Attend a lively musical performance, go dancing at one of the many street festivals planned throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains, explore regional gem mines, sample your way across a food and wine festival, or explore a new art exhibit. There’s no shortage of cool things to do here in Western North Carolina. Here’s a list of some of the best events taking place this month.

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How the West Was Won
June 9, 2016 - June 12, 2016
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The exhibit, entitled How the West was Won: Trains and the Transformation of Western North Carolina, is being loaned to the City by the Rural Heritage Museum of Mars Hills University. The exhibit will be displayed in Marion at the former Laughridge Furniture Building at 125 West Henderson Street in Marion. The exhibit will be in Marion through about June 15. Admission is Free. Exhibit is open between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm. For more information, call 828-652-3551.
Photo courtesy of The McDowell News.