Press release: Birds LLC, an independent poetry press based out of Austin, Minneapolis, New York, and Raleigh is in town this Friday with 5 amazing poets! These writers will be sharing a stage with our own local poet (Elaine Bleakney) for a total of 6 great readers. The event is free with wine by donation. […]
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ARTeries by Stina announces fashion truck tour dates
Press release: Wishing you a most festive and relaxing summer. Weather you “staycation” or hit the road. We are always fashion truckin’ your way! Come Aboard this summer and discover a new range of sizes and styles all handmade in Asheville, NC. Featuring sustainable textiles, upcycled designs and the creative passion to inspire you to […]
Lindsey Kelley Dance presents ‘For Rumbough,’ July 21-23
Press release: Join Asheville’s professional modern dance company, Lindsey Kelley Dance, for its third and final evening-length production, “For Rumbough, “ on July 21st and 22nd at 8:00pm and July 23rd at 3:00pm at The Academy at Terpriscorps. LKD will present an evening of eclectic works by artistic director, Lindsey Kelley Brewer, and dancers, plus […]
Asheville Lyric Opera stages ‘Elixir of Love’ at the Diana Wortham Theatre, July 14 and 16
Press release: Asheville Lyric Opera is pleased to announce our brand new production of Donizetti’s Elixir of Love at the Diana Wortham Theatre on July 14 (8 PM) and July 16 (3 PM). One of the world’s most beloved operas, “Elixir of Love” is centered on a country bumpkin in love with a girl out of […]
‘Forging Futures’ exhibition celebrates studio craft in WNC
The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design and Blue Spiral 1 team up again on the 10th anniversary that first survey of studio craft in the region. Forging Futures, an exhibition of 24 makers, opens on Thursday, June 29. Companion events including panel discussions, a lecture and a fundraiser run through Thursday, Aug. 17.
Shindig on the Green returns July 1
Press release: The Folk Heritage Committee announces its summer 2017 dates for two celebrated mountain traditions in Asheville, North Carolina: the 51st season of Shindig on the Green and the 90th Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. Each event features long-standing as well as the newest generation of traditional and mountain string bands, ballad singers, […]
Songcatchers music series at the Cradle of Forestry launches July 2
Press release: Two-time Florida Banjo Champion and recording artist, Mary Z. Cox and award winning North Carolina fiddler, Tim Gardner, will open the Cradle of Forestry in America’s annual Songcatchers Music Series Sunday, July 2. Now in its 15th year, the series is held each Sunday afternoon in July, beginning at 4:00 p.m. It honors […]
The Art of the Middle: A Novel Writing Class at Flatiron Writers Room, Aug 23.-Sept. 27
Press release: The Art of the Middle: A Novel Writing Class with Catherine Campbell, Aug 23.-Sept. 27 There are plenty of classes on how to write dynamic first sentences, opening chapters, and closing lines, but very few resources to help an author conquer the hardest part of a book: the middle. Encountering the depressing middle […]
WCU Fine Art Museum receives $25,000 grant from the NEA for Native American art exhibit
Press release: The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded a $25,000 grant in support of a contemporary Native American art exhibit scheduled for display at the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum from Aug. 21 through Dec. 8. It is the first NEA grant awarded to the museum in its 12-year history, after opening […]
Kim Weitkamp presents a storytelling and story-writing workshop on July 8; performance on July 9
Press release: David Joe Miller’s WORD series welcomes internationally acclaimed storyteller and writer, Kim Weitkamp for a weekend of WORD! The story journey begins on SATURDAY JULY 8th at 1pm. with a four-hour storytelling and story-writing workshop at Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative at Lenoir-Rhyne University, 36 Montford Ave. in Asheville and is being co-sponsored […]
“Through the Needle’s Eye” will open at TC Arts Council Aug. 16
Press release: The Transylvania Community Arts Council in Brevard, NC has been chosen to open the national touring exhibit “Through the Needle’s Eye 2017” sponsored by The Embroiderers’ Guild of America. The exhibit will be at the TC Arts Council from August 16 – September 15. It will then go on tour. About the exhibit: […]
Storytelling by Murphy Funkhouser-Capps at BMCA, July 7 and 8
Press release: The Black Mountain Center for the Arts is proud to welcome back local writer and stage performer Murphy Funkhouser-Capps as she pulls some new and old stories Out of the Bag July 7 and 8 at 7:30 pm. Tickets for this informal storytelling performance are $16 and will benefit the arts center. “I’ve […]
Play Music on the Porch Day, Aug. 26
Press release: What if for one day everything stopped… And we all just listened to the music? Please consider being a a part of Play Music on the Porch Day. Play Music on the Porch Day is an international day of music. In just 4 years it has grown from a few musicians playing in […]
SCENES Media hosts house show with local musicians, July 15
Press release: Asheville Station: Returning to the Roots On Saturday, July 15, the online magazine SCENES will present a live concert at the hub of the bluegrass and “roots” music scene: Asheville, North Carolina. It will be a house concert, in the tradition of New Orleans “rent parties” and other home-grown venues that gave birth […]
Female Authors Writing America between the World Wars series launches Aug. 10
Press release: Female Authors Writing America between the World Wars Lecture and Film Series at West Asheville Public Library Free evening events at 5:30-7:00 PM with refreshments When “experts” talk of the United States’ 20th century literary flowering, they refer primarily to males writing during the 1920’s and 1930’s: Sinclair Lewis, William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, […]
The Magnetic Theatre launches ‘The Off-Off Broadway Project’
Press release: Free! The Magnetic Theatre presents rehearsed readings of astonishing plays! Performances Saturdays at 10:30 PM at Magnetic 375 (375 Depot Street in the River Arts District). Ever wonder what the sources are for any number of The Magnetic Theatre’s world premieres (and, for that matter, contemporary plays worldwide)? Wish for a chance to […]
July events at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
Press release: July 8—PERFORMANCE + ARTIST TALK: the undergird (action is primary #4) Philadelphia-based choreographer Meg Foley will present the undergird (action is primary #4), a dance and spoken performance about mortality, birth, earth monuments, and the immediate, omnipresent body, alone and in congress, and all that it’s not. the undergird stems from Foley’s seven-year […]
David LaMotte performs at White Horse Black Mountain on July 1
Press release: Black Mountain singer-songwriter David LaMotte is often spotted wearing his trademark bush hat, but in reality he wears many hats: singer-songwriter, speaker, author, workshop leader, humanitarian activist and more. He’s been a force on the local scene and beyond for over two decades, not only for his acclaimed songs but as a voice […]
Diana Wortham Theatre announces possible funding cut, asks for public support
Press release: Urgent Call To Action: County Funding for Diana Wortham Theatre to Be Cut in Half Your voice is needed to be heard by the Buncombe County Commissioners. Your support of Diana Wortham Theatre is what keeps us going. We are writing to ask your help in persuading the Buncombe County Commission to maintain […]
Visionary art exhibit and benefit for The BLOCK off Biltmore, June 23
Press release: Celebrating Visionary Art, Activism and Spirits: An Event to Keep THE BLOCK off biltmore’s Doors Open What: Visionary Art Exhibit/Reception/Sale/Door Prize. Art donated by Tobey Pierce. Music by Albi and The Lifters. Food donated by Corner Kitchen Catering. Cash bar. Children welcome. Free. Where: THE BLOCK off biltmore, 39 S. Market St. Asheville, […]
Giant basket and nest-building workshop, July 7 and 8
Press release: Come to Homestead Retreat July 7th-8th to Build a Giant Nest Made for People Nest Building with Nancy Basket: Wouldn’t it be great to change places with a bird? To fly freely, to perch on the highest branch – even to share the joys of building a nest! Join us for a fun […]