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Farm Tours at Rare Bird Farm

Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs

Every Friday at 3pm April - October we host farm tours for pre-paid registrants. Someone will show you around the farm, introduce you to the animals, give you a history […]

$25.00

Murphy First Friday Art Walk

Downtown Murphy North Carolina Peachtree Street, Murphy

Murphy First Friday Art Walk, every month May through December, downtown Murphy, NC, 5-8pm. Arts and crafts vendors along the sidewalks, live music on the Square and in many shops […]

Shadows of Incarceration: The Cowee 19 Story

Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee

The Cowee 19 were nineteen men who drowned near Dillsboro NC in 1882. They were building the Cowee train tunnel on the Murphy Branch of the Western North Carolina Railroad. […]

Drafting Foundation Patterns

Haywood Community College 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde

This class will provide an opportunity for students to create foundation blocks/slopers for a front and back bodice with darts, a basic sleeve, and a skirt. The blocks will serve […]

$293.00

Simple Garment Construction

Haywood Community College 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde

Join this immersive 12-week sewing course in which you will master essential techniques and construction methods for creating clothing. Students will master sewing machine operation, explore textiles and notions, gain […]

$293.00

Confluence: An Indigenous Writers’ Workshop

Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee

Save the date! Confluence: An Indigenous Writers’ Workshop returns for its second year. Created in partnership with author and MotCP board member Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), the series of […]

Heritage Weekend at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville

This free celebration of mountain heritage features traditional crafts accompanied by music and dancing. On-going demonstrations will include traditional woodworking with traditional tools, weaving, spinning, dyeing, broom making, stone carving, […]

ASAP’s Farm Tour

ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) announced 21 farms participating in the 2024 Farm Tour, taking place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21–22, noon to 5 p.m. All farms are located within an hour […]

Haywood County Studio Tour

The Haywood County Studio Tour is a two-day self-guided tour where hundreds of visitors are invited into artists’ studios to meet the artists, view demonstrations, and purchase art if they […]

ASAP’s Farm Tour

ASAP’s annual Farm Tour is a chance to experience how food is grown and raised through guided tours, demonstrations, and tastings. The Farm Tour showcases the diversity of working farms […]

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20 Years of Community Gardening Historical Tour

Dr. John Wilson Community Garden White Pine Drive, Black Mountain

Join us to learn about our community’s beautiful history, as we celebrate 20 years of community building, growing, and teaching at the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden. Diana McCall, Garden […]

16th Annual Flock to the Rock

Chimney Rock State Park 431 Main Street, Chimney Rock

Break out the binoculars! Our annual feathered frenzy returns. Join us for a day in the park celebrating fall bird and butterfly migration with bird and pollinator family activities, live […]

Pioneer Heritage Festival

Riverside Park 23 Penland St, Canton

Come see Revolutionary-era methods and tools in action, enjoy local musicians and delicious food trucks, and support the preservation of Western NC's rich history.  This inaugural festival is brought to […]

Weaverville Art in Autumn Arts & Crafts Festival

Main Street Weaverville Main Street, Weaverville

This will be our 17th annual Art in Autumn Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival. This much loved event is held on Main Street in downtown Weaverville, North Carolina, located in […]

We welcome submission of Western North Carolina events focused on our heritage themes of mountain music, crafts, foodways, outdoors and Cherokee culture. Please submit two weeks in advance.

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