An Appalachian Summer Festival's 2007 Season

Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts, Workshops, Educational Lectures and Seminars Create a Dynamic Summer Celebration of the Arts

An Appalachian Summer Festival 2007 season is packed with world-class arts events, including music, dance and theatre performances, visual arts exhibitions and events, workshops for children and adults and educational lectures and seminars.

Held July 6-28, this summer arts celebration will feature artists as diverse as they are talented, from Dame Evelyn Glennie, Julia Fischer and the Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra to the Mystical Arts of Tibet, Ellis and Defayeo Marsalis and the Mark Morris Dance Group to Bruce Hornsby, Old Crow Medicine Show and Wynonna. The dynamic summer season is completed by five visual arts exhibitions, including two national competitions and a season filled with hands-on educational opportunities.

Presented annually by Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts & Cultural Programs, An Appalachian Summer Festival is attended by more than 25,000 people, and has emerged as one of the nation’s most innovative and highly regarded regional, multidisciplinary arts festivals. Now entering its 23rd season, the festival is committed to showcasing American talent, commissioning new works, and building new audiences for the fine arts. For many years, the festival has been named one of the “Top 20 events in the Southeast” by the Southeast Tourism Society.

For more information: Office of Cultural Affairs, Appalachian State University, PO Box 32045, Boone, NC 28608-2045.

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