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  • August 2025

  • Wed 6

    Exhibition: The Shape of Color – Understanding Color Theory in BRAHM’s Collection

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - December 27, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    This exhibition explores key milestones in the history of color theory through seven case studies, each centered on a single work of art from BRAHM’s Permanent Collection. Alongside these works, diagrams and historical models illustrate how color has been classified, studied, and understood over time. By examining these varied approaches, The Shape of Color invites us to consider the ways in which color influences our perception, emotions, and the visual world around us.

    Free Entry
  • Wed 6

    Exhibition: Mary Lou Higgins – Sibylline Faces

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - November 15, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    This exhibiton presents a selection of ceramic works and drawings by MaryLou Higgins (1926–2012), an artist active in North Carolina throughout her prolific career. Best known for her illustrative approach to ceramics, Higgins worked across multiple media, creating a body of work defined by intricate draftsmanship and a focus on the female figure.

    Free Entry
  • Wed 6

    Exhibition: Arlee Mains – A Life in Watauga

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - November 29, 2025 @ 6:00 pm

    This intimate installation of ten “memory paintings” by Arlee Mains (1935–2019) offers a vivid and affectionate portrait of early 20th-century life in the mountains of western North Carolina. A lifelong resident of Watauga County and a self-taught artist, Mains drew upon family stories, personal recollections, and regional traditions to create painted scenes of everyday Appalachian life.

    Free Entry
  • Sat 9

    Junior Naturalist Day

    August 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

    Junior Naturalist Program activities throughout the day will be provided specifically for children ages 5-12, but all ages are welcome!

    Included with Admission
  • Fri 15

    Women’s Beginner Backpack

    August 15, 2025 - August 17, 2025
    Speckled Trout Outfitters 916 Main St. Suite 100, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    Disconnect from the business of daily life and settle into the presence, peace and quiet of nature on a weekend trip that will leave you feeling rejuvenated and inspired. You will learn all you need to know - from water filtration to what not to wipe with- and be provided with all necessary gear to safely, successfully, and joyfully backpack.

    $600
  • Sat 30

    Children’s Story Time at Blowing Rock Community Library

    August 30, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Community Library 1022 Main St., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    Children Ages 2-8 and their parents are welcome to join us for stories, rhymes and fun! This event is free and open to the public. 

    Free
  • September 2025

  • Mon 1

    Hawk Watch

    September 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am - September 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

    All throughout September, guests are invited to join the mountain’s naturalists as they count and celebrate the annual spectacle of fall raptor migration.

    Included with Admission
  • Wed 3

    Down the Path: A Shared Journey of Horticulture Excess

    September 3, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    Today we talk with two plant geeks that met in a garden. Both are now Directors of two prominent public gardens in North Carolina. Adrienne Roethling is the Director for Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden in Kernersville, NC. Jon Roethling is the Director Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.

    $8
  • Fri 12

    Grandfather by Night: Naturalist Program

    September 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Grandfather by Night: Naturalist Program
    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

    xplore the mountain after hours with your own personal guides during our Grandfather by Night series! You’ll discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, watch a stunning sunset (weather permitting) and experience the mountain as never before!

    $50
  • Thu 25

    Cocktails with the Curator: Jack Boul

    September 25, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    This cocktail with the curator will feature BRAHM's Curator Gabe Wilson in conversation with Jack Boul's son, David Boul. Patrons can expect one part gallery tour, two parts conversation, and a splash of cocktail party.

    $8.00
  • Sat 27

    Blue Ridge Parkway Service Project at Moses Cone Estate

    September 27, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Flat Top Manor Milepost 294, Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    On Saturday, September 27, the National Park Service invites park neighbors and visitors to participate in multiple service projects and a wide variety of programs to mark both National Public Lands Day as well as the one-year milestone of Hurricane Helene’s impacts to the Blue Ridge Parkway and surrounding region.

    Free
  • Sat 27

    Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight at Grandfather Mountain

    September 27, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

    Embrace your nocturnal side at Grandfather Mountain through Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight, the park’s after-hours program where guests enjoy rare after-dark tours, fireside tales and a chance to meet the park’s nighttime residents.

    $40
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