Buskers Fest

A First Friday Art Crawl Like No Other

FULL LIST OF ARTISTS AND PLACEMENT

October 7, 2022
5-8pm
Downtown Boone
Artist/Experiences/Food + Beer!

ARTIST REGISTRATION

Sponsor an Artist and the Fest!

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2022 Buskers Fest!

The Watauga Arts Council is partnering with the Downtown Boone Development Association and the Jones House to present a First Friday Art Crawl like no other!

"Live it up!" and join us in Downtown Boone to experience the arts in action as you walk the streets visiting the galleries, shops, and restaurants.

Artists, musicians, and performers will be on the streets from Turchin Center all the way down King Street. Explore the galleries and shops of downtown Boone and enjoy a rich experience along the way.

Feature Events!

BBQ and Lost Province Brews will be at the Jones House!

Go to the Jones House parking lot for some delicious Big Brose BBQ and Brews or visit some of the amazing restaurants you see on the streets of Downtown Boone. You can't go wrong with any of them!

Library OUT LOUD

Watauga Library will be taking a field trip down to the Watauga Arts Council's King Street Art Collective - above Doe Ridge Pottery, in the back room

Poetry Open-Mic - Bring a poem you have written or come listen to poetry being read
Activities for kids

AFRICAN DANCE

African Drum Demonstrations and Performances with Boba Khalid.

Night Climbing at the Climbing Tower
Live Music, Artis Sales, and night climbing! Rock Dimensions will remain open till 8pm.
Staff Belay (No experience necessary! Ages 5 and up.)

3 climbs with Rock Dimensions instructor $21.95/person
Add-On Climb after set of three climbs $5.00
Season Pass (good for 1 year) $190/10 visits (3 climbs each visit) $100/5 visits

"Second Home" Art Auction
Support Watauga Arts Council and purchase a piece of art for your home at the "Second Home" Silent Art Auction at Buskers Fest!

October 7th 5-7pm
King Street Art Collective - (Above Doe Ridge Pottery)
Live Silent Auction - Stroll in and place a bid on some beautiful work!
7:30 pm Winners Announced
Pick up pieces by 8:00 pm

ART IN THE ALLEY with Matt Crinkly
Visit Matt's pop-up gallery at in the alley between Alumni Hall and Nth Gallery. Matt Crinkly is an Avery County artist.

2022 Participating Artists!

PLACEMENT LIST

BANDS

Boone Trail Band - Bluegrass and Classic Country
Wilcox Smith Lane - Acoustic Americana Trio
Liam Grant and Grayson McGuAire - American Primitive guitar and banjo
Wilcox Smith Lane - John Prine Inspired Tunes
Tribal Crime Family - Folk Music
Yardbard - Acoustic

SOLO MUSICIANS

Drew Wright - Singer/Songwriter
Leah Ferrell - Slap/Tap Style Guitar
Brian Kivett - Song writer
Lowell Cooke - Singer/Songwriter
Mike Marcela - Piano classic blues, boogie-woogie and rockabilly music
Liam Grant and Grayson McGuire - American Primitive guitar and banjo - instrumentals based
Sam A. - Classical Guitar (indoors)

BOONE BUSINESSES

The Turchin Center - Gallery Opening, Painter, Musician
Cheap Joe's Art Stuff -@ Melanies
Lost Province - The Burnett Sisters
Hands Gallery - Timothy Brown - Clay Demonstration
Nth Gallery - Artist Demo and Gallery Opening
Little Wing Ice Cream - Ice cream scoops

Let's show our artists, musicians, and performers just how much we appreciate them. They contribute to a vibrant creative community.
Bring cash or have Venmo app ready to tip artists!

The arts sector was one of the hardest hit industries during the COVID shutdown. Performing arts venues were some of the last to be cleared for opening. If you missed hearing live music, going to galleries, and seeing shows, come down to King Street for a night full of performances and demonstrations.

PERFORMERS/ACTIVITIES

Jugglers
Gadara Multicultural Dance - Turchin Center
Inspiral Fire Tribe Dance - Boone Bagelry
Sole Impact Cloggers 5pm - Boone Bagelry
Let's Be Artsy - Giant Paint by Number - Fire Department
Sonorous Threshold - Dance, Music, Acting/Performing - Post office
Boone Drawing Club - Live drawing - Melanies
The Healers Art Studio - Yoga & Drawing - Jones House Lawn
Seth Perry - Giant Community Weaving - Post Office
Clay Club App State - sculpture and wheel - Jones House Lawn. demonstrations and wheel experiences
Jaqueline Handal - Community Paper Sculpture Making - Melanies
Appalachian Apparel Association: Jewelry making and sales - Magic Cycles
Portal/Awakening Adventures - Bold costume, street performance - Floaters

ARTISTS/DEMONSTRATORS

The Burr Nest - Printmaking Demonstrations and Art Sales - Mountaineer Mania
Hannah Little Art - Prints, stickers, jewelry
Eli Jackson - Woven jewelry
Andi Gelsthorpe - Print Making & Jewelry
Brian Kimble
Emma Jayne Embroidery - Embroidery
Lindsay Carroll - Drawings and Painting
Ashlynd Scavotto - Jewelry, Painting, Sewing
His N Hers Crafts - Crochet Winter Accessories
Distant Daydreams Jewelry - Jewelry and Wreaths
Theresa McGrath - Pinch-Pot Clay Fairy Houses
Ashley D. - Painter and Ceramic Artist
Brent Newton - Ink Drawing
Jeannie Speakman - Wood Products from reclaimed wood
Rising Phoenix Woodcraft - wood shelves, wood burning, more!
Kristin Fancier: Motherduck Art - Drawing and Paintin
Leila Jackson

More Info!

Busker Signs: Buskers will be given a sign that tells who they are, something about them, where to find them, and provides a link for a virtual tip.
Traffic Flow: We plan to place artists and performers in strategic places throughout downtown in order to prevent sidewalk blocking and noise overlap. Streets will not be closed for this fest (but hopefully in the future).
Parking: Metered parking is FREE after 5pm. You may find more info about a map of the parking lots in Downtown Boone. Parking is also available in the App State lots just off of Howard Street. Watauga County Library will also have free parking available. Designated Artist-Only Parking will be in the Library lot as well.

BUSKERS FEST-IVITIES! - Keep going past 8pm!

THE BURNETT SISTERS @ Lost Province
7pm - 10pm

Visit Lost Province Brewing Co. to see the Burnett Sisters after you browse the streets of Downtown Boone.
Growing up playing music together in Boone, North Carolina, the sisters' sound is focused around the type of breathtaking vocal harmonies that can only come from the unique bond shared by siblings, expertly complemented by tight instrumental arrangements and a bona fide love of the traditional songs they play.
With a repertoire that's equal parts old-time and bluegrass, country and gospel, this Billboard charting band navigates the diverse source material effortlessly