Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

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  • Max McLean as C.S. Lewis

    C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In

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

    presented by Fellowship for the Performing Arts – US Tours Award-winning actor Max McLean’s tour de force performance captures C.S. Lewis’ magnetic personality, astonishing eloquence and laugh-out-loud wit to create an onstage experience venturing deep into the soul of one of the most influential thinkers of the past century. Using Lewis’ own words, this dazzling, multi-media […]

  • Lyle Lovett holding a guitar

    Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group (aka Small Large Band)

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

    Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group (aka Small Large Band) take the Schaefer Center stage with an all-star lineup — Russ Kunkel (drums), Leland Sklar (bass), Jim Cox (piano), Jeff White & James Harrah (guitars), and Amy Keys (vocals) — delivering a powerful, more amplified version of their signature acoustic sound. A singer, composer and […]

  • 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 […]

  • Appalachian Symphony Orchestra

    Appalachian Symphony Orchestra: “Fire”

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

    The Appalachian Symphony Orchestra starts the year off with fire, performing Stravinsky's breathtakingly colorful “The Firebird Suite,” Marquez’s joyous “Conga del fuego nuevo,” and the world premiere of Hayes School of Music alumna Caroline Goforth’s “Springtime in the Mountains,” winner of the 2025 HSOM Composition Competition. The ASO will also be joined by HSOM violin […]

    Free
  • APPs presents Pvris, Sept. 25 at 8pm

    PVRIS

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

    PVRIS (pronounced “Paris”) burst onto the scene blending haunting atmospheres with razor-sharp hooks, led by the powerhouse that is Lynn Gunn. Hailing from Massachusetts, they quickly made waves with their genre-blurring sound — melding rock, synthpop, and dark electronica into anthems built for both the club and the mosh pit. Debut album White Noise became […]

  • Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble

    Appalachian Symphony Band and Appalachian Wind Ensemble: “Around the World”

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

    The Appalachian Symphony Band and Appalachian Wind Ensemble present a program of works in homage to history, culture, and adventure from around the world! Among the pieces are Julie Giroux’s KHAN, which depicts Genghis Khan and his army on the move, and Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy, a bunch of “musical wildflowers” based on folksongs collected in Lincolnshire, […]

    Free
  • Author Dave Isay

    Keynote Address: An Evening with Author Dave Isay

    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 Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work, from legendary American radio producer and documentarian Dave Isay, as the university's common reading book for the 2025-2026 academic year. In 1994 Isay founded Sound Portraits Productions, from which in 2003 he launched StoryCorps, an oral history […]

    Free

  • Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat – SOLD OUT

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

    Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat, performing 2 nights at the Schaefer Center on September 11 & 12. This event is SOLD OUT. Tickets were available by request only via a lottery this past April. Interested parties requested tickets by Monday, April 21st at 2pm ET. They were notified by email on Wednesday, […]

  • Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat – SOLD OUT

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

    Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat, performing 2 nights at the Schaefer Center on September 11 & 12. This event is SOLD OUT. Tickets were available by request only via a lottery this past April. Interested parties requested tickets by Monday, April 21st at 2pm ET. They were notified by email on Wednesday, […]

  • Family Pops Concert with the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra: “Spirit of Adventure”

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

    Join the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra for a fun-filled, family-friendly concert of movie music! Come dressed as your favorite movie character and hear hits from films including Up, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles, Indiana Jones, E.T., and The Wizard of Oz. Dr. Alexandra Dee conducts the orchestra. Children, students, and adults are welcome - all […]

    Free

  • Appalachian Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble: Landscapes / Flowing Water

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

    Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes take shape in this Appalachian Bands performance, evoked by pieces such as Niagara Falls by Michael Daugherty, Hands Across the Sea and El Capitan by John Philip Sousa, Dancing Fire by Kevin Day, River of Grass by Kevin Wilt, and The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh. […]

    Free

  • Appalachian Concert Band: Celebrations

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

    The Appalachian Concert Band ends the semester with music of parties, commemorations, and celebrations of favorite places, people, and pets. The concert includes works such as "Caribana Afterparty" by Omar Thomas, "Alligator Alley" by Michael Daugherty (featuring Dr. David Wells and the Appalachian Bassoon Ensemble), "The Pathfinder of Panama" by John Phillip Sousa, "Our Cast […]

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