Join us for an up-close and personal introduction to some of the most important and yet most misunderstood wild creatures – the reptiles that live in our backyards – and maybe even in our basements and attics! This program will focus on many of the more misunderstood animals we share our world with. These animals […]

Silvermont Mansion, built by Transylvania Industrialist Joseph Silversteen in 1917, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Second Floor House Museum has been furnished with original Silversteen furnishings and houses many of the family's personal belongings.

Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture Exhibit. Come sit a spell and join us as we look at the lifestyle, customs, traditions, and stories that express this unique and vibrant culture. The Museum is open Thursday through Saturday from noon until 4:00.  Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Group or special after-hours tours can be […]

CATHEY'S CREEK Community Center's MOUNTAIN MUSIC JAM (This is a weekly event. ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS ONLY.) All are welcome - So take the old guitar off the wall and join us for an evening good ole mountain music. Come on down to Cathey's Creek Community Center ... Where the action is, every Thursday night 7 - […]

Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture Exhibit. Come sit a spell and join us as we look at the lifestyle, customs, traditions, and stories that express this unique and vibrant culture. The Museum is open Thursday through Saturday from noon until 4:00.  Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Group or special after-hours tours can be […]

Silvermont Mansion, built by Transylvania Industrialist Joseph Silversteen in 1917, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Second Floor House Museum has been furnished with original Silversteen furnishings and houses many of the family's personal belongings.

In this three-hour workshop, participants will explore creative uses of flowers as common as those growing in their own backyards. Participants will go home with a glass jar with lid that they will decorate with dried flowers. In addition to the creativity, participants will have the option to take a guided tour of the historical […]

M U S I C + M O O N S H I N E Please join us for a summer night of LIVE music at the distillery EVERY Friday until Labor Day weekend 6-8pm! • Free tastings from Cedar Mountain Moonshine • Free outdoor live music • Beer/Wine/Moonshine Slushies/NA options available inside the distillery […]

Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture Exhibit. Come sit a spell and join us as we look at the lifestyle, customs, traditions, and stories that express this unique and vibrant culture. The Museum is open Thursday through Saturday from noon until 4:00.  Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Group or special after-hours tours can be […]

Curated and hosted by 15-time GRAMMY winner Béla Fleck, the Blue Ridge Banjo Concert is our celebration of "all things banjo." Hear banjo legend Béla Fleck and more at the most beautiful outdoor concert hall in Western North Carolina. Presented in partnership with Mountain Song Productions.