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Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville

Blaring bagpipes, astounding athletes, delicate dancers, rocking Celtic music and a spectacular highland setting makes this colorful celebration of Scottish culture the best highland games in America.

Joan Osborne & Lisa Loeb – An Appalachian Summer Festival

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone

Lisa Loeb and Joan Osborne, two unmistakable voices of the ’90s, team up for a special evening marking the 30th anniversaries of their breakthrough albums — Loeb’s Tails and Osborne’s Relish.

$25 – $55