Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Blaring bagpipes, astounding athletes, delicate dancers, rocking Celtic music and a spectacular highland setting makes this colorful celebration of Scottish culture the best highland games in America.
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Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC
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Use Your Brain – For a Change
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesWe are constantly hearing how powerful our brain is. But we’re not being given the necessary knowledge about how to easily tap into our brain’s potential. In “Use Your Brain - For a Change” you’ll: Learn Intriguing information about how your brain actually works. And learn how art can help you "change your mind!"
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Cork & Canvas
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesLearn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Le Chemin a travers les champs by Jean Metzinger. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvases, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. A trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.
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Straight No Chaser Beach Bash
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesIf the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch.
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Sit & Stitch
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesBring your own supplies and projects to work on and workshop with the group! Bring friends or make new ones.
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Lunch & Learn: A Slow Art Experience
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesSlow Art as a concept was created to encourage us all to stay with the art for a little longer, savor, and soak it in.
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The Embers Featuring Craig Woolard
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesThe Embers boast numerous albums and single releases that span decades and all the crazes continuing to exhibit top quality showmanship, musicianship and professionalism.
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High Country Jazz Society: Michelle Amato Quartet
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesMichelle Amato Quartet - Michelle Amato returns to the High Country to share more of her extensive repertoire from The Great American Songbook, as well as jazz and pop favorites from around the world.
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Artists in Residence: Miriam Esteve & Waitsel Smith
Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesCome to Edgewood Cottage and see local artists work in person! Talk to them and learn more about their process. Purchase their art directly and support them and the Artists in Residence program!
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“Palette & Pour” Art & Wine Evening
Daingerfield's 224 Westglow Cir., Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesWestglow Luxury Resort & Spa invites guests to an elegant summer evening of art, wine, and conversation at Palette and Pour, taking place on Wednesday, July
15, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at historic Daingerfield Manor House.Registration Required -
Protecting Our Horizon Lines with The Blue Ridge Conservancy
In this program you'll get a chance to meet a few of the Blue Ridge Conservancy team who are working to protect the places we love. We'll get updates on some of their major projects like the Middle Fork Greenway, Northern Peaks State Trail, The Knob Boulders and Nature Preserve, and the BRC Conservation Campus.
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United StatesComplexions Contemporary Ballet explodes onto the stage with boundary-breaking artistry under visionaries Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. Raw athleticism meets sleek precision, where 16 powerful dancers command the stage with fierce grace and technical brilliance
$25 – $45