Punch Bucket Lit will host its first literary festival, featuring more than 100 writers. Plus, a Black Mountain poet releases a book of interviews, The Asheville Ballet debuts its 2024-25 season and the City of Asheville hosts the Festival of Neighborhoods.
“In these deeply divided and perilous times, we all need to learn and practice skills that will defuse rather than escalate.”
“If you don’t want people at an event you sponsor, do not have it in a public library and do not physically attack those who do not agree with you if they show up and livestream your public event.”
A new EMS base and library could be coming to the corner of Haywood Road and Interstate 240 in West Asheville if the county can figure out how to pay for its plans on land owned by Asheville City Schools.
**UPDATED FEB. 21** Biltmore’s latest exhibit features Gilded Age costumes by Academy Award winner John Bright, White Horse hosts a rare screening of Julie Dash’s “Daughters of the Dust” and more.
The UNCA chapter of the International Socialist Organization hosts a screening of “Sorry to Bother You,” December’s Asheville Filmmaker Mixer is rescheduled and more.
A wealth of Christmas films will be shown this week at area breweries, libraries, movie theaters and event spaces.
The Grail is the local host for the third Art House Theater Day, the Fine Arts screens a Miles Davis documentary with the musician’s friend and collaborator Quincy Troupe in attendance and more.
Asheville AIA and the Fine Arts Theatre screen a documentary on a high school design program in Bertie County and more.
The Grail, Malaprop’s and Asheville Art Museum team up to screen a documentary on scientific illustrator Renaldo Kuhler, World Peas Animations offers a pair of Movie Making Summer Camps and more.
The Fine Arts Theatre and Women AdvaNCe team for an advance screening of “RBG,” James Rosario launches a film noir series at the Fairview Library and more.
Revolve host the Frame + Form Screen Dance Festival, the Fine Arts Theatre screens a documentary on Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and more.
Spoiler Alert! takes place at The BLOCK off Biltmore on Thursday, Dec. 14, Pure Yoga hosts a screening of ‘What is Real? The Story of Jivamukti Yoga,’ submissions are being accepted for Asheville’s 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, and more.
Mountainfilm on Tour stops by Highland Brewing Co., BeLoved Asheville hosts a panel discussion on homelessness after a screening of ‘The Florida Project’ at the Grail, and more.
The CCCD hosts a potluck supper, recipe exchange and selection of short films about food and identity, plus other local film news.
A Great American Tapestry has its first screening in over two months, The Joseph Initiative’s film students share their documentary feature and more.
The Fairview Library teams with Audubon North Carolina to screen a locally-themed nature documentary, Asheville School of Film students premiere their short films, and more.
The Haywood County Public Library begins a documentary series on inequality, Judd Apatow’s Avett Brothers documentary plays one night only at the Fine Arts Theatre and more.
Asheville Brewing celebrates the 30th anniversary of Spaceballs, free indoor and outdoor screenings abound and more.
The local web series When Fact Met Fiction seeks funding for its second season, Frank Thompson’s book on silent films shot in Asheville is published and more.
Grail Moviehouse and Harvest Records team up to screen a documentary on Athens’ music scene and local libraries continue various film series.
