Admission is $5.00 per adult, and $1.00 for children
Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 30 10 am – 8 pm
10:00 am – 10:30 am Native American Flute Daniel Bigay
10:30 am – 11:00 pm “Cherokee Cultural Masks in the 21st Century “,
Dr. Michael Abram – Cherokee Heritage Museum and Gallery
Cherokee, North Carolina
11:00 am – 11:30 pm “Are you Smarter than a …” Mark and Sherry Finchum
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Cherokee Storytelling Freeman Owle
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Cherokee Dance & Drum Demonstrations
Blowgun Demonstration Dale Cloer and Mossy Creek
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm “The Cherokee Four Winds”
Dr. Michael Abram – Cherokee Heritage Museum and Gallery
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm “Are you Smarter than a …” Mark and Sherry Finchum
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Native American Flute Daniel Bigay
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Cherokee Storytelling Freeman Owle
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Native American Dance & Drum Demonstration
Blowgun Demonstration Dale Cloer and Mossy Creek
In the Amphitheater through the Back Gate of the Fort
7:00 – 8:00 pm Traditional Evening Campfire
Freeman Owle, Mark and Sherry Finchum, Dale Cloer, Daniel Bigay
Sunday, May 31 11 am – 4 pm
11:00 pm– 11:30 pm Native American Flute Daniel Bigay
11:30 pm – 12:00 pm “Cherokee Cultural Masks in the 21st Century “,
Dr. Michael Abram – Cherokee Heritage Museum and Gallery
Cherokee, North Carolina
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Cherokee Language Workshop Freeman Owle
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm “Are you Smarter than a …” Mark and Sherry Finchum
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Native American Flute Daniel Bigay
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Cherokee Storytelling Freeman Owle
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cherokee Dance & Drum Demonstrations
Blowgun Demonstration Dale Cloer and Mossy Creek
- Our 2015 featured artist is Lola Swimmer!
- Our featured dancers are internationally known hoop dancer
- Eddie Swimmer, and champion powwow dancer Nikki Crisp!
- Our featured storyteller is Freeman Owle!
- Our featured speaker is Dr. Michael Abram!
- Our featured musician is Daniel Bigay!
- Special thanks to Dale Cloer, Mark and Sherry Finchum
The interior of the fort will also host a variety of excellent demonstrations, which include a children’s blowgun challenge, beadwork, gourd art, pine needle basketry, stone carving, Cherokee language, wood carving, flint-knapping, corn shuck dolls , native river cane flutes, pottery, and a replicated Cherokee cabin from the early 19th century with historical reenactors, Mark and Sherry Finchum.
Just outside the fort, exceptional Native American arts and crafts will be featured, in addition to ethnic Cherokee food, and a Lakota Tipi exhibit.
Additional Information –
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area – 423-543-5808
http://www.facebook.com/sycamoreshoals
http://www.friendsofsycamoreshoals.org
