New gallery in River Arts District, Wilma Dykeman Fellowship announced, UNCA professor stages new play and more!
Around town: Tyger Tyger features paper-themed exhibit
Tyger Tyger announces new exhibition of artists from around the world, Nancy Dillingham releases a new memoir, FiberFest returns, and more!
Around town: Annual Maker Faire hosts innovators of all ages
Maker Faire Asheville returns. Plus: Scuttlebutt premieres at LaZoom Room; a poetry showcase comes to Weaverville; and more!
Asheville Art Museum honors early 20th-century landscape painters
In its latest exhibit, Honoring Nature: Early Southern Appalachian Landscape Painting, the Asheville Art Museum spotlights several early 20th century painters who captured the soaring vistas of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Around town: Story Parlor reflects on upcoming anniversary
Story Parlor turns two, LEAF releases Gratitude Report, Downtown After Five returns and more!
Around Town: Blue Ridge Mountains inspire debut suspense novel
A Weaverville author launches her debut novel with an event at Blue Mountain Pizza. Also in this issue: Book discussion and activism events highlight Asheville Prison Books, a Yale singing group performs at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, Mountain BizWorks’ spring Craft Your Commerce workshop series and more.
Around town: Driving tour of a ‘lost’ community
A historic driving tour of the North Fork Valley; Poet and playwright Barbie Angell performs at the LaZoom Room; “Sordid Lives” at Hendersonville Theatre; and more.
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo recruits puppets for Grey Eagle show
On Saturday, March 23, at noon, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo will partner with the Street Creature Puppet Collective at The Grey Eagle, where the groups will perform a family-friendly hip-hop storytelling show.
Around town: New mural encourages residents to ‘take a deep breath’
The Booth Fairy Project’s new mural in West Asheville; a bluegrass swing band debuts; a Zoom program on the historic rumbling mountains of Hickory Nut Gorge; and more.
Tracey Morgan Gallery celebrates new location with inaugural exhibit
Tracey Morgan Gallery’s new home at 22 London Road in Biltmore Village launches with the inaugural exhibit, “What Came First.” The show opens Friday, March 8, 6-8 p.m. and continues through Saturday, April 20.
Around town: Shakedown Sunday bids goodnight one last time
Shakedown Sunday comes to a close after five years; the ninth annual celebration of Zelda Fitzgerald; a three-month exhibition on an artist’s 30 years of linoleum prints; and more.
Around town: Documentary embraces death
The Last Ecstatic Days documents a young man’s final days, with live music score at the White Horse Black Mountain. Plus: Monument honors crew of Asheville gunboat, Connie Bostic retrospective and more!
ArtsAVL surveys the creative community
Executive Director Katie Cornell provides updates on the designated arts agency for Buncombe County.
Around town: Story Medicine Worldwide founder passes the torch
Story Medicine Worldwide founder passes the torch to new spiritual teachers. Plus: Casting call for Asheville Musical Theatre, passion mapping at the Art Garden and more!
Around town: PBS show begins national adventure in WNC
Local resident Scott “Doc” Varn co-hosts a new PBS show. Also: Nina Simone’s brother performs at Warren Wilson, Asheville’s Franklin School holds TED talk and more!
Asheville artists discuss keeping pace with the rising cost of living
Local creatives find various means to afford staying in Asheville — but is it worth the effort?
Around town: Benefit to fight period poverty
‘Valenween’ benefit merges Valentine’s and Halloween to fight period poverty. Plus: Valentine’s Day card drive for senior citizens, Black History legacy month events and more!
A look at Asheville’s creative connection to New Orleans
Longtime and recent transplants from New Orleans discuss Asheville’s appeal to creatives relocating to Western North Carolina from the The Big Easy.
Around town: Book club spotlights literature by Black authors
The Black Experience Book Club prepares for 2024 with its latest gathering. Also: Catherine Bostic Southern remembers her late mother, Anna Victoria celebrates her debut album and more!
Around Town: BMCM+AC kicks off 2024 with latest exhibit
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is ringing in 2024 with its latest exhibit, “Vera B. Williams/Stories.” Plus: The Orange Peel hosts a Taylor Swift dance party, Tyger Tyger Gallery puts out a call for submissions and more!
Around town: Citizen Vinyl introduces twice-monthly jazz series
Citizen Swing brings live jazz to Citizen Vinyl twice a month. Plus, Asheville inspires award-winning author, Canton’s library earns national designation and Wedge Brewing Co.’s Grove Arcade location hosts a Cabin Fever Party.