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John McCutcheon with Tom Paxton at Kittredge Theatre in Swannanoa
May 3 2024 - 8:00pm
 
 
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JM Stevens at The Grey Eagle
May 7 2024 - 5:00pm
 
 
 
 
 
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Menopause Café Asheville
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Garden Jubilee Brings Horticulture Experts, Plant Enthusiast
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Garden Jubilee Brings Horticulture Experts, Plant Enthusiast
May 26 2024 - 9:00am
 
 
 
 
North Carolina Trail Days
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HAPPENINGS

Get Ready to Chicken Dance in the Street > Oktoberfest Tickets on Sale August 1
Dust off your lederhosen, dirndls and chicken-dancing shoes! Asheville's favorite Bavarian-themed street party returns to the South Slope on Saturday, October 11.

Get Ready for BaconFest 2014
Pork lovers, prepare yourselves. Tickets are now on sale for 105.9 the Mountain's 2nd Annual BaconFest happening on Saturday, August 30th in the outdoor meadow at Highland Brewing.

Party For a Great Cause
The next party thrown by the Asheville Affiliates is Stir Crazy, happening Thursday, July 24 from 6-9 p.m., at The Boathouse...

Kelly Denson on Burger Battling + Living the Lush Life
I asked Asheville producer, promoter, and publictist Kelly Denson about what inspires her, the upcoming WNC Battle of the Burger, and what's next.

RBTS WIN and Forever FC
PHOTO GALLERY >> Charlotte hip-hop collective Forever FC joined local favorites RBTS WIN at The Mothlight on June 20, 2014.

Bend Your Way Around Asheville’s Breweries with the Travelling Yogini
The Bend and Brew yoga series from the Travelling Yogini offers weekly beginner-level classes at some of the city’s best breweries.

Montford Park Players: One of Asheville's Treasures
Every theatre in town that has developed since the mid-‘70s has some relationship, even if just an indirect one, to Hazel Robinson and her Montford Park Players.

The Black Jacket Symphony Play Pink Floyd
The Black Jacket Symphony, a group that recreates classic albums live, showed up at The Orange Peel to play Pink Floyd's seminal album, Dark Side of the Moon. How'd they do?

Ingles Independence Day Celebration this Friday July 4
Find your free 4th of July fun in Downtown Asheville at the Ingles Independence Day Celebration with fireworks, live music and kid's activities.

International Musicians Gather at Asheville Percussion Festival
When I hear people in Asheville say things like "yeah, Asheville's cool and all, but where is the culture?" I bring up events like the Asheville Percussion Festival that happened June 20-22.

BLURP White Party Kicks Off Summer, After Party to Follow
The 2014 White Party, sponsored by Blue Ridge Pride, is this Friday at the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Asheville. Proceeds benefit Loving Food Resources and the host organization, Blue Ridge Pride.

Recap of BBQ to Braai at Katuah Market
We ate, we sweated, we drank, we ate, we sweated, drank some more, and then we even learned a few things.

Festival Dream Team: Three Asheville Powerhouses Team Up to Plan New Event
Three Asheville women with extensive community connections and experience planning and executing festvials are teaming up to create what they hope will be a new signature event for Asheville.

Kendra Turner: A piece of the city's heart
Turner was able to clearly see that Asheville citizens were driven to make changes, but getting lost in the process of how to make those changes.

Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Fest
Asheville's 8th annual ABSfest was a sexy event, to say the least. "Over 2000 people have reveled in the company of our suede, satin, and sparkle, our chicken feathered starlets and our fish-eyed zombie boys."

Windsong 2014: A Celebration of Woodwinds & Celtic Music
"Where else, for example, will you hear a Cantiga from the 13th century court of Alfonso X of Spain followed by a pop song written in 1983 by a teenager in Bretagne, France?"

What #avl Was Tweeting About This Week
The Obamas are moving here?! Possible whiskey shortage?! I can be in the next Galifianakis movie?!

Meat, Fire, Friends
Katuah Market will be hosting a Braai on June 21 from 2pm-5pm. A Braai is a South African BBQ tradition that grew into its own holiday...

Get RAD This Weekend with the River Arts District Studio Stroll
This weekend is the River Arts District Studio Stroll in West Asheville, where over 170 artists open up their studios to the masses for two days of not only the perfect opportunities to support and buy local art, but also experience creative processes first hand.

Euphoria is for Beginners: A Very Quick Review of WordCamp Asheville
WordPress is a lot like craft beer. Bear with me on this thought...Asheville is well known for our knowledge of and affinity for craft beer. Now, Asheville has been given a chance to learn much more about WordPress.

Harvest Records Celebrates 10-year Anniversary
A three-day music festival in August will help mark the record West Asheville record store mark its milestone.

Solo African Dance Piece "Without A Shadow" To Make Asheville Premier
On June 5 at The Orange Peel, Barakissa Coulibaly will be premiering her solo dance piece "Without A Shadow".

The 2014 RiverMUSIC Festival Opens
Orgone and The Horse You Rode In On opened this year's RiverLink RiverMUSIC festival, to a record turnout...

Shy Girl at the Party: Reflecting on the Launch of Asheville Grit
Mostly, I'm not a shy person. I'm boisterous and full of life and well, loud. But certain social situations tug at the shy part of me.

Rumor Control: Is Ingles on the Block?
Over the past couple of months, I've heard consistent chatter that something is going on with Ingles...

What a Warm Welcome.
Last evening, Asheville Grit went live and had its launch party on the rooftop deck of downtown Asheville's Social Lounge, and it truly could not have been a lovelier night.

Asheville goes NYC via Ray-Ban District 1937 Launch
Asheville based artist, Darlene Hatchett is known for her art created from recycled jeans.

South Asheville, a.k.a. Emerging Asheville
South Asheville is one of the most quickly emerging parts of town. Downtown and West Asheville are marvelous...

Which Ashevillian Are You?
Whatever you are, Asheville is happy to have you! Take our quiz and find out what kind of Ashevillian you are today, and share the results with your friends!

Downtown After Five - May 14, 2014
Two and a half minute timelapse video of Downtown After Five, May 16, 2014. Every second of video is approximately 6 minutes of real time. Music by St. Paul and the Broken Bones.

What's so Bohemian About a Bohemian Pilsner?
This is a style that many craft brewers overlook when designing beers. A simple beer as far as recipes are considered with generally with one malt and one hop (Saaz) with a lager yeast

Welcome To Asheville Synthpop
As Stereospread, we have been working to consolidate a listenership for synthpop and electropop in the Asheville area.

Grouplove at Big Guava
Indie rock fans might be familiar with Grouplove's hit single "Tongue Tied" from the cleverly titled debut album Never Trust a Happy Song.

Harvest Records Celebrates 10-year Anniversary
A three-day music festival in August will help mark the record West Asheville record store mark its milestone.

Client Feature: Scot Quaranda! Working with Dogwood Alliance to help save our forests
In past years, Adorn has had the opportunity to help Dogwood Alliance in their efforts to preserve our forests by involving our proactive clients

What I’m Digging
Happy Friday, friends! I’m back in flannel and warm slippers today, but am still able to write this outdoors, from our porch

Machines + Forests. Wires + Waters. Moogfest Meets Asheville's Wilds.
Yeah, let's have a little fun...Spring has sprung, the earth is warming and it's time to get outside, you lazy bones! Here in Asheville, we are surrounded by a million and a half acres of National Forest, wild waterfalls and streams, furry, feathery, scaly and slimy wildlife- including homo sapiens - and some of the greatest places and people you'll ever see.