America’s First Kaolin Clay: The Cherokee Wedgewood Connection
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 176 Riceville Road, Asheville, North Carolina
Grandfather by Night
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesExplore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. Discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a beautiful sunset, and experience the mountain as never before! Meet at entrance gate at 8 PM. In-park transportation is provided. Next stop is atop Grandfather Mountain and our world-famous Mile […]
The Way We Speak With the World: Cherokee Language Film & Concert
Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center 86 Elk Crossing Lane, Cherokee, NC, United StatesOn August 4 and 5, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian (MCI) will present The Way We Speak with the World, a film and concert event celebrating the Cherokee language. Held at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center at Cherokee Central Schools, the community-centered event is open to the public and free of charge; […]
Elemental Energy
Mars Landing Galleries 37 Liberty Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesGrandfather by Night
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesExplore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. Discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a beautiful sunset, and experience the mountain as never before! Meet at entrance gate at 7:30 PM. In-park transportation is provided. Next stop is atop Grandfather Mountain and our world-famous Mile […]
Banner Elk’s Art on the Greene
Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle SE, Banner Elk, NC, United StatesBanner Elk’s popular Art on the Greene series continues with shows the first weekends of July, August and September. The dates are Aug. 5-6 and Sept. 2-3. The shows fill the area in front of the Historic Banner Elk School with fine art from local and regional artists representing a variety of media, such as […]
Art on the Greene
Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle SE, Banner Elk, NC, United StatesBanner Elk’s popular Art on the Greene series continues with shows the first weekends of August and September. The dates are Aug. 5-6 and Sept. 2-3. The shows fill the area in front of the Historic Banner Elk School with fine art from local and regional artists representing a variety of media, such as ceramics, […]
Adult Field Course: Appalachian Woodcraft
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesThe hardy settlers who made these mountains home were resourceful and made what they needed from what was at hand, and what was at hand was wood. We will examine the types of things Appalachian people have made for themselves from the forests around them, and well as the tools they used to make them. […]
2nd Fridays Westside Mixers
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesPull up your lawn chairs for our 2nd Fridays Westside Mixer series! We're back for our second year with some great entertainment! Craft Demonstrations, kids' crafts, live music, food trucks, games... You won't want to miss this free-to-attend event! August 11: Fiber demonstrations, music by Mercury Rising, Feta Flav & Frozen Frog food trucks, Mill […]
Grandfather by Night
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesExplore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. Discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a beautiful sunset, and experience the mountain as never before! Meet at entrance gate at 7:30 PM. In-park transportation is provided. Next stop is atop Grandfather Mountain and our world-famous Mile […]
Sourwood Festival
2023 MUSICAL PERFORMANCES Saturday August 12, 2023 Black Mountain Avenue Stage: 11:00am Emigre (Celtic Band) 1:00pm Seth & Sara (Modern western duo) 3:00pm The Jazz Disciples (Keyboard & brass) 5:00pm Stimulus (Blues rock) Cherry Street Square 10:00am New Found Gap Band & Hightop Harmony (Bluegrass) 12:00pm Upbeat Ukulele Band 2:00pm The White Water Bluegrass Company (5 piece swing band) 4:00 pm Luke Whittaker (Country) […]
Wood Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us for a celebration of wooden crafts – one of the first mediums of handicraft. From branches, trunks, roots, and bark, watch as they’re used in both functional and decorative pieces. During Wood Day, Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will showcase this evolution of skills and mastery of crafted wood by demonstrating […]
