PRESS RELEASE FROM WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS: Access the Dream and Spirit realms for transformative prose and poetry! MAY 1st Dive into the magical realms of the child, the shaman, the dreamer, the mystic, and bring your writing to another level of creativity and power. Open to writers and aspiring writers of any level. Join us for […]
ON tour with Mumford & Sons, an improvised lineup gave trumpet player Nick Etwell a chance to bring his soul-jazz project, Filthy Six, to new audience — and they’ll perform at Asheville Music Hall on Wednesday, April 13.
While the conversations between the instruments are active and cerebral, moods wash through the music so that it’s felt emotionally as well as intellectually.
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Nashville performance artist Minton Sparks dares you to define her: her spoken word/honky-tonk hybrid performances elicit whoops and hollers from beer-swilling good ole boys and latte-sipping intellectuals alike, because she’s doing something wholly new—rebel storytelling with marrow-deep power and resonance. Now this Grand Ole Opry star is raising the bar […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM DANCECLUB ASHEVILLE: DANCECLUB Asheville, a dance studio playground for adults! DANCECLUB Asheville (DCA) is a dance and pole fitness studio that encourages fun, uninhibited dancing in an environment free of intimidation. DCA will be opening it’s doors at the beginning of May to adults of all ages. The studio will offer a […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM Silver River Center for Chair Caning: Silver River Center for Chair Caning will be featured on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend on Thursday, April 7 at 9pm. Silver River Center for Chair Caning is the nation’s only chair caning school and museum and is located in CURVE Studios & Garden in Asheville’s River […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM MALAPROP’S: Our May event with Sherman Alexie to promote his new children’s book Thunder Boy, Jr. has been cancelled by the author because of HB2. We had scheduled this event at Asheville Community Theatre and were setting up school visits. Sherman Alexie is an award-winning poet, writer, and filmmaker perhaps best known […]
PRESS RELEASE from Black Mountain Center for the Arts: What do Improv, Alzheimer’s and TED Talks have in common? Join locals Karen Stobbe and Mondy Carter on April 17 at 4pm at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts as they share their TEDMED talk about the parallels between Improvisation and caregiving for a person living […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY – SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN OFFICE: WHO: The Southern Appalachian Office of The Wilderness Society WHAT: “Wilderness & The Anthropocene” Panel Discussion WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Pl. WHEN: Friday, April 15, 2016 • 6:00–9:00pm. Reception 6pm, Panel Discussion 7pm, Q&A and Book Signing 8pm TICKETS: The event […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ORISON BOOKS: “Constellarium is a bold announcement of a new poetic voice to be reckoned with. These poems make us stare down shame and celebrate transition, celebrate the body inside. Jordan Rice does not flinch from what society would have us try to look away from, instead she carefully constructs a book […]
Zentner presents his debut young adult novel, The Serpent King, at Malaprop’s on Saturday, April 9. Local YA author (and Zentner’s longtime friend) Stephanie Perkins will lead a Q&A at the event.
PRESS RELEASE FROM CAROLINE BEARD: Solo Artist Caroline Beard Collaborates with Asheville High School Band Thursday, May 19th, 7pm – 8pm Asheville High School Auditorium Asheville High School alumnus Caroline Beard returns to AHS as a solo artist with the Asheville High School Band on Thursday, May 19th. Since graduating from AHS in 2010, she […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM MADISON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL: Foot-tapping bluegrass and old-time music, a silent auction of beautiful regional items, an artists’ market, good food, a beautiful setting, and much more make the Madison County Arts Council’s Bluff Mountain Festival a special community event. This year’s annual festival will be held June 11, 2016 from 10 […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE: Pop-noir trio stephaniesĭd combines jazz, rock and pop in an outstanding mix of highly original tunes in an irresistibly infectious live performance. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit area children through Diana Wortham Theatre’s Youth Education Scholarship (Y.E.S.) Fund. Rescheduled concert: Sunday, May 1, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets: Regular […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: Black Mountain singer/ songwriter David LaMotte is often spotted wearing his trademark bush hat, but in reality he wears many hats: singer-songwriter, speaker, author, workshop leader, humanitarian activist and more. He’s been a force on the local scene and far beyond for over two decades, not only for […]
PRESS RELEASE: Ken Vandermark Thursday, April 7 at 7pm The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, 67 Broadway, Asheville, NC Admission is FREE! RSVP online at http://freerangeavlkv.eventbrite.com Tesla Quartet Saturday, April 9 at 7pm This exceptional program includes Prayer of the Bullfighter by Joaquín Turina (1925), inspired by traditional Andalusian music; Marcus Goddard’s Allaqi […]
PRESS RELEASE: David Joe Miller Presents our very popular Spoken Word OPEN MIC! on Wednesday April 20th at Buffalo Nickel, 747 Haywood Road in West Asheville. Sign-up begins at 6:30pm and show begins at 7pm. No cover charge. Poets, storytellers writers and comedians are welcome to bring their work to our stage. Names will be […]
PRESS RELEASE: INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY marks its second year of celebrating independent bookstores nationwide on April 30th, 2016, with 420 independent bookstores in 48 states hosting literary parties around the country. MALAPROP’S BOOKSTORE/CAFÉ will be celebrating with our first-ever Poetry Upon Request event. We’ll feature local poets writing poems for customers using a lovely vintage […]
PRESS RELEASE: SIGUR RÓS ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Monday, October 10, 2016 Tickets On Sale Friday, April 8th at 12noon Online at Ticketmaster.com By phone at 800.745.3000 Icelandic experimental rock band Sigur Rós have announced an upcoming North American tour this Fall. For the first time in their career the band will […]
The Creative Sector Summit’s Friday schedule concludes with a ticketed dessert and wine reception featuring — because this is about the arts, after all — special seating at the Asheville Lyric Opera’s performance of The Magic Flute. Saturday promises workshops, performances and interactive family-friendly experiences.
PRESS RELEASE: Parkway Playhouse Junior students will present Disney’s Winnie the Pooh KIDS for two performances on Friday April 15 and Saturday April 16 at 6:00pm. Performances will be held at the historic Parkway Playhouse theatre, located at 202 Green Mountain Drive in Burnsville. Tickets range from $5.00 to $11.00 and can only be purchased […]
