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2021 Cherokee Heritage Festival

Cherokee Homestead 805 Hwy 64 Business, Hayesville, NC, United States

Learn all about the Cherokee culture in your own back yard. The 2021 Cherokee Heritage Festival is not to be missed! Come see demonstrations and dancing from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Try authentic Fry Bread, or purchase a beautiful hand-crafted piece of jewelry or art! Come see demonstrations and dancing from the Eastern […]

FREE

Friday Night Concert with Gnarly Fingers

Historic Clay County Courthouse/Beal Center 25 Herbert Street, Hayesville, NC, United States

Bring your favorite lawn chair, your sweetheart and family, and come out for our FREE summer concerts on the Historic Courthouse Square in downtown Hayesville! No registration or tickets required! Red Bucket Donations appreciated. Food and beverage service available at 6pm and music gets underway at 7pm.  

FREE

The Black Mountain Center for the Arts: Return of the Red House Photographers

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 West State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

The Black Mountain Center for the Arts (BMCA) is happy to feature the Return of the Red House Photographers. These talented photographers will display their work in the Upper Gallery starting October 1 and running through October 22. The public is invited to a reception for the artists on Saturday, October 2 from 4:30 to […]

Spruce Pine Potters Market

ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUAL

The Spruce Pine Potters Market has become a fall tradition for so many, and is a festive event that celebrates our community of clay artists and clay enthusiasts. In the continued interest of everyone’s safety, our show will not happen in person this year. But we are excited that the vibrant spirit of SPPM will be […]

Valle Country Fair in Valle Crucis

Valle Crucis Conference Center Fair Grounds Highway 194S , Valle Crucis, NC, United States

The Valle Country Fair in Valle Crucis North Carolina is a true mountain fair!  The fair features homemade Brunswick Stew, BBQ and Apple Butter to warm you up on a crisp Autumn Day.  Children's activities include storytelling, pumpkin carving and pumpkin bowling.  Fair goers can peruse over 150 juried arts & crafts vendors and listen […]

Fall 2021 Fused Glass Workshops at Tryon Arts & Crafts School

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

"THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOWL" Workshop with Deb Williams Join veteran glass artist, Deb Williams, as she teaches a hands-on class using cost effective tempered glass.  Create multiple fused projects (flat and vessel) during our three days together and learn tips and tricks to creating the “not so ordinary” bowl.  We will be using a process […]

Fall 2021 Fused Glass Workshops at Tryon Arts & Crafts School

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

"THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOWL" Workshop with Deb Williams Join veteran glass artist, Deb Williams, as she teaches a hands-on class using cost effective tempered glass.  Create multiple fused projects (flat and vessel) during our three days together and learn tips and tricks to creating the “not so ordinary” bowl.  We will be using a process […]

Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival

Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, Maggie Valley, NC 3987 Soco Road PO Box 306, Maggie Valley, NC, United States

The Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival features Balsam Range, Unspoken Tradition, and the Kruger Brothers. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Food trucks invited to participate include: Lost Highway Pizza, Out of the Blue, Appalachian Smoke BBQ, and Fuego. Early Bird discount available for tickets purchased prior to September 30. Maggie Valley Festival Grounds […]

An Evening of Storytelling at Vance Birthplace

Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United States

Join us as we get you in the spooky spirit of Halloween with a few Appalachian ghost stories and others from afar. Dr. Delanna Reed, a member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild and a professor at East Tennessee State University, will bring these scary tales to life through spoken word. Visitors can bring a blanket […]

FREE

Fall 2021 Fused Glass Workshops at Tryon Arts & Crafts School

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

Join veteran glass artist, Deb Williams, as she teaches a hands-on class using cost effective tempered glass.  Create multiple fused projects (flat and vessel) during our three days together and learn tips and tricks to creating the “not so ordinary” bowl.  We will be using a process that resolves that dreaded compatibility issue and also […]

Mountain Area Storytellers: Stories on the Square

Historic Clay County Courthouse/Beal Center 25 Herbert Street, Hayesville, NC, United States

2021 Mountain Area Storytellers and CCCRA Present:  FRESH AIR - Stories on the Square! Join us at the gazebo for an evening of storytelling, poetry and music.

Pushing Boundaries: Quilting Challenges by the Beecassos

Welborn Gallery 226 E. Main Street, Yadkinville, NC, United States

The Yadkin Arts Council welcomes the “Beecassos” to present their show “Pushing Boundaries” in the Welborn Gallery from November 4 thru January 8, 2022. The show will feature an opening reception on November 5th at 5pm that is free and open to the public.  The Beecassos are an award-winning triad-based art quilt collective that takes […]

We welcome submission of Western North Carolina events focused on our heritage themes of mountain music, crafts, foodways, outdoors and Cherokee culture. Please submit two weeks in advance.

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