From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The swashbuckling adventure tale “The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” will be staged outdoors by the Montford Park Players beginning at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay Street, in Asheville’s Montford neighborhood. 

The production will be performed Aug. 7-29 — on Fridays, Saturday and Sundays only. 

The plot of “The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” is billed as “a collection of short stories featuring Sir Percy Blakeney and his band of loyal friends as they use clever disguises and daring plans to rescue French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution.”

Sir Blakeney acts as a silly, lazy gentleman in public, but is actually the smart leader of the secret group.

Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. General admission is free. For premium seating tickets, visit online at www.MontfordParkPlayers.org.

From Staff Reports 

FLAT ROCK, N.C. — The Illiana Rose Quartet will feature Cuban rhythms during a performance at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Crush Pad at Marked Tree Vineyard, 623 Deep Gap Road, in the Dana area here. 

The show is part of the Hendersonville Symohony Orchestra’s “Music in the Vines” concert series.

Rose, who lives in Greenville, S.C., is billed as “a talented musician, film composer, arranger, musical director and band leader. Born in Miami, she was raised by Cuban parents and grandparents.”

For tickets, which are $30 for general admission or $45 to $180 for reserved seating, visit online at www.HendersonvilleSymphony.org or www.MarkedTreeVineyard.com.