3rd Annual Asheville Honey Fest
Salvage Station Riverside Drive, Asheville, North Carolina, United StatesGet ready for a truly sweet celebration that promises to tantalize your taste buds and create a delightful buzz in the air – the Third Annual Asheville HoneyFest is back, and it's better than ever! There will be live music, vendors, food trucks and a chance for guests to sample and purchase both local and […]
Creation Class: Intro to Basketry
Haywood Handmade Gallery 86 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC, United StatesParticipants will learn the fundamentals of basket weaving and create their very own unique basket. All necessary materials will be provided for this relaxing and enjoyable class. This class is limited to six students.
Painting on Silk 2-Day Workshop with Ellen Davison
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesUsing paints made for silk, participants will come up with their own designs and then transfer them to silk and apply paint. They will learn how to use resist, salt, stencils and painting techniques. Students will also learn to combine textures and blend colors. The second piece of silk will be painted without resist to […]
Friday Night Live Concert Series: The Foxfire Boys
Town Square 343 Main Street, Highlands, NC, United StatesFormed in the early 1980s, The Foxfire Boys grew out of its members' participation in The Foxfire Fund's Appalachian culture and music program in Northeast Georgia. Performing bluegrass blends, the band has since graced the stage at the Grand Ole Opry.
2024 Summer Tracks: Firecracker Jazz Band
Rogers Park Amphitheater 55 W. Howard Street, Tryon, United StatesThe Firecracker Jazz Band delights audiences with the sounds of Dixieland, New Orleans, and early 20th century Jazz—paying homage to greats such as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, among others. For more than two decades, this string and horn ensemble has graced stages from street corners of Asheville to the Kennedy Center and […]
Sandburg Music Festival Offers Mountain and Blues Music and Square Dancing
Carl Sandburg Home NHS 81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat Rock, NC, United StatesCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site celebrates the annual Sandburg Music Festival on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 10am to 3pm. This free festival, supported by the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara, the Arts Council of Henderson County, and America’s National Parks (park store manager), offers live music at the amphitheater and barnyard. The […]
Broom Making Workshop with Dustin Cecil
Lost Province Center for Cultural Arts 9710 NC Highway 194, Lansing, NC, United StatesInstructor Dustin Cecil will be in town to teach you in this fun event. Students will make a primitive cobweb broom in the traditional style. This lightweight narrow broom is great for reaching all the places cobwebs can be found- Great for sweeping the ceiling too. These brooms are functional but make great decorative items, […]
Saturdays on Pine Concert Series: Bill Mattocks
Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park Pine Street, Highlands, North Carolina, United StatesBill Mattocks is a true blues legend. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Bill packed up his Harmonica and headed to Western North Carolina where he brings his authentic delivery of Chicago Style Blues among others to our mountain stage.
Summer Concerts at Brasstown Community Center: The Gladson Family Band
Brasstown Community Civic Center 255 Settawig Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesThe Gladson Family Band enjoys entertaining crowds of all ages with a variety of old-fashioned Bluegrass and Gospel music. They will be performing a lively mix of fiddle tunes, breakdowns, and nostalgic songs of the past. The family of five includes Todd and Juliet, and their children; Harlen (16 yrs), Lindy (14 yrs), and Lemuel (12 […]
Door to Drawers Pottery Workshop with Marina Bosetti
Lost Province Center for Cultural Arts 9710 NC Highway 194, Lansing, NC, United StatesAre you ready to take your ceramic skills to the next level? Join our intermediate ceramic class, where you'll learn the art of stiff slab construction. This technique involves using slabs to create intricate structures that hold drawers, nooks, windows, and doors, allowing you to reveal and hide treasures you bring to class. Structure options […]
Friday Night Concert Series: Spare Parts Bluegrass Band
Town Square 343 Main Street, Highlands, NC, United StatesHailing from Upstate SC, Spare Parts Bluegrass Band delivers delicate harmonies as well as tried and true barn burners within the bluegrass genre. With over 50-years of musical experience amongst them, Spare Parts Bluegrass is comprised of a tight-knit group of multi-instrumentalists and talented vocalists that you do not want to miss.
