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Join us as we celebrate the heritage of our Region — the Southern Appalachians and the Great Smoky Mountains — in song and story. We’ll watch two stories from The Appalachian Storyteller and Cira will join us to play mountain music on mandolin, banjo and … read more.
No Wrong Door is a non-profit organization that supports persons who are transitioning from detention or treatment facilities, provides community based peer support, family support groups, one-on-one support for those who struggle with substance use and/or mental health issues. https://www.nowrongdoorwnc.org/
Sue Waldroop, 2023 Macon Matriarch of the Year, will speak on her families’ history in Franklin. Going back five generations, her rich history started with a civil rights story of the ages. Join us at 11 to meet this facinating woman, bring something to share … read more.
Trees, roots and ancestors; the seen and unseen connections that nourish our relationships with one another, to the earth, and the world around us.”
A resident of Maryland, Annette is no stranger to Franklin. Her PopPop was Forest Ranger John Wasilik Jr. in Macon County. Her dad, Jack … read more.
Through genius Sequoyah, the Cherokee people developed literacy and literature in the early 19th century. Cherokee literacy and literary production continued in the Eastern Band up to the work of Will West Long (died 1947). Recently, with the work of major language scholars of the Eastern … read more.
The musings of a 27-year veteran of the classroom and advocacy front.
Join us as we celebrate AAPI month learning more about George Masa and our region.
George Masa’s Wild Vision recounts the incredible, overlooked life of the photographer George Masa.
Self-taught photographer George Masa (born Masahara Iizuka in Osaka, Japan), arrived in Asheville, North Carolina at the turn of … read more.
