The Blue Ridge Parkway Presents: Fridays at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesAppalachian Trickster Tales Join a Parkway ranger for an evening of folklore, focusing on Tricksters. We’ll be looking at Rabbit, a powerful figure from Cherokee mythology, and Jack, who you may remember from a certain beanstalk. But what else are they famous for? How do they reflect their different cultures? Just how tricky does a […]
The Spirits Still Move Them – Moonshining in the Mountains World Premiere
The Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Center’s newest documentary film focuses on the iconic moonshiners. Rather than the stereotypes of lazy, drunken mountaineers, moonshiners were some of the most entrepreneurial and creative farmers in a community who not only provided a public service but helped to put food on the table for themselves and their communities. The stories are both […]
Palette Pals: Franz Marc’s “Blue Horse I”
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 GINNY STEVENS LANE , BLOWING ROCK, North Carolina, United StatesPalette Pals is a new event at BRAHM designed for fun adult/child interaction. Tickets are sold in pairs, so a child and their favorite adult can make art together. Cost: $85 general admission per pair | $75 for Museum members (not yet a member? join today and save!) Join us as we paint inspired by […]
Fridays in the Park Concert Series at Ashe Park
Ashe Park 527 Ashe Park Road, Jefferson, NC, United StatesEvery third Friday, May-August, the outdoor concerts will feature well-known, local and regional musicians. The concerts are free and start at 7 p.m. The outdoor concerts will have a limited audience and participants must sign up in advance at www.ashecountyarts.org. Steve Lewis and Bluegrass, Inc. will perform June 18. Lewis will be joined by brothers […]
The Blue Ridge Parkway Presents: Fridays at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesPeregrines of the Parkway Dive into the fascinating world of one of the largest, most powerful, and fastest falcon species. The Blue Ridge Parkway is home to hundreds of birds. Peregrine falcon is one of its most spectacular. Come learn how this predator of the sky was lost and has now returned to its original […]
The Spirits Still Move Them – Moonshining in the Mountains
North River Farms 3333 N. Mills River Road, Mills River, NC, United StatesThe Center’s newest documentary film focuses on the iconic moonshiners. Rather than the stereotypes of lazy, drunken mountaineers, moonshiners were some of the most entrepreneurial and creative farmers in a community who not only provided a public service but helped to put food on the table for themselves and their communities. The stories are both […]
The Spirits Still Move Them – Moonshining in the Mountains
Southern Appalachian Brewery 822 Locust Street, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesThe Center’s newest documentary film focuses on the iconic moonshiners. Rather than the stereotypes of lazy, drunken mountaineers, moonshiners were some of the most entrepreneurial and creative farmers in a community who not only provided a public service but helped to put food on the table for themselves and their communities. The stories are both […]
Summer Exhibition Celebration
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts 423 W King St Rivers St, Boone, North Carolina, United StatesCelebrate summer and the opening of new exhibitions at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts – explore, discover and connect through the arts! This is an opportunity for art lovers to surround themselves with stunning artwork and meet the accomplished artists exhibiting in the galleries at the Turchin Center. Spend time with fellow community […]
Fridays at the Folk Art Center-The Blue Ridge Parkway Presents: All About Black Bears
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesWhenever a bear shows up in a story or movie, we know something wonderful--or maybe a little scary--is about to happen. Despite the mystery, bears have come back from near extinction from overhunting and habitat loss to a thriving population today. Join a Parkway ranger to learn the true nature of one of the most […]
Art on the Green in Banner Elk
Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle SE, Banner Elk, NC, United StatesThe fine art shows take place on the grounds of the Historic Banner Elk School. Booth space will be reduced 50 percent to allow for distancing, and attendees should follow all NC protocols for Covid safety. The shows highlight works from local and regional artists representing a variety of media, such as ceramics, glass, metal, […]
Star Spangled Banner Elk Fourth
Celebrate America’s independence and escape the heat at the same time during the Star Spangled Banner Elk Fourth of July in the cool Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. This annual event, which takes place on Saturday, July 3, in 2021, begins at 11 a.m. with an all-American parade along Banner Elk’s Main Street. The parade […]
55th Season of Shindig On the Green
Roger McGuire Green-Downtown Asheville 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 2021 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 […]
