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An Appalachian Summer Festival: Summer Exhibition Celebration

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Celebrate summer at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts and engage, discover and connect through the arts! The Summer Exhibition Celebration is an opportunity for art lovers to meet […]

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2022 Summer Tracks: Aaron Burdett

Rogers Park Amphitheater 55 W. Howard Street, Tryon, United States

Named by WNC Magazine as one of the top ten most important musicians of Western North Carolina, Aaron Burdett takes the stage with his full band at Summer Tracks. His music seamlessly […]

Grandfather Glows: Bioluminescent Evenings on Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

Have the rare opportunity to see Synchronous Fireflies, Blue Ghost Fireflies and Glowworms, weather and conditions permitting (rain dates provided). Tickets go on sale May 23 at 10 a.m. The […]

Art on the Green

Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle SE, Banner Elk, NC, United States

Four times this summer, Art on the Greene brings original artwork in a variety of media to the green at the Historic Banner Elk School. Located in the center of […]

An Appalachian Evening with Buncombe Turnpike

Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center 121 Schoolhouse Road, Stecoah, NC, United States

Buncombe Turnpike plays a variety of heartfelt tunes ranging from traditional and contemporary bluegrass to gospel and hand crafted Buncombe Turnpike originals. With their crowd pleasing demeanor, seasoned musicianship, and […]

An Appalachian Summer Festival: The Turchin Center’s Faculty Biennial Exhibition

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts 423 W King St Rivers St, Boone, North Carolina, United States

Turchin Center Curator Mary Anne Redding moderates a panel discussion with Appalachian State University Art Department faculty members featured in the current biennial exhibition, which will be exhibited at the […]

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An Appalachian Summer Festival: Broadway’s Next Hit Musical

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

Whose Line Is It Anyway? meets The Tony Awards. Every song is fresh. Every scene is new. Every night is different. It is all improvised and it’s all funny. Broadway’s […]

An Appalachian Summer Festival: 36th Annual Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Walk

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St , Boone, North Carolina, United States

To celebrate the 36th anniversary of this annual national juried competition, join competition juror Elizabeth Brim for an educational outdoor tour of the 10 sculptures from this year’s competition. The […]

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An Appalachian Evening with Chatham Rabbits

Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center 121 Schoolhouse Road, Stecoah, NC, United States

Saturday, July 9, 7:30 pm Steeped in regional Bluegrass tradition, a pillar of the Old North State, Austin and Sarah McCombie chronicle the contemporary with old-world instruments. With Sarah on […]

An Appalachian Summer Festival: Hayes School of Music Faculty Chamber Players

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Riverside Drive, Boone, NC, United States

Conducted by Dr. Régulo Stabilito, the chamber orchestra — which features faculty from the university’s Hayes School of Music — performs a concert of diverse works by Martinů, Castellanos and […]

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