The Blowing Rocket began printing in 1932 and continued until the paper transitioned to fully online in 2022. The Blowing Rock Community Library is working to digitize the early copies of the Blowing Rocket so that the important historical information will be available to the public.
Join App State’s Dr. Brett Taubman at BRAHM for a fascinating tour of fermentations. There will be opportunities to sample each of the fermented products described, all prepared by the Fermentation Sciences program at App State.
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!
Tray Wellington Band - Growing up in western North Carolina’s Ashe County, Trajan “Tray” Wellington heard a lot of music — and from the first time he heard the banjo as a young teen, he was, he says, “hooked.”
All proceeds from Mining For A Purpose go to the Cancer Patient Emergency Fund. This year there will be a gemstone raffle, a $1 raffle, Silent Auction, rubber duck races, and other activitites all day. Both Doc's Rocks and McCoy Minerals are participating.
Rhoddie Bicycle Outfitters has a select variety of models remaining from the 2023 season and want to give the opportunity to try before you buy at a really great sale price. All models will be BRAND NEW at the beginning of our demo day.
Family-friendly and casual! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to Memorial Park on Main Street to enjoy the music- all concerts begin at 1pm on Sundays following Art in the Park shows.
The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum is thrilled to unveil the inaugural edition of ARS POETICA, a juried exhibition, bringing together the work of poets and artists in this gallery and a companion digital publication. A committee of jurors has paired submitted poems and artworks into combinations that expand, highlight, augment, and sometimes even obfuscate meaning, each enriching the experience of the other.
Influenced by the rich musical heritage of Appalachia, Luke and Madison Morris’ sound is rooted in the folk traditions they grew up in. Nonetheless, they use folk tradition as a jumping-off point into new sonic landscapes and imaginative songwriting.
For musicians, Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, traditional banjo and fiddle music is a way to interpret our uncertain times, to draw artistic inspiration and power from the sources of meaning in their lives. History, family, literature, live performance, and environmental instability all manifest in the sounds, feelings, and sensations that permeate their music.
Grandfather Mountain’s Fall Color Ramble wraps up with a day full of fall-color activities, including naturalist talks and additional rambles, allowing participants to explore and admire the annual phenomenon.
Head over to Shoppes on the Parkway to get your classic car fix! Located in the parking lot by Banana Republic from 10am-5pm.
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