A programs schedule and brief descriptions are displayed below. Programs are free,
unless otherwise noted, and open to the public. For more information, call 828.227.7129.
For information about exhibit dates: view exhibition dates
For more information about the slideshows listed below: Multi-Media Presentations.
May
16 Liars' Bench: Melungeons and Marilyn McMinn-McCredie
Mountain Heritage Center Auditorium:
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Open to public - Free Admission
June
13 Reflections on Horace Kephart with George Ellison, George Frizzell, and Mae Claxton
Mountain Heritage Center Auditorium:
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Open to public - Free Admission
20 Liars' Bench: Cowee Tunnel disaster
Mountain Heritage Center Auditorium:
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Open to public - Free Admission
22-23 Plott Fest: Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, Plott Hound exhibit
24 Nominations due for Mountain Heritage Award
27 Book Signing event Tom Earnhardt: Crossroads of the Natural World
Mountain Heritage Center Auditorium:
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Open to public - Free Admission
July
4 The MHC will be closed as per the university holiday schedule
Happy Birthday United States of America!
22 - 26 Good Old Time Summer Camp
Mountain Heritage Center, WCU Art Department, Hunter Library:
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
9 - 13 year old children - $110, includes lunch daily
Liars Bench programs are offered off and on throughout the year. Public presentations emphasize Appalachian people, music, stories, and places.
First Thursdays Old-Time Music and Bluegrass Jams. Musicians get together monthly to share tunes and toe tapping steps. Concert/ Jams are held on the first Thursdays, October through April in the Mountain Heritage Center auditorium.
Arti-Facts! is a cultural arts program for families that links old-time traditions of the past to the present.
Crafts at the Center is a series of demonstrations and hands-on activities by regional artists.