Lapidary & Jewelry Show at Tryon Arts & Crafts

You are invited to the opening reception of our Lapidary & Jewelry Show at the Tryon Arts & Crafts Gallery.  Come and meet the artists, see the beautiful pieces on display and for sale, and enjoy the refreshments.  The show begins February 5 and runs through February 28.  For more information call us at 828-859-8323.

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The Green River Boys at Shaffer's Roadside Grill

The popular Green River Boys perform blue grass gospel music starting at 6:00 p.m. For more information call 828-749-1800 or visit them on-line at www.greenriverboys.com

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Literary Open Stage at Upstairs Artspace

Upstairs Artspace presents Literary Open Stage, Friday, February 5 at 7 pm, to allow local creative talent to share their work with you.   Relax, read and listen or bring your work to share.  Registration begins at 6:30 p.m.  For more information call 828-859-2828. 

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RESCHEDULED Runt of the Litter at Tryon Fine Arts Center

RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 26, 8 PM

The Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC) presents the dramatic play “Runt of the Litter” starring Bo Eason, former NFL star player on Friday, February 5 at 8:00pm at TFAC’s newly renovated theater just in time for the Super Bowl.  Eason’s one-man show will inspire the audience to make their dreams a reality.  “Runt of the Litter” is an unforgettable story that proves with enough determination,  nothing can prevail over the human spirit.  The show is generously sponsored by The North Carolina Arts Council and Watson Flooring and Appliances.

Eason gives a sexy, tough, charismatic performance of size and scope. The show cuts across all demographics and has an across-the-board appeal for everyone, from sports enthusiasts to hardcore theatre goers.

“Runt of the Litter” has the perfect message for children young and old and looks at what happens to two brothers in a family of over-achievers when their parents assure their oldest son he is destined for football stardom, while their youngest son appears too small to compete. A line in the family sand is drawn that colors the rest of their lives.

Runt of the Litter is, in fact, a semi-autobiographical account of Bo Eason's life and career as a safety for the Houston Oilers in the 1980s. His determination and killer instincts on the playing field remain the stuff of legend. His brother, Tony Eason was the quarterback who led the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl in 1986. Though resolutely American in its themes (the competitiveness and violence of sports, sibling rivalry, underdog makes good), it also contains elements of ritual theater and blood sacrifice that give the material a mythic resonance and power.  

Directed by Larry Moss, “Runt of the Litter” is soon to be a major motion picture.

"One of the most powerful plays about sports in the last decade.... closer to Death of a Salesman than it is to Rocky...a tale of modern gladiators, obsession, testosterone, and revenge." - The New York Times

Tickets for this electrifying performance are $20 for adults and $10 for students.

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