Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective brings six monologues and nine short plays to Asheville for three weekends of comedy, drama and audience voting.
Nearly two years since Tropical Storm Helene triggered catastrophic flooding in the River Arts District of Asheville, the creative community is on the rise. Hundreds of artists are once again hard at work in the RAD.
Following Boys & Girls Clubs of the Asheville Region’s debut this September, two significant expansions to afterschool programming in Asheville will come to the region in 2027 and beyond.
Pack Memorial Library is about to get quiet, even by library standards. The downtown Asheville library has announced several upgrades coming to the library, including noise-cancelling personal study rooms.
A massive new arts facility could be coming soon to the River Arts District. The RAD Creative Campus, a 36,000 square foot, two-building center for working artists, cultural activation and community engagement, is now in the works, officials say.
Haints and Hollers Apothecary, a local Asheville tea company, will soon open a horror-themed tea bar and bookstore in the South Slope district of downtown Asheville.
The Asheville Tourists will host a free “BOO Ridge” Halloween event next month at HomeTrust Park, featuring a trick-or-treating trail and a family-friendly Halloween movie screening.
First in Fright Paranormal, a team of paranormal investigators who explore rumored haunted locations across the United States, will make a stop in Asheville this November. The crew will shoot a short documentary featuring the ghost stories of Pack’s Tavern.
ArtsAVL, the Asheville area arts council, has opened applications for eligible nonprofits to receive between $3,000 and $10,000 to hold free public events along Asheville streets, in Asheville parks or other outdoor spaces around the city.
As the PGA TOUR Biltmore Championship Asheville golf tournament approaches, Explore Asheville has launched an interactive map of Buncombe County businesses called Play Through the Mountains. The database spotlights discounts, dining packages and other deals at more than 140 local businesses.