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ArtsPower Theater on Demand: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Virtual Event

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsVIRTUAL EVENTArtsPower’s beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Based on Wilder’s own childhood experiences, this original, one-act musical delights young audiences with the adventures of […]

Pierce Freelon: Black to the Future

Virtual Event

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsVIRTUAL EVENTFollowing his critically acclaimed debut children’s album D.a.D. in 2020, Pierce Freelon’s Grammy-nominated 2021 recording, Black to the Future (ages 5+), features elements of Afrofuturism, Black history, and archival voices to touch on imagination, arts, family and time-travel through a Black lens. Explore consent culture, […]

Spring Appalachian Dance Ensemble

Valborg Theatre 480 Howard St, Boone, NC

Wednesday, March 29 at 7pmThursday, March 30 at 7pmFriday, March 31 at 7pmSaturday, April 1 at 7pmSunday, April 2 at 2pm Valborg Theatre Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17 These popular semi-annual concerts feature Appalachian faculty and students showcasing their talents in choreography and performance. The 2023 spring concert is coordinated by Dance Studies Professor […]

Jazz Ensembles I & II

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

This is among the 200 concerts a year held at Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, most free to attend. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances for the most up-to-date information on our events, including live-streamed video, programs and program notes, and a complete performance calendar.

Appalachian Young People’s Theatre “The Hundred Dresses”

I.G. Greer Studio Theatre

Adapted by Ralph Covert and G. Riley MillsFrom the book The Hundred DressesBy Eleanor EstesDirected by Gordon Hensley Friday, April 14 at 7pmSaturday, April 15 at 2pmSunday, April 16 at 2pm Greer Studio Theatre All tickets $5 Based on the beloved Newbery Honor Book by Eleanor Estes, this acclaimed musical adaptation masterfully handles such topics […]

Steely Pan Band

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

This is among the 200 concerts a year held at Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, most free to attend. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances for the most up-to-date information on our events, including live-streamed video, programs and program notes, and a complete performance calendar.

Educator Workshop Series with Pierce Freelon (Virtual Event)

Virtual Event

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsGrammy-nominated children's musician, picture book author and educator Pierce Freelon reveals how he creates immersive worlds for children and families. Pierce gives educators a behind-the-scenes glimpse into his creative practice through engaging storytelling, tutorials, and interactive Q&A.  Certificate of Completion for one (1) contact hour to […]

United States Poet Laureate (2012-2014) and Pulitzer Prize Winner Natasha Trethewey

Plemmons Student Union 201-B Plemmons Student Union

This event is co-sponsored by Appalachian Journal and The Schaefer Center Presents series Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014). In his citation, Librarian of Congress James Billington wrote, “Her poems dig beneath the surface of history—personal or communal, from childhood or from a […]

As We Speak: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, feat. Rakesh Chaurasia

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

all photos by Jeremy CowartThe first time banjo legend Béla Fleck, tabla master Zakir Hussain, and double bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer got together to make an album, it was to write, not to play. When Fleck and Meyer were looking for a third partner for a triple concerto they had been commissioned to write to […]

TheaterWorksUSA’s The Pout-Pout Fish – SOLD OUT

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsTurn the poutiest of frowns upside down in this new musical featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure. When Mr. Fish sets out on a quest to find Miss Clam’s missing pearl, he discovers there is more to him than his permanently […]

Concert Band

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

This is among the 200 concerts a year held at Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, most free to attend. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances for the most up-to-date information on our events, including live-streamed video, programs and program notes, and a complete performance calendar.

As You Like It

Valborg Theatre 480 Howard St, Boone, NC

by William ShakespeareDirected by Derek Gagnier Wednesday April 26 at 7pmThursday, April 27 at 7pmFriday, April 28 at 7pmSaturday, April 29 at 7pmSunday, April 30 at 2pm Valborg Theatre Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17 Shakespeare’s 1599 comedy As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court, and seeks to […]

Symphony Band

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

This is among the 200 concerts a year held at Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, most free to attend. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances for the most up-to-date information on our events, including live-streamed video, programs and program notes, and a complete performance calendar.

Nickole Brown

Plemmons Student Union 201-B Plemmons Student Union

photo by Joli LivaudaisThis event is co-sponsored by Appalachian Journal and The Schaefer Center Presents seriesPoet Nickole Brown received her MFA from the Vermont College, studied literature at Oxford University, and was the editorial assistant for the late Hunter S. Thompson. She worked at Sarabande Books for 10 years. Her first collection, Sister, a novel-in-poems, was […]

Wind Ensemble

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

This is among the 200 concerts a year held at Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, most free to attend. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances for the most up-to-date information on our events, including live-streamed video, programs and program notes, and a complete performance calendar.

University/Chamber Singers

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

This is among the 200 concerts a year held at Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, most free to attend. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances for the most up-to-date information on our events, including live-streamed video, programs and program notes, and a complete performance calendar.

Appalachian Symphony Orchestra

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

This is among the 200 concerts a year held at Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, most free to attend. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances for the most up-to-date information on our events, including live-streamed video, programs and program notes, and a complete performance calendar.