Press & Media Resources
An Appalachian Summer Festival 2023 Brochure
An Appalachian Summer Festival 2019 Brochure
An Appalachian Summer Festival 2019 Playbill
Press Releases and Media Coverage
VC INTERVIEW | VC Artist Rolston String Quartet Gives Their Expert Advice for Young Ensembles
The Violin Channel had the chance to catch up with VC Artist Rolston String Quartet, to get their perspective on what it takes to be a successful string quartet. This summer, after concerts at Canada's Elora Festival, they will perform a riveting program at An...
Broadway Star and Tony Award Winner Renée Elise Goldsberry to Perform in Boone
The Mountain Times by Derek Halsey BOONE — By all measures, due to hard work, perseverance and an opportunity that popped up at just the right time, actress and singer Renée Elise Goldsberry has made it in the worlds of stage and screen. For many entertainers,...
Jazz great Esperanza Spalding brings Grammy Award-Winning musical explorations to Boone
WataugaDemocrat.com By Derek Halsey BOONE — Esperanza Spalding is an acclaimed musician who tries to incorporate the world around her, and the experiences that surround all of us on this small planet, into her music. Known as a jazz artist — an important genre...
An Appalachian Summer Festival Announces 2022 Season
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Renée Elise Goldsberry, esperanza spalding, Postmodern Jukebox, Boz Scaggs, and more! BOONE, NC— Appalachian State University’s annual summer arts event, An Appalachian Summer Festival (AASF), proudly celebrates its 38th...
An Appalachian Summer Festival Nears Endowment Goal
Festival donor Christine Petti gives the endowment challenge effort a significant boost. BOONE, NC— As An Appalachian Summer Festival prepares to celebrate its 38th season July 1-30, the festival’s dream of building a $5 million endowment is closer to reality. In July...
Fave regional fest is back with Paula Poundstone, visual art, music, more
Fave regional fest is back with Paula Poundstone, visual art, music, more by Lynn Felder https://artzenstuff.com/f/exclusive-interview-w-paula-poundstone-whos-coming-to-app-summ Now that real summer is upon us, it's time to escape the Piedmont's soaring temperatures...
Press Quotes
“Appalachian State University’s ambitious An Appalachian Summer Festival brings to town a month-long whirlwind of top-notch classical, jazz and folk performers, plus ballet, dance, drama and visual arts. Call it high culture in the high country, and look for plenty of options to choose among…”
-Southern Living Magazine
“This annual arts festival features something for everyone with special programs focusing on family entertainment, the classics, and future stars.”
-US Airways Magazine
“The hills around Boone, North Carolina are enlivened during July with the sounds of An Appalachian Summer Festival.”
-Atlanta Journal Constitution
“In summer, the university’s annual Appalachian Summer Festival offers a month of dance and theatre, symphony and jazz concerts, workshops and art exhibits.”
-The New York Times
“The festival is Appalachian State University’s cultural commitment to bring top quality music, dance, theatre and visual arts to its corner of the world.”
-Blue Ridge Country Magazine
“An Appalachian Summer Festival is finally upon us, and with it comes the sounds, sights and fabulous spectacles that make the High Country such a perfect place to be during the summer.”
-The Mountain Times
Advertising Opportunities
The festival brings close to 27,000 people each July who enjoy this multi-disciplinary arts festival. People from all over the southeast travel to the High Country to experience cool summer temperatures and see world-class entertainment. Your business has the opportunity to partner with the festival and reach an audience of local community members and visitors to the area by advertising in our playbill— a 100-page souvenir book distributed to festival audiences throughout the season that highlights each performance during the summer festival.
Click here to download ad contract.
Contracts can be emailed, faxed (828.262.2848) or mailed to ASU Box 32045, Boone, NC 28608.
For questions please contact Allison West, Director of Marketing & Public Relations, at westal1@appstate.edu or 828.262.6084, ext. 107.