The Laurel of Asheville

Comedy at Catawba: Ronnie Lordi
2024-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 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 Ronnie Lordi from NYC!
Ronnie is a comedian, writer, and pod-caster who made his debut with the comedy special “Live at the Barbershop” on Amazon Prime. His comedy has been featured in the New York Post, The InterroBang, Buzzfeed, and has appeared on MTV, Comedy Central, and Funny or Die. His album “Back Pocket” (2020) topped both the iTunes and Spotify charts.
If you don’t recognize Ronnie from one of these respected media outlets, you might recall his cherished college basketball career, where he totaled 4 career points.
Ronnie is also the creator of “Live at the Barbershop,” a comedy show that takes place in the East Village in NYC. More commonly known as “Barbershop,” the show has become one of the top stages in NYC, boasting over 1,200 consecutive sold-out shows. Ronnie also hosts the show Bandwagon on the GSE network.
ages 18+
Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Tickets $15 advance, $18 day of

Punch Bucket Literary Festival
2024-09-20 19:00 - 2024-09-21 21:00 | Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 28801
Literary nonprofit organization Punch Bucket Lit will present its inaugural literary festival Friday and Saturday September 20-21, 2024. Held at The Wortham Center for Performing Arts and The Renaissance Hotel in downtown Asheville, the festival will feature over 100 authors, including New York Times bestselling and three-time National Book Award-nominated author, Lauren Groff. Readings, workshops, and panels will cover multiple genres and forms, including memoir, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. An all-day bookfair will host 20+ literary magazines and presses including The Sun Magazine, Ecotone, The Rumpus, and Loblolly Press.
Who: Punch Bucket Literary Festival Asheville
When: Friday–Saturday, September 20-21
Friday event 7:00PM, Saturday events 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Where: Wortham Center for the Performing Arts and The Renaissance Hotel
Tickets: Full festival pass: $89
Punch Bucket Literary Festival

Single events: $30 – $49
Info/Tickets: worthamarts.org • (828) 257-4530 • boxoffice@worthamarts.org

Tryon Little Theater presents Great American Trailer Park Musical
2024-09-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-09-21 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-09-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Tryon Little Theater Workshop, 516 S. Trade St., Tryon, 28782
Tryon’s Little Theater will present the Great American Trailer Park Musical September 19-22 and September 26-29. Evening performances will be held from 7:30-9 p.m. and Sunday matinees from 3-5 p.m.
Performances will be held at the Tryon Little Theater Workshop, 516 Trade Street, Tryon, NC.
Tickets for the show are $30. For information and tickets, call 828.859.2466 or visit tltinfo.org.

The dB's at Eulogy
2024-09-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Eulogy, 10 Buxton Ave, Asheville, 28801
Eclectic indie power pop fans rejoice! The dB’s have announced their first set of tour dates in 12 years and featuring all original members – Peter Holsapple (vox, guitar), Chris Stamey (vox, guitar), Gene Holder (bass) and Will Rigby (drums).
The foursome grew up in Winston-Salem, NC, and helped define what would become the rich North Carolina indie-rock scene but emigrated to New York in the late 1970s and formed the band, frequently appearing at CBGB, Maxwell’s and other influential venues.
The band is celebrating the re-issues of their first two seminal albums Stands for deciBels and Repercussion with a series of tour dates.

A. Lee Edwards + Zachary Warren Briggs
2024-09-20 20:00 - 22:30 | Citizen Vinyl, 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Lonesome Station Presents: A. Lee Edwards + Zachary Warren Briggs at Citizen Vinyl on Friday, September 20, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $15 advance / $18 at the door.
A. Lee (Alan) Edwards has been making music for 30 years. It’s been an essential element throughout his entire life. That said, his new music represents a rebirth of sorts, one that’s manifest in not one, but two new albums, Interpreting Heart Sounds Vol. I and Interpreting Heart Sounds Vol. II. Produced by the legendary John Wood (the man behind the boards for Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, John Cale, Squeeze, and Richard and Linda Thompson), the new album is a major milestone in a career that has already spawned five albums — three under the aegis of “Lou Ford” and two under the handle of “The Loudermilks.”
Recorded at the famed Echo Mountain Recording Studios in Asheville North Carolina, both albums were engineered by Kenny Harrington, mixed by John Wood, mastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, and pressed locally at Citizen Vinyl in Asheville. Vol. 1 is a band-oriented effort, while Vol. 2 features a more stripped down sound with the addition of strings.
Vol. 1 also features a guest appearance by Richard Thompson on the track titled “John on the Run.”
Zachary Warren Briggs: Emerging from necessity, centered by family, propelled by restlessness, Zachary hopes his songs encapsulate sincere, relatable narratives.

Roll of the Dice Comedy Show of Chance
2024-09-20 21:00 - 23:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Every Friday evening Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have an extra silly show!
Roll of the Dice is a comedy show of chance. Each comedian will roll a 20 sided die and whatever number it lands on is how much stage time they recieve! One minute laughs to 20min sets, anything can happen!!!
Hosted by Clay Jones
ages 18+
doors at 8:45pm, show at 9:15pm
Tickets $15

Ikebana Exhibition
2024-09-21 09:00 - 2024-09-22 16:00 | The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, 28806
There will be ikebana designs for viewing throughout the weekend and membes will be available to explain ikebana flower arranging techniques and materials.
Hours
Saturday, 9-21 = 9 – 5
Sunday, 9-22 = 9 – 4

20 Years of Community Gardening Historical Tours
2024-09-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Dr. John Wilson Community Garden, 99 White Pine Dr., Black Mountain, 28711
Join us to learn about our community’s beautiful history, as we celebrate 20 years of community building, growing, and teaching at the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden. Diana McCall, Garden Manager from 2007-2022, will share stories and wisdom while we walk through the space, appreciating the history and current success of the garden. Learn about the garden’s creation, the plants and people that give it life, and the long history of community engagement that makes this space possible. After the tour, light refreshments will be served.
Tickets are $20 per person. Ticket proceeds support the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden’s 20th Anniversary Fundraiser Event with the goal of raising $20,000 to fund our educational programming and start accumulating seed money to replace our old barn with a new facility. More information about the fundraiser can be found at https://bmtcommunitygardens.org/20th-anniversary-celebration/
Gather with us on a Saturday morning in September from 10:00am – 11:30am on September 7th, 14th, or 21st. Your ticket reserves one spot for one tour. Please RSVP for one of the three dates. Tickets can be purchased at https://bmtcommunitygardens.org/garden-tour/
For more information please contact Lucille Nelson at lucille.nelson@tobm.org.

16th Annual Flock to the Rock
2024-09-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, 431 Main St, NC, 28720, United States
Break out the binoculars! Our annual feathered frenzy returns. Join us for a day in the park celebrating fall bird and butterfly migration with bird and pollinator family activities, live on-the-glove raptor demonstrations, beginner bird walks, the hawk watch, and more! This is our biggest birding event of the year and whether you’re a lifelong birder or just bird-curious, you won’t want to miss it. Full event schedule to follow.

Creative Expression in Oil and Cold Wax Painting
2024-09-21 10:00 - 2024-09-22 15:00 | Re.Imagine Gallery, 15 Spivey Lake Dr, Fairview, NC, 28730
Calling all WNC artists! Come and learn oil and cold wax painting from a master of the medium! Visiting artist Mark Witzling is one of the best-known oil/cold wax painters in the US and is an international award-winning artist.
Painting with oil and cold wax is fun and highly creative. Whether new to cold wax or more experienced, learn and explore various techniques to establish foundations and build layers to create visually expressive abstract paintings.
This is a two day event: Saturday, September 21, from 10:00 – 3:00 and Sunday, September 22, from 10:00 – 3:00.

Haywood County Studio Tour
2024-09-21 10:00 - 2024-09-22 16:00 | Haywood County Arts Council Gallery, 86 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC, 28786, United States
The Haywood County Studio Tour is a two-day self-guided tour through 20 local studios to meet 38 artists, view demonstrations, and possibly take home a piece of Haywood artistry! Studios are sprinkled throughout Haywood County, trailing through both urban and rural locales. With a vast variety of artists and mediums to see on the studio tour—from ceramics and woodcarving to basket weaving and stained glass—there’s something for every art enthusiast. Studios open 10am – 4pm on Saturday and 12pm – 4pm on Sunday. This event is free and open to the public. Click the link below for a list of participating studios.

Authentic WNC Smoked Barbecue Served at Scouting America Fund-Raiser
2024-09-21 11:00 - 16:00 | Riceville Fire Department, 2251 Riceville Road, Asheville, NC, 28805, United States
Each year locals look forward to the annual Scouting America Cub Scout Pack 17 and Scouts Troop 17 barbecue dinner benefit, The event set for Saturday, September 21, 2024 offers tender juicy Western North Carolina smoked BBQ dinners with all the fixin’s. Take out dinners will be served behind the Riceville Fire Department and Community Center, 2251 Riceville Road, Asheville, NC, 11:00AM – 4:00PM or while supplies last. Outside Creekside picnic tables are available for dining.
Pitmasters smoke premium North Carolina pork shoulders throughout the night prior to the event. All dinners include a generous portion of BBQ pork, homemade BBQ sauce, home baked beans, North Carolina BBQ slaw and southern roll.
The charge for BBQ dinner plates will be $12.00. Reservations are not required. Creekside Picnic Tables available for all. Donations to benefit the Scouts are always appreciated.
“Local Scouting America Packs and Troops raise funds to provide support for Scouts in their service area,” said Committee Chairman Dan Little. “Funds are used to provide assistance for Scouts from economically challenged communities by sending scouts to summer camp, providing scouting handbooks, uniforms and paying for the national Scouting America annual recharter fee. Raised funds are also used to purchase flags for our veterans graves.”
On Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day Cub Scout and Scouts BSA Troop 17 honor our deceased veterans at Bethel United Methodist Cemetery by placing flags on their graves.
If you have a youth between Kindergarten and 18 years that would be interested in Scouts, there will be a Scouting America representative at the BBQ event to provide information.
Scouts Serving Others: Since 1910, over 4,000 young men in Western North Carolina have earned the coveted rank of Eagle Scout. Through their Eagle Scout service projects, thousands of community service hours have been conducted to benefit our communities. Scouts in Western North Carolina will perform over 40,000 hours of community service in 2024.
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Media Contact: Dan Little, Committee Chairman (828) 298-1452

ASAP's 2024 Farm Tour
2024-09-21 12:00 - 17:00 | ASAP’s Farm Tour, 20 farms within an hour drive of Asheville, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
ASAP’s annual Farm Tour is a chance to experience how food is grown and raised through guided tours, demonstrations, and tastings. The Farm Tour showcases the diversity of working farms in Western North Carolina, including vegetables, livestock, vineyards, orchards, flowers, fiber, and more! This is a family-friendly event and a great outing for visitors of all ages, abilities, and interests. All are welcome.
Tours will take place at 21 different farms across 5 geographic clusters. See event page for more details.

Thomas Wolfe's Buried Lives: An Evening Tour of Riverside Cemetery
2024-09-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Riverside Cemetery, 53 Birch St, Asheville, 28801
Join us for a special evening tour as we explore portions of Riverside Cemetery, piecing together fact and fiction by highlighting many of the folks that inspired various characters in Wolfe’s works, as well as a few other notable people in Asheville at that time. The tour will begin at the front gate of Riverside Cemetery, $5 per person.
Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at the Memorial, or at the gate with cash in hand. Plan for two-hour leisurely paced tour!

Blue Ridge Humane Society Fur Ball
2024-09-21 18:00 - 21:00 | The Main Event, 125 South Main Street, Hendersonville, 28792
Where elegance meets compassion. Fur Ball is an elevated gathering to celebrate our animals and the tireless efforts of those who advocate for their well-being.
Join us for an enchanting evening! The event is black-tie optional, and tickets include delicious international food stations, an open bar with signature cocktails, live music from Izzi Hughes, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of animals in need. Guests will also enjoy a Puppy Love Room with adoptable dogs, a fun photo booth experience, exciting auction and raffle items, and an interactive 50/50. Special thanks to WLOS Meteorologist, Meghan Danahey, for being our emcee for the evening!
This year’s event is also dog friendly for dapper pups! A limited number of dog tickets will be available for furry guests to enjoy a Barkcuterie Bar, their own Doggie Dining Station, and each pup will receive a doggie bag to take home gifts (and leftovers!).
Together, we can create a brighter future for our beloved companions.
This event is for adults 21 and older. Ticket sales end August 31st. Complimentary valet parking will be available.
Sponsorships are available. Contact Events and Business Partnerships Manager, Jessica Chipriano, at events@blueridgehumane.org for more information.

Gluten-Free Comedy at Ginger's Revenge
2024-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Ginger’s Revenge, 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Modelface 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

Secret Garden Comedy at Hi-Wire RAD
2024-09-21 22:00 - 23:30 | Hi-Wire RAD, 284 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Every 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 else might show up!!!
ages 18+
doors at 9:30, show at 10pm
Tickets $15 advance, $18 day of

5Rhythms Vacillating Waves Class hosted by Karen
2024-09-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Still Point Wellness, 946 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC, 28805
FALL EQUINOX CELEBRATION:
It is a day that shifts where the daylight gets shorter. It is time where the day and night are in equal length. We begin to find balance in our lives and in our bodies. A shift happens of blossoming plants and flowers will begin to wilt and the trees prepare to shed their leaves for the coming cold. Animals begin to collect their food for hibernation. They turn to their dens to find warmth and prepare for the darkness. We begin to turn inward to practice gratitude for the harvest that came during the Summer season. How do we move with the grace of balance, turning inward and having gratitude for our bodies and all things? We move to the Maps created by Gabrielle Roth!
Don’t miss out on Local drummer Brandi Mizilca and student drummer. They will drum for our Warm up session from 10am-10:45am.
Please bring an object to place on the installation that represents Fall. Please do not bring any objects of value!
Venue: Still Point Wellness, 946 Tunnel Rd. Asheville, NC 28805
Time: 10am-12pm
Fee is sliding scale: $15-25, no one turned away.
About 5Rhythms®
Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide. 5Rhythms® is a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principles that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself.
About Karen:
5Rhythms dance is for everyone. This meditative instructional dance practice which is created by dancer and visionary Gabriellle Roth. Accredited 5Rhythms teacher Karen Chapman has been hosting dances in Asheville and around the country for 8 years. Through the dance, Karen acts as an instructional movement leader for the dancer to have a journey through the rhythms, based on how does the body move and change through this fast paced world?
See ya on the dance floor! Love K

ASAP's 2024 Farm Tour
2024-09-22 12:00 - 17:00 | ASAP’s Farm Tour, 20 farms within an hour drive of Asheville, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
ASAP’s annual Farm Tour is a chance to experience how food is grown and raised through guided tours, demonstrations, and tastings. The Farm Tour showcases the diversity of working farms in Western North Carolina, including vegetables, livestock, vineyards, orchards, flowers, fiber, and more! This is a family-friendly event and a great outing for visitors of all ages, abilities, and interests. All are welcome.
Tours will take place at 21 different farms across 5 geographic clusters. Visit the event page for more details.

S.A.M.S. Annual Picnic Potluck, Rock & Geology Enthusiasts
2024-09-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Lake Julian Park, 406 Overlook Ext, Arden, NC, 28704, United States
Asheville area rockhounds and mineral enthusiasts! We hope that you will join us at our annual potluck picnic at Lake Julian Park on Sept. 22nd! Whether you’re just getting started learning about rock collecting or you’re a certified gemologist, the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society welcomes you. Our annual potluck picnic is free and open to the public!
What we’ll be doing: socializing, talking about rocks, eating, and having a mineral silent auction.
Please bring a potluck item to share and a mineral for our silent auction. Bidding in the silent auction is cash only. All proceeds go towards our non-profit club.
If you’d like to let us know that you’re coming, please email us or fill out this form: https://forms.gle/7qCLkUvcKPg7tfis5
Location:
Picnic Pavilion #2
39 Lake Julian Rd.
Arden, NC
28704

Beloved Community Garden Celebrates 20 Years of Growing, Sharing, Educating
2024-09-22 17:00 - 20:00 | The White Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC, 28711, United States
Join the passionate gardeners and volunteers of the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden on September 22nd from 5:00-8:00 p.m. for the garden’s 20th Anniversary Celebration! The evening will include an original play created and performed by community members; live music; a delicious dinner prepared by local restaurants and gardeners, and a cash bar. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door. Student (college and grade school) tickets $25. Children 6 years and under are free. A silent auction will offer local adventures, activities, and services that will enrich your year spiritually, mentally, and physically, and you can test your luck on three unique raffle baskets.
The original play will be this event’s crown jewel. With the help of local community theater playwright and director Jerry Pope, the garden’s community has woven a tapestry of stories from a myriad of voices. The resulting compilation of memories is sure to make you laugh, cry, and reminisce! These stories touch the humanity in all of us and the endless connections that we have with the universe around us.
The goal for the 20th Anniversary Celebration is to raise $20,000! Proceeds from this event provide financial support for the garden’s interns so that they can focus on learning good growing techniques and in-turn share that knowledge with others and give back to the community. Proceeds also allow the garden to bring in excellent educators for workshops to educate the community about gardening, native and medicinal plants, and more. The rest of the revenue will be set aside as seed money for a new structure to replace the current barn. The community hopes that the new structure can include processing capabilities, educational space, cold storage, and an office for the full-time garden manager. Additional donations are enthusiastically welcomed to help realize this vision!
Providing food for hundreds of local families, the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden is a vital resource in helping reduce food insecurity in the Swannanoa Valley. Each year, residents and volunteers come together to grow fresh produce that is distributed to families in need. The garden relies heavily on the work of interns to assist in the growing process and to educate the public on sustainable growing techniques. This fundraiser serves as one of the best opportunities for the community to come together and learn about the purpose and benefits of the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden. This event is also one of the best ways to support the community garden and keep it up and running for years to come.
In addition to growing produce for the community and providing space for residents to garden, the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden tends dozens of fruit and nut trees, grows many native and medicinal plants, helps to maintain greenways, operates a composting station for the Town, and supports a full-time garden manager position.
For more information about this year’s event or to purchase tickets visit the event website at https://bmtcommunitygardens.org/20th-anniversary-celebration/.
To get involved, please contact Lucille Nelson at lucille.nelson@tobm.org.
For information about donations and sponsorships please reach out to info@bmtcommunitygardens.org

Comedy at Catawba: Steward Fullerton
2024-09-22 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 Stewart Fullerton from NYC!!!
Stewart Fullerton is a New York City based comedian, writer and actor. She performs regularly at clubs across and beyond New York City (New York Comedy Club, The Stand, West Side Comedy Club, Barbershop ETC). Along with stand up, Stewart is a regular roast battler at New York Comedy Club’s bi-weekly roast battle show. She is a member of several failed podcasts & the DDC.
Featuring Ronnie Lordi and Sarah Love
ages 18+
Doors at 6pm, show at 6:30pm
Tickets $15

TheaterWorksUSA presents Charlotte’s Web
2024-09-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-09-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 28801
A creative spin on a classic tale — now with added bluegrass! Students will learn the true meaning of friendship in this treasured story of selfless love.
Recommended for grades K–5. The Student Series is open to school groups, homeschoolers, community groups and families.
Reservations for individuals (10 people or less): $12 each. Reservations for groups (11 people or more): $11 each.

Launch Event of 'Trans Kids, Our Kids' Book by Asheville-Based Authors Dates:
2024-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Citizen Vinyl, 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Please join us for the kick-off event in Asheville, North Carolina for the TRANS KIDS, OUR KIDS book tour! *Trans Kids, Our Kids: Stories and Resources from the Frontlines of the Movement for Transgender Youth* is a new book that takes readers inside the movement for transgender youth, told through narratives that will open your eyes, break your heart, and give you hope. The book is co-written by team members from the Asheville-based Campaign for Southern Equality, a leader in the work to protect trans youth and their families across the South and, through the Trans Youth Emergency Project, nationwide. This launch event in Asheville, hosted at Citizen Vinyl in partnership with Malaprop’s Bookstore, will include a reading from TRANS KIDS, OUR KIDS; a panel discussion that includes co-authors Alexis Stratton, Adam Polaski, and Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, cover designer Liz Williams, and team members from the Campaign for Southern Equality; a Q&A focused on how you can take action; and a book signing. And stick around afterward for a reception with light refreshments and a cash bar.

An Artful Journey: Exploring the Best Art Exhibitions of 2024 with Art Historian Julianna Caro
2024-09-25 10:30 - 2024-12-11 12:00 | Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, 28711, United States
Join 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 will begin with a delightful morning drink and pastry from Recess Cafe in Black Mountain followed by an inspiring lecture and discussion with art historian and curator Julianna Caro. Together we will enjoy time to visit and connect and to learn about the birth of Impressionism, the African American artists of the Harlem Renaissance, John Singer Sargent’s use of fashion in his portraiture, and the oldest and most important contemporary art exhibition, the Venice Biennale.
Wednesdays 10:30am-12pm
September 25 (Paris—Impressionism)
October 16 (New York—The Harlem Renaissance
November 13 (London—Sargent and Fashion)
December 11 (Venice—The 2024 Biennale)
$25 per lecture, refreshments included
