Staff Report. January 13, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- The Hayes Performing Arts Center hopes to heat things up this January, as they welcome an acclaimed Bluegrass star and two Blues bands to Winterfest, Blowing Rock’s annual winter festival.

John Cowan – a pioneer in the “newgrass” and “jamband” musical genres and a fixture at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival – will headline Winterfest on Saturday, January 28 at 7:30pm.  Cowan first burst onto the music scene as part of the legendary band New Grass Revival  (with Sam Bush, Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn), and has since gone on to work with musical greats The Doobie Brothers, Steve Earle, Wynonna and Garth Brooks.  Tickets for The John Cowan Band are just $26, and are on sale at www.Hayescenter.org.

But Blowing Rock begins to buzz on Friday, January 27 at 7:30pm, as Boone’s own The King Bees return to the Hayes Center for The Winter Blues Festival.   Also featuring Atlanta Blues legend Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, The Winter Blues Festival is sure to get your heart a-thumpin’ and your feet a-stompin’! Tickets are only $20, and are also on sale now at www.Hayescenter.org.

Located in Blowing Rock, NC, just off U.S. Highway 321, the Hayes Performing Arts Center (PAC) seeks to bring a wide range of world class entertainment to the High Country.  The Hayes PAC is a non-profit organization that depends on the gracious support of our patrons and the community at large.

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