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Still not got the Christmas gift list filled yet? Didn’t get everything on your list on Black Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Cyber Monday? This weekend is the perfect time to visit the John C. Campbell Folk School for their Annual Fireside Sale.

The Folk School Fireside Sale is held every year in the Craft Shop, Keith House and Davidson Hall. Mark your calendar for Sunday, December 4th, 2011 and plan on coming by and enjoying the live music and a warm crackling fire as you shop throughout all the rooms filled with artful treasures. Handmade items such as jewelry, weaving, forged iron, quilts, photography and more.

The Craft Shop will also be offering 15% off during the Fireside Sale. The 15% off sale will last until December 24! We'll see you at the Folk School this Sunday, December 4th, 10 am - 5 pm.

Lee & Carol Barbour ~ The Mountain Living Team
www.MurphyMountainLiving.com

The weather just couldn’t have been better in the NC mountains than it was this past weekend for the 38th Annual Fall Festival at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC!

Held every year, the first weekend in October and one the most longed for events in the tri-state area. Lee and I hadn’t been in a few years and were really looking forward to attending this years Fall Festival and we certainly weren’t disappointed. There were over 200 booths filled with some of the most beautiful arts and crafts from so many talented artisans. Oh, what a great place to find some really unique gifts too. We got a great piece for our brother-in-law and can’t wait to give it to him for his birthday in December and Carol can't wait to take a Rug Hooking class with Laura Schnelker. Here are some photos from our favorite artist and their creations...

Of course there is always the great food and smells of BBQ, kettle corn and fried apple pies in the cool Fall air too. We missed the cloggers performing while we were visiting with past clients, but there was plenty of music and dancing in the Festival Barn Stage and Craft Shop Stage.

Lots of demonstrations of blacksmithing, enameling, woodcarving and other Appalachian crafts throughout the festival. The kids could enjoy the Pony rides and who wouldn’t want to load up in the Wagon for a ride around the Folk School grounds?

There is something for everyone at the John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival so if you didn't make it this year make sure you’re there next October for the 39th Annual Fall Festival in Brasstown, NC Mountains!

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Lee & Carol Barbour ~ The Mountain Living Team www.MountainLivingTeam.com

The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina is all abuzz about their upcoming annual fundraising event known as Empty Bowls. Each year a group of potters gets together at the Folk School to create the masterpieces that will be the feature of the event, which will be held on Sunday, March 12th, 2011 beginning at 5pm in the Olive Dame Dining Hall.

Tickets are $25 each and ticket-holders will be able to pick out a bowl made by one of the 17 artists participating in this years’ event. Then they will be able to enjoy a dinner of soup, salad, bread and dessert created by the dining hall staff.

The Cherokee County Sharing Center Food Bank in Murphy and the Clay County Food Pantry are the recipients of the proceeds of this event. According to Alan Peters, director of the Sharing Center, over 400 families were served with groceries from the food pantry in January.

Tickets can be purchased at the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce in Murphy, United Community Bank in Hayesville and the craft shop at the Folk School.

EMPTY BOWLS EVENT

Now is the time to purchase your tickets for the upcoming Empty Bowls event. Tickets usually sell out fast, so don't put it off! Empty Bowls, a fund raising event for local food banks, is coordinated by our Resident Artist in Clay County NC, Mike Lalone. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased from our Craft Shop, United Community Bank in Hayesville, and the Chamber of Commerce in Murphy.

Participants choose a bowl from a variety of beautiful hand made bowls donated by our local potters. The Folk School Dining Hall then serves a hearty meal of soup, bread, salad, and dessert, while live music is enjoyed.

A brown bag auction will be held at 6:00 pm, where other pieces of locally made pottery are available. Extra bowls will be on sale for $20 after the event. Contact Mike Lalone at 828-361- 2462

Murphy NC is just minutes from trout streams, hiking trails, kayaking or white water rafting through the Nantahala Gorge and Ocoee. You can browse in one of many antique and craft shops or just enjoy the sunset on your own deck in peaceful solitude. You CAN have it all!!!!!

Only 2 hours from Atlanta, Chattanooga and Asheville, Murphy, NC feels like it's from a different time and place. A time when life moved at a slower pace and people savored the simple pleasures.

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Just incase you missed the world famous Possum Drop out at Clay’s Corner in Brasstown, NC, just sit back for a spell and watch all the fun you missed…

CBS Sunday Morning was there to share with their viewers and came appropriately dressed for the spectacular event. The weather held out for the 17^th Annual Possum Drop and as always, this New Year tradition held just outside of Murphy, NC is always great fun for young and old. See you next year!

For more information visit Clay’s Corner in Brasstown, NC