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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Thursday, September 13, 2018
Darling West
Sep 13 @ 12:00 am – 1:00 am
It’s time to PARTY WITH A PURPOSE with the Asheville Affiliates!
Sep 13 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The Asheville Affiliates, was founded in 1999 as a social networking group for young professionals to benefit area nonprofits. The organization has grown into a community network of more than 3,000 members. The organization has raised more than $265,000 for 50 nonprofits. Membership is free and all Affiliates fundraising events are open to the public. More information at ashevilleaffiliates.com.

Friday, September 14, 2018
Shawn Mullins with Special Guests Jane Kramer and Jeff Thompson
Sep 14 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Asheville Masonic Temple

Revelry: Unique Downtown Events is proud to present Grammy-nominated artist Shawn Mullins with Special Guests Jane Kramer and Jeff Thompson in the historic theatre at The Asheville Masonic Temple.

Come celebrate Shawn Mullin’s “Souls Core” 20th Album Anniversary (release: July 17, 1998). He always performs songs from Soul’s Core in his live sets including “Lullaby” (Rockabye), “Gulf of Mexico,” “Twin Rocks Oregon,” “Shimmer” and “Anchored in You”. The song arrangements have evolved through the years as he continues to perform them live and grow as an artist.

Date: Friday, September 14, 2018

Doors: 6:30pm

Show: 7pm-10pm

Advance Tickets:

VIP/Floor- $30 plus tax/Eventbrite processing fee

Balcony- $20 plus tax/Eventbrite processing fee

Door Tickets:

VIP/Floor (based on availability): $35 plus tax

Balcony: $25 plus tax

Shawn Mullins Bio:

After a series of indie record releases, Shawn Mullins’ critical breakthrough came when 1998 Soul’s Core
album shot him to fame on the strength of its Grammy-nominated No. 1 hit, “Lullaby” followed by
AAA/Americana No. 1 “Beautiful Wreck” from 2006’s 9th Ward Pickin Parlor. His song, “Shimmer” was used in
promotion of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and was included on the Dawson’s Creek soundtrack. He
co-wrote “All in My Head” which was featured in episode one of the hit TV sitcom “Scrubs.” Mullins also co-
wrote the Zac Brown Band’s No. 1 country tune “Toes.” In early 2002, he formed super group The Thorns with
Matthew Sweet and Peter Droge. Mullins’ most recent album My Stupid Heart, was released in 2015, the
theme of which, Mullins says, can be summed up most succinctly by the song title, “It All Comes Down To
Love,” the guiding force behind just about every song on the album.
Mullins is currently embarking on a recording project in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the release of
his album Soul’s Core, which came out July 17, 1998!

For the 20th anniversary, Shawn will revisit the music on Soul’s Core and record two new versions of the
album. He is calling this Soul’s Core Revival. This is not a remix or a remaster of the original, but rather brand
new recordings with new arrangements of the songs – one album will be new stripped down solo
performances, some on guitar, some on piano and maybe one a cappella and the second will be a new studio
recording with his full band, Soul Carnival.

Mullins has partnered with PledgeMusic to reach out to fans to join him in the process of making these records.
Supporters of the project can take part by pre-ordering a download of the records, signed CDs, high-quality
vinyl, a live guitar or vocal lesson online with Shawn, Soul’s Core Revival swag – t-shirts, caps, mugs and
sweatshirts, a visit to the studio while he records the albums, a personalized Platinum record plaque of Soul’s
Core, handwritten lyrics to “Lullaby” – these and many more options to participate in the making of these
records are available on the Shawn Mullins PledgeMusic page at www.pledgemusic.com/projects/shawn-
mullins.

Photography Credit: David McClister Photography

Thursday, September 20, 2018
Coco Montoya
Sep 20 @ 12:00 am – 1:00 am
Friday, September 21, 2018
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
Sep 21 @ 12:00 am – 1:00 am
Downtown After 5
Sep 21 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The 30th anniversary season of Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, kicks off Friday, May 18 from 5-9pm. Downtown After 5 takes place the 3rd Friday of the month May – September and is held on North Lexington Avenue. Events are free and open to the public.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Sep 21 @ 7:30 pm
Hendersonville Community Theatre

It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.  The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate hopes for the future as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds.

Saturday, September 22, 2018
Caroline Rose
Sep 22 @ 1:00 am – 2:00 am
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Sep 22 @ 7:30 pm
Hendersonville Community Theatre

It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.  The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate hopes for the future as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds.

Sunday, September 23, 2018
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Sep 23 @ 2:00 pm
Hendersonville Community Theatre

It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.  The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate hopes for the future as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds.

Molly Ringwald Live
Sep 23 @ 2:30 pm
The Orange Peel
A rare screening of Pretty In Pink (2:30P) or The Breakfast Club (7:00P) along with Q&A of the film and career of Molly Ringwald.  TWO SHOWTIMES.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Cloven Hoof
Sep 24 @ 12:00 am – 1:00 am
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The Glass Menagerie
Sep 26 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731

Thursday, September 27, 2018
The Glass Menagerie
Sep 27 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731

War of the Worlds
Sep 27 @ 7:30 pm – Sep 30 @ 4:30 pm
Carol Belk Theatre

“War of the Worlds the 1938 Radio Script”

According to Orson Welles, the original broadcast caused panic from coast to coast. He claimed many of the listeners really thought the world was under attack from Mars.

Did the 1938 radio broadcast really cause a nationwide panic? Come join us in Belk Theatre and you decide.

“War of the Worlds the 1938 Radio Script” by Howard E. Koch will be performed live at the Belk Theatre on the UNCA campus September 28th and 29th at 7:30pm (doors will open at 7pm), and again at midnight on September 29th (doors will open at 11:30pm).

Friday, September 28, 2018
The Glass Menagerie
Sep 28 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731

Family And Friends
Sep 28 @ 1:00 am – 2:00 am
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Sep 28 @ 7:30 pm
Hendersonville Community Theatre

It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.  The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate hopes for the future as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds.

Saturday, September 29, 2018
The Glass Menagerie
Sep 29 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Sep 29 @ 7:30 pm
Hendersonville Community Theatre

It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.  The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate hopes for the future as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds.

Sunday, September 30, 2018
The Glass Menagerie
Sep 30 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731

Joshua Hedley
Sep 30 @ 1:00 am – 2:00 am
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Sep 30 @ 2:00 pm
Hendersonville Community Theatre

It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.  The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate hopes for the future as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds.

Monday, October 1, 2018
The Way Down Wanderers
Oct 1 @ 12:00 am – 1:00 am
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
The Glass Menagerie
Oct 3 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731

Thursday, October 4, 2018
The Glass Menagerie
Oct 4 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731

Friday, October 5, 2018
The Glass Menagerie
Oct 5 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Oct 5 @ 7:30 pm
Hendersonville Community Theatre

It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.  The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate hopes for the future as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds.

Saturday, October 6, 2018
An Evening with Free Planet Radio
Oct 6 all-day
Isis Music Hall

Asheville’s premiere world-music trio, Free Planet Radio, celebrates the release of their latest album with a live performance featuring many of their most popular and danceable tunes, interspersed with several of the spacious and serene songs from their newest body of work. Enjoy the entrancing sounds of oud and dotar with stand-up bass and intricate rhythms from an array of exotic lands.

The Glass Menagerie
Oct 6 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM

Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM

Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731