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LIGHTNING REVIEW: Race to the fee line to see 'Cats'

Hendersonville Life

'Getting paid to eat ice cream,' fiddler finds his passion

A classical violinist who played for the Seattle Symphony and other ensembles, Jamie Laval had a secret life.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Life

Viral video vaults vocalist to key singing role in 'Cats'

Hannah Rose DeFlumeri, at 21 a two-year veteran of a national touring show, "The Rocky Horror Show" at Flat Rock Playhouse and New York club singing, owes her discovery to a YouTube video of her stunning performance in a high school play.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

HSO opener features famed Celtic fiddler

The Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Thomas Joiner, will present a concert entitled "A Celtic Celebration" on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Concert Hall at BRCC.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

Apple Festival draws a crowd

Though Labor Day weekend was at the mercy of Mother Nature, the 67th annual Apple Festival proved to be resilient enough to outlast showers.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Apple Festival opens

Mildred Lyda was named the United Community Bank Apple Farmer of the Year, a drizzly morning gave way to a sunny afternoon and apple growers praised this year's crop as the 67th  annual North Carolina Apple Festival kicked off on Friday.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

Longtime columnist Stephen Black dies at age 68

Stephen M. Black, a hard-living ex-Marine whose weekly Times-News column provoked outrage from readers of all political persuasion but also had the power to bring a laugh and a tear, died Friday morning after a long period of health challenges and a week of more serious medical problems. He was 68.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

WEEKEND EVENTS: Robert Morgan, Saluda Grade concert

SALUDA — Saluda native Aaron Burdett and his band will play at Saluda's free Top of the Grade concert at 6:30 p.m. Friday after the Saluda Tailgate Market.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

'CATS' will surround audience in downtown show

Flat Rock Playhouse is preparing to surround the theater audience with the action in CATS, the long-running Broadway musical based on T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and featuring a musical score by Andrew Lloyd Webber.   Read Story »

North Carolina Life

Chimney Rock catching fire over Hunger Games sequel

Ahead of the Nov. 22 release of the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, Chimney Rock State Park next month is showing the blockbuster first movie, The Hunger Games, on a 35-foot outdoor screen and offering other movie-themed activities.   Read Story »

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