August 2008 Events

Compiled by Henderson County Travel & Tourism
Information Subject to Change or Cancellaiton

 
August 1
Brevard Music Center presents Soloists of Tomorrow, showcases the winners of the annual BMC concerto competition, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 
August 1 & 2
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place ( showcases the best of the region's traditional and old-time musicians, ballad singers, mountain dance groups and cloggers) 7:00PM, Regular $20; Children 12 and under $10, Asheville, NC 828-257-4530 www.folkheritage.org
 

August 1 -3
Art on Main, Main Street - held on the sidewalks downtown, a high quality show to include over 70 of the finest artists and crafts people from the southeast, Fri. 12Noon-8:00PM, Sat. 10:00AM-6:00PM, Sun. 11:00AM-4:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-8504 www.acofhc.org

Asheville Quilt Show, NC Arboretum, (over 250 quilts, demonstrations & craft store) Fri & Sat 9:00AM-5:00PM, Sun 10:00AM-5:00PM, Admission $4, Asheville, NC 828-681-0581

 
August 1, 8, 15 & 22
10th Annual Music On Main Street concert series, featuring Tom Brown –One Man Band (variety / oldies rock) Visitors Information Center - 201. S. Main St., 7:00PM-9:00PM, free, every Friday through August 22, Bring a Chair, No Pets or Alcoholic Beverages Allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, NC 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 
August 1 - 16
The Carl Sandburg Home and The Vagabond School of the Drama presents The World of Carl Sandburg on Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:15AM-10:45AM, Rootabaga Stories onThursdays & Saturdays at 10:15AM-10:45AM, performances are free and held rain or shine, at the Carl Sandburg Home amphitheatre, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-4178 www.nps.gov/carl
 
August 1 - 17
Flat Rock Playhouse presents All Shook Up (a musical fantasy combines all-time favorite Elvis hits with a brand new love story.) Wed.-Sat. 8:15PM; Thurs., Sat. & Sun 2:15PM, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731 or 866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org
 
August 1 - 22
Inspired Design - Creative Entrepreneurial Textiles, Center of Craft, Creativity & Design, exhibit features designs & works the represent five 21st Century design growth, Tues.-Sat. 1:00PM-5:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-890-2050 www.craftcreativitydesign.org
 
August 1 - 31
Summer Housekeeping Practice, Smith-McDowell House Museum, the house has donned its summer dress and recreated 19th century summertime housekeeping in Asheville, Thurs., Fri, &. Sat. 10:00AM-4:00PM, Sun. 12:00PM-4:00PM, Adults $7, Children $3, Asheville, 828-253-9231 www.wnchistory.org
 
August 1 - October 1
Henderson County Heritage Museum, Historic Courthouse on Main Street inaugural exhibit Let Freedom Ring (displays, artifacts and multimedia presentation) Wed. - Sat. 10:00AM-5:00PM, Sun. 1:00PM-5:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-694-1619 www.hendersoncountymuseum.org
 
August 1 - October 25
Public Art Display Kidding Around Downtown, a public art display featuring outdoor fiberglass goat sculptures on the sidewalks of Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-2022 www.dhinc.org
 

August 2
Mountain Man Tractor Pull, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-682-2645 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm

Brevard Music Center presents Little Women, one of the most performed American operas, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

 

August 2 & 3
Summer Mountain Getaway Dressage/Combined, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 910-875-4814 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm

Ranch Horse Show, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-885-8431 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm

 
August 2 - 5
Asheville Tourists Minor League Baseball, McCormick Field, Mon.-Sat. 7:05PM, Sun. 2:05PM, Asheville, NC 828-258-0428 www.theashevilletourists.com
 
August 2–3, & August 30–September 1
Winery's Summer Holiday Weekends, Biltmore Estate, enjoy musical performances in the wine bar, complimentary wine seminars and wine tasting & fun-filled cooking demonstrations, Asheville, NC 800-411-3812 www.biltmore.com
 

August 2, September 6 & October 4
Summer Music Series in Flat Rock, Little Rainbow Row's back deck-corner of Greenville Hwy & W. Blue Ridge Rd, 6:00PM-8:00PM, free, bring a chair, featuring regional artistis, sponsored by the Flat Rock Merchants' Assoc., Flat Rock, NC 828-697-7719 www.flatrockonline.com

 
August 3
Brevard Music Center presents BMCO with Guest Conductor Daniel Meyer, 3:00 PM
Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 

August 4
Henderson County Library Travel Club presents Touring Galveston and Tiki Island, Texas - Past and Present, 7:00PM, free, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-4725

Dark Night Revue, Flat Rock Playhouse, annual show, gourmet picnic, raffle and silent auction; festivities begin 5:30PM with champagne & hors'douorves; gourmet picnic, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731or 866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org

 
August 4, 11, 18 & 25
90th Street Dances, Visitors Information Center-201 S. Main Street, 7:00PM-9:00PM, every Monday Night through August 25, featuring the band Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition & Mountain Thunder Cloggers (mountain heritage bluegrass music, clogging and square dancing) bring a chair, no pets or alcoholic beverages allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 
August 7
Dispute Settlement Center, Movies that Move - presenting: Philadelphia, 6:00PM-9:00PM, Trinity Presbyterian, free, Hendersonville, NC 828- 697-7055
 
August 7 - 10
Wee Trade Consignment Sale, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 704-753-5399
 

August 8
Cowboy Mounted Shooting, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-697-2952 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm

Brevard Music Center presents The Transylvania Symphony Orchestra with Steven Smith, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

 

August 9
Concert in the Park Concert Series, Fletcher Community Park, 6:00PM-8:00PM, live bands featuring a variety of music, free, bring a chair, Fletcher, NC 828-687-0751

Brevard Music Center presents Opera Scenes, favorite arias and ensembles from the great operas staged and performed by members of the Janiec Opera Company and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

 
August 9, 16, 23, & 30
Shindig on the Green, Martin Luther King Jr. Park (features traditional and old-time string bands, bluegrass, ballad singers, big circle mountain dancers and cloggers) 7:00PM, free, bring a chair, Asheville, NC 828-258-6101 x 345 www.folkheritage.org
 
August 10
Brevard Music Center presents Season Finale, Pianist Jon Kimura Parker and conductor Steven Smith perform Tchaikovsky’s well known Piano Concerto No. 1, 3:00PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 
August 11 & 12
Flat Rock Playhouse presents A Midsummer Night's Dream, Summer Apprentice Company Showcase, Flat Rock Playhouse, classic Shakespearian comedy of two couples in love with the wrong partners, Tickets $10, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731 or 866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org
 
August 11 - 18
Asheville Tourists Minor League Baseball, McCormick Field, Mon.-Sat. 7:05PM, Sun. 2:05PM, Asheville, NC 828-258-0428 www.theashevilletourists.com
 

August 12
Henderson County Library Book-To-Movie Club presents the movie of Under the Tuscan Sun, 4:00PM, free, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-4725

 
August 12, September 9, October 14 & November 11
Hendersonville Antique Car Club Classic Car Show, Main Street, 5:00PM-9:00PM, the 2nd Tuesday of the month through November, Hendersonville, NC 828-699-4929
 
August 13 - 16
Mountain Classic, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-230-7033 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm
 

August 15 & 22
10th Annual Music On Main Street concert series, featuring Phil Urban as Elvis & The TCB Band, Visitors Information Center - 201. S. Main St., 7:00PM-9:00PM, free, every Friday through August 22, Bring a Chair, No Pets or Alcoholic Beverages Allowed, Entertainment sponsored by - Carolina First Bank , Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, NC 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org

 
August 16
WNC Open Horse Show Circuit, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-697-8785 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm
 
August 18 & 25
90th Street Dances, Visitors Information Center-201 S. Main Street, 7:00PM-9:00PM, every Monday Night through August 25, featuring the band Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition & the Cole Mountain Cloggers (mountain heritage bluegrass music, clogging and square dancing) bring a chair, no pets or alcoholic beverages allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 
August 20 - September 7
Flat Rock Playhouse presents And Then There Were None (by Agatha Christie - a mystery of ten strangers, invited to an isolated island - who will be left to tell the tale? ) Wed.-Sat. 8:15PM; Thurs., Sat. & Sun 2:15PM, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731 or 866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org
 

August 22
10th Annual Music On Main Street concert series season finale Tuxedo Junction (top 40 variety) and the Hendersonville Antique Car will host a Club Classic Car Show, Visitors Information Center - 201. S. Main St., 7:00PM-9:00PM, free, every Friday through August 22, Bring a Chair, No Pets or Alcoholic Beverages Allowed, produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, NC 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org

Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra - An Evening with Cole Porter, Hendersonville High School Auditorium, 7:30PM, Adults $30, Students $5, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-5884 $5, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-5884 www.hendersonvillesymphony.org

 
August 22 - 24
Southern Energy Eviro. Expo, WNC Agricultural Center, admission charged, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-696-3877 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm
 
August 25
90th Street Dance season finale, Visitors Information Center-201 S. Main Street, 7:00PM-9:00PM, every Monday Night through August 25, featuring Buddy, Carol, Jamie Bluegrass Band and the Great Smoky Mountain Cloggers, mountain heritage bluegrass music, clogging and square dancing; bring a chair, no pets or alcoholic beverages allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 
August 26
Henderson County Library Book-To-Movie Club presents the book discussion of Under the Tuscan Sun, 4:00PM, free, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-4725
 
August 27 - September 1
Asheville Tourists Minor League Baseball, McCormick Field, Mon.-Sat. 7:05PM, Sun. 2:05PM, fireworks Aug. 31 start time 7:05PM, final game of the season Sept. 1, Asheville, NC 828-258-0428 www.theashevilletourists.com
 

August 29 - September 1
62nd North Carolina Apple Festival, Downtown (street fair, arts & crafts, entertainment, children's activities, parade, food & more) Street Fair Fri-Sun 10:00AM-8:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-4557 www.ncapplefestival.org

 
August 30 & 31
Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Horse Trials, FENCE, 7:00-until, free, Tryon, NC 828-859-9021 www.fence.org
 
 
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