Press release from Tryon Arts & Crafts School: To honor and celebrate all of the fabulous artwork and gallery shows that take place within Polk County, Tryon Arts & Crafts School will be hosting the first annual Polk County Gallery Show of the Year Award to be presented at their Red-Carpet Artist of the Year […]
Press release from Grand Bohemian Gallery: Grand Bohemian Gallery Amber Higgins Heart & Soul Jewelry Trunk Show Friday, Feb. 3, 5-8 pm & Saturday, Feb. 4, 10am-2pm Light refreshments will be served during the shows Toronto-based glass artist Amber Higgins has been coming to Asheville since 2009, when the Grand Bohemian Hotel and its Grand […]
The tour, which grew out of a discussion about changes to Asheville’s black neighborhoods, businesses and landmarks, will be free to local African-Americans during February in honor of Black History Month.
Press release: For the third year in a row, Brevard’s beloved ambassador white squirrel, Pisgah Pete, will take the helm at the City of Brevard’s Groundhog Day festivities, dubbed by local residents, “White Squirrel Day.” Event organizers say the town’s cute furry mascot will outshine his world-famous weather-prognosticating counterpart, Punxsatawny Phil, by not only predicting […]
Press release from event organizers: The 2017 Asheville Guitar Summit Serious instruction for serious guitar players: What is it? A full day of electric guitar instruction, instrument education and product demonstrations. Date: All day – Saturday, March 25th, 2017. Door open at 8:30 am. Event ends 7:30 pm. Location: Morris Hellenic Cultural Center, 227 Cumberland […]
Musician and producer Josh Blake took inspiration from the Women’s March on Asheville last weekend and put it into song. “I held my cell phone in the air to record some of the action, then went home and sampled it and made this beat,” he writes on the Bandcamp page for the single “This Is […]
In time for the presidential inauguration, local indie-rock/reggae trio The Get Right Band releases its cover of David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans.”
In the 2012 podcast “From homelessness to hope,” Xpress shared the story of artist Patrick Littlejohn. “After a lifetime as a professional musician, Littlejohn found himself homeless, hungry and alone,” the article stated. “One night Patrick says a song he’d never heard came to him in a dream. He had no choice but to teach […]
Press release from American Folk Art: The 13th Annual Miniature Show February 7- February 27, 2017 Show Online: Tuesday February 7, 2017 In the Gallery: Thursday February 9, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday February 10, 2017 5- 7 PM The highly anticipated 13th Annual Miniatures Show at American Folk Art will feature 14 of the gallery’s […]
Press release from event organizer: The final Sunday of each month in 2017, two groups of WNC-based musicians and their ensembles will each perform a benefit concert to rise funding for WNC non-profits. The music performed each week will fluctuate between, jazz, rhythm & blues, soul, jazz funk, jazz fusion, and swing. Each event will […]
Press release from Asheville Symphony: The Asheville Symphony Orchestra (ASO) announced on Monday the six finalists for its music director position. The finalists are Jacomo Bairos, Darko Butorac, Nicholas Hersh, Rei Hotoda, Jayce Ogren and Garry Walker (biographical information below). Each finalist will visit Asheville and will conduct a Masterworks concert in the 2017-18 season. […]
Press release: Asheville artist Macon York, 31, has been through many life changes in the seven years since starting her bold and colorful line of hand-cranked letterpress greeting cards and stationery known as Macon York Letterpress and Design. Over the years, she began to feel confined by sharing her personal name with her business’ brand, […]
Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: It seems a wonder that the walls of the White Horse Black Mountain have been able contain the the sheer mass of talent that has appeared on its stage over its eight years of operation. That ability may be put to the test on Saturday, January 28th at […]
The free workshop is led by nationally touring poets Angel Nafis and Shira Erlichman.
Press release: Asheville readers: your next favorite author could be your next door neighbor. Bibliophiles now have a new resource for finding local books and authors in the form of an ongoing initiative called Hometown Reads, launched earlier this year by book marketing company Weaving Influence. Weaving Influence has selected authors in Asheville with published […]
Press release: On Thursday, January 19, 5:30-6:30 PM, The Magnetic Theatre, Asheville Creative Arts, and many more local theatres, join hands with countless companies nationwide to declare themselves “brave spaces,” where “It is safe to be who you are, regardless of race, class, religion, country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation,” […]
Press release: Live Nation welcomes DAVE CHAPPELLE to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at the US Cellular Center Asheville on Monday February 6th at 7:00pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 13th at 12pm. Tickets start at $67.50 and are on-sale Friday, January 13th at 12pm noon. Tickets are available for purchase at livenation.com, the US Cellular […]
The event, now in its second year, showcases Asheville’s soul musicians. The production takes place at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall on Friday, Jan. 13.
Word in the Street is volunteer-run. A $500 grant from All Souls Cathedral Outreach Committee helped with the purchase of simultaneous interpretation technology — headsets so that everyone can understand what’s being said.
Press release from event organizers: Next week, on January 18th, The SuperHappy Trivia Challenge returns to Magnetic 375!!! This month’s theme: Elvis & Company. Come join hosts Adam Arthur and Troy Burnette as they take you on a wild comic adventure featuring trivia, improv, ridiculousness, and Peanut Butter, Bacon, and Banana fried sandwiches. Prizes will […]
Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: Oleanna, playwright David Mamet’s explosive exploration of power and gender politics in academia, debuted in 1992 in the wake of, and partially in reaction to, the Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill hearings. The issues Mamet probes are as relevant today as they were then, and the two-character play […]
