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Carl Sandburg provided a popular voice for the American people of the twentieth century and still speaks to us through his words, activism, music and the beauty and serenity of Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

Weekends are busier than weekdays. The hours of 10 am-3 pm are busy seven days a week.

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Your affordable, locally owned, clean, and friendly bistro cinema, featuring great food, wine, and local brews.

Current Movies and Showtimes: www.flatrockcinema.com

Tel: 828.697.2463

In 1937, a group of struggling performers, led by Robroy Farquhar, organized themselves as the Vagabond Players. The Vagabonds worked in a variety of places over the course of three years, and in 1940 found themselves in the Blue Ridge region of Western North Carolina. The local and tourist community welcomed them with open arms when they presented their first summer season of plays in a 150-year-old grist mill they converted into The Old Mill Playhouse at Highland Lake.

So successful was that summer, they returned in 1941. After WWII, the Vagabond Players reorganized, came back to the region and opened a playhouse in nearby Lake Summit. The Lake Summit Playhouse thrived during the post-war years and soon the Vagabond Players were looking for a larger and permanent home. In 1952, the troupe of performers, and a newly formed board of directors, made an offer to buy an 8-acre lot in the Village of Flat Rock.

This new home made the Vagabonds “locals” and a rented big top gave birth to the Flat Rock Playhouse. As the beautiful Western Carolina region continued to grow, so did the Playhouse and in 1961, by Act of the North Carolina General Assembly, Flat Rock Playhouse was officially designated The State Theatre of North Carolina.

What began as a few weeks of summer performances in 1940 is now a nine-month season of plays including Broadway musicals, comedy, drama, and theatre for young audiences. The Playhouse’s dual mission of producing the performing arts and providing education in the performing arts includes a professional series, a summer and fall college apprentice and intern program, year-round classes and workshops for students from kindergarten through adults. Flat Rock Playhouse now hosts over 98,000 patrons annually and is a significant contributor to the local economy and the Arts in NortSee Full Announcement Hereh Carolina.

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Sky Top opens in late July or early August depending on weather and other factors and remains through the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. Visit www.skytoporchard.com/skytop to check availability once we get into the season. Our picking schedule will be updated regularly and dated. Thank you!

Hours:
Sky Top opens in August and remains open until December.

Website:
www.skytoporchard.com/skytop_pickingschedule

Contact: skytoporchard@gmail.com

Tel: (828) 692-7930

We have 2.8 MILES of trails that meander around and through the park. You can walk or run or ride your bike. There are benches and picnic tables if you want to relax and enjoy nature. Bring the whole family for a picnic or to run and play in the grass.

WTZQ – the Q stands for Q-munity! Hyper-Local: Henderson County and Western North Carolina are like no other place in America, so its radio shouldn’t sound like every other place in America.

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Click here for a list of updates and community efforts for support those most affected by the crisis:

https://www.wtzq.com/

Still Rockin’ and Rollin’. Elvis lives every hour. The Breakfast Club with Paige and Mark is marching on from 7-10, Mon - Fri.. A great way to spend your time at home waiting for the crisis to pass!

Carl Sandburg provided a popular voice for the American people of the twentieth century and still speaks to us through his words, activism, music and the beauty and serenity of Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

Weekends are busier than weekdays. The hours of 10 am-3 pm are busy seven days a week.

See full details here.

Historic Flat Rock, Inc. was established in 1968. Since then it has been instrumental in the preservation and restoration of properties of note.

www.historicflatrockinc.com

You are most welcome to visit. This is not only a site on the National Historic Register, but also a place of solitude and contemplation.

See the full schedule of worship services here.

LAS was founded in 1880 by thirteen women from Charleston, SC. It was created to provide needed help to less fortunate local families. Beginning as personal outreach, the Society records show clothing, food, and firewood being donated by the group as they heard about those without. It also covered medical bills and purchases at local grocery stores.

The organization's focus has always been to support the smaller, local charities and locally funded programs of larger charities that do not receive financial support from the government. Funds are raised through membership fees, Books for Good, other charitable resources, and an annual fundraiser which, due to the coronovirus, has had to be canceled for 2020.

In 2019 the following organizations received support from LAS: Children and Family Resource Center, Flat Rock Backpack Program, Four Seasons Compassion for Life Heart Song program, Hendersonville Rescue Mission, Project Dignity, Safelight, St. Gerard House, The Free Clinic and Vocational Solutions

A personalized pet service aimed at providing safe, reliable pet sitting, dog walking, pet taxi, and more. We’re bonded and insured with local references available. We’d love the opportunity to take special care of your pets.

Hours: Mon-Sun 6AM-10PM

Status Update: We’re here - we’re open!

Website Address: www.Flatrockpets.com

FaceBook: www.facebook.com/flatrockpets/

Founded in 1942, Portraits, Inc. is the largest and oldest firm of its kind. We assist families, corporations, and institutions wishing to honor individual legacies with fine art portraits. We have curated a collection of today's foremost portrait artists, the Portraits, Inc. Collection, representing an extensive range of styles, mediums, and price points.

Material Luxury has an emphasis on the luxuries of the past. We have a wonderful collection of antique linens for the home: for the bedroom, the dining room, and bath, many with beautiful monograms and embroidery. Elegance from a time gone by, still valued and enjoyed today.