Use Your Brain - For a Change
2026-07-09 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
We 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
2026-07-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Learn 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.
Wine, beer, and light snacks are complimentary.

Straight No Chaser Beach Bash
2026-07-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
If 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. They have emerged as a phenomenon with a massive fanbase and a long list of accomplishments including 2 RIAA Gold Certified albums, over 1.5 million concert tickets sold, over 1 billion streams on Pandora, and over 2 million albums sold worldwide. Straight No Chaser is the real deal, the captivating sound of nine unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense… and with a sense of humor.
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Sit & Stitch
2026-07-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Image Credit: This image is created with the assistance of DALL-E generative AI, 2024
Bring your own supplies and projects to work on and workshop with the group! Bring friends or make new ones.
Ready to start a new project? Sit and Stitch will meet the first Saturday of every month.
Admission is free for everyone.
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Lunch & Learn: A Slow Art Experience
2026-07-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Take time for yourself for a special series we are calling Lunch & Learn: A Slow Art Experience.
What is Slow Art?
Most of us stroll through an art gallery, pausing at a piece of art for a few moments before moving on to the next, like some form of visual buffet. Slow Art as a concept was created to encourage us all to stay with the art for a little longer, savor, and soak it in. The hope is that we not only see more, but also get to know the works in greater detail. Exploring artworks more slowly can help us to form more stories, feelings, and opinions about the works.
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The Embers Featuring Craig Woolard
2026-07-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
The Embers boast numerous albums and single releases that span decades and all the crazes continuing to exhibit top quality showmanship, musicianship and professionalism. Having been inducted into the South Carolina Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame and the South Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame, The Embers are honored to carry the moniker of North Carolina’s Official Ambassadors of Music.
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High Country Jazz Society: Michelle Amato Quartet
2026-07-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
Michelle 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. an American vocalist; she trained at the University of Miami School of Music. She has toured and/or recorded with numerous artists including Quincy Jones, Jon Secada, Liza Minnelli, Al Green, Sandi Patti, Jon Hendricks, Donna Summer, Michael McDonald, Celia Cruz, Rita Marley, and has been a featured soloist with the Memphis Symphony and the South Florida Pops.
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Artists in Residence: Miriam Esteve & Waitsel Smith
2026-07-13 10:00 - 2026-07-19 17:00 | Edgewood Cottage, 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Come 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!
Miriam Esteve, Painter
Waitsel Smith, Painter
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Protecting Our Horizon Lines with The Blue Ridge Conservancy
2026-07-16 11:00 - 12:00
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
2026-07-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
Complexions 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 that’ll leave you breathless. The first act features a mixed repertory that spans Complexions’ 31 years as a company, followed by act two, LOVE ROCKS — set to the electric, guitar-driven anthems of Grammy legend Lenny Kravitz. Feel the energy in a vibrant celebration of love, diversity, and everything that makes us human.
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Doc & Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest
2026-07-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
Doc & Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest is proud to partner with the Appalachian Theatre in downtown Boone, NC once again to bring the legacy of Doc & Rosa Lee Watson to the High Country this summer! While they are still displaced from their festival grounds in Sugar Grove due to Hurricane Helene damage, they didn’t want that to stop this long-running summer music event.
Join App Theatre for the 24th year of MusicFest featuring The Kody Norris Show, The Kruger Brothers and Blue Highway! All proceeds will directly support Doc & Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest and its future festivals.
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Symphony
2026-07-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Appalachian Ski Mountain, 940 Ski Mountain Road, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
A night under the stars filled with pop and orchestral music. Firework Finale!
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Weaving our Heritage: Cherokee Baskets Exhibition Opening
2026-07-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Join BRAHM to celebrate the opening of our next exhibition, ᏔᎷᏥ ᏕᎬᏍᎬ ᎣᎩᎲᎢ Weaving our Heritage: Cherokee Baskets. The opening reception will begin in the BRAHM community meeting room for refreshments and a conversation with exhibition curator, Anna Fareillo. The framing conversation will discuss the traditions and innovations of Cherokee baskets. As well as how the artist’s work is a reflection of economic, environmental, and cultural influences.
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Contra Dance
2026-07-18 18:30 - 22:00 | American Legion, 333 Wallingford Rd, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Dances held monthly
Location: Legion Hall in Blowing Rock
Time: 7:00 – 10:00 PM
New Dancers Workshop at 6:30 PM
$10 suggested donation. Please bring cash.
New Dancers, please come on time to the 6:30PM lesson. You will have more fun if you know some basic moves and what to expect. Take into consideration that Downtown Blowing Rock parking can be hard to find sometimes, so adjust your arrival accordingly.
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Darren Criss
2026-07-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
Since bursting onto the pop-culture landscape over a decade ago in Fox’s hit TV show Glee, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Darren Criss has embodied the kind of kaleidoscopic artistry that’s entirely uninhibited by form or genre. For this concert, Darren will be performing well-known songs featured throughout his wildly eclectic career as both a songwriter and performer, including those from Glee, Starkid and the Broadway shows he’s starred in.
Criss is currently starring in the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Maybe Happy Ending, directed by Michael Arden. Now playing at the Belasco Theatre, the production opened to rave reviews and earned him the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor.
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Alair Concert in the Park
2026-07-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Memorial Park, 1036 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Alair Homes High Country Summer Concert Series! Hosted in Downtown Blowing Rock at Memorial Park, this year’s concert series benefits @HungerHealthCoalition’s A Simple Gesture Program.
From 1-3 PM, bring your family and friends to enjoy some great live music and to support the High Country community!
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Artists In Residence: David Nelson Collins & Dezi Beltran
2026-07-20 10:00 - 2026-07-26 17:00 | Edgewood Cottage, 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Come 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!
David Nelson Collins, Paint
Dezi Beltran, Photography
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Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show Hunter/Jumper I
2026-07-21 09:00 - 2026-07-26 18:00 | Broyhill Equestrian Preserve, 1500 Laurel Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605
Competitors clear the course in several Classics and Jumper Divisions! Bring cash for entry and vendors.
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Rick Springfield
2026-07-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
Over the past four decades, Rick Springfield has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter-musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch.” He’s an accomplished actor who has starred opposite Meryl Streep in the feature film Ricki and the Flash, gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO’s prestige drama True Detective, earned great reviews for his portrayal of Lucifer on the CW hit Supernatural and most recently played the insane Pastor Charles on FX’s worldwide hit series American Horror Story. An author as well, both his candid 2010 memoir Late, Late at Night (which Rolling Stone named one of the 25 greatest rock memoirs of all time) and his 2014 comedic novel Magnificent Vibration earned rave reviews and spots on the New York Times Best Sellers’ list. In 2014, Springfield was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located around the corner from the first apartment he lived in when he first arrived in the U.S. from Australia in 1971. Springfield’s Sirius-XM radio show, Working Class DJ, is a huge hit and airs weekly on ’80s on 8. His new album, Automatic, is his first album of all new original material in five years.
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Blowing Rock Tour of Homes
2026-07-24 09:00 - 16:00 | St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church, 140 Chestnut Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605
Save the Date! Tour Blowing Rock’s most notable homes and gardens! Details TBA.
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Live Gem Cutting Demonstration
2026-07-24 11:00 - 14:00 | McCoy Minerals, 537 Main St., Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Head over to McCoy Minerals and see a rough stone cut into a brilliant gem! The demonstration will be from 11am-2pm and the gemstone will be raffled off to a lucky winner!
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Broom Making Demonstration
2026-07-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Moses Cone Manor, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Peter Werner will be demonstrating traditional Appalachian broom-tying, which is how he creates his whisks, cake testers, and large sweepers. 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!
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Sip & Shop for a Cause
2026-07-24 12:00 - 16:00 | J. McLaughlin, 1081 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605
JMcLaughlin and your hosts Donna Mason, Martha Jane Rhyne & Nancy Caldwell would like to invite you to enjoy summer shopping for a cause. 10% of the proceeds will benefit the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum. (BRAHM)
Join them Friday July 24 from 12-4pm for summer Sips and Shopping. If you would like to support and are unable to participate in the event please call JMcLaughlin, Blowing Rock anytime leading up to the event and they will order for you, ship your items with no shipping fee, and make sure your participation is added to this event.
Please do not order online yourself as they are unable to add the proceeds to benefit Casting Bread.
JMcLaughlin
BRAHM

Chetola Resort Toast & Taste Festival
2026-07-24 16:00 - 22:00 | Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Chetola Resort is excited to announce the inaugural Chetola Resort Toast & Taste Festival, a three-day culinary and beverage celebration taking place July 24th-26th, 2026. This immersive weekend features tastings, live music lakeside, a farmers market, and a limited-seat al fresco Chef’s Dinner available as an additional ticketed experience.

Tickets start at $65 for a single day.

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Art in the Park
2026-07-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce, 132 Park Ave, Blowing Rock NC, NC, 28605, United States
Presented by 4 Forty Four.
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.
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K-9s in Flight - Frisbee Dogs!
2026-07-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Tweetsie Railroad, 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Back by popular demand, the K9s In Flight® Frisbee Dog Show is one of Tweetsie’s most exciting (and heartwarming) special events. These incredible rescue dogs will wow you with big air tricks, fast-paced agility stunts, and crowd-pleasing entertainment.
Every dog in the show is a rescue who’s been given a second chance, and they’re now using their talents to entertain and inspire. The K9s In Flight team is passionate about animal rescue and adoption, and this show is a great way to support that mission while having a blast.
Bring your family, grab a seat, and get ready to enjoy the show.

Shows daily at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. in the Hacienda area.
Saturdays Only: Bonus show at 5:00 p.m.
Seating is first-come, first-served. Plan to arrive a few minutes early.

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Jon Pardi Concert
2026-07-25 19:00 - 23:00 | Kidd Brewer Stadium, 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, 28607
Multi-Platinum hitmaker Jon Pardi is coming to the Carolinas to celebrate the peak of summer in the High Country, as the “Mr. Saturday Night” star will headline a July 25 concert in Kidd Brewer Stadium. Known for selling out shows across the country, Pardi will bring his honky-tonk swagger to the home of the App State Mountaineers for the first time.
Six of Pardi’s 14 singles on the Billboard charts have reached No. 1, including “Head Over Boots,” “Dirt on My Boots,” “Heartache Medication” and “Last Night Lonely.”
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Artists in Residence: Dee Edelman & Jack Hamrick
2026-07-27 10:00 - 2026-08-02 17:00 | Edgewood Cottage, 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Come 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!
Dee Edelman, Potter
Jack Hamrick, Painter
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Effortless Entertaining with DeeDee Dalrymple
2026-07-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Daingerfield’s, 224 Westglow Cir., Blowing Rock, NC, 28605, United States
Join acclaimed speaker, author, and hospitality expert DeeDee Dalrymple for an inspiring presentation on the art of gracious hospitality and effortless entertaining.
Drawing from her book Effortless Entertaining and years of experience helping others create meaningful gatherings, DeeDee will share practical tips, creative ideas, and simple strategies for welcoming family and friends with confidence and ease.
Following the presentation, guests will have the opportunity to purchase DeeDee’s book and enjoy a personal book signing and meet-and-greet with the author.
Whether you love hosting or simply want to create more memorable moments with those you care about, this special event offers inspiration, practical advice, and a fresh perspective on bringing people together.
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Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show Hunter/Jumper II
2026-07-28 09:00 - 2026-08-02 18:00 | Broyhill Equestrian Preserve, 1500 Laurel Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605
Competitors clear the course in several Classics and Jumper Divisions! Bring cash for entry and vendors!
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