Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre (ACDT) and New Studio of Dance invite you to kick off the holiday season with their annual performance of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King on Friday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 1, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Diana Wortham Theatre.
Waynesville ushers in the holidays with two annual celebrations on consecutive weekends: a tree lighting on Friday, November 30, and A Night Before Christmas, one of the region’s oldest and largest holiday downtown events, on Saturday, December 8, from 6–9 p.m.
The Children’s Center of Transylvania County will host The Festival of Trees from Friday, November 30, through Sunday, December 2, at the Paul Porter Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Brevard College.
The Literacy Council of Buncombe County will host the 11th annual Authors for Literacy Dinner and Silent Auction on Thursday, November 29, from 6–9 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center.
Three art galleries in downtown Brevard are coming together to take part in a new challenge during the Brevard gallery walk on Friday, November 23, from 5–8 p.m.
This fall, Mica, a gallery in downtown Bakersville, exhibits a variety of new work in a range of styles and media by artists from Asheville, Burnsville and Spruce Pine.
During November, the Penland School of Crafts will host a special exhibition featuring the work of sculptor Maggie Jaszczak and artist Christopher Colville.
Asheville Storytelling Circle will host its annual storytelling event, Tellabration!, on Sunday, November 18, at 3 p.m. at the Folk Art Center.
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