H ENDERSONVILLE — InsideHands On! A Child’s Gallery,Janine Nelson’s children were

busy one recent Tuesday afternoon.Daughter Julia played at deliver-

ing mail, daughter Allie was explor-ing, and son Sam was busy testingout a funnel contraption.

“I didn’t even know they had achildren’s museum until a friend toldme, so we Googled it this morning,”said Nelson, of Arden.

The museum is one of the manyattractions that draw families toMain Street in downtown Henderson-ville.

“Within eight blocks, you have alot packed in on the Main Streetarea,” said Melody Heltman, exec-utive director of the HendersonvilleVisitor Center.

The street is filled with galleries,antique stores, a variety of restau-rants and three ice cream shops.

“I think it’s just very comfortable.It’s a nice place to shop. It’s a niceplace to walk,” said Gail Cheney, whowas visiting from New York. “It’sartsy, but it’s comfortable. It’s nicefor all ages.”

Public artwork in the form of

decorated bears can be found alongthe street each year beginning inMay and continuing through the fall.

And in the summer, Main Streethosts dancing and free music.

“We are not cosmopolitan. We arejust a small town having fun with

our summer visitors. And it’s notjust our summer visitors, it’s ourresidents that enjoy it, too,” Heltmansaid.

A central attraction downtown isthe historic courthouse, which wasbuilt in 1904. The building was va-cant for years before the countybegan a two-year renovation project.The restored building opened in2008.

In addition to some county officesand meeting rooms, the buildinghouses the Henderson County Heri-tage Museum.

Admission is free, and the mu-seum recently opened a Civil Warexhibit featuring uniforms, weap-onry and other items belonging tosoldiers, according to Heltman.

“The courthouse, in itself, is kindof the center of the historic district,”she said.

A short walk from the court-house, you’ll find Patty Adamic’sMike’s on Main Sandwich and SodaShoppe.

The building housed a pharmacywith a soda fountain from 1882 until1993. “In the 1930s, the soda founda-tion that is currently in there wasbrought in from a pharmacy that

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was closed down in Biltmore,”Adamic said.

From 1993 to 2004, the buildinghoused Days Gone By, which keptthe old soda foundation and of-fered a “mom and pop” menu.

Adamic also kept the sodafountain, but she expanded on themenu. The shop offers sand-wiches including grilled pimentocheese and classic grilled cheese.

The building features its origi-nal ceiling and tile floor and isfilled with old bottles and otheritems left behind from the dayswhen it served as a pharmacy.Inside, old-fashioned signs ad-vertising Biltmore Dairy Prod-ucts and Cheerwine cover thewalls.

The shop hosts sock hops andbike nights that draw people fromGreenville, S.C. as well as Ashe-ville.

“Our downtown is a lot of fun,and we have great shops,” shesaid. “It’s quaint. It’s charming …it’s a social downtown whereyou’re never a stranger.”

Just down from Mike’s onMain, you’ll find McFarlan BakeShop, a Hendersonville institutionsince 1930.

Open the door for the smell ofsweet treats including cinnamonbuns, apple fritters and old-fash-ioned chocolate chewies.

Children are also drawn to theMineral & Lapidary Museum ofHenderson County, a free attrac-tion that features a cast of a ty-rannosaurus rex skull as well aspieces of the Hendersonvillemeteorite.

“That’s a big draw,” said DianeLapp, director of sales at themuseum.

The meteorite was discoveredin 1901, and pieces went to Van-derbilt University and the Smith-sonian Institution.

Larry Hauser, who helpedstart the museum, spent yearswriting letters to get the meteor-ite returned to Hendersonville,Lapp said.

For those interested in learn-ing more about the history ofHendersonville, The Trolley Co.has begun offering historic trol-ley tours each Saturday morningthrough the fall.

The tours stops include thehistoric courthouse, the CurbMarket, which features localgrowers, the Carl SandburgHome and the Seventh Avenuetrain depot.

“It (the tour) is about the good,the bad and the beautiful. This isnot your normal kind of tour,”said Eva Ritchey, co-owner of TheTrolley Co.

Ritchey said the hope is thatvisitors will come back once theylearned more about this history ofHendersonville.

A child looks at the treats on sale at McFarlan Old Fashioned Bakery off Main Street. The bakeryhas been open since 1930. PHOTOS BY ERIN BRETHAUER/EBRETHAU@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM

Jaelyn Krauel, 6, Kaylee Molter, 3, Juliette Krauel, 2, andWyatte Thiel, 6, pose for a picture in front of atyrannosaurus head at the Mineral and Lapidary Museumof Henderson County. The museum is free and open to thepublic.

HISTORIC HENDERSONVILLE» Trolley Tours: The Trolley Co.offers its historic tour of Hen-dersonville on Saturdaysthrough the fall. The price is $25for adults, $20 for children 5-12,and free for children 4 years andyounger with a paying adult. Afamily ticket of two adults andtwo children is $60. For reserva-tions or to find out more, call693-7433 or email info@thetrolleycompany.com. For moreon The Trolley Company, visitwww.thetrolleycompany.com.» Henderson County Heri-tage Museum: The museuminside the historic courthouse inHendersonville is open 10 a.m.-5p.m. Wednesday through Sat-urday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.Admission is free. The exhibitfeaturing Civil War artifacts willbe on display for at least thenext year. Find out more bycalling 694-1619.» Mineral & Lapidary Mu-seum of Henderson County:The museum is at 400 N. Main St.Hours are 1-5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 10 a.m.-5p.m. on Saturday. Admission is

free. Find out more by calling698-1977 or visit ww.mineralmuseum.org/» Children’s museum: HandsOn! A Child’s Gallery is at 318 N.Main St. Hours are 10 a.m.-5p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.Admission is $5 per person. Findout more by calling 697-8333 orvisit www.handsonwnc.org.» Curb Market: Vendors at theCurb Market at 221 N. Church St.have been selling local itemssince 1924. The market is open 8a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursdayand Saturday. It also hosts spe-cial events during the yearincluding Ole Timey Day onSept. 24. Find out more atwww.curbmarket.com.» Hendersonville Train De-pot: The historic depot at thecorner of Seventh Avenue andMaple Street was built in 1902,and it currently houses a modelrailroad put together by theApple Valley Model RailroadClub. The depot is open onSaturdays. Admission is free.Find out more at www.avmrc.com.

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BUYERS HAVEADVANTAGEIN HENDERSON HOME MARKET

H ENDERSONVILLE — This isa great time to be buying ahome in Henderson County

and a tough time to try to sell one.Statistics and some local ex-

perts say the local market is stillheavily tilted in buyers’ favor,with the result that sellers oftenhave to cut their prices dramat-ically in order to make a sale.

But there are some signs ofstability in the market, and sell-ers of moderately priced homesare in a much better position tocommand a reasonable price thanthose trying to unload a mansion.

The number of existing homessold in the county during the firsthalf of 2011 was 12.1 percent be-low the same period of 2010, ac-cording to figures from the N.C.Mountains Multiple Listing Ser-vice.

That figure is not as discou-raging as it might look at firstglance, some in the industry say,because the availability of federaltax credits for homebuyers artifi-cially inflated the number ofhomes sold in 2010.

The credit was given to certainbuyers who put a home undercontract by April 30. The deadlineto close was originally June 30,and although it was later extend-ed to Sept. 30, that encouragedmany buyers to make a purchasein the first half of last year.

“We had the tax credit lastyear. I’m really curious to seewhat the next six months aregoing to be,” said Steve Dozier, abroker in the Hendersonvilleoffice of Prudential LifestyleRealty who analyzes markettrends for the company.

Dozier found that even homesthat sold in three months or lessfrom July 2010 to June 2011 soldfor only 94 percent of their origi-nal list price. The “original list tosale” ratio for homes that tooklonger to sell ranged from 92.6percent from homes on the mar-ket for three to six months to 71.1percent for those listed more thana year before their sale.

Those selling a home “are stilltrying to hold onto the prices theypaid in 2006, 2005,” Dozier said.But as time passes without a sale,they are realizing that, “If youdon’t price it right, you might aswell plan on sitting on it for awhile.”

In fact, for potential sellerswho bought at the peak of themarket, “I’m telling them to rideit out for another year” if theycan afford to wait to sell theirhome, he said.

Buyers, Dozier said, are “bot-tom feeding. … They’re thinkingthat everything should be sellingfor the same thing that a bank-owned property or a foreclosurewould sell for.”

That attitude may be unre-alistic: Dozier’s figures indicatethat 4.6 percent of homes on themarket in Henderson County areforeclosures.

But Glenn Compton, an owner-broker at the Hendersonvilleoffice of Century 21 MountainLifestyles Realty, acknowledgedthat the relatively large numberof homes on the market doesallow buyers to be picky.

“There’s a lot of choice, so thebuyers are taking their time tolook at everything that’s outthere,” he said.

The median sale price of a

home — the point at which half arehigher, half lower — fell from$202,000 in June 2010 to $168,000in June 2011, according to N.C.Mountains MLS.

All but 11 of the 93 homes soldin June went for less than $300,000and only one sold for more than$400,000.

“Most of the homes below$300,000 seem to be moving at apace that’s pretty good” whileexpensive homes are sitting un-sold for long periods, Comptonsaid.

Dozier’s figures show an over-all absorption rate for the county— the period of time it would takefor all homes on the market to sellat current activity levels — of 15months. That suggests an ad-vantage for buyers, but not anoverwhelming one.

However, the rate is consider-ably higher for homes priced at$200,000 and more.

Changes in the banking indus-try have made it difficult for buy-ers to get loans of more than$500,000, Compton said, and eco-nomic disruptions have madesome buyers unwilling or unableto buy a more expensive home.

When larger manufacturersshut down, top managers whocould afford more expensivehomes have to move and “most ofthe retirees, they don’t want toclean those big homes,” he said.

Compton said brokers at hisagency have contact with “two orthree dozen buyers from out of thearea that can’t sell their homes butwould like to have one here.”

Retirees have traditionallymade up a large percentage ofhomebuyers in Henderson County.

Renewed strength in the stockmarket during the first half of2011 encouraged some retirees tojump back into the housing mar-ket, Compton said, but that is not auniform trend.

“The retirees that are comingare coming in from the Northeastmainly. There are not a lot ofFlorida people, really,” he said.

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H ENDERSONVILLE — Mike’son Main serves up a whop-ping helping of nostalgia to

go with its sandwiches and milk-shakes .

That’s because the soda shopis in a Main Street building indowntown Hendersonville thatfirst opened in 1890 as a pharma-cy and soda fountain. The phar-macy closed in 1993, but much ofthe décor today harkens to theway the shop looked in 1930,according to manager RandyCox.

“We do a big business in tour-ism. For little old Henderson-ville, we have visitors from allover the world,” Cox said.

“People are looking to find aMain Street USA, so it’s fun towatch people’s expressions whenthey come in. It takes them backto when they were kids,” Coxsaid.

The unique little eatery is justone of an array of Henderson-ville restaurants that offerssomething for just about anytaste. From casual Italian food atMezzaluna to delicious sushioffered up at Lime Leaf ThaiFusion, and plenty more in be-tween, the dining scene sparklesin the small town a half-hoursouth of Asheville.

Linda Allcock, owner of Mrs.G and Me, cooks up Americancomfort food such as meatloafand liver and onions. She’s oper-ated the restaurant for about twoyears and says she’s madechanges to keep up with thetough economic times.

“We’ve changed our menu,and I’ve come up with somereally good price points” in the$8 to $10 range, Allcock said.

But not everybody has faredso well, Allcock said.

“It’s sad to say, but it helpsthat so many restaurants haveclosed,” she said, noting thatabout 10 Hendersonville restau-rants have closed over the pastcouple of years. She ticked offnames, including Inn on Church,

Blackwater Grill, Grove StreetCafé, Patrone and Kelsey’s.

“We’re hanging in there,” she

said.Renee Ellender, owner of

the Cypress Cellar, has also

been hanging in there. Her res-taurant, which specializes in gum-bo, jambalaya and other southLouisiana fare, will celebrate its15th anniversary in September.

“It’s true, authentic Louisianafood,” said Ellender, who is fromBourg, La. “It’s what I grew upwith, and that’s what I’m here toshare with the community.”

The restaurant, which alsofeatures hand-crafted cypresswood taken from her family’s

sugar cane farm, sits belowstreet level along Main Street andhas a loyal following of locals,Ellender said. The restaurant willbe combining lunch and dinnermenus and making some otherchanges to keep up with the eco-nomic times, but the restauranthas been doing well, Ellendersaid.

“The restaurant business canbe a tough business,” she said, “soit’s a passion you’ve got to have.”

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H endersonville’s rural areasand apple farms seem toblend easily with a vibrant

town filled with restaurants andcultural activities and churches,all a part of the town’s particularcharacter.

“In Hendersonville, the peo-ple move at a slower pace butalways have a smile and wavehello,” said resident Jenny Smith.“Hendersonville is not just aretirement town. The youngergeneration is falling in love withit, too. There is always somethingto do downtown such as shoppingand great food.”

Churches are an importantpart of that vibrancy, offeringfun gatherings as well as out-reach programs that extendacross the county.

“This truly is a communitywith a heart,” said David Cook,executive director of InterfaithAssistance Ministries. “If thereis a legitimate need, this commu-nity in so many ways will rally tomeet that need of their neigh-bors. I see that on a regular ba-sis.”

IAM was founded and is sup-ported by Henderson Countycongregations. The agency pro-vides assistance to people withfood, clothing, medical care, andmoney for rent or utilities.

The ministry is open “to allresidents in financial crisis,”Cook said. “There is an interviewprocess and we work to preservedignity. Requirements are just tobe a Henderson County resi-dent.” About 100 clients are seeneach month; in 2010, school sup-plies were given to 629 children.

IAM depends on volunteersand donors to help provide forfamilies in need. “Over 300 vol-unteers last year donated 30,000hours of service through IAM,”Cook said. Donations are accept-ed from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Volunteers also form teams toparticipate in the HendersonCounty Hunger Coalition’s Hun-ger Walk, set for 8 a.m. Sept. 24

this year, at Jackson Park.“We are a primary benefactor

of the walk,” Cook said. “It reallyhelps (us to) feed the hungry, andwe’re proud of that.”

Following is a sampling offaith communities in HendersonCounty.

St. John in theWilderness

St. John in the WildernessEpiscopal Church in Flat Rock,built in 1833 and on the NationalRegister of Historic Sites, wasone of the founding churches ofIAM .

St. John has about 400 mem-bers and “an average Sundayattendance of about 210,” said theRev. John Morton. The churchcelebrated its 175th anniversaryin August.

“We are an active parish,”Morton said. “There may be theperception that we are a kind ofsleepy, old, museum church, butwe’re not. It’s an active, vitalparish with many ministriesgoing on. The best barometer ofthe health of a parish is its out-reach. We’ve been blessed andhave great people doing that.”

St. John’s church and grave-

yard are open for viewing 9a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Call693-9783 or visitwww.stjohnflatrock.org.

Agudas IsraelCongregation

Rabbi Phil Cohen is new toHendersonville, having begunwork with the Agudas IsraelCongregation, at 54 Morris Kap-lan Drive, on July 1. Rabbi Co-hen’s installation will be held at 7p.m. Friday, conducted by RabbiFred Guttman.

“It’s a sweet little town,” Co-hen said. “It certainly has anabove average amount of re-sources one looks for in a town —music, art, theater. And it’s only20 miles from Asheville so any-time we need a bit of urban envi-ronment, we can drive to Ashe-ville.”

Agudas Israel Congregationhas about 170 members with areligious service offered at 7:30p.m. every Friday, Torah study at9:30 a.m. and Shabbat Service at10:30 a.m. every Saturday, alongwith several classes during theweek. To learn more, call 693-9838 or visit www.agudasisraelsynagogue.org.

Grace Lutheran Church

Grace Lutheran Church, at1245 Sixth Ave. West, offersprograms for members of allages and as well as communityprograms.

“It’s a busy place,” said theRev. Greg Williams, often calledPastor Greg. “One of the bigblessings about serving here isthe number of retirees who arepassionate about growing theirfaith and serving in the churchand the community. It’s like anarmy of volunteers.” GraceLutheran has about 1,000 mem-bers.

Four worship services areheld each Sunday: traditionalservices at 8:15 and 9:45 a.m.,contemporary service at 11:15a.m., and a Spanish service (ser-vicio en Espanol) at 12:30 p.m.

“I like the small town atmos-phere of Hendersonville and thevariety of people and activitieshere,” Williams said. “There is alot of wonderful cultural things,everywhere from affordable tofree, which is really nice.”

Alfredo Oviedo helped startthe Hispanic program six yearsago and leads the service each

week. Oviedo is an ordainedminister and s a part-time chap-lain at Pardee Hospital. Oviedoestimated that “about 45 peopleattend each week and half ofthose are under 18.”

“We are not seeking to have aseparate ethnic church,” Oviedosaid. “We’re trying to integratepeople from different ethnicitiesto Grace. We are one singlechurch.”

The fall season at Grace Lu-theran kicks off on Sunday with aRally Day, featuring services at8:15 and 9:45 a.m., lunch at 11a.m., then music and children’sactivities.

Learn more atwww.gracelutherannc.com.

First United MethodistMy Sister’s Closet is one of

many ministries offered by FirstUnited Methodist Church, 204Sixth Ave. W. It was started 11years ago and provides clothingand accessories strugglingwomen need to enter the work-force.

Kathleen Hodges helped startthe program. “It has been veryrewarding,” she said. “When theygo down the hall with their newthings, they are so happy. Onewoman said, ‘This is just likeChristmas.’ They see themselvesin a different light and theirself-esteem just spirals upward.”

A group of volunteers gathers9 a.m.-noon every Monday to sortand organize and help womenchoose clothing. The ministrybegan for Henderson Countyresidents but “we have so manyclothes now we would be glad toclothe people from surroundingcounties,” Hodges said.

All sizes are available, as wellas accessories and personalhygiene items.

Hodges says that high schoolgirls can get clothing for the newschool year at My Sister’s Closet.“Fall clothing will be coming insoon and we may start carryingblue jeans because there is sucha need, with the young ones espe-cially,” Hodges said. Learn moreabout the church atwww.fumchvlnc.org.

By Carole Terrellcterrell@citizen-times.com

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K.J. Laurro thinks Thomas Brennan would like the way the house turnedout.

Brennan started it in Hendersonville for himself. But the builder gotsick and had to sell when it was about 80 percent complete. He died be-

fore Laurro and Carolyn Paden finished it themselves.“When we heard it was for sale, once we saw that it had radiant heat

throughout the floors and three solar panels on the roof, it was a no-brainer forus,” K.J. said.

Even more important were the green materials that Brennan used in thehouse. K.J. has allergies, so those materials and the paints and finishes she andCarolyn used had to be as clean as they could be.

They may have finished the house, but they credit Brennan with giving themmore than an excellent start.

“Tom sort of went all-out in building this house. It was done very nicely,” K.J. said. “That was like his dream home.”

The floor in the main living area is radiant heated, and there's also a fireplace.

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Carolyn Paden and K.J. Laurro completed the dream of abuilder who fell ill during construction of hisenergy-conserving home.

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Getting airK.J. Laurro and Carolyn Paden moved into

the two-story house in 2009 and immediatelywarmed to the radiant-heated concrete flooron the lower level and the radiant-heated tileone on the main living area. The house wouldhave qualified for HealthyBuilt status if build-er Thomas Brennan had completed it.

But still, the air quality inside is wonderful,K.J. said, because of the cellulose insulationhe put in and the low VOC paints she andCarolyn selected.

“You get a house that is this airtight, youwant to make sure the air quality inside ishealthy,” said K.J., who has been in the con-struction business for about 20 years.

Custom fitThe south-facing windows are large, so

much so that “you don’t need a lot of heat, ifany,” K.J. said. Even with an open floor planon the main floor, the temperature stays pret-ty consistent. Living and dining space flowinto the kitchen that Carolyn, a good cook,designed herself.

Starting from nothing but hung drywallwith electrical wiring poking through, shecreated a workspace that is low to the floor,perfect for her 5-foot-2 frame.

She chose natural granite, custom cab-inetry and Energy Star appliances and hidesher pots and pans in drawers that are easy toget to.

Living lightK.J. and Carolyn’s healthy living extends to

the outside as well, where they exterminateweeds by pulling them, not spraying them.

“We truly try to live as lightly as we can onthe earth and have as small a footprint as wecan,” K.J. said. “I feel like we owe that to theearth. It has paid us forward, so whatever Ican do to pay it back is good. I feel like werescued the house from possibly sitting emp-ty. We eat healthy and we live healthy, and thishouse helps us do that.”

Happy endingJust before Brennan died, he sent word

through a real estate friend that he’d like toknow when the house was done and what kindof paints K.J. and Carolyn used — informationthey were happy to share.

“Just for him to know that someone camein and finished it felt good to us,” K.J. said.“He was pretty thrilled.”

The open floor plan combines the kitchen, with its generously sized counter, with the surrounding living area.

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Even with an open floor plan on the main floor, the temperature stays pretty consistent, with heat coming from radianttiles and the south-facing windows.

The south-facing windows are large, so much so that "you don’t need a lot of heat,if any," K.J. Laurro said.

NUTS AND BOLTSThe home: A 1,700-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bathhouse with workroom, chickencoop and organic gardens.The homeowners: K.J. Laurro,a consultant in the constructionindustry, and Carolyn Paden,who is in nonprofit manage-ment and consulting. They livewith their dogs Puppy andTucker and cat Bella.Wow factor: The air inside thishome’s large rooms is almostbetter than the air its ownersbreathe sitting on thescreened-in porch.Learn more: Visit the home’swebsite atwww.67mistyview.com.

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H ENDERSONVILLE — Fansof live theater in Hen-derson County have never

had to look far when it comes tofinding plays or musicals intheir hometown.

Both Flat Rock Playhouseand Hendersonville Little Thea-ter have long been entertainingfans with a wide variety ofstaged entertainment. And theArts Council of HendersonCounty also offers some theat-rical productions during theyear.

This season, Flat Rock Play-house greatly increased its the-atrical offerings by opening anew downtown Hendersonvilletheater. The company continuesto perform at its longtime homein Flat Rock.

Here’s a look at what’s onstage in Hendersonville and inHenderson County.

Flat Rock Playhousemain stage

Flat Rock Playhouse, theofficial state theater of NorthCarolina, traces its roots to 1937with the founding of the Vaga-bond Players by Robroy Far-quhar. The acting companymigrated to North Carolina in1940, and by 1952, the group hadrelocated to Flat Rock andevolved into Flat Rock Play-house, where it has performedsince.

Robroy Farquhar died in1983, and his son Robin led thecompany until his passing in2008. Vincent Marini then tookover as producing artistic direc-tor — just the third person tolead Flat Rock in its 59-yearhistory.

Flat Rock is an Equity thea-ter, meaning its professionalperformers are members of theActors Equity Association union.This affiliation gives Flat Rockaccess to some of some of thecountry’s top theatrical talent.

Flat Rock’s main stage seasonis a mix of popular comedies,

musicals and dramas. Its stagedesigns are always spectacular,and its musical productions arestunning.

The main stage features theAgatha Christie thriller “TheMouse Trap,” through Sunday.The Capitol Steps political satiregroup performs a residencySept. 14-25.

“Buddy: The Buddy Holly

Story” rocks the stage Oct. 5-30.The powerful drama “Doubt”plays Nov. 3-20. And Flat Rock’smain stage season ends with theholiday show “Plaid Tidings,”Nov. 30-Dec. 22.

The PlayhouseDowntown

Last season, Flat Rock Play-house performed three shows at

the old Henderson CountyCourthouse in downtown Hen-dersonville and pulled bigcrowds to all of them. This year,Flat Rock took it another stepand opened a second theater onMain Street in Hendersonville inwhat had once been an autodealership.

The Playhouse Downtown hasa different look and vibe than

the main theater. The 10,000-square-foot space has a 21-footceiling, and the audience sits onraised platforms surroundingthe stage on three sides. Theshows are performed withoutmicrophones, but even the backrows are only about 20 feetfrom the stage.

This season, The PlayhouseDowntown scheduled threeproductions, but the lineup willgrow next year. By 2013, a fullseason will be presented there.This year’s performances at thedowntown space have conclud-ed.

HendersonvilleLittle Theater

Hendersonville Little Thea-ter offers family-friendlyshows at its downtown space,known as the Barn on StateStreet. It’s a nonprofit, non-professional volunteer organi-zation run by people who workthere for the pure love of thea-ter.

The group was founded in1966, with a debut production of“Bus Stop.” In 1969, it moved toits current location, a spacethat had been once used as astable and dance hall. The com-pany has built a strong follow-ing with a wide range of showsincluding musicals, comedies,dramas and thrillers.

The theater performs thebeloved musical “The MusicMan” through Sept. 24. Theseason finishes with “The Dia-ry of Anne Frank,” Nov. 11-27.

The Arts Council ofHenderson County

While not a theater, the ArtsCouncil does offer some stagedtheatrical offerings.

The cabaret revue “On TheSunny Side of the Street,” willplay Oct. 22-23 at the ParishHall of Calvary EpiscopalChurch on HendersonvilleRoad in Fletcher. It’s aboutDorothy Fields, one of the fewwomen lyricists to reach thehighest levels of theater in the1920s.

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Flat Rock Playhouse2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. 693-0731, 866-732-8008. www.flatrockplayhouse.org.

The Playhouse Downtown125 Main St., Hendersonville. 693-0731, 866-732-8008.www.flatrockplayhouse.org.

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Arts Council of Henderson County401 N. Main St., Hendersonville. 693-8504. www.acofhc.org.

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W hile there’s plentyabout Henderson-ville that’s edgy

and hip, Henderson Coun-ty also has a bounty ofofferings with a historicaltwist, from the 19th-cen-tury St. John in the Wil-derness EpiscopalChurch to the home placeof poet Carl Sandburg.

Probably the mostwell-known is Connema-ra, the Carl SandburgHome National HistoricSite in Flat Rock, wherethe Pulitzer Prize-win-ning writer and his fam-ily lived from 1945 untilSandburg’s death in 1967.

A visit to the site in-cludes a tour of thehouse, hiking trails andpicnic areas, a bookstore,a 12-minute video featur-ing an interview betweenSandburg and Edward R.Murrow, and tours to seethe goats in the barnwhere Mrs. Sandburgoperated the ChikamingGoat Dairy, renowned forthe goats’ quality milkproduction and superiorbreeding.

There also are specialevents throughout theyear, such as the up-coming Fall into the Farmfrom 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept.17, a day of family funwith square dancing,garden tours, children’sactivities, cornhusk doll-making, Rutabaga story-telling and other activ-ities.

“All the tours that daywill be family-friendly,and the tour fees will bewaived,” said Sarah Per-schall, chief of visitorservices at the site. “Wehad about 300 people lastyear, and we’re expectingmore this year.”

Historic Johnson Farmin Hendersonville, whichis listed on the NationalRegister of HistoricPlaces, offers a glimpseof life on the farm andtourist retreat in the late19th and early 20th centu-ries.

Operated by the Hen-derson County schoolsystem, the property isnow a hands-on museumwhere visitors can tourthe 1880s home, a barn-loft museum and 10 his-toric outbuildings, andengage with animals,nature trails and 15 acresof fields, forest andstreams.

“They’ve preserved itin such great detail thatit’s used as an educationaltool for schoolchildren inthe county as well asother visitors,” said BethCarden, assistant directorof the Henderson CountyTravel and Tourism De-partment.

Back in Flat Rockyou’ll find St. John in theWilderness Church, builtin 1833, along with anadjoining cemeterywhere family members ofthree signers of the Dec-laration of Independenceare buried.

“It’s a beautiful oldchurch sitting up on ahill, and there are docentswho will take you throughon tours,” Carden said.“There also are a lot ofpeople from Charlestonand other areas whocame up here for theirsummer retreat and areburied there.”

The HendersonvilleDepot, built in 1901 at thecorner of Seventh Ave-nue and Maple Street, hasbeen renovated and nowhouses the Apple ValleyModel Railroad Club. Theclub has constructed anHO model railroad therewith 600 feet of track.The club opens to thepublic 10 a.m.-2 p.m. eachSaturday, along withentry to its SouthernRailway caboose. Admis-sion is free, but donationsare accepted.

The Henderson CountyCurb Market at 221 N.Church St. has been aninstitution since 1924.What began 85 years agoas a group of farmersbringing their extra pro-duce to town has expand-ed to include plants and

fresh-cut flowers, home-made jams, jellies andbaked goods and hand-made mountain crafts.

Coming up Sept. 24 is“Ole Timey Day” at themarket, with biscuits,sausage, ham and gravyand a pinto beans andcornbread lunch availablefor purchase. “Ole TimeyChristmas” will be Nov.26, with fresh greenery,Christmas wreaths,crafts, carriage rides,music and refreshments.

The market is open 8a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdaysfor much of the year, openon Saturdays only duringthe winter.

The Henderson CountyHeritage Museum ishoused in the renovatedHistoric Henderson Coun-ty Courthouse on MainStreet, which was built in1905 and designed byRichard Sharp Smith, thesupervising architect ofthe Biltmore House.

The museum offerspublic display galleries,artifacts, collections,archives, libraries, dem-onstrations, perfor-mances and other exhibi-tions relating to thehistory, culture, heritageand stories of the county.Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Wednesday-Saturdayand 1-5 p.m. Sunday, withtours offered at 2 p.m. onWednesdays.

A new offering intown is the Historic Hen-derson Tour operated byThe Trolley Company,with tours running everySaturday morningthrough October. Thethree-hour tour, whichincludes a guide offeringhistorical tidbits, takesvisitors to the court-house and museum, thecurb market, Connema-ra, St. John in the Wilder-ness Church, Flat RockPlayhouse, Main Streetdowntown and the traindepot.

By Barbara Blakebblake@citizen-times.com

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H ENDERSONVILLE —Richard Leppingwelldoesn’t need to go to

Costa Rica for great bird-watching. He can step intohis greater neighborhoodbackyard to catch a flying,feathery, migratory feastright here in HendersonCounty.

Leppingwell, the presi-dent of the HendersonCounty Bird Club, leadsbird walks in JacksonPark, a sprawling outdoorplayground in the heart ofHendersonville that hasalso been named as one ofthe “stops” on the N. C.Birding Trail.

“The reason JacksonPark is such a wonderfulplace for birding is thatit’s on the Appalachianflyway from the tropics toCanada and beyond,” Lep-pingwell said. “Some birdsstop on their way north asfar as Nova Scotia andNewfoundland, some stayin the park and raise theirchicks and then turnaround and go back. Some,like warblers, are hereyear-round.

“Jackson Park haswoods, open lands, creeks,small rivers —everythingthey need is here.”

While the park is anature-watching hot spot,it is also a hub of sportingevents.

Close to downtown,Jackson Park is the coun-ty’s largest with 212 acresof amenities, includingfour picnic shelters, ninebaseball fields, soccerfields, eight tennis courts,three playgrounds, walk-ing trails and the Oklawa-ha Greenway.

Along with the nearbyCarl Sandburg HomeNational Historic Site,Fletcher’s communitypark, DuPont State Forestand Pisgah National For-est, it is just one of themany outdoor, green-space havens for localresidents.

The park receives some400,000 visitors a yearmostly from Hendersonand Buncombe counties,said Parks and Recreationdirector Tim Hopkin.

“It has been sort ofloved to death,” he said ofthe park that was firstconstructed in 1974 and isnow in the middle of aroad system redesign toimprove safety and theflow of traffic .

The park attracts visi-tors from across the coun-try for some of its largerevents, including the N.C.Grand Prix of Cyclo-Crosson Nov. 19-20.

The two-day “steeple-chase of bicycling” eventdraws hundreds of ridersfrom professional to ama-teur levels in a uniquecombination of running,obstacle dodging andcycling on terrain includ-ing grass, dirt and pave-ment, Hopkin said.

The park holds othercycling events and is con-verting its BMX park intoa mountain biking course.

For runners, it hosts aweekly summer 5K road-running series and other5K races throughout theyear.

Jackson Park also hostsfestivals, such as FarmCity Day on Oct. 3, whichconnects the rural andurban communitiesthrough a tractor pull,competitions and farmexhibits.

“Jackson Park is cen-trally located, it offers theopportunity to enjoy pas-sive and active activities,”Hopkin said. “It’s a nicebit of green space in theheart of the communityand adds to the quality oflife.”

Further adding to thequality of life is the 10,400-acre DuPont State Foreston the Henderson-Tran-sylvania county borderbetween Hendersonvilleand Brevard. The ruggedstate forest is drippingwith creeks, lakes andwaterfalls, hiking, moun-tain biking and equestriantrails, picnic areas andendless opportunities forwildlife, wildflower andautumn leaf viewing.

It is also becoming

more popular with trailrunners, now serving asthe venue for severalraces such as the DuPontState Forest 12K in March,the Morris BroadbandDuPont Half Marathon inApril, the Hickory Moun-tain 10K on Oct. 1 and theinaugural DuPont StateForest 50K on Oct. 2.

The newest race willtake runners on a 31-mileodyssey across creeks, upsteep climbs and oversingle-track terrain, saidrace director Lydia Odell.

“DuPont is beautiful,and it’s pretty friendly forbeginning trail runners,”Odell said.

“You feel like you’reway out in the woods, butyou can still have a greatexperience.”

Nearby is another pub-lic playground, PisgahNational Forest. The500,000-acre forestspreads across 12 WNCcounties but draws manyHendersonville outdoorslovers to its busiest area,the Pisgah Ranger Dis-

trict, centered aroundDavidson River on U.S.276 North.

Some of its highlightsinclude Looking GlassFalls, Davidson River forits fishing, Davidson RiverCampground, numeroushiking trails such asMoore Cove Falls, PinkBeds Loop, Cat Gap Loopand Looking Glass Rocktrails, the Cradle of For-estry in America and thePisgah Center for WildlifeEducation, which offernature exhibits and educa-tional programs.

The Carl Sandburg

Home, a unit of the Na-tional Park Service, is alsoa popular outdoors spotfor Hendersonville resi-dents (see Page 10). En-trance to the grounds,which include a pond, abarn and five miles offorested hiking trails, isfree.

The park also hostsmany free events through-out the year, such as theFall Into the Farm Festivalon Sept. 17.

But the biggest draw,said Sarah Perschall, thepark’s chief of visitorservices, is the outdoors .

“We have hiking trailsthat range from easy tomoderate,” Perschall said.“Most people come for theserenity and the beautiful

grounds. You get a senseof what life was like forCarl Sandburg in the 50sand 60s. It’s a very peace-ful place.”

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» JACKSON PARKLocated off Four Seasons Boulevard near downtown Hen-dersonville. Ball fields, tennis courts, picnic areas, walkingand biking trails, greenway, concerts and other eventsthroughout the year. Call Henderson County Parks andRecreation at 697-4884 or visitwww.hendersoncountyrecreation.org.Bird walks are held the second Saturday of every month. Formore information, e-mail HCBC@gmail.com.

» DUPONT STATE FORESTLocated on the Henderson-Transylvania border. Hiking trails,waterfalls, picnic areas, fishing, horseback riding. Call 877-6527 or visit http://ncforestservice.gov/Contacts/dsf.htm orthe Friends of DuPont State Forest website atwww.dupontforest.com.

» PISGAH NATIONAL FORESTNearly 500,000-acre national forest with amenities thatinclude picnic areas, Davidson River Campground, hikingtrails, fishing in Davidson River, horseback riding, Cradle ofForestry, Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education. Pisgah DistrictRanger Office located on U.S. 276 north. Call 877-3265.

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• LOCALLY OWNED• LOCALLY OWNED• SERVICE MOST BRANDS• SERVICE MOST BRANDS• SERVICING WNC SINCE 1994• SERVICING WNC SINCE 1994• LARGEST SELECTION IN WNC• LARGEST SELECTION IN WNC

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SEASIDE CASUALSEASIDE CASUALPATIO FURNITUREPATIO FURNITURE

ON SALE EVERYDAY!ON SALE EVERYDAY!

4 PERSON HOT TUB4 PERSON HOT TUBSTARTING AT $2,988STARTING AT $2,988

Saunas

SWIM SPASSWIM SPAS

$3900*GRANITECountertops per SF

* Includes Material, Fabrication & Installation

FREE SINKS & POLISHED EDGE

2 WEEKS TURNAROUND

$ 00*GRANITECountertops per SF

* Includes Material, Fabrication & Installation

FREE SINKS & POLISHED EDGE

2 WEEKS TURNAROUND2 WEEKS TURNAROUND22

Monday- Saturday 8am-6pm • www.biltmoregranite.com

Biltmore Marble & Granite6 Westside Dr • Asheville, NC

828-254-3400

DISCLAIMER: Biltmore Marble & Granite is in no way affiliated with or related to The Biltmore Company,Biltmore For Your Home, Biltmore Wine Company of Inn on Biltmore Estate.

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Visit our slab & tile showroom • 90 Colors in stockNEWLOCATIONHendersonville

OldSpartanburg &SpartanburgHwy828-707-5365

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