Join Dayna Walton of Solstice Handmade for a drawing workshop to explore the basics of botanicals with pen and ink. We will cover some foundational techniques using both a brush pen and fine tipped pen, learn the basics of sketching from life, then apply our new skills to create a finished drawing using provided plants and flowers. This class is open to any skill level, and all the supplies you’ll need are included. You’ll even get to take home 2 pens to continue drawing with! Feel free to bring along your own pens/markers or plants from home if you’d like to experiment.

No creative experience required! Class lasts approximately 2.5 hours.

Join the Nashville Scene for the Spring Edition of our Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair, featuring over 100 curated artisan vendors showing off their homemade goods including home decor, clothing, pet products, CBD and so much more! Guests will enjoy craft cocktails, food truck fare, activities and more!

The free-to-attend event will be held at oneC1TY (8 City Blvd.). $3 parking is available.

Join the Nashville Scene for the Spring Edition of our Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair, featuring over 100 curated artisan vendors showing off their homemade goods including home decor, clothing, pet products, CBD and so much more! Guests will enjoy craft cocktails, food truck fare, activities and more!

The free-to-attend event will be held at oneC1TY (8 City Blvd.). $3 parking is available.

Area artists gather on six Saturdays to show and sell their creations at the Art in the Park outdoor market at Pack Square in the middle of downtown Asheville. It runs 10 AM-5 PM each day.

Visit with talented artists that exhibit their creations – including glass, ceramics, woodworking, metalsmithing and the fabric arts. From pottery to jewelry to sculpture and two-dimensional art, the market promises a bouquet of contemporary and traditional mountain art and crafts. Plus, dozens of art galleries are a short walk away.

Western Carolina University has proudly hosted the Mountain Heritage Day festival on the last Saturday in September for 50 years! This cherished tradition has been the university’s gift to the community, preserving Appalachian culture and traditions through education. Starting this year, the festival is getting an exciting, fresh, new look!

The festival will now span an entire week, featuring newly added programming such as evening faculty-led lectures with hands-on involvement, heritage demonstrators on the plaza, and a Friday night concert at Bridge Park in Sylva. As such, the event will now be called Mountain Heritage Days.

We will continue to offer an array of family-friendly activities on Saturday from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, including cultural demonstrations, music, clogging, mule and tractor rides, traditional arts and crafts vendors, festival food, and much more! The shift to a week-long model provides additional opportunities for patrons to participate and enhances the visitor experience. We are confident that the new format will allow everyone to become immersed in Appalachian culture and history, keeping the tradition alive for another 50 years.

Calling all garden lovers! Join us on Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27 for our annual Fall Plant Sale and Market! The Market features unique plants grown in The North Carolina Arboretum’s Production Greenhouse and includes over 30 local growers and businesses.

Shop an outstanding collection of annuals, perennials and crafts to the sounds of live music!

The Arboretum’s standard $20 parking fee applies for all non-members.

Calling all garden lovers! Join us on Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27 for our annual Fall Plant Sale and Market! The Market features unique plants grown in The North Carolina Arboretum’s Production Greenhouse and includes over 30 local growers and businesses.

Shop an outstanding collection of annuals, perennials and crafts to the sounds of live music!

The Arboretum’s standard $20 parking fee applies for all non-members.