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].
Secret Saturday Late Nite Comedy Show
The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, AshevilleEvery Saturday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week it's a secret lineup of amazing comedians!!! A fun mix of local favorites and […]
5Rhythms®Vacillating Waves Class on Sunday hosted by Karen
Asia House 828 119 Coxe Ave., Asheville, NCRenew Your Passion for Movement! In the New Year, it is always important to recommit to movement! Movement is medicine! Why should we move? To get out of our heads. […]
Jazz Is for Everyone – Bebop: Jazz Takes Flight
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., AshevilleA Lecture Demonstration Series for the Curious, the New, and the Devotee Sun, Jan 18 • 3 pm | 60 Minutes In the 1940s, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious […]
Monster Comedy Jam at RAD Brewing
The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, AshevilleSUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!!! Modelface Comedy brings you the Monster Comedy Jam in the RAD Comedy Basement! Your favorite Asheville comics are revving their engines and ready to crush! This month […]
Billy Martin + Matt Glassmeyer + Jonathan Goldberger
AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NCA new trio featuring Billy Martin, Matt Glassmeyer, and Jonathan Goldberger will perform at APLR on January 19 as part of four shows across Virginia and North Carolina in support […]
Stamp a Copper Ornament- Drop In!
Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United StatesThis DIY workshop is the perfect way to spend a part of your day while visiting downtown Asheville. Come stamp a copper ornament, or earrings to your liking! Choose from […]
5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen
Homewood 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NCCOLLECTIVE BODY! We are not alone and we help each other when we need to. How do you show up for one another in this dance practice? In the practice, […]
AmiciMusic presents “JEWISH JAZZ, the Sequel: The Return of the ‘Jew’di”
Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesMore exciting connections between American Jazz and Klezmer-influenced music with works by Jacob Weinberg, Benny Goodman, and a fantastic arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Clarinetist Seth Kibel is […]
AmiciMusic presents “JEWISH JAZZ, the Sequel: The Return of the ‘Jew’di”
St Giles Chapel at Deerfield 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, GA, United StatesMore exciting connections between American Jazz and Klezmer-influenced music with works by Jacob Weinberg, Benny Goodman, and a fantastic arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Clarinetist Seth Kibel is […]
Dinner Under Dinos
asheville museum of science 43 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesDinner Under Dinos – A Parent’s Night Out Parents- enjoy a night out downtown during Asheville’s Restaurant Week while treating your kid(s) to a special after-hours event just for them- […]
Chuck Brodsky
White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Rd , Black Mountain, NC, United StatesChuck Brodsky is a storyteller, a songwriter, a troubadour, a modern day bard. His wit and irony, down-to-earth warmth, and quirky, rootsy, finely crafted songs, tell stories of oddball and […]
The Acting Company presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesWritten by William Shakespeare Directed by Risa Brainin Fri, Jan 23 • 8 pm In this rapturous, fresh take on one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, a mischievous fairy creates […]
Make Asheville’s Longest Fabric Snake: A Fundraiser for ReMix It
The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, AshevilleReMix It, Asheville's future creative reuse center is inviting the community to help create Asheville’s largest fabric snake! Each ticket includes a 10x10 fabric square that participants will personalize at […]
AmiciMusic presents “JEWISH JAZZ, the Sequel: The Return of the ‘Jew’di”
White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Rd , Black Mountain, NC, United StatesMore exciting connections between American Jazz and Klezmer-influenced music with works by Jacob Weinberg, Benny Goodman, and a fantastic arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Clarinetist Seth Kibel is […]
Dinner Under Dinos
Dinner Under Dinos – A Parent’s Night Out Parents- enjoy a night out downtown during Asheville’s Restaurant Week while treating your kid(s) to a special after-hours event just for them- […]
Shelton Laurel: An Appalachian Opera
WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC, United StatesA new work that explores the unique and tragic conflicts faced by settlers of Western North Carolina during the Civil War. Set in rural Madison County, this opera is a […]
BMCA Instructors Concert | Live Music in Black Mountain, NC
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesBMCA Instructors Concert in Black Mountain, NC | Live Music Featuring 8 Acclaimed Local Musicians 8 incredible musicians for 1 great night of music! The BMCA instructors are back for […]
AmiciMusic presents “JEWISH JAZZ, the Sequel: The Return of the ‘Jew’di”
Asheville Jewish Community Center 256 Charlotte Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesMore exciting connections between American Jazz and Klezmer-influenced music with works by Jacob Weinberg, Benny Goodman, and a fantastic arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Clarinetist Seth Kibel is […]
Cowboy Judy / Kellin Watson & The Feelgood
White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Rd , Black Mountain, NC, United StatesMark your calendar for a special Co-Headlining event Saturday, Jan 24th … 2 shows for one ticket. Cowboy Judy 7:30 & Kellin Watson & The Feelgood 8:30 Cowboy Judy 7:30 […]
Don’t Tell Comedy, River Arts District
The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, AshevilleShow Details This show will be at an indoor location. No Outside Drinks permitted.. Drinks will be available for purchase. Small snacks available for purchase. Non-alcoholic drinks will be available. […]
The Acting Company presents Great Expectations
Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesBy Nikki Massoud From the novel by Charles Dickens Directed by Devin Brain Sat, Jan 24 • 8 pm Akin to a bingeable dramedy carved with the beautiful prose that […]
AmiciMusic presents “JEWISH JAZZ, the Sequel: The Return of the ‘Jew’di”
Agudas Israel Congregation 505 Glasgow Lane, HendersonvilleMore exciting connections between American Jazz and Klezmer-influenced music with works by Jacob Weinberg, Benny Goodman, and a fantastic arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Clarinetist Seth Kibel is […]
Modelface Comedy presents First Jokes 2026
Eulogy at Burial Beer Company 10 Buxton Avenue, AshevilleNew Year - New Jokes First Jokes is a show featuring 25 of Asheville's best comedians sharing the first jokes they have written in 2026! All new jokes for a […]
Asheville Symphony: ALT ASO @ The Orange Peel
The Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United StatesGet ready for an unforgettable night of country and folk favorites as vocalist Emily Redden joins the Asheville Symphony’s genre-bending series. From classic hits from Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, and […]
“Jeeves In Bloom” at NC Stage
North Carolina Stage Company 15 Stage Lane, AshevilleJoin NC Stage Jan. 28th - Feb. 22nd for Jeeves In Bloom by Margaret Raether, based on the writings of P.G. Wodehouse. The peaceful English countryside may never be the […]
An Artful Journey: Allan Rohan Crite’s Urban Glory
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesDiscover Urban Glory: An Insider’s Artful Journey into Allan Rohan Crite’s World Travel to Boston’s vibrant art scene for a virtual exploration of Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory, a long-overdue […]
Dialogue: Lindenfeld + Lindenfeld
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North CarolinaBlack Mountain College Museum + Arts Center presents Dialogue: Lindenfeld + Lindenfeld, an exhibition celebrating the works of mother-daughter artists, Lore Kadden Lindenfeld and Naomi Lindenfeld. Lore, who attended and […]
OPENING RECEPTION: Dialogue: Lindenfeld + Lindenfeld
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North CarolinaOPENING RECEPTION for Dialogue: Lindenfeld + Lindenfeld January 30, 2026, 5:30–8pm | Free and Open to All Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center {120 College Street, Asheville NC} Join […]
Crisp Comedy featuring Jason Reel, live in Leicester
Noble Cidery and Taproom 356 New Leicester Highway, Asheville, NCCrisp Comedy takes place once a month in Leicester, NC at Noble Cider! A fresh batch of comics each month so no two shows are the same! This month we […]
Don’t Tell Comedy West Asheville
Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins 9 Midnight Drive, Asheville, NCShow Details This show will be at an indoor location. No Outside Drinks permitted.. Drinks will be available for purchase. Small snacks available for purchase Non-alcoholic drinks will be available. […]
PERSPECTIVES Artist Talk: Naomi Lindenfeld
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North CarolinaPERSPECTIVES: Naomi Lindenfeld January 31, 2026, 11am | Free and Open to All Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center {120 College Street, Asheville NC} On Saturday, January 31, 2026 […]
Art Earth and Soul Kollective Exhibition
YMI Cultural Center 39 S. Market Street, AshevilleThe YMI Cultural Center will open Art Earth Soul Kollective, a multidisciplinary exhibition examining race, space, faith, and belonging in American life. The opening reception on Friday, January 31 will […]
Modelface Comedy presents Corey Ryan Forrester
Eulogy at Burial Beer Company 10 Buxton Avenue, AshevilleModelface Comedy brings the best comedians from all over the country to Asheville, NC. This week we are excited to have Corey Ryan Forrester!! Corey's love for comedy started when […]
An Evening With The Close
The White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesSaturday January 31st 7:30 PM – We want everyone to access the healing power of music! Perhaps you can only afford a few dollars, or maybe you have resources to […]
February Art Classes
Arrowhead Gallery and Studios 77 Catawba Ave.,, Old FortThere are always exciting classes being offered at Arrowhead Gallery & Studio in Old Fort, NC. . Check out our lineup for February! Easy exit #73 of I-40
