Press release: On Saturday, April 15th from 1-3pm, nine female makers of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will be hosting an opening reception for their ongoing exhibition in the Folk Art Center’s focus gallery. The reception is free and open to the public as each of the members will share work, as well as discuss […]
Press release: April 30 marks opening day and a new chapter for Asheville Flea For Y’all. We are pleased to announce the new locations of ASHEVILLE OUTLETS and PISGAH BREWING and a partnership with OpenDoors of Asheville nonprofit for the 2017 season. Asheville Outlets will be our home on the Last Sunday of each month […]
Press release: Beth McKee, the Gulf Coast singer, songwriter and pianist, celebrated for her musical residence “at the edge of the swamp and the city” (posits INDY WEEK, North Carolina’s leading arts & entertainment newspaper), brings a crew of dazzling talent, assembled as The Swamp Sistas Songwriter Circle, to Isis Restaurant & Music Hall, Thurs. […]
Press release: Much of American music today, including folk, country, bluegrass and rock n’ roll, have at least some of its roots in the music first produced in the Scottish Highlands and in Ulster, according to musicologist Doug Orr and co-author of the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award-winning book, Wayfaring Strangers. Doug and his wife Darcy […]
Press release: SLACKERS Group Art Show features local Asheville artists LEVY (AC/DC, Grateful Dead, Black Crowes), GREU (AVL tattoo artist) & Introducing rad art by KFEZ. Meet the artists in person opening night, St. Patrick’s Day, FRIDAY March 17th. Live Music by AVL Burnout, Nugget Box (members of Hard Rocket) & Dogwater. Free Beer! The […]
Press release: The SuperHappy Trivia Challenge Asheville’s wildest night of comedy, music & spontaneous generation!!! When: March 15th @ Magnetic 375 Tickets: $16 in advance, $18 at the door With 18 shows under the belt, the cast and crew of the SHTC roll back into the Magnetic Theatre for another all-original night of comedy and […]
Solares, whose shared exhibition with local painter Jennifer Barrineau opens Friday, March 3, in the F. W. Gallery, was born in Cuba.
Press release: The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum is pleased to present a live performance by animator, director, designer, and performance artist Miwa Matreyek, who interacts with her animations as a shadow silhouette. Matreyek will perform two pieces on Thursday, March 16: “This World Made Itself” and “Myth and Infrastructure.” A pre-performance reception will […]
Press release: ContinuuCon, the Second International Haken Continuum Conference, will take place in Asheville, North Carolina, on June 8–10, 2017. The festival’s organizers are issuing a Call for Presentations to anyone interested in presenting a program, staging a workshop, or giving a demonstration directly related to the Haken Continuum Fingerboard. Scheduled presenters include Lippold Haken, […]
Press release from Asheville Sister Cities: Asheville Sister Cities and the Asheville Breakfast Rotary Club invite you to, “La Noche de Mexico,” a fundraising event for the 2017 Wheelchair Project, providing 110 wheelchairs for those in need of mobility in Valladolid and San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico and for student travel scholarships. Friday, March […]
It was Josef Albers who invited the Lawrences for the 1946 summer session. They were provided with private transportation to shield them from segregation.
Press release from Our Carolina Foothills: Our Carolina Foothills is pleased to announce the return of ART OF THE HORSE. In commemoration with the World Equestrian Games that will take place at Tryon International Equestrian Center from September 10-23, 2018 and bring in nearly 500,000 people to the area, the second edition of this eighteen […]
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Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville Lecturer in Music Matthew Richmond, composer and percussionist, will present a free public lecture, “Rhythm in Science and Spirituality,” in the next installment of the university’s spring Music Faculty Lecture Series. This event is free and open to everyone at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at UNC […]
The production will open at Toy Boat Community Arts Space on Friday, Feb. 24.
Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: Dr. Bill Bares has already established himself as an innovator on the jazz scene with his monthly Take Two jazz duo concerts at the White Horse Black Mountain. Never one to stay still for long, the pianist/composer has launched a new weekly jazz series at the venue. The […]
Press release: To help celebrate Haywood County Arts Council’s 40th Anniversary, we are planning a new and exciting exhibition as part of our A Ruby Anniversary show in May: an HCAC benefit sale of original, postcard-sized works by established and emerging artists in our region. Any artist can contribute to this sale. The postcard portion of […]
Press release: 362 Depot, a co-op gallery and working studio, recently opened its doors in the River Arts District (RAD), showcasing the work of ten artists. An Artists’ Breakfast, held the last Thursday of each month, offers fellow artists, collectors and art lovers a chance at camaraderie and conversation. The next Breakfast will be held […]
Press release: David Joe Miller’s Spoken Word OPEN MIC! is a big hit reaching a capacity audience for the past two months at Buffalo Nickel in West Asheville. Our apologies for having to turn people away at the door. January’s OPEN MIC! was a great success with 14 participants telling stories or reading/reciting poetry. Our […]
Local hip-hop/indie-soul collective Natural Born Leaders has been not-so-quietly making a name for itself on Asheville stages. The band shared two songs from an Isis Music Hall Show in December.
Press release: On February 15, 2017, Diana Wortham Theatre announced its public campaign, The Next Stage, to raise the final $300,000 of its $3.1 million capital campaign goal to transform into a facility with three distinct performance venues. According to Diana Wortham Theatre Board President Hardy Holland, “We are asking the community to invest in […]
