Weavers will explore a variety of boundweave techniques while weaving a sampler of different designs and color combinations. They will be able to design and weave a larger rug independently after completing the workshop.

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

Join Kayla Reische on the last Wednesday of each month at 10 AM for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Lois E Harrill Center in Boone.

Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric Devrie will be guiding the weekly meditation group.

This presentation and performance traces the history behind ballads from the Blue Ridge Mountains. While strongly associated with European and British Isles traditions, balladry in the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina and southwestern Virginia reflects a broad range of cultural influences, including roots in and stories connected to African and Native American experiences.

This March take some time for yourself by joining BRAHM for Write to be Fully Alive.  

Nancy Dorrier will lead freewriting workshops every Saturday in March, from 11:30 am to 1 pm.  You’re welcome to attend one, some, or all. 

Women are key figures in the history of Appalachia and its music. From the mothers of miners, pioneering women of bluegrass, and activists, the songs of women have long endured. Music sustains movements and carries stories throughout generations. By way of music, women brought the region’s issues to mainstream audiences through their songs. Giving a voice to the underrepresented and oppressed, these women asserted themselves in the heavily male-dominated music industry and became the voices of future generations. This talk examines some key women in Appalachia whose voices transcended generations and transformed the music we know today. 

Rooted in the High Country of Western North Carolina, BRWIA has worked to strengthen the local food system and build community among farmers and consumers. This film explores the 20-year development of this nonprofit organization and the creation of resilient local food pathways in the region.

Studio Saturdays

Youth aged 12-18 are invited to join us at BRAHM every second Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm this winter and spring for directed studio time inspired by famous artists. Explore new styles and processes for making art. Meet new friends and express your creative side.

Free for the community. Reservations encouraged.

Hatch Show Print is a letterpress poster and design shop located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1879, HSP is still designing and printing over 700 jobs a year, using the original wood type found on countless posters advertising live music, carnivals, circuses, and vaudeville and minstrel shows of years gone by, combined with hand carved imagery that spans the history of the shop. Though the 145 year old business is known for its twentieth century country music posters, the work the shop has put out over five generations in operation reflects changes in technology, communication arts, and commerce, as well as the evolution of popular entertainment.

The complex traditions of bluegrass music have long been shaped by powerful voices, both on stage and behind the scenes. This talk moves from the stage to the perimeter of the festival grounds and industry, highlighting the ways women have impacted the genre (largely without recognition).

Join Author Eddie Huffman as he takes us through is new book, Doc Watson: A Life In Music. Huffman will take us through the process of researching and writing the book and sharing some of his favorite stories about the man, the myth, the legend of the Blue Ridge, Doc Watson. 

Join Kayla Reische on the third Monday of each month at noon for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove. 

Join artist Dail Dixon for an exploration of his exhibition, Dail Dixon: Modern at Scale. This program will explore Dail's life and development as an artist. 

Join Kayla Reische on the last Wednesday of each month at 10 AM for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Lois E Harrill Center in Boone.

Hundreds of thousands of artifacts have been raised from the shipwreck of Queen Anne’s Revenge since full excavation began in 2005. Kimberly Kenyon of the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology is the lead archaeologist for the site of Blackbeard’s infamous flagship, formerly the slave ship La Concorde.

In this workshop, students will learn how to knit, read a pattern, design a project. Students will gain basic skills to be able to knit at home.

Join us for an exhibition reception as we celebrate the art created by every kindergarten through 4th grader at Blowing Rock School. Free and open to the public. You'll get to meet some of the young artists and see their work. This event is sponsored by the Blowing Rock Community Foundation.

Studio Saturdays

Youth aged 12-18 are invited to join us at BRAHM every second Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm this winter and spring for directed studio time inspired by famous artists. Explore new styles and processes for making art. Meet new friends and express your creative side.

Free for the community. Reservations encouraged.

In this workshop, students will learn how to knit, read a pattern, design a project. Students will gain basic skills to be able to knit at home.

Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Three Trees in Spring. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.

Wine, beer, and light snacks are complimentary.

Join Kayla Reische on the third Monday of each month at noon for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove. 

In this workshop, students will learn how to knit, read a pattern, design a project. Students will gain basic skills to be able to knit at home.

Join Kayla Reische on the last Wednesday of each month at 10 AM for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Lois E Harrill Center in Boone.

In this workshop, students will learn how to knit, read a pattern, design a project. Students will gain basic skills to be able to knit at home.

Studio Saturdays

Youth aged 12-18 are invited to join us at BRAHM every second Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm this winter and spring for directed studio time inspired by famous artists. Explore new styles and processes for making art. Meet new friends and express your creative side.

Free for the community. Reservations encouraged.

Join Kayla Reische on the third Monday of each month at noon for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove. 

Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Farmhouse in a Wheat Field. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.

Wine, beer, and light snacks are complimentary.

Join Kayla Reische on the last Wednesday of each month at 10 AM for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Lois E Harrill Center in Boone.

Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving.

Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving.

Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Charing Cross Bridge. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.

Wine, beer, and light snacks are complimentary.

Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving.

Join Kayla Reische on the third Monday of each month at noon for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove. 

Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving.

Join Kayla Reische on the last Wednesday of each month at 10 AM for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Lois E Harrill Center in Boone.

Want to improve your basic knitting skills? Experienced teacher and knitting aficionado Vicki Skywark will guide students through specialized techniques and common issues such as tension and ergonomics, mistake repair, yarn characteristics, seams and much more in a warm and friendly small group environment.

Want to improve your basic knitting skills? Experienced teacher and knitting aficionado Vicki Skywark will guide students through specialized techniques and common issues such as tension and ergonomics, mistake repair, yarn characteristics, seams and much more in a warm and friendly small group environment.

Want to improve your basic knitting skills? Experienced teacher and knitting aficionado Vicki Skywark will guide students through specialized techniques and common issues such as tension and ergonomics, mistake repair, yarn characteristics, seams and much more in a warm and friendly small group environment.

Places can be inspiring, and Western North Carolina boasts quite a few.  Nestled in the mountains in Blowing Rock, Camp Catawba, a summer camp operating between 1945 and 1970, inspired its founder, Vera Lachmann, and her partner, Tui St. George Tucker, in a variety of ways. A poem Lachmann wrote for Tucker expresses that for them, Catawba is “more magnificent than imagination.”

Want to improve your basic knitting skills? Experienced teacher and knitting aficionado Vicki Skywark will guide students through specialized techniques and common issues such as tension and ergonomics, mistake repair, yarn characteristics, seams and much more in a warm and friendly small group environment.