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Monday, December 11, 2017

What's Happening this week on The Blue Ridge Music Trails

The Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina is your guide to the tradition music of the North Carolina mountains and foothills. The mission and vision of the BRMT is "to create an environment in Western North Carolina where the rich music traditions of the region are sustained and utilized in appropriate ways to improve the lives of residents; where traditional musicians thrive and feel supported in their creative lives; where visitors and residents alike can appreciate and enjoy the richness of the music; and where youth are provided with first hand traditional music experiences that spark interest and the music of the region".

This week along the Blue Ridge Music Trails:

December 12, 2017:
Cecil Sharp Historic Photographs Exhibit
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum - Blowing Rock, NC

David Holt: Photos, Music and Stories Exhibit
The Earl Scruggs Center: Music and Stories from the American South - Shelby, NC

Music N'All at the Barn
The Barn - Eden, NC

Folk School Tuesday Night Contra and Square Dances
John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC

Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
ISIS Music Hall - Asheville, NC

December 13, 2017:
John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
Funkatorium - Asheville, NC

Wednesday Night Bluegrass
The Ugly Dog Pub - Highlands, NC

December 14, 2017:
Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
The Earle Theatre - Mount Airy, NC

Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
Zuma Coffee - Marshall, NC

Old Helton School Hog Stomp
Old Helton School - Lansing, NC

Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
The Earle Theatre - Mount Airy, NC

Micaville Music Concert Series
One of a Kind Art Gallery - Burnsville, NC

Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion - Brevard, NC

Weekly Jam Sessions  at the Jones House 
Jones House Community Center - Boone, NC

December 15, 2017:
Woody's Original Mountain Music
Woody's Original Mountain Music House - Marion, NC

Clay's Corner Friday Night Jam Session
Clay's Corner - Brasstown, NC

Feed & Seed
Feed & Seed - Fletcher, NC

December 16, 2017:
Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
Killough’s Music & Loan - Marion, NC

Micaville Music Jam
One of a Kind Art Gallery - Burnsville, NC

WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
The Earle Theatre - Mount Airy, NC

SEBA 3rd Saturday Jam
Historic Cowee School - Franklin, NC

Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
Oconaluftee Visitor Center - Cherokee, NC

Jimmy's Pick N Grin
Jimmy's Pick N Grin - Andrews, NC

December 17, 2017:
Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
Mountain Gateway Museum - Old Fort, NC

Folk School Contra & Square Dances
John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC

Get links and details for current

Blue Ridge Music Trails events HERE

Monday, May 16, 2016

Annual Bluegrass Festival in Stecoah Valley NC

May 21, 2016 Stecoah's Annual Bluegrass Festival Enjoy bluegrass music ALL DAY LONG outside, or inside if the weather turns bad. You''ll also find arts, crafts and food vendors.

Performers include Graham County Line • The Wilson Family • Jonah Riddle • The Pressley Girls • a Jam Session with Larry Barnett and the Stecoah JAM kids.

photo courtesy Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center

The event is held at The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center, 121 Schoolhouse Road in Robbinsville NC (Stecoah Valley). The Schoolhouse Cafe will be open all day. 11 AM - 5 PM.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Mountain Spirits: Classic WIneSeller Live Music this Weekend

October 23, 24, 25 at The Classic WineSeller located at 20 Church Street in historic downtown Waynesville NC offers a three-day weekend full of live music:

Monday, September 8, 2014

Mountain Spirits: Live Music this weekend at the Classic WIne Seller

September 12, 7 PM at The Classic WineSeller, 20 Church Street in downtown Waynesville NC - Enjoy Mike Pilgrim on the mandolin, Don Mercz on guitar and Drew Kirkpatrick playing "Gypsy Jazz" live this Friday night along with all the usual Wine Seller food and beverages. The Tapas and small plate fare begins at 4 PM. $10 per person food minimum.

September 13 beginning at 7 PM dine to the music of recording artist Richard Shulman, composer-pianist with standards as well as original songs. Reservations are recommended.

Find complete local visitor information on the Waynesville NC Visitor Guide.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Mountain Spirits: Avery County Beer and WIne Festival this Weekend

June 22 Avery County Beer and Wine Festival, the The Blind Squirrel Brewery and area breweries and local vineyards kick off summer in the High Country. The fun starts at noon so bring your lawn chair or blanket. This event is FREE and features local wineries and breweries offering free tastings with the option to purchase.

Food will be available for purchase and provided by the Toe River Lodge. Entertainment and activities include live music, corn hole toss, fly fishing tutorials by Rivers Edge Outfitters, craft vendors, disc golf games, and much more.

The Vance Toe River Lodge is located at 4716 South US Hwy 19E in Plumtree NC - between Linville and Spruce Pine.

The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.