Select Mondays, May - September

During the season, the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers, a longstanding community partner of The Bascom, holds their monthly meeting at The Bascom, featuring a guest artist.

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Select Wednesdays; 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

The Bascom Photography Club is a creative community that rides on the passions of professionals, amateurs, teachers, and students of the photographic medium.

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Monthly, Fourth Thursdays at 3:00 pm, May - October 

A spirited group of local residents gather on a monthly basis to share their experience with literature.

Select Mondays of every month; 10:00 – 1:00 

Studio Alive is a group of dedicated artists that share a passion for drawing from live models. The group meets in The Bascom’s Adult Studio on select Mondays, year-round.

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Join the active ceramics family in the Open Studio Program and make new friends, share ideas, and create beautiful works of art in a state of the art facility.

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Monthly, Second Saturdays; 10am - 12pm; March - November 

The Western North Carolina Woodturners are a group of craftsmen committed to sharing and learning the art of woodturning. Through monthly meetings with demos and discussions, the Western North Carolina Woodturners create a fun and educational community of passionate turners in the Western North Carolina region.

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Saturdays, 10am - 12pm 

The Bascom Community Knitters are an eclectic and enthusiastic community of knitters and needle workers who come together weekly to share patterns and stories at The Bascom. Meetings take place in on the Terrace. In inclement weather, the group moves inside to the Library, but their enthusiasm is never dampened.