Online Program
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A Magical Evening with Dom Flemons
Dom Flemons, a Grammy Award winning musician, singer-songwriter, and entertainer extraordinaire brings his phenomenal musical legacy to Western North Carolina. Carrying on the songster tradition, Flemons strives to mix traditional music forms with a contemporary approach, to create new sounds that will appeal to wider audiences. In his recent solo album Prospect Hill, Flemons drew […]
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Saturday Sewing Circle: Butterfly Embroidery Workshop
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALJoin us on Zoom for an afternoon of hand embroidery. We had such an amazing turnout and experience at our first Virtual Embroidery Workshop last year, and we are excited to host another on on July 10, 2021! We will be stitching a brand new (to us) antique pattern, so if you participated last year […]
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Rosen-Schaffel Competition: 10th Anniversary Celebration
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALThe festival, in partnership with the Hayes School of Music, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the acclaimed Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young & Emerging Artists, known for the pivotal role it has played in launching the careers of some of our state’s most promising young artists.
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Between Slavery and the Want of Railroads: Reconstruction in WNC
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALThe Western Office of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will host a virtual program entitled, “Between Slavery and the Want of Railroads: Reconstruction in WNC”. To register and attend via Zoom, click this registration link. If questions please call (828) 250-3105, email jeff.futch@ncdcr.gov, or visit https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/western-office. This virtual presentation will examine how reconstruction unfolded in western North […]
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Winter Lecture Series: Cultural Preservation
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALMEET THE PANELIST: Tonya E. Carroll was born and raised in Cherokee, North Carolina. She studied American History and Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, where she also earned her master’s degree in Public History. In 2016, her passion for her community and Cherokee history and culture made becoming the Department Manager of the Ray […]
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Encore Presentation of Moonshine History Film!
As a result of the enthusiastic response to last year's world premieres, the Center for Cultural Presentation is proud to announce an encore presentation of its new moonshine history film is scheduled for local screening on Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 PM as a virtual event. The program will include a discussion and Q&A by […]
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Wilma Dykeman Legacy – Green Money: Natural Costs and Benefits Panel – Webinar
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUAL** Evan Couzo of the University of North Carolina at Asheville will present some guiding principles for an economic look at the environment. ** Anne Keller of RiverLink will present findings from the recent Economic Impact Study of the French Broad River. ** Kathy Newfont of the University of Kentucky will discuss "The Political Economy […]
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Wilma Dykeman Legacy – Green Money Forum: “Policy Choices” Panel
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALSpeakers Jackson Ewing Senior Fellow @Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions Jackson Ewing is a senior fellow at Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions as well as an adjunct associate professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy. He works closely with the Duke Kunshan University Environmental Research Center and International Masters […]
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Wilma Dykeman Legacy – Green Money Forum: “Climate Change” Panel
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALSpeakers Kathleen Lawlor Professor of Social Relations and Assistant Professor of Economics @UNC Asheville Kathleen Lawlor is Professor of Social Relations and Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina Asheville. She is an applied microeconomist specializing in development economics, environmental economics, and impact evaluation. Prior to academia, Dr. Lawlor worked on international environment […]
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WNCHA History Hour: Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Western North Carolina Song
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, July 28 at 6pm as for this live Zoom webinar exploring the musical legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford. This even will also be recorded. Lunsford was born in 1882 in Madison County, North Carolina, home to Cecil Sharp’s “nest of singing birds.” He was both a traditional musician […]
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History Hour: Appalachia on the Table
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALJoin the Asheville Museum of History Tuesday, May 9 at 6pm via Zoom for the first program in our foodways month. This event airs live and will be recorded. In this talk Erica Abrams Locklear will discuss her new book, Appalachia on the Table: Representing Mountain Food and People, published this April by University of Georgia Press. At […]
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Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration
ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUALThe American Indian Heritage Celebration (AIHC) consists of a virtual education day on Friday and an in-person festival on Saturday. The celebration highlights traditional and contemporary artistic, historical, and cultural contributions of American Indian communities in North Carolina. It also brings together members of all eight state-recognized tribes. The consistent theme and message of AIHC, as […]
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