Hayes Performing Arts Center and

The Blowing Rock Stage Company

Whether it's a Blues Concert, a Broadway Musical or a Celebrity Chef "Cook-Off," you'll love the fabulous lineup at the Hayes Performing Arts Center for 2008.  A bluegrass competition, the Lonesome River Band, a Musical Romp from the 70's, Shakespeare's "The Tempest".....it's all playing at the Hayes' Center.

Chetola Resort is once again featuring its popular "Applause" packages through December, 2008.  Your package includes two tickets to the performance of your choice, one or two night accommodations, a $25 Gift Card to Tanger Shoppes on the Parkway and a Value Certificate to the Bob Timberlake Gallery.  We welcome you to Chetola Resort and encourage you to "Sit back and enjoy the show!"

Your Applause package includes:

• A three day/two night stay in Chetola Lodge, The Bob Timberlake Inn, or a Chetola Condominium (breakfast included in Chetola Lodge and The Bob Timberlake Inn)
• Two Admission tickets to a live performance at the Hayes Performing Arts Center
• A $25 Gift Card to Tanger Shoppes on the Parkway
• A Value Certificate to the Bob Timberlake Gallery (Blowing Rock or Lexington)

        Packages Prices start at:

• Chetola Lodge - Starting at $351 for two nights (based on double occupancy)
• Chetola Condominiums - Starting at $353 for two nights (based on double occupancy)
• The Bob Timberlake Inn - Starting at $489 for two nights (based on double occupancy)

 

Choose one or more of the following performances:

 

Fred Garbo Inflatable Theatre Company

April 25, 2008

Fast-paced, energetic, universally engaging and theatrically clever, Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. has won the praise and affection of audiences worldwide. Seen on the Late Show with David Letterman, at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, on Broadway at the New Victory Theater and on stage and television in Chile, Japan, Ireland and Brazil (just to mention a few).  Come to the theater and see Fred Garbo and Daielma Santos share their unique inflatable inventions that are: “Helium light and hilarious” -The New York Times

 

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

May 1-4, 2008

From the production team that brought you last year's hit production of Disney's High School Musical comes this "fun for everyone" musical about the most famous comic strip characters ever created.  You're A Good Man Charlie Brown is "an average day in the life of Charlie Brown."  It really is just that, a day made up of little moments picked from all the days of Charlie Brown, mixed in with the lives of his friends (both human and non-human) and strung together on a single day, from a bright uncertain morning to a hopeful starlit evening.  This updated version is based on the Tony Award winning 1999 Broadway Revival.

 

HayesGrass Bluegrass Contest: Semi-Finals

Friday, May 6-7, 2008

Eight talented High Country bands have been selected to participate in this exciting "play-off" style bluegrass competition.  Audience members will vote for their favorite with color coded cards in each round.  The winning band will open for the Lonesome River Band on Saturday, May 17, 2008.

 

Maestros Unleashed!

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Broadway's smokin’, Pop goes wild & Beethoven’s got the blues! Get ready for a powerful production of American music including pop, jazz, blues, ragtime, latin and classical stylings.  Enjoy "Phantom of the Opera," "Orange Blossom Special" and many other favorites.

 

HayesGrass Bluegrass Contest: Finals

Friday, May 16, 2008

It's time to tune up the banjos and guitars and work those grassroots vocal stylings for the final chance to perform as the opening act for the Lonesome River Band.  This round will consist of two bands performing a 45-50 minute set, with the Grand Prize Winner performing as the opening act for the renowned Lonesome River Band on Saturday, May 17, 2008.

 

Lonesome River Band

Saturday, May 17, 2008

The Lonesome River Band has been one of the most popular and influential acts on the bluegrass festival and concert circuit since the release of their breakout CD, Carrying The Tradition, back in 1991.  The band includes Mike Hartgrove on fiddle, Brandon Rickman on lead guitar and vocals, Andy Ball on mandolin and lead vocals and Mike Anglin playing the upright bass.  LRB continues to record and perform bluegrass music with both critical and commercial success as they continue to grow in their music.

 

8-Track: The Sounds of the 70's

May 23 - June 8, 2008

Brace yourself for what critics have called “a fast-paced musical romp through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th century.”  From Barry Manilow to the late, great Barry White, from "Desperado" to "Afternoon Delight" this show turns out the hits faster than you can say "polyester."  You'll love this parade of truly amazing hits performed by four rock solid vocalists.

 

The Immigrant

by Mike Harelik

June 13 - 22, 2008

The Immigrant is a true story about two Eastern European Jews who immigrated to a small Texas town in 1909. Inspired by his grandmother's photo album, Harelik tells the story of two out of the thousands of Jewish immigrants who ended up in the American Southwest through an immigrant resettlement program.  "A lovely and loving evening of theater. Harelik's story is tender and touching,"  Ed Kaufman, Hollywood Reporter

 

Leading Ladies

by Ken Ludwig

June 27 - July 12, 2008

Leading Ladies is a new hilarious comedy about two English Shakespearean actors who find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces!

 

Southern Fried Jazz Band

Monday, June 30, 2008

The Southern Fried Jazz Band offers some of the most refreshing and authentic Dixieland jazz music on the scene today!   With resumes that date back to Big Band tours and early jazz clubs, the show-wise members of this eight-piece ensemble includes three horns and four rhythm players along with female vocals that stir the soul.  Each performance of the Southern Fried Jazz Band evolves into an experience to be remembered long after the final note has been played.

 

Summer Blues Festival

Monday, July 7, 2008

The Hayes Center is welcoming three great Blues acts for their 2008 Summer Blues Festival.  Sandra Hall, nationally known as the "Empress of the Blues" has opened for such artists as James Brown, Otis Redding, B.B. King and The Temptations.  This Atlanta based blues singer is widely regarded as one of the best blues singers in the world.  Clifford Curry, known around the world as " the guy who got a hole shot in his soul" has been a staple in the R&B and Beach Music scene since the mid fifties.  He continues to bring his unique style and voice to audiences across the country. The King Bees have been touted as "Blues Royalty" by the Blues Revue and have played with some of the biggest names in the industry.  They bring a swingin’ style to the blues that is sure to get you on your feet.  Come enjoy these three great acts at the 2008 Summer Blues Festival!

 

Peter Pan

July 18 - August 3, 2008

One of the world's most celebrated musicals. Relive the charm of Barrie's Peter, Tinker Bell and the children, pirates and Indians of Never Never Land, embellished with show-stopping songs.  This musical fantasy will come to life in the Blowing Rock Stage Company's largest production to date.

 

The Lascivious Biddies

Monday, July 21, 2008

The Lascivious Biddies, an all female cocktail pop quartet based in New York City, are making headlines for having an energetic and tightly woven live show full of humor, expert musicianship and a dash of sentimentality.  Blending jazz, pop and cabaret with four-part harmonies, this irrepressible foursome have carried their fresh, genre-defying sound from coast to coast including performances at The Kennedy Center, Birdland, and numerous theaters across the country.  The Washington Post calls them "Manhattan's Hippest Girl Group".

 

Rumors

by Neil Simon

August 15 - 24, 2008
Winner of a 1989 Tony Award, Rumors is a hilarious, side-splitting farce you won't want to miss.  Set during the tenth anniversary party of the Deputy Mayor of New York City and his wife, the evening opens as the Deputy Mayor lies in his bed with an unexplained gunshot wound through the ear, while his wife and the servants are nowhere to be found.  Rumors and innuendo abound until the evening becomes a funny study of miscommunication and misinformation. 

 

An Evening With Groucho

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Award winning actor, director and playwright Frank Ferrante recreates his PBS, New York and London acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in "An Evening With Groucho", a fast-paced 90 minutes of hilarity. This two-act comedy consists of the best Groucho one-liners, anecdotes, and songs including "Hooray for Captain Spalding," and "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady." The audience literally becomes part of the show as Ferrante ad-libs his way throughout the performance in grand Groucho style.  Back by popular demand, this is one show that you do not want to miss!

 

Backwards in High Heels - The Ginger Rogers Musical

August 29 - September 14, 2008

Conceived and Developed by Lynette Barkely & Christopher McGovern
Book, Original Songs, & Arrangements by Christopher McGovern
The remarkable life and times of the multi-talented entertainment powerhouse Ginger Rogers.  A backstage

look at the public and private life of this timeless beauty, the show is a celebration of that

charming dame who could dance before she could walk.
Sponsored by Chetola Resort

 

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

October 3 - October 12, 2008

The last play written by William Shakespeare, The Tempest has been called a comedy, a fantasy, and a romance. A usurped duke and his young daughter are marooned on a forgotten island. Twelve years

later, a tempest inspired by magic brings his enemies to the same shore.

 

Lies & Legends: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin

October 17 - November 2, 2008

More than any other popular songwriter in recent memory, Harry Chapin was a storyteller.  He celebrated the extraordinary lives of ordinary folk, and whether through comedy or pathos, reminded us of a shared emotional heritage.  Two dozen songs, such as Cat's in the Cradle and Taxi are highlighted in this Musical Revue that debuted Off-Broadway.   Lies and Legends is a stirring tribute to both the man and his music.

 

A High Country Christmas Carol

By Robert Inman

December 5 - December 14, 2008

Adapted from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens' classic story is set in the Depression-era North Carolina Mountains.  Country store owner Silas McTavish rediscovers the magic of Christmas with the help of an unexpected Christmas Eve visitor.  Don't miss what is sure to become a Holiday Tradition.