Calendar of Events
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Events June 19, 2013 and later Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2013
Music and Entertaiment
Location: Blowing Rock 828-295-4636 Lots of great nighttime entertainment and fun to round out your time in town! Click more information for a full listing and more links.
May 2 - Oct 31, 2013
Free Craft Demonstrations on the Parkway
10 am - 4 pm Location: Parkway Craft Center, milepost 294 (828) 295-7938 Fun and educational demonstrations from a wide variety of artisans, free! Watch them work and ask questions about their craft. Demonstrations nearly every day on the porch of the Craft Center- click for full schedule:
May 9 - Oct 10, 2013
Blowing Rock Farmers Market- Thursdays 4-6pm
4 - 6 pm Location: Park Ave, off Main Street 828-295-7851 Farm fresh produce, meat and whole foods at The Blowing Rock Farmers Market. Each Thursday, May 9 - October 10, rain or shine! Ample parking is available at the American Legion Parking Facility.
Jun 15 - 23, 2013
Searching For Eden presented by Ensemble Stage
Location: Blowing Rock School Auditorium 828-414-1844 From the Garden of Eden to the luxury resort "E," comedy abounds as we follow Adam and Eve through time in their exploration of new beginnings and new love to modern day progress and modern day marriage. Showtimes vary.
Jun 20, 2013
Third Thursday Lecture Series
4 pm Location: Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 828-295-9099 Shannon Vickery/UNC-TV, “The Educational Role of Public Television.”
Jun 21 - 23, 2013
Dora and Diego!
Location: Tweetsie Railroad 800-526-5740 You can meet Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer and her cousin Diego! Enjoy special appearances daily with meet and greets all weekend.
Jun 21, 2013
Mile of Flowers Garden Tour & Symposium
9 am - 4 pm Location: Chetola Resort 828-263-8399 The Blowing Rock Garden Club is pleased to announce that we will host our 3rd Mile of Flowers Tour and Symposium (please note that the event will be on Friday this year). Rain or shine!
Jun 22, 2013
Mountain Home Music: Piano Man of the Blue Ridge
7:30 pm Location: First Baptist Church of Blowing Rock 828-964-3392 Jeff Little is the Piano Man of the Blue Ridge. He grew up listening to Appalachian fiddle tunes, bluegrass hits of the day, and early rock and roll. The music stayed with him and found expression- in the piano. There aren't many fiddle-tune, bluegrass, and rock-and-roll piano players. But Jeff Little sure is one. MHM Bluegrass Boys Steve Lewis and Josh Scott will join Jeff for this celebration of song. Admission.
Jun 24, 2013
Hostas of Blowing Rock
9:45 am Location: Timberlake's at Chetola Resort 828-295-7851 Susan Sweet is a past president of the Blowing Rock Garden Club, and an avid gardener with a love of shade plants. She will discuss the lush varieties of hostas found in many local gardens, as well as care and feeding. After a brunch at Chetola, enjoy a tour of Susan's woodland garden. Space is limited. Part of Bloom In June.
Jun 27 - Jul 2, 2013
Artists in Residence
Location: Edgewood Cottage, Main Street 828-295-4636 Free and open to the public, artists display and discuss their unique work. 2012 Alumni Week: all media
Jun 27, 2013
First Annual Art Ball
7 - 10 pm Location: Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 828-295-9099 Drinks, dinner, dancing, and entertainment surrounded by the Impressionist paintings in "Art Among Friends: Four Collections of American Art." Proceeds benefit the Museum. $125/person (table sponsorship available)
Jun 29, 2013
Annual Heritage Day and Wood Kiln Opening
10 am - 5 pm Location: Bolick Traditions Pottery Studio 828.295.5099 Free family fun! Pottery, Music, Food, and other Arts, Crafts, and Demonstrations, Square dancing and an interactive quilting party. 4443 Bolick road Lenoir NC, 2.5 miles south of Blowing Rock.
Jun 29, 2013
Mountain Home Music: Bluegrass and Silver Strings
7:30 pm Location: First Baptist Church of Blowing Rock 828-964-3392 Carolina Crossing plays traditional bluegrass, gospel, and easy listening ballads. This Watauga County band features Gary Trivette (bass and lead vocals), Curtis Main (banjo), Tyler Thompson (guitar), Dennis Isaacs (guitar), and Caleb Courtner (mandolin). For many years, these goodwill ambassadors of bluegrass have played at local churches and community gatherings. They've also played at the Music Festival in Sugar Grove and opened for the Oak Ridge Boys.The Silver Strings Dulcimer Band features the sweet and gentle sounds of the mountain dulcimer. The band features Bill and Jewel Magee, Sarah Borders, and Tom Pace. Admission.
Jul 4 - 9, 2013
Artists in Residence
Location: Historic Edgewood Cottage, Main Street 828-295-4636 Free and open to the public, artists display and discuss their unique work. Featuring Susan Powers: watercolor, oils, acrylics and collage.
Jul 4, 2013
Fireworks Extravaganza!
Location: Tweetsie Railroad 800-526-5740 Enjoy the most spectacular fireworks show in the High Country! Park open till 9pm. Parking for fireworks show $5, free for season pass holders.
Jul 4, 2013
Mountain Home Music: Bluegrass & Brass
7:30 pm Location: Blowing Rock School Auditorium 828-964-3392 A musical salute to veterans always has been- and always will be- a special feature of Bluegrass & Brass.Each year, for 14 years, Mountain Home Music has celebrated the 4th of July with Bluegrass & Brass. The bluegrass is provided by the highly acclaimed Mountain Home Bluegrass Boys. The brass is provided by current and former faculty members from the ASU Hayes School of Music. Bluegrass & Brass is part bluegrass, part Dixieland, and lots of fun. Admission.
Jul 6 - 14, 2013
Mindgame presented by Ensemble Stage
Location: Blowing Rock School Auditorium 828-414-1844 On the twenty-fifth anniversary of a psychotic serial killer's incarceration a novelist arrives at the sanitarium to interview the murderer only to find the administrator and attending nurse strangely defiant in granting him access. Be prepared to question your own sanity as you realize nothing is as it seems in this psychological thriller. Showtimes vary.
Jul 6, 2013
4th of July Festival and Parade
Location: Downtown Blowing Rock 828-295-5222 Games, music, and fun! Plus the best small-town Main Street parade!
Jul 7, 2013
Park Dance
1 - 7 pm Location: Memorial Park, Main Street, Blowing Rock 828-295-5222 Live music to celebrate Independence Day! Diana & Sarvis Ridge followed by Sweet T.
Jul 8, 2013
Monday Night Concert Series
7 pm Location: Broyhill Park 828.295.5222 Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a free concert on the lawn by Mayview Lake in Broyhill Park. Featuring Amy Walls Woodall, Amy Marie Young, Jazz Guitarist Andy Page, andSteve Sensenig. Rain location: American Legion Building on Park Ave.
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