Press release: David Joe Miller presents an incredibly special and rare WORD show, planned for Friday July 28th at Habitat Brewing and Commons featuring Asheville’s own original Story Lady, Gwenda Ledbetter and acclaimed blues musician and music historian, Scott Ainslie from Vermont. The doors will open at Habitat Commons, 174 Broadway in downtown Asheville at […]
Press release: The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) debuts a new program series this summer that honors Asheville as “Craft City.” A thriving community of artists and a growing local food and drink scene defines the Asheville area for both lifelong residents and weekend visitors. At three outdoor pop-up studios this summer (July […]
Press release: People committed to Western North Carolina’s rich craft heritage can help create a new craft trail across our mountains. The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area seeks ideas and suggestions to develop the Blue Ridge Craft Trails over the next few years. The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area’s latest trail initiative will encourage cultural […]
Press release: Over the length of its 81st festival season, the Brevard Music Center (BMC) will host myriad concerts and special events celebrating the legendary 20th century composer Kurt Weill. This extraordinary “Festival Within A Festival” salutes Weill’s diverse legacy through symphony, opera, Broadway cabaret, film, and lecture events. Its centerpiece will be a fully-staged production of his “Broadway […]
Press release: The 18th season of Tryon’s most popular summer event – Summer Tracks – continues on Friday, July 7 with Big Sound Harbor. The show begins at 7 p.m. in Rogers Park. Aptly named, Big Sound Harbor produces a big sound with horns, keys, and rippin’ electric guitars. Band leader and lead singer Dulci […]
Press release: Empowerment + Portrait Photography A Workshop for Adults Saturday, July 8, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Cost: $60 Asheville Art Museum Members, $70 non-members REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 4 Register Here or at 828.253.3227 In this workshop, students learn how photographic techniques can tell a story and create different dynamics between the photographer, subject and […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
