Quilts: The Stories They Tell
Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, CullowheeMountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture
Transylvania Heritage Museum 189 West Main Street, BrevardJagged Path: the African Diaspora in Western North Carolina in Craft, Music, and Dance
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 GINNY STEVENS LANE , BLOWING ROCKGraduating Class of 2022 of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, AshevilleCarl Sandburg Home Summer Plays & Sing-Alongs
Carl Sandburg Home NHS 81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat RockBlue Ridge Blueberries: U-Pick Farm
Blue Ridge Blueberries 267 Altapass Church of God Road, Spruce PineWeek of Events
Quilts: The Stories They Tell
Twenty-five quilts from the Mountain Heritage Center's extensive collection featuring Album, Crazy, and Patchwork quilt styles. Stories of makers, families, and community members as well as local and national patterns, techniques and materials, and the perceptions of quilts will be showcased. View old favorites as well as new acquisitions and quilts that have never been […]
Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture
The Transylvania Heritage Museum's new exhibit, Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture, is now on display. This exhibit shows how early settlers made their way into the Appalachian Mountains and made them their home. Families with roots in Scotland, Germany, and France arrived by way of Virginia or South Carolina with few personal possessions. Using the […]
Jagged Path: the African Diaspora in Western North Carolina in Craft, Music, and Dance
BRAHM (Blowing Rock Art & History Museum) is excited to open the exhibition, Jagged Path: the African Diaspora in Western North Carolin in Craft, Music, and Dance. The in-person exhibition is accompanied by a program series, digital exhibit, book, and traveling exhibit. The Jagged Path seeks to illuminate the obscured history of African contributions to […]
Graduating Class of 2022 of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program
The Southern Highland Craft Guild opened its Main Gallery exhibition at the Folk Art Center showcasing the Graduating Class of 2022 of Haywood Community College's Professional Crafts Program on May 21st. Located on the second floor until September 7th, the show continues the historical relationship between the Southern Highland Craft Guild and Haywood, an educational […]
The Banner House Museum Summer 2022
The Banner House Museum is excited to announce hours, tours, and tickets for Summer 2022! Experience 19th-century life in Banner Elk and the High Country in the home of Samuel Henry Banner, one of Banner Elk’s early settlers and his his wife, Jane Hyder Banner, and their seven children. The circa 1870 house has been […]
Carl Sandburg Home Summer Plays & Sing-Alongs
In mid-June, Carl Sandburg Home will offer free summer children’s plays and family sing-alongs. The park will also expand Sandburg Home hours to four days per week. Apprentice actors from the Flat Rock Playhouse Vagabond School of the Drama will perform Rootabaga Express! on Thursdays and Saturdays at 10:15 a.m., from June 16 to August 13. Rootabaga […]
Blue Ridge Blueberries: U-Pick Farm
We are launching our U-Pick Blueberry farm this year: www.blueridgeblueberries.com. We are located about 1.5 miles off the parkway at mile marker 327 where Altapass Hwy intersects the parkway between North Cove overlook and the Altapass Orchard: 267 Altapass Church of God Rd. Our farm (Revival Farm and Art) is also home to Plumb Art (deborahkolp.com). […]
Valdese Independence Day Celebration
2022 Independence Day will be held in conjunction with Valdese Summer Concert Series on July 1, 2022. Each year the Town of Valdese celebrates Independence Day by holding an impressive fireworks display on the football field behind the Old Rock School. Regarded as one of the most impressive fireworks displays in the area, the Town […]
Art on the Green
Four times this summer, Art on the Greene brings original artwork in a variety of media to the green at the Historic Banner Elk School. Located in the center of this small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the shows create an idyllic setting for meeting artists, admiring their work and shopping for handmade pieces. […]
Grandfather Glows: Bioluminescent Evenings on Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Glows: Bioluminescent Evenings on Grandfather Mountain
Have the rare opportunity to see Synchronous Fireflies, Blue Ghost Fireflies and Glowworms, weather and conditions permitting (rain dates provided). Tickets go on sale May 23 at 10 a.m. The Photinus carolinus is the only species of firefly in North America whose individuals can synchronize their lighting display, meaning they can flash in unison. The […]
First Fridays – Gretchen Griffith
First Fridays – Gretchen Griffith
The Art of Story Catching with author Gretchen Griffith. Join author Gretchen Griffith, a self-proclaimed "story catcher" for a reception and evening of Appalachian history. Gretchen has been instrumental in capturing Appalachian culture through oral history projects that have resulted in several narrative nonfiction books that can be displayed in the Red Awning Gallery.
An Appalachian Summer Festival: Summer Exhibition Celebration
An Appalachian Summer Festival: Summer Exhibition Celebration
Celebrate summer at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts and engage, discover and connect through the arts! The Summer Exhibition Celebration is an opportunity for art lovers to meet the artists, enjoy live music and refreshments, and spend time with fellow arts patrons while exploring one of the most exciting venues in town: a […]
2022 Summer Tracks: Aaron Burdett
2022 Summer Tracks: Aaron Burdett
Named by WNC Magazine as one of the top ten most important musicians of Western North Carolina, Aaron Burdett takes the stage with his full band at Summer Tracks. His music seamlessly blends Americana, Country, Blues, Bluegrass, and Folk-Rock.
Grandfather Glows: Bioluminescent Evenings on Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Glows: Bioluminescent Evenings on Grandfather Mountain
Have the rare opportunity to see Synchronous Fireflies, Blue Ghost Fireflies and Glowworms, weather and conditions permitting (rain dates provided). Tickets go on sale May 23 at 10 a.m. The Photinus carolinus is the only species of firefly in North America whose individuals can synchronize their lighting display, meaning they can flash in unison. The […]
An Appalachian Evening with Buncombe Turnpike
An Appalachian Evening with Buncombe Turnpike
Buncombe Turnpike plays a variety of heartfelt tunes ranging from traditional and contemporary bluegrass to gospel and hand crafted Buncombe Turnpike originals. With their crowd pleasing demeanor, seasoned musicianship, and powerful vocals, the band has made a name for themselves among traditional and contemporary listeners alike. Adults $15; Students/K-12 $10; plus tax. All concerts at […]