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No Country for Old Men at The Historic Tryon Theatre

April 13, 7pm, at The Historic Tryon Theatre. Tickets are $9 and are available online at: https://tryonarts.org/event/no-country-for-old-men/. ♦ No Country for Old Men is a Neo-Western crime thriller by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is set in the desert landscape of West Texas and revisits the themes of fate, conscience, and circumstance that the Coen brothers’ films are known...

Americana Concert Series at Tryon Fine Arts Center

From Americana Folk to Bluegrass, spend a lovely spring evening with these engaging musicians outdoors in the Amphitheater. ♦ Thursday nights in May at 6:30pm. Individual tickets in advance or at the door, $15 or Season Tickets $60. Food trucks and beverages will be available for purchase. May 1  Alice Wallace Band May 8  Autumnwüd May 15  Woody Platt and Shannon Whitworth May 22  The Darren Nicholson Band May 29  The Cross-eyed Possum Band...

Carolina Shag Dance

April 15 and May 20 at 6:30pm, Tryon Fine Arts Center Pavilion.♦ Advance tickets required, $10 per class, purchase online at: https://tryonarts.org/event/carolina-shag-dance-3/2025-04-15/ Keep on dancin’ with Carolina Shag Dances this spring. Karen Workman and Roger Carr will again host the dances in April and May.. No excuses if you don’t know how to Shag, Karen and Roger spend the first 45 minutes going over how to do the Shag, so you’ll be grooving to some of the greatest sounds in Carolina music in no time! Register Now! It’ll be a great way to meet new friends, and have a lot of fun kicking your heels up. See you there!...

The Godfather Part II at The Historic Tryon Theatre

Tuesday, April 8, 7pm, The Historic Tryon Theatre. Tickets are $9 and may be purchased in advance online at: https://tryonarts.org/event/the-godfather-part-ii/ The Godfather Part II is an epic crime film by Francis Ford Coppola. It is both a sequel and prequel to The Godfather. The film picks up on the story of Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, as the new Don of the Corleone family, and the journey of Vito Corleone, played by Robert De Niro) from his Sicilian childhood to his founding of the Corleone family enterprise. Concessions will be available for...

A Special Evening with “Becoming Led Zeppelin”

A Special Evening with “Becoming Led Zeppelin” writer/director: Bernard MacMahon and screenwriter/producer: Allision McGourty. ♦ Thursday, April 3, 5pm-12am hosted by The Tryon International Film Festival and The Historic Tryon Theatre. Advance tickets are required, $25, purchase online at: https://www.tryoninternationalfilmfestival.org/events. What’s included: Venue 1: 5-7pm – The Fitzgerald – Reception with heavy appetizers + cash bar + music Venue 2: 7:30-10pm – The Historic Tryon Theatre – Film Screening + Q&A Venue 3: 10pm-12am – Mirrorball Art Gallery – After Party + DJ & cash bar...

An Evening with Mark Twain

Free, March 28, 6:30pm, at The Tryon Depot Room, 22 Depot St., Tryon, NC. ♦ Ernest Mills is offering his one-man show, recreating on stage the famous American author and his irreverent (and sometimes “adult”) humor as you may have enjoyed him in 1905. Donations will benefit Thermal Belt...

The Intrigue and Thrill of Birding

Live @ Lanier Program Free: The Intrigue and Thrill of Birding on Wednesday, April 23, at 1pm. Local birders Kevin Burke and Cheryl Day will share the places you can still go to enjoy the colors, calls, and thrill of a spotting in the upcoming migrations....

A Cajun Occasion Fundraiser

Saturday, April 26, 3-8pm. A Cajun Occasion to benefit the Tryon International Film Festival at The Fitzgerald, 69 Pacolet St., Tryon, NC. ♦ Enjoy a Gum “Beau” cook off, Cajun cuisine and BBQ, music, and live entertainment.  Purchase tickets at https://www.tryoninternationalfilmfestival.org/events. Tickets are $55 in advanceor $65 at the door.  ...

Spring Car Cruise In

Free. Saturday, May 10, 12-4pm at the Old Mill Market Square, 151 Southern Mercerizing Rd., Tryon. ♦ Cruise in and show off your ride. There is no entry fee. Delicious food will be sold by Mountain Man BBQ, live music by Hunnilicious, a bounce house for the kids, and shop from a variety of...

Go Fly a Kite Day at Fence

Rescheduled to May 4, 12-3pm Join FENCE as we celebrate spring with a Go Fly a Kite Day event! This event will take place on Sunday, May 4th from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. at FENCE on Hawk’s Ridge located behind the FENCE Center. Go Fly a Kite Day is free for the community with snacks and drinks provided for all and kites provided for the first 200 children. Go Fly a Kite day is a community favorite that invites the community to spend the afternoon outside with family and friends. We are hoping for warm weather, sunny skies, and windy kite flying weather for the event. Attendees are encouraged to explore FENCE before or after the event; hike the trails, have a picnic, or play in the woods! There is much to explore! This event is made possible by the Kirby Endowment at the Polk County Community Foundation. FENCE is located at 3381 Hunting Country Road in Tryon, North Carolina. For more information about this or upcoming events visit our website [www.fence.org], email info@fence.org, or call...