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Apr 24 @ 10:00 AM – Sep 28 @ 4:00 PM
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Beginning April 24, come to the Smith-McDowell House and add TEA to your TOUR! Each of our exhibit rooms will feature tea-related items and educational panels about the history, use and practice of taking tea.[...]
Smith McDowell House
Jul
20
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Jul 20 @ 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
10:30 AM
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Working with Air-Dry clay is a fun and creative activity. You’ll have a choice in making small pendants or a larger, flat project with imprinted designs. Since Air-Dry clay takes 3 days to dry, you’ll[...]
Smith-McDowell House
Aug
10
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Aug 10 @ 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
10:30 AM
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Put on your tie dye or Smiley Face t-shirt and your bellbottoms and get ready to party like it’s 1960-something! For ages 7 and up, this party will celebrate the music, fads and history of[...]
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Infused in History: A Tea Exhibit

Beginning April 24, come to the Smith-McDowell House and add TEA to your TOUR! Each of our exhibit rooms will feature tea-related items and educational panels about the history, use and practice of taking tea. We have searched our collection and will have some 'new'...
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Charles Frazier Wins 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award for Varina

The Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) is pleased to announce the selection of the 63rd winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award.  This year the winner of the Award is Charles Frazier for his novel, Varina. In making the award the...
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