The FORUM Entertaining Music Series at Lees-McRae College enters its 45th season in summer 2024. This week's show pays homage to the iconic country music female vocalists of yesterday and today. Three powerhouse singers perform fresh arrangements of classic and contemporary country hits in this elegant and authentic journey celebrating the evolution of country music’s […]

Beginning in late May and continuing through late July, wildlife biology and pre-veterinary medicine students at Lees-McRae College give weekly public wildlife presentations. These presentations take place at the amphitheater at Tate-Evans Park in downtown Banner Elk. At each presentation, Lees-McRae students bring an animal ambassador that is being rehabilitated or cared for at the […]

Ensemble Stage’s Saturday kids’ theater series presents “Robin Hood” for the 2024 season. A fun-filled, medieval adventure as Robin Hood, Little John, Maid Marian and their band of Merry Men (and women) take on the crooked Prince John to restore peace and happiness in Nottingham. The show involves lots of audience participation. Tickets are $6 […]

The FORUM Entertaining Music Series at Lees-McRae College enters its 45th season in summer 2024. Returning for the fifth straight year, Symphony of the Mountains has a strong and proud heritage. The orchestra began when a small group of musicians in Kingsport, Tennessee, dreamed of having a civic orchestra in 1946. Through the decades, musical […]

The FORUM Entertaining Music Series at Lees-McRae College enters its 45th season in summer 2024. Returning for the fifth straight year, Symphony of the Mountains has a strong and proud heritage. The orchestra began when a small group of musicians in Kingsport, Tennessee, dreamed of having a civic orchestra in 1946. Through the decades, musical […]

Beginning in late May and continuing through late July, wildlife biology and pre-veterinary medicine students at Lees-McRae College give weekly public wildlife presentations. These presentations take place at the amphitheater at Tate-Evans Park in downtown Banner Elk. At each presentation, Lees-McRae students bring an animal ambassador that is being rehabilitated or cared for at the […]

The FORUM Entertaining Music Series at Lees-McRae College enters its 45th season in summer 2024. In every one of the last five decades, multi-award-winner Cher has had a No. 1 song on The Billboard Chart. With more than 200 million records sold, she has been a major force on radio and television and in movies […]

The FORUM Entertaining Music Series at Lees-McRae College enters its 45th season in summer 2024. In every one of the last five decades, multi-award-winner Cher has had a No. 1 song on The Billboard Chart. With more than 200 million records sold, she has been a major force on radio and television and in movies […]

Beginning in late May and continuing through late July, wildlife biology and pre-veterinary medicine students at Lees-McRae College give weekly public wildlife presentations. These presentations take place at the amphitheater at Tate-Evans Park in downtown Banner Elk. At each presentation, Lees-McRae students bring an animal ambassador that is being rehabilitated or cared for at the […]