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 authorized to provide services at the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Moses Cone Manor under the authority of a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.   

2012 Craft Demonstration Schedule

Schedule subject to change.  Demonstration hours are 10am - 4pm, closed for lunch at demonstrator's discretion)

May 2012

May 11 - 13
Jeff McKinley (glass blowing)

May 26 - 28
Ellie Kirby (wood block printing and book design)

June 2012

June 1 - 3
Jeff Neil (wood boxes)

June 8 - 14
Lynn Jenkins (raku pottery)

June 15 - 17
David Crandall (dovetail box construction)

June 19 - 21
Jay Pfeil (etching and engraving)

June 22 - 24
Charlie Patricolo (doll making)

June 25 - 29
Judi Harwood (drum making)

June 30 - July 5
Allen Davis (wood turning)

July 2012

July 1 - 5
Allen Davis (wood turning)

July 6 - 8
Ruthie Cohen (metalsmithing)

July 9 - 12
Beth Zorbanos (corn husk doll making)

July 13 - 15
Kathleen Doyle & Thomas Reardon (jewelry)

July 16 - 18
Mary Carol Koester (book binding)

July 19 - 21
Dan Abernathy (wood carving)

July 22- 24
Ellie Kirby (wood block printing and book design)

July 25 - 31
Lynn Jenkins (raku pottery)

August 2012

Aug. 1 - 2
Lee Entrekin (Native American flute making)

Aug. 3 - 5
Sandy Adair (tapestry weaving)

Aug. 6 - 9
Mary Carol Koester (book binding)

Aug. 10 - 12
Harriet Smith (polymer clay jewelry and sculpture)

Aug. 13 - 16
Bob Meier (pottery)

Aug. 17 - 19
Kim Adams (flame-worked glass beads)

Aug. 20 - 23
Judi Harwood (drum making)

Aug. 24 - 30
Lynn Jenkins (raku pottery)

Aug. 31 - Sept. 3
David Crandall (dovetail box construction)

September 2012

Sept. 1 - 3
David Crandall (dovetail box construction)

Sept. 4 - 5
Sandy Adair (tapestry weaving)

Sept. 6 - 9
Bill & Tina Collison (woodworking)

Sept. 14 - 16
Kim Adams (flame-worked glass beads)

Sept. 17 - 23
Lynn Jenkins (raku pottery)

Sept. 24 - 27
Lee Entrekin (Native American flute making)

Sept. 28 - 30
Warren Carpenter (wood turning)

October 2012

Oct. 1 - 3
Sandy Adair (tapestry weaving)

Oct. 4 - 7
Allen Davis (wood turning)

Oct. 8 - 10
Tom Gow (cottonwood bark carving)

Oct. 11 - 14
David Crandall (dovetail box construction)

Oct. 15 - 16
Jeff Neil (wood boxes)

Oct. 17 - 19
Beth Zorbanos (corn husk doll making)

Oct. 20 - 25
Lin Oglesby (yarn plying, knitting, crocheting)

Oct. 26 - 29
Carlos Robledo (pottery)

November 2012

Nov. 1 - 4
Bill & Tina Collison (woodworking)