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6A Thursday, September 5, 2019 THE BILTMORE BEACON 121348 WANT TO BE FEATURED? The Biltmore Beacon is searching for long-time business owners, staf members or employees who would like to share their stories and business backgrounds. Email names & Business Ideas to thebiltmorebeacon @gmail.com FINE ARTS Richard Smith’s music is a feast to the ears. Featuring blues, Joplin Rag, Bach, Chopin fat-picking fddle tunes, Sousa marches and fngerstyle jazz among his wide-ranging repertoire, the England-born guitarist is set to play at White Horse Black Mountain on Friday, Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. Born in Beckenham, Kent in England in 1971, Smith started playing on a six- string at the age of fve after hearing his father picking “Down South Blues” by Chet Atkins and Merle Travis. The curious lad asked his father to teach him how to play. Often, a single hear- ing was all it took to get a piece under Richard’s fngers, and eventually his hero, the “Godfather” of fngerstyle, Chet Atkins, invited Richard to share the stage with him at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, when he was only 11 years old. After studying the music of Atkins, Travis, and Jerry Reed, Richard soon graduated to classical guitar pieces, Gypsy jazz, poppin’ tele playing, blue- grass and bebop licks by listening to an array of recordings by the likes of Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, Doc Wat- son, Newgrass Revival, Albert Lee, Jorge Morel, and countless other virtu- oso musicians. With his brothers Rob and Sam, he formed the Richard Smith Guitar Trio, which performed for about eight years. Having married American cel- list Julie Adams, Richard moved to Nashville, Tenn. in 2000. Since then, he has toured constantly around the U.S. and Europe either solo, with his cellist wife, and with his swing band The Hot Club of Nashville. With 10 CD releases and two DVDs to his name, and concentrating mainly on a solo career, Richard balances his time between concertizing on the road and lending his ears and licks to other artists’ music, producing their records in his very own Tunesmith Studio. Tickets are priced at $15 in advance and $18 the day of the event. Doors open at7:30 p.m. For more informa- tion, go to www.whitehorseblack- mountain.com or call 828-669-0816. Guitarist Richard Smith Comes to The White Horse Flat Rock Playhouse rounds out its 2019 Season with a rich yet bare-bones comedy, Rounding Third, starring FRP favorites Scott Treadway and JP Sarro. This good-humored story is about an entrenched Little League Head Coach meeting his new rookie Assistant Coach as they take their new team — humorously played by the audience — from the draft to the championship game. The heart of the play lies in the rela- tionship between the two coaches, one determined to win and one who just wants to play. This dynamic engages the audience in a comical, yet serious debate on the responsibilities of being a part of a team. Running this Aug. 29 — Sept. 8, Rounding Third guarantees a show full of laughs and inspiration. “They say that life imitates art but what is really happening here is that the art has gotten it right about life. Sports are a great metaphor for many things and when it comes to youth sports, even more so,” explains Rounding Third Director, Charlie Flyyn-McIver who previously performed in Round- ing Third at NC Stage with Scott Tread- way, and at Flat Rock Playhouse in The Odd Couple, 12 Angry Men, and The 39 Steps. Rounding Third highlights the trials and triumphs of family life, sports, and learning to balance expectations with reality. In the very frst scene, Don, the “win-at-all-costs” coach, meets with rookie, Michael, who just wants to sup- port his kid and have some fun. They begin drafting the team that they even- tually take to the championship game as the play continues, and, immedi- ately, their stark diferences come to light. Barreling forward into practices and games, the two coaches develop a somewhat functional (and highly co- medic) relationship as they try, fail, and try again to coach the “team” to victory, including doing the macarena for warm ups. Half way through the show (and the season), Don and Micahel open up about their personal lives in several un- expected and vulnerable moments that will touch the hearts of all. Mirroring the nostalgia written within the story, the Flat Rock Play- house production team has crafted an environment that captures the ico- nography of Little League sports and will have audiences almost smell- ing the leather of the catcher’s glove. With the actors surrounded by dug- out benches, a large batting cage, and unwieldy equipment, audiences will immerse themselves in the produc- tion as though heading out to the ball- park carefree and full of excitement of what’s to come. Rounding Third stars Flat Rock Fa- vorites, Scott Treadway and JP Sarro. Treadway most recently appeared in All Shook Up and directed Separate Beds. Treadway also was recently voted as WNC’s Best Actor through Moun- tain Xpress. JP Sparro last appeared at the Playhouse in Mamma Mia. This tal- ented team will delight audiences with top-notch physical comedy as well as nuanced performances of genuine characters that will hit straight home. Rounding Third runs Aug. 29 — Sept. 8 at Flat Rock Playhouse Leiman Mainstage. Performances Wednesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets for adults or children can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box ofce at 828- 693-0731, toll-free at 866-737-8008 or online at www.fatrockplayhouse.org. Flat Rock Playhouse Presents New Comedy ‘Rounding Third’ Scott Treadway and JP Sarro star in Flat Rock Playhouse’s new show, Rounding Third. The Open Studio Tour of Henderson County will be held on the weekend of Sept 21-22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. This free self-guided tour is a cele- bration of local art when once a year artists across Henderson County open their doors and invite the public be- hind the scenes to experience their cre- ative process. Meet the artists and see their latest work; fnd special buys; view demon- strations of their craft. Original works in painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, fber arts, metal arts, woodworking and glass will be ofered by over 60 art- ists in 40 studios in the towns of Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Hendersonville, Horse Shoe, Mills River, and Laurel Park. The popular Preview Party will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4-7 p.m. at the Center for Art and Inspi- ration, 125 S. Main St. in Henderson- ville, across from the Visitor’s Center. Open Studio Tour booklet/maps are available at Henderson County Travel and Tourism, the Center for Art and In- spiration and many locations through- out Henderson County including lo- cal galleries. Further information and printable maps are available online at http://www.hcost.org and on Face- book. Save the Date for the Henderson County Open Studio Tour
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6A Thursday, September 5, 2019 THE BILTMORE BEACON
121348 50
WANT TO BE
FEATURED?
The Biltmore
Beacon is searching
for long-time
business owners,
staff members or
employees who
would like to share
their stories and
business
backgrounds.
Email names &
Business Ideas to
thebiltmorebeacon
@gmail.com
FINE ARTS
Richard Smith’s music is a feast to the ears. Featuring blues, Joplin Rag, Bach, Chopin flat-picking fiddle tunes, Sousa marches and fingerstyle jazz among his wide-ranging repertoire, the England-born guitarist is set to play at White Horse Black Mountain on Friday, Sept. 6 at 8 p.m.
Born in Beckenham, Kent in England in 1971, Smith started playing on a six-string at the age of five after hearing his father picking “Down South Blues” by Chet Atkins and Merle Travis. The curious lad asked his father to teach him how to play. Often, a single hear-ing was all it took to get a piece under Richard’s fingers, and eventually his hero, the “Godfather” of fingerstyle, Chet Atkins, invited Richard to share the stage with him at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, when he was only 11 years old.
After studying the music of Atkins, Travis, and Jerry Reed, Richard soon graduated to classical guitar pieces, Gypsy jazz, poppin’ tele playing, blue-grass and bebop licks by listening to
an array of recordings by the likes of Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, Doc Wat-son, Newgrass Revival, Albert Lee, Jorge Morel, and countless other virtu-oso musicians.
With his brothers Rob and Sam, he formed the Richard Smith Guitar Trio, which performed for about eight years. Having married American cel-list Julie Adams, Richard moved to Nashville, Tenn. in 2000. Since then, he has toured constantly around the U.S. and Europe either solo, with his cellist wife, and with his swing band The Hot Club of Nashville.
With 10 CD releases and two DVDs to his name, and concentrating mainly on a solo career, Richard balances his time between concertizing on the road and lending his ears and licks to other artists’ music, producing their records in his very own Tunesmith Studio.
Tickets are priced at $15 in advance and $18 the day of the event. Doors open at7:30 p.m. For more informa-tion, go to www.whitehorseblack-mountain.com or call 828-669-0816.
Guitarist Richard Smith Comes to The White Horse
Flat Rock Playhouse rounds out its 2019 Season with a rich yet bare-bones comedy, Rounding Third, starring FRP favorites Scott Treadway and JP Sarro. This good-humored story is about an entrenched Little League Head Coach meeting his new rookie Assistant Coach as they take their new team — humorously played by the audience — from the draft to the championship game.
The heart of the play lies in the rela-tionship between the two coaches, one
determined to win and one who just wants to play. This dynamic engages the audience in a comical, yet serious debate on the responsibilities of being a part of a team. Running this Aug. 29 — Sept. 8, Rounding Third guarantees a show full of laughs and inspiration.
“They say that life imitates art but what is really happening here is that the art has gotten it right about life. Sports are a great metaphor for many things and when it comes to youth sports, even more so,” explains Rounding
Third Director, Charlie Flyyn-McIver who previously performed in Round-ing Third at NC Stage with Scott Tread-way, and at Flat Rock Playhouse in The Odd Couple, 12 Angry Men, and The 39 Steps.
Rounding Third highlights the trials and triumphs of family life, sports, and learning to balance expectations with reality. In the very first scene, Don, the “win-at-all-costs” coach, meets with rookie, Michael, who just wants to sup-port his kid and have some fun. They begin drafting the team that they even-tually take to the championship game as the play continues, and, immedi-ately, their stark differences come to light. Barreling forward into practices and games, the two coaches develop a somewhat functional (and highly co-medic) relationship as they try, fail, and try again to coach the “team” to victory, including doing the macarena for warm ups. Half way through the show (and the season), Don and Micahel open up about their personal lives in several un-expected and vulnerable moments that will touch the hearts of all.
Mirroring the nostalgia written within the story, the Flat Rock Play-house production team has crafted an environment that captures the ico-
nography of Little League sports and will have audiences almost smell-ing the leather of the catcher’s glove. With the actors surrounded by dug-out benches, a large batting cage, and unwieldy equipment, audiences will immerse themselves in the produc-tion as though heading out to the ball-park carefree and full of excitement of what’s to come.
Rounding Third stars Flat Rock Fa-vorites, Scott Treadway and JP Sarro. Treadway most recently appeared in All Shook Up and directed Separate Beds. Treadway also was recently voted as WNC’s Best Actor through Moun-tain Xpress. JP Sparro last appeared at the Playhouse in Mamma Mia. This tal-ented team will delight audiences with top-notch physical comedy as well as nuanced performances of genuine characters that will hit straight home.
Rounding Third runs Aug. 29 — Sept. 8 at Flat Rock Playhouse Leiman Mainstage. Performances Wednesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets for adults or children can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 828-693-0731, toll-free at 866-737-8008 or online at www.flatrockplayhouse.org.
Flat Rock Playhouse Presents New Comedy ‘Rounding Third’
Scott Treadway and JP Sarro star in Flat Rock Playhouse’s new show, Rounding Third.
The Open Studio Tour of Henderson County will be held on the weekend of Sept 21-22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
This free self-guided tour is a cele-bration of local art when once a year artists across Henderson County open their doors and invite the public be-hind the scenes to experience their cre-ative process.
Meet the artists and see their latest work; find special buys; view demon-strations of their craft. Original works in painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, fiber arts, metal arts, woodworking and glass will be offered by over 60 art-ists in 40 studios in the towns of Flat
Rock, Tuxedo, Hendersonville, Horse Shoe, Mills River, and Laurel Park.
The popular Preview Party will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4-7 p.m. at the Center for Art and Inspi-ration, 125 S. Main St. in Henderson-ville, across from the Visitor’s Center.
Open Studio Tour booklet/maps are available at Henderson County Travel and Tourism, the Center for Art and In-spiration and many locations through-out Henderson County including lo-cal galleries. Further information and printable maps are available online at http://www.hcost.org and on Face-book.
Save the Date for the Henderson County Open Studio Tour
