PRESS RELEASE FROM TRANZMISSION: A fundraising event will be held at the Block Off Biltmore, starting at 8:00 pm on Friday, May 28th, with performances by the Bathhouse Janitors (Atlanta, GA), wWAYLOn (New York, NY) and Brynn Estelle & Her Band (Asheville NC). Admission is available at the door on a $5 – $25 sliding […]
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“Frequent Flying with the Wood Thrush” documentary will be screened at Green Sage, May 22
PRESS RELEASE: The newly discovered Wood Thrush connection between North Carolina’s breeding grounds and Belize’s wintering grounds has inspired action to help this beloved bird. Asheville’s Dayna Reggero and Andrea Desky of the Climate Listening Project traveled from North Carolina to Belize to film the story of the Wood Thrush as told through the people […]
Sound track: Barn Party by Carolina Wray
While there’s not a lot of subtlety to Barn Party by Carolina Wray — “Sittin’ over there with that lighter in your hand tryin’ to pop that top, don’t you know that it’s a twist off?” they sing on the title track — it’s explosive, fun and exactly what is it says it is. A party.
Penland Gallery hosts Ceramic and Paper Sculpture show, opening June 4
PRESS RELEASE FROM PENLAND GALLERY: When you walk into the Penland Gallery exhibition hall right now you are immediately greeted by a pair of four-foot tall, swimsuit-clad ceramic figures with their arms high in the air as if they are about to dive off the low pedestal they are standing on. Behind them are more […]
Asheville Area Arts Council hosts Design + Marketing Symposium, June 18
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL: Calling all Artists! Musicians! Crafters! Event Planners! Performers! and Independent Business Owners! The Second Annual Design and Marketing Symposium is set for June 18 at our new Refinery Creator Space. We are excited to bring you classes to help your creative business thrive with instructors who are very […]
Asheville Area Arts Council accepts applications for Grassroots Arts Program subgrants
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL: The Asheville Area Arts Council is now accepting applications for North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program subgrants through July 13, 2016 by 5 PM. Since 1977, the North Carolina Arts Council’s Grassroots Arts Program has provided North Carolina citizens access to quality arts experiences. Using a […]
Haken Continuum Conference comes to Asheville, June 9-11
PRESS RELEASE: Organizers of the First Continuum Fingerboard Conference have published a complete schedule of presentations, workshops, and performers participating on June 9th through 11th. Taking place at the Altamont Theatre in Asheville, North Carolina, ContinuuCon will celebrate the groundbreaking Haken Continuum Fingerboard by bringing together Continuum players from North and South America, Europe, and […]
Freeway Revival kicks off 2016 Concerts on the Creek, May 27
PRESS RELEASE FROM JACKSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: N.C. band Freeway Revival will kick-off the seventh annual season of Concerts on the Creek on Friday, May 27. Freeway Revival will perform rock ‘n roll, blues, soul, country and Americana on the Bridge Park gazebo stage in Sylva, N.C., from 7-9 p.m. The Freeway Revival’s roots […]
Kids-designed art showing at The Hop Creamery, May 27
PRESS RELEASE FROM FACEBOOK INVITE: Kids Design for Kids will present it’s finished art works in a community event at The Hop Creamery on Haywood Rd, Friday, May 27 from 6-9pm. Come support The Hop’s unique ice cream tasting room experience as well as see firsthand some great art designed by kids for kids. Kids […]
Leftover Salmon’s Blue Ridge comes to Asheville, May 20-22
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Looking back over the past 25 years of rootsy, string-based music, the impact of Leftover Salmon is impossible to deny. Formed in Boulder at the end of 1989, the Colorado slamgrass pioneers were one of the first bluegrass bands to add drums and tour rock & roll bars, helping Salmon […]
Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival presents 15 concerts in three locations
PRESS RELEASE FROM WARREN WILSON COLLEGE: Classical music arrived at Warren Wilson College in the early 1900s. The New York Philharmonic Concerts would drift from a radio at listening parties hosted by the College’s first music director. These events began a long history of classical music at the school. Roughly 100 years later, the College’s […]
Flatiron Writers Present: publicity and writing workshop, July 9
PRESS RELEASE FROM FLAT IRON WRITERS: Flatiron Writers Present: Publicity and the Writing Life with Publicist Kima Jones Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Lenoir-Rhyne Center for Graduate Studies 36 Montford Ave., 2nd Floor (Asheville Chamber of Commerce Bldg.) These days, whether you land a contract with a large publishing house, […]
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers play Pisgah Brewing June 21
PRESS RELEASE: BRUCE HORNSBY WILL PERFORM W/ RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC ON JUNE 21ST @ PISGAH BREWING CO. Outdoor Stage Tickets are $40–$70 Showtime: 7:30PM Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Bruce Hornsby is announcing additional 2016 tour dates with his band The Noisemakers which will continue to take the group across the […]
Blue Ridge Music Center launches its summer concert series with Mipso, May 28
PRESS RELEASE FROM BLUE RIDGE MUSIC CENTER: The Blue Ridge Music Center is launching its Summer Concert Series with performances by two talented young contemporary bluegrass groups, Mipso, out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and regional favorites, Shadowgrass. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 28 in the Music Center’s beautiful outdoor amphitheater at […]
SuperHappy Trivia Challenge returns Wednesday, May 18
PRESS RELEASE: The SuperHappy Trivia Challenge is the most fun you could possibly have on a Wednesday night. Inspired by such shows as The Match Game, Who’s Line is it Anyway? And Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me…, SupperHappy is a live, unscripted (mostly) comedy show. Adam Jack Arthur, host and font of useless internet knowledge, […]
The 76th National Folk Festival will be held in Greensboro, Sept. 9-11
PRESS RELEASE: Today the National Folk Festival announced two additional artists who will perform in downtown Greensboro from September 9 – 11, 2016. The 76th National Folk Festival in 2016 marks the event’s second year of its three-year residency in Greensboro. Last fall, the 75th National Folk Festival attracted more than 102,000 attendees to downtown […]
Comedian Shane Mauss performs at The Millroom, May 21
PRESS RELEASE FROM FUNNY BUSINESS AT THE MILLROOM: Comedian Shane Mauss brings his unique stand-up comedy show about psychedelics to Asheville’s Funny Business at The Millroom on Saturday, May 21st at 8:00pm. Shane Mauss has too many credits to name. Since winning HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival “Best Stand up Comic” Award, he’s gone on to […]
Asheville Community Theatre announces renovations during 71st season
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE: Announcing a new season is something Asheville Community Theatre has done for 70 years. Announcing a new season with plays and musicals that are all new to the ACT stage has been done before, too. But announcing a new season that accommodates major theatre renovations, includes a new partnership, […]
Teen music showcase at White Horse Black Mountain, May 29
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: Teen Bandstand, featuring Asheville Music School Rock Band, Jesse Barry and the Jam. Back in the day starting a rock band usually meant hours in a garage or basement trying to figure out exactly what was going on in the grooves of those records. Aspiring rockers still go […]
UNC Asheville offers creative writing summer camps in June and July
PRESS RELEASE FROM UNC ASHEVILLE: UNC Asheville will offer two creative writing summer camps – Write Now for high school students, and All Things Writing for middle school students – with separate sessions for each age group in June and July. These week-long programs are designed for writers of all skill levels and offer instruction […]
Asheville School of Film hosts an open house, student film screenings and classes
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE SCHOOL OF FILM: Asheville School of Film is pleased to announce its next FREE Summer Open House and Filmmaker Mixer on Sunday June 5th, 3-6 pm. Co-owners Brad Hoover, and Bill Pivetta, and manager Beth Rhyne will be present, along with several guest instructors and local filmmakers. Come enjoy the refreshments […]