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Last Updated: 8:31 a.m., Thursday, September 2 Current Weather Information YouTheatre of Flat Rock Playhouse Launches New Curriculum: An Art-Education Revolution YouTheatre seeks to introduce all students to theatre arts, to encourage life-long relationships with the arts, to focus on learning through practical experience, and to bridge the transition into the professional world. This year YouTheatre will launch a brand new curriculum. More details The Pixies are Coming to Rock Out the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on September 12 The Pixies are an American alternative rock band that formed in Boston in 1986. The group disbanded in 1993 under acrimonious circumstances but reunited in 2004. More details UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Fall Workshops Starting September 15 Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program's fall workshops in poetry and prose. These classes, which meet for ten weeks, are open to all interested writers but class size is limited; early registration is suggested. More details The Fall LEAF Festival is Just Around the Corner, Get Your Tickets Now! Discover the magic of the 31st LEAF with folk icons The Indigo Girls, the global music movement Playing For Change, and featured Caribean Traditions artists from Haiti- Boukman Eksperyman. and Bonga & Vodou Drums of Haiti. Be a LEAFer and connect music, art and culture the weekend of October 14th-17th at Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain. More details Bring the Family to Grandfather Mountain for Kidsfest on September 11 Grandfather Mountain will celebrate Kidfest, a day designed to get kids excited about the nature and culture of the North Carolina Mountains through fun and entertaining activities on Saturday, September 11. So don't miss your chance to put a smile on some faces. More details Regional Blood Supply Low, O & B Negative are Urgently Needed Specifically, there is an acute shortage of O and B negative blood types. The regional blood banks, represented by the American Red Cross, American Association of Blood Banks, and America’s Blood Centers, are asking for immediate blood donations to boost already critically low blood supplies. More details Organicfest Returns to Asheville for 10th Year on September 11 Organicfest, one of the nation's largest regional organic festival, will celebrate National Organic Harvest month on Saturday, September 11th in Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Join the celebration of everything organic and green, now in its 10th year, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More details Come and Experience a Little Southern (dis)Comfort on September 9 Come and experience a little Southern (dis)Comfort on Thursday, September 9, at 7 p.m., at the Carol Belk Theater located at UNC Asheville. Southern (dis)Comfort is a new comedy written by Elisabeth Gray about life and death in the American South, with stops along with way ranging from Cracker Barrels and nursing homes, to beauty pageants and church gymnasiums. More details Illnesses Linked to Lake Powhatan The Centers for Disease Control made the recommendation that Lake Powhatan be temporarily closed to prevent the spread of cryptosporidium (crypto) on August 27. Three cases of Crypto have been reported to the Buncombe County Department of Health and a fourth case is suspected. More details Brevard College Art Faculty Exhibition Opens Friday An exhibition of work by Brevard College’s talented art faculty will be held from September 3 to October 1 at the College’s Spiers Gallery. An opening reception will be held Friday, Sept. 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the gallery, which is located in Sims Art Center. More details Join the Clawhammer Hike For Love of Beer and Mountains on Saturday Join SAHC members and friends from the Highland Brewing Company and US Fish and Wildlife Service to celebrate the release of “Clawhammer”, Highland’s latest seasonal beer. Clawhammer Oktoberfest is a lightly colored, but toasty, rich and full bodied Marzen style lager, brewed with traditional German malt and the finest noble hops. More details Watch Out for the Dreaded Pickleworms! This time of year, a particularly frustrating insect that can attack the vegetable garden is the pickleworm. This insect can be devastating to most crops in the cucurbit family – cucumbers, squash, melons and even pumpkins. More details InfoCube® Improves Patient Flow at Park Ridge Health Park Ridge Health is improving patient flow and creating better patient experiences and satisfaction with the InfoCube from EPD. The InfoCube automatically tracks wait times, patient flow and staff efficiency. More details Aircrane Airlifts Reservoirs on to Chimney Rock Mountain Recently, a crew from Aircrane Inc. out of Atlanta, GA airlifted two reservoir tanks and a base from the meadows area at mid-mountain to their new site near the Sky Lounge on the side of Chimney Rock Mountain. This is one of many capital improvements North Carolina State Parks has planned for Chimney Rock. More details Red Cross Offers Tips Help You Conserve Water Many areas in the Carolinas are in a drought, and with the summer season still going strong, quite a few folks are trying to conserve. Residents are curtailing their non-essential uses of water, such as watering lawns and washing houses, sidewalks, and automobiles. More details The Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival Offers Fun for the Whole Family on Sunday Join in for the annual FREE end-of-summer celebration of Asheville's artistic and musical communities. LAAFF is entering its 9th year of filling three blocks of N. Lexington Ave in downtown with all local art, food, beer, music, street performers, and random acts of creativity. More details Flat Rock Playhouse Announces A New Fall and Winter Schedule of Shows Flat Rock Playhouse is pleased to announce a continuing partnership with the Historic Courthouse and Downtown Hendersonville with two additional productions proposed for the Courthouse in 2010. The County Commissioners have given approval for the Playhouse to present Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men in the early fall and will consider the Playhouse’s request to present a new adaptation of the classic film Miracle on 34th Street at their next meeting in early September. More details Sign Up for the The Franklin Blue Planet 5K for Clean Water on Saturday 1.1 billion people -roughly one-sixth of the world's population -do not have access to safe drinking water. In Africa, the average distance women must walk to collect drinkable water is 3.6 miles. More details The NC Stage Company Introduces Acting Intensives for Adults and Youth North Carolina Stage Company is excited to announce their new Acting Intensive classes beginning in September 2010. Designed for actors interested in pursuing an serious study of acting, classes will run on a semester schedule and provide Asheville actors with conservatory-style workshops and professional training. More details The Grove Park Inn Presents Labor Day Beach Music Weekend 2010, Friday Through Monday The beach comes to the mountains on Labor Day Weekend as the resort presents two nights and days of Beach Music dances and summer fun! Activities include shag dance lessons, a grilling demo, pool games, crafts, a guided culinary tour, fun with the balloon fairy and face painters, live music throughout the resort, a Coastal Seafood Buffet, and much more! More details Harrah's Cherokee Casino Presents Hank Williams, Jr. on Friday Join Harrah's and have a blast singing along to some of Hank Williams, Jr.'s greatest hits like "Family Tradition", "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound", "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" and many more! All the fun goes down on September 3rd, at 9pm in Harrah's Event Center. More details The North Carolina Apple Festival Returns to Hendersonville Friday Through Monday The apple has been called the loveliest of all fruits. It is also one of the most important agricultural crops grown in Henderson County. During a normal year it brings in an average income of $22 million dollars or more. More details School Is In! Don't Forget to be Extra Cautious! It’s August already and that means it’s time for the kids to head back to school. This is a hectic time -- getting out of Summer mode and back to the daily schedules of getting the kids to school and still getting to work on time. More details Tupelo Honey Café Revamps Kids Menu To Offer More Healthy Choices Tupelo Honey Café recognizes there is a special need to educate kids about making wise food choices. As a response to a growing concern about childhood obesity, both nationally as well as locally, the restaurant has developed additional kids’ menu offerings that are fun, healthful and most important, tasty. More details Summer Music in Flat Rock Presents The Swayback Sisters on Saturday The Swayback Sisters will perform at a free evening music event in Flat Rock on Saturday, September 4th, beginning at 6 p.m. This free outdoor concert is presented by the Flat Rock Merchants Association with sponsorship help from Charleston Garden at Flat Rock and Lita Stum, Keller Williams Realty. More details Brevard College Receives Leon Levine Foundation Scholarship for Appalachian Women Brevard College recently received a gift from the Leon Levine Foundation to provide scholarship opportunities for Appalachian women with financial need. The $5,000 gift will be used to help qualified women from Appalachia attend and graduate from Brevard College. More details Don't Forget, It's Lawn Seeding Time! If you plan to plant or reseed a cool season lawn, mid-August through September is the best time to do it. Part of the success of planting grass can depend on the quality of the seed you buy. More details Flat Rock Playhouse Presents "The 39 Steps" Through September 12 Broadway’s longest-running comedy thriller! Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! More details Inn on Biltmore Estate Receives Top Kudos from Travel + Leisure Magazine Poll Inn on Biltmore Estate has been named one of the Top 50 Resorts in the U.S. and Canada by Travel + Leisure magazine, as determined by a readers’ poll. The inn ranked # 20, and has made the rankings in Travel + Leisure’s poll several times during recent years. More details Tickets Now on Sale for the 5th Annual TROT! Join your friends and neighbors for the fifth annual benefit in aid of TROT, our therapeutic horseback riding program for special needs adults and children. You'll enjoy an entertaining program of equestrian skill under our covered Ring C at the Equestrian Center, including a spectacular Parade Of The Breeds with horses in all sizes, from minis to drafts. More details Moogfest 2010 Announces Full Lineup, Schedule, and Ticket Info! Moogfest, the annual event honoring the remarkable vision of Robert Moog and his amazing musical inventions that changed the course of music, is reinventing itself. This year, moogfest 2010 will move from New York City to Asheville, NC – the place Bob Moog called home for the last 30 years of his life, and will expand to a 3-day, multi-venue event during the weekend of October 29 -31, 2010. More details Biltmore's Flower Carpet Event Set to Return Through September 12 Jewel-tone colors of stained glass are the inspiration for this year’s Flower Carpet event at Biltmore, set for August 20 through September 12, on the South Terrace of Biltmore House. Biltmore’s third annual Flower Carpet – made up of more than 100,000 plants – takes its shape and color from a set of 1880s stained glass windows created by innovative artist and interior designer John La Farge. More details Tickets Now on Sale for the "Sparkles and Champagne" Fundraiser! Love’s Jewelry store, motivated by their passion of community spirit, is this year’s platinum sponsor for the upcoming gala event "Sparkles and Champagne" to be held at Connestee Falls Overlook Clubhouse on August 28. Almost 40 years ago a local jewelry store called Parsons was purchased by the Love family and since then Love’s Jewelry has been an institution on Main Street in Brevard. More details Stewardship Foundation Rolls Out New Brochure for Grandfather Mountain A new brochure with a new tagline is rolling out in visitor centers across the region, introducing travelers to the wonders waiting at Grandfather Mountain while explaining that all proceeds from ticket sales go toward preserving and protecting Grandfather for future generations. "We had not completely redesigned our brochure in 15 years," said Marketing Director Catherine Morton. More details Be Red Cross Ready for Thunderstorms and Flash Floods A thunderstorm is considered severe if it produces hail at least 1 inch in diameter or has wind gusts of at least 58 miles per hour. Every thunderstorm produces lightning, which kills more people each year than tornadoes or hurricanes. More details Sandburg Home Friends Announce Hobo Ball, Tickets on Sale Now! The Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara will host their third Hobo Ball featuring dinner, entertainment and an auction to benefit Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site at the Kenmure Country Club in Flat Rock, NC. The Hobo Ball, the Friends biggest fundraiser, is a festive and casual evening of the early autumn season. More details Bright Star Touring Theatre and Asheville Community Theatre Partner to Present Family Theatre Series Bright Star Touring Theatre, a professional touring theatre company based in Asheville, NC, and Asheville Community Theatre (ACT), the oldest community theatre in Western North Carolina, are proud to announce “Saturdays at ACT,” a new family theatre series. Eight of Bright Star Touring Theatre’s shows will be performed on Saturdays throughout ACT’s 2010-11 season at family friendly prices. More details Moogfest 2010 Announces Major Headliners Coming to Asheville Moogfest, a festival of 3 extraordinary days of music, plus exhibitions, installations, films, workshops, and discussions, has just added some serious acts to the musical lineup. To help in celebrating the spirit and expansive vision of Bob Moog, the fest has announced the addition of Big Boi (of Outkast), MGMT, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Jonsi, and Caribou to the great list of performers. More details Grandfather Mountain, a Globally Recognized Nature Preserve Most visitors to Western North Carolina probably recognize Grandfather Mountain’s famous swinging bridge, and more than likely enjoy visiting its restaurant and souvenir shop. Many thousands of travelers stop by Grandfather Mountain during the annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, one of the largest gatherings of Scottish clans anywhere in the country. What some visitors might not know, however, is that Grandfather Mountain has been a globally recognized nature preserve and wildlife sanctuary for over 100 years. More details 58 New Clean Energy Jobs Coming to Western North Carolina AdvantageWest has been selected to receive $479,259 in federal recovery act funds to create clean energy jobs and internships in Western North Carolina. Two other entities in AdvantageWest’s 23-county service area, the N.C. Arboretum and Appalachian State University, will also receive funds from the N.C. Energy Office program. More details Take Care to Prevent Heat-Related Illness During Hotter Weather So far this summer, temperatures in Asheville have been flirting with record highs. And with plenty of upcoming outdoor events like Bele Chere to choose from, the City of Asheville is asking people to be aware of the ways to prevent heat related illnesses as well as recognize their symptoms. More details Is There Hope for the Hemlock? The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is in the mid to late stages of destroying the Eastern Hemlock throughout the Southern Appalachians. DuPont State Forest depends on both the Carolina and Eastern Hemlock to provide deep shade for its cold water trout habitat. More details Legends and Geologic Facts Equally Intriguing at The Blowing Rock Legend has it that after a Chickasaw maiden’s warrior love had leapt from the Blowing Rock, she prayed daily to the Great Spirit to return her warrior beloved to her and was granted her wish when the brave was blown back up by the winds surrounding the rock. Geologists with the US Geologic Survey estimate the metamorphic igneous rock to be about 1,055 million years old. More details A Tour of the Winery is a Great Addition to Biltmore Estate Visit The most visited winery in the United States isn’t located in the Napa Valley. Perhaps a surprise to some, it is at the Biltmore Estate, quietly nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, where fine food and wine, paired with elegant entertaining, have been traditions since the end of the 19th century. More details 20 Species of Butterflies return to WNC Nature Center The summer will see the WNC Nature Center hosting more than 20 species of butterflies and moths for the center's highly-anticipated Beauty of the Butterfly exhibit. The exhibit runs through August 24 as part of the center's Nectar Collector Day. More details Sliding Rock is Mother Nature’s Chilly Answer to Water Parks Water parks are everywhere, and with the summer heat, young kids (and their parents) start thinking about whether they would rather go to Charlotte’s Carowinds or Atlanta’s Six Flags or even one of the parks over in Pigeon Forge. The “true” water park aficionado might also want to make plans to visit Mother Nature’s very own – and original – water park, Sliding Rock. More details Tips on How to Get Your Home "Energy Ready" for Summer Spring is here and summer is around the corner meaning sunny days and warmer temperatures. Now is a great time to make sure your home is ready for summer so your energy bill is not increasing as the outdoor temperatures keep rising. More details Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Now Offers All-Inclusive First Class Seating Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is excited to introduce its All-Inclusive First Class Seating with dining and exclusive souvenirs. First Class passengers ride in comfort and style in 1940’s era bar, lounge and dining cars that feature seating at well-appointed tables and lounge/restaurant style chairs. More details Hunger Isn't Just A Global Issue, It's Local Too A landmark study has been released from Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, reports that 106,600 different Western North Carolinians (one in six) receive emergency food each year through MANNA FoodBank’s network of emergency food providers. The local findings gathered by MANNA are largely aligned with national and North Carolina state data. More details Hendersonville.com Helps to Make Hendersonville Greener Hendersonville has always been green. Late winter and spring rains in the mountains that embrace Hendersonville inevitably reawaken for another season the countless species of flowers, shrubs, and trees that have called Hendersonville “home” for centuries. More details [More news] If you have news item that you believe is appropriate for hendersonville.com, please call 253-2880 or send email to info@hendersonville.com.

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