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SUMMARY:Colors of the Blue Ridge: The Mountainscapes of Richard Baker
DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to a free exhibition of artwork by Haywood County landscape artist Richard Baker\, including a closing reception on Saturday\, August 9\, from 5-7 p.m.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/colors-of-the-blue-ridge-the-mountainscapes-of-richard-baker/
LOCATION:Folkmoot Friendship Center\, 112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, 28786
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SUMMARY:8th Annual Wet Your Whiskers Wine Tasting Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Come out for a fun evening with a delicious Italian dinner\, desserts and drinks (wine tasting with beer option)\, and support Feline Urgent Rescue’s annual fundraiser! While you’re here\, bid on one of our unique and locally sourced auction items\, or enter to win a fun raffle prize! \nTickets are $75 per individual and grant you full access to the wine\, beer and dinner and dessert buffet. Wine and dinner will be catered by Bosu’s Wine Shop. Beer will be donated by Boojum and Frog Level Brewing. \nThere are three levels of sponsorships (starting at $200)\, and each comes with its own benefits. \nAll proceeds from this fundraiser benefit Feline Urgent Rescue (FUR) of WNC and our mission to rescue\, rehabilitate and rehome the abandoned\, abused and neglected cats of western North Carolina. \nA second chance starts with YOU!
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/8th-annual-wet-your-whiskers-wine-tasting-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Folkmoot Friendship Center\, 112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, 28786
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SUMMARY:Folkmoot USA - A Latin American Musical Experience: Las Montañitas
DESCRIPTION:Folkmoot LIVE! is pleased to present A Latin American Musical Experience featuring one of Asheville’s newest and most exciting bands\, Las Montañitas. \nLas Montañitas brings the Andes to the Appalachians.  Their music draws heavily from the Chicha Cumbia scene that emerged in Peru in the late 1960s\, featuring psychedelic surf guitar tone\, Afro-Colombian dance grooves and Andean inspired melodies.  Read more below. \nThursday\, May 22\, 2025 at 7 PM\, Doors at 6 PM \nListen: https://www.folkmoot.org/folkmoot-live \nTickets: https://givebutter.com/UFas5Q \nTicket Donation\nPay What You Can: $25\, $15\, $5 \nDonations are Welcome \nFolkmoot Friendship Center    \n112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, NC  \nGabby’s Food Truck On-Site \nLas Montañitas features Mar – vocals\, charango\, flute\, guiro; Sparrow Smith – accordion\, vocals; Keith Josiah Smith – guitar\, timbales; JP Furnas – bass; Sully Martinez – congas\, bongos and Ben Colvin – saxophone.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/folkmoot-usa-a-latin-american-musical-experience-las-montanitas/
LOCATION:Folkmoot Friendship Center\, 112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, 28786
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SUMMARY:Folkmoot LIVE! - Pure Drop Traditional Irish Music
DESCRIPTION:If you love traditional Irish music\, this concert is for you! \nFolkmoot LIVE! is thrilled to present an evening of Pure Drop Traditional Irish Music.  Join us for the superb sounds of Andrew Finn Magill & David McKindley-Ward.   Read more below. \nThursday\, April 3\, 2025 at 7 PM\, Doors at 6 PM \nListen:\n\n \nTickets: https://givebutter.com/OLccES \nTicket Donation \nPay What You Can: $25\, $15\, $5 \nDonations are Welcome \nFolkmoot Friendship Center    \n112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, NC  \nThe Spotted Banana Food Truck On-Site \nAndrew Finn Magill is an award-winning multi-genre fiddler/violinist.  He is a Fulbright fellow\, North Carolina Arts Council Fellow and an award-winning composer. Finn has been featured on PBS\, MTV\, TEDx\, Avianca in-flight entertainment and multiple times on NPR’s The Thistle & Shamrock. His 2016 album Roots (featuring Cillian Vallely of Lúnasa and John Doyle) debuted at number #46 on the folk DJ charts.  He has toured internationally and headlined several Irish festivals.  \nAward winning musician and singer\, David McKindley-Ward has made a name for himself as a recording and touring multi-instrumentalist in the folk\, roots and traditional music scenes across the US\, Ireland and the UK. He is a regular performer and instructor at Irish music teaching festivals including O’Flaherty’s Irish Retreat\, Atlanta Irish Fest\, Baltimore Tradfest\, Celtic Fest Mississippi\, the Ashokan Center\, The Philadelphia Céilí Group Traditional Irish music and Dance Weekend\, the Augusta Irish Retreat and the Catskills Irish Arts Week. In the fall of 2024 he released a double album with longtime friend\, collaborator and songwriter Letitia VanSant called The Eye of the Storm.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/folkmoot-live-pure-drop-traditional-irish-music/
LOCATION:Folkmoot Friendship Center\, 112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, 28786
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SUMMARY:Folkmoot LIVE! - Blue Pipa Trio: “From Harlem to Shanghai and Back”
DESCRIPTION:Folkmoot LIVE! is proud to present the Blue Pipa Trio\, “From Harlem to Shanghai and Back\,” a dynamic fusion of jazz history and Chinese tradition. Led by Min Xiao-Fen\, one of the world’s great pipa soloists\, and joined by the powerhouse Asheville-based duo of guitarist/composer Jay Sanders and bassist Zack Page\, this project takes you to the Golden Age of jazz in Shanghai during the 1930s\, when Buck Clayton’s Kansas City Swing intertwined with the pioneering melodies of Li Jinhui\, the father of Chinese popular music. Read more below. \nThursday\, March 13\, 2025 at 7 PM\, Doors at 6 PM \nListen: https://youtu.be/OXZXxOGrIRM \nTickets: https://givebutter.com/Ms9gms \nPay What You Can: $25\, $15\, $5 \nDonations are Welcome \nFolkmoot Friendship Center    \n112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, NC  \nIron Wok Food Truck On-Site \nIn an exploration of lost musical legends\, Ms. Min weaves together the vibrant sounds of Count Basie\, Duke Ellington\, and her own unique compositions. Blending jazz with the rich tones of traditional Chinese instruments like the pipa\, ruan\, and sanxian\, Min creates a sound both timeless and groundbreaking. The trio’s innovative sound honors the past while pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in jazz today. This debut is more than a performance—it’s a cultural odyssey\, where swing\, improvisation\, and passion converge to captivate jazz lovers and adventurous listeners alike.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/folkmoot-live-blue-pipa-trio-from-harlem-to-shanghai-and-back/
LOCATION:Folkmoot Friendship Center\, 112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, 28786
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SUMMARY:Folkmoot LIVE! An Evening of Bluegrass/Klezmer Fusion
DESCRIPTION:Folkmoot LIVE! proudly presents the innovative “klezgrass” music of Zoe & Cloyd that springs from the rich traditions and complementary styles of fiddler/vocalist Natalya Zoe Weinstein and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist John Cloyd Miller with special guest\, Kevin Kehrberg on bass.  Based in Asheville\, NC\, Zoe & Cloyd delight audiences with soaring harmonies and heartfelt songwriting\, seamlessly combining original bluegrass\, klezmer\, old-time and folk with sincerity and zeal.  Read more below. \nFriday\, February 21\, 2025 at 7 PM\, Doors at 6 PM \nListen: https://www.zoeandcloyd.com/music/ \nTickets: https://givebutter.com/vArLFV \nPay What You Can: $25\, $15\, $5 \nDonations are Welcome \nFolkmoot Friendship Center    \n112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, NC  \nWoof Street Bistro Food Truck On-Site \nDescending from a lineage of klezmer and jazz musicians\, Natalya trained classically in her home state of Massachusetts before moving south in 2004. John\, a twelfth generation North Carolinian and grandson of pioneering bluegrass fiddler\, Jim Shumate\, is a 1st place winner of the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest and the Hazel Dickens Songwriting Contest.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/folkmoot-live-an-evening-of-bluegrass-klezmer-fusion/
LOCATION:Folkmoot Friendship Center\, 112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, 28786
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SUMMARY:A Kilted Christmas with Eireann's Call
DESCRIPTION:Join Eireann’s Call as they whisk audiences away to Celtic lands far and near to celebrate holiday traditions with passionate and stirring arrangements of seasonal music. Racing fiddle tunes\, powerful bagpipe melodies\, soaring vocals\, rocked up tribal drumming and wicked grooves combined with dancers and a dramatic narrative create a magical holiday experience. It has played to sell-out crowds for years. Come enjoy the magic of the season! \nThe event is Pay What You Can – $25\, $20\, $15\n  \nListen:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@eireannscall3920 \nDonations are Welcome \nDina’s Taco Truck On-Site
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/a-kilted-christmas-with-eireanns-call/
LOCATION:Folkmoot Friendship Center\, 112 Virginia Avenue\, Waynesville\, 28786
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