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Lots of great nighttime entertainment and fun to round out your time in town! Click more information for a full listing and more links.

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:

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.

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.

Roger Robertson, owner of the Last Straw, will demonstrate creative and surprising ways to make your outdoorliving space as comfortable and desirable as your own living room. Space is limited. Part of Bloom In June.

Shannon Vickery/UNC-TV, “The Educational Role of Public Television.”

You can meet Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer and her cousin Diego! Enjoy special appearances daily with meet and greets all weekend.

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!

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.

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.

Free and open to the public, artists display and discuss their unique work. 2012 Alumni Week: all media

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)

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.

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.

Free and open to the public, artists display and discuss their unique work. Featuring Susan Powers: watercolor, oils, acrylics and collage.

Enjoy the most spectacular fireworks show in the High Country! Park open till 9pm. Parking for fireworks show $5, free for season pass holders.

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.

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.

Games, music, and fun! Plus the best small-town Main Street parade!

Live music to celebrate Independence Day! Diana & Sarvis Ridge followed by Sweet T.