Upcoming Events
Cooking Along The Crooked Road: "Homemade Soups"
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
“Homemade Soups” - Chef Charles Parker has won many awards for his soups in the Great Annual Winter Soup Cookoff Series, and he will be demonstrating two of those winning recipes)
The wildly popular "Cooking Along The Crooked Road" series is back, this time at the SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace. This cooking class series puts you directly into the kitchen to do hands-on cooking with Southwest Virginia Chefs to learn their recipes, tips, and techniques!
Classes take place on the first Monday of each month from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Each class has a different theme and the Chef/Cook builds a custom experience around each theme. All classes are $35 per student.
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
The practice of canning, or preserving foods, has been around for millenia. Our ancestors were quick to realize that they had to come up with ways to extend the life of their foods, especially through the harsh winters. In the past 200-300 years, canning became increasingly popular (and needed) in “the South”. People were blessed with bountiful harvests throughout the Spring, Summer, and Fall months, and due to poverty and poor living conditions, they would preserve their extra meats/fruits/vegetables so that they and their families would have access to ”fresh” food throughout the year. It seems, however, that this once needed practice has fallen to the wayside, thanks to a better economy and numerous advances in food preservation technology (ie. refrigerators and freezers).
The SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace is ready to help canning make a comeback! We will be offering hands-on classes this Summer, showing you recipes, techniques, and tips, in all things food preservation! Each class will be a different theme, and the best part?...You get to take home what you made that day!
Join us in helping bring back this (delicious) southern tradition. Now, “Let’s Jam!”
$15 per class, plus tax. Schedule is as follows:
April 18th – Strawberry Salsa
June 20th – Blueberry Jam
August 22nd – Preserving Tomatoes
October 10th – Apple Butter
December 12th - Sauerkraut
Fall Jury: Apply to be a 'Round the Mountain juried artisan!
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
All members of 'Round the Mountain are eligible to submit their work for the jury. Interested in becoming a member? You can learn more information at JoinRTM.org.
To date, more than 300 members have successfully passed the jury process. Juried members are able to have their work for sale at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace in Abingdon, VA, demonstrate at the Center and regional events, participate in special shows, exhibitions, and other opportunities as they arise. `Round the Mountain serves the 19 counties and four cities of Southwest Virginia.
Email info@roundthemountain.org for more information.
Fall Jury Dates:
Drop-off at the SWVA Cultural Center - October 16 - 31, 2020
Artisan Notifications - November 15, 2020
Southwest Virginia Holiday Market
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Join Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network and the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace on Small Business Saturday for our Annual Holiday Market!
Children's activities, local food, live artisan demonstrations, and fun for the whole family!
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
The practice of canning, or preserving foods, has been around for millenia. Our ancestors were quick to realize that they had to come up with ways to extend the life of their foods, especially through the harsh winters. In the past 200-300 years, canning became increasingly popular (and needed) in “the South”. People were blessed with bountiful harvests throughout the Spring, Summer, and Fall months, and due to poverty and poor living conditions, they would preserve their extra meats/fruits/vegetables so that they and their families would have access to ”fresh” food throughout the year. It seems, however, that this once needed practice has fallen to the wayside, thanks to a better economy and numerous advances in food preservation technology (ie. refrigerators and freezers).
The SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace is ready to help canning make a comeback! We will be offering hands-on classes this Summer, showing you recipes, techniques, and tips, in all things food preservation! Each class will be a different theme, and the best part?...You get to take home what you made that day!
Join us in helping bring back this (delicious) southern tradition. Now, “Let’s Jam!”
$15 per class, plus tax. Schedule is as follows:
April 18th – Strawberry Salsa
June 20th – Blueberry Jam
August 22nd – Preserving Tomatoes
October 10th – Apple Butter
December 12th - Sauerkraut