The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar
If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.
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].
Heritage Fire
The Horse Shoe Farm 155 Horse Shoe Farm Drive, HendersonvilleTaking place at The Horse Shoe Farm in Asheville on Sunday, July 13, the all-inclusive, walk- around tour will feature a lineup of local chefs and artisans, each grilling globally […]
Palaces for the People: Guastavino’s Great American Places
Asheville Museum of History 283 Victoria Road, AshevilleFrom 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, […]
Spark of the Eagle Dancer: The Collecting Legacy of Lambert Wilson
WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, CullowheeThis 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 […]
sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Museum of the Cherokee People 589 Tsali Blvd., CherokeeOn 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 […]
Stellar Picks: A Community Choice Exhibition
WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, CullowheeThis exhibition is for everyone who has a favorite piece of art in the WCU Fine Art Museum collection—or would like to discover one! The Museum recently launched a new […]
Scribblers Studio: Writing Lab for Tweens
Story Parlor 227 Haywood Road, AshevilleLed by a certified Inward & Artward Creative Facilitator, Tikva Kingrea, this 6-week workshop series gives space for young folks' imaginations to run wild, turning anything and everything into an […]
Upcycle Art Auction
Madison County Arts Council Gallery 90 S. Main Street, MarshallReClaim Madison Salvage & Thrift announces our 4th Upcycle Art Auction, a popular community-driven fundraiser event to benefit the Community Housing Coalition (CHC) of Madison County, NC. Hosted for the […]
Thurgood
North Carolina Stage Company 15 Stage Lane, AshevilleFrom his landmark victory in Brown v. Board of Education to becoming the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court—Thurgood Marshall devoted his life to the pursuit of […]
Pedaling for Parkinson’s
Reuter Family YMCA 3 Town Square Blvd, AshevilleThe Pedaling for Parkinson's program is based on research indicating that forced exercise on a bicycle can reduce symptoms of Parkinson's. In fact, participants who ride three days a week […]
Movies in the Park: Free Family Films
Pack Square Park 121 College St, AshevilleMovies in the Park returns with free family favorite films projected on a massive outdoor screen in Pack Square Park just after dusk on the second Friday of the month! […]
Empty Bowls
Parish Hall - St. John in the Wilderness 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock“Empty Bowls” Benefiting Flat Rock Backpack Program FLAT ROCK, N.C. Local ceramic artists will once again fire up their kilns for the seventh year to help hungry children in the […]
Stewart/Owen Dance
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., AshevilleStunning audiences last season with imaginative and impassioned performances, Wortham’s resident dance company returns to share their latest creation, which draws on themes of passion, intimacy and playfulness. With an […]
Popcorn Falls By James Hindman
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black MountainThe sleepy town of Popcorn Falls is forced into bankruptcy when a neighboring town threatens to turn them into a sewage treatment plant. Their only hope – open a theater! […]
Brevard Philharmonic presents Amit Peled Returns
The Porter Center at Brevard College 1 Brevard College Drive, BrevardThis all-Dvořák Program begins with the thrilling Carnival Overture and includes four of the brilliant Slavonic Dances. Amit Peled joins Maestro Fellenbaum in presenting one of the greatest concerti of […]
A Chamber Music Trio
Parish Hall - St. John in the Wilderness 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat RockFLAT ROCK, N.C. On Sunday, May 19, the Friends of Music at the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness, Flat Rock, will present a concert featuring a trio […]
Rissi Palmer Duo | Sundays by the River Series
Riverside Pavilion at Olivette 1069 Olivette Road, AshevilleGrammy-nominated country artist Rissi Palmer plays a soulful concert along the French Broad River in Asheville's Olivette neighborhood. Rissi's gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries - fusing Country […]
Modelface Comedy presents Michael Palascak at the Grey Eagle
The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave, AshevilleComedian Michael Palascak Doors: 6:00 PM Show: 7:00 PM PREMIUM SEATING: $30.00 ADVANCED: $20.00 DAY OF: $25.00 - ALL AGES - SEATED SHOW - LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS […]
