Flat Rock Playhouse presents Dames At Sea

April 30 - May 18 Flat Rock Playhouse presents Dames At Sea (an all - singing, all-dancing tap extravaganza based on the campy nostalgia of 1930's Hollywood musicals) Wed.- Sat. 8:15PM; Thurs., Sat. & Sun 2:15PM, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731

White Squirrel Festival

May 24 & 25 - White Squirrel Festival, Downtown (arts & crafts, children’s activities, entertainment & food) 10:00AM-6:00PM, Brevard, NC 828-884-3278

15th Annual Garden Jubilee Festival

May 24 & 25 - 15th Annual Garden Jubilee Festival, Historic Downtown, over 110 vendors from Sixth Avenue-Caswell Street , 10:00AM-6:00PM (100's plants for sale, arts & crafts, lawn/garden accessories, garden talks & experts, children's hands-on clinic & food ) May 24 & May 25 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lowe's Kids Clinic located at the Visitors Center; May 24 Lowe's Garden Clinics with Bill Slack at the Visitors Center, 11:00 AM "Creating a Southern Living Backyard", 1:00 PM "A Facelift for a Tired Landscape" & 3:00 PM "From Blah to Beautiful - Using Garden Color the Southern Living Way"; May 25 Lowe's Garden Clinics with Bill Slack at the Visitors Center, 1:00 PM "Creating a Southern Living Backyard", 3:00 PM "A Facelift for a Tired Landscape & 5:00 PM Blind Ducky Racing - Patton Park (adopt a duck at their booth) sponsored by the Hendersonville Lions Club; Garden Jubilee is sponsored & coordinated by Henderson County Travel & Tourism; sponsored by "Lowe's - Let's build something together" & Murdoch Golf Cars & Specialty Vehicles, Hendersonville, NC 828-693- 9708 or 800-828-4244

FENCE

May 24 & 25 Progessive Show Jumping, FENCE, 8:00AM-until, free, Tryon, NC 828-859-9021

Pastyme

May 25 - Hendersonville Chamber Music Concert Series presents Pastyme, Blue Ridge Community College Patton Auditorium, 3:00PM, $17, Students free, Flat Rock, NC 828-890-4411

The Illusionist

May 25 - The Hendersonville Film Socety presents The Illusionist, Smoky Mountain Theater in the Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 2:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-697- 7310

Sandburg Folk Music Festival

May 26- Sandburg Folk Music Festival, Carl Sandburg Home (live entertainment will include instrumentals, folk ballads & spiritual songs) 10:00AM-3:00PM, free, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-4178

"Here Comes the Bride"

May 1 - 26 - Victorian Bridal "Here Comes the Bride", Smith-McDowell House Museum, Victorianwedding exhibit, Thurs., Fri, &. Sat. 10:00AM- 4:00PM, Sun. 12:00PM-4:00PM, Adults $7, Children $3, Asheville, 828-253-9231

Henderson County Relay

May 30 & 31- Henderson County Relay, North Henderson High School, 6:00PM-8:00AM, the community gather to celebrate survivors, remember those lost to cancer, and to fight back against this disease, participants help raise money and awareness to support the American Cancer Society, Hendersonville, NC 828-694-5044

FENCE

May 31- Carolina Carriage Club, Combined Driving Event, FENCE Stadium, 8:00-until, free, spectators, Tryon, NC 828-859-9021

Antique Farm Equipment Celebrates Agricultural Heritage

RALEIGH – More than 700 pieces of antique tractors and farm equipment will be on display as part of the Got to be NC Festival June 5- 8 at the N.C.State Fairgrounds. Machines dating back to the 1930s and representing brand names such as Ford, Allis- Chalmers, John Deere, Cub Cadet and Massey Ferguson will be part of the inaugural four-day event.

Many of these tractors will compete in the antique tractor pulls on Saturday and Sunday.

More than 20 clubs from across the state will be showcasing equipment such as tractors, hit-and-miss engines, plows, corn shellers and mowers. In addition, prizes will be awarded for the best tractor equipment display in three different age categories: prior to 1930, 1930-1949 and 1950-1960.

“Being a farmer myself, I am particularly excited to see all of the antique equipment that will be brought in,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “This is shaping up to be one of the largest antique tractor and farm equipment shows in the eastern United States, and it will be a lot of fun to see all of the old names and models on display.”

Participating clubs include Carolina Antique Tractor Pullers Association, Iron Peddlers Antique Power Club, Apple Country Antique Engine & Tractor Association, Pee Dee Antique Power Club and Ford/Fordson Collectors Association.

“The show will be fun and educational for the whole family,” said Pat Short, the festival’s motorsports coordinator. “Adults can reminisce about the equipment they used or grew up with on the farm, while children can learn all about the agricultural heritage of North Carolina.”

In addition to the tractors and equipment on display, the Sandhills Antique Farm Equipment Club from Lillington will run antique farm equipment several times a day to demonstrate how the pieces work and what they were used for. This includes a corn shredder, thrashing machine, hay baler, corn shellers, grist mill, feed mill, tobacco stick cutter and other pieces of belt- driven equipment.

Festival hours will be 3 p.m.-midnight Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. Tickets to events in the Sam Rand Grandstand will be $5.

The antique tractor and farm equipment show will be open during the festival’s normal operating hours. The festival will also feature a food expo, carnival rides and games, the state barbecue cooking championship and more. For more information, go to www.ncagfest.com.

Winery's Summer Holiday Weekends

May 24–26, July 4–6, 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

Henderson County Heritage Museum

May 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

Summer Music Series

May 3, June 7, July 5, 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

Public Art Display Kidding Around Downtown

May 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