Cirque Kalabanté presents Afrique en Cirque
2024-10-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 28801
In bursts of vivid color, acrobats expertly execute gravity-defying moves to the exhilarating beat of live music, somersaulting in sync with the percussive rhythms of Afro-Jazz. Truly a circus experience like no other, this production by company founder Yamoussa Bangoura vibrates with all the strength, agility and energy of daily life in Guinea, Bangoura’s native home and greatest inspiration.

Comedy at Catawba: Drew Morgan (early show)
2024-10-04 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 bring you Drew Morgan from Los Angeles!
Drew Morgan is a comedian, writer and actor from hills that put the East in Tennessee. He tours internationally as a member of the wellRED comedy tour. Drew has been featured on Comedy Central, MTV, ABC’s The View, and is co-author of the best selling political comedy book The Liberal Redneck Manifesto.
His award winning podcasts wellRED and Into the Abiscuit have been streamed over a million times. He is a good dancer.
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*
*premium seating is the front three rows with tables and complimentary snack

Comedy at Catawba: Drew Morgan (late show)
2024-10-04 21:00 - 23:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801

2024 Kenilworth Fall Art Studio Tour
2024-10-05 - 2024-10-06 | Kenilworth
The Kenilworth Artists Association will host its 19th annual Fall Art Studio Tour Oct. 5-6. Artists living and creating art in historic Kenilworth will open their studios for visitors to see and purchase their work. Expect unique works in oil, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, encaustic, jewelry, pottery, ceramics, glass, fiber, woodcraft, mixed-media, illustration, photography, paper and collage. Fun for both the serious art buyer or the casual browser, it’s a great destination for finding unique local, hand-made art for holiday gift-giving, and special occasions.

Bulletproof Shoulders Workshop
2024-10-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Reuter Family YMCA, 3 Town Square Blvd, Asheville, 28803
Join us at the Reuter Family YMCA where WildHawk Physical Therapy will be hosting this free, interactive workshop! Attendees will leave with a personalized approach to keep their shoulders injury-free.
This event is free and open to everyone.

InterBeing Festival
2024-10-05 10:00 - 22:00 | Samasati Sanctuary, 1700 New Stock Rd, Weaverville, 28787
The InterBeing Festival takes place at Samasati Sanctuary, a beautiful 10-acre retreat center in Weaverville, on Saturday, October 5, 2024.
Most festivals are about the music, the food and the fun… the InterBeing Festival includes all of that, but the focus is on meaning and connection. Individuals from all walks of life are invited to gather, elevate the spirit, relate with others, and explore the power of community.
Through a rich array of interactive workshops, engaging discussions, artistic performances and group ritual, participants will embark on a journey of discovery and connection. Whether singing in a song circle, being part of a cacao ceremony, creating art on the spot or dancing to the rhythm of world music, there will be something for everyone to enjoy and engage with.
The festival will feature an inspiring lineup of speakers, activists and artists; performers include musical headliner Alexander Caruso, along with Adama Dembele, Billy Jonas, and One Heart Band, all of whom are known for catchy tunes and meaningful lyrics.
The festival theme this year is Community: Refuge in a Changing World. To that end, our featured session will be the Community Leaders Roundtable, bringing together community support organizations to be in dialog with each other for the first time, sharing their values, their vision, their challenges and solutions.
The festival is a fundraiser for Beloved Asheville, our small, hardworking local nonprofit that serves those most in need.
Tickets are $35 (early bird) and go on sale on September 1. Limit: 100 tickets (expected to sell out).
Information: SamasatiSanctuary.org/InterBeing

Polymer Clay Flower Power Workshop 10/5 10:30-2:30 Madison County Arts Council, Marshall NC
2024-10-05 10:30 - 14:30 | Madsion County Arts Council, 90 Main St., Marshall, 28753
Create a wearable garden! Learn to build millefiori petal and leaf canes in polymer clay. Beginning with basic color blending, we will learn to create canes using bulls eyes, stacks and clay wraps. Beginners welcome. Class taught by Barbara A. McGuire.
Students must provide clay,
(2 white, 1 black, 1 pearl)
Basic tools provided. All other materials provided.
Finished project is the designed petal cane and a flower magnet brooch.
Class is held ion the mezzanine level of the MADISON COUNTY Arts Council at 90 Main St. Marshall, NC 28753
Pleaser call 828-6649-1301 to re3gister or for more information on the first Saturday classes.

Hot Springs Art Trail
2024-10-05 12:00 - 18:00 | NC
Hot Springs Art Trail is a celebration and promotion of the talents, works, and creativity of the
many local artists in the Hot Springs area and Madison County. Visitors and residents are invited to walk the self-guided “trail”, see artworks, and meet artists. FREE & family-friendly.
11AM Trailhead Kickoff at Gallery339 / Refreshments / Live Music by Madelyn Ilana
12-6PM Artist Exhibits open through downtown Hot Springs
2-5PM Live Music by The Moon and You + Kids Activities at Spring Creek Hotel
6PM Trailhead Finish Line at Big Billow Brewing / Live Music by The Knotty G’s

Reading with Andrew Clark and Nathan Ballingrud
2024-10-05 15:00 - 16:30 | City Lights Bookstore, 3 E Jackson St., Sylva, 28779
Andrew K. Clark and Nathan Ballingrud will visit City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, October 5th at 3:00pm to share their new books, Where Dark Things Grow and Crypt of the Moon Spider.
“If you’re a fan of magical realism and Appalachian Gothic, Andrew K. Clark’s Where Dark Things Grow is a must-read—a high and haunting tale of highland lore that burns with forces both dark and light, rendered with a poet’s eye for detail and wild sparks of wonder.”—Taylor Brown, author of Rednecks
In his debut novel, Where Dark Things Grow, poet Andrew K. Clark blends magical realism, horror, and Southern Gothic to create a beautifully rendered and dark tale. Leo is a troubled fifteen-year-old growing up in rural, Depression-era Appalachia with unstable parents, two useless brothers, his sick baby sister, Goldfish, and the memory of his deceased brother, Jacob. When his father goes missing, Leo’s attempts to help his family and find his father bring him into contact with mythical beasts, alchemists, prostitutes, and Jacob’s ghost, who may or may not be an evil spirit.
As Leo navigates his place in the physical world and magical realms around him, he struggles with the legacy of his father and his own dark desires. Will he be able to save those touched by illness, insanity, and greed? Can he shake his own connection to an ancient evil and find a better path? Step into the world of Andrew K. Clark’s Where Dark Things Grow to find out.
Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into the stickiest of webs.
Years ago, in a cave beneath the dense forests and streams on the surface of the moon, a gargantuan spider once lived. Its silk granted its first worshippers immense faculties of power and awe.
It’s now 1923 and Veronica Brinkley is touching down on the moon for her intake at the Barrowfield Home for Treatment of the Melancholy. A renowned facility, Dr. Barrington Cull’s invasive and highly successful treatments have been lauded by many. And they’re so simple! All it takes is a little spider silk in the amygdala, maybe a strand or two in the prefrontal cortex, and perhaps an inch in the hippocampus for near evisceration of those troublesome thoughts and ideas.
But patients aren’t the only ones with trouble on their minds, and although the spider’s been dead for years, its denizens are not. Someone or something is up to no good, and Veronica just might be the cause.
Andrew K. Clark’s poetry collection, Jesus in the Trailer, was published by Main Street Rag Press, and his debut novel, Where Dark Things Grow, is forthcoming from Cowboy Jamboree Press. His work has appeared in The American Journal of Poetry, UCLA’s Out of Anonymity, Appalachian Review, Rappahannock Review, and The Wrath Bearing Tree. He received his MFA from Converse College. A Western North Carolina native, Clark lives outside Asheville, NC. Connect with him at andrewkclark.com or on social media through Threads, X, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok: @theandrewkclark.
Nathan Ballingrud, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, is the author of The Strange, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, and North American Lake Monsters, which was adapted into the Hulu series Monsterland. His work has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Bram Stoker awards. He lives in Asheville, NC.

Thomas Wolfe's Buried Lives: An Evening Tour of Riverside Cemetery
2024-10-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Riverside Cemetery, 53 Birch St, Asheville, 28801
In Celebration of Thomas Wolfe’s Birthday and kicking off Wolfe’s favorite month of October, join us for a special evening tour as we explore portions of Riverside Cemetery. We’ll piece 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!

Cast Iron Blue Grass in concert
2024-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, 28711, United States
Cast Iron was formed in 2019 from the rich acoustic music scene around the Asheville area. Mandolin player Nick Dauphinais, a New Hampshire native, has played with Mountain Faith and the Larry Stephenson Band. Andrew Blythe, on banjo, grew up in Etowah, North Carolina and participated in the bluegrass program while attending East Tennessee State University. He later joined the western North Carolina bluegrass band Blue Wheel Drive. Guitar player Rob Sine, from Fairmont, West Virginia, also played with Blue Wheel Drive before joining Cast Iron. Celia Millington-Wyckoff, on bass, played with the central Pennsylvania bluegrass band Whetstone Run in the mid-70s, and retired to the Asheville area in order to have more opportunities to play.
October 5th • 7pm
Tickets $20

Flimflams and Shenanigans at New Origin
2024-10-05 21:00 - 22:30 | New Origin Brewing, 131 Thompson St., Asheville, NC, 28801
Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country! This week we have another killer lineup of Flimflams and Shenanigans New Origin Brewing.
Hosted by local favorite Derek Boskovich, Flimflams Comedy takes place once a month at New Origin and no two shows are the same! The show is free but donations are highly encouraged.
Featuring Derek Boskovich, Ryan Cox and more!
ages 18+
Show is free with a suggested donation of $12

Brevard Philharmonic presents España!
2024-10-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Porter Center (Scott Concert Hall), Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard, 28712
España!
October 6, 2024 at 3:00 pm
The Brevard Philharmonic’s 2024-25 season begins with flair! Three different composers capture the essence of Spain: Emmanuel Chabrier’s rhapsodic España opens the program, Nicolai Rimsky-Korasakov’s Capriccio espagñol is an exciting showcase for the orchestra, and Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole features the brilliant SooBean Lee, violin. Fantástico!
Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole is a masterpiece of the violin repertoire, a work that continues to captivate audiences with its beauty, passion, and technical brilliance. It’s a must-listen for anyone who loves classical music or the violin.
Join us for this wonderful concert. Get your tickets at www.brevardphilharmonic.org or 828-884-4221.

Laura Boswell & Jason DeCristofaro
2024-10-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Kittredge Arts Center, 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC, 28778
The Kittredge Arts Center proudly presents acclaimed singer-songwriter/vocalist/classical guitarist Laura Boswell for a special duo concert with multi-instrumentalist Jason DeCristofaro (marimba, piano, percussion).
The concert will be held in the Williams Recital Hall at the Kittredge Arts Center at Warren Wilson College, Sunday October 7 from 5 PM to 7 PM. Alternate site is Kittredge Theater.
Tickets can be purchased here:
Laura Boswell & Jason DeCristofaro (ticketspice.com)
For more information, please contact Jason DeCristofaro (Director of Creative Arts & Events at Warren Wilson College) at jdecristofaro@warren-wilson.edu or (828)273-8254 to guarantee your seat. Directions to venue at bottom of page
Bio for Laura:
“Laura is a vibrant, wholly original, deeply personal young artist. Her writing moves us closer to what the great Arthur Miller called the hidden narrative: the possibility of a moment of clarity, the experience of the genuine. I’m grateful for young writers like Laura in whose talent the deeply felt, sincere expression is very much alive and well.”
– Grammy award-winning songwriter Mike Reid
Laura exhibits a poetic and technical depth that has garnered comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, and Nick Drake. She writes intimate folk music with classical influence that has been described as meditative, transcendental, and within the “chamber-folk” genre (Asheville’s Mountain Xpress). Along with being a singer-songwriter, Laura has a degree in classical guitar performance and studied piano from a young age. She views music as a bridge to human connection and vulnerability, as well as a powerful tool for fostering community. The multi-instrumentalist has self-released three albums, Counting Eyes (2014), Fall Away (2017), and WellSpring (2022) along with two EP’s
Directions:
– Take I40 East (going towards Black Mountain)
– Take Exit 55, and make a Left off the exit onto Porters Cove Road
– Make a Right onto US 70/Tunnel Road
– Stay on this, until you see a stoplight with a Shell station on the left….make a Left at the stoplight onto Warren Wilson Road
– You will pass by a church, and then a large swath of farmland (with a silo and barn on your right)….the view is beautiful, so slow down and enjoy!
– You will then see a sign that says “Warren Wilson College/South Entrance”…keep going!
– You will then pass under a pedestrian bridge….keep going
– You will then see a sign that says “North Entrance/Kittredge Theater” – don’t turn here, but make the next right into a large parking lot.

Drumming Bird + BAERD
2024-10-06 20:00 - 22:30 | Citizen Vinyl, 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Drumming Bird and BAERD’s co-headlining tour graces the Citizen Vinyl stage on Sunday, October 6. 8 p.m. show, 7 p.m. doors. $15 in advance / $18 at the door.
Drumming Bird is the main vehicle of singer-songwriter Austin Sawyer. The 24-year-old has been writing and performing music as Drumming Bird for over 8 years, meticulously crafting a sound that lies somewhere between the youthful noise of indie rock and the poignant working-class introspection of Americana. The growth of Drumming Bird’s burgeoning fanbase has been catalyzed by national TV placements, including Showtime’s hit show, Shameless.
“American Spirits” was released on May 19th, and reached a wide new audience with its timely and pointed lyricism. It has quickly established Sawyer as a songwriter’s songwriter, earning praise from the likes of Katie Pruitt, Manchester Orchestra, and Lori Mckenna.
BAERD is an indie-folk artist/producer hailing from Nashville, TN. Often described as dynamic, ethereal, and contemplative, BAERD’s music dives deeply into many relatable themes all with the hope of connecting the audience more deeply with themselves. Influenced by many great artists such as The Beatles, Punch Brothers, and The Carter Family. BAERD grabs the audience with his powerful voice, intricate guitar playing, and spellbinding lyrics sprouting from his drug filled teenage years into his mediation and introspective filled present, BAERD aims to wrestle with the darkness in order to unearth the light.

Clothing Swap benefitting BeLoved Asheville
2024-10-07 17:00 - 21:00 | Ginger’s Revenge, 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Please join us at Ginger’s Revenge for our first clothing swap/ drive for BeLoved Asheville!
Drop off any clean, gently worn clothing at Ginger’s Revenge between 10/1-10/7 during regular business hours. All gender, age and size clothing is welcome.
We will sort all items on Monday for anyone to come look though and find your new favorite clothing item!
All clothing left over will be donated the following day to BeLoved Asheville at our Comedy for Community event.
We also encourage donations of clean unopened packages of socks and underwear to be donated as these are the most requested items.

Comedy for Community supporting BeLoved Asheville
2024-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Ginger’s Revenge, 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Modelface Comedy and Ginger’s Revenge Present: Comedy For Community
Locals supporting locals is the heart of Asheville.
Comedy for Community brings all your favorite local comedians together each month at Ginger’s Revenge to support the town we love through a variety of local charities and organizations. This month we are partnering with BeLoved Asheville!
Come laugh and learn and support your neighbors.
The heart of BeLoved is community.
We are bringing people together from all walks of life to create
home, healthy, equity, and opportunity for all in our mountain home.
We strengthen the fabric of our community by celebrating and struggling alongside our friends and neighbors, moving towards solutions that build upon
the assets we see all around us.
We invite you to take a deeper look and join us!
Welcome

Doors: 6:30 PM
Show: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $15.00
PREMIUM SEATING: $20.00
Ages 16+
SEATED SHOW

Terry Roberts in conversation with Denise Kiernan
2024-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Citizen Vinyl, 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Malaprops and Blue Ridge Public Radio present: Terry Roberts in Conversation with Denise Kiernan. The book launch for Roberts’ newest novel The Devil Hath a Pleasing Shape takes place at Citizen Vinyl on Tuesday, October 8. Doors at 6 p.m. and event at 7 p.m. FREE with RSVP.
Terry Roberts is the author of five celebrated novels: A Short Time to Stay Here, That Bright Land, The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival, My Mistress’ Eyes are Raven Black, and The Sky Club. His books have received numerous awards, including the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award, the James Still Award for Writing About the Appalachian South, the Willie Morris Prize for Southern Fiction, and the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction. Roberts is a Western North Carolina native, as well as a lifelong teacher and educational reformer. He directs the National Paideia Center and lives in Asheville with his wife, Lynn.
Denise Kiernan is an author, journalist, producer, and host of “CRAFT: Authors in Conversation.” Her young reader’s book, We Gather Together: Stories of Thanksgiving from then to now, arrived September 2023, and is a companion title to the popular adult nonfiction book, We Gather Together, and children’s picture book, Giving Thanks. Her book The Last Castle was an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. She is also the author of The Girls of Atomic City, which is a New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and NPR bestseller. She lives in North Carolina.

THEM! a queer/ femme comedy showcase
2024-10-09 20:30 - 22:00 | 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

14th Annual Justice Forum
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Join Pisgah Legal Services’ most significant event of the year—a night dedicated to social justice, equity, and collective action.
Pisgah Legal’s 14th Annual Justice Forum will be held at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in downtown Asheville on Thursday, October 10th. There will be a ticketed, pre-event reception at 5:30pm followed by the free Justice Forum at 7:00pm. A live-streaming option will be available for those that prefer to join virtually.
We host this event each year to call for justice and to generate honest conversation about pressing local and national issues. This year’s Forum focuses on the lives of immigrants, the national immigration picture, and Pisgah Legal’s work supporting immigrant families. Pisgah Legal provides a broad array of free, civil legal aid, anti-poverty advocacy and access to health care in WNC. Our Justice For All Program team works with immigrants in WNC to help navigate complex immigration laws and apply for work authorization or permanent residency if eligible.
We are thrilled that this year’s keynote speaker is Marielena Hincapié, a nationally respected leader and legal strategist in the social justice movement. Currently the Distinguished Immigration Scholar at Cornell University, Marielena is the former executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF). She is a key figure in immigration policy, leading transformative initiatives such as DACA and the #ImmigrantsAreEssential campaign. An immigrant from Colombia, Marielena brings a bilingual and bicultural perspective to her work. She has been recognized with numerous awards and serves on the Board of Trustees for The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Tickets for the pre-event reception at 5:30pm are $125 and can be purchased here: https://pisgahlegalservices.betterworld.org/events/justice-forum-reception-tickets
Not in Asheville? Not a problem! Join virtually or attend a Regional Watch Party.

Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika: Nielsen Big Ideas Lecture at Warren Wilson College
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC, 28778, United States
NYU’s Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika, producer of award-winning “Uncivil” podcast, to speak at Warren Wilson on “Police, Podcasts, and Politics”.
Chenjerai Kumanyika is an assistant professor in NYU’s Arthur L.Carter Journalism Institute. Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika specializes in using historically focused – narrative non-fiction audio journalism to critique the ideology of American myths about issues such as race, the Civil War, and policing. He has published in a variety of scholarly journals and public venues such as This American Life, The Intercept, NPR, Transom, and VICE. Kumanyika is also the co-creator, co-executive producer and co-host of Uncivil, Gimlet Media’s Peabody Award-winning podcast on the Civil War and he is the collaborator for Scene on Radio’s “Seeing White,” series and Season 4 on the history of American democracy. Kumanyika’s work has been recognized with several prestigious honors including the George Foster Peabody Award (2018) for Uncivil and The Media Literate Media Award (NAMLE) for Scene on Radio (2021). In 2021, he received the Union of Democratic Communications’ Dallas Smythe Award for his career accomplishments and advocacy.

Ballet Hispánico
2024-10-10 19:30 - 21:00 | WCU Bardo Arts Center, 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC, 28723, United States
Ballet Hispánico is the nation’s renowned Latino dance organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures. For 50 years, Ballet Hispánico has been bringing communities together to celebrate and explore Latino cultures through innovative dance performances, transformative dance training, and enduring community engagement experiences. Kick-off Hispanic Heritage Month with Ballet Hispánico as they perform new and beloved works from their 50-year history.
We look forward to seeing you at Ballet Hispánico on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 7:30 pm. Doors will open to the performance 30 min before the show is set to start. Get your tickets at arts.wcu.edu/tickets!
Images courtesy of Ballet Hispánico. Photo by Ben McKeown, courtesy of the American Dance Festival.

YIKES! Dating Disaster Comedy with Sarah Love
2024-10-10 20:30 - 22:00 | LaZoom Room, 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Every Thursday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country! This week we have Sarah Love from Asheville and her friends!!!
YIKES! is a show of dating disaster stories and stand up comedy hosted by local favorite Sarah Love. Join Sarah and a group of amazing comedians as they share their dating trauma. Nothing more hilarious than other peoples bad dates and failures.
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ages 18+
doors at 8pm, show at 8:30pm
Tickets $15

Lightwire Theater presents DINO-LIGHT: Student Series
2024-10-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-10-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 28801
Hugely popular in the 2023/2024 season, Lightwire Theater is back with another glow-in-the-dark adventure using a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance.
Recommended for grades 2–6. 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.

Lightwire Theater presents DINO-LIGHT
2024-10-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 28801
In this visually stunning adventure fit for all ages, a friendly dinosaur discovers a wonderful world full of glowing creatures that help him find the true meaning of love. Praised for its cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance, Lightwire Theater evokes childlike wonder and whimsy through tender-hearted stories that light up the darkness in every sense.
“absolutely incredible” — Rolling Stone

The Campfireball: Reverse Storytelling
2024-10-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, 28711, United States
The Campfireball is a ‘reverse-storytelling’ show about the audience. Instead of asking folks to sit and passively watch a storyteller, The Campfireball explores various ways of coaxing the people in the audience to share their stories with one another. At the intersection of intimacy and absurdity, this unique 90 minute immersive experience encourages people to surprise themselves, drop their guards, and, by the end, to have told a brand new larger, interwoven story of all of us in the room together.
Developed over two years at the master’s in Storytelling program at East Tennessee State University, The Campfireball has something to to connect with every kind of audience member. Participation is never mandatory, it’s just as much fun to sit back and watch the stories unfold as it is to share, after all, what is a story without someone to listen? No two events are alike, and none will ever be repeated.
October 11th • 7pm
Tickets $15

The Campfireball
2024-10-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, 28711, United States
The Campfireball is a ‘reverse-storytelling’ show about the audience. Instead of asking folks to sit and passively watch a storyteller, The Campfireball explores various ways of coaxing the people in the audience to share their stories with one another. At the intersection of intimacy and absurdity, this unique 90 minute immersive experience encourages people to surprise themselves, drop their guards, and, by the end, to have told a brand new larger, interwoven story of all of us in the room together.
Developed over two years at the master’s in Storytelling program at East Tennessee State University, The Campfireball has something to to connect with every kind of audience member. Participation is never mandatory, it’s just as much fun to sit back and watch the stories unfold as it is to share, after all, what is a story without someone to listen? No two events are alike, and none will ever be repeated.

Hamlet
2024-10-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Attic Salt Theater, 2002 Riverside Drive Suite 42-O, Woodfin, NC, 28804, United States
William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” explores the idea of fate versus free will, following a young prince as he grapples with grief, betrayal and the pursuit of justice.

Slow Runner Album Release Show
2024-10-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Citizen Vinyl, 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Slow Runner celebrates the release of Yesterday Don’t Fail Me Now on Friday October 11. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $15 advance / $18 at the door.
Slow Runner is the creation of Michael Flynn, an Americana-adjacent singer-songwriter based in Western North Carolina. Michael was the 2021 NewSong Music Songwriting Competition Grand Prize Winner; part of his prize package included recording an album at Citizen Studios with producer Gar Ragland. The record, which was also pressed at Citizen Vinyl, in out on all platforms on October 11.
