Fiber Day
A lively fiber arts gathering at the Folk Art Center with tactile yarn and textile traditions in focus. Expect weaving and spinning demonstrations, hands-on craft activities, and a community friendly atmosphere for all ages.
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A heritage-focused afternoon at the Folk Art Center celebrating Appalachian culture through folk crafts, regional history, and community gathering. Expect a casual, drop-in vibe with opportunities to browse artisan work and connect with local traditions.
Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.
Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.
Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.
A fiber-artist yard sale packed with hanks and cones of yarn, piles of fabric, fleece for spinning, and hard-to-find tools like looms and duplicate knitting needles. Expect surplus materials only—no finished goods—ideal for destashing and score-hunting makers.
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Needles click and conversation flows during an open knit night where any project is welcome, from beginner scarves to complex garments. Set in a distillery setting with food and drinks, it’s a relaxed fiber arts hangout with community vibes.
Needles click and conversation flows during an open knit night where any project is welcome, from beginner scarves to complex garments. Set in a distillery setting with food and drinks, it’s a relaxed fiber arts hangout with community vibes.
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Hands-on knitting basics using chunky yarn to create a cozy cowl, with step-by-step instruction on casting on, knit and purl stitches, and simple finishing techniques in a welcoming fiber-arts classroom setting.
Hands-on knitting basics using chunky yarn to create a cozy cowl, with step-by-step instruction on casting on, knit and purl stitches, and simple finishing techniques in a welcoming fiber-arts classroom setting.
Lively contra dance night with a live caller guiding long lines and swinging partners to traditional folk tunes. A community-minded social dance centered on joy, connection, and accessible instruction for newcomers.
Lively contra dance night with a live caller guiding long lines and swinging partners to traditional folk tunes. A community-minded social dance centered on joy, connection, and accessible instruction for newcomers.
Lively contra dance night with a live caller guiding long lines and swinging partners to traditional folk tunes. A community-minded social dance centered on joy, connection, and accessible instruction for newcomers.
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A daytime community gathering at the historic YMI Cultural Center centered on cultural celebration and connection. Expect a festival-style atmosphere with local-focused programming in a downtown community venue.
A daytime community gathering at the historic YMI Cultural Center centered on cultural celebration and connection. Expect a festival-style atmosphere with local-focused programming in a downtown community venue.
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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.
Drums, kid-friendly poems, and a high-energy dance party turn the afternoon into a playful summer shindig. Expect participatory rhythm-making and upbeat movement in a casual local hangout setting.
Drums, kid-friendly poems, and a high-energy dance party turn the afternoon into a playful summer shindig. Expect participatory rhythm-making and upbeat movement in a casual local hangout setting.
Drums, kid-friendly poems, and a high-energy dance party turn the afternoon into a playful summer shindig. Expect participatory rhythm-making and upbeat movement in a casual local hangout setting.
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Hands-on weaving workshop focused on traditional Shaker tape techniques, with guided instruction and practical tips for creating sturdy woven bands. A craft-focused afternoon at a specialized chair caning and weaving studio in Weaverville.
Hands-on weaving workshop focused on traditional Shaker tape techniques, with guided instruction and practical tips for creating sturdy woven bands. A craft-focused afternoon at a specialized chair caning and weaving studio in Weaverville.
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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.
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Peek inside working artist studios during a two-day fall event, watch creativity unfold through demonstrations and process talks, and shop handmade ceramics, textiles, and fine craft with a 10% gallery discount and complimentary wine.
Peek inside working artist studios during a two-day fall event, watch creativity unfold through demonstrations and process talks, and shop handmade ceramics, textiles, and fine craft with a 10% gallery discount and complimentary wine.
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Free bluegrass and old time sets fill the Bascom Lamar Lunsford stage, with callers leading lively square dances in the open-air plaza. Spread a blanket or bring lawn chairs for a family friendly, alcohol free community night.
Free bluegrass and old time sets fill the Bascom Lamar Lunsford stage, with callers leading lively square dances in the open-air plaza. Spread a blanket or bring lawn chairs for a family friendly, alcohol free community night.
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Hands-on Appalachian folk art workshop blending painted barn quilts with foundational weaving using natural materials. Continue building skills through reed basket making and needle felted landscape scenes in a museum classroom setting.
Hands-on Appalachian folk art workshop blending painted barn quilts with foundational weaving using natural materials. Continue building skills through reed basket making and needle felted landscape scenes in a museum classroom setting.
Wander through an interactive, hands-on art installation where light, color, and tactile elements respond as you explore. A family-friendly, immersive afternoon designed for curiosity, creative play, and sensory discovery.
Wander through an interactive, hands-on art installation where light, color, and tactile elements respond as you explore. A family-friendly, immersive afternoon designed for curiosity, creative play, and sensory discovery.
Wander through an interactive, hands-on art installation where light, color, and tactile elements respond as you explore. A family-friendly, immersive afternoon designed for curiosity, creative play, and sensory discovery.