Tickets are moving fast for the winter blues blast Chase Away the Blues at Tryon Fine Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 1.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with non-stop music throughout the building until 11 p.m. Headlining the event is North Carolina native and rising R&B star, singer/songwriter Nikki Hill.
Also appearing will be upstate premier blues bands Zataban and Mill Billy Blues, Asheville jazz vocalist Peggy Ratusz, regional bluesman Jim Peterman and upstate musician Tommy Lytle.
Food and beverages will be sold during the event, though ticketholders are free to come and go during the evening. VIP and general admission tickets are available.

All tickets allow entry to the three music venues, with a special lounge providing complimentary food and drink available for VIP ticket holders. Proceeds will benefit operations at Tryon Fine Arts Center. For tickets, call 828-859-8322 or visit www.tryonarts.org.
Tryon Fine Arts Center is a nonprofit organization that operates and programs a 300-seat performance venue and 150-seat amphitheater for music, opera, theatre, dance, and lectures on Melrose Avenue in Tryon.  In addition to presenting programming for a wide variety of audiences, TFAC also makes the arts accessible to local students through education and outreach programs.

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by Marianne Carruth