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 […]

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, […]

Tryon Arts & Crafts School holds ghost story competition

Press release: The Apparitionist-National Ghost Story Competition Write the Scariest Ghost Story You Can Think Of! Deadline: September 1, 2017 To embrace and honor the heritage of storytelling in Western North Carolina, Tryon Arts & Crafts School (TACS) is initiating this exciting National Ghost Story Competition. Winning stories will be read to an audience on […]

Swannanoa Chamber Music Series launches 48th season with shows in Asheville, Greenville, Waynesville

Press release: Whether it’s unmatched authors in the MFA Program for Writers residency or world-renowned musicians of the folk and Celtic variety, summers at Warren Wilson College have put the fine arts front and center. The longest running tradition, the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival, is entering its 48th season with performances throughout July in Asheville, […]

BMCM+AC receives a grant to fund a Jacob Lawrence exhibition in Asheville

Press release: The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) has been awarded a $25,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and $60,000 from the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts to mount Between Form and Content: Perspectives on Jacob Lawrence and Black Mountain College, the […]

Local author publishes new mystery novel

Press release: Asheville author John Gordon’s first Penny Summers mystery, published in May, can be ordered from our local independent bookstore — Malaprop’s, and is available on Amazon! “Katelyn’s Killer” is a traditional mystery with a non-traditional resolution. Set in Annapolis, Maryland, amateur sleuth Penny Summers, thirty-something ex-Navy public affairs officer and Master Gardener, on […]

Old Edwards Hospitality partners with visual artists for eco-awareness project, “How Many Trees?”

Press release: Old Edwards Hospitality Group will host an eco-art installation on the front lawn of its 200 Main hotel in downtown Highlands. This collaborative, temporary installation by artists Anna Norton and John Melvin called “How Many Trees?” will be constructed of used office paper collected from Old Edwards properties and other local businesses. The […]

Spoken word show and writing workshop, July 8 and 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 on Montford Ave. Kim will be presenting her highly […]

Toe River Arts Council opens ‘Inheritance’ exhibition, July 15

Press release: Inheritance is composed of four artists that work independently, but thrive on inherent traits that unify and guide their art. Jill Eberle, Kiki Farish, Jane Wells Harrison and Jerry Jackson share one primary bond, Paul Hartley, painting professor at East Carolina University (1970-2008). “We speak a common language about composition because of Paul,” […]