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May 1 - 19
Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown presents musical Cotton Patch Gospel, Wed-Sat 8:00 pm; Thurs, Sat & Sun 2:00pm ,Hendersonville, NC 828-693-0731, 866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org
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
Ann Vasilik Show " A Painter's Journey" , NC Arboretum, captures her travels at home and abroad, open to the public 9:00am- 5:00pm daily, exhibit admission is free with the standard parking fee ($8 per personal vehicle, Asheville, NC 828-665-2492 www.ncarboretum.org |
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May 1 - December 31
Henderson County Heritage Museum is observing the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, never-before-seen artifacts of military weaponry & uniforms dating back to the war, Wed.- Sat. 10:00AM-5:00 PM, Sun. 1:00PM-5:00PM, no admission fee, Hendersonville, NC 828-694-1619 www.hendersoncountymuseum.com
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May 3 & 4
Carolina Concert Choir Spring Concert, St. James Episcopal Church, May 3 7:30pm & May 4 3:00pm, Hendersonville, NC www.carolinaconcertchoir.org |
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May 4
Friends of the Henderson County Library Spring Book Sale, 1940 Spartanburg Hwy., over 100,000 books, CD’s, DVD’s, tapes & records will be on sale for a fraction of their original price, 10:00am-5:00pm, benefits the Friends of the Henderson County Library to fund & enhance library programs, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-4725
www.henderson.lib.nc.us
Appalachian Fire performs bluegrass music at the 2013 Concert Series, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, doors open 6:30pm, music starts 7:00pm, free-will offering of $15.00 is suggested, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-3157 www.uufh-nc.org Sheriff Mounted Patrol Horse Show, WNC Agricultural Center McGough Arena Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 www.wncagcenter.org |
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May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3 & September 7
Summer Music in Flat Rock, featuring T.J. Lazer and the New Detroits, Little Rainbow Row's back deck (corner of Greenville Hwy.& W. Blue Ridge Road) from 6:00PM-8:00PM, free, bring-your-lawn-chair, outdoor event, weather permitting, Flat Rock, NC 828-243-0623 flatrockonline.com |
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May 5
Bearwallow Land Conservancy presents the Bearwallow Beast, 5K trail run, brews & the Fire Tower Fun Run; regiteration @ 12:30pm, festival @ 1:30pm, Bearwallow Beast 5K @ 2:00pm, Kids Fire Tower Fun Run @ 3:20pm & awards @ 3:30pm, Gerton, NC 828-697-5777 x211 www.bearwallowbeast.com |
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May 5 - October 18
Bearfootin¹ Public Art Display, a public art display featuring fiberglass outdoor bear sculptures decorated in different themes, on the sidewalks of Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 828-233-3216 www.downtownhendersonville.org |
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May 7 & 8
Diana Wortham Theatre Matinee Series presents the new musical Click Clack Moo, 10:00am, & 12Noon, Recommended for Pre-K (older than 2 years) - Grade 4, $7, Asheville, NC 828-257-4530 www.dwtheatre.com |
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May 8 - 26
Flat Rock Playhouse presents Souvenir, Wed-Sat 8:00pm; Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun 2:00pm, Regular tickets $35.00, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731, 866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org |
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May 9 – 15
Asheville Tourists Minor League Baseball, McCormick Field, Mon-Fri. 7:05PM, Sat 6:05PM * Sun. 2:05PM, General Admssion $7/$6, Asheville, NC 828-258-0428 Asheville Tourists Baseball |
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May 11 & 12
DuPont State Recreational Forest, 9:00am-2:30pm, buses will be available in the parking lot on DuPont/Staton Rd. to take visitors to High Falls, Triple Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Lake Julia, donation - adults $12, $6 ages 6-17, under 6 free, sponsored by Friends of DuPont Forest,
Hendersonville, NC 828-877-6527 www.dupontforest.com |
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May 12
Community Orchestra of Hendersonville presents a Spring Concert, 3:00pm, Trinity Presbyterian Church, free, donations appreciated, Hendersonville NC 828-693-3081
Diana Wortham Theatre Mainstage Series presents An Evening with Dougie MacLean, one of Scotland’s most respected and popular musician, 7:00pm, Regular $35, Student $30, Child $15, Asheville, NC 828-257-4530 www.dwtheatre.com |
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May 15 - 18
Asheville Lions Club Horse Show, WNC Agricultural Center McGough Arena Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-252-5706 www.wncagcenter.org |
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May 16, June 20, July 18 & August 15
Downtown Rhythm & Brews: Concert Series featuring "The Broadcast", Azalea Parking on King Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues, music starts @ 6:00pm, free admission, Hendersonville, NC 828-233-3216 www.downtownhendersonville.org |
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May 17 - 18
Blue Ridge Bookfest, Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall, featuring readings by poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, as well as book sales and signings; Flat Rock, NC 828-694-1700 blueridgebookfest.org
Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Game, May 17 McCormick Field in Asheville @ 7:00PM, May 18 West Henderson High School in Hendersonville @ 2:00pm, Tickest $10, Hendersonville & Asheville, NC |
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May 18
Saluda Arts Festival, Historic Downtown Saluda, 10:00am-4:00pm, featuring a diversity of art media including oil, watercolor, and acrylic paintings, pottery, wood turning, blacksmithing, sculpture, jewelry, painted furniture, stained glass, music & demonstrations; Saluda, NC 828-817-2876 |
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May 18 & 19
Asheville Gun & Knife Show, WNC Agricultural Center McGough Arena Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 770-630-7296 www.wncagcenter.org |
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May 18, July 20, October 11 & December 6
Storytelling @ The Feed & Seed Listening Room, storytelling delivered in new ways with regional and nationally known storytellers, 3:00-5:00pm, free, Fletcher, NC 828-216-3492 www.feedandseednc.com |
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May 18 - December 31
Grand Opening of Golden Age - "Coming of the Railroad" Exhibit, Henderson County Heritage Museum, the Apple Valley Model Railroad Club’s replica of the Saluda Mountain Grade, the steepest main-line standard gauge railroad in the United States, will be on display, along with other artifacts; live entertainment, carriage rides traveling between the Depot with stops at the Curb Market & the History Center; also featuring the exhibits “Early Architects of Henderson County – Earle Stillwell & Richard Sharp and “The First Hendersonville General Store” – 1900’s; no admission fee, Hendersonville, NC 828-694-1619 www.hendersoncountymuseum.com |
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May 19
Hendersonville Community Band “Pops and Patriotic” Concert, Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall, 3:00pm, Adults $10, Students free, Flat Rock, NC 828-696-2118 www.hcbmusic.com
West Asheville Community Chorus presents Harmonies from Around the World!, First Congregational Church, 3:00pm, suggested donation $5-$10, kids are free, Hendersonville, NC
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May 19 - December 31
Golden Age - "Coming of the Railroad" Exhibit, Apple Valley Model Railroad Club’s replica of the Saluda Mountain Grade, the steepest main-line standard gauge railroad in the United States, will be on display, along with other artifacts; & the Civil War Exhibit, artifacts of military weaponry & uniforms dating back to the war; Henderson County Heritage Museum, Wed.- Sat. 10:00AM-5:00 PM, Sun. 1:00PM-5:00PM, no admission fee, Hendersonville, NC 828-694-1619 www.hendersoncountymuseum.org |
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May 23 - 29
Asheville Tourists Minor League Baseball, McCormick Field, Mon-Fri. 7:05pm, Sat 6:05pm, Sun. 2:05pm, General Admission $7/$6, May 24 Fireworks Night, Asheville, NC 828-258-0428 Asheville Tourists Baseball |
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May 23 - 25 & May 30 - June 1
Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown presents Music on the Rock: A Tribute to the Music of Sting and the Police, Thurs-Sat 8:00pm, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-0731, 866-732-8008 www.flatrockplayhouse.org |
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May 24 - 26
American Kennel Club (AKC) Dog Agility Trial, WNC Agricultural Center McGough Arena (dogs jump hurdles, race through tunnels and climb over A-frames at high speed) Fri. - Sun. 8:00am-3:00pm, free admission & spectators are welcome, spectators please leave your dogs comfortably at home, Sponsored by Blue Ridge Agility Club, Fletcher, NC 828-713-3278 www.blueridgeagility.com
White Squirrel Festival, Main St., music and street festival, Brevard, NC 828-884-3278 whitesquirrelfestival.com |
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May 25 & 26
20th Annual Garden Jubilee Festival, Historic Downtown from Sixth Avenue-Caswell Street,10:00am-6:00pm, (over 150 vendors selling 1000's plants, arts & crafts, lawn/garden accessories, garden talks & experts, children's hands-on clinic & food ), Lowes’ Expo located at the Visitors Main – 201 S. Main St presents Southern Living Magazine Landscaping expert Bill Slack clinics – Saturday May 25 11:00am Your Landscape’s finishing touch – container gardening, 1:00pm Wow! What a beautiful backyard & 3:00pm Laid back landscaping!; Sunday May 26 – 1:00pm Wow! What a beautiful backyard & 3:00pm Laid back landscaping!; Lowe’s Kids Clinic 10:00am-4:00pm both days; Animals are Prohibited in the Event Area, Garden Jubilee is an event of Henderson County TDA; sponsored by Lowe's, Golf Cart Center & Affordable Equipment Rental & Hendersonville Visitors Center, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-9708 or 800-828-4244 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org |
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May 27
Memorial Day Service, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 11:00am, Hendersonville, 828-696-4168
Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival, Carl Sandburg Home, 10:00am - 4:00pm, the folk festival honors Carl Sandburg and his preservation of traditional folk music as found in his collection The American Songbag, featuring live music to tell stories while capturing the heritage of America through song, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-4178 www.nps.gov/carl |
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Call phone number listed on each event to confirm dates. times, location & possible cancellations |
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