Susan March Payne at Artists in Residence

Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

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.

Free Entry

An Appalachian Summer Festival: Aurora’s Sunrise

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC

At only 14 years old, Aurora lost everything during the horror of the Armenian genocide. Two years later, through luck and extraordinary courage, she escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation.

$10

An Appalachian Summer Festival: Strings for Peace

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC

Grammy Award-winning American guitarist Sharon Isbin teams with Indian sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons, with Amit Kavthekar.

$30

BRAHM: Pet Portrait Workshop

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Learn how to create your own mixed-media pet portrait in a relaxed atmosphere. Using tissue paper and acrylic paint you can make a fun, colorful portrait of your beloved pet or favorite animal.

$50

High Tea- Local Fundraiser

Private home Downtown, Blowing Rock, NC

High tea with all the trimmings, presented in a private home in downtown Blowing Rock. Dress tea party festive!  Proceeds from June event to benefit Mercy Ships and Rescue Life; July event proceeds go to Mercy Ships and Water for life. Call Dena at 828-292-0035 for details and reservations. Address provided upon reservation.

$35

Grandfather by Night at Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

Explore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. Discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a stunning Grandfather sunset, and experience the mountain as never before!

$50

An Appalachian Summer Festival: John Oates

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC

John Oates is one half of the best-selling duo of all time, Hall & Oates, as well as an accomplished solo artist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The American Songwriters Hall of Fame, and recipient of the prestigious BMI Icon Award as well as numerous American Music, MTV awards, and multiple Grammy nominations.

$30 – $50

Fundraiser: Dawgful Dead at Blowing Rock Ale House

Blowing Rock Ale House NC

Head over to the Blowing Rock Ale House for live music benefitting the Middle Fork Greenway! The Dawgful Dead will be playing, creating a unique, high-energy sound that is sure to get you dancing. 

Concert in the Park: Alair Summer Concert Series

Memorial Park Gazebo 1036 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Family-friendly and casual! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to Memorial Park on Main Street to enjoy the music- all concerts begin at 1pm on Sundays following Art in the Park shows.

FREE

Reduced Shakespeare Company presents The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)

Valborg Theater 480 Howard St, Boone, NC

Now, The Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce. From the high-brow to the low, The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) covers comedy through the ages, from Shakespeare and Moliere (Is Moliere funny? Why not?) to Napoleon (Dynamite) and Vaudeville and Charlie Chaplin to The Simpsons and Ted Lasso.

$25