The Folk Art Center in east Asheville will host its annual celebration of wood crafts at Wood Day from 10–4 P.M. on Saturday, August 14. The activities will include live demonstrations and the Tenth Annual Carve-Off Competition from 1–3 P.M. For the contest, participants have two hours to turn a simple block of wood into a work of art. Carvers must sign up by 12:30 P.M. that day to participate.

The Folk Art Center’s auditorium will be filled with lathes, sawhorses, wood tools, and the master craftspeople who know how to use them. Demonstrations include wood turning, broom making, and furniture design and construction. The Carolina Mountain Woodturners will introduce visitors to working on a lathe. Southern Highland Craft Guild members Sandra Rowland and Jan Morris will also host activities and take home projects for children.

Admission to Wood Day and the Folk Art Center is free. The Folk Art Center is located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville. Headquarters to the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the Center also houses three galleries, a library, Allanstand Craft Shop and a Blue Ridge Parkway information desk and bookstore.

For more information, call 828.298.7928 or visit craftguild.org.