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An Appalachian Summer

June 28-July 26, 2025
Tickets on Sale Now!

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Amos Lee

June 28, 2025 | 7:30pm
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

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Joan Osborne and Lisa Loeb

July 11, 2025 | 7:30pm
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

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Heather Headley with Western Piedmont Symphony

July 13, 2025 | 7:30pm
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Rosen-Schaffel Competition

Rosen-Schaffel Competition

Join us in discovering the talents of the next generation of classical musicians. Application for this summer’s competition now open!

Tickets

Season Brochure

Venues

Presented by Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts Engagement and Cultural Resources, this annual celebration of the performing and visual arts is held every summer in venues across the university campus, and features an eclectic mix of music, dance, theatre, visual arts and film programming.

A 2025 calendar can be downloaded here.

Event schedule

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Stay in touch with the arts!

Use the hashtag #AppSummer to join others talking about the High Country’s annual celebration of music, dance, theatre, film, and visual arts.

Program sponsors & supporters

Bonnie & Jaime Schaefer
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Broyhill Family Foundation logo
Appalachian Home Care logo
The Art Cellar logo
Explore Boone logo
Goodnight Brothers logo
Highstreet logo
Mast General Store logo
SkyBest logo
Creekside logo
Grandview logo
Peabody's logo
Premier Sotheby's logo
Rosemyr logo
Courtyard by Marriott logo
Graystone Lodge logo
Hampton Inn & Suites logo
Holiday Inn Express logo
WBTV logo
WCYB logo
PBS NC logo
WHKY logo
Winston-Salem Journal logo
N&R logo
Mountain Times logo
Watauga Democrat logo
Our State logo
WNC Magazine logo
The Assembly logo
Yes Weekly logo
Creative Loafing logo
WDAV logo
WFDD logo
WZJS logo
WATA logo
WASU logo
The Farm logo
Coyote Kitchen
The Local
Lost Province
Peppers
Timberlakes

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts