Press release: Sunday, June 11, 4pm Zombies invade the Altamont Theater for a zombie cabaret fundraiser. Tickets available at www.ZombieCabaret.US Asheville’s Poetry Cabaret Collective has been accepted into the prestigious Capital Fringe Festival and our cast needs money for food, gas, and lodging. We’re taking our cultural resistance to Washington DC and we need your […]
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Youth OutRight hosts Rainbow Galaxy Prom, June 3
Press release: Youth OutRight’s annual prom will be held Saturday June 3 starting at 7:00 PM at the Doubletree Biltmore Hotel. This year’s “Rainbow Galaxy Prom” promises to be a stellar event, with Rainbow Galaxy-themed decorations, refreshments, a photobooth by Asheville Strike-A-Pose, and music by DJ Devan. The event invites youth to bring their preferred […]
WORD! Poetry Show with Caleb Beissert and Justin Blackburn at Pack Library, June 8
Press release: David Joe Miller Presents WORD! A Celebration of Contemporary Poetry by two of Asheville’s most loved performance poets, Caleb Beissert and Justin Blackburn! Thursday evening, June 8th at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30 for this FREE show sponsored by the Friends of the Buncombe County Library and David Joe Miller. Caleb Beissert is […]
Asheville Brewers Alliance unveils member t-shirt quilt
Press release: The Asheville Brewers Alliance (ABA) will unveil a 100″ x 75″ t-shirt quilt at The Salvage Station during the Asheville Brewers Alliance Annual Member Meeting, May 26 at 3:30 pm. The quilt, featuring 30 local breweries, is the work of Stephanie Weil, a local fiber artist specializing in t-shirt quilts, who donated her […]
Brie Capone named winner of the LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition, presented by NewSong Music
Press release: Folk-soul artist Brie Capone has been named the winner of the fourth annual LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition, presented by NewSong Music. Capone and eight other singer-songwriter solo and duo acts were selected from more than 400 entries to this year’s contest. Other finalists were Andy Palmer from Denver, CO; Beth Snapp from Kingsport, TN; […]
Becky Stone performs “On Becoming Maya Angelou” at Pack Library, May 24
Press release: Maya Angelou was a woman of words: she lived with and without words, she was provoked by and a provoker through words, she was a crafter of and a woman redeemed by words. She opened herself to the world through words – written, spoken, sung – and revealed herself to all who were […]
Clay Fest at the Folk Art Center, June 10
Press release: For six hours on Saturday, June 10, the hill behind the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway will be filled with more than twenty potters selling ceramic wares for both décor and function. Clay Fest is an annual Southern Highland Craft Guild event that celebrates the varied craft processes and techniques […]
Local Cloth holds Fiber Feel Day at the WNC Farmer’s Market, June 3
Press release: Fiber craft enthusiasts can go straight to the source to buy fleeces and processed fibers from the region’s local sheep, goat and alpaca farmers at Local Cloth’s Fiber Feel Day 2017, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, June 3, at the WNC Farmer’s Market. Then they can attend special workshops at Local Cloth’s Dye Studio […]
DJ Audio rolls out a multipart launch for ‘Shut It Down’
Originally from Roosevelt, N.Y., Conner moved to Asheville about four years ago. His parents and sister now live here, too, but “when I came in just to visit, I liked the place, the idea that there’s no set way to do anything. Whoever wants to make their own way can play,” he says.
Comedians Dave Waite and Grant Lyon at the Grey Eagle, June 3
Press release: On Saturday, June 3rd at 8:00pm, Funny Business at the Grey Eagle presents a special show featuring two nationally touring comedy headliners Dave Waite and Grant Lyon. Waite and Lyon headline comedy clubs all across the United States and are both LA-based roommates. Dave Waite Los Angeles-based comedian Dave Waite is a charismatic […]
“Enneagram & Dance” A Double Feature at The BeBe Theatre, June 2-4
Press release: Who: Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre (ACDT) & White Dog Project What: “Enneagram & Dance:” A Double Feature Where: The BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. in downtown Asheville When: June 2, 3 at 7:30pm and June 4 at 6:00pm How Much: $18 for Adults and $15 for Seniors and Students “None of the Nine” […]
Caldwell Arts Council calls for sculpture artists
Press release: Caldwell Arts Council announces the 32nd annual Sculpture Celebration in Lenoir, NC on Saturday September 9, 2017. Sculptors are invited to bring up to 3 sculptures for this one-day competition for $11,000 in cash awards, potential sales and commissions. This annual event brings sculptors and buyers from the eastern United States to Lenoir […]
Collaborative project between Open Hearts Art Center and ACDT at BeBe Theatre, June 8-10
Press release: A new work of dance starring Open Hearts Art Center (OHAC) participants and Asheville Contemporary Dance Theater (ACDT) will take the stage of the BeBe Theatre on June 8, 9, and 10. OHAC and ACDT are in the process of conducting 30 weeks of one hour rehearsals to collaboratively develop and refine the […]
Youth poets take part in “Rethink Highschool” event at NC Stage, May 23
Press release: Young Poets Engage America to Rethink High School HomeWord Youth Poetry, Youth Speaks, and XQ Institute Partner in National Town Halls with Spoken Word Poets TOWN HALL: NORTH CAROLINA STAGE COMPANY MAY 23, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, HomeWord Youth Poetry,an Asheville-based youth spoken word organization, will partner with […]
Theater review: ‘Malverse’ explores race relations at The Magnetic Theatre
The show, onstage at The Magnetic Theatre through Saturday, June 3, deals with a white couple who’ve settled in a predominantly black neighborhood in hopes that, as the area gentrifies, their investment will pay off handsomely. But in this play, systemic racism plays out not through dreams deferred as much as through nightmares, real and imagined.
Downtown After 5 kicks off Friday
Press release: The Asheville Downtown Association’s 29th season of Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, begins Friday, May 19. Downtown After 5 is from 5-9pm on North Lexington Avenue, and is always free and open to the public. Bands: Headliner: High & Mighty Brass Band Co-mingling band members from New Orleans, NYC and a […]
Financial literacy concert, May 18 & 19
Press release: Starks Financial Group, Inc., a leading local financial planning team, will sponsor a series of financial literacy rock concerts on Thursday, May 18 and Friday, May 19 for nearly 1,650 students at Erwin High School and Owen High School through a partnership with nonprofit Funding the Future and Raymond James Financial. Using the […]
14th annual Saluda Arts Festival
Press release: Amidst historic downtown Saluda, more than 76 visual artists will participate in the 14th annual spring Saluda Arts Festival on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 10am to 4pm. Music from six bands will perform throughout the day from venues that stretch from one end of the three blocks of historic Main Street to […]
Two local artists follow their passions in the RAD
The River Arts District’s Spring Studio Stroll takes place over Mother’s Day weekend — Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21.
Mica craft gallery opens “Works in Black and White – Members & Friends” exhibition, May 27-July 24
Press release: Mica, the contemporary craft cooperative gallery in Bakersville, NC, invites you to our current exhibit entitled “Works in Black and White – Members & Friends”, that runs from May 27 to July 24, 2017. We will keep our doors open until 8 pm, and offer light refreshments on the first evening of this […]
Free storytelling show with Johnny Thomas Fowler at Pack Library, May 11
Press release: David Joe Miller Presents WORD! with award winning storyteller/musician/author, Johnny Thomas Fowler for an evening of stories and music. Doors open at 6:30 and the show begins at 7pm, will end by 7:45pm. FREE and sponsored by the Buncombe County Friends of the Library and David Joe Miller.