SAR Blue Ridge Chapter
2026 Meetings and Events Schedule
April 19, 2026 Version
Chapter Meetings
· February 21, 2026
11:00 am
Hawg Wild Smokehouse & Taproom, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28786
Speaker: Compatriot Paul Grass – "A Big Problem for Making Peace with Britain, 1783.”
· April 11, 2026
11:00 am (10:30 am For Lunch)
J & S Cafeteria, 800 Fairview Road, Asheville, NC 28803
Speaker: Ashley Gilbert, UNC Greensboro – The Role of Taverns in the South during the Revolution
· August 8, 2026
11:00 am
Picnic Luncheon (Serves as our Chapter Meeting for August)
Mills River Park, The Willow Oak Picnic Shelter, 124 Town Center Drive, Mills River, NC 28759
Hominy Valley Men’s Christian A-Cappella Choir performing Patriotic Songs
· October 17, 2026
11:00 am (10:30 am For Lunch)
J & S Cafeteria, 800 Fairview Road, Asheville, NC 28803
Speaker: Mr. Jesse Bricker, Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort – Great Wagon Road
· December 5, 2026
11:00 am
Annual Meeting and Holiday Luncheon
Elks Lodge, 546 N. Justice St., Hendersonville, NC 28739
Executive Committee Meetings
· Dates: January 14, 2026
March 4, 2026
May 13, 2026
June 24, 2026 – Special executive committee meeting for America 250 planning
September 9, 2026
November 11, 2026
· Time: 11:00 am
· Location: St. Giles Chapel, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
Events – 2026
· Check the NCSSAR website for events and the event calendar: https://ncssar.org/events/
· March 24-May 12, 2026: UNCA OLLI Course – “The American Revolution: Overlooked Histories” presented by Blue Ridge Chapter, SAR and DAR Compatriots: Each Tuesday, 2:00 to 4:00 pm, starting March 24, 2026 for 8 weeks.
You must be a member of UNCA OLLI to attend the course.
Follow these 3 steps to attend the course:
1) Join OLLI: https://olliasheville.unca.edu/about/membership/
2) Register for class in the History section of the Spring 2026 catalog https://www.campusce.net/olliasheville/course/course.aspx?catId=98
3) Plan for parking: https://olliasheville.unca.edu/parking/
· March 27-29, 2026: NCSSAR Annual Meeting Greensboro, NC
· April 13, 2026: Flag certificate to town of Fletcher at Fletcher town hall, 6:00 pm.
· April 15, 2026: Blue Ridge Community College History Fair, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm,
TEDC Conference Hall, 49 East Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731
· April 18, 2026: Honor Flight, ~9:00 to ~9:30 pm flight landing, Asheville Airport hangar. Our Color Guard will welcome Veteran Compatriot Dave Gunther at the airport hangar. Park at gate 7 of the WNC Agricultural Center, where you can pick up a shuttle to the hangar. You can arrive at the hangar any time after 8:00 pm. Color Guard will muster at the hangar by 8:15 pm. Shuttle times are not listed, but the shuttle will likely be running by 7:00 pm. A Thank You goes out to Compatriot George Alley for coordinating this from our chapter’s side.
· July 4, 2026: Hendersonville 4th of July Parade 10:30 am – Color Guard marching
· July 4, 2026: Asheville Tourists 4th of July home baseball game, 6:05 pm first pitch (Color Guard muster time 4:30 pm) – Color Guard presenting the colors
· July 9-16, 2026: 2026 National Congress – NSSAR, Greensboro, NC
· September 12, 2026: Battle of Dark (Black) 250th anniversary commemoration from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Wyah Creek in Macon County, NC. The event will be led by the Western Waters Chapter, NCSSAR. Our Color Guard is needed for the commemoration.
· September 17 2026: Constitution Day – DAR hosting, 3:30 pm (Color Guard muster: 3:00 pm), Hendersonville Historic Courthouse