Foothills Equestrian Nature Center will offer a free family concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, featuring Jim Avett.

Avett’s shows are a combination of country tunes, his original ballads and the stories he tells to introduce them.

This concert is open to the public. Following the performance refreshments will be provided.

Avett, of Concord, North Carolina, is the son of a Methodist minister and a classical pianist who grew up in a home full of love and music, a home where he learned the importance of hard work and honest living.

After taking a break to support and raise his family, he returned to music and recorded “Jim Avett and Family,” a collection of gospel music, with his children, Bonnie, Scott and Seth, in 2008. Soon after, in 2010, he released “Tribes,” a collection of original tunes ranging from soulful love ballads like the title track to the more lighthearted.

In “Second Chance,” Jim’s latest offering, the influences of classic country and early rock and roll are apparent. Once again, he draws on life experiences to write songs about love, boyhood memories and loss.

The Kirby Endowment at the Polk County Community Foundation has made this event possible.

FENCE is located at 3381 Hunting Country Road, Tryon. For more information about this or upcoming events, people may contact FENCE at 828-859-9021 or info@fence.org.

– Submitted by Amy Schmitte