• Ballet Hispánico: Performances for Young People

    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

    Performances for Young People take audiences on a guided journey through Latinx dance and culture. This interactive, fun-filled exploration features excerpts of the Ballet Hispánico repertoire narrated by the company’s artistic leadership. Music, cultural connections, choreography insights, and history come together to deepen the audience’s experience of dance. Students are exposed to world-class choreographers and […]

  • Laura Boosinger and Josh Goforth: Storytelling and Ballads of the North Carolina Mountains

    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

    Laura Boosinger has won glowing reviews wherever she appears and is blessed with an “essence of the mountains” spirit that can take you back to the good old days when folks used to huddle around the radio.  It’s said that people who haven’t seen her live should prepare themselves for a “goose pimples experience.” Josh […]

  • Billy Jonas Band

    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

    Throw out the rules when the Billy Jonas Band hits the stage. It's a musical conversation… a sonic celebration … a splendiferous gathering of old and young, because at a Billy Jonas Band show, the ensemble is… everyone! Billy Jonas — performer, singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and educator — has perfected the art of the neo-tribal […]

  • Doktor Kaboom: Look Out! Science is Coming! – SOLD OUT

    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

    Doktor Kaboom! takes us on a tour of the modern scientific method, using humor and comedy while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical sciences.Topics include: safety; pressure and force; simple machines; velocity; application of science to everyday life; the scientific method (hypothesis and experimentation); multiple experimentation; constant discovery of new information and data; definitions: chemical […]

  • Cirque Kalabanté: Excerpts from Afrique en Cirque – SOLD OUT

    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

    Afrique en Cirque was developed by multidisciplinary cirque artist of Guinean origin Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This excerpted performance shares the beauty, youth, and artistry of African culture, as acrobats execute gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, accompanied by the contemporary sounds of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and kora. The full-length performance of […]

  • Kattam and his Tam-Tams: Registration Closed

    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United States

    IMPORTANT: TIME CHANGE To allow for the possibility of freezing morning temperatures and icy conditions, Kattam and his Tam-Tams will begin at 11am on Wednesday, December 3rd at the Schaefer Center.   Doors will open at 10am. Performance begins promptly at 11am. Dismissal will be approximately 12 noon.   We hope that this change will ensure […]