Top Story Spotlight Eat lunch and take home pottery at McDowell arts council Soup and a Bowl event Saturday Mike Conley Sep 21, 2026 1 hr ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save McDowell Arts Council Association will hold its "Soup & A Bowl" fundraiser on Saturday at the Marion Depot.kAm%96 7F?5C2:D6C DFAA@CED E96 @?8@:?8 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 4C62E:G6 H@C< @7 E96 |4s@H6== pCED r@F?4:= pDD@4:2E:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> E96 2CED 4@F?4:=]k^AmkAmt249 E:4<6E D@=5 DFAA@CED E96 2CED :? |4s@H6== r@F?EJ 2?5 DFDE2:?D |prpVD 23:=:EJ E@ AC@G:56 2446DD:3=6 4@>>F?:EJ AC@8C2>>:?8[ 2CED 65F42E:@? :? |4s@H6== r@F?EJ $49@@=D 2?5 4C62E6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D 7@C =@42= 2CE:DED[ E96 C6=62D6 D2:5]k^Am MACA Executive Director Susan Pyatt-Baker examines the variety of handmade bowls like the ones that will be available at the Saturday event. SUBMITTED PHOTO kAm%96 AFC492D6 @7 @?6 E:4<6E E@ $@FA U2>Aj p q@H= :?4=F56D 25>:DD:@? 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Check out these free events starting today in McDowell and nearby communities Looking for something to do this weekend? We've got you covered.
Looking for things to do this fall in McDowell County? Here's all you need to know September and October bring festivals that celebrate the people and things that make McDowell County special.
Culturas Unidas Festival returns to downtown Marion Culturas Unidas invites the community not only to celebrate diversity, but to see it. Hear it. Experience it.
Need something to do? See events scheduled for McDowell County this week See what's happening in McDowell County.
McDowell County ceremony honors the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks “Twenty-five years later, may we never forget the lives that were lost,” Will Kehler said. “May we never forget the heroes who answered the call.”
