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 […]
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 […]
Exhibition | American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
Asheville Art Museum 2 S 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 S 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., Tryon, NC, United StatesJoin 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, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesFrank 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, […]
Deck the Trees
Monte Vista Hotel 308 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesDeck 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 […]
Asheville Nativity Exhibition “Oh Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Christmas Crèches from Around the World”
First Baptist Church of Asheville 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC, United States“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 […]
Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Workday at Violet Hill Cemetery
violet hill cemetery Hazel Mill Rd., Asheville, NCThe Hemlock Restoration Initiative is hosting a Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Workday on Tuesday, December 10th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Asheville, NC. Hemlock […]
5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen
Homewood 19 Zillicoa St, Asheville, NCWinterizing Wave! Preparing you and your body for the Cool and Cold Weather! Winter time brings on all kinds of weather and our bodies respond to all of the types […]
The Totem: Celebrating Family, Spirit & Culture
UpMarket Gallery 68 North Market Street, AshevilleUpMarket Gallery, downtown Asheville’s newest gallery and event space, is hosting its inaugural art show– The Totem: Celebrating Family, Spirit & Culture. Ten Asheville artists offer unique interpretations of totems, […]
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 […]
Hemlock Hike at DuPont State Recreational Forest
DuPont State Recreational Forest 89 Buck Forest Rd, Cedar Mountain, NCPlease join us on Thursday, December 12th at 1:00 pm for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative at DuPont State Recreational Forest near Cedar Mountain, NC. The […]
A Kilted Christmas with Eireann’s Call
Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, WaynesvilleJoin Eireann's Call as they whisk audiences away to Celtic lands far and near to celebrate holiday traditions with passionate and stirring arrangements of seasonal music. Racing fiddle tunes, powerful bagpipe melodies, soaring […]
The Campfireball: Humans vs. Holidays
Story Parlor 227 Haywood Road, AshevilleJust when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, here come the Holidays breathing down our necks. Sure, it starts out nice, pretty decorations, warm feelings, but all that slowly […]
Exhibition | Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier, 1979
Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, AshevilleBill Viola’s Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier, 1979 on loan from Art Bridges is an immersive experience that explores the ideas of death and regeneration in nature. In a darkened room, […]
Geminids Meteor Shower
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive, RosmanJoin PARI for a night all about meteors and meteorites. Enjoy our dark skies and mountain peaks for breathtaking views of the night sky. Our astronomers will guide your experience […]
Comedy at Catawba two show: Peter Wong
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleEvery Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country, and this week we have Peter Wong from NYC! "Hello. I’m Peter Wong, a New York […]
Benefit Concert for Mankind Project Helene Relief Fund
Land of the Sky United Church of Christ 15 Overbrook Place, Asheville NCAnnouncing a benefit concert for The Mankind Project Helene Disaster Relief Fund on Friday, December 13that 7:00pm at the Land of Sky United Church of Christ at 15 Overbrook Pl. […]
A Christmas Memory
Parish House of St. John in the Wilderness 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, NC, United StatesFlat Rock, N.C. - Returning to the stage for his sixth straight season at St. John in the Wilderness, actor and theologian E.R. Haire, Jr. will perform Truman Capote’s beloved […]
Breakfast with the Elves at the Old Rock Cafe
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park 431 Main St, NC, United StatesSanta’s helpers have taken over the Old Rock Cafe and are dishing up festive pancakes and breakfast favorites! Enjoy a delicious breakfast, meet elves straight from the North Pole, then […]
27th Annual Santa on the Chimney
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park 431 Main St, NC, United StatesSanta has a big job climbing down all the chimneys in the world on Christmas Eve. But where better to practice than one of the world’s largest natural chimneys? Santa […]
FREE Holiday Nights Event at Ross Farm!
Ross Farm (Formerly Jack Young Greenhouse) 91 Holbrook Road, CandlerWe are lighting up our gorgeous greenhouses and staying open late for all the holiday feels. Please join us for: -50% off your entire Ross Farm purchase this Saturday December […]
Artist ReLEAF Concert feat. Derian Blane
LEAF Global Arts 19 Eagle St., AshevilleLEAF Global Arts hosts an Artist ReLEAF Concert series on Saturdays through December 14. The events will both benefit the artists who perform (through the LEAF Local Artist Relief Fund) […]
Kellin Watson and Friends
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesKellin Watson is an internationally-touring singer-songwriter, whose award-winning sound blends elements of blues, pop, folk, and soul. Hailing from Black Mountain, NC, Kellin draws on her Appalachian roots to bring […]
Secret Saturday Late Nite Comedy Showcase
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleEvery Saturday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week it's a secret lineup of amazing comedians!!! A fun mix of local favorites and […]
