Upcoming Events

SVM History Cafe' Series. The Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Centers' monthly History Café offers lectures and workshops led by local experts and researchers on regional history topics. 4th Monday of the month, from 10:30am - 11:30am. Free for museum members & students w/ID. Sliding scale $5 to $15 for public. Coffee provided. More details at: Swannanoavalleymuseum.org/events May 20 - John Corkran presents "Black Mountain College - A Child's Perspective"

Mar. 15 ~ “Chicken With Plums” (Marjane Satrapi/Vincent Paronnaud (France/Germany, 2011) Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life, and he decides to confine himself to bed and await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams as melancholic as they are joyous.

Create an indoor barn quilt.  Choose your quilt design and your colors.  Enjoy delicious appetizers and drinks by Farm To Fork Eatery   $55 pp call (828)357-9000

FREE & Family friendly.  Swannanoa community's outdoor movie series.  Movie begins at dusk in Grovemont Square, adjacent to the Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston Ave. Swannanoa Bring a chair or blanket.  Popcorn, snacks and drinks available for purchase. Event of Friends and Neighbors of Swannanoa (FANS). For more info, call the library at 828-250-6486

Front Porch Theatre's "As It Is In Heaven" by Arlene Hutton at Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Tickets $20. Friday / Saturday @ 7:30 and Sunday @ 2pm.

With Patricia Cotterill in downstairs classroom at The Red House Studios and Gallery. Class begins with a laughter filled round robin painting exercise and ends with your own painting.  Fee: $50 SVFAL members / $65 non-members. Register and pay at The Red House Mon-Fri 10-5. Learn more about Patricia at patriciacotterill.com

Be the first to see the floral arrangements interpreting art.  Enjoy full dinner w/ drinks.  6pm $50 advance tickets at BlackMountainArts.org

Self Guided Garden Tours - 10am - 2pm $20 Gallery with floral arrangements - 10am-4pm $5

At Full Moon Farm Wolfdog Sanctuary, Black Mountain. Come meet our wolfdogs, hear their tales and howls! Optional pot luck dinner for $5 a plate (bring a side dish, we provide meat nd soft drinks). Form more info and directions contact info@fullmoonfarm.org or 828-664-9818. Call if day of event.

Compass is a week-long summer immersion program for high school students who are looking to explore an academic field of interest with college-level instructors and get a taste of the college experience. Participants will stay on Montreat College's campus, sleep in college residence halls, eat at Howerton Dining Hall, and engage with instructors though hand-on learning experiences. Cyber security - Standard & Advanced /  Exercise Science  /  Herpetology  /  Audio Production / Business Innovation Register before April 15 and save $100…