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Paul Taylor Dance Company: “Airs, Syzygy, Esplanade”

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Jada Pearman, Jake Vincent, Kristin Draucker, and Company in Paul Taylor's "Esplanade"; photo by Steven Pisano A Schaefer Spotlight Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Supporting Sponsorship provided by Broyhill Family Foundation, The Campus Store, Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., and Appalachian Home Care LLC. The Paul Taylor Dance […]

St. Paul and The Broken Bones

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credit: Paige Sara A Schaefer Spotlight Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Supporting Sponsorship provided by Broyhill Family Foundation, The Campus Store, Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 2011, St. Paul & The Broken Bones consists of Paul Janeway […]

Bell-Denk-Isserlis Trio

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A Broyhill Classic Concert Series Event Supporting Sponsorship provided by the Broyhill Family Foundation and Campus Store photo: Sebastian MadejHailed as a “dream team of performers” (Strings Magazine), violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Jeremy Denk will come together to offer an unparalleled evening of Fauré chamber music. This summer marks the trio’s first […]

Perfect Days

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The Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series In Japanese with English subtitlesJapan / Rated PG / Directed by Wim Wenders / 2023 / Drama / 123 minutes Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos […]

Norm Lewis

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credit: Peter Marks A Schaefer Spotlight Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Supporting Sponsorship provided by Broyhill Family Foundation, The Campus Store, Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Renowned for his acting work on stage and screen (the Oscar-nominated film Da 5 Bloods and in […]

38th Rosen Sculpture Walk

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photo: David Sheldon, Orion, 37th Rosen Sculpture Competition First Place Award Winner The Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is an annual national juried competition presented by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival. The nationally recognized program has showcased contemporary American sculpture in outdoor settings across the university campus […]

Buddy Guy: Damn Right Farewell

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A Schaefer Spotlight Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Supporting Sponsorship provided by Broyhill Family Foundation, The Campus Store, Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Guy’s Damn Right Farewell tour will see the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award winner performing hits from throughout his […]

Canadian Brass

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A Broyhill Classic Concert Series Event Supporting Sponsorship provided by the Broyhill Family Foundation and Campus Store photo: Natalie EndicottWith an international reputation as one of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass has truly earned the distinction of the world’s most famous brass group. Masters of concert presentations, Canadian Brass has developed a uniquely […]

The Taste of Things

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The Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series In French with English subtitlesFrance / Rated PG-13 / Directed by Anh Hung Tran / 2023 / Drama, History, Romance / 135 minutes Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel) as a chef living with his personal cook and […]

Fallen Leaves

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The Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series In Finnish with English subtitlesFinland, German / not rated / Directed by Aki Kaurismäki / 2023 / Drama / 81 minutes Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with Fallen Leaves, a timeless, hopeful and satisfying love story that […]

Eastern Music Festival Orchestra with special guest Béla Fleck

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A Broyhill Classic Concert Series Event Supporting Sponsorship provided by the Broyhill Family Foundation and Campus Store photo: Brandon MarshallExperience a night of groundbreaking musical fusion as the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Gerard Schwarz, collaborates with 16-time Grammy-winning banjo master Béla Fleck. Béla will showcase his unique interpretation of Gershwin's iconic "Rhapsody […]

An Evening with Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour – SOLD OUT

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credit: Shervin Lainez A Schaefer Spotlight Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Supporting Sponsorship provided by Broyhill Family Foundation, The Campus Store, Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., and Appalachian Home Care LLC. An Evening with Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour with live accompaniment by WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY“An artist […]

Girl Picture

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Photo by: Ilkka SaastamoinenCopyright: Citizen Jane ProductionsPictured (from l-r): Eleonoora Kauhanen, Aamu Milonoff, Linnea Leino The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. […]

Keb’ Mo’ with special guest Allison Russell

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Photo credit: Tony Duran A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. American blues musician (singer-guitarist-songwriter) Keb' Mo' has five Grammy Awards, 14 Blues Foundation Awards, a 2021 Americana Music Association award […]

Dance Theatre of Harlem

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(Above) DTH Company Anthony Santos, Derek Brockington, Amanda Smith and Dylan Santos, photo by Rachel Neville; (below) Company in "Passage," photo by Theik SmithDance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international education and community outreach program. […]

Dance Theatre of Harlem: A Conversation with Robert Garland

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Company Artists Kouadio Davis and Alexandra Hutchinson in "Higher Ground." Photo credit: Tony Duran Artist Spotlight Series This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival. Join us for a conversation with Dance Theatre of […]

Alcarràs

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photo: Lluís Tudela The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being […]

37th Rosen Sculpture Walk with the Juror

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photo: Andrew Light, Divergent, 36th Rosen Sculpture Competition First Place Award Winner The Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is an annual national juried competition presented by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival. The nationally recognized program has showcased contemporary American sculpture in outdoor settings across the university […]

John Oates

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Photo credit: DavidMcClister A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Performing a wide variety of roots, blues and original new songs! John Oates is one half of the best-selling duo of […]

Strings for Peace

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Photo credit: Suvo Das Broyhill Chamber Series Amjad Ali Khan, SarodSharon Isbin, GuitarAmaan Ali Bangash, SarodAyaan Ali Bangash, SarodwithAmit Kavthekar, Tabla Grammy Award-winning American guitarist Sharon Isbin teams with Indian sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons, with Amit Kavthekar. The collaboration melds Western and Indian traditions in a sacred and artistic flow, […]

Aurora’s Sunrise

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The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being brought to cinematic […]

Eastern Festival Orchestra with Gil Shaham, violin

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GERARD SCHWARZ, conductor          Alan G. Benaroya Music Director ChairGIL SHAHAM, violinWINFRED FELTON, bassoon          Rosen-Schaffel Competition winner (2022) Engelbert Humperdinck/ed. Schwarz · Suite from Hänsel and Gretel          PreludeThe Witch’s RideThe Gingerbread HouseThe Witch’s WaltzDream Pantomime  Johannes Brahms · Violin Concerto in D major, op.77  […]

Lea Salonga

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A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renowned across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. She is best known for […]

The Blue Caftan

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The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being brought to cinematic […]

An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.

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Photo credit: Tony Duran A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Performing a mix of jazz-influenced soul, pop, standards and more with his band! Leslie Odom, Jr. is a two-time Academy […]

MOMIX: Alice

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MOMIX’s internationally acclaimed dancer-illusionists conjure the magical world of the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts in this stunning reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s novel. Journey down the rabbit hole with MOMIX and the visionary choreography of Artistic Director Moses Pendleton. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX’s […]

On the Water (Vee peal)

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Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presentsOn the Water (Vee peal) In Estonian with English subtitlesEstonia, not rated, directed by Peeter Simms, 2020, comedy-drama, 106 minutes On the Water unfolds in rural Soviet Estonia in the early 1980s, during a pivotal year in the life of a shy teen, Andres, who is being raised […]

Boz Scaggs: Out of the Blues Tour 2022

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Photo credit: Alysse Gafkjen A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. For five decades, Boz Scaggs has mined a personalized mix of rock, blues and R&B […]

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: The Grand Reopening Tour

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A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Early last year, pop-jazz phenomenon Postmodern Jukebox set out to celebrate a new-millennium Roaring 20s, promising audiences […]

When Pomegranates Howl

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Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presentsWhen Pomegranates Howl In Pashto/Farsi with English subtitles Australia/Afghanistan/The Netherlands, Iran, not rated, directed by Granaz Moussavi, 2021, drama, 83 minutes Nine-year-old Hewad peddles food and amulets in Kabul, tackling dangers of daily street life during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Following an explosion, he is photographed amongst […]

Renée Elise Goldsberry

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photo by Robert Cummerow A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenate actress and singer who has delivered award-winning performances both […]

Belfast

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Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presentsBelfast In English with English subtitlesUnited Kingdom, PG-13, directed by Kenneth Branagh, 2021, drama, 98 minutes Director Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical film chronicles the life of a working-class family and their young son's childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital. Surrounded by sporadic […]

Eastern Festival Orchestra with Santiago Rodriguez, piano

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photo credit: Ben Van HoutenGERARD SCHWARZ, conductorAlan Benaroya, Music Director ChairSANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ, piano Umoja for Orchestra                                       Valerie Coleman Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16                 Edvard Grieg     Allegro molto moderato     Adagio     Allegro moderato molto e marcato          Santiago Rodriguez, piano Symphony No. 4 in f minor, Op. 36    […]