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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Murder in the Moonshine

The Nu Wray Inn and Parkway Playhouse team up for a fun murder mystery dinner.
A local treasure hunter, known for his underwhelming finds, is hosting a roaring ’20s themed dinner event to celebrate locating a treasure that’s been hidden for 90 years. He claims to have found the stash of a Chicago gangster who bought moonshine at the Nu Wray Inn speakeasy during prohibition. What’s in the stash? No one knows! In attendance are several heirs to both the gangster and moonshiner. When someone turns up murdered, it’s up to you and the other dinner guests to guzzle down all the clues and drench the killer in justice, flapper-style.