ALTAPASS â Beginning on Saturday, June 5, the Olin Hefner Pavilion will become the ânewâ venue for music and dancing at the Orchard. Although the available accommodations are sparse, renovations will start this season and continue into next year. We welcome some old Orchard favorites, new local talent, and some who have been appreciated for decades in our region. Through October 10, one band or individual will take to the ersatz âstageâ and command the entire afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays or Sundays.
Orchard friend and musician, Sam McKinney, will jumpstart the season on that first Saturday followed by Randy Flack on Sundayâboth well-known talented, accomplished performers. The month of music will continue the following Saturday with Skiffle Creek, a four-piece band out of McDowell County and featuring Jo Northrup. The Butterbeans end the weekend with what they call âtoe-tappinâ porch music.â