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Artisan Market at Tanger

Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC

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 […]

Free

Appalachian Summer Festival: Playground (Un monde)

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

photo: ImagePresse Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presents Playground (Un monde) In French with English subtitles Belgium, not rated, directed by Laura Wandel, 2021, drama, 72 min In this debut feature by writer-director Laura Wandel, the everyday reality of grade school is seen from a child’s-eye-view as an obstacle course of degradation and […]

$10

Opening Reception: Bringing the Outdoors In

Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery 7539 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Join us Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery for an opening reception for the Bringing the Outdoors In show, Saturday July 9th from 3-6pm. Meet the artist Lita Gatlin and view her work while enjoying complimentary libations and hors d’oeuvres. Lita Gatlin’s bold and beautiful paintings have been best sellers at the gallery for close to […]

free

Appalachian Summer Festival: Eastern Festival Orchestra with Santiago Rodriguez, Piano

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

photo credit: Ben Van Houten GERARD SCHWARZ, conductor Alan Benaroya, Music Director Chair SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ, piano Umoja for Orchestra                                       Valerie Coleman Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16                 Edvard Grieg      Allegro molto moderato      Adagio      Allegro moderato molto e marcato           Santiago Rodriguez, piano Symphony No. 4 in […]

$20 – $35

Mile of Flowers Garden Tour

Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Mark your calendars! Mile of Flowers will be taking place on July 14th, 2023. More information to be announced. 

Appalachian Summer Festival: Hayes School of Music Faculty Chamber Players: Together at the Table

Rosen Concert Hall 813 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

A Broyhill Chamber Series Event Sponsored by McDonald’s of Boone The Hayes School of Music Faculty Chamber Players invite you to a feast of music to share tastes of cuisine, tradition and home. Conducted by Dr. Régulo Stabilito, the chamber orchestra concert opens with La Revue De Cuisine (The Kitchen Revue) by Bohuslav Martinů, a jazz-influenced ballet […]

$30

Appalachian Summer Festival: Belfast

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

Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presents Belfast In English with English subtitles United Kingdom, PG-13, directed by Kenneth Branagh, 2021, drama, 98 minutes Director Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film chronicles the life of a working-class family and their young son’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital. Surrounded […]

$10

BRAHM: App State Presents

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

App State Presents: Examining the ecological impacts of the Civil War and how scholars write history Join App State’s Judkin Browning and Tim Silver for an enlightening discussion about their new book, An Environmental History of the Civil War — a fresh look at the most written about event in American history. Browning and Silver […]

Free

Appalachian Theatre: Dumbo

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

“Dumbo” is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions. The main character is Jumbo Jr., an elephant who is cruelly nicknamed Dumbo, as in "dumb." He is ridiculed for his big ears, but in fact he is capable of flying by using his ears as wings. Throughout most of the film, […]

Free

Art in the Park

Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.

FREE

Appalachian Summer Festival: Renee Elise Goldsberry

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

photo by Robert Cummerow A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenate actress and singer who has delivered award-winning performances both on Broadway and the screen. […]

$25 – $50

Concerts in the Garden presented in partnership with BRAHM & Watauga Arts Council

Daniel Boone Native Gardens 651 Horn In The West Dr., Boone, NC, United States

We hope you are ready to dance because Mountain Home Music and BRAHM present Todd Wright Quartet Live in Concert at the Daniel Boone Native Gardens! The quartet will perform a lively set of classic and contemporary Jazz numbers to get you moving. This will be a fun time for all ages for a summer dance […]

$10 – $15

Appalachian Summer Festival: Imani Winds

Rosen Concert Hall 813 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

photo credit: Shervin Lainez A Broyhill Chamber Series Event Sponsored by McDonald’s of Boone Celebrating over 20 years of music making, the twice Grammy-nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and the evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors. The ensemble’s playlist embraces traditional chamber […]

$30

Appalachian Summer Festival: When Pomegranates Howl

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

Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presents When Pomegranates Howl In Pashto/Farsi with English subtitles Australia/Afghanistan/The Netherlands, Iran, not rated, directed by Granaz Moussavi, 2021, drama, 83 minutes Nine-year-old Hewad peddles food and amulets tackling dangers of daily street life during an ongoing war in Afghanistan. Following an explosion, he is photographed amongst other […]

$10

Appalachian Summer Festival: Boone 150: A Celebration of Boone’s History

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Lecture Hall 423 West King Street, Boone, NC

The Lunch and Learn Lecture Series features interactive and informative programming that provides a behind-the-scenes view of the festival’s offerings in the visual arts, music, theater and dance. Film Screening: DocuAppalachia: A Half Century Focus on the Environment. In 2017 an untitled, silent 16mm film reel from the 1970s was discovered in storage in Boone, NC. The heavily spliced […]

Free

Appalachian Summer Festival: Postmodern Jukebox: The Grand Reopening Tour

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

Early last year, pop-jazz phenomenon Postmodern Jukebox set out to celebrate a new-millennium Roaring 20s, promising audiences across the country and around the world “the most sensational ’20s party this side of The Great Gatsby.” The wait is finally over and Postmodern Jukebox, the time-twisting musical collective known for putting “pop music in a time […]

$25 – $40

Appalachian Summer Festival: Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Audiences

Rosen Concert Hall 813 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

The festival proudly presents the 11th annual Rosen-Schaffel Concerto Competition for Young & Emerging Artists, known for the pivotal role it has played in launching the careers of some of our region’s most promising young artists. This year the competition, in partnership with the Hayes School of Music, expands its eligibility to undergraduate collegiate musicians to […]

Free

Appalachian Summer Festival: Rolston String Quartet

Rosen Concert Hall 813 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

photo credit: Ben Gibbs A Broyhill Chamber Series Event Sponsored by McDonald’s of Boone Rolston String Quartet: Luri Lee, violin Jason Issokson, violin Hezekiah Leung, viola Peter Eom, cello With their debut album Souvenirs, an all-Tchaikovsky release that was named Recording of the Year by BBC Music Magazine, the Rolston String Quartet continues to receive acclaim […]

$30

BRAHM: Memory Painting: The Art of Theresa Gloster

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

Image Credit: Theresa Gloster. Photography by Bryan Reagan for Walter Magazine. 2019 Join us for a talk with storyteller and painter, Theresa Gloster. Theresa was selected to be one of South Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellows for 2021. The fellowship recognizes master folk and traditional artists from Appalachian Regional Commission counties in […]

$8

Appalachian Summer Festival: On the Water (Vee peal)

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

Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presents On the Water (Vee peal) In Estonian with English subtitles Estonia, not rated, directed by Peeter Simms, 2020, comedy-drama, 106 minutes On the Water unfolds in rural Soviet Estonia in the early 1980s, during a pivotal year in the life of a shy teen, Andres, who is being […]

$10

Appalachian Theatre: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Fifty-five years after its first showing at the App Theatre, Disney’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” a 1968 British musical-fantasy film starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes. At a rural English garage, two children, Jeremy and Jemima Potts, find a car formerly used for racing in Grand Prix in Europe until it crashed and […]

Free

BRAHM: Memory Painting with Theresa Gloster

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

Image Credit: Theresa Gloster, Bushtown Community, ACrylic on Canvas Learn how to tell a story through a painting. This workshop will focus on storytelling through visual mediums. Participants will learn the basics of turning a personal memory into a narrative and then illustrate it. All levels of painting experience are welcome and encouraged. Website

$75 – $90

Classic Car Cruise-In at Tanger Outlets

Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC

Save this date and plan on having a full day of fun! Tanger's Classic Car Cruise-In is open to the public!  Go as a participant or as a spectator and enjoy Mookie's Kettle Korn, live music on center stage by the Bryan Osborne and the Ashe Mountain Boys 12 PM -3 PM, courtyard games, restaurants, […]

Free

Appalachian Summer Festival: Momix: Alice

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

MOMIX’s internationally acclaimed dancer-illusionists conjure the magical world of the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts in this stunning reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s novel. Journey down the rabbit hole with MOMIX and the visionary choreography of Artistic Director Moses Pendleton. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX’s […]

$20 – $35

Exhibit: Uncommon Volumes: Sculptural Selections from Studio Glass in the Region

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

This exhibition draws together more recent works from the past 30 years that illustrate continued experimentation in sculptural glass. Ranging from the decidedly abstract to figural studies, these examples constitute only a small cross-section of the varied strategies deployed by artists as they continue to push and shape the medium to meet the needs of their own studio practices.

Free Entry

Artisan Market at Tanger

Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC

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 […]

Free

Appalachian Theatre: Mary Poppins

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Disney’s “Mary Poppins” is a 1964 musical fantasy based on P. L. Travers's book series of the same name. The film combines live-action and animation and stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as a nanny who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's […]

Free
Event Series Monday Night Concert Series

Monday Night Concert Series

Broyhill Park 173 Lakeside Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

The Monday Night Concert Series began as a spin off of the Farm House Inn and Restaurant that was located in Blowing Rock from the 1950's until 1997. The mission of the Monday Night Concert Series is to support rising talent and to share a variety of music with residents and visitors to the town […]

Free

BRAHM: F.A.R.M. Cafe: A Decade of Dedication

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

Image credit: F.A.R.M. means family. Photograph by Ashley Warren, 2018. Join us for the world premiere of a documentary celebrating the first 10 years of F.A.R.M. Cafe. The film will be followed by a discussion of F.A.R.M. Cafe's impact on the High Country over the past decade. We will be joined by the film's director […]

$8

Appalachian Theatre: Lady and the Tramp

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

“Lady and the Tramp” is a 1955 animated musical romance film produced by Walt Disney featuring the voice of Peggy Lee, among others. It tells the story of a female American Cocker Spaniel named Lady, who lives with a refined, upper-middle-class family, and a male stray mutt called Tramp. When the two dogs meet, they […]

Free

BRAHM: Shakere African Instrument Making Workshop

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

Adults, teens, or children accompanied by an adult We will prepare a gourd, paint or etch on the gourd, string the beaded skirt around it and learn one rhythm & song on the instrument. Beads, wooden, ceramic, and pony plastic beads will be used. Other objects like seashells may be woven in -however, if they […]

$75 – $90

Art in the Park

Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.

FREE

Opening Reception: Different, Yet the Same

Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery 7539 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Join us at Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery for an opening reception for the Different, Yet the Same show, Saturday August 13th from 3-6pm. Meet the artists and view their work while enjoying complimentary libations and hors d’oeuvres. The show will feature the brilliant colors and flowing nature of Wes Waugh’s watercolors in contrast with […]

free

BRAHM: The Jagged Path Dance Performance

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

Don't miss an original dance performance choreographed by Laurie Goux. The Jagged Path, dance performance will transform the gallery space into a performance space putting the themes of the Jagged Path exhibition in motion. Featuring performers from around the United States this exciting event will include West African dance, Afro-Caribbean dance, Tap, Clogging, Modern dance, […]

$10

Plein Air Festival

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

With Blowing Rock as the epicenter for this festival, artists are invited to take advantage of the beautiful High Country setting, set up their easels, and paint “en plein air.” During the event, artists can be spotted all over Blowing Rock and the surrounding area! Painters are often happy to engage with the public and […]

BRAHM: Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old – Book Signing

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

For fans of David Sedaris and Nora Ephron, a humorous, irreverent, and poignant look at the gifts, stereotypes, and inevitable challenges of aging, based on award-winning journalist Steven Petrow's wildly popular New York Times essay, "Things I'll Do Differently When I Get Old." Website

$8

Exhibit: Coast to Coast: Contrasts & Shared Values Across American Impressionism

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

Presented in the Rankin West Gallery at Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

Coast to Coast draws connections across impressionist painting as it was practiced on opposite sides of America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on the artists who made the journey—some permanently and some temporarily—and how the relationships that emerged between them led to a dynamic and often divergent approach to plein-air painting.

Free Admission

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper at the Appalachian Theatre

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

As part of Boone’s Doc Watson Day Celebration, 2020 Grammy Award-winner Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper perform August 19 on the stage named in honor of Watson, the seven-time Grammy-winning legend who lived in nearby Deep Gap, NC. Vince Gill described Cleveland as follows: “Michael plays fearless and it’s intoxicating to play with him because he […]

$25

Back to Class Bash at Tanger Outlets

Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC

Calling all Appalachian State University and Watauga County School Families, Faculty, Teachers and Staff! Tanger Outlets Blowing Rock wants to celebrate YOU this back to school season! Get your best back-to-class fashion with Tanger! Check out the sidewalk sales and your health IQ at this fun Back-To-Class event! OP Smiles and the Village Pharmacy will host wellness checks, then sign […]

Free Entry

A Village Tapestry: The Video Series

Blowing Rock Country Club 200 Country Club Dr., Blowing Rock, NC

This is a collaborative project by the Blowing Rock Civic Association and the Blowing Rock Historical Society. The entire video will be shown for the
first time and features 8 historical narratives on location & with pictures. Starring Dr. Barry Buxton.

The event is open to the public, and copies of “A Village Tapestry” will be available to purchase and autographed. All proceeds go to the Blowing Rock Historical Society. If you already own the book, you may bring it to be autographed.

Free

BRAHM: Using Technology to Save the Honey Bees

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

Presented by Appalachian State University Don't miss App State’s Rahman Tashakkori for an engaging look at a new beekeeping information system that could help boost U.S. honeybee populations. The system was developed by App State faculty and funded by the UNC System. Hardworking honeybee populations — responsible for a third of the food on Americans’ […]

Free

Appalachian Theatre: Heidi

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

The beloved classic film “Heidi” concludes the inaugural series at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 27. This 1937 American musical film stars Shirley Temple as the titular eight-year-old Swiss orphan, who is taken from her mountain-dwelling hermit grandfather, Adolph, to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt as a companion to Klara, a sheltered, […]

Free

High Country Beer Fest

High Country Fair Grounds 748 Roby Greene Road, Boone, NC

There will be 1500 people and 35 breweries. Breweries will give out 2 oz. samples - the only payment you make is to enter the festival. There will be merchandise available for purchase but preordering your shirt on the website will ensure we have your size. In addition to breweries and delicious food, we will […]

$20 – $100

BRAHM: Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains

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

Presented by Appalachian State University Don't miss App State Professor Emeritus Tim Silver for an eye-opening discussion of his book, Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History of the Highest Peaks in Eastern America. In his work on this book, Silver drew on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker […]

Labor Day Block Party, Weekend Celebration, & Sale at Tanger Outlets

Tanger Outlets 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC

Join the fun with us and celebrate Labor Day all weekend long from 10 AM - 5 PM! Enjoy live music on center stage, sidewalk sales and try your luck at one of Tanger's life-size games like our Hole-in-One Golf Green! Take advantage of the opportunity to SAVE BIG this weekend at all of your […]

Free Entry