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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, March 23, 2023
MOE.
Mar 23 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/7309877/moe-asheville-the-orange-peel?partner_id=240&_gl=1*19rwcag*_ga*NzEwNTk2MDczLjE2NTgzNDU0NDY.*_ga_YTKQGJMDFL*MTY3ODk3NzcxNi4xLjAuMTY3ODk3NzcxNi4wLjAuM

Friday, March 24, 2023
NOC Paddling School
Mar 24 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center

Voted “Best Place to Learn” by Outside, NOC Paddling School has taught more paddlers than anyone else, with 50 years of experience going into every class. Our commitment to the sport and to providing the best possible instruction has not waivered. So come and let us be your respected and experienced instructor.

Playhouse Jr. Summer Camps Registration Open
Mar 24 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

 

The Education program at Flat Rock Playhouse is undergoing a name change! We are excited to streamline our program and we can’t wait to share the news with you!

Our new name will be Playhouse Jr.!

 

This new name will encompass many things. You might ask….what is Playhouse Jr.?

• Playhouse Jr. is classes and camps for K-12th Graders and Adults.
• Playhouse Jr. is mainstage shows performed by our Playhouse Jr. students and families.
• Playhouse Jr. is our touring company that visits our local schools and is performed by our fall apprentices.
• Playhouse Jr. is a licensing program for our new and exciting Playhouse Jr. touring shows!

Playhouse Jr. means many things and we are excited to share this news with our community!

We are introducing a new software system for our Playhouse Jr. families! This new system will make your life easier! Once you have registered you are in our system for good. That means that once you register all you have to do is access your account to purchase any classes and camps moving forward. No need to register every time!

To register for our new system and to enroll in classes please visit this link: https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=548849

Questions? Please email [email protected]!

Want to register over the phone? No problem! You can call our Education Director, Lauren Hopkins at (828)693-0403 ext. 246 starting Monday March 6!

Ambrose! (The Dumb Doctor)
Mar 24 @ 2:30 pm
35below at Asheville Community Theatre
Join us for a rollicking reader’s theatre production of an original, multi-cultural commedia, with mistaken identities, hilarious chicanery and oodles of fun! AMBROSE! will be performed with a short companion piece, The Lovers.

Written and directed by Den Kopani and Jerre’ Bolnick. Cast of players: Terry Darakjy, LuAnn Bolnick, Jim Beaudin, Jerre’ Bolnick, Jorja Ursin, Den Kopani, Elliot Weiner, Ellen Pappas and Stephanie McCue.

NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Regional Semi-Finals
Mar 24 @ 2:30 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship

Regional Semi-Finals | Online Ticket Sales Only

Experience March Madness in Greenville March 24-27, 2023 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena! The Southern Conference and Furman University hosts the Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament Regional in the first ever two-site format.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Regionals:

2 Games | March 24 at 2:30 p.m. ET & 5 p.m. ET | Session 1

2 Games | March 25 at 11:30 a.m. ET & 2 p.m. ET | Session 2

  1 Game | March 26 at 7 p.m. ET | Session 3

  1 Game | March 27 at 7 p.m. ET | Session 4

All-Session Six-Game Package- Package includes 4 separate tickets/sessions to experience all Sweet 16 and Elite 8 action!

Single-Session Package- Includes one ticket for your select day or session.

BUY NOW

The NCAA Fan ExperienceTM powered by On Location is your source for the ultimate championship experience.  Choose from the best selection of tickets, in-venue hospitality access featuring tailgate-inspired food, included drink options, a meet and greet with a former NCAA player or coach and photo opportunity with the National Championship Trophy!

SECURE YOUR ACCESS

Tickets can now be bought and sold directly with other fans through the official NCAA Ticket Exchange. The NCAA Ticket Exchange allows fans to sell and buy official tickets online in an NCAA approved, safe and 100% guaranteed environment.

Good Epicurean Dinner at Avenue M 
Mar 24 @ 6:00 pm
Avenue M 

This five-course wine and food pairing dinner features chefs Andrew McLeod of
Avenue M, Tandy Wilson of City House in Nashville, Tennessee, Ashleigh Shanti of Good Hot Fish and Bravo Top Chef Season 19, and Travis Milton of Nicewonder Farm and Vineyards in Bristol, Virginia. The evening includes a champagne/cocktail reception and VIP gift bags for guests. Proceeds benefit YMCA Mobile Markets and Youth Transformed For Life at Grace Covenant Church. A limited number of tickets are also available for a cocktail reception with the chefs on March 23.

Good Epicurean Food And Wine Dinner
Mar 24 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Avenue M

 

We invite you to experience a dinner for good. It is more than the poetry of beautiful wine and noteworthy Chefs creating outstanding dishes. It is an experience with all those serving and creating an impact in our community.

The Good Epicurean Dinner will donate proceeds to the YMCA Mobile Markets and Youth Transformed For Life at Grace Covenant. This dinner will fund annual markets, help feed inner-city children, and fund after-school care.

This is a ticketed event. A limited number of tickets are available. Cost $300. Tickets can be purchased online at goodepicurean.com.

Good Epicurean Asheville Culinary Team

Host Chef Andrew McLeod of Avenue M, Asheville, NC
Chef Tandy Wilson of City House, Nashville, TN – James Beard Best Chef Southeast 2016
Chef Ashleigh Shanti of Good Hot Fish, Asheville, NC – Bravo Top Chef Season 19
Chef Travis Milton of Hickory, Nicewonder Farm and Vineyards, Bristol, VA

A limited number of tickets will be made available to meet the Chefs at a cocktail reception with the Chefs on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Tickets are available online at goodepicurean.com

Why Good Epicurean Chose Avenue M

Avenue M was an obvious choice for the inaugural Good Epicurean dinner. This neighborhood restaurant provides an experience to its guests.

First, the location gives us that “feel good, doing something” in our community sense.

Second, the team works together to make it unique. Chef McLeod is brilliant in his creations, yet it is more than food. The team integrates welcoming conversation and impeccable service. It is upscale dining with a down-home feel.

Third, their passion for helping others and doing good matches our Good Epicurean values.

Ralph Lonow, Avenue M Owner and Sommelier, “We are thrilled to be hosting this dinner. Being able to give back to our community has always been our number one goal.”

Good Epicurean Sponsors

The companies making a difference and helping create an event that will make an impact include: Omni Grove Park Inn, Tryon Distributing, D’Artagan Foods, Mountain Food Products, and Highland Brewing.

Love + Laughter Comedy Theatre
Mar 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Gateway Church

“In the midst of the challenges of life, there are days when we just need some encouragement. Some fresh perspective to keep moving forward in the journey of faith. So we’d like to bring some encouragement and laughter through comedy theatre. We’ll perform a series of sketches that highlight some of those challenges, but also bring to life some of the mystery and gains of leaning into the presence of God; the surprise places where grace and love show up to give us strength for the journey. Laughter is good medicine.” -Carol Anderson, Acts of Renewal

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Mar 24 @ 7:30 pm
NC Stage Company

By Christopher Durang

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play.

Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha.

 

Discretionary Content: Adult themes and Language

ASHEVILLE VAUDEVILLE COLLECTIVE
Mar 24 @ 8:00 pm
White Horse Black Mountain

Asheville’s LARGEST vaudeville show featuring WNC’s best comedy, juggling, magic, burlesque, acrobatics, aerial arts, short plays, puppetry, sideshow, music and more!

>> More details soon

Bryce Vine: Serotonin Tour 2023
Mar 24 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

Support:
bLAck pARty

All Ages – under 12 requires venue approval

Harley, Kimbro, Lewis
Mar 24 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

– ALL AGES
– FULLY SEATED SHOW
– LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE 

HARLEY, KIMBRO, LEWIS

From Knoxville to Nashville via Hertfordshire, Martin HarleyDaniel Kimbro Sam Lewis collaborate for the first time on a slow cooked, laid back album reminiscent of an early American songbook. Produced at Wow & Flutter studios the old fashioned way; writing songs in the morning and rolling the tape in the afternoon, the album highlights Daniel’s Appalachian roots, Sam’s Nashville tones and Martin’s traveling riverside blues. Individually they have worked with some of the biggest names in the business. This is acoustic Americana at its finest.

The Harley Kimbro Lewis album received glowing reviews during its 2022 release with a comprehensive UK tour.  In March 2023 the trio will tour the US performing only six dates exclusively in the Southeast. 

MARTIN HARLEY (UK based) has been making music and touring the world for over two decades. Exploring blues and roots in a style The Guardian referred to as ‘Spellbinding’, Harley has released eight albums to date. His carbon neutral ‘Blues Gone Green’ bicycle tour of the UK took place in 2011. He participated in the ‘World’s Highest Gig’ in the Himalayas. His motorcycle adventures have taken him across Mali in search of the roots of blues music. He toured Northern India and Nepal on a vintage Royal Enfield and spent a year living in his 1977 Holden station wagon in Australia. Recent nominations include AMA instrumentalist of the year, Best Acoustic Guitarist, and Best Acoustic Blues Artist. Notable appearances include performances at Glastonbury, Royal Albert Hall, Union Chapel and countless international venues and festivals.

DANIEL KIMBRO was raised on American Roots music in and around Appalachia and is a twice GRAMMY-nominated musician from Knoxville, TN with numerous recording credits and touring appearances. Splitting his time between Knoxville and Nashville, Daniel is a regular accompanist with John Hiatt, the Jerry Douglas Band, the Earls of Leicester, and The Transatlantic Sessions. He as appeared on stage with the likes of James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Sir Aly Bain, Cara Dillon, R.B. Morris, Bela Fleck, Molly Tuttle, Maura O’Connell, and many others.

SAM LEWIS is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter that has collaborated with everyone from Leon Russell to Chris Stapleton, who dubbed him “a modern Townes Van Zandt”. Lewis is often labeled with the word ‘soulful’ and a style that meets at a juncture of many different genres; a place where feel-good music meets vital social commentary. A decade worth of touring his studio efforts have captivated audiences all around the world. His songs and stories are glued together with a unique stage banter developed from performing in numerous music halls, clubs, theaters, festivals and music cruises.

SARAH SISKIND:  Sarah Siskind’s artistry speaks for itself – an arresting voice; a respected, much-covered songwriter; a frequently-licensed recording artist; an admired, free-spirited, commanding performer.

Heart Ripped Out Twice And So Can You! in the Asheville Fringe
Mar 24 @ 9:00 pm
Story Parlor

Coming off a lauded Philly Fringe run extended twice by popular demand, HEART RIPPED OUT TWICE AND SO CAN YOU! will be performing two nights at Asheville’s Fringe Festival celebrating local, national, and international theatre. This one woman show was inspired by a double rare tumor diagnosis, open chest surgery, a severe infection, and a terrible breakup. HROTASCY! is a clown comedy set in the world between death and rebirth and asks how we look for hope in the midst of life’s terrible pain. It’s like 127 Hours meets 500 Days of Summer… performed by a sales representative in bardo.

From the Broad Street Review: “Time and effort can transform pain into art and laughter. Heart Ripped Out is the triumphant result of this alchemy…Witty and moving.”

March 24th at 9P
March 26th at 6P
Run time: 1 hour

Heart Ripped Out Twice And So Can You! in the Asheville Fringe
Mar 24 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Story Parlor

Coming off a lauded Philly Fringe run extended twice by popular demand, HEART RIPPED OUT TWICE AND SO CAN YOU! will be performing two nights at Asheville’s Fringe Festival celebrating local, national, and international theatre. This one woman show was inspired by a double rare tumor diagnosis, open chest surgery, a severe infection, and a terrible breakup. HROTASCY! is a clown comedy set in the world between death and rebirth and asks how we look for hope in the midst of life’s terrible pain. It’s like 127 Hours meets 500 Days of Summer… performed by a sales representative in bardo.

From the Broad Street Review: “Time and effort can transform pain into art and laughter. Heart Ripped Out is the triumphant result of this alchemy…Witty and moving.”

March 24th at 9P
March 26th at 6P
Run time: 1 hour

Live Music at Hickory Tavern
Mar 24 @ 9:00 pm – Mar 25 @ 6:00 pm
Hickory Tavern
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Chamber Challenge: Asheville’s Annual 5k Celebrating Workplace Wellness Registration Open
Mar 25 – Mar 24 all-day
online
Grab your colleagues, your friends, even your family, and celebrate workplace wellness in this fun 5k. You might walk every step or sprint to the finish – either way we know you’re up to the challenge!

Register by April 2 for early registration rates, and by April 16 to get your race shirt.

Join us for free trainings starting March 21st

Hosted by the YMCA of Western North Carolina
Tuesdays starting March 21st • 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Meet in the Asheville Chamber parking lot top level (36 Montford Ave.)

• Open to everyone: share this info with co-workers or another business and encourage them to join a training.
• All fitness levels welcome: from first-time 5k walkers to active runners who want to improve.

The Chamber Challenge is designed to promote community wellness through friendly competition between businesses in the Asheville area. Encourage your co-workers, family and friends to participate. Whether you walk every step or sprint to the finish, we know you’re up to the challenge!

Register for the 2023 Chamber Challenge

Register by April 16th for your free race shirt. After April 16th, limited quantities of shirts may be available for $10.

Registration fee:

$35 – Early Registration until April 2rd

$40 – April 3-30

$45 – Late Registration May 1-5

NOC Paddling School
Mar 25 all-day
Nantahala Outdoor Center

Voted “Best Place to Learn” by Outside, NOC Paddling School has taught more paddlers than anyone else, with 50 years of experience going into every class. Our commitment to the sport and to providing the best possible instruction has not waivered. So come and let us be your respected and experienced instructor.

Playhouse Jr. Summer Camps Registration Open
Mar 25 all-day
Flat Rock Playhouse

 

The Education program at Flat Rock Playhouse is undergoing a name change! We are excited to streamline our program and we can’t wait to share the news with you!

Our new name will be Playhouse Jr.!

 

This new name will encompass many things. You might ask….what is Playhouse Jr.?

• Playhouse Jr. is classes and camps for K-12th Graders and Adults.
• Playhouse Jr. is mainstage shows performed by our Playhouse Jr. students and families.
• Playhouse Jr. is our touring company that visits our local schools and is performed by our fall apprentices.
• Playhouse Jr. is a licensing program for our new and exciting Playhouse Jr. touring shows!

Playhouse Jr. means many things and we are excited to share this news with our community!

We are introducing a new software system for our Playhouse Jr. families! This new system will make your life easier! Once you have registered you are in our system for good. That means that once you register all you have to do is access your account to purchase any classes and camps moving forward. No need to register every time!

To register for our new system and to enroll in classes please visit this link: https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=548849

Questions? Please email [email protected]!

Want to register over the phone? No problem! You can call our Education Director, Lauren Hopkins at (828)693-0403 ext. 246 starting Monday March 6!

Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Mar 25 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Uncorked! Wine and Rail Pairing
Mar 25 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad

JOIN US FOR UNCORKED! THIS UNIQUE RAIL LINE AND WINE EXPERIENCE WILL FUSE THE ADVENTURE OF RAILROADING WITH THE LOVE OF GOOD WINE AND GOOD COMPANY.

NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Regional Semi-Finals
Mar 25 @ 11:30 am
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship

Regional Semi-Finals | Online Ticket Sales Only

Experience March Madness in Greenville March 24-27, 2023 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena! The Southern Conference and Furman University hosts the Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament Regional in the first ever two-site format.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Regionals:

2 Games | March 24 at 2:30 p.m. ET & 5 p.m. ET | Session 1

2 Games | March 25 at 11:30 a.m. ET & 2 p.m. ET | Session 2

  1 Game | March 26 at 7 p.m. ET | Session 3

  1 Game | March 27 at 7 p.m. ET | Session 4

All-Session Six-Game Package- Package includes 4 separate tickets/sessions to experience all Sweet 16 and Elite 8 action!

Single-Session Package- Includes one ticket for your select day or session.

BUY NOW

The NCAA Fan ExperienceTM powered by On Location is your source for the ultimate championship experience.  Choose from the best selection of tickets, in-venue hospitality access featuring tailgate-inspired food, included drink options, a meet and greet with a former NCAA player or coach and photo opportunity with the National Championship Trophy!

SECURE YOUR ACCESS

Tickets can now be bought and sold directly with other fans through the official NCAA Ticket Exchange. The NCAA Ticket Exchange allows fans to sell and buy official tickets online in an NCAA approved, safe and 100% guaranteed environment.

Ambrose! (The Dumb Doctor)
Mar 25 @ 2:30 pm
35below at Asheville Community Theatre
Join us for a rollicking reader’s theatre production of an original, multi-cultural commedia, with mistaken identities, hilarious chicanery and oodles of fun! AMBROSE! will be performed with a short companion piece, The Lovers.

Written and directed by Den Kopani and Jerre’ Bolnick. Cast of players: Terry Darakjy, LuAnn Bolnick, Jim Beaudin, Jerre’ Bolnick, Jorja Ursin, Den Kopani, Elliot Weiner, Ellen Pappas and Stephanie McCue.

New Works Series
Mar 25 @ 3:00 pm
Hendersonville Theatre

HT’s New Works Series offers exciting script-in-hand readings of new plays by emerging local playwrights. The readings are followed by a talk back with the playwright and actors to provide feedback to the playwright. A short discussion will follow each reading to provide feedback to the playwright about their script.

There is no charge to attend or to participate, however donations are welcome and will be used to support HT.

Hendersonville Theatre is committed to exploring and developing new work for American theater, supporting local playwrights with their creative process from concept to production.

Playwrights who would like to submit work for consideration for the New Works Series can follow the submission guidelines posted at www.HVLtheatre.org/about-us and email questions to [email protected].

LAZOOM Tours: BAND AND BEER TOUR
Mar 25 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
LaZoom Room

Wanna hear the best local music ​and​ drink the best local beers? Hop aboard LaZoom’s Purple Bus and rock out with a local band while we take you on a journey to Asheville’s premiere local breweries.

  • Curated Live Music & Brewery Bus experience
  • 3 Hours long, includes three 30 Minute Local Brewery Stops
  • You Can Drink on the Funky Purple Bus! **Must be purchased at LaZoom or at brewery stop**
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm
PNC Arena

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Shen Yun Dance
Mar 25 @ 7:30 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

The Beauty of
Divine Beings Dancing

The gong resounds, the curtain opens, and a heavenly scene is right before your eyes. Fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Mongolians ride on horseback across grasslands as vast as the sky. Classic stories of love and loss, of humor and heroic deeds, come to life. You will be amazed by how vibrant, exciting, and profound classical Chinese culture can be.

“An explosion of color and sound…
Chinese culture in its fullest flower.”
— Charlotte Observer
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Mar 25 @ 7:30 pm
NC Stage Company

By Christopher Durang

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play.

Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha.

 

Discretionary Content: Adult themes and Language

Check Your Head: A Beastie Boys Tribute
Mar 25 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

Check Your Head: A Beastie Boys Tribute

Jackie Venson
Mar 25 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

– ALL AGES
– SEATED SHOW
– LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE

JACKIE VENSON

Jackie Venson is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter known far and wide for her complexly beautiful music and blazing guitar skills. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Jackie has traveled the world playing to massive crowds both as a headliner and as support for major acts such as Gary Clark Jr, Melissa Etheridge, Aloe Blacc, Citizen Cope to name a few. With the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cancellation of her entire tour schedule and the wave of social change sweeping across the country in 2020, Jackie committed herself to releasing more music than ever before, connecting with her fans directly and speaking up about the change she wanted to see in her city and country. Since then, Jackie has released 2 studio albums, 2 live albums under her name and several electronic albums under her side project titled jackie the robot. During the pandemic, Jackie Venson also made her National TV Performance Debut on Austin City Limits 46th season, a huge honor for the native Austinite. Venson’s most recent release, “Love Transcends”, Venson firmly established herself as a sonic force to be reckoned with out of Austin, Texas.

THE BUDDY K BIG BAND
Mar 25 @ 8:00 pm
White Horse Black Mountain

The Buddy K Band, formed in 1983, is comprised of talented musicians that love the big band sounds of Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, and other classic big bands. The Buddy K Band has performed in many venues throughout the Southeast. The band plays such favorites as Moonlight Serenade, In The Mood, Moon River and Satin Doll, just to name a few.

Come to listen, come to dance.. come to enjoy !!!!