2nd Annual Art, Music & Garden Festival

The Cherokee County Arts Council welcomes you to our 2nd Annual Art, Music and Garden Festival! The event will be held on the River Walk trail starting at the L&N Depot in beautiful downtown Murphy on Saturday, June 2nd from 9am to 4pm.

There will be many artists and fine crafters demonstrating and selling their work at booths lining the River Walk trail. In addition, gardeners and nurseries will be on-hand to offer gardening tips and sell plants just in time for spring planting. We will have live music and dancing throughout the day on two different stages, as well as kids’ activities like painting terra-cotta pots to plant their spring flowers! Come celebrate spring and the arts, free of charge!
Click on the blue links below to hear sample music!

Stage Schedule

9:00- 9:45
The Bear Notes

9:45- 10:30
Dave Peters and Kevin Hitchcock

10:30- 11:15
Andrews Jazz Band

11:15- 11:45
Brasstown Morris Dancers

12:00- 12:45
Playing on the Planet (fna) Steel String Session

12:45- 1:15
Mountain Thyme Drummers

1:15- 1:45
Brasstown Morris Dancers

2:00- 2:45
Scott Stambaugh

2:45- 3:15
Rob Tiger

3:15- 4:00
The Harmed Brothers

Demonstrations:

All Day
Ms. Emma Garrett, Cherokee River-Cane Basket Maker
-A very special guest who will make and demonstrate her
traditional baskets under a good shade tree-

2:30 – Lynday Huneycutt with children’s story-telling

Other Demo’s TBA

Artist Vendors

Debra Vanderlaan
David Vanderlaan
Theron Clore
Judy Grove
Jimmy Smith
Peter & Suda Goundry
Rob Withrow; Smoke in the Mountains Pottery
Jeanne Roche
Jo Kilmer; Spirit Tall
Jimmy Murphy
Richard Greene
Vicky Van Rossum
Sara Jane Spring
Sunshine Mountain Farms
Cedar Valley Nursery
Master Gardeners
Blue Moon Elise
Appalachian Outfitters
Doyle’s Restaurant
Brasstown Morris Dancers
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