Support the museum by visiting our Rummage Sale! This year’s sale will take place in the same location as previous years – under a large tent at the corner of Padgettown Road and Old US 70 in Black Mountain and will be open Friday, August 5, 11am to 4pm & Saturday, August 6, from 8:00am until noon. 

You can also donate to the Museum’s fiscal year end Rummage Sale today! To donate items please contact Yolanda Smith at (828) 669-1679 or [email protected]. Please do not bring donations to the museum. Gently-used household goods, kitchen items, collectibles, books, children’s toys, and furniture are appreciated. The museum is unable to accept donations of clothing or electronics. Donors will receive a tax receipt. We can arrange pick up for bulky items

Support the museum by visiting our Rummage Sale! This year’s sale will take place in the same location as previous years – under a large tent at the corner of Padgettown Road and Old US 70 in Black Mountain and will be open Friday, August 5, 11am to 4pm & Saturday, August 6, from 8:00am until noon. 

You can also donate to the Museum’s fiscal year end Rummage Sale today! To donate items please contact Yolanda Smith at (828) 669-1679 or [email protected]. Please do not bring donations to the museum. Gently-used household goods, kitchen items, collectibles, books, children’s toys, and furniture are appreciated. The museum is unable to accept donations of clothing or electronics. Donors will receive a tax receipt. We can arrange pick up for bulky items

Art • Crafts • Collectibles • Vinyl Records • Clothing • Shoes • Books • Toys • Furniture • Outdoor Gear • Electronics & Computer Stuff • Sound equipment • Dishes • Hot Dog Cart Trailer • Tables, chairs, desk, dresser, cabinet, tires, inner tubes, accordion, fishing poles, mirrors, old classic movies, projection screens, film equipment, musical instruments, bike, tools, cameras, movie posters, frames, paintings, bed, kitchen items, jewelry, flowers, greeting cards, vases, hutch, buffet, dolls, rugs, bedding, and more!

Set up your own space $10 • If setting up, please come by 8:30.
Call to confirm 828-273-3332.
In front of Flood Gallery at 850 Blue Ridge Rd. in Black Mountain, next to Veterans Park.
We may go longer than 1 pm depending on traffic.

Children’s books: 2 for $1
Fiction: a bag full for $5

This is the 10th year for Ooh La La Curiosity Market that is an artist’s market that takes place in Pritchard Park, located in the center of beautiful downtown Asheville and will showcase the work of local artists.

Taking place over 14 Saturdays throughout Summer and every Saturday in October.

Ooh La La will feature works by local painters, leather smiths, jewelry makers, potters, up-cycled crafters, and other curious delights, all beneath the colored canopies of large market umbrellas. You will also enjoy three different musicians performing throughout the day.

Ooh La La is also a fundraiser for Animal Haven of Asheville, a no kill shelter.

17th Annual Come to Leicester Artist Studio Tour: 10 AM – 5 PM, August 20-21. Artists in the small community of Leicester, NC open their studios to the public for this free, self-guided tour. Visitors choose their own tour stops using detailed brochures with maps and signs along the route directing to the individual stops. Visitors will find many types of fine art and crafts, including brooms, pottery, paintings, iron work, jewelry, fiber, stained glass, mosaic, enamel, and mixed media. Visit our website to see the artists and print a map. http://www.cometoleicester.org

17th Annual Come to Leicester Artist Studio Tour: 10 AM – 5 PM, August 20-21. Artists in the small community of Leicester, NC open their studios to the public for this free, self-guided tour. Visitors choose their own tour stops using detailed brochures with maps and signs along the route directing to the individual stops. Visitors will find many types of fine art and crafts, including brooms, pottery, paintings, iron work, jewelry, fiber, stained glass, mosaic, enamel, and mixed media. Visit our website to see the artists and print a map. http://www.cometoleicester.org

40th Annual Henderson County Gem & Mineral Show, 10am-6pm, The Annual Henderson County Gem and Mineral Show
features minerals, gemstones, jewelry and fossils, demonstrations of lapidary arts and working jewelry crafters, as well as hourly
door prizes, Admission $5 | under age 12 is free, Whitmire Activity Center, Hendersonville, HCGMS.com

40th Annual Henderson County Gem & Mineral Show, 10am-6pm, The Annual Henderson County Gem and Mineral Show
features minerals, gemstones, jewelry and fossils, demonstrations of lapidary arts and working jewelry crafters, as well as hourly
door prizes, Admission $5 | under age 12 is free, Whitmire Activity Center, Hendersonville, HCGMS.com

This is the 10th year for Ooh La La Curiosity Market that is an artist’s market that takes place in Pritchard Park, located in the center of beautiful downtown Asheville and will showcase the work of local artists.

Taking place over 14 Saturdays throughout Summer and every Saturday in October.

Ooh La La will feature works by local painters, leather smiths, jewelry makers, potters, up-cycled crafters, and other curious delights, all beneath the colored canopies of large market umbrellas. You will also enjoy three different musicians performing throughout the day.

Ooh La La is also a fundraiser for Animal Haven of Asheville, a no kill shelter.

40th Annual Henderson County Gem & Mineral Show, 10am-6pm, The Annual Henderson County Gem and Mineral Show
features minerals, gemstones, jewelry and fossils, demonstrations of lapidary arts and working jewelry crafters, as well as hourly
door prizes, Admission $5 | under age 12 is free, Whitmire Activity Center, Hendersonville, HCGMS.com

40th Annual Henderson County Gem & Mineral Show, 10am-6pm, The Annual Henderson County Gem and Mineral Show
features minerals, gemstones, jewelry and fossils, demonstrations of lapidary arts and working jewelry crafters, as well as hourly
door prizes, Admission $5 | under age 12 is free, Whitmire Activity Center, Hendersonville, HCGMS.com

The Make Noise Pop-Up at 821 includes parties, a Pop-Up Store with demos, workshops, artist Mini-Residencies, and a month-long raffle benefiting REVOLVE and the Bob Moog Foundation!
This is the first time people will be able to buy our brand new stereo oscillator XPO! Also available will be desktop units, modules, our new XPO t-shirt, and music made by the Make Noise Crew and Artists in Residence.

Come to the 3rd annual Appalachian Button Jamboree/Show, and event that features
Antique, Vintage & Collectible Clothing Buttons through the ages as well as several vendors selling buttons for collectors and
crafters, Free

This is the 10th year for Ooh La La Curiosity Market that is an artist’s market that takes place in Pritchard Park, located in the center of beautiful downtown Asheville and will showcase the work of local artists.

Taking place over 14 Saturdays throughout Summer and every Saturday in October.

Ooh La La will feature works by local painters, leather smiths, jewelry makers, potters, up-cycled crafters, and other curious delights, all beneath the colored canopies of large market umbrellas. You will also enjoy three different musicians performing throughout the day.

Ooh La La is also a fundraiser for Animal Haven of Asheville, a no kill shelter.

This event of craft and design features local artisans in a beautiful setting.

Come find out what Asheville artists are creating, try on a vintage outfit, grab a drink, or do some gift shopping. You can’t miss this thriving market with something new every month – craft classes, food trucks, and more!

Created by Atelier Maison & Co. and Show & Tell, the Makers Market happens every third Saturday from noon to five throughout the Atelier furniture studio off Sweeten Creek Rd in the Asheville Design District.

The Make Noise Pop-Up at 821 includes parties, a Pop-Up Store with demos, workshops, artist Mini-Residencies, and a month-long raffle benefiting REVOLVE and the Bob Moog Foundation!
This is the first time people will be able to buy our brand new stereo oscillator XPO! Also available will be desktop units, modules, our new XPO t-shirt, and music made by the Make Noise Crew and Artists in Residence.

A Semi Annual Children’s Consignment Sale specializing in new and gently used:

Come experience the Upstate’s Finest and Most Advanced Children’s Consignment Sale.

Switch-A-Roos provides an excellent way for you to sell your new and gently used children’s items while shopping from only the best in name brand and specialty shop items at great prices! 

IT JUST MAKES $ENSE!!

It’s back! One of our most loved events, Guest Appreciation Festival is returning this year just in time for our 50th year in adventure.

Full of great sales, adventure, paddling, live entertainment, vendor booths and more, GAF is has been our most popular event for decades.

Stay tuned for details…

A Semi Annual Children’s Consignment Sale specializing in new and gently used:

Come experience the Upstate’s Finest and Most Advanced Children’s Consignment Sale.

Switch-A-Roos provides an excellent way for you to sell your new and gently used children’s items while shopping from only the best in name brand and specialty shop items at great prices! 

IT JUST MAKES $ENSE!!

It’s back! One of our most loved events, Guest Appreciation Festival is returning this year just in time for our 50th year in adventure.

Full of great sales, adventure, paddling, live entertainment, vendor booths and more, GAF is has been our most popular event for decades.

Stay tuned for details…

The Make Noise Pop-Up at 821 includes parties, a Pop-Up Store with demos, workshops, artist Mini-Residencies, and a month-long raffle benefiting REVOLVE and the Bob Moog Foundation!
This is the first time people will be able to buy our brand new stereo oscillator XPO! Also available will be desktop units, modules, our new XPO t-shirt, and music made by the Make Noise Crew and Artists in Residence.

It’s back! One of our most loved events, Guest Appreciation Festival is returning this year just in time for our 50th year in adventure.

Full of great sales, adventure, paddling, live entertainment, vendor booths and more, GAF is has been our most popular event for decades.

Stay tuned for details…

This is the 10th year for Ooh La La Curiosity Market that is an artist’s market that takes place in Pritchard Park, located in the center of beautiful downtown Asheville and will showcase the work of local artists.

Taking place over 14 Saturdays throughout Summer and every Saturday in October.

Ooh La La will feature works by local painters, leather smiths, jewelry makers, potters, up-cycled crafters, and other curious delights, all beneath the colored canopies of large market umbrellas. You will also enjoy three different musicians performing throughout the day.

Ooh La La is also a fundraiser for Animal Haven of Asheville, a no kill shelter.

Support the Asheville small business community by shopping with a variety of vendors offering beauty items, décor, jewelry, food, and more at this FREE event!

Now more than ever, Asheville-area small businesses rely on the community for support.

If you are interested in being a vendor, call 828-259-5438.

Join us for the Harvest Fall Fest, taking place at 91 Holbrook Road, Candler, NC, 28571 on October 1st, 2022 from 11 AM to 4 PM.🍂
In addition to the beautiful greenhouses being open, guests are invited to enjoy live music, activities for all ages, pumpkin carving, food trucks, curated vendors selling art, craft, CBD products, and much more in one of Asheville’s most remarkable locales.🥰
Come in costume as we will be having a COSTUME CONTEST!!👻
We will also have an amazing line-up of local musicians, including almostmadi and Appalachian Standard’s very own Substandards.🎵 In addition, we’re having a 4/20 Burndown with the family at 2:40 PM! Come on and join us!!🍃
We’ll have a fun bouncing house and Christmas shopping galore (get it done early!).✨
The Harvest Fall Festival is *FREE* to the public. Parking is available on site, however, can be limited so it is recommended that groups carpool.🌺 This is an outdoor event.
The first 100 people to join us will receive a goodie bag!🎉💯

The MKO will take place in a large outdoor venue behind the TVPCC main facility, accessible through The Village Potters gallery, via a walkway from the front of Riverview Station, or via Foundy Street. The event is free to attend and will feature the exhibit and sale of works by each of the resident potters, live demonstrations, and kiln openings. These kilns include electric kilns, reduction kilns including the Rolland Portable Kiln, Raku kilns, and the Wood/Soda Ash Kazegama Kiln.

Demonstrations scheduled throughout the day will include Alternative Firing with Judi Harwood, Big Pot throwing by Julia Mann and Katie Meili Messersmith, and Surface Design by Ruth Fischer Rutkowsky. Sarah Wells Rolland and Lori Theriault are collaborating on a big pot that Sarah will have thrown by the event that Lori will be carving. Both will be there to discuss the process of both making the pot and creating the design you will see come to life at the MKO.

The Village Potters ceramic artists are Sarah Wells Rolland, Judi Harwood, Lori Theriault, Julia Mann, Christine Henry, Katie Meili Messersmith, and Ruth Fischer Rutkowsky, along with Director of Operations, Lindsey Mudge. They comprise an intentional Collective of potters who share a commitment to nurture creative exploration through education, experience, and community. The Village Potters includes a fine craft gallery, a Teaching Center offering ongoing classes in wheel and hand building for adults, an Advanced Ceramic Studies Program, an Online Study from Afar Program, and online demonstrations and workshops. The Village Potters Clay Center is an educational member of The Craft Guild of the Southern Highlands, and is an official distributor for Laguna Clays.

This is the 10th year for Ooh La La Curiosity Market that is an artist’s market that takes place in Pritchard Park, located in the center of beautiful downtown Asheville and will showcase the work of local artists.

Taking place over 14 Saturdays throughout Summer and every Saturday in October.

Ooh La La will feature works by local painters, leather smiths, jewelry makers, potters, up-cycled crafters, and other curious delights, all beneath the colored canopies of large market umbrellas. You will also enjoy three different musicians performing throughout the day.

Ooh La La is also a fundraiser for Animal Haven of Asheville, a no kill shelter.

This is the 10th year for Ooh La La Curiosity Market that is an artist’s market that takes place in Pritchard Park, located in the center of beautiful downtown Asheville and will showcase the work of local artists.

Taking place over 14 Saturdays throughout Summer and every Saturday in October.

Ooh La La will feature works by local painters, leather smiths, jewelry makers, potters, up-cycled crafters, and other curious delights, all beneath the colored canopies of large market umbrellas. You will also enjoy three different musicians performing throughout the day.

Ooh La La is also a fundraiser for Animal Haven of Asheville, a no kill shelter.