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Canteen’s New Featured Artist: David Dozier
David Dozier is a local carpenter, potter, and artist. He has recently ventured into making masks, luminaries, and paintings. His masks are made from large palm fronds sourced in New Orleans and embellished with natural materials- most found locally. David’s paintings are …
Canteen featured artists are jewelers Ann Green and Theresa Rueter.
Ann Green is a jeweler who makes necklaces, bracelets, and rings from instrument strings donated by local musicians including Woody Platt, Pretty Little Goat, Somewhat Petty, and Mike Guggino. Perhaps by wearing a piece of this lovely jewelry, you can obtain a bit of musical juju for yourself!
Theresa Rueter’s …
Our newest art show
Nine women travel to an art gallery to enjoy an exhibit and take a still life painting class while there. Check out 9 different versions of the same still life. This is a fun and joyful exhibit. Some are for available for purchase.
We are grateful for their sharing.
We kick off Dry January with an Elixir from Briar Rose
We sold the Canteen to our employees. We are now an employee-owned cooperative!
After a year of working with a consulting firm and their attorney, we signed the paperwork at our New Year’s Eve celebration and sold the Canteen to our employees and we became an employee-owned cooperative. Owen Grooms joined John and I as employee-owners and after the paperwork was signed, we …
Thank you for another amazing year
John and I shake our heads in amazement every day because of the quality of life we enjoy in Cedar Mountain. We love owning the community’s public home and we are deeply grateful for the support we receive from the community. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We will …
We have an exciting announcement about the ownership of the Canteen
We have an exciting announcement about the ownership of the Canteen! We will be sharing the news at 5:30 ish pm, New Years Eve before our music celebration starts. We would love to celebrate this transition with our community and hope you can make it for our celebration!
We are hosting …
Do you buy beverages on a regular basis? We would love to be your supplier.
The quality of life we enjoy in Cedar Mountain continues to amaze me. The variety of businesses we have access to make it possible for us to stay on the mountain for most of our needs. We are grateful for the services we have access to.
We all depend on our …
A curated gift box of non-alcoholic beverages. A great gift and a wonderful selection for Dry January
Did you know we have over 50 non-alcoholic beverages in stock? We have half a cooler of refrigerator options and we have a non-alcoholic beverage on draft as well. Many are award-winning beverages.
Soft Drinks and Sparkling Waters
Chidlren’s favorite pick is Devils Foot Blueberry Lemonade. It is made in Asheville and …
Burial IPA Mix 4 packs available for $17.99
Some say Burial brewing from Asheville is the best brewery in Western North Carolina. We love their products and are always excited to see what they will come up with next. They create a lot of beverages!
We have created mix packs of Burial IPA’s and they have been a hit. …
Health and Wellness through Beverage Book Club
As we continue our focus on community health through beverage, we are expanding our offerings past tastings. We are hosting a book club focused on the book, The Prime. We will meet for the first time Thursday, January 25th at 6 pm. Please let us know if you would like …
Beer Tasting: Fancy Beer for the Holidays
Fancy Beer Tasting Saturday December 16th 3 pm
Back by popular demand! Our holiday beer tasting. We will sample 5 of the season’s best. This is always a great time. Bringing your own tasting glass is recommended. A wine glass works well or your favorite glass is good too! We …
Thank you for supporting our young artists! Wow, you are amazing.
Thank you for supporting our community’s young artists! We enjoyed a day lifting up young artists in our community last Saturday and you came out in wholehearted support. Thank you! What a beautiful and loving community we live in.
Our young visual artists sold over 75 pieces from magnets, earrings to …
Christmas Eve potluck
We are hosting a Christmas Eve potluck again this year.
We look forward to spending time with our beloved community this Holiday season. Join us for a Christmas Eve community potluck from 3 – 8 pm. Please bring a dish to share and your own non-disposable place setting. If you cannot …
Have Puzzles?
We always have a community puzzle in the works. We are a zero-waste public home and practice reuse and use second hand puzzles. If you have any you would like to share, we would be grateful!
Come Out And Join Us! Nov. 18th 11am-5pm
The Mountain School of Strings & JAM are hosting a throw down competition November 18th. We are a sponsor and encourage folks to enjoy this afternoon of musical competitions. Performers of all ages will …
North Carolina, American and International Award Winning Beverages are in stock. Great holiday gifts! Let us curate a selection for you.
We love beverage competitions. We follow them and get pretty excited about trying the winners. A lot of beverages on our shelves and on tap are there because they have won awards, including non-alcoholic beverages.
If you are looking for a hostess gift or holiday gift in general or a beverage …
Winner of the World Cider Championship: Romilly Cidre is available. We are the only place in Transylvania county you can find it.
One of the best things about curating our selection of beverages is the people we have met and relationships we have formed. We met Jamel of Harlem Distributing shortly after purchasing the Canteen and have formed a wonderful friendship with him and his wife. We dearly enjoy their company. Jamel …
Trivia night was so much fun. It is official. Trivia nights (and additional games too) on Fridays!
It is no surprise our community loves to play games. We live in an amazing playground. Our first trivia night was wonderful. We met some new people and welcomed our trivia hosts, Randy and Diane. Many thanks to them and those who came out for our first trivia night.
Community Memorial Mural painting was so precious
On October 26th, Sarah Dearbaugh of Studio 276 led the painting of a community memorial mural at the Canteen. We are creating a space for the community to share memories of their loved ones, share the grief they experience in general. The space is in the front of the building …
Events
Events are held rain or shine. In event of rain, events are held indoors.
We strive to waste nothing. Want to help? Bring your own glass/cup. It is that simple.
We are pet friendly. Well behaved dogs on leash are welcome in our garden. We are a zero-waste, pack-it-in, pack-it-out public house. Please be prepared to take your waste with you.