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January 08 |
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| All Year |
Free
Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country
Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of
Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| January 19th | Guided Winter Hike on Beech - Smoketree Trail. Meet at trailhead or at Fred's at 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
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February 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| February 16th |
Guided Winter Hike on Beech - Upper Pond Creek
Trail. Meet at Tamarack Road trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
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March 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| March 15th | Mike Cross performs at the Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| March 20th | The Appalachian State University Gospel Choir performs at the Hayes. |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| March 21st | Anthony Zerbestars in It's All Done With Mirrors, about the world of e.e.cummings, at the Hayes. |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| March 22nd | Beech Mountain Pancake Breakfast & Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Breakfast at 8:30 AM and Easter Egg Hunt at 9:00 AM |
Buckeye Recreation Center 828-387-3003 |
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April 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| April 2nd - 6th | Swing: The Musical presented by the Lees-McRae Division of Performing Arts |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| April 3rd - 6th | ASU Opera: Street Scene, Music by Kurt Weill, Lyrics by Langston Hughes, Book by Elmer Rice, performed at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| April 8th |
Guided Hike on Beech - Wild Iris Loop
Trail. 1.6 mile loop with moderate difficulty.
Meet at trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| April 9th | Appalachian State University Jazz Ensemble I & II at the Hayes. |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| April 10th | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof performed by the Montana Repertory Theatre at Appalachian State University |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| April 10th | Blue Ridge Wine Festival |
Blowing Rock 828-295-7851 |
| April 11th | Cashore Marionettes, the art of puppetry at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-2787 |
| April 13th | Kathy & Gregg Gelb, presented by the Blowing Rock Jazz Society, at Meadowbrook Inn |
Blowing Rock 828-295-4300 |
| April 16th | Philharmonic Wind Quintet of New York performs at ASU. |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| April 19th | Satchmo!, a tribute to legendary Louis Armstrong, at the Hayes. |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| April 20th | The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? a one-man show by Robert Dubac, at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| April 24th - 27th | Student Directed One Acts presented by the Lees-McRae Division of Performing Arts |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| April 24th - 27th | Merlefest, the renowned Bluegrass and Country music festival |
Wilkes Comm. College 800-343-7857 |
| April 25th | Fred Garbo Inflatable Theatre, at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
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May 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| May 2nd | Tweetsie Railroad opens for the season. | 800-526-5740 |
| May 6th |
Guided Hike on Beech - Westerly Hills Trail.
4.5 mile trail with moderate difficulty. Meet at trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| May 10th | Maestros Unleashed! presents Pizazz! American Style at the Hayes. |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| May 17th | Beech Mountain Bike Rides, led by Beech Mountain riders Gil Adams & Rory Ellington - Route #1 "Around the Block", 7.55 miles. Meet at Beech Mountain Visitors Center adjacent to Town Hall at 10:30 AM. www.bikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 828-387-3003 |
| May 17th | Art in the Park, juried arts & crafts show |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| May 17th | Lonesome River Band at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| May 17th & 18th | Grandfather Mountain's Naturalist's Weekend, programs and guided walks |
Grandfather Mountain 800-468-7325 |
| May 23rd - June 8th | 8-Track: The Sound of the 70's a musical journey through the decade presented by the Blowing Rock Stage Company at the Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| May 30th - June 8th | Thomas the Tank Engine at Tweetsie Railroad | 800-526-5740 |
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June 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| June 1st | Glenn Bolick, old-time bluegrass on guitar and banjo, at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| June 3rd | Guided Hike on Beech - Upper & Lower Pond Creek Trail. 2.0 mile easy to moderate trail. Meet at Tamarack Road trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| June 7th |
First Annual "A COOL 5", a five-mile run and
accompanying fun run. The race course will be above 5000 feet
in elevation, providing scenic vistas for those "in the running." www.acool5.com |
Buckeye Rec Center Beech Mountain 828-387-3003 |
| June 12th - 15th | Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show - Saddlebred one of the oldest horse show events in the country |
Tate Show Grounds 828-295-4700 |
| June 13th - 22nd | The Immigrant, the true story of two Eastern European Jews who migrated to a small Texas town in 1909 - presented by the Blowing Rock Stage Company at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| June 14th | Art in the Park, juried arts & crafts show |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| June 17th | Guided Hike on Beech - Beech Creek Bog. 1.8 mile moderate trail. Meet at the trailhead at the end of Sawmill Branch Road or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| June 19th - 22nd | Southern Voices 2008: "Storied, Poems, and Humor Celebrating the South" presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - in the Pinnacle Room: 2nd Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| June 21st | High Country Community Yard Sale |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| June 21st | Beech Mountain Bike Rides, led by Beech Mountain riders Gil Adams & Rory Ellington - Route #3 "Buckeye Lake / St. Andrews Loop", 13.94 miles. Meet at Beech Mountain Visitors Center adjacent to Town Hall at 10:30 AM. www.bikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 828-387-3003 |
| June 22nd | 84th Singing on the Mountain, all-day gospel singing |
Grandfather Mountain 800-468-7325 |
| June 27 - July 12th | Leading Ladies, a new comedy about two English Shakespearean actors try pull of a scam in the Amish country! - presented by the Blowing Rock Stage Company at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| June 28th | Kiddo Fishing Derby at Lake Coffey - open to children ages 4 to 12 |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| June 28th | Blood, Sweat and Gears - a demanding cycling route which showcases a number of mountain communities - a fundraiser for the Watauga Chapter of the American Red Cross |
Valle Crucis - Start 828-264-8226 |
| June 28th | Children's Show: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - in the Pinnacle Room: 2nd Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| June 28th | Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder perform at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| June 29th & 30th | A Chorus Line presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - on the Main Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| June 29th | Broyhill Chamber Ensemble performs at ASU. |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
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July 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| July 1st |
Guided Hike on Beech - Grassy Gap Creek Trail.
2.0 mile trail with easy to moderate difficulty. Meet at Hawthorn
Road trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| July 1st | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Pops perform at ASU. |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 2nd | Broyhill Chamber Ensemble perform at ASU. |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 2nd - July 6th | A Chorus Line presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - on the Main Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| July 3rd | 3rd Annual "Decorate Your Mailbox" Contest |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| July 5th | 47th Annual Roasting of the Hog and Fireworks Display - one of the High Country's premier Independence Day celebrations |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| July 5th | Children's Show: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - in the Pinnacle Room: 2nd Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| July 5th | Reduced Shakespeare Company: "The Complete History of America (Abridged)" performed at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 6th | Don't Hug Me presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - in the Pinnacle Room: 2nd Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| July 6th | Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra: David Lockington, conductor; Midori, violin, performing at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 7th | Broyhill Chamber Ensemble performing at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 8th | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet performing at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 9th | Patagonia's Wild & Scenic Film Series at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 10th - 13th | Grandfather Mountain's 53rd Annual Highland Games - the annual gathering of Scottish Clans; submerse yourself in Gaelic culture |
Grandfather Mountain 800-468-7325 |
| July 10th | Phoebe Snow in concert at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 13th | Summer Sunday Concert at Fred's - Joe Shannon & The Mountainhome All Stars - Direct from the Mountainhome Music Series of Concerts, traditional bluegrass, dulcimer and acoustic music performed by award winning musicians. 6:30 PM, weather permitting. |
Beech Mountain 828-387-4838 |
| July 13th | Patagonia's Wild & Scenic Film Series: Children's Features at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 15th | Guided Hike on Beech - Red Fox / Arrowhead Loop Trail. 1.6 mile trail with easy to moderate difficulty. Meet at trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| July 16th | Broyhill Chamber Ensemble performs at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 18th - 24th | Little Shop of Horrors presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - on the Main Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| July 18th - August 3rd | Peter Pan - the musical presented by the Blowing Rock Stage Company at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| July 18th | Doug Varone and Dancers at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 19th | Art in the Park, juried arts & crafts show |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| July 19th | BJ's Annual Dog Show on Beech Mountain |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| July 19th | Beech Mountain Bike Rides, led by Beech Mountain riders Gil Adams & Rory Ellington - Routes #1,2,3 - includes St. Andrews Loop, approximately 15 miles. Meet at Beech Mountain Visitors Center adjacent to Town Hall at 10:30 AM. www.bikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 828-387-3003 |
| July 19th | Dancing in the Streets at Town Hall |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| July 19th | Children's Show: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - in the Pinnacle Room: 2nd Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| July 19th | Judy Collins in concert at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 20th | Summer Sunday Concert at Fred's - The Cockman Family, Gospel & Bluegrass by the High Country's favorite family group. 6:30 PM, weather permitting. |
Beech Mountain 828-387-4838 |
| July 20th | Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra: Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Andre Watts, piano, perform at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 21stt | The Lascivious Biddies, NYC-based female pop quartet, at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| July 21st | Broyhill Chamber Ensemble performs at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 23rd | The World Famous Count Basie Orchestra performs at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 24th & 25th | Doubt, a Triad Stage Production at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 26th | The Charlie Daniels Band performs at ASU |
Boone 800-841-2787 |
| July 27th | Summer Sunday Concert at Fred's - Amantha Mill with Rebecca Eggers Grider, A plethora of great Bluegrass and Country music by accomplished local musicians. 6:30 PM, weather permitting. |
Beech Mountain 828-387-4838 |
| July 30th - August 3rd | Blowing Rock Charity Horseshow - Hunter Jumper I - a Blowing Rock tradition since 1923 |
Tate Show Grounds 828-295-4700 |
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August 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| August 1st - 7th | Oklahoma! presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre - on the Main Stage |
Banner Elk 828-898-8709 |
| August 2nd | 27th Annual Crafts on the Green - come enjoy the crafts people and live music |
Fred's General Mercantile 828-387-4838 |
| August 2nd | Fireman's Fundraiser Gala Ball |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| August 2nd & 3rd | Riders in the Sky, shows of Western Harmony and comedy at Tweetsie Railroad | 800-526-5740 |
| August 3rd | Summer Sunday Concert at Fred's - Strictly Clean & Decent, traditional Irish and American Folk Music by a great trio. 6:30 PM, weather permitting. |
Beech Mountain 828-387-4838 |
| August 5th |
Guided Hike on Beech - Smoketree Trail.
2.0 mile loop of easy to moderate difficulty. Meet
at trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| August 6th - 10th | Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show - Hunter Jumper II |
Tate Show Grounds 828-295-4700 |
| August 10th | Summer Sunday Concert at Fred's - Watauga Community Band, Pops, Marches, Show Tunes and Old Time favorites performed by local folks of all ages having fun. 6:30 PM, weather permitting. |
Beech Mountain 828-387-4838 |
| August 15th - 24th | Rumors by Neil Simon, upper-crust New Yorkers try to conceal an evening's crazy events from the police and the media. Presented by the Blowing Rock Stage Company at the Hayes. |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| August 16th | Beech Mountain Bike Rides, led by Beech Mountain riders Gil Adams & Rory Ellington - Route #4 "Pinnacle Ridge Loop", 7.94 miles. Meet at Beech Mountain Visitors Center adjacent to Town Hall at 10:30 AM. www.bikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 828-387-3003 |
| August 16th | Annual Barn Dance at the Buckeye Lake Recreation Center |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| August 19th | Guided Hike on Beech - Falls Trail / Wild Iris Trail 3.2 mile trail of easy to moderate difficulty. Meet at trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| August 19th | An Evening with Groucho, Frank Ferrante's one-man comedy, at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| August 20th | O'Reilly 200 & Hooters Pro Cup 150 |
Bristol Motor Speedway 423-989-6942 |
| August 22nd | Food City 250 |
Bristol Motor Speedway 423-989-6942 |
| August 23rd | Sharpie 500 |
Bristol Motor Speedway 423-989-6942 |
| August 29th - September 14th | Backwards in High Heels - The Ginger Musical, all about Ginger Rogers of course - presented by the Blowing Rock Stage Company and performed at the Hayes. |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| August 30th | Dancing in the Streets at Town Hall |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| August 31st | 6th Annual Mile High Kite Festival - kite building and decorating clinics as well as kite clubs from the region |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
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September 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| September 2nd | Guided Hike on Beech - Upper & Lower Pond Creek Trail. 2.0 mile easy to moderate trail. Meet at Tamarack Road trailhead or at Fred's 8:45 AM www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| September 6th | High Country Bluegrass Festival |
Boone 828-733-8060 |
| September 13th | Art in the Park, juried arts & crafts show |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| September 19th & 20th | Second City: Greatest Hits, Chicago's famed improvisational sketch comedy troupe, at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| September 20th | Beech Mountain Bike Rides, led by Beech Mountain riders Gil Adams & Rory Ellington - Route #2 "St. Andrews Loop", 7.94 miles. Meet at Beech Mountain Visitors Center adjacent to Town Hall at 10:30 AM. www.bikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 828-387-3003 |
| September 21st | Linda Lavin in Songs and Confessions of a Former Waitress, the star of TV's Alice recalls her roots in theater, at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| September 27th | Richmond Ballet performs at the Hayes. |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
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October 08 |
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| All Year | Free Hiking on Beech Mountain- Ten trails for hiking and X-Country Biking - Hiking maps available at the Beech Mtn. Chamber of Commerce www.hikebeechmountain.com |
Beech Mountain 800-438-7325 |
| October 3rd - 12th | The Tempest, William Shakespeare's last play presented by the Blowing Rock Stage Company and performed at the Hayes |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| October 3rd - November 1st | Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train - safe, scary fun for the whole family. Friday & Saturday nights only | 800-526-5740 |
| October 4th | Art in the Park, juried arts & crafts show |
Blowing Rock 828-295-9627 |
| October 4th - 5th | Autumn at Oz Party - a real treat for the entire |