Sunday, September 28 2 PM – 4 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Since settling in Western North Carolina, Don has become well-known as one of the best dulcimer players today. He can make his instrument the lead or solo on the most elaborate tunes – and always highly danceable! We are excited to […]
Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 2 PM – 4 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Playing together since 2009, Possum Creek is a bluegrass band with a repertoire including bluegrass, old-time, country, and even some grassed up rock and roll. They play area venues, local festivals, community fundraisers, and more. This is an afternoon you
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Today we’ve got a wonderful heirloom apple, available bagged or u-pick, Grimes Golden. Grimes is a delicious fresh-eating apple – and they are only available while supplies last! The Apple Core Grill will be serving up mouth-watering sandwiches from 11 AM-4 PM, and live music in the pavilion starts at 2 PM with Orchard favorite,
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Saturday, September 20 2 PM – 4 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Please join us in welcoming Butterbeans back to the Orchard for an afternoon of great music, overlooking the Blue Ridge! Butterbeans is a folk trio from WNC offering toe-tapping music with lots of fun, playing traditional and original music. Come tap
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We’re so excited to welcome the Ruglifters Trio back to the Orchard this season! The Ruglifters play Southern Old Time music; the traditional songs and fiddle tunes of the Appalachian Mountains. Leo Shannon (fiddle), John Herrmann (banjo), and Meredith McIntosh (guitar) have been playing together for 10 years. Individually they have made dozens of influential
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We’re serving up a whole lotta smiles at the Orchard today! We’ve got Gala and McIntosh apples, and the U-Pick today is McIntosh! All fresh apples are behind the big red barn in the Apple Shed with tours heading out every hour on the hour until 4 pm. Live music is 2 PM-4 PM with
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We’re excited to announce that the Apple Core Grill will be open until 6 PM on this evening. So stop in and enjoy a delicious sandwich before heading to the pavilion for the concert. See you there! Friday, August 8, 2025 6 PM – 8 PM Admission: $10 at the door Orchard at Altapass (directions)
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Carolina Bluegrass Style joins us at the Orchard for live music on August 25th at 2 PM.
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The Rewind Goodtimz Band–an awesome mix of seasoned WNC musicians–returns to the Orchard pavilion for more great dance-and-clap til you drop music. You won’t want to leave the dance floor! Join Rewind for a good time with Jack Freck, Frank Moore, Jimmy Cox, and Chris Vaughn. Come come take in some breathtaking views, enjoy the
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