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Show Way The Musical

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

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsIllustration by Hudson Talbott © 2005A World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission|By Jacqueline WoodsonAdapted from her book Show Way, illustrated by Hudson TalbottMusic and Lyrics by Tyrone L. RobinsonChoreographed by Tiffany QuinnMusic Directed by Tiffany Underwood HolmesDirected by Schele Williams Created by Kennedy Center Theater for Young […]

Indigo Girls

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

Photo by Jeremy CowartReleased in 1989, Indigo Girls' eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and turned Indigo Girls into one of the most successful folk duos in history. Over a 35-year career that began in clubs around their native Atlanta, Georgia, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Appalachian Symphony Band and Appalachian Wind Ensemble

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

This is just one of 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 and to watch live-streamed performances. If you would like concert listings and Hayes School of Music news in your email inbox every […]

31st Annual Holiday Scholarship Concert

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

For 31 years, the Holiday Scholarship Concert has been an annual tradition to usher in the holiday season in the High Country! This year we welcome Dr. Dakota Corbliss as the Holiday Scholarship Concert Artistic Director, succeeding Dr. Stephen Hopkins in this important role. Dr. Corbliss is the Assistant Professor of Horn and directs the Master of Music […]

Appalachian Symphony Orchestra & Jazz Ensemble I (Duke Ellington Nutcracker)

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

This is just one of 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 and to watch live-streamed performances. If you would like concert listings and Hayes School of Music news in your email inbox every […]

Steely Pan Steel Band

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

This is just one of 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 and to watch live-streamed performances. If you would like concert listings and Hayes School of Music news in your email inbox every […]

Indigenous Enterprise

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

Indigenous Enterprise is a Native American intertribal dance troupe founded in 2015 with a mission to share the culture of Indigenous people and increase the understanding of Native identity through film, fashion, & dance. Showcasing traditional dance with dazzling regalia and a contemporary flair, the group presents a range of powwow styles, from fancy dance […]

Indigenous Enterprise – APPlause! – SOLD OUT

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

About     Events    Registration     Educator Resources     FAQsSOLD OUT Tickets still remain for the public evening performance. Indigenous Enterprise is a Native American intertribal dance troupe founded in 2015 with a mission to share the culture of Indigenous people and increase the understanding of Native identity through film, fashion, & dance. Showcasing traditional […]

Climate Change on Canada’s Highest Peak with Alison Criscitiello

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

photo: Leo Hoorn/National GeographicThis event is sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences, Office of Sustainability, Honors College, Department of Geography & Planning, and Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences   KEYNOTE PRESENTATION WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER DR. ALISON CRISCITIELLO What can glacier ice tell us about our past, present, and future? That’s what […]

Jazz Ensemble I

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

This is just one of 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 and to watch live-streamed performances. If you would like concert listings and Hayes School of Music news in your email inbox every […]