The concert will take place at 3 p.m. March 29 at First Congregational Church, 1735 Fifth Ave. W., Hendersonville.
Included will be works from France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Denmark and Germany, ranging from classical favorites such as Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto to a new work by Gareth Farr evoking the sounds of waterfalls.
Individual tickets are $20 and will be available at the door on the day of the performance.
Four-ticket subscriptions are $75, including tax. They are available by mailing a check payable to HFCM, P.O. Box 271, Hendersonville, NC 28793.
Subscription holders will be able to use their four tickets for any or all performances. Students are admitted for free. For more information, visit hendersonvillechamber
music.org.
Stepp to discuss new novel
Author and professor Lin Stepp will talk about her newest novel, “Makin’ Miracles,” at 3 p.m. Saturday at the upstairs portion of The Fountainhead Bookstore, 408 N. Main St., Hendersonville.
Set in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains, Stepp’s “Makin’ Miracles” reveals why love and forgiveness are most important just when they seem most impossible.
Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased over the phone at 828-697-1870 or at The Fountainhead Bookstore.
Awards reception for Artists of Tomorrow
The public is invited to the opening awards reception for the secondary student exhibition, Artists of Tomorrow, from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday at First Citizens Bank, 539 N. Main St., Hendersonville.
Select members of the North Henderson Choir will perform.
The exhibition will continue through April 10 and is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays–Thursdays and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays.
Artists of Tomorrow is the third exhibition of the Arts Council of Henderson County’s major winter/spring project Mentors and Students, celebrating the importance of the arts in a child’s life.
A $150 Best of Show award will be announced by representatives from the Art League of Henderson County, who are sponsoring the award.
The Arts Council will also award cash prizes for first place, second place and third place levels for both middle school and high school students.
In addition, the Arts Council will present the award winners with patron, family and student memberships for the Asheville Art Museum. Four honorable mentions will also be announced.
The public is invited to enter a free raffle to win a piece of art purchased by First Citizens Bank from the previous Art Teachers Create exhibition. The chance to win a ceramic pitcher by Robert Wallace, artist/art teacher at East Henderson High School, will continue through April 10. Participants must be 18 to enter and do not need to be present to win.
For more information, contact the Arts Council at acofhc@bellsouth.net, 828-693-8504 or www.acofhc.org.
Music Academy students to perform
The Music Academy of Western North Carolina’s Academy String Quartet will present a full concert at 4 p.m. today at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 409 E. Patterson St., Hendersonville.
The concert includes works by Mozart, Handel, McLean and others. Refreshments will be served afterward.
Quartet members are Joah Bickley, violin; Anna Kirkland, violin; Daphne Bickley, viola; and Alex Salvaggio, cello. They are coached by Music Academy violin instructor Stephanie Quinn.
Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at wncmusicacademy.com/store or at the door. All proceeds go to the Music Academy Scholarship Program.
Visit wncmusic
academy.com or call 828-693-3726 for more information.
Students to perform Rodgers, Hammerstein
The Brevard College Theatre and Music Departments will present “Some Enchanted Evening, The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. March 29 in the Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College.
The performance is a musical revue composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and concept by Jeffrey B. Moss.
The show is under the direction of guest artist Peter Savage and musical direction and choreography of guest artist Wendy Jones.
The cast includes Brevard College students Lily Bartleson, Raquan Edwards, Molly Ledford, Hunter Rogers and Alex Webster.
Scenic and lighting elements will be designed by Brevard College Assistant Professor Andrea Boccanfuso, with costumes by Ida Bostian.
Tickets are $5 and available at etix.com, Southern Comfort Records in Brevard or one hour before each show at the door.
Zeyu Victor Li, Brevard Philharmonic team up
Zeyu Victor Li, the youngest violinist ever to be accepted at the Curtis Institute of Music, will perform with the Brevard Philharmonic at 3 p.m. March 29 at The Porter Center at Brevard College.
The 19-year-old will join the Brevard Philharmonic for Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, opus 63.
The concert will open with the Philharmonic playing Edward Elgar’s Variations on an Original Theme, opus 36, “Enigma.”
Zeyu Victor Li has won awards at the Montreal International Musical Competition, the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival and was a finalist in the 2012 Yehudi Menuhin Young Violinists International Competition.
Tickets are $35 and may be purchased by visiting brevardphilharmonic.org, calling 828-884-4221, or stopping in between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the new office, 66 S. French Broad St., Brevard.
Poetry workshop offered on Saturday
The Writers’ Workshop will offer a poetry workshop with Katherine Soniat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville.
The class will discuss exemplary poems, write and revise their own, and receive group feedback on their work. Bring a poem in progress, or an image or story as a springboard.
Cost is $75, or $70 for members.
To register or for more information, email writersw@gmail.com or call 828-254-8111.
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