Pitmasters TV Show coming to Tryon

“BBQ Pitmasters” TV Show Coming to Tryon, NC

The Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival will host the cast and crew of Destination America’s popular TV show, BBQ Pitmasters, at Harmon Field in Tryon, NC, during the Festival, June 14 & 15.

Festival founder Jim Tabb, whose daughter Lee Ann Whippen has frequently appeared on the show, was instrumental in getting “Pitmasters” to come to Tryon. “I’ve wanted this for a long time,” Tabb said. “The show has a great following, and it will bring even more national attention to our area.”

The Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival will be celebrating its 20^th anniversary this year, and Chairman Chuck Britton said, “What a fitting way to add to the fun and excitement of this special birthday year.”

For Festival information visit BlueRidgeBBQFestival.com.

BRCC Events

Retirement and Elder Care Planning  STRATEGIES FOR YOUR FUTURE March 21, 2013 Join us as two experts share current information and strategies on how to successfully plan for retirement or, if you are already retired, some strategies that will help you update your plan in 2013. Date: Thursday, March 21, 2013 Time: Registration 8:00-8:45 am - Talks 8:45-11:30 am Location: Blue Ridge Community College - Flat Rock, NC Building: Thomas Auditorium and Gallery   Registration Fee:  Registration is complimentary thanks to the support of Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation and Blue Ridge Community College Small Business Center. Register Here

5 Non-Financial Risks That Can Threaten Retirement  Security Dr. Robert Pokorski  Vice President & Chief Medical Strategist  Prudential Individual Life Insurance    Get your long-term thinking caps on as Dr. Pokorski shares his valuable insights regarding retirement security.  Most people think about the financial risks in retirement, such as inflation, investments, and interest rates. What is not as well known is that non-financial events pose as much, if not more, risk to your retirement security. These hard-to-predict events can cause a serious blow to an otherwise solid plan.   Effective Planning for Incapacity & Long-Term Care Caroline T. Knox Elder Care Specialist & Attorney The Van Winkle Law Firm   Now is the time to implement a plan for your future.  In this session, you will learn valuable lessons like: Avoiding Family Conflicts - trusts for second or successive spouses, and how they should be structured, dealing with disabled or financially irresponsible children, and choosing the right fiduciaries. Strategies for Alzheimer's or Parkinson's - or other conditions requiring long-term care. Should you use a Power of Attorney, a revocable inter vivos trust, or a testamentary trust? Avoiding Probate - use of trusts, joint with right of survivorship and beneficiary designations, and the problems and pitfalls associated with these techniques.

Open Studio Tour

Call for artist participants for Open Studio Tour of Henderson County

An informational meeting about this year’s Open Studio Tour of Henderson County will be held on April 3^rd at 4:30 PM at the Kaplan Auditorium of the Hendersonville Public Library. Henderson County artists interested in participating in the September 21-22 Tour are encouraged to attend.  Registration will be open through May 31st.

Planning is under way for this year’s self-guided tour of the area art studios.  Last year’s successful tour included 44 painters, sculptors, potters, jewelers, weavers, woodworkers and glass artists who live and work in Henderson County.  Tour visitors came from many counties and several states and sales were brisk for most artists.  The free-to-the-public Open Studio Tour is about creating connections with artists where they work, to discover the process of creating and what inspires each artist.  The tour is free and everyone is welcome.  Artist studios can be found in all towns of Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Hendersonville, Horse Shoe, Mills River, and Laurel Park in Henderson County.  This year’s event will again feature the popular Preview Party and fundraiser for Backpacks for Kids event on Friday evening, September 20^th.  Tour sponsorships are available.

Organized and funded by artists on the Tour, under the auspices of the Art League of Henderson County, the Open Studio Tour is planned as an event held on the third weekend of September each year.  More details on the website www.openstudiotourhc.com