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  • August 2025

  • Wed 6

    Exhibition: The Shape of Color – Understanding Color Theory in BRAHM’s Collection

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - December 27, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    This exhibition explores key milestones in the history of color theory through seven case studies, each centered on a single work of art from BRAHM’s Permanent Collection. Alongside these works, diagrams and historical models illustrate how color has been classified, studied, and understood over time. By examining these varied approaches, The Shape of Color invites us to consider the ways in which color influences our perception, emotions, and the visual world around us.

    Free Entry
  • Wed 6

    Exhibition: Mary Lou Higgins – Sibylline Faces

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - November 15, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    This exhibiton presents a selection of ceramic works and drawings by MaryLou Higgins (1926–2012), an artist active in North Carolina throughout her prolific career. Best known for her illustrative approach to ceramics, Higgins worked across multiple media, creating a body of work defined by intricate draftsmanship and a focus on the female figure.

    Free Entry
  • Wed 6

    Exhibition: Arlee Mains – A Life in Watauga

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - November 29, 2025 @ 6:00 pm

    This intimate installation of ten “memory paintings” by Arlee Mains (1935–2019) offers a vivid and affectionate portrait of early 20th-century life in the mountains of western North Carolina. A lifelong resident of Watauga County and a self-taught artist, Mains drew upon family stories, personal recollections, and regional traditions to create painted scenes of everyday Appalachian life.

    Free Entry
  • Fri 8

    Helping Hands Concert Series presents: Gary Morris & Presley Barker

    August 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Hayes Auditorium 191 Main St. W, Banner Elk, NC, United States

    All artists are donating their time to raise money for Hurricane Helene victims in the greater Banner Elk area. The concerts are organized by the non-profit Elk River Helping Hands, with proceeds distributed directly to hurricane victims in Avery and Watauga counties.

  • Sat 9

    Junior Naturalist Day

    August 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

    Junior Naturalist Program activities throughout the day will be provided specifically for children ages 5-12, but all ages are welcome!

    Included with Admission
  • Sat 9

    2025 BRAHM Gala

    August 9, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    The 2025 BRAHM Gala is currently at full capacity. If you would like to be placed on a waitlist to be contacted if there are further opportunities to purchase sponsorships or individual tickets please contact Hannah Chaney

  • Sun 10

    Carl Ratliff Jazz Quartet

    August 10, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

    Carl Ratliff, saxophones; Lovell Bradford, Sr., Piano/Keyboard., Lovell Bradford, Jr., Bass;  Malcom Charles, Drums. 

    $25
  • Fri 15

    Women’s Beginner Backpack

    August 15, 2025 - August 17, 2025
    Speckled Trout Outfitters 916 Main St. Suite 100, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    Disconnect from the business of daily life and settle into the presence, peace and quiet of nature on a weekend trip that will leave you feeling rejuvenated and inspired. You will learn all you need to know - from water filtration to what not to wipe with- and be provided with all necessary gear to safely, successfully, and joyfully backpack.

    $600
  • September 2025

  • Mon 1

    Hawk Watch

    September 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am - September 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

    All throughout September, guests are invited to join the mountain’s naturalists as they count and celebrate the annual spectacle of fall raptor migration.

    Included with Admission
  • Wed 3

    Down the Path: A Shared Journey of Horticulture Excess

    September 3, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    Today we talk with two plant geeks that met in a garden. Both are now Directors of two prominent public gardens in North Carolina. Adrienne Roethling is the Director for Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden in Kernersville, NC. Jon Roethling is the Director Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.

    $8
  • Sat 6

    ASU Home Football Game

    September 6, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Kidd Brewer Stadium 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC

    Appalachian State Football returns for the 2025 Season.

  • Thu 11

    Antlers & Acorns: Darrell Scott with Ben Danaher

    September 11, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

    Antlers & Acorns Boone Songwriters Festival presents, Darrell Scott with Ben Danaher! Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7 PM / Doors open at 6:15 PM. Standard - $45

    $45
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