The familiar "Tweet, tweet!" of Tweetsie Railroad's historic narrow-gauge steam locomotives will be heard throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains once again when Tweetsie opens its doors for the 2026 season. Featuring a family-friendly Wild West Adventure for children of all ages.
She edited the anthology, Had I a Dove: Appalachian Poets on the Helene Flood released in September 2025 by Redhawk Publications with all proceeds going to the Community Foundation’s Helene Flood Relief Fund.
Downer will read some of the poems from the anthology, Had I a Dove: Appalachian Poets
on the Helene Flood, as examples of narrative poetry. Stressing the importance of
telling our own stories, Downer will encourage participants to write poetry or prose
using prompts and different poetic techniques.
Lebanese-American artist Helen Zughaib paints exuberantly prismatic and patterned images that draw on the Arab experience. In her gouache and mixed-media works, Zughaib references scenes from her own Middle Eastern childhood and the plight of present-day people of Arab descent in an effort to encourage empathy and promote peaceful dialogue.
Start off your weekend with art and wellness! Artful Yoga brings mindful movement to the museum galleries to enrich body, mind, and spirit. In this special installment instructor Stacy Shamy will lead a light movement practice to wake up the body and then rest on the mat for a deep sound journey.
This is event is free and open to the public. Performances will be 20 - 25 minutes long and will take place at 2 & 3 pm. The choreography is designed so that the public can move through the exhibition while the performance is taking place.
Ramps (Allium tricoccum Aiton), or wild leeks, are perennial herbaceous plants native to the forests of eastern North America and valued for their distinctive flavor and cultural significance. Despite increasing harvest pressure, relatively little is known about their genetic diversity or taxonomic boundaries.
APP STATE Presents A lecture by Dr. Karl Campbell The state of North Carolina had the American Revolution in mind when it authorized our license plates to read “first in freedom.”
Blowing Rock Art in the Park celebrates six decades of shows! Enjoy fine art and handcrafts from award-winning and acclaimed artisans. Artists are jury-selected and each show features a different set of artists, curated to present a wide variety of mediums. Find gifts and works for personal collections, functional beauties like furniture and cutlery, and wearable art like handcrafted jewelry and textiles. Artists’ tents line Park Avenue right in downtown Blowing Rock.
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Alair Homes High Country Summer Concert Series! Hosted in Downtown Blowing Rock at Memorial Park...
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Free art shows in Blowing Rock! Daily through Labor Day, new artists every Monday. Meet different High Country artists each week. Buy original art directly from artists- Art for every interest and budget.