Sangria & Songs at Foggy Rock
Foggy Rock 8180 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock, NCHead on over to Foggy Rock for dinner on their beautiful patio Wednesday evenings and enjoy an acoustic set from a local artist!
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BRAHM: Memory Painting: The Art of Theresa Gloster
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesImage Credit: Theresa Gloster. Photography by Bryan Reagan for Walter Magazine. 2019 Join us for a talk with storyteller and painter, Theresa Gloster. Theresa was selected to be one of South Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellows for 2021. The fellowship recognizes master folk and traditional artists from Appalachian Regional Commission counties in […]
$8
Appalachian Summer Festival: On the Water (Vee peal)
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United StatesHelene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presents On the Water (Vee peal) In Estonian with English subtitles Estonia, not rated, directed by Peeter Simms, 2020, comedy-drama, 106 minutes On the Water unfolds in rural Soviet Estonia in the early 1980s, during a pivotal year in the life of a shy teen, Andres, who is being […]
$10
Appalachian Theatre: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesFifty-five years after its first showing at the App Theatre, Disney’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” a 1968 British musical-fantasy film starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes. At a rural English garage, two children, Jeremy and Jemima Potts, find a car formerly used for racing in Grand Prix in Europe until it crashed and […]
Free
BRAHM: Memory Painting with Theresa Gloster
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesImage Credit: Theresa Gloster, Bushtown Community, ACrylic on Canvas Learn how to tell a story through a painting. This workshop will focus on storytelling through visual mediums. Participants will learn the basics of turning a personal memory into a narrative and then illustrate it. All levels of painting experience are welcome and encouraged. Website
$75 – $90
Classic Car Cruise-In at Tanger Outlets
Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NCSave this date and plan on having a full day of fun! Tanger's Classic Car Cruise-In is open to the public! Go as a participant or as a spectator and enjoy Mookie's Kettle Korn, live music on center stage by the Bryan Osborne and the Ashe Mountain Boys 12 PM -3 PM, courtyard games, restaurants, […]
Free
Appalachian Summer Festival: Momix: Alice
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United StatesMOMIX’s internationally acclaimed dancer-illusionists conjure the magical world of the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts in this stunning reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s novel. Journey down the rabbit hole with MOMIX and the visionary choreography of Artistic Director Moses Pendleton. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX’s […]
$20 – $35
Marys & Music at Foggy Rock
Foggy Rock 8180 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock, NCHead over to Foggy Rock's beautiful patio to enjoy some acoustic tunes with your lunch on Sunday afternoons. Don't forget to enhance your experience with a delicious Bloody Mary!
Artisan Market at Tanger
Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NCTake home your own little piece of Blowing Rock from Tanger's new Handcrafted Art Walk at the Shoppes on the Parkway, a local artisan market held the first Friday and Saturday of the month. Located in the central courtyard surrounded by fun games, fire pit and lawn, Tanger's Handcrafted Art Walk will feature several of […]
Free
Appalachian Theatre: Mary Poppins
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesDisney’s “Mary Poppins” is a 1964 musical fantasy based on P. L. Travers's book series of the same name. The film combines live-action and animation and stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as a nanny who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's […]
Free
Monday Night Concert Series
Broyhill Park 173 Lakeside Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesThe Monday Night Concert Series began as a spin off of the Farm House Inn and Restaurant that was located in Blowing Rock from the 1950's until 1997. 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 […]
Free
BRAHM: F.A.R.M. Cafe: A Decade of Dedication
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesImage credit: F.A.R.M. means family. Photograph by Ashley Warren, 2018. Join us for the world premiere of a documentary celebrating the first 10 years of F.A.R.M. Cafe. The film will be followed by a discussion of F.A.R.M. Cafe's impact on the High Country over the past decade. We will be joined by the film's director […]
$8
Appalachian Theatre: Lady and the Tramp
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States“Lady and the Tramp” is a 1955 animated musical romance film produced by Walt Disney featuring the voice of Peggy Lee, among others. It tells the story of a female American Cocker Spaniel named Lady, who lives with a refined, upper-middle-class family, and a male stray mutt called Tramp. When the two dogs meet, they […]
Free
BRAHM: Shakere African Instrument Making Workshop
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesAdults, teens, or children accompanied by an adult We will prepare a gourd, paint or etch on the gourd, string the beaded skirt around it and learn one rhythm & song on the instrument. Beads, wooden, ceramic, and pony plastic beads will be used. Other objects like seashells may be woven in -however, if they […]
$75 – $90
Art in the Park
Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesArt 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.
FREE
Opening Reception: Different, Yet the Same
Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery 7539 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesJoin us at Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery for an opening reception for the Different, Yet the Same show, Saturday August 13th from 3-6pm. Meet the artists and view their work while enjoying complimentary libations and hors d’oeuvres. The show will feature the brilliant colors and flowing nature of Wes Waugh’s watercolors in contrast with […]
free
BRAHM: The Jagged Path Dance Performance
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesDon't miss an original dance performance choreographed by Laurie Goux. The Jagged Path, dance performance will transform the gallery space into a performance space putting the themes of the Jagged Path exhibition in motion. Featuring performers from around the United States this exciting event will include West African dance, Afro-Caribbean dance, Tap, Clogging, Modern dance, […]
$10
Plein Air Festival
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesWith Blowing Rock as the epicenter for this festival, artists are invited to take advantage of the beautiful High Country setting, set up their easels, and paint “en plein air.” During the event, artists can be spotted all over Blowing Rock and the surrounding area! Painters are often happy to engage with the public and […]
BRAHM: Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old – Book Signing
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesFor fans of David Sedaris and Nora Ephron, a humorous, irreverent, and poignant look at the gifts, stereotypes, and inevitable challenges of aging, based on award-winning journalist Steven Petrow's wildly popular New York Times essay, "Things I'll Do Differently When I Get Old." Website
$8
Exhibit: Coast to Coast: Contrasts & Shared Values Across American Impressionism
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesPresented in the Rankin West Gallery at Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Coast to Coast draws connections across impressionist painting as it was practiced on opposite sides of America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on the artists who made the journey—some permanently and some temporarily—and how the relationships that emerged between them led to a dynamic and often divergent approach to plein-air painting.
Free Admission
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper at the Appalachian Theatre
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesAs part of Boone’s Doc Watson Day Celebration, 2020 Grammy Award-winner Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper perform August 19 on the stage named in honor of Watson, the seven-time Grammy-winning legend who lived in nearby Deep Gap, NC. Vince Gill described Cleveland as follows: “Michael plays fearless and it’s intoxicating to play with him because he […]
$25
Back to Class Bash at Tanger Outlets
Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NCCalling all Appalachian State University and Watauga County School Families, Faculty, Teachers and Staff! Tanger Outlets Blowing Rock wants to celebrate YOU this back to school season! Get your best back-to-class fashion with Tanger! Check out the sidewalk sales and your health IQ at this fun Back-To-Class event! OP Smiles and the Village Pharmacy will host wellness checks, then sign […]
Free Entry
A Village Tapestry: The Video Series
Blowing Rock Country Club 200 Country Club Dr., Blowing Rock, NCThis is a collaborative project by the Blowing Rock Civic Association and the Blowing Rock Historical Society. The entire video will be shown for the
first time and features 8 historical narratives on location & with pictures. Starring Dr. Barry Buxton.
The event is open to the public, and copies of “A Village Tapestry” will be available to purchase and autographed. All proceeds go to the Blowing Rock Historical Society. If you already own the book, you may bring it to be autographed.
Free
BRAHM: Using Technology to Save the Honey Bees
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesPresented by Appalachian State University Don't miss App State’s Rahman Tashakkori for an engaging look at a new beekeeping information system that could help boost U.S. honeybee populations. The system was developed by App State faculty and funded by the UNC System. Hardworking honeybee populations — responsible for a third of the food on Americans’ […]
Free
Appalachian Theatre: Heidi
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesThe beloved classic film “Heidi” concludes the inaugural series at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 27. This 1937 American musical film stars Shirley Temple as the titular eight-year-old Swiss orphan, who is taken from her mountain-dwelling hermit grandfather, Adolph, to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt as a companion to Klara, a sheltered, […]
Free
High Country Beer Fest
High Country Fair Grounds 748 Roby Greene Road, Boone, NCThere will be 1500 people and 35 breweries. Breweries will give out 2 oz. samples - the only payment you make is to enter the festival. There will be merchandise available for purchase but preordering your shirt on the website will ensure we have your size. In addition to breweries and delicious food, we will […]
$20 – $100
BRAHM: Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesPresented by Appalachian State University Don't miss App State Professor Emeritus Tim Silver for an eye-opening discussion of his book, Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History of the Highest Peaks in Eastern America. In his work on this book, Silver drew on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker […]
Labor Day Block Party, Weekend Celebration, & Sale at Tanger Outlets
Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NCJoin the fun with us and celebrate Labor Day all weekend long from 10 AM - 5 PM! Enjoy live music on center stage, sidewalk sales and try your luck at one of Tanger's life-size games like our Hole-in-One Golf Green! Take advantage of the opportunity to SAVE BIG this weekend at all of your […]
Free Entry
BRAHM: In the Fray: Black Women in Craft 1850-1910
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesImage credit: Wilma A. Dunaway’s Slavery and Emancipation in the Mountain South: Sources, Evidence, and Methods The period, between 1850 to 1910, offers a particular insight into 60 years of Black women’s craft practices on, off, and after the plantation, to focus on the relationship between craft and Black life to demonstrate how craft is […]
Artisan Market at Tanger
Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NCTake home your own little piece of Blowing Rock from Tanger's new Handcrafted Art Walk at the Shoppes on the Parkway, a local artisan market held the first Friday and Saturday of the month. Located in the central courtyard surrounded by fun games, fire pit and lawn, Tanger's Handcrafted Art Walk will feature several of […]
Free
Art in the Park
Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesArt 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.
FREE
Porsche Concours at First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church 350 Sunset Dr, Blowing Rock, NCThe public is invited to see about 45 Porsches ranging from 1959 to current.
Free Entry
BRAHM: R.O.S.E. (Racing on Solar Energy): a look at App State’s solar vehicle
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NCPresented by Appalachian State University FREE FOR ALL Join App State’s Lee Ball for a lively presentation and video about the university’s solar vehicle, ROSE, which won first place in the Cruiser Class during the 2021 American Solar Challenge and second place in the 2021 Formula Sun Grand Prix. In addition to his duties as […]
Free
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Blue Ridge Conservancy 5k and Fun Run
Blowing Rock Parks & Rec 145 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NCHeld on some of the most beautiful roads in the High Country, you will be sure to enjoy the breathtaking views through the town of Blowing Rock. After the race, hang out at Bistro Roca Restaurant to refuel with snacks and attend the awards ceremony. Register online!
$15 – $30
The Maker’s Nest at Birdies Coffee & Treats
Birdies Coffee & Treats 3737 US HWY 321, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesJoin Birdies in celebrating all things handcrafted in the High Country at their 1st Annual Maker's Nest will showcase 10+ local artisans.
Free Entry
Art in the Park
Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesArt 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.
FREE
Exhibit: POP-UP: Andy Warhol & The Portrait Impulse
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesPhotography and its potential for experimental portraiture is foundational across Andy Warhol's prolific career. In POP-UP, Warhol's commitment to instant film as a candid documentary medium is explored alongside examples of his iconic silkscreen prints.
Free Entry
Exhibit: A Hundred Years of Horses
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesCelebrating the Centennial of the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show In 1923, one of Blowing Rock’s most beloved traditions began as a small tournament on the hill behind Green Park Inn. A century later, the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show has transformed into a monumental event on a beautiful preserve that draws equestrians from across the country […]
Free Entry
Art in the Park
Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesArt 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.
Free Entry
Artists in Residence Begins
Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NCFree art shows in Blowing Rock! Daily through Labor Day, new artists every Monday.
Meet different High Country artists each week. Buy original art directly from artists- Art for every interest and budget.
Free Entry
Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show – Saddlebred
Broyhill Equestrian Preserve 1500 Laurel Lane, Blowing Rock, NCThe Saddlebred classes are loaded with chrome and flash. The atmosphere at a Saddlebred show is electric, with teams shouting encouragement and rooting for their favorites.
Art in the Park
Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesArt 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.
Free Entry
Cathy Futral at Artists in Residence
Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NCCathy Futral is an artist who favors watercolor and acrylic mediums, often plein air or working from photographs of her extensive travel in the U.S. and abroad.
Free Entry
Lucas Hundley at Artists in Residence
Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NCFunction, beauty, feeling and fun drive Lucas’s work. His hope is that the energy he invests in every piece flows to the users and enriches their lives. Whether his creations are functional or decorative, the wood he uses is sourced responsibly from local woodlands.
Free Entry
Lauren Waterworth at Artists in Residence
Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NCLauren Waterworth grew up in Watauga County and has lived in western North Carolina most of her life. She minored in Studio Art at Appalachian State before earning a Master’s Degree in Geology from Texas A&M University.
Free Entry
Summer Concert Series: Music in Broyhill Park
Broyhill Park 173 Lakeside Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesHead over to Broyhill Park for Live music and a great time. The music plays from 5-7 pm. Bring your own blankets, lawn chairs, and coolers. Free entry and parking at Broyhill Park. Sponsored by the Blowing Rock Civic Association.
Free
Scott Ballard at Artists in Residence
Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NCAs chief photographer at Lees-McRae College followed by program photographer for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Scott’s art journey began with photography.
Free Entry
Randi Robeson at Artists in Residence
Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NCRandi always appreciated art but it wasn’t until she retired that she began to pursue her own art journey. Randi’s love of horticulture and botany has informed her still life paintings and in oil painting
Free Entry