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Welcoming 2022 with the WNC Fibers / Handweavers Guild

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

The Southern Highland Craft Guild will open its first Main Gallery exhibition of the 2022 year on Saturday, January 22. Featuring members of the Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweavers Guild, a […]

Quilts: The Stories They Tell

Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee, NC, United States

Twenty-five quilts from the Mountain Heritage Center's extensive collection featuring Album, Crazy, and Patchwork quilt styles. Stories of makers, families, and community members as well as local and national patterns, […]

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2nd Annual Turned and Carved Wood Bowl Exhibition and Sale

Foundation Woodworks 17 Foundy Street, Suite 10, Asheville, NC, United States

During the month of April, Foundation Woodworks will feature work from a dozen local and regional wood turning and hand carved wood artisans. In conjunction with the show, the Gallery […]

Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture

Transylvania Heritage Museum 189 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, United States

The Transylvania Heritage Museum's new exhibit, Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture, is now on display. This exhibit shows how early settlers made their way into the Appalachian Mountains and made […]

Encore Presentation of Moonshine History Film!

As a result of the enthusiastic response to last year's world premieres, the Center for Cultural Presentation is proud to announce an encore presentation of its new moonshine history film […]

May Day Parade at John C. Campbell Folk School

John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

May Day Parade hosted by the Brasstown Morris Dancers Join Folk School students, staff, and community for our annual English tradition of the May Day Parade and Maypole Dance. If […]

FREE

Spring Craft Market

Old Rock School 400 Main Street West, Valdese, NC, United States

Enjoy browsing unique, handcrafted items from over 50 vendors at our Spring Craft Market!

Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival

Spruce Pine Main Street 165 Locust Street, Spruce Pine, NC, United States

Fire 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 […]

Nina Simone Tribute Concert

Rogers Park Amphitheater 55 W. Howard Street, Tryon, United States

A joyous, free, community celebration of the inimitable High Priestess of Soul in the town of her birth, featuring multiple musical artists from across the Eastern Seaboard. "Bring a chair; […]

FREE

19th Annual Tourism Day Celebration

I-26 West NC Welcome Center 6178 Interstate 26 mile marker 6, Mars Hill, NC, United States

Please join the I-26 West NC Welcome Center in Mars Hill for our 19th Annual Tourism Day; Friday, May 6th from 10am-2pm! Once a year, during National Tourism Week, we […]

First Fridays with Black Pug Pottery

The Hub Station Arts Center Cedar Valley Road, Hudson, North Carolina, United States

You are invited to a pottery demonstration with Rebecca and Sally, two retired Ohio educators and owners of Black Pug Pottery. Unable to stick with one type of pottery, the […]

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