Educational Programming at MCI.
Quilting as Art Expo
The Hub Station Arts Center Cedar Valley Road, Hudson, North Carolina, United StatesQuilting as Art Expo - A quilt show like no other! Join us in the beautifully renovated HUB Station Art Center in Hudson, NC for a two day quilt show, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Our quilt expo weekend is packed! Join us for a rotation of demonstrations, two trunk shows - one hosted by the acclaimed […]
