Every spring and fall, millions of birds pass over the mountains of Western North Carolina, following the Atlantic Flyway by the light of the moon and stars on journeys that span continents. The choices we make in our homes and backyards can help them safely reach their next stop.
Your go‑to guide for the best live music happening around town this month.
The Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center is one of Asheville’s lesser-known treasures. In addition to an interactive museum, an information desk and a gift shop, the visitor center is home to a 1.2 mile trail loop, complete with a road crossing on the parkway itself.
Katrina “Kat” Williams, a beloved community member and blues legend, passed away at age 58 on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. This weekend, a collective of local musicians will perform a tribute show to the artist in Black Mountain, N.C.
An affordable plant sale, an ABBA disco party and exercising the American right to vote are just three of the events on our weekly activity guide.
ArtsAVL, the Asheville area arts council, has launched a $1.2 million Nonprofit Arts Recovery Grant Program intended to support the long-term recovery of Western North Carolina arts nonprofits.
In advance of the 98th Academy Awards next month, take a deeper look at three lesser-seen films up for Oscar gold: “Cutting Through Rocks,” a hopeful feminist documentary, “Kokuho,” an epic Japanese drama, and “Sirāt,” a weird, hypnotic road movie.
The Asheville Downtown Association is asking Asheville artists to submit their qualifications to redesign and install a mural on the staircase at 43 Wall St. The project is intended to increase pedestrian traffic and improve quality of life along the city street.
The 24th Asheville Fringe Arts Festival will return to the city March 15-22, bringing more than 70 different experimental, offbeat, always-interesting arts events with it.
Sometimes, the film release calendar feels like it’s winking at you. This weekend marks the debut of “How to Make a Killing,” a stylish thriller-comedy starring Glen Powell, and “Psycho Killer,” a well-shot, poorly-written serial killer slasher. Read our reviews of the deadly duo for more.