Join us at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts every First Friday of the month as downtown Boone comes alive with creativity, community, and celebration! Explore our captivating galleries featuring contemporary art exhibitions, meet local artists, and enjoy free admission.

An aging Spanish woman in Tangier resists her daughter’s decision to sell her home. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to keep her home and reclaim the belongings of a lifetime. Along the way, she rediscovers love and desire. Join us for a post-show talkback with film series curator Dale Pollock, as he discusses the movie in deeper context.

The Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Artists is a prestigious annual event dedicated to discovering and nurturing the talents of the next generation of classical musicians. Hosted in partnership with the Hayes School of Music, this competition invites promising young instrumentalists from across the nation to showcase their skills in a vibrant and supportive environment.

The winner of the 15th Annual Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Artists will perform a full recital of the works they performed during the morning competition.

A retrospective on the Rosen family’s vision for sculpture at App State and the lasting impact of four decades of the Rosen Sculpture Competition. Step behind the curtain for a series of intimate conversations with this season’s artists about the passions and processes that shape their work.

Now in its 40th year at Appalachian State University, the Martin and Doris Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition celebrates An Appalachian Summer Festival tradition. After a brief welcome, juror Sam Spiczka will lead guests on a guided tour of the 10 sculptures installed along Rivers Street.

Over nearly two decades of performing, WindSync has proven itself “a major force in the American chamber music landscape” (Arts and Culture Texas), leaping from prizewinning Concert Artists Guild and Fischoff performances to the stages of Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art and more. The quintet brings Boone a summery set of classical music with an American accent, inflected with folk, jazz and minimalism.

Go behind the scenes to discover how Complexions Contemporary Ballet has transformed ballet through creativity, diversity, and fearless artistry. Step behind the curtain for a series of intimate conversations with this season’s artists about the passions and processes that shape their work.

Searching for his missing daughter, a father (Sergi López) and his son travel to a remote rave in Morocco’s mountains where she disappeared months earlier. As they descend into a world of endless music and burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits. Join us for a post-show talkback with film series curator Dale Pollock, as he discusses the movie in deeper context.

Multi-Platinum hitmaker Jon Pardi is coming to the Carolinas to celebrate the peak of summer in the High Country, as the "Mr. Saturday Night" star will headline a concert in Kidd Brewer Stadium. Known for selling out shows across the country, Pardi will bring his honky-tonk swagger to the home of the App State Mountaineers for the first time.

Join the Calidore String Quartet for an intimate conversation about their acclaimed Beethoven quartet cycles and the enduring relevance of the master composer today. Step behind the curtain for a series of intimate conversations with this season’s artists about the passions and processes that shape their work.

Pianist Aaron Diehl has quietly redefined the boundary between jazz and classical music, building an international career distinguished by stylistic fluency, intellectual rigor, and a deep sense of musical lineage. Praised for his “melodic precision, harmonic erudition, and elegant restraint” (The New York Times), Diehl is increasingly recognized as a singular voice whose work moves freely across genres while remaining grounded in historical awareness.

App State will kick off the 2026 fall athletics season with an exciting day for fans and supporters. Presented by Mercy Urgent Care, the annual FanFest will welcome fans to Kidd Brewer Stadium for a free opportunity to interact with Mountaineer student-athletes.