2008 Schedule

An Appalachian Summer Festival is proud to announce its 2008 schedule. Tickets are on sale now.

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2008 Schedule At-a-Glance

June 2		Silent Auction Opens
June 28	8pm	Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
June 29	8pm	Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
June 30 - July 2	10am - 4pm	TCVA Visual Arts Workshop: Art-I-Facts: Art & The Enchanted Object with Melissa C. Ball-Martin & Rebekah King	Call to register (828) 262-3017
July 1	8pm	Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Pops
July 2	12noon - 1pm	Lunch & Learn at the Turchin Center: The Sounds of Summer	FREE EVENT
July 2	8pm	Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
July 3	6pm	"Dinner & a Show at Westglow" featuring BETTY
July 5	8pm	Reduced Shakespeare Company: "The Complete History of America (abridged)"
July 6	8pm	Eastern Festival Orchestra: David Lockington, conductor; Midori, violin
July 7 - 11	9am - 4pm	Visual Arts Workshop for Teens & Adults: Cloisonné: Colorful Copper with Elissa Graff	Call to register (828) 262-3017
July 7	8pm	Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
July 8	8pm	Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
July 9	12noon - 1pm	Lunch & Learn at the Turchin Center: A Curatorial Perspective	FREE EVENT
July 9	8pm	Patagonia's Wild & Scenic Film Series
July 10	8pm	Phoebe Snow in Concert
July 11	7 - 9pm	Summer Exhibition Celebration at the Turchin Center	FREE EVENT
July 12	8pm	Cherish the Ladies
July 13	6pm	Patagonia's Wild & Scenic Film Series: Children's Features
July 13	8pm	Patagonia's Wild & Scenic Film Series
July 14 - 18	9am - 4pm	Visual Arts Workshop for Teens & Adults: Figure Drawing with Tim Ford	Call to register (828) 262-3017
July 14 - 18	10am - 12:30pm	Visual Arts Workshop for Teens & Adults: Glass Beads with Grace Hall	Call to register (828) 262-3017
July 16	12noon - 1pm	Lunch & Learn at the Turchin Center: Contemporary Art in China	FREE EVENT
July 16	8pm	Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
July 17	3:30pm	Belk Distinguished Lecture: Biltmore Estate: Frederick Law Olmsted's Landscape Masterpiece	FREE EVENT
July 18	8pm	Doug Varone and Dancers
July 18		Silent Auction Closes
July 19	10am - 12noon	Visual Arts Workshop for ages 4 - 6: Exploring China	Call to register (828) 262-3017
July 19	11am - 3pm	Family Day at the Turchin Center: Art, Activities, Food & Music	FREE EVENT
July 19	8pm	Judy Collins in Concert
July 20	8pm	Eastern Festival Orchestra: Gerard Schwarz, conductor; André Watts, piano
July 21 - 24	9am - 4pm	Visual Arts Workshop for Teens & Adults: The Art of Traditional Korean Quilting with Hee-Suk Chung	Call to register (828) 262-3017
July 21	8pm	Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
July 23 - 25	9am - 4pm	Visual Arts Workshop for Teens & Adults: Papers and Inks: Collage and Writing Workshop with Vae Hamilton	Call to register (828) 262-3017
July 23	12noon - 1pm	Lunch & Learn at the Turchin Center: The "Humanimals" of Gayle Weitz	FREE EVENT
July 23	8pm	The World Famous Count Basie Orchestra
July 24	8pm	"Doubt," A Triad Stage Production
July 25	8pm	"Doubt," A Triad Stage Production
July 26	10am	22nd Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition Sculpture Walk	FREE EVENT
July 26	7:30pm	The Charlie Daniels Band