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].

JM Stevens at The Grey Eagle

The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville

An acclaimed Americana and roots rock/pop singer, songwriter, and producer, Stevens returns three years after his well-received solo debut, Invisible Lines. The new collection, the 10-song Nowhere to Land (released […]

$10

Dogwood with Emma Garau / John Dikeman Trio

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North Carolina

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center presents Dogwood (Emma Garau) and the John Dikeman Trio for an evening performance. Dogwood is an evolving rendition of Garau’s solo project; reimagined […]

$5 – $10

Stewart/Owen Dance

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Stunning audiences last season with imaginative and impassioned performances, Wortham’s resident dance company returns to share their latest creation, which draws on themes of passion, intimacy and playfulness. With an […]

$42

Stewart/Owen Dance – Student Series

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Enjoy an exciting collection of all-new contemporary choreography performed in Wortham’s intimate Tina McGuire Theatre. Seating is limited. Recommended for grades 6-12. The Student Series is open to school groups, […]

$11 – $12

LEAF Global Arts Festival

Lake Eden, Black Mountain 377 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain

DATES: May 9-12, 2024 TICKETS: $50-$250 for adults. Limited day passes available; Weekend Passes must be purchased by LEAF Members; Youth tickets are available; Kids younger than 10 are free! […]

$50 – $250

Peeled Back: Featuring Benjamin Tod & Ashley Mae

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

The Orange Peel + Citizen Vinyl Present Peeled Back: Featuring Benjamin Tod & Ashley Mae Join us on Thursday, May 9th for Peeled Back, a collaboration between The Orange Peel […]

$20 – $25

The Campfireball: Failure

Story Parlor 227 Haywood Road, Asheville

A storytelling show about you—the audience—The Campfireball is created spontaneously out of whatever stories and lives happen to be gathered together inside Story Parlor at that moment in time. There’s […]

$10

Modelface Comedy Prestents John-Michael Bond at LaZoom

LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have John-Michael Bond from Los Angeles! Originally from Chattanooga, TN, John-Michael Bond is the former […]

$15

Mother’s Day Weekend at The Omni Grove Park Inn

The Omni Grove Park Inn 290 Macon Ave., Asheville, NC, United States

Pamper Mom with our 'Mother's Day Made Easy' package. Create lasting memories as you celebrate Mother's Day in style with an elegant Tea Party featuring local live music, delectable hors […]

Mother’s Day/Loved Ones’ Day Collage with Li Newton

Trackside Studios 375 Depot Street, Asheville

This workshop will teach you how to make a personal message for someone you love. To look at images in a new way. You will look for symbols and words […]

$125

Europa’s 10th Anniversary Celebration

Europa 125 Cherry Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

Join us on Friday, May 10, as we celebrate 10 years in business and thank you for your support! Visit Europa at 125 Cherry Street in Black Mountain, NC. Since […]

Free

Acupuncture and Healing Meditation @ AVL Salt Cave

Asheville Salt Cave 16 North Liberty St, Asheville

Salt Cave Community Acupuncture & Healing: Acupuncture with nourishing meditation in the tranquil ambiance of the Salt Cave on May 10th @ 6pm Blending together acupuncture and healing meditations rooted […]

$70

Echoes of the Blue Ridge: Songs of Renewal & Resistance

First Presbyterian Church Asheville 40 Church Street, Asheville, NC

Explore the sounds of Appalachian singing traditions in ACS's upcoming Echoes of the Blue Ridge: Songs of Renewal & Resistance. Featuring Come Away to the Skies: A High, Lonesome Mass, […]

$15 – $25

Popcorn Falls By James Hindman

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

The sleepy town of Popcorn Falls is forced into bankruptcy when a neighboring town threatens to turn them into a sewage treatment plant. Their only hope – open a theater! […]

$20

Tim Easton at Citizen Vinyl

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Few poets follow their own arrow as devotedly as Nashville based Tim Easton, whose songwriting career has woven in and out of folk music and rock ‘n’ roll (and Americana […]

$15 – $18

Comedy at Catawba: Chloe Radcliffe

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Chloe Radcliffe from NYC! Chloe Radcliffe is a NYC-based standup comic, actor, […]

$18

Lonely Parrots Band @ AVL Salt Cave Gardens

Asheville Salt Cave 16 North Liberty St, Asheville

Lonely Parrots is a brand new folk-pop duo who are on tour and poppin’ by the Salt Cave for a fun outdoors show in our gardens. Thursday May 9th 7:30-9:30 […]

$20

Tim Easton + Tommy Scifres + Hannah Kaminer

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

An evening of stellar singer-songwriters! Friday, May 10, doors at 6 p.m. and show at 7 p.m. $15 advance / $18 at the door. TIM EASTON: Raised in Akron, OH, […]

$15 – $18

ACMS Presents the Canellakis-Brown Duo

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville 1 Edwin Place, Asheville, NC, United States

Pianist-composer Michael Brown returns to Asheville, joined by cellist Nicholas Canellakis. The pair has spent 15 years honing their unique musical voice. They bring their infectious rapport to present programs […]

$45

Stewart/Owen Dance

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Stunning audiences last season with imaginative and impassioned performances, Wortham’s resident dance company returns to share their latest creation, which draws on themes of passion, intimacy and playfulness. With an […]

$42

Movies in the Park: Free Family Films

Pack Square Park 121 College St, Asheville, NC, United States

Movies in the Park returns with free family favorite films projected on a massive outdoor screen in Pack Square Park just after dusk on the second Friday of the month! […]

Free

Hot and Horny Comedy Showcase at Catawba Brewing

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

Modelface Comedy presents Hot & Horny Comedy Showcase Celebrate the funniest/ sexiest time of the year with some of the horniest comics around! And what is sexier than a sense […]

$15

Jump Off Rock Half Marathon & 10K

Jump Off Rock 4433 Laurel Park Hwy, Laurel Park

Discover the beauty of the 4th annual Jump off Rock Half Marathon & 10k presented by Hunter Subaru and UNC Health Pardee, an endurance running event unlike any other! Experience […]

Meanderings of River Wisdom on the Labyrinth

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

This is a labyrinth and mandala arts retreat. It is a qualifying workshop for Veriditas labyrinth facilitator training. This is an in person event held in Asheville.

$135

Take Your Momma to the Greenhouse

Ross Farm (Formerly Jack Young Greenhouse) 91 Holbrook Road, Candler

25% off all plants Mother's Day BANANZA! 🌷🥳 Come celebrate your momma at Ross Farm (91 Holbrook Road) in our beautiful greenhouses on Friday, May 10th and Saturday, May 11th […]

Free

Mother’s Day Market

Historic Johnson Fam 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Historic Johnson Farm will host the fourth annual Mother’s Day Market on Saturday, May 11th from 10 AM-4 PM, rain or shine. This outdoor craft fair will showcase over 25 […]

Free

Stewart/Owen Dance

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Stunning audiences last season with imaginative and impassioned performances, Wortham’s resident dance company returns to share their latest creation, which draws on themes of passion, intimacy and playfulness. With an […]

$42

WNC ACLU CHAPTER ANNUAL MEETING

NORTH CAROLINA ACLU's WNC CHAPTER ANNUALMEETING AND CELEBRATION SATURDAY, MAY 11, at 3:00 p.m. The Western North Carolina Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina will hold […]

O -- FREE

Echoes of the Blue Ridge: Songs of Renewal & Resistance

First Presbyterian Church Asheville 40 Church Street, Asheville, NC

Explore the sounds of Appalachian singing traditions in ACS's upcoming Echoes of the Blue Ridge: Songs of Renewal & Resistance. Featuring Come Away to the Skies: A High, Lonesome Mass, […]

$15 – $25

Popcorn Falls By James Hindman

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

The sleepy town of Popcorn Falls is forced into bankruptcy when a neighboring town threatens to turn them into a sewage treatment plant. Their only hope – open a theater! […]

$20