Mind Into Matter
Ever wonder what makes an artist tick? From where do they get their inspirations? How do their life experiences translate into great works of art? And how do they make art with a message that matters?
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Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
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Sip & Shop for a Cause
J. McLaughlin 1081 Main St, Blowing Rock, NCJMcLaughlin and your hostess, Virginia Ford of the Children’s Council, would like to invite you to shop for a cause. 10% of the proceeds will benefit The Children’s Council of Watauga County.
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Eric Serritella Tea Ceremony
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesHead to BRAHM and take a moment for tea, for contemplation, for art, and for community. Artist Eric Serritella will perform a traditional Chinese tea ceremony to a soundtrack provided by pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen.
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The Junaluska Story Exhibition Reception
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesAdvanced Placement US History students at Watauga High School researched different people, locations, and organizations using primary and secondary sources, and created both this exhibit and a digital tour/history.
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Blowing Rock Easter Egg Hunt
Blowing Rock Memorial Park 1036 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesCome to Memorial Park on Saturday, March 28th at 10:00AM for Blowing Rock's Annual Easter Egg Hunt
There will be three different age groups, so look for the signage in our park:
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“Are You Ready For It?” – A Taylor Swift Experience
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesAre You Ready For It? A Taylor Experience, recreates the magic of the Eras Tour in a spectacular, unforgettable show starring Traci Marie as Taylor. Traci’s attention to detail will not go unnoticed by Swifties. Her authentic costumes, mannerisms, and voice embody the essence of Taylor Swift.
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Called to Response: Thomas McLamb Explores Patrick Dougherty: A Pilgrimage
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesThomas McLamb is an experimental guitarist with a background in punk, hardcore, noise, and ambient sound design. His approach to music, combining both guitars and synthesizers, is inspired by other experimental guitar players like Derek Bailey, Jim O'Rourke, and Thurston Moore as well as avant-garde composers like Roland Kayn, Morton Subotnick, and Éliane Radigue.
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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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Tweetsie Railroad Opening Weekend
Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesThe 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.
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Had I a Dove
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesShe 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.
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Telling Our Own Stories in the Aftermath of Helene Flood
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesDowner 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
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Studio Saturday: Arab American Heritage Month
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesLebanese-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.
Registration Required