The Laurel of Asheville

Colors of the Blue Ridge: The Mountainscapes of Richard Baker
2025-08-08 10:00 - 2025-08-09 19:00 (America/New_York) | Folkmoot Friendship Center, 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville, 28786
The public is invited to a free exhibition of artwork by Haywood County landscape artist Richard Baker, including a closing reception on Saturday, August 9, from 5-7 p.m.

HSO Presents: Music In the Vines w/ Iliana Rose Trio
2025-08-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Marked Tree Vineyard, 623 Deep Gap Rd, Flat Rock, NC, 28731, United States
Experience the magic of chamber music under the open sky! Join the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra (HSO) for an unforgettable open air concert series at the picturesque Marked Tree Vineyard. Join us Aug 8th with The Iliana Rose Trio. Iliana Rose is a remarkably talented musician whose artistry is deeply influenced by her Cuban heritage. Born in Miami and raised in a household rich in Cuban rhythms and traditions, Iliana’s passion for music began at an early age. After years of rigorous classical and jazz training, she earned performance degrees from the prestigious University of Miami and the National Piano Guild.

Don't Tell Comedy West Asheville
2025-08-08 20:00 - 22:00 | AyurPrana Listening Room, 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC, 28806
Show Details
This show will be at an indoor location.
No Outside Food or Drinks permitted.. Drinks will be available for purchase. Small snacks available for purchase. Non-alcoholic drinks will be available.
This show will have chairs provided.
♿︎ This show is wheelchair accessible.
21+ show.
About Don’t Tell Comedy
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.
Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm

Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band w/ Ain't Sisters @ Third Room
2025-08-08 21:00 - 23:59 | Third Room, 46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Friday, August 8th 2025
at Third Room (46 Wall Street, Downtown Asheville)
Show: 9PM (Doors: 8PM)
Tickets: $15-$25
21+
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band:
WEBSITE: https://bootyband.com
“The only constant in life is change.” — Heraclitus of Ephesus (c. 535 BC – 475 BC)
We have some big news for all friends and fans of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band!
As we enter into 2025, the band will be approaching 23 years since it’s inception. We have travelled all over the US, playing 49 out of 50 states and almost every major city on the map. We have recorded music that we are very proud of. We have played thousands of shows. We have made friends all across the planet that we still hold very dear to our hearts. We even managed to pick up a Grammy amidst all the craziness!
Two band members that have been instrumental in continuing the legacy of the Booty Band are Mary Frances aka “Mama Funk” and Lee Allen aka “Insta-Funk.” When we met them, they played as a duo known as Eymarel. We fell in love with Lee and Mary as musicians and as friends. We often talked about how cool it would be to integrate them into the band. Then one day they moved to Asheville, we had some changes in the lineup, they joined the band, and the rest is history.
We wouldn’t be what we are today without their contributions and it’s been a pleasure writing and performing music alongside these two for the last 15+ years. At this point, Lee and Mary, along with Booty Band saxophonist Jonathan Cole, will be shifting their focus to their new amazing project ElectroLust. We fully support them in this endeavor and encourage all Booty Band fans to check out their new project, as we have high hopes for this group. This doesn’t mean the end to collaborations between all of us. Be on the lookout for special guest sit in performances of some of the band’s (and fans’) favorite tunes at select shows.
When one door closes, another door opens!
That being said, we have some very exciting additions to the band. We are proud to announce that we will be bringing back original Booty Band members Josh Phillips (vocals/guitar/percussion) and Greg “Gregbob” Hollowell (saxophones) along with the new addition of Patrick Armitage on drums.
We are super excited about this new/old lineup! Expect to hear some of the classic tunes from the early era, expect to hear some brand new music, expect more live shows and a whole new phase of that same great Funk music that we have been delivering for over two decades.
Big shout out to all the friends, family, and fans that have supported our booties through thick and thin. Cheers to 23 years, and many more to come!
-JP Miller (guitarist and founding member)
Ain’t Sisters:
WEBSITE: https://theaintsisters.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://theaintsisters.com/electronic-press-kit-epk
SEE A VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWxbQoWiCw8
Fun, eclectic folk rock. Fronted by the deliciously androgynous duo Arrie Bozeman and Barb Carbon, the Aints deliver high-energy performances of their wildly diverse original music. Joined by the hardest working men in rock n Roll, Richie Jones on the Boom Chick thwackita whackita, and Justin Boudreau, aka BooDreamy, masterfully holding down the rhythm section and making everybody swoon with their gorgeous licks. Think Indigo Girls meets Dream Theater but with a little Birdcloud in the mix.
If ya ain’t sisters, what are ya?
“These girls need to be our damn house band!”
– Blondie Strange, The Clermont Lounge
“They have stirred up this old songwriter something fierce!”
– Ralph Roddenbery
“Wicked Indie Rock!” – Scott Hopkins, Music Fest News
“Transcends the borders of alt-country.” – The Vinyl District

Hendersonville Farmers Market
2025-08-09 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-16 08:00 - 13:00 | Historic Train Depot, 650 Maple Street, HENDERSONVILLE, NC, 28792, United States
The Hendersonville Farmers Market, Locally Grown, Community Strong,
Located at the Historic Train Depot in the heart of downtown Hendersonville’s Seventh Avenue District. Opening its doors every Saturday from May 3rd to October 25th, this market is a testament to local community support and sustainable living. Running from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rain or shine, the market boasts over 30 vendors within a 60-mile radius. Explore a diverse array of offerings, including farm-fresh produce, meats, eggs, dairy, honey, baked goods, crafts, and beverages. The lively atmosphere is enhanced by live music every Saturday, creating a festive backdrop for your market adventure. Don’t miss special events like Tomato Day, Wellness Day, and Juneteenth Celebration, offering unique experiences throughout the season. With ample free parking available, the Hendersonville Farmers Market is your go-to destination for a weekly outing celebrating local producers, growers, and the community spirit.

Blue Ridge Heritage Weekend Arts & Craft Fair
2025-08-09 09:00 - 2025-08-10 16:00 | Shelton House – WNC History, Heritage and Crafts, 49 Shelton Street, Waynesville, NC, 28786, United States
Step into the past at this free cultural heritage festival. Featuring artists and artisans from near and far, food vendors, and traditional Appalachian music on the porch of the historic 1875 home. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs and settle on the front lawn for two days of fun and entertainment!

Bark Mask Making w/ Josh Barnwell
2025-08-09 10:00 - 15:00
In preparation for Autumn and Samhain, the season of ancestors and mystery, this hands-on exploration of the nature of bark–and your own wild nature–is the perfect opportunity to create an alternate visage for yourself. Bark is a material of incredible richness, its textures, forms and functions shaped by the trees it protects. Beyond its practical uses, bark has a deeper, more mysterious potential: transformational masks. For centuries, humans have metamorphosed through masks, exploring alter selves and new ways of seeing the world.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll do just that: explore the nature of bark and your own creative instincts by crafting a unique mask from tulip poplar bark.
What You’ll Learn & Create:
* How bark behaves from tree to transformation—its natural properties, preparation, and preservation.
*The process of selecting and shaping bark into a mask, designing a form that speaks to you.
*Basic low-relief carving techniques using simple hand tools (experience is helpful but not required).
*How to process your own bark into mask blanks for future creations.
Each participant will leave with a handmade mask and the skills to continue crafting with bark. But more than that, this workshop offers a chance to connect—both with the living trees that provide this material and with the internal landscapes we explore when we create and embody an alternate version of ourselves.
Whether you’re a seasoned carver or a curious beginner, this class invites you to step into the world of bark mask making—an art both ancient and newly rediscovered. Join beloved crafter and inspiring instructor, Josh Barnwell, in shaping something truly unique.

Clarinet and Piano Recital
2025-08-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Home of Daniel Angerstein and Jerry Schultz, 1998 Randy Drive, Hendersonville, NC, United States
Two Asheville natives, now international classical music soloists, return to their hometown to give two concerts on August 9th and 10th. Clarinetist Aaron Lipsky and Pianist Christopher Tavernier will perform music by Debussy, Brahms, and Clara and Robert Schumann. Lipsky is an Artist Diploma student at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he just returned from soloing in the Czech Republic. Tavernier is a Master’s student at the Eastman School of Music in New York, who recently performed solo concerts on the Amalfi Coast in Italy.
Both concerts are free with donations encouraged.
The concert on August 9th will be at 1pm at the home of Daniel Angerstein and Jerry Schultz. Light food and drink included at intermission! To RSVP, email @aaronlipskyclarinet@gmail.com
The concert on August 10th will be at 3pm at St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield Retirement Community.

National Book Lover's Day Fundraiser & Spelling Bee
2025-08-09 13:00 - 20:00 | The River Arts District Brewing Company, 13 Mystery Street, Asheville, 28801
📚✨ Read it and believe it! ✨📚
We’re celebrating National Book Lover’s Day the only way we know how — with cold brews, cozy vibes, and a spelling showdown!
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📅 Saturday, August 9 | 🕐 1pm
📍 RAD Brew Co.
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🔁 Bring a book, take a book (Book Swap!)
🛍️ Shop literary-inspired treasures from:
@casaterracollective 🌿 @x2designs 🔮 @earthlyluster 💎
🎟️ Silent raffle, volunteer info, and good reads galore
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🐝 Adult Spelling Bee
Check-in 6:00pm | Starts 6:30pm
$10 to enter
Winner gets a medal + eternal bragging rights ✨
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Proceeds support @literacytogether & @r2sasheville — so your words really matter 💛
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Whether you’re here for the puns or the fun, don’t shelf this plan! 🥂📖
#NationalBookLoversDay #AshevilleReads #ashevilleevents #RADBrewCo #BookishAndBrewed #SpellingBee #AVLEvents #ReadLocal #DrinkAndSpell #LitAndLit #bananasandcraftbeer

Something Rotten!
2025-08-09 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Hendersonville Theatre, 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, 28739, United States
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by
Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
July 24-August 10, 2025
Thursday, 7/24 at 7:30 (pay what you can available on 7/10)
Fridays at 7:30 pm
Saturdays at 3 pm
Sundays at 3 pm
Director: Bess Park
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Rating: PG-13 due to adult themes, language, and humor.
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star, “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting simultaneously, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of the opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to “thine own self” and all that jazz.

Modelface Comedy presents Ryan Singer at Ginger's Revenge
2025-08-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Ginger’s Revenge, 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Modelface Comedy brings you the best 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 cosmic comedian who electrifies mainstream audiences with material that is both uncompromising and unpretentious. He recently released his first one-hour special The Supernatural, filmed in a haunted school. He’s been seen on Maron (IFC), The Movie Show (ScFy) and has released 4 full-length comedy albums, Free Love (2018), Immortal For Now (2015), Comedy Wonder Town (2012) and How To Get High Without Drugs (2010), 3 of which were chosen as Top Comedy Album of the Year.
Ryan is the creator and host of the popular Me & Paranormal You podcast in which he has in-depth interviews with paranormal investigators, experiencers of the supernatural and explores all things esoteric. He has been selected by Rolling Stone Magazine as “A Comic Who Should Be Big,” LA Weekly as one of “10 LA Comics to Watch”, mentioned in NY Magazine as a “Comic to Watch,” was one of 4 finalists in the original CMT’s Next Big Comic Contest, is a frequent guest on the WTF Podcast w/Marc Maron and the Bob & Tom Show, and his joke “United Snacks of America” has nearly 11 million listens on Pandora.
ages 18+
Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm
Tickets $18 GA, $23 premium seating

BASS THEOREM ft. Vexer, Ephygy, Just Press Play, Westbrock IV & DJ Ujjayi @ Third Room
2025-08-09 20:30 - 23:59 | Third Room, 46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
WHERE: Third Room
WHEN: Saturday August 9, 2025
DOORS: 7:30pm | SHOW: 8:30pm
GENRE: edm / bass music
TICKETS: $10 adv. / $15 d.o.s.
PURCHASE: https://tixr.com/e/152146
Join us for a carefully crafted night of bass music, designed to showcase Asheville’s amazing local talent. Each DJ brings their own unique style to the music we all love, keeping the flow intact and the basslines pumping. No longer a hypothesis, come hear Bass Theorem break the equation.
Bass Theorem features a carefully selected lineup packed with rising local talent, with sets from:
Vexer
Ephygy
Just Press Play
Westbrock IV
DJ Ujjayi
This is a bass function not to be missed!

Clarinet and Piano Recital
2025-08-10 15:00 - 16:30 | St. Giles Chapel at the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC, 28803

Freshen Up Comedy Open Mic at VOWL Bar
2025-08-10 19:00 - 21:00 | DSSOLVR, 63 N Lexington ave, Asheville, 28801
Every Sunday Alex Parsons and Josie Beers host Freshen Up at VOWL Bar.
Stand up comedy open mic with a focus on new material.
Bring your best new jokes each week or just come watch your favorite local comedians
Anyone is welcome to participate
Signups start at 6:30pm, show starts at 7pm
no cover
ages 21+

RAD Comedy featuring Nathan Owens
2025-08-10 19:00 - 21:00 | The River Arts District Brewing Company, 13 Mystery Street, Asheville, 28801
Every Weekend Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we are excited to have Nathan Owens from Atlanta!
Nathan Owens is a stand up comedian from Atlanta and has traveled throughout the United States, Ireland, and the UK spreading his own brand of awkward funny. Proud to be born in West Virginia and raised in Georgia Nathan brings his own stories and unique observations to the stage. You can checkout his debut album Name Brand Human and watch the special on youtube now plus his latest drop Possum Daddy on youtube and wherever you listen to comedy! Nathan has opened for Dustin Nickerson, Brian Bates, Aaron Weber, Matt Braunger, Katherine Blandford, and many more!
ages 18+
Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Tickets $15

Game Design With Fortnite Creative, Youth eSports Camp
2025-08-11 08:00 - 2025-08-15 16:00 | XP LEAGUE ASHEVILLE, 15 LOOP ROAD, SUITE 2B, ARDEN, 28704
Join our exciting coding and game design summer camp where aspiring young developers will master the art of game creation through hands-on lessons. From crafting intricate puzzle games with conditional statements to designing thrilling tower escape challenges using functions, participants will unleash their creativity while learning fundamental programming concepts. Monday-Friday, Half-day and Full-day options. *Bring your own lunch
Happens on the following Dates:
Aug 11, 2025, 8:00am to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
Aug 12, 2025, 8:00am to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
Aug 13, 2025, 8:00am to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
Aug 14, 2025, 8:00am to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
Aug 15, 2025, 8:00am to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT

Ikebana Demonstration & Exhibition
2025-08-12 09:30 - 17:00 | DoubleTree Biltmore Hotel, 115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, 28803
60th Anniversary Celebration for Ikebana International, Chapter 74
Demonstration and buffet, $60
RSVP required: pfbeyer@aol.com
Exhibition and potters market free

Volunteer Reading Tutor Training with Read 2 Succeed
2025-08-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom (Virtual), 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
At Read 2 Succeed (R2S), we believe all children are capable, brilliant, and worthy of an education that affirms their full potential. We partner with families, schools, and volunteers to support K–5 students across Asheville and Buncombe County in becoming confident, joyful readers.
Public schools—especially those serving Black and Brown students—are under-resourced and impacted by systems that weren’t built for equity. That’s why we’re looking for community members ready to show up with consistency, humility, and respect for the hard work students are already doing to learn to read.
We’re recruiting volunteer reading tutors to commit to one student for the full school year, meeting with them twice a week during or after school. Our tutors are trained, supported, and deeply connected to a network of people committed to literacy justice and educational equity in our community.
Ready to get involved? Learn more and apply today:
👉 Become a Volunteer Reading Tutor in Asheville!
NOTE: All volunteer reading tutors are required to complete six hours of training across three days (Wednesday, Aug. 13th, 20th, and 27th from 6 PM – 8 PM on Zoom)

Asheville Quilt Show 2025
2025-08-14 09:00 - 2025-08-16 16:00 | WNC Ag Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd., NC, United States
Thursday, August 14 9-5
Friday, August 15 9-5
Saturday, August 16 9-4
*Over 300 quilts on display
*$12,000 in prize money
*more than 25 Vendors
*Gift Shop
*Silent Auction
*Quilts for Sale
*2025 Opportunity Quilt Raffle
*Demonstrations by Expert Quilters
*Special Exhibits
*Sewing Station for Kids
Admission $10
Students (13-18) $5
Children 12 and under free
Credit Cards accepted
Handicap Accessible
Free Parking
Sponsored by the Asheville Quilt Guild and Moda Fabrics and Aurifil

Live Music w/ Leather Britches
2025-08-14 17:30 - 19:30 | 12 Bones Smokehouse & Brewing, 2350 Hendersonville Road, Arden, 28704
Leather Britches is an old time duo that focuses on traditional Appalachain music. From ripping fiddle and banjo numbers to heartwrenching ballads, they bring music born of ancient times into the present.

FILM SCREENING: Artists and the Unknown
2025-08-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 120 College Street, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
Join us for a screening of Artists and the Unknown, a selection of documentary films by Art21. These films—five in total, making up an hour-long program—explore the work of artists who use randomness, mystery, and unknowability to try to answer some of life’s biggest questions. Featured artists include Linda Goode Bryant, Sarah Sze, Rose B. Simpson, Josephine Halvorson, and Michael Rakowitz. The screening is free to attend and open to all. Pre-registration helps us plan for the right amount of guests, but is not required. You can pre-register using the button above.
This event is presented in collaboration with Art21. For more information, visit art21.org.
“What does the ‘unknown’ mean? It is something we encounter in ways big and small every day of our lives. It appears when we wake up and wonder what the day holds, as we watch the world around us change, develop, and decay, and in our risks, dreams, and curiosities. The unknown can appear unexpectedly, at any time, and with myriad forms and faces. What do we do with that information? At Art21, we look to artists.”
These five films capture engaging, inspiring, and stimulating conversations that explore encounters with the unknown. Featuring the works and words of groundbreaking contemporary artists, this collection serves as a guide and a companion in your own encounters with unknowability.

Dennett - Welcome to Dennys Tour w/ Papajay @ Third Room
2025-08-14 21:00 - 23:59 | Third Room, 46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
WHERE: Third Room
WHEN: Thursday August 14, 2025
TIME: 9pm
TICKETS: $15 presale ga / $20 ga
PURCHASE: https://tixr.com/e/150014
Dennett:
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/dennettofficial
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/3giey9CkiCw?si=0rwS7RnjjTV7tcKX
Welcome to Dennys Asheville 😎
Dennett starting his tour with a special 360 set on what is going to be a very special weekend.
Tickets just dropped – don’t miss out on a hot one 🔥

Music In the Vines w/ The HSO Brass Quintet
2025-08-15 18:30 - 20:30
Join the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra (HSO) for an unforgettable open air concert series at the picturesque Marked Tree Vineyard. We’re continuing our popular music series, Music in the Vines, in collaboration with Marked Tree Vineyard. On August 15th we are hosting the HSO Brass Quintet. Members of the Hendersonville Symphony will take brass to a new level. Join us with old time Classics, Dixieland and familiar Pops.

RAQUY AND THE CAVEMEN with FREE PLANET RADIO
2025-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | AyurPrana Listening Room, 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC, 28806
Raquy and the Cavemen is a musical duo of dynamic drummers and multi-instrumentalists. They bring hard rock energy to the mystical rhythms of the Middle East. While classically trained and culturally immersed in various folk traditions, they famously push boundaries and innovate, fusing different musical genres and even different musical instruments to create a wholly unique sound.
They’ll be sharing the stage with Asheville’s own esteemed global fusion duo, Free Planet Radio, who transport listeners with an exploration of the infinite and seamless relationships between musical cultures through the universal language of sound.
One night only, at AyurPrana Listening Room: Friday, August 15th, 2025.
Doors at 6pm/ Show at 7pm.
There will also be an art exhibit of Raquy Danziger’s original paintings in the stylization of the Arabic “Illumination” tradition, with pieces for sale in the venue lobby.

Don't Tell Comedy, Biltmore Village
2025-08-15 20:00 - 22:00 | The Mule at Devi’s Foot Brewing, 131 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville, 28803

Toadface w/ Citron @ Third Room
2025-08-15 21:00 - 23:59 | Third Room, 46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
WHERE: Third Room
WHEN: Friday August 15, 2025
TIME: 9pm
TICKETS: $20 early bird ga / $25 ga / $30 d.o.s.
PURCHASE: https://tixr.com/e/151936
Toadface:
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/toadface?
SEE A VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cBCbIOD-PI

Haunt, Woodland Tattoo and Nice Time Glass Announce Grand Opening Celebration in West Asheville.
2025-08-16 12:00 - 19:00
Asheville, NC — Join us on Saturday, August 16 from 12–7 PM for a vibrant Grand Opening celebration hosted by Haunt, Woodland Tattoo and Nice Time Glass, three creative forces coming together under one roof on Haywood Rd.
This daytime, all-local event will feature:
-Live Art Demos
-Curated Art Vendors
-Flash Tattoos
-Food & Beverages
-Live Music
-Community Vibes
Come meet the artists, explore their new spaces, and experience the unique energy of this exciting collaboration. From hand blown glass and delicate tattoos to curated local offerings for your garden and beyond. This is a creative hub you’ll want to visit over and over again.
Whether you’re coming to grab a bite, shop for art, explore something new, or support local creatives, come celebrate with us this summer Saturday.
HOSTED BY: Haunt, Woodland Tattoo and Nice Time Glass
Follow @nicetimeglass, @yourlocalhaunt, and @woodlandtattoo on Instagram for event updates.

Elizabeth Alexander: From The Book Of Time
2025-08-16 18:00 | Tracey Morgan Gallery, 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Tracey Morgan Gallery is pleased to present our first solo exhibition with
multimedia artist Elizabeth Alexander. Please join us for a reception for
the Artist on Saturday, August 16 from 6-8PM.
Pulling from a wide array of source materials, Alexander recontextualizes
objects traditionally associated with domesticity such as wallpaper,
upholstered furniture, and porcelain ware, probing at the societal,
historical, and personal meanings embedded within. Her meticulously
rendered works reveal the many contradictions lurking beneath
the surface of lovely, docile appearances.
The title of the exhibition, taken from a poem by Mary Oliver, describes the feeling of relief when a storm is visible, but distant. Like the poem, there is evidence of time passing and changing the contents of this show: figures sit idly in images while they dissolve, porcelain tableware is worn down into delicate shells, floral decor is dying before one’s eyes. Alexander blends scavenged domestic forms and floral decor with cast storm debris to imbue objects of order and comfort with the unpredictability and slow evolution of the natural world. Within these ‘beautiful disasters’ she works to bring forth the increasing vulnerability within our surroundings often hidden among the pleasantries. Her work envisions
the humanity embedded within our surroundings and uncovers the porousness of our walls and the interconnectivity we often forget (or ignore) is there.
Elizabeth Alexander holds degrees in sculpture from the Cranbrook Academy, MFA, and Massachusetts College of Art, BFA, where she discovered the complex nature of dissecting objects of nostalgia. Her work has exhibited across the country at institutions including the Museum of Art and Design, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Southeast Center for Contemporary Art, the Nasher Museum at Duke University, and the Currier Museum. It is included in permanent collections at the Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, AR; Fidelity; and the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC. She is currently an Associate Professor and the Sculpture Department
Coordinator at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA.
All image requests and inquiries, contact info@traceymorgangallery.com
