Bag Lunch Arts

Musicke Antiqua Holiday concert performance.

Musicke Antiqua will serve up Christmas music from Medieval to Modern times.  Small and large ensembles of musicians, in costume will play recorders of all sizes, Violas da Gamba strings, Buzzies, Gemshorn, Glockenspiel, Baroque flute, and percussion).  Musicke Antiqua seeks to enrich cultural life through exciting, historically informed live performances and educational programs designed to inspire appreciation of early music and support its study.  Beginning as a recorder trio in Brevard, NC, in 2000, Musicke Antiqua now includes 13 members from Asheville, Brevard, Columbus, Hendersonville, Pisgah Forest, Swannanoa, Tryon and Weaverville. Members include professional musicians & retired educators of music, computer science, language, journalism, sociology, botany, and mathematics; some come from the fields of psychology, cartography, photography, and physical therapy.

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Our monthly Bag Lunch Arts Series spotlights authors, artists, performers, and speakers sharing their talent and knowledge. Held on the third Tuesday of most months at 12 noon in the Rogow Family Community Room. Patrons are encouraged to bring along a bag lunch to enjoy before the program. Cookies and coffee are courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Programs last approximately one hour.