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arts programming that brings us together as a campus and community.
The North Carolina High Country is a special place, where families have deep roots and where visitors find natural beauty, rich cultural traditions, and small town friendliness in great abundance. It is also home to a great university that values the arts as an essential element of higher education and quality of life. Every summer, An Appalachian Summer Festival brings together residents and visitors of all ages around a shared love of music, dance, theatre, film, and visual arts programming geared to almost every artistic taste and preference.
affordable access to the arts.
Key to the festival’s mission and identity is a commitment to affordable access. Ticketed performances are offered at prices substantially lower than prices for those same artists in other venues. The festival also offers a wide array of free and low-cost events designed to ensure access to quality arts programming for audiences of all ages.
Programming that elevates spirits, broadens horizons and expands our view of the world.
For some, it’s the stellar entertainment typically found only in big cities that the festival brings to our corner of the world each summer. For some, it’s the ability to enjoy world-class arts programming in a spectacular mountain setting. And for others, it’s about the festival’s mission to showcase artists who may not be familiar to us — but whose performances linger in our memories for years to come! “It is such a joy and privilege to meet new friends at festival events every summer – including local residents and visitors from across the nation who value quality arts programming and who delight in being with others who share this passion.” – Lynn Eisenberg, Festival Advisory Board
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