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A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art

Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art features over 50 works of art in a variety of media by 30+ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and Cherokee Nation artists. […]

Private Kiln Firing-Full Kiln: Tryon Arts and Crafts School

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

Tryon Arts & Crafts School allows students to pay for private kiln firing. By participating in TACS’ normal kiln firing schedule, potters’ work will be fired and returned within a […]

Introduction to Needle Felting through Doll Making with Jess Self

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

During this workshop students learn many needle felting techniques and the possibilities of wool through doll and creature making.  Participants will walk away from the class with many ideas for […]

$375 – $405

Beginning / Intermediate Copper & Textured Bronze Workshop with Joe Cooper

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

This workshop is for beginners or intermediate students who have good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.  Students will learn basic skills while using copper sheet, copper tubing, and copper wire […]

$145 – $175

Critter Check-Up at the WNC Nature Center

WNC Nature Center 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, NC, United States

Your child can bring their favorite stuffed animal to the Nature Center for a check up with a veterinarian! Our veterinarians and vet assistants will be on hand to give […]

Exhibition Celebration: Unearthing Our Forgotten Past, Fort San Juan

Mars Hill University: Rural Heritage Museum 100 Athletic Street, Mars Hill, NC, United States

The new exhibition on display in MHU’s Rural Heritage Museum (on loan from the Exploring Joara Foundation) chronicles the Spanish incursion into the area of present-day Burke County. Archaeologists have […]

Beginning Wood Turning with Madison Geer

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

This workshop will cover basic safety issues, introduction to types of wood, wet versus dry,  tools (lathe, hand tools), and techniques (clamping, turning, finishes).  Students will produce 1-2 finished pieces […]

$175 – $205

Carolinas Veterans Museum Reopens with World War II Jeep Exhibit

Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas 21 East Main Street, Brevard, NC, United States

The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas reopens for 2022 on March 2, and new this year is an exhibit featuring a World War II Willys Jeep. The exhibit places […]

Carl Sandburg Home Summer Plays & Sing-Alongs

Carl Sandburg Home NHS 81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat Rock, NC, United States

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 […]

Juneteenth at the Vance Birthplace

Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United States

The Vance Birthplace State Historic Site and the American Myth Center will partner for Juneteenth on Saturday, June 18, 2022 to present an afternoon of historical drama and discussion on […]

FREE

Speaker Series: Coyotes in NC – History, Distribution, Myths, and Facts

Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve 179 Wood Thrush Lane, Mill Spring, NC, United States

The coyote is considered the most adaptable mammal in North America and has lived in North Carolina since the early 1980’s. Their flexibility allows them to live in a wide […]

Quilting as Art Expo

The Hub Station Arts Center Cedar Valley Road, Hudson, North Carolina, United States

Quilting as Art Expo - A quilt show like no other! Join us in the beautifully renovated HUB Station Art Center in Hudson, NC for a two day quilt show, […]

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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