Swannanoa Gathering
Weeklong creative retreat on a college campus with hands on workshops, jam sessions, and peer learning across multiple instruments and arts disciplines. Built around communal meals, late night picking circles, and skill building in a camp like setting.
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A multi-day roots gathering centered on bluegrass and Americana, drawing devoted fans for high-energy picking and harmonies. Set on the expansive Tryon International grounds for an outdoor festival atmosphere and late-summer evening sets.
A multi-day roots gathering centered on bluegrass and Americana, drawing devoted fans for high-energy picking and harmonies. Set on the expansive Tryon International grounds for an outdoor festival atmosphere and late-summer evening sets.
A multi-day roots gathering centered on bluegrass and Americana, drawing devoted fans for high-energy picking and harmonies. Set on the expansive Tryon International grounds for an outdoor festival atmosphere and late-summer evening sets.
Weekly roots music jam session in a craft brewery tasting room, inviting players to swap traditional tunes in an open circle. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund and the local old time community.
Weekly roots music jam session in a craft brewery tasting room, inviting players to swap traditional tunes in an open circle. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund and the local old time community.
Weekly roots music jam session in a craft brewery tasting room, inviting players to swap traditional tunes in an open circle. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund and the local old time community.
Lively contra dance night rooted in folk and social dance traditions, with community sets moving to driving fiddle tune energy. A welcoming gym-floor dance gathering in Swannanoa designed for shared joy and connection.
Lively contra dance night rooted in folk and social dance traditions, with community sets moving to driving fiddle tune energy. A welcoming gym-floor dance gathering in Swannanoa designed for shared joy and connection.
Lively contra dance night rooted in folk and social dance traditions, with community sets moving to driving fiddle tune energy. A welcoming gym-floor dance gathering in Swannanoa designed for shared joy and connection.
Immersive, aromatic workshop exploring ritual herbalism and plant medicine techniques; participants learn hands on medicine making, ceremonial uses, and seasonal local herb identification in a guided, beginner friendly format emphasizing embodied practice and community ritual.
Immersive, aromatic workshop exploring ritual herbalism and plant medicine techniques; participants learn hands on medicine making, ceremonial uses, and seasonal local herb identification in a guided, beginner friendly format emphasizing embodied practice and community ritual.
Immersive, aromatic workshop exploring ritual herbalism and plant medicine techniques; participants learn hands on medicine making, ceremonial uses, and seasonal local herb identification in a guided, beginner friendly format emphasizing embodied practice and community ritual.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill a neighborhood-style market centered on supporting local vendors and small businesses. A welcoming community gathering focused on inclusive opportunity and keeping the local economy moving.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill a neighborhood-style market centered on supporting local vendors and small businesses. A welcoming community gathering focused on inclusive opportunity and keeping the local economy moving.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill a neighborhood-style market centered on supporting local vendors and small businesses. A welcoming community gathering focused on inclusive opportunity and keeping the local economy moving.
Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.
Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.
Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.
An intensive two-week, hands-on bootcamp focused on traditional seat weaving and chair caning techniques. Build practical repair skills with guided instruction in a dedicated weaving studio in Weaverville.
An intensive two-week, hands-on bootcamp focused on traditional seat weaving and chair caning techniques. Build practical repair skills with guided instruction in a dedicated weaving studio in Weaverville.
An intensive two-week, hands-on bootcamp focused on traditional seat weaving and chair caning techniques. Build practical repair skills with guided instruction in a dedicated weaving studio in Weaverville.
Participatory unplugged bluegrass jam with fiddles, banjos, mandolins, and guitars in a craft brewery taproom. Bring an instrument or listen with a pint; moves to the patio on nicer evenings and welcomes all skill levels.
Participatory unplugged bluegrass jam with fiddles, banjos, mandolins, and guitars in a craft brewery taproom. Bring an instrument or listen with a pint; moves to the patio on nicer evenings and welcomes all skill levels.
Participatory unplugged bluegrass jam with fiddles, banjos, mandolins, and guitars in a craft brewery taproom. Bring an instrument or listen with a pint; moves to the patio on nicer evenings and welcomes all skill levels.
Communal group singing blends a vocal workshop with an intimate singalong, exploring how breath, harmony, and shared lyrics can shift mood and build connection. Expect a warm, participatory night of folk leaning songs and collective resonance.
Communal group singing blends a vocal workshop with an intimate singalong, exploring how breath, harmony, and shared lyrics can shift mood and build connection. Expect a warm, participatory night of folk leaning songs and collective resonance.
Communal group singing blends a vocal workshop with an intimate singalong, exploring how breath, harmony, and shared lyrics can shift mood and build connection. Expect a warm, participatory night of folk leaning songs and collective resonance.
Spirited Improv Performance at Swannanoa, NC featuring unscripted collective creativity with music-making, dance, singing, acting, costumed silliness and storytelling. Invites audience participation and appeals to community interested in comedy, theater, spiritual and wellness experiences.
Spirited Improv Performance at Swannanoa, NC featuring unscripted collective creativity with music-making, dance, singing, acting, costumed silliness and storytelling. Invites audience participation and appeals to community interested in comedy, theater, spiritual and wellness experiences.
Spirited Improv Performance at Swannanoa, NC featuring unscripted collective creativity with music-making, dance, singing, acting, costumed silliness and storytelling. Invites audience participation and appeals to community interested in comedy, theater, spiritual and wellness experiences.
A community festival centered on love, joy, and playful connection with activities that encourage mingling and shared experiences. Expect an upbeat, inclusive atmosphere geared toward locals and visitors alike.
A community festival centered on love, joy, and playful connection with activities that encourage mingling and shared experiences. Expect an upbeat, inclusive atmosphere geared toward locals and visitors alike.
A community festival centered on love, joy, and playful connection with activities that encourage mingling and shared experiences. Expect an upbeat, inclusive atmosphere geared toward locals and visitors alike.
Celtic-leaning traditional Irish tunes fill a downtown pub as skilled players from across Western North Carolina trade jigs, reels, and slow airs. A casual session vibe invites listening, toe-tapping, and community connection.
Celtic-leaning traditional Irish tunes fill a downtown pub as skilled players from across Western North Carolina trade jigs, reels, and slow airs. A casual session vibe invites listening, toe-tapping, and community connection.
Celtic-leaning traditional Irish tunes fill a downtown pub as skilled players from across Western North Carolina trade jigs, reels, and slow airs. A casual session vibe invites listening, toe-tapping, and community connection.
Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.
Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.
Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.
Old-time mountain and folk tunes spill through a cozy downtown pub as musicians trade traditional melodies in an informal jam. Expect a communal, acoustic string-driven atmosphere rooted in Appalachian tradition.
Old-time mountain and folk tunes spill through a cozy downtown pub as musicians trade traditional melodies in an informal jam. Expect a communal, acoustic string-driven atmosphere rooted in Appalachian tradition.
Old-time mountain and folk tunes spill through a cozy downtown pub as musicians trade traditional melodies in an informal jam. Expect a communal, acoustic string-driven atmosphere rooted in Appalachian tradition.
Appalachian old-time mountain and folk tunes spill through a cozy pub jam session, with fiddles, banjos, and guitars trading melodies late into the evening. A come-and-go community hang for players and listeners alike.
Appalachian old-time mountain and folk tunes spill through a cozy pub jam session, with fiddles, banjos, and guitars trading melodies late into the evening. A come-and-go community hang for players and listeners alike.
Appalachian old-time mountain and folk tunes spill through a cozy pub jam session, with fiddles, banjos, and guitars trading melodies late into the evening. A come-and-go community hang for players and listeners alike.
Raw community blues night that starts as a stripped back, front porch style acoustic jam circle, then shifts into a plugged in late set with hotter, amplified Dark City blues. Musicians and listeners trade grooves in an intimate listening room.
Raw community blues night that starts as a stripped back, front porch style acoustic jam circle, then shifts into a plugged in late set with hotter, amplified Dark City blues. Musicians and listeners trade grooves in an intimate listening room.
Raw community blues night that starts as a stripped back, front porch style acoustic jam circle, then shifts into a plugged in late set with hotter, amplified Dark City blues. Musicians and listeners trade grooves in an intimate listening room.
A weekly traditional roots-music jam in a laid-back brewery taproom, bringing pickers and listeners together for community-driven tunes. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
A weekly traditional roots-music jam in a laid-back brewery taproom, bringing pickers and listeners together for community-driven tunes. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
A weekly traditional roots-music jam in a laid-back brewery taproom, bringing pickers and listeners together for community-driven tunes. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
Raw community blues jam night that starts with a stripped back front porch acoustic circle, then shifts into a plugged in late set with hotter, amplified Dark City blues energy. Built for players and listeners keeping tradition alive.
Raw community blues jam night that starts with a stripped back front porch acoustic circle, then shifts into a plugged in late set with hotter, amplified Dark City blues energy. Built for players and listeners keeping tradition alive.
Raw community blues jam night that starts with a stripped back front porch acoustic circle, then shifts into a plugged in late set with hotter, amplified Dark City blues energy. Built for players and listeners keeping tradition alive.
Traditional barn dancing set to lively bluegrass picking and fiddles in a working farm setting. An authentic WNC night of fellowship, communal feasting, and rustic farmland atmosphere under the barn lights.
Traditional barn dancing set to lively bluegrass picking and fiddles in a working farm setting. An authentic WNC night of fellowship, communal feasting, and rustic farmland atmosphere under the barn lights.
Traditional barn dancing set to lively bluegrass picking and fiddles in a working farm setting. An authentic WNC night of fellowship, communal feasting, and rustic farmland atmosphere under the barn lights.
An open Sunday-night jam where local players and touring artists trade solos on the taproom stage, with rotating guest hosts keeping the set moving. Free, sit-in friendly community hangout paired with fresh pours at the brewery bar.
An open Sunday-night jam where local players and touring artists trade solos on the taproom stage, with rotating guest hosts keeping the set moving. Free, sit-in friendly community hangout paired with fresh pours at the brewery bar.
An open Sunday-night jam where local players and touring artists trade solos on the taproom stage, with rotating guest hosts keeping the set moving. Free, sit-in friendly community hangout paired with fresh pours at the brewery bar.