Music
3 months ago
Headliners announced for 2nd annual Black Mountain Blues Festival

Western North Carolina is just a few weeks away from the 2nd annual Black Mountain Blues Festival, an arts and culture celebration of storytelling, blues music and Appalachian history.

Music
3 months ago
Everything you need to know about Boomtown FestAVL this weekend

The second year of Boomtown Arts & Heritage FestAVL, a free music festival filled with local talent and city-wide history, will be held all weekend long in downtown Asheville.

Entertainment
3 months ago
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ alum to headline special Blue Ridge Pride benefit show

To commemorate a year of community resilience on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, BRP will host a Tea Dance & Drag Show at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Orange Peel. The event will be headlined by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Nicole Paige Brooks.

The Standard
Food & Drink
3 months ago
Fork & Dagger: Black Mountain café serves up brunch worth the drive

Open Oven recalls the charm of Asheville’s classics with local food, friendly faces and standout plates

On The Town
3 months ago
What to do in the 828: Aug. 29-31

Looking for weekend plans? From a pride pageant to a weekend-long free music festival, we have your guide to what to do this Labor Day weekend in the 828.

Arts & Culture
3 months ago
‘Evolution Incubation Refinement’: Pink Dog announces fall exhibit

“Evolution Incubation Refinement” is the name of an upcoming exhibit by RAD artist Pat Phillips, a painter and jeweler who has been working in the Asheville arts district since 2012.

Arts & Culture
3 months ago
Asheville 48 Hour Film Project winners to be announced next Saturday

The Asheville chapter of The 48 Hour Film Project, an international competition which challenges independent filmmakers to write, shoot and complete an entire short film in 48 hours, has announced their nominees in 18 different categories in advance of an awards ceremony next weekend.

On The Town
3 months ago
Oktoberfest returns this fall with free admission, 60+ beverages

The Asheville Downtown Association event will be held from 1 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 in Pack Square Park.

Community
3 months ago
Grace in Action: Local realtors, Grace Covenant Church unite for housing relief

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church and the Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS joined forces in July to create the Grace in Action Fund, an initiative intended to bring long-term stability to Western North Carolina households after Hurricane Helene.

Arts & Culture
3 months ago
‘Mark II’: Marquee Asheville announces ‘Take II’ RAD reopening

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene swept through the River Arts District, the district will officially welcome back Marquee Asheville, the first Foundy Street business to return to the RAD since the storm.

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