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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Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.
Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.
Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.
Hands-on field session focused on identifying wild edible plants and learning safe, ethical harvesting practices. Expect seasonal Appalachian ecology insights, practical tasting or handling tips, and a guided walk-style learning format.
Hands-on field session focused on identifying wild edible plants and learning safe, ethical harvesting practices. Expect seasonal Appalachian ecology insights, practical tasting or handling tips, and a guided walk-style learning format.
Hands-on field session focused on identifying wild edible plants and learning safe, ethical harvesting practices. Expect seasonal Appalachian ecology insights, practical tasting or handling tips, and a guided walk-style learning format.
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 participatory traditional music jam where players trade tunes in an easygoing, come as you are session. Hosted by Warren Wilson College inside a Riverside Drive brewery taproom for community hangouts and shared melodies.
Weekly participatory traditional music jam where players trade tunes in an easygoing, come as you are session. Hosted by Warren Wilson College inside a Riverside Drive brewery taproom for community hangouts and shared melodies.
Weekly participatory traditional music jam where players trade tunes in an easygoing, come as you are session. Hosted by Warren Wilson College inside a Riverside Drive brewery taproom for community hangouts and shared melodies.
Traditional roots jam circles fill the tasting room with fiddles, banjos, and guitars as players swap tunes in an open, bring your instrument format. Weekly Friday gathering also raises money for the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
Traditional roots jam circles fill the tasting room with fiddles, banjos, and guitars as players swap tunes in an open, bring your instrument format. Weekly Friday gathering also raises money for the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
Traditional roots jam circles fill the tasting room with fiddles, banjos, and guitars as players swap tunes in an open, bring your instrument format. Weekly Friday gathering also raises money for the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
A blues-forward festival night in a beloved Black Mountain listening room, built around gritty guitar licks, soulful vocals, and a lively crowd. Expect a community gathering vibe with late-night energy and danceable grooves.
A blues-forward festival night in a beloved Black Mountain listening room, built around gritty guitar licks, soulful vocals, and a lively crowd. Expect a community gathering vibe with late-night energy and danceable grooves.
A blues-forward festival night in a beloved Black Mountain listening room, built around gritty guitar licks, soulful vocals, and a lively crowd. Expect a community gathering vibe with late-night energy and danceable grooves.
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.
A reflective community gathering centered on shared experiences and practical resilience tools for navigating uncertainty. Expect facilitated conversation, gentle grounding practices, and space to connect quietly with others in Black Mountain.
A reflective community gathering centered on shared experiences and practical resilience tools for navigating uncertainty. Expect facilitated conversation, gentle grounding practices, and space to connect quietly with others in Black Mountain.
A reflective community gathering centered on shared experiences and practical resilience tools for navigating uncertainty. Expect facilitated conversation, gentle grounding practices, and space to connect quietly with others in Black Mountain.
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.
Raw community blues jams start with a stripped back front porch style acoustic circle, then shift into a plugged in electric set as the room heats up. Expect rotating players, call and response energy, and rootsy tradition keeping.
Raw community blues jams start with a stripped back front porch style acoustic circle, then shift into a plugged in electric set as the room heats up. Expect rotating players, call and response energy, and rootsy tradition keeping.
Raw community blues jams start with a stripped back front porch style acoustic circle, then shift into a plugged in electric set as the room heats up. Expect rotating players, call and response energy, and rootsy tradition keeping.
Traditional barn dancing set to lively bluegrass tunes in a scenic working farm setting. Expect a fellowship-focused evening of rustic celebration, local flavor, and shared feasting in WNC farmland.
Traditional barn dancing set to lively bluegrass tunes in a scenic working farm setting. Expect a fellowship-focused evening of rustic celebration, local flavor, and shared feasting in WNC farmland.
Traditional barn dancing set to lively bluegrass tunes in a scenic working farm setting. Expect a fellowship-focused evening of rustic celebration, local flavor, and shared feasting in WNC farmland.
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.
A monthly bluegrass jam fills a brewery taproom with fast-picking banjos, fiddles, and harmony choruses. Bring an instrument or listen in for an open, community-driven session welcoming all skill levels.
A monthly bluegrass jam fills a brewery taproom with fast-picking banjos, fiddles, and harmony choruses. Bring an instrument or listen in for an open, community-driven session welcoming all skill levels.
A monthly bluegrass jam fills a brewery taproom with fast-picking banjos, fiddles, and harmony choruses. Bring an instrument or listen in for an open, community-driven session welcoming all skill levels.
Toe-tapping bluegrass collides with soaring choral harmonies in a front porch meets concert hall mashup. Expect heart-lifting community energy inside a church sanctuary with sing-along spirit and Appalachian roots.
Toe-tapping bluegrass collides with soaring choral harmonies in a front porch meets concert hall mashup. Expect heart-lifting community energy inside a church sanctuary with sing-along spirit and Appalachian roots.
Toe-tapping bluegrass collides with soaring choral harmonies in a front porch meets concert hall mashup. Expect heart-lifting community energy inside a church sanctuary with sing-along spirit and Appalachian roots.
A weekly open jam on the taproom stage where any musician can sit in alongside rotating guest hosts and touring players. Expect a relaxed, community hang with pints flowing before the 6:30pm start and no cover.
A weekly open jam on the taproom stage where any musician can sit in alongside rotating guest hosts and touring players. Expect a relaxed, community hang with pints flowing before the 6:30pm start and no cover.
A weekly open jam on the taproom stage where any musician can sit in alongside rotating guest hosts and touring players. Expect a relaxed, community hang with pints flowing before the 6:30pm start and no cover.
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.
Unplugged bluegrass jam night brings fiddles, banjos, guitars, and tight harmony singalongs in a craft brewery taproom, moving to the patio on fair-weather evenings. Bring an instrument or listen in; all skill levels welcome.
Unplugged bluegrass jam night brings fiddles, banjos, guitars, and tight harmony singalongs in a craft brewery taproom, moving to the patio on fair-weather evenings. Bring an instrument or listen in; all skill levels welcome.
Unplugged bluegrass jam night brings fiddles, banjos, guitars, and tight harmony singalongs in a craft brewery taproom, moving to the patio on fair-weather evenings. Bring an instrument or listen in; all skill levels welcome.
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.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill The Hub with local vendors and new small businesses. A community focused market built around mutual support, opportunity, and keeping the local Swannanoa economy inclusive and moving.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill The Hub with local vendors and new small businesses. A community focused market built around mutual support, opportunity, and keeping the local Swannanoa economy inclusive and moving.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill The Hub with local vendors and new small businesses. A community focused market built around mutual support, opportunity, and keeping the local Swannanoa economy inclusive and moving.
Hands-on repair help for household items you can fit in your car—small appliances, tools, heirlooms, sewing machines, small engines, and furniture—aimed at keeping usable goods out of the landfill. Volunteer fixers troubleshoot, mend, and advise while prioritizing safety limits on certain items.
Hands-on repair help for household items you can fit in your car—small appliances, tools, heirlooms, sewing machines, small engines, and furniture—aimed at keeping usable goods out of the landfill. Volunteer fixers troubleshoot, mend, and advise while prioritizing safety limits on certain items.
Hands-on repair help for household items you can fit in your car—small appliances, tools, heirlooms, sewing machines, small engines, and furniture—aimed at keeping usable goods out of the landfill. Volunteer fixers troubleshoot, mend, and advise while prioritizing safety limits on certain items.