THIS PERFORMANCE IS CANCELED due to the state of emergency in Boone and Western NC. We will issue a credit to your ticketing account for the value of the tickets you purchased. This credit can be used towards any Schaefer Center Presents or An Appalachian Summer Festival performance in the future. If you would prefer […]
FREE event, reservations required The Western NC communities and those beyond are invited to experience an evening of inspirational, uplifting music by classical-meets-hip-hop duo Black Violin. “As we come together as a community to heal following the devastation to so much of Western NC, we recognize the arts’ ability to speak directly to the soul. […]
Celebrate the season as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band returns with the Creole Christmas concert series. Join as the band performs New Orleans classics as well as some of our best-loved holiday selections with a twist.Tickets Contact theschaefercenter@appstate.edu, call 800-841-2787 or 828-262-4046, visit the box office at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, or purchase […]
George Bizet's Carmen has seen countless interpretations over the past 150 years, but never one like this. Acclaimed choreographer Gustavo Ramírez Sansano brings this full-length ballet to the stage, inspired by tauromaquia — the art of bullfighting — breathing a modern life into this legendary character. “This Carmen has a spare, elegant, Modernist look.” —The New […]
This performance is generously underwritten by Barbara Freiman and Nancy & Neil Schaffel. Experience the beauty of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as you’ve never heard it before. Playing over 300 concerts a year in Venice, Italy’s San Vidal Church since 1987, Baroque ensemble Interpreti Veneziani, who has gained a reputation for the “...exuberance and all-Italian […]
“American folk masters.” —The New York Times “There’s that harmony blend that no-one else can achieve besides these two. They are so influential…” —NPR Music “…modern masters of American folk.” – Pitchfork “The protectors of the American folk song.” – Rolling StoneThis event has been rescheduled from Oct. 17, 2024. If you already hold tickets to Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Digital tickets purchased for […]
Marcus King faces heartache, addiction, and mental health head-on in his music. Pain quakes below the vibrato of his voice, and his delivery weighs heavy with booze-drenched regrets and mistakes in lonely hotels. The GRAMMY®-nominated fourth-generation musician from Greenville, SC, started playing guitar at eight-years-old following in the footsteps of his guitarist father and grandpa. […]
