Mountain Gourd Gathering
9 th Annual Mountain Gourd Gathering August 8-10, 2019
Location: FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Hwy. 276-S (Greenville Highway)
City/Town: Cedar Moutain, NC 28718 (Transylvania County)
****The classes will be listed for teachers and volunteers to select classes until June 19. Classes will be open to all June 20.
*** Places to stay has been updated. Make reservations soon!
The 9th annual "Mountain Gourd Gathering" will be held in Cedar Mountain the second weekend (Thursday, Friday & Saturday) in August. Mark your calendars and make plans today to attend.
Location of the "Mountain Gourd Gathering" is the Family Life Center building on Hwy. 276 in Cedar Mountain NC. NOTE: If you have a VERIZON cell phone you can now use it at the parking lot of Rocky Hill church next to our meeting place. GPS may send travelers the back roads!
DuPont State Recreational Forest (dupontforest.com) is where portions of "The Hunger Games" and "Last of the Mohicans" were filmed.
Cedar Mountain is in Transylvania county, which has over 250 waterfalls and a vibrant main street (Brevard, NC - just 10 miles from the Gathering) full of various shops, eating places and antiques(Brevard, NC). www.brevardncchamber.org and www.visitwaterfalls.com
Plan to visit CEDAR MOUNTAIN and BREVARD, NC in the "Land of Waterfalls" Transylvania County, for this year's "MOUNTAIN GOURD GATHERING"!>
When traveling to Cedar Mountain in Western North Carolina you will want to turn your GPS OFF, unless you wish to see some very rough old back roads. The "real" Cedar Mountain is on paved roads with many conveniences all around. COMING INTO BREVARD YOU MAY USE YOUR GPS IF NEEDED THOUGH.The FAMILY LIFE CENTER building in Cedar Mountain, where this year's "Mountain Gourd Gathering" will be held, is on Hwy. 276/Greenville Hwy. Just 10 miles "up" from Brevard (at 3,000' elevation), or 5 miles from Greenville(SC)county's Caesars Head State Park.... or 45 minutes from Greenville, SC. Same for Asheville, NC: about 45 minutes. Hendersonville, NC is just 20 minutes away. CEDAR MOUNTAIN IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE "DUPONT STATE FOREST". DuPont is dog-friendly on a leash. Also horse back riding and bicycle riding, plus hiking are major activities. There are several lakes and waterfalls in over 90 miles of recreation area in the
DuPont State Forest!
Location of the "Mountain Gourd Gathering" is the Family Life Center building on Hwy. 276 in Cedar Mountain NC. NOTE: If you have a VERIZON cell phone you can now use it at the parking lot of Rocky Hill church next to our meeting place. GPS may send travelers the back roads!
DuPont State Recreational Forest (dupontforest.com) is where portions of "The Hunger Games" and "Last of the Mohicans" were filmed.
Cedar Mountain is in Transylvania county, which has over 250 waterfalls and a vibrant main street (Brevard, NC - just 10 miles from the Gathering) full of various shops, eating places and antiques(Brevard, NC). www.brevardncchamber.org and www.visitwaterfalls.com
Plan to visit CEDAR MOUNTAIN and BREVARD, NC in the "Land of Waterfalls" Transylvania County, for this year's "MOUNTAIN GOURD GATHERING"!>
When traveling to Cedar Mountain in Western North Carolina you will want to turn your GPS OFF, unless you wish to see some very rough old back roads. The "real" Cedar Mountain is on paved roads with many conveniences all around. COMING INTO BREVARD YOU MAY USE YOUR GPS IF NEEDED THOUGH.The FAMILY LIFE CENTER building in Cedar Mountain, where this year's "Mountain Gourd Gathering" will be held, is on Hwy. 276/Greenville Hwy. Just 10 miles "up" from Brevard (at 3,000' elevation), or 5 miles from Greenville(SC)county's Caesars Head State Park.... or 45 minutes from Greenville, SC. Same for Asheville, NC: about 45 minutes. Hendersonville, NC is just 20 minutes away. CEDAR MOUNTAIN IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE "DUPONT STATE FOREST". DuPont is dog-friendly on a leash. Also horse back riding and bicycle riding, plus hiking are major activities. There are several lakes and waterfalls in over 90 miles of recreation area in the
DuPont State Forest!
Contacts:
Marianne Barnes - Co-host, webmaster, class coordinator and teacher. Author of books: Weaving on Gourds and New and Different Materials for Weaving and Coiling.
New book, Creative Embellishments for Creative Gourds and
marigourd@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.maribasket.net
864-244-3297
CHRISTINE PACE -Host of the Mountain Gourd Gathering, facilities coordinator and teacher.
chris_p_artist@yahoo.com
(828)885-2103
Marianne Barnes - Co-host, webmaster, class coordinator and teacher. Author of books: Weaving on Gourds and New and Different Materials for Weaving and Coiling.
New book, Creative Embellishments for Creative Gourds and
marigourd@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.maribasket.net
864-244-3297
CHRISTINE PACE -Host of the Mountain Gourd Gathering, facilities coordinator and teacher.
chris_p_artist@yahoo.com
(828)885-2103
