Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event: Brevard's 4th Friday Gallery Walks

May 28, 5PM - 9PM, Downtown Brevard North Carolina. Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 410. Every 4th Friday from April to November and the third Friday in December enjoy an evening stroll in downtown Brevard visiting 10 art galleries featuring local and regional artists, 16 animal sculptures, and 5 murals plus art stores, retail stores, and restaurants that are open until 9 PM. A brochure for the gallery walks can be found at any of the participating galleries or at the Brevard Chamber of Commerce. For more information call TC Arts Council at 828.884.2787 or go to http://www.artsofbrevard.org and click on Art Tours.

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event: Pickin' on the Parkway Today

May21, Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site, Asheville North Carolina.  Milepost 377. "Pickin' on the Parkway"  features local musicians, poets, and writers performing on the front porch of the historic “Old Kentucky Home.” Bring a sack lunch and lawn chair and enjoy this downtown cultural event. First and third Fridays of each month during May through October, Noon to 2 p.m.

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Blue Ridge Parkway Featured on Weekend Today Show

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Events: May 16, between 8AM and 9 AM - NBC TV's Weekend TODAY show host Jenna Wolfe and her crew visited the Blue Ridge Parkway April 26, 27, and 28 to film the Parkway experience as part of a series about America's favorite roadways. Legendary Route 66 and the Pacific Coast Highway, or Route 1, are also included in the series which will highlight the Blue Ridge Parkway Story. To see additional pictures

Mother's Day in the Mountains: Annual Folk Art Center Fiber Weekend

THE FOLK ART CENTER  Asheville North Carolina. Milepost 382. Mother's Day Weekend at the Folk Center offers the Annual Fiber Weekend. May 8, 10am to 4pm Fiber craft demonstrations and hands on activities.  The festivities continue Sunday for the 12th annual Fashion Show of Wearable Art. There will be two showings at 1PM. and 3 PM

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event: Pickn’ and Poetry on the Porch in Asheville

May 7, 12PM - 2PM, Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site, Asheville north Carolina. Milepost 377.  This event features local musicians, poets, and writers performing on the front porch of the historic “Old Kentucky Home.” Bring a sack lunch and lawn chair and enjoy this downtown cultural event.

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event: Rhododendron Show

May 1-2, The North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville North Carolina - Milepost 377. The American Rhododendron Society’s Southeastern Chapter will host its annual show at The North Carolina Arboretum. Hundreds of blooms will be displayed at the Education Center during the show, including many favorite mountain plants. Azaleas as well as spring and summer blooming rhododendrons...

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Weekend Events

Celebrate 75 years of the Blue Ridge Parkway with these weekend events:

   Milepost 410 Brevard’s 4th Friday Gallery Walk
   Milepost 377 Weaverville Art Safari
   Milepost 428 Greening Up the Mountain
   Milepost 331 Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event: Brevard Art Walk

April 23, Downtown Brevard North Carolina. Stroll in downtown Brevard as you experience visiting 10 art galleries featuring local and regional artists, 16 animal sculptures, and 5 murals as well as art stores, retail stores, and restaurants that are open until 9 p.m. A brochure for the gallery walks can be found at any of the participating galleries or at the Brevard Chamber of Commerce. For more information:  TC Arts Council, 828.884.2787

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event: Blue Ridge Wine and Food Festival

April 15-18, Blowing Rock North Carolina. A Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Event, The Blue Ridge Wine and Food Festival  includes wine seminars, cooking classes, winemaker’s dinners at featured restaurants, and an art competition between local artists. The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and BRP 75 will have booth space at the Grand Wine Tasting. Visit the Blue Ridge Wine and Food Festival Website for details. times and places.