• Margo Price: Wild at Heart Tour

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

    For nearly a decade, Margo Price has created a lane where independent-minded, insurgent country music can exist and thrive alongside the mainstream. Now she’s back with an exquisite, timeless album that reconnects with her roots. At its core, Hard Headed Woman is about that furious instinct to never waver — especially when our values and […]

  • Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance

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

    For over 50 years, Ailey II – The Next Generation of Dance – has merged the spirit and energy of the country’s finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding and emerging choreographers. Founded by Alvin Ailey in 1974, this universally renowned company embodies his pioneering mission to establish […]

  • Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour: Student Edition

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

    The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour’s student screening returns this season. An exciting mix of films selected for this screening will highlight a variety of themes, from adrenaline-pumping adventure to thought-provoking environmental issues facing the world today. These films will capture the essence of mountain life and culture across the globe. Presented in […]

  • The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2026

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

    Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival (BANFF)  is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in over 600 communities […]

  • The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2026

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

    Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival (BANFF)  is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in over 600 communities […]

  • The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2026

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

    Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival (BANFF)  is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in over 600 communities […]

  • Lightwire Theater: The Ugly Duckling

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

    Lightwire Theater brings a classic tale to the modern stage in an unforgettable theatrical experience. Lined with electroluminescent wire, the beloved story of The Ugly Duckling plays out on stage through a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance. With dazzling visuals, poignant choreography and the creative use of music ranging from classical to pop, […]

  • Rhiannon Giddens

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

    Rhiannon Giddens imbues her brand of folk music with miles-deep historical roots and contemporary sensibilities, pursuing an authentic understanding of the country’s musical origins through art. A two-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning singer and instrumentalist, MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, and composer of opera, ballet, and film, Giddens has centered her work around the mission […]

  • Etienne Charles: “Earth Tones”

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

    "Earth Tones" is presented in partnership with the Pathways to Resilience QEP, a five-year climate literacy initiative at App State. Trinidadian trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles has dedicated his recent works to highlighting the voices of marginalized peoples in the Americas. He broadens his scope with his latest composition, Earth Tones, a multimedia jazz performance featuring original compositions that […]