PRESS RELEASE: Knoxville is the place to be this spring. Starting in March and running through May, the city will showcase the “Knoxville Beats & Eats” series with a full line up of festivals featuring live music, arts and crafts, food and more. The spring long celebration will introduce visitors to a vibrant mix of […]
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Sound Temple Studios hosts recording workshop with Bil VornDick, March 19
PRESS RELEASE: Learn how to better record acoustic instruments from one of the most acclaimed Nashville recording engineer/producers in the world – Bil VornDick. Learn hands on microphone and recording techniques that have been used in some of the finest acoustic albums ever recorded. Bil VornDick will be sharing techniques he has pioneered and/or developed […]
A Weekend of the Arts at Brevard College, March 19-20
PRESS RELEASE: The Brevard College Fine Arts Division invites the community to witness the transforming power of the arts March 19-20. A Weekend of the Arts is a one-of-a-kind two-day event in The Porter Center for Performing Arts featuring the 6th annual Fine Arts Gala on Saturday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. followed by the […]
Celebrate Zelda! commemorates a local legend and benefits an arts nonprofit
A series of events held March 10, including a benefit party featuring the Firecracker Jazz Band, honor of one of Asheville’s first resident celebrity artists. The celebration will help not only with raising funds for Aurora Studio & Gallery, but in fighting the stigma of mental illness.
City of Asheville airs Urban Trail documentary
On Tuesday, March 8, the film will screen on the City Channel at 4:44 p.m. in advance of the City Council meeting.
VIDEO: “Woodland Dance” by Joshua Messick
Local dulcimer player and composer Joshua Messick shares his new single, “Woodland Dance,” which will appear on his forthcoming album, due out later this year. The video includes percussionists River Guerguerian and James Kylen, and cellist Max Dyer. The song, composed and produced by Messick, was inspired by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The video was […]
5 questions with Hiroya Tsukamoto
The musician, who is currently based in New York, where he performs with his band Interoceanico, makes a stop at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall on Thursday, March 10. He’ll play an intimate set in the venue’s upstairs lounge. In advance, he talked to Xpress about his move to the U.S., his global influences and his newest project.
Bright Star Touring Theatre gives free performance honoring great African-Americans, March 10
PRESS RELEASE: Join The National Park Service, Blue Ridge Visitor Center and Bright Star Touring Theatre to Lift Every Voice. A local theatre company has partnered with the National Park Service to celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service with a special performance. Bright Star Touring Theater of Asheville, NC will present an original […]
Steve Mann opens “Orthogonal Convergence: Photographs, 1982-2016” at Pink Dog Creative, March 18
PRESS RELEASE: STEVE MANN: ORTHOGONAL CONVERGENCE — PHOTOGRAPHS, 1982 – 2016 at Pink Dog Creative March 18 – May 22, 2016 Opening Reception March 18, 5:00 – 8:00 pm Pink Dog Creative 342 – 348 Depot Street Asheville Beginning in 1982, when he was 15 – and using a 4″ x 5″ film camera – […]
Asheville’s pop-country artists move into the spotlight
“Country music in Asheville is becoming a thing now, and that’s awesome,” says Joe Lasher Jr. The Weaverville native got his start at 16 and now, at 19, splits his time between WNC and Nashville where he writes songs. “In Nashville, it’s country and rock in every music venue. Asheville is very unique in its music. It’s made me appreciate all music more.”
“Peppa Pig’s Big Splash” comes to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Oct. 6
PRESS RELEASE: Due to popular demand, Peppa Pig’s Big Splash (www.peppapigliveus.com) is adding 31 additional cities, extending the brand’s first-ever U.S. tour through fall 2016. The Peppa Pig stage show is based on Entertainment One’s (eOne) top-rated TV series which airs daily on Nick Jr. The U.S. tour has sold 200,000 tickets to date with […]
Aloft hotel hosts first “Meet the Artist” event, March 8
PRESS RELEASE: Aloft Asheville Downtown will host its first “Meet the Artist” event on Tuesday, March 8 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in its W XYZ® bar. The event will feature local artist Angela Alexander, whose work is currently on display and available for purchase at the hotel, and fifteen percent of her sales […]
Mountain Spirit announces March shows at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall
PRESS RELEASE: MOUNTAIN SPIRIT at ISIS MUSIC HALL March 2016 Shows We present an outstanding variety of acoustic shows in the Isis Lounge & Music Hall Enjoy a concert while having dinner! REMEMBER TO CALL TO RESERVE YOUR TABLE FOR DINNER Tickets purchased without dinner reservations will be on a First Come First Serve availability […]
Amy Grant performs at Brevard Music Center’s 80th anniversary spectacular, June 25
PRESS RELEASE: Brevard Music Center is proud to announce the appearance of platinum-selling recording artist and six-time Grammy® winner Amy Grant at its BMC Presents: 80th Anniversary Spectacular – Saturday, June 25 at 7:30 PM at Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium (WPA). Grant will make her BMC debut alongside Artistic Director Keith Lockhart and the Brevard Music Center […]
The Magnetic Theatre presents the world premiere of Steven Samuels’ “The Improbables”
PRESS RELEASE: “Haven’t you noticed that what you expect is what doesn’t happen, and that what can’t be is precisely what is?” The question of how improbable life is, generally and as regards our individual lives, is raised by two different characters at two different times and drives Magnetic Theatre Artistic Director Steven Samuels’ new […]
Author Jim Grimsley presents “How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood,” March 11
PRESS RELEASE: Jim Grimsley is an award-winning novelist whose memoir, How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood, is out in paperback. Jim has a signing at Malaprop’s on Friday, March 11, at 7 p.m. In How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood, Jim […]
Lanier Library holds month-long poetry festival in April
PRESS RELEASE: Lanier Library, encouraged by the success of the last two years, has expanded its Lanier Library Poetry Festival to a month-long calendar of poetry-inspired events rather than its usual one-day celebration. National Poetry Month, observed in April, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. It has been called the largest literary celebration in the […]
Authors Robert Morgan and Wayne Caldwell discuss Appalachia, March 5
PRESS RELEASE: Robert Morgan and Wayne Caldwell: An Afternoon in Appalachia Please join noted Western North Carolina authors Robert Morgan (Gap Creek, The Road from Gap Creek, and Boone: A Biography among others) and Wayne Caldwell (Cataloochee and Requiem By Fire) as they discuss how Appalachian place, history and culture made these writers who they […]
Montford Park Players announces new director and “Pay What You Like” season
PRESS RELEASE: Montford Park Players, an Asheville theatrical tradition, is proud to announce their 2016 season, along with a few major changes. The biggest change to announce is that Montford Park Players has decided that all seats for their entire season, both indoor and outdoor shows, will be available on a “Pay What You Like!” […]
Just announced: Brian Wilson will play Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Aug. 18
PRESS RELEASE: BRIAN WILSON 2016 PET SOUNDS 50th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Thursday, August 18, 2016 Tickets On Sale Friday, March 4th at 10am Online at Ticketmaster.com By phone at 800.745.3000 Music legend Brian Wilson has added a slate of new show dates to his upcoming 2016 world tour to celebrate and perform […]
Folkmoot issues call for artists for International Festival Day, July 30
PRESS RELEASE: Folkmoot is seeking professional artists and community craftspeople to host booths at the 33rd Annual International Festival Day, held Saturday, July 30th on Main Street in Downtown Waynesville, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Makers and producers of handmade arts, crafts and foods are encouraged to apply. Folkmoot is a 501(c)3 organization that fosters […]