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. […]
Wonky 9-Patch Stars Workshop
Stecoah Valley Center School House Road, Robbinsville, NC, United StatesNOTE: This workshop will be a 2-day event on August 17 and August 24th from 10 am – 2 pm each day. Have fun making these wonky 9-patch star blocks. You don’t have to worry about making your star points even! Make one block for a small wall hanging or several for a quilt——–the choice […]
Summer Concert Series: Aubrey Eisenman & The Clydes
Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center 51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin, NC, United States
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 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 […]
Friday Night Live Concert Series: Southern Highland Band
Town Square 343 Main Street, Highlands, NC, United StatesLifelong friends Tom Nixon and Dean English are also the owners of Blue Ridge Music in Clayton, GA. Their music has an emphasis on their bluegrass roots.
Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine
Haywood Community College 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC, United StatesWelcome to our newest sewing classes where we are bursting with enthusiasm to guide you on a creative sewing journey! We are thrilled to offer a range of sewing classes designed to cater to beginners ready to explore the world of garments, as well as seasoned sewers aiming to elevate their skills to new heights […]
Summer Concert Series at Brasstown Community Center with Just Us
Brasstown Community Civic Center 255 Settawig Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesTo close out the Summer Concert Series, we have brought back a fan favorite – Just Us! This is an exciting band based out of East Tennessee that was formed in September of 2006 and features a unique blend of bluegrass, country and contemporary bluegrass. They take pride in their strong vocals, tight harmonies and solid picking. Stacy […]
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 Samantha Snyder
Stecoah Valley Center School House Road, Robbinsville, NC, United StatesSamantha Snyder is a musician, songwriter, and author from North Carolina. Ever since she was three years old, music has been an integral part of her life. From ages seven to almost twenty, she was part of the Snyder Family Band, which recorded six albums, signed with two record labels, and toured across the United States. […]
