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A drive along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway is literally a trip through time. But there’s lots more history and heritage to experience along the Parkway beside the route itself. But there’s lots more history and heritage to experience along the Parkway beside the route itself. Read More
The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas invites local residents and visitors to a unique event on Thursday, March 16 at 3:00 and 4:30 pm at the Flat Rock Bistro Cinema, 2700-D Greenville Hwy., Flat Rock. “Through Their Eyes” is a series of six brief films produced for museum galleries… Read More
The Highest French Honor Comes to D-Day Veteran in Brevard by Janis Allen On December 7, U.S. Navy D-Day Veteran George Sarros will be given the French Légion d’honneur Medal by Consul General of France, Anne-Laure Dèsjonqueres, in a public ceremony at Brevard’s courthouse gazebo at 1:00 PM. (Inclement… Read More
Showcase of traditional crafts and the unloading of the old-fashioned wood-fired kiln! Have your pick of limited wood-fired pieces at 10am. Free admission. Traditions Pottery Studio, 10am-4pm. Read More
Great Holiday Stays including the 4 th of July: Montfair offers a 20% discount on two, three, four-night and five-night stays. A 25% discount for a six night stay and 31% for a weeklong stay and 37% off a two week long stay! Celebrate Summer with a vacation in comfort,… Read More
"Amid the clutter of instruments in Barr’s Fiddle Shop on Galax’s Main Street, three guys sat playing bluegrass tunes on guitar. Sometimes, the owner Stevie Barr – a man who had played for the Queen when she visited Virginia in 2010 – would join in." Read More
The U.S. Marine Corps invites you to help celebrate its 247th birthday on November 10th, 2022. This is a very important day for all Marines who have served from across the world to gather, to celebrate, and toast our Corps. We invite you to our “birthday” celebration on November… Read More
Greg Wilsbacher, Ph.D., a University of South Carolina faculty librarian and curator of the famous Fox Movietone News Collection housed there, will present a muti-media program, How the American Homefront First Saw D-Day on June 5 at 2 p.m. at the Transylvania County Library’s Rogow Community Room, 212 S. Gaston… Read More
Enjoy a 15% discount off nightly vacation cottage rental rates now through October 31, 2024! Clean comfortable lakeside cottages with air conditioning, heat and Wi-Fi. Montfair Resort Farm is a perfect place to reconnect with family, loved ones and friends. Enjoy the end of summer days with onsite fishing, birdwatching,… Read More
Free concerts every Friday and Saturday night with local jazz musician Charlie Ellis! Enjoy the music in the lobby and sitting rooms of the beautifully restored Green Park Inn. Read More