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, AshevilleBlue Ridge Blueberries: U-Pick Farm
Blue Ridge Blueberries 267 Altapass Church of God Road, Spruce PineThe Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League Presents the 2022 Annual Juried Members Exhibit
Red House Studios and Gallery 310 W. State Street, Black MountainWeek 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 […]
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). […]
The Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League Presents the 2022 Annual Juried Members Exhibit
Excitement is building as The Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League welcomes everyone to the Members’ Juried Show. Our first Juried Show since 2019, this exhibit beckons with new work in all media created in the past three years. Gwen Diehn, Emerita Professor in Art at Warren Wilson College, is our esteemed juror. Creativity, innovation, and […]
17th Annual Come to Leicester Studio Tour
Fine art and craft lovers to enjoy the work of 34 local and visiting artists in the beautiful mountain setting of Leicester, North Carolina. For the 17th year in a row, artists in this small community will open their studios to the public for the annual Come to Leicester Studio Tour. This free, self-guided event […]
Third Thursday – Concert on the Lawn: Rust Bucket
Third Thursday – Concert on the Lawn: Rust Bucket
Join us for Third Thursday! A monthly event centered around musical experiences for everyone to enjoy! Grab your friends, family and favorite lawn chairs for an evening concert on the front lawn of the HUB Station! Our featured band will be Rust Bucket a musical group from NC playing traditional rock and blues. Hellfire Hotwings […]
2022 Summer Tracks: Maya de Vitry Band
2022 Summer Tracks: Maya de Vitry Band
Singer-songwriter Maya de Vitry returns to Summer Tracks at Rogers Park in Tryon on August 19 with a new band, new songs, and a voice that transcends genre. Pennsylvania raised and Tennessee based, de Vitry first appeared on the music scene in 2012 with The Stray Birds. After hundreds of performances and several acclaimed albums, […]
16th Annual Franklin Area Folk Festival: “A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage”
16th Annual Franklin Area Folk Festival: “A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage”
The 16th Annual Franklin Area Folk Festival, “A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage” will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022, from 10 am to 4 pm at Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center. Nestled in Cowee West’s Mill Historic District at 51 Cowee School Drive in Franklin, NC, the Center is a unique showcase for […]
Speaker Series: Whoo Gives a Hoot
Speaker Series: Whoo Gives a Hoot
Owls are one of the most fascinating, but rarely seen, nocturnal creatures, but what makes them so special? Chimney Rock State Park Naturalists will teach you about our native species and the unique characteristics that make them efficient predators and the important role they play in our ecosystem. You’ll even get a chance to meet a […]
An Appalachian Evening with Pretty Little Goat
An Appalachian Evening with Pretty Little Goat
Pretty Little Goat is grassroots music at its finest. The band formed in 2013 through their common grounding in the deep well of local tradition found in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Pretty Little Goat sees traditional music as a living art form, vibrant and evolving. Members of the band are dedicated mentors to […]
Banjomania: Bela Fleck’s Blue Ridge Banjo Concert
Banjomania: Bela Fleck’s Blue Ridge Banjo Concert
This multiple Grammy®-winning banjo virtuoso returns to Brevard Music Center for a performance concluding his 2022 Blue Ridge Banjo Camp. Fans can expect to hear new favorites and old classics from Fleck, his fellow instructors, and special guests at this pick of the season event.