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DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP TRANSITION  (Asheville, NC) The Diana Wortham Theatre is pleased to announce an upcoming leadership transition. After 20 years as Managing Director, John Ellis will retire in June 2017 and Rae Geoffrey, the theatre’s current Associate Director, has been named the organization’s new Managing Director effectiveContinue Reading

thru February Urban Sketches by Virginia Pendergrass Trackside Studios, 375 Depot Street in the River Arts District. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. February 4-6 Mothertongue Ghosts in the bathroom. Drugs in the brassiere. Uncontrolled scratching. And so much more. Thursdays-Saturdays, January 28-30 and February 4-6, at 7:30 p.m.Continue Reading

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 7 p.m. the New York City based, forty-two piece, orchestral collective, The Knights, perform at Diana Wortham Theatre. The Knights ignite the concert experience by engaging listeners and defying boundaries with adventurous performances that showcase their expansive repertoire rooted in the classical tradition andContinue Reading

Call for submissions for the 9th Annual Music Video Asheville (MVA), the annual showcase to celebrate the collaboration of Asheville musicians and filmmakers. Last year, 65 local musicians and filmmakers submitted their Music Videos for consideration in this growing event. Thirty videos were selected to be shown at the screeningContinue Reading

Diana Wortham Theatre is pleased to announce the highly anticipated return of New York- and London-based Aquila Theatre Company. The Mainstage Series favorite, will present a re-imagined and invigorating staging of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8 p.m. While the classic tale of two star-crossedContinue Reading

by James Cassara – Alison Brown likes to tell people she “doesn’t play the banjo, but rather plays music on the banjo.” It’s a subtle distinction but one that marks a different approach between Brown and others: While her mastery of the instrument is unchallenged she understands that unless theContinue Reading

Plein-Air Painting Workshops Trail & Palette will host two plein-air painting workshops near Asheville in June. NYC-trained artists and Montana geologist offer a Hudson River School approach to landscape painting. Details, registration at www.trailpalette.com.   Opening at HART Nunsense – Until June 12. Directed by Suzanne Tinsley. The 39 Steps –Continue Reading

by Pat Barcas – There is to be no more summer vacation for the Asheville Lyric Opera. 2015 will be the first official year of the group’s season being a year-round calendar model, with summer performances of Rigoletto kicking off at the Brevard Music Center and the Diana Wortham Theatre.Continue Reading

Wednesday, April 1 Museum Opening Day The Swannanoa Valley Museum opens for the season. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free. 223 West State Street, Black Mountain. www.swannanoavalleymuseum.org, (828) 669-9566. Friday, April 3 New Artists, Old Friends Suzy Shultz and Grant Penny share the showcase with gallery luminary Karen Titus Smith.Continue Reading