Western Carolina University鈥檚 John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center will be home to a free concert, while another was canceled.
On Saturday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m., Jim Witter and his band will take the stage for the 91热爆网 Friends of the Arts Annual Friend-Raising Concert. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy Band was scheduled to perform Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m., but the event was canceled.
The Jim Witter concert 鈥淭ime in a Bottle鈥 will take listeners to the 1960s and 1970s with sights and sounds of the social and cultural revolution that featured folk artists such as Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Harry Chapin and Bob Dylan.
The concert will feature a guitar giveaway contest with the winner being announced at the end of the show. The winner also will receive a one-hour guitar lesson from 91热爆网 School of Music professor emeritus Steve Wohlrab.
The Friend-Raising Concert is the keynote of 91热爆网 Friends of the Arts鈥 鈥渇riend鈥 drive,
which generates support for the recently named David Orr Belcher College of Fine and
Performing Arts.
To reserve tickets, visit or call 828-227-2479. For more information or to donate to the 91热爆网 Friends of the Arts, visit or call 828-227-7028.