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.
Traditional roots jam fills a brewery tasting room with fiddles, banjos, guitars, and community singalongs in an open circle format. All skill levels are welcome, with proceeds supporting the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
Traditional roots jam fills a brewery tasting room with fiddles, banjos, guitars, and community singalongs in an open circle format. All skill levels are welcome, with proceeds supporting the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
Traditional roots jam fills a brewery tasting room with fiddles, banjos, guitars, and community singalongs in an open circle format. All skill levels are welcome, with proceeds supporting the Warren Wilson Music Scholarship Fund.
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.
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.
Unplugged bluegrass jam circles take over the taproom, with pickers swapping fiddle tunes, banjo rolls, and guitar breaks in a come-and-play format. Rotates to the patio on nice evenings, welcoming all skill levels in a craft-beer brewery setting.
Unplugged bluegrass jam circles take over the taproom, with pickers swapping fiddle tunes, banjo rolls, and guitar breaks in a come-and-play format. Rotates to the patio on nice evenings, welcoming all skill levels in a craft-beer brewery setting.
Unplugged bluegrass jam circles take over the taproom, with pickers swapping fiddle tunes, banjo rolls, and guitar breaks in a come-and-play format. Rotates to the patio on nice evenings, welcoming all skill levels in a craft-beer brewery setting.
A weekend campout at the whimsical JuneBug Retro Resort centered on van life culture, road-ready exploration, and community connection. Expect creative expression, shared travel stories, and a lively gathering of seasoned van dwellers and vanlife-curious attendees.
A weekend campout at the whimsical JuneBug Retro Resort centered on van life culture, road-ready exploration, and community connection. Expect creative expression, shared travel stories, and a lively gathering of seasoned van dwellers and vanlife-curious attendees.
A weekend campout at the whimsical JuneBug Retro Resort centered on van life culture, road-ready exploration, and community connection. Expect creative expression, shared travel stories, and a lively gathering of seasoned van dwellers and vanlife-curious attendees.
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.
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.
Fresh seasonal produce and locally made goods fill a neighborhood market focused on mutual support and an inclusive local economy. Browse new small businesses and handmade items in a community-centered gathering space.
Fresh seasonal produce and locally made goods fill a neighborhood market focused on mutual support and an inclusive local economy. Browse new small businesses and handmade items in a community-centered gathering space.
Fresh seasonal produce and locally made goods fill a neighborhood market focused on mutual support and an inclusive local economy. Browse new small businesses and handmade items in a community-centered gathering space.
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.
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.
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.
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 from local vendors fill the market, with small businesses and makers selling alongside community staples. A neighborhood-focused afternoon centered on local economic opportunity and mutual support.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods from local vendors fill the market, with small businesses and makers selling alongside community staples. A neighborhood-focused afternoon centered on local economic opportunity and mutual support.
Fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods from local vendors fill the market, with small businesses and makers selling alongside community staples. A neighborhood-focused afternoon centered on local economic opportunity and mutual support.
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.