The Laurel of Asheville

Don't Tell Comedy, South Slope Asheville
2024-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Secret Locations.
Shhh…it’s a surprise. As you can see, we only advertise the general area or neighborhood for each show. The precise location and other important show details will be sent to you at 8:00 AM the day of the show. If you don’t see it in your inbox you can find the info on show day right here
🤫 Secret Comedians.
No spoilers! All comedians remain unknown until the moment they take the stage. But don’t fret, we carefully curate lineups of 4-7 different comics to create a hilarious and diverse show. The best part is—you never know who might show up!
You might discover your next favorite underground comedian or see a fan favorite. We specialize in introducing audiences to the best-emerging talent from cities around the world through a mix of the best local and nationally touring comedians.
🌟 Unique Live Experience.
Honestly, we’re over the whole debt-inducing two-drink minimum thing. We’re dedicated to providing you with a unique and fun live comedy experience—one which doesn’t require you to take out a second mortgage. We thrive on good vibes and welcome you to be a part of the DTC community.
SHOW DETAILS
📍 This show will be at an indoor location.
🍻 At this show you can buy drinks at the venue and bring outside food. .
🪑 This show will have chairs provided.
♿︎ This show is wheelchair accessible.
🎤 21+ show.

Standup Comedy Pageant Benefit for AFM
2024-06-21 19:00 - 21:30 | pleb urban wineary, 289 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Join Slice of Life Comedy Friday June 21 at pleb urban winery for a fun Asheville Standup Comedy Pageant! We are raising money for 103.3ashevillefm our local community radio station, they produce diverse and eclectic programming that inspires listeners to build connections across our communities and discovers new music and ideas. This comedy show is moderated by your AFM friends at slumberpartyavl Jake Ali & Michele and hosted by the amazing Asheville treasure, Hillary Begley The contestants are the winners of 3 previous contests held at The Orange Peel’s Pulp Jason Webb Ryan Gordon (the third final contest is selected June 13) There will be games, standup and silliness. Delicious Food truck Mean Pies Pizza is available, get your tix early this will sell out!

Bottoms Up! Comedy Showcase at Catawba Brewing
2024-06-21 21:00 - 23:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week it’s a special comedy showcase at Catawba Brewing!!!
A killer lineup of local favorites and nationally touring comedians and Catawba Brewing’s award winning craft beer is the recipe for a perfect night!
ages 18+
doors at 8:45, show at 9pm
Tickets $15

Snorkel the French Broad River’s Headwaters in Rosman, NC
2024-06-22 10:00 - 14:00 | NC
Join MountainTrue staff and partners for a guided snorkeling experience on the French Broad River’s headwaters at Champion Park in Rosman, NC. Come immerse yourself amongst the vibrant and diverse aquatic life calling the cold, clear, waters of the upper French Broad home. Our guides will be Luke Etchison – Western Region Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Kevin Merrill – Owner & Biologist with Oxbow River Snorkeling.
Luke and Kevin have intimate knowledge of the fish, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates on this particular site and within Western North Carolina in general. You’ll learn about what you’re seeing, the conservation and preservation efforts occurring to help protect these species and their habitats, and other regional water quality and outdoor recreation projects happening throughout the watershed.
Masks, snorkels, wetsuits, and booties can be rented through our partnership with Mountains to Seas. If you rent equipment, please make sure to complete ALL of the sizing fields for each ticketed guest to ensure we get the correct size for wetsuits and booties.
Due to the sensitivity of the site and the capacity of our guides, we will be limiting this adventure to two separate two-hour time slots with no more than ten people each.
The first tour starts at 10:00 AM and the second tour at 12:00 PM.
Please Note that snorkeling tours like this one are at the mercy of Mother Nature. High water velocity and poor visibility following a heavy rain event may create conditions unfavorable for this activity to continue as planned. If this occurs for our scheduled date, we will unfortunately need to cancel and refund any expenses.
Register:
**If the ticket type or timeslot that you need are not available please contact amy@mountaintrue.org for assistance or to be put on the waitlist. Registration will close on June 14th.

Blue Ridge Storytelling Summit
2024-06-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Center for Pioneer Life, 134 Joe Young Rd, Burnsville, NC, 28714, United States
Connie Regan-Blake is the featured storyteller at the first BLUE RIDGE STORYTELLING SUMMIT. The Blue Ridge Storytelling Summit brings acclaimed storytellers to perform live at the Center for Pioneer Life. Tour the 1850 luxury Cabin, enjoy beautiful views of Young’s Knob, and taste the delicious food of Los Cruces while you listen to rollicking, inspirational tales. Showcase storytellers include Sherry Lovett, Nancy Reeder, Wallace Shealy, Catherine Yael Serota, Chuck Fink, Lee Lyons, Larry Pearlman, Kanute Rarey and an open mic time, too.

The Bees’ Needs: Understanding and Supporting Pollinators Summit
2024-06-22 12:00 - 18:00 | Kittredge Theater, 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC, 28778, United States
Join us for a day of exhibits, short presentations, and a keynote by Dr. Stephen Buchmann.
Globally renowned pollination ecologist, author, researcher and film consultant, Dr. Stephen Buchmann will address “Bees & Other Pollinators: Why They Are Essential to Flowers, Wildlife and Us.”
Throughout the Summit, melipona bee honey will be on sale and there will be native plant vendors.
Schedule
11:30 – Event Opens – Vendor and Exhibitors on-site through the afternoon
12:00-12:45 – You’re Saving the Wrong Bees: Impacts of Honeybees and Why it Matters
Amy Boyd, Ph.D., Professor of Biology – Warren Wilson College
1:00-1:45 – Integrating Pollination and Pest Management in Working Landscapes
Dr. Joshua Arnold, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture – Warren Wilson College
2:00-2:45 – Melipona Stingless Tropical Bee Project
Rebecca Robertson, Director, Mayan Melipona Bee Sanctuary Project
3:00-3:45 – Buncombe County K-12 School Pollinator Conservation Program
Bryan Tompkins, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
4:30-5:30 – Bees & Other Pollinators: Why They Are Essential to Flowers, Wildlife and Us
Dr. Stephen Buchmann, adjunct professor in the departments of Entomology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona

The Official Pride Bar Crawl - Asheville - 7th Annual
2024-06-22 16:00 - 23:59 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Agenda
16:00 – 18:00
*REQUIRED Check In*
16:00 – 22:00
Bar Crawl With Drink Specials
22:00 – 23:59
After Party*
🌈✨ Join Us For The Ultimate Celebration – The Official Pride Bar Crawl! ✨🌈
Hey there, fabulous Asheville crawlers!
Crawl With US is thrilled to invite you to The 7th Annual Pride Bar Crawl!
Celebrate Diversity, Be Bold, Be Colorful: Dress in vibrant attire and express your true self in a safe, welcoming space. This event is more than just a pub crawl; it’s a celebration of love, diversity, and inclusion. Meet new friends and be part of a community that celebrates you!
Give Back With Every Ticket: Crawl With US is not just about having a good time; we’re about making a difference. A portion of every ticket sold goes directly to Pride Non-Profit Organizations nationwide, supporting those in the LGBTQIA+ community! Come be a part of our pub crawl and support a company that is dedicated to creating positive change in Asheville.
In 2022 we were able to donate $22,653 to the Trevor Project!
In 2023 we were able to donate $14,905 to local Pride Organizations around the country and to the Trevor Project!
We hope to donate even more with your help in 2024!
Exclusive Perks: Enjoy Drag Shows ($15 Without Ticket), handpicked inclusive bars, exclusive drink specials, and freebies that are available only to our Pride Bar Crawl participants.
🎟️ Grab your tickets now and let’s paint the town in every color of the rainbow! 🏳️‍🌈
Your love is revolutionary, and united, we can enact positive change.
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What You Get:
🍻 2-3 Complimentary Drinks Or Shots Included!
💃 Free Cover To Our Drag Show! ($15 Without Ticket)
🥤 Crawl With US Stadium Party Cup! (First 400 Check Ins)
📿 Crawl With US Keychain Lanyard With Bottle Opener! (First 400 Check Ins)
🍸 Exclusive Drink Specials!
😋 Food Specials At Partner Venues!
🏰 Waived Cover At All Venues ($5-$15 at Some Venues Without Ticket)
📸 Professional Photographers!
🔥 Awesome After Party!
🌆 Access To Our Asheville Crawl Map!
🌈 Custom Pride Badge With Vouchers
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🌈 Our 2023 Venues🌈
BANKS AVE
CATAWBA BREWING COMPANY
DADDY MAC’S
DALTON DISTILLERY
ONE WORLD BREWING
TWIN LEAF BREWERY
SCANDALS NIGHTCLUB
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🌈 CHECK IN TIME 4PM – 6PM @ CATAWBA BREWING COMPANY 🌈
🌈 CRAWL TIME 4PM – 10PM 🌈
2024 Venues Will Be Posted As We Get Closer To The Crawl
🌈 DRAG SHOW TIME 7PM-9PM 🌈
🌈 AFTER PARTY TIME 10PM – 12AM 🌈
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🎟️ FREE TICKETS 🎟️
Earn 2 Free Tickets by inviting your Facebook friends to the Asheville Bar Crawl*.
Message us for details: https://www.messenger.com/t/CrawlWithUs
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㉑ ATTENDEES MUST BE 21+ ㉑
Due to the nature of our events, all attendees must be 21+ with a valid government issued ID.
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🚫 DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE 🚫
We Highly Suggest Using Uber or Lyft To And From The Bar Crawl!
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✔️ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ✔️
https://www.crawlwith.us/faq
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100% CANCELLATION REFUND GUARANTEE
👌We’ve done this event for the past 6 years and are excited to do it again for the 7th year! However, if the event is cancelled for any reason all tickets will be refunded in full! No vouchers, no credits, just your money back in your bank! Guaranteed!

Candlelight: A Tribute to Beyoncé
2024-06-22 17:30 - 18:45 | Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway , Asheville, 28801
Candlelight 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 the music of Beyoncé at Asheville Masonic Temple under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
Venue: Asheville Masonic Temple
Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
View the FAQs for this event here
Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
If you would like to book a private concert (min 15+ people), please click here
Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Asheville
To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here

Blue Ridge Orchestra's "Solstice Soirée"
2024-06-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Souther Williams Vineyard, 655 Hoopers Creek Road, Fletcher, 28732
Solstice Soirée
The BRO Chamber Ensemble hails the arrival of summer with an enchanted evening of music at Souther Williams Vineyard.
The Blue Ridge Orchestra presents Solstice Soirée, an alfresco chamber concert (with a WNC twist), at 6:00pm on Saturday, June 22nd, in the beautiful Souther Williams vineyard on Hoopers Creek Road in Fletcher, NC.
Stepping outside classical confines, Music Director Milton Crotts incorporates the popular music of local artists into an eclectic program anchored by the BRO Chamber Ensemble. Mozart, Vivaldi, and Albinoni are all represented, but not necessarily in expected ways.
Fancy Marie and Craig Kellberg contribute the honky tonk, southern gothic vibes of Fancy and the Gentlemen. The Walker Family Trio shares the traditional, old-time, Celtic sounds of The Walker Family Band.
Trombonists extraordinaire, Rienette Davis and Emily Songster perform vibrant and unexpected arrangements of classical and popular works.
Table seating in the pavilion is accompanied by Souther Williams wine and Daphne’s Catering by Twisted Laurel. Seating on the vineyard lawn is available come rain or come shine — bring your own blanket, lawn chair, and umbrella. (No outside alcohol is permitted.)
Details: Blue Ridge Orchestra’s Solstice Soirée
Saturday, June 22nd, 2024, 6:00pm
Souther Williams Vineyard
655 Hoopers Creek Road.
Fletcher, NC. 28732
Tickets:
Table Seating (Includes Wine, Food, and Music): $80.00 per concertgoer
Vineyard Lawn Seating (Includes Music only, available for purchase at entry): $15.00 per concertgoer
All concertgoers must be 21 years of age or older to enter the vineyard.
Info: https://blueridgeorchestra.org/solstice-soiree-june22, Facebook, Instagram, or call 828-782-3354.

Comedy at Catawba: Kate Willett (early show)
2024-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Every Saturday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we bring you Kate Willett from NYC!
Kate Willett is a comedian, actress and writer who has appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Netflix’s Comedy Lineup. She’s the author of the Audible Original “Dirtbag Anthropology.” She’s the cohost of the political comedy podcast Reply Guys and has written jokes for your favorite boys, Beavis and Butthead.
She’s been a correspondent for the JIM JEFFERIES SHOW at Politicon and a featured comic on Viceland’s FLOPHOUSE. Her appearance on Comedy Central’s THIS IS NOT HAPPENING was on Splitsider’s list of “Best Late Night Standup Sets.” In the past, she toured with Margaret Cho nationally and internationally and has featured with comedians like Kyle Kinane, Maria Bamford, and Greg Behrendt.
She has appeared in the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Festival, Big Sky Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest and High Plains. Podcast appearances include Doug Loves Movies, Bad Faith, Basic Witches, The Bullseye, Jordan Jesse Go! and Risk!
ages 18+
early show doors at 6:30, show at 7pm
late show doors at 8:45, show at 9:15pm
Tickets $18, premium seating $23

Comedy at Catawba: Kate Willett (late show)
2024-06-22 21:00 - 23:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801

Midsummer Market
2024-06-23 12:00 - 18:00 | Wedge at Foundation, 5 Foundy Street, Asheville
Experience the Midsummer Market at Wedge Foundation, where local artisans showcase their crafts amidst a vibrant community gathering. Indulge in a local beverage, engage with creators, and immerse yourself in live music. Join us for an unforgettable celebration of creativity and connection.

The Golden Age of American Song
2024-06-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Parish Hall – St. John in the Wilderness, 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, 28731
Friends of Music
Presents
The Golden Age of American Song
FLAT ROCK, N.C. – Broadway comes alive on Sunday, June 23 when Friends of Music at the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness concludes its 2023-24 series with a varied presentation. Vocalists Lori Griswold and Matthew Ruley will be joined by the St. John Parish Choir led by Organist and Director of Music Dewitt Tipton on piano.
The 4:00 p.m. program, held in the Parish Hall across Rutledge Drive from the historic hilltop church building, is free and open to the public. Parking and handicapped transportation are readily available.
Ms. Griswold, mezzo-soprano, has been singing virtually all her life. She studied with notable teachers in the Midwest and Charlotte. Her repertoire includes concert solos, musical theater, and opera roles. She estimates she has sung in 13 languages.
Mr. Ruley, tenor, is happy to once again join Lori on stage. The two met about 40 years ago, performing with Charlottetown Players, with Dewitt Tipton as music director. They are pleased to come together again to perform their favorite songs. A UNC Charlotte graduate, now living in West Virginia, Ruley favors Broadway music and cabaret concerts but enjoys a variety of musical styles including opera, country, theater and church choirs. He plays several instruments including saxophone, clarinet, and bass guitar.
The Sunday concert will encompass highlights from the golden age including South Pacific (“A Wonderful Guy”) My Fair Lady (“Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” and “On the Street Where You Live”) Brigadoon (“The Heather on the Hill”) The Fantasticks (“They Were You”) I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change (“Shouldn’t I Be Less in Love with You?”) Composers: the Gershwins, Jule Styne, Lerner and Lowe, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and more.
The Friends of Music at St. John in the Wilderness brings instrumentalists, vocalists, artists, storytellers and other creatives to the Flat Rock area, hosting concerts and events to allow the community to experience the gifts these artists have to share. The public is always welcome.
The Parish Hall is located at 1905 Greenville Highway. For more information visit www.stjohnflatrock.org.

Comedy at Catawba: Alan Massenburg
2024-06-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Every Sunday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This weekend we have Alan Massenburg from NYC!!!
Alan Massenburg is a comedian, writer and actor originally from Philadelphia, Pa. This year, Alan released his debut comedy album, “We Got Action,” which debuted at #1 on the iTunes chart. He has been a finalist in the American Black Film Festival stand up competition presented by HBO and has appeared in the “Dad Joke” segment on the Drew Barrymore Show. Alan was also a featured performer at the world famous Apollo Theater and on Sirius XM’s “Sway in the Morning Show”. His social media content has garnered over 10 million views and he can be heard cohosting the Proper Ebonics Podcast.
ages 18+
Doors at 6pm, show at 6:30pm
Tickets $15

Pride Month Plant Sale to Support Southern Equality Studios
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-30 | Art Garden Avl, 191 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Help us celebrate Pride Month by bringing home a plant friend! From June 24-30, 30% of all Plant Sales will be donated to Southern Equality Studios to further their work in supporting LGBTQIA+ Artists in the South.

The Key to Love
2024-06-25 | #3 South Tunnel Rd., #3 South Tunnel Rd., Asheville, 28805
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Ride the Parkway Fundraiser for Veterans Museum
2024-06-25 07:00 - 2024-07-01 19:00 | NC
Imagine bicycling the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Whew! U.S. military veterans John Buford and Rich Clarke, members of the Veterans History Museum’s Advisory Committee, will pedal 469 miles to support the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas. Cyclists will share progress daily through their social media posts.
With your help via donations (small, medium or large), together we will raise money to support the museum’s mission to honor veterans, educate citizens, and preserve our history. From June 25 to July 1, Buford and Clarke will bike the parkway from the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Cherokee, North Carolina.
We invite you to pledge 10 cents or more per mile traveled. The mileage of the team member who rides the farthest will be used to calculate your donation at the end of the ride.
Option 1: You choose to donate any amount of 10 cents or more per mile cycled. Examples: If you pledge $1.00 per mile you will receive a request to send your tax-deductible check to the museum for $469. Twenty-five cents per mile would equal $117.25, etc. You decide—the sky’s the limit!
Option 2: You may pledge a fixed amount not based on mileage.
To make a pledge, email mjrobertson@comporium.net and state your:
· Full name
· Amount pledged:
– Per mile, or
– Fixed amount
You will receive a request for payment after July 1.
We thank you for your generosity and your support of veterans!

Blood Drive
2024-06-26 11:00 - 16:00 | Ferguson Family YMCA, 31 Westridge Market Place, Candler, NC, 28715, United States
Give blood, save lives! Come out to the Ferguson Family YMCA on Wed., June 26 and give the gift of life by donating blood. Appointments are required.
To schedule an appointment: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive. Use code: FergusonFamilyYMCA.

Everybody But You Bro Comedy Open Mic
2024-06-26 18:00 - 20:00 | LaZoom Room, 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Join 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, 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 punch down y’all!
Sign ups at 6pm and shows starts at 6:30pm and it’s show up and go up!
All are welcome for the audience, however hecklers will be asked to leave
Free event, Suggested $10 donations are highly encouraged
Hosted by Erin Terry
Stick around after the mic for our Joke Writing Workshop at 8:30pm

Matchmakers live comedy dating show at LaZoom
2024-06-26 20:30 - 21:30 | LaZoom Room, 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have a special comedy/ dating show with Jenny Zigrino and Shahak Shapira from Los Angeles!
“Matchmakers”
You’re too hot to be single this summer! Comedian Jenny Zigrino (Comedy Central, HBO Max, Netflix) and Shahak Shapira (Comedy Central, BBC) have teamed up to become expert match makers to help you find love, get matched, or maybe just get laid. This comedy show is audience participation and audience relations. Each comedian chooses their perfect match for our lucky single and will try to win over the audience and the contestant for a chance at love. But this show isn’t just for the sad single people – Jenny and Shahak answer your couples questions, dating queries, and NOTHING is off the table. Combing stand up comedy, audience crowd work, and love advice – this is the best and funniest show you’ll see all summer.
ages 18+
Doors at 8pm, show at 8:30pm
Tickets $15

THEM! a queer/ femme comedy showcase
2024-06-26 20:30 - 21:30 | LaZoom Room, 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Eyes Up Here Comedy and Modelface Comedy present THEM! a queer/ femme comedy showcase featuring a group of amazing up and coming comedians from our monthly Everybody But You Bro Open Mic.
Arrive early and participate in our Everybody But You Bro Open Mic from 6:30-8pm
Hosted by Erin Terry and Danny Felix
ages 18+
Doors at 8pm, show at 8:30pm
Tickets $7

painting exhibition
2024-06-27 08:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00 | Asheville Gallery of Art, 82 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
I intend to mix and display what we have in order to achieve peace and happiness during sufferings, physiological and meaningful, with color and form.

Free Adult Field Day
2024-06-27 16:00 - 21:00 | Buncombe County Sports Park, 24 Apac Circle, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Buncombe County Parks & Recreation is hosting its first Adult Field Day! The event will take place on June 27 from 4-9 p.m. at Buncombe County Sports Park in fields 1 and 2. The Adult Field Day will feature various beginner-friendly sports workshops from ABASA (Asheville Buncombe Adult Soccer Association), WNC Disc Golf Association, Asheville Lacrosse Club, and Parks & Recreation. In addition to the various sports workshops, Buncombe County Parks & Recreation will host a series of dodgeball games throughout the span of the event. With these workshops, participants will have the opportunity to become familiar with new recreational activities, and make connections, and have fun.
Admission is free and pre-registration is not required. Participants are encouraged to bring sunscreen, comfortable clothing with close-toed shoes, water, and snacks.

PERFORMANCE: Gordon Beeferman + Stephanie Griffin
2024-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 120 College Street, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
Performance: Gordon Beeferman (piano) and Stephanie Griffin (viola)
Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 7pm
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center {120 College Street}
TICKETS – $15 General Admission / $10 BMCM+AC members + Students w/ID
Composer/performers Gordon Beeferman (piano) and Stephanie Griffin (viola) present an eclectic program of contemporary solo and duo music that often blurs the boundaries between composed and improvised traditions and practices.
The program includes Tunnel Visions, Beeferman’s sprawling four-movement duo written for Griffin. Jumping off from their shared work in Beeferman’s avant-jazz Other Life Forms quartet, the piece is a harrowing and rhythmically rigorous journey through microtonal, cinematic landscapes. The program also includes Morton Feldman’s The Viola in My Life (3). Feldman was instrumental in the development of indeterminacy in music, a groundbreaking concept associated with the experimental New York School of composers, including John Cage, Christian Wolff, Earle Brown, and David Tudor.
About Gordon Beeferman:
Composer and pianist/organist Gordon Beeferman, “a wide-eyed polymath who masterfully toes the lines of myriad genres” (Brooklyn Rail), has created and performed innovative opera, chamber and orchestral music, avant-jazz, and numerous collaborations with choreographers, writers, and other artists in New York and internationally. His music has been performed by the ensembles such as New York City Opera, Albany Symphony, Momenta Quartet, American Brass Quintet, eighth blackbird, California EAR Unit, Collage, and Talea Ensemble, and remarkable soloists like sopranos Sharon Harms and Alice Teyssier, bassoonist Peter Kolkay, pianist Steve Beck, and violinist/vocalist Eden MacAdam-Somer.
Gordon Beeferman – The Stardust Reunion Band with Everett Bradley, Nicki Richards, Keith Fluitt (Voices); Joel Harrison (Guitar and Voice); Gordon Beeferman (Piano); Chulo Gatewood (Bass); Tony Lewis (Drums); Andy Clausen (Trombones); Dave Smith (Trumpet); Ben Kono, Stacey Dillard, Lisa Parrot (Woodwinds) at Joel Harrison’s New Works – Roulette 01-26-23
His chamber opera The Rat Land, written with librettist Charlotte Jackson, was praised as “complex and daringly modern…gritty, fidgety and intriguing” by The New York Times. Scenes from their second collaboration, The Enchanted Organ: A Porn Opera have been performed to sold-out downtown theater and nightclub audiences. They are working on their third opera, The Ninth Floor, with support from the MAP Fund.
A bandleader as well as composer, Beeferman has led his own ensembles, including the septet Music for an Imaginary Band, the quartet Other Life Forms, and a quintet of Hamburg-based musicians on tour in Germany. Current groups include his Organ Trio (with Kate Gentile, drums, and Anders Nilsson, guitar), and Zero Gravity, a poly-stylistic song project. Beeferman has performed with numerous improvisers, ensembles, singers, and theatrical productions at venues from the Coney Island Museum to the Berlin Festspielhaus, with a range of musicians including avant-garde vocal legend Shelley Hirsch, playwright/performance artist Taylor Mac, and the Philip Glass Ensemble. His ongoing collaborations include concerts with singer-songwriter Carol Lipnik, and a new duet with dancer Susan Hefner.
Well-regarded for his compositions, Beeferman has received commissioning grants from the Fromm Foundation, Concert Artists Guild, and the BMI Foundation, among others. He has been awarded residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, the Copland House, and Ucross, and a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship. His recordings are available on a host of labels including Summit, Minor Amusements, Different Track, Innova, Generate, Clang, and OutNow.
About Stephanie Griffin:
Stephanie Griffin is an innovative violist and composer with a unique and eclectic musical vision. Born in Canada and based in New York City, her musical adventures have taken her to Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, England, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Mexico and Mongolia. From large concert halls to the sand dunes of the Gobi desert, she has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in classical, contemporary and improvisational contexts. As a soloist, she has worked closely with numerous composers, among them Salvatore Sciarrino; Tristan Murail; Tony Prabowo; Kee Yong Chong; Ursula Mamlok; Matthew Greenbaum; and Arthur Kampela.
A founding member of the Momenta Quartet, she has given over 200 chamber concerts at such esteemed venues as the Library of Congress and the National Gallery in Washington, DC and led residencies at major American institutes of higher education, among them Cornell and New York Universities and the Eastman School of Music. Ms. Griffin performs regularly with the New York contemporary music institution, Continuum, now in its 50th year, and has given American premieres of major works by leading European composers, among them Georg Friedrich Haas and Michael Jarrell, as a member of the Argento Chamber Ensemble. From 1998 through 2002, she was Executive Director of the contemporary music series at Galapagos Art and Performance Space.
As a composer, Stephanie is the recipient of the prestigious 2017 Emerging Composer and Sound Artist Fellowship from the Jerome Foundation, and the 2016 composition fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. As an improviser, Stephanie was a 2014 fellow at Music Omi, and is a member of Carl Maguire’s Floriculture, Gordon Beeferman’s Other Life Forms, Hans Tammen’s Third Eye Orchestra, Adam Rudolph’s Go: Organic Orchestra and the composer/improviser collective the Brooklyn Infinity Orchestra. She worked closely with the late Butch Morris from 2001 until shortly before his death in 2013, and was the only non-Indonesian member of Tony Prabowo’s New Jakarta Ensemble, creating avant-garde compositions alongside traditional musicians from Sumatra.
Ms. Griffin serves as principal violist of the Princeton Symphony, and is the Executive Director of Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP). She studied viola with William Gordon in Vancouver, Paul DeClerck in Brussels and Wayne Brooks at Rice University in Houston, and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School where she studied with Juilliard Quartet violist Samuel Rhodes. Stephanie’s varied viola sounds can be heard on a diverse array of classical, new music, jazz and world music labels, among them Tzadik, Innova, Naxos, Aeon, Centaur, Aksara, Firehouse 12, and New World, Albany, and Aeon records.
Learn More: https://www.blackmountaincollege.org/gordon-beeferman-stephanie-griffin/

Funky Fresh Comedy at Ginger's Revenge
2024-06-27 19:30 - 20:30 | Ginger’s Revenge, 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Modelface Comedy presents Funky Fresh Comedy at Ginger’s Revenge! The Comedy is Funky but the ginger beer is Fresh
Funky Fresh Comedy is an extra silly night of live comedy on the patio at Ginger’s Revenge! A fun mix of your favorite local comics and some silly boys from NYC! All for only $5!!!
Plus Juan Nicolon will be giving his full comedic PowerPoint presentation on SOUP!!!
Ginger’s Revenge will also have specialty cocktails for the show!
Hosted by Josie Beers
ages 18+
doors at 7pm, show at 7:30pm
Tickets $5

Mabilene + Sara Jean Kelley
2024-06-27 20:00 - 23:00 | Citizen Vinyl, 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Country artist Mabilene takes the Citizen Vinyl stage on Thursday, June 27. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sara Jean Kelly opens. $12 advance / $15 at the door.
A soulful siren born and raised in Houston, Texas, Mabilene grew up surrounded by country and top 40 pop music. Her parents’ record collection served as an introduction to the legends she now cites as influences: Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris.
Written primarily while settling into her living room couch, the songs on Liminal were born out of a desire to recenter love and compassion in collective unconscious. As Mabilene puts it, “I’ve spent a lot of time meditating on the forces that keep us isolated and divided. These songs really look at moving through dark spaces both collectively and personally. We’ve become so incredibly fast paced, and a ton of the music we consume keeps us there – activated and amped up. I’ve often been told that my songs offer people an opportunity to slow down, breath and deeply listen. I just hope we can all try and look at the difficult and painful with the open heart of someone who is in the vulnerable space of seeking. And in the end, trusting love to be our guiding force.”

Crisp Comedy, live in Leicester featuring Hunter Roberts
2024-06-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Noble Cidery and Taproom, 356 New Leicester Highway, Asheville, NC, 28806
Crisp Comedy takes place once a month in Leicester, NC at Noble Cider and hosted by Leicesters own Clay Jones! A fresh batch of comics each month so no two shows are the same! This month we are featuring Hunter Roberts from Tennessee!
Hunter Roberts is a stand up southern gentleman most recently known as “why is that comic selling soap?!”
Hunter became known in the Bible Belt for his highly energetic rants centered around his upbringing in the 90’s.
He has a dog named Lily, a cat named Trevor, and is the owner of the Clean & Sober Soap Co. He loves Disney and has an entire playlist of Taylor Swift songs.
Hunter has shared the stage with late night talk show mainstays like Nate Bargatze, Megan Gailey, and was an official after-party act for Mumford & Sons’ Gentleman of the Road Stopover Tour.
ages 21+
Show is free with a suggested donation of $12

Comedy at Catawba: Juan Nicolón
2024-06-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Juan Nicolón from NYC!!
Juan Nicolón is a Stand Up Comedian, Writer and a world famous lover of soup. His comedy has been described as: “Larry David meets Sofia Vergara” – something Juan takes as a very big compliment. He is the winner of The Riot Comedy Festival in Houston, Texas and The Comedy Mob Festival in New York City. He was an on Screen Talent for Univision’s FLAMA, where he created content for millions of latinos living in the United States. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times and Time Out New York. You might have seen him recently going viral on Tik Tok with his PowerPoints about soup.
Featuring Tom Luciano
ages 18+
Doors at 6:30, show at 7pm
Tickets $18

Freaky Friday Comedy Showcase
2024-06-28 21:00 - 23:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have the Freaky Friday stand-up comedy showcase! Some of the best local and national comedians are getting freaky at Catawba Brewing!!
ages 18+
doors 8:45pm, show at 9:15pm
Tickets $15

Independence Day Firework Celebration
2024-06-29 10:30 - 22:30 | Lake Julian Park, 406 Overlook Ext, Arden, NC, 28704, United States
Get your lawn chairs and blankets ready! In celebration of Independence Day, Lake Julian Park’s annual firework display will be occurring at Lake Julian Park on June 29. The fireworks are scheduled to begin just after dark, but we recommend arriving earlier to allow ample time to park and board the shuttle. From fireworks to food trucks to yard games, there will be plenty of fun in store for all!
– Admission is free.
– Park at Estes Elementary. Our shuttle will be transporting guests to Lake Julian from this parking lot only. Only vehicles with a valid handicap placard are allowed inside the park. Limited parking is also available in the gravel lot next to Wild Wing Cafe.
– Alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited on the grounds at Lake Julian Park. Pets are not recommended.
– Be sure to bring a blanket or lawn chair to relax around the lake.
