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.

 

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Please allow up to 5 days for your event to be posted. If you encounter difficulties submitting an event, please email amy@thelaurelofasheville.com.

 

  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • The Misfit Improv Long-Form Comedy Show

    NC Stage Company 15 Stage Ln, Asheville

    Asheville’s top improvisers perform long-form improv—full stories and characters sparked by a single audience suggestion. Each Misfit team brings its own style, creating sharp, surprising worlds in real time.

    $18
  • The Art of Wellbeing: Therapeutic Art Making in the Museum

    Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

    Art has the power to heal, restore, and reconnect us to what matters most. Join us at the Asheville Art Museum for a guided art-making session led by a registered art therapist, designed to explore how art can be a tool to nurture your mental and emotional wellbeing. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or have […]

    $15 – $20
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Asheville Symphony: Handel’s Messiah

    First Baptist Church of Asheville 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC, United States

    Celebrate the holiday season with the might and emotional weight of Handel’s iconic Messiah, featuring the Asheville Symphony Chorus, four incredible soloists, and your Asheville Symphony. Two performances: 2pm and 8pm Darko Butorac, conductor Jessica Beebe, soprano Kristen Dubenion-Smith, alto Ben Gulley, tenor Sam Dhobhany, bass The Asheville Symphony Chorus

    $25 – $85
  • Asheville Symphony: Handel’s Messiah

    First Baptist Church of Asheville 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC, United States

    Celebrate the holiday season with the might and emotional weight of Handel’s iconic Messiah, featuring the Asheville Symphony Chorus, four incredible soloists, and your Asheville Symphony. Two performances: 2pm and 8pm Darko Butorac, conductor Jessica Beebe, soprano Kristen Dubenion-Smith, alto Ben Gulley, tenor Sam Dhobhany, bass The Asheville Symphony Chorus

    $25 – $85
  • Burlesque Brunch

    The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville

    -SEATED SHOW BURLESQUE BRUNCH Welcome to the most dazzling brunch experience in Asheville! Producer and award-winning burlesque sensation, Madison Jane brings you WNC’s only all BIPOC burlesque showcase. Each month we celebrate a different lineup of delectable performers for a Sunday extravaganza of tantalizing tastes and titillating performances. The Haus of Jane’s Burlesque Brunch Showcase […]

    $21.88
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Candler Rice ~ Debut EP Release Show

    The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville

    Standing Room Only Candler Rice is a Nashville keyboardist, guitarist, and backup vocalist for rising country/folk stars like Adam Church, Nathan Cox, Bailey Marie, Jordan Rainer, and more! Rice has helped shape the sound behind sold-out shows and major festivals across the country; including a standout 2022 tour with country superstar Luke Combs.”

    $23.65
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Exhibition on Screen | Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers

    Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

    Two hundred years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh artworks, the National Gallery, London is hosting the United Kingdom’s biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition. Van Gogh is not only one of the most beloved artists of all time, but perhaps the most misunderstood. This film is a chance to […]

    $12 – $15
  • Stevie Tombstone, Dylan Walshe, and Jade Moore

    The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville

    SEATED SHOW Stevie Tombstone, Dylan Walshe, and Jade Moore Stevie Tombstone’s saga canopies like a rock n’ roll oak, the kind with wild, ever-searching roots that tangle and gnarl above the earth. Career-wise, his box set would be monstrous, a cornucopia of lost highway narratives hauled from Georgia to Texas to California to New York […]

    $17.66
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Billy Jonas Band “Welcome the New Year!” Family Concert

    The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville

    Welcome the new year with the Billy Jonas Band in a seated family concert. Homemade “industrial re-percussion” instruments, guitar, bass and three- and four-part vocal harmonies bring audiences together through song and story. All ages; doors open at noon. Discounted four-pack tickets require a minimum purchase of four.

    $17.42
  • Modelface Comedy presents NYE with Caleb Synan

    The Funkatorium 147 Coxe Ave, Asheville

    Modelface Comedy Club brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Caleb Synan from Los Angeles for a NYE show! Caleb Synan is one of the hottest young comics in the country. (Funny AND good looking!) His unique background as a preacher’s kid from a small southern town gives […]

    $25
  • New Year’s Eve with ELECTRO LUST + Auspicious Golden Fish

    The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville

    STANDING ROOM ONLY ELECTRO LUST Electro Lust is a borderless sonic wavelength engineered for global dance floors. The project blurs the line between electronic curation and live instrumentation, blending electronic beats, funk, soul, hip-hop, and global dance grooves into a sound built for packed dance floors and late nights. This isn’t a heritage throwback—it’s a […]

    $32.90
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Trolls The Musical JR.

    Trolls The Musical JR.
    Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

    Step into the colorful, sparkly, music-filled world of DreamWorks’ Trolls—now live on stage! Trolls The Musical JR. brings the beloved world of Poppy, Branch, the Trolls, and the Bergens to life in a spectacular new musical packed with pop music, huge dance numbers, comedy, outrageous characters, and nonstop energy. With a constant song on their […]

    $25 – $30
  • Trolls The Musical JR.

    Trolls The Musical JR.
    Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

    Step into the colorful, sparkly, music-filled world of DreamWorks’ Trolls—now live on stage! Trolls The Musical JR. brings the beloved world of Poppy, Branch, the Trolls, and the Bergens to life in a spectacular new musical packed with pop music, huge dance numbers, comedy, outrageous characters, and nonstop energy. With a constant song on their […]

    $25 – $30
  • Trolls The Musical JR.

    Trolls The Musical JR.
    Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

    Step into the colorful, sparkly, music-filled world of DreamWorks’ Trolls—now live on stage! Trolls The Musical JR. brings the beloved world of Poppy, Branch, the Trolls, and the Bergens to life in a spectacular new musical packed with pop music, huge dance numbers, comedy, outrageous characters, and nonstop energy. With a constant song on their […]

    $25 – $30
  • Trolls The Musical JR.

    Trolls The Musical JR.
    Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

    Step into the colorful, sparkly, music-filled world of DreamWorks’ Trolls—now live on stage! Trolls The Musical JR. brings the beloved world of Poppy, Branch, the Trolls, and the Bergens to life in a spectacular new musical packed with pop music, huge dance numbers, comedy, outrageous characters, and nonstop energy. With a constant song on their […]

    $25 – $30
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free
  • Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes

    Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
    Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    The works included in this exhibition span over a decade and focus on themes of climate change, societal decay, and apocalyptic dread. With distinct wit and craftsmanship, Curtis addresses these universal threats from a deeply personal perspective. The work, Spot Fire and Flash Flood, is informed by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire of 2022, which […]

    Free