Tryon Fine Arts Center announces the line-up for the 2018-2019 Main Stage Series.

The season includes performances from Masters of Soul, Sierra Hull, Gina Chavez and Freddy Cole.

Season tickets will be available to the public for all four performances or the patron’s choice of three show on June 19. Individual tickets go on sale on July 31.

All performances will be at 8 p.m. on the Veh Stage.

The 2018-2019 series opens with Masters of Soul on Friday, Sept. 28. From Diana Ross to James Brown, Masters of Soul celebrates the legends of Motown.

Sierra Hull, a two-time International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame winner, makes a return to TFAC on Friday, Nov. 2, with her virtuoso mandolin.

The series continues on Saturday, March 9, 2019, with Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter Gina Chavez. NPR raves that “Chavez’s voice stops you in your tracks the first time you hear it – whether she sings in English or Spanish.”

The season wraps up with living legend Freddy Cole on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The younger brother of Nat King Cole, Freddy brings the Great American Songbook to life.

Main Stage Series subscribers are also eligible for discounted tickets to the new artists and unique stories presented by the Something Different Series in 2018-2019. On Thursday, Oct. 18, Mike Wiley performs his one-man show “One Noble Journey: A Box Marked Freedom.” Shaun Boothe tells the stories of modern heroes through hip-hop with “Unauthorized Biographies” on Friday, March 29, 2019.

Additional information on the Main Stage and Something Different series is available at tryonarts.org or 828-859-8322.

– Submitted by

Michelle Fleming