Calendar of Events

We are lucky to have incredible Animal Educators to help us spread the word on the important roles they play in the Park. Join one of our Park naturalists for an informal program where your family will love meeting some of our wilder teammates! Kids of all ages are sure to take home some fun facts and special memories. Then, grab a Track Trail brochure at the Animal Discovery Den and round out the day with a hike along our Great Woodland Adventure trail with 12 education stations. Don’t forget your camera!

Cost: Included with Park admission.

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Performances Wednesday and Thursday at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM, Friday at 8:00 PM, Saturday at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM, and Sunday at 2:00 PM.

Celebrate hit songs made famous by Elvis Presley at the Flat Rock Playhouse in the upcoming production, All Shook Up! A famous Broadway musical hit, All Shook Up combines the hilarity of Shakespearean comedies, such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with the rock & roll music of Elvis Presley. In a musical presentation akin to Godspell and Footloose, this jukebox musical tells the story of a small-town girl with big dreams, a stick-in-the-mud mayor who has squashed any fun in her town, and the surprise visit of a leather-jacketed, guitar-playing, hip-swinging stranger. Experience the magic of rock & roll, gospel, romance, mistaken identities alongside Broadway-caliber musical numbers and hits such as, “Love Me Tender,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Can’t Help Falling In Love”.

The 31st season of Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, kicks off Friday, May 17 from 5-9pm. Downtown After 5 takes place the 3rd Friday of the month May – September and is held on North Lexington Avenue. Events are free and open to the public.

For the conversation of a lifetime . Join in sharing your story or listening to others

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For the conversation of a lifetime . Join in sharing your story or listening to others

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FREE DEAD FRIDAYS @ The One Stop
– feat. members of Phuncle Sam acoustic

Join us at The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall every Friday at 5:30PM for our FREE Acoustic Grateful Dead series Featuring members of Phuncle Sam and great drink and food specials.

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Bike Nite is back EVERY FRIDAY through the end of Summer!!
Live Music // DJs // Ride Alongs // And so much more!!
We will be having a kick off party later this month and a huge end of season event later this summer. Stayed tuned for details!!

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CRUISE THEN BOOZE
$30.00 Per Person
EVERY FRIDAY EVENING JUNE THROUGH AUGUST.

START YOUR SUMMER EVENING OFF RIGHT WITH A 2 HOUR PADDLE TRIP DOWN THE FRENCH BROAD AND END AT OSKAR BLUES BREWERY FOR A COLD CRAFT BEER (Drinks Not Included In Cost).

HEADWATERS OUTFITTERS WILL MEET YOU AT OSKAR BLUES BREWERY AT 5:30 PM WITH BOATS, LIFE-JACKETS, AND PADDLES. A QUICK 2 MINUTE SHUTTLE TO PISGAH FOREST ACCESS WILL PUT YOU AT THE LAUNCH SITE OF YOUR PADDLE TRIP. END YOUR PADDLE AT THE PENROSE BOATING ACCESS. THE SHUTTLE (APPROXIMATE 10 MIN.) WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO OSKAR BLUES AND THE TAPROOM IS OPEN TILL 10:00 PM.

ENJOY GREAT BEER AND LIVE MUSIC……..PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY!

COST- $30.00 PER PERSON

**GUEST DO NOT HAVE TO BE 21 TO PADDLE**
**DRINKS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN COST**

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ASAP’s Local Food Experience celebrates the connections
between farmers, chefs, and artisan food producers in the region. The event is an opportunity for attendees to meet farmers, chefs, and artisans while sampling small plates highlighting seasonal foods grown and raised in the Southern Appalachians. The evening also features an exclusive local
food–themed silent auction, a scavenger hunt, and a friendly chef competition for favorite dish.

Participating vendors for 2019 include Sawhorse, Aux Bar, The Montford Rooftop Bar, Early
Girl Eatery, Sugar & Snow Gelato, Serotonin Ferments, Shanti Elixirs, Buncombe County
Schools, and more. These chefs and producers will highlight Appalachian GrownTM farm
products from Looking Glass Creamery, Dry Ridge Farm, Brasstown Beef, Ivy Creek Family
Farm, Farm Fresh Ventures, Jah Works Farm, other local farms.

More restaurants and farms will be announced in the weeks leading up to the experience. Updated participating partners, as well as a sneak peak at silent auction items, can be found at asapconnections.org.

Live music, family fun, and delicious food!

Join us on August 16th for the Spring Mountain Shiners! The Spring Mountain Shiners play a variety of music, including old time, folk, bluegrass, country, gospel and especially Americana.

About our Food:

During the show we serve a complete spread of delicious farm-to-fork dinner options using our own pasture raised meats and locally sourced produce. Meals are prepared fresh by our in-house culinary team and are available for an additional cost along with alcoholic (beer/wine) and non-alcoholic beverage options.  The menu typically consists of 3 meats and 4 sides. The full menu will be advertised on the event Facebook page a few days in advance of the concert.  Be sure to follow us online for the latest updates!

The Embers helped define beach music for generations. Join us on the mountain for a beach music concert. Wear your dancing shoes.
The Embers will perform on the Pavilion lawn. Visit our website for more information and to buy your ticket for a great evening of music and fun.

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We are excited to welcome longtime Park supporters the Sheets Family Band back to the Valle stage. We are looking forward to their authentic old-time sound, family harmonies, & toe-tapping Appalachian tunes! Generously sponsored by Two Rivers Community School, this night of music will be fun for all ages. We will also have the Betty’s Biscuits truck on-site serving up delicious food for purchase.

Don’t forget to bring your $5 per person or $10 per family contribution to support our nonprofit Park, see you there!

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Enjoy the live music the Away Team has for you.
You will not be disappointed

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Since y’all have kept the Blue Ghost dance floor lit, we’ve decided to keep the beats flowing by hosting monthly salsa nights.
Join us on the third Friday of each month from 7-11PM for a night of family friendly dancing. Spread the word and bring your whole crew for drinks, eats, heavy beats and happy feet.
Food will be available from The Hungry Ghost until 9PM and last call for drinks will be at 10:30. Thanks for making Salsa Night a hit! There is no curfew for this event. Children may attend Salsa night so long as they are with an adult at all times. Thanks!

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The 10th annual season of Concerts on the Creek returns to Jackson County, N.C., in 2019. Held from 7-9 p.m. every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day at the Bridge Park in Sylva, these FREE, family-friendly events are organized by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Sylva and the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department. Bring a chair or blanket. Donations are greatly appreciated. Please visit www.mountainlovers.com or call 828-586-2155 for more information.

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$12 Advance / $12 Day of Show

“Josh Okeefe seems to turn a light bulb on in your head and seems to say what is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Is he the next commentator for this generation? Only time will tell.” (Huffington Post)

Seated Lounge Show:: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

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The ultimate on the fly party band.
They pride them selves on a wide variety of music to sing for every crowed.
Steve Miller, The Eagles, Foo Fighters, Tom Petty, Billy Joel and many more
Don’t miss out

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Dollar Dog Fridays
$1 hot dogs | Presented By Mix 96.5 & Blossman Gas

Tourists Fireworks Night
Every Friday enjoy a post game fireworks display.

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Annual Camp Field Day:

Teams and individuals compete in events ranging from archery to kayaking, rock climbing to riflery while learning about the $120 million impact the Camp Industry has on Henderson County. Great food and refreshments (including s’mores) will be provided.

If you are interested in participating in Camp Field Day, please register with the Chamber. Teams of 4 are $250.

BYE BYE BIRDIE
A Musical Comedy
Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Originally Produced by Edward Padula
Main Stage
August 2-18
Director: Colby Coren
A campy musical send-up of the late 1950s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so he chooses All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell kiss. Inspired by the phenomenon of Elvis Presley and his draft notice into the Army.

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Four-time Grammy Award winner, David Holt and rising acoustic music star and Grammy nominee, Josh Goforth join together to bring to life the joy and spirit of old-time mountain music and stories. Between them, the combine the virtuosic sounds of guitar, banjo, fiddle, slide guitar, mandolin, and a world of exciting rhythm instruments from hambone (body slapping) rhythms, to spoons, stump-fiddle, rhythm bones, jaw harp and even paper bag. It is a program of songs, stories and amazing musicianship that will appeal to all ages.

Produced in conjunction with the Franklin Folk Festival.

Montford Park Players Presents Classic Love Story, Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare

Produced by Montford Park Players at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre

Show Dates:
August 2-24
Friday, Saturday and Sunday @ 7:30pm

Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre
92 Gay St. Asheville, NC

We’re proud announce our upcoming production of the classic romance Romeo & Juliet. All performances will be held at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre at 92 Gay Street in the heart of Asheville’s historic Montford District, from August 2nd through the 24th on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7:30pm. This performance, like ALL of Montford Park Players’ shows, will be absolutely FREE to attend.

Romeo & Juliet remains one of the most-enduring stories in all of history, spawning countless productions at theaters around the world and filmed versions, both of the original and stories based on it, seemingly every few years. In this years’ version, director Mandy Bean presents the show close to as it may have originally been produced, traditional costumes and production concept.
The story of these “star-crossed lovers” was last presented by Montford Park Players five years ago. It tells the story of the Capulets and the Montagues, two families in a long-standing feud. When their children Juliet and Romeo, respectively, fall in love, the blowback is violent and even deadly. Although, it is a tragedy in the traditional sense, the play is very funny, charming and romantic in its early acts. Director Bean hopes that those who perceive of the show as a tear-jerker, will see the brilliant antics set forth in before things get heavy.

Romeo here is played by Jackson Cole with MPP-regular Sophie Stanley as his love, Juliet. The cast contains some of Montford’s most-popular players, including Devyn Ray Villareal, Haven Volpe, Jason Williams and David Broshar. The show is, as mentioned, directed by Mandy Bean, who directed the hit A Midsummer Night’s Dream last season. Costumes will be by Sam LeBroq, with choreography provided by Kristi DeVille.

For more information or to reserve seats, go to montfordparkplayers.org, or call at (828) 254-5146.

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Love, Linda is a one-woman musical about Linda Lee Thomas, the glamorous spouse and driving force behind renowned American songwriter Cole Porter. The story of their unconventional 35-year marriage interweaves with innovative arrangements of Porter’s timeless music and clever lyrics to create the compelling narrative of Love, Linda.

In the course of the show, Linda takes us behind the glitter of their sensational social life, sharing intimate, and at times heartbreaking moments, such as the dashed dreams of having a child, Cole’s occasional hurtful sexual escapades, his crippling horse accident and her own failing health. To quote Linda from the show, their journey together was far from “a picture-perfect postcard”, but by the end of her story, she has definitively made the case that “just because a love between two people may be difficult to define, that doesn’t mean it didn’t exist.”

Love, Linda is directed by Misty Theisen and stars Karen Covington-Yow.

Seating is limited for this show!

Join us for One Cello, One Planet, a concert series that raises awareness for creation care action. All proceeds go to support the work of the Creation Care Alliance.

Judith Glixon, a former Asheville resident and principal cellist with the Asheville Symphony and the Brevard Chamber Orchestra, returns to WNC to present a one-hour solo cello concert about the urgency of climate change. The music of J. S. Bach (Unaccompanied Suites #2 & 3), Benjamin Britten (final movement of Suite for Cello, Op.72), Maurice Ravel and a recent composition by Daniel Crawford will take listeners through an abridged history of the human race (with an emphasis on Western civilization) from its beginning until today. Ticket sales for the concert will support the work that the Creation Care Alliance does to bring practical and hopeful solutions to our congregations and broader secular communities by engaging hearts and minds through inspiration, education, service, and advocacy. The Creation Care Alliance is a program of MountainTrue, WNC’s champion for clean waters, resilient forests, and healthy communities.

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“A drama that’s not just a departure but a revelation” – Variety

Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until the tragic death of their son turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet journey from a place of uncertainty to a new reality, as they find themselves and each other. In the end, there is always hope. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.

We are so excited to work with director Stephanie Hickling Beckman on this production. Stephanie is the Founder and Managing Artistic Director of Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective and has directed several times in 35below. She
shares that “Rabbit Hole has been categorized as a play about parents navigating the loss of a child. Upon closer inspection, it became apparent to me that while the polarizing incident serves as a catalyst for grief, the play can’t be defined by the tragedy that occurs eight months before the opening scene. Rabbit Hole is instead a story about how a family, each in their own way, navigates a life-changing event.”
 

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 10:00 AM

Fan Club Presale & VIP Package : Tue, 9 Apr 2019 at 10:00 AM

Venue/Radio/Ticketmaster : Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 10:00 AM

Fan Club Bundle : Tue, 9 Apr 2019 at 11:00 AM

VIP Package Presale : Tue, 9 Apr 2019 at 10:00 AM

VIP Package Onsale : Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 10:00 AM

Official Platinum Presale : Tue, 9 Apr 2019 at 10:00 AM

Official Platinum Onsale : Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 10:00 AM

National Concert Week Offer : Wed, 1 May 2019 at 12:00 PM

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This Friday, August 16th, we are excited to bring back what is becoming a cult favorite this summer! Fave local DJs Molly Parti and DJ Oso Rey will take turns spinning songs from the hits of the 80s vs. 90s, all for your dancing and reminiscing enjoyment. Make plans to get your crew together for a night filled with fun, friends, nostalgia and great tunes and craft beer at the Peel for just $5 in advance! The only decision is whether to wear leg-warmers and jelly bracelets, or bust out your favorite flannel shirt and your Docs.

Loosely Structured Tightly Grooved.

Drawing inspiration from classic rock, funk, blues, and psychedelia, Casual Yak’s vibes will let you rest easy, yet keep you grooving. Based out of San Diego, Casual Yak consists of Zac Hays, a vibrant and colorful singer/songwriter. Alan Cheatham, A soulful and vital bass/saxophone player. And Ben Capone, a smooth magnetic type drummer that pulls you in and keeps your head jigging.

Vocals, Guitar / Zac Hays
Bass, Saxophone, Vocals / Alan Cheatham
Drums / Ben Capone

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The Lost Chord: Moody Blues Tribute Band (50th anniversary of “On The Threshold of a Dream”) at The Grey Eagle

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Genre: Horn-Driven Funky Soul (performing as a 6 piece band)
Cover: $5 Suggested at the Door
Show: 10PM
Ages: 21+

We’re pulling out all of the stops! New songs, deep pocket grooves, an double oil lamp projector show, and more! This will be a “get down” to the max. We will be going at 100% full steam ahead and bringing the sound that makes the room move. Going to march, parade style, from the Downtown After 5 stage straight to the One Stop where we’ll hop on stage and begin the night immediately! Much love and appreciation. Come see and hear this happen!

Magenta Sunshine
The name given for what we radiate.

web: https://magentasunshine.bandcamp.com/album/love-your-human

vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Ec-D51tss

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