Summer Concert Series at Cowee School – Mountain Heart
Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center 51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin, NC, United StatesMountain Heart is the band that has been fearlessly revolutionizing the way acoustic music can be presented and played. The band's name has been synonymous with cutting-edge excellence in acoustic music circles since the group's creation. Widely known throughout the music industry for continually redefining the boundaries of acoustic music, the band has gained legions […]
Ashe County Arts Council Presents Fridays in the Park Concert Series
Ashe Park 527 Ashe Park Road, Jefferson, NC, United StatesArts Council programming returns with Fridays in the Park Concert Series at Ashe Park. Every third Friday, May-August, the outdoor concerts will feature well-known local and regional musicians. The concerts are free and start at 7:00 pm. The outdoor concerts will have a limited audience and participants must sign up in advance at www.ashecountyarts.org. The […]
Garden Jubilee Nurseries & Orchards Tour
Downtown Hendersonville Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesHendersonville’s garden extravaganza on Memorial Day weekend has exciting plans for this year’s edition thanks to a successful pivot a year ago. Last May, the event was renamed Garden Jubilee Nurseries & Orchards Tour and shifted from a downtown gathering to a countryside tour of nurseries and orchards. Brought about by the pandemic, the change […]
Unto These Hills
Cherokee Mountainside Theatre 688 Drama Road, Cherokee, NC, United StatesThe season premiere of “Unto These Hills” signals an exciting, new day in Cherokee—one with extra considerations and safety precautions for you and your family. More than six million people have loved the heart-wrenching action and soaring triumph of this telling of the Cherokee story. Since its debut on July 1, 1950, “Unto These Hills” […]
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, […]
Fridays at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin a Parkway ranger for a brand new outdoor evening program to learn more about the amazing resources found right in Asheville’s backyard. It’s been a long, hard year that many of us spent staring out that same window at the same old outside. Come get reacquainted with your love of the great outdoors and […]
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 […]
