https://highcountryhost.com/images/events/Chetola Oyster Night.jpgOysters & The Lucky StrikesOysters & The Lucky Strikes2019-10-10 17:00:002019-12-31 17:00:00Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr., Blowing Rock, NC 28605Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr., Blowing Rock, NC 28605Every Thursday, dinner from 5-10pm; music by contemporary swing band The Lucky Strikes 6-9pm. Featuring 1/2-pound of fried oysters, choice of two sides and housemade dessert. $32/person
$12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are freehttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/alpacas on hill.jpgApple Hill Farm Guided ToursApple Hill Farm Guided Tours2019-10-11 11:00:002019-10-18 11:00:00400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604Meet our animals by taking one of our guided public tours at 11am and 2pm. Get up close and personal with the alpacas, llamas, angora goats, guardian donkeys, dogs, and all the other animals that call Apple Hill Farm home. Tour prices: $12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are free. Farm Store open every day at 10 am. Private tours available & require 24 hours advance notice-call 828-963-1662 or email applehillfarmnc@gmail.com.
https://highcountryhost.com/images/events/ChetolaBonfireNightsBlowing Rock.jpgBonfire NightsBonfire Nights2019-10-11 18:00:002019-12-31 18:00:00Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr., Blowing Rock, NC 28605Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr., Blowing Rock, NC 28605Every Friday & Saturday at the Chetola lakeside firepit from 7-10pm. Bonefire Nights feature live music, Smores packets, and cash bar.
*Bonfires are subject to be rented as Private Events or may be canceled due to inclement weather. If canceled, live music will relocate to Timberlake’s Restaurant.
https://highcountryhost.com/images/events/ToddNewRiverFallFestival.jpgTodd New River Fall FestivalTodd New River Fall Festival2019-10-12 09:00:002019-10-12 09:00:00Cook Park, Todd �Cook Park, Todd �The Todd New River Festival is the largest fundraiser for the Todd Ruritan Club and attracts 2,000 people to Todd each year.
The music starts at 9:00 a.m., and eight different bands will perform:
At least 30 craft and food vendors will display their creations. Young and old can view the antique tractors, steam engines and a working grist mill grinding corn and making corn meal on the festival grounds. Among other activities, kids will have a chance to get their faces painted, too.
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$15https://highcountryhost.com/images/events/Autumn Leaf Tour Ashe County.jpgAutumn Leaf TourAutumn Leaf Tour2019-10-12 09:30:002019-10-12 09:30:00Museum of Ashe County HistoryMuseum of Ashe County HistoryJoin us for our final Ashe County tour of the 2019 season as we ramble through the back roads of Ashe enjoying the spectacular Autumn Color. Learn more about the trees and other plants that make the Fall so beautiful in our region and enjoy stories about Ashe County.
$12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are freehttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/alpacas on hill.jpgApple Hill Farm Guided ToursApple Hill Farm Guided Tours2019-10-12 11:00:002019-10-18 11:00:00400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604Meet our animals by taking one of our guided public tours at 11am and 2pm. Get up close and personal with the alpacas, llamas, angora goats, guardian donkeys, dogs, and all the other animals that call Apple Hill Farm home. Tour prices: $12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are free. Farm Store open every day at 10 am. Private tours available & require 24 hours advance notice-call 828-963-1662 or email applehillfarmnc@gmail.com.
https://highcountryhost.com/images/events/ChetolaBonfireNightsBlowing Rock - Copy.jpgBonfire NightBonfire Night2019-10-12 19:00:002019-12-29 19:00:00Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr., Blowing Rock, NCTimberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr., Blowing Rock, NCEvery Saturday at the lakeside firepit from 7-10pm. Featuring live music, Smores packets, and cash bar.
Harvest House Performing Arts Venue 247 Boone Heights Drive, Boone, NC 28607
Admission
Tickets – $5 – $20($18 advance)
Al & Amy have long been a favorite, with their eclectic repertoire that includes original, traditional, contemporary Celtic- and Appalachian-influenced…
Tickets – $5 – $20($18 advance)https://highcountryhost.com/images/events/Mountain Home Music Al Petteway.jpgMountain Home Music Sensational Inspiring DuetMountain Home Music Sensational Inspiring Duet2019-10-12 19:30:002019-10-12 19:30:00Harvest House Performing Arts Venue 247 Boone Heights Drive, Boone, NC 28607Harvest House Performing Arts Venue 247 Boone Heights Drive, Boone, NC 28607Al & Amy have long been a favorite, with their eclectic repertoire that includes original, traditional, contemporary Celtic- and Appalachian-influenced music with occasional nods to Blues, New Age, and Jazz. Their performances feature acoustic guitar, mandolin, Celtic harp, piano, banjo, mountain dulcimer, and some of the finest vocals you’ll hear in any genre.
Before moving from the Washington, DC area to the mountains of Western North Carolina, Al & Amy won several Governor’s Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council, and a grand total of 50 WAMMIE Awards from the Washington Area Music Association including “Musician of the Year.†Together, they won an Indie award for Gratitude, their album of original, groove-oriented instrumental guitar duets. Al went on to win a GRAMMY for his contribution to the album “Pink Guitar, The Music of Henry Mancini†and was voted one of the Top 50 Guitarists of all time by the readers of Acoustic Guitar Magazine where he also won Silver and Bronze medals in the magazine’s “Players’ Choice Awards.â€
Al & Amy’s music has been featured on a number of Ken Burns documentary films, most notably the soundtrack of the Ken Burns EMMY-winning documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Their album, “Caledon Wood,†(which includes the main theme of the National Parks documentary) was counted among the essential albums of the past 20 years in the Acoustic Guitar Magazine 20th anniversary issue. Al and Amy have released over 20 full-length recordings, and over a dozen instructional DVDs and books. They are visual artists as well, and their photography is represented by NatGeoCreative, the stock photo agency for the National Geographic Society.
After decades of instrumental composition, Amy’s two most recent recordings feature her singing and songwriting, with Al contributing as co-producer and session guitarist. Both of her albums, Home Sweet Home: Songs of Love, Loss, and Belonging, and Didn’t
$12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are freehttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/alpacas on hill.jpgApple Hill Farm Guided ToursApple Hill Farm Guided Tours2019-10-13 11:00:002019-10-18 11:00:00400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604Meet our animals by taking one of our guided public tours at 11am and 2pm. Get up close and personal with the alpacas, llamas, angora goats, guardian donkeys, dogs, and all the other animals that call Apple Hill Farm home. Tour prices: $12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are free. Farm Store open every day at 10 am. Private tours available & require 24 hours advance notice-call 828-963-1662 or email applehillfarmnc@gmail.com.
$12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are freehttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/alpacas on hill.jpgApple Hill Farm Guided ToursApple Hill Farm Guided Tours2019-10-14 11:00:002019-10-18 11:00:00400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604Meet our animals by taking one of our guided public tours at 11am and 2pm. Get up close and personal with the alpacas, llamas, angora goats, guardian donkeys, dogs, and all the other animals that call Apple Hill Farm home. Tour prices: $12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are free. Farm Store open every day at 10 am. Private tours available & require 24 hours advance notice-call 828-963-1662 or email applehillfarmnc@gmail.com.
$12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are freehttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/alpacas on hill.jpgApple Hill Farm Guided ToursApple Hill Farm Guided Tours2019-10-15 11:00:002019-10-18 11:00:00400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604Meet our animals by taking one of our guided public tours at 11am and 2pm. Get up close and personal with the alpacas, llamas, angora goats, guardian donkeys, dogs, and all the other animals that call Apple Hill Farm home. Tour prices: $12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are free. Farm Store open every day at 10 am. Private tours available & require 24 hours advance notice-call 828-963-1662 or email applehillfarmnc@gmail.com.
$12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are freehttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/alpacas on hill.jpgApple Hill Farm Guided ToursApple Hill Farm Guided Tours2019-10-16 11:00:002019-10-18 11:00:00400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604Meet our animals by taking one of our guided public tours at 11am and 2pm. Get up close and personal with the alpacas, llamas, angora goats, guardian donkeys, dogs, and all the other animals that call Apple Hill Farm home. Tour prices: $12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are free. Farm Store open every day at 10 am. Private tours available & require 24 hours advance notice-call 828-963-1662 or email applehillfarmnc@gmail.com.
$12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are freehttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/alpacas on hill.jpgApple Hill Farm Guided ToursApple Hill Farm Guided Tours2019-10-17 11:00:002019-10-18 11:00:00400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604400 Apple Hill Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604Meet our animals by taking one of our guided public tours at 11am and 2pm. Get up close and personal with the alpacas, llamas, angora goats, guardian donkeys, dogs, and all the other animals that call Apple Hill Farm home. Tour prices: $12 Adults, $7 Children ages 4-10, Children 3 & under are free. Farm Store open every day at 10 am. Private tours available & require 24 hours advance notice-call 828-963-1662 or email applehillfarmnc@gmail.com.
https://highcountryhost.com/images/events/Chetola Oyster Night.jpgOysters & The Lucky StrikesOysters & The Lucky Strikes2019-10-17 17:00:002019-12-31 17:00:00Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr., Blowing Rock, NC 28605Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, 185 Chetola Lake Dr., Blowing Rock, NC 28605Every Thursday, dinner from 5-10pm; music by contemporary swing band The Lucky Strikes 6-9pm. Featuring 1/2-pound of fried oysters, choice of two sides and housemade dessert. $32/person
Yeshttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/Old Crow Medicine Show.jpgOld Crow Medicine ShowOld Crow Medicine Show2019-11-17 19:00:00-0001-11-30 19:00:00Schaefer Center for the Performing ArtsSchaefer Center for the Performing ArtsMore than 20 years ago, the Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show began busking on street corners in New York and Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. They eventually found themselves in Boone, NC, where they caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson while playing in front of a pharmacy. He invited the band to play at his festival, MerleFest, a catalyst in launching the Grammy-winning career they enjoy today.
Rolling Stone Magazine praises the band’s ability to “marry old-time string music and punk swagger.†This boundless energy and spirit have earned them the honor of being inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry and has won two Grammy Awards: Best Folk Album for Remedy (2014) and Best Long Form Music Video for Big Easy Express (2013). Additionally, their classic single, “Wagon Wheel,†received the RIAA’s Platinum certification in 2013 for selling over 1,000,000 copies.
Yeshttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/Ricky Skaggs Blowing Rock.jpgRicky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderRicky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder2019-12-14 16:00:00-0001-11-30 16:00:00Samaritans Purse Training Center, Blowing RockSamaritans Purse Training Center, Blowing RockRicky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder host a holiday evening in Blowing Rock at the Samaritans Purse Training Center
https://highcountryhost.com/images/events/rgrgwrg.jpgBRAHM Book Club: What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte, Ph.DBRAHM Book Club: What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte, Ph.D2021-08-26 18:00:00-0001-11-30 18:00:00OnlineOnlinebout the Book: In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America's "forgotten tribe" of white working class voters. Journalists flocked to the region to extract sympathetic profiles of families devastated by poverty, abandoned by establishment politics, and eager to consume cheap campaign promises. What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia is a frank assessment of America's recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. The book analyzes trends in contemporary writing on Appalachia, presents a brief history of Appalachia with an eye toward unpacking Appalachian stereotypes, and provides examples of writing, art, and policy created by Appalachians as opposed to for Appalachians. The book offers a must-needed insider's perspective on the region.
(148 pages)
Buy from Foggy Pine Books - https://www.foggypinebooks.com/store/p1714/9780998904146.html#/
Scholars & Scones - GinsengScholars & Scones - Ginseng2021-09-16 11:00:00-0001-11-30 11:00:00Blowing Rock Art & History MuseumBlowing Rock Art & History MuseumThe harvest of wild American ginseng has been an integral part of Appalachian history and culture for over 300 years. As one of the world’s most popular herbal remedies, ginseng is revered in China, where its roots have been consumed for its purported immune-system enhancing and energy-boosting qualities for millenia. While large scale plantations of shade-cultivated ginseng are grown in Wisconsin and Ontario for export to Asia, the cryptic, shade-loving plant grows naturally in the rich mountain forests of western North Carolina. Each fall, locals hit the woods in search of the plant to dig its unique root, which can fetch up to $1,000 per pound. Overharvest and poaching are now threatening this native plant and the traditions that many in the region hold dear. In his presentation, “Roots in Appalachiaâ€, Dr. Jim Hamilton will discuss the significance of ginseng to western North Carolina, its role in local and global markets, and other cultural nuances of ‘seng.
$45 general admission | $40 for Museum membershttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/the jack pine.pngCork & Canvas: Tom Thompson's "The Jack Pine"Cork & Canvas: Tom Thompson's "The Jack Pine"2021-09-17 16:00:00-0001-11-30 16:00:00Join us as we paint inspired by Tom Thompson's "The Jack Pine" in a relaxed atmosphere.
Each participant goes home with a finished work of art inspired by a famous work. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step by step.
Wine, beer and light snacks are complimentary.
Cost: $45 general admission | $40 for Museum members (not yet a member? join today and save!)
Online ticket purchase is required in advance of the event. There is limited seating available, so register today!
$105/BRAHM members; $120/non membershttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/Screen Shot 2020-07-13 at 12.53.59 PM.pngBeautiful Needle Felted LandscapesBeautiful Needle Felted Landscapes2021-09-18 10:00:00-0001-11-30 10:00:00Blowing Rock Art & History MuseumBlowing Rock Art & History MuseumWHEN: Saturday, September 18, 2021 10:00PM - 2:00PM
IDEAL FOR: Teens and Adults
PRICE: $105/BRAHM members; $120/non members
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Attendees will learn to needle felt a beautiful landscape using dyed wool roving. Using only barbed needles, students learn to turn a pile of fluff into a memorable scene of our amazing mountains. No experience needed and all are welcome. Kits will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring photos of their favorite mountain scene to use as inspiration. A complete instruction booklet and resource list is also included.
$90/BRAHM members; $105/non membershttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/broom.pngMaking a Turkey Wing BroomMaking a Turkey Wing Broom2021-09-25 12:30:00-0001-11-30 12:30:00Blowing Rock Art & History MuseumBlowing Rock Art & History MuseumWHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2021 12:30PM - 4:00PM
IDEAL FOR: Ages 14 and up
PRICE: $90/BRAHM members; $105/non members
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Participants in this session will learn how to make a turkey wing broom. Cull processed hurl, separate the hurl into nine sections, tie sequentially into the shape of a wing, and fasten the handle using broom corn stalks. Included in this session also will be information about the history of broom making, the plant (sorghum vulgare), sources of both broom corn and twine, and other possible types or styles of brooms.
$0 Members/$8 Non-membershttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/ArabidopsisFlowerMutants.jpegBlowing Rock Garden Club Presents: GMOs in the gardenBlowing Rock Garden Club Presents: GMOs in the garden2022-10-04 11:00:00-0001-11-30 11:00:00Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, 159 Ginny Stevens LaneBlowing Rock Art & History Museum, 159 Ginny Stevens LaneWhat are GMOs and should you be concerned about them? In this presentation, Dr. Annkatrin Rose will explain the science behind genetic modification and address some common misleading claims and misconceptions about their uses, as well as some recent developments in genome editing technology and its applications. The presentation will be supplemented with posters prepared by students from the Capstone course on Genetic Engineering at Appalachian State University.
Yeshttps://highcountryhost.com/images/events/sunset-at-the-swinging-bridge.jpgSunset at the Swinging BridgeSunset at the Swinging Bridge2023-02-18 17:00:00-0001-11-30 17:00:00Grandfather Mountain, Linville NCGrandfather Mountain, Linville NCSunset at the Swinging Bridge, Grandfather Mountain
Enjoy the rare opportunity to visit Grandfather Mountain outside of regular operating hours and see a sunset from the top of the mountain. Your event ticket includes an entire day’s access to Grandfather Mountain, with regular park hours being 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Trails close at 4 p.m. At 5 p.m., all sunset eventgoers should head to the top of the mountain. There are no event ticket discounts for folks who do not want to access the park during regular park hours.
Sunset is at 6:12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Due to safety regulations, eventgoers are only permitted to view the sunset from the Swinging Bridge area. The Top Shop gift shop and restrooms will be accessible during the event. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring flashlights/headlamps and wear heavy winter jackets, hats, gloves and rubber-soled shoes.
All Sunset at the Swinging Bridge participants will need to exit the park’s gates by 7 p.m. A picture-perfect sunset, unfortunately, cannot be guaranteed.
