Jul 26 Sunday
Join our intercultural summer day camps where children 6-12 years old explore music creation, international dance, music instrument building, and other forms of art in a joyful and supportive environment. Each child receives personal attention and a meaningful creative experience.
M4 (Music Movement Mountains Magic) 2026 is an interdisciplinary arts camp for adults - offering daily instrumental music classes (banjo, fiddle, keyboards, guitar, mandolin, folk cello) as well as dance workshops across genres (Contra Dance, Waltzing, African Dance, Reuda de Casino (Latin Contra!), Contact Improvisation, and Interplay (Storytelling and movement), and daily visual arts workshops. Daily evening contra dances, jam sessions, and mini-concerts open to the larger community.
Each day includes focused classes, shared meals, open jam time, and evenings devoted to dancing, music-making, collaborative performances and community. Classes adapted to all skill levels, from total beginners to advanced, in a welcoming environment.
The goal isn’t polish. It’s presence, practice, and joy in the creative process!
This is M4's inaugural event year. Mission/Goal: To provide experiential opportunities through the cultural arts to develop skills, expand creative expression, and model collaborative community. M4 is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is affiliated with other organizations of like-minded interest, including the Country Dance and Song Society.
M4-Music, Movement, Mountains...Magic!
Jul 27 Monday
Jul 28 Tuesday
**Show up at Ignite Jewelry Studios anytime between 11pm and 3pm to make your charms!
This is the perfect way to spend a part of your day while visiting our downtown Asheville metalsmithing studio and gallery. Come stamp and hammer a charm to your liking! Choose from more than 60 styles of metal stamps and a variety of jewelers hammers to complete your charm. You will start with a rectangular brass base, (or upgrade to sterling silver in a variety of shapes and styles) then choose your silver accent piece, and finally a gemstone of choice. After a quick demo by the instructor you can spend the next 45 minutes to complete your masterpiece.
Our magnetic tumbler will polish your piece to perfection and you have an option of some finishing patinas as well. Upgrade to earrings, make additional pendants for friends etc.
$45 Base Price includes a brass charm, gemstone drop, jump ring, and base metal chain. (Some silver upgrades available for additional cost and additional pieces may be purchased to make gifts, extras, etc!)
This is family friendly, kid friendly ages 6 and up (but the littles will need help with the hammering), and a great rainy day or indoor activity in downtown Asheville!
Jul 29 Wednesday