The Laurel of Asheville

What’s Shaking? Jingle Bell Jam
2024-12-15 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Mule at Devil’s Foot Beverage, 131 Sweeten Creek Rd #10, Asheville, 28803
Get jingly with us on Sunday, December 15, 2:30-5 p.m. We’re holding a special holiday music & dance party at The Mule. The full What’s Shaking? band will be there! We’ll also have face painting, delicious food by Chef Bailey, and sweet treats from Butterpunk.
Let’s all share the Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yuletide spirit with song and dance, good food and drinks, and great friends!

Comedy at Catawba: Tayler Yarish
2024-12-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Every Sunday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This weekend we have Tayler Yarish from NYC!!!
Tayler Yarish is an NYC-based comedian, podcast host for The Tayler Yarish Show and co-producer of YarBar Comedy, a bi-weekly comedy show. He was recently a finalist in the NYCC Comedy Competition and can be seen nightly at clubs throughout NYC.
Featuring Peter Wong and Sarah Love
ages 18+
Doors at 6pm, show at 6:30pm
Tickets $15

PERSPECTIVES: David Silver on The Farm at BMC
2024-12-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 120 College Street, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
BMCM+AC will host David Silver, co-curator of The Farm at Black Mountain College, for a gallery walk-and-talk alongside a book launch / signing event. Join us for an in-depth look at the Farm story and a celebration of the exhibition. This event is free and open to all.
Built on more than a decade’s worth of deep, original archival research, The Farm at Black Mountain College constitutes a comprehensive new history of Black Mountain College. By focusing on the farm, the exhibition sidesteps the popular paradigm of approaching BMC through its famous faculty and students, and instead offers a new cast of characters, one that includes mostly students, women, and farmers. It spotlights the importance of collaboration, both on campus among students, faculty, and faculty families, and in the community with farmers and organizations in nearby cities and towns. Finally, the exhibition shows what happens when communal living is no longer communal, and offers the first ever detailed account of the fall of the college, a dramatic and often dangerous story.
Presented in BMCM+AC’s lower gallery, the contemporary installation DEER FREAKS…and decoys explores the hyper-natural forces of attraction and repulsion informing our interactions with the landscapes we inhabit. From fence rows to scare-crows, DEER FREAKS documents the creative ways people propagate, shape, lure, and protect in their environments. This multi-media, multi-layered project of Swannatopia responds to the themes of The Farm at Black Mountain College.

Comedy at Catawba: Drew Morgan
2024-12-20 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

The Art of Yoga Series
2024-12-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, 28801
Join us in the Museum’s Atrium for a harmonious blend of artistic inspiration and mindful movement! Each session features a deep dive into one artwork drawing connections between the imagery and our yoga practice—then explore the Museum afterwards!
$10 (save $5 when you register for all three sessions—use discount code YOGA at checkout)

Last Chance Holiday Market & Solstice Party
2024-12-21 11:00 - 17:00 | Citizen Vinyl, 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Join us for a community Solstice Party at Citizen Vinyl on Saturday, December 21, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Live music by Julia Sanders, Angela Autumn, Erika Lewis, AC Sapphire, and Lilianna Hudgens.
Shop for last-minute holiday gifts from local vendors. Sliding scale donation benefits Hurricane Helene survivors in Western N.C.

Makerspace: Winter Solstice Lanterns
2024-12-21 13:00 - 17:00 | Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, 28801
Join us for a drop-in art activity led by Museum staff! Participants will be invited to create an artwork of their own inspired by on-view exhibitions. All ages and abilities are welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult).

Hand-Dipped Beeswax Candle Making
2024-12-21 15:00 - 18:00
Just in time for Winter Solstice, shine brightly on the shortest day of the year by creating your own beautiful, sustainable light! Dipping tapered beeswax candles is a craft as old as time, and with recycled beeswax, you can feel even better about utilizing this precious resource for your own cozy comfort.
So, come celebrate Solstice in style with a group of friends old and new. We will circle around the fire (well, stovetop!) and dive into this soothing, meditative activity. Workshop participants will walk away with two pairs of twinned dip candles (4 candles total) – as well as the know-how to make your own at home!
In this class, students will:
-Make two pairs of hand dipped candles (or more, with cost adjusted accordingly!)
-Learn about wick size & shape selection
-Understand the process of recycling and reclaiming used beeswax
-Become proficient in tapering (slowly growing) the candle shape
-Acquire skill in trimming bottom drips for a candle that stands on its own
-Master the cooling/heating control required for candle making

Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring "The Nutcracker" and More
2024-12-21 17:30 - 18:45 | Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway , Asheville, 28801
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Asheville. Get your tickets now to discover Holiday inspired music at Asheville Masonic Temple under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
Venue: Asheville Masonic Temple
Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
View the FAQs for this event here
Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
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Tentative Program
Holiday Medley – Various
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
“The First Noël”
“Deck the Halls”
“O Holy Night” – Adolphe Adam
“Ma’oz Tzur” – Traditional Hanukkah Song
“The Snow is Dancing” – Claude Debussy
“The Seasons, Op. 37a” – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
I. January. “By the Hearth”
XII. December. “Christmas”
“The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs)” – Émile Waldteufel
“Greensleeves (What Child is This)” – Traditional
Holiday Medley
“Joy to the World”
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
“Away in a Manger”
“The Nutcracker, Op. 71” – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Miniature Overture
Act I, Scene II: No. 2, “March”
Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. “Trepak, Russian Dance”
Act II: No. 13, “Waltz of the Flowers”
Act II: No. 14c, Pas de Deux. Variation II, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”
Performers
Opal String Quartet
Seating Map

Gluten-Free Comedy at Ginger's Revenge
2024-12-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Ginger’s Revenge, 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Modelface 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 of ginger beer while you laugh it up with Modelface Comedy
ages 18+
doors at 6:30, show at 7pm
Tickets $18

Matinee Movie—Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
2024-12-22 13:00 - 17:00 | Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, 28801
Join us for a matinee screening of Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint. This film features narration by significant Black Mountain College figures John Cage and Merce Cunningham.
About the Film:
In the late 1950s, Jasper Johns emerged as a pre-eminent force on the American art scene, laying the groundwork for both Pop art and Minimalism. Today, as his prints and paintings set record prices at auction, the meaning of his works, his imagery and his changing style continue to generate controversy. This film provides a rare look at the life, career and inspiration of this unique artist.
Runtime: 56 minutes (continuous screening after 1pm).
Free for Members or included with Museum admission

A Swannanoa Solstice
2024-12-22 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-12-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 28801
For two decades and counting, this beloved local holiday tradition has brought warmth and light to winter’s darkest days — offering a comforting blend of global folk traditions from the diverse, multidisciplinary artists who call this region home. This year welcomes a charismatic mix of new and returning artists to A Swannanoa Solstice’s seasonal variety show for an evening of music, storytelling and wholesome holiday cheer.
The 2024 A Swannanoa Solstice line-up:
“Klezgrass” duo Zoe & Cloyd
Acoustic musician and storyteller Josh Goforth
Highland bagpiper E.J. Jones & The Piper Jones Band
Roots music duo Newberry & Verch
LatinX indie-folk artist and songwriter M A R
A.C. Reynolds Chorale
Storyteller and emcee Becky Stone

Brevard Philharmonic presents Christmastime in Brevard
2024-12-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Porter Center (Scott Concert Hall), Brevard College, 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard, 28712
Christmastime in Brevard
December 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Celebrate the holidays with the Brevard Philharmonic! All of your favorite holiday tunes, Haydn’s Toy Symphony, “The Night Before Christmas,” and more, with special guest vocalists Jennifer D’Agostino and Michael Roemer.

Comedy for Community supporting Brother Wolf
2024-12-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
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 month we are supporting Brother Wolf Animal Rescue!
Come laugh and learn and support your neighbors.
” Founded in 2007, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue enhances the lives of companion animals and the people who love them. We work across county lines with the goal of saving the greatest number of lives possible through strategic, creative, and impactful programming.
Through adoption and pet retention programs, a low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinic, lifesaving shelter transfer partnerships and extensive volunteer and foster networks, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue impacts the lives of thousands of animals each year in the Western North Carolina region.
After the catastrophic loss of our shelter and all physical assets, we are working around the clock to rebuild.
We are a community-based organization and rely on the generosity of our donors to continue our impactful work for animals as we receive no government funding. We know that together we can create a kinder world. ”
Doors: 6 PM
Show: 6:30 PM
Tickets: $15.00
PREMIUM SEATING: $20.00
Ages 16+
Dogs Welcome
SEATED SHOW

Many Moods of Christmas
2024-12-22 19:00 - 20:30 | First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Experience the magic of Christmas with The Many Moods of Christmas Concert! This joyous concert is our gift to the community and the perfect way to celebrate the season.
Sunday, December 22
7:00 PM
First Baptist Church of Asheville
Performers include:
• The First Baptist Church of Asheville Adult Choir
• The Asheville Symphony Orchestra
• The Asheville Youth Choirs
• Craig Verm, Baritone
Tickets are free, but reservations are required. Gather your family and friends for this memorable night of holiday music and community celebration.

Don't Tell Comedy, South Slope Asheville
2024-12-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Eulogy, 10 Buxton Ave, Asheville, 28801
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.
SHOW DETAILS
📍 This show will be at an indoor location.
🍻 At this show you can buy drinks at the venue and bring outside food. .
🪑 This show will have chairs provided.
♿︎ This show is wheelchair accessible.
🎤 21+ show.

Makerspace: Mixed Media Still Life
2024-12-28 13:00 - 17:00 | Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, 28801

Hot & Horny Holiday Comedy Showcase
2024-12-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Modelface Comedy presents Hot & Horny Comedy Showcase
Celebrate the hottest/ funniest time of the year with some of the horniest comics around! And what is sexier than a sense of humor?
Jokes and stories about dating, love, lust and everything else.
ages 21+
doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm
Tickets $15 advance, $18 day of

Comedy for Community supporting Helpmate
2024-12-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
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 month we are supporting Helpmate!
Come laugh and learn and support your neighbors.
Helpmate began as a task force of the Buncombe County Commission on the Status of Women in 1978. Our mission and goals have been consistent ever since; to support survivors, educate our community about healthy relationships and to create systems that are responsive to survivors’ needs. Helpmate was incorporated in 1981 and staffed by volunteer advocates who established a safe house network. Among our first volunteer advocates was former Representative Wilma Sherrill, who was later instrumental in reforming NC’s domestic violence laws.
Our emergency shelter program started with a small apartment in 1981 and a second apartment a year later. In 1985, we bought a house and replaced with a larger home 5 years later. During this period, Helpmate was instrumental in the formation of additional organizations serving local victims, including the former Interlace transitional housing program and My Sister’s Place in Madison County. Helpmate became established as a statewide leader in the work to address violence against women, and was among the first members of the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
In 2006, Helpmate launched a capital campaign to purchase our current emergency shelter, which houses 225 adult and child victims who are in imminent danger each year. In the years since, we have seen remarkable growth. We helped lead a systemic overhaul in 2013, which helped survivors access Helpmate’s services in record numbers. Helpmate now serves 80% more victims, answers triple the number of hotline calls and forms 5 times as many safety plans as we did in 2012. The most visible evidence of this collaboration is the Buncombe County Family Justice Center, which co-locates advocates, law enforcement, prosecution, child protection, legal aid, childcare and medical services into one safe location. We also now offer several collaborative evidence-based programs, such as the Lethality Assessment Protocol, in which law enforcement connects victims to our hotline immediately from crime scenes. We also offer Safe and Together, a program with Child Protective Services to respond to co-occurring domestic violence and child maltreatment.
We believe in the power of prevention to save lives. Helpmate has worked with Our VOICE, Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Pisgah Legal Services, and a community-based task force to implement the Pathways to Prevention Plan. The Plan is the first of its type in NC, using CDC-endorsed strategies to prevent domestic violence, sexual assault and child maltreatment. We aim to teach residents of Buncombe County how to form healthy relationships, resolve conflicts without violence, and respect boundaries so that we end the cycle of domestic violence.
Doors: 6 PM
Show: 6:30 PM
Tickets: $15.00
PREMIUM SEATING: $20.00
Ages 16+
Dogs Welcome
SEATED SHOW

Winter Art Camp: Grades K–2
2024-12-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, 28801
Designed for students in grades K–2 and 3–5, this dynamic, two-session camp offers a fun, art-filled experience led by our expert educators. Your child will explore their creativity in the Museum’s Studio, experimenting with a range of media. Don’t miss out on this exciting, artistic journey!

Winter Art Camp: Grades 3–5
2024-12-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, 28801

Billy Jonas Band "Welcome the New Year!" Family Concert
2024-12-31 13:00 - 14:00 | The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, 28801
The Billy Jonas Band loves to engage and delight both young and adult audiences. Whether performing for adults, families, school groups, faith communities, or a mix, they strive for a musical excellence that inspires, entertains, and moves people literally and figuratively. With “wild-winded word magic” (Dirty Linen Magazine), homemade “industrial re-percussion” instruments, exquisite 3 and 4-part vocal harmonies, plus guitar and bass, they love to create community through song and story. Their specialty: finding and pushing your “wonder” button. In 2010, the Billy Jonas Band was honored with a performance at the White House!

NYE Comedy with Caleb Synan
2024-12-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville, 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, 28801
Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Caleb Synan from Los Angeles for an early NYE show!
Caleb Synan is one of the hottest young comics in the country. (Funny AND good looking!) His unique background as a preacher’s kid from a small southern town gives him the ability to relate to any and every crowd — even though he’s a big old millennial who lives in LA. Want proof? He’s performed on CONAN (twice!), Last Comic Standing (once!), and his first Comedy Central special “30” in 2022 (You can watch it on YouTube!)
He’s also entertained our troops in South Korea and Japan. What a guy! It’s no wonder he won the title of “Wittiest” in Franklin County High School’s 2009 Yearbook. He even wrote this bio himself. And he’ll have a margarita with you if you play your cards right.
featuring Jenny Jennings
ages 18+
Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Tickets
$20 advance, $25 day of
$28 premium seating (guaranteed table seating in the front three rows)

New Year's Resolution Run 5k & 10k
2025-01-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Pack Square Park, 121 College St, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Are you ready for a strong start to 2025?
The 11th Annual New Year’s Resolution Run 5k & 10k presented by Hunter Subaru is January 1, 2025 at 10am!
What better way to celebrate the start of a new year than running in the heart of downtown Asheville? The race course takes you through the bustling streets of downtown and charming neighborhoods, including the Grove Park area on the 10k route. And, of course, we’ve saved the best for last! The course will take you up North Market Street, the only remaining block of unique, historic, cobblestone brick pavers in Asheville for an exciting finish.
We welcome families and participants of all ages to come walk or run their way to completing their first resolution! Bring warm layers of clothes, lace up your shoes, and make 2025 a year of intention, inner strength and power!

Mike Farris at The Grey Eagle
2025-01-03 20:00 - 22:30 | The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, 28801
GRAMMY winner Mike Farris brings his raw and heavenly rock/blues sound to Asheville!
Mike Farris is a Grammy, Americana and Dove Music Award winner with multiple solo recordings, including his last full length release; “Silver and Stone.” His iconic personal appearances include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert honoring Aretha Franklin.
He was featured on Patty Griffin’s Grammy-winning “Downtown Church,” and appeared with Griffin on Austin City Limits. He shared the stage with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Double Trouble on the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame special and made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 2018.
An amalgamation of the spiritual and the earthly, of gospel and rock ‘n’ roll, of faith and fire, Mike Farris will bring what Rolling Stone Country describes as a “supersized voice filled with the electricity of Saturday night and the godly grace of Sunday mornings.

Eyes Up Here Comedy at Ginger's Revenge
2025-01-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Ginger’s Revenge, 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Modelface 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!!
Hosted by local favorite Erin Terry.
ages 18+
doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Tickets $18

5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen
2025-01-08 17:00 - 18:45 | Homewood, 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC, 28801
A Sense of Renewal! 2025
Happy New Year Everyone, every New Year we have the opportunity to reset and renew aspirations, dreams and inspirations in our bodies and lives. We must always remain open to new agendas and possibilities that come our way! We have the beautiful movement practice of 5Rhythms in which we can Sweat Our Prayers! Join us for this investigation of discovering embodiment. We move to the Maps created by Gabrielle Roth!
About 5Rhythms®
Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide. 5Rhythms® is a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principles that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself.
About Karen:
5Rhythms dance is for everyone. This meditative freeform dancing practice was created by dancer and visionary Gabriellle Roth. Accredited 5Rhythms teacher Karen Chapman has been hosting dances in Asheville and around the country for 8 years. Through the dance, Karen acts as a guide for the dancer on their journey through the rhythms. Karen is interested in how energy moves on the dance floor through the Breath!
Dance movement timeline:
Doors open at 5 PM for warm up and close at 5:45 for the opening circle. The wave is complete at 6:45PM. If you can arrive at 5 PM that is best but you are welcome to come to the dance anytime before 5:45 PM.
5 PM: Warm-up, Meditative stretching and dancing.
5:45 PM: Doors Close, Opening circle
Demonstration of the 5 Rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness.
6 PM: Dancing the wave of the 5 Rhythms
6:45: Closing Circle/End
Thank you and see ya on the dance floor soon! Love K

Open-Level Adult Dance at BMCA
2025-01-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, 28711, United States
Start dancing in BMCA’s low-pressure environment with Open-Level Adult Dance. Each class will feature a full-body warm-up, specific skill practice, and a dance combination to your favorite music! Dance combinations will be worked on for two weeks in a row to ensure all of our dancers can master all of the skills and moves involved. This eclectic class will combine concepts from ballet, jazz, and modern dance styles, but is designed to fit you! We encourage students to request specific songs, styles, or skills they want to learn. Dancers of all levels are welcome to shake a tail feather with us on Wednesdays at 5:30!
