Free outdoor concerts every Friday evening, weather permitting! Enjoy classic country, blues, bluegrass, and other genres in an always-changing lineup. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. Drinks and snacks available for purchase. See link for performance listings!
Join us for a special living history performance by potter, Jim McDowell, artist in residence at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum. This performance will be a 2-act one-man show where Jim portrays enslaved potter David Drake (c.1800-1870s). Then Jim will share his personal life story growing up in D.C. during the civil rights era, his time in the Army, and life experiences, including how he became a potter. During the performance, Jim will create a face jug onstage, while at the same time instructing a volunteer from the audience who makes one with him. This performance is presented by SouthArts and is free to the public. Limited seating is available so pre-registration is highly encouraged: www.blowingrockmuseum.org/calendar/dave-the-potter
Join us at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum for an Exhibition Celebration in honor of the recently opened exhibition, Jagged Path: the African Diaspora in Western North Carolina in Craft, Music, and Dance. Meet and mingle with the curators and artists of the exhibit. This event is free and open to the public, a cash bar will be available.
Pinecones & Pages is a literary festival where the books come to life as the characters appear and interact with each author and audience. Books come to life as actors become characters directly from the page and musicians will accompany authors reading. The festival culminates with a literary/musical show in the Daniel Boone Amphitheater starring Nashville hit makers and world class musicians. More info coming soon!
Located at the American Legion Building in Blowing Rock, NC every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from April to November. Come to listen or bring your instrument and join right in! Food is supplied at 6:00 PM and music begins at 7:00 PM. There is a $5.00 suggested donation at the door to keep the jam going. For the most up to date information please see the group Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/rwbj.boone.nc/
Light at the Seam, a new collection from North Carolina poet Joseph Bathanti, is an exploration of mountaintop removal in southern Appalachian coal country. Rooted in social and restorative justice, Light at the Seam contemplates the earth as fundamentally sacramental, a crucible of awe and mystery, able to regenerate itself and its people even as it succumbs to them. More than mere cautionary tale, this is a volume of hope and wonder. The speaker: Joseph Bathanti, former poet laureate of North Carolina (2012–14) and recipient of the North Carolina Award in Literature, is the author of seventeen books. He is the McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. TAC Talks: Featuring scholars from around the country, the Thursday Art & Culture lectures are selected to provide supplemental information on current exhibits at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, or to highlight the history and heritage of the mountains.
FUN for the whole FAMILY in the Tanger Outlets Blowing Rock parking lot. ZDayz Car Show and Trike "X" Games! Also on site will be Mookies Kettle Korn, and live music! Join us after and enjoy our courtyard games, firepit, restaurants and more!
BRAHM's free guided tours for the public are the best way to learn more about the artworks currently on view at the museum. Tours are led by docents, a team of dedicated volunteers who have studied BRAHM's exhibitions and are trained to give tours to any and all museum visitors. Docents are the ambassadors to our exhibitions - they are knowledgeable guides who will share the history of individual objects and artists, inspirational stories, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes with you as you walk through the galleries. BRAHM's exhibition tours are educational, engaging, and fun! The tours are free to the public, but do require prior registration. They will take place every Saturday at 11:15 am and 2:00 pm. To register and for more information please visit: https://www.blowingrockmuseum.org/calendar
Join Tanger Outlets as we kick off the Summer Season and honor veterans everywhere during our Memorial Day Block Party & Weekend Celebration! Enjoy four days of sidewalk sales, live entertainment on center stage, courtyard firepit and games, kids chalk art, hometown hero meet & greet, and Mookie's Kettle Korn! MUSIC LINE-UP: Friday Music: Classic Highway 12 PM -3 PM Saturday Music: King Bees 12 PM -3 PM Sunday Music: Bryan Osborne and the Ashe Mountain Boys 12 PM -3 PM Monday Music: Surefire Band 12-3PM
Come honor those who lost their lives in service to the nation. The Annual American Legion Post 256 sponsored Memorial Day Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 28th at 11:00am in the front of Memorial Park at the Gazebo - join us!
Back again for the second year in a row, Dawgful Dead is playing this Saturday the 28th at 2pm! Come enjoy a great afternoon of beer, food, and music! We will have a special Red Rider BBQ brisket sandwich, made with our Red Rider Amber Ale!
Take home your own little piece of Blowing Rock from Tanger's new Handcrafted Art Walk at the Shoppes on the Parkway, a local artisan market held the first Friday and Saturday of the month. Located in the central courtyard surrounded by fun games, fire pit and lawn, Tanger's Handcrafted Art Walk will feature several of the high country's local vendors showcasing jewelry, art, furnishings, pottery and more handmade goodness! All Tanger events are FREE and fun for the entire family! Bring your four-legged friends on leashes too! See you there!
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