Name: Cocktails with the Curator: Jack Boul
Start: 2025-09-25T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-25T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

September 2025
August 6 @ 11:00 am - October 19 @ 6:00 pm

Exhibition: Daingerfield & The Tonalist Instinct

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

Daingerfield & The Tonalist Instinct explores the development of Tonalism, a distinctly American artistic movement responding to early modernist impulses in painting. Emerging in the latter half of the 19th century, Tonalism was characterized by subtle color harmonies, soft atmospheric effects, and contemplative, mood-driven scenes. Often emphasizing twilight or dawn landscapes, tonalist works evoke introspective, serene, or even ominous atmospheres, prioritizing mood and emotional resonance over detailed realism.

Free Entry
August 6 @ 11:00 am - December 27 @ 6:00 pm

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

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
August 6 @ 11:00 am - November 15 @ 6:00 pm

Exhibition: Mary Lou Higgins – Sibylline Faces

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

Exhibition: Arlee Mains – A Life in Watauga

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

Exhibition: Andrea Keys Connell- Pattern Mapping

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

At the heart of Andréa Keys Connell’s work is a question: how can the things we make help us hold time, memory, and care? Her ceramic sculptures—often fragmented, patterned, and emotionally charged—explore what it means to endure, to remember, and to repair.

Free Entry
September 1 @ 10:00 am - September 30 @ 5:00 pm

Hawk Watch

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
September 18 @ 10:00 am - September 21 @ 4:00 pm

Raku Pottery Demonstration

Moses Cone Manor Blowing Rock, NC, United States

John Turner will demonstrate Raku pottery techniques. This demonstration will be held on the front porch of the the Moses Cone Manor from 10am-4pm. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process!

Free
September 19 @ 7:30 pm - November 1 @ 11:30 pm

Ghost Train – Fri & Sat Nights

Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Tweetsie Railroad transforms from the Wild West into a haunted park with Halloween thrills and chills for all ages.

$45 – $65
September 21 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Outdoor Paint & Sip at Westglow

Daingerfield's 224 Westglow Cir., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Westglow Luxury Resort & Spa—in collaboration with Let’s Be Artsy—is delighted to present an exclusive Outdoor Paint & Sip experience on September 21, 2025.

$75
September 23 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Denim Ball

Mark your calendar for The Denim Ball at Camp Yonahnoka at Linville Golf Club in North Carolina. Guest are invited to dine, dance, bid in silent and live auctions, and enjoy the gorgeous mountain setting.
September 24 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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
September 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Cocktails with the Curator: Jack Boul

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