Concerts at the Rock: Merle Monroe
Old Rock School 400 Main Street West, Valdese, NC, United StatesCombining the musical styles of the Father of Bluegrass with the Okie from Muskogee is an exciting proposition. Feeling that “Bluegrass and Traditional Country music is America’s music, the stories of the common man and the sounds of the mountains,” Tim Raybon and Daniel Grindstaff have formed the new band Merle Monroe. With the goal […]
Southern Highland Craft Guild – Resilience Show
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Southern Highland Craft Guild bounces back from an unprecedented year with Resilience, its first Member-focused show of 2021. On the second level of the Folk Art Center in the Focus Gallery, the work of five Guild Members will be on display from February 6 through April 27. Disciplines include metalsmithing, quilting, hand-built & wheel […]
Concerts at the Rock: Mile Twelve
Old Rock School 400 Main Street West, Valdese, NC, United StatesAlthough their sound is rooted in traditional bluegrass, Mile Twelve surveys a broader landscape on their newest album, City on a Hill. All five band members bring their own influences and observations into the music, resulting in a project that feels contemporary, thoughtfully crafted, and relevant. “Original bluegrass music, written and played by young people, […]
When All God’s Children Get Together
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALIn the spirit of exploring great WNC writing and writers, we are reprising our popular LitCafe series with the multi-talented Ann Miller Woodford, author of When All God’s Children Get Together: A Celebration of the Lives and Music of African American People in Far Western North Carolina. Ann’s exhibit of the same name is currently on display through […]
Love & Light: The Blackalachian on the Trail
Mars Hill University: Rural Heritage Museum 100 Athletic Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesThe Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, the Black Student Association (BSA), and the Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in partnership with Outdoor Recreation Center (Office of Campus Engagement and Leadership) and the Environmental Studies Program, present: Love & Light: The Blackalachian on the Trail. This event will be held on Zoom and in-person in Belk Auditorium (simultaneously). Zoom link will […]
Actively Aging Through Activism and Art
AARP NC Mountain Region, which successfully hosted webinars focused on racial equity and understanding last summer, will continue its social justice efforts in celebration of Black History Month by staging several free virtual events featuring African American historian, writer and artist Ann Miller Woodford in the coming weeks, the organization announced today. Woodford, who researched, […]
Southern Highland Craft Guild – Craft Demonstrations
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Southern Highland Craft Guild invites visitors to experience daily craft demonstrations at the Folk Art Center from March through December 2021. Every day from 10am-4pm, two artists of differing medias will explain and demonstrate their craft with informative materials displayed at their booth. These free educational events are open to the public. Visitors will […]
Haywood County Arts Council: ArtShare Exhibit & Sale
Haywood County Arts Council 86 N. Main Street PO Box 306, Waynesville, North Carolina, United StatesThis marks the 9th year of the ArtShare exhibit and sale. ArtShare is a showing of fine works of art which have been donated or consigned with the HCAC. The HCAC welcomes pieces from collectors who may be downsizing or changing decor, or who wish to consign estate items to benefit the arts in this […]
ASAP’s Virtual CSA Fair
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALASAP’s virtual CSA Fair is an opportunity to meet local farmers face-to-face (via Zoom) and learn more about their CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) programs. CSA members receive a weekly box of fresh, locally grown produce or meats throughout the growing season. Attendees can sign up for a CSA during the fair or follow up with […]
Steep Canyon Rangers
The Grammy winners from Asheville, NC come to Boone for a live concert streamed from the stage of the Schaefer Center into your homes. Frequent collaborators with banjoist (and comedian) Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers are major players in the bluegrass/country and Americana scene today, with comparisons to The Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and […]
National Quilting Day
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesNational Quilting Day is March 20, 2021. Guild member, quilt-maker and quilt historian Connie Brown will be demonstrating in the lobby of the Folk Art Center March 18, 19, and 20, 2021. Between 10 and 4pm on Friday and Saturday (March 19 and 20) visitors are invited to bring in their antique or vintage quilts […]
WNC History Lecture Series: Cherokee Mound and Village Sites
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALJoin us as Dr. Ben Steere of Western Carolina University presents research from his forthcoming book The Fire Yet Burns in These Great Mounds: Archaeology and Resilience in the Cherokee Heartland. Dr. Steere’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Ben Steere of WCU Dr. Steere says of his work: Mound and village sites like Kituwah, […]
