From a press release: LEAF holds fundraiser “Benefit of Culture: A Pirate Party Hullabaloo,” Aug. 7 WHAT: The 4th annual Benefit of Culture: A Pirate Hullabaloo WHERE: Highland Brewing Company WHEN: Thursday August 7th 2014, 5 – 10 PM TICKETS: Tickets go on sale Monday, June 23, 2014 through Highland Brewing […]
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NC Stage announces 2014-2015 Mainstage Season.
From a press release: NC Stage announces 2014-2015 Mainstage Season Shakespeare is starting the season with the adventurous tale of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Next up, join two of Asheville’s favorite actors, Scott Treadway and Charlie Flynn-McIver in a hilarious romp through the world of love affairs in farcical Don’t Dress for Dinner. Celebrate the […]
Asheville Creative Arts presents “Charlotte’s Web,” July 17-27
From a press release: Asheville Creative Arts presents “Charlotte’s Web,” July 17-27 Co-Founders Abby Felder and Robbie Jaeger announce Asheville Creative Arts’ (ACA) main stage production of EB White’s classic, CHARLOTTE’S WEB, dramatized by Joseph Robinette, directed and choreographed by Robbie Jaeger, with a sound design of original bluegrass inspired music composed and performed live […]
MOTION Dance Theatre holds two preview events
MOTION Dance Theatre, the brainchild of WNC-born choreographer Nick Kepley (currently ballet master at Ballet Austin), offers a three week residency to professional dancers and choreographers which culminates in two performances (July 11 and 12) at Diana Wortham Theatre. In advance of that, “Doors Open” is a sneak-peek into the dancers and choreographers at work. […]
Asheville Art Museum holds Visions + Visionaries: Pop Art Gala, June 21
From a press release: Asheville Art Museum holds Visions + Visionaries: Pop Art Gala, June 21 The Asheville Art Museum’s Visions + Visionaries: Pop Art Gala on June 21 will feature an exciting live auction offering a variety of fine art and vacation packages. We now have our full listing of auction items online so […]
Anam Cara Theatre’s summer schedule
From a press release: Anam Cara Theatre’s summer schedule Tales & Ales Fri 6/27 at Toy Boat Our next evening of open-mic-style storytelling, known as Tales & Ales, will take place Friday June 27th at Toy Boat. The tales start at 8pm, doors open at 7:30. Event is pay-what-you-can. Have a beer, hear a story; […]
Montford Park Players opens Tartuffe on July 4
From a press release: Montford Park Players opens Tartuffe on July 4 The Montford Park Players proudly announce our next free show, Tartuffe, our first production of a work by Molière. Presented in the celebrated verse translation by Richard Wilbur, it’s directed by Steven Samuels, the artistic director of Asheville’s Magnetic Theatre, and features an […]
Paul Bonesteel screens documentary film “The Mystery of George Masa” at July 28 fundraiser for Environmental and Conservation Organization
From a press release: Paul Bonesteel screens documentary film “The Mystery of George Masa” at July 28 fundraiser for Environmental and Conservation Organization Local filmmaker Paul Bonesteel will speak and show his documentary film “The Mystery of George Masa” on Monday, July 28, as a fundraiser for the Environmental and Conservation Organization (ECO). The showing […]
Art Trek 2014 set for June 27-29
From a press release: Artists, Musicians and Businesses Celebrate Art Trek 2014 Area businesses and a world-famous fiddle champion are jumping on the bandwagon with Art Trek 2014. Local restaurants are offering exclusive discounts and menu selections to those with an Art Trek map and fiddle legend Jamie Laval will offer a special musical performance […]
Fundraiser for community FM radio station in Madison County
From a press release: Fundraiser for community FM radio station in Madison County The sure cure for WART is funding – and here’s your chance to help and have fun doing it. WART is to be the new community FM radio station for Madison County. It will be operated by the Madison County Arts Council […]
Folkmoot USA hosts an open house, June 26
From a press release: Folkmoot USA hosts an open house, June 26 Folkmoot USA will host an Open House on Thursday, June 26, from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m., to celebrate Haywood County’s generous donation of the historic Hazelwood School to the cultural organization. On June 16, the Haywood County Board of Commissioners approved the donation […]
Jane Alexander discusses “The View from Tom’s Stand” at Blue Ridge Books, June 21
From a press release: Jane Alexander discusses “The View from Tom’s Stand” at Blue Ridge Books, June 21 Jane Alexander discusses The View from Tom’s Stand Saturday, June 21 3:00 pm Born a city girl, Jane Alexander tells her story of being tugged from a vibrant metropolitan life to a primitive woods camp in the […]
Patti Callahan Henry reads and signs “The Stories We Tell” at Malaprop’s, July 10
From a press release: Patti Callahan Henry reads and signs “The Stories We Tell” at Malaprop’s, July 10 Author: PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY Reading & Signing: THE STORIES WE TELL Event date: July 10, 7PM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC “The Stories We Tell unfolds in surprising ways; Patti Callahan Henry understands the delicate balance of power […]
Smart bets: Junior Marvin’s Force One
There have been complaints of a dearth of reggae music in Asheville (Letters, April 30), but Jamaican-born, London-raised and, now, Kingston-based musician Junior Marvin is about to set things right. Marvin has performed with the likes of Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley, contributed to The Wailers’ albums from Exodus on and co-founded The Original Wailers […]
Last year for International Festival of Biblical Storytelling in Asheville; event to move to D.C.
From a press release: Last year for International Festival of Biblical Storytelling in Asheville; event to move to D.C. For the last five years, the international Festival Gathering of Biblical Storytelling has been held near Asheville at Ridgecrest Conference Center. In 2015 the festival moves to its new home in Washington, DC. But in August […]
Limited Engagement at NC Stage: “The Elephant in my Closet,” June 25-29
From a press release: Limited Engagement at NC Stage: “The Elephant in my Closet,” June 25-29 North Carolina Stage Company (NC Stage) is excited to announce David Lee Nelson (writer/performer) and Adam Knight (director) will bring their solo show, The Elephant in My Closet, to NC Stage for a limited engagement June 25th-29th after a […]
Bender Gallery hosts “Artifacts and Contraptions,” August 1-September 30
From a press release: Bender Gallery hosts “Artifacts and Contraptions,” August 1-September 30 Bender Gallery is hosting Artifacts and Contraptions, a two person exhibition featuring glass and mixed media sculptures by artists Peter Wright and Audrey Wilson. The show runs from Friday, August 1 through September 30. An opening reception will be held from 5-8 […]
Charlotte Street Computers partners with Asheville Community Theatre for fundraising opportunity
From a press release: Charlotte Street Computers partners with Asheville Community Theatre for fundraising opportunity Charlotte Street Computers has partnered with the Asheville Community Theatre for its fifth year to offer an exceptional fundraising opportunity for local non-profit organizations, and is currently seeking applications for new participants. Through this program, Charlotte Street Computers will donate […]
Lisa Howorth presents “Flying Shoes” at Malaprop’s, June 23
From a press release: Lisa Howorth Presents Flying Shoes on 7 PM June 23 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC “Flying Shoes braids a love knot of new South, old South, and haunted South that catches at the reader’s heart, even as the humor and sadness of her rollicking prose has us slipping off our own shoes […]
Pamela Jones at The White Horse, June 27
From a press release: Pamela Jones at The White Horse, June 27, with Chuck Lichtenberger, Justin Watt and Rob Giesler, plus special guests Stephanie Morgan and Alex Taub Pamela Jones and her band will bring you an evening of stories and songs from the Big Apple. Enjoy some of you favorite NY themed jazz standards played […]
Smart bets: Xavier Rudd
Part multi-instrumentalist, part mythical creature, singer-songwriter/surfer/environmentalist/cultural activist Xavier Rudd took the didgeridoo from tribal instrument to legitimate dance club beat-maker. The musician, who lives in Australia, “gradually refined his globally influenced collage of world music — a matchless mixture of reggae, funk, blues, folk, and nearly every other sort of song with the ability to […]