The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar
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Beginner Adult Ballet Classes | Foundations at Black Mountain Arts
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesBuild Strength, Grace & Confidence – Beginner Adult Ballet Foundations Discover the beauty and strength of ballet this winter in Adult Ballet: Foundations—perfect for beginners or anyone looking to explore […]
Read 2 Succeed Volunteer Tutor Training
Zoom (Virtual) 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesRead 2 Succeed Volunteer Tutor Training Support local students in learning how to read! This 6-hour training (2 hours across three days) equips new volunteers with the background knowledge, tools, […]
Mixed Metal Mountain Bracelet
Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us at Ignite Jewelry Studios in downtown Asheville for a hands-on brass and silver bracelet workshop. You’ll choose your design, then solder (yep with a torch), sand, polish, and […]
Don’t Tell Comedy South Slope Asheville
The Funkatorium 147 Coxe Ave, AshevilleShow Details 📍 Brewery. This show will be at an indoor location. The precise address is emailed to ticket holders at 8:00 AM on the day of the event. You […]
James Kylen & My Magnificent Nemesis
White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Rd , Black Mountain, NC, United StatesMy Magnificent Nemesis is an Asheville-based progressive cinematic pop rock band with a jazzy edge, led by composer/drummer James Kylen alongside Chuck Lichtenberger (keys), Jonathan Pearlman (guitar), Ryan Kijanka(bass), and […]
The Slocan Ramblers
Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesFri, Jan 16 • 8 pm With raw emotion, tight harmonies, and impeccable musicianship, The Slocan Ramblers will light up the stage and lift your spirits. Their latest album Up […]
The Comedy Zone: Sid Davis
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., AshevilleFri & Sat, Jan 16 & 17 • 8 pm Sid Davis impressed A-list comics with his unique style, earning “Best in Fest” honors at the San Luis Obispo Comedy […]
Gluten-Free Comedy
Ginger's Revenge 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface 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 […]
The Jacktown Ramblers
White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Rd , Black Mountain, NC, United StatesThe JackTown Ramblers, hailing proudly from Morganton, NC, embody the true spirit of bluegrass music with their infectious energy and deep-rooted passion. Consisting of four musicians with a deep history […]
The Comedy Zone: Sid Davis
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., AshevilleFri & Sat, Jan 16 & 17 • 8 pm Sid Davis impressed A-list comics with his unique style, earning “Best in Fest” honors at the San Luis Obispo Comedy […]
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 […]
