The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar
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Modelface Comedy presents Dan Alten at LaZoom
LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country and this week we have Dan Alten from Kentucky!! Dan Alten is an intelligent goofball from Kentucky who has headlined shows in 30 states playing everything from theaters to punk basements to art galleries to beloved comedy clubs. Doing over 200 shows a […]
Hemlock Hike with the Blue Ridge Conservancy
Blue Ridge Conservancy Campus 416 Aho Road, Blowing RockPlease join us on Friday, April 4th at 12:30pm for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and the Blue Ridge Conservancy at their campus trail in Blowing Rock, NC. The hike will be a 2.2 mile loop, and is considered moderate terrain. Along the way, we will traverse through one of HRI’s […]
OPENING RECEPTION: viewshed
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North CarolinaOPENING RECEPTION for viewshed Friday, April 4, 2025 – 5:30–8pm | Free and Open to All @ Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center {120 College Street, Asheville, NC} Join us for the opening reception for the spring/summer exhibition viewshed, hosted at BMCM+AC. Refreshments will be provided by Curious Elixirs, creators of sophisticated alcohol-free craft […]
An Evening of Jazz with Sheila Gordon Trio
Wells Events and Reception Center 33 Wells Events Way, WaynesvilleImmerse yourself in a night of smooth melodies and soulful performances at 'A Night of Jazz.' Get ready to unwind in a relaxing atmosphere as you sip on cocktails from the cash bar when doors open at 6:00. Entertainment begins at 7:00. Mark your calendar for Friday, April 4, 2025, and join us at Wells […]
Comedy at Catawba: Amber Autry
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleEvery Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Amber Autry from Nashville!! Amber Autry is an internationally touring Comedian hailing from Nashville TN. She has been featured on Peacock TV, Don't Tell Comedy, and has over 125k followers on tiktok and growing. She has worked […]
ACMS Presents the Aspen String Trio
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville 1 Edwin Place, Asheville, NC, United StatesThis visionary trio is back in Asheville by popular demand to deliver another round of virtuosic performance with its signature humor and insight. Be sure to get your tickets early for this audience favorite, consistently praised for their masterful sensitivity and nuance, ultra-refined musicianship, tight ensemble work and musical intelligence. PROGRAM Richard Strauss: Variations on […]
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC, United StatesGillian Welch and David Rawlings perform a concert at the Schaefer Center this spring. Gillian Welch’s rich and remarkable career spans over 25 years, and she and her musical partner David Rawlings are a pillar of the modern acoustic music world. They have been hailed by Pitchfork as “modern masters of American folk” and “protectors […]
Comedy at Catawba: Amber Autry (late show)
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleEvery Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Amber Autry from Nashville!! Amber Autry is an internationally touring Comedian hailing from Nashville TN. She has been featured on Peacock TV, Don't Tell Comedy, and has over 125k followers on tiktok and growing. She has worked […]
HERBalachia Herbalist Lifestyle Program
Blackberry Blossom Campground- Unicoi, TN 250 Blackberry Blossom Ln, UnicoiHERBalachia’s Hands-On Herbal Training Program Returns for 2025! HERBalachia is excited to announce its in-person, hands-on herbal studies program for 2025. This immersive course offers students an authentic, nature-based herbal education led by experienced professionals. Students will engage in herb walks, medicine making, and ethical harvesting practices while learning about local plant species. Key Highlights: […]
What’s Shaking? Music presents: Spring Fling
The Mule at Devil's Foot Beverage 131 Sweeten Creek Rd #10, AshevilleJoin us for an afternoon of music and fun — for kids and their adults — on Saturday, April 5! FREE EVENT!! The full What's Shaking Band will be onstage from 3-4pm with poems, songs, and dances for pre-K (and cool kids of all ages). We'll also have lots of drums and percussion instruments to […]
Eyes Up Here Comedy, Beating Breast Cancer Edition
Ginger's Revenge 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy presents Eyes Up Here Comedy at Ginger's Revenge! Eyes Up Here Comedy is a night featuring all femme comedians and this month we have a special show featuring comedians from Asheville and around the South East!! Our dear friend and EUH alum JoAnna Brooker has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. So we […]
The Witching Hour, dark and dirty comedy
DSSOLVR 63 N Lexington ave, AshevilleModelface Comedy presents The Witching Hour Comedy Showcase at DSSOLVR Brewing The Witching Hour is a dark and dirty comedy show featuring some of the filthiest comics in the South!! This show is ages 21 and up and NC17 Food available before the show from Boy Howdy ages 21+ Doors at 9:30pm, show at 10pm […]
Southside Community Farm Spring Fundraiser
New Belgium Brewing Company 21 Craven St., Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin Southside Community Farm for their Spring Fundraiser at New Belgium Brewing on Saturday, April 6, from 1-4 PM. There is no entry fee! Attendees are encouraged to make a tax-deductible donation directly to the farm through their campaign page or via check. Donations can also be made in advance of the event. Join us […]
Faraway Tunes
Black Mountain Presbyterian Church 117 Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesAsheville Baroque Concerts' presents Faraway Tunes, a concert showcasing eclectic repertoire of the Baroque, with English divisions by a French viol master; Spanish influences, as well as Scottish and English tunes, found in French, Italian and German works; and a Telemann quartet inspired by his eight-month stay in Paris. Performers include special guest, Anne Timberlake, […]
Asheville Baroque Concerts: Faraway Tunes
St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NCAsheville Baroque Concerts' program, Faraway Tunes, showcases eclectic repertoire of the Baroque, with English divisions by a French viol master; Spanish influences, as well as Scottish and English tunes, found in French, Italian and German works; and a Telemann quartet inspired by his eight-month stay in Paris. Performers include special guest, Anne Timberlake, recorder, with […]
Monster Comedy Jam!!!
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleSUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!!! Modelface Comedy brings you the Monster Comedy Jam! Your favorite Asheville comics are revving their engines and ready to crush featuring Derek Boskovich, Ryan Gordon, Christian Lee, Clay Jones and more!! ages 18+ doors at 6pm, show at 6:30pm Tickets $15
Freshen Up Comedy Open Mic at VOWL Bar
DSSOLVR 63 N Lexington ave, AshevilleEvery 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 […]
Huge Book Sale
Marshall Library 1335 N Main St, MarshallThe Friends of Madison County Public Library will hold our annual 2025 book sale on April 10, 11 and 12 at the Marshall Library, 1335 N Main Street in Marshall, NC. Sale hours are Thursday and Friday 9:30-5:30 and Saturday 9:30-1:30. The sale is located in the main meeting room of the Library and will […]
Billy Jonas “Bridging Divides” Album Release Party (Adults 16 and up)
AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NCLongtime Asheville resident Billy Jonas invites you to "peruse the perimeters of possibility" with the heartfelt, humorous, healing, and eminently human songs from his new album Bridging Divides. Many of the pieces were commissioned during and around the pandemic. "These songs are an acoustic apothecary," says Billy, "Their purpose is healing. They are love letters […]
Billy Jonas – “Bridging Divides” Album Release Concert
AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NCLongtime Asheville resident Billy Jonas invites you to "peruse the perimeters of possibility" with the heartfelt, humorous, healing, and eminently human songs from his new album Bridging Divides. Many of the pieces were commissioned during and around the pandemic. "These songs are an acoustic apothecary," says Billy, "Their purpose is healing. They are love letters […]
Blue Ridge Humane Society Paws for a Purpose
Support Local, Save Local Animals Join Blue Ridge Humane Society (BRHS) for Paws for a Purpose, a signature fundraising weekend dedicated to raising awareness and funds to support our mission of ensuring the highest quality of life for animals in Henderson County and surrounding communities. Throughout the weekend, local businesses and individuals host fundraisers, helping […]
Doubt: A Parable
Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesReader’s Theatre Presentation By John Patrick Shanley Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) April 12-13, 2025 Saturday at 3 pm Sunday at 3 pm Director: Patricia Sands Approximate Run Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes Rating: PG-13 due to adult themes and suggestions of sexual abuse. Recipient […]
Courting the Morning Star: Falling Angels, The Desire Body & the Aesthetics of the Heart Chakra
The High Meadow @ Wild Abundance 65 Sanford Way, WeavervilleStories from Stardust is a one of a kind story-telling, stargazing deep-dive that braids together myth, cosmology & poetics with intellectual history, cultural remembering, practical astronomy & heart-centered teachings. These events are a form of ritual attunement that weave together imagination, landscape, cross-cultural star-lore, wonder, ancient perceptions & an alchemical courting of the night sky. […]
Marcus King Band
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC, United StatesFormed in South Carolina in 2013 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Marcus King, the Marcus King Band is a Southern rock and blues band with a devoted fan base. The Greenville, SC native’s 2020 album El Dorado received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony.
Asheville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks 6: Fate
First Baptist Church 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesDarko Butorac, conductor Joshua Roman, cello Artists have always been drawn to the troubling but profound notions of fate, destiny, and inevitability. Verdi’s La forza del destino explores destiny as an irresistible force bringing two lovers together only to wrench them apart through accidental deaths, tragic misunderstandings, and mistaken identities. The Awakening cello concert, composed […]
Doubt: A Parable
Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesReader’s Theatre Presentation By John Patrick Shanley Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) April 12-13, 2025 Saturday at 3 pm Sunday at 3 pm Director: Patricia Sands Approximate Run Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes Rating: PG-13 due to adult themes and suggestions of sexual abuse. Recipient […]
A Different Thread & The Wilder Flower in Olivette
Olivette Riverside Community and Farm 1069 Olivette Rd, AshevilleBritish-American troubadours A Different Thread create richly emotive tapestry of transatlantic folk. Lead singers Robert Jackson (Midlands, UK) and Alicia Best (North Carolina) first met busking in Ireland. Their chance encounter sparked a musical journey that has spanned over nine years, a dozen countries, and two studio albums— capturing the love of two folk singers […]
Comedy for Community supporting Bounty & Soul
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, AshevilleModelface Comedy Presents: Comedy For Community Locals supporting locals is the heart of Asheville. Comedy for Community brings all your favorite local comedians together each week at Catawba Brewing to support the town we love through a variety of local charities and organizations. This week we are supporting Bounty & Soul! Come laugh and learn […]
Freshen Up Comedy Open Mic at VOWL Bar
DSSOLVR 63 N Lexington ave, AshevilleEvery 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 […]
Totally Radical Comedy at RAD Brewing
The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, AshevilleEvery Weekend Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we are celebrating our new venue! Modelface Comedy is moving to RAD Brewing on Sunday nights and we are celebrating with Totally Radical Comedy Show featuring the best comics in the region ages 18+ Doors at 6:30pm, show at […]
BOYSCOUTMARIE x We Wiggle Dolls: Solar-Power Generator
sly grog 271 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesOn tour this April at Sly Grog: Solar-Powered Generator, an audio-visual spectacle, joining the livewire musicianship of power trio BOYSCOUTMARIE with the experimental light, shadow, and projections of puppetry collective We Wiggle Dolls. On the Solar-Powered Generator tour, no two shows are the same. Each performance is unique and in conversation with the space and […]
DJ Sessions at The Radical
The Radical 95 Roberts Street, AshvilleThe Radical invites guests to The Roof, Thursday through Sunday for live DJ sets, craft cocktails, nostalgic bites (see menu here) and unbeatable views as the sun sets over Asheville. Whether guests are celebrating a bday or just catching a breather, there’s no better place to unwind and groove. Guests can also enjoy a live […]
Asheville Sports + Fitness Fair
Memorial Stadium 32 Buchanan Place, AshevilleGet ready to move, get inspired, and get your game on! Discover your inner athlete and ignite your path to wellness at the Asheville Sports + Fitness Fair presented by Asheville Parks & Recreation! Step into the recently renovated Memorial Stadium as it transforms into a vibrant hub of energy showcasing the world of local […]
5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen
Homewood 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NCSprouts and Blossoms! As we move through Spring, many changes are taken place. Many trees are pollinating and growing buds. Many sprouts of flowers are shooting up and out of the ground. How are you making changes in your life, home, friends, partners, family, loved ones, and children? Every Spring there is a chance for […]
Supper at Six
Golden Hour 95 Roberts St, AshevilleGolden Hour’s monthly women’s dinner series, Supper at Six, is all about meaningful connection and inspiring company. This month, the restaurant is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Hoffman, president of the Junior League of Asheville, to spark engaging conversation. Tickets are $45 per person and includes a four-course dinner.
