Street Dances in Hendersonville, NC

In addition to the Friday night “Music on Main” concerts in Hendersonville, you can also kick up your heels in town on Monday nights.

The 91st Annual Street Dance kicks off July 6 and runs every Monday night through August 31. The dances will be held 7 to 9 p.m. at Visitors Information Center, 201 South Main Street.

The Street Dance comes alive with people square dancing and clogging to a band playing traditional bluegrass music. Special appearances by area clogging teams make for a entertaining, foot stomping evening.

Lively instructions are given to the dancers by a local caller. At 6:30 PM, caller Walt Puckett will teach audience members some basic square dancing, such as the Right Hand Across, Open the Garden Gate, and the Shoe Fly Swing moves mean in traditional Appalachian square dancing.

Bring a chair, but leave your pets and alcohol at home. FREE Event.

Free Music on Friday Nights in Hendersonville, N.C.

More FREE music this summer. The 11th Annual Music On Main Street presents a concert every Friday evening from June 5 through August 28 at the Visitors Information Center, located at 201 South Main Street in Hendersonville, NC.

Bring a chair, but leave your pets at home. Also, no alcohol. The music runs from 7 to 9 p.m.

Click here for the complete schedule.

Barnes & Noble Awards Summer Reading

A big thumbs up to Barnes & Noble. The company is providing a great incentive for kids to keep reading this summer. All they have to do is read eight books of their choosing to receive a free book from a Barnes & Noble store. Kids will write down their favorite parts on a Summer Reading Journal and have parents sign to verify they read the books. Then they’ll take the signed journal to any B&N by September 7, 2009 to receive a free book from a selected list of paperback titles. The offer is limited to one free book per child (grades 1 – 6). All the details are here.

FREE Root Beer Float at Sonic

Ready for a FREE sweet treat?

Head to a participating Sonic Restaurant on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, and they’ll give you a FREE 10 oz. Root Beer Float while supplies last.

The offer is good 8 p.m. to midnight.

Click here to find a Sonic location near you.