Bonsai Fall Red Maple, NC Arboretum
Starting things off during the peak week of autumn, vendors and fans of the Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference come together for their 15th year to honor themselves, the plants, and the Earth in Henderson County, Oct. 11-13. The conference features more than 50 workshops in wildcrafting, botany, medicine making, nutrition, personal growth, and natural healing. See conference.sewisewomen.com for details.
The North Carolina Arboretum’s 24th Annual Carolina Bonsai Expo, a juried display by top horticulturalists, happens Oct. 12 and 13, 9am-5pm, in the Baker Exhibit Center and Education Center buildings. See ncarboretum.org for more information.
Nature of Drawing: Autumn Sketchbook, a two-day workshop led by Preston Montague at the Arboretum on Oct. 19 and 20 (10am-4pm), is a foundation course that teaches the techniques used by professional botanical illustrators in pencil, pen, and colored pencil. Cost is $139 for members, $149 for non-members. Register at ncarboretum.org.
Sponsored by Platt Architecture and Bill and Michel Robertson, Mythological Creatures — an invitational exhibit of folkloric sculpture and painting with Christine Kosiba, Shannon Whitworth, and Margaret Kimble — is scheduled at the Transylvania County Arts Council Oct. 25-Nov. 15, with a reception on opening day (5-8pm) during Brevard’s Fourth Friday Gallery Walk. For more information, call 828-884-2787 (tcarts.org).
The fourth annual Holiday Skill Share on Saturday, Nov. 23, 10am-6pm, hosted by Living Web Farms and held at Warren Wilson College, is a chance to show off that fancy embroidery stitch Grandma passed down: Traditional craft skills (batik, candle dipping, needle felting, wreath making, candy baking and vegetable pickling, etc.) are highlighted in a cooperative, festive atmosphere (livingwebfarms.org for more information).