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 […]

HOME, a collaboration of Sue Schroeder (dancemaker) and Adam Larsen (filmmaker), connects the foundations of human existence — home, body and nature — as inextricably linked. Experienced through the integration of nature, architecture, story, the moving body and film, our story stretches between finding and losing oneself, reflections on the places we call home, with […]

In celebration of its 23rd anniversary, NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition will welcome eight finalists to Asheville, NC, for an evening of songs and connection on Saturday, January 11. The internationally recognized event, previously held at the prestigious Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, has since found a home in […]

Revel in one of chamber music's most beloved forms, the piano trio, with this “incredible ensemble” known for its “passionate playing, articulate and imaginative ideas and wide palette of colors” (The Strad). Performing a program that explores romantic and modern era compositions, this trio lives up to its reputation for finding exciting and creative ways […]

January 19th – March26th, 2025 | 10 Consecutive Sundays |2-4PM EST 20 Hours Total (Live Sessions with Recordings Available) In a world where anxiety, stress, and trauma are increasingly prevalent, particularly in the aftermath of recent societal events, there’s a growing need for practices that provide genuine support and healing. This Qigong Infused Yoga™ Online […]

Malaprops and Blue Ridge Public Radio present: Terry Roberts in Conversation with Denise Kiernan. The author event for Roberts' newest novel The Devil Hath a Pleasing Shape takes place at Citizen Vinyl on Tuesday, January 21. Doors at 6 p.m. and event at 7 p.m. FREE with RSVP. Terry Roberts is the author of five […]

Shimmy-Disc presents... a Celebration of the Life & Songs of DANIEL JOHNSTON on January 22 at Citizen Vinyl. Doors at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m. $20 tickets or pay what you can at the door. This event, held on "Hi How Are You" Day (Daniel's Birthday) features JD PINKUS, LO WOLF, DRUNKEN PRAYER, NATE […]

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center presents the Yarn/Wire quartet, performing compositions by Annea Lockwood and Katherine Young. The Yarn/Wire ensemble will perform the second realization of their Fromm Foundation-supported project in collaboration with composer Katherine Young, entitled BIOMES 6.1. They will also perform the music of Annea Lockwood, a legendary composer, sound artist, […]

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center presents Hub New Music, performing a dynamic program including compositions by Angélica Negrón, Elijah Daniel Smith, Nico Muhly, Tyshawn Sorey, Andrew Norman, and a new commissioned work by Yaz Lancaster. ----- Hub New Music Called “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by the Boston Globe, Hub New Music is a “prime […]

Be inspired by this ensemble’s unbelievably fine intonation and phrasing, carefully honed and polished to the smallest detail. These rising stars of the classical music world are well known across Europe and beyond for their impeccable interpretations of the great classical and modern string quartet masterpieces. PROGRAM Franz Schubert: Erlkönig, arranged for string quartet by […]

This 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 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 […]

Asheville 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, […]

Rising singer-songwriter Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time. Eli pens lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment—songs that resonate because they’re heartfelt, earthy, and offer the wisdom he’s gained through lifelong travel and self-discovery. His latest project, an EP called 'Present Journey,' is inspired by his current life […]

Join us in celebrating the mastery of Mozart in this performance presented in partnership with Asheville Amadeus festival. Much like the famous composer himself, the ensemble considers the string quartet as its “playground to impact the world we live in and inspire others through the art of collaboration and play” — and since its inception, […]

Discover the beauty of the 5th annual Jump off Rock Half Marathon & 10k presented by Hunter Subaru and UNC Health Pardee, an endurance running event unlike any other! Experience the thrill of one of the most scenic and fastest half marathon races in the south, running “downhill to downtown.” The Half has garnered a […]