Calendar of Events
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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Dogwood Alliance has partnered with SlaytheMic to bring you exclusive access to our virtual 25th Anniversary festival including our award-winning documentary film, stories, musical performances, and more to celebrate with you!
During this time you will be able to view all the event materials at your own convenience.
We will host one live discussion with the director of our Stories Happen in Forests film and a few of those featured in the film. That conversation is slotted to take place on Nov. 12th at 5:30pm. A recording of that conversation will be made available for those that can’t make it at that time.
This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
🌳Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
🌳A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
🌳All of the above plus!
🌳A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
🌳A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie.
Get your all-access pass today!

This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
- Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
- A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
- All of the above plus!
- A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
- A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie
Join us as Dogwood Alliance CELEBRATES 25 years of:
- Protecting Southern forests.
- Fighting extractive industries.
- Building Community.
We could not have done this without our COMMUNITY.
Dogwood Alliance turns 25 this year. Wow! How beautiful and exciting. We would have loved to celebrate in person with you, but we’ve decided to take our celebration online for the safety of our community.
We invite you to join us for our virtual festival to celebrate the past 25 years, the next 25 years, and being in the Right Place at the Right Time to make a real and lasting difference for forests, climate, and justice.
Dogwood Alliance has partnered with SlaytheMic to bring you exclusive access to our virtual 25th Anniversary festival including our award-winning documentary film, stories, musical performances, and more to celebrate with you!
During this time you will be able to view all the event materials at your own convenience.
We will host one live discussion with the director of our Stories Happen in Forests film and a few of those featured in the film. That conversation is slotted to take place on Nov. 12th at 5:30pm. A recording of that conversation will be made available for those that can’t make it at that time.
This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
🌳Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
🌳A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
🌳All of the above plus!
🌳A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
🌳A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie.
Get your all-access pass today!

This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
- Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
- A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
- All of the above plus!
- A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
- A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie
Join us as Dogwood Alliance CELEBRATES 25 years of:
- Protecting Southern forests.
- Fighting extractive industries.
- Building Community.
We could not have done this without our COMMUNITY.
Dogwood Alliance turns 25 this year. Wow! How beautiful and exciting. We would have loved to celebrate in person with you, but we’ve decided to take our celebration online for the safety of our community.
We invite you to join us for our virtual festival to celebrate the past 25 years, the next 25 years, and being in the Right Place at the Right Time to make a real and lasting difference for forests, climate, and justice.
Dogwood Alliance has partnered with SlaytheMic to bring you exclusive access to our virtual 25th Anniversary festival including our award-winning documentary film, stories, musical performances, and more to celebrate with you!
During this time you will be able to view all the event materials at your own convenience.
We will host one live discussion with the director of our Stories Happen in Forests film and a few of those featured in the film. That conversation is slotted to take place on Nov. 12th at 5:30pm. A recording of that conversation will be made available for those that can’t make it at that time.
This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
🌳Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
🌳A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
🌳All of the above plus!
🌳A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
🌳A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie.
Get your all-access pass today!

This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
- Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
- A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
- All of the above plus!
- A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
- A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie
Join us as Dogwood Alliance CELEBRATES 25 years of:
- Protecting Southern forests.
- Fighting extractive industries.
- Building Community.
We could not have done this without our COMMUNITY.
Dogwood Alliance turns 25 this year. Wow! How beautiful and exciting. We would have loved to celebrate in person with you, but we’ve decided to take our celebration online for the safety of our community.
We invite you to join us for our virtual festival to celebrate the past 25 years, the next 25 years, and being in the Right Place at the Right Time to make a real and lasting difference for forests, climate, and justice.
Let’s time travel back to the ’80s and revisit one of the decades’ top sports dramas.
The movie starts at 8 PM at the Regal Biltmore Grande & RPX. If you would like to grab a drink beforehand, please meet at the Thirsty Monk at Biltmore Park at 6:30 PM.
I recommend purchases the movie tickets ahead of time.
Dogwood Alliance has partnered with SlaytheMic to bring you exclusive access to our virtual 25th Anniversary festival including our award-winning documentary film, stories, musical performances, and more to celebrate with you!
During this time you will be able to view all the event materials at your own convenience.
We will host one live discussion with the director of our Stories Happen in Forests film and a few of those featured in the film. That conversation is slotted to take place on Nov. 12th at 5:30pm. A recording of that conversation will be made available for those that can’t make it at that time.
This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
🌳Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
🌳A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
🌳All of the above plus!
🌳A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
🌳A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie.
Get your all-access pass today!

This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
- Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
- A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
- All of the above plus!
- A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
- A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie
Join us as Dogwood Alliance CELEBRATES 25 years of:
- Protecting Southern forests.
- Fighting extractive industries.
- Building Community.
We could not have done this without our COMMUNITY.
Dogwood Alliance turns 25 this year. Wow! How beautiful and exciting. We would have loved to celebrate in person with you, but we’ve decided to take our celebration online for the safety of our community.
We invite you to join us for our virtual festival to celebrate the past 25 years, the next 25 years, and being in the Right Place at the Right Time to make a real and lasting difference for forests, climate, and justice.
Dogwood Alliance has partnered with SlaytheMic to bring you exclusive access to our virtual 25th Anniversary festival including our award-winning documentary film, stories, musical performances, and more to celebrate with you!
During this time you will be able to view all the event materials at your own convenience.
We will host one live discussion with the director of our Stories Happen in Forests film and a few of those featured in the film. That conversation is slotted to take place on Nov. 12th at 5:30pm. A recording of that conversation will be made available for those that can’t make it at that time.
This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
🌳Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
🌳A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
🌳All of the above plus!
🌳A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
🌳A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie.
Get your all-access pass today!

This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
- Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
- A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
- All of the above plus!
- A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
- A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie
Join us as Dogwood Alliance CELEBRATES 25 years of:
- Protecting Southern forests.
- Fighting extractive industries.
- Building Community.
We could not have done this without our COMMUNITY.
Dogwood Alliance turns 25 this year. Wow! How beautiful and exciting. We would have loved to celebrate in person with you, but we’ve decided to take our celebration online for the safety of our community.
We invite you to join us for our virtual festival to celebrate the past 25 years, the next 25 years, and being in the Right Place at the Right Time to make a real and lasting difference for forests, climate, and justice.
Dogwood Alliance has partnered with SlaytheMic to bring you exclusive access to our virtual 25th Anniversary festival including our award-winning documentary film, stories, musical performances, and more to celebrate with you!
During this time you will be able to view all the event materials at your own convenience.
We will host one live discussion with the director of our Stories Happen in Forests film and a few of those featured in the film. That conversation is slotted to take place on Nov. 12th at 5:30pm. A recording of that conversation will be made available for those that can’t make it at that time.
This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
🌳Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
🌳A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
🌳All of the above plus!
🌳A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
🌳A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie.
Get your all-access pass today!

This is an all-inclusive virtual event. All-access passes are a suggested donation of $15 each. A $50 donation grants you all-access, AND we’ll mail you some exclusive Dogwood merchandise. We also offer comped all-access tickets.
WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS:
- Access to exclusive videos including our documentary film Stories Happen in Forests, musical performances, a cooking show, and more.
- A raffle entry to win a beautiful vase from East Fork Pottery or a special copy of Sami Grover’s We Are All Climate Hypocrites Now.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONATE $50 OR MORE:
- All of the above plus!
- A special 25th Anniversary Dogwood Alliance travel mug.
- A navy blue Dogwood Alliance beanie
Join us as Dogwood Alliance CELEBRATES 25 years of:
- Protecting Southern forests.
- Fighting extractive industries.
- Building Community.
We could not have done this without our COMMUNITY.
Dogwood Alliance turns 25 this year. Wow! How beautiful and exciting. We would have loved to celebrate in person with you, but we’ve decided to take our celebration online for the safety of our community.
We invite you to join us for our virtual festival to celebrate the past 25 years, the next 25 years, and being in the Right Place at the Right Time to make a real and lasting difference for forests, climate, and justice.

The Cherokee language was spoken in North America thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans and is still used today by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the mountains of North Carolina. However, this fascinating language is now endangered, with the final generation to learn the language in the home now reaching middle age and the number of native speakers dwindling. In addition to long-standing efforts by the tribal schools and a summer language camp, a total immersion preschool and elementary school offers fresh hope that the Cherokee people may retain this vital component of their history and heritage. This Emmy award-winning film documents the extraordinary fight to rescue the very heart of Cherokee identity.
In English and Cherokee with English subtitles. Presented in conjunction with A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art.
WATCH THE TRAILER

Costumes / dress up encouraged!

Costumes / dress up encouraged!




FIGHT GIRL BATTLE WORLD
NON-MUSICAL
By Qui Nguyen
Directed by Josh Batenhorst
AUDITION DATES: Monday, November 29 and Tuesday, November 30, 2021; 5:30-7:30 pm
PRODUCTION DATES: February 18-March 13, 2022; Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm; Cast must plan to arrive at least 1 hour prior to show time.
REHEARSALS: Full rehearsal calendar available at auditions – you are able to list any conflicts you have with the rehearsal schedule at this time.
DIRECTOR SEEKS: Actors of any gender identity, race or ethnicity will be considered for any desired role indicated on their audition sheet. All roles will be presented as they are gendered in the script.
FIGHT GIRL BATTLE WORLD
NON-MUSICAL
By Qui Nguyen
Directed by Josh Batenhorst
AUDITION DATES: Monday, November 29 and Tuesday, November 30, 2021; 5:30-7:30 pm
PRODUCTION DATES: February 18-March 13, 2022; Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm; Cast must plan to arrive at least 1 hour prior to show time.
REHEARSALS: Full rehearsal calendar available at auditions – you are able to list any conflicts you have with the rehearsal schedule at this time.
DIRECTOR SEEKS: Actors of any gender identity, race or ethnicity will be considered for any desired role indicated on their audition sheet. All roles will be presented as they are gendered in the script.

The Asheville Art Museum is proud to partner with Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) and Visual AIDS to participate in Day With(out) Art 2021 on Wednesday, December 1 by presenting ENDURING CARE, a one-hour film featuring seven new videos highlighting strategies of community care within the ongoing HIV epidemic. ENDURING CARE will be on a continuous loop throughout the day in the Museum’s multipurpose space on Level 1.
The program features newly commissioned work by Katherine Cheairs, Cristóbal Guerra, Danny Kilbride, Abdul-Aliy A. Muhammad and Uriah Bussey, Beto Pérez, Steed Taylor, and J Triangular and the Women’s Video Support Project. The program is free for Members or included with general admission.
In addition, posters located throughout the Museum will share HIV-related statistics and data. Each of the five posters contains a QR code that links to audio recordings of related conversations between HIV+ individuals living in Western North Carolina.
Newsies Audition information will be coming soon!
Newsies & Anne of Green Gables will offer roles for youth and adults!
You can audition for both Newsies and Anne of Green Gables and be in both.

The addiction crisis in America has reached a new boiling point, and courageous people – at all levels, from all walks of life – are rising to answer the call. Tipping The Pain Scale is a feature documentary film following individuals grappling with the current systemic failures of how we have dealt with addiction in communities and their journey to develop and employ new, innovative, and often controversial solutions to the problem. It is a quasi-anthology, weaving characters through their own stories as they connect to the issues plaguing all communities and the country in an urgent fight to save lives.
Tipping the Pain Scale has received the following awards and recognition:
- 2021 Best Documentary Feature Nominee at Orlando Film Festival
- 2021 Social Awareness Winner at Orlando Film Festival
- 2021 Best Feature Documentary Nominee at Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival
- 2021 Official Selection at Maui Film Festival
- 2021 Semi-Finalist at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
This film features Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh; NFL Pro Bowl player Darren Waller; spoken word artist Joseph LMS Green from Washington, DC; WA State Representative Lauren Davis; Community Outreach Volunteer Roz Pichardo in Philadelphia; and Boston Police Officer Joshua De La Rosa. with Music from Sia.
To view the trailer, please click here.
Newsies Audition information will be coming soon!
Newsies & Anne of Green Gables will offer roles for youth and adults!
You can audition for both Newsies and Anne of Green Gables and be in both.


Teen Ensemble is Studio 52’s all-new, audition-only class featuring the top teen creative artists in the area. This small company of pre-professional actors in 8th-12th grades will meet weekly at Flat Rock Playhouse for advanced training and rehearsals as they dive into the development of theatrical work incorporating acting, singing, and dance.
Auditions will be held BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on Wednesday, December 8, between 5 – 8 PM.
Teen Ensemble is Studio 52’s all-new, audition-only class featuring the top teen creative artists in the area. This small company of pre-professional actors in 8th-12th grades meets weekly at Flat Rock Playhouse for advanced training and rehearsals as they dive into the development of theatrical work incorporating acting, singing, and dance.
Auditions will be held by appointment only on Wednesday, December 8 between 5 – 8 PM.
Please email [email protected] with the subject line “Teen Ensemble Auditions” to reserve a 5-minute audition slot. Students must prepare 16-32 bars (approximately 1 minute) of a song. Students may sing a cappella or bring sheet music for the Studio 52 accompanist. Once your appointment time is reserved, more information will be sent regarding audition location and logistics.
Selected actors are expected to attend all classes and rehearsals. Please read about our COVID Safety Guidelines here. All students will be contacted via email by Friday, December 17 about final casting decisions.
Dates: January 24 – May 2 (14 weeks)
Days/Times: Mondays from 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Grades: 8th – 12th
Location: Studio 52 at 1855 Little River Road, Flat Rock, NC, 28731
Tuition: $250*
*Full and partial need-based scholarships will be available upon application for teen ensemble members. Applications will be available after casting.
Teen Ensemble will meet the following Mondays from 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Jan. 24, 31
Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28
March 7
Spring Break
March 21, 28
April 4, 11, 18, 25
May 2 – Outdoor Performance
May 3 – Rain Date

Teen Ensemble is Studio 52’s all-new, audition-only class featuring the top teen creative artists in the area. This small company of pre-professional actors in 8th-12th grades meets weekly at Flat Rock Playhouse for advanced training and rehearsals as they dive into the development of theatrical work incorporating acting, singing, and dance.
Auditions will be held by appointment only on Wednesday, December 8 between 5 – 8 PM.
Please email [email protected] with the subject line “Teen Ensemble Auditions” to reserve a 5-minute audition slot. Students must prepare 16-32 bars (approximately 1 minute) of a song. Students may sing a cappella or bring sheet music for the Studio 52 accompanist. Once your appointment time is reserved, more information will be sent regarding audition location and logistics.
Selected actors are expected to attend all classes and rehearsals. Please read about our COVID Safety Guidelines here. All students will be contacted via email by Friday, December 17 about final casting decisions.

