Asheville’s oldest Black neighborhood celebrates heritage. Plus, Hendersonville Theatre hosts local bluegrass; the Asheville Symphony season begins; and more.

Asheville’s oldest Black neighborhood celebrates heritage. Plus, Hendersonville Theatre hosts local bluegrass; the Asheville Symphony season begins; and more.
An art exhibit reflecting on the pandemic at Pink Dog Gallery. Plus, the 76th Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands; the art of Dr. Seuss comes to town; and more.
The band holds an album release show at Highland Brewing Co.’s meadow on Saturday, June 3.
In the spirit of our mission to build community and foster civic dialogue, Xpress set out to find some of the lesser-known folks who are quietly doing important work in the Asheville area. Xpress is proud to present our Asheville influentials for 2016.
Xpress presents our Asheville’s eight influentials for 2016. From Dec. 1-5, our website will feature profiles of the eight people we selected. Our seventh profile is Tom Godleski…
For the show, Tom Godleski penned a pair of holiday songs, as well — something he says he’s always wanted to do. A two-song CD with those new tracks will be available at the Snowbound performances.
This year’s lineup, scheduled by Jeff Whitworth of Worthwhile Sounds includes a danceable mic of funk, soul, rock, bluegrass and more — and many of the acts are locally based.
Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn is offering fans free popcorn and more during the company’s first anniversary celebration. Meanwhile Standard Pizza Co., has a new downtown location; Asheville’s gluten-less population convenes for an educational event; Black Mountain Ciderworks is throwing a Halloween bash and Bomba is rolling out a multi-cultural menu.
“A whistling girl and a crowing hen will never come to any good end,” says local musician and award-winning playwright Tom Godleski, reciting the mountain saying that inspired his latest play. The production, Godleski explains, “blends storytelling and music with mountain traditions.”