We will roll at 9am on Saturday, July 20th from the Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Rd, Banner Elk, NC 28604. Parking is $5 and you can pay at the donation boxes located around the park.
Grandview Ballroom
135 Jack Branch Drive, Boone, NC
BRAHM's Annual Gala is returning, taking place at Appalachian State University's beautiful Grand View Ballroom. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, live music, dancing, as well as both silent and live auctions to strengthen BRAHM's impactful exhibitions and educational programs.
Lees-McRae College
191 Main Street, Banner Elk, NC
Back by popular demand! What did Banner Elk, North Carolina, look like in the 1890s? With the vision of Edgar Tufts, a young seminary student, one tiny town gained a church, college, orphanage, and hospital.
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States
The eight-piece ensemble burst into the world with their 2014 debut, Half the City, establishing a sound that quickly became a calling card and landing the band a slew of major festivals including Lollapalooza, Coachella and Glastonbury.
Rosen Concert Hall
813 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States
Renowned pianists Simone Dinnerstein and Awadagin Pratt, each celebrated for their remarkable artistry, come together to present a program showcasing a selection of timeless works for two pianos.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
Susan’s distinctive fiber works combine landscape painting with quilt construction to create functional modern quilts as well as decorative art quilts and wall hangings.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
Whether it’s the beautiful places he has traveled to, or right here at home in western North Carolina, Lonnie has captured amazing vistas, wonderful architecture and distinctive faces across the world.
Turchin Center for Visual Arts
423 West King St., Boone, NC
As we celebrate AASF’s 40th anniversary, this series will offer behind-the-scenes discussions with artists from the music, dance, and visual arts worlds that center around a common theme of legacy and longevity.
Lees-McRae College
191 Main Street, Banner Elk, NC
Back by popular demand! What did Banner Elk, North Carolina, look like in the 1890s? With the vision of Edgar Tufts, a young seminary student, one tiny town gained a church, college, orphanage, and hospital.
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States
The Paul Taylor Dance Company is one of the most famous modern dance ensembles and has been innovating and transforming modern dance since 1954. Founder Paul Taylor (1930-2018) created 147 dances that cover a broad range of topics, themes, and moods.
Grandfather Mountain
2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC
Richard Louv is a journalist and author of 10 books, including “Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives – and Save Theirs,” “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder” and “The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age.”
Lees-McRae College
191 Main Street, Banner Elk, NC
One night only! After the big success of last year’s debut of a variety show, the new High Country Talent Jamboree on July 26 will highlight some of the many special aspects of life in the North Carolina mountains, featuring the best music, dancing, comedy, and patriotic songs of Southern Appalachia.
Kidd Brewer Stadium
733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States
Brad Paisley has earned his place in country music history as one of the genre’s most talented and decorated male solo artists. For more than 20 years, his songwriting and unmatched showmanship have won him numerous awards.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
As a local artist, Jack enjoys capturing the rare beauty of Appalachia, often right outside his cabin door. His favorite paintings are brightly pigmented landscapes filled with the light and character of places he frequents.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
JoAnn knows watercolor. She’s been enthusiastically painting watercolors for over 25 years. Her major inspiration comes from scenes she’s photographed during many trips across the US.
Broyhill Park
173 Lakeside Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
The first concert of the series is held on July 1, 2024 and runs through July 29, 2024. The concerts are located at 173 Lakeside Dr. Blowing Rock, NC 28605 and are set up in the gazebo at Broyhill Park.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
The Blue Ridge Fiber Guild is a multi-talented group of High County residents who share an interest in fiber arts. Each member specializes in using fibers to produce original functional and decorative artworks.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
Alysa primarily works in clay to produce decorative and functional pottery. She has added a series of shadow boxes as form, with both clay and encaustic (hot liquid wax) as primary media to expand her work.
American Legion
333 Wallingford Rd, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
Celebrating Women Artists! Presented in partnership with Women's Fund of the Blue Ridge at the Blowing Rock American Legion. There will be music and guests speakers.
More information TBA - Save the date!
Broyhill Park
173 Lakeside Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
Head over to Broyhill Park (173 Lakeside Dr.) for a free concert! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the sounds of local artists in a serene setting. 5-7 pm
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Alma Woodsey Thomas’s “Autumn Leaves Fluttering in the Breeze." Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. A trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
This lecture will discuss how metal casting has influenced civilization in terms of sculpture production, early spiritual ideation, and modern day conveniences from industrialization.
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States
Created and directed by John Mueller, One Night in Memphis® is the critically acclaimed tribute to legendary Sun Records recording artists Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
Join us for a special community day at BRAHM! This will include museum tours, a public art walking tour of downtown Blowing Rock, and an aluminum pour with the WNC Sculpture Center!
Tweetsie Railroad
300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane, Blowing Rock, NC
Come hear America's favorite Cowboys, as this Grammy Award-winning quartet sing and entertain audiences "the Cowboy Way." Performances at Noon and 3:00 p.m.
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States
Motown Reimagined: Motown had so many hits that one could put together five separate shows of music and still have plenty of songs left over. Join Noel and Maria Howell as they reinterpret and reimagine the music that defined the 60's, the Motown Sound.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
Scott believes in original art. Ideally, everyone would have access to such art in and for their homes. The landscape of the High Country is a wonderful muse.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
Randi’s love of horticulture and botany has informed her still life paintings and in oil painting, she found the medium to capture all the things she loves.
Price Lake Boat Rentals
3636 Blue Rdg Pkwy, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and Waypoint Adventure are partnering to offer adaptive kayak training for individuals with physical or mental disabilities at Price Lake, milepost 297 on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce
132 Park Ave, Blowing Rock NC, NC, United States
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show. Website
Mark your calendars for the 2024 Alair Homes High Country Summer Concert Series! Hosted in Downtown Blowing Rock at Memorial Park, this year’s concert series is a food drive for @HungerHealthCoalition’s A Simple Gesture Program.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
Brad is a self-taught pointillist artist who is a full-time High-Country resident. Pointillism is an art form where thousands of small brushstrokes or pen marks present composed images when viewed from afar.
Edgewood Cottage
115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC
Lee has been a painter almost as long as she’s been a dancer. Lee’s oil paintings reflect “dancing on the canvas” and are full of motion and heavily pigmented color, brimming with vibrant energy.
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
The Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival is a four-day, open enrollment plein air painting event. It takes place in the beautiful mountainous area surrounding the town of Blowing Rock in western North Carolina, from Tuesday, August 20th, to Saturday, August 24th, 2024.
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
Amanda Szot has a BFA in Sculpture from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and is an In-House Sculptor at the Western North Carolina Sculpture Center and the Preparator at BRAHM.
Grounded Works
1179 Main St., Blowing Rock, NC, United States
On August 23 from 1-6pm Hand Forged Harmony will be at Grounded Works in Blowing Rock sharpening knives for people who bring their own. They also have knives for sale at Grounded Works.