The Southern Highland Craft Guild Offers Daily Craft Demonstrations at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville
Shadows of Incarceration: The Cowee 19 Story
Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee
North Carolina Botanical Printing with Suzanne Connors
Wagon Master Ranch 359 Adventure Ranch Rd , Murphy
sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee
Week of Events
The Southern Highland Craft Guild Offers Daily Craft Demonstrations at the Folk Art Center
The Southern Highland Craft Guild invites visitors to experience daily craft demonstrations at the Folk Art Center from March through December. Every day from 10am-4pm, two artists of differing media will explain and demonstrate their craft with informative materials displayed at their booth. These free educational events are open to the public. Visitors will have […]
sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
The Museum of the Cherokee People is pleased to announce the opening of sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, an exhibition that illuminates the complexities of tribal sovereignty and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ continuing legacy of resilience. Featuring objects sourced from the Museum of the Cherokee People’s […]
Shadows of Incarceration: The Cowee 19 Story
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. The state considered their death an accident, but their placement in the convict lease system was intentional. Shadows of Incarceration: The Cowee 19 Story is an […]
North Carolina Botanical Printing with Suzanne Connors
Eco-printing is a process of using plants to dye and print on fiber through contact printing methods. Botanical Printing is the addition of using natural dyes for added color. During this workshop; participants will explore the alchemy of water, plant materials, heat, and metal and finish the class with beautiful prints on natural fiber fabrics. […]
Late Summer on the Blue Ridge Painting Workshop
During “Late Summer on the Blue Ridge” we will be cool and comfortable painting in our studio for three days. We have been invited to enjoy this workshop at the amazing Whiteside Art Gallery in fabulous Cashiers, NC. We will work from photo references that are used as a point of departure for your compositions. […]
Friday Night Live Concert Series: Steady Hand String Band
Hailing from Long Creek, SC, Steady Hand String Band is an old-time string band performing tunes that originated mostly before the 1930s with a handful of old country tunes thrown in as well. Their modern renditions of these traditional tunes come from a desire to preserve the oral tradition of folk music in Appalachia.
2024 Summer Tracks: The Dancing Fleas
Giving new meaning to “big band,” The Dancing Fleas (a.k.a. America’s Premier Ukulele Band) are nine members strong and feature six ukuleles, as well as an assortment of vocals, strings, percussion, flute, and tap dancing (yes, tap dancing). Playing originals and covers, this genre-bending show touts tunes with styles ranging from classic country to sassy […]
Blacksmithing Trunk Show
Join blacksmiths Jesse Bolding and Brock Martin for a trunk show. About Brock Martin: A descendant of the Eisenhower family, it is no wonder that Brock has blacksmithing in his blood – Eisenhower means “iron worker’ in German. As a youth, Brock was introduced to metal work through his father who is a welder and […]
