In the small village of Alcarràs in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when new plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, the members of this tight-knit group suddenly face eviction — and the loss of far more than their home.
Join us for a conversation with Dance Theatre of Harlem’s new Artistic Director, Robert Garland, whose passion for dance ignited when he witnessed his first Dance Theatre of Harlem performance.
Join BRAHM for another Square Dance!
The dance will take place in the Wilson Education Center at BRAHM.
If you have never square danced before or are a little rusty there will be instruction from 6 pm - 6:30 pm. Then the dance will kick off at 6:30 and last until about 8 pm.
Dance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international education and community outreach program.
J. McLaughlin will host a Sip & Shop event on 7/21 from 11am - 5pm benefitting the BRAHM Gala. 15% of sales will go to benefit Blowing Rock Art & History Museum. Come in to the store to shop or call in to make a qualifying purchase.
Symphony by the Lake at Chetola will return on Friday, July 21, 2023! Tickets are now limited, so get yours before they sell out.
Explore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. Discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a stunning Grandfather sunset, and experience the mountain as never before!
Todd Wright and Nathan Hefner will perform on the porch of Edgewood Cottage (Weather Permitting) on July 22 from 1-3 pm. Artists Cindy McEnery and Karin Neuvirth will be showing in the cottage. Remember to bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy!
American blues musician (singer-guitarist-songwriter) Keb’ Mo’ has five Grammy Awards, 14 Blues Foundation Awards, a 2021 Americana Music Association award for Lifetime Achievement in Performance, and a groundbreaking career spanning nearly 50 years under his belt.
Head over this coming Sunday for Community Day at Blowing Rock Art and History Museum. This will take place from 1:30 - 3:30 PM. This will be an opportunity for you to meet their new Executive Director, Stephan Dragisic. They will also be having free family-friendly art activities! Bring your family, explore the museum and our current exhibitions, and take part in the fun!
North Carolina artist Waitsel Smith is a visual artist living in Lenoir with over 30 years experience painting the people and places of North Carolina.
Kathryn has been described as a weaver of stories; her work, a unique combination of art, memories and ancestry.
Competitors clear the course in several Classics and Jumper Divisions!
Best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö have each other’s backs, always. They want to live adventurous lives, loaded with experiences and passion.
Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess.
Hear from the Turchin Center’s former Director and Chief Curator, Hank Foreman (who now serves as the university’s Vice Chancellor for External Affairs and Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff), and current Turchin Center Senior Curator Mary Anne Redding, as they reflect on 20 years of contemporary art at the Turchin Center and some of the exhibitions that have been most meaningful and memorable to them.
This year in honor of 100 years providing an arena of possibility, an opening into the soul and a door into the world, the Library Association will host events celebrating our library.
Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Pissarro's Fields. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. A trained instructor will lead you step by step.
Join exhibiting artist Jan Lukens as he discusses his current exhibition, Jan Lukens: Equine & Equestrian Painting, and his studio practice more broadly. This artist's talk provides the rare opportunity to speak with the artist alongside his work.
The 2023 Tour of Homes will be on Friday, July 28. Tickets available from St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church.
Explore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. Discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a stunning Grandfather sunset, and experience the mountain as never before!
Barbara McKay, a longtime Charlotte on-air personality, businesswoman and host of thousands of cooking shows, has written a beautiful 262-page lifestyle book called Coming Home, Recipes and Reflections from a Life in the Spotlight.
Grammy Award winner and Grand Ole Opry member Darius Rucker, live at Kidd Brewer Stadium, for one night only!
with special guest Lindsay Ell
The K-9s In Flight Frisbee dogs are returning to Tweetsie Railroad this season to amaze and entertain their guests with flips and tricks. The high-flying pups will be at Tweetsie Railroad July 22-24 and 27-30.
The community band will be playing their hard practiced pieces in the Gazebo at Memorial Park from 2-4 pm on the last Sunday of the month.
Live Music every Sunday in July from 2-5 pm.
Shop at J. McLaughlin from 10am-6pm on Monday, July 31st and 15% of the proceeds of your purchase will go to benefit The Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show. If you would like to support this amazing event and are unable to attend please call 828-323-3003 and they will attach your order to the donation.
For more than 30 years Susan has created original fiber art at her Redwing Studio overlooking a quiet mountain stream in northwestern NC.
Evenlight’s work is handcrafted in the spirit of connecting to and caring for the earth. She often uses leathers with positive social and environmental attributes, including repurposed and low chemical leathers, as well as free-range leathers from animals that were legally hunted and used for their meat.
The mission of the Monday Night Concert Series is to support rising talent and to share a variety of music with residents and visitors to the town of Blowing Rock in memory of the Farm House and its creators, EJ and Shirl Blackwell.
Competitors clear the course in several Classics and Jumper Divisions!
On Animal Enrichment Day, guests see firsthand how Grandfather Mountain cares for its resident animals. An enrichment is a special treat, new toy or even an unfamiliar scent given to the animals to break up their routines and help keep them active and intellectually stimulated. Watch enrichment demonstrations, talk directly with keepers and participate in family-oriented games and crafts.
This workshop is designed for students to create and customize their own personal limited palette, using the medium of watercolors.
Head over to Shoppes on the Parkway for great deals and an outdoor artisan market.
Explore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. Discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a beautiful sunset, and experience the mountain as never before!
Head to Tweetsie and hear America's favorite Cowboys, as this Grammy Award-winning quartet sing and entertain audiences "the Cowboy Way." Performances at Noon and 3:00 p.m.
Também, a group of musical artists based in Durham, NC, deliver original performances characterized by odd meter, escalating trances, and interlocking Brazilian rhythms.
As an architecture student at North Carolina State University’s School of Design, Wendy focused on painting, pottery, photography, life drawing and graphics.
A self-taught artist and art teacher, David was born in Sebring, Ohio. Having contracted polio as a young child, he passed time drawing, coloring, constructing and painting with watercolor.
Join BRAHM's Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Ian Gabriel Wilson, for a guided walkthrough of one of the museum's galleries. Gain insight about the genesis of an exhibition, the selection and arrangement of artworks, and a sneak-peek into the process of developing and mounting a show at BRAHM.
Explore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. Discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a beautiful sunset, and experience the mountain as never before!
Roll out at 9am on Saturday, August 12th from the Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Rd, Banner Elk, NC 28604. Parking is $5 and you can pay at the donation boxes located around the park.
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.
Head over to Shoppes on the Parkway to get your classic car fix! Located in the parking lot by Banana Republic from 10am-5pm.
Family-friendly and casual! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to Memorial Park on Main Street to enjoy the music- all concerts begin at 1pm on Sundays following Art in the Park shows.
“DUOS” is a collaborative performance of Jazz with exemplary Jazz musicians Todd Wright, Andy Page, Bill Bares, and Bob Songster.
Bold color and thoughtful emotion are common threads in Samuel and Ashley’s collaborative paintings. Using colors and themes of the four distinct seasons, they hope to impart a sense of safety and solace with works inspired by old world simplicity.
Morgan’s work is inspired by Victorian American women. Because women have historically been compared to delicate flowers, Morgan reinterprets that symbolism by allowing porcelain wildflower imagery to represent a woman’s inner strength.