Press release: 2017 Night Visions June 1 – 20th, 2017 Show Opens Online: Tuesday, May 30th at 11am Opens in the Gallery: Thursday, June 1st Opening Reception First Friday, June 2: 5 – 8pm When darkness falls and the quiet of evening arrives, mysteries and magic often emerge. Be it through observation, dreams states, or […]
Press release: “Looking For You” New & old Photography Exhibition by Rimas Zailskas Opening reception 6pm-9pm With Songs and Poetry by Shelby Stephenson, NC Poet Laureate Saturday, May 20th at the Flood Gallery Fine Art Center Hendersonville-based photographer Rimas Zailskas will display over 150 images both old and new, including his most recent series — […]
Press release: This spring the Southern Appalachian mountains will be alive with the sound of song as people from all over the region and beyond come together for the fifth annual Singing Alive Appalachia gathering. Over four days, June 1-4, 2017, 21 song catchers will lead groups in songs ranging from traditional Cherokee to devotional […]
Press release: Come laugh your socks off. Goodness knows, we all need those laughs right now. After four books and countless magazine columns, award-winning author and humorist Fay Jacobs is touring with a hilarious and moving oral memoir. The performance, called Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay is based on Jacobs’ four published memoirs. It […]
Press release: Beginning this weekend—with the world premiere of award-winning local playwright John Crutchfield’s Malverse, “an urban myth in two acts,” about a white couple buying and renovating an old house in a traditionally black neighborhood, in a town suspiciously like Asheville—The Magnetic Theatre announces an experiment with dramatically lower prices. From now through November, […]
Press release: The Asheville Art Museum is excited to present Hear Our Voice, on view May 20 – July 16, 2017 at the Asheville Art Museum On the Slope at 175 Biltmore Ave. The exhibition explores the potential of visual art to empower people, artists and communities and promote dialogue. Significant events in history inspire […]
Press release: 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of Biltmore Industries’ home at Grovewood Village in Asheville! A centennial celebration will take place Saturday, June 17 from 12 – 5pm, which will include a special exhibition of fiber art by 7 regional weavers, artist demonstrations, guided history tours, a cake cutting ceremony, and a historical presentation […]
Press release: Classic Gothic Drama Although touring theatrical troupes have a long and distinguished traditions, the 200th anniversary that Evening Crane Theatre is currently celebrating is not its own. Rather, it’s the bicentennial of the play Manfred by George Gordon Byron, better known as Lord Byron, the most flamboyantly notorious of the Romantic poets. Evening […]
Press release: For the first time in its history, the North Carolina Writers’ Network is coming to High Country for the 2017 Squire Summer Writing Workshops. This intimate, weekend-long “residency” style immersion happens July 13-16 at Appalachian State University, in Boone. Registration is capped at forty-two attendees: register now. The Squire Summer Writing Workshops offer […]
The “touring virtual reality gallery showcasing all-original virtual reality artworks by Buffalo-based arts collective Flatsitter” will be open to visitors Friday through Sunday.
Press release: Asheville-area artists, this is an open call for visual art in all media for an exhibition entitled “Debut.” This is an opportunity to showcase local artists who have not yet shown in an Asheville area gallery and would like to share their work. The show will be at Push Gallery in downtown Asheville, […]
Press release: In conjunction with her performance at Diana Wortham Theatre the following night, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins will be giving a free talk/demo at Asheville Music School at 5:30 PM on Thursday May 18. Kelly is a dynamic, engaging speaker, who has the gift of synesthesia – the ability to perceive sound as color. She […]
Press release: The Heartwood Forest Council is a regional gathering of advocates for protection of public lands and is happening near Bakersville, NC on May 26-29 at Camp Spring Creek. Heartwood is hosting the gathering which offers a variety of presentations on topics such as genetically engineered trees, continued clear cutting of Southern forests to […]
Press release: 7th Annual Customer Charity Quilt Show Asheville Cotton Company 1378 Hendersonville Rd. Asheville, NC 28803 www.ashevillecottonco.com We are excited to announce the dates of the 2017 Asheville Cotton Co. Customer Charity Quilt Show. This is the quilt show for the rest of us. Our quilt show is different from other shows in that […]
Press release: Richard Christian Nelson will be teaching three Weekend Workshops in Tryon, North Carolina this Spring. They will begin with a 3-Day Still Life Workshop May 26-28. Next will be a Spring Landscape Workshop June 9-11, and lastly a Portrait Workshop June 23-25. The classes will meet in Tryon from 9-5 each day. The […]
Press release: FedEx announced today that Sword & Plough is the grand prize winner of its 5th annual FedEx Small Business Grant Contest. Based in Denver, Colo., Sword & Plough will receive a $25,000 grant, plus $7,500 in FedEx Office® print and business services to help them grow their business. This year, the contest offered […]
Triangle Park on S. Market Street is one of the last remaining vestiges of The Block, Asheville’s historic African American business district and cultural center. Just Folks hosts a spring and summer series in the park, which kicks off its 2017 season on Saturday, May 6.
Press release: Montford Park Players, an Asheville theatrical tradition, is proud say that, as of May 12th, they will have completed the entirety of Shakespeare’s canon. All 37 plays attributed to The Bard will have been presented by the 45-year-old community theater upon the opening of their Summer Season with Timon of Athens. The performances […]
Press release: Ian Ridenhour’s career is at an important crossroad as he negotiates the transition from prodigiously talented prodigy to adult artist. The teen musician has long been remarkable for his precocious command of rock, jazz, funk, classical and choral music, but he writes pop-savvy songs that exhibit a preternaturally mature sensibility. With the release […]
Press release: “Arts Across NC” is a new podcast series celebrating the rich history of the arts across North Carolina. The free podcasts are sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council to observe its 50th anniversary as a state agency. The podcast series kicks off with a lively conversation about what “arts for all” has […]
Press release: Get your tickets for the fourth annual Madison County Barn Alliance Barn Tour Day–Saturday, May 20. Advance purchase of tickets is required and the price is $40 per person or $75 for two for the general public. Special discount for Barn Alliance members. The event begins with a bus tour (starting at 2:30pm) […]
