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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 […]

The Banner House Museum Summer 2022

Banner House Museum 7990 Hickory Nut Gap Road, Banner Elk, NC, United States

The Banner House Museum is excited to announce hours, tours, and tickets for Summer 2022!  Experience 19th-century life in Banner Elk and the High Country in the home of Samuel […]

Blue Ridge Blueberries: U-Pick Farm

Blue Ridge Blueberries 267 Altapass Church of God Road, Spruce Pine, NC, United States

We are launching our U-Pick Blueberry farm this year:  www.blueridgeblueberries.com.  We are located about 1.5 miles off the parkway at mile marker 327 where Altapass Hwy intersects the parkway between North […]

Discovering Appalachia

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

Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia is a cultural crossroads that has been visited and inhabited by people from many different cultural backgrounds. Discover talented and hard working people who […]

51st Smoky Mountain Folk Festival

Lake Junaluska Conference Center 91 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska, NC, United States

The traditional Southern Appalachian sounds of string bands and clog dancing will echo off the scenic hills bordering the cool waters of Lake Junaluska on Friday, Aug. 26, and Saturday, […]

Music at the Market Concert: Steve Marshall & Highroad

Surry County Farmer's Market 903 E. Atkins Street, Dobson, NC, United States

Food, agriculture and bluegrass picking are staples in Surry County and starting Friday, Aug. 26, the three will blend when the Music at the Market concert series kicks off at […]

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An Appalachian Evening 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 […]

Away From Home

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

Beginning in the 1870s, the US government attempted to educate and assimilate American Indians into “civilized” society by placing children—of all ages, from thousands of homes and hundreds of diverse […]

North Carolina Apple Festival

Main Street Hendersonville South Main Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

The North Carolina Apple Festival is proud to celebrate the history and importance of the apple industry to our community. Henderson County leads the state in apple production and is […]

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