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Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition partners with the Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) Public Art Program
[ Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition partners with the Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) Public Art Program ]
Partnership to offer two additional sculptors a chance to participant in the Rosen program with the Community Choice Award.
[ Festival to be featured on Triad Arts Up Close ]
An Appalachian Summer Festival will be featured in a two-part special on WFDD's (88.5FM) Triad Arts Up Close on Tuesday, June 23 and Wednesday, June 24.
"An open letter to my fellow supporters..."
[ "An open letter to my fellow supporters..." ]
Ron Redmon, an Appalachian Summer Festival supporter, writes about the arts and their importance in trying economic times.

"Our finances will recover in due course, for that is the nature of all things cyclical. The light and joy that only music, dance, and drama can provide is needed now, more than ever... and they depend on us."
An Appalachian Summer Festival 2009 Season Schedule
[ An Appalachian Summer Festival 2009 Season Schedule ]
2009 season highlights include Kenny Loggins; Mike Cross; Melissa Manchester; Buckwheat Zydeco; Joan Baez; Leahy; Paula Poundstone; Pilobolus Dance; Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Pops; Sophie B. Hawkins; The Broyhill Chamber Ensemble; Paul Taylor Dance Company; Triad Stage; Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra and more.
[ An Appalachian Summer Festival Announces New Model of Artistic Leadership ]
An Appalachian Summer Festival has adopted a new model for artistic direction, designed to fulfill its mission, vision, and long-range goals.

2009 Season Preview

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An Appalachian Summer Festival is a multi- and inter-disciplinary arts festival presenting and producing programs in music, theatre, dance, film and visual arts. The festival will forge a unique national identity through artistic excellence, innovative programming, commissioning new works, and educational opportunities. By bringing the most accomplished and respected creative and performing artists from around the world to Appalachian State University, the festival supports the overall university mission, enhances the cultural life of the Appalachian community, and serves as an important gateway onto the campus.

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2009 Corporate Sponsors:

Westglow Resort & Spa Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation SkyBest Communications, Inc.
McDonald's of Boone Mast General Store Best Western - Blue Ridge Plaza Allen Wealth Management Footsloggers Outdoor & Travel Outfitters Peabody's Wine & Beer Merchants Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock The Broyhill Inn & Appalachian Conference Center

2009 Media Sponsors:

WBTV, Inc. WCYB TV-5 Charter Communications The Mountain Times All About Women Magazine Winston-Salem Journal High Country Press 100.7 MAC FM MIX 102.3 FM Mountain Television Network (MTN) WHKY AM 1290 Talk Radio and WHKY-TV/DT WDAV 89.9 FM WFDD 88.5 FM WETS 89.5 FM WNCW 88.7 FM WASU 90.5 FM WNC Magazine Belk Library and Information Commons

2009 major corporate sponsorship provided by:

SkyBest Communications, Inc.
Westglow Resort & Spa
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation

2009 Schedule

Jun 1
Silent Auction Opens
Jun 27
Leahy
Jun 28
Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
Jun 29-
Jul 3
Workshop: Creating in Clay
Jun 29-
Jul 3
Workshop: Plein Air Boone
Jun 29-
Jul 2
Workshop: Cre8tive Drama Day Camp
Jun 29
Film: The Band's Visit
Jun 30
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Pops
Jul 1
Lunch & Learn: The Sounds of Summer
Jul 1
Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
Jul 2
Melissa Manchester
Jul 3
Lecture: Steven Siegel
Jul 3
TCVA Members' Preview Reception
Jul 3
Summer Exhibition Celebration
Jul 5
Sophie B. Hawkins at Westglow
Jul 6-10
Workshop: Figure Drawing with Tim Ford
Jul 6
Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
Jul 7
Pilobolus
Jul 8
Lunch & Learn: Inside and Out
Jul 9
Film: The Underground Orchestra
Jul 10
Patagonia's Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Jul 11
Family Day at TCVA
Jul 11
Workshop: Shibori
Jul 11
Buckwheat Zydeco
Jul 12
Eastern Festival Orchestra
Jul 13-
15
Workshop: Beyond Collage
Jul 13
Film: Vitus
Jul 14
Paul Taylor Dance
Jul 15
Lunch & Learn: Dancing Around the Subject
Jul 15
Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
Jul 16-
18
Workshop: Wash and Roll
Jul 16
Lecture: Ron Rash
Jul 17
Paula Poundstone
Jul 18
Mike Cross
Jul 19
Halpert Biennial Gallery Talk
Jul 19
Eastern Festival Orchestra
Jun 19
Silent Auction Ends
Jul 20-
24
Workshop: Jewelry: Modern Reliquaries
Jul 20-
24
Workshop: Create Your Own Fantasy Chair
Jul 20
Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
Jul 21
Triad Stage: Oleanna
Jul 22
Lunch & Learn: Stage Coach
Jul 22
Triad Stage: Oleanna
Jul 23
Joan Baez
Jul 24
Triad Stage Workshop: Providence Gap
Jul 25
Workshop: Fanciful and Functional 3-D Artist Books
Jul 25
Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Walk
Jul 25
Kenny Loggins

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An Appalachian Summer Festival is a production of the Appalachian State University Office of Arts & Cultural Programs. An Appalachian Summer Festival receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council - an agency funded by the State of North Carolina - and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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