Hear the Asheville Symphony Orchestra guest soloist Joyce Yang, swing by the holiday parade and get ready for Mardi Gras this weekend. Hosted by Kim Roney.
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Hear the Asheville Symphony Orchestra guest soloist Joyce Yang, swing by the holiday parade and get ready for Mardi Gras this weekend. Hosted by Kim Roney.
The Asheville Holiday Parade winds its way through downtown next Saturday, Nov. 17. Photo by Bill Rhodes.
ChainFree Asheville will collect new and used doghouses to honor the memory of its founder, Peggy Irwin.
WCU’s School of Stage and Screen presents Once in a Lifetime, the story of three vaudevillians who take on Hollywood.
Second-graders from Beth HaTephila premier an original film adaptation of the Moses story this weekend.
Learn how to make vegan sushi, figure out the business side of writing and celebrate pit bulls this weekend. Hosted by Asheville Free Media’s Kim Roney.
One of Hollywood’s most renowned directors, Ron Howard, has selected a local winner from Hendersonville in Canon’s “Project Imaginat10n,” where five celebrity directors – Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx, Georgina Chapman (designer and co-founder of Marchesa), James Murphy (founder of LCD Soundsystem) and Biz Stone (co-founder of Twitter) will direct short films based on consumer submitted […]
Is it possible to get in the holiday spirit before Halloween? If you’re a kid with a crayon the answer is yes. Xpress is once again hosting a holiday art contest and we want to give you plenty of time to create your masterpiece. Art by Winter Avery
Asheville Affiliates will throw a “party with a purpose” to benefit the Western North Carolina Alliance on Thursday, Oct. 11.
Learn how to preserve the summer’s bounty and find out how This American Life contributor David Rakoff became involved in the John C. Campbell Folk School.
Illusionist Jason Bishop and his lovely assistant Kim Hess bring their magic to Western Carolina University on Sunday, Oct. 7.
This week’s CalCast, the community calendar podcast from Asheville Free Media and the Mountain Xpress, features host Kim Roney. (photo: Mrs. Hyatt’s Opera House Fundraiser)
NPR theme song composer BJ Leiderman recently moved to Swannanoa to work on his first album. Catch his debut Asheville performances this weekend.
The Mountain Xpress seeks submissions for its American Craft Week coverage. If your studio, gallery or university is hosting a craft fair, workshop or demonstration, please email calendar@mountainx.com. Stay tuned for special coverage in the 10/3 and 10/10 issues.
Bonesteel Films donates footage and transcripts from its documentary The Day Carl Sandburg Died to the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Flat Rock.
Check out some hot bands and smokin’ cars, celebrate the International Day of Peace and take a sunset photography hike this weekend.