BRSC Moves To Next Level Of Theatre With Production Of Peter Pan

Blowing Rock Stage Company and The Hayes Center moved it up a notch with their production of the legendary musical Peter Pan. While a season and a half of productions and special shows have highlighted the Hayes Center’s short history, with Peter Pan comes the fulfillment of the pledge that the move from a school auditorium to a state-of-the-art theatre will open the doors to major productions, previously not possible because of limited stage space and other resources. Peter Pan plays at the Hayes Center on Valley Boulevard through August 3rd and inquiries and fan interest is exceeding all projections. One fan described it like having a second theme park in the High Country and not only has the production been popular with families, but many adults and children have already seen this show more than once - calling the cast, costumes, set and music one of the best in the over twenty year history of the Stage Company.

Pianist Yuja Wang Takes The Stage August 10th For A Fundraiser Benefiting The Hayes Performing Arts Center

Yuja Wang, proclaims the San Francisco Classical Voice, is an “exceptionally gifted debutant.” On the heels of a February 2008 performance in the California city’s Herbst Theatre in which the Chinese artist ripped through finger-breaking arrangements from such monoliths as Liszt, Bartok, Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov, the publication detailed how “Wang put the audience under her spell with her controlled, precise pianism, which was both warm and richly colored.”
           
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Mike Daniel “Pirates, Shipwrecks & Treasures”

Ahoy, mateys.
Are you fascinated by treasure trunks laden with stolen booty, sunken ships that hold wondrous and tragic secrets, and that spine-chilling pirate known as Blackbeard?

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A Red Ribbon Day For Celebrating The Grand Opening Of United Community Bank

The new United Community Bank is now a familiar name in and around Blowing Rock, having opened their offices here over a year ago. However this spring they moved to their beautiful new banking center on Valley Boulevard and just over a week ago hosted a grand opening ribbon cutting to make everything official. Now a permanent fixture in the financial and community life of the village and region, United Community Bank how only had an impressive list of dignitaries on hand, from corporate to elected officials, but they also had what branch manager Mayor J.B. Lawrence called the most valued VIPs of them all, the citizens who the bank and its staff are there to serve.
   

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Christmas In July

Sending or receiving a Christmas Card is nice, despite the cost of the stamp and the time to address and mail holiday greeting to friends and family.
That, up until several decades ago, was how the friends that attend the Blowing Rock Methodist Church stayed in touch during the months that they are not in residence in their second home in Blowing Rock.

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About The Rocket
The Blowing Rocket was first published in June 1932, a tabloid publication that was printed each week during the months of June, July and August. After the final week in August it was to put to bed until the following June.

Local Links Around Blowing Rock
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