New Amsterdam String Band unites virtuosity, fiddling, and improvisation. Founded while still students at The Juilliard School, NASB finds its roots in historic string playing combined with New York City energy. The ensemble has performed with Rhiannon Giddens and Paul Simon, and recently recorded for an upcoming PBS documentary, produced by Ken Burns. New Amsterdam […]

✨ THE GREATEST SHOW! Circus + Broadway Camp (ages 4–7 and 8-16) ✨ Step right up — it’s time for acrobatics, artistry, and AMAZING musical theater fun! Inspired by The Greatest Showman, this spectacular week blends circus skills with singing, dancing, storytelling, and confidence building. Campers will soar safely on aerial silks, dance to show-stopping […]

Standing Room Only The Paper Crowns Band Spiro & Nicole Nicolopoulos have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their electric ensemble The Paper Crowns Electric Band. Featuring an all-star line up with Michael Filippone, Mike Rhodes and Tony Cafiero. The Paper Crowns are known for their top tier improvised jams, soulful harmonies and […]

Amplifying diverse Appalachian voices Music and dance have been a vital part of the Folk School since its founding in 1925. As we celebrate our 100th year, Centennial Sounds honors this legacy by spotlighting the cultural richness of Appalachian music and the many voices that shape it. This special performance series will feature five headliners whose […]

Modelface Comedy Club brings the best local and touring comedians to Asheville! This week we have local favorite Ryan Cox on the rooftop at Antidote! Chemist Spirts welcomes top comedians for a night of laughs. Enjoy a stunning AVL sunset from the rooftop bar at Antidote while giggling and sipping a classic cocktail. Ryan Cox […]

Picklepalooza 2026 is a pun-filled, fun-filled event featuring a pickleball tournament, quick pickling and activities for the kids, and opportunities to learn more about fermentation and how to make your abundant garden and CSA produce last well into winter! 🥒 Pickleball Tournament - 16 total teams of 2 players each can enter - Players receive […]

Show Details This show will be at an indoor location. No Outside Drinks permitted.. Drinks will be available for purchase. Food available for purchase Non-alcoholic drinks will be available. This show will have chairs provided. ♿︎ This show is wheelchair accessible. 21+ show. About Don't Tell Comedy Secret Locations. Shhh...it's a surprise. As you can […]

White Oak Splits Coming from the Asheville area, White Oak Splits was cultivated in a shack in the woods of Madison county. The Splits are a unique blend of surf, punk, blues and psychedelic experimentation. If you’re ready for some groovy blues in your shoes, and some psychedelic rocks in your socks, White Oak Splits […]

Art has the power to heal, restore, and reconnect us to what matters most. Join us at the Asheville Art Museum for a guided art-making session led by a registered art therapist, designed to explore how art can be a tool to nurture your mental and emotional wellbeing. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or have […]

Art has the power to heal, restore, and reconnect us to what matters most. Join us at the Asheville Art Museum for a guided art-making session led by a registered art therapist, designed to explore how art can be a tool to nurture your mental and emotional wellbeing. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or have […]

Modelface Comedy Club brings the best comics to Asheville, NC. We are so excited to have Tom Thakkar at AyurPrana Listening Room in West Asheville!! Tom Thakkar is a comedian, podcaster, and writer living in Los Angeles, CA. He started his career in Bloomington, Indiana, where he was born and raised, a half Indian man […]

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country and all your local favorites! This Saturday we have Gluten-Free Comedy: Blueberry Mosaic Edition at Ginger's Revenge. Enjoy a cold pint of ginger beer while you laugh it up with Modelface Comedy ages 18+ doors at 7:30, show at 8pm Tickets $18 GA, […]

-AGES 18+ -SEATED SHOW BURLESQUE BRUNCH Welcome to the most dazzling brunch experience in Asheville! Producer and award-winning burlesque sensation, Madison Jane brings you WNC’s only all BIPOC burlesque showcase. Each month we celebrate a different lineup of delectable performers for a Sunday extravaganza of tantalizing tastes and titillating performances. The Haus of Jane’s Burlesque […]

Join us for a live performance by local pianist Willie Sime. Willie Sime is a North Carolina Native who began playing the piano from a very young age. He was heavily influenced by his father who was a jazz pianist and shared the stage with jazz and rock legends such as; Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk […]

Asheville Baroque Concerts presents Tutti Bassi, featuring some of North Carolina's finest musicians specializing in early music on period instruments. Stephanie Vial, baroque cello; Peter Ferretti, violone; David Wells, baroque bassoon and Daniel Swenberg, theorbo, will join ABCs' Gail Ann Schroeder on viola da gamba for a program of rich and sonorous solos, duos, and […]

✨ KPOP DEMON HUNTERS! Summer Camp (ages 4-7) ✨ Join us for an unforgettable week of music, magic, and high-energy fun as we dive into the world of K-pop stars who battle supernatural forces — all while learning to shine on stage like true performers! Campers will: Learn songs from the movie and bring them […]

Standing Room Only Spiro Nicolopoulos Funk Apocalypse! “Spiro Nicolopoulos Funk Apocalypse” (SNFA) – welcomes music lovers to enjoy soulful vibes with funky jams taken to new sonic spaces fusing musical places for modern and tailored tastes. Featuring a local ensemble of creatives. Crew: Spiro Nicolopoulos on guitar and vocals, Michael Filippone on bass, Mike Rhodes […]

Join us at the Museum every third Wednesday for a harmonious blend of artistic inspiration and mindful movement! Our Wednesday sessions are from 9:30–11am.  Experience how close looking at art and practicing yoga in the beautiful spaces of the Museum can foster relaxation and connection. Each yoga session includes a guided mindful looking session in […]

6PM DOORS / 7PM SHOW FULLY SEATED SHOW GOLDEN FOLK SESSIONS Golden Folk Sessions (formerly Open Folk AVL) offers an intimate, carefully curated listening experience that celebrates the art of original music. Each event showcases six handpicked artists, performing three-song sets in a quiet, seated environment where the music takes center stage. To add a […]

Every Third Thursday, the Museum comes alive with an evening filled with music, tours, art making, special cocktails in our rooftop café, and more! This month we are featuring Book + Art |The Loneliest Monk, with poet Richard Chess and artist Tobi Kahn from 6-7:30pm. Enjoy an evening of live music with DJ Phantom Pantone […]

Limited seating. Reservation required. An Evening with poet Richard Chess and artist Tobi Kahn Join us for a rich interdisciplinary conversation featuring local, award-winning poet Rick Chess and New York based, abstract painter Tobi Kahn. This special event explores the deep creative dialogue between the literary and visual arts, anchored by Kahn’s painting “NOAPHA II” […]

Rebecca Folsom’s music is about liberation. Her songs crack open hearts, inspire hope, and leave listeners with a deeper perspective. The award-winning singer-songwriter moves with ease through her four-octave range as she plucks the instrument of the heart with tender fearlessness and fiery passion all meant to awaken unfettered aliveness.Her voice, a beacon in the […]

ALL AGES SEATED SHOW CARSON PETERS & IRON MOUNTAIN Carson Peters and Iron Mountain has quickly become one of the most energetic and hottest bluegrass bands in the business, making numerous trips to the Grand Ole Opry and multiple international appearances. Their traditional bluegrass style and A Cappella arrangements are a refreshing reminder that the […]

(FREE) Ann Watcher will be on hand to share her techniques and experience in oil paintings. Ann’s inspiration is creating a visual experience. She describes herself as a painter of color and expression. It is not only subject matter that intrigues her, but the play of shapes and colors and light against one another whether […]

APLR Presents: Soumya Chakraverty & Mallar Goswami with Blake Hornsby Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 AyurPrana Listening Room - 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 Doors 6PM || Show 7PM Soumya Chakraverty Soumya was born into a family of music lovers. His mother received some early training in the Sitar and vocal music. However, both his […]

Show Details This show will be at an indoor location. No Outside Food or Drinks permitted.. Drinks will be available for purchase. Food is available for purchase. Small snacks available for purchase. Non-alcoholic drinks will be available. This show will have chairs provided. ♿︎ This show is wheelchair accessible. 21+ show. About Don't Tell Comedy […]

ALL AGES STANDING ROOM ONLY 54 BICYCLES The current version of Widespread Panic is fantastic, but the tone and energy of a Mikey / Todd show was different. 54 Bicycles plays set lists and plays with an intention of sound and energy closer to the original band. They see the work as preservation and archiving […]

Modelface Comedy Club brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have an extra messy beer themed show! Crushing It comedy showcase is a throwback to our first years of drinking beer. As each comic takes the stage they will chug or shotgun a beer* before telling jokes! It's going […]

JOHN SINGER SARGENT Directed by David Bickerstaff John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s […]

– LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE OLIVER SAYANI Appalachian honky tonk, bluegrass and backwoods blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Oliver Sayani paints raw pictures with original songs, introspective stories and old time melodies with a dark and heavy twist forged deep in the mountains and polished on vast highways touring across the country. […]

Modelface Comedy Club brings the best comedians from all over the country to Asheville, NC. This week we are sending off AVL favorite Worth Osborne to bigger and better things! Worth Osborne is a comedian based in Asheville by way of Philadelphia. Worth was told that headliners need a bio. Worth has no real achievements […]

Standing Room Only Asheville’s own Very Jerry Band. This favorite Jerry Garcia Band tribute act includes Spiro Nicolopoulos on guitar, Lenny Pettinelli on keyboards, Michael Filippone on bass, and Lee Kram on drums.

Rising Stars Concert is a collaboration between the Asheville Chamber Music Series and the Asheville Art Museum, featuring North Carolina musicians embarking on a major concert career. The event is sponsored and made possible by Heidi DuBose. Violinist: Anant Malpani Pianist: Christopher Tavernier

SEATED SHOW JASON CURTIS AND THE BLACKSHEEP Jason Curtis and the Black Sheep are a rising pure-country and roots-rock band based in Asheville, North Carolina. Led by Louisiana native Jason Curtis, the band is celebrated for their authentic, classic sound, poignant songwriting, and high-energy honky-tonk. Originally from the Deep South and raised as a “preacher’s […]

THE GREY EAGLE AND WORTHWHILE SOUNDS PRESENT PATIO SHOW: WIDLEY GROWN THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 5:30PM-7PM ALL AGES – LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE Widely Grown is an Americana/AltFolk band from Jersey City, New Jersey. Widely Grown released their debut album in the summer of 2022 and toured 9 states to follow. The […]