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 10, 2022
Tanglewood Youth Theatre Classes: Theatre Dance and Movement
Mar 10 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

Taught by Alexa Hibbert
Ages 9-12
Feb 10-Mar 31, 2022 | Thursdays

And a 5-6-7-8! Have you ever wanted to feel confident in a dance audition or learn awesome choreography to your favorite musical numbers? In this class students will learn basic dance styles used in musical theatre and how to act through their dancing. This course will help dancers prepare to ace an audition and pick up choreography quickly and efficiently. Tuition will be $175.00 – payment plans and scholarships will both be available.

Tanglewood Youth Theatre Classes: Intermediate Theatre Dance and Movement
Mar 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

Taught by Alexa Hibbert
Ages 13-18
Feb 10-Mar 31, 2022 | Thursdays 

This class is for more advanced movers and dancers and will cover Musical Theatre Dance styles through the years. This course will also help dancers prepare for and feel confident in dance auditions, pick up choreography quickly and efficiently. Come dance with us! Tuition will be $175.00 – payment plans and scholarships will both be available.

The Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness: Benedictine nuns to lead Thursday evening Lenten
Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness

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All are invited to join St. John in the Wilderness for any or all of our Lenten Series sessions, to take place each Thursday evening in Lent. The evenings each have three offerings all of which are open to the public with adults and youth most welcome. You do not have to be present for all three portions of the event to participate. See below for details.

  • Evening Prayer at 6:00 in the Atrium Chapel in the Parish Hall

  • Dinner at 6:30 in the Parish Hall – RSVP required below – $8/person or $20/family of 3+

  • Program from 7:00 to 8:00 in the Parish Hall, or join via Zoom with RSVP

Our Lenten program this year will be led by the Sisters of the Community of St. Mary. These Episcopal Nuns live at their convent in Sewanee, TN and are members of a monastic movement that goes back to 1865 when their order was started in New York. The sisters will take turns sharing with us the richness of their ancient monastic way of life. Together we will learn about their Benedictine way of living that includes prayers, work, radical hospitality, rich community, accountability, and more. While many think of monks and nuns as being something restricted to the Roman Catholic Church, the Episcopal Church has a long history of monastic life that continues to influence our churches to this day.

For the first session on March 3, we will host the Prioress of the Community of St. Mary, Sister Madeleine Mary, who will travel from Sewanee to be with us. Sister Madeleine Mary has been living in religious life for over 50 years having entered the cloister after teaching middle school in New York and spending time advocating for environmental justice issues.

In the sessions following on March 10, March 17, March 24, March 31, and April 7, we will meet in person at the Parish Hall to gather for a virtual visit with other Sisters from the Order, including Sister Hannah Winkler, who made her life profession in January 2021, and Sister Elizabeth Grace, who will share on Rule of St. Benedict’s emphasis on humility. You may also participate on Zoom for any of the sessions, but we will hope you will join us in person if you can. Click here to sign up to be emailed a Zoom link.

All are also invited to join us for Evening Prayer in the Atrium Chapel of the Parish Hall at 6:00pm on each Thursday in Lent (March 3 – April 7). Dinner follows at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. RSVP and pay for dinner by clicking the one of the boxes below by Tuesday of each week so food is not wasted. Masks will be required except when eating.

Sister Madeleine Mary will also be preaching at St. John in the Wilderness on Sunday, March 6, at the 8:45 and 11:00 services. Please join us as we journey through Lent together.

For more information:
https://www.communityofstmarysouth.org/about
https://www.facebook.com/communityofstmarysouth/

Algorithm + Blues: A Dating Sketch Show
Mar 10 @ 7:30 pm
The Magnetic Theatre

ALGORITHM & BLUES: A DATING SKETCH SHOW

By George Awad, Katie Jones, Travis Lowe, and Jason Phillips
Directed by Jason Phillips

Have the dating apps got you down? Does your emotional well-being Hinge on getting a response from a potential love Match(.com)? Why not laugh it off with some locally sourced comedy centered around the joy and awkwardness of dating! Bring a date, or better yet bring your support group and laugh until you cry. All coupled up? Then come for the schadenfreude! An uproarious evening poking fun at the trials and tribulations of modern dating, featuring live music, bad date stories, and dancing Yentas!

Content Warning: Contains adult material

Jeeves Intervenes
Mar 10 @ 7:30 pm
NC Stage Co.

High society playboy Bertie Wooster and his school chum, Eustace, hatch a plan to save Bertie from an unwanted marriage and Eustace from an undesirable job as a respected businessman. Will the ever-faithful manservant Jeeves be able to rescue these bumbling fools from themselves? A delicious romp full of deception and disguise.

Friday, March 11, 2022
Flat Rock Playhouse: Introduces online playbills
Mar 11 all-day
online

 

Introducing the Online Playbill

Learn More About the New Online Playbill

We’re going green!

Flat Rock Playhouse is now producing online playbills! View the online playbill at your leisure before and after the performance!

You can view the online playbill ahead of time by clicking the link in your concierge email, which will be sent approximately 7 days before your performance.

The below instructions are for viewing the online playbill once at the theatre.

How It Works: 1. When you enter the theatre, get a playbill sheet from an usher. 2. Get out your mobile device, open the camera app, and scan the QR code on your playbill sheet. 3. The online playbill will open automatically or you can click on the link to manually open it. 4. Enjoy direct links to local businesses, our wonderful sponsors, video presentations, and more!

Algorithm + Blues: A Dating Sketch Show
Mar 11 @ 7:30 pm
The Magnetic Theatre

ALGORITHM & BLUES: A DATING SKETCH SHOW

By George Awad, Katie Jones, Travis Lowe, and Jason Phillips
Directed by Jason Phillips

Have the dating apps got you down? Does your emotional well-being Hinge on getting a response from a potential love Match(.com)? Why not laugh it off with some locally sourced comedy centered around the joy and awkwardness of dating! Bring a date, or better yet bring your support group and laugh until you cry. All coupled up? Then come for the schadenfreude! An uproarious evening poking fun at the trials and tribulations of modern dating, featuring live music, bad date stories, and dancing Yentas!

Content Warning: Contains adult material

Arabian Nights
Mar 11 @ 7:30 pm
Peace Center

Arabian Nights

Carolina Ballet Theatre will pick up the spring season with a beautiful performance of Arabian Nights, which follows the escapades of an American sailor named Sinbad on his day off. Full of adventure and inspired by the movie Invitation to DanceArabian Nights is choreographed by Artistic Director Hernan Justo and Associate Artistic Director Anita Pacylowski-Justo.

Fight Girl Battle World
Mar 11 @ 7:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

2021-22 Season: Fight Girl Battle World

Set in a futuristic universe where humanity is nearly non-existent, Fight Girl Battle World revolves around E-V, a hardnosed prizefighter and the last known female human in the galaxy. Amidst the aliens and the androids, E-V must fight to keep the human race from being completely obliterated in this “delicious intergalactic theatrical space ride.”

Please come prepared to wear a mask for the entire performance. Masking requirements may change based on the recommendation of federal and/or state health officials; please check our website for ACT’s most up-to-date masking policy.


All tickets are subject to sales tax and a $3 ticketing system fee. All sales final. No exchanges or returns.

Jeeves Intervenes
Mar 11 @ 7:30 pm
NC Stage Co.

High society playboy Bertie Wooster and his school chum, Eustace, hatch a plan to save Bertie from an unwanted marriage and Eustace from an undesirable job as a respected businessman. Will the ever-faithful manservant Jeeves be able to rescue these bumbling fools from themselves? A delicious romp full of deception and disguise.

Saturday, March 12, 2022
Flat Rock Playhouse: Introduces online playbills
Mar 12 all-day
online

 

Introducing the Online Playbill

Learn More About the New Online Playbill

We’re going green!

Flat Rock Playhouse is now producing online playbills! View the online playbill at your leisure before and after the performance!

You can view the online playbill ahead of time by clicking the link in your concierge email, which will be sent approximately 7 days before your performance.

The below instructions are for viewing the online playbill once at the theatre.

How It Works: 1. When you enter the theatre, get a playbill sheet from an usher. 2. Get out your mobile device, open the camera app, and scan the QR code on your playbill sheet. 3. The online playbill will open automatically or you can click on the link to manually open it. 4. Enjoy direct links to local businesses, our wonderful sponsors, video presentations, and more!

Spiritual Fusions Psychic + Holistic “Pop-Up” Expo
Mar 12 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
WNC Ag Center Virgina C. Boone Building ( Gate # 5)

EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES !
Join our spiritual community for a weekend of healing therapists, intuitive consultants, aura photography, health professionals, psychics, an array of crystals, jewelry, gifts and more!

Readings $20 per Session!

Daily admission is only $6 and children under 12 are free! Join us from 10:00am-6:00pm each day where readings are only $20 per session while some healing sessions require 2 sessions i.e. 30 minutes for maximum effectiveness. The perfect opportunity to experience different modalities!

Conveniently located to Asheville, Hendersonville, and Greenville!

For even more information and updates on our talented participants, be sure to like our Facebook page and visit our website page for even more information!

 

Arabian Nights
Mar 12 @ 2:30 pm
Peace Center

Arabian Nights

Carolina Ballet Theatre will pick up the spring season with a beautiful performance of Arabian Nights, which follows the escapades of an American sailor named Sinbad on his day off. Full of adventure and inspired by the movie Invitation to DanceArabian Nights is choreographed by Artistic Director Hernan Justo and Associate Artistic Director Anita Pacylowski-Justo.

Staged Reading Series: Jack O’Lantern by Margie Royal and GPS by Patricia Vestal
Mar 12 @ 4:00 pm
Hendersonville Theatre

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HT’s The Staged Reading Series offers exciting script-in-hand readings of new plays by emerging local playwrights. Readings are followed by a talk back with the playwright and actors to provide feedback to the playwright.

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

The plays to be read on March 12 are Jack O’Lantern by Margie Royal and GPS by Patricia Vestal.

In Jack O’Lantern, an art gallery owner tries to persuade an artist to paint her portrait. The reading will feature local actors Sandra Whitmore and Natalie Broadway.

GPS is the story of a couple who makes the mistake of relying on their GPS while traveling in the mountains. It will feature local actors William Terranova, CC Blackburn, Beth Norris and Patricia Darcy.

Royal was a member of Hedgerow Theatre in Rose Valley, PA for many years, and several of her plays were developed and staged including Tales from Poe and the musicals The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Snow Queen, The Valentine, The Shivers and The Elves and The Shoemaker. Her short plays The Scarecrow, Berenice and The Disir were featured in HT’s Haunted Chilling Tales last October. She is a published novelist (Karma Train) and a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Playwrights who would like to submit works for consideration for the Staged Reading Series can follow the submission guidelines posted at www.HVLtheatre.org and email questions to [email protected].

The theater has moved the Staged Reading Series to a Saturday afternoon so that audiences can attend the readings and then socialize with dinner afterwards.

Algorithm + Blues: A Dating Sketch Show
Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm
The Magnetic Theatre

ALGORITHM & BLUES: A DATING SKETCH SHOW

By George Awad, Katie Jones, Travis Lowe, and Jason Phillips
Directed by Jason Phillips

Have the dating apps got you down? Does your emotional well-being Hinge on getting a response from a potential love Match(.com)? Why not laugh it off with some locally sourced comedy centered around the joy and awkwardness of dating! Bring a date, or better yet bring your support group and laugh until you cry. All coupled up? Then come for the schadenfreude! An uproarious evening poking fun at the trials and tribulations of modern dating, featuring live music, bad date stories, and dancing Yentas!

Content Warning: Contains adult material

Arabian Nights
Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm
Peace Center

Arabian Nights

Carolina Ballet Theatre will pick up the spring season with a beautiful performance of Arabian Nights, which follows the escapades of an American sailor named Sinbad on his day off. Full of adventure and inspired by the movie Invitation to DanceArabian Nights is choreographed by Artistic Director Hernan Justo and Associate Artistic Director Anita Pacylowski-Justo.

Fight Girl Battle World
Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

2021-22 Season: Fight Girl Battle World

Set in a futuristic universe where humanity is nearly non-existent, Fight Girl Battle World revolves around E-V, a hardnosed prizefighter and the last known female human in the galaxy. Amidst the aliens and the androids, E-V must fight to keep the human race from being completely obliterated in this “delicious intergalactic theatrical space ride.”

Please come prepared to wear a mask for the entire performance. Masking requirements may change based on the recommendation of federal and/or state health officials; please check our website for ACT’s most up-to-date masking policy.


All tickets are subject to sales tax and a $3 ticketing system fee. All sales final. No exchanges or returns.

Jeeves Intervenes
Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm
NC Stage Co.

High society playboy Bertie Wooster and his school chum, Eustace, hatch a plan to save Bertie from an unwanted marriage and Eustace from an undesirable job as a respected businessman. Will the ever-faithful manservant Jeeves be able to rescue these bumbling fools from themselves? A delicious romp full of deception and disguise.

Sunday, March 13, 2022
Flat Rock Playhouse: Introduces online playbills
Mar 13 all-day
online

 

Introducing the Online Playbill

Learn More About the New Online Playbill

We’re going green!

Flat Rock Playhouse is now producing online playbills! View the online playbill at your leisure before and after the performance!

You can view the online playbill ahead of time by clicking the link in your concierge email, which will be sent approximately 7 days before your performance.

The below instructions are for viewing the online playbill once at the theatre.

How It Works: 1. When you enter the theatre, get a playbill sheet from an usher. 2. Get out your mobile device, open the camera app, and scan the QR code on your playbill sheet. 3. The online playbill will open automatically or you can click on the link to manually open it. 4. Enjoy direct links to local businesses, our wonderful sponsors, video presentations, and more!

Spiritual Fusions Psychic + Holistic “Pop-Up” Expo
Mar 13 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
WNC Ag Center Virgina C. Boone Building ( Gate # 5)

EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES !
Join our spiritual community for a weekend of healing therapists, intuitive consultants, aura photography, health professionals, psychics, an array of crystals, jewelry, gifts and more!

Readings $20 per Session!

Daily admission is only $6 and children under 12 are free! Join us from 10:00am-6:00pm each day where readings are only $20 per session while some healing sessions require 2 sessions i.e. 30 minutes for maximum effectiveness. The perfect opportunity to experience different modalities!

Conveniently located to Asheville, Hendersonville, and Greenville!

For even more information and updates on our talented participants, be sure to like our Facebook page and visit our website page for even more information!

 

Arabian Nights
Mar 13 @ 2:30 pm
Peace Center

Arabian Nights

Carolina Ballet Theatre will pick up the spring season with a beautiful performance of Arabian Nights, which follows the escapades of an American sailor named Sinbad on his day off. Full of adventure and inspired by the movie Invitation to DanceArabian Nights is choreographed by Artistic Director Hernan Justo and Associate Artistic Director Anita Pacylowski-Justo.

Fight Girl Battle World
Mar 13 @ 2:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

2021-22 Season: Fight Girl Battle World

Set in a futuristic universe where humanity is nearly non-existent, Fight Girl Battle World revolves around E-V, a hardnosed prizefighter and the last known female human in the galaxy. Amidst the aliens and the androids, E-V must fight to keep the human race from being completely obliterated in this “delicious intergalactic theatrical space ride.”

Please come prepared to wear a mask for the entire performance. Masking requirements may change based on the recommendation of federal and/or state health officials; please check our website for ACT’s most up-to-date masking policy.


All tickets are subject to sales tax and a $3 ticketing system fee. All sales final. No exchanges or returns.

Monday, March 14, 2022
Flat Rock Playhouse: Introduces online playbills
Mar 14 all-day
online

 

Introducing the Online Playbill

Learn More About the New Online Playbill

We’re going green!

Flat Rock Playhouse is now producing online playbills! View the online playbill at your leisure before and after the performance!

You can view the online playbill ahead of time by clicking the link in your concierge email, which will be sent approximately 7 days before your performance.

The below instructions are for viewing the online playbill once at the theatre.

How It Works: 1. When you enter the theatre, get a playbill sheet from an usher. 2. Get out your mobile device, open the camera app, and scan the QR code on your playbill sheet. 3. The online playbill will open automatically or you can click on the link to manually open it. 4. Enjoy direct links to local businesses, our wonderful sponsors, video presentations, and more!

Work With Us: Tanglewood Summer Camp
Mar 14 all-day
online

Tanglewood Summer Camp Positions

We are seeking teachers, teachers’ assistants, stage managers, and junior camp assistants for this year’s Tanglewood Summer Camp! Applications are open and will be accepted through March 31, 2022.

Musical Theatre 3rd – 5th Grades
Mar 14 @ 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Studio 52

Musical Theatre 3rd - 5th Grades

Discover the fun and fundamentals of musical theatre technique by integrating acting, singing, and simple choreography in the development of a Broadway repertoire. Students will learn proper vocal technique, storytelling through song, musical theatre-style choreography, and how to work within an ensemble. Apply your skills in an informal showcase for friends and family. With new material every semester, this class can (and should) be taken multiple times.

Instructor: Anna Kimmell

Notes: This class will be held outdoors when the weather allows. When indoors, all students and staff will be required to wear masks. 

High School Youth Production Class: The Giver
Mar 14 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

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Our Youth Production Classes offer youth theatrical instruction from the first audition to the last curtain call! All productions listed are performed by youth in middle and high school. We will be offering TWO sessions of The Giver – 1 session for middle school students, and one session for high school students. Classes will meet afterschool, and each session will end with two performances on the Mainstage!

Registration for both sessions will begin on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Tuition will be $350.00 – payment plans and scholarships will both be available. 

Directed by: Janice Schreiber
Classes/rehearsals: Meet Monday and Wednesday afternoons March 7-May 4, 2022 from 4:30-6:00 pm
Tech Week: Monday, May 9 – Thursday, May 12, 2022; 4:30-6:30 pm each night
Performances: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 2:30 pm and Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 6:30 pm

Middle School Youth Production Class: The Giver
Mar 14 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

image with red apple on grey background with text reading The Giver Youth Production Class

Our Youth Production Classes offer youth theatrical instruction from the first audition to the last curtain call! All productions listed are performed by youth in middle and high school. We will be offering TWO sessions of The Giver – 1 session for middle school students, and one session for high school students. Classes will meet afterschool, and each session will end with two performances on the Mainstage!

Registration for both sessions will begin on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Tuition will be $350.00 – payment plans and scholarships will both be available. 

Middle School Cast:
Please note: Advanced level memorization is required for this class. Most roles will not be split and the number of lines each performer will be expected to memorize may be larger than in past middle school Youth Performance Classes.

Directed by: Michael Jorizzo
Classes/rehearsals: Meet Monday and Wednesday afternoons March 14-May 11, 2022 from 4:30-6:00 pm
Tech Week: Monday, May 16 – Thursday, May 19, 2022; 4:30-6:30 pm each night
Performances: Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 2:30 pm and Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 6:30 pm

Sketch Comedy Workshop Adults (19+)
Mar 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Studio 52

Sketch Comedy Workshop for Adults (19+)

Learn the ins and outs of sketch comedy in this eight-week course for adults led by Flat Rock Playhouse’s favorite comedic actor, Scott Treadway! Dive into the history of two-person comedy, learn about the straight man vs character actor and how to break down comedic beats and jokes in a script. Hone your skills in delivery, timing, and physicality as you pair up and perform a comedic scene, coached and directed by Scott. Laugh, learn and level up your comedy skills in this low-pressure, highly-humorous class. 

Instructor: Scott Treadway

*** All participating students must be fully vaccinated with proof of vaccination presented on the first day of class. 
Masks are optional at this time.
Space is limited.
No previous experience is necessary.

Improv I: The Basics of Inspired Improvisation
Mar 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

Taught by Tom Chalmers
Ages 18+
Feb 7-Mar 14, 2022 | Mondays at 6:30-8:30 PM

This class will be offered in person on the ACT Mainstage, following all the recommended protocols for safety and sanitation. Limited to 8 students. In person classes are 50 minutes with an added 10 minutes for temperature checks. For ages 18+.

This course covers the fundamentals of improvisational acting with an emphasis on comedy; such as listening, commitment, intuitive reaction, as well as recognizing and capitalizing on emerging patterns. Final showcase to be held on Friday, March 18th. Tuition will be $180.00 – payment plans and scholarships will both be available.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Work With Us: Tanglewood Summer Camp
Mar 15 all-day
online

Tanglewood Summer Camp Positions

We are seeking teachers, teachers’ assistants, stage managers, and junior camp assistants for this year’s Tanglewood Summer Camp! Applications are open and will be accepted through March 31, 2022.