Wildacres Retreat is a conference center offering its facilities to non-profit groups conducting educational or cultural programs on topics such as music, art, science, religion, lapidary, craft and writing. It is also available for staff and board retreats for non-profit organizations.
At an elevation of 3,300 feet, Wildacres is situated on 1,600 acres atop Pompey's Knob, a mountain near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Little Switzerland, North Carolina.
Conference center facilities at Wildacres Retreat include indoor meeting spaces of various sizes; a 165 seat indoor auditorium for lectures and concerts; a 200 seat amphitheater for outdoor gatherings; a fully equipped lapidary workshop and pottery studio; a dining hall serving three family style meals daily; and 57 double-occupancy bedrooms, each with a private bath.
Additionally, the Wildacres residency program allows guests to spend one week each in Owl's Nest Cabin while concentrating on a specific project. See the Residency page for more information.
I.D. and Madolyn Blumenthal dedicated Wildacres Retreat in 1946 for the betterment of human relations and interfaith dialogue.
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The amphitheater at Wildacres Retreat, a North Carolina conference center
Wildacres Events:
The application deadline for the 2012 Residency Program was January 15. Thanks to all those that applied.
The 66th Wildacres season ends on November 6. Thanks to all the guests that made this another wonderful season.
We are curently working on the 2012 Wildacres schedule and hope to have it on this website near the end of the year. If your group is interested in having a program here next year, please contact us.
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