Appalachian StateOld-Time Fiddlers' Convention
The 5th annual ASU Old-Time Fiddlers' Convention was held in the Plemmons Student Union on Saturday February 10. Pickers, strummers and dancers rehearsed in hallways and in stairwells while waiting for their competitions. |
MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove 2012For the 15th year in a row, fans showed up at the Historic Old Cove Creek School, home of the Doc Watson Museum, to attend the MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove. This year they gathered to pay tribute to the show's host Doc Watson, who died this May. The festival's intimate setting has forged a close relationship between audience and musicians here over the years . . . |
Jones House Concerts on the LawnOn Friday August 26 visitors gathered at the Jones House Community Center in downtown Boone to hear local musicians Rick Ward and the Dashboard Hula Boys. The concert series, sponsored by the Mast General Store, is in its 19th year. |
Trade Days in Historic Trade TN June 25 - 27 2010
June 2010The 22nd annual Trade Days celebration will be held June 25th through June 27th in Trade Tennessee just off Highway 421. Trade may seem like just a turn in the road but it was an important trading post used by earlier white settlers, including Daniel Boone, to trade with local Indians as they moved west to establish settlements in Kentucky and beyond . . . Read more . . . |
Hands Gallery Crafts Co-opNovember 2009Hands Gallery Crafts Co-op is the High Country's oldest crafts co-op. It was formed in 1975 by a small group of local artists and many of its early members are still a part of the organization 34 years later . . . Read more . . . |
MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove 2009July 2009Doc Watson, The Kruger Brothers, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Steep Canyon Rangers, newcomers The Snyder Family Band and many local favorites delighted the crowd in Sugar Grove on July 10 and 11 at the Historic Cove Creek School . . . Read more . . . |
Artist Teresa Cerda "Horizons & Colors"
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Art in the Park
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The Frescoes St. Mary's Episcopal Church in
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The Frescoes of the Holy Trinity Church in
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Parkway Craft Center at the Moses Cone Manor
March, 2008The Southern Highland Craft Guild shop at the Moses Cone Manor just off the Blue Ridge Parkway opened Saturday March 15 for the season. The shops sell items made by some its 900 members and provides craft demonstrations throughout the season . . . Read more . . . |
Silk Screen Artist Joan MeixellNovember 2007What is printmaking? Learn about accomplished local artist Joan Meixell and the various printmaking techniques she uses. See her work at the Hands Gallery Craft Co-operative on King Street in Downtown Boone from November 2 through November 15 . . . Read more . . . |
Doc Watson Annual Music Fest
October 2007Doc Watson is considered by many a legend of Folk and Bluegrass music. The 7-time Grammy Award winner lives near Boone in Deep Gap North Carolina and performs frequently in the area. Each year in Sugar Grove, just outside Boone North Carolina, There is a MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove 2 day festival which raises money for the Historic Cove Creek School and The Doc and Merle Watson Museum inside the school . . . Read more . . . |
Valle Country Fair Arts & Crafts October 20, 2007
October 2007The Valle Country Fair is on of the most popular Fall events in the Boone North Carolina Area. Many local artists and crafts persons participate in the fund-raising event in historic Valle Crucis. . . . Read more . . . |
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