2008

May 2nd - Storytelling with Gary Carden. 5:30 and 7 pm. General Admission $5.

June 21-22 - "In the Good Ole' Summertime, 1916": A Living History Experience. 1pm - 4 pm each day. General Admission $6. Timed entry only.

July 12th - "Barbershop Chorus and Ice Cream Social"  Bring a lawn chair and join the "Land of Sky Barbershop Chorus" on the Back Lawn of the Old Kentucky Home. 2pm - 4 pm. Admission is free.

August 8th - 7 & 8:30 pm. Join folklorist and storyteller, Marilyn McMinn-McCreadie, for an evening of Southern Appalachian legends, balladry and folktales. $6 General admission. Limited seating.

October 3rd - "What Is This Dream of Time?"   WCQS 88.1 live radio broadcast from the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. Broadcast time: 9:00 am.

October 2-5 - "Return of an Angel"  Original play by Sandra Mason exploring Thomas Wolfe's exile and return to Asheville.
More info at: http://www.roaa2008.com

October 25th - 6:30 and 8 pm. War of the Worlds. Mercury Theatre's 1938 radio broadcast narrated by Orson Wells. Hear the original broadcast which incited fear throughout much of the nation 70 years ago. Experience the nostalgia of this radio classic on an original 1938 RCA radio in the dining room of the historic Old Kentucky Home. $6 General admission. Seating is limited.

December TBA. An evening with Sheila Kay Adams