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Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Creole Christmas

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

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 […]

32nd Annual Holiday Scholarship Concert

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

RESCHEDULED for Monday, Dec. 2 App State’s Boone campus is under special conditions on Friday, Nov. 22 due to winter weather. Ticket holders, your tickets are valid for the new date without any action needed from you. Live-streaming and children's gifts are planned for the rescheduled date. If you need a ticket, learn more and reserve […]

Black Violin — BV20: Then & Now

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

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. […]

Free

Black Violin – BV20: Then & Now (APPlause! event)

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

Black Violin was an instant APPlause! Series favorite upon their debut at the Schaefer Center in 2018. Prepare for an unforgettable evening celebrating the 20th anniversary of Black Violin, the groundbreaking duo that has captivated audiences around the globe — harmoniously merging the sophistication of classical melodies with the rhythmic pulse of hip-hop. Don’t miss […]

Appalachian State University’s Steely Pan Steel Band

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

Experience the Steel Pan drumming of Trinidad and Tobago with our very own Mountaineers! The ensemble — who performs a variety of music from traditional soca/calypsos and classical, to rock & roll and traditional Appalachian Mountain music — showcases the variety of music that can be performed on the pans as they teach the history, […]

Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance – CANCELED

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

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 […]

Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance (APPlause! event) – CANCELED

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

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 […]

Keynote Address: An Evening with Author Hope Jahren

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

The Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University is delighted to offer The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here, from acclaimed scientist and author Hope Jahren, as the university’s common reading book for the 2024-2025 academic year. Jahren’s 2016 memoir Lab Girl earned the National Book […]

Free

TheaterWorksUSA’s DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical – Limited space available

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

DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical is an exciting new musical based on the Creatrilogy trio of award-winning picture books by New York Times bestselling author Peter H. Reynolds (The Dot, Ish and Sky Color). Adapted by composers Keelay Gipson and Sam Salmond, the musical, like the series, celebrates the power of originality, self-expression, and opening our eyes to look beyond […]

Snarky Puppy

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

After over a decade of relentless touring and recording in all but complete obscurity, the Texas-bred quasi-collective suddenly found itself held up by the press and public as one of the major figures in the jazz world. But as the category names for all five of the band’s Grammy® Awards would indicate (Best R&B Performance […]

Indigo Girls

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

Released 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, the multi-Grammy-winning duo […]