The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar
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Deck the Trees
Monte Vista Hotel 308 W. State Street, Black MountainDeck the Trees Celebrates 14th Anniversary to Support Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry's Fuel Fund December 6, 2024 – January 6, 2025 Black Mountain, NC – November 6th, 2024 Deck the […]
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 […]
Exhibition | Forces of Nature: Ceramics from the Hayes Collection
Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, AshevilleCeramic artists throughout history have become masters of all four elements—creating clay from a mixture of earth and water to shape their work, drying it in air, and hardening it […]
Exhibition | Forces of Nature Ceramics from the Hayes Collection
Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, AshevilleCeramic artists throughout history have become masters of all four elements—creating clay from a mixture of earth and water to shape their work, drying it in air, and hardening it […]
Exhibition | Ginny Ruffner Reforestation of the Imagination
Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, AshevilleThe Asheville Art Museum is pleased to present Ginny Ruffner’s Reforestation of the Imagination, organized and toured by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition imagines an apocalyptic landscape of […]
An Artful Journey: Exploring the Best Art Exhibitions of 2024 with Art Historian Julianna Caro
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black MountainJoin us for an artful journey to the world’s most exciting art centers: Paris, New York, London, and Venice to virtually tour this year’s best museum exhibitions. Each artful journey […]
Exhibition: The Farm at Black Mountain College
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, AshevilleBuilt on more than a decade’s worth of deep, original archival research, this exhibition will constitute a comprehensive new history of Black Mountain College. By focusing on the farm, the […]
Exhibition | American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, AshevilleAmerican Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection features more than 70 works of art by renowned American artists. American Made beautifully illustrates distinctive styles and thought-provoking art […]
Exhibition | Anti Form: Robert Morris’s Earth Projects
Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, AshevilleThe Asheville Art Museum presents Anti Form: Robert Morris’s Earth Projects. The suite of lithographic drawings by Robert Morris presents a series of ideas for ten works of art shaped […]
Nina Howard, Modern Artist – Raffle
OnlineFolkmoot USA is pleased to offer an opportunity to own a gorgeous original painting created by modern abstract artist Nina Howard. A long time supporter, Ms. Howard has graciously […]
Book Your Own Tour At PARI
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive, RosmanCome for a self guided tour and explore our museum! See how our telescopes work today, and how they communicated with satellites long ago. Learn about historic NASA artifacts like […]
Handcrafted Holiday Market
Tryon Arts & Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Rd., TryonJoin us for our annual Handcrafted Holiday Market, a festive craft market with one-of-a-kind gifts and artwork! This market will run from November 21 through December 19, and we invite […]
All Is Calm
NC Stage Company 15 Stage Ln, AshevilleThe Western Front, Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary time […]
Historic Johnson Farm Christmas Tours
Historic Johnson Farm 3346 Haywood Road, HendersonvilleOn weekdays from December 2 through 20, Historic Johnson Farm will host daytime Christmas tours. Tour the decorated historic house, visit the Heritage Weavers & Fiber Artists, and enjoy hot […]
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, HendersonvilleFrank Capra’s beloved American holiday classic film is reimagined as a live 1940s radio broadcast. Set in Studio A at WBFR in Manhattan on Christmas Eve 1946, this hilarious re-enactment, […]
M.A.G.M.A. Land of Sky Holiday Gem Show 2024
Land of the Sky Event Venue 39 Spring Cove Rd., SwannanoaCome see us Dec. 6-8 at our Holiday Gem Show! You’ll find everything from affordable treasures to the finest gems, minerals, and jewelry in the Southeast. Admission is free and […]
Asheville Nativity Exhibition “Oh Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Christmas Crèches from Around the World”
First Baptist Church of Asheville 5 Oak St., Asheville“Oh Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Christmas Crèches from Around the World” First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St, downtown Asheville Free Admission Over 250 Nativity sets from more […]
The Big Crafty
Harrah's Cherokee Center-Asheville 87 Haywood Street, AshevilleThe Big Crafty — a hand-to-heart celebration of creative exuberance — returns on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, noon-6 p.m. daily at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena in downtown Asheville. […]
Robert Beatty Book-Signing Event
#3 South Tunnel Rd. #3 South Tunnel Rd., AshevilleJoin Robert Beatty, the #1 best-selling author of the Serafina Series, for a book-signing event, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Barnes & Noble-Asheville Mall. Rescheduled from October due to […]
Celebrate the Blues-Juried Invitational Exhibit & Sale
Re.Imagine Gallery 15 Spivey Lake Dr., FairviewRe.Imagine Gallery and 310Art invite you to join us on Sunday, December 8, for a unique exhibit and sale. Juried works will evoke one of three themes: Color, Mood, or […]
Blue Ridge Orchestra’s “Finding Home”, Sunday Performance
Lipinsky Auditorium One University Heights, AshevilleThe Blue Ridge Orchestra introduces its 25th Anniversary Season with two performances of “Finding Home.” This series debuts new Music Director, Dr. Emily Mariko Eng. The Blue Ridge Orchestra had […]