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Local and Cultural Activities
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Forest City Owls Baseball
Home games are played at McNair Field. McNair Field is the newest ballpark in the Coastal Plain League. Fans are encouraged to bring a blanket and take advantage of the grassy area behind third base for lounging on lazy summer nights. McNair Field features a beer garden down the right field line, and concession stands and restrooms on the right field and left field sides of the ballpark. A full line of concessions are offered during events at McNair Field, including hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, Papa John's pizza, Coca-Cola products, beer, and several other items unique to McNair Field.
Blue Ridge Parkway
At each Parkway entrance a directional sign indicates 'north' or 'south'. North, toward the north end of the Parkway, leads to Shenandoah National Park. South, toward the south end of the Parkway, leads to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. One of the mst popular units of the National Park System. "America's Favorite Drive" winds its way 469 miles through mountain meadows and past seemingly endless vistas. Building the Parkway through mountainous terrain was a monumental labor. Authorized in the 1930s as a Depression-era public works project, the Parkway was more than a half century in the making. It was the nation's first, and ultimately longest, rural parkway, connecting Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Northarolina.
Carl Sandburg Home
Sandburg's home of 22 years in Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina is preserved by the National Park Service as the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. The historic landscape consists of the Sandburg residence, a dairy goat barn complex that is home to the park's Connemara Farms goat herd, sheds, rolling pastures, mountainside woods, five miles of hiking trails on moderate to steep terrain, two small lakes, several ponds, flower and vegetable gardens, and an apple orchard.
Flat Rock Playhouse
In 1961, by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly, Flat Rock Playhouse was officially designated The State Theatre of North Carolina. What began as a few weeks of summer performances in 1940 is now an eight month season of plays including Broadway musicals, comedy, drama, and theatre for young audiences. The Playhouse's dual mission of producing the performing arts and providing education in the performing arts includes a ten-show professional series; a summer and fall college apprentice an intern program; performances and cabaret series by the YouTheatre; year-round classes and workshops for students from kindergarten through adults. Flat Rock Playhouse now hosts over 80,000 patrons annually.
Green Creek Winery
Green Creek Winery opened in 2005 and promises to become a new destination for wine lovers. Green Creek Winery hosts weddings, wedding receptions, private parties, luncheons, dinners, and business events; any celebration that requires special treatment.
The Green River Plantation
The Green River Plantation is a mansion located in Rutherfordton, North Carolina and was built sometime between 1804-1807. It has been lovingly restored and is open for weddings, receptions and tours.
North Carolina Arboretum
The North Carolina Arboretum is a 434-acre public garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest.
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Nestled amongst the pines and dogwoods of the Blue Ridge Parkway, however only a few miles from I-40 and downtown Asheville, NC, the Folk Art Center is the Guild's flagship facility. The center showcases the most excellent in traditional and contemporary craft of the Southern Appalachians.
The Foundation
Performing Arts & Conference Center. Hosts a variety of shows, plays, musicals, and other events. In addition, The Foundation offers a total of 7500 sq. ft. of meeting space suitable for business functions, trade shows, rallies, banquets, receptions, and proms.
Thomas Wolfe Memorial
Learn about Thomas Wolfe, the popular American novelist who wrote four novels, two being Look Homeward, Angel and You Can't Go Home Again. Wolfe wrote two additional novels and many short stories which you can learn more about during your tour at the modern visitor center, which opened in late 1996, and is located at 52 North Market Street in Asheville, NC directly behind the historic Old Kentucky Home boarding house. The facility houses an exhibit hall featuring personal effects from the Wolfe family home, Wolfe's New York City apartment, and his father's stonecutting shop.
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