.Long an aficionado of Revolutionary Era history, Tom Pitz has been performing as Thomas Jefferson since 1987. He considers it an honor and a privilege to bring one of America’s greatest historical figures back to life for audiences.

Author Lane H. Dyer has created a novel as steeped in sorrow as the Appalachian Mountains in which it is set. This is a story that examines the long, dark shadow cast by violence, mental illness, and generational trauma with uncommon empathy and narrative grace.

The Tory Oak is author Lane H. Dyer's detailed account of the American Revolution in Northwestern, North Carolina. Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, patriot leader, militia commander, and friend of frontiersman Daniel Boone, played an outsized role in the Revolution in North Carolina.

This lecture is a historical overview of alcohol manufacturing in Appalachia from the eighteenth century to the late twentieth century. It will highlight the reasons for distilling alcohol during the antebellum period and the rise of moonshining in the region after the passage of the Federal Liquor Tax in 1862.

On Thursday, Sept. 11th, the Ashe County Rotary Club will hold their annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on the grounds of the Museum of Ashe County History.

On Saturday, September 6th, the 4th Annual Pistons for a Purpose Car Show will take place along Main Street in downtown Jefferson, NC. This event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature vendors, live music, and food.

On Saturday, Aug. 16th Blue Ridge Brutal organizers will be hosting Brutal Fest, a free community festival featuring food, music, and kids’ activities. This event will take place on Jefferson’s Main Street.