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.
Events
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Patio Show: Katzilla
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States– LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE Katzilla Fusing smooth, velvet vocals with deep groove rhythms, Katzilla is a neo-soul collective bringing a fresh yet classic sound to the modern music scene. Drawing inspiration from soul pioneers, jazz harmonies, and contemporary R&B, the band crafts a rich sonic landscape filled with infectious basslines, […]
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Halloweekend at Ross Farm!
Ross Farm 91 Holbrook Road, Candler🎃👻 We have the ULTIMATE Halloweekend plans for you! 🎃👻 Join us Thursday for pet parade fun, Friday for kids Halloween extravaganza, and Saturday for the grande finale... Our official GREENHOUSE COSTUME PARTY! (Plus, a daily surprise plant sale. 🤫) I mean, c'mon... Have you ever been to a costume party in a greenhouse, at […]
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Going Batty, Spooktacular Rooftop Comedy
antidote 151 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy Club brings the best comedians from all over the country to Asheville, NC and this Thursday we have a super spooky show that's going to blow your socks off!! Going Batty is a comedy showcase hosted by the one and only third cousin of Dracula all the way from Bat Cave, NC! Featuring […]
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PERFORMANCE: Critical Response Trio
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North CarolinaJoin us for an evening performance at BMCM+AC by the Critical Response Trio (Jason Kao Hwang, Anders Nilsson, and Michael T.A. Thompson). Arising from the synergy of composition and improvisation, through the kaleidoscopic sound world of the electric violin, guitar and drum set, Critical Response challenges the disillusionment and divisiveness that encircle this moment in […]
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An Evening with David Sedaris
John W. Bardo Arts Center 200 Centennial Drive, CullowheeBest-selling author and NPR humorist David Sedaris returns to Cullowhee for an evening of sharp wit and storytelling, including a live reading of new material and an audience Q&A. Book signings will take place before and after the event.
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Neal Francis
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesSTANDING ROOM ONLY NEAL FRANCIS Neal Francis’ music is an intoxicating blend of funk, soul, and rock that evokes the glory days of the 60s and 70s but is undeniably fresh. His 2019 debut album, Changes, drew lavish applause, hailed as “the reincarnation of Allen Toussaint” by BBC Radio 6 and lauded by KCRW and […]
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Patio Show: Ashley Heath
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States– LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE Ashley Heath With a voice often described as “velvet soul,” Asheville songwriter Ashley Heath has been winning over the hearts of Americana music lovers since she gave up her barista apron in the spring of 2015. Currently on tour in support of her sophomore album “Where […]
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BEYOND BRUSHES: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR EXPERIMENTAL WATERCOLOR Demonstration with Nadine Charlsen
310 Art 191 Lyman Street, Asheville, NCBREAK THE RULES OF WATERCOLOR!! Nadine will be joining us to demonstrate tools that an artist can use that go beyond brushes! These non-traditional tools can turn your watercolor into a vibrant exciting work of art - examples of which include: eye droppers, window screens, foot scrubbers, yarn, natural sponges, credit cards and more. All […]
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Comedy at The Funk: Matty Ryan
The Funkatorium 147 Coxe Ave, AshevilleModelface Comedy Club brings the best local and touring comedians to Asheville! This week we have Chicago favorite Matty Ryan in The Cultura Room! Matty is an NYC based (by way of Chicago) stand-up/actor/writer who was a New Face at the 2019 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and taped two sets for Comedy Central’s […]
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Sicard Hollow at The Third Room
Sicard Hollow spends Halloween Eve at The Third Room in downtown Asheville on October 30, with friends Airshow opening. Fast picking, soaring harmonies, and songs that stick. Costumes encouraged, picking guaranteed. Tickets: www.sicardhollow.com/tour
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The Misfit Improv Comedy Show Halloween Special
NC Stage Company 15 Stage Ln, AshevilleMisfit's Halloween show is bringing something a little different this October. Expect all the quick-thinking, laugh-out-loud improv you love, wrapped in a spooky twist. Come in costume, play for raffle prizes, and see what happens when your favorite performers embrace the season. It's a one-night-only departure from the usual Misfit Comedy Show format, and you […]
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The Arcadian Wild – Make It Out Alive Tour
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesFULLY SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE THE ARCADIAN WILD The Arcadian Wild is an indie folk/pop group from Nashville, TN, led by songwriters Isaac Horn, Lincoln Mick and Bailey Warren, The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary. Combining elements of confessional […]
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Comedy at The Funk: Dark Jokes
The Funkatorium 147 Coxe Ave, AshevilleModelface Comedy Club brings the best local and touring comedians to Asheville! This week we have a night of dark jokes in The Cultura Room! It's nearly All Hallows' Eve and the perfect time for a night of dark jokes. Join best buds Chris Higgins and Matty Ryan for a night of hauntingly good laughs. […]
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Haunts & Haints, a night of Appalachian Storytelling
Eda Rhyne 101 Fairview Rd, AshevilleModelface Comedy Presents: Haunts & Haints, a night of Appalachian Storytelling Join us for a night of cocktails and ghost stories at Eda Rhyne Distillery. All are welcome to share their favorite ghost stories and tales of Appalachian folklore and history. Share a story or just sit back and enjoy the stories, all are welcome. […]
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BOLD STROKES: TAKE THE PLUNGE INTO WATERCOLOR with Nadine Charlsen
310 Art 191 Lyman Street, Asheville, NCWelcome to an individual freestyle approach to contemporary watercolor techniques, using emotionally bold and dramatic light! Known for her work in experimental watercolor, Nadine will demonstrate non-traditional tools and brushes, as well as painting vertically on an easel. This class is an investigation of working in watercolor from 23x30 or larger - you will learn […]
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – DEB WILLIAMS, ORIGINAL VEGAN TAXIDERMY & GLASS ARTIST
Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, United States(FREE) Enjoy an opportunity to meet and talk with Deb Williams as she shares some of her artistic processes with us. Deb Williams is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans more than two decades in cast and fused glass, mixed media sculpture, and imaginative explorations of the refined and the uncanny. Known for her technical […]
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ENCOUNTERS WITH CREATIVES – DEB WILLIAMS, ORIGINAL VEGAN TAXIDERMY & GLASS ARTIST
Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, United States(FREE) Enjoy an opportunity to meet and talk with Deb Williams as she shares some of her artistic processes with us. Deb Williams is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans more than two decades in cast and fused glass, mixed media sculpture, and imaginative explorations of the refined and the uncanny. Known for her technical […]
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The Halloween Bar Crawl- Asheville
Hi-Wire Brewing Big Top 2A Huntsman Pl, AshevilleHaunt the bars in Asheville with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us! 🎃 Get Spooky With US This Halloween! 🎃 Round up your boo crew, show off your costumes, and prepare for a night of creepy cocktails, chills, and unforgettable bar-hopping fun! 👻🍹 Click ✅ GOING ✅ On […]
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Patio show: Reed Turchi Album Release
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States– LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE REED TUCHI Road Ends in Water Album Release Show Reed Turchi is a Grammy Winning musician, poet, and producer from Swannanoa, North Carolina, now living in Brooklyn. Hailed as “Beyond genre constraints” by The Oxford American, and described as “a blast of blues rock…both crafted and […]
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Halloween Skate Party
Smoky Mountain Sk8way 19025 Great Smoky Expressway, Wayneville, United StatesSmoky Mountain Sk8way will host a Halloween Skate Party Saturday, October 31, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Keep your costume on and continue the celebration on the rink after trick-or-treating. $12 admission plus $3 skate rental.
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Haunted Higgins, Halloween Comedy w/ Chris Higgins
French Broad River Brewery 101 Fairview Rd., Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy Club brings you the best comedians from all over the country!! We have an extra spooky show this Halloween with Chris Higgins and friends. Chris Higgins is a stand-up comedian known for his high-energy delivery, sharp observational humor, and relatable takes on everyday life. With a natural stage presence and a knack for […]
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Dana and Alden: Papa’s Boat Tour
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesSTANDING ROOM ONLY DANA AND ALDEN Jazz duo Dana & Alden have always had a wanderlust, something they credit to their maternal grandfather. Affectionately known as Papa, he was the kind of person others naturally gravitate towards. It was a photograph from one of his trips to Asia that inspired the Eugene, OR duo’s new […]
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Dana and Alden: Papa’s Boat Tour
THE GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Grey Eagle and Worthwhile Sounds Present Dana and Alden: Papa’s Boat Tour Jazz duo Dana & Alden have always had a wanderlust, something they credit to their maternal grandfather. Affectionately known as Papa, he was the kind of person others naturally gravitate towards. It was a photograph from one of his trips to Asia […]
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Yoga Taco Mosa
Grey Eagle Taqueria 185 Clingman Ave, AshevilleJoin us for Yoga Taco Mosa the first Sunday of every month. This is a donation based slow flow class lead by the ever so lovely, Clare Desmelik. Bring your yoga mat, water bottle and an open heart while we honor one another and stretch into our Sunday. We’ll follow the class with tacos and […]
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West Asheville Community Artist Tour
West Asheville Asheville, NC, United StatesWest Asheville Community Artist Tour, our second year! Sunday, November 1, 12pm to 5pm Nebraska St & Langwell Ave, Asheville, NC 28806 (the neighborhood behind Sunny Point) For one afternoon, neighbors open up their porches and yards to 16 local artists. Stroll the streets, meet the makers, and find something you love. Live music and […]
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The Gift of Time: Ancestor Zine-ing
Conspire Studio 181 Charlotte Street, Suite 200, Asheville, NC, United StatesThis workshop moves through the liminal window of time between Halloween and Thanksgiving, inviting participants to connect with their ancestors through zine making. The workshop will be held on Sundays, November 1, 8, 15 and 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Conspire Studio. This is a phone free space, community art-ing time for those […]
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Kanuga presents An Evening for All Souls: A Gathering of Song and Spirit
Kanuga 471 Kanuga Chapel Dr., HendersonvilleEnjoy an evening of community, music, and remembering together those who have helped to form and make us at An Evening for All Souls: A Gathering of Song and Spirit, Sunday, Nov. 1 at Kanuga. The evening begins at 4 p.m. at Kanuga Lake with a community choir workshop, followed by dinner and luminaria making […]
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Halloween Hangover Comedy at The RAD
The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, AshevilleModelface Comedy Club brings the best comedians from all over the country to Asheville, NC. This week we are excited to have secret headliners from Chicago! Cure your Halloween Hangover with laughter! Cold beer, leftover candy and top shelf jokes ages 18+ Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm Tickets $18
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Asheville Symphony: ALT ASO @ Highland Brewing – Jazz & Pop
Highland Brewing Company 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, , AshevilleALT ASO is where the Asheville Symphony gets weird in the best way: genre chaos, guaranteed. These on-the-road concerts blend classical music with diverse genres, collaborators, and settings, creating unique concert experiences that are fresh, bold, and built for curious listeners. ALT ASO: Jazz & Pop will go on sale eight weeks before the performance. […]
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Spirited Improv Fall Day Time Playshop Series in Asheville
Homewood, 19 Zillicoa St, Ashevill, NCABOUT SPIRITED IMPROV Spirited Improv is a unique fusion of expressive arts, spiritual practice, and group play that helps you release fear, trust the unknown, and show up as your truest self. Through embodied improvisational play, movement, voice, storytelling, music, and customery, we create a living container where authenticity is welcomed and presence is practiced. […]
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Patio Show: Miriam’s Militia
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesLIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE Miriam’s Militia Miriam Allen is a genre-defying songwriter who has opened for icons including Tim O’Brien, Doc Watson, and Del McCoury, performing at festivals across the western hemisphere from MerleFest in North Carolina to Salmonfest in Alaska to the Festival Río Cuale in Mexico. A finalist in […]
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Everybody But You Bro Comedy Open Mic
The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, AshevilleJoin Eyes Up Here Comedy & Modelface Comedy for the premiere open mic for the rest of us -- Everybody But You Bro is a comedy mic for women, non-binary, queer and femme folks to take the stage and tell jokes -- up to 5 minutes. This is a queer and trans-inclusive mic. We don’t […]
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Hayes Carll w/ Joelton Mayfield
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesSTANDING ROOM ONLY CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE VIP MEET & GREET TICKETS, INCLUDING: Acoustic performance and Q&A with Hayes Photo and signing opportunity with Hayes Limited edition tour poster & laminate 10% off merchandise at the show Early access to the venue HAYES CARLL Hayes Carll isn’t preaching or teaching. He’s not interested in telling […]
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Hayes Carll
THE GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesHayes Carll isn’t preaching or teaching. He’s not interested in telling the rest of us what to do or think. But he is charting out a personal guide for his life, quieting the noise, and sitting with his real voice – the one that’s candid, consistent, and often inconvenient. We’re Only Human is Carll’s tenth […]
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Hayes Carll w/ Joelton Mayfield
The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesSTANDING ROOM ONLY CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE VIP MEET & GREET TICKETS, INCLUDING: Acoustic performance and Q&A with Hayes Photo and signing opportunity with Hayes Limited edition tour poster & laminate 10% off merchandise at the show Early access to the venue HAYES CARLL Hayes Carll isn’t preaching or teaching. He’s not interested in telling […]
$32.81
