Unless you’re looking to get pinched, St. Patrick’s Day is the day for wearing green. Green shirts, green shoes, green pants — even green hair.
So put on your fake green mustache, break out your Flogging Molly tee and indulge in St. Patrick’s Day events around the area, celebrating Appalachia’s Scots-Irish heritage — and the slightly offensive stereotype of booze-loving, beer-slamming bar-goers stomping the beat for a fiddle-fronted band.
Santa and his helpers have decided to take a break from the workshop and the cold of the North Pole today to merrily prance through downtown Asheville with the whole gang — reindeer and all. SantaCon, an international gathering of Santas in more than 150 cities around the world, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this […]
American Craft Week is, as the name suggests, a national celebration. But in Western North Carolina, where craft heritage is knit into our history and culture, Craft Week — Friday, Oct. 3-Sunday, Oct. 12 — seems especially apropos.
Here’s your weekly dose of outdoors adventures — short and sweet this week. Save The Trails Challenge, hosted by the Pisgah Area SORBA, will be taking place at DuPont forest on Saturday. This is one of the best trail networks on the East coast. Join mountain bikers from around the region in a semi-competitive event with 25 […]
Get ready to learn a friendly lesson or two when Denton the Dragon and David LaMotte come to The Hop Ice Cream Cafe on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 6-7 p.m. Then head to the Orange Peel on Sunday, Feb. 2, for a Groundhog’s Day Jamboree with Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and The Moodees, a.k.a Mad Tea.
The Craggy Mountain Line Railroad —a nonprofit dedicated to preserving a historic 3-mile section of railroad on the Craggy Mountain Line in Buncombe County — will present the second installment of this season’s holiday-themed run on Saturday. Launched on Nov. 30, the holiday event runs every Saturday up until Christmas — Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21, and train rides will be offered once per hour from 4-8 p.m.
At tonight’s meeting, Asheville City Council approved new rules allowing urban farming and produce sales throughout the city. Council also approved starting the search for a summer event to replace Bele Chere. On a less optimistic note, the public and city officials discussed increasing issues of crime, policing and homelessness in Asheville’s core.
Pick up some veggies at a plant sale, celebrate Cinco de Mayo with adoptable pets and go on a wild plant walk this weekend. Podcast hosted by Kim Roney.
Celebrate the legacy of Montford Books and More, enjoy the fruits of the Burton Street Community Peace Garden and collect some rare LPs this weekend. Podcast hosted by Nathanael Roney.
Take a hike through the Florence Nature Preserve, laugh at Carolina Sketchfest and celebrate Easter with CalCast. Podcast hosted by Nathanael Roney.
Enjoy the holiday weekend at the Brevard Gallery Walk, an end-of-the-world bike ride and more. Podcast hosted by Kim Roney.
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. 
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)
Check out some hot bands and smokin’ cars, celebrate the International Day of Peace and take a sunset photography hike this weekend.
Bury yourself in a stack of books, get involved in Asheville Free Media and experience Hot Wax and OctoLove this weekend.
Learn how to be a Blue Ridge Rollergirl, race up Town Mountain Road and bob for apples this weekend. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
Donate hair for a good cause, look up at the night sky and try your hand at Zumba this weekend.
Relive Lake Lure’s favorite movie, watch elected officials race down the river and meet a Marvel Comics illustrator this weekend.
Meet the ladies of letterpress, take in some art and learn about Mars this weekend.
Bele Chere isn’t for everyone and there are plenty of other things to do this weekend. Get out of town for everything from a classic car show to a comedy showcase.
Celebrate Woody Guthrie’s birthday with a one-man show, learn how to hike the AT and some meet some wild birds of prey this weekend.
