The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar

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The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days, please submit multiple events. Events extending beyond a month will not be accepted. All submissions are subject to editorial approval and edits for clarity and style before being published online. If you are going to include a photograph, please be certain that you have the rights to utilize that image. If there is a question about image rights, we may remove the image. Also, images should be no larger than 2000 pixels wide. Large images will prevent the event from being submitted. Please allow up to 5 days for your even to be posted. If you encounter difficulties submitting an event, please email [email protected].

Palaces for the People: Guastavino’s Great American Places

Asheville Museum of History 283 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC, United States

From 1882 to 1943, in 31 states and six countries, Raphael Guastavino and his son created more than 600 unique tile domes and vaultings that met his criteria of health, safety, and beauty. Palaces for the People is an exhibition about his life and works. It is now open at Asheville Museum of History, in […]

Spark of the Eagle Dancer: The Collecting Legacy of Lambert Wilson

WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC

This exhibition celebrates the legacy of Lambert Wilson, a passionate collector of contemporary Native American art who encountered a beloved Cherokee sculpture as a student at Western Carolina University and decided to devote his life to supporting and encouraging Native artists. Wilson amassed an extensive collection during his lifetime, focusing primarily on artists of the […]

Free

EXHIBITION: Vera B. Williams / STORIES

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North Carolina

Vera B. Williams / STORIES Eight Decades of Politics and Picture Making Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center January 26 – May 11, 2024 Vera B. Williams, an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books, started making pictures almost as soon as she could walk. She studied at Black Mountain College in a time […]

Free

Adult Beginner Tap 1: Intro to Tap

Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Teacher: Allison Starling Class Cost: $150 Min Students: 5 Max Students: 10 Class Dates: Saturdays, February 3 – March 30 (8 weeks) Time: 10 am to 11 am Location: Hendersonville Theatre’s Auditorium Must be 18+ to attend Refund Policy: The last day to receive a full refund* is January 12, 2024. After this date, no […]

$150

Adult Beginner Tap 2: Kicking it up a Notch

Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Teacher: Allison Starling Class Cost: $150 Min Students: 5 Max Students: 10 Class Dates: Saturdays, February 3 – March 30 (8 weeks) Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Location: Hendersonville Theatre’s Auditorium Must be 18+ to attend Refund Policy: The last day to receive a full refund* is January 12, 2024. After this date, no […]

$150

Sewing 101 (Tuesdays)

Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Teacher: Allison Starling Class Cost: $150 Min Students: 3 Max Students: 5 Class Dates: Tuesdays, February 6 – March 26 (8 weeks) Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Location: Hendersonville Theatre’s Costume Shop Must be 14+ to attend. Parents are encouraged, though not required, to participate with minor students. Refund Policy: The last day to […]

$150

Sewing 101 (Wednesdays)

Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Teacher: Allison Starling Class Cost: $150 Min Students: 3 Max Students: 5 Class Dates: Wednesdays, February 7 – March 27 (8 weeks) Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Location: Hendersonville Theatre’s Costume Shop Must be 14+ to attend. Parents are encouraged, though not required, to participate with minor students. Refund Policy: The last day to […]

$150

Hip Hop Adult Beginning Dance

Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Teacher: Tawny Watson Class Cost: $150 Min Students: 3 Max Students: 12 Class Dates: Wednesdays, February 7 – March 27 (8 weeks) Time: 7 pm to 8 pm Location: Whitmire Activity Center, 310 Lily Pond Dr, Hendersonville, NC 28739 Must be 18+ to attend Refund Policy: The last day to receive a full refund* is […]

$150

MountainTrue First Annual Native Perennial and Shrub Sale in Asheville, NC

The Outpost 521 Amboy Rd., Asheville

We are thrilled to announce our first Asheville-based Annual Native Perennial and Shrub Sale. Get a jump start on Earth Day and take steps to get your yards and gardens back to their “roots”. Choose from several native perennial species and shrubs, including azaleas, ornamental native plants, pollinator species, and those particularly beneficial to wildlife. […]

$12 – $35

56th Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition

WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University’s Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition is one of the longest-running Catamount art traditions. This exhibition is an extraordinary opportunity for WCU undergraduate students to share their artwork with a larger public and to enhance their skills in presenting artwork in a professional gallery setting. Entries are reviewed by an outside art professional who […]

Free

Evolving Tales: Transforming Narratives in Conflict

Story Parlor 227 Haywood Road, Asheville

In this workshop, participants will delve into the art of leveraging conflict as a powerful tool for narrative evolution. The sessions will guide individuals in unpacking and understanding their unique conflict styles, providing them with the tools to give these conflicts characters and allow them to tell their own stories. Exploring conflict through various art […]

$265

sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Museum of the Cherokee People 589 Tsali Blvd., Cherokee, NC

On view from March 15, 2024 through February 28, 2025, ‘sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ illuminates the complexities of tribal sovereignty and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ continuing legacy of resilience. Featuring objects sourced from the Museum of the Cherokee People’s own collections, 'sov·er·eign·ty' is designed to educate […]

$12

Witch: a dark comedy at NC Stage

North Carolina Stage Company 15 Stage Lane, Asheville

A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a witch and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns –and returns […]

$10

History Hour: The Rumbling Mountain of 1874

Join Asheville Museum of History Tuesday, March 19 at 6pm for this Zoom program. This event airs live and will be recorded. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for general admission. In 1874 the mountains at the eastern edge of the Hickory Nut Gorge began to thunder and shake. Many locals supposedly panicked, thinking […]

$10

Spring Equinox Color Magick Tie Dye Class with The Moth Queen

Art Garden Avl 191 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, United States

Join us in honoring the Spring Equinox with a Color Magick Tie Dye Class, hosted by studio artist, The Moth Queen! This workshop will be held in The Canopy at Art Garden AVL on March 19th, from 6 - 8 pm. 191 Lyman St., #320, Asheville, NC, 28801 Tickets are $40 per person. BIPOC students […]

$32 – $40

5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Wed Nights by Karen

Homewood 19 Zillicoa St, Asheville

Spring Equinox About 5Rhythm®s: Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide. 5Rhythms® is a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principles that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself. Join us to celebrate and bring in Spring through movement! We will move to balance, renewal, growth, light […]

$15 – $25

Asheville Fringe Arts Festival Preview Party

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Join the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival on Wednesday, March 20, at 6 p.m., for a showcase of upcoming shows that are featured in the 2024 festival. This is the 22nd year for Asheville Fringe, who returns again to present a hand-picked selection of strange and wonderful work that lies outside the mainstream.

Free

Fringe Arts Fest at Art Garden AVL

Art Garden Avl 191 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, United States

Asheville Fringe Arts Fest returns to Art Garden! March 21-24, 2024 Find out more, and get tickets: https://www.ashevillefringe.org/ Schedule and tickets coming Feb/Mar. Images: 2023 Fringe performances at Art Garden photos by JenBen Media https://www.jenbenmedia.com/ Serpent Haus, "Falling off the Edge of the Earth" Caro & Chri, "House of Swords" What is Fringe? Fringe is […]

Evan Kafka: Trophies and Billboards

Ramsey Library, UNC-Asheville One University Heights, Asheville, NC, United States

An exhibit featuring photographer Evan Kafka, “Trophies & Billboards Selfies” is on display at the Blowers Gallery in Ramsey Library until March 31. A reception will be held March 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gallery. Kafka has over 25 years of commercial photography experience shooting advertising and numerous magazine covers and stories. […]

Free

Teaching: You are perfect as you are, and you could use a little improvement

Quietude 1130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain

When you arrive, make your self comfortable by joining the group. At 6:30pm, meditation instructions will be given. Michael will give a Dharma Talk. A Dharma Talk is a teaching on Buddhist based wisdom. After the talk, there will be time to share and ask questions. The topic this week will be: You are perfect […]

Free

Asheville Fringe Arts Festival: Poetry Cabaret

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Citizen Vinyl is an official Asheville Fringe Arts Festival venue! Join us Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m. for “Artificial Poetry Cabaret” by Poetry Cabaret. A showcase of the life affirming power and joy of words spoken by human mouths for an audience of human ears against a backdrop of the electric voice of “artificial […]

$16

Underwear Comedy Party at Different Wrld

Different Wrld 701 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This Thursday we are bringing the Underwear Comedy Party back to Asheville at Different Wrld Underwear Comedy Party is a nationally touring show featuring comics telling their best jokes in nothing but their underwear. From thongs to long-johns, there's no telling what the […]

$15

Asheville Fringe Arts Festival: Toybox Theatre

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Citizen Vinyl is an official Asheville Fringe Arts Festival venue! Join us Thursday, March 21, at 9 p.m. for “Used Doorknob Salesman” by Toybox Theatre. Fan Favorite Toybox Theatre returns to The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival once with a hilarious and bizarre new puppet play! In what might be the weirdest play yet, follow a […]

$16

Pilobolus – Student Series

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

One of the world’s most exciting dance companies, Pilobolus celebrates movement and creativity in a lively, interactive performance created for student audiences. Humor, happiness and hope abound in this rejuvenating program featuring fresh works. Recommended for grades 3-12. The Student Series is open to school groups, homeschoolers, community groups and families. Connect with the artists […]

$11 – $12

Parent’s Night Out! XP League Asheville

XP LEAGUE ASHEVILLE 15 LOOP ROAD, SUITE 2B, ARDEN

Your children are welcome anytime between 5-10 pm, pizza dinner is included, $40 for the first child & $20 for each additional sibling. Only 18 spots are available - registration is open on our website!

$40.00

Comedy at Catawba: Jasmine Ellis

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Jasmine Ellis from Los Angeles! Jasmine Ellis is a Stand Up Comedian, ,Entertainment Journalist and podcast host from Arlington, Texas. Jasmine tours colleges and clubs nationally and has been featured at over a dozen of the Top […]

$18

The Asheville Files–A Comedy show all about Asheville NC

pleb urban wineary 289 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, United States

The Asheville Files–A Comedy show all about Asheville NC Brought to you by Slice of Life Comedy March 22, 2024 at pleb urban winery 289 Lyman Street in the heart of the River District Hosts: Marlene Thompson & Petey Smith-McDowell A comedy show about Asheville North Carolina and all the conspiracies that lie within the […]

$18

The Cheeksters + Steven Brett

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Asheville's Britpop faves The Cheeksters debut on the Citizen Vinyl stage! Join us for the March 22 show, starting at 7 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. Steven Brett opens. $12 advance / $15 at the door. Steven Brett is originally from Nottingham, England, and has lived in Asheville for the past 12 years. He's a […]

$12 – $15

Pilobolus — Re: Creation

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Rediscover the joy of play and creativity with this highly acclaimed, returning fan-favorite company. Humor, happiness and hope abound in this rejuvenating program that takes Pilobolus into uncharted waters — which is exactly where this innovative company feels most at home. Featuring fresh works with new collaborators, these talented dancers create an experience both timely […]

$65

Freaky Friday Comedy Showcase at Catawba Brewing

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have the Freaky Friday stand-up comedy showcase! Some of the best local and national comedians are getting freaky at Catawba Brewing!! ages 18+ doors 8:45pm, show at 9:15pm Tickets $15

$15

Asheville Fringe Arts Festival: Toybox Theatre

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Citizen Vinyl is an official Asheville Fringe Arts Festival venue! Join us Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m. for “Used Doorknob Salesman” by Toybox Theatre. Fan Favorite Toybox Theatre returns to The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival once with a hilarious and bizarre new puppet play! In what might be the weirdest play yet, follow a […]

$16

Pilobolus — Re: Creation

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Rediscover the joy of play and creativity with this highly acclaimed, returning fan-favorite company. Humor, happiness and hope abound in this rejuvenating program that takes Pilobolus into uncharted waters — which is exactly where this innovative company feels most at home. Featuring fresh works with new collaborators, these talented dancers create an experience both timely […]

$65

Asheville Fringe Arts Festival: Poetry Cabaret

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Citizen Vinyl is an official Asheville Fringe Arts Festival venue! Join us Saturday, March 23, at 9 p.m. for “Artificial Poetry Cabaret” by Poetry Cabaret. A showcase of the life affirming power and joy of words spoken by human mouths for an audience of human ears against a backdrop of the electric voice of “artificial […]

$16

Spring Break! Chill Vibes Comedy Showcase at DSSOLVR

DSSOLVR 63 N Lexington ave, Asheville

Modelface Comedy presents Spring Break! A Chill Vibes Comedy Show at DSSOLVR It's Spring Break Baby!!! We worked hard all winter and it's time to let loose and just vibe. Lets rip some jello shots and laugh it up at DSSOLVR! Great comedians from Asheville and all over the country will be joining us for […]

$18

Chef Jacob Sessoms’ pop-up, The Little Pickle, at All Day Darling

All Day Darling (102 Montford Ave, Asheville, NC 28801) 102 Montford Ave, Asheville, NC

The pop-up travels between All Day Darling and sister spot Table, and explores the cuisine of the Levant. Served family-style, the Mediterranean feast will include the likes of shawarma, dips, pickles, wood-fired pita cooked in the oven right on the patio, juicy wines, specialty cocktails and more. Guests will enjoy Mezze, Salatim, a family-style dinner […]

Free