When award-winning painter and Flat Rock resident Kate Thayer creates a landscape, she wants you to appreciate the natural world the way she does. “I want viewers to feel what I experience when painting a scene. I want to rekindle the spirit and the sense of wonder we all have when we witness nature’s sorcery.”
Read MoreThe alarm goes off at 2:45 am. I crawl out of bed and stumbled around in the dark bedroom trying to get dressed without waking my wife. No dice. “You’re crazy,” she mutters as she pulls the sheets closer and turns over. “At least bring home something tasty.”
Read MoreVisitors to Flat Rock Playhouse arrive expecting to be entertained by some of the most professional theater and musical productions offered anywhere in the Southeast. What they don’t expect, however, is to see professional landscaping and the series of beautiful gardens that adorn the expansive Playhouse campus.
Read MoreHow well do you know Flat Rock?
Can you identify where these four photos were taken? They’re all in Flat Rock and they’re all prominent locations in our Village.
Send us your guesses with the form below and win a Flat Rock Together t-shirt!
This month we will have two winners. If you can identify even 1 of the photos, you will be entered into our drawing for some really cool FRT swag.
And, if you are particularly Flat Rock savvy and correctly identify the location of all four photos, you will be in a drawing for the much coveted, and extremely rare, Flat Rock Together T-shirt. We guarantee you will be the envy of all your friends and neighbors!
Click on the button below the photos to play! Good luck!
And a shout out to our first winner of the August Where Is It? contest. Alyson Gooch correctly identified these four photos:
The Great Flat Rock
Sandburg Historic Home - Side Yard
The Park at Flat Rock - Trail
Building next to Hubba Hubb BBQ
Alyson is now the proud owner of a Flat Rock Together t-shirt. Perfect for every casual occasion, doing yard work, and for foisting off on an unsuspecting family member or co-worker during a holiday gift exchange.
Congratulations to Alyson … and good luck to all of our entries this month.
On a beautiful Saturday morning, The British Car Club of Western North Carolina convened in the parking lot at the Flat Rock Playhouse. A fleet of MGB’s, Austin Healy’s, Triumph convertibles, Jaguars, and one spectacular Silver Shadow Rolls Royce were preparing to disembark on a mission to surprise, and honor, a group of unsuspecting Air Force veterans.
Read MoreLike many residents in Flat Rock, Mike and Karen Kennedy first discovered the village as a great place to vacation. It wasn’t long, however, before they realized that living in Flat Rock would be even better. “Mike and I bought a house here in 2009 as a vacation home. We were coming up from Florida loved it so much that we finally decided to move here full-time in 2012.”
Read MoreFlat Rock Together recently had the opportunity to sit down with Marty Whaley Adams Cornwell to discuss her spectacular Flat Rock garden. The garden was featured this summer in a tour organized by Historic Flat Rock. Marty and her husband Charles also maintain the famous Mrs. Whaley’s Garden at the home in Charleston, SC. Here is an excerpt of our conversation
Read MoreWhat would possess a successful small animal veterinarian to suddenly decide to sell his practice to become a writer and life coach? According to local Flat Rock resident, Brad Swift, it’s the very question his mother is still asking from heaven to this day.
Read MoreWe met some of the good folks representing Sweet Bear Rescue Farm distributing literature and accepting donations at Rhythm and Blues last night. Sweet Bear Rescue Farm is tucked away in the center of Flat Rock and home to approximately 40 animals with a constant revolving door of fosters and rescues.
Read MoreEven a Monday morning drizzle couldn’t dampen the smiles of this delightful group of visitors to the Carl Sandburg Home. Meet the Miles to Go Hiking Group from the Reynolds Mountain neighborhood in Asheville. They visit Flat Rock every year to hike up Glassy Mountain at the Sandburg Home. From the overlook, you can see their hometown in the distance - at least you can if the weather permits.
Read MoreThe Park at Flat Rock is one of the premier places to visit in our Village. On any given day, you will find hundreds of walkers, joggers, dog owners, the occasional biker, and happy children on the playground. Ask anyone in our area for the perfect place to get outdoors and see a lot of smiling faces, and they will probably point you to The Park.
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Jack enjoys a cool drink of water at his favorite park!
Dogs that visit The Park at Flat Rock during hot summer days have their own drinking fountain.
Thanks to the generous donations from Charlotte McGinnis and Judy Cox, the park recently installed fountains that can take care of everyone’s thirst. The fountains are ADA compliant and feature water spigots for both adults and children (and dogs, of course).
There is even a feature to fill a water bottle so you can have water while you walk the trails.
There’s never been a better time to enjoy a walk (and a cool drink of water) at The Park at Flat Rock. Keep up with all the latest news at their Facebook Page.
It has been several weeks now since the Flat Rock Tail Gate market relocated to the Pinecrest Church parking lot at the corner of Greenville Highway and N Highland Lake road. By all accounts, the new venue has proved very popular, with easier access, parking and space for vendors.
Read MoreSandburg Historic Home volunteer, Kayla, shared her secrets for making homemade goat milk soap today at the goat barn. As Kayla was quick to point out, goat milk soap is gentler to the skin and contains calcium and glycerin to make your skin healthier and smoother.
Read MoreOur very own Flat Rock Farmers Market has been bringing fresh, local produce and handcrafted goods to Flat Rock for 14 years.
In celebration of Flat Rock Playhouse's 2019 Homecoming season, the theater has announced the much-anticipated revival, elevation and reveal of the Backstage Ball, which serves as the Playhouse's signature fundraiser this year.
Read MoreOn a Sunday morning in June of 1815, Scotsman James Brown found himself staring across the countryside of Waterloo, Belgium. A bugler for the Scots Greys, Brown clutched his instrument and prepared to enter battle against the famous French army of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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