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- Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival - August 16th - 20th
- Ribbon Cutting - Middle Fork Greenway - August 18th @ 4pm
- State of the Town - August 18th @ 5:30pm - 7pm
- First Citizens Bank Shred Day - August 22nd @ 10am - 1pm
- Railroad Heritage Weekend at Tweetsie Railroad - Aug 27 - 28
- Business Before Hours: My Mortgage @ Famous Toastery - Sept 14th @ 8am
- Partner Appreciation Reception at Gideon Ridge - Sept 27th @ 5:30pm
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State of the Town - Tonight |
Join the Chamber, Town of Blowing Rock and the Tourism Development Authority as they report on the year's successes, current challenges and the future of our village.
Thursday, August 18th @ 5:30pm The American Legion Building 333 Wallingford St, Blowing Rock NC 28605 |
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| First-Citizens Bank Annual Shred Day |
Monday, August 22 from 10am - 1pm. Shred Day is a great opportunity to securely dispose of documents containing sensitive information.
This event is open to the public and free of charge.
Bring your documents to the parking lot behind the Blowing Rock branch at 1021 Main Street. |
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| Invest in the future of Blowing Rock and become a Star.
By supporting the Village Foundation, you help fund projects such as the History Walk and grants for many varied village projects.
Receive a 2022 Rock Star decal with your donation! |
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| Leadership Challenge Class Project - Work Complete |
Thank you to everyone who has contributed! The Leadership project is complete and we are just $1500 away from our goal.
Donations are being accepted through our gofundme! campaign and we appreciate your help.
Thank You! |
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| Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine has announced 100 finalists in four categories for its 12th annual Top Adventure Towns Contest, and Blowing Rock is in the running in the Tiny Towns category! Help us get to round two by voting and sharing the contest. Round one continues through August 22.
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NC Chamber Opposes Inflation Reduction Act |
The NC Chamber joined more than 250 state and local chambers of commerce and national trade associations as one of two North Carolina groups (along with NC Chamber Federation member the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce) in a letter opposing the Inflation Reduction Act last week. While there are parts of the bill that would advance progress on climate and energy security, the benefits of these provisions do not outweigh the negative impacts in the legislation. North Carolina did not become the top state for business by accident and has encouraged our Congressional delegation to oppose anything that threatens our ability to compete. |
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| High Country Real Estate Report |
High Country Realtors® saw a subtle slowdown in July, compared to previous years. The High Country MLS reports that in July 224 homes were sold worth a combined total of over $119 million, 195 of those sold locally in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties contributing to $107 million of that recorded sales volume. This is a 14 percent decrease in closed sales, and a 6 percent increase in sales volume compared to July of last year.
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As our local restaurants continue to face unpredictable staffing and abrupt changes in travel patterns, restaurant hours continue to change often. The Chamber of Commerce is currently maintaining a listing of Blowing Rock restaurant hours. The hours are updated weekly. Bookmark this page for reference so you can help your guests and customers when they are looking for dining!
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| Celebrating a Community Friend |
All are invited to a celebration of life for Butch Triplett on Saturday, August 20, 1-6pm at the American Legion. He was the founder and former owner of Woodlands Barbecue in Blowing Rock, and a well-known supporter of many community causes. |
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| Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival |
Tuesday, Aug 16th - Saturday, Aug 20th Wet Paint Sale: Sat, Aug 20th 11am - 5pm The Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival is a four-day, open enrollment plein air painting event. Its aim is to bring painters together from around the world to paint outside in the fresh air while getting to know each other and sharing their work.
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| Entries taken until August 20th ($20) Voting lasts until September 4th ($1)
2nd Annual Community Care Clinic Pet Photo Contest: Pawfect Pest for Community Health!
Funds raised will support the Community Care Clinic of Boone.
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| Lee Harper - Artist in Residence at Edgewood Cottage |
August 29th - September 4th Blowing Rock summer resident Lee Harper will return to the town's Edgewood Cottage as Artist-In-Residence. She will bring existing works, create new paintings during her residency and discuss her work. This will be Harper's sixth year as Artist-in-Residence. |
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| Denim Ball Tickets on Sale |
Thursday, Sept. 15th @ 6:00pm The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will host The Denim Ball in front of Flat Top Manor at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Blowing Rock.
The celebration will mark the completion of exterior repairs to the historical manor built by Moses and Bertha Cone in the early 1900s, and raise funds for additional rehabilitation projects at the 3,500-acre park. A textile magnate who brought denim production to the Southeast, Moses was dubbed The Denim King. |
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| The Historic Green Park is now offering an exclusive dining experience in their new “The Little Room”. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Hours are: Friday and Saturday nights from 6:00 – 8:45pm, with a menu that changes every weekend.
Also, the Divide Tavern is serving every night from 5:00 - 8:30pm with reservations required.
Come and enjoy our new chef's updated menu offerings! |
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| DEWOOLFSON's Annual End of Summer SALE |
Thursday Aug 11th - Monday Aug 22nd
Proudly producing America’s finest quality white goose down comforters, pillows, and toppers, using Austrian or German-engineered downproof fabrics and all-European white goose down fills.
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| Every Thursday from 4:30pm - 8:30pm Join us in August for our Summer Americana menu. Proceeds in August will benefit the Village Foundation of Blowing Rock.
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| August 18, 2022 - 4:00pm The Ribbon Cutting for the Middle Fork Greenway Trail will be held at the new 321 Trailhead with the two bridges that cross the Middle Fork New River—located about 1/2 mile north of Tweetsie RR on Hwy 321. This event will officially open the MFG from Niley Cook Rd. to (almost) Tweetsie Railroad.
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| Tanger Outlets Back to School Bash |
Saturday, August 20 @ 10am - 5pm Families can celebrate their scholars with an array of fun-filled activities, including sidewalk sales and student discounts, wellness checks, outdoor activities with Grandfather Mountain and Doc's Rocks Gem Mine, and live music with DJ Taco on center stage from 12-3 PM. Kids can create their own back-to-class motivational sticker for their notebooks inside shopper services!
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| Children's Council of Watauga |
A time worth celebrating, join us at Appalachian Ski Mountain on Saturday, August 27, 2022. This week The Children's Council of Watauga County is celebrating our 45th Anniversary. What started as one program in 1977 is now over 20 programs and initiatives. One thing remains the same: We build upon the strengths of children, families, and educators by investing resources, information, and training toward promoting the future health and success of our greatest community asset: Our Children. |
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| Footsloggers hosts Hobnail Trekking Co. event |
The presentation will begin at 6:30 sharp. Friday August 26th @ West Jefferson store Saturday August 27th @ Boone Store. Hobnail Trekking Co. is proud to bring "The Everest Base Camp Trek Experience" to Footsloggers in West Jefferson and Boone! Owners Mark and Holly Johnson will cover all the particulars of this iconic, bucket-list adventure, including trail conditions, travel, food, lodging, training, gear, and more. Footsloggers will provide seating, refreshments, and in-store, one-night-only discounts. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to experience the Everest Base Camp trek through photos, videos, and first-person stories — and learn how you can do it yourself. (It's not as crazy as you think!) Mark will also sign copies of his 2018 memoir, "Doofus Dad Does Everest Base Camp." Hope we see you there! |
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| CCC&TI Continuing Education |
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is now registering for several upcoming continuing education and workforce training courses.
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 | NCDOT Fall Litter Sweep September 10-24, 2022 The 2022 Fall Litter Sweep is just around the corner, and we need your help keeping North Carolina beautiful! The sweep will run from Sept. 10–24. Click below for information about how to get involved.
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| | | September 16, 2022 - April 22, 2023 Tickets are now on sale for the 2022-2023 at Appalachian State University.
Join Us for a series of diverse performances designed to entertain, enrich and inspire!
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The Career Development Center at Appalachian State University invites you to participate in the Internship & Job Fair. The Internship & Job Fair is Appalachian State University's largest and most comprehensive career event. Serving students and alumni of all majors and skills, the event is host to many organizations across all industry sectors that are ready to network with students and introduce them to valuable internship and job opportunities. Spaces in each career fair are limited to ensure that both students and employers have an opportunity to interact in a meaningful way. As a result, we strongly suggest that you register in Handshake now as spaces will fill up quickly! If you are seeking to only hire students from the Walker College of Business, visit their website to learn about Walker Business Connections. |
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| Video Production Company with Emmy-Winning experience, brings a supreme level of production at rates easily attainable for most businesses. We help small businesses compete with much larger organizations, and large organizations compete on a much larger scale. Let's Get Reel. Randy Davis - Phone: 704-451-5073 |
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| We believe that experiential travel is awe-inspiring, soul-stirring, heart-opening, and above all, life-changing. It’s our passion to design itineraries that allow you to touch the hearts of others, interact, learn, expand consciousness, and grow connections with other cultures and people. Savored Moments Travel helps family, friends, and affinity groups deepen their connections through well-planned, savory travel experiences.
Yolanda Robertson - Phone: 828-341-1655 Travel & Retreat Planning Concierge and Owner |
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| Our SC location has been in operation since 2001, however our family's experience in the stone industry dates back to the 1970's. At that time, our founder, GK Naquin, was a partner in a New Orleans based company whose primary focus was the fabrication and installation of stone facades on high rise commercial buildings across the United States. Out of our SC location, we service customers in the entire state of South Carolina and into Western North Carolina. GK moved to Blowing Rock in 2018 and recognized the need for quality and timely installation of countertops and began servicing the Western North Carolina area. This move to Western North Carolina is now one of the most active locations for Stone Interiors.
GK Naquin - Phone/Text: 251-379-7044 |
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| Welcome to your local NC Farm Bureau Insurance Agency. Watauga County and Blowing Rock are our home. We take great pride in protecting the people who make up this community by offering a range of quality insurance products. We are a team of local insurance professions dedicated to protecting what matters most to you and your family with quality products designed to meet all your insurance needs. Local professionals serving you, right here in the High Country. Auto, Home, Life and Health Insurance
Toby D. Oliver - Phone: 828-264-5270 |
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| Walker and Associates, A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC |
Gary T. Moss of Walker and Associates enjoys using his knowledge to help members of the community reach their financial goals. "I will take the time to understand what’s truly important to you and deliver personalized advise to help you reach your financial goals, whatever they may be. With sound advice supported by research and online tools to track your progress, I can help you feel confident, connected and in control of your financial life."
Gary T. Moss Jr. - Phone: 828-264-8990 |
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Our newsletter reaches over 1,000 member contacts each Thursday! |
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Thank you to our 2022 Chamber Partners! |
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