• Train Tales “Interview with a Hobo”

    The August Train Tales will feature docent speakers “Hobo” David O’Brien and Nita High in a lively discussion of the history of hobos in the United States. From Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Carl Sandburg, Clark Gable to ordinary desperate men and women, hobos have been riding the rails since the end of the Civil War. […]

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  • Free Live Music at Green River Eddy’s Tap Room & Grill

    Free Live Music at Green River Eddy’s Tap Room & Grill located inside Saluda Outfitters in Saluda, NC. Performer details will be included in each weekly events newsletter.  You can always find our current weekly events newsletter here:  https://firstpeaknc.com/first-peak-events/ FREE LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS/SATURDAYS 7-10 P.M. SUNDAYS 2-5 P.M. Friday, July 17 |Common Clay Band brings […]

  • Columbus Farmers Market

    Columbus Farmers Market

    Saturdays, 8am-12pm, May-October, Courthouse St., Columbus, NC. Fresh local produce for your family. A great way to support your family's health and our community is to purchase local products at the farmers markets in Polk County.   4th of July Schedule July 4th-the Columbus Market will be from 8 am-11 am at the empty lot […]

  • Guided Mushroom/Ecology Walk

    Swiftwater Farms 1359 Katydid Lane, Mill Spring, NC

    Free. Saturday, August 22, 9-11am. Guided Mushroom/Ecology Walk at Swiftwater Farm. Join Conserving Carolina for an interpretive nature walk to look for mushrooms with Olga Katic, owner of Mushroom Mountain. […]

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