Feb 1 - 25
“Dog Show” Exhibition at Blue Spiral 1, bluespiral.com

Feb 1 - May 31
Artistry in Wood Exhibition, Folk Art Center, craftguild.org

Feb 3
The Importance of Being Earnest,Diana Wortham Theatre, dwtheatre.com

Feb 3 - 29
“From Pots to Paint” Exhibition at F.W. Front Gallery, woolworthwalk.com

Feb 4
Akira Sataka & Duncan Wickel in Concert, Whitehorse, whitehorseblackmountain.com

Feb 4
Macbeth, Diana Wortham Theatre, dwtheatre.com

Feb 4
Blue Ridge Orchestra in Concert, First Baptist Church, blueridgeorchestra.org

Feb 4
Asheville Dance-A-Thon! Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, blackmountaincollege.org

Feb 5
The Belfast Boys in Concert, Madison County Arts Council, madisoncountyarts.com

Feb 7
Historical Bindings Exhibition & Lecture, Asheville Bookworks, ashevillebookworks.com

Feb 9 - 29
Miniatures Show, American Folk Art & Framing (reception 5-7 p.m. February 10), amerifolk.com

Feb 10
Solas’ Irish-American Music, Diana Wortham Theatre, dwtheatre.com

Feb 10
Children’s Book Signing with Hal Mahan, Grateful Steps, gratefulsteps.com

Feb 10 - 11
Do-Tell Storytelling Festival, Flat Rock Playhouse, flatrockplayhouse.org

Feb 10 & 19
AmiciMusic Four-Hand Concerts, amicimusic.org

Feb 1- - June 30
“Torqued & Twisted” Exhibition, UNC Asheville’s Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, craftcreativitydesign.org

Feb 11
Asheville Symphony Orchestra Concert, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, ashevillesymphony.org

Feb 11
Brown Mountain Lights Symposium, Morganton, 828.433.6793

Feb 11 & 16
Home Wine Making Class, Falderal Winery, falderalwineryl.com

Feb 11
The Writers’ Workshop, “Writing Your Life” with Richard Krawiec, twwoa.org

Feb 12
Pan Harmonia, The Altamont Theatre, pan-harmonia.org

Feb 12
Patrick Landez in Concert, Mountain Spirit Coffeehouse, uuasheville.org

Feb 14 - May 22
The Click! Project, The Conn- Artist Studios & Gallery in Hendersonville, clickphotoproject.com

Feb 15 - March 18
Love Child, North Carolina Stage Company, ncstage.org

Feb 16 - March 31
“Objects and Accents of the Arts & Crafts Home, Grovewood Gallery, grovewood.com

Feb 17
Blind Boy Chocolate & the Milk Sheiks Concert, Grove Arcade, grovearcade.com

Feb 17 - 18
Così fan tutte, Asheville Lyric Opera, Diana Wortham Theatre, dwtheatre.com

Feb 17 - March 11
Chicago, Asheville Community Theatre, ashevilletheatre.org

Feb 18
East Tennessee State Bluegrass Pride Band, Madison County Arts Council, madisoncountyarts.com

Feb 18
The Poetry of Hafiz, Daniel Ladinsky & Tracey Schmidt, Malaprops, 828.254.6734

Feb 20 -25
Black Mountain Novel Workshop, Black Mountain Inn, 828.669.2757

Feb 21
Ignite Asheville, The Grey Eagle, igniteasheville.org

Feb 21 - 23
Asheville Small Plate Crawl, ashevillesmallplatecrawl.com

Feb 23
Chuck Beattie, Lecture at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, blueridge.edu

Feb 23 - 24
Rennie Harris Puremovement, Diana Wortham Theatre, dwtheatre.com

Feb 23 - 25
Music on the Rock, Frank Sinatra Music, flatrockplayhouse.org

Feb 24 - 25
Auditions for Montford Park Players, unifiedauditions.org

Feb 24 - 26
The New Orleans Bingo! Show, Magnetic Theatre, themagneticfield.com

Feb 25
OpenDoors Art Affair, The Venue, opendoorsasheville.org

Feb 25
Red June in Concert, Black Mountain Center for the Arts, blackmountainarts.org

Feb 25
Sumou: West African Cultural Night & Benefit, YMI Cultural Center, ymicc.org

Feb 25
The Writers’ Workshop, “Fiction Writing” with Dale Neal, twwoa.org

Feb 28
Dine to Be Kind, Benefit for Animal Compassion Network, animalcompassionnetwork.org

Western North Carolina Regional Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony Sunday, February 5, 2 p.m.
The Asheville Art Museum is honored once again to partner with the Asheville Area Section of the American Institute of Architects in sponsoring the Western North Carolina Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Middle and high school students from school districts across the state are invited to submit original works of art for this special juried competition. The community is invited to the awards ceremony that will take place in the Diana Wortham Theatre (free admission). For more information, please contact Erin Shope, School and Family Programs Manager at 828.253.3227.

Cultural Conversations with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra and the Asheville Art Museum Wednesday, February 8, 5:30–7 p.m.
Taking their cue from Beethoven’s 6th Symphony, inspired by the composer’s walks through the Vienna countryside, the Asheville Symphony Orchestra has invited the Asheville Art Museum to share images of equally inspiring art during the Symphony’s February 11 performance of the symphony.

On February 8, Symphony and Museum members and guests are invited to join Conductor Daniel Meyer and Museum Executive Director Pamela Myers for a delightful reception and evening of conversation, celebrating our unique partnership that bridges the visual and performing arts. Admission is free to members of the Symphony or Museum, and $5 for nonmembers. This event will take place at the Museum.

Lecture and Guided Tour: Glass Becomes Art Saturday, February 18, 5–7 p.m.
Guest lecturer Mary Cheek Mills will address how artists such as Émile Gallé and Tiffany used glass as an important means of artistic expression. By successfully moving beyond function, these and other artists laid the groundwork for early practitioners of Studio Glass. Following the lecture, guests are invited to enjoy a reception and preview tour of Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina scheduled to open to the public later this month. Admission is $20 for Museum members and $25 for nonmembers. For more, contact Nancy Sokolove, Tim Tate, “Memories of Reading,” 2008, 14x6x6inches, blown and cast glass, electronic components and original video. (Image courtesy of the artist and Anything Photographic) Adult Programs Manager, at 828.253.3227, ext. 120.

Up for Discussion: Tim Tate, Glass Artist Sunday, February 19, 3 p.m.
Glass artist Tim Tate will speak about the changing face of contemporary glass art and new media, and to touch upon his own work as an artist. This event is part of the Museum’s “Up for Discussion” program series and is held in conjunction with the exhibition Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina opening late February. This program is free with membership or Museum admission.

Lunchtime Art Break:The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft Friday, February 24, noon–1 p.m.
In recent years, American craft artists have begun to embrace emergent technologies as credible and compelling subject matter and as new means of enriching artistic expression.

Museum members and visitors are invited to an Art Break exploring current exhibition The New Materiality, featuring artists who forge new directions and means of expression while testing the boundaries that exist between technology, art and craft. This Art Break is led by Gwynne Ruckenbrod, Executive Director of Handmade in America. Free with Membership or Museum Admission.