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April 1
Pet Expo, Western North Carolina Agricultural Center Event Center, Fletcher, 828-256-3976 www.wncagcenter.org
Southeast Mountain Horse Show, Western North Carolina Agricultural Center McGough Arena, Fletcher, 910-309-0380 www.wncagcenter.org |
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April 1 - 22
Flat Rock Playhouse presents My Favorite Things: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Tickets $40; Senior/AAA $38; Student $22, Wed-Sat 8:00PM, Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun 2:00PM, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731 or 1-866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org |
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April 2 - 13
The Arts Council of Henderson County presents Mentors & Students, a trilogy of exhibitions celebrating the importance of art in a child’s life, First Citizens Bank Main Street Gallery, Mon.Thurs.9:00AM-5:00PM & Fri. 9:00AM-6:00PM, free and open to the public, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-8504 www.acofhc.org |
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April 4 - December 5
Historic Courthouse Tours, Main St., first Wednesday of the month November-March, every Wednesday April-October, 2:00PM, tours of the renovated Historic Courthouse, free to the public, Hendersonville, 828-694-5003 hendersoncountync.org |
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April 6 - 8
Daniel Nelson Classic Barrel Racing Horse Show, Western North Carolina Agricultural Center McGough Arena, Fletcher, 919-398-3781 www.wncagcenter.org |
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April 7
Blue Ridge Rollergirls, Western North Carolina Agricultural Center Event Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-776-7776 www.wncagcenter.org |
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April 7 - May 20
Festival of Flowers, Biltmore Estate, the gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted come alive with color & blossoms, Asheville, NC 800-411-3812 www.biltmore.com |
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April 8
57th Annual Easter Sunrise Service, Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, gates open at 5:00AM & close at 6:00AM, service @ 6:30AM, free & open to the public, (celebrate Easter with song, scripture and spiritual music as a spectacular sunrise appears over Lake Lure and Hickory Nut Gorge) arrive early, dress warm and bring a flashlight, Chimney Rock, NC 828-625-9611 or 800-277-9611 www.chimneyrockpark.com |
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April 12 - 14
Flat Rock Playhouse Music On the Rock series featuring the music of Elton John, Downtown Theatre, $24, 8:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-0731 or 1-866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org |
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April 13 - 15
Junior League Spring Market, Western North Carolina Agricultural Center Event Center, Fletcher, 828-254-5608 www.wncagcenter.org |
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April 14
Body, Mind & Spirit Expo, Western North Carolina Agricultural Center Boone Bldg., Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 541-482-3722 www.wncagcenter.org
Old Time Plowing & Folkways, Cradle of Forestry in America in Pisgah National Forest, 9:00AM-5:00PM, Adults $5, under age 16 free, (opening day celebration for the Cradle of Forestry with living history interpreters and a team of draft horses), Pisgah Forest, NC 828-877-3130 www.cradleofforestry.com Asheville Symphony, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 8:00PM, Asheville, NC 828-259-5544 Asheville Civic Center |
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April 15
Half a Marathon @ DuPont.State Forest, sponsored by Fletcher Parks & Recreation Dept., Hendersonville, NC 828-687-0751 www.fletcherparks.org |
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April 18 - May 6
Flat Rock Playhouse presents Say Goodnight Gracie, Downtown Theatre, hilarious, heartwarming tribute to one of America's greatest funny men, Tickets $35; Senior/AAA $33; Student $22, Wed-Sat 8:00PM, Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun 2:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-0731 or 1-866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org |
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April 20 - 22
Asheville Home & Garden Expo, Western North Carolina Agricultural Center Event Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-299-7001 www.wncagcenter.org |
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April 20 - May 6
Asheville Community Theatre presents To Kill a Mockingbird, prize winning novel portrayed onstage, Fri - Sat 7:30PM, Sun 2:30PM, $12/$19/$22, Asheville, NC 828-254-1320 www.ashevilletheatre.org |
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April 21
3rd Annual Henderson County BBQ Expo, Hendersonville High School Stadium, 11:00 AM-6:00PM, a family festival with vendors, BBQ cooking competitions, children's activities, crafts, and entertainment; Admission $ 6 (ages 12 & over), under 12 free, fundraiser for the Henderson County Education Foundation, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-3461
www.bbq-expo.com
Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra with the Dick James, piano presents Romantic Rhapsodies, Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall, 7:30PM, $30, Flat Rock, NC 828-697-5884 www.hendersonvillesymphony.org
66th Block House Steeplechase, FENCE (Foothills Equestrian Nature Center), the longest running steeplechase in the state of North Carolina, gates open at 10:00AM, pre-race activities start at 11:00AM, the first race starts 2:00PM,Tryon, NC 828-859-6109 www.blockhouseraces.com |
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April 22
Hendersonville Chamber Music series presents the Kontras String Quartet, First Congregational Church, 3:00PM, $17, Hendersonville, NC 828-890-4411 or 828-696-2118 www.hendersonvillechambermusic.org |
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April 27
Hendersonville Children’s Choir Spring Concert, Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6:30PM, Adults $5, Students $2.50, a group of about 50 children ages 5-13 from Henderson County performing a variety of music, Hendersonville, NC 828-696-4968
LYRA, a capella vocal group from St. Petersburg, Russia perform, St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, 7:00PM, five-person group performing songs from the Orthodox Church, $15, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-9783 |
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April 27 - 29
United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) Dog Agility Trial, FENCE, (Foothills Equestrian Nature Center), (dogs jump hurdles, race through tunnels and climb over A-frames at high speed) 8:00AM-2:00PM, free admission & spectators are welcome, please leave your dogs comfortably at home, Sponsored by Blue Ridge Agility Club, Tryon, NC 828-713-3278 www.blueridgeagility.com |
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April 28
Spring Festival at the Farm, Historic Johnson Farm, 10:00 AM-4:00PM, fun for the whole family, (arts & crafts, pound cake sale, house tours, food, entertainment, wagon & tractor rides, Adults $6.00, Students $4.00, preschoolers free, free parking, Hendersonville, NC 828-891-6585
www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/johnson-farm Spring Into the Park - A Family Fun Day at the Sandburg Home, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, 10:00PM-4:00PM, (part of national Junior Ranger Day to encourage youth to learn about America’s national parks, with poetry performances, storytelling, kid-friendly house tours and activity stations), free, including free house tours, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-4178 www.nps.gov/carl
Earth Day Festival, Blue Ridge Community College at outside field, rain location: BRCC Tech Building & Conference Hall, 10:00AM-4:00PM, a free day-long festival with programs, lectures, music, workshops, a Green Olympics.a watershed festival & more, Flat Rock, NC 828-692-0385.www.eco-wnc.org
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place presents Possibilities: An Evening with Linda Lavin & Friends, Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and TV's beloved Alice, 7:30 p.m. VIP Reception, 8:30 p.m. Curtain, Tickets: VIP Ticket (Pre- and Post-Performance Reception plus Orchestra-level Seating) $75, Regular (Performance Only, Balcony Seating) $50, special performance to benefit Diana Wortham Theatre, Asheville, NC 828-257-4530 www.dwtheatre.com |
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Call phone number listed on each event to confirm dates. times, location & possible cancellations |
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