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9th International Firewalk Gathering The 2026 Gathering: Americas Edition Celebrating Family & Kinship More Information and Registration
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Spring GSV Retreat
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Homecoming
Join us for our 46th Annual Gathering of Mountain Members and Friends People with Mountain history as well as first-time visitors will gather for four days, three nights in the extraordinary natural environment of The Mountain. It is a special time for renewing old connections and making new ones! Please see the attached program details...
Farm Event: Forage and Feast
Come roam the edges of the mountain meadow and old growth forest for delicious, nutritious wild plants and mushrooms. Here we will learn the skills to identify and sustainably forage these wild foods. We will learn of the traditional uses and legends behind these natives. Then join us at a table outside on the farm...
$85.00
Journey Through Grief with Grace
Dates: Arrive by 5 pm on May 27, depart after breakfast on June 1, 2026 Location: The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center, located up in the beautiful Smokey Mountains near Highlands,NC. Join us for a transformative 4-day retreat designed specifically for mothers who have experienced the profound loss of a child due to addiction, fentanyl...
Performing Artists Retreat
This retreat is a Private Event.
2026 Chris Purcell’s Celebration of Life
Come to The Mountain to celebrate the life of Christopher Purcell with his family and friends. Attend his memorial service and lunch, the service will be Saturday, June 6 at noon in the field by the Craft Barn at the bottom of The Mountain, and lunch at 2:00pm in the dining hall up top. Rain...
Farm Event: Wild Foraging – Plants and Mushrooms
Would you like to re-awaken to the presence and gifts of the wild food and medicine growing all around you? Please come along as we emerge into our old growth forest and learn what nature has to offer. Here we will learn of the legends and lore of these Appalachia natives, how they have historically...
$75.00
UUCA Board Retreat
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Atlanta's annual board meeting. Click Here to Register!
Summer Lamrim Retreat with Geshe Ngawang Phende
This is a private retreat is not open to the public.
Farm Event: Native Bee Walk w/ John Kotab
Many of you know about honeybees and bumblebees. Did you know there are around 300 other bee species in this region? John Kotab does, and he's here to showcase them and will help you identify many of them on our bee-ID notification walk. Come learn about all our solitary and colony-forming bees as we stroll...
John McCutcheon’s June Songwriting Camp
Join Grammy-nominated folk musician and songwriter, John McCutcheon, for an intense, intimate songwriting Master Class at The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center in Highlands, NC. Join other songwriting lovers for this remarkable event at an even more remarkable place. In between sessions enjoy breathtaking views of the Smoky Mountains, healthy, delicious homemade food, and camaraderie....