Join us April 27th for our Business Before Hours

Sponsored by Egg Rollin' at Shoppes on the Parkway!

8:00 - 9:30 AM

Also Coming Up!

Business Before Hours hosted by Nexa Mortgage at

The Famous Toastery.

Friday, May 5th @ 8:00 - 9:30 AM

This will be the 100th year celebration of the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show! If you would like to have an ad in this years Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show Program, contact The Rotary Club of Blowing Rock.

Please call 828-356-6949.

Click Here for more information on cost and sizing of ads!

Local North Carolina Teacher Appointed National Ambassador for Education Program

As Global Game Changers Student Empowerment Program Launches Its Ambassadorship Program

Swannanoa, NC (April 10, 2023) – Hannah Harvey, 5^th Grade Teacher at W.D. Williams Elementary School in Buncombe County, NC, has been named the first National Ambassador for the Global Game Changers Student Empowerment Program. This education program, which currently reaches 250,000 students in all 50 states and 13 countries, is a project-based program that provides teacher-tested, evidence-based, FREE Pre-K – 5th grade curriculum and resources that use service learning and talent development as tools to nurture children’s social, emotional, leadership, and academic growth. With a motto to IGNITE GOOD!®, the lessons use a simple equation: MY TALENT + MY HEART = MY SUPERPOWER!® to lay the foundation for nurturing engaged and successful citizens and leaders. Students explore their hearts, uncover their true talents, and develop the self-confidence they need to succeed.

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The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival announced their national awards and Appalachian State's very own Theatre and Dance Department has received four of them. The first award is for Distinguished Achievement in Stage Management in The Moors, which was presented to Brady Warlow, Gray Fandel, Harlow Sousa, and Benjamin Perkins. Next, the award for Distinguished Performance Ensemble was presented to App State for The Moors. Alexa Nemitz was awarded Distinguished Performance by an Actor in The Moors. The Distinguished Achievement in the Facilitation of a Brave Rehearsal Space was awarded to App State in The Moors. This last award is a new one that "celebrates teaching artists who create a rehearsal room community that prioritizes the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of their student artists; empowering them to safely engage with challenging theatrical stories."

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W.A.M.Y. Community Action is Hosting Denim & Diamonds 2023 on Thursday, May 18^th at The White Crow Farm

WAMY Community Action is hosting its annual Denim & Diamonds Charity Event & Auction on Thursday, May 18^th, 6:00-10:00pm at the White Crow Farm in Banner Elk, NC.  Proceeds from the event will help fund WAMY’s poverty-fighting programs in Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties. 

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The Schaefer Center Presents Series Welcomes a Quartet of Global Sensations in

 As We Speak: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer featuring Rakesh Chaurasia at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

 Four internationally acclaimed musicians make a tour stop in Boone on Saturday, April 22 at 7pm to celebrate their newest album, “As We Speak,” which combines Indian classical, western classical and bluegrass.

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Mindfulness Meditation Group

Wednesdays 5:30 - 7 PM

Linked is this week's Meditation group event page - This is a free event. Donations accepted. Please register via the website.

Cork & Canvas: Claude Monet's “Path through the Corn at Pourville”

Thursday, April 20, 2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Click Here to see more information on Leather Mountain Resort's Live Music Special!

Educator Workshops return to Grandfather Mountain in 2023

Courses for individuals seeking certification as an N.C. environmental educator

LINVILLE, N.C. – Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is excited to announce its lineup of educator workshops for the 2023 season. Four of the workshops are free to attendees, while two have a cost associated with them. The multiday “Leave No Trace Trainer” and “NAAEE Guidelines to Professional Development” both have registration fees.

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Click Here to see what is coming up in April at The Appalachian Theatre!

The Blowing Rock Chamber has empty bags here that people can pick-up, fill and return by

9 am on these 2023 pick-up dates:

June 9

Aug 11

Oct 6

Dec 2