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Celebrate Spring with Free Studio Tours In the spring, Western North Carolina comes alive with native wildflowers, blackberry blossoms, and lush green foliage. In Weaverville, the town’s celebrated enclave of artists greets spring with the semi-annual Weaverville Art Safari studio tour. Held on the weekend of April 26-27, from 10Continue Reading

Concerts by the Steep Canyon Rangers and David Holt will highlight the first-ever UNC Asheville Arts Fest, April 10-13, 2014. This new four-day festival will feature music, theater, art and new media exhibitions, interactive sculpture, prose and poetry. All UNC Asheville Arts Fest events will be open to the communityContinue Reading

The Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) is revved up for the premier dining event of the year, Dining Out for Life®. “In a city like Asheville, where festivals and events are embedded in the culture, Dining Out for Life® is truly a “Festival for Life” states Chairman, Harry Brown.Continue Reading

The Poetry of Tracey Schmidt and Majo John Madden Tracey Schmidt knew she had to write poetry eight years ago, when she heard the great Robert Bly perform. She also decided that, like him, she wanted to memorize and perform her poetry – not read it – and that sheContinue Reading

Part of HART’s Winter Studio Season One of the most popular things to do in the winter is to attend the plays presented by HART Theatre in the intimate Feichter Studio in Waynesville. The 65 seat space plays host to some the region’s most adventuresome drama. It is a “noContinue Reading

A sexy provocative comedy that is sure to be the hottest night in Asheville. North Carolina Stage Company (NC Stage) is excited to work again with Immediate Theatre Project to present Venus In Fur by David Ives, a smash Broadway hit that The New York Times called, “90 minutes ofContinue Reading

If you think of chamber music as old-fashioned and stuffy, think again. Hendersonville Chamber Music brings chamber music up to date and then some! Featuring four superb performing groups, this year’s concerts are sure to please audiences who thoroughly enjoy live performances of compelling music, consummately performed by award-winning internationalContinue Reading

The road to being a professional artist has never been straight or narrow, but Al Ramirez has been walking that road for as long as he can remember. To support his adventurous journey he has been a TV news editor, grounds keeper, census taker, stand-up comedian, and surgical assistant, justContinue Reading

In honor of National Quilting Day, the Folk Art Center will host demonstrations and exhibitions celebrating textile arts. The National Quilting Association, Inc. began sponsoring National Quilting Day in 1991. Quilting groups across the country use the event as a way to raise awareness of the traditional craft. On Friday,Continue Reading