Blowing Rock
FOOD & DRINK
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.
Paul Taylor Dance Company and Brad Paisley Wrap Up An Appalachian Summer Festival
Paul Taylor Dance Company and Brad Paisley Wrap Up An Appalachian Summer Festival. A trailblazing modern dance company and a country music superstar close out the festival’s milestone 40th anniversary season in spectacular fashion, July 23-27. BOONE, NC — An Appalachian Summer Festival concludes its milestone 40th anniversary season...
Caldwell Heritage Museum Program For Wednesday, July 24th
LENOIR, NC (July 22, 2024) ⇒ Please join us on Wednesday, 24 July 2024 @ 6:30 p.m. (yes, it’s “church night” but come on anyway!) as Dr. Leslie McKesson brings a program on the enslaved people at Fort Defiance. She will share how this project came about, how her students at ASU were engaged in the research and their findings, and future plans to continue this journey. This program was presented earlier this year at Fort Defiance and it is truly an amazing story.
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