Rarely has a new band delivered an album with more emotional punch than Tenth Avenue North’s 2008 debut ‘Over and Underneath’. Musically inventive and lyrically compelling, the collection helped earn the band the New Artist of the Year accolade at the 2009 Dove Awards.
On May 11th, Tenth Avenue North will be returning to western NC and performing at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin, NC. Accompanying them will be the Andrew Brown Band. Born and raised in the mountains of North Carolina, Andrew comes from a family and a culture rich in musical diversity and passion. For this band it is less about the music and more about the message!
▪ The Show starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $12-$18. To contact the venue, call 828.524.1598

Best-selling author and journalist Philip Yancey will be featured in two upcoming events at Montreat College that are free and open to the public. Yancey will hold a book signing event on Saturday, May 12 from 10:15 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. at the L. Nelson Bell Library on the college’s main campus. Community members are encouraged to bring their favorite Yancey book to be signed, or purchase ‘What Good is God?’, Yancey’s latest book, at a discounted price.
Yancey will offer his keynote address titled “Free at Last” at Montreat College’s Commencement on May 12 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Anderson Auditorium in Montreat, NC.
Yancey has explored the basic questions of Christian faith through award-winning titles such as ‘The Jesus I Never Knew’, ‘What’s So Amazing About Grace?’ and ‘Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?’ His most recent book titled ‘What Good is God?’ tackles the practical value of belief in God in the midst of horrendous circumstances. Yancey has approximately fifteen million works published in thirty-five languages worldwide; his books have amassed thirteen Gold Medallion Awards from Christian publishers and booksellers.
Yancey spent time working as a journalist in Chicago for twenty years, where he edited the youth magazine Campus Life. During this time, he also wrote for a wide variety of magazines such as ‘Reader’s Digest’, Saturday Evening Post, National Wildlife, and Christianity Today. Yancey has interviewed influential individuals including President Jimmy Carter, Habitat for Humanity founder Millard Fuller, and Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement.
▪ Contact Kate Ledbetter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or 828-669-8012 ext. 3710 for event details.

The 14th annual Christian Business Men’s Connection (CBMC) Leadership Breakfast will be held on May 8, 2012 from 7-9AM at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville, NC. This year Bob Vernon is the special speaker. Chief Vernon was a member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 38 years and rose to become the Assistant Chief of Police and Director of Operations commanding over 10,000 employees.
For the past ten years Chief Vernon has been teaching leadership courses and has been leading an international effort to train organizations in ethics courses. Don’t miss your chance to attend this year’s leadership breakfast. It will be a time for great food, warm fellowship and an opportunity to hear the Good News.
▪ Tickets are $25.00 with group discounts available. For reservations or more information call: 828-683-2712