Look at the line up for July!

July 1-3 you will find games by the Asheville Tourists Minor League Baseball Team, at McCormick Field. July 3rd will bring fireworks as well.

July 1- August 4 will bring a series of Music Festivals from the Brevard Music Center, with Students and professionals.

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Asheville’s second Beer Week and fourth Beer Festival are just around the corner. May 25th through June 1st celebrate all things beer,  with eight days of events that will include tastings, dinners, beer education, keynote speakers, and other beer-related fun. It will culminate with the Beer City Festival on June first from 1-6pm. There will be bands, food and fun, and of course beer.

Asheville is home to 12 local craft breweries, more than any other city per capita, located throughout downtown and scattered along the outskirts. Head to BeerCityFestival.com to get a complete list of all of the local breweries and their locations, as well as more information on Beer City Festival Activities.

Annual Garden Jubilee: Hendersonville 2013

Held every Memorial Day weekend it is THE Lawn and Garden show of Western North Carolina. This year will showcase over 150 businesses along Main Street, including local nurseries, lawn furniture and ornamentation vendors, and good eats.

Events include the annual Lowe’s Expo, featuring hands on clinics for kids and adults, as well as free lectures throughout both days on a variety growing topics. Southern Living Magazine’s landscape & garden specialist Bill Slack will be returning to the Lowe’s lawn and garden tent, located at the Visitors Information Center, for three talks: Saturday, May 25 -11:00am “Your Landscape’s finishing touch – container gardening”, and 1:00pm “Wow! What a beautiful backyard” and 3:00pm “Laid back landscaping!” And on Sunday, May 26 – 1:00pm “Wow! What a beautiful backyard” and 3:00pm “Laid back landscaping!

This years annual event will be held on May 25th and 26th, and will be open from 9am to 5pm both days. The Hospitality tent will be located at the Historic Downtown Courthouse.

It’s that time of year again. The Flat Rock Tailgate Market is now open every Thursday from 3-6pm.

Located behind Little Rainbow Row in Flat Rock, on the corner of Highway 225 and Blue Ridge Road. You will find locally grown seasonal produce, perennials, herbs, maple trees, roses, wild and cultivated mushrooms, baked goods, honey, jellies, goat cheese, seafood, flowers plus vendors offering CSA boxes (Community Supported Agriculture).

See you there!

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Happy Earth Day 2013 Hendersonville!

by Guest Writer Jerri McCombs

Earth Day is always my favorite day. Spring in the air with blooms all over town, and great smells and sunshine. The birds come back with the reds in the Cardinals and the bright yellow of the Goldfinches. Rebirth, leaving winter behind. There are several activities this week worth checking out.

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Laundry Tips You Need to Know When Shopping

Have you ever picked up a clothing item when shopping and found only symbols on the label? That can be a difficult thing if you don’t know what the symbols mean! So here is a chart that will tell you what you need to know.

Spring is in the Mountain Air in Hendersonville

by guest writer/contributor Jerri McCombs

We have had some really glorious days this March here in Hendersonville, and that means Farmers Markets will soon be sprinkling the area with their scrumptious goods. Farmers from the area will be bringing in their hand grown veggies and fruits and early in the season. You can also pick up some beautiful starts for things like tomato’s, peppers and herbs, or onion and garlic sets. This is the time of year I so look forward to most.

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Wickwire: Create and Carry Event in Downtown Hendersonville

On Saturday, February 23, 2013, Wickwire Art Gallery will host a class with Wendy Brown. Wendy is an oil painter of the impressionist/realist style, and has 40 years of experience in working in oils. The class will be start at 1:oo pm and will last four hours.

The cost is $65, and will include the class, refreshments and materials. Students will leave with their own 11 X 14 canvas of work.

Wickwire is one of Downtown Hendersonville’s gem’s, an art gallery of local Fine Art/Folk Art. For more information contact Wickwire at (828) 692-6222. Wickwire is located at 330 North Main Street, in the Heart of Historic Downtown Hendersonville.

The Grove Park Inn holds its 26th Arts & Crafts Conference 2013

The Arts & Crafts Conference for Antiques Dealers and Collectors is coming to Asheville again this year. There will be three days of education , including discussion groups, walking tours, displays, demonstrations and entry to the three daily shows. Conference structured with the collector in mind.

What began twenty-six years ago as a small gathering of Arts & Crafts antiques dealers and collectors at the historic Grove Park Inn overlooking Asheville, North Carolina has grown into what the New York Times has declared “the most important weekend of the year for Arts & Crafts collectors.”

C.S. Lewis Scholar Don W. King: Reading of New Release

Black Mountain Books is hosting a book release party for Montreat College Professor Don W. King. He will be presenting a talk and readings, during one of Black Mountain Books popular ‘Brown Bag and Books Literary Series’. Plain to the Inward Eye is a collection of short stories. Bring a lunch and hear a local author read and discuss his writings.

Black Mountain Books is located at 225 West State Street, Black Mountain NC 28711. The event will be held on February 15th at noon. For more information you can contact Gale Jackson or Rita Vermillion at 828-669-0930.