The quarterly readings series’ fall installment takes place Friday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. at Downtown Books & News.
Conscious Party: ABSFest Speakeasy Allstars
Proceeds from the ABSFest Speakeasy Allstars’ in-show raffle on Aug. 19 at The Orange Peel benefit the ACLU.
Smart bets: Gwenda Ledbetter and Scott Ainslie
Their performance at Habitat Brewing and Commons on Friday, July 28, will be their first together.
Conscious Party: Magic and Mind Reading
WHAT: “Magic and Mind Reading Mysteries” show to benefit Vanishing Wheelchair WHEN: Sunday, July 23, 3 p.m WHERE: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church WHY: Using intuition, clairvoyance and showmanship, esoteric magician Zeke Powerz has three goals for his upcoming benefit performance: to “raise money, raise some eyebrows and raise the dead.” As a professional magician, Powerz’s […]
Smart bets: Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch
The summertime series showcases various forms of storytelling on Saturday mornings in July.
Showcase spotlights local drag kings
Kingdom: A Drag King Showcase at Boiler Room in the Grove House, was intended to run as a sort of open mic, but after the inaugural show, organizer Viktor Grimm Couture was inundated with calls. He has already booked his twice-monthly events several dates in advance. Upcoming installations of Kingdom take place on Saturdays, July 8 and 22.
Smart bets: Reggie Harris
Harris performs at Isis Music Hall on Saturday, July 8.
Smart bets: Flag of US
The artistic collaboration takes place at The BLOCK off Biltmore on Sunday, July 2.
Local puppeteer strings together a family tale
‘My Grandfather’s Prayers’ will debut on Sunday, June 18, at the Asheville Jewish Community Center auditorium.
Three free summer festivals worth visiting
This season, two new events — the Better Dads Festival and Xpand Fest — are launching in downtown Asheville. A little further out in Hot Springs, ballad singers and hikers are coming together to celebrate the Bluff Mountain Festival’s 22nd year.
‘Kibwe’ convenes marionettes, myth, music and visual art
“Kibwe is a Swahili word for ‘blessed,’” says Devin Lancaster. He chose it because, regardless of what we go through, whether positive or negative, the opportunity for the experience is a blessing, he says.
Smart bets: The Orbiting Human Circus
Julian Koster, whose musical saw can be heard in Neutral Milk Hotel and The Music Tapes, created a narrative podcast last fall. “The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air)” explores the dreamlike phenomena in the daily life of the Eiffel Tower’s janitor. The Music Tapes released an EP this spring with music inspired by and featured […]
Smart bets: ABSFest
The Orange Peel hosts the Saturday Spectacular, featuring headliner Sydni Deveraux, the Golden Glamazon.
Smart bets: Moth Story Slam champions
The Moth Story Slam champion will visit Asheville along with two other champions—host Steve Shell and Alison Fields—at The Mothlight on Sunday, May 21.
Theater review: ‘On Golden Pond’ at Parkway Playhouse
Sometimes the very best stories simply drift along, serving as a delicate reflection of the ordinary. After all, for the most part, that is life. The poignant play On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson — just such a story — opens Parkway Playhouse’s 2017 season. It runs through Saturday, through May 27.
Conscious party: Tour de Fat
For its first year in Asheville, Tour de Fat will bring Third Eye Blind to the stage plus additional zany entertainment and a party atmosphere. The event takes place at New Belgium Brewing’s outside grouds on Saturday, May 20.
The 44th LEAF features ‘Legends of Africa’
The program that emerged from Pickering’s trip, LEAF International Rwanda, is now sending four of its performers to LEAF. The young Rwandans will join over 400 other artists at the festival’s 44th edition, which takes over Camp Rockmont from Thursday, May 11, to Sunday, May 14.
Smart bets: The Amazing Acro-Cats
Catch The Acro-Cats on Sunday, May 7, at 2 p.m. at Diana Wortham Theatre.
Smart bets: Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch spring concert
The storytellers will gather at the Folk Art Center on Sunday, April 30
Conscious party: Magical Moments of Asheville
The Vanishing Wheelchair and Rainbow Community School are teaming up for a two-day magic festival that takes place on the school’s campus Friday-Saturday, April 28-29.
UNCA’s Arts Fest activates ‘Arts for Social Change’
This year’s Arts Fest features visual artist, writer and photographer Clarissa Sligh; singer-songwriter and peace activist David LaMotte; and found materials artist and lecturer David Hess. The three-day event includes lectures, exhibits, readings and much more.