In advance of the fall iteration of LEAF, held at Lake Eden in Black Mountain, Xpress is talking with a number of LEAF performers about their work and what they have in store for the weekend-long music and art festival.
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Christmas at Biltmore begins Nov. 4
Press release from the Biltmore Estate: When George Vanderbilt opened his home to family and friends on Christmas Eve 1895, so began a tradition at Biltmore that is carried on to this day. Christmas at Biltmore this year reflects the theme of “Hearth and Home,” getting right to the heart of what Vanderbilt intended for […]
Unsung Heroes: A Grand Celebration of Latinx and Black Resilience, Oct. 30
Press release from Date My City: “Unsung Heroes: A Grand Celebration of Latinx and Black Resilience” will be held on Sunday, October 30 at 3 pm at UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. This celebration is free and open to the public. We are inviting the entire community to join us in celebrating not only these identified […]
Ten Thousand Villages Montreat hosts a benefit for Black Mountain Counseling Center
Press release from event organizers: Sunday, October 23, 2016 Ten Thousand Villages Montreat will host its first shopping benefit for Black Mountain Counseling Center. Ten Thousand Villages will donate 15% of all sales on this day to the Center, with the goal of raising enough money to provide a family or individual with subsidized counseling […]
LEAF celebrates creativity and connection
“What we’re hoping to accomplish with this festival is really empowering people to remember that coming together in a positive way is important,” says Ehren Cruz, performing arts director. “We don’t have to be pro or against anything, we can just be for human connection.”
Holiday Childress releases his long-awaited solo album
When Childress set out to record his debut solo album, Mind the Gap — which he’ll launch at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall on Saturday, Oct. 15 — theatrics had to take a back seat.
Inaugural Homegrown Author Fair held Nov. 5 at Waynesville Library
Press release from Haywood County Public Library: Support local authors and discover new books, many with local interest, at the inaugural Homegrown Author Fair on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Waynesville Library. The local author fair will take place downstairs at the Waynesville Library, where there will be readings by […]
Asheville School students engage with the local arts community
Press release from Asheville School: Nestled near the heart of west Asheville, Asheville School has access to a unique and thriving community of artists who work across a diverse array of mediums. Students at Asheville School have long had the opportunity to experience arts on campus. Now, Asheville School plans to work with Asheville’s vibrant […]
DeWayne Barton has been awarded a Mary B. Regan Community Artist Residency grant
Press release from Asheville Action: The North Carolina Arts Council has awarded Asheville Artist DeWayne Barton a Mary B. Regan Community Artist Residency, a grant designed to support innovative artist-in-residence projects in communities in North Carolina. The award was conceived to honor Mary’s long-held beliefs in the importance of the contributions of artists and the […]
Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition accepting submissions
Press release from Appalachian State University: It’s that time again! The 14th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition is open for registrations and submissions. Amateur and professional photographers are encouraged to submit at www.appmtnphotocomp.org prior to the competition’s close at 5pm on Friday, November 18, 2016. The Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition offers numerous categories that will be […]
Twisted Idol karaoke competition finals held at Twisted Laurel, Nov. 3
Press release from event organizers: Twisted Idol, a karaoke singing competition, returns to Twisted Laurel in downtown Asheville, N.C., with more than $500 in prizes to be given away during the Nov. 3 grand finale. The competition is a partnership between Twisted Laurel (130 College Street) and Asheville’s Get Vocal Entertainment. Get Vocal’s Jason Tarr […]
Show review: Elephant Revival at the New Mountain amphitheater
“We like it here in Asheville, and we love a lot of the musicians who come [from] here,” said guitarist Daniel Rodriguez, early in the set.
Exhibition by photographer David Pickett opens at UNC Asheville, Oct. 12
PRESS RELEASE FROM UNC ASHEVILLE: Purpose Bound, an exhibition of photos by David Pickett, some taken on campus and in downtown Asheville in the early 1980s, opens Oct. 12 in the Blowers Gallery in UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library. A reception with the photographer will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13 in the […]
Tom Chalmers stars one-man show “Fully Committed,” Oct. 21-30
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: For those who are unable to catch Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Broadway performing the 42 different characters that make up the play Fully Committed, you now have a local alternative with the more-than-able, definitely hilarious Tom Chalmers taking the lead in this tour de force one-man show. The Front Porch […]
Free Planet Radio plays a free show at Tryon Fine Arts Center, Oct. 23
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Our favorite world music sensation, Free Planet Radio, is back from a thirty day, twenty city whirlwind tour of China! We don’t know what stirred things up over there more: Typhoon Megi, or this talented trio! Even though they were unknown to the Chinese public, every one of the concerts […]
Tibetan Monks offer a guided meditation at UNC Asheville, Oct. 21
PRESS RELEASE FROM UNC ASHEVILLE: The Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery will give a public lecture and guided meditation on Friday, Oct. 21 at UNC Asheville. These events are free and open to everyone. The lecture, The Psychology of Enlightenment, will take place at 11 a.m. on Oct. 21 in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center, […]
The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands celebrates 69 years of Appalachia’s finest makers
The fall edition of the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands takes place Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 20-23, at the U.S. Cellular Center. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD: Nestled in the creative engine of Asheville, NC, craftspeople from nine states gather at the biannual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands at the downtown U.S. […]
Barbells for boobs fundraiser, Oct. 24
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Urban Athletic Training Center will hold its 4th annual Barbells for Boobs fundraiser on October 24 from 4pm-9pm at Urban Athletic Training Center, 68 New Clyde Hwy., Canton. Barbells for Boobs fundraisers are sponsored by Reebok, and are used to fund mammograms for women and men that cannot afford them. There […]
Valle Crucis country fair takes place Oct. 15
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: The colors, flavors, sights and sounds of harvest season in the Blue Ridge Mountains all come together at the Valle Country Fair in scenic Valle Crucis, North Carolina on Saturday, October 15. Started 38 years ago as a fundraiser for a little country church, it has grown into an annual […]
Peruvian shamanism book and art event at The White Horse, Oct. 15
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: The Peruvian Amazon is home to a rich shamanic tradition of curanderos who offer healing, counseling and divination. Prayer, ritual, plant medicine and psychic healing can be called upon by the practitioner, and many people seeking to understand and benefit from curanderismo have made pilgrimages to South America. […]
Brevard College alumni jazz concert presents big band swing, Oct. 8
PRESS RELEASE FROM BREVARD COLLEGE: Homecoming weekend will be filled with music once more at the second annual Alumni Jazz Concert, presented by the Brevard College Music Department on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in The Porter Center for Performing Arts. The performance is free and open to the public. The concert encourages dancing […]