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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Toe River Studio Tour
June 3, 2016 - June 6, 2016
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Meet the artists of the Toe River Valley during this free, self-guided studio tour. Follow the back roads of Yancey and Mitchell counties to see the artists at galleries and studios where they work. The tour includes approximately 100 artists in a variety of media, such as clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, photography, painting and drawing.