Save the Date for Roger Brooks Workshop
Smoky Mountain Host is inviting all Blue Ridge National Heritage Area partners to a branding and marketing workshop presented by internationally known leader in the field, Roger Brooks.
Some Fall Opportunities for Our Partners
NC Blue Ridge waterfall calendars, Music Trail and Heritage Trail map brochures now available.
Only a Few Days Left–Get Your Tickets Now
Gather 'Round the Blue Ridge 2016 is only a few days away! August 18 will be here before you know it, and ticket sales will cut off on at the end of business on Tuesday, August 16.
National Heritage Celebration Coming to Asheville This Week
Feast to the Beat, including nationally acclaimed Jam in the Van, will be in Asheville to promote the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, and the many musical and culinary traditions of NC's Blue Ridge region.
Grants Available for Heritage Projects
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership is pleased to announce the availability of grants! Applications for the new grant cycle are due by October 3, 2016 and funding decisions will be announced by February 1, 2017.
Learn some great, simple steps towards wonderful customer service
The first two Blue Ridge Hospitality training workshops have been resounding successes! If you haven't attended one, you still have time to register for training at Haywood and Mayland Community Colleges.
Spring Offers Many Opportunities to Share and Promote Our Heritage
With spring just around the corner, the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership is excited about the many opportunities to help visitors and our citizens connect with our cultural treasures and breath-taking natural scenic beauty.
Blue Ridge Heritage Trail Becomes a Reality
A long-range vision for a regional interpretive trail for Western North Carolina has come to fruition with the installation of 69 signs throughout the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area footprint.
Partnerships Promote Prosperity
The stories presented here and in future issues demonstrate the power of partnerships, and how by working together we can strengthen the prosperity of the region while preserving what makes it so special.
Paddle Faster, Kids–It’s Banjopalooza
Get your tickets now for the banjo event of the year—Banjopalooza! A Blue Ridge Music Trails "Traditions" concert, this show will feature some of the most talented banjo players around.
Come Along and “Gather ‘Round the Blue Ridge”
We invite you to join us at a special Homecoming event at "Gather ‘Round the Blue Ridge" 2015. Tickets are now on sale!
Bluegrass, Gasoline and Possums!
The second in the series of ten music videos, Back Roads to the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, is now showing on both the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and Blue Ridge Music Trails of NC websites.