Join Buncombe County’s Environmental Educators for a workshop to learn about what we all can do to support healthy habitats for our pollinators. They will also teach us more about our native bees and butterflies.
Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
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Friday, June
7, 2024
Gun Safety Event + Support Rally
East Asheville Tailgate Market
Music at the Vineyard – Sandy Herrault
Pack Square Artisan Market
Acoustic Jam Session
Pollination Celebration: Protecting Our Pollinators Workshop
Sound Showcase with Khandroma
Drum Circle
Opening reception: The Shape of Water
Pritchard Park Arts and Culture Series: Drum Circle
Fender Bender: Band + Beer Bus
BOLD Bonfires
Comedy from the Future
Lauren Daigle The Kaleidoscope Tour
OUTPOST: Goings with Sani Bronco
STEEP CANYON RANGERS WITH HOLLER CHOIR
Connect Beyond Festival: FILM SCREENING: “Step” and Paula Dofat Q+A
LITTLE WOMEN
Out + Proud
Out + Proud: A Pride Kick-off Drag Show
Shakespeare’s Wars of the Roses Richard II
Shirley Valentine
MAMMA MIA!
Murder By Death
SAOSIN WITH COVE REBER
Blue Ghost Firefly Twilight Tour
Catch These Chuckles comedy showcase
Scuttlebutt: A Comedy Series of Storytelling and Improvisation
Out + Proud
Out + Proud: A Pride Kick-off Drag Show
On June 7, partners in Buncombe County will host an event dedicated to raising awareness about gun safety, as part of the NC SAFE Week of Action. This event aims to bring the community together to promote safe firearm storage and educate the public, particularly youth, on the importance of gun safety.
The day’s activities will begin at 12:45 PM with a photo opportunity. Participants are encouraged to wear orange to show their support for gun safety.
From 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, attendees can enjoy a variety of events, including live music, interactive activities, and educational sessions.
This event is part of the NC SAFE (Secure All Firearms Effectively) initiative to promote safe firearm storage across North Carolina. The initiative emphasizes the need to reduce firearm-related accidents and deaths, especially among children and youth. By securing firearms effectively, we can prevent them from falling into the wrong hands and reduce the risk of tragic incidents.
The NC SAFE initiative provides resources and guidance on best practices for firearm storage, which is an essential aspect of responsible gun ownership.
Event Details:
Date: June 7
Photo Opportunity: 12:45 PM – Show your support by wearing orange and participating in a community photo.
Main Events: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Music and speakers
- Interactive activities suitable for all ages
- Free gun locks
- Food trucks on site
Location: Pack Square Park
Dress Code: Wear Orange
For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].
Buncombe County will continue to offer ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription.
Join us Friday, June 7 from 3-6 pm for live music at the vineyard with fiddler and violinist Sandy Herrault! Sandy is a classically trained violinist who performs regularly at area venues, weddings, and other events. Her greatest pleasure is performing at some of the area’s most vibrant venues. From breweries to wineries, at weddings, corporate events, artist events, she puts her own flair into the songs she covers, from the modern pop/rock of Coldplay, to classic songs of the Beatles, to country songs like “Take Me Home Country Roads”.
Sandy’s influences are wide, which inspires her to create her own interpretations of well-known songs on the violin. Her style is original and unmistakably her own, encompassing Pop, Classical, Celtic, Gypsy, and others. Sandy has a passion for multiple genres, including popular music from the 60s to today. One moment, she may be deep in a Bob Marley reggae trance and the next tenderly playing Adele or entrenched in Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sandy feels a kinship to all these songs as she brings them to life on her fiddle. Come on down to the Burntshirt Vineyards Winery and Tasting Room on Friday from 3-6 PM for an afternoon of fantastic musicianship, food, and wine! We can’t wait to see you here!
Downtown on Fridays, discover a delightful assortment of quality handmade goods from skilled makers at Asheville’s weekly street party. The Pack Square Artisan Market is produced by Places For Makers, an Asheville, NC based non-profit organization.
Plan to collaborate with other musicians at Sideways Farm & Brewery in Etowah. Bring your instruments and voices and enjoy making music and networking with other artists, while enjoying the beautiful scenery. Food truck is on site and beverages available for purchase from Sideways (small
batch craft beers, hard jun, ciders, wine, and non alcoholic drinks). Family, fans, friends, and leashed dogs are all welcome!
During winter months enjoy playing under the covered, sheltered, heated porch! And during the summer months enjoy
collaborating in the fields, on the stage, or under the patio
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Asheville-based ambient duo Khandroma showcases their strain of musical experimentalism with a demonstration highlighting some of the tools and techniques they use to achieve their post-rock influenced dynamic drone approach. They will be utilizing guitar, pedal steel guitar, drums as well as some other textural and noise making devices to break down and demonstrate how they develop sonic palettes and get creative with sound. |
The beats of the Friday Night Drum Circle have been rocking Pritchard Park for decades and the circle has become so popular that it is featured in magazines and TV commercials.
When one thinks of the necessities of life, one element immediately comes to mind: water. When one thinks of modern abstraction, the dynamic realm of contemporary art where boundaries are blurred and creativity knows no limits, one name shines brightly: Patricia Hargrove.
The Asheville Gallery of Art proudly presents its June exhibit of Hargove’s series that depicts the powers of water to energize, refresh and heal the soul and body. This masterful exhibit runs June 1-30, with an opening reception on Friday, June 7 from 5-7:30pm. Everyone is welcome.
The Asheville Downtown Association is thrilled to announce the return of the beloved Pritchard Park Arts and Culture Series, made possible through a generous partnership with the Trina Mullen Foundation, City of Asheville Parks and Recreation, ArtsAVL, and Explore Asheville. This summer series will run from May 28 through August 30, featuring exciting activations every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
Drum Circle
The Asheville Downtown Association is proud to facilitate the return of Asheville’s iconic Drum Circle. Feel the rhythm and join the beat as the community comes together for an evening of drumming, dancing, and camaraderie.
Explore Beer City on the one and only Fender Bender!
Duration
3 hours
About
Visit 3 breweries in under three hours on a purple bus with a live band! Beer purchased from the LaZoom Room or at the brewery stops are allowed on the bus. This tour sells out quickly, so please book in advance. This tour is perfect for birthday parties, bachelorette parties, and any kind of get together. This tour is not great if you want to see any behind the scenes of beer making. We’re all about the fun on this tour!
Age Restrictions
21 and up. No exceptions.
What’s Included
3 Brewery Stops (30 Minutes each) Highland, New Belgium, & The Wedge at Foundation
Bottled Water
Amazing Live Music
Transportation to breweries
Charismatic Beer Host
What’s Not Included
Beer (You can buy from The LaZoom Room)
Cash! You’ll want to tip the guides for changing your life for the better.
Waitlist
If your desired time and availability is full, then please give us a call to be added to the waitlist.
Every Friday night in June. Sit back, grab a cider, and relax every Friday night at BOLD Bonfires at Bold Rock
Mills River! Starting at 6pm.
Enjoy fire pits burning, S’mores kits available for purchase, live music from some of your favorite local
acts, & delicious cider available to kick your weekend off right!
Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week it’s a lineup of futuristic comedians from the future!!!
A fun mix of local favorites and big city comics all the way from Chicago, Nashville and Los Angeles! Comics from all timelines and galaxies, who knows who might show up!!!
ages 18+
doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Register now at www.laurendaigle.com to access the official Lauren Daigle pre-sale, beginning Tuesday, November 7 at 12pm local time. Krewe Pass members can access a two-hour exclusive pre-sale window from 10am-12pm local time from November 7 through November 9. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, November 8 at 10am local time until Thursday, November 9 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
– ALL AGES
– STANDING ROOM ONLY
– RAIN OR SHINE
– STANDING ROOM ONLY
– RAIN OR SHINE
Goings:
Formed in Philadelphia, Goings faced a turning point in 2020. With the release of their debut album “It’s For You” and a global pandemic shutting down live shows, the band, consisting of Chris Kearney, Keith Rogers, and Aidan Rogers, had to adapt. But with time on their hands, they regrouped, adding guitarists Alexi Peters and Cam Chung in 2021. This new lineup sparked a creative surge, resulting in their sophomore LP, ‘Memory Card.’ The album explores the complex relationship we have with memories, using catchy melodies and non-linear song structures to reflect on how we perceive our past. From the heartbreak of a broken engagement to the acceptance of loss, Goings confronts these emotions head-on, ultimately aiming to rewrite the narrative and find beauty in our remembrances. Recorded in August 2023, ‘Memory Card’ marks Goings’ return with 10 new songs, ready to take listeners on a journey through the ever-shifting landscape of memory. The album is set to release in September 2024.
Sani Bronco:
Sani Bronco is a band branded by a half-tame, half-wild mentality. Embracing the duality of heavy rock and indie folk. The band takes influence from a mixed bag such as Bright Eyes, Title Fight, Slowthai, The Rolling Stones, Oso Oso, to name a few. Founder, David Medina says this mix of influences created Sani Bronco’s sound which he dubs “adobe rock” – a genre named after the adobe architecture found in New Mexico, and many parts of Latin America. Saying “it is a good visual representation of what Sani Bronco sounds like. Adobe rock is organic and simple. It’s robust and timeless.” Sani Bronco started as a solo project, but always with the intention of one day making it a full band project. After the release of ‘One Stop Everything Repair Shop,’ David teamed up with Chris Kearney, drummer of Sweet Pill/Goings/typopro, and Kyle Bosler, former guitarist of Goings. They met online through a Facebook group in 2019 and slowly became friends, occasionally messaging back and forth. When it came time to hit the studio in July of 2022, David reached out to Chris Kearney, to join him in writing and recording the next Sani Bronco LP. The new album was made in 30 days at VuDu Recording Studio in Long Island, NY. It was recorded and produced by Frank Mitaritonna who has worked with bands such as Taking Back Sunday, Covet, As Tall As Lions, The Dear Hunter, Thought Crimes, Kevin Devine, and many more. The album was mixed by Billy Mannino at Two Worlds Recordings in Queens, NY. Billy’s most notable work is all of Oso Oso’s discography. Lastly, the record was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in Hudson Valley, NY. Alan has worked with Sufjan Stevens, The Promise Ring, Animal Collective, Converge, Brand New, and many more. The album is set to release in June 2024.
With local support from trust blinks and Pictures of Vernon
Asheville’s own Steep Canyon Rangers have long held traditional bluegrass paramount, while possessing an exceptional ability to bring it down the mountain, and to incorporate accessible influence from all walks of the region. With the band’s last few albums, they have gained recognition from well beyond the world of bluegrass, earning a reputation as some of the most influential songwriters in Americana today.
Join us for a FREE film screening of the Sundance Award-winning documentary, Step, and a Q&A with cast member, HBCU advocate & national speaker Paula Dofat and hosted by Slay The Mic’s Elizabeth Lashay Garland. Even though this event is free, registration is required. Head to our tickets link to save your seats! STEP is the true-life story of a girls’ high-school step team set against the background of the heart of Baltimore. These young women learn to laugh, love and thrive – on and off the stage – even when the world seems to work against them. Empowered by their teachers, teammates, counselors, coaches and families, they chase their ultimate dreams: to win a step championship and to be accepted into college
by Kate Hamill
Directed by Erika Tyner
Based on the literary classic, this play explores what it means to be a woman, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. We follow the story of Jo March and her reckoning with society, growing older, and finding her way as a writer with her sisters by her side. Each one exploring similar but different struggles and wins. Set to a backdrop of the Civil War, this play is a reflection of the waves of change that bookmarked author Louisa May Alcott’s life.
Margot Wilde, Hendersonville Pride, and Hendersonville Theatre are ecstatic to bring you another fabulous drag event. Out & Proud: A Pride Kick-off Drag Show will usher in Pride Month with the biggest drag show Hendersonville Theatre’s Stage has ever seen.
Hendersonville’s own Margot Wilde will host, and the shows will feature incredible drag performers from Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We will have performers you know and love, as well as several brand-new performers! Bring your biggest smile, your pride, and some cash to tip the performers, and join us for a night of glamorous drag performances! Happy Pride!
Friday, June 7, 2024
7:30 pm and 10:30 pm
In Advance Tickets: pay-what-you-can
At the door: $25
Reserved Seating
18+ only
https://www.facebook.com/events/452659383825181/
Margot Wilde, Hendersonville Pride, and Hendersonville Theatre are ecstatic to bring you another fabulous drag event. Out & Proud: A Pride Kick-off Drag Show will usher in Pride Month with the biggest drag show Hendersonville Theatre’s Stage has ever seen.
Hendersonville’s own Margot Wilde will host, and the shows will feature incredible drag performers from Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We will have performers you know and love, as well as several brand-new performers! Bring your biggest smile, your pride, and some cash to tip the performers, and join us for a night of glamorous drag performances! Happy Pride!
The Montford Park Players is pleased to announce auditions for its 52nd Season:
Muse of Fire: Shakespeare’s Wars of the Roses
Jason Williams, Artistic Director
5/10/2024 5/24/2024 Edward III, directed by Mandy Bean
5/31/2024 6/23/2024 Richard II, directed by Jason Williams
6/28/2024 7/21/2024 Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, directed by Dr. George Brown, Callista Brown and Elizabeth DeVault
7/26/2024 8/25/2024 Henry V, directed by David Doersch
8/30/2024 9/22/2024 Henry VI Parts 1, 2 & 3, directed by Glenna Grant, Ariel Robinson and Adam Kampouris
9/27/2024 10/27/2024 Richard III, directed by Kristi DeVille
Conveniently located in the heart of the Historic Montford District of Asheville, North Carolina, the Outdoor Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre is easy to get to and accessible from I-240 and I-26. And, it’s just a short drive down Montford Avenue from downtown.
Shirley Valentine
Produced by Third Eye Productions
About The Show
Third Eye Productions brings you a Tony Award winning comedy written by Willy Russell. Shirley Valentine is a tour de force role performed by Madison Brightwell and directed by Marc Cameron. Celebrate the incredible journey of life with Shirley Valentine – an off-beat journey of self reflection, the challenges of middle age, and the possibilities of finding happiness and love once more.
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!
Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago.
For nearly 25 years, people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show.
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY
MURDER BY DEATH
As trailblazers of the early 2000s indie-Americana style, the Louisville, KY-based quintet finds a way of taking tried & true rock-and-roll and knocking it slightly off axis, into tottering revolutions of something eerie, emotional, immediate, lush, and uniquely theirs.
On the surface, Murder By Death is a Louisville, KY sextet with a wry, ominous name. But behind the geography and moniker is a band of meticulous and literary songwriters matched by a specific brand of brooding, anthem-riding balladry and orchestral indie rock.
Murder By Death’s path began in the early 2000s as most Midwestern college-town groups do, by playing to small crowds at ratty venues and frenzied house parties. While many of their formative-year scene-mates failed to make it much further than campustown’s borders, Murder By Death translated their anonymous beginnings into a 20+ year career founded on a bedrock of eight full-length albums, tireless D.I.Y. touring and performing ethics, and, most importantly, a dedicated, cult-like fanbase.
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
Ages 18+
The Blue Ghost Firefly (Phausis reticulata) is a secretive, hard-to-find native insect that calls our area home, and for a very short amount of time in late Spring, they inhabit our surrounding woodlands of Transylvania County.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are home to a very unique creature that some say resembles a collection of fairies carrying blue candles through the forest.
The Blue Ghost Firefly (Phausis reticulata) is a secretive, hard-to-find native insect that calls our area home, and for a very short amount of time in late Spring, they inhabit our surrounding woodlands of Transylvania County.
You’ll experience an educational presentation at our outdoor amphitheater starting at 8:45 pm and then use the cover of darkness and special flashlights to go in search of the Blue Ghost fireflies while hiking on a paved trail through the forest. Team members will be stationed at key locations around the trail to provide further information about this amazing natural phenomenon. Please feel free to congregate near these areas with your fellow firefly enthusiasts, or go explore on your own! We require everyone to stay on the trail to prevent habitat damage, and team members will clear the trail and require everyone to depart by 10:30 pm.
Ticket Purchase/Pre-registration is required. Actual tickets are not provided. Your ticket purchase receipt serves as your ticket/date confirmation. This is a light rain or shine, family-friendly event!
In order to maximize our participant experience while minimizing our impact on the resource, we limit each night to 125 participants.
Due to the uniqueness of the insects in the natural habitat, it is very difficult to capture photos. Very specific camera equipment is needed and it is almost impossible to capture a photo with a phone camera. Flash from the cameras disturbs the natural habitat and because it is dark, other participants will not see your equipment and you run the risk of damage. Setting up a tripod in the cover of darkness and attempting to capture photos with 125 additional people on the nightly tour is very difficult and does not provide a positive experience for both you or the additional tour attendees. The best way to view this natural phenomenon is to capture the images in your mind’s eye.
If you are interested in taking photos or for photography enthusiasts, we are offering a specific Blue Ghost Photography event and would suggest that you register for the Blue Ghost Photo Tours.
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE EVENT? CHECK OUT OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS INFORMATION SHEET
PLEASE NOTE: If the date you wish to attend is not appearing as a selection for ticket purchase, that date is at capacity so you will need to select another date to attend.
Tickets will ONLY be available for purchase ONLINE. All ticket purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE AND CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER NIGHT. You CANNOT purchase tickets on site at the Cradle.
There is NO waitlist for this event.
Gates open at 8:00 pm
Event from 8:45 pm to 10:30 pm
Program starts promptly at 8:45 pm
WHAT TO BRING
Rain Jacket
Flashlight (we provide red cellophane to cover your flashlight)
Comfortable Walking Shoes (For optimal viewing and to protect the habitat we request that “light up” shoes NOT be worn)
Please leave all types of Cameras at home. For the safety and enjoyment of all participants, cameras, mobile phone cameras and tripods are not recommended for this event. The event is best enjoyed and remembered through your mind’s eye!
Sense of Wonder
Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country and this week it’s going down!!
We can’t get enough of diss tracks and beefs and we’re bringing that energy to the stage. A killer group of comedians from all over the country are going to air it all out at Catawba Brewing
ages 18+
doors at 8:45, show at 9:15pm
Double Dip Productions presents Scuttlebutt, a new monthly improv comedy show at The LaZoom Room!
Inspired by guest storytellers and audience suggestions straight out of the watercooler, the Scuttlebutt players will poke fun at those damn day – and night – jobs of ours. What you hear at the watercooler might not stay there! With April being National Humor Month and Stress Awareness Month, what better way to celebrate than by combining the two with Scuttlebutt’s premiere performance?
The first performance is Friday, April 12th at 9:30pm at The LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. April’s Guest Storyteller will be Delina Hensley!
This year’s Scuttlebutt Directors are: Katie Jones, Kim Richardson and Nora Tramm, with performers: Gillian Bellinger, Joe Carroll, Tom Chalmers, Christine Hellman, Zak Hamrick, Erin McCarson, Carin Metzger, Alex Parsons, Jason Phillips, Mickey Poandl, Stevie Ramirez, Aina Rapoza, Sevynn Shaughnessy, Marlene Thompson, Stacey Uria and Matt Wilson.
Future Show Dates are: May 3, June 7, July 12, August 2, September 13, October 4, November 1, December 6, all at 9:30pm at the LaZoom Room.
Margot Wilde, Hendersonville Pride, and Hendersonville Theatre are ecstatic to bring you another fabulous drag event. Out & Proud: A Pride Kick-off Drag Show will usher in Pride Month with the biggest drag show Hendersonville Theatre’s Stage has ever seen.
Hendersonville’s own Margot Wilde will host, and the shows will feature incredible drag performers from Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We will have performers you know and love, as well as several brand-new performers! Bring your biggest smile, your pride, and some cash to tip the performers, and join us for a night of glamorous drag performances! Happy Pride!
Friday, June 7, 2024
7:30 pm and 10:30 pm
In Advance Tickets: pay-what-you-can
At the door: $25
Reserved Seating
18+ only
https://www.facebook.com/events/452659383825181/
Margot Wilde, Hendersonville Pride, and Hendersonville Theatre are ecstatic to bring you another fabulous drag event. Out & Proud: A Pride Kick-off Drag Show will usher in Pride Month with the biggest drag show Hendersonville Theatre’s Stage has ever seen.
Hendersonville’s own Margot Wilde will host, and the shows will feature incredible drag performers from Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We will have performers you know and love, as well as several brand-new performers! Bring your biggest smile, your pride, and some cash to tip the performers, and join us for a night of glamorous drag performances! Happy Pride!