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Western Piedmont Symphony: Carmina Burana2222

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

photo by Tom Devlin PhotographyOne of classical music’s most spellbinding and immersive experiences, Carmina Burana is an epic, captivating choral masterpiece. A massive orchestra and huge chorus join forces for Carl Orff’s infamous ode to love, drink, and living life to the fullest. Brahms’ "Academic Festival Overture" opens the concert.FEATURINGWestern Piedmont SymphonyMatthew Troy, Music Director The […]

Western Piedmont Symphony: Carmina Burana-copy2

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

photo by Tom Devlin Photography One of classical music’s most spellbinding and immersive experiences, Carmina Burana is an epic, captivating choral masterpiece. A massive orchestra and huge chorus join forces for Carl Orff’s infamous ode to love, drink, and living life to the fullest. Brahms’ "Academic Festival Overture" opens the concert. FEATURING Western Piedmont Symphony Matthew […]

From West Africa to Appalachia: Expert Insights and Demos with Music and Dance

Rosen Concert Hall 813 Rivers St, Boone, North Carolina

  Presented by Appalachian State University's High Country Humanities, with support from North Carolina Humanities. Join Dr. Stéphanie Mazan (French and Francophone Studies), Dr. Julie Shepherd-Powell accompanied by Trevor McKenzie (Appalachian Studies), and Sherone Price and Baba Khalid Saleem (Theatre and Dance) for an interactive introduction to global and local rural dance cultures. The event is part of High Country Humanities' ongoing series "Connecting Local […]

Urban Bush Women – 40th Anniversary: Legacy + Lineage + Liberation

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

Urban Bush Women's "Women's Resistance," photo by Hayim HeronUrban Bush Women40th Anniversary: Legacy + Lineage + Liberation In honor of Urban Bush Women’s 40th Anniversary, Legacy + Lineage + Liberation celebrates the power of Women(+) in an evening of new and classic works that transcend genres and amplify the voices of Women(+) of color. This dynamic program features iconic works […]

Educator Workshop Series with Terrance Simien

Appalachian Theatre

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsTwo-time Grammy Award-winning Terrance Simien brings us an educator’s workshop that pairs with his in-person APPlause! Series concert Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco. Learn about the history of this fascinating and entertaining American roots music and listen as Terrance demos the instruments and […]

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience: Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco

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

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsphoto credit: Jake SpringfieldTwo-time Grammy Award-winning Black American roots music group Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience bring us Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco. Learn about the history of this fascinating and entertaining American roots music and hear “Gonna Take You There,” the […]

Event Series Men on Boats

Men on Boats

Valborg Theatre 480 Howard St, Boone, NC

by Jaclyn Backhausdirected by Gina Grandi Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men on Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. Tickets: Students $10, […]

Keith Wilson

Plemmons Student Union 201-B Plemmons Student Union

This event is co-sponsored by The Schaefer Center Presents series and Appalachian JournalKeith S. Wilson is a game designer, an Affrilachian Poet, and a Cave Canem fellow. He is a recipient of an NEA Fellowship, an Elizabeth George Foundation Grant, and an Illinois Arts Council Agency Award, and has received both a Kenyon Review Fellowship and […]

Event Series Men on Boats

Men on Boats

Valborg Theatre 480 Howard St, Boone, NC

by Jaclyn Backhausdirected by Gina Grandi Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men on Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. Tickets: Students $10, […]

Event Series Men on Boats

Men on Boats

Valborg Theatre 480 Howard St, Boone, NC

by Jaclyn Backhausdirected by Gina Grandi Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men on Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. Tickets: Students $10, […]

Ashley McBryde

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

GRAMMY Award winner Ashley McBryde has made a name for herself with her standout, critically acclaimed albums, all of which found the Arkansas native straddling lines between traditional country, rock-tinged roots and point-blank biker-bar riffs, leading American Songwriter to boast her “music balances gutsy rocking with classic country, folk and even slight bluegrass influences.” With […]

Event Series Men on Boats

Men on Boats

Valborg Theatre 480 Howard St, Boone, NC

by Jaclyn Backhausdirected by Gina Grandi Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men on Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. Tickets: Students $10, […]

Event Series Men on Boats

Men on Boats

Valborg Theatre 480 Howard St, Boone, NC

by Jaclyn Backhausdirected by Gina Grandi Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men on Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. Tickets: Students $10, […]

Sing and Swing – A Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS Production – APPlause! performance

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

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsHear excerpts from the Schaefer Center Presents series’ evening performance, Sing and Swing – A Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS Production, featuring songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more. Joined by a who’s who of New York all-stars, this “unforgettable” program of […]

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Sing & Swing: Our American Songbook

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

This celebration of the Great American Songbook and iconic partnerships in jazz features trumpeters, vocalists, and composers Bria Skonberg and Benny Benack III. The North American tour of SING AND SWING: Our American Songbook will reach 45 cities across the United States and Canada. Each armed with prodigious trumpet talent and vocal charm, Skonberg and Benack […]

Kayla E.

Plemmons Student Union 201-B Plemmons Student Union

photo credit: Sara MulveyThis event is co-sponsored by The Schaefer Center Presents series and Appalachian JournalKayla E. is a Texas-born artist and designer of Mexican-American descent. Her comics practice centers around her childhood and functions as a map-making exercise. Leaning heavily on the fixed compositional structure and aesthetic codes of post-war American comics, she imposes […]

Event Series Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

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

Stand on the highest peaks, ski the steepest slopes, and be a part of the gripping adventures waiting for you in this year’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. From exploring remote landscapes to adrenaline-fueled action sports, films selected for the 2023/2024 World Tour are sure to captivate and amaze you. Be moved. Be […]

Documentary Filmmakers on Interpreting Rural Life: From Appalachia to the World

Appalachian Theatre

  Presented by Appalachian State University's High Country Humanities, with support from North Carolina Humanities. Join Appalachian State documentary filmmakers for screenings of their work, a panel discussion, and an audience Q&A moderated by documentary film scholar Dr. Maria Pramaggiore, chair of Appalachian State's Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. The speakers will address how visual narratives portray […]

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

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

Stand on the highest peaks, ski the steepest slopes, and be a part of the gripping adventures waiting for you in this year’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. From exploring remote landscapes to adrenaline-fueled action sports, films selected for the 2023/2024 World Tour are sure to captivate and amaze you. Be moved. Be […]

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

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

Stand on the highest peaks, ski the steepest slopes, and be a part of the gripping adventures waiting for you in this year’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. From exploring remote landscapes to adrenaline-fueled action sports, films selected for the 2023/2024 World Tour are sure to captivate and amaze you. Be moved. Be […]