The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar

If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.

 

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].

Refill Your Well: Tool & Practices to Build Resiliency

St Timothy United Methodist Church 1020 Asheville Hwy, Brevard

To help address stress and burnout in the Western North Carolina region, The Center for Trauma Resilient Communities will offer four half-day self-renewal retreats to leaders in healthcare, education and nonprofit management. "Refill Your Well: Tool & Practices to Build Resiliency" will be facilitated by nationally recognized life balance teacher, best-selling author and columnist, and […]

Free

Relational Mindfulness with Deborah Eden Tull

Quietude 1130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain

First Thursdays; Apr - Dec; * We will not meet in July/September With Deborah Eden Tull. Relational Mindfulness is about healing the myth of separation through our relationship with self, one another, and our planet. It teaches 9 timeless principles for awakening through the beautiful, dynamic, and complex field of human relationship. The practice of […]

Free

Comedy at Catawba: Rob Christensen

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we bring you Rob Christensen from Los Angeles! Rob Christensen is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY - when it was still dangerous. Rob’s unique humor is smart, self-reflective, spirited, and […]

$18

Comedy from the Future at Catawba Brewing

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week it's a lineup of futuristic comedians from the future!!! A fun mix of local favorites and big city comics all the way from Chicago, Nashville and Los Angeles! Comics from all timelines and galaxies, who knows who might show […]

$15

Exhibition Opening Reception

Upstairs Artspace 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, NC, United States

Three artists from South Carolina’s Lowcountry will head north to Tryon, N.C. for Spring shows at Upstairs Artspace. The gallery is pleased to welcome Lynne Riding (CONCERNING BEING), Kristi Ryba (LIKE AN EPIPHANY) and Mary Walker (SCENES FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND) to the contemporary art gallery, located at 49 S. Trade St., with an opening […]

Free

Eyes Up Here Comedy at Ginger’s Revenge

Ginger's Revenge 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, 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

$18

Brevard Philharmonic presents Saturday Night Pops!

The Porter Center at Brevard College 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard, NC, United States

Memorable and moving moments from some of our favorite movies of all time, including Harry Potter, Star Wars, E. T., Somewhere in Time, and many more.

$13 – $43

April Open Studio & Pop Up Shop

YEWŌ Collective x Loom Imports Studio 115 Elk Mountain Road Woodfin, NC 28804 115 Elk Mountain Road, Woodfin, NC

You're invited to our April Open Studio & Pop Up Shop April 7, 2024 | 11am - 4pm | 115 Elk Mountain Road, Asheville, NC Shop LOOM Imports home goods, along with Asheville favorites Garden Party // Lifestyle & Accessories Playdate // Kids Genny Pop Vintage // Clothing Townes & Birdie //Curated clothing & furnishing […]

free

Comedy at Catawba: Nick Murphy

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Sunday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Nick Murphy from Atlanta! Nick Murphy is a stand-up comedian based out of Atlanta, Ga. He is a regular performer at Atlanta's Punchline Comedy Club and Laughing Skull Lounge, having worked with acts including Ron White, Judy […]

$15

Stellar Picks: A Community Choice Exhibition

WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC

This exhibition is for everyone who has a favorite piece of art in the WCU Fine Art Museum collection—or would like to discover one! The Museum recently launched a new web portal for searching the Museum’s permanent collection online. The portal includes images and information about hundreds of works of art from the Museum’s 2,100-piece […]

$5 – $65

“Don’t Kill Yourself Yet” a comedy solo show from Kenice Mobley at LaZoom

LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have a special one woman show from NYC's Kenice Mobley! Kenice Mobley has been on the Vulture list of Comedians You Should Know and has performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and the 2022 Netflix is a Joke […]

$15

Native Bees and the Habitats They Require

OLLI at UNC Asheville - Reuter Center One University Heights, Asheville

The Blue Ridge Naturalist Network is pleased to offer this workshop presented by Landscape Designer and Horticulturalist Brannen Basham of Spriggly's Beescaping. From the largest to the smallest, our many native bee species are fascinating and extremely beneficial. Learn approaches that you can take in your everyday gardening to make a huge difference to bees […]

Free

5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen

Homewood 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC

5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen Element Series: Water/Chaos, Apr. 10th Water/Chaos: the 3rd Rhythm created by Gabrielle Roth. We are 70% water, allowing for water to wash away our worries and cleanse us through movement. We will explore moving in unpredictable, uncharted waters to see what you discover of yourself […]

$15 – $25

“Ivy Rowe” from the LeeSmith novel Fair andTender Ladies

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Adapted and performed by Barbara Bates Smith Jeff Sebens, musician Pure theatrical exhilaration awaits in this off-Broadway, Edinburgh Fringe-approved hit, which follows a spunky mountain woman on a journey through life “livin’ on love.” Painting a vivid picture of 20th century revivals, mine disasters, rural electrification, the Depression and three wars, The New York Times […]

$32

Comedy Roast of James Harrod and Allison Shelnut

LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Every week Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country and this week we are saying our goodbyes to James Harrod and Allison Shelnut before they move to Denver! Two of Asheville's best comedians are moving to the big big mountains and we are sending them off with a traditional comedy […]

$15

Parent’s Night Out! XP League Asheville

XP LEAGUE ASHEVILLE 15 LOOP ROAD, SUITE 2B, ARDEN

Your children are welcome anytime between 5-10 pm, pizza dinner is included, $40 for the first child & $20 for each additional sibling. Only 18 spots are available - registration is open on our website!

$40.00

“Ivy Rowe” from the LeeSmith novel Fair andTender Ladies

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Adapted and performed by Barbara Bates Smith Jeff Sebens, musician Pure theatrical exhilaration awaits in this off-Broadway, Edinburgh Fringe-approved hit, which follows a spunky mountain woman on a journey through life “livin’ on love.” Painting a vivid picture of 20th century revivals, mine disasters, rural electrification, the Depression and three wars, The New York Times […]

$32

Comedy at Catawba: Cy Amundson (early show)

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we bring you Cy Amundson from Cincinnati! Cy Amundson’s unique blend of story telling and hard hitting punchlines has been honed through appearances on Conan, This Is Not Happening, Adam Devine’s House Party, and his own Half Hour Special […]

$18

Indigo Girls

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC, United States

Released in 1989, Indigo Girls’ eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and turned Indigo Girls into one of the most successful folk duos in history. Over a 35-year career that began in clubs around their native Atlanta, Georgia, the multi-Grammy-winning duo […]

$20 – $48

Comedy at Catawba: Cy Amundson (late show)

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we bring you Cy Amundson from Cincinnati! Cy Amundson’s unique blend of story telling and hard hitting punchlines has been honed through appearances on Conan, This Is Not Happening, Adam Devine’s House Party, and his own Half Hour Special […]

$18

Potters of Madison County Show and Sale

Marshall High Studios 115 Blannahassatt Island Rd., Marshall, NC, NC, United States

Join us for our one day pottery buying event at Marshall High Studios! We offer a unique experience where you can connect with one of our 20 artists from the Southeast while handling handmade pots. A variety of unique tableware and decorative pottery will be available for purchase.

Free

Deep Being: A Journey to Wholeness

Happy Body 1378 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, United States

Join us as we move beyond wellness as an individual experience and explore it as wholeness in every dimension of being - personally, socially, ecologically, and cosmologically. Guided by embodied Self-awareness and creative Self-expression, we practice an integrated form of Self-care. Learn how to move from disconnection to reconnection with yourself, others, and the larger […]

$60

Truck City AVL

Asheville Outlets 800 Brevard Road, Asheville

Asheville Parks & Recreation invites mountain families to an up-close look at big trucks, small trucks, transit buses, construction vehicles, and more when Truck City AVL returns to Tanger Outlets, Asheville! Kids and adults can explore, touch, and ask questions about their favorite trucks and cars in one place at this FREE community event. From […]

Free

Cycles of Nature Opening Reception @ Trackside Studios

Trackside Studios 375 Depot Street (River Arts District), Asheville

Seven Trackside artists explore the endless cycles of nature through growth and decline, abundance and scarcity, life and death in realistic, symbolic and abstract representations. This group exhibit opens with a reception from 2 - 6 pm during Second Saturday Art Stroll on April 13 and runs through May 9th. Featured artists include Barb Perez, […]

Free

“Cycles of Nature” Group Exhibit Opening Reception

Art Garden Avl 191 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, United States

Join us on Second Saturdays each month of 2024 for our "Who Am I, Who Are We?: Cycles of Nature" exhibit in collaboration with The River Arts District! Each month we will be exploring a new subtopic as it relates to the overarching exhibit topic, "Who Am I, Who Are We?," with each of our […]

Free

Candlelight: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More

Asheville Masonic Temple 80 Broadway , Asheville

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 Vivaldi and more at The 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 […]

$29.96

Comedy at Catawba: Cy Amundson

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Saturday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we bring you Cy Amundson from Cincinnati! Cy Amundson’s unique blend of story telling and hard hitting punchlines has been honed through appearances on Conan, This Is Not Happening, Adam Devine’s House Party, and his own Half Hour Special […]

$18

Küf Knotz & Christine Elise + Special Guest

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Join us on Saturday, April 13 for an evening with Küff Knotz & Christine Elise. Show at 7 p.m., doors at 6 p.m. $10 advance/$12 at the door. Küf Knotz was named best rapper of 2022 by Philadephia Magazine, and Christine Elise is a classically trained harpist. In 2018 the two musicians formed a duo […]

$10 – $12

Lizzy & The Triggermen

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

Dance and sway to “one of the hottest swing bands in LA” (Good Day LA), led by a “brassy and charismatic frontwoman” whose powerhouse vocals are “dripping with baditude” (New Times). Exuding all the old-school glamour of jazz, swing and blues, this captivatingly modern, chart-topping band churns out killer dance songs in a way only […]

$52

Candlelight: A Tribute to Adele

Asheville Masonic Temple 80 Broadway , Asheville

⭐ 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 the music of Adele at The Asheville Masonic Temple under the gentle glow of candlelight. General Info 📍 Venue: Asheville Masonic Temple 📅 Dates and times: select your […]

$29.96

Secret Saturday Late Nite Comedy at Catawba Brewing

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

Every 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 big city comics all the way from New York City and who knows who else might show up!!! ages 18+ doors at 8:45, show at […]

$18

Playing in the Sketchbook: Embellishing Art with Color, Words, and Gold

Art Garden Avl 191 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, United States

Bring your Sketchbooks! Cost: $75 per person, purchase tickets here: www.harperleich.com Date/Time: April 14th 2-5 PM OR May 7th 9:30-12:30 Location: 191 Lyman St., #320-a, Asheville, NC, 28801 Join Harper Leich in The Goldenrod Studio in The Canopy at Art Garden AVL for this workshop! This 3 hour course is open to anyone with a […]

$75

Monster Comedy Jam!!!

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

SUNDAY! 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

$15

Poetry Slam Night in The Canopy

Art Garden Avl 191 Lyman St, Asheville, NC, United States

Next Slam: April 14th Calling all poetry lovers! We're now hosting a monthly Poetry Slam Night with The Pot Stirred in The Canopy. Test out your poetry skills or come to just listen and vibe. Come be a part of Poetry Slam Night every second Sunday of the month starting at 6:30 pm. $5 to […]

$5 – $10