Press release: Self-Acceptance and Body Positive Expert, Rosie Molinary, Visits Malaprop’s 7 pm on May 30, 2017 Promoting a new edition of Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance Who would have imagined even five years ago that the cover model of the 2016 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition would be a size 14? Or […]
Press release: Local folk artist and writer Brent Martin will be the featured artist for The Jackson County Arts Council’s monthly artist talk series. The talk will be Monday, May 8th at 6 p.m. in the community room of the Jackson County Public Library. Brent’s folk art series will be displayed in the Rotunda Gallery […]
All writers are invited to submit a 500-word work of fiction.
Press release: Celebrate summer at Biltmore when the estate’s 21st annual Concert Series begins Thursday, July 27. Ticket sales begin on May 17, 2017. Kool & The Gang kicks off the series on July 27 on the South Terrace of Biltmore House. The South Terrace venue features expansive sunset views of the 250-room Biltmore House […]
Press release: Friday, May 5 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, the Arts Center is hosting the second annual “THE BARNS OF MADISON COUNTY” EXHIBIT with an Opening Reception. Stop by the Madison County Arts Center, 90 S. Main Street, Marshall (828 649-1301) and mix with both amateur and professional photographers and artists who have been invited […]
Local musicians Kevin Williams and Stephen Murray of Holy Ghost Tent Revival have launched a Monday night series at MG Road. The free performances run from 7″30 to 9:30 p.m., and this month’s schedule is as follows: • May 1 — Melissa Hyman (songwriter with The Moon and You and Sweet Claudette) • May 8 […]
Press release: Happy Sweet 16th Birthday to us! 64 Biltmore Ave Asheville, 28801 828-281-2134 www.amerifolk.com American Folk Art & Framing opened May 1, 2001. We are grateful for, and proud of the artists we represent. A remarkable community has been have forged between our artists, our supporters, those interested in folk art and those of […]
Press release: Please join award-winning local author Wayne Caldwell on Saturday, August 5, 2017, for a day trip to the Cataloochee Valley Historic Area. Caldwell based his best selling fiction series (Cataloochee and Requiem by Fire) on life in the Cataloochee Valley before and during the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The […]
Press release: ROB AMBERG | STARING MAY 5 – JULY 2, 2017 Reception for the artist: Friday, May 5, 6-8pm Tracey Morgan Gallery is pleased to present Staring, a series of black and white portraits of bohemian youths by photographer Rob Amberg. This is Amberg’s first one-person exhibition with the gallery. For several years, Amberg […]
Press release: Haywood Community College will host Asheville artist Erin Castellan as part of the Visiting Artist Lecture Series Thursday, May 4, at 4:00 p.m. The event will be held in room 7105 of the Creative Arts Building on the main campus. Castellan creates colorful, painterly collages using hand-embroidery, knitting, crochet and various found and […]
Press release: AN HOANG | FOREST FOR TREES MAY 5 – JULY 2, 2017 Reception for the artist: Friday, May 5, 6-8 pm Tracey Morgan Gallery is pleased to present Forest for Trees, New York based painter An Hoang’s first exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition is comprised of thirteen oil paintings ranging in size […]
Press release: When The Magnetic Theatre debuted The Great American Strip-Off! for three weekends this past January, it proved an immediate sensation, not to mention its sold-out houses. Boo Velvet’s outrageous creation thrilled and delighted audiences, who begged for more. And now, Boo and The Magnetic are more than happy to oblige with a two-night return, […]
Press release: My Happy Place Gallery is looking for diverse, local artists working in all forms of art, who would be interested in joining our cooperative gallery. Being a member of our coop has many advantages to working by yourself. We are in a great location with a lot of natural light, and high end […]
“‘Closer’ is about getting back to something that makes you feel complete,” says bassist Peter Brownlee. “I think that journey can be peaceful and contemplative, and it can also be chaotic.”
Press release: Historical fiction meets environmental science in the latest book by Brevard College Professor Jennifer Frick-Ruppert. A launch party for “The Legend of Skyco: Spirit Quest” is slated for Friday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m. at Highland Books in Brevard. “I see ‘The Legend of Skyco’ as an entertaining form of teaching, of turning […]
Press release: John Crutchfield, one of the founding artistic associates of The Magnetic Theatre, has returned to Asheville after a two-year sojourn in Berlin, and he returns The Magnetic as a playwright with Malverse, an urban myth in two acts, directed by Magnetic artistic director Steven Samuels. The fruitful collaboration between Crutchfield and Samuels began […]
Press release: Drop in at Zuma (7 North Main in downtown Marshall) to see the impressive photo display of 200 years of barn evolution. This exhibit is designed to illustrate how our barns tell the story of the agriculture as well as the materials available at that time. Photos were taken by the Appalachian Barn […]
Press release: Midsummer Solstice Concert with Jamie Laval Friday, June 9, 7pm Isis Restaurant and Music Hall 743 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC Info: https://jamielaval.com/events Tickets: http://isisasheville.com/event/jamie-laval-celtic-music-stories-midsummer/ Most of us associate Celtic music with toe-tapping rhythms, bouncy jigs, galloping reels. Jamie promises both the warmly familiar and the bracingly surprising in this program themed towards Celtic […]
Press release: On Saturday May 13th and Sunday May 14th, the fiber community of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will gather in sharing their knowledge and skills. An open and free event to the public, Fiber Weekend is held annually at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. From 10-4pm on Saturday, more […]
Press release: A Living Museum With George Scheer, hosted by Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center Thursday, May 4, 7:00 p.m. {56 Broadway} A conversation with George Scheer about hidden histories in art and his work fostering creative communities at the intersection of aesthetics and social change. Scheer is co-founder and director of Elsewhere, a […]
Press release: The public is welcome to the 20th Annual Art by the Tracks: the Black Mountain Old Depot Art and Craft Show, on Saturday, May 13th, from 10:00am-6:00pm in downtown Black Mountain, on Sutton Avenue. This one day show is free and fun for the whole family. For twenty years the Old Depot Association […]
