Jun 28 2008

Driving Miss Daisy By Alfred Uhry Directed by Angie Flynn-McIver Elderly Atlanta matron Daisy Werthan may be too old to drive, but she is too fiercely independent to want a chauffeur. Nevertheless, her son hires Hoke Coleburn, and an unlikely friendship is born that will span decades and cross lines of race, class and gender. Beginning in 1948 and continuing through the Civil Right movement, this beautifully spare play is a masterful depiction of the quiet power of human connection. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This show runs from June 11-29, Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm. North Carolina Stage Company is located at 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC 28801. The box office is open between 10am and 5pm Monday through Friday and the phone number is (828) 350-9090. The ticket prices range from $15-25 depending on the day. More information can be found at http://www.ncstage.org.

Elvis & other men – June 26-28; Hurricane & other forces of nature – August 7-9 All performances will take place at 8:00 p.m. (June 26th, begins 7:30pm) at the Diana Wortham Theater in Asheville, NC. To purchase tickets, call 828-257-4530 or visit dwtheatre.com. For more information on Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, call 828-252-6342 or visit terpsicorps.org.

Shindig on the Green. A joyously spontaneous celebration of traditional and old-time string bands, bluegrass, ballad singers, big circle mountain dancers and cloggers on summer Saturday evenings in downtown Asheville, NC. Stage show and informal jam sessions. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Martin Luther King Dr. in downtown Asheville. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, family and friends. Along about sundown (7:00pm). June 28; July 5, 12, 19; and August 9, 16, 23, 30. Free. Info: (828)258-6101 x.345 or www.folkheritage.org.