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It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 West State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

Most of us are familiar with the story of George Bailey and the angel sent to help him discover what life would be like if he’d never been born. Some […]

$20.00
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Shelton House Evening Candlelight Tours

Shelton House Campus 49 Shelton Street, Waynesville, NC, United States

The Shelton House will offer Evening Candlelight Tours of the Shelton House, decorated for the Holiday Season, on December 11, 16, & 18 at 7 pm. These tours will be […]

$15.00

A Swannanoa Solstice

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

In 2021, A Swannanoa Solstice celebrates 19 years of delighting Western North Carolina audiences with a world-class display of folk, ushering in the winter season and drawing in more fans […]

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 […]

Language & Identity: Methods of Revitalization

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

Join Cherokee language instructors as they consider methods for revitalization––and the urgent need to put those methods into practice. Panelists:  Landon French, David Jumper, Kelly Murphy Landon French Landon French lives […]

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 […]

Ann Miller Woodford: The Artist as Storyteller

Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee, NC, United States

A new exhibit, Ann Miller Woodford: The Artist as Storyteller is now in our Hunter Library exhibit gallery.  This retrospective exhibit features 25 artworks spanning 60 years, tracing Ann Woodford’s artistic development […]

FREE

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 […]

Art, Language, & Culture

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

How can language influence art? Award-winning Cherokee and EBCI visual artists share how the Cherokee language and syllabary inform and inspire their work. Panelists: Roy Boney, Jeff Edwards, John Henry Gloyne, […]

Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862 – 1901

Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 176 Riceville Road, Asheville, North Carolina

The Western Office of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will host the exhibit, Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862-1901 from February 3rd to March 31st.  Created by staff at the N.C. […]

FREE

Learning Damascus Forging with Gerry Drew & Billy Salyers

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

This is an intermediate workshop – students must have a good working knowledge of forging and basic blacksmithing skills. This two-part workshop will be team-taught by Gerry Drew (Friday lead) […]

Silkscreen T-Shirt Workshop with Reid Coyner

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

No prior experience is necessary. Learn the principles of silkscreen printing with this single session course.  We will be cutting a knife-cut stencil to print a single-color image.  The course […]

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