Natural Heritage
16th Annual Tourism Celebration
I-26 West NC Welcome Center 6178 Interstate 26 mile marker 6, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesNational Tourism Week is coming soon and we are changing things up! For our 16th Annual Tourism Celebration we are celebrating the whole week long. You will be able to enjoy food samples, live music and great North Carolina information. Come up to I-26 West NC Welcome Center in Mars Hill where each day there […]
Friends and Family Day at John C. Campbell Folk School
John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesJoin us for a fun day in our studios! Participate in hands-on craft, music, and dance activities. Tour our campus and learn more about the Folk School's programs. All ages welcome.
In Search Of Blue Ghosts Twilight Tour
Cradle of Forestry 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, NC, United StatesOnce a year for a short duration, blue ghost fireflies hover the forest floor with a lingering bluish glow. Seek alongside naturalists on paved trails as to why this small firefly has been the focus of generations worth of folklore and myths. The fame of blue ghost fireflies in western North Carolina has increasingly threatened […]
In Search of Blue Ghosts Twilight Tour
Cradle of Forestry 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, NC, United StatesOnce a year for a short duration, blue ghost fireflies hover the forest floor with a lingering bluish glow. Seek alongside naturalists on paved trails as to why this small firefly has been the focus of generations worth of folklore and myths. The fame of blue ghost fireflies in western North Carolina has increasingly threatened […]
ArborEvenings
Relax and unwind at the Arboretum’s new “ArborEvenings” after hours series. Held every Thursday, April – October, from 6 to 9 p.m., visitors will see the Arboretum’s gardens come to light after dark while enjoying delicious food and tasty beverages, including beer and wine, in one of Asheville’s most beautiful natural settings. On the last […]
In Search of Blue Ghosts Twilight Tour
Cradle of Forestry 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, NC, United StatesOnce a year for a short duration, blue ghost fireflies hover the forest floor with a lingering bluish glow. Seek alongside naturalists on paved trails as to why this small firefly has been the focus of generations worth of folklore and myths. The fame of blue ghost fireflies in western North Carolina has increasingly threatened […]
Generation of Creations: Spinning, Weaving, & Quilting
Transylvania Heritage Museum 189 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, United StatesVisit the Heritage Museum to see examples of our ancestor’s handiwork as well as the tools they used to create them. The exhibit will feature many items from local families, including a spinning wheel made by famous gun-maker, Matthew Gillespie.
Great Balsam Nashville Songwriters in the Round
Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville, NC, United StatesBegun at an inn in Balsam, NC, in 1996 and modeled after similar performances at Nashville’s famous Bluebird Café, the Great Balsam Nashville Songwriters in the Round Series, now hosted at the Historic Hazelwood School/Folkmoot Center, presents signature in-the-round shows featuring Nashville area songwriters who pen the lyrics performed by country’s biggest stars. Many performances […]
In Search of Blue Ghosts Twilight Tour
Cradle of Forestry 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, NC, United StatesOnce a year for a short duration, blue ghost fireflies hover the forest floor with a lingering bluish glow. Seek alongside naturalists on paved trails as to why this small firefly has been the focus of generations worth of folklore and myths. The fame of blue ghost fireflies in western North Carolina has increasingly threatened […]
In Search of Blue Ghosts Twilight Tour
Cradle of Forestry 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, NC, United StatesOnce a year for a short duration, blue ghost fireflies hover the forest floor with a lingering bluish glow. Seek alongside naturalists on paved trails as to why this small firefly has been the focus of generations worth of folklore and myths. The fame of blue ghost fireflies in western North Carolina has increasingly threatened […]
ArborEvenings
North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC, United StatesRelax and unwind at the Arboretum’s new “ArborEvenings” after hours series. Held every Thursday, April – October, from 6 to 9 p.m., visitors will see the Arboretum’s gardens come to light after dark while enjoying delicious food and tasty beverages, including beer and wine, in one of Asheville’s most beautiful natural settings. On the last […]
In Search of Blue Ghosts Twilight Tour
Cradle of Forestry 11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, NC, United StatesOnce a year for a short duration, blue ghost fireflies hover the forest floor with a lingering bluish glow. Seek alongside naturalists on paved trails as to why this small firefly has been the focus of generations worth of folklore and myths. The fame of blue ghost fireflies in western North Carolina has increasingly threatened […]
