Events at Our Boutique Hotel

Celebrate her at Herons

This Mother's Day, celebrate her with an elegant brunch in Herons. Our four-course menu with choices highlights the freshest flavors of spring, offering a gracious and heartfelt way to gather and create beautiful memories together.

Brunch Details

• Sunday, May 10, 2025
• 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• $125 per adult plus taxes and fees
• $39 per child ages 2-10 plus taxes and fees
• Full payment is due at the time of booking. Reservations are non-refundable but transferrable to another guest.

Please note that Herons will be closed for breakfast that morning. For our In-House guests or those without a Herons reservation, a breakfast buffet will be available in the Bar & Lounge from 7:00–10:00 AM for $35++ per person.

Reserve your table and experience a beautiful Mother’s Day celebration at The Umstead.

The Umstead Hotel and Spa is pleased to present The Point of View of Water, an exhibition featuring new works by North Carolina-based artist Clem Bedwell. Known for his tactile, abstract paintings inspired by landscape and reflection, Bedwell’s work captures the ever-changing interplay of light, movement, and environment across the surface of water.

Drawing from careful observation, Bedwell explores how time of day, weather, and surrounding landscapes are continuously refracted and reimagined. His compositions blur the line between representation and abstraction, inviting viewers to experience a sense of motion and transformation within each piece.

We invite you to join us for an evening with Clem Bedwell as his latest collection is unveiled in the Art Gallery. Guests will have the opportunity to view the exhibition and experience the work immediately after it is installed, with pieces available for purchase.

Tuesday, May 13
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Wine and passed hors d’oeuvres will be served.

$35 per person. Reservations can be made by phone or online.

The Umstead Hotel and Spa is pleased to present Inside the Curve, an exhibition featuring new works by renowned ceramic artist Jennifer McCurdy. Known for her sculptural porcelain vessels inspired by the natural world, McCurdy’s work captures the movement of wind, water, and flame through intricate carving and fluid form.

Working with translucent porcelain, McCurdy shapes each piece on a potter’s wheel before cutting and manipulating the clay to create a sense of motion that continues to evolve during the firing process. The resulting vessels reveal dramatic shifts of light and shadow, with many finished in luminous gold leaf interiors that reflect warmth and depth.

We invite you to join us for an evening with Jennifer McCurdy as she shares insights into her creative process and the evolution of her work. Guests will have the opportunity to hear directly from the artist while viewing the exhibition, followed by an artist lecture and Q&A session and a chance to explore the newly-created pieces available for purchase.

Monday, May 18
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Wine and passed hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Reservations can be made by phone or online.