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Events and Festivals
happen throughout the North Carolina mountains both seasonally and year
around and include North Carolina Art and Crafts Festivals, mountain
music festivals, horse shows, golf tournaments and outdoor
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Black Mountain Golf Course
15 Ross Drive,
Black Mountain
Broadmoor Golf Links
101 French Broad Lane
Fletcher, NC
Connestee Falls Golf Club
33 Connestee Trail
Brevard, NC
Asheville Municipal Golf Course
226 Fairway Dr.
Asheville NC
Maggie Valley Club and Resort
1819 Country Club Drive
Maggie Valley, NC
Marion Lake Club
2030 NC-126, Nebo, NC
Sequoyah National Golf Club
79 Cahons Rd, Whittier, NC
Meadowbrook Golf Club
1211 Meadowbrook Rd
Rutherfordton, NC
Reems Creek Golf Club
36 Pink Fox Cove Rd, Weaverville, NC
Sequoyah National Golf Club
79 Cahons Rd, Whittier, NC
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Holiday events and special celebrations
make your mountain time even more interesting and
exciting. Peanuts characters come to life for Easter and
Halloween excursions on the Great Smoky Mountain
Railroad. Biltmore displays its "flower carpet" in
spring and Candlelight Christmas events in December.
July 4th fireworks light up the mountain skies from Lake
Lure to Boone after picnics and family activities.
Memorial Day Weekend offers fishing tournaments and
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| Nationally known
festivals such as Merlefest and the Wooly Worm Festival
draw 1000s of visitors every year. The Southern
Highland Craft Guild offers two annual 4 day craft fairs
with 100s of exhibitors, heritage craft demonstrations
and good old mountain music. |
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| Tailgate and Farmers
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markets throughout the mountains offering
local produce, foods, handmade products and
crafts. Hours and days vary so check locally
for details. |
| Asheville Area |
Asheville City
Market
Sat 8:00 AM to
1:00 PM, April - December
Public Works
Building lot, S. Charlotte St.
Asheville, NC |
French Broad
Food Coop
Sat 8:00 AM -
1:00 PM, April - October
76 Biltmore
Ave. Asheville, NC |
Greenlife
Tailgate Market
Sun 1:00 PM -
5:00 PM, May - October
At
Greenlife
Grocery, N. Merrimon Ave. Asheville,
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North Asheville Tailgate Market
Sat 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April - December 20
UNCA, take Weaver Blvd., Asheville, NC
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Riceville Tailgate Market
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, May - September
parking lot of the Riceville Community Center Asheville NC
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Wed PM Downtown Tailgate Market
Wed 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM, April - December 23
76 Biltmore Avenue, next to the French Broad Food Coop, Asheville, NC
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West Asheville Tailgate Market
Wed 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM, April - October 28
grassy area at parking lot for West End Bakery and Haywood Road Market. Asheville, NC
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Bryson City Market
Friday 9AM - 1 PM,
May - October 29
You'll find locally grown produce and other edibles, plants, flowers, crafts and more at the market.
Parking lot next to Fred's, Bryson City NC
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| Black Mountain |
Black Mountain
Market Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, May - October 31
First Baptist Church, 130 d
Black Mountain, NC
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| Weaverville |
Weaverville Market
Wed 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM, April - late October
Behind the community center at Lake Louise Weaverville, NC
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| Barnardsville |
Big Ivy Tailgate Market
Sat 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, May 5 - October 24
At the Old Fire Station, center of town Barnardsville, NC
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| Sparta |
Alleghany County Farmers' Market
Sat 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 21 North, Sparta, NC
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| Andrews |
Andrews Farmers Market
Sat 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM First Street,
Andrews, NC |
| West Jefferson |
Ashe Farmers Market
Wed and Sat
8:00am-1:00pm
108 Backstreet
West Jefferson, NC |
| Blowing Rock |
Blowing Rock
Farmers Market
Thursday 4-6 PM
Wallingford Street
Blowing Rock NC |
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events held on the same day of each week as well as
varying schedules each year. You can listen to the best
in local music, see live theatre, attend art walks and
show openings, buy produce and handmade goods from
tailgate markets or participate in nature programs and
hikes. |
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NC Mountains
COVID-19 Updates:
Many attractions, shops
and restaurants are now
open within state or
local guidelines. Be
sure to check the
individual website
before making plans.
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Wildwater Rafting
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Need a getaway but don't want to travel far? Wildwater is more than just rafting--from canopy tours and ziplines to jeep tours and lodging, you can bundle activities together to create a one-of-a-kind vacation. All close to home! Wildwater Adventure Packages offer discounts when you book two or more activities, and as an added bonus, you can take 10% off lodging at our Chattooga or Nantahala locations when you book two or more activities--call the reservations office at 866-319-8870 for more details. |
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Penland School of Craft
June 16, 2020: The hardest thing about not holding workshops this summer is knowing that so many of you are missing out on the incredible interactions and relationships and skill building that time at Penland fosters. We believe there's no substitute for this intense, in-person learning. But we also know that, wherever they are, our instructors are a generous group with a lot to teach and share. So, in that spirit, we're checking in with a handful of them who would have been here teaching at the start of our summer sessions. We hope their words, images, and short videos light a creative spark in you
- may you nourish it until the next time we can be together in the studios again!
See some of the websites
and videos
below:
Susan Goethel Campbell
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/4RzmALUxu1w
I miss being part of the creative community at Penland this year. Since the pandemic I have been printing, making short videos and bending branches around the corners of my studio. There is something about a stick at 90-degree angle that feels so wrong and unnatural that somehow feels right. Some days I am completely focused in the studio and know where I am headed. On other days I am restless, totally lost and wander from one project to the next.
Sometimes being stuck, however frustrating, is a good thing. I have been reflective about my work, humanity and how we are all connected. My agitation has kept me moving and I have gotten back in touch with what really drives my creative practice. Exploring new materials with no particular outcome in mind is one of those places. With exhibitions postponed and projects cancelled having time to play has been a gift.
Wishing everyone good health and abundant creativity.
Andrea Donnelly - (Session 1 Textiles
- Woven Cloth, Raw Material)
Right now I'm working on a series of three large-scale collages made from cloth I wove and dyed by hand. These works combine the slow, methodical and thoroughly planned process of weaving, which I use to create raw material for collage with the spontaneous and playful puzzle-like creation of the final piece. Because the handwoven cloth is so dense it has a real weight and presence as a material, and putting the cut pieces together truly feels like building or sculpting.
Lynn Duryea - (
Session 1 Clay - Stretch the Limit)
This is an image of my work space at Sawyer Street Studios (http://sawyerstreetstudios.com/) in South Portland ME, a ceramics facility I purchased and renovated with three other women artists in 1988. We?re still going strong after all these years! The work you see here is from my most recent firing. All of my pieces are slab constructed with glazes and slips applied in layers, fired to 04 in oxidation. My reference is to various kinds of structures, some as small as letters of the alphabet, others large scale architectural and industrial forms.
Christoph Friedrich -
Session 1 Iron - From Technique to Ideas
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fl47gHhyNnA
As an artisan, it is very important to me personally that I first make sure that I have the techniques to realize my ideas with my hands. So, on the drawing board, I already have certain steps of realization in mind. However, this is not always possible, especially if the idea is completely new. I first try to create the idea in a different, softer material and then use a metal model to get closer to the original. Many of my works were created as models before I made the original in the workshop.
I would have liked to follow this approach in my workshop at Penland: Get to know techniques and then create an idea from head to hand.
Jeana Eve Klein -
Session 1 Textiles - Say It Softly
Weavings with household
objects
In
an alternate reality,
right now I would be
immersed in the
intensity of studio
practice, the richness
of relationships, and
the abundance of
fantastic food that is
Penland. I would be
teaching Say It Softly,
a workshop driven by my
own studio work of the
last three years. We
would be translating
words into physical
textile forms with
processes like appliqué,
reverse appliqué,
piecing, embroidery, and
embellishment (with
loads of sequins).
Instead, I am making
masks and preparing to
teach weaving at
Appalachian State
University as it was
never intended: online.
I can only mentally
justify my creative
practice right now if it
in some way gives
something to others.
Part of that drive has
resulted in masks to
give away (though
certainly not at the
same mass scale as so
many artists right now),
but a larger part has
been modeling for my
weaving students that
the woven world is
bigger than looms.
Yuri Kobayashi -
Session 1 Clay - Expedition to Curves
Born and raised in Japan
and now resident in the
U.S., I am fascinated by
the universality of
human nature, on the one
hand, and its unique
individuality, on the
other. My work
inevitably reflects on
my own personality,
experiences, feelings,
and beliefs. The
discipline of Japanese
ethics, aesthetics, and
culture was embedded in
me before I recognized
it. Drawing on these
cultural roots, my
technical training, and
decades of making, I
seek to bridge the
structure of the
traditional craft and
the freedom of
contemporary art and
design.
Lindsay Oesterritter
- Session 1 Clay -
Innovation: One Pot at a
Time
Recently my studio
practice has slowed down
as I ramped up watching
my two kids full time.
Catching a few hours
each day has changed the
way I have approached my
creative time. Reading
more poetry, working on
pots for the garden,
visiting ideas that have
been on the back burner,
and enjoying my kitchen
pots even more. Unlike a
lot of my colleagues, I
am finding that because
of the kids, I am away
from the computer way
more than usual.
Holly Walker -
Session 1 Clay - Stretch
the Limit
It's
so easy to assume that
life will continue as we
imagine it will. Maybe
the challenge of our
changing lives is to
become more comfortable
with the unknown. After
a bit of a roller
coaster ride, I feel my
equilibrium and buoyancy
returning. I seek solace
in my studio, and feel
so fortunate to have
this life of clay
already established, and
a safe place to explore
and imagine. Seeking
beauty and working with
color is especially
uplifting. Daily rambles
outside have led me to
explore some of the old
cemeteries in the area.
I find the strolls
peaceful, cementing
relationships between
the past, the present
and the future. The two
jars fronting this image
are the first in a
series responding to the
grace and simplicity of
grave monuments. The new
memory I'm adopting is
that this space between
us all can hold humor,
delight, surprise, new
solutions, and thinking
before action or words.
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details on the Penland
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The Jackson County TDA
created the website
LoveJacksonNC.com
(as well as a
corresponding social
media hashtag), which
provides updated
information on area
restaurants, including
hours and
takeout/delivery
options, and also serves
as a resource hub for
local businesses,
sharing information such
as emergency loan and
other relief
opportunities. |
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Buncombe County
Convid-19 Information
and Preparedness |
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The Buncombe County TDA
created the
Asheville Cares
COVID-19 Response
website, which in
addition to takeout
dining listings and
resources for
businesses, presents a
guide to virtual
opportunities for
experiencing the city,
from a 360-degree view
of Biltmore Estate to a
gallery tour to
livestreaming local
concerts.
The newly created
hashtag
#AshevilleStrong and
corresponding website
from local publicity
firm Bright Planning is
both a call for
solidarity and a
one-stop shop for
purchasing gift cards
from Asheville
businesses. |
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Restaurants Announcing
Re-openings:
June 17 - Old North
State Winery.
Reopen for dine-in! Come Dine With Us REMINDER! We have officially reopened for dine-in services! Our dining room is open for dine-in and our deck is available for outdoor dining upon request! Reservations are not required, but are recommended as we have shifted our dining room to accommodate for safe social distancing procedures and therefore, will have limited seating available! To make a reservation call the winery at (336)789-9463 or find us on OpenTable? OpenTable Reservations! Thursday Night Tasting Now that we have officially reopened, we are excited to begin adding special events for our customers again!
308 N Main Street Mount Airy, NC
The Flat Rock Cinema
- We're your affordable locally-owned clean and friendly bistro cinema featuring
great food, wine
and local brews." The cinema is now open and operating under
COVID-19 requirements: Flat Rock Cinema is a fully licensed restaurant completely eligible to open under
the Phase 2 guidelines for restaurants. Our theater is our dining room and has always
had bistro tables with chairs. Our maximum occupancy is 80. The requirements are
to operate at 50% and space our parties six feet apart, which we have done.
If you are experiencing symptoms such as fever or cough, please stay home and call
your health care provider.
Check the website for
movies playing, times
and details.
Maggie Valley
Club Dining
Open with limited
capacity, indoor and
outdoor. Sign
up for the
newsletter or
look online for
available menus.
Maggie Valley
Club | 1819
Country Club
Dr., Maggie
Valley, NC
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Southern Highlands Craft
Guild:
Don't miss our
first-ever
Virtual Craft Fair of
the Southern Highlands.
Our latest online exhibition
"In Bloom" focuses on work that is designed and crafted with flowers in mind. Explore the colors, textures, and variety of craft media designed to hold nature's beauty. Now available in our online shop.
Artists included in this
exhibit:
Angelique Tassistro,
Colorful Ceramics
Jim Burchett,
Kiln-Formed Glass
Amy Goldstein-Rice,
Sculptural Vases
Sue Grier, Ikebana
Inspired Vases
Diana Gillispie,
Minimalist Pottery
Julie Calhoun-Roepnack,
Carved Pottery
Sarah Wells Rolland,
Pottery
Michael Hatch, Blown
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As of 4-8-20:
Shelton Vineyards - Shop Our Online Store
WINE CLUB MEMBERS ? we've increased your case discount to 30% OFF plus free shipping, too. Simply log into your account on our website and the discount will automatically be applied at checkout.
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Our crew is standing by to process all online orders, and even to handle wine rollout orders placed over the phone.
No need to even leave your car for pickup
- simply call our tasting room at (336) 366-4724. Monday
- Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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Maggie B's VIRTUAL Wine Tasting begins April 10.
Maggie B's will be hosting virtual wine tastings at 5:30 on Facebook and Instagram! Each week we will send out what we will be pouring. These wines will be available for pickup at Maggie B's on Friday morning between 10-11, or available for delivery within the Weaverville area.
Get details of what will be
tasted each week online.
Maggie B's Wine & Specialty
Store,
10 C South Main Street,
Weaverville, NC |
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As of 4-7-20: Restaurants
open for TAKE-OUT in
Haywood County County -
Angelos Pizza & Italian,
Blue Rooster in Clyde,
Bocellis Italian,
Boojums,
Brick House in Maggie,
Church Street Depot, Coffee
Cup Cafe,
Frankie’s, Haywood
209 Cafe,
Haywood Smokehouse,
Kanini’s Restaurant, Maggies
Galley,
Snappys Italian &
Pizzeria,
Sweet Onion,
Zaxbys
…and of course all of
the other
fast food places.
Mountain Distillery
in Maggie Valley is
making hand sanitizer! |
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As of 4-7-20: Restaurants
open for TAKE-OUT in
Bryson City and
Swain County -
CJ’s Grille,
Everett Street Diner,
High Test Deli &
Sweet Shop,
Iron Wok,
Kostas in Dillsboro,
La Dolce Vita Bakery,
Loretta’s Snack
Shack,
Na Ber’s Drive In,
Haywood Smokehouse
15% discount for EMT,
first responders and
medical personnel -
anyone on the front line
for COVID-19.
Fresh Produce & Meats:
Darnell Farms,
K & B,
IGA |
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As of 4-7-20: Restaurants
open for TAKE-OUT in
Brevard and Transylvania
County -
Big Mike’s,
Blue Smoke Express,
Cardinal Drive In,
Creekside Market & G,
Creekside Subs,
Cup & Saucer,
El Chapala,
El Ranchero,
Fujiyama,
Garibaldi Plaza Mexican,
Grammys,
Harmony Korner,
Hawg Wild,
Jets Pizza,
Jordan St Cafe,
Magpie Meat & Three,
Maya’s Grill,
Mayberry’s,
New China,
Pescado’s Burritos,
Pizza Hut,
Quotations Coffee H,
Rocky’s Grill,
Sora Japanese,
Square Root,
Sunrise Cafe,
Twin Flame Burger B,
Vescovo,
Waffle House |
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As of 4-7-20:
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Great Smokys Realty
We find ourselves in a unique time. Each month our newsletter and website are packed with ways for members of our great communities to connect through art, culture, festivals and music. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, our connections look a little different right now, but that doesn’t weaken our bond.
Read
the latest newsletter
HERE |
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As of 4/7/20: Drive-thru
Now Available
Mesquite Grill
Mexican
Restaurant
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No need to get
out of your car
at Mesquite
Mexican Grill.
Just pull around
to the double
doors and honk
your horn.
We'll come to
you at our new
drive-thru
window. We can
take your orders
and give you
your call-in
orders too. |
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For more
information:
phone: (828)
586-3000
website: http://www.mesquitemexgrill.com/
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4/4/20:
COVID-19 signage
is available at
JXT Company.
We offer four
different
traffic cone
signs for your
specific needs.
Signs are 11 x
13 and fit in a
traffic cone.
This makes them
easy to move to
different
locations,
helping your
customers or
patients see
them easily.
- CLOSING
EARLY
- TAKE-OUT
ONLY
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DRIVE-THRU
TESTING
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QUARANTINE
AREA
We also carry
the following
items to help
you during this
time:
- Spray
Nine
Professional
(heavy duty)
Grade
Cleaner
- Traffic
Cones
- Maintain
Distance
Floor
Sticker
- Maintain
Distance
Floor Tape
- A-Frame
Hand
Sanitizer
Sign
To place an
order, please
call us at
828-477-4601 or
828-735-1978.
For email orders
contact Shawna
at
shawna@JXTCompany.com |
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For more
information:
phone: (828)
477-4601 or
(828) 735-1978
email: shawna@jxtcompany.com
website: https://jxtcompany.com/
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As of
3/31/20:
Books, E-books,
and Audiobooks!
City Lights Bookstore
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City Lights
Bookstore is
offering phone,
online and
curbside
service. Our
goal is to offer
curbside service
Tuesday through
Saturday from 10
am to 6 pm
(subject to
change). Book
orders mail for
.99 cents. Buy
gift cards for
use online or in
the store. Ask
us about our
e-book options.
Try Libro FM for
audiobooks and
support us at
the same time!
Used book
trade-ins have
been suspended
for the time
being. |
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information:
phone: (828)
586-9499
email: more@citylightsnc.com
website: http://www.citylightsnc.com
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COVID-19: Health and Safety Changes |
Health and safety changes are occurring at mountain attractions, restaurants, theatres, museums, shops and more. Some businesses will have limited hours, limited area access or close completely following the advice or restrictions from the CDC, NC Department of Health and Human Services and other government agencies as well as individual businesses policies and decisions.
Be sure to check individual websites or call to confirm current conditions for any mountain business or lodging before making
entertainment or travel plans. Use good judgment, personal responsibility and current CDC advisories to assure your own safety AND that of the people you might come into contact with.
We wish all our visitors and friends good health as we travel this new path together but with social separation. |
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Upcoming
NC Events and Festivals |
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Music and Live Theatre: |
When: Various Times
Where: NC Mountains and Foothills
What:
Blue Ridge Music Trails
A guide to the traditional music of the
NC Mountains and Foothills. |
When: Saturday 7 PM, June - Oct
Where: Bryson City Train Depot
What:
Music in the Mountains Regional
talent is showcased in a relaxed,
outdoor venue located in the heart of
historic downtown. Bring a chair or
blanket and settle in for an evening
of great music. 828-488-3681 |
When: Friday 7 PM, all year
Where: Old Fort NC
What: Old Time Mountain Music - for more than a decade, folks have
gathered to hear and play bluegrass and
traditional mountain music.
Nobody’s paid, everyone’s welcome and
coffee and sodas are still just a
quarter! |
When: Saturdays 7:30 -
10:30 PM
Where: Old Fort NC
What: Tracks Music and Dance -
music and dancing at the Tracks Event
Center located just outside Old Fort.
The house band is, Rewind, playing a mix
of 50s, 60s, 70s, a little country and
bluegrass plus special requests! Free
line dancing classes from 6:00 - 7:00 PM |
When: Sundays, 2 PM - 4 PM
Where: Old Fort NC
What: Informal Jam on the Porch -
Bring an instrument or bring an ear!
Happening each Sunday on the porch at
the Mountain Gateway Museum in downtown. |
When: various times, all
year
Where: Asheville NC
What:
Diana Wortham Theatre
A variety of professional and touring
music, dance and theatrical performances.
Dining discounts and special
performances offered. |
When: First Monday, Oct -
May
Where: Brevard NC
What:
Brevard Music Center First Mondays
Classical music performances by local
and touring professionals. |
When: June-August
Where: Brevard
What:
Brevard Music Center An
annual festival of classical, chamber
and opera performances by students,
faculty and guest musicians. The
Center is considered one of the premier
summer training programs and festivals
in the US. |
When: May-August
WWhere: Brevard
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Sounds of Silvermont
Local musicians in a jam session playing
bluegrass, country, gospel and more. |
When: All year
Where: Asheville
What:
North Carolina Stage Company
Professional productions, with the best
actors, directors and designers from
Asheville and across the country. |
When: 7-9 PM,
Thursdays, All year
Where: Marion NC, downtown Depot
What:
Bluegrass Music Jam Open to
all musicians, no scheduled performers.
Outdoors, bring chairs or blankets. Free |
When: 7 PM Fridays
Where: Marion
What: Woody's Original Mountain Music
An ever changing line up of
musicians and musical styles! Join the
fun along with Max Woody and friends. |
When: 7 PM Fridays,
June - August
Where: Downtown Hendersonville
What: Music on Main
Concert series featuring
" oldies rock, beach music, variety and
top 40 music. Bring a chair and enjoy
the music, admission is free |
When: Feb - Dec, various dates
Where: Flat Rock, Hendersonville
What: Flat Rock Playhouse
The
theatre season includes world premieres
and standard Broadway musicals,
comedy, and drama. Music on the Rocks
concert series with pop to country. |
When: Most Saturday nights
Where: Saluda NC
What:
The Party Place and Event Center&
LLive music with country, top 40's,
oldies, beach, southern rock and a
variety of good party music for
listening and dancing.The facility and
grounds are available for special
events. |
When: All year
Where: Franklin NC
What: Smoky
Mountain Center for the Performing
Arts A 1,500 seat
state-of-the-art facility presents the
finest in performing arts to the
surrounding towns. |
When: Thursdays, 6:30 PM, 6-23
to 9-1
Where: Banner Elk NC
What:
Concerts in the
Banner Elk Town Park Gathers
in the town park for a summer concert.
Performers range from bluegrass to
beach, to country, to top 40, to blues,
to jazz, to Motown, to big band |
When: Thursdays, 7:30 PM,
June-Aug
Where: Black Mountain NC
What:
The Park Rhythms Outdoor Concert
A variety of
musical groups from throughout the
region provide live music in the
picturesque setting of Lake Tomahawk |
When: 2nd Sun., 7-9 PM, April -
Oct
Where: Blowing Rock NC
What:
Jazz Concerts Blowing
Rock Jazz Society performs. General
Admission is $20 for non-members, $5 for
students and FREE to BRJS Members |
When: Fridays, 7-9 PM,
June - August
WWhere: Canton NC
WWhat:
Pickin' in the Park. Free
concerts with Live bands and clogging
groups at the Canton Recreation Park.
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When: Fridays, 7PM,
June - August
Where: Newland NC
What: Friday Night Free
Concert.
(Weather-permitting) held at the
Riverwalk Bandstand local musicians
perform. Food vendors available. |
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NC Parks, Nature Programs: |
When: All year, some closings
Where: Northwest NC Mountains
What: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Events
throughout the year. View the full
calendar online. |
When: All year
Where: Asheville NC
What:
North Carolina Arboretum Touring and permanent exhibits,
events and educational programs. |
When: All year
Where: Asheville NC
What:
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Special events and programs, wild walks,
Junior Naturalist program, wildlife
workshops and more. |
When: various times, all
year
Where: Asheville NC
What: Grandfather
Mountain Special
programs with naturalists, Habitat
tours, Special kids events, Junior
Ranger programs, walks and hikes |
When: All year
Where: Chimney Rock NC
What: Chimney
Rock Park Nature Programs
and hikes Learn the secrets and
wonders of nature, attend photography or
dulcimer workshops or enjoy special
events and campouts. |
When: All year, Mon-Sat
Where: Brevard NC area
What:
Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education Exhibits,
special programs, fishing, Nature Nuts
and Eco Explorers |
When: All year, various
times
Where: Nebo, near Marion NC
What:
Lake James Park Programs
Ranger conducted hikes, nature programs,
boat trips and special events. Free to
the public. |
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Art and Crafts: |
When: All year
Where: Asheville NC
What:
The Folk Art Center Touring
exhibits, craft demonstrations, special
events, educational opportunities and
workshops. |
When: All year
Where: Asheville NC
What:
North Carolina Arboretum Touring and permanent exhibits,
events and educational programs. |
When: 5 PM 4th Friday, May
- Oct
Where: Brevard NC
What:
4th Friday Gallery Tour An
evening of Art, Wine and Food in
Downtown
Brevard |
When: All Year
Where: Asheville NC
What:
River Arts District
daily open studio
tours and special events. Over 120
artists in an historic setting with
restaurants and a brewery. |
When: May - Nov, 10 AM -
4 PM
Where: Blowing Rock NC
What:
Craft demonstrations
Members of the renowned Southern
Highland Craft Guild demonstrate
traditional and contemporary crafts. |
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Miscellaneous activities: |
When: All year, Mon - Sat
Where: Bryson City NC
What:
Marianna Black Library Special events, classic
movies, Anime Club, Music programs,
Artisan displays |
When: May - October
Where: Between Spruce Pine and Little
Switzerland on Parkway
What:
The Orchard at Alta Pass Live
mountain music and
mountain dancing, storytelling and
hayrides, monarch butterfly raising,
naturalist tours and birding walks,
arts and handwork demonstrations,
book signings and more. |
When: 6 PM, 1st Fridays, May -
Dec
Where: Sylva NC
What: Sylva After Dark
A night of arts, dining, music,
refreshments, shopping and more. |
When: All year
Where: Mount Airy NC
What:
The Surry Arts Council Performing
and visual arts events |
When: last Saturdays, 9-11 AM
Where: Black Mountain NC
What: Cruz-N
Black Mountain. Classic and
custom cars, trucks and motorcycles in
downtown at the visitor center. |
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