In partnership with Allen Wealth Management, we are pleased to announce a new Saturday Morning Family Film Series at our historic King Street landmark in downtown Boone. It is being offered free of charge to the general public. Six family-friendly movie classics will be screened over the summer months on select Saturday mornings between June 18 and August 20 beginning at 10 a.m., and will be followed by a tour of the newly-renovated and restored 1938 vaudeville theatre and cinema.

“Where the Lilies Bloom”

Admission: FREE

Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by parent or guardian.

Showtime: 10 a.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.

After the film, beginning at 12 Noon, guided historic tours of the Appalachian Theatre will be offered.

Donations Appreciated.

In conjunction with the Boone 150 celebration, the series begins with the only major motion picture release ever filmed entirely in the High Country. “Where the Lilies Bloom” is a 1974 film adaptation of the novel by the same name filmed at locations in Watauga County, Ashe County and Avery County in North Carolina. The soundtrack was composed by Earl Scruggs. The cast of more than 100 actors included film stars Harry Dean Stanton, Rance Howard, Jan Smithers, Sudie Bond, and dozens of local school children. The film will be screened at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 18.

About the film: In rural North Carolina, a father dies, leaving his four children orphans. Rather than go to the authorities and wind up wards of the state, they decide to fend for themselves. Fifteen-year-old Mary Call (Julie Gholson) takes on the role of the adult and, along with her brother (Matthew Burrill) and sisters, hides the death of their father from the adult world -- including their adoring schoolteacher, Miss Fleetie, and pesky farmer Kiser Pease, who has eyes for Mary.