{"id":15315,"date":"2019-01-14T14:06:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T19:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/?p=15315"},"modified":"2019-01-14T14:06:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T19:06:41","slug":"unique-flat-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/unique-flat-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Unique Entertainment Opportunities in Flat Rock, NC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Flat-Rock_Panorama.jpg\" alt=\"3 Unique Entertainment Opportunities in Flat Rock, NC\" class=\"wp-image-15316\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Village of Flat Rock has long been called &#8220;The Little Charleston of the Mountains.&#8221; During the 19th century, the community was an oasis for affluent land owners from the South Carolina Lowcountry who built English-style summer estates there to escape the heat. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Today, the entire district is on the National Register of Historic Places and is still as charming as ever! The village is filled with art studios, specialty shops, and unique entertainment options. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Next time you\u2019re in the area, take a moment to enjoy the scenic vistas of the village\u2019s byways. While you\u2019re there, stop and experience all that Flat Rock has to offer. Here are three great entertainment opportunities to add to your itinerary.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carl Sandburg Home<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>One of Flat Rock&#8217;s biggest attractions is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/carl\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site<\/a>. Built in 1838, this 264-acre working farm is the former estate of poet and author Carl Sandburg and his wife, Lilian \u201cPaula\u201d Sandburg. Sandburg spent the last 22 years of his life on the estate, known as Connemara, and wrote more than a third of his works here. A collection of Sandburg&#8217;s 10,000 books, papers, and notes are on display, and five miles of hiking trails meander through the estate. Descendants of Paula\u2019s prize-winning goats still live on the farm.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Connemara and the legacy of the Sandburgs:<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BHTV: Explore the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Flat Rock, NC\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/klu3LfZno-4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flat Rock Playhouse<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/flatrockplayhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Flat Rock Playhouse<\/a>, North Carolina&#8217;s state theatre, is located in the heart of the Historic Village of Flat Rock. Enjoy Broadway-quality musicals, comedies, dramas, and theatre for young audiences at this community touchstone. The Playhouse has gained national recognition for its professional performing company and theatre training programs. Their season runs year round, with more than 100,000 patrons attending shows each year. For several years, the theatre also operated a second location on Main Street in Hendersonville.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the history of Flat Rock Playhouse and how it contributes to the area\u2019s arts culture:<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BHTV: Broadway-level Entertainment at the Flat Rock Playhouse\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B8IH-md66X0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Fruits of Apple Country<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Did you know that Henderson County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/henderson-county-is-apple-wncs-eye\/\">ranks seventh in apple production<\/a> among all the counties in the United States? The county grows 85% of all the apples grown in North Carolina, making it a $15\u201324 million crop. Among the many delicious products that stem from the industry is hard cider, which brings together the area\u2019s rich history of agriculture with our exciting craft beverage scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/flat-rock-cider-works\/\">Places like Flat Rock Cider Works<\/a> have taken root nearby, while others have branched out across the region. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Learn more about each step of the hard cider process, from the orchard to the glass:<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BHTV: Local Hard Cider is a Big Draw in Western North Carolina\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7TdmksPFztc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See the beauty of Flat Rock for yourself!<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Read more about Flat Rock, see more photos, or search for homes in the area from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/communities\/flat-rock\">Beverly-Hanks Flat Rock community page<\/a>.<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Village of Flat Rock has long been called &#8220;The Little Charleston of the Mountains.&#8221; During the 19th century, the community was an oasis for affluent land owners from the South Carolina Lowcountry who built English-style summer estates there to escape the heat. Today, the entire district is on the National Register of Historic Places&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/unique-flat-rock\/\" title=\"Read 3 Unique Entertainment Opportunities in Flat Rock, NC\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,52],"tags":[124,39,125,126,41],"class_list":["post-15315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial","category-community-info","tag-community-highlight","tag-craft-brewing","tag-flat-rock","tag-henderson-county","tag-local-arts"],"acf":[],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}