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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Saturday, December 9, 2017
An Evening with the Bernstein Family!
Dec 9 @ 7:30 pm

Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.

 

This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!

The Magnetic Theatre

375 Depot Street

Asheville, NC 28801

Thursday, December 14, 2017
An Evening with the Bernstein Family!
Dec 14 @ 7:30 pm

Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.

 

This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!

The Magnetic Theatre

375 Depot Street

Asheville, NC 28801

Friday, December 15, 2017
An Evening with the Bernstein Family!
Dec 15 @ 7:30 pm

Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.

 

This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!

The Magnetic Theatre

375 Depot Street

Asheville, NC 28801

Saturday, December 16, 2017
The High Country of NC Christmas Bird Counts
Dec 16 all-day
The High Country of NC Christmas Bird Counts
The original purpose of the Christmas Bird Counts was to provide an alternative to the traditional “Side Hunt”, in which teams competed to kill the largest number of animals and birds on Christmas Day. The originators of the CBC, including pioneering ornithologist Frank Chapman, proposed, instead, to identify and count as many birds as possible, offering a wildlife-friendly way to enjoy the outdoors over the holidays. Now over 100 years later, the CBC tradition is going strong, having largely replaced the destructive Side Hunt, and involving over 50,000 people each year in many countries. These counts are free and fun, and the data provide insight into changing populations of wintering birds. All of our local counts welcome more participation from all skill-level birders, so please come out and join us to celebrate wildlife!
Grandfather Mountain:

Count Circle Map

Compiler Jesse Pope email “[email protected]”.

This year’s date Saturday, 12/16/2017

An Evening with the Bernstein Family!
Dec 16 @ 7:30 pm

Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.

 

This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!

The Magnetic Theatre

375 Depot Street

Asheville, NC 28801

A Very Sissy Christmas Show
Dec 16 @ 8:00 pm

 

Proud Mary Theatre Company Presents A VERY SISSY CHRISTMAS SHOW

What: “A Very Sissy Christmas Show”
When: Saturday, December 16 at 8 & 10:30 p.m.
Where: West Main Artists Co-Op, 578 W. Main St. in Spartanburg
Admission: $10

The Proud Mary Theatre Company, South Carolina’s first and only theatre group devoted exclusively to LGBTQ+ Stories and Voices, is proud to announce its first holiday show, “A Very Sissy Christmas Show” on December 16 in Spartanburg.

Our show includes Gay Christmas Carols and selections from our debut season with a yuletide twist: 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHEthe encore run of our award-winning I AM MY OWN WIFE starring 2017 SCTA Best Actor winner Dave LaPage, and SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES by Del Shores.

The mission of the Proud Mary Theatre Company, a non-profit and non-professional theatre, is to present LGBTQ+ voices and stories in Spartanburg and the entire Upstate region through innovative theatrical plays: compelling dramas, rib-tickling comedies, campy musicals, and local original works and avant-garde pieces that celebrate diversity and tolerance.

Monday, December 18, 2017
Double Holiday Movie Feature @ The Orange Peel
Dec 18 @ 6:00 pm
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
An Evening with the Bernstein Family!
Dec 20 @ 7:30 pm

Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.

 

This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!

The Magnetic Theatre

375 Depot Street

Asheville, NC 28801

Thursday, December 21, 2017
An Evening with the Bernstein Family!
Dec 21 @ 7:30 pm

Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.

 

This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!

The Magnetic Theatre

375 Depot Street

Asheville, NC 28801

The Paper Crowns Band
Dec 21 @ 9:00 pm

“The Paper Crowns have this aura of honesty in their music that’s genuine, easy to grasp, yet also not a complete giveaway.” (Waleed Rashidi – IE Weekly)

“The Paper Crowns…songs cross so many genres that all you need to know is that if you like music, there’s something for you there.” (Vanessa Franko – Press Enterprise)

The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole are one of the premier duos on the Southeast music scene.  They have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their full on electric ensemble –  The Paper Crowns Electric Band.  Their sound is a medley of blues, psychedelic and Southern rock, American folk and jazz, Gospel and funk.  The Paper Crowns sound is dynamic and soulful featuring original songs and fearless improvisation.

The Paper Crowns have played such events as: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns including the Olympic Games, Visa, Court TV and Pepsi.  The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River.

Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711

Friday, December 22, 2017
The 16th Annual Make-A-Wish Christmas Party Benefit Concert
Dec 22 @ 7:00 pm

Wicked Quick Promotions Presents

The 16th Annual Make-A-Wish Christmas Party Benefit Concert

Featuring Dave Desmelik, Chappell with special guest Artimus Pyle, Halden Vang, The Log Noggins, and The Travers Brothership
With Special Guests McKayla A. Reece, Jack C Mascari, Nicky Sanders, Matthew Jennings, and Grace Williamson

An Evening with the Bernstein Family!
Dec 22 @ 7:30 pm

Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.

 

This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!

The Magnetic Theatre

375 Depot Street

Asheville, NC 28801

Saturday, December 23, 2017
MS. MB PRESENTS THE FIRST ANNUAL HAIR FASHION SHOW CHRISTMAS EDITION
Dec 23 @ 4:00 pm
Brother Wolf Fundraiser/Adoption Ugly Sweater Contest
Dec 23 @ 7:00 pm

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Ugly Sweater Contest

DECEMBER 23 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

330 Rockwood Rd #103
Arden, NC 28704

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An Evening with the Bernstein Family!
Dec 23 @ 7:30 pm

Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.

 

This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!

The Magnetic Theatre

375 Depot Street

Asheville, NC 28801

Sunday, December 24, 2017
Concert & Community Carol Sing
Dec 24 @ 7:00 pm
Friday, January 5, 2018
Comedian Ari Shaffir to Perform at The Grey Eagle
Jan 5 @ 7:00 pm

Comedian Ari Shaffir to Perform at The Grey Eagle Friday, January 5th @ 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM

Ari Shaffir, host and co-creator of Comedy Central’s This is Not Happening is set to perform two shows in Asheville, NC on Friday, January 5th.

Ari Shaffir
Stand-up comedian, podcaster and actor ARI SHAFFIR describes his comedy as a puppet show–but way filthier and without the puppets. The New York native grew up Orthodox Jewish, spent 2 years in a yeshiva in Israel, and came back to America to lose his religion and become a comic. LA Weekly has called Shaffir “a gifted unyielding comic…a real force to be reckoned with.”

This July, Shaffir released two Netflix specials called Double Negative which is presented in two 45 minute episodes called Children and Adulthood. Self-described as his version of a “Smashing Pumpkins Double Album,” this type of double header release hasn’t been seen since George Carlin’s 1972 release of FM & AM. In Children Shaffir discusses the pressure he is getting from his family and friends to have kids, and why he is getting more and more thoughts in his head about why he doesn’t want to do that and in Adulthood, he discusses the freedoms of being child-free. Decider.com called Shaffir’s Netflix debut “positively audacious.”

Thursday, March 1, 2018
The Paper Crowns Band
Mar 1 @ 6:30 pm

“The Paper Crowns have this aura of honesty in their music that’s genuine, easy to grasp, yet also not a complete giveaway.” (Waleed Rashidi – IE Weekly)

“The Paper Crowns…songs cross so many genres that all you need to know is that if you like music, there’s something for you there.” (Vanessa Franko – Press Enterprise)

The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole are one of the premier duos on the Southeast music scene.  They have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their full on electric ensemble –  The Paper Crowns Electric Band.  Their sound is a medley of blues, psychedelic and Southern rock, American folk and jazz, Gospel and funk.  The Paper Crowns sound is dynamic and soulful featuring original songs and fearless improvisation.

The Paper Crowns have played such events as: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns including the Olympic Games, Visa, Court TV and Pepsi.  The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River.

Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711

“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”
Mar 1 @ 7:30 pm
"Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter"

“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”

by Julie Marie Myatt, is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Directed by Lise Kloeppel

Reintegration into society after the experiences of war is oftentimes very difficult for those in the military. After all the action, devastation and noise, everyday life may be quite the challenge. For U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter this is certainly true. Haunted by her war experience and not quite ready to pick up where she left off, Jenny takes a side trip to Slab City – “The Last Free Place on Earth,” a place for societal misfits who prefer to live outside the norm, do as they please and not interfere with the liberty of others.  It is here where the permanent residents help Jenny heal her internal war wounds and gently persuade her to rejoin society and return to her children.

Performances: March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 2:00pm.

Ticket prices:

$12 General Admission,

$10 Faculty/Military Veterans/Senior Citizens,

$7 students/ OLLI members

(taxes and fees not included).

Carol Belk Theatre

1 University Heights

Asheville, NC 28804

Box Office: 828-232-2291

Tickets available online at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/9477

Friday, March 2, 2018
“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”
Mar 2 @ 7:30 pm
"Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter"

“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”

by Julie Marie Myatt, is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Directed by Lise Kloeppel

Reintegration into society after the experiences of war is oftentimes very difficult for those in the military. After all the action, devastation and noise, everyday life may be quite the challenge. For U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter this is certainly true. Haunted by her war experience and not quite ready to pick up where she left off, Jenny takes a side trip to Slab City – “The Last Free Place on Earth,” a place for societal misfits who prefer to live outside the norm, do as they please and not interfere with the liberty of others.  It is here where the permanent residents help Jenny heal her internal war wounds and gently persuade her to rejoin society and return to her children.

Performances: March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 2:00pm.

Ticket prices:

$12 General Admission,

$10 Faculty/Military Veterans/Senior Citizens,

$7 students/ OLLI members

(taxes and fees not included).

Carol Belk Theatre

1 University Heights

Asheville, NC 28804

Box Office: 828-232-2291

Tickets available online at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/9477

Saturday, March 3, 2018
“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”
Mar 3 @ 7:30 pm
"Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter"

“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”

by Julie Marie Myatt, is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Directed by Lise Kloeppel

Reintegration into society after the experiences of war is oftentimes very difficult for those in the military. After all the action, devastation and noise, everyday life may be quite the challenge. For U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter this is certainly true. Haunted by her war experience and not quite ready to pick up where she left off, Jenny takes a side trip to Slab City – “The Last Free Place on Earth,” a place for societal misfits who prefer to live outside the norm, do as they please and not interfere with the liberty of others.  It is here where the permanent residents help Jenny heal her internal war wounds and gently persuade her to rejoin society and return to her children.

Performances: March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 2:00pm.

Ticket prices:

$12 General Admission,

$10 Faculty/Military Veterans/Senior Citizens,

$7 students/ OLLI members

(taxes and fees not included).

Carol Belk Theatre

1 University Heights

Asheville, NC 28804

Box Office: 828-232-2291

Tickets available online at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/9477

Sunday, March 4, 2018
“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”
Mar 4 @ 2:00 pm
"Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter"

“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”

by Julie Marie Myatt, is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Directed by Lise Kloeppel

Reintegration into society after the experiences of war is oftentimes very difficult for those in the military. After all the action, devastation and noise, everyday life may be quite the challenge. For U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter this is certainly true. Haunted by her war experience and not quite ready to pick up where she left off, Jenny takes a side trip to Slab City – “The Last Free Place on Earth,” a place for societal misfits who prefer to live outside the norm, do as they please and not interfere with the liberty of others.  It is here where the permanent residents help Jenny heal her internal war wounds and gently persuade her to rejoin society and return to her children.

Performances: March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 2:00pm.

Ticket prices:

$12 General Admission,

$10 Faculty/Military Veterans/Senior Citizens,

$7 students/ OLLI members

(taxes and fees not included).

Carol Belk Theatre

1 University Heights

Asheville, NC 28804

Box Office: 828-232-2291

Tickets available online at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/9477

Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Paper Crowns Band
Mar 8 @ 6:30 pm

“The Paper Crowns have this aura of honesty in their music that’s genuine, easy to grasp, yet also not a complete giveaway.” (Waleed Rashidi – IE Weekly)

“The Paper Crowns…songs cross so many genres that all you need to know is that if you like music, there’s something for you there.” (Vanessa Franko – Press Enterprise)

The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole are one of the premier duos on the Southeast music scene.  They have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their full on electric ensemble –  The Paper Crowns Electric Band.  Their sound is a medley of blues, psychedelic and Southern rock, American folk and jazz, Gospel and funk.  The Paper Crowns sound is dynamic and soulful featuring original songs and fearless improvisation.

The Paper Crowns have played such events as: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns including the Olympic Games, Visa, Court TV and Pepsi.  The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River.

Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711

Thursday, March 15, 2018
The Paper Crowns Band
Mar 15 @ 6:30 pm

“The Paper Crowns have this aura of honesty in their music that’s genuine, easy to grasp, yet also not a complete giveaway.” (Waleed Rashidi – IE Weekly)

“The Paper Crowns…songs cross so many genres that all you need to know is that if you like music, there’s something for you there.” (Vanessa Franko – Press Enterprise)

The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole are one of the premier duos on the Southeast music scene.  They have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their full on electric ensemble –  The Paper Crowns Electric Band.  Their sound is a medley of blues, psychedelic and Southern rock, American folk and jazz, Gospel and funk.  The Paper Crowns sound is dynamic and soulful featuring original songs and fearless improvisation.

The Paper Crowns have played such events as: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns including the Olympic Games, Visa, Court TV and Pepsi.  The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River.

Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711

Thursday, March 22, 2018
The Paper Crowns Band
Mar 22 @ 6:30 pm

“The Paper Crowns have this aura of honesty in their music that’s genuine, easy to grasp, yet also not a complete giveaway.” (Waleed Rashidi – IE Weekly)

“The Paper Crowns…songs cross so many genres that all you need to know is that if you like music, there’s something for you there.” (Vanessa Franko – Press Enterprise)

The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole are one of the premier duos on the Southeast music scene.  They have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their full on electric ensemble –  The Paper Crowns Electric Band.  Their sound is a medley of blues, psychedelic and Southern rock, American folk and jazz, Gospel and funk.  The Paper Crowns sound is dynamic and soulful featuring original songs and fearless improvisation.

The Paper Crowns have played such events as: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns including the Olympic Games, Visa, Court TV and Pepsi.  The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River.

Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711

Thursday, July 12, 2018
Screening: Bonnie + Clyde – Arthur Penn Film Series
Jul 12 @ 7:00 pm
Fine Arts Theatre
Screening: Bonnie + Clyde - Arthur Penn Film Series @ Fine Arts Theatre |  |  |

In partnership with the Fine Arts Theatre, we’re celebrating the work of Black Mountain College alumnus Arthur Penn with two screenings of his classic films on the big screen. The films will be preceded by a short talk on Arthur Penn’s legacy in American film, a legacy rooted in his experiences at Black Mountain College.

July 12th – “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967). Arthur Penn’s modern classic was revolutionary in its time, opening the door for the hyper-violent, morally ambiguous films produced throughout the 1970s. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway star as two star-crossed lovers on a doomed crime spree across Depression-era America. They’re Young, They’re In Love, They Kill People.

July 26th – “Alice’s Restaurant” (1969). This film, based on the song by Arlo Guthrie and starring the musician as himself, captures the essence of late 1960’s counter-culture. Starting with a trip to the dump on a fateful Thanksgiving Day, the film follows Guthrie and his friends through a frenetic series of events that lampoon the Vietnam War and American society.

Thursday, July 26, 2018
Arthur Penn Film Series: Alice’s Restaurant
Jul 26 @ 7:00 pm
Fine Arts Theatre

 This film, based on the song by Arlo Guthrie and starring the musician as himself, captures the essence of late 1960’s counter-culture. Starting with a trip to the dump on a fateful Thanksgiving Day, the film follows Guthrie and his friends through a frenetic series of events that lampoon the Vietnam War and American society. $8 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID / $10 for non-members. Tickets are available through the Fine Arts Theatre Box Office

Screening: Alice’s Restaurant – Arthur Penn Film Series
Jul 26 @ 7:00 pm
Fine Arts Theatre
Screening: Alice's Restaurant - Arthur Penn Film Series @ Fine Arts Theatre |  |  |

In partnership with the Fine Arts Theatre, we’re celebrating the work of Black Mountain College alumnus Arthur Penn with two screenings of his classic films on the big screen. The films will be preceded by a short talk on Arthur Penn’s legacy in American film, a legacy rooted in his experiences at Black Mountain College.

July 12th – “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967). Arthur Penn’s modern classic was revolutionary in its time, opening the door for the hyper-violent, morally ambiguous films produced throughout the 1970s. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway star as two star-crossed lovers on a doomed crime spree across Depression-era America. They’re Young, They’re In Love, They Kill People.

July 26th – “Alice’s Restaurant” (1969). This film, based on the song by Arlo Guthrie and starring the musician as himself, captures the essence of late 1960’s counter-culture. Starting with a trip to the dump on a fateful Thanksgiving Day, the film follows Guthrie and his friends through a frenetic series of events that lampoon the Vietnam War and American society.

Shelby Lynne
Jul 26 @ 8:00 pm – Jul 27 @ 12:00 am

Shelby Lynne Moorer was born in Quantico, Virginia, on October 22, 1968, and raised in Frankville, Alabama. She came from a musical family and her house was filled with the sounds of classic country music as well as The Beatles and Elvis. Her mother was a natural singer, and her father began teaching her to play guitar around age seven. Lynne once said in an interview, “I was singing before I could talk.”
After high school, Lynne decided to leave her Alabama life behind, for Nashville in 1989, so she could pursue her musical dreams. Once in Tennessee, Lynne met veteran songwriter Bob Tubert, and she gave him her demo tape. Tubert liked it and played it for the TV producer of Nashville Network’s Nashville Now, who invited Lynne to perform on the show. The performance caught the attention of CBS Records, and Lynne was offered a contract with the label.
Over the next three years, Lynne produced an album a year: Sunrise (1989), Tough All Over (1990) and Soft Talk (1991), landing a few hits along the way. In 1991, she won the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Female Vocalist award.
Never complacent, after two more albums, Lynne became hungry for a change from the Nashville system, and for her next album she enlisted producer Bill Bottrell, who had worked with such artists as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Sheryl Crow. The resulting album, I Am Shelby Lynne (1999), recorded far away from Nashville on the Northern California coast, earned Lynne the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2000—which was especially poignant as she had been in the music business nearly 13 years.
Love, Shelby was released in 2001, followed by two self-produced albums:Identity Crisis (2003) and Suit Yourself (2005). Just a Little Lovin’, her critically acclaimed tribute to Dusty Springfield, was released in 2008. And the same year Suit Yourself came out, Lynne made her acting debut in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, playing Cash’s mother. She has also appeared on the TV shows Head Case (2007) and Army Wives(2009).
Again showcasing her need to take a different path, Lynne founded her own label, Everso Records, and its first release, Tears, Lies, and Alibis, debuted at No. 16 on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart in April 2010. The album resonated with critics as well, and Newsday called it “her strongest album in a decade.” After this critical success, Lynne released her first-ever holiday collection, Merry Christmas, in time for 2010’s holiday season.
In 2011, Everso released Revelation Road, and Lynne headed out on a year-long solo acoustic tour. In 2013, a five-song EP, Thanks, came out to rave reviews from the likes of Mother Jones and The New York Times. Lynne said of the album: “These songs are a way to express my love and gratitude to the universe and to all of the music appreciating souls out there for the friendship and fellowship that music brings us.”
In 2014, I Am Shelby Lynne got the deluxe reissue treatment.
I Can’t Imagine was released in the spring of 2015, it was her first album for Rounder. The tour that followed included complete concert performances of the new recording and I Am Shelby Lynne in a single set.
Lynne and sister Moorer teamed for the Side by Side tour, and considered recording an album together. The plan was shelved until 2017 when they got together in Los Angeles with producer Teddy Thompson and a small group of invited guest musicians including Benmont Tench, Erik Deutsch, Doug Pettibone, and Val McCallum. The sisters chose to record a host of covers from the classic country canon, alongside contemporary fare by pop and Americana songwriters. Their lone co-written original was the set closer “Is It Too Much?” Titled Not Dark Yet, the album was released by Thirty Tigers in August. They sold out venues across the U.S. And U.K. Lynne recently wrapped her first starring film role called Here I Am, a rock and Roll saga, directed by Cynthia Mort (Nina, Tell Me You Love Me).  Lynne co-wrote the music and film score. The new single Off My Mind is currently available online.
shelbylynne.com

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Susan Anderson presents Paul’s Prayers
Aug 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe

Susan Anderson presents Paul’s Prayers: A Mother’s Account of Raising an Autistic Son

Paul’s Prayers is the story of a moderately autistic young man navigating life with a spiritual intelligence that runs further than most people can walk. Written by Paul’s mother, this insightful memoir gives readers a unique look at the challenges and joys of raising her autistic son in a large Catholic family.

The first of six children, Paul’s early years were an exciting and confusing time for his parents. At the time, very little information on autism and its early signs was available, and the fact that the disorder is a spectrum ranging from mild to severe was not widely known.

Unpredictable outbursts and sensitivities to light and schedule disruptions lead Paul’s parents to refer to his condition as “The Marauder.” The Marauder sweeps over the hospital nursery as the fluorescent lights blind Paul’s eyes. The Marauder throws his black cape over the Christmas holidays, stealing four-year-old Paul’s speech for three long days. In school, The Marauder keeps other students at bay, leaving Paul isolated and alone. Finally a developmental assessment gives some clarity to the exhausted family: Paul is on the autism spectrum, and they will all have to adjust their perspectives. Small victories emerge as Paul begins to reach developmental milestones in creative ways. Six years of piano lessons lead to a dramatic improvement in reading skills. A jaunt through the mountains with his father introduces Paul to his talent for running; with his brothers, he joins the high school cross country running team, which goes on to win the state championship. After high school, Paul works for the family business and attends college.

Throughout this intimate memoir, every day is a challenge to be met with creative thinking, patience, and faith. Paul finds comfort in contemplative prayer and the support of his family when the world around him becomes too chaotic. As her son grows up, Susan Anderson learns how to cope with autism and embrace the importance of faith in the things unseen. Her family’s experience is a beacon of light for those who find themselves on a similar path.

This book is available for purchase in-store, by phone, or online by visiting https://www.malaprops.com/book/9781680993479

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