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Hunger & Health Coalition: A Simple Gesture Bag Pick Up

Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce 132 Park Ave, Blowing Rock NC, NC, United States

Hunger & Health Coalition: A Simple Gesture Bag Pick Up. Please drop off bag by Noon the day of pick up. Replacement green bags can be provided at the Chamber. Suggested Donation Items: Rice, Beans, Soups, Canned Veggies and Fruits, Cereal, Mac and Cheese, Pasta.

Jerry Burns Day

American Legion 333 Wallingford Rd, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Join the Blowing Rock Historical Society at the American Legion building to celebrate the contributions Jerry made to our community. Guest speakers will be the Harper sisters, Lee Vason, Anne Bernhardt and Dinny Addison, and their topic is Growing Up in Blowing Rock From the Forties to the Sixties.

Living History Event: High Country Summer Rendezvous at Hickory Ridge

Hickory Ridge History Museum 591 Horn in the West Dr, Boone, NC

Learn what crafts and activities settlers in the North Carolina Backcountry would have been doing during the summer months. See craft demonstrations such as spinning and weaving. Try period food and drinks prepared in the same fashion as the settlers of the 1700s.

$5 – $12

Intro into Precious Metal Clay Workshop

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

Explore jewelry making using Precious Metal Clay. PMC is clay made of metal particles, which allows you to sculpt and create pieces that become solid, fine silver when fired. Each student will be able to create a pair of small earrings and a charm or a bead.

$105 – $120

Immersive History: Independence Day Celebration at Hickory Ridge

Hickory Ridge History Museum 591 Horn in the West Dr, Boone, NC

Celebrate Independence Day at Hickory Ridge! See a North Carolina Continental Line encampment where you can join the 1st North Carolina Regiment under the command of Colonel James Moore. See period weapons demonstrations as well as demonstrations of different skills and crafts from the colonial period. On Sunday afternoon witness a reading of the Declaration […]

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Storytelling Saturday at Mystery Hill

Mystery Hill 129 Mystery Hill Lane, Blowing Rock, NC

Join us at the Dougherty House at Mystery Hill the first Saturday of each month from 2-4 pm for Storytelling Saturday! Enjoy Jack Tales and traditional Appalachian stories passed down from generations told by storytellers. Admission is included in the price of your Mystery Hill ticket, so you can also enjoy the Gravitational Anomaly, museums […]

Free with admission