Free event. Thursday, September 19, 5:30-6:30pm, at Tryon Arts and Crafts School, Tryon, NC. “Women Photographers in Tryon” will be the subject of the lecture by art historian Dr. Lili Corbus. The lecture highlights her research on pioneering women photographers who documented the people and landscapes of Tryon and its surroundings during the early to mid-20th century, including Margaret Morley, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Bayard Wooten, and Hansel Mieth. In addition, after her presentation, Corbus will lead a walk-through of the current gallery exhibition that she co-curated....
Shakespeare & Friends present George Bernard Shaw’s classic comedy “Arms and the Man”, in Rogers Park Amphitheater October 3-6. Tickets start at $20 are are available online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arms-the-man-tickets-1009597522367?aff=oddtdtcreator Written in 1885 by the renowned Irish playwright, Arms and the Man is a brilliant classic comic play set in the fancy but shabby home of the Petkoff family in 1885 Bulgaria. The story follows Raina Petkoff (Kelly Casteel) as she chooses between her fiancé, the handsome but rather stupid war hero Sergius (Nathan Lovelace), and a cynical mercenary from the opposing army, Captain Bluntschli (Edwin Wilson), whose surprise arrival in Act 1 sets the action in motion and whose radically pragmatic views toward just about everything drive the plot through to the end. Raina’s fiery maid Louka (Kaitlyn Essel) chafes against her servitude. She knows that she’s every bit as worthy as her supposed betters, and it shows in her behavior — so much so that she might just steal Sergius away from Raina. Nicola (Grant Langston), the Petkoffs’ head servant, is the model of discretion and responsibility, but being engaged to the sassy Louka might be more than he can handle. Raina’s parents Major Paul Petkoff (Mark Sawyer) and Catherine Petkoff (Christine O’Connor) are lovable and responsible, but they’re so enmeshed in their traditions and social paradigms that the changes surrounding the family throw them for a loop. Shaw’s script is written with a light touch in language accessible to modern audiences. Using satire and irony, he lays bare the absurdities of war, social expectations and self-importance. When the audience laughs, it’s not at jokes but at the...
Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet Featuring Christian Howes in concert at Tryon Fine Arts Center on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 4pm. Experience what it’s like to be a performer on the Tryon Fine Arts Center Veh Stage during TFAC’s Stage Door Jazz Series. The Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet featuring Christian Howes will close out the Sunday afternoon jazz series. The audience will be under the lights with the jazz ensemble in an intimate onstage setting. A reception will be held backstage to round out the music experience.♦ Tickets are $25 and available online at:...
Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet featuring Brian “Breeze” Cayolle will be performing at the Tryon Fine Arts Center on Sunday, November 3 at 4pm. Tickets are $25 and are available online at: https://tryonarts.org/event/michael-jefry-stevens-quartet-featuring-brian-breeze-cayolle/ Experience what it’s like to be a performer on the Tryon Fine Arts Center Veh Stage during TFAC’s Stage Door Jazz Series. The Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet featuring Brian “Breeze” Cayolle will open the Sunday afternoon jazz series. The audience will be under the lights with the jazz ensemble in an intimate onstage setting. A reception will be held backstage to round out the music...
Experience the first performance of the Tryon Fine Arts Center World Music Series with The Kenya Cultural Quintet. The ensemble will perform in the Pavilion (indoor) on Thursday, October 24 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 and are available online at: https://tryonarts.org/event/the-kenya-cultural-quintet/ Singing (either solo or as part of an ensemble) is an integral part of family, school, community, and spiritual life throughout Eastern and Central Africa. Members of The Kenya Cultural Quintet have come together to share their talents and to build alliances with colleagues and music lovers internationally. With a repertoire of songs spanning the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods, the all-star ensemble takes enthusiastic audiences on a multilayered auditory journey through East African history, culture and society....
Concert on September 13, 7pm, Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Tryon, NC. SC Bach Presents “From Bach to Bluegrass” with Andy Carlson, Matt Dingledine, David Gross, and Keith Morris. A $20 donation is suggested....
