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An Appalachian Evening Concert with The Kruger Brothers

Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center 121 Schoolhouse Road, Stecoah, NC, United States

Swiss brothers Uwe Kruger on guitar, and Jens Kruger on banjo, team up with bassist Joel Landsberg. Kruger Brothers performances are exciting, calming, entertaining and spontaneous all-in-one, exhibiting their sheer joy in playing music. Although each of these musicians has earned high credit for his skills individually, it is the interaction of the three together […]

$10 – $30

The Cherokee Bonfire

Oconaluftee Island Park Intersection of 441 and Hwy 19, Cherokee, NC, United States

Gather around a crackling fire in Cherokee, NC, and hear stories from the beginning of time. The Cherokee Bonfire is back! This event series is free and open to the public, only this year it's bigger than ever, with more days added to the season.  As the evening begins to cool, hear mesmerizing stories of creation, as well […]

FREE

The Cherokee Bonfire

Oconaluftee Island Park Intersection of 441 and Hwy 19, Cherokee, NC, United States

Gather around a crackling fire in Cherokee, NC, and hear stories from the beginning of time. The Cherokee Bonfire is back! This event series is free and open to the public, only this year it's bigger than ever, with more days added to the season.  As the evening begins to cool, hear mesmerizing stories of creation, as well […]

FREE

TAC Talk: Making a Mill Village Life

The Cone family is justly recognized for building North Carolina’s textile economy in the twentieth century, but what about the workers who ran their factories? How did they build and sustain their lives, and how do they look back on their experiences now? Drawing on dozens of oral history interviews conducted by his graduate students […]

ArborEvenings

North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC, United States

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 […]

Standard Parking Fees Apply

The Cherokee Bonfire

Oconaluftee Island Park Intersection of 441 and Hwy 19, Cherokee, NC, United States

Gather around a crackling fire in Cherokee, NC, and hear stories from the beginning of time. The Cherokee Bonfire is back! This event series is free and open to the public, only this year it's bigger than ever, with more days added to the season.  As the evening begins to cool, hear mesmerizing stories of creation, as well […]

FREE

Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention

Jones Farm, Happy Valley/Lenoir, NC 3590 NC-268 , Lenoir, United States

The Caldwell Arts Council invites you to experience a perfect Labor Day Weekend on the banks of the Yadkin River, surrounded by mountain music, dance, food, and beautiful scenery. Festival fun begins at 7 p.m. Friday, featuring a community dance with mountain music, cake walks, open caller mic & more. Saturday is packed with great […]

FREE

The Cherokee Bonfire

Oconaluftee Island Park Intersection of 441 and Hwy 19, Cherokee, NC, United States

Gather around a crackling fire in Cherokee, NC, and hear stories from the beginning of time. The Cherokee Bonfire is back! This event series is free and open to the public, only this year it's bigger than ever, with more days added to the season.  As the evening begins to cool, hear mesmerizing stories of creation, as well […]

FREE

An Appalachian Evening Concert with Helen White & Wayne Henderson

Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center 121 Schoolhouse Road, Stecoah, NC, United States

Wayne Henderson a musical legend known worldwide for both his lightning fast “pinch picking” guitar style and the beautiful guitars, mandolins and banjos he crafts. Helen White is respected as an old-time fiddler and folk singer, as well as the founder of the Junior Appalachians Musicians Program.  All concerts at 7:30 pm in the air-conditioned Lynn […]

$10 – $25

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 […]

Standard Parking Fees Apply

Fines Creek Heritage Fair and Music Festival

Food, Exhibits, and much more! Hotdog Plate $5 Hamburger Plate $6 (Both include chips, baked beans, dessert and drink) Exhibits and Live Demonstrations with Sunset Cruisers, Ole Smoky Antique Tractor Club, Blacksmithing, Weaving, Farm Animal Exhibit, Knife Fabricating, Local History Narrated by: Louise K. Nelson-Author and others, Bushcraft and Survival, Sustainability, Handmade Soaps, Local Art, […]

$3.00

Fines Creek Heritage Fair and Music Festival

Food, Music, Exhibits, and much more.  Food offered: Hotdog Plate $5 Hamburger Plate $6 (Both include chips, baked beans, dessert and drink) and Saturday at 5 pm: Poor Man’s Supper: $8 Music from 4:00-11:00 pm (Bring a chair): Big Creek Band, David Teague and Kelsey, Jamie Gann & the Longshot Band, Rewind, Running Wolfe and […]

$10.00

We welcome submission of Western North Carolina events focused on our heritage themes of mountain music, crafts, foodways, outdoors and Cherokee culture. Please submit two weeks in advance.

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