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John McCutcheon with Tom Paxton at Kittredge Theatre in Swannanoa
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JM Stevens at The Grey Eagle
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Garden Jubilee Brings Horticulture Experts, Plant Enthusiast
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North Carolina Trail Days
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HAPPENINGS

Asheville Hip-Hop Artist Musashi Xero Talks Life, Asheville, and his New EP
Asheville isn't exactly known for its thriving hip-hop scene with jam bands and folk musicians aplenty. But onto the music scene comes Musashi Xero...

Asheville's 2014 in My Nutshell
I have crawled out of my cave that holds all my artisanal jams I have been making over the past few months in solitude to give you a run down of the best, worst, and funnier moments of Asheville history/herstory of 2014. Let's go bitches!

Ringing in the New: A New Year’s Eve Walking Tour of Downtown Asheville
Dear readers, I have compiled a New Year’s Eve Downtown Walking Tour just for you giving options to wander between spots or find your perfect venue and stay put.

Last Minute #AVL Holiday Gift Guide
So, I've compiled a list of some great gift ideas, all local, all purchasable before the big day to be sure to wow anyone. GET GOIN'!

Dispatches From the B.A.D.
Last week I posed a question to a number of local arts professionals both inside the B.A.D. and within the surrounding community.

Checking Your Privilege: Conversing About Police Brutality
There are several things that come into play when talking about police brutality. Race, privilege, socio-economic status. The important thing is that the conversation doesn't stop...

3 Things To Do with Kids Over Holiday Break
There are three things I absolutely must do while we’re out of work/daycare the next two weeks. (I highly recommend these activities to all of my parent-friends!)

Scenes from the 2014 Fashion Victims' Ball
About 900 attendees took over the Highland Brewing Company's tasting room as comic book and Saturday morning cartoon characters, celebrities, lovers of Ugly Holiday sweaters and more for the annual Keller Williams Fashion Victims' Ball.

Wild South Collaborates With Breweries to Release New India Brown Ale
Raise a glass for the wild as we unveil Wild South IBA (India Brown Ale) – a special collaboration brew with Asheville Brewing Company and French Broad Brewing Company!

Who Wants to Win Tickets to the XMAS JAM?
Are you a veteran Jammer? Never been but always wanted to go? Just straight up curious as to what all the fuss is about?

Dispatches From the B.A.D.
A primary goal for this column is to get a bit more dialogue going. I’m encouraged by the appearance that, in recent years, art audiences seem more engaging.

The 2nd Annual Asheville Faerie Arts Festival | Saturday, November 15
The Bioflyer Productions celebrates the start to the holiday season with fantastic artists and musicians from around the region with the 2nd annual Asheville Faerie Arts Festival.

Friday, November 14 PechaKucha Night Returns to Asheville
What is public art? Who makes it? Who does it benefit? Why should I care? What is PechaKucha? Answer all of these questions on Friday, November 14 at 7 PM, when PechaKucha Night returns to Asheville.

Ayla Nereo on Love, Fear + Touring Radically with The Polish Ambassador
The electronic scene gets rocked with The Polish Ambassador's Permaculture Action Tour. Co-creator Ayla Nereo speaks to Backstage Sass about the love, the fear, and this radical new way of touring.

Miss Gay Latina Asheville 2014!
Saturday's 7th Annual Miss Gay Latina Asheville pageant at the Diana Wortham Theatre was anything but your typical drag show.

Local Flavor AVL to Celebrate its Members 11/ 5 at Highland Brewing
Since its launch earlier this year, the local smart phone app designed to showcase local businesses has expanded to three other cities.

Tour Asheville’s Paranormal Past + Present Through 10 Local Tours
There are no less than 10 haunted tours of Asheville. And each offers a unique twist on the chilling tales of the city’s history and culture.

20 Things Every 20-Something Should Know
Your twenties are hard enough with trying to navigate the real world. So, here are some tips for all you Young Ashevillians.

(DIS)PLACED - Life As A Tent City Refugee Exhibit Opens
The multi-media exhibit remains at the aSHEville Museum through the end of the year and aims to shine light on one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the last 20 years.

Prost to Asheville Oktoberfest 2014!
Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day to dust off the dirndl and lay on the lederhosen for a full afternoon of beer drankin', chicken dancing, pretzel tossing and overall fun having.

IamAVL Partners with LEAF to Live Stream Their Main Stage!!!
Can't make it to LEAF next weekend? Or maybe just going for a day or two? Well, don't you worry. IamAVL will be brining you all the acts from the main stage LIVE October 17th-19th!!!

Bringing "Incongruence" From Asheville to New York City
Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective presents a staged reading of the revised version of Carla Pridgen's "Incongruence," which premiered last year in Asheville, just ahead of the play's New York premiere.

CHRISTOWERKS | the Experience
Christowerks, a local graphic design studio, opened a small show on entrepreneurship Friday evening. The artistic team wanted to put together a provoking experience to create dialogue around their experience as a young company here in Asheville.

Wisdom Council Intends to Bring Participation to Asheville’s Government
Why are we as citizens not involved in politics at the level we could be? How can we ensure participatory democracy?

Asheville Celebrates Big Booty With Two Rump-Tastic Shows
This week, Asheville will celebrate rump shaking like never before with two booty-rific concert events.

Twisted Laurel | Open For Business
The Modern Asheville team was invited to get a sneak peek of Twisted Laurel last night during their soft opening.

Johnny Lewis Brings Dream Folk to Jack of the Wood Sep 28
Emerging artist Johnny Lewis started out as an electronic producer, but this city boy has gone country. He brings dream folk doused in lap steel to Jack of the Wood Sunday, September 28. Dig it.

The Grey Eagle + Jeff Whitworth Bring the Noise to Asheville This Fall
The Eagle has long been a staple of the Asheville music scene, with one of the kindest, most passionate dudes in the business running it all: Jeff Whitworth.

Rooftop Party Series Continues This Sunday With Hank West & The Smokin' Hots
The second in the hotel's series showcasing local music and benefiting local nonprofits returns on Sunday, September 28, and is bound to be another stunner of an evening.

Three New Orleans Acts Come To Asheville
From Dumpstafunk to Trombone Shorty to 101 Runners, New Orleans has been representing hard in Asheville as of late and there's even more from the area coming up this month.

Support Local Music - An Interview With Brown Bag's Jenny Greer-Fares
The Brown Bag Song Writing Competition kicked off its 8th season earlier this month with a revamped format, a new location, and an appetite for music.

Asheville Zombiewalk 2014: Seven Things You Need To Know
It's baaaaaack. Mark your calendars for October 12 and get ready for the return of a beloved Asheville event. Here's everything you need to know to get your Zombie on.

“Identity XYZ” Auditions on September 21
Progressive theatre troupe Anam Cara Theatre announces auditions for its next show, "Identity XYZ," which explores society's rigid gender expectations.

Celebrate Banned Books Week with the POP Project and ZaPow!
The POP Project is excited to be partnering with ZaPow!, the southeast’s premier illustration art gallery, for this year’s Banned Books Week event.

Eating Asheville Tours
It wasn’t just because we were glad to be out on the town with each other during daylight hours without our kids, the samplings were good. Some really good.

Get Outside for Asheville's Last Summer Concerts
So for all you music fans out there, we’ve consolidated a list of free (and nearly free) outdoor shows and street festivals. That’s your cue to get off your couch and go have some fun!

Celebrate the 34th Goombay This Weekend
Western North Carolina's YMI Cultural Center is proud to announce the return of the 34th annual Goombay Festival on September 12th – 14th, 2014. And it's FREE!

A “Pick Fresh” Talk, Tasting + Book Signing
Come sample cookbook recipes and enjoy a panel discussion on gardening, sustainability, cooking and more...

Transfigured
This Saturday, I had the good fortune to attend the final day of Transfigurations II. Taking place on Blannahassett Island in downtown Marshall, the festival had the feel of attending a day at a very cool summer camp...

Q&A with Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Get to know more about Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars...

Salvage Station To Host Official Zombie Float After-Party
Asheville’s newest riverfront concert and event space, the Salvage Station, will host a free all-day celebration...

Keeping Asheville Savvy
Even if you haven’t heard of Mary Rich, you’ve probably seen her. At five eleven, her strong yet feminine physique is striking and her ease with other people draws you in.

Tuesday Night Funk Jam LIVE Every Tuesday > iamavl.com
Asheville's hottest weekly concert, The Tuesday Night Funk Jam at The Asheville Music Hall, is live on iamavl.com every Tuesday Night around 11pm.

Q&A with Mark + Matt of Harvest Records
A late-summer music festival in Asheville. Big-name talent over three days and three venues. All put together by two guys with a cool West Asheville record store.

Atomic Furnishings + Design
This Saturday the 16th, their doors open at noon, but the festivities are between 5 and 8pm. Kelly, Chett and myself {the other Mod Squad} will no doubt be crashing it.

Charles Walker + Ruby Velle Bringing the Soul to Downtown After 5
Downtown After 5, presented by Harmony Motors, returns Friday, August 15 with soul music from The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker and Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics.

5 Questions with DIG Festival Founder Justin Ferraby
With DIG making it's return the weekend of August 22-23 after a brief hiatus, I asked the festival's founder, Justin Ferraby, a few questions about himself, his many hats, and what we can expect from the event this year.

10 Downtown Asheville Tours for the Tourist in Everyone
Here is a selection of just a few of the most popular and adventurous general or historical tours of Asheville. Don’t forget to bring a tip for your tour guide, and enjoy!

Pirate Party Hullaballoo FUNDdraiser Tonight at Highland Brewering
LEAF presents the 4th annual Benefit of Culture event, this year with an evening full o' pirate themed music, food, drinks, and more. Proceeds will go to benefit six youth arts education programs from around the world.

Five Questions (and a bonus) with the Asheville Zombie Float Guy
Ben Wiggins has a cool idea. Let’s all dress up like zombies, float down the French Broad River, a waterway that needs our love and attention, and set a world record while doing it.