High Country Events Calendar: This Week 2023 - events and festivals for Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, West Jefferson and Wilkesboro
This events calendar is updated weekly every Monday by the NC High Country Regional Visitor Center staff.  The newest print version is also available for pick up every Monday in the visitor center located between Boone & Blowing Rock.  Download to your phone for easy reference!

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CLASSIC FILMS @THE APP
Weekly, Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
Enjoy classic films in a fully restored art deco theatre on the big screen for $6! This week: 3/21 @ 7pm-"The Natural (1984)”

OLD TIME JAM
March 23, 7pm, Jones House, Downtown Boone
Bring an acoustic instrument to play along or just enjoy the music as local musicians play old-time fiddle and folk songs until the "last call for tunes" at 9:45pm. 

APPSTATE BASEBALL
March 21 @ 6pm, Smith Stadium, AppState Campus
Appalachian State Baseball plays College of Charleston

LOCAL NIGHT @ APP THEATRE
March 23 @ 7pm,  Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
Local musicians The King Bees bring their blues & roots sound to the stage of the Appalachian Theatre!

KODO ONE EARTH TOUR
March 23, 7pm, Schaefer Center, App State, Downtown Boone
The visceral sound of KODO’s taiko drumming explores the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum forging new directions for a vibrant living artform.

LIVE: CHARLIE ELLIS
March 24-25, 6-9pm, Green Park Inn, Blowing Rock
Free concerts every Friday and Saturday night with local jazz musician Charlie Ellis! Enjoy the music in the lobby and sitting rooms of the beautifully restored Green Park Inn.  The Divide Tavern open to the public.

APPSTATE BASEBALL
March 24 @ 6pm, 25 @ 3pm, 26 @ 1pm, Smith Stadium, AppState Campus
Appalachian State Baseball plays Georgia State in a three game Sunbelt Conference weekend series

LIAM PURCELL & CANE MILL ROAD WITH HIGHLAND REVERIE
March 24, 7:30pm, Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
Liam Purcell leads Cane Mill Road as they rock the traditional bluegrass standards they were raised on, yet boldly write original music with roots in the fertile grounds of bluegrass, old-time, and Americana.

CORNBREAD & TORTILLAS
March 24, 7:30pm, Ashe Civic Center, West Jefferson
The show is in English and Spanish devised from the stories of the artists, whose cultural heritages span from Appalachia to Nicaragua, Mexico, Guatemala, Greece, and Ecuador. You will see lots of instruments including banjo, fiddle, mandolin, Andean flutes, charango, congas and cajon, as well as mountain-style flatfooting and percussive Ballet FolklArico styles from Mexico.

BOONE WINTER FARMERS MARKET
March 25, 10-1pm, Agricultural Conference Center, Downtown Boone
The Boone Winter Farmers' Market offers a wide range of local products such as fresh produce, meats, bouquets, pottery, prepared foods and preserves, honey, homemade body products, herbal remedies, chocolate, coffee, and so much more!

PUBLIC GUIDED TOUR AT BRAHM
March 25, 11am & 2pm, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
BRAHM’s free guided tours for the public are the best way to learn more about the artworks currently on view at the museum.

CONTRA DANCE
March 25, 7pm, American Legion Hall, Blowing Rock
Dance to the Bob Kogut and Friends band with caller Nick Boulet. *New Dancers Workshop at 6:30 PM