Old Farmers Ball Contra and Square Dance
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC

7:30 pm Beginners Lesson
8-11 pm Dance

Mountain Heritage Day

Asheville Community Square Dance at Haw Creek Commons
315 Old Haw Creek Rd
Asheville, NC
Dance & old-time jam: 7-10 pm
Food truck: 6-9 pm

Community Square Dance
Hart Square Village Museum
Vale, NC
6-8 pm

Appalachian String Band Festival
Clifftop, WV
Saturday, August 3 - Square Dance

Alice Gerrard’s 90th Birthday Celebration
7:30 - 9:30 pm
A.J. Fletcher Theater
2 E. South Street
Raleigh, NC

Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Clew Bay Hotel 
Westport, Ireland
4:30 pm

Old-Time Jam
Cork & Keg
86 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC
5:00-6:30 pm

Community Contra & Square Dance
Macon County Public Library
49 Siler Farm Rd.
Franklin, NC

Beginners’ Lesson at 6:30 pm
Dance 7-9 pm

Suggested donation: $10/person (kids age 14 & under are free)

Community Square Dance
Hart Square Village Museum
Vale, NC
6-8 pm

Old Farmers Ball Contra and Square Dance
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
7:30 pm Beginners Lesson
8-11 pm Dance

The Todd Promenade

1-5 pm - square dance calling workshop
5:30 pm - potluck
7 pm - community dance

Todd Mercantile, Todd, NC

Black Fiddlers of America
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Black fiddlers routinely provided the music for dancing at social events throughout North America. While white musicians performed in formal concerts, it was primarily Black musicians who played for the dances. This was true in the North as well as in the South. In this presentation, we will have a look at the legacy of Black fiddling in America, from its African roots to the present day.

This presentation is part of “One Book, One Buncombe" a community read of The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, NC

Asheville Community Square Dance at Haw Creek Commons
315 Old Haw Creek Rd
Asheville, NC
Dance & old-time jam: 7-10 pm
Food truck: 6-9 pm

Talk: “Mountain Music and Dance”
Macon County Public Library
49 Siler Farm Rd.
Franklin, NC
3 pm

Asheville Community Square Dance at Haw Creek Commons
315 Old Haw Creek Rd
Asheville, NC
Dance & old-time jam: 7-10 pm
Food truck: 6-9 pm

Square Dance Calling Workshop
Appalachian State Old-Time Fiddlers’ Convention

Time: TBA

Community Square Dance
Hart Square Village Museum
Vale, NC
6-8 pm

Square Dance
Big Ivy Community Center
540 Dillingham Road
Barnardsville, NC

6:00-8:30 pm

Music: Clarke Williams (fiddle), Maddy Mullany (guitar), Anna Whalen (banjo), Meredith McIntosh (bass)
Cost: $5-15 (sliding scale to pay the band and caller)
There will also be BBQ and baked goods for sale to benefit Big Ivy Community Center.

Old-Time Jam
Cork & Keg
86 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC

5:00-6:30 pm

Contra & Square Dance
Arthur Morgan School
Celo, NC

8-11 pm

Community Square Dance
Laurel Community Center
Shelton-Laurel, NC
7-9 pm

Old Farmers Ball Contra and Square Dance
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC

7:30 pm Beginners Lesson
8-11 pm Dance

Symposium speaker at the 50th Annual Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music
Berea, KY