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WEEKEND TIPOFF: Guitarists, 'On the Verge,' May Day concert

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'Million Dollar Quartet' re-enacts magical night of musical legends

Nat Zegree, Jeremy Sevelovitz, Christopher Fordinal and Johnny Kinnaird star in the Flat Rock Playhouse production of ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ playing rock’n’roll, R&B and country legends Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.   Read Story »

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LOCAL BRIEFS: Flood of 1916, ice cream social, free concert

Exhibit on flood of 1916 opens in Old Fort OLD FORT — Babies were torn from mothers’ arms, landslides wiped out families and homes and at least 50 people died when the flood of 1916 ravaged western North Carolina. Mountain Gateway Museum will recall the catastrophe with the exhibit ‘So Great the Devastation: The 1916 Flood’ opening May 1. The free traveling exhibit consists of four interpretive panels and an interactive touch screen of the event 100 years ago. The exhibit runs through May 31 before moving to Asheville.When two hurricanes collided over the area in mid-July 1916, historic rainfall washed away thousands of jobs, caused millions of dollars in damage and left a thick, black sludge where crops once stood. Although Old Fort suffered minor damage, roads and railroads were hit hard.In commemoration of the tragedy, the North Carolina Office of Archives and History organized an exhibit that will travel across the region through March 2017. Find the full schedule at http://www.ncdcr.gov/flood-exhibit. For more information call (828) 668-9259 or visit www.mountaingatewaymuseum.org. Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage Center is at 24 Water Street, Old Fort. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and noon to 5 p.m. Monday. Celebrate Flat Rock serves up ice cream and more The Village of Flat Rock will host the annual Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 4, on the grounds of the Village Hall from noon to 4 p.m. (rain date is the following day) during Celebrate Flat Rock.The Dick Powell Band will play music of the Fifties and Sixties while the Studebakers celebrate the music of America in the post-war days that brought the country into the varied world of pop music. Kentucky native Carrie Morrison performs original songs that are melodically strong with personal, whimsical lyrics.The event also features Hunters in the Sky — naturalist Carlton Burke’s presentation on birds of prey. Burke runs an educational service called Carolina Mountain Naturalists and teaches various nature related classes for the Blue Ridge Naturalists program at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville.The Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site will again host walking tours of the grounds of Connemara as part of Celebrate Flat Rock 2016. The free one-hour tours start at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Sandburg home. The Book Exchange (the Old Post Office) will hold a half-price sale on all used books from 10 a.m. to 4 p. m. The store has cookbooks, history, biographies, science fiction, novels, children’s book and more. The Blood Connection will hold a blood drive from noon to 4 p.m.Ice cream servers are needed. To volunteer email Mary Smith Msfrogg@aol.com. For information, please call Carol Andrews at 828-697-0208 ‘On the Verge’ opens at Community Theatre Hendersonville Community Theatre continues its 50th season with Eric Overmyer’s comedy ‘On the Verge’ opening Friday and playing through May 8 at the theater on Washington Street.Al Edick directs the tale of three Victorian females who begin their journey in 1888 and continue their travels through different times and places. The cast features Veronica Brown, Sally Burnett and Lynn Place with Sam Teague appearing as eight different beings that they encounter throughout their journey.Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for students and $12 for students under 18 and may be purchased on line or by calling the Hendersonville Community Theatre box office at 828-692-1082. Brevard Music Center, HSO playing free concert Brevard Music Center, in partnership with Brevard College, the Osher Lifelong Learning Center in Asheville and Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, will play a free concert on Tuesday, May 3, at 12:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. The program will include Paul Hindemith’s Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op, 11, No. 4, Nicolai Kapustin’s Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 69 and Eduard Putz’s Blues for Benni for Viola and Piano. Community Orchestra performs May Day concert The Community Orchestra of Hendersonville will perform a one-hour May Day Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe Street.The concert includes works by Frescobaldi, Boyce, Tchaikovsky, Grieg and more. Soprano Katie Cilluffo, guest soloist, will sing Mozart’s ‘Alleluia’ and Puccini’s ‘O Mio Babbino Caro’ from Gianni Schichi. Ms. Cilluffo studied music at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Indiana University, and the University of Michigan.The May Day concert is free. A love offering will be taken to benefit the non-profit Hendersonville Community Music Center, which provides affordable music lessons for all ages, toddlers to seniors. For class and scholarship information, contact Hendersonville Community Music Center Director Andrew Hiler at andrewhiler76@gmail.com. For more information, call 828-692-6114.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (81)

You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

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Free Clinics Spring Salon offers music and auction

The Free Clinics will hold its 10th annual Spring Salon Friday, April 29, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Biz 611 and The Landmark Apartments at 611 Church St.   Read Story »

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Apodaca proposes referendum on HB2

State Sen. Tom Apodaca, the second ranked Republican in the Senate, on Tuesday floated a new idea on HB2, the controversial bill that has drawn widespread protest and economic backlash. He'd put the measure on the ballot and let North Carolina voters decide.   Read Story »

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Victims' group honors county detective, court advocate

A Henderson County sheriff's detective was one of three Western North Carolina law officers recognized as an outstanding law enforcement professional and a Henderson County court advocate was also honored by the Western North Carolina Victims Coalition and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.   Read Story »

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Woman shot dead vowed 'to do suicide by cop'

EAST FLAT ROCK —A woman who was shot dead by Henderson County Sheriff's deputies Monday told her caregiver that "she was going to do suicide by cop" if the caregiver called the law to her house in East Flat Rock, according to the tape of a 911 call the sheriff's office released on Tuesday. The caregiver did call 911, telling a dispatcher that the woman, who was on a presciption stimulant made to treat attention deficit disorder, had tried to choke her.   Read Story »

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Legal aid agency, health clinic to collaborate

Pisgah Legal Services and Blue Ridge Community Health Services will collaborate in a medical legal partnership to attack "the root cause of health-harming social conditions," the legal aid agency for the poor said in a news release. A $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Henderson County will fund the partnership.   Read Story »

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Episcopal nuns honored for saving Bat Cave land

The Community of the Transfiguration, a 118-year-old order of Episcopal nuns, was honored Sunday for its role in conserving 368 acres along the Broad River in Bat Cave.   Read Story »

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