Co-organizers Lori Horvitz and Lockie Hunter reflect on the groundbreaking series’ history.
Smart Bets: K-Wave
The dual celebrations of Korean culture will be held Sept. 22 at the TC Roberson High School gymnasium.
Smart Bets: Drag Queen Story Hour
Beauty Bar hosts readings by Euphoria for children of all ages on Sept. 16.
Smart Bets: The Human Side
The music and spoken word performance event takes place Sept. 9 at The Block Off Biltmore.
Woods & Wilds encourages forest protection through storytelling
Seven regional storytellers and Papadosio side project EarthCry perform at the Dogwood Alliance event, Sept. 8 at The Grey Eagle.
Smart Bets: My Grandfather’s Prayers
Puppetteer Lisa Aimee Sturz performs her multimedia show Sept. 1-2 at White Horse Black Mountain.
Smart Bets: A Psychedelic Circus
The Snozzberries’ immersive, collaborative A/V experience takes place Aug. 31 at Asheville Music Hall.
Smart Bets: Liminalities
Carmelo Pampillonio’s audio installation opens Aug. 17 at Revolve.
David Joe Miller relaunches an open mic night at Habitat
Since moving to Asheville, Miller has been producing storytelling events and open mic nights focused on the spoken word, which he defines as storytelling, poetry, monologues, comedy, and any other verbal artform.
The Magnetic Theatre gets infested with ‘Bugs!’
On July 19, the Asheville Creative Arts will debut its first original musical, Bugs! at The Magnetic Theater. The production runs through Sunday, July 29.
Smart Bets: Folkmoot
The 35th annual international festival runs July 19-29 in communities throughout Western North Carolina.
Video release: “White people US” by Justin Blackburn
After petitioning YouTube to reinstate the powerful work, the media outlet relented and Blackburn’s words are again available to, hopefully, fuel dialog.
Grayson Morris brings emersion back to Asheville
On Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14, Morris’ semi-annual project returns with ’emersion presents: half-light,’ taking place in the woods, near Asheville, at dusk.
Stories On Asheville’s Front Porch series returns in July
The series opens on Saturday, July 7, with Abby “The Spoon Lady” Roach, one of the best known buskers in town. She and her musician partner, Chris Rodrigues, will perform stories and songs.
Smart Bets: Puppet Paradise
The Puppeteers of America Southeast Regional Festival runs June 28-July 1 at Warren Wilson College and the Sly Grog Lounge.
Marshall’s Mermaid Parade and Festival continues to grow in its 11th year
The event began unofficially over a decade ago, during Marshall’s French Broad Friday, when a few enthusiastic participants dressed up like mermaids for the festivities. They were a hit.
AVL Beer Week 2018: The Odditorium celebrates five years with new events and concoctions
“We always say, ‘It takes a village to run this place,’” says Amy Marshall, who owns the West Asheville venue with her partner, Tamy Kuper.
Smart Bets: Creative Voices for Social Justice
The showcase of works by visual artist Joseph Pearson and young writers of color takes place May 25 at the YMI Cultural Center.
Open mics in and around Asheville
There’s typically a time limit for each presenter, and some open mics have a theme or a host to usher the evening along, but what happens in front of the microphone is, truly, wide open to possibility.
Smart Bets: Norse Folk Rave
The night of adult-themed storytelling and music takes place May 18 at The Grey Eagle.
Theater review: ‘Blithe Spirit’ at Parkway Playhouse
There’s a charming vintage quality to ‘Blithe Spirit’ that truly resonates. The show is onstage though May 19.