The North Carolina High Country's only year-round professional theatre goes beyond the limits of what you would expect live theatre to be. We present year-round entertainment by offering full-length plays, concerts, game shows, staged readings, interactive murder mysteries, acting workshops, summer theatre camps and more. It’s quality, professional theatre at an affordable price. There are no limits to the imagination!

Enjoy live jazz concerts open to the public with nationally acclaimed musicians every second Sunday of the month, May thru October. Whether you choose to dine by reservation only, visit the bar, or simply walk-in and enjoy the music, our dinner theatre setting at the Meadowbrook Inn provides the perfect ambiance for your enjoyment. Thanks to the nonprofit HCJS, jazz is alive and thriving as America's own art form right here in the High Country. We also strive to educate, encourage and support the development of jazz talent in the community. Dinner seating starts at 6 pm. Call for dinner reservations at the Meadowbrook Inn. Concert begins at 7 pm. Concert information: 828-264-6860

Laugh, scream, gasp and lose yourself in a world of adventure, comedy, romance and suspense. Escape to Barter Theatre and experience world-class entertainment. Let your imagination run wild and discover thrills like you never have before, watching stories unfold at the nation's longest running equity theatre.

Open late June to mid-August. Shows nightly except Monday at 8pm. Exciting family entertainment of the history of the area. The adjacent Hickory Ridge Living History Museum is open before the show. Donations are encouraged. All seats reserved, walk-ups welcome.

Professional theatre company at Lees-McRae College's Hayes Auditorium.

A concert series and radio show which presents the best of traditional Appalachian musicians and performers. The series runs each summer in Boone and each fall in Blowing Rock.

Featuring the finest in touring performances annually from September-April. World-class jazz, opera, theatre, film, dance, world music and more, designed to enrich the cultural landscape of the university and surrounding region. All shows at 7pm in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts.