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].
Opening Reception – Max Adrian: RIPSTOP
Center for Craft 67 Broadway St., Asheville, NC, United StatesCenter for Craft invites you to join us to celebrate the exhibition opening for Max Adrian: RIPSTOP on Thursday, August 15 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm! Max Adrian: RIPSTOP is a solo exhibition celebrating queer material culture and history through the lens of craft by the Ohio-based fiber artist and recipient of the prestigious 2015 […]
Historic Asheville Sessions Project
Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Blue Ridge Music Center and North Carolina Arts Foundation will host an information session about the Historic Asheville Sessions project from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15, at Citizen Vinyl in Asheville. Historic Asheville Sessions Project Information Session When: 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15 Where: Citizen Vinyl, 14 O’Henry Ave., Asheville, […]
Third Thursday at the Asheville Art Museum
Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesEvery Third Thursday, the Asheville Art Museum stays open until 9 pm! Join us for an electric evening featuring live music with Jazzville, a screening of the film "The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography,” special cocktails at the Museum’s Perspective Café, and an artist-led tour with featured artists from the "Shifting Perceptions: Photographs from the […]
A LOTTO Art
Art Place 2021 Asheville Hwy, HendersonvilleA fun and unique way for art enthusiasts who are looking to expand their art collection to acquire an original work for a fraction of what they would pay at full price. Every ticket is a winner! Each ticket entitles the holder to take a piece or collection of artwork home with them. All proceeds […]
Rhythm & Brews
Downtown Hendersonville South Main Street 201 Main Street, Hendersonville, NCPresented by horizon Heating & Air, Experience the ultimate blend of live music, local craft beverages, and community camaraderie at the Rhythm & Brews Concert Series! Taking place on the third Thursday of each month from June to October, this free event transforms South Main Street into a vibrant hub of entertainment. The evening kicks […]
Shop Talk: Hawa and Cynthia
YMI Cultural Center 39 S. Market Street, AshevilleThese two James Beard award-winning legends will explore their unique journeys, the intersections of food, culture, and history, and the power of storytelling in bridging communities and preserving heritage. Their dialogue will capture the sweetness and harm inherent in their narratives, highlight the importance of honoring the past while shaping the future, and emphasize the […]
Standup at Pulp with Cayla Clark
PULP Under The Orange Peel 103 Hilliard Avenue, Asheville, NC, United StatesStandup Comedy featuring Sarah Love On Wednesday August 15, 7-9p we will be having another professional comedy open mic in The Orange Peel's comedy basement. PULP is a bourbon speakeasy (400+ varieties) located under the iconic stage. No food is served but we do have free snacks while they last and outside food is permitted […]
Modelface Comedy presents Tiffany Anderson at LaZoom
LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Tiffany Anderson from Atlanta! Tiffany Anderson is a comedian, actor, improviser, and writer based in Atlanta, GA. She is originally from Decatur, GA. She performs improv with Red Pill Players and Other Side of the Wall. She can be […]
UNION: a joining of unique artists + materials
On the Wing Gallery, 20 Artful Way in the RAD 20 Artful Way, AshevilleArtists reseption at On the Wing Gallery. Real hand painted insects combine with real butterflies in captivating entomological works by the artists of On the Wing Gallery. Experience the intriguing intersection of art and nature. Enjoy mixed media in a completely new form in one of the newest galleries in the River Arts District. Participating […]
One Night Stand with Stormy Daniels at Wortham Arts
Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy presents One Night Stand with Stormy Daniels Get ready for a wild night with Stormy Daniels – a one-night-only event full of excitement, laughter, and maybe even a few surprises! Support by Greg Studley and hosted by Neil Rubenstein. Sponsored by Steven Louis Baumohl
One Night Stand with Stormy Daniels at Wortham Arts
Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy presents One Night Stand with Stormy Daniels Get ready for a wild night with Stormy Daniels – a one-night-only event full of excitement, laughter, and maybe even a few surprises! Support by Greg Studley and hosted by Neil Rubenstein. Sponsored by Steven Louis Baumohl
Back To School Bash
Craigfields Hair Studio & Spa 1874 Brevard Rd., ArdenWith school right around the corner we want to invite everyone to our Back To School Bash - August 17th, 2024 from 10AM-6PM Come out and Enjoy a FREE fun family event ! 🎈 ⁃ Corn Hole ⁃ Snow Cones 🍧 ⁃ Face painting 🎨 ⁃ Kids nail painting 💅 We will be partnering with […]
GRAND OPENING: Peri Social House
peri social house 406 West State Street, Black MountainHello!! We would love to invite everyone out to our Grand Opening at Peri Social House on Saturday! We are a coffee + beer/wine bar with a 6-room Boutique Hotel 4-7pm Live music with Mutual Love Club @ Peri Social House Grand Opening Event Food Truck 2:30-9pm : Mountain Man BBQ Pop-up with Pure Presence […]
Gluten-Free Comedy at Ginger’s Revenge
Ginger's Revenge South Slope Lounge 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, NCModelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country and all your local favorites! This Saturday we have Gluten-Free Comedy at Ginger's Revenge. Enjoy a cold pint of ginger beer while you laugh it up with Modelface Comedy ages 18+ doors at 6:30, show at 7pm Tickets $18
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues
Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesMac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues returns to Hendersonville Theatre in August for HT’s Hometown Sound Music Series! Alabama Blues Hall of Fame member Mac Arnold’s first band included James Brown on piano. He toured and recorded with the Muddy Waters Band and recorded LPs with Otis Spann and John Lee Hooker. Mac moved […]
Carpenter / Cohen + Sounding Arrow
Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesCarpenter / Cohen + Sounding Arrow play the Citizen Vinyl stage on Saturday, August 17. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. $15 advance / $18 at the door. Joshua Carpenter and Finn Cohen first met in the early 2000s, when their respective bands — Piedmont Charisma and The White Octave — crossed paths […]
Secret Garden Comedy at Hi-Wire RAD
Hi-Wire RAD 284 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, United StatesEvery Saturday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week it's a secret lineup of amazing comedians!!! Secret Garden Comedy is live at the Hi-Wire RAD Beer Garden! A fun mix of local favorites and big city comics all the way from New York City and who knows who […]
August Open Studio + Pop Up Shop at LOOM Imports
YEWŌ Collective x Loom Imports Studio 115 Elk Mountain Road Woodfin, NC 28804 115 Elk Mountain Road, Woodfin, NCJoin us for our August open studio & pop up shop Sunday, August 18 11-4pm 115 Elk Mountain Rd, Woodfin, NC Shop home goods, wooden kitchenware, art, jewelry, accessories + vintage clothing with: @loomimports @gennypopshop @townesandbirdie @annajohnsonjewelry @f.i.n.n.e.y.f.i.n.n.e.y @eastperry @gimmie.good.goodies @ritakovtun Additional parking across street at Woodfin Elementary
Comedy at Catawba: Ryan Singer
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleEvery Sunday Modelface Comedy brings you the best stand up comedians from all over the country! This week we have Ryan Singer from Los Angeles! Ryan Singer, "Comedy's Crown Prince of Weird" is a comic's comic who electrifies mainstream audiences with material that is both uncompromising and unpretentious. He recently released his first one-hour special […]
Standup Comedy at Asheville Pizza
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co on Merrimon Ave 675 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesSunday August 18 at 6:30p is another great comedy show at Asheville Pizza in Theatre 2, get your dinner , drinks & laughs with a comedy open mic & and comedian Jason Webb Art Sturtevant and Jordan Julius in a fun environment.. Hosted by Miranda Allison!
XP League Asheville – Esports Summer Camp!
XP LEAGUE ASHEVILLE 15 LOOP ROAD, SUITE 2B, ARDENXP League Camps are designed to engage kids at many different levels. Not only do kids get to meet new friends and improve their skills in the games they love to play, but they will learn about teamwork, communications, sportsmanship, esports health, nutrition, esports psychology, stretching and exercise, mindset and motivation, boosting focus, and so […]
Breathwork & Sound Bath
Happy Body 1378 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, United StatesGet ready for a transformational experience – one that’s sure to supercharge your wellbeing by: • providing clarity and connectedness with the world around us • releasing stress/emotional/trauma responses • creating higher states of bliss • boosting the immune system Join Michele Schalin, a Mental Fitness Coach and Author of "Mindful Metamorphosis: A Compassionate Guide […]
Funky Fresh Comedy at Ginger’s Revenge
Ginger's Revenge 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface 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 $7!!! Ginger's […]
5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers on Weds Nights hosted by Karen
Homewood 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NCQuiet The Mind: sometimes our minds fill up with so much chatter and thoughts. We get caught up with all our worries, analyzing, comparing, deciphering, decoding, calculating and making small and large decisions! Through movement, we are able to let go of our thoughts to give permission for our intuition and creativity to be more […]
Blowin’ Smoke Comedy Show at DSSOLVR
DSSOLVR 63 N Lexington ave, AshevilleModelface Comedy presents Blowin' Smoke Comedy Showcase on the DSSOLVR patio DSSOLVR Brewing is releasing a new DELUXO vape inspired hard seltzer and we are celebrating with a vape inspired comedy show on the patio. A group of the best local and regional comics will be telling jokes and vaping on stage! The audience is […]
Paddling Film Festival World Tour Screening in Asheville, NC benefiting the French Broad Riverkeeper and MountainTrue
New Belgium Brewing Company 21 Craven St., Asheville, NC, United StatesMountainTrue is excited to bring a showing of the Paddling Film Festival World Tour to Asheville, North Carolina on August 22, 2024! Organized by Paddling Magazine and Rapid Media, sponsored by Headwaters Outfitters, and hosted by New Belgium Brewing, this event is a fundraiser for MountainTrue’s French Broad Riverkeeper program, including Swim Guide and the […]
Into the Woods JR, Live on stage
Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesASHEVILLE JUNIOR THEATER PRESENTS Into the Woods JR. Thursday – Saturday, August 22-24, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. A new take on Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s groundbreaking musical fairytale about wishes and the choices we make. Be […]
Buffoonery, a super silly comedy show at LaZoom
LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have an extra silly comedy showcase! Aaron Naylor is one of the silliest boys around and he will be hosting a night of pure buffoonery at the LaZoom Room!! Aaron will be joined with a group of silly-billy local and […]
Screening and Discussion of “Genius”
Thomas Wolfe Memorial 52 N. Market Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesBased on A. Scott Berg's biography "Editor of Genius," the film "Genius" focuses on famed literary editor Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth) and his friendship and working relationship with Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law). Join us here at the Memorial for a screening of "Genius" and a short discussion on the real people behind the actors, and […]
Juniper Bends Summer Reading
Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us for the summer installation of the Juniper Bends quarterly reading series. Held at Story Parlor on Friday, August 23, 7 p.m. doors / 7:30pm show. $15 in advance / $18 day of event. Students can attend for free with proof of current student ID, but MUST RSVP at the ticketing link. The theme […]
Comedy at Catawba Gus Tate
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 Gus Tate from NYC! Originally from Lexington, KY, Gus Tate started performing stand-up in China, slinging jokes to international crowds of expats and locals in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong before settling in the world comedy capital […]
Hot and Horny Comedy at Catawba
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleModelface Comedy presents Hot & Horny Comedy Showcase Celebrate the hottest/ funniest time of the year with some of the horniest comics around! And what is sexier than a sense of humor? Jokes and stories about dating, love, lust and everything else. ages 21+ doors at 8:45pm, show at 9:15pm Tickets $15
Creative Writing Workshop
Re.Imagine Gallery 15 Spivey Lake Dr., FairviewDo you have a story you want to write, but aren't sure how to start? Then this workshop is for you! By using interactive questions and answers, along with a series of short exercises, you will learn how to get your story from thought to paper. This workshop takes place on two consecutive Saturdays in […]
Mastering Manifestation Through Meditation & Mindfulness
Happy Body 1378 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, United StatesJoin Michele Schalin, a Mental Fitness Coach and Author of "Mindful Metamorphosis: A Compassionate Guide to Inner Transformation, for Mastering Manifestation Through Meditation & Mindfulness. Unleash your full potential at this empowering workshop on manifesting with meditation and mindfulness. You’ll learn how to elevate your life by raising your vibrational frequency through meditation and visualization. […]
Watercolor 101: Painting the Blue Ridge Mountains!
Art Garden Avl 191 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, United StatesIn this workshop, you will learn all the foundational skills necessary to enjoy painting with watercolors. All while painting your very own gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountain scene! We’ll cover: How to choose and prepare materials based on the type of painting you want to make Basic composition and color selection Foundational watercolor techniques (like wet […]
