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The GritVegas Weekend Update! << June 24-26
This weekend is All Go West! But there's lots more going on. Watch this week's GritVegas Weekend Update for the full scoop!
Sara Juli in Tense Vagina

Marvelous Motherhood << Sara Juli Brings "Tense Vagina" to the Masonic Temple 6/25
The folks at Free Range Asheville are bringing dance comic Sara Juli and her hilarious, heartfelt one woman show about motherhood, "Tense Vagina," to the Masonic Temple on Saturday, 6/25.
The Difference Machine

All Go West Brings Atlanta's The Difference Machine // Interview
Atlanta's unclassifiable hip hop psychedelic group The Difference Machine takes the stage at the Mothlight for All Go West. Asheville Grit spoke with members DT and Dr. Conspiracy about what to expect.
What-if-Christo-came-to-Asheville

Q: What if Christo came to Asheville?
We begin a weekly exploration on the potential of Asheville ranging from practical to plain radical. Starting with the world famous installation artist Christo, we ask: What would happen if he could make his mark on Asheville?
Salome The Prophet

Salome Blood & Gold << A Rock Opera and Costume Party w/ Two Queens 6/25
Performance artist trixxie carr brings her amazing one-woman faux queen rock opera to Asheville's Grey Eagle on Saturday with the help of Two Queens, Tranzmission, and an impressive posse of local and regional musicians, DJs, artists, and performers.
Black Mountain. Source: Facebook

Black Mountain @ The Grey Eagle << Thursday, 6/23
Black Mountain's heavy edges and psychedelia-infused sound make them a unique listening experience. They head to Asheville's Grey Eagle on Thursday, June 23rd for a show with Majeure.
Fringe Fest

Summer Fringe Series @ the Crow & Quill
Celebrate the Asheville Fringe Festival all year round with a series of special summer performances happening at the Crow & Quill!
For the Love of Ryan and Brooke

"For the Love of Ryan & Brooke" Silent Auction Runs Through 6/26
A silent auction to benefit the Conrad family began yesterday and runs through June 26. It features handmade local and regional items, gift packages, and more. 100% of proceeds will go to the Conrad family.

The Asheville GritVegas Weekend Update! // June 16-19
Happy weekend everyone! This Sunday is Father's Day--check out our suggestions for how to celebrate! We also have some very special guests this week as part of our new Pet of the Month feature!
Haim. Source: Facebook

Haim at the Orange Peel ● Three Badass Sisters Came to Get Down

The sold-out Haim show at the Orange Peel was everything we'd hoped for and more, a fabulous frenzy of sisterly love and musical connection.
Waxahatchee. Katherine Simonetti (bass), Katie Crutchfield (vocals), Ashley Arnwine (drums). Photo: Carolyn Fagan

A Night with Waxahatchee @ the Mothlight || Review
Waxahatchee performed at The Mothlight in West Asheville on Tuesday night. It was a stellar show with an opening act from her twin that got things rolling.
The Evereadys

Gospel Night @ The Double Crown || Thursday, 6/16
Detroit's Evereadys are taking the stage at West Asheville's Double Crown this Thursday with their smooth, soulful gospel music.
Caliban. Source: Rhinoleap

Rhinoleap's The Tempest is Gorgeous, Innovative || Review
Rhinoleap, a production company made up of NC School of the Arts alums and current students, is staging a beautiful version of The Tempest at Asheville's Masonic Temple through Sunday.
GritVegas Weekend Update June 10-12

The GritVegas Weekend Update! << June 10-12
From theatre to live music to a little bit of naughty dancing, this weekend is filled with plenty of choices!
LEAF Downtown Asheville

A Special Announcement from LEAF Downtown!
Breaking news: LEAF Downtown announces its theme and line-up! LEAF Downtown happens July 30 and 31st this year in the summer streets of downtown Asheville.
Negroni Week 2015. Photo: Katie Hild

It's Negroni Week!
All week long, celebrate classic cocktails during Negroni Week by visiting local bars and supporting area causes!
The Tempest

Rhinoleap Performs The Tempest @ the Masonic Temple << June 9-12
Rhinoleap, a production company made up of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni and current students, are bringing their production of The Tempest to Asheville as part of their first North Carolina tour. It's a retelling of Shakespeare's classic work, complete with puppets and an original score.
GritVegas Weekend Update for June 3-5

The GritVegas Weekend Update! << June 3-5
Your GritVegas Weekend Update for June 3-5 has arrived!
PUJOL

PUJOL @ Ole Shakey's || Ticket + Track Giveaway
Nashville-based band PUJOL comes to Ole Shakey's this Saturday night @ 7 pm. We've got two pairs of tickets to give away, and the winners will also get a free track download. To enter, share our Facebook post about the on your page. We'll announce the winners on Friday at midnight!

Beer City Festival || The Photobooth Results Are IN!
Oh golly Miss Molly, did we ever have some fun at Beer City Festival this year! Asheville Grit + Ashvegas paired with Massive Photobooth to offer ridiculous amounts of fun. Here are the results!
Nive and the Deer Children. Source: artist's website

Nive & the Deer Children @ the Altamont Theatre << Thursday, June 2
Nive & the Deer Children have come all the way from Greenland to bless your ears with their otherworldly sounds this Thursday at downtown Asheville's Altamont Theatre.
A Thing Representing a Window

a thing re | sembling a win • dow Opening Reception << Friday, June 3
The opening reception for a thing re | sembling a win • dow celebrates a show that explores the edges that lie between recognition and illegibility & meaning and its breakdown, with pieces from some of the area's most engaging artists.
Joe Scully and Stu Helm are AVL Food Fans

It's the One Year Anniversary of AVL Food Fans!

AVL Food Fans, Asheville's only food-centric podcast, celebrates a year anniversary with their 26th show, airing May 31st!
Jason Sandford GritVegas Memorial Day

The GritVegas Weekend Update!! << Memorial Day Edition, May 27-29th
Memorial Day weekend is chock-full of events that will help you celebrate the start of summer! From music to shopping, eating to antiquing, frisbee golf to making friends with squirrels. And, of course, floating.
Big Chief Juan Pardo

Big Chief Juan Pardo Promises "One Hell of a Good Time" @ Beer City Festival || 5/28
"Believe it or not, Asheville parties the way New Orleans does." Asheville Grit interviewed headliner Big Chief Juan Pardo (of the Golden Comanche Mardi Gras Indians) about what we can expect at this year's Beer City Festival!
The Resonant Rogues

Beer City 2016 Spotlight || The Resonant Rogues
Asheville's own Resonant Rogues play Beer City Festival 2016 this year. We talked with Sparrow about the festival, their performance, their tour plans, and their new Kickstarted album. Don't miss them at Beer City!
The Foundation Spot. Photo: Mike Belleme / Collective Quarterly

Asheville Skateboarders Co-Create RAD Skate Park, Invite the Public to Raise Hell
Drink beer, listen to live music and check out The Foundation Spot, RAD's skateboard park co-created by a group of local skaters this Saturday, May 21st.
GritVegas Weekend Update 5/19-5/22

The Asheville GritVegas Weekend Update! // May 20-22
This weekend is all about art and music in Asheville, with events ranging from the first Downtown After 5 to the Spring Stroll in the RAD.
Karolina Lux. Courtesy: ABSFest

Americana Burlesque + Sideshow Festival << May 27-29th
Asheville hosts the 10th annual ABSFest over Memorial Day Weekend. The festival features the top performers from burlesque, circus arts, sideshow, vaudeville + more, along with workshops and parties to celebrate all things fabulous, mysterious, and grotesque!
Leftover Salmon

Leftover Salmon's Blue Ridge Jam << May 20-22
This coming weekend, head downtown for a jam-filled festival event happening across venues and headlined by jam band Leftover Salmon.
Burners & BBQ

RADical DAZE: The RAD Spring Studio Stroll + More << May 20-22
This weekend, take a spring stroll around the River Arts District for the biannual Studio Stroll. This year, there's even more happening as the Stroll pairs up with the Foundation Hellraiser and Burners & BBQ!
B Boys. Photo: Daniel Topete/Pitch Perfect

B Boys Slam Dunk w/ Parquet Courts << Tuesday, May 17th @ 9:30 // The Mothlight
But seriously, all basketball puns aside... These Brooklyn rippers play their unique blend of post punk (esque) sonic offerings on Tuesday May 17 @ The Mothlight. This in support of Parquet Courts return to Asheville. If you were at their last show here, you know it was in all ways a proper f’ing rock show!
Waxahatchee

WAXAHATCHEE @ MOTHLIGHT << 6/7
Waxahatchee is coming to The Mothlight on Tuesday, June 7th at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $12; what are you waiting for?
GritVegas Weekend Update!

GritVegas Weekend Update! << May 13-15!!
The GritVegas Weekend Update is here! Check out what's going on this weekend and enter to win two weekend passes to LEAF by sharing this post from either Asheville Grit's or Ashvegas's Facebook page. The contest runs until 5 pm TONIGHT (Thursday, May 12th!).
Juan De Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars

Cuban Soul: LEAF 2016 Ticket Giveaway!
This year's spring LEAF lineup highlights the bridge between WNC and Cuba with a variety of acts that exemplify the culture and music of both regions. We're giving away two tickets to LEAF on Sunday, May 15, on Facebook! To enter, leave a comment on our Facebook post when we share this story!
Oppression, detail, 2013, stoneware, 25” x 13” x 8”

Roberto Lugo @ CCCD << Thursday, 5/12 @ 6:30
Philadelphia-based ceramic artist Roberto Lugo, who is shifting conversations around pottery and identity, will speak on "Ghetto Craft: A Place Where Poverty and Porcelain Intersect," at the CCCD on Thursday, May 12th @ 6:30 pm. The talk is free and open to the public.
Big Chief Juan Pardo & the Golden Comanche Mardi Gras Indians. Source: YouTube

Beer City Festival Pairs Great Beer With a Funk-Filled Music Lineup

This year's music lineup at the Beer City Festival, happening May 28th at McGuire Green in downtown Asheville, will have you shaking your booty to the sweet sounds of New Orleans jazz, soul, R&B, gypsy funk, and more. Tickets are on sale now for this all day beer + music event.
Cotton Mill Studios (RAD)

Mommy Dearest: The Asheville Grit Mother's Day Buying Guide
Mother's Day is this Sunday, y'all. Get your momma a gift that will knock her socks off with the help of our Mother's Day Buying Guide.

The Asheville GritVegas Weekend Update!
Looking for the something to do this Cinco de Mayo weekend? The Asheville GritVegas Weekend Update has you covered!
Beer City Festival

How to Rock Beer City Festival << 5/28 @ Roger McGuire Green
Tips for making the most out of this year's Beer City Festival, with all the details you need from how to get tickets (which sell out every year) and what you should eat when you get there.
Kimberly Thompson

Kimberly Thompson : The Story of Becoming Something Else
Kimberly Thompson, a craft maltster at Asheville's Riverbend Malt House, talks malt, heritage grains, and why the hard stuff is so worth it.

The Asheville GritVegas Weekend Update! << April 29-May 1
The Asheville GritVegas Weekend Update fills you in on what we're most excited about each weekend! With hosts Ali McGhee of Asheville Grit and Jason Sandford of Ashvegas.
Lake Eden. INTERLUDE Arts Festival.

INTERLUDE Closing Festivities + Events

This coming Wednesday and Friday, INTERLUDE winds down with a special free event, a closing reception and block party, and more.
Roomful of Teeth

Free Range Asheville Presents Roomful of Teeth
This Thursday, 4/28 at the Masonic Temple, Free Range Asheville presents the experimental, boundary-pushing, and strangely beautiful a cappella group Roomful of Teeth. The show starts at 7 pm.
Phil Cheney

Artist Phil Cheney Kickstarts Locally-Made Coloring Book
How artist Phil Cheney came to create a coloring book (and everything in between).
Source: Koresma

BEATLIFE @ Mothlight << 4/29 w/ Futexture
On Friday, 4/29, BEATLIFE throws down at the Mothlight with Futexture, eMe, Koresma, Vietnam Jerry, and Bobby FKN White. The show starts at 9 pm and costs $5.
Digable Planets

Digable Planets @ The Orange Peel July 19th << On Sale Now! (+ Ticket Giveaway!)
Hip-hop trio Digable Planets have reunited for a tour that includes a stop at Asheville's Orange Peel. Camp Lo opens. We have all the deets on this unmissable show, and a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky commenter!
Young Asheville and Race

Young Asheville and Race
Young Asheville and Race is the first in a series that tackles issues young adults are facing in Asheville and giving a voice to those with a story to tell. Through this series you will meet young Asheville residents who come from all walks of life and who are facing universal issues and providing their own insight during their formative years as young adults.
Source: Hope for Horses

Hops for Horses @ Highland Brewery << Saturday, 4/23
This Saturday from 2-6 pm, head to Highland Brewing to support Hope for Horses,
Recycled China. Image: CCCD

Thomas Schmidt @ the CCCD << April 21 @ 6 pm
Thomas Schmidt of Recycled China gives an art talk on the project, tradition vs. industrialization, and our relationship to waste materials at the Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design this Thursday, 4/21 at 6 pm.