Lansing NC Farmers Market Find fresh produce, local honey, hancrafted goods and more!

Green Park Inn Music on the Veranda Enjoy live music on the covered veranda of the historic Green Park Inn on Sunday afternoons.

Jukebox Saturday Night Banner Elk, Lees McRae College A musical review of the great Big Bands during the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s. Performances celebrate America’s Swing Era featuring the greatest hits recorded by Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Jimmie Lunceford, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Les Brown, Woody Herman and many others. Featured performers of this ensemble are veterans from some of the name bands as well. Jukebox Saturday Night is managed by Glenn Miller Productions, Inc. With over 60 years of successfully managing the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, this company knows how to do Swing! Audiences can expect the same quality as the Glenn Miller Orchestra while hearing the biggest and best hits of the Big Band Era. www.producersinc.com/piattractions/jukebox-saturday-night

Afternoon Art Club for Kids, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Children ages 6 - 12 are invited to join us for creative art-making activities through a variety of media, from watercolor to clay. Each week features a famous artist, book, or theme to serve as inspiration and guidance for the art-making activity. ONLINE REGISTRATION is required. Registration opens two weeks before class dates. Please reserve one ticket per household and put names/ages of children in the additional fields.

Family Fun Field Day Beech Mountain Brick Oven Pizzeria 2022 Enjoy bounce houses and mini golf starting at 4pm, followed by live music and dancing at 5:30. The night ends with a Movie Under the Starts at 8:45! Enjoy the event every Friday night in the summer!

Grandfather by Night Explore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides. You’ll discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a stunning Grandfather sunset, and experience the mountain as never before! Additional cost.

Jones House Concerts, Downtown Boone NC Summer concerts are held on the Jones House lawn every Friday at 5:30pm from June through August. Concerts are free and open to the public. Just bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on! *Parking is free in downtown Boone after 5pm! Alcoholic beverages are permitted on the Jones House property if patrons are of legal age and bring their own beverages. No open containers are allowed beyond the Jones House property. Friendly pets are permitted on leash. June 10 – Jazzfest Todd Wright All-Stars 17 – Boonerang Kickoff Urban Soil Duo / Wiseapple / Lazybirds 24 – Erika Lewis / Rastacoustic July 1 – Watauga Community Band 8 - Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer / Gap Civil 15 - Florencia & the Feeling / Danny Whittington Band 22 – Shelby Rae Moore Band / Fwuit 29 – Nicholas Edward Williams / The Foreign Landers August 5 – Highland Reverie / Andrew Finn Magill & Anya Hinkle 12- Presley Barker / Golden Shoals 19 – DOC WATSON DAY (5pm) – Wayne Henderson / Nobody’s Business / Surefire 26 - Aaron Burdett / Loose Roosters

Tanger Outlets Blowing Rock Artisan Market held the first Friday and Saturday, June-October! Local artists will be selling their crafts so come out and support these wonderful high country artisans!

Hickory Ridge Pioneer Days at Hickory Ridge Living History Museum, Boone NC Enjoy demonstrations from local experts on pioneer skills,including candle making, foraging, leatherwork, hatchet throwing, cooking and metalwork.

Tales at the Hill Mystery Hill, Blowing Rock Join us at the Dougherty House at Mystery Hill the first Friday of each month from 2-4 pm for Tales at the Hill! Enjoy Jack Tales and traditional Appalachian stories passed down from generations told by storytellers. Admission is included in the price of your Mystery Hill ticket, so you can also enjoy the Gravitational Anomaly, museums, and Tomahawk Hill! Fun for all ages.

Lansing NC Community Yard Sale Find treasures from the NC mountains. Remember- the thrill of the hunt is the best part!

Mary Poppins Screening Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, in partnership with Allen Wealth Management, is pleased to announce a new Saturday Morning Family Film Series at the historic King Street landmark in downtown Boone. It is being offered free of charge to the general public. Six family-friendly movie classics will be screened over the summer months on select Saturday mornings between June 18 and August 27 beginning at 10 a.m. and will be followed by a tour of the newly-renovated and restored 1938 vaudeville theatre and cinema. Disney’s Mary Poppins is a 1964 musical fantasy based on P. L. Travers's book series of the same name. The film combines live-action and animation and stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as a nanny who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's dynamic. Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns are featured in supporting roles. It received a total of 13 Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture – a record for any film released by Walt Disney Studios – and won five, including Best Actress for Andrews, Best Original Music Score, and Best Original Song for Chim Chim Cher-ee. The film was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally,historically, or aesthetically significant. The film will be screened at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 6.

Hickory Ridge Pioneer Days at Hickory Ridge Living History Museum, Boone NC Enjoy demonstrations from local experts on pioneer skills,including candle making, foraging, leatherwork, hatchet throwing, cooking and metalwork.

Lansing NC Line Dancing at Maggies Coterie Come join us to learn something new and have fun. Line Dancing will be held inside Maggie's Coterie located at 126 Big Horse Creek Road in downtown Lansing. Lessons: 6:30-7:00 pm Dancing: 7:00-9:00 pm. $7.00 CASH ONLY (includes your choice of refreshment) Call Rene Shuford at 980-622-5220 to sign up

Lansing NC Movie Night at Lansing Creeper Trail Park! Movies will be free, with snacks and drinks available for purchase.

Lansing NC Concerts in the Park at the Lansing Creeper Trail Park. Enjoy live music from regional performers

BRAHM's free guided tours for the public are the best way to learn more about the artworks currently on view at the museum. Tours are led by docents, a team of dedicated volunteers who have studied BRAHM's exhibitions and are trained to give tours to any and all museum visitors. Docents are the ambassadors to our exhibitions—they are knowledgeable guides who will share the history of individual objects and artists, inspirational stories, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes with you as you walk through the galleries. BRAHM's exhibition tours are educational, engaging, and fun! Registration is required to guarantee a guided tour.

Labor Day Weekend – End of Summer Block Party Experience is happening in the courtyard, where Fashion, Fun, Savings & MEMORIES are CREATED!

What 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.

The Kruger Brothers will return to West Jefferson at the Ashe Civic Center!

Sunset 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.

Todd Summer Concert The Trailblazers 2023 The free, family-friendly concerts are held in Cook Memorial Park in historic downtown Todd NC. All concerts are held on Saturday evenings from 6-8:00 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. Large tents will be set up to protect concert goers from sun or rain. Food and beverages are available for purchase. We hope to see you this summer!