Calendar

These events are sometimes subject to change. Please check their websites or call to double check.

JULY 18-AUGUST 3
Highly acclaimed musical Peter Pan at the Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock. Click here for more information and to buy tickets.

NOW through AUG 16
Where the Wild Things Are, 10 AM, at Horn in the West. This show is based on the award winning children’s book.

AUG 1
Moses H Cone Manor on the Blue Ridge Parkway: Family Day Butterfly Nature Walk, 10 AM. Meet a ranger on the front porch, and hike 2 miles up Flat Top Mountain. This is a 1.5 hour walk, so bring water and wear hiking shoes. This event would probably be appropriate for older kids.

AUG 1
Price Park Amphitheater: Lost Proofing, 8 PM. Join a ranger for a 40 minute program to learn strategies for getting back home.

AUG 1
The Ashe County Arts Council will host a hammer dulcimer concert Friday evening. Ken Kolodner will be performing at the Ashe Arts Center at 7:30. Kolodner will be joined by Ashe County musician Michael Bell and Boone’s Ruth Smith for a few selections.

AUG 1-7
Classic Broadway Musical “Oklahoma!” presented by Lees McRae Summer Theater. www.lmc.edu

AUG 2
Riders in the Sky at Tweetsie Railroad

AUG 2-3
The 2008 High Country Farm Tour will be on Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3, from 1 to 5pm each day. Buttons will be sold in advance for $20 and for $25 on tour days. Single-farm visits are $10 per car, per farm. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and bring coolers in case they want to purchase produce, eggs, cheese, meat and other items. The tour is held rain or shine. Buttons for the farm tour can be purchased at the following locations: Watuaga & Ashe farmers markets, Footsloggers, Mast store- Boone, Original Mast Store-Boone, BareEssentials, Earthfare, and Spin A Yarn, Weave a Web in Jefferson. Only one button is necessary for each vehicle, and buttons are good for all farms on both days. www.brwia.com

July 31
Summer Concerts in Banner Elk Park. 6:30 PM, Free. Rain location: Banner Elk Elementary. www.townofbannerelk.org.

AUGUST 3
27th Annual Crafts on the Green in Beech Mountain. www.fredsgeneral.com

AUG 3
Summer Sunday Concert at Fred’s - Strictly Clean & Decent, traditional Irish and American Folk Music by a great trio. 6:30 PM, weather permitting. www.fredsgeneral.com

AUGUST 7
Summer Concerts in Banner Elk Park. 6:30 PM, Free. Rain location: Banner Elk Elementary. www.townofbannerelk.org.

AUGUST 7
Let’s Share Music Together, 10:30-11:00, at the Playhouse
Come sing along with Vanessa Van Valin. Vanessa has a background in music and training in “Music Together.” Free to members or with paid admission to The Children’s Playhouse. www.goplayhouse.org

AUGUST 9
Todd Music Series, Cook Park in Todd 3-7PM. www.toddnc.org DOC WATSON

AUGUST 10
Concert in the Park at Blowing Rock Park. www.blowingrock.com Grandfather Mountain Highland Band

AUG 10
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. www.fredsgeneral.com

August 14
Summer Concerts in Banner Elk Park. 6:30 PM, Free. Rain location: Banner Elk Elementary. www.townofbannerelk.org.

AUG 16
Annual Barn Dance at the Buckeye Lake Recreation Center. There will be a square dance caller, line dancing, food and fun from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.  Call the Chamber of Commerce for more information:  828-387-9283.

AUG 16
Art in the Park, Blowing Rock. All day.

AUG 16
RiverFest at Valle Crucis Park

AUG 16
Hotdog Cookout for Sen. Steve Goss, 5 p.m. at West Jefferson town park. Tickets $10 (children under 12 free), available at the Watauga County Democratic Party HDQs. Ticket good for a drawing for a Stephen Shoemaker or William Mangum art print. Bring a lawn chair if you want to sit. www.wataugadems.com

August 21
Summer Concerts in Banner Elk Park. 6:30 PM, Free. Rain location: Banner Elk Elementary. www.townofbannerelk.org.

August 28
Summer Concerts in Banner Elk Park. 6:30 PM, Free. Rain location: Banner Elk Elementary. www.townofbannerelk.org.

AUGUST 31
Mile High Kite Festival in Beech Mountain. www.townofbeechmountain.com

AUGUST 31
New River Blues Festival at Jefferson Landing. 1 PM-7 PM.

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