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.
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.
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.
A weekly traditional roots jam gathers local pickers and listeners for an informal, community-centered session in a brewery taproom. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund while strengthening Asheville’s roots music scene.
A weekly traditional roots jam gathers local pickers and listeners for an informal, community-centered session in a brewery taproom. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund while strengthening Asheville’s roots music scene.
A weekly traditional roots jam gathers local pickers and listeners for an informal, community-centered session in a brewery taproom. Proceeds support the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund while strengthening Asheville’s roots music scene.
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.
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.
Hands-on tune learning with the New Amsterdam String Band, breaking down melody, rhythm, and ensemble feel for a play-along experience. Expect a community-minded session geared toward acoustic string players and curious listeners.
Hands-on tune learning with the New Amsterdam String Band, breaking down melody, rhythm, and ensemble feel for a play-along experience. Expect a community-minded session geared toward acoustic string players and curious listeners.
Hands-on tune learning with the New Amsterdam String Band, breaking down melody, rhythm, and ensemble feel for a play-along experience. Expect a community-minded session geared toward acoustic string players and curious listeners.
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.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill The Hub with local makers and small businesses. A community-focused market centered on opportunity, mutual support, and an inclusive local economy in Swannanoa.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill The Hub with local makers and small businesses. A community-focused market centered on opportunity, mutual support, and an inclusive local economy in Swannanoa.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods fill The Hub with local makers and small businesses. A community-focused market centered on opportunity, mutual support, and an inclusive local economy in Swannanoa.
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.
Unplugged bluegrass jam circles fill the taproom with fiddles, banjos, mandolins, and guitars in a participatory acoustic session. Bring an instrument or listen over craft ales, with patio picking on fair-weather evenings.
Unplugged bluegrass jam circles fill the taproom with fiddles, banjos, mandolins, and guitars in a participatory acoustic session. Bring an instrument or listen over craft ales, with patio picking on fair-weather evenings.
Unplugged bluegrass jam circles fill the taproom with fiddles, banjos, mandolins, and guitars in a participatory acoustic session. Bring an instrument or listen over craft ales, with patio picking on fair-weather evenings.
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.
A community market in Swannanoa with rotating local vendors and makers set up for casual browsing and neighborhood mingling. Expect an easygoing afternoon of shopping small and discovering handcrafted goods and local finds.
A community market in Swannanoa with rotating local vendors and makers set up for casual browsing and neighborhood mingling. Expect an easygoing afternoon of shopping small and discovering handcrafted goods and local finds.
A community market in Swannanoa with rotating local vendors and makers set up for casual browsing and neighborhood mingling. Expect an easygoing afternoon of shopping small and discovering handcrafted goods and local finds.
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.
Old time mountain and folk jam tunes fill a downtown pub, with fiddles, banjos, and guitars trading traditional melodies. A community oriented, come as you are atmosphere welcomes pickers and listeners alike.
Old time mountain and folk jam tunes fill a downtown pub, with fiddles, banjos, and guitars trading traditional melodies. A community oriented, come as you are atmosphere welcomes pickers and listeners alike.
Old time mountain and folk jam tunes fill a downtown pub, with fiddles, banjos, and guitars trading traditional melodies. A community oriented, come as you are atmosphere welcomes pickers 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.
Weekly evening gathering for neighbors to connect, share local resources, and offer services in a public, community-led setting. A practical meetup geared toward mutual support and local problem-solving in Swannanoa.
Weekly evening gathering for neighbors to connect, share local resources, and offer services in a public, community-led setting. A practical meetup geared toward mutual support and local problem-solving in Swannanoa.
Weekly evening gathering for neighbors to connect, share local resources, and offer services in a public, community-led setting. A practical meetup geared toward mutual support and local problem-solving in Swannanoa.
A citywide music festival vibe with multiple venues pulsing after dark across downtown Asheville. Expect rotating sets from local and touring acts, crowd energy, and late-night hangouts for fans exploring new sounds.
A citywide music festival vibe with multiple venues pulsing after dark across downtown Asheville. Expect rotating sets from local and touring acts, crowd energy, and late-night hangouts for fans exploring new sounds.
A citywide music festival vibe with multiple venues pulsing after dark across downtown Asheville. Expect rotating sets from local and touring acts, crowd energy, and late-night hangouts for fans exploring new sounds.