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Colorful performers on a wooden outdoor stage under a banner reading 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' in front of a crowd.
Arts & Culture
3 months ago
Montford Park Players put on a wonderful, wonderful, ‘Wonderful Wizard of Oz’

“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is not the musical, but it is not the L. Frank Baum book, either. The Montford Park Players show is another wonderful thing entirely. Read our review for more.

Outdoor poster for Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, held by a hand against a leafy background.
Arts & Culture
4 months ago
Flat Rock Playhouse should be proud of ‘Pride and Prejudice’

You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice,” now playing at the Flat Rock Playhouse. Read our review now.

Smiling man with glasses stands in front of a bright mural of oversized orange-yellow sunflowers with green leaves.
Community
4 months ago
New Asheville Pride festival marks 1st June fest in nearly 30 years

June may be Pride Month, but Asheville Pride festivals have been traditionally held in the fall. That is, until this summer. June 26-28, 2026 marks the debut of AVL Stonewall Fest, a new Pride Month festival.

Outdoor festival with a crowd seated on grass under colorful bunting, trees providing shade and a bright blue sky.
Music
4 months ago
Dr. Dog, Grace Bowers, more in ‘wave one’ of AVL Sounds Fest lineup

AVL Sounds Fest, a successor to Asheville music festival AVLFest, will be held across the city this August. Before tickets go on sale to the public today, the festival has announced “wave one” of its artist lineup.

Tri-panel collage showing: a male singer performing on stage, a gold-clad woman wearing an ornate crown, and a shirtless man outdoors.
Entertainment
4 months ago
From ‘Michael’ to ‘Mother Mary’: New movies to see or skip in May 2026

A Michael Jackson biopic, two Anne Hathaway vehicles and an Australian serial killer thriller are our movies to see, stream or skip this May. Find out which is which in our reviews.

Arts & Culture
4 months ago
Federal arts leaders to visit Asheville, Marshall after Helene

Discussions to center on recovery, resilience and support for local artists

Man in an orange shirt sits on brick steps of a park, with two white buckets in front and greenery behind.
On The Town
4 months ago
Street performer spotlight: 40+ buskers to attend 1st Asheville BuskerFest

The inaugural Asheville BuskerFest will bring over 40 different street performers to Asheville this weekend. The event will also spotlight displaced River Arts District artists with booths around several stages in the RAD.

Three women in colorful outfits sit on brick steps in front of an ornate wrought-iron gate with ivy-covered brick walls.
Arts & Culture
4 months ago
Rising pop trio Trousdale takes on Grey Eagle this May

One month from now, pop band Trousdale will take the stage at the Grey Eagle for their “Growing Pains (Deluxe)” tour. “Growing Pains” was recently featured on 828newsNOW’s Best Albums of 2025 list. Read our interview with the band.

Cartoon hot dog on an orange banner with teal script lettering, part of a retro brand logo.
Music
4 months ago
New music venue Hellbender unveils logo, Geese, LCD Soundsystem shows

Hellbender by the Orange Peel, an outdoor venue opening this July along the Swannanoa River, has unveiled its new logo, designed by local tattoo artist Danny Reed of Hot Stuff Tattoo.

Living room with a gallery wall on a mustard-yellow wall, featuring many framed artworks around a cursive text design, a beige sofa, and two lamps.
Business
4 months ago
Local coffee shop, arts nonprofit C.A.M.P. to close this May

Just over one year after opening, Coffee, Art, Music type Place, a coffee shop and arts nonprofit located off of Tunnel Road, has announced that it will shut its doors at the end of May.

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