About this event

Mountain Stage, hosted by Kathy Mattea, records an episode for NPR Music in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, part of Appalachian State University,, and the public can sit in the live radio audience. This episode's lineup features Sarah Jarosz and Jill Andrews, along with Chinobay, Andrina Turenne, and Missy Raines & Allegheny. On air since 1983 and produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, the show has featured artists from Wilco and Phish to John Prine and Townes Van Zandt. Each two-hour episode is taped before an audience and carried on over 200 stations. Mattea, a Grammy Award-winning West Virginia native, became full-time host in 2021. Seating is general admission. Tickets are $45 Tier 1 and $35 Tier 2, with $20 seats for App State Students and Children/Students in Tier 2; App State Faculty/Staff get $5 off. NC sales tax is included.

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When and where

Date
Friday, October 16, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Address
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, 28607, United States
Price
$20
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