Exhibit: Dail Dixon – Modern at Scale

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Dail Dixon, FAIA, is an architect, craftsman, and a modernist at heart. This installation, featuring works from his woodworking studio, explores how this celebrated North Carolina architect, known for his innovative design sensibilities, translates modernist principles into playful, functional artworks.

Free Entry

Exhibit: Anna Buckner: And other Myths

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Anna Buckner is a painter in the most expanded sense. An interdisciplinary artist and maker, she creates compositions at the intersection of textile patterning, graphic design, and painting. And other Myths is a body of work that leverages the storytelling potential of quilting within the context of painterly composition and design precision.

Free Entry

Exhibit: Storyboard to Storybook at BRAHM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

This exhibition celebrates the artists behind beloved children’s books of the mid-20th century, offering a glimpse into the creative process of illustration and storytelling.

Free Entry

Exhibit – Considerations: An Installation by Sarah Vaughn

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Sarah Vaughn’s Considerations invites visitors to step into a landscape of thousands of carefully crafted glass river rocks. Made using techniques like blowing, flame-working, casting, and laminating, these fragile stones are stacked and arranged to create an immersive installation that explores how we experience and remember the world around us.

Free Entry

Sip & Shop at J. McLaughlin

J. McLaughlin 1081 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC

Head over to J. McLaughlin and enjoy sips and light bites with 10% of the proceeds benefitting Blowing Rock Women's Club Scholarship Fund! From 12-4pm on May 9.

Free Entry

Music on the Lawn

Inn At Ragged Gardens 203 Sunset Drive, Blowing Rock, NC

“Music on the Lawn” at The Inn at Ragged Gardens has become a much beloved outdoor concert series. Held each Friday from May through September (weather permitting), the event draws locals and visitors alike.

Free Entry

Studio Saturdays: Pacita Abad

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Youth aged 12-18 are invited to join us at BRAHM every second Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm this spring for directed studio time inspired by famous artists. Explore new styles and processes for making art. Meet new friends and express your creative side. Free for the community. Reservations are required due to limited space.

Free

Summer Ale Release Party

Blowing Rock Ale House 152 Sunset Dr., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Head over to the Blowing Rock Ale House for their Summer Ale Release Party! They will have live music from Redbud Bluegrass, special summer tees, and giveaways! 

Free Entry

Mother’s Day Brunch Experience

Timberlake's Restaurant 185 Chetola Lake Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

This Mother’s Day, treat Mom to a special brunch at Timberlake’s Restaurant at Chetola Resort! Enjoy a delicious spread of fresh, seasonal dishes, including house-smoked salmon, made-to-order omelets, Eggs Benedict, and a variety of breakfast breads and pastries.

Mindfulness Meditation Group at BRAHM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric DeVere will be guiding the weekly meditation group.

Free

Blowing Rock Community Library Association: Spring Social!

Blowing Rock Community Library 1022 Main St., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Head on over to the Historic Library on Main Street Blowing Rock for wine, appetizers, and dessert. Get to know your local library, learn about volunteer opportunities, and meet new friends. 

Free Entry