


Fiddle and Banjo Playing of Western North Carolina Workshop with Maddy & Clarke
A survey of some of the fiddle players in the lineage of J.D. Harris (Osey Helton, Bill Hensley, Manco Sneed, Marcus Martin, etc) and the banjo playing styles of the region (up-picking, 2 finger, etc).

A Midwife’s Shroud Documentary Screening, Discussion & Guided Song Circle
Join us to view a documentary of Katherine's journey to grow her own burial shroud from flax seed and reconnect her mortality within nature's cycles. She will speak to how it has inspired a necessary community movement to reclaim rituals of home-based death and grief care that strengthen our bonds to each other and the earth. The filmmaker, Charly Louise of Venus Rising Media, will join us for discussion and questions. We’ll end the gathering with a guided song circle.

Cherokee Basket Weaving with Nancy Basket
Learn weaving and wisdom from Cherokee elder and National Treasure, Nancy Basket. Weave a small freeform laundry basket with split kudzu.

Workshop #1 with Elizabeth LaPrelle & Brian Dolphin
Elizabeth LaPrelle has been performing Appalachian ballads and old-time songs since she was eleven. Details and tickets announced soon.

Workshop #2 with Elizabeth LaPrelle & Brian Dolphin
Elizabeth LaPrelle has been performing Appalachian ballads and old-time songs since she was eleven. Details and tickets announced soon.
Painting with Plants & Sacred Geometry with Sarah Mathilda Stewart
A guided painting session with Sarah Mathilda Stewart of Rattlesnakes and Rainbows. Sarah will provide all the necessary materials and instruction and guidance on how to interact with plants and sacred geometry as muse. Beginners welcome.

Deep Blue Time: A Writing Workshop with Elaine Bleakney
Deep Blue Time is a contemplative workshop for all writers at any level. We will slow the world down with writing exercises designed to help us develop, strengthen, or return to a writing practice that relocates meaning in compassionate conversation with others.

Crankie-Making Workshop with Artist Primrose Coke
Join us for a daylong, hands-on workshop with multi-media artist Primrose Coke as we dive into the fascinating world of Crankies—a centuries-old storytelling tradition experiencing a vibrant revival! Beginners welcome.

Coil a Kudzu Basket and Cherokee Storytelling with Nancy Basket
Using split kudzu vines, you will sew them back together again in a coiled basket.
Cherokee cultural stories told and discussed.

Songwriting with Sparrow Smith
Learn songwriting with Sparrow Smith. No musical experience necessary, beginners welcome. Details and tickets announced soon.