Last Updated on April 1, 2024 8:00 am
BOONE, NC— Appalachian State University’s annual summer arts celebration, An Appalachian Summer Festival (AASF), celebrates 40 years June 29-July 27 with an exceptional lineup of music, dance, theatre, visual arts, and film programming. Artists from all genres — alternative rock, blues, soul, country and Broadway, to bluegrass, chamber, classical crossover, dance and more — will perform on and around the campus of App State. Tickets go on sale to the public Wednesday, April 17 at 10am; tickets for country star Brad Paisley are on sale now.For more information, visit www.appsummer.org or call the box office at 828-262-4046.
AN APPALACHIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL 2024 SCHEDULE
SCHAEFER SPOTLIGHT SERIES
- An Evening with Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour, with Western Piedmont Symphony(Saturday, June 29, Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm)
- Buddy Guy: Damn Right Farewell(Friday, July 12, Schaefer Center, 8pm)
- Norm Lewis(Sunday, July 14, Schaefer Center, 7pm)
- St. Paul & The Broken Bones(Saturday, July 20, Schaefer Center, 8pm)
- Paul Taylor Dance Company: Airs, Syzygy, Esplanade(Wednesday, July 24, Schaefer Center, 7pm)
BROYHILL CLASSIC CONCERT SERIES
- Eastern Festival Orchestra with special guest Béla Fleck, banjo (“Rhapsody in Blue”) (Sunday, June 30, Schaefer Center, 7pm)
- Chanticleer: Sing Joyfully (Wednesday, July 3, Rosen Concert Hall, 7pm)
- Canadian Brass (Wednesday, July 10, Schaefer Center, 7pm)
- Bell-Denk-Isserlis Trio (Thursday, July 18, Schaefer Center, 7pm)
- Simone Dinnerstein and Awadagin Pratt, piano (Sunday, July 21, Rosen Concert Hall, 2pm)
CLASSICAL COMPETITION
- 13th Annual Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Artists(Saturday, July 6, Rosen Concert Hall, 2pm)
HELENE AND STEPHEN WEICHOLZ GLOBAL FILM SERIES
(Schaefer Center, 7pm)
- Fallen Leaves (Tuesday, July 2)
- The Taste of Things (Tuesday, July 9)
- Perfect Days(Tuesday, July 16)
VISUAL ARTS
- Summer Exhibition Celebration(Friday, July 5, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, 5-9pm)
- 38th Annual Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Walk(Saturday, July 13, Schaefer Center, 10am)
ARTIST SHOWCASE SERIES
(Turchin Center, 2pm)
- TCVA Exhibition Overview(Tuesday, July 2)
- On Legacy, with Canadian Brass members Chuck Daellenbach and Joe Burgstaller (Tuesday, July 9)
- TCVA Faculty Biennial Exhibition (Tuesday, July 16)
- On Longevity, with Paul Taylor Dance Company (Tuesday, July 23)
OUTDOOR CONCERT
- Brad Paisley: Son of the Mountains World Tour (Saturday, July 27, Kidd Brewer Stadium, 7pm)
Tickets for An Appalachian Summer Festival
With ticket prices ranging from $10-$125, as well as several free events and discounts for both children, students, and App State faculty/staff, the festival offers unique opportunities for residents and visitors to create arts experiences suited to their individual artistic tastes and budgets.Purchase in person at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts box office (733 Rivers St), online at AppSummer.org, or by phone at 828-262-4046.
