Press release: Saturday, November 14, 8:00 pm MadHat’s Poetry, Prose, & Anything Goes With poets Melissa Crowe, Kevin Evans, Lisa Jarnot, and Thomas Meyer. $5 for BMCM+AC members / $8 for non-members The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville presents a poetry reading at 8:00pm on Saturday, Nov. 14th featuring poets […]
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UNC Asheville’s Drama Department presents Wiley and the Hairy Man, Nov. 19-22
Press release: UNC Asheville’s Drama Department will present Wiley and the Hairy Man, a family play suitable for adults, children and school group field trips, with four public performances, opening November 19 in UNC Asheville’s Carol Belk Theatre. Wiley and the Hairy Man, adapted from a traditional Southern folktale by renowned playwright Suzan Zeder, centers […]
Ultimate Ice Cream flavor YO’s Flaming Hearts benefits Youth OUTright
Press release: During the month of November, Ultimate Ice Cream will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of YO’s Flaming Hearts to Youth Outright (YO), as part of its Flavor of the Month program and its partnership with Asheville area nonprofit organizations. YO’s Flaming Hearts is a spicy cinnamon ice cream with […]
Street Creature Puppet Clubhouse opens, Nov. 7
Press release: Street Creature is a collective of giant puppet artists and performers that brings over-sized visual delights to parades, protests and other local events. Thanks to the Asheville Parks & Rec Department they have a big new work space in the old North Asheville Library. With sunny windows, a stage, and lots of room […]
Smart bets: John McCutcheon
Folk musician John McCutcheon performs at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hendersonville Friday, Nov. 6.
Sound Track: “In Between Dreams” by Erica Russo
Local musician Erica Russo released her new album, In Between Dreams, over the summer. And at the end of September, she put out a video for the otherworldly track, “Dreams.” Xpress checks out the album before Russo’s Nov. 11 performance at The Mothlight.
5 questions with Anthony D’Amato
While currently working on a follow-up to 2014’s The Shipwreck From The Shore, D’Amato is also on tour and will make a stop at The Grey Eagle Friday, Nov. 13. David Wax Museum headlines.
Events at UNC Asheville for Native American History Month
Press release: A lecture on early Native American history in Western North Carolina and a student panel, “My Culture, Not Your Mascot,” will highlight Native American History Month at UNC Asheville, which is celebrated throughout November. Special events during Native American History Month include: · Lunch-N-Learn: Early Native American History in Western North Carolina – […]
City of Color aerial arts collaboration onstage at ACT Nov. 5-8
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Dream Guitars presents Loren and Mark Nov. 9
Press release: Concert Announcement Guitarists Loren and Mark Live in Concert When: Monday, November 9, 7 PM, Pre-Show Pot Luck @ 6 pm What: Guitar Duo Loren and Mark take the stage. They are awe inspiring!” – Paul Heumiller Where: Dream Guitars 59 Azalea Dr, Weaverville, NC 28787 Tickets: $20, Reservation required. Call Dream Guitars […]
NewSong winners Max Hatt/Edda Glass perform at Isis Nov. 8
Press release: Max Hatt / Edda Glass come to the Isis’s Sunday Evening Jazz Showcase, hosted by Dr. William Bares, Nov 8th 6-8pm in the lounge at the Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 743 Haywood Rd., Asheville, North Carolina. Reservations (828) 575-2737. $10 cover. After years as Montana’s only Brazilian band, Max Hatt / Edda […]
Video premiere: The Midnight Plowboys, live at Shindig on the Green
Local string band The Midnight Plowboys performed onstage as part of Shindig on the Green over Labor Day weekend. Today, the group launches its video from that appearance, featuring the songs “Sawin’ on the Strings” and “Goin’ to Italy.”
Blind-date collaborations sparked Ben Lovett’s Lovers & Friends project
Ben Lovett was introduced to 12 songwriters in Los Angeles, and during a series of blind-date-type meet-ups, composed songs with each of those strangers-turned-collaborators. The result is the four-EP series, Lovers & Friends, which launched in September.
Harvey Diamond Jazz Series at Asheville Music School Performance Loft, Nov. 5-14
Press release: Performance Loft. Each night will feature different performers along side of Harvey, showcasing the many branches of the large tree that is Jazz Music. Attendees are welcome to bring their own beer or wine, and a snack. The Loft is an intimate room with limited capacity- a perfect room for listening to world-class […]
Bobby Hicks and Mark Kuykendall hold album release Nov. 14
Press release: Legendary bluegrass fiddler and Marshall, NC resident, Bobby Hicks, has just released a new recording for Rebel Records. Entitled “Down Memory Lane,” the CD is a collaboration with high-lonesome singer, Mark Kuykendall. Hicks started working with Bill Monroe in 1954. “The Father of Bluegrass,” Monroe, called Bobby Hicks “the truest fiddler I ever […]
“Satanic Panic” opening reception at PUSH Skateshop, Oct. 30
Press release: Gus Cutty presents “Satanic Panic” opening reception Featuring completely new works by Asheville aerosol artist and WNC’s #1 mural artist Gus Cutty in celebration of Halloween and horror movie and heavy metal culture of America in the 1980’s. WHERE: Push Skateshop and Gallery, 25 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC WHEN: Opening reception will be […]
“The Art of Resilience” show features new works by DeWayne Barton
Press release: DeWayne Barton’s “The Art of Resilience” art opening, book release and poetry reading will be Friday, November 13, at 6:30 pm at the YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market Street. Barton’s work focuses on justice issues for people and the planet, as well as strategies for creating vibrant, healthy, sustainable communities. That evening […]
Asheville Faerie Arts Festival returns, Nov. 14
Press release: Bioflyer Productions presents its 3rd Annual Asheville Faerie Arts Festival on November 14 once again in the beautiful ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Asheville. The event celebrates the holiday season with some of the regions best artists and musicians. Daytime segment (2-6pm) is family friendly with: storytelling, costumes, magic show, Whee […]
PlantPure Nation Documentary Comes to Asheville
Press release: PlantPure Nation, a groundbreaking documentary by Nelson Campbell with the production/writing team from the acclaimed Forks Over Knives, comes to Asheville for a special one-night screening on Thursday, November 5th, at the Regal Biltmore Grand 15. Showtime is at 7 pm followed by a Q&A with director Nelson Campbell. PlantPure Nation follows the […]
Dirty Dozen Wilderness Hike celebration, Nov. 7
Press release: We’re having a party and we want you there! Background 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of The Wilderness Act, the legislation that established the National Wilderness Preservation System and recognized the importance of Wilderness as a resource for generations to come. In celebration of this important anniversary, the Southern Appalachian Office of The […]
Fletcher Arts Storytelling Series at Feed and Seed
Press release: Feed and Seed Story Arts Series presents its final program for 2015 on Saturday November 21, at 4:00 featuring professional storyteller, singer, writer, teaching artist and retreat leader, Donna Marie Todd. The Feed and Seed series was founded by Karen-Eve Bayne Pfotzer in conjunction with The Fletcher Arts and Heritage Association and STEAP, […]