ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — As winter break approaches for schools across the county, the arts at Buncombe County Schools prepare for their end-of-year holiday concerts, showcases and events.

Patrons of the arts interested in supporting these burgeoning bohemians can find the events at the following:

Valley Springs Middle School, 224 Long Shoals Road, Arden

Valley Springs Middle is hosting an “Evening with the Arts” beginning at 5:15 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 17.

The seventh and eighth grade chorus, strings and band students will be performing and the art students will have work on display, including painted wooden ornaments for the holidays.

Pizza will be on sale at the event, which costs $5 to enter.

Erwin High School, 60 Lees Creek Road, Asheville

The three schools serving the Erwin district of Buncombe County, Eblen Elementary School, Erwin Middle School and Erwin High School, will be performing their winter band concerts beginning at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Erwin High School theater.

The Eblen 6th grade band will perform at 5:30 p.m., the Erwin Middle School band will follow at 6:30 p.m. and the Erwin High School band and color guard will take the stage to close the concert at 7:30 p.m.

“Most of us are doing fun holiday stuff, but there will be a little mixture of some popular and Broadway music in there also,” said David Sulzman, band director at Erwin High. “The high school band is doing a medley from ‘Wicked’ because it is all the rage right now.”

Cane Creek Middle School, 570 Lower Brush Creek Road, Fletcher

The Cane Creek Middle arts department is showing out on all four cylinders – strings, band, chorus and visual art – for their “Sights and Sounds of the Season” concert and art presentation beginning at 6:15 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 17 in the Cane Creek Middle cafeteria.

The evening will begin with strings and visual arts at 6:15 p.m. which will be followed by performances by the chorus and band programs at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium.

Lake Hills Church, 370 Lake Dr., Candler

The Enka school district choral programs will be performing a winter concert beginning at 6 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Lake Hills Church in Candler.

Owen Middle School, 730 Old US Highway 70, Swannanoa

Sixth, seventh and eighth grade band students will be performing a winter concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Owen Middle School in Swannanoa.