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Thousands enjoy Blowing Rock’s more genteel version of Woodstock, rain and all
By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Major rock stars did not turn down an invitation to play and Ravi Shankar did not perform through a rainstorm. And yet, many of the baby boomers in the crowd estimated at nearly 4,000 might well have been revisiting Woodstock in their minds on July 19, as rain pummeled the revelers on the grassy slope leading from the Manor House down to Chetola Lake — while the Symphony of the Mountains, under the direction of Cornelia Laemmli Orth, performed for the 36th edition of Blowing Rock’s pinnacle event of the summer season: Symphony by the Lake.
42nd Mid-Summer Group Exhibition Opening at Carlton Gallery Beginning July 27th
Carlton Gallery begins its 42nd Mid-Summer Group Exhibition on Saturday, July 27 with an Opening Reception, 2-5 pm. The Opening Reception is always an ideal time to meet attending artists who will be happy to discuss their artwork. Nature’s Symphony: A Multifaceted Landscape Exhibition presents a collaboration of the gallery...
Susan March Payne and Lonnie Webster Share Edgewood Cottage as Artists in Residence Through July 28
Coming to downtown Blowing Rock this week? Stop by Edgewood Cottage and visit fiber and paint artist Susan March Payne and photographer Lonnie Webster at Edgewood Cottage from July 22 through through July 28. Whether photographing individuals, events, or nature, Lonnie Webster has a passion for capturing life through photography....
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