Upcoming Events
Open Jams presented by The Crooked Road
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Swing by and pick a little with us! The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail Open Jam at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace is held every Thursday (except the 2nd Thursday)! Music starts at 6:30 PM.
You don't have to play an instrument to partake, though it's always open to those who do. Either way, just come prepared to have fun and be blown away by the level of talent Southwest Virginia has to offer. Entertainment is free! The cafe will open at 5:00 PM and serves cold sandwiches and hot specials!
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
Sunday Brunch with Your Grate Escape
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Join us at the SWVA Cultural Center on June 28th for Sunday Brunch with Your Grate Escape. Reservations are encouraged. Menu to be announced!
Learning Lunch {Social Media for Arts & Tourism}
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Join friends, members and partners in Southwest Virginia for an all new event series titled "Learning Lunch." These free workshops are held every 1st Wednesday from April - November in 2020 at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Grab lunch at the SWVA Cafe & Mountain Brew Bar, located inside the SWVA Cultural Center and come downstairs for information.
We will cover a variety of topics this year and hope to see you for any, if not all of the below!
April 1 - SWVA Website Training & General Public Relations
May 6 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
June 3 - Marketing Investment Program Training
July 1 - Social Media for Arts & Tourism
August 5 - How to Leverage The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail / Music in SWVA
September 2 - E-commerce and Online Sales for Artists & Makers
October 7 - Starting Your Small Business
November 4 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
Cooking Along The Crooked Road: "Summer Grillin'"
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
“Summer Grillin’” - Matt Shy is back to show us some tips when we are firing up our grills this summer.
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.
Summer Art Market in Southwest Virginia
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
The Southwest Virginia 'Round the Mountain artisans, in partnership with the SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace will host their Summer Market on Saturday, July 25th. Live music, children’s activities, food trucks and fun for the whole family!
Cooking Along The Crooked Road: "Charcuterie Building"
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
“Charcuterie Building” - Loren Gardner will be stopping by to give pointers in building our own charcuterie boards, and how to pair wines with them.
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. This class is $45 and includes a wine pairing.
Learning Lunch {How to Leverage The Crooked Road / Music}
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Join friends, members and partners in Southwest Virginia for an all new event series titled "Learning Lunch." These free workshops are held every 1st Wednesday from April - November in 2020 at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Grab lunch at the SWVA Cafe & Mountain Brew Bar, located inside the SWVA Cultural Center and come downstairs for information.
We will cover a variety of topics this year and hope to see you for any, if not all of the below!
April 1 - SWVA Website Training & General Public Relations
May 6 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
June 3 - Marketing Investment Program Training
July 1 - Social Media for Arts & Tourism
August 5 - How to Leverage The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail / Music in SWVA
September 2 - E-commerce and Online Sales for Artists & Makers
October 7 - Starting Your Small Business
November 4 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
Jazz Lunch at the SWVA Cultural Center
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Join us for intriguing jazz numbers presented by the Southwest Virginia Community College Jazz Ensemble! Stop by for live music and tasty lunch from our Cafe, serving 85% locally sourced product. You can see our full lunch menu here » swvaculturalcenter.com/cafe/
Let's Jam! Preserving Tomatoes
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
Cooking Along The Crooked Road: "Southern Breakfast Staples"
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
“Grits, Gravy, and other Southern Breakfast Staples” - Chef Ben Phillips will be showing us how he makes his delicious grits, sausage gravy, and other breakfast foods.
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.
Learning Lunch {E-commerce / Online Sales for Artists & Makers}
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Join friends, members and partners in Southwest Virginia for an all new event series titled "Learning Lunch." These free workshops are held every 1st Wednesday from April - November in 2020 at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Grab lunch at the SWVA Cafe & Mountain Brew Bar, located inside the SWVA Cultural Center and come downstairs for information.
We will cover a variety of topics this year and hope to see you for any, if not all of the below!
April 1 - SWVA Website Training & General Public Relations
May 6 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
June 3 - Marketing Investment Program Training
July 1 - Social Media for Arts & Tourism
August 5 - How to Leverage The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail / Music in SWVA
September 2 - E-commerce and Online Sales for Artists & Makers
October 7 - Starting Your Small Business
November 4 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
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.
Learning Lunch {Starting Your Small Business}
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Join friends, members and partners in Southwest Virginia for an all new event series titled "Learning Lunch." These free workshops are held every 1st Wednesday from April - November in 2020 at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Grab lunch at the SWVA Cafe & Mountain Brew Bar, located inside the SWVA Cultural Center and come downstairs for information.
We will cover a variety of topics this year and hope to see you for any, if not all of the below!
April 1 - SWVA Website Training & General Public Relations
May 6 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
June 3 - Marketing Investment Program Training
July 1 - Social Media for Arts & Tourism
August 5 - How to Leverage The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail / Music in SWVA
September 2 - E-commerce and Online Sales for Artists & Makers
October 7 - Starting Your Small Business
November 4 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
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
Learning Lunch {Outdoor Recreation Workshop}
Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace1 Heartwood CirAbingdon, VA24210 Map
Join friends, members and partners in Southwest Virginia for an all new event series titled "Learning Lunch." These free workshops are held every 1st Wednesday from April - November in 2020 at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Grab lunch at the SWVA Cafe & Mountain Brew Bar, located inside the SWVA Cultural Center and come downstairs for information.
We will cover a variety of topics this year and hope to see you for any, if not all of the below!
April 1 - SWVA Website Training & General Public Relations
May 6 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
June 3 - Marketing Investment Program Training
July 1 - Social Media for Arts & Tourism
August 5 - How to Leverage The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail / Music in SWVA
September 2 - E-commerce and Online Sales for Artists & Makers
October 7 - Starting Your Small Business
November 4 - Outdoor Recreation Workshop
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