July
30
- August 2, 2015 The Annual Grassy Creek
Mineral and Gem Show
This popular event features 60 dealers from all over the
world with gem stones, mineral specimens, fossils, jewelry, beads and lots
more. If it is made of stone, you should be able to find it here.
There will be a BBQ and more great food on Saturday,
a fundraiser for the the Parkway Fire and Rescue and new equipment. Come help out the fire
department.
The Show is open 10 AM to 6 PM daily at 12966 South Hwy 226 in Spruce Pine, NC. Admission and parking are FREE.
Showing posts with label Spruce Pine NC events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spruce Pine NC events. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Spruce Pine BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival
July 19 - 20 Spruce Pine BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival This event features a sanctioned professional barbecue competition, a wings contest, public tastings, live bluegrass music, a cornhole tournament, championship clogging teams, craft vendors, BBQ equipment and supplies vendors, local food vendors, the Spruce Pine Skedaddle 5K and Fun Run, a kids play-area.
The Spruce Pine BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival is hosted by Spruce Pine Main Street and the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine, and is sanctioned by the Southern BBQ Network. Don't forget to bring your lawn chairs for the live music performances.
DARIN & BROOKE ALDRIDGE will be the headline act on Friday evening, and BALSAM RANGE, Winner of the IBMA Song of the Year in 2011 for “Trains I Missed", will be back by popular demand to perform Saturday evening on the Festival Stage.
The Spruce Pine BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival is hosted by Spruce Pine Main Street and the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine, and is sanctioned by the Southern BBQ Network. Don't forget to bring your lawn chairs for the live music performances.
DARIN & BROOKE ALDRIDGE will be the headline act on Friday evening, and BALSAM RANGE, Winner of the IBMA Song of the Year in 2011 for “Trains I Missed", will be back by popular demand to perform Saturday evening on the Festival Stage.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Penland School of Crafts Annual Community Open House
March 2 Penland School of Crafts holds its annual Community Open House. Each year, Penland's community open house welcomes hundreds of visitors into the studios for demonstrations and hands-on activities. The event is free and all ages are welcome. Hundreds of adults and children from the local Mitchell County as well as mountain visitors will engage in free, quality hands-on studio experiences with over 100 artist volunteers.
Activities may include making glass beads, rollerprinting copper bracelets, creating clay sculptures, screenprinting on bandanas, papermaking, forging garden stakes, painting colorful pastepaper, blowing glass cups or paperweights, making photographic “sun prints”, assembling wooden birdhouses, making souvenir books, and more.
Penland School of Crafts is a national center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina near Spruce Pine. Penland offers 1, 2, and 8 week workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking, textiles, and wood. The school also sponsors artists' residencies, outreach programs, and an exceptional craft gallery.
Activities may include making glass beads, rollerprinting copper bracelets, creating clay sculptures, screenprinting on bandanas, papermaking, forging garden stakes, painting colorful pastepaper, blowing glass cups or paperweights, making photographic “sun prints”, assembling wooden birdhouses, making souvenir books, and more.
Penland School of Crafts is a national center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina near Spruce Pine. Penland offers 1, 2, and 8 week workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking, textiles, and wood. The school also sponsors artists' residencies, outreach programs, and an exceptional craft gallery.
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