An Appalachian Summer Festival: Garrick Ohlsson, pianist

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

Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess.

$30

Book Signing with Barbara McKay at Take Heart

Take Heart 1009 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Barbara McKay, a longtime Charlotte on-air personality, businesswoman and host of thousands of cooking shows, has written a beautiful 262-page lifestyle book called Coming Home, Recipes and Reflections from a Life in the Spotlight.

An Appalachian Summer Festival: Darius Rucker

Kidd Brewer Stadium 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC

Grammy Award winner and Grand Ole Opry member Darius Rucker, live at Kidd Brewer Stadium, for one night only!

with special guest Lindsay Ell

$35 – $95

Evenlight Eagles at Artists in Residence

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

Evenlight’s work is handcrafted in the spirit of connecting to and caring for the earth. She often uses leathers with positive social and environmental attributes, including repurposed and low chemical leathers, as well as free-range leathers from animals that were legally hunted and used for their meat.

Free Entry

BRAHM: The Art of the Limited Pallete with Watercolors

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

This workshop is designed for students to create and customize their own personal limited palette, using the medium of watercolors.

$185.00

BRAHM: Tambem Live in Concert

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

Também, a group of musical artists based in Durham, NC, deliver original performances characterized by odd meter, escalating trances, and interlocking Brazilian rhythms.

$15 – $20

Wendy Morrison Painter at Artists in Residence

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

As an architecture student at North Carolina State University’s School of Design, Wendy focused on painting, pottery, photography, life drawing and graphics.

Free Entry

David Collins at Artists in Residence

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

A self-taught artist and art teacher, David was born in Sebring, Ohio. Having contracted polio as a young child, he passed time drawing, coloring, constructing and painting with watercolor.

Free Entry

Summer Beech Trip – Rhoddie Bicycle Outfitters

Valle Crucis Community Park 2892 Broadstone Rd., Banner Elk, NC, United States

Roll out at 9am on Saturday, August 12th from the Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Rd, Banner Elk, NC 28604. Parking is $5 and you can pay at the donation boxes located around the park. 

Classic Car Cruise-In at Shoppes on the Parkway

Shoppes on the Parkway 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Head over to Shoppes on the Parkway to get your classic car fix! Located in the parking lot by Banana Republic from 10am-5pm.

Free Entry

Samuel & Ashley Burr at Artists in Residence

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

Bold color and thoughtful emotion are common threads in Samuel and Ashley’s collaborative paintings. Using colors and themes of the four distinct seasons, they hope to impart a sense of safety and solace with works inspired by old world simplicity.

Free Entry