Friday, June 3, 2011

What to do this Weekend: NC Mountain Events and Festivals

 You'll find LOTS of thing to do this weekend in the BEAUTIFUL mountains of North Carolina. From Art Walks and craft demonstrations to train rides and trout fishing, there's never a dull moment in the mountains.

June 3   WAYNESVILLE   Art After Dark
 
Stroll downtown Waynesville's many galleries and art studios the first Friday of each month, May thru December. Watch demonstrations and ... read more

June 3   ASHEVILLE   Asheville Downtown Galleries Walk  Take a self-guided tour and explore the diversity of art in downtown Asheville.... read more

June 3   MARION   First Friday Concert & Livermush Festival   Activities include music and a livermush cooking contest. Free; 7-9pm; Main Street, Historic Downtown Marion... read more.

June 3   TRYON   Sarah Jarosz Performs Live at The Tryon Fine Arts Center  20-year-old Sarah will be accompanied by even younger Alex Hargreaves on fiddle and Nathaniel Smith on cello. This amazing young performer currently is ... read more

June 3 - 4   MAGGIE VALLEY   Ole Smoky Spring Farm Fest   FREE Antique Tractor show, parade... read more

June 3 - 4    OLD FORT  and MARION  NC Gold Festival   Annual event, featuring gold exhibits, gold mining techniques and demonstrations, treasure and scavenger hunts, geo-caching, gold panning, numerous vendors including arts and crafts... read more

June 3 - 4   BLOWING ROCK   Jan Karon: My Writing Life at the Hayes Performing Arts Center   Celebrated Mitford novelist Jan Karon conducts two morning lectures titled Jan Karon: My Writing Life. The talk will focus on such topics as ... read more

June 3 - 11   BURNSVILLE   The Parkway Playhouse presents "An Uncivil Union: The Battle of Burnsville"   By Britt Kaufmann, this is a fictionalized account of actual events leading up to a raid on a Confederate supply house... read more

June 3 - 12   BLOWING ROCK   Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine  Hop aboard with Thomas the Tank Engine as he chugs through the Blue Ridge Mountains. During Thomas' visit, children will have the opportunity to meet and take pictures ... read more

June 3 - Aug 31   CHEROKEE   "Unto These Hills" Outdoor Drama
 
2011 season opening. For over 50 years, this spectacular outdoor drama has  portrayed the history of the Cherokee Indians covering the period of 1540 up to and... read more

June 4   SPRUCE PINE and BAKERSVILLE  
Troutacular!  The one-day event is a dual town Festival connecting Spruce Pine and Bakersville, two of the five mountain towns named participants in pilot programs for Mountain Heritage Trout Waters Cities in North Carolina. Festival activities include fishing and ... read more

June 4    OLD FORT   ArtsMart  Locally created arts and crafts displayed inside the historic Old Fort Depot. Stop by to chat with the creators of these one of a kind items while you shop for yourself, family or friends... read more

June  4  CULLOWHEE   6th annual Patchwork Folk and Fabric Festival  Come see old time needle quilting and the fiber arts that are part of the heritage of the Western North Carolina Mountains. Other demonstrations this year will include nature illustrations, tatting, caning... read more

June 4   ASHEVILLE   Second annual Beer City Festival  Asheville is the proud title holder of Beer City USA and this festival shows why its the champion of craft beer... read more

June 4      SALUDA   Historic Saluda Tour of Homes   This tour is a part of Saluda’s 130th Anniversary Celebration. Historic  Smith Hill has been chosen as the site of the tour along with 5 other historic homes, a tea house and two additional smaller buildings, all within walking distance of each other.

June 4    GRASSEY CREEK   New River Celtic Festival  This inaugural New River Celtic Music Festival and features an afternoon of some of the regions best Celtic music at River House. Sit back and take in the sights and sounds of the river and the mountains. There will be food and drink available, so bring your chair or blanket and join us.

June 4     TRYON   Tryon Gallery Trot   Enjoy great art, plus shop in downtown Tryon.  The event includes strolling musicians, performers, and vendors. All galleries will either host opening receptions for new exhibits, or host late hours. Other local merchants and restaurants will be open as well.
June 4     HENDERSON   Curb Market Old Timey Day  The Henderson County Curb Market is the South's most unique Curb Market. This special event includes music, sausage & ham biscuits cooked on a old timey wood stove, antique displays and more. All items sold at the market must be either handmade or locally grown Henderson County.

June 4     ASHEVILLE   Clay Day at the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Folk Art Center   Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild demonstrate throwing on the potter's wheel, hand building and surface design on clay, among other techniques.

June 4  ASHEVILLE   Clay Day at the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Folk Art Center   Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild demonstrate throwing on the potter's wheel, hand building and surface design on clay, among other techniques.

June 4      BRYSON CITY   Music in the Mountains - Free Concerts   THE BARN CATS   Every Saturday night from June through Oct, enjoy a FREE concert in Bryson City at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Train Depot from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Sit in one of the old church pews on the covered depot deck or bring a lawn chair to enjoy the show.

June 4     MURPHY   Spring Festival  Held in Downtown Murphy. Crafts, food, music, antique car show, family fun, including a kid's corner. For more information the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce at 828-837-2242

June 4 - 5   BLACK MOUNTAIN   14th Annual Black Mountain Arts and Crafts Show   Over 65 Juried Crafters and Artists. Enjoy food and cold drinks at the west end of town at The Old Depot.
 
Find more NC Mountain Events on the Events Calendar

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean AND a FREE Hot Dog - Life is Good!

June 3 - 9 The Flat Rock Cinema presents Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Johnny Depp and company are back as Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.  Weekdays 3:00, 7:00; Sat-Sun 12 (noon), 3:30, 7:00 PM. PG-13, Action Adventure, Comedy, Sequel, 136 Minutes - Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane. Official Movie Website.

PIRATES (PG-13)
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Art Walks and Motown - Now That's HAPPY FEET! at Asheville's Grove Arcade

During the ADGA (Asheville Downtown Gallery Association)  Art Walk this Friday from 5 to 8 PM  The Grove Arcade will be grooving to the sounds of a free concert by Motownblue, featuring the Arcade's own singing security guard William Stafford.  Santé Wine Bar will be offering wine in the north Arcade.

Several participating Arcade Galleries galleries will be open with many hosting special exhibitions and events.  Visit the  Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Gallery, Mountain Made, Ray Pottery and Alexander & Lehnert will be open, and Asheville NC Home Crafts continues its long-running "Sit and Knit." Marc Edward & Company is hosting a special exhibition of tapestry, sculpture, paintings and photos. Frederick E. Bryson, a local writer, will be signing books at Mountain Made.
Alexander and Lehnert Fine Jewelry will be celebrating a recent trip to Key West with the paintings of Key West by local artist Chris Moses (pictured). You are invited to join them for some margaritaville and paradise memories as you stroll the gallery.
Take in some local talent before dining at one of the Arcade's many locally-owned restaurants.  Summer is here - enjoy!

There's Gold in them thar hills at the Annual NC Gold Fest!

June 3 - 4 head for McDowell County and the Annual NC Gold Festival hosted by Old Fort NC.  The festival features gold exhibits, gold mining techniques and demonstrations. Go on treasure and scavenger hunts, geo-caching or gold panning. The event includes a variety of  vendors including arts and crafts, food and raffles.

Enjoy live music both nights. Friday night Gold Tales and gospel concert at begins at 6:00 PM and includes performances by  Purpose, The Blairs and Glory Land Way Quartet as well as local bands. Saturday night The Cant Hardly Play Boys and Nashville recording artist Juleigh Ed returns. Evening Music and concerts, plus food and fun,  will be held at Tom Johnsons Rally Park in Marion NC.