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Education
2 months ago
‘Save our strings’: Music students protest Asheville City Schools orchestra elimination

Asheville City Schools students, parents and members of the community packed into the ACS Board Room this evening to protest the dissolution of orchestra programs at Asheville Middle School and Asheville High School.

Scenes from this year’s Sourwood Festival in downtown Black Mountain
Arts & Culture
2 months ago
PHOTOS: Thousands turn out for Sourwood Festival in Black Mountain

Check out scenes from the annual festival featuring local artisans, food, music, shopping and sourwood honey

Arts & Culture
2 months ago
Habitat for Humanity launches ReUse contest for creative upcycling

The 15th annual contest invites Asheville residents to show off innovative furniture, dwellings and art projects made of used building materials. Winners in all three categories, voted on by the public, will receive a $200 Habitat for Humanity ReStore gift card.

Entertainment
2 months ago
‘Spider-Man,’ samurai and ‘I Want Your Sex’: New movies to see in August 2026

Want to know if “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is worth your time? Looking for a cool indie to watch? Read on for our reviews of new movies to see this August.

Arts & Culture
2 months ago
Alex McDonald Villarreal Brings Award-Winning “Ethnically Ambiguous” to Asheville

Alex McDonald Villarreal returns to Asheville with “Ethnically Ambiguous,” an award-winning autobiographical solo show exploring family, culture and mixed-race identity.

Entertainment
2 months ago
New Tropical Storm Helene documentary now streaming

“Scars on the Mountain,” a documentary about the impact of Tropical Storm Helene on Burnsville, N.C., made its streaming debut earlier this week. The film is available to watch for free.

Outdoors
2 months ago
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Asheville for 2 nights with MountainTrue

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will make its Western North Carolina stop in Asheville this year. Ticket proceeds from the downtown Asheville screenings will go directly to MountainTrue.

Outdoor music festival crowd facing a lit stage at dusk, with orange sunset clouds in the sky and bright stage lights.
Music
3 months ago
Inside the concert experience at Hellbender, Asheville’s new outdoor music venue

Hellbender by the Orange Peel is officially open to the public. Before seeing a show at the new outdoor venue, read about what to expect from the shuttles, the sound and more.

Signpost with blue panels pointing to Art Studios, arrows indicating directions, set against a bright blue sky and colorful striped base.
Arts & Culture
3 months ago
ArtsAVL launches $500-1,500 grant program for WNC artists

Applications are now open for the ArtsAVL Artist Support Grant cycle. The grants, open to artists from six different Western North Carolina counties, will be awarded this November.

Three ancient warriors in leather and metal armor with plumed helmets stand on a sandy hill against a clear blue sky, with the central figure wearing a red crest.
Entertainment
3 months ago
‘The Odyssey’ review: Christopher Nolan’s epic is mythic, massive moviemaking

“The Odyssey” has arrived. “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan delivers an unbelievably immersive and impressive interpretation of the epic story. Read our review for more.