SAR Blue Ridge Chapter
2026 Meetings and Events Schedule
July 29, 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)
Hawg Wild Smokehouse & Taproom, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28786
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 NSSAR website for events and the event calendar: https://www.sar.org/events/
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 4 th of July Parade 10:30 am – Color Guard marching
July 4, 2026: Asheville Tourists 4 th 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) Hole 250 th 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
September 18, 2026: Asheville Naturalization Ceremony:
Information:
Color Guard Muster Time to Prepare: 10:15 am (for an event start time of 11:00 am)
Location: U.S. Courthouse, 100 Otis Street, Asheville, NC 28801, 3rd Floor, Room 3
Parking: Wall Street Garage
Other Details: The event is open to the public. When you arrive, proceed through security on your own,
go to the 3rd floor, and wait outside the courtroom (room 3 on the 3rd floor).
November 6, 2026: Asheville Naturalization Ceremony (See information listed under the Sept 18 event)
November 15, 2026: Patriot David Vance grave marking led by the Society of Descendants of Washington’s
Army at Valley Forge and the DAR Edward Buncombe Chapter. Location: Vance Cemetery in Weaverville, NC.
Time: To Be Determined. The SAR Blue Ridge Chapter Color Guard will serve in this ceremony. More details
for our chapter and information for Guardsmen will follow when known.
December 19, 2026: Wreaths Across America, noon (Color Guard muster time 11:15 am), Forest Lawn
Cemetery, Hendersonville, NC.