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November 2026 concert calendar: Live music in Asheville and WNC

From national touring acts to local and emerging artists, November’s concert calendar offers plenty of ways for Asheville and Western North Carolina communities to gather around live music.

Brick church with arched windows partially hidden by lush green trees in a grassy yard.
Asheville History
54 minutes ago
Asheville’s All Souls Cathedral awarded $400K for Helene repairs

The historic Biltmore Village church is working toward a $10 million restoration after Tropical Storm Helene

Asheville History
21 hours ago
10 creepy North Carolina superstitions for Halloween

From howling dogs to restless spirits, old folklore offers some spooky warnings

Asheville History
23 hours ago
Dark stories from Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery: Murder, mystery and tragedy

Behind the gravestones of one of Asheville’s oldest cemeteries are stories of violent crimes, a deadly railroad accident, literary scandal and lives cut short.

Edward Walton Pearson Sr., who helped establish West Asheville's Burton Street neighborhood, is buried alongside family members at Violet Hill Cemetery in Asheville. His wife, Annis, and daughter Iola Pearson Byers are also memorialized on the headstone.
Asheville History
1 day ago
Tombstone Tales: E.W. Pearson’s lasting Asheville legacy

The Buffalo Soldier helped build Asheville’s Burton Street neighborhood, but a father’s sacrifice reveals another side of his story

Local
1 day ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 11 of high school football

Western North Carolina high school football scores from Oct. 30

Mission Hospital NICU babies dressed up for Halloween
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2 days ago
Mission Hospital NICU babies have special Halloween photo shoot

The babies were dressed up in costumes provided by Preemies of the Carolinas

Traffic moves through the I-26 Connector construction zone in Asheville as crews continue preparing the corridor for upcoming bridge work, utility relocations and other major improvements.
Local
2 days ago
I-26 Connector Project lane, ramp closures planned for week of Nov. 2-6

Overnight work and daytime work are expected next week

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