“It’s been an exceptional week all the way around with great weather,” said Executive Director of BRAHM Stephan Dragisic. “The artists seem to be very happy.”

On Labor Day Weekend, the High Country’s blues band of note, The King Bees, is once again hosting its annual New River Blues Festival on Sept. 3, from 1 to 6 p.m.

Travel back in time and experience a one-of-a-kind event in Ashe County at the Mountain Warrior Renaissance Faire this Saturday.

“We love making albums together, and we try to take what we put together on the album and bring it straight to the stage,” said Snyder.

The 71st season of Horn in the West is in its last week of production.