Name: Puppet Paradise - The Puppeteers of America Southeast Regional Festival
Start: 2024-08-08T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-08-11T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Warren Wilson College

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Holiday Bulb Market

9am-7pm Sunday-Saturday @ Bloom WNC Flower Farm
From Rolling to Strolling, My Journey Back....Old Fort Strong Endurance Festival

8:00am @ Camp Grier
Owen Middle Holiday Craft Fair

10:00am @ Owen Middle School
Holly Jolly Christmas Markets

10:00am @ White Horse Black Mountain
Holiday Pottery Market at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts

10:00am @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
$5 Bloody Marys and Mimosas

11:00am @ Foothills Grange
Visit with Santa at the Holly Jolly Holiday Markets!

11:00am @ White Horse Black Mountain
Santa & Mrs. Claus @ Foothills Grange

12:00pm @ Foothills Grange
Colonial Christmas

12:00pm @ Davidson's Fort Historic Park
Rooftop Drinks and Bar Snacks | Friday-Sunday starting at 1pm!

1:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Oyster Happy Hour

3:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Black Mountain Holiday Parade Watch Party!

3:00pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
BRO Revels! 2025: A British Holiday, 1st Performance

3:00pm @ First Baptist Church of Weaverville
Porch Party at Peri

4:00pm @ 406 W State St
Circle of Lights

5:00pm @ Lake Tomahawk
Tuatha Dea

7:30pm @ White Horse Black Mountain
Montreat College Christmas Concert

7:30pm @ Anderson Auditorium
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$5 Bloody Marys and Mimosas

11:00am @ Foothills Grange
Rooftop Drinks and Bar Snacks | Friday-Sunday starting at 1pm!

1:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Santa in Swannanoa!

2:30pm @ 251 Stonewall Ave
Oyster Happy Hour

3:00pm @ Hell or High Water
BRO Revels! 2025: A British Holiday, 2nd Performance

3:00pm @ Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church
Singer Songwriter Sunday with Devin Neel

5:00pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
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Open-Level Adult Ballet Class (Ages 16+)

Wednesdays 6:30 - 7:30 @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Open-Level Adult Contemporary Dance (Ages 16+)

Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:30 PM @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Parent & Me: Toddler Dance (Ages 1.5 -3 with a caregiver)

Saturdays 9:00 - 9:30 AM @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
MoveAbility 2: Inclusive Dance Class

Mondays 6:15 - 7:00 @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
MoveAbility 1: Inclusive Dance Class

Mondays 5:30 - 6:15 @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
BMCA Dance: Tap 2 (ages 10-16)

Tuesdays 4:45 - 5:45 PM @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Tap & Jazz: Dance for Healthy Aging

Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:00 AM @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
BMCA Dance: Tap 1 (Ages 7 - 9)

Tuesdays 4:00 - 4:45 PM @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Adult Beginner Tap Class (Ages 16+)

Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:00 PM @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Deck the Trees

All day @ Peri Social House
🎁 Holiday Pottery Market 2025 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts 🎁 December 1–8

12:00pm @ 225 W State St
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Holiday Pottery Market at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts

10:00am @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Burger Monday

11:00am @ Foothills Grange
Mehfil Indian Monday!

3:30pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
Merry THRIFTmas

6:00pm @ 406 W State St
Black Mountain Democrats Meeting of the Minds, with U.S. House Candidate Dr. Richard Hudspeth

6:00pm @ Pisgah Brewing Co.
Enlightened Action

6:30pm @ The Lodge at Quietude
Carolina Celtic Christmas

7:30pm @ White Horse Black Mountain
WWC Choir Concert

7:30pm @ 701 Warren Wilson Rd
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Beginner’s Flow

6:00pm @ 45 Catawba Ave
Move, Breath and Meditate

6:15pm @ Old Fort Yoga
Team Trivia Tuesdays

6:30pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
Team Trivia

6:30pm @ Lookout Brewing Company
MAC ARNOLD | Nothin’ But the Blues | Blues Society All-Star Jam

7:30pm @ White Horse Black Mountain
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Family Story Time

10:30am @ Black Mountain Library
IRISH SESSION

5:00pm @ White Horse Black Mountain
Trivia Night at Foothills Grange

6:30pm @ Foothills Grange
Open Mic Night

7:00pm @ White Horse Black Mountain
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Black Mountain Swannanoa Chamber Foundation Career Fair

10:00am @ Valley Hope Church
Baby Storytime

10:30am @ Black Mountain Library
Taco Thursday

12:00pm @ Hillman Beer Old Fort
Bob Ross Painting Class

1:30pm @ 25 Jane Jacobs Rd
HOLIDAY CRAFT SALE!

2:00pm @ Tracks Music & Event Center
Taste of Local - Ingles in Black Mountain NC

3:00pm @ Ingles Markets
Meet Santa & Mrs. Claus + Christmas Movies!

4:00pm @ Foothills Watershed
FREE Movie Nights

5:00pm @ Foothills Watershed
Holiday Candlelight Wine Not?!

6:00pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
Soundbath w/ Asheville Sonic Blessings

6:00pm @ 45 Catawba Ave
SMHOG Annual Dirty Santa Sock Social

6:00pm @ 20 Patton Cove Rd
Music Bingo!

6:30pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
Music Bingo Thursdays

6:30pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
Mr Jimmy POWER TRIO at the Town Pump

7:00pm @ Town Pump Tavern
Mr Jimmy Power Trio at the Town Pump

7:00pm @ Town Pump Tavern
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33rd MAGMA Land of Sky, Christmas Holiday Gem Show

9-6pm Friday and Saturday, 10-4pm Sunday @ 39 Spring Cove Rd
33rd M.A.G.M.A. Land of Sky Gem Show!

9:00am @ 39 Spring Cove Rd
Introduction to alcohol inks

10:00am @ Red House Gallery & Studios
Rooftop Drinks and Bar Snacks | Friday-Sunday starting at 1pm!

1:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Holiday Luminaries

2:00pm @ Red House Gallery
Oyster Happy Hour

3:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Vendor Village

4:00pm @ 164 Commerce St
Old Fort Christmas Art Walk

4:00pm @ 77 Catawba Ave
Mr Jimmy at the Station

5:00pm @ The Station Black Mountain
Sycamore Bones @ Foothills Watershed

6:00pm @ Foothills Watershed
Reasonably Priced Babies Naughty or Nice Show!

6:30pm @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Love is a Rose – Celebrating the Music of Linda Ronstadt

7:30pm @ White Horse Black Mountain
Reasonably Priced Babies Naughty or Nice Show!

9:00pm @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
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Holiday Bulb Market

9am-7pm Sunday-Saturday @ Bloom WNC Flower Farm
Vessels Holiday Market at Short Sleeves Coffee

9:00am @ 222 Whitson Ave
Holly Jolly Christmas Markets

10:00am @ White Horse Black Mountain
Peri Social Sketching, Black Mountain

10:00am @ Peri Social House : Bar ~ Coffee ~ Boutique Hotel
$5 Bloody Marys and Mimosas

11:00am @ Foothills Grange
Visit with Santa at the Holly Jolly Holiday Markets!

11:30am @ White Horse Black Mountain
Santa & Mrs. Claus @ Foothills Grange

12:00pm @ Foothills Grange
Lookout's Annual Holiday Market

12:00pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
Rooftop Drinks and Bar Snacks | Friday-Sunday starting at 1pm!

1:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Oyster Happy Hour

3:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Kellin Watson & Friends' Holiday Special featuring Aaron Price

7:30pm @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Josh Goforth

7:30pm @ White Horse Black Mountain
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Outdoor Leader Training Institute Winter 2025

8:00am @ 191 Vance Ave
The Social Sangha Sunday Morning Meditation

10:00am @ The Lodge at Quietude
$5 Bloody Marys and Mimosas

11:00am @ Foothills Grange
Singer Songwriter Sunday with Drew Holgate

12:00pm @ 103 S Ridgeway Ave
Rooftop Drinks and Bar Snacks | Friday-Sunday starting at 1pm!

1:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Tales of Chanukah

2:00pm @ Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Oyster Happy Hour

3:00pm @ Hell or High Water
Rock Academy

6:00pm @ White Horse Black Mountain
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Burger Monday

11:00am @ Foothills Grange
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Puppet Paradise - The Puppeteers of America Southeast Regional Festival

Warren Wilson College

$5 - $15

Thu, Aug 8, 2024 - 11, 2024

All day

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Come experience the ultimate puppetry retreat!

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✨ Nestled in the beautiful blue ridge mountains of Western North Carolina, it is Puppet Paradise, the Southeast Regional Puppeteers of America Festival! Featuring an all-star line up of some of the best puppeteers working today, workshops, potpourri, puppet slam, and more! ALL are welcome to attend and be inspired at Puppet Paradise, the official Southeast Regional Puppeteers of America Festival. August 8-11, 2024 at Warren Wilson College.

Registration & tickets at puppetparadise.net

Lineup includes:

✨ Quintron & Miss Pussycat (New Orleans)

✨ The Wham Bam Puppet Slam (Asheville)

✨ Toiley T. Paper (Los Angeles)

✨ Street Creature Puppet Collective (Asheville)

✨ Shadow Girls Cult (Seattle)

✨ Edwin Salas (Asheville)

✨ Jacqueline Wade (New York)

✨ That Puppet Guy (Atlanta)

✨ Rabbit Foot Puppetry (Chicago)

✨ Puppet Pants (Atlanta)