Wood Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us for a celebration of wooden crafts – one of the first mediums of handicraft. From branches, trunks, roots, and bark, watch as they’re used in both functional and decorative pieces. During Wood Day, members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will showcase this evolution of skills and mastery of crafted wood by demonstrating […]
Summer Concert Series at Brasstown Community Center with Grizzell & Friends
Brasstown Community Civic Center 255 Settawig Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesBradley Grizzell has been with us before but with a different group. This time he is bringing his freinds with him. This is the next to the last concert of the season, so don’t miss it! Bradley plays guitars and does most of the vocals. Joining him on stage are: super mandolin bluegrass player Kenny […]
Shindig on the Green
Pack Square Park 121 College Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesBring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2024 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location — formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the […]
An Appalachian Evening with Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
Stecoah Valley Center School House Road, Robbinsville, North Carolina, United StatesSeth Mulder & Midnight Run is traditional bluegrass music at its best! Hailing from the heart of the Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, TN, Seth Mulder & Midnight Run present a high-energy show filled with nostalgic entertainment, tight harmonies, and skillful musicianship, all built around a curated set list of original material and lost covers. Seth Mulder […]
North Carolina Botanical Printing with Suzanne Connors
Wagon Master Ranch 359 Adventure Ranch Rd , Murphy, United StatesEco-printing is a process of using plants to dye and print on fiber through contact printing methods. Botanical Printing is the addition of using natural dyes for added color. During this workshop; participants will explore the alchemy of water, plant materials, heat, and metal and finish the class with beautiful prints on natural fiber fabrics. […]
Late Summer on the Blue Ridge Painting Workshop
Whiteside Art Gallery 1057 Hwy 64 West, Cashiers, NC, United StatesDuring “Late Summer on the Blue Ridge” we will be cool and comfortable painting in our studio for three days. We have been invited to enjoy this workshop at the amazing Whiteside Art Gallery in fabulous Cashiers, NC. We will work from photo references that are used as a point of departure for your compositions. […]
Friday Night Live Concert Series: Steady Hand String Band
Town Square 343 Main Street, Highlands, NC, United StatesHailing from Long Creek, SC, Steady Hand String Band is an old-time string band performing tunes that originated mostly before the 1930s with a handful of old country tunes thrown in as well. Their modern renditions of these traditional tunes come from a desire to preserve the oral tradition of folk music in Appalachia.
2024 Summer Tracks: The Dancing Fleas
Rogers Park Amphitheater 55 W. Howard Street, Tryon, United StatesGiving new meaning to “big band,” The Dancing Fleas (a.k.a. America’s Premier Ukulele Band) are nine members strong and feature six ukuleles, as well as an assortment of vocals, strings, percussion, flute, and tap dancing (yes, tap dancing). Playing originals and covers, this genre-bending show touts tunes with styles ranging from classic country to sassy […]
Come to Leicester Studio Tour
Leicester Community Center 2979 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, NC, United StatesFor the 18th year in a row, artists in this small community will open their studios to the public for the annual Come to Leicester Artist Studio Tour. This free, self-guided event is held every third weekend in August, with this year’s tour dates being August 17th and 18th, 10 AM to 5PM each day. […]
Summer Concert Series: Aubrey Eisenman & The Clydes
Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center 51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin, NC, United StatesShindig on the Green
Pack Square Park 121 College Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesBring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2024 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location — formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the […]
An Appalachian Evening with the Kruger Brothers
Stecoah Valley Center School House Road, Robbinsville, NC, United StatesBorn and raised in Europe, brothers Jens and Uwe Kruger started singing and playing instruments at a very young age. Growing up in a family where music was an important part of life, they were exposed to a wide diversity of musical influences. The brothers were performing regularly by the time they were eleven and […]
