Name: Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight at Grandfather Mountain
Start: 2025-09-27T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-27T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Grandfather Mountain

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 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 26 @ 10:00 am - September 27 @ 4:00 pm

Print Making & Etching Demo at Moses Cone Manor

Moses Cone Manor Blowing Rock, NC, United States

John Furches will demonstrate print making and etching 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 26 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Music on the Lawn

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
September 27 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Blue Ridge Parkway Service Project at Moses Cone Estate

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
September 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Sound & Sight: A Collaboration Jack Boul/Robert Trefousse

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

The premier of a suite of modern classical music inspired by Jack Boul’s paintings will be held at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum on September 27 at 4 pm. After the concert, there will be a reception with complimentary refreshments.

Registration Required
September 27 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight at Grandfather Mountain

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