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].
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 […]
sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in Sovereignty of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Museum of the Cherokee People 589 Tsali Blvd., Cherokee, NCOn 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 S 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 S 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 […]
At the Table
WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC, United StatesAs we enter another fall season, the WCU Fine Art Museum invites you to contemplate themes of community, power, and representation as explored through At the Table. The works in […]
Silver Stacking Rings
Ignite Jewelry Studios 84 W Walnut St Unit A, AshevilleSpend 2+ hours as a jeweler! Work with silver wire to create a set of three textured stacking rings. Learn the techniques you need to fuse the silver, hammer, and […]
Hammered Wide Band Rings Workshop at Ignite Jewelry Studios
Ignite Jewelry Studios 84 W Walnut St Unit A, AshevilleJoin us in this hands on class where you will make a hammered sterling silver wide band ring. One of Ignite's talented instructors will take you through the process step […]
Exhibition | Ginny Ruffner Reforestation of the Imagination
Asheville Art Museum 2 S 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 Mountain, NC, United StatesJoin 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, Asheville, North CarolinaBuilt 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 […]
MountainTrue ONLINE Fall Native Plant & Shrub Sale with pick up in ASHEVILLE, NC opens October 1st at 9 am
OnlineSAVE THE DATE! The FALL ONLINE Native Shrub & Plant Sale for Asheville, NC area opens on October 1st at 9 am. Give your yards and gardens a little local […]
GILT • Gallery Exhibit
74 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 74 N Lexington Ave, Ashevillegilt (adjective) : covered with gold or gilt : of the color of gold Artist Nikoli Shaver (@_ilokin) showcases his body of work which combines scientific illustration with the ornate […]
“Be Real” Gallery Exhibit
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States"Be Real" is an art exhibition dedicated to celebrating the beauty, intricacy, and precision of realism in art. Realism, with its attention to detail and commitment to portraying subjects as […]
Spruce Pine Potters Market show
Cross Street Building, 31 Cross Street, Spruce Pine, NC Cross Street Building, 31 Cross Street, Spruce PineThe16th Annual Spruce Pine Potters Market (SPPM) takes place October 12th and 13th, 2024 at the Cross Street Building, 31 Cross Street, Spruce Pine, NC. The show features over thirty […]
Hemlock Hike
Blue Ridge Conservancy Campus 416 Aho Road, Blowing RockPlease join us on Monday, October 14th at 12:30pm for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and the Blue Ridge Conservancy at their campus trail in Blowing […]
5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen
Homewood 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NCFINDING YOUR CENTER! When the world seems chaotic and crazy, how do you find your center? Sometime it feels like the ground is opening up and feeling ungrounded, how do […]
Innerdance: Altered States of Consciousness with Soundscapes & Energy Work
The Horse Shoe Farm 155 Horse Shoe Farm Drive, HendersonvilleJoin us for a healing journey into altered states of consciousness as we flow through brain wave states with soundscapes & energy work! The Innerdance is a music-based, meditative, healing […]
More than Corn: Challenges and Adaptations to Contemporary American Indian Foodways
UNCA: Highsmith Union, Blue Ridge Room One University Hts., AshevilleIn this conversation about Indigenous foodways in the American South, Lumbee historian Malinda Maynor Lowery and Cherokee anthropologist Courtney Lewis will propose a new food framework, one that incorporates Native […]
Town Hall on the Future of End-of-Life Psychedelic Care
Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Institute for Psychedelics & Death presents The World's First Town Hall on the Future of End of Life Psychedelic Care at Citizen Vinyl on October 16, 7-9 p.m. Free. […]
Blowin’ Smoke Comedy Show at DSSOLVR
DSSOLVR 63 N Lexington ave, AshevilleModelface Comedy presents Blowin' Smoke Comedy Showcase on the DSSOLVR patio DSSOLVR Brewing has some of the most innovative and wild beers, seltzers and more in Asheville. There is always […]
Unexpected Art + Objects: Pop-Up by Artists Beth Elliott & Liberty Hanson-Wild at Curve Studios
CURVE Studios & Garden #5 River Arts Place, Asheville, NC, United StatesThis art pop-up offers an engaging experience of unexpected art and objects, featuring a captivating blend of functional pottery, sculptural forms, encaustic paintings, and mixed-media collages. This collection challenges traditional […]
Learning to Dance with Dementia
Parish Hall - St. John in the Wilderness 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat RockExplore an Afternoon of Awareness Learning to Dance with Dementia: When to Lead, When to Follow and When to Get Out of the Way The Episcopal Church of St. John […]
The Wildwoods at Asheville Outpost (at Grey Eagle) October 17
The Outpost 521 Amboy Rd., AshevilleNEBRASKA FOLK-AMERICANA TRIO THE WILDWOODS TAKE TO CONCERT STAGES THIS SPRING AND SUMMER AS THEY PREPARE THEIR FOURTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM By Mario Tarradell If music is a salve, then The […]
Radical Reflection: Full Moon Meditation
The Radical 95 Roberts Street, AshvilleThe hotel invites everyone to join in an evening guided by Luna Ray, as she fills the air with her sweet sounds and leads a gentle moving meditation in celebration […]
Modelface Comedy presents: Friday Night Laughs
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleEvery Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have the Freaky Night Laughs stand-up comedy showcase! Some of the best local […]
Hamlet
Attic Salt Theater 2002 Riverside Drive Suite 42-O, Woodfin, NC, United StatesWilliam Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” explores the idea of fate versus free will, following a young prince as he grapples with grief, betrayal and the pursuit of justice. 7:30pm Friday Oct 11 […]
The Comedy Zone – Kevin Bozeman
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., AshevilleThe nation’s largest comedy club network is back! After a popular run in Tina McGuire Theatre the past two seasons, this hilarious collective returns, bringing top-notch comedians for four weekends […]
2024 Asheville Flamenco Festival
Kittredge Theater 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC, United StatesJoin Flamenco Appalachia for the 2024 Asheville Flamenco Festival, October 19th through 27th! Experience the passionate rhythms of Flamenco with performances, community events, and classes. Don’t miss the kickoff at […]
Apple Harvest Festival
Downtown Waynesville Main Street Main St, WaynesvilleNamed one of the “10 Best Fall Harvest Festivals in the Nation,” this annual street festival showcases the bounty of local apple growers whose mountain-grown apples offer a delicious way […]
Western North Carolina Parade of Homes
The 43rd annual Western North Carolina Parade of Homes, on the weekends of October 12-13 and October 19-20, is a free, self-guided showcase of new and renovated homes by builders […]
Blue Ridge Humane Society 4th Annual Historic 7th Avenue District Pup Crawl
Join us for the 4th Annual Historic 7th Avenue District Pup Crawl, where dog owners and pet lovers come together for a fun experience and raise funds for Blue Ridge […]
Blue Ridge Orchestra’s “Finding Home”, Haywood Community College
Haywood Community College, Charles Beall Auditorium, Hemlock Building 185 Freedlander Drive, ClydeJoin the Blue Ridge Orchestra for a musical celebration of fall in two 3:00 pm concerts: on Saturday, October 19th in Charles Beall Auditorium of Haywood Community College; and on […]
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
Asheville Masonic Temple 80 Broadway , AshevilleCandlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Asheville. Get your tickets now to discover music inspired by Halloween […]
A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesJoin nationally celebrated storyteller Connie Regan-Blake as she welcomes her storytelling workshop participants to the stage for “A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories.” This year's tellers TBA. […]
HAMLET
Attic Salt Theater 2002 Riverside Drive Suite 42-O, Woodfin, NC, United StatesWilliam Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” explores the idea of fate versus free will, following a young prince as he grapples with grief, betrayal and the pursuit of justice. 7:30pm Friday Oct 11 […]
