Parkway Craft Center at the Moses Cone Manor

Milepost 294 Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock, NC

Open seasonally:  March 15 - November 30, 9am - 5pm daily

(828) 295-7938

On March 15th, Parkway Craft Center, located at Milepost 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, will open its doors to begin the 61st season at Moses Cone Manor.  Visitors enjoy a marriage of spectacular views, Georgian Revival architecture and stunning handmade crafts at the Manor House.  Parkway Craft Center is one of five shops of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and features work from over 300 Southern Appalachian craftspeople.  Work on display includes clay, glass, leather, fiber, jewelry, wood, natural materials, paper and metal.   Whether visitors are looking for a special accent piece for the home or a unique gift for a special occasion, they will find the perfect selection.

Everyone knows about the beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the Boone-Blowing Rock area is especially fortunate to have the Moses Cone Memorial Park.  With 3600 acres of pristine mountain terrain and the Manor House, a wide variety of activities is available at no cost to the public. 

The Moses Cone Manor house, completed in 1901, is an impressive piece of period architecture popping out of the mountain landscape.  The walk down the steps provides a breath-taking view of Bass Lake below and the surrounding mountains accented by the always changing sky.  The combination of the architecture, landscape and the beauty of the regional crafts available at Parkway Craft Center offer something for everyone.

A visit to Moses H. Cone Memorial Park and Parkway Craft Center is a great way to kick off spring in the mountains.  Consider this unique way to spend a day:  beautiful scenery, skillfully made crafts, educational demonstrations and 25 miles of hiking trails. The entrance is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 294 between the entrances at US 321 and US 221. 


The Southern Highland Craft Guild is a non-profit, educational organization established in 1930 to bring together the crafts and craftspeople of the Southern Highlands for the benefit of shared resources, education, marketing and conservation. The Southern Highland Craft Guild is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.   

 Demonstration Schedule 2013
 

Demonstration hours are 10am - 4pm; closed for lunch at demonstrator's discretion.  Schedule subject to change.  Call ahead for latest information (828-295-7938). 

May
22nd – 24th – Jeff Neil (wood; woodworking/wooden boxes)
25th – 28th -Lin Oglesby(fiber: yarn plying, knitting, crocheting)
29th – 30th – Bill & Tina Collison (wood; wood working)
31st – June 2nd – Ruthie Cohen (jewelry; metalsmithing)

June
1st – 2nd -  – Ruthie Cohen (jewelry; metalsmithing)
3rd - 4th - Betty Fain (fiber; quilting)
5th - 7th - Rose Mueller (clay)
8th – 13th – Judi Harwood (mixed media; drum making)
14th – 16th– David Crandall (wood; dove tail box construction)
17th – 19th - Jay Pfeil (paper; etching and engraving)
21st – 23rd – Sandy Adair (fiber: tapestry weaving)
                         Ellie Kirby (paper: wood block printing)                                                                                                                                         
24th – 30th – Lynn Jenkins (clay; raku)

July
1st – 4th – Ruthie Cohen (jewelry; metalsmithing)
5th – Sandy Adair (fiber: tapestry weaving)
        Donata Jones (fiber: tatting)
6th – 7th – Sandy Adair (fiber: tapestry weaving)
10th - 11th - Fred & Rose Pinkul (clay)
12th – 14th – Lee Entrekin (wood: Native American Flutes)
17th – 21st – Jack Rogers (wood; woodworking)    
24th – Donata Jones (fiber: tatting)
25th – 28th – Allen Davis (wood; wood turning)
29th – August 1st – Lynn Jenkins (clay; raku)

August
1st – Lynn Jenkins (clay; raku)
2nd – 4th – Sandy Adair (fiber: tapestry weaving)
                 Jim Charneski (jewelry)
9th – 11th – Gloria Felter (fiber: quilting)
12th - 14th - Bill Henry (wood: whittling)
16th – 18th – Charlie Patricolo (fiber: doll making)
                          Kim Adams (jewelry: glass beads)
20th – 26th – Lynn Jenkins (clay; raku)
27th - 29th - Jim Gentry (fiber: macrame)
30th – Sept. 2nd – David Crandall(wood; dove tail box making)

September
1st –2nd - David Crandall (wood; dove tail box making)
3rd - 5th - Rose Mueller (clay)
6th – 8th – Ruthie Cohen (jewelry; metalsmithing)
14th – 20th – Lynn Jenkins (clay; raku)
21st – 26th – Judi Harwood (mixed media; drum making)
27th - 29th - Sandy Adair (fiber: tapestry weaving)
28th – Donata Jones (fiber: tatting)
30th – Oct. 2nd – Jeff Neil (wood; woodworking/wooden boxes)
October
1st – 2nd – Jeff Neil (wood; woodworking/wooden boxes)
3rd – 6th – Jeff McKinley (glass: glass blowing)
                Marc Tickle (glass: kaleidoscopes)    
7th – 9th – David Crandall - (wood; dove tail box making)
10th – 13th – Allen Davis - (wood; wood turning)
14th – 16th – Tom Gow – (wood: cotton wood bark carving)
16th – 21st – Lin Oglesby – (fiber; yarn plying, knitting, crocheting)
18th – 20th – Bill & Tina Collison (wood; wood working)
21st – 27th – Jack Rogers (wood; woodworking)    
25th – 28th – Lee Entrekin(wood: Native American Flutes)
29th – 31st – Jim Charneski (jewelry)
November 22nd – 24th – Jim Charneski (jewelry)