Cedar Mountain Canteen Public House & Appalachian Cultural Center, a zero-waste, employee-owned pub, bottle shop and listening room rooted in Transylvania County, North Carolina.  We welcome everyone.  We love diversity and enjoy the richness it brings.  Please visit.

Cedar Mountain Canteen Appalachian Cultural Center

Live music at least 4 days a week – 3 community jam sessions – join in!

Over 150 craft beverages, alcoholic & non-alcoholic. Best prices on the mountain! Free vegan food daily.

Locally-made hand-dipped ice cream!

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We are deeply honored to be included as a venue on the Blue Ridge Music Trail.

Thank you to everyone who supports our music program. We are so grateful!

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Our music is free to the community.

Interested in supporting our arts program? Donations are appreciated.  Every bit helps.

You can learn more about our program here.

News

Grandma’s Lentil Soup Recipe

We get asked for this recipe so often we thought we would share it this way to make it easy for anyone to try it.  Thanks for asking and sharing your joy.

Kim

Mujadhra

Makes a gallon
Soak 4 cups of dried brown lentils overnight if possible. …
January 21st, 2023|

“Cedar Mountain Zero Waste Initiative Gains Momentum” – Article by The Transylvania Times

We are grateful for this wonderful article by the The Transylvania Times covering the zero waste initiatives in the Cedar Mountain community.

Click here for the full article and to learn more about the “zero waste” approach and the businesses, organizations, and individuals of Cedar Mountain working towards making crucial and lasting …

January 18th, 2023|

We have some stellar beverages for the holidays

We love beverages and the joy they bring.  We enjoy the relationships we have formed with our providers and delight in sharing stories with our community of the experiences they help foster.

We have some amazing products in for the holidays.  Many of them were available only if we pre-ordered them …

December 11th, 2022|

Thanksgiving Day Community Potluck

We are hosting a Thanksgiving Day potluck again this year!  Last year we enjoyed a bountiful feast with dozens of our neighbors.  It was a joy!  We are opening our doors again this Thanksgiving Day from 3 – 8 pm.  We are supplying a turkey and a pork roast, provided …

November 2nd, 2022|

We have 6 artists displaying now

Our walls and space are filling up as more local artists bring their work to display and sell.  We have jewelry, prints, paintings, wood working and photographs.  All are local artists and we enjoy sharing our space with their creative works.

November 2nd, 2022|

Bring Your Own

Many thanks to Sarah of Know Waste for creating this wonderful graphic to let people know an establishment welcomes you to bring your own reusable items.

Cedar Mountain Fire & Rescue recently held another zero-waste fund raiser.  They hosted a pancake breakfast and Know Waste was on hand to help them …

September 6th, 2022|

Jason DeCristofaro announces his Fall 2022 Jazz Series!

Jason DeCristofaro has announced his Fall 2022 Jazz Series!  Jason’s jazz series brings an afternoon of amazing jazz every Friday from 2 – 4 pm except on October 21st his show will be from 6 – 8 pm complete with a Halloween costume party!  Get your costume ready!

 

During good weather, …

August 16th, 2022|

Jazz and Costumes October 21st

Our Jazz host, Jason Decristofaro is putting together a great evening of Jazz perfect for costumes and celebrating October in Transylvania County. They will start at 6 pm and play until 8 pm. Costumes are always welcome.

July 9th, 2022|

Events

Events are held rain or shine. In event of rain, events are held indoors.

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

November 14 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us every Saturday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 for some fun
singing, pickin’ and grinning!

This jam will cater to musicians who love Bluegrass music, in it’s
traditional and non-trad styles. …

Our first pop-up wine tasting went so well we are starting earlier.  Join Taylor every Saturday from 2 pm – 7 pm as she shares some wines …

HAM Radio and GMRS radio meeting

November 14 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The Cedar Mountain Radio Club will hold its next meeting on November 14th at 5 pm at the Cedar Mountain Canteen. We’ll get “hands-on” with our …

Mountain Music Jam

November 15 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This is an acoustic jam featuring mostly old time fiddle tunes led by different community members. Come bring an instrument and join in on the fun, or …

Owen Grooms Presents Rob Northrop and Potluck

November 16 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Rob has a deep appreciation for the diverse musical styles found in America today and performs a mixture of rhythmic original, traditional and folk-blues music.


We will …

Dungeons and Dragons

November 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Join community members in a game of Dungeons and Dragons!

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

November 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Got a song (or three) to share? Come to the Cedar Mountain Canteen’s Song Swap.

Prepare your songs to bring to the group, and help lead those who …

Join us every Friday from 6:30 – 8ish for community trivia.  Lots of laughs.  Great way to meet new folks.


We strive to waste nothing.  Want to help?  Bring your own glass/cup.  It is that simple.

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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.