Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Sunday, March 4, 2018
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Mar 4 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Sunday, March 11, 2018
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Mar 11 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Sunday, March 18, 2018
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Mar 18 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Sunday, March 25, 2018
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Mar 25 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Thursday, March 29, 2018
Jazz Hour at Pack
Mar 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
67 Haywood St.

Phone: (828) 250-4718
Email: [email protected]
Event Type: Performance
Age Group: Teen – (grades 6-12),Adult
Library: Pack Memorial
Location: 67 Haywood St. – Asheville

Jazz Hour at Pack presents “Michael Jefry Stevens & Friends.”

Musicians are Jason Moore on Saxophone, Kevin Kehrberg on bass, Brian Palmieri on drums, and Michael Jefry Stevens on Steinway Piano.

Program is free and held in our auditorium downstairs.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Sunday, April 1, 2018
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Apr 1 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Sunday, April 8, 2018
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Apr 8 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Saturday, April 14, 2018
Blue Ridge Orchestra Presents “Music for the New World”
Apr 14 @ 3:00 pm
Lipinski Auditorium UNCA
“Music for the New World,” an orchestral concert featuring Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9: From the New World and Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2.
HOW MUCH? 
$15 General / $10 Friends of BRO / $5 Students.
For tickets & information, visit the Orchestra’s website, www.blueridgeorchestra.org, or call 828.782.3354.
Asheville Symphony: Sibelius’ 2nd
Apr 14 @ 8:00 pm

Featuring Joyce Yang, piano
Jayce Ogren, Conductor

Asheville Symphony Sibelius' 2nd

Adams | The Chairman Dances
Falla | Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Sibelius | Symphony No. 2

Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism, and interpretive sensitivity. As a Van Cliburn medalist, she showcases her colorful personality in recitals and collaborations with the world’s top orchestras and chamber musicians.


The Asheville Symphony Orchestra, established in 1960, performs and promotes symphonic music for the benefit, enjoyment and education of the people of Western North Carolina. Adult prices run $24 through $69, and are available at the Asheville Symphony Box Office, the US Cellular Center Box Office, charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or purchase online.

Please visit the Asheville Symphony website for more information, or call 828-254-7046.

Sunday, April 15, 2018
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Apr 15 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Friday, April 20, 2018
THIRD FRIDAY Music Series
Apr 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Skyland First Baptist Church
THIRD FRIDAY Music Series @ Skyland First Baptist Church |  |  |

Free evening of bluegrass gospel performed by two local bands, The Ole Tyme Pickers and The Drake Trio. Light refreshments available.

Little Big Town The Breakers Tour
Apr 20 @ 7:30 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

On April 20th, Grammy Award-winning vocal group, Little Big Town is bringing The Breakers Tour to The Well,
with special guests Kacey Musgraves and Midland.

Tickets start at just $20!

HUMANS AND ANIMALS
Apr 20 @ 8:00 pm

Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Lisa Kiser, piano
David Gross, piano
Hugh Floyd, narrator

Shchedrin: “Carmen” – Suite
Respighi: Antiche danze ed arie (Ancient Airs and Dances): Suite No. 1
Saint-Saens: Le carnival des animaux (Carnival of Animals)

We close our Chamber Orchestra season and welcome Spring with the sunny music from three Mediterranean composers.  Contrasting moods fill the hall, from the passionate drama of “Carmen,” to the sparkling humor and satirical take of Saint-Saens’ famous musical “zoo,” featuring Lisa Kiser and David Gross, and narrated by Furman University’s Music Department Chair, Hugh Floyd.

Friday, April 20, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 21, 2018
A Cappella Fest 2018
Apr 21 @ 7:30 pm

 7:30 PM at the Diana Wortham Theatre.  You’ll get to enjoy a cappella singing at its finest!

We are very pleased this year to offer an exciting lineup, that includes our favorites-new and old:

Besides, come just to hear our incredibley entertaining emcee, Bradshaw Call, returning due to popular demand,

HUMANS AND ANIMALS
Apr 21 @ 8:00 pm

Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Lisa Kiser, piano
David Gross, piano
Hugh Floyd, narrator

Shchedrin: “Carmen” – Suite
Respighi: Antiche danze ed arie (Ancient Airs and Dances): Suite No. 1
Saint-Saens: Le carnival des animaux (Carnival of Animals)

We close our Chamber Orchestra season and welcome Spring with the sunny music from three Mediterranean composers.  Contrasting moods fill the hall, from the passionate drama of “Carmen,” to the sparkling humor and satirical take of Saint-Saens’ famous musical “zoo,” featuring Lisa Kiser and David Gross, and narrated by Furman University’s Music Department Chair, Hugh Floyd.

Friday, April 20, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 22, 2018
Piano Studio Recital
Apr 22 @ 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Recital Hall - Coulter Building, Recital Hall

Studio Recital

HUMANS AND ANIMALS
Apr 22 @ 3:00 pm

Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Lisa Kiser, piano
David Gross, piano
Hugh Floyd, narrator

Shchedrin: “Carmen” – Suite
Respighi: Antiche danze ed arie (Ancient Airs and Dances): Suite No. 1
Saint-Saens: Le carnival des animaux (Carnival of Animals)

We close our Chamber Orchestra season and welcome Spring with the sunny music from three Mediterranean composers.  Contrasting moods fill the hall, from the passionate drama of “Carmen,” to the sparkling humor and satirical take of Saint-Saens’ famous musical “zoo,” featuring Lisa Kiser and David Gross, and narrated by Furman University’s Music Department Chair, Hugh Floyd.

Friday, April 20, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Apr 22 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Pianoforte Concert with Alexander Schwarzkopf
Apr 22 @ 3:00 pm

The Asheville Art Museum is excited to present the next concert in its ongoing Pianoforte Series on Sunday, April 22 featuring Alexander Schwarzkopf at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville.

Alexander J. Schwarzkopf was born in Colorado Springs, CO. He has given concerts and master classes in the United States, Brazil, Germany and Italy, and was a finalist at Val Tidone’s Silvio Bengalli International Piano Competition.

Sunday, April 22 – 3:00 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville (1 Edwin Place, Asheville 28801)

Tickets
Museum and UUCA members: $8 + tax ($7 children) | Non-Members: $16 + tax ($15 children)
Tickets can be purchased at www.ashevilleart.org or by calling 828.253.3227.

Saturday, April 28, 2018
Upland Drive with The Moon and You
Apr 28 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Asheville Masonic Temple

Revelry Unique Downtown Events and Carolina Music Planner are proud to present Upland Drive with The Moon and You. The Asheville Masonic Temple’s theatre is a truly awe-inspiring space. It’s intimate, seating 400, but carries historical significance and charm. We hope that you experience the true feeling of an era gone by, and join us for a night of entertainment in the heart of downtown Asheville.

Doors will open at 7pm. Tickets are available online for $10 via EventBrite (plus processing fee), and will be $15 at the door, cash or card.

The show will begin at 7:30pm.

This is an all ages show. Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

Upland Drive is a provocative and edgy Asheville-based band with an inspired take on a variety of genres including rock, reggae, jazz, and hip hop. Fueled by the intoxicating sound of the cello and nuanced with soulful vocal harmonies, Upland Drive creates an inviting soundscape full of rich detail, poetic lyricism, adventurous harmonies, and inventive structure. Featuring singer/songwriter/cellist Franklin Keel, vocalist Debra Darling, composer/bassist Ryan Kijanka, and drummer/trumpeter C. Scott Shaw, Upland Drive presents virtuosic and venturesome live performances with a fresh musical approach.

The Moon and You is an Americana duo based in Asheville, NC. Cellist Melissa Hyman and guitarist/banjo player Ryan Furstenberg sing in “voices that sound like they were made for one another” (Bill DeYoung, Connect Savannah). Each is an accomplished songwriter with a distinctive and memorable style. Though they bring to the table the seamless vocal blend and heartfelt lyrics characteristic of folk music, this ain’t your basic folk duo; audible influences include jazz standards, classic country, indie rock and classical music. All of these sources combine to find sweet harmony in The Moon and You’s warm and unconventional arrangements. Perfect for fans of Shovels & Rope, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and Norman & Nancy Blake

Sunday, April 29, 2018
Asheville Baroque Concerts season finale: Chiaroscuro
Apr 29 @ 3:00 pm

Oakley United Methodist Church, 607 Fairview Road in Asheville

A feast for the eyes as well as the ears, the highly decorated instruments of Joachim Tielke will be featured on this concert of virtuoso viola da gamba duos from 18th-century Germany.

Asheville Baroque Concerts’ artistic director Gail Ann Schroeder, and Annalisa Pappano from Cincinnati’s Catacoustic Consort, will be joined by harpsichordist Barbara Weiss to perform this exciting program of works by Johannes Schenck, Johan Gottlieb Graun and Christoph Schaffrath.

Tickets: $5-$25

Purchase here: http://panharmonia.org/product/april-29-chiaroscuro-asheville-baroque-concerts/

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Apr 29 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Monday, April 30, 2018
Pan Harmonia: Pink Moon in the Sky
Apr 30 @ 7:15 pm

The Haen Gallery, 52 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville

Come downtown in the calm of a Monday evening, enjoy a glass of wine with snacks and incredible art before the concert (doors open at 6:45). Iconic harpist Jacquelyn Bartlett and flutist Kate Steinbeck combine their expressive music mastery to create a program of sweeping sensations with music by GF Handel, Osvaldo LaCerda, Henk Badings, Dana Wilson and Witold Lutoslawski. Bassoonist Rosalind Buda will join in trios by Adrienne Albert and Andre Jolivet.

MUSIC – ART – WINE

Seating is very limited for this special concert. Don’t wait too long to purchase your tickets, this event is likely to sell out.

Tickets: $5-$25

Purchase here: http://panharmonia.org/product/april-30-asheville

Easy, expensive parking is available across the street under the Aloft Hotel.

Sunday, May 6, 2018
Blue Ridge Orchestra Presents “Music for the New World”
May 6 @ 3:00 pm
Lipinski Auditorium UNCA
“Music for the New World,” an orchestral concert featuring Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9: From the New World and Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2.
HOW MUCH? 
$15 General / $10 Friends of BRO / $5 Students.
For tickets & information, visit the Orchestra’s website, www.blueridgeorchestra.org, or call 828.782.3354.
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
May 6 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Thursday, May 10, 2018
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
May 10 @ 8:00 pm – May 11 @ 1:00 am
Omni Grove Park Inn

Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar

Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.

Friday, May 11, 2018
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
May 11 @ 8:00 pm – May 12 @ 1:00 am
Omni Grove Park Inn

Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar

Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.

Saturday, May 12, 2018
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
May 12 @ 8:00 pm – May 13 @ 1:00 am
Omni Grove Park Inn

Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar

Join the non-stop, rock ‘n roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8pm, pianos begin at 9pm. 

Sunday, May 13, 2018
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
May 13 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Thursday, May 17, 2018
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
May 17 @ 8:00 pm – May 18 @ 1:00 am
Omni Grove Park Inn

Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar

Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.