

Many Hands Peace Farm Workshops & Classes
Events Through the Year
Open to the Public
Come join us on The Mountain's Farm. Events happen monthly on Sundays. Learn more about wild edibles, growing your own mushrooms, or feast on some of our forest and farm favorite foods.
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Events to look out for in 2023/2024
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Farm Camp
Adult Farm Camp
Fall Farm Fest
Various Workshops
Farm to Table Dinners

Youth CONferences
Spring & Fall
Open to the Public
​Fall 2023 - Registration is OPEN
Intermediate CON: November 17-19
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Spring 2024 - Registration Coming Soon
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PALs Planning: January 19-21, 2024
Elementary CON: March 8-10, 2024
Intermediate CON: February 23-25, 2024
Senior High CON: March 22-24, 2024
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Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
September 22 - 24, 2023
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany is an inclusive community called to seek and follow Jesus Christ. We welcome all people in the Eucharistic fellowship of Christ’s Body. We receive strength and encouragement at the common table to carry out Christ’s work of reconciliation in our broken world. Nourished by worship and witness, learning and teaching, fellowship and service, we strive to live out the Gospel’s radical values with gladness of heart.

Lovefest Ceremony: Betsy & Shane
September 22 - 24, 2023
Private
Private Event
Please join us for a weekend of summer camp living and a celebration of our love on the mountain top where we met.

Forest to Table Dinner
September 24, 2023
Forest to Table Dinner – 4:00pm -8:00pm
2 hour walk about with beverage/snack break, meal @6:00pm (some may just want to eat the meal), enjoy a meal made from our farm, dessert and musical entertainment, vending wares.

GSV Fall Conference 2023
September 28 - October 1,
2023
We are committed to creating safe, sacred space that is open to all spiritual paths, wherein men who love men may explore and strengthen spiritual identity.
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We are committed to creating a spiritual community with the intent to heal, nurture our gifts and potential, and live with integrity in the world.
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We are committed to supporting others in their spiritual growth by sharing experiences and insights.
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Please go to the Gay Spirit Visions website for more information:

2023 Unitarian Universalist
Womenspirit
Fall Institute and Gathering
October 4 - 8, 2023
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Unitarian Universalist Womenspirit is a biannual spiritual retreat for women from all walks of life. We gather recognizing that we have journeyed on varied paths to Spirit: earth-based, indigenous tribal, Christian, Hebrew, Wiccan, Buddhist, and more. We gather to honor the manifestation of the Feminine Divine in our own deep beings, in each other, and in the world around us.

Forest to Table Dinner
October 8, 2023
Open to all
Forest to Table Dinner – 4:00pm -8:00pm
2 hour walk about with beverage/snack break, meal @6:00pm (some may just want to eat the meal), enjoy a meal made from our farm, dessert and musical entertainment, vending wares.

2023 Asheville Mountain Gathering
October 13 - 15, 2023
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Join our congregation for a restful weekend of inter-generational connections. Experience the mountain retreat and learning center again or for the first time while deepening relationships with fellow congregants. Take a workshop, go for a hike or just sit on the balcony and enjoy spectacular views of the mountains.
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Registration restricted to Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville members, friends and invited guests

NW UU Congregation of Atlanta
Fall Retreat
October 20 - 22, 2023
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Promoting Religious Freedom, Spiritual Growth and Ethical Action

UUCA Atlanta: Men's Fall Retreat
October 20 - 22, 2023
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Join UUCA Men's Fall Retreat for a restful weekend of connections. Experience the mountain retreat and learning center again or for the first time while deepening relationships with fellow congregants. Take a workshop, go for a hike or just sit on the balcony and enjoy spectacular views of the mountains.

Sacred Lomi 2023
October 23 - 27, 2023
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Tom & Donna are deeply committed to supporting healers and massage therapists to live from their hearts, heal themselves, thrive in their chosen practice and learn to walk a path of service while honoring their own journey.

UUC Columbia
Retreat
October 27 - 29, 2023
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We recognize that creating the beloved community is up to all of us, that loving the hell out of the world is a full-time job, and that, wherever else it may be, salvation is most readily found among friends.

Unity Atlanta Church - Men's Retreat Fall
October 27 - 29, 2023
Private
Private Group Retreat

OurSong 2023
November 3 - 5, 2023
OurSong is comprised of musicians from all walks of life with varying levels of musical experience. Some members hold degrees in music, some grew up singing in church, some have performed with famous artists and conductors and some have joined OurSong as their first foray into choral music. However, all of us sing with OurSong because we love to sing. We love the gift that making music brings to our lives and we love sharing that gift with our audience.

Unity Weekend
Fall Retreat
2023
November 10 - 12, 2023
Unity Weekend is a fellowship of men and women who gather together to celebrate recovery by taking part in events, meetings, workshops and activities at The Mountain. We cultivate + cherish memories that last a lifetime, by participating in Unity + Fellowship. We are NOT a glum lot.

SEUUMA
Fall Retreat 2023
November 13 - 16, 2023
This private retreat will include 6 hours of ministerial development time led by Rev. Meghann Robern. More info to come on the specific topic(s).
And, we know that folks need a break when they come to the mountain, so there will be a fair amount of unstructured time, too.

Recovery Men's Retreat 2023
November 17 - 19, 2023
Private
Private Group Retreat.

Grateful Gathering
2023
November 22 - 26, 2023
Rev. Gary McAlpin and his famiily of the Cherokee Nation in Talequah, Oklahoma will join us to facilitate workshops and engage in conversation as we build community together. Gary, a Unitarian Universalist minister, was part of The Mountain Climate Justice Conference in 2019 and he is looking forward to participating in this program as well.

Roots and Wings:
Girls Retreat at
The Mountain
December 1 - 3, 2023
Private
Private Group Retreat

GSV Winter Meditation
January 12 - 14, 2024
We are committed to creating safe, sacred space that is open to all spiritual paths, wherein men who love men may explore and strengthen spiritual identity.
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We are committed to creating a spiritual community with the intent to heal, nurture our gifts and potential, and live with integrity in the world.
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We are committed to supporting others in their spiritual growth by sharing experiences and insights.
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Please go to the Gay Spirit Visions website for more information:

Boulder Crest Foundation:
Warrior PATHH
January 17 - 26, 2024
Private
Private Group Retreat

Emerson UU Congregation:
Choir Retreat
February 9 - 11, 2024
Private Group Retreat

Boulder Crest Foundation:
Warrior PATHH
February 14 - 23, 2024
Private
Private Group Retreat

Tennessee Valley
UU Church
2024 Retreat
March 8 - 10, 2024
Rest, relax, play games, hike, enjoy the fellowship of TVUUC family and friends, and bask in the peace of The Mountain!

5Rhythms Dance Movement Retreat
Spring 2024
March 21 - 24, 2024
Registration Opens November 2, 2023

AGA Gnostic Association: 2024 Meditation Retreat
March 28 - 31, 2024
Private
Private Group Retreat

SE UUMA 2024
Spring Gathering
April 1 - 4, 2024
Coming Soon

UU Church of Spartanburg2024 Congregational Retreat
April 12 - 14, 2024
Registration Opens December 1, 2023

2024 Music Week
April 18 - 23, 2024
Come to The Mountain to enjoy Music Week. Each day you will enjoy opportunities for group and individual participation and instruction in songwriting, guitar, voice, ukulele and more. You can venture in lightly, explore something new, or dig in deeper and hone your craft. There will be plenty of music appreciation sessions.

Community Church of Chapel Hill
Retreat
April 26 - 28, 2024
We are a congregation that has historically stood for the civil rights of all people, especially those affected by racism and homophobia.
We are a Welcoming Congregation, celebrating and affirming the active presence in our congregation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual members and friends and their families. We are actively engaged in dialogue about how to be a more racially diverse, multicultural, anti-oppressive congregation.

The Highlands Retreat at The Mountain
2024
May 3 - 5, 2024
The Highlands Retreat is an annual weekend-long gathering of the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends celebrating recovery and those interested in finding out what recovery has to offer.
The Retreat offers the perfect blend of workshops and activities as well as an opportunity to meet and fellowship with others in recovery from different parts of the country.

2024 Spring GSV
May 10 - 12, 2024
We are committed to creating safe, sacred space that is open to all spiritual paths, wherein men who love men may explore and strengthen spiritual identity.
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We are committed to creating a spiritual community with the intent to heal, nurture our gifts and potential, and live with integrity in the world.
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We are committed to supporting others in their spiritual growth by sharing experiences and insights.
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Please go to the Gay Spirit Visions website for more information:

2024 UU WomanSpirit Spring Institute and Gathering
May 15 - 19, 2024
UUWomenspirit is a biannual spiritual retreat for women from all walks of life.
We gather recognizing that we have journeyed on varied paths to Spirit: earth-based, indigenous tribal, Christian, Hebrew, Wiccan, Buddhist, and more.
We gather to honor the manifestation of the Feminine Divine in our own deep beings, in each other, and in the world around us.

John McCutcheon's Songwriting Camp
May 19 - 23, 2024
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. J
oin 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.

Performing Artist Group: 2024 Summer Retreat
May 30 - June 2, 2024
Coming in 2024

Birmingham UU:
2024 Retreat to
The Mountain
June 6 - 9, 2024
Coming in 2024

John McCutcheon's Songwriting Camp
June 23 - 27, 2024
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. J
oin 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.

FACETS Leadership Retreat for Women Conductors
June 30 - July 2, 2024
FACETS is a retreat for women conductors focused on leadership development, fostering mentoring relationships, and opportunities for networking.
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The first FACETS conference was held in northern Georgia in July of 2016, where twenty-six women from 9 states, representing elementary, middle school, high school, college, church, and community choirs, came together to learn and teach, explore their questions, and share their experiences.

Karmiel USA, 2024 Event
August 30 - September 2, 2024
An annual Israeli folk dance camp held during Labor Day weekend in the mountains of Highlands, NC.

Qollasuyu Gathering
2024 Retreat
September 6 - 8, 2024
In these times of continual stress when everything seems to converge in more mayhem and mischief, we are called to be in community. We need to be with one another. We need to deepen our connections within the natural and unseen worlds by immersing in the encantos that sing us back to Life!

5Rhythms Dance Movement Retreat Fall 2024
September 19 - 22, 2024
Coming in 2024

2024 Fall GSV
September 26 - 29, 2024
We are committed to creating safe, sacred space that is open to all spiritual paths, wherein men who love men may explore and strengthen spiritual identity.
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We are committed to creating a spiritual community with the intent to heal, nurture our gifts and potential, and live with integrity in the world.
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We are committed to supporting others in their spiritual growth by sharing experiences and insights.
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Please go to the Gay Spirit Visions website for more information:

2024 UU WomanSpirit Fall Institute and Gathering
October 2 - 6, 2024
UUWomenspirit is a biannual spiritual retreat for women from all walks of life.
We gather recognizing that we have journeyed on varied paths to Spirit: earth-based, indigenous tribal, Christian, Hebrew, Wiccan, Buddhist, and more.
We gather to honor the manifestation of the Feminine Divine in our own deep beings, in each other, and in the world around us.

UUCA Atlanta
Men's Retreat 2024
October 18 - 20, 2024
Coming in 2024

NW UU Congregation of Atlanta Retreat to The Mountain
October 18 - 20, 2024
Promoting Religious Freedom, Spiritual Growth and Ethical Action

Unity Men's Group Atlanta 2024 Retreat
October 18 - 20, 2024
At Unity Atlanta Church, we empower you to realize your indwelling Divinity, and we provide abundant opportunities for you to transform yourself, your life, your community, and our world.

UUC Columbia 2024 Retreat to
The Mountain
October 25 - 27, 2024
Strengthened by our common humanity and inspired by our seven principles, we promise
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to be a safe and welcoming community;
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to nurture each other’s hearts and spirits;
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to delight in the beauty of our diversity;
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to struggle together on our spiritual journeys;
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and to challenge each other to live our values.

UU Fellowship of Hendersonville Retreat
October 25 - 27, 2024
Celebrate life in all its joy and mystery.
Inspire journeys of truth and meaning.
Engage in practice and service for love, justice and peace.

OurSong: 2024 Retreat at The Mountain
November 1 - 3, 2024
OurSong is dedicated to performing high quality music while celebrating our unique gay and lesbian experience and our evolving place in the world.