Asheville’s annual burlesque showcase, the Land of the Sky Burlesque Festival, is back for its fourth year, with dozens of performers set to entertain Asheville across two venues and three nights.
The Asheville Downtown Improvement District officially launches its public services this week, providing cleaning, maintenance and hospitality initiatives designed to keep downtown Asheville welcoming and well cared for.
Asheville boasts a vibrant live music scene with venues catering to a wide array of music taste. Check out our calendar of live performances set for June.
River Arts District art gallery Pink Dog Creative will feature the work of nine artists displaced by Hurricane Helene in a new art exhibit, “#RADstrong,” which will run from July 18–Aug. 17 at the Pink Dog Gallery, 348 Depot St.
From nature to quilts to music, there are plenty of events to keep you busy and having fun this weekend in the Asheville area.
The Montford Park Players opened their 53rd season, “A Season of Lunatics, Lovers, & Poets,” with “The Book of Will,” written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Adam Kampouris, running at 7:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday, May 9–31 at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St.
The classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” opened the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre “Season of Artistry” on May 23. The show will run until June 8 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Owen Theatre, 44 College St., Mars Hill.
The Appalachian Barn Alliance will hold their 5th annual art show gala, “A Pastoral Palette,” at 5:30 p.m., Friday, May 30 at the A-B Tech Ivy Building, 10 Genevieve Circle.
Presented by the Liberty & Health Alliance, the “mega clinic” will be set up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 4–6 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville.
The film, which was listed as one of 828newsNOW’s Best Movies of 2024, will be shown at a free screening and facilitated discussion held from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, May 28 at the YMI Cultural Center, 39 S. Market St.