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Tuxedo First Baptist Church – Poor Man’s Dinner Fundraiser
Saturday, March 14th
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Tuxedo First Baptist Church invites you to their “Poor Man’s Dinner” fundraiser. Enjoy a great meal, a cakewalk and live music from The Right Side.  Admission is by donation; proceeds will benefit the church program.
Tuxedo First Baptist Church is located at 30 Branch Lane, Tuxedo NC 28790. For more information, call 828-692-0130.

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Friends of Music & the Arts Presents: The Many Lives of Carl Sandburg
Friends of Music & the Arts of the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness will present “The Many Lives of Carl Sandburg” on Sunday, March 15 in the Wilderness Room across the street from the church at 1905 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock.

The performances will be at 2:30 and 5:00. Reservations are required using the ticket link  bit.ly/FOMAsandburg.  The performances are free; however, donations will be gladly accepted to support Friends of Music & the Arts.

The church and Sandburg have a connection. In 1967 family and friends gathered in the sanctuary of St. John in the Wilderness for a memorial service to celebrate his amazing life.  The Sandburg family lived a few minutes away in their Flat Rock residence now known as the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

The Sandburg spirit returns on March 15.  His extraordinary life story is told by six actors who will give dramatic and humorous readings from his poetry and prose and sing songs from his American Songbag.  Written by John W. Quinley and directed by Karen J. Moore, the informative, entertaining and thought-provoking performance has received standing ovations around the region. As Quinley says: “I know you will enjoy and be inspired by this new play which celebrates Sandburg’s remarkable spirit.”

For more information visit www.stjohnflatrock.org.

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Learn about Flat Rock History – Tours Continue at St. John in the Wilderness
Spring into local history as tours resume of the 175-year-old church building and grounds of the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness in Flat Rock.  Church docents lead the guided tours of the church and churchyard.

Held on the third Saturdays of the month March through December, tours start inside the Church at 11 a.m. and last about an hour.  Additional tours are offered on the first Saturday of the month from June through September. There are no rain dates and participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes.

Tours are free but advance reservations must be made online through the church’s website, www.stjohnflatrock.org/tours. Space is limited for each tour.“We are so fortunate to be able to share the story of this beautiful holy place with visitors. Our history has its roots in both the mountain community of Flat Rock and in coastal South Carolina, the home of our founders and early congregants,” said lead docent Polly Morrice.

The historically significant churchyard contains graves of notable historic figures and local citizens as well as those of unnamed 19th-century enslaved persons.

After the tour ends, participants may choose to explore the recently opened Trails of St. John, located behind the Parish Hall complex, directly across Rutledge Drive from the church.

“Our aim as docents is to convey what has shaped us, both the painful and the good, ranging from Civil War bushwhackers to Carl Sandburg’s memorial service,” Morrice reflected. “We do stress that St. John is not a museum, but a vibrant, welcoming church. We welcome all who would like to make more history with us.”

The church is located at 1895 Greenville Highway.  For more information call the church office at 828-693-9783 or visit www.stjohnflatrock.org.

St. John in the Wilderness History

In 1827, Charles Baring, a member of the Baring banking family of England, built a home in Flat Rock. He and his wife, Susan, wanted a summer place to escape the oppressive heat, humidity, and malaria of the South Carolina Low Country where they lived.

The Barings built a chapel on the property of their newly constructed home. Soon after it was built, the small wooden structure burned down in a woods fire. In 1833, work began on a second church built of handmade brick.

In August 1836, the Barings deeded their chapel to the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, and 20 members of the Flat Rock “summer colony” of Low Country planters and merchants formed an Episcopal parish. In the 1890’s, St. John in the Wilderness became part of the Diocese of Western North Carolina; it is the oldest parish in that diocese.

With almost all its congregation traveling home to the Low Country after the summer season, the church operated mainly during that season for its first 120 years. So rapid was the growth of the Flat Rock summer community during the 1830’s and 1840’s, however, that the parish membership outgrew the small chapel. In the early 1850’s, the decision was made to rebuild the church, doubling its size. The English chapel-style structure that stands today is, with only a few minor modifications, the church that was completed in 1852.

The tours are free but advance reservations must be made online through the church’s website, www.stjohnflatrock.org/tours.  Space is limited for each tour.

The historically significant churchyard contains graves of distinguished political figures and local citizens as well as those of unnamed 19th-century enslaved persons.  “As docents, we strive to communicate the sweep of what happened and how it shaped us, the good and the sometimes painful,” Morrice reflected. “We do like to remind visitors that St. John is not a museum, but a vibrant, welcoming church. We’re still moving forward, and welcome all who would like to make more history with us.”

The church is located at 1895 Greenville Highway.  For more information call the church office at 828-693-9783 or visit www.stjohnflatrock.org.

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Pipe Organ Concert – Free the the Public
The Blue Ridge Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is delighted to present Wesley Hall, an organist concert artist from Worcester, Massachusetts. Mr. Hall will present a concert at First United Methodist Church, Waynesville on Sunday, March 22 at 3:00 pm. The concert is free and open to the public. First United Methodist, Waynesville, is located at 566 South Haywood Street in Waynesville. 
On Saturday, March 21, 10:00 am, Mr. Hall will present a workshop on the Organ in social media. Mr. Hall has created several social media accounts with thousands of followers, sparking interest in the pipe organ among younger generations of people. The workshop will be held at Fletcher United Methodist Church. The church location is on Highway 25. The address is 50 Library Road, Fletcher. The workshop is free and also open to the public.
Wesley Hall can be described as a dynamic young organist, trained as an early music specialist, with a passion for translating the music of the past into the context of today’s audience. Wesley blended his enthusiasm for music and liturgy at the Yale School of Music and the Institute of Sacred Music. He earned an Artist Diploma in Organ Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory.
His interest in early music took him to Lubeck in 2020, where he spent the year as a Gasthorer with Arvid Gast, learning from the exquisite instruments of Northern Germany. As both a solo artist and collaborator, his performances have been heard across the United States, Canada, and Europe. In 2016 Wesley Hall was recognized by the Diapason Magazine as a “20 Under 30” leader in Organ, Harpsichord, and Sacred Music in the United States.
Wesley currently serves as Minister of Music and the Arts at the First Baptist Church of Worcester, Massachusetts, and as Organist at Saint Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts. He is an Academic Collaborator at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he teaches organ and collaborates with vocal ensembles.
Waynesville’s First United Methodist Church, where Mr. Hall will be presenting a concert on March 22, features a three manual Casavant pipe organ. Installed in 1998, this 50-rank instrument with approximately 3,000 pipes is one of the finest pipe organs in Western NC> The console sits in FUMC’s lovely, acoustically balanced sanctuary, and the organ was designed as an integral part of the architectural plan of this sacred space. The Casavant Opus 3774 is a masterpiece of sound and engineering, a magnificent testimony to the time-honored tradition of custom organ building.
Mr. Hall’s visit is presented by the Blue Ridge Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (BRAGO). The American Guild of Organists is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the education, celebration, and fellowship around the Pipe Organ in its many settings. BRAGO is a local chapter with members from throughout WNC who gather through the year for concerts, educational workshops, Pipe Organ Crawls, and fellowship, etc. BRAGO welcomes new members and friends to join them for this weekend of workshop and concert by organist Wesley Hall.

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Spring Craft Fair
Boiling Springs Baptist Church will host a Spring Craft Fair on Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 9:00 AM–2:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Come shop a variety of local vendors and handmade goods while enjoying a fun day of community and fellowship.

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Friends of Music & the Arts Presents – A Handbell Concert
Friends of Music & the Arts of the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness presents a special Mother’s Day concert featuring the Blue Ridge Ringers.  The handbell ensemble concert will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 10 in the church’s Parish Hall at 1905 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock.

The spring 2026 concert of the Blue Ridge Ringers will feature a program of all popular hits. Pieces will include jazz standards, pop and rock hits and patriotic songs.

Ed Tompkins, Organist & Director of Music at St. John in the Wilderness said, “It’s quite a different experience to hear a bell choir present songs such as “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Hey Jude” and “We Are the Champions!” I hope lots of area residents come and enjoy a Mother’s Day concert of easy listening.”

The Blue Ridge Ringers is an auditioned community handbell ensemble founded by Connie Engle in September 1995 in Hendersonville.  They are a diverse group of ringers from across the region.  Many also direct or ring with their church handbell groups or other ensembles.
The group ring five octaves of Malmark and Schulmerich handbells and five octaves of Malmark choirchimes.  They practice weekly at Hendersonville First United Methodist Church.

The concert is free but donations will be gladly accepted to support Friends of Music & the Arts continuing series.  For more information visit www.stjohnflatrock.org.

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