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Explore the Birthplace of Science-Based Forest Management

Open April – November

Open Wednesdays through Mondays, 10:00am – 5:00pm

SPECIAL OPENING DAY EVENT: April 8th, 2023, 10:00am-5:00pm … Opening Day Celebration! “Join us at the Cradle of Forestry as we celebrate opening for the 2023 season. We will be bringing the Biltmore Campus Trail to life! Kids can do old-time chores to earn treats at the old commissary (general store). We will also be working in our community science lab throughout the afternoon and welcome kids to help us collect some data about our forest.”

Nestled in Pink Beds Valley is the Cradle of Forestry in America. This heritage site is the birthplace of science-based forest management. George and Edith Vanderbilt of the nearby Biltmore Estate are accredited for this living legacy. Some 87,000 acres of the Vanderbilt’s “Pisgah Forest” tract became the nucleus of the Pisgah National Forest, established in 1916.

Today this North Carolina destination is jointly managed by the US Forest Service and FIND Outdoors. The site is open to visitors from mid-April to early November. As you enter the main gate (4 miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 412) you are rewarded with the opportunity to explore the past, present, and future of environmental sustainability and stewardship. These are brought to visitors through paved interpretive trails, interactive exhibits, film, music, drama, guided tours, nature programs, craft demonstrations, and special events. A sustainably designed Forest Discovery Center with its gift shop and café welcomes visitors to the historical structures and a relaxing walk through the woods.

  • Forest Place Gift Shop
  • Explore the Family-Friendly Exhibit Hall
  • Community Science Lab
  • Interactive Helicopter Simulator
  • Guided Hikes and Weekly Public Programs
  • Three paved walking trails with interpretive exhibits
  • Plenty of space to pitch a picnic
  • Now Showing: “First in Forestry” movie
  • Climb aboard the Climax steam train!
  • Homemade Sandwiches at the Cradle Café

Special Events Calendar: https://cradleofforestry.com/events/

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10th Annual Firefly Gathering

June 28th-July 2nd

 

Become self-sufficient. Rewild yourself.
Learn how to live off the land and transform your life.

Join us for the 10th annual Firefly Gathering, a community-based experience that brings together people of all ages to create, foster and give people tools for cultural change.

More than an annual primitive skills gathering, Firefly features over 200 classes for adults and children on topics such as homesteading/survivalism, permaculture and gardening, bushcraft and campcraft, natural parenting, earth skills, healing arts, and nature connection that are designed to enhance your everyday life.

Besides classes we offer evening entertainment, basic infrastructure, and on-site camping.

Firefly is held outside of Asheville, NC, every year around the full moon in June and the summer solstice.

Our tickets are based on a sliding scale system so that the event is accessible to all. Pay what you feel comfortable paying.

2018 Asheville Percussion Festival

June 25th, 9:30am-6:00pm

June 26th, 9:30am-6:00pm

June 27th, 9:30am-6:00pm

June 28th, 9:30am-6:00pm

June 29th, 9:30am-10:00pm

June 30th, 9:30am-10:00pm

July 1st, 12:00pm-2:00pm

Asheville Rhythm proudly hosts the Seventh Annual Asheville Percussion Festival, June 25-July 1st, 2018, at the Odyssey School in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Women in Rhythm,” as we shine a spotlight on powerful female percussionists from around the globe.

We are excited to be bringing Kasiva Mutua all the way from Kenya. Kasiva tours internationally with the Nile Project and was recently recognized by OkayAfrica as one of 100 Women in Africa who stand out for “driving positive impact on their communities and the world at large.” Other artists presenting at the festival include world-renowned doumbek player, Raquy Danziger, who is coming from Istanbul, Turkey, and is especially distinguished for her speed, complex rhythmic arrangements, and adept execution of split-hand technique. Naghmeh Farahmand, virtuoso on Persian frame drum, is back by popular demand, along with Monette Marino, djembe and conga superstar and creator of the Mo’Rhythm School and App. New to the lineup this year, we welcome drummer and vocalist, Lisette Santiago, who has performed with Pancho Quinto, Cyro Baptista, and others, and who specializes in Latin percussion, including the ceremonial batá drum.

All of these amazing performers and educators will be joined by a talented array of local professionals, including iconic busker and radio host, Abby the Spoon Lady; versatile world-percussionist and djembefola, Jesse Lehman; accomplished cellist, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and song-writer, Isabelle Castellvi; and Asheville Rhythm’s Artistic Director, River Guerguerian. Special guests include: multi-instrumentalist, Chris Rosser and Grammy Award winner, Eliot Wadopian; as well as gong master and certified sound practitioner, Megan Sprague; and Appalachian one-man band, Chris Rodrigues.

During their weeklong residency in Asheville, these artists will teach classes in their respective ethnic traditions and areas of specialty to students enrolled in a weeklong intensive percussion program and collaboratively compose musical arrangements, blending their unique styles and sounds, to create a rich tapestry of world rhythms and melodies. They will perform these compositions together for a once in a lifetime convergence at the Masters Concert event that kicks off the festival weekend on Friday, June 29th, 8:00 pm, at Diana Wortham Theatre.

The Residency Artists and a selection of local percussionists and dancers will teach FREE workshops to the general public on Saturday, June 30th, from 10 am to 6 pm, at the Odyssey School at 90 Zillicoa Street in Asheville. The Saturday daytime events are FREE but do require an online registration for space purposes. Saturday’s festivities will also include a silent auction, vendors, demo performances, dancing, casual fun for the whole family, a food truck by Cecilia’s Kitchen, and an ice-cream booth by The Hop. Saturday evening, the artists will perform a casual concert of solo pieces and improvisational jams at a separate ticketed event, also being held at Odyssey School.

The weekend culminates Sunday, July 1st, 12 to 1:30pm in a Sound Meditation featuring Free Planet Radio, gong-master, Megan Sprague, and others. Participants relax as they bask in gentle sound vibrations emanating from frame drums, gongs, singing bowls, handpans, and other instruments. The Sound Meditation will be held at Odyssey School. Throughout the week, the artists and intensive students will dine at sponsoring restaurants, including the Grey Eagle, and Farm Burger. Post-festival, there will be exclusive all-day doumbek workshops with Raquy Danziger on Monday and Tuesday, July 2nd and 3rd. Email ashevillepercussion@gmail.com to inquire about those special workshops. Tickets for all festival concerts and events, including the workshops with Raquy, are available on-line at:
ashevillepercussionfestival.com

The Asheville Percussion Festival is hosted by Asheville Rhythm. This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. This event is also funded in part by the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority’s Festivals and Cultural Events Funding Program.

ALL DRUM ENTHUSIASTS ARE WELCOME!

Toddler Tuesdays (6 and under)

Watch your toddlers create a masterpiece or paint along side them on this special day reserved for them! Toddler Tuesday is a “parent and pal” class meaning whoever comes with the toddler works together with them to complete the project. They do a themed craft(s) and snack.

It is at 10am by reservation. Just text or call them at 828-400-6232 to get signed up!

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Singing Alive Appalachia Summer Gathering

Singing Alive Appalachia is a gathering of the SongTribes with the intent to share and invigorate songs, to hold space for them to do their healing work, and to brew the melodic magic of communal singing. It is about bringing people together who feel called to awaken and nurture their spiritual life through communion with songs (and prayers, chants, blessings) of celebration of life in this temple universe. Such songs clarify our lives, strengthen our communities, and foster personal and planetary renewal.

At Singing Alive we gather to share songs, and ourselves, in a safe, welcoming environment. Our goal is to open hearts; and the songs are the keys. These songs are multicultural coming to us from many eras and lands far and near. Together they tell a perennial story, a Gaian dharma– so often forgotten, yet so joyfully remembered–of the great work of spiritual evolution, of earth-conscious living and peaceful co-existence. By singing this story we come home to ourselves and perform the dream of re-creation we have so longed to live.

We will gather June 2-5, 2016. The event is for 4 days this year (up from 3 days!)

Our pricing is on a sliding-scale system. Pay what you are able. Tickets include camping and three delicious vegetarian meals per day with vegan and gluten-free options available.

 

More details:
This is a sister event to Singing Alive Cascadia, a gathering of the song tribes birthed in the bosom of the Pacific NW bio-region nine years ago. The Asheville, NC area has a long and vibrant history of tribal gatherings, creativity, and earth-love. These mountains are home to many traditions of song and music – from old-time to bluegrass, gospel to kirtan, and much more. We are super excited to host this amazing gathering!

Singing Alive exists to encourage the remembrance of this deep desire to sing from the heart. It provides resources in the form of: 1) songs, 2) the community to sing them, and 3) support for those of us who want to live the teachings, the sadhana, of the songs. We therefore invite all who wish to activate and nurture their spiritual life in this way. We call all who long to gather in devotion to personal and planetary regeneration. We call all who wish to claim our birthright as a singing species!

Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair & Mtn Piecemakers Quilt Show

Come out to the Town Center and see the amazing and beautiful quilts created by The Mountain Piecemakers Quilt Guild. Tickets will be available for a chance to win this years Raffle Quilt.

Also enjoy the Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair throughout beautiful downtown Burnsville. The Town Center will be open with space for people to sit, cool off, dine, and rest up for more Crafts Fair fun, all sponsored by the Yancey Chamber of Commerce.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC Bookfair

Help support your local community by visiting our store on Saturday, April 30 for the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of WNC bookfair! Activities including special story-times and kid’s crafts will begin at 11:00AM. Can’t attend the bookfair? Ask a bookseller how you can help support Big Brothers, Big Sisters of WNC on bn.com

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