Matching Opportunity
Right now, your gift to the Blue Ridge Music Center could have twice the impact!
Gifts to make transformative improvements at the Blue Ridge Music Center will be doubled by a $170,000 grant from the National Park Foundation, doubling your gift dollars!
Your gift today will help to ensure that this exciting hub for mountain music remains a welcoming place for years to come. Every donation, no matter the amount, brings us closer to reaching our goal and meeting the match. Your gift today will:
- Repair masonry seating and retaining walls, sidewalks and curbs to improve safety and extend the operational life of this infrastructure
- Provide audio equipment to play traditional mountain music on the breezeway and in front of the Visitor Center and Luthier Shop
- Expand public Wi-Fi at the museum and visitor center
- Upgrade lighting in the outdoor amphitheater
Please give today so your donation will be matched dollar for dollar.
P.S. If you donate $250 or more towards this project you will receive a special commemorative patch. For those who donate $500 or more, they will receive the patch plus a Blue Ridge Music center poster designed by Logan Schmidt.
Family Fun Day
Join us for a free Family Fun Day for all ages, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 17, at the Music Center. Activities include performances by youth and mentor bands, an instrument petting zoo, a youth jam, museum scavenger hunt, art activities, and guided hikes.
The day wraps up with a free concert by Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer in the indoor theater. Their superb harmonies are backed by instrumental virtuosity. The two are trailblazers in children’s music and have been connecting families through tunes for more than 30 years.
To support Family Fun Day, click the link below to make a donation.
Sponsorships
Sponsors are vital support for the musical programming at the Blue Ridge Music Center. When you become a sponsor, you’re keeping mountain music alive and gaining exposure for your business or organization.
We have several types of sponsorships to support the Roots of American Music summer concert series. These include sponsorships of the entire season, individual concerts, and the annual Summer Concert Guide.
Click below to view sponsorship options and benefits.
Volunteer
If you love live music and giving back to your national park, join our group of dedicated volunteers.
As a volunteer, you can assist with sales and ticketing during concerts, oversee the merchandise booth, or facilitate parking. There are also opportunities to help with receptions, booths at regional festivals, and additional events on and off site.
If you’d like more info or would like to be considered for our crew of our enthusiastic volunteers, please e-mail us at info@blueridgemusiccenter.org or call (866) 308-2773, ext. 212. We’d love to welcome you to the team!
Milepost Music Volunteers
Love music and the outdoors? We’re looking for volunteers to assist with our free Milepost Music concerts on Sunday afternoons. We’d love your help setting up tents and equipment with concert staff before the show and breakdown afterward. During the performance, volunteers can greet concertgoers and provide information about the program and Blue Ridge Parkway. The performances are hosted from 2 to 4 p.m., so you can pick between an earlier set-up shift (noon to 2 p.m.), or a later breakdown shift (4 to 5 p.m.), or stay for both.
Volunteers are needed at:
Peaks of Otter, Bedford, Va.
Milepost 85.6 (near the lodge)
Schedule TBD
Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, Va.
Milepost 176.1 (in the Old Mill Village)
First and third Sundays of the month: June 1, June 15, July 6, July 20, Aug. 3, Aug. 17, Sept. 7, Sept. 21
The Bluffs Restaurant at Doughton Park, Laurel Springs, N.C.
Milepost 241
Second and fourth Sundays of the month: June 8, June 22, July 13, July 27, Aug. 10, Aug. 24, Sept. 14, Sept. 28
For more information, email info@brpfoundation.org or call (866) 308-2773, ext. 245.
