NC Mountain State Fair, WNC Agricultural Center, the third largest fair in North Carolina, (celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, & midway amusement rides), Fletcher, 828-687-1414,
Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra Presents “American Icons,” 7:30pm, This performance draws inspiration from our southern mountains, New York’s jazz clubs and the coastline of a summer in Maine, with music that includes classical, jazz and Broadway classics, plus even a little bit of blues and rock-n-roll too, Performance includes: Aaron Copeland — Appalachian Spring, George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue, Rodgers & Hammerstein — Orchestral Highlights from Carousel and more, $12-45, Blue Ridge Community College, Hendersonville, 828-697-5884,
Bullington Gardens Fall Plant Sale, 9am-4pm, The sale features many fall-blooming perennials, mums, asters, shrubs and native plants, as well as gently-used gardening tools, decorative pots, garden furniture, yard art and books, donations for the sale are accepted, All proceeds from the plant and Garden Shed sale benefit Bullington, Bullington Gardens, Hendersonville,
The Legend of Johnny Cash starring Philip Bauer, Times vary by day, This tribute show to Johnny Cash features Philip Bauer, in this show that is known around the globe as “The World’s Greatest Tribute to Johnny Cash, $42-52, Center for Art & Inspiration, Hendersonville, 828-697-8547,