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February
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Feb 7, Tue, 11 am-3:30 pm -
American Red Cross Blood Drive -
Blue Ridge Fitness Center, Love Fox Rd, Burnsville.
Call 828-766-1591 for more info or to schedule an
appointment. |
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Feb 7, Tue, 7:30 pm -
Chamber Music Recital - Thomas
Auditorium, Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock. $10, $3
students. 694-1743 |
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Feb 10, Fri, 2-7 pm -
Wine Tasting Benefit for Parkway
Playhouse - Burnsville Wine and ..., 525 W. Main St,
Burnsville. Selection of premiere wines for tasting.
Tickets are $20; call 682-4285 or buy at the door. |
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Feb 10, Fri, 8 pm -
Solas - Diana Wortham Theatre,
Pack Place, Pack Square, Asheville. Wild Celtic
entertainment. 257-4530 /
www.dwtheatre.com |
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Feb 10, Fri, 8:30 pm -
Comedian Johnny Millwater -
Altamont Theatre, 18 Church St, Asheville. Sharply written
stand-up & death defying variety performance by "Maniac on
the Mic" Millwater. Tickets $10 cash at the door. 348-5327 /
www.thealtamont.com |
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Feb 10-11, Fri-Sat, 7 am-7 pm -
5th Annual Phil Shope Busch Light Bass
Tournament - Lake Julian, Skyland. Team Bass
Challenge is open to the first 40 two-person teams to
register. 3-fish limit / day, $1000 first place prize &
three big-fish awards. Entry fee $125/team, includes permit
& bkfst, lunch;
www.philshopefishing.com. NC fishing license req. |
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Feb 10-12, Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm -
"Roses in December" -
Hendersonville Little Theatre, 229 S. Washington St,
Hendersonville. 692-1082 /
www.hendersonvillelittletheatre/org |
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Feb 10-12, Fri-Sun -
RV & Boat Show - WNC
Agricultural Center, Fanning Bridge Rd, across from the
Asheville Airport, Fletcher.
www.wncagcenter.org /828-687-1414 / 828-686-3414 |
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Feb 11, Sat, 8 pm -
Asheville Symphony Orchestra:
"Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony" - Thomas Wolfe
Auditorium, Asheville Civic Center, Haywood St, Asheville.
www.ashevillesymphony.org |
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Feb 11, Sat, 8 pm -
Darin & Brooke Aldridge -
Altamont Theatre, 18 Church St, Asheville. Sweethearts of
Bluegrass with American & Gospel roots. Tickets $12.
348-5327 /
www.thealtamont.com |
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Feb 11-12, Sat-Sun -
Do Tell Storyfest - Flat Rock
Playhouse, 125 S. Main St, Hendersonville. Sat: 1-5:30 pm
will feature regional storytellers / $12; 7:30-9:30 pm -
Storyteller & musician Michael Harrell $10-$12. Sun: 2:30-4
pm - Lincoln's birthday bash with Mr.& Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
693-0731 |
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Feb 12, Sun, 4 pm -
Guitar Academy of WNC: Angela
Heatherly & Terry Wetton - Music Listening Room, The
Guitar Academy, 235 Duncan Hill Rd, Hendersonville. Tickets
$15 & up;
www.wncguitaracademy.com/listening-rm
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Feb 13-June -
UNCA Center for Craft, Creativity &
Design Wood Exhibit: "Torqued & Twisted" - 1181
Broyles Rd, Hendersonville. Free & open to the public. |
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Feb 15, Wed, 8 pm -
PROJECT Trio - Highsmith
University Union Grotto, UNC Asheville Campus.
Brooklyn-based trio of beatbox flute, cello, bass will blend
rock, classical, jazz & more. $20, $7 students.
251-6674 /
www.cesap.unca.edu |
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Feb 15-Mar 18, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun
2:30 pm - "Love Child" -
NC Stage Co,15 Stage Lane, Asheville. 239-0263 /
www.ncstage.org |
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Feb 16, Thu, 11:30 am-4:30 pm -
American Red Cross Blood Drive -
Moore Auditorium, Mars Hill College. 689-1269 for more info
or to schedule an appointment. |
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Feb 16-18, Thu-Sat -
Asheville Improv Music Festival -
Magnetic Field, 372 Depot St, Asheville. E. Normus Trio
with Jeff Sipe, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, The Archrivals,
Shane Perlowin Trio, Spork! and The Page Brothers.
$45 weekend pass, single day $18 advance, $20 at the door.
www.themagneticfield.com |
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Feb 17, Fri, 2 & 7:30 pm -
"In the Mood: A 1940s Musical
Revue" - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville
Civic Center, 87 Haywood St, Asheville. Show is celebrating
its 19th year of touring. Big band, song & swing dance revue
that celebrates the tumultuous 1940s. Tickets at the Civic
Center box office,
www.ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. |
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Feb 17, Fri, 5:30 pm -
Wolf Laurel Friday Nighter
- WLPOA Community Center, The Village. BYOB and an
appetizer or dessert to share, set-ups will be provided. $3
per person. |
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Feb 17-18, Fri-Sat -
Asheville Lyric Opera: "Cosi fan
tutte: School for Lovers" - Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place,
Asheville. Mozart's comic opera will be performed on a
rotating platform. Directed by Pat Heuermann & conducted by
C. Michael Porter. Tickets $30-$53, students $17-$35;
available at 257-4530 or
www.dwtheatre.com . Feb 15, Wed. dress rehearsal tickets
available for students & Sr. citizens: call 236-0670 or
www.ashevillelyric.org . |
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Feb 17-19, Fri-Sun -
Bluegrass First Class -
Crowne Plaza Resort, Asheville. Performances by Rhonda
Vincent and the Rage, Dailey and Vincent,
Russell More and 111rd Tyme Out, James King Band,
Seldom Scene, Lonesome River Band, Junior
Sisk and Ramblers Choice, & Dillon. Tickets $45
daily, $140 for two day reserved seating.
www.bluegrassfirstclass.com . |
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Feb 17-Mar 11, Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun
2:30 pm - "Chicago" - Asheville Community
Theatre, 35 E. Walnut St,
Asheville. 254-1320 /
www.ashevilletheatre.org |
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Feb 18, Sat, 7 pm -
Riddlefest's "Singin' the Blues"
Concert - Burnsville Town Center, S. Main St,
Burnsville. Celebration with performance& lecture the life &
art of Yancey Co. native Leslie Riddle, an African-American
musician of significant relevance to mountain music culture.
Tickets: 682-9654 / 682-7209.
www.tvgnc.org
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Feb 21, Tue, 9 am -
Successful Aging, Part 2 -
Madison County Public Library, Marshall. Review of subject
matter from first meeting & continuation of program to
include levels of care beyond the home & the costs
associated, resources available, assistance available to
transition from home to a higher level of care.
Gerontologist Spike Gram of Senior Care Consulting, LLC will
present this program. Free. |
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Feb 21-23, Tue-Thu -
Asheville Small Plate Crawl -
Participating Restaurants in Asheville & Biltmore Village.
Each restaurant will showcase the culinary talents of their
chefs & diners will move among dozens of eateries sampling
special small plate menus from $3 to $8.
www.ashevillesmallplatecrael.com |
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Feb 23-24,Thu-Fri, 8 pm -
Puremovement - Diana Wortham
Theatre, Pack Place, Pack Square, Asheville. Hip-hop dance
performance. $40, student $35, ages 12 & younger $12; 257-4530 /
www.dwtheatre.com |
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Feb 24-25, Fri-Sat -
Monster Truck Show - WNC
Agricultural Center, Fanning Bridge Rd, across from the
Asheville Airport, Fletcher.
www.wncagcenter.org / 828-687-1414 / 480-733-6822 |
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Feb 28, Tue, 2-6:30 pm -
American Red Cross Blood Drive -
Mars Hill Elementary School, 200 School House Rd, Mars Hill.
689-2922 for more info or to schedule an appointment. |
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Feb 29-Mar 4, Wed-Sun, Opens 10 am
daily - Southern Spring Home &
Garden Show - Park Expo and Conference Center, 2500
E. Independence Blvd (U.S. 74), Charlotte. The South's
largest flower, landscaping, remodeling & home-improvement
show. Theme this year is "Rhythm in Bloom". $10 daily; age
14 & younger free with paying adult.
www.southernshows.com |
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Now Open - Wolf
Ridge Ski Area - Check
www.skiwolfridgenc.com
or call 828-689-4111 for updates on conditions. |
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Now - "Helping
Paws" Online Art Show & Competition -
www.canineartguild.com/gallery .
Vote for our artist Susan Garriques' painting titled "Scout"
and help win a cash donation for the Yancey County Humane
Society Shelter. In addition, Susan will donate 50% of the
painting's sale to the shelter. Both the painting &
Scout herself, a beautiful beagle-type female, can be seen
at YCHS, where Scout is waiting for her forever home. |
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Now on Sale -
A Taste of Wolf Laurel
Cookbook - Wolf Laurel
Women's Golf Association has collected & edited over 650
recipes from Wolf Laurel residents & friends, compiling them
into this cookbook. Sales profits will go to My Sister’s
Place, a non-profit organization in Marshall, which helps
victims of domestic violence and child abuse. Cookbooks are
$17. Call
Becky McKnight 689-3874 /
smcknigh@frontier.com
or Cindy Tucker, WLPOA Community Center in the Village
(checks payable to "WLCC WGA"). |
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Now -
"The Elemental Arts: Air, Earth, Fire,
Water" - 2nd Floor Galleries, Asheville Art Museum,
Pack Square, Asheville. $8, $7 senior, free students with ID
& ages 4-15. 253-3227 /
www.ashevilleart.org |
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Now, Mon-Fri, 8
am-4:30 pm - Flu Shots -
Madison County Health Department, 590 Medical Park Dr, just
off Hwy 213, Marshall. Cost is $25, some insurances &
Medicare accepted or you may self-file. No appointment
necessary. If questions, call 649-3531. |
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Now, Mon-Fri -
Flu Shots - Yancey County
Health Department, across from the Mountain Heritage High
School, Burnsville. No appointment necessary. Also,
pneumonia vaccine available. Further questions call
682-6118. |
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Now Open - Health
Adventure Museum - Biltmore
Square Mall, Asheville. Hours are Mon-Sat 10 am-8 pm, Sun
12:30 pm-6 pm. Hands-on adventure museum for children of all
ages with some displays changed out periodically. Admission
$9.50 adults, Seniors $7.50, children 2 & up $6.50, under 2
free.
www.thehealthadventure.org |
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Now thru Feb 11, various days & times -
"Harbinger 1: Rise of the 'Stache"
- BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St, Asheville. By
the Feral Chihuahuas sketch comedy troupe. Tickets $10
online, $13 at the door;
www.feralchihuahuas.com . |
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Now thru Feb 12, Mon-Sat 10 am-5:30
pm, Sun 12:30-5:30 pm - Lionel
Model Train Exhibit - Fun Things Etc, 196 N. Main St,
Waynesville. The Smoky Mountain Model Railroaders will set
up their collection of electric Lionel trains. 456-7672 |
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Now thru Mar 4, 10
am-5 pm - Homage -
Asheville Art Museum Gallery, 2 South Pack Square,
Asheville. Exhibit highlights artists who have taken up the
challenge of the square & have used space & color in unique
ways. $8, $7 seniors, free for students with ID, ages
4-15 & members. 253-3227 /
www.ashevilleart.org . First Wed of each month is
free admission. |
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Now thru Mar 18 -
"The New Materiality: Digital
Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft" -
Asheville Art Museum, Pack Square, Asheville. Artists use
new technologies as materials to be manipulated in tandem
with traditional craft materials. $8, $7 senior, free
students with ID & ages 4-15. 253-3227 /
www.ashevilleart.org |
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Now -
NC Arboretum Events & Activities - Forest
Trails Walks
- Meet at 1 pm every Tue & Sat at the Baker Exhibit Center
for a guided walk through different types of forest
surroundings; $3. NC Birding Trail
Grand Opening
- open now; visit
www.ncbirdingtrail.org .
Bonsai Exhibit open.
***
Please register for all classes
: Call 665-2492 or visit
www.ncarboretum.org . ***
Event/class is free unless
otherwise noted. The Arboretum is in Bent Creek off Brevard
Rd / N.C. 191, south of Biltmore Square Mall. $8/car parking
but free on 1st Tuesday of each month. |
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Now Playing at Fine Arts Theatre,
36 Biltmore Ave, Asheville:
The Artist (PG-13);
Drama - Silent screen idol loses it all when talking movies
arrive;
Rated
A+.
1, 4, 7 pm & Fri-Sat Late Show 9:20 pm.
A
Dangerous Method (R);
Biography - The relationship between Sigmund Freud and Carl
Jung;
Rated B-. 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 pm & Fri-Sat Late Show 9:30 pm. (Ratings by Asheville Citizen-Times) Concession food &
local brews on tap. Open daily.
Tuesdays $5: all films, all day. 232-1536 /
www.fineartstheatre.com |
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Yancey Theatre,
W. Main St, Burnsville: Opening Fri, Jan 20 -
**War
Horse (PG-13). All seats $5.
Check for
details at 678-3322 or
www.yancey-theatre.com . |
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Now - Pet
Adoption - Madison County Animal Shelter, 389 Long
Branch Rd, Marshall. Tue-Fri, 10 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-3 pm. Many cats &
kittens, dogs & puppies to choose from; someone is waiting
to give you lots of ©love©!
(828)649-3190 /
www.fomca.org
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Come & pick your forever pet! |
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Now -
Adopters needed - Yancey County Humane Society, Cane
River School Rd, off Rt. 19, west of Burnsville. Get lots of
©love©
every day by adopting a homeless but wonderful kitten,
puppy, cat or dog. $65 /pet includes spaying or neutering &
all vaccinations based on age. Visit
www.yanceyanimals.petfinder.com to see them all & make
your pick! 682-9510 |
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Now: NC
Lions Foundation Eyeglass Collection - Burnsville.
Eyeglass drop-off box locations: Ingles Grocery,
Roses Discount Store, Western Sizzlin Steak House, Garden
Deli, Dr. Aldridge Eye Institute. Acceptable: used
eyeglasses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, safety
eyeglasses, non-prescription / prescription sunglasses &
eyeglass cases. More info: Lion Jim Parlier at 682-3405. |
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Mar 9, Fri, 7:30 pm -
Asheville Bravo Concerts: Moscow
Festival Ballet -
www.ashevillebravoconcerts.org |
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Mar 17, Sat, 5:30 pm -
St. Patrick's Day Party
- WLPOA Community
Center, The Village. Details soon. |
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Concert and Performance Series Listings |
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Now on Sale -
Concerts / Performances -
Various Venues -
Celtic
Woman - Feb 8; Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, SC.
Bruce
Hornsby - Feb 15, 7:30 pm; Peace Center, Greenville,
SC. 800-888-7768.
Don
Williams - Feb 16, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Civic
Center Box Office/Ticketmaster. Tickets start at $28;
800-745-3000. Eric
Church's "Blood, Sweat & Beers" Tour - Feb 16, 7:30
pm; Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, SC. **Celtic
Woman - Feb 25; Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville
Civic Center. Jazz
with Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis - Mar
14, 7:30 pm; Peace Center, Greenville, SC. 800-888-7768.
Johnny
Mathis - Apr 7, 8 pm; Peace Center, Greenville, SC.
800-888-7768. **NC
Symphony Spring Concert - Apr 25, 7:30 pm; Moore
Auditorium, Mars Hill College. $25-$100 (Patron) at
www.mhc.edu/
. Riverdance:
Farewell Tour - May 23, 7:30 pm; Thomas Wolfe
Auditorium, Asheville Civic Center. Civic Center box office
/ 800-745-3000.
Note:
For tickets & information on these & other
performances, visit
www.ticketmaster.com , the venue site's box office or
specific website listed. |
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Harrah's Cherokee
Casino & Hotel:
**Chippendales
- Feb 11, 6 & 9 pm; $15, $25, $40 -
Note: 21 & older only. Sara
Evans: Feb. 25, 7:30 pm.
**Diana Ross: Mar 3;
Tickets $75 & $125.
The
Moody Blues: "The Voyage Continues - Highway 45" -
Mar 30. 1-800-745-3000 /
www.ticketmaster.com |
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Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing
Arts: **The
Lettermen - Feb 14, 7 pm; $18-$45.
**Fun Factory's
Imagin Ocean: Live
glow-in-the-dark family musical - Feb 18, 7 pm; $15 adult,
$10 student.
www.greatmountainmusic.com |
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