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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A wide range of Membership Program packages are available, offering benefits and perks including one-time or unlimited admission to the Moogseum for a year, guest passes, gift membership packages, access to virtual archival galleries and live streamed events, free or discounted admission to in-person and virtual events, and even private Moogseum tours. Membership packages are offered at price points from $25 – $500 per year.
Become a member of the Bob Moog Foundation and the Moogseum, which allows you access to tangible, members-only benefits and allows you to be an advocate in support of Bob’s legacy and contributions that revolutionized music!
Your membership provides invaluable resources and funding to support our mission to innovate, inspire, and ignite creativity.
Review the Membership Packages below and choose the one that best suits you!*
All packages include the Members-only “Synth-Insider” newsletter, sent quarterly,
and a 10% discount on Bob Moog Foundation Merchandise.
Join us Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville.
Over 5,000 square feet of records, 45s, and collectibles and MORE! Check out great live DJ sets and broadcasts!
“How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” says The New York Times.
This is Oklahoma! as you’ve never seen or heard it before — reimagined for the 21st century, and now the Tony Award® winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Funny and sexy, dark and jolting, this acclaimed production of Oklahoma! “lets us experience Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatness anew” (The New Yorker).
Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider, and the frontier life that shaped America. Upending the sunny romance of a farmer and a cowpoke, this Oklahoma! allows the classic musical — and our country — to be seen in a whole new light.
“This production shocked me and moved me,” raves Frank Rich of New York Magazine. “This is the Oklahoma! that was there all along.” The Daily Beast raves “Forget your traditional idea of Oklahoma! Daniel Fish’s daring, brilliant, utterly absorbing re-interpretation is dark and different — brilliantly so.”
Darko Butorac, conductor
Alina Kobialka, violin
Megan Lin, violin
The Asheville Symphony’s triumphant return to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium features Wallen’s Amazing Grace-inspired Mighty River, dancing violins Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony: the ultimate, heroic triumph over fate (and four notes).
Wallen Mighty River
J.S. Bach Double Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Seated Concert with Dinner – advanced reservations highly recommended. Please call the venue for tickets and reservations. 828-575-2737
Conservation Theory spreads the Appalachian Folk all over the east coast and into the midwest. The combination of three singer songwriters on traditional instruments bring a variety of concept to song.
Started in 2007 a few years after a chance meeting with John Hartford and Earl Scruggs on stage at The Tennessee Homecoming at the Museum of Appalachia, Conservation Theory creates original songs filled with down home themes and personal experience. Varied influences are meshed together to bring an everyman philosophy to the songs put forth. From the northwest corner of South Carolina CT has been folking about the world singing songs from their very heart
Come enjoy an evening of live music, food and drinks in the Isis Music Hall Lounge. Reservations are highly recommended.
RESCHEDULED:
Brantley Gilbert’s concert on April 16, 2020 has been rescheduled to November 20, 2021. Tickets from the original date will be honored for the new date, with no exchange necessary.
Brantley Gilbert makes a stop at The Well on The Fire’T Up Tour on April 16 with special guests Chase Rice and Brandon Lay.
Gilbert is set to release his first album in over two years, Fire & Brimstone. The 15 track album including his latest single “Bad Boy” and hit song “What Happens In a Small Town,” featuring Lindsey Ell is set to release on October 4! Click here to learn more about Gilbert’s upcoming album from Billboard.
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Asheville Jazz Orchestra – November 2021
Since its founding the Asheville Jazz Orchestra has been directed by Dr. David Wilken. In addition to directing the AJO, he also plays trombone and also composes much of their material. He can also be heard playing traditional New Orleans jazz with the Low-Down Sires and conducting the Land of the Sky Symphonic Band.
Darko Butorac, conductor
Alina Kobialka, violin
Megan Lin, violin
The Asheville Symphony’s triumphant return to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium features Wallen’s Amazing Grace-inspired Mighty River, dancing violins Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony: the ultimate, heroic triumph over fate (and four notes).
Wallen Mighty River
J.S. Bach Double Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
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“How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” says The New York Times.
This is Oklahoma! as you’ve never seen or heard it before — reimagined for the 21st century, and now the Tony Award® winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Funny and sexy, dark and jolting, this acclaimed production of Oklahoma! “lets us experience Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatness anew” (The New Yorker).
Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider, and the frontier life that shaped America. Upending the sunny romance of a farmer and a cowpoke, this Oklahoma! allows the classic musical — and our country — to be seen in a whole new light.
“This production shocked me and moved me,” raves Frank Rich of New York Magazine. “This is the Oklahoma! that was there all along.” The Daily Beast raves “Forget your traditional idea of Oklahoma! Daniel Fish’s daring, brilliant, utterly absorbing re-interpretation is dark and different — brilliantly so.”
Main Floor Reserved Tickets are available with dinner reservations only :::: There is a $20 minimum in food and beverage purchases per person with your dinner reservation :::: These are the only main floor tickets available :::: You MUST call venue to make a dinner reservation & purchase your tickets :::: General Admission Tickets are available for the Balcony only :: There is no dinner service for balcony seating
After his recent debut on Smooth Jazz Radio with his new single “Up” and fresh off of features in ROLLING STONE, BILLBOARD, PARADE, JAZZ GUITAR TODAY, Lady A guitarist Slim Gambill returns to Isis Music Hall with his vintage jazz/rock/jam band project!
Jason “Slim” Gambill Is a multi-genre guitarist, producer, composer, arranger and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist for the multi- platinum Big Machine recording artist Lady Antebellum, who has sold more than 19 million albums worldwide, racked up 7 GRAMMYs and countless ACM, CMA and People’s Choice Awards, and had 10 #1 songs.
In addition, Slim performed in the house band for NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly,” toured with Tyler Hilton, Josh Kelley, played sessions for some of the biggest names in music, and over the course of his career has found himself on stage with John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Nicks, Maroon 5, Rob Thomas, Zedd, Jennifer Nettles (of Sugarland), Aloe Blacc, Kamasi Washington, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Jessy J, Jake Owen, Frankie Ballard, Canaan Smith, Devin Dawson, Ben Rector, Darius Rucker, Vanessa Carlton, Macy Gray, Peter Frampton, Kenny Chesney, and countless others.
Come enjoy an evening of live music, food and drinks at Isis Music Hall. Advanced Reservations are highly recommended.
A wide range of Membership Program packages are available, offering benefits and perks including one-time or unlimited admission to the Moogseum for a year, guest passes, gift membership packages, access to virtual archival galleries and live streamed events, free or discounted admission to in-person and virtual events, and even private Moogseum tours. Membership packages are offered at price points from $25 – $500 per year.
Become a member of the Bob Moog Foundation and the Moogseum, which allows you access to tangible, members-only benefits and allows you to be an advocate in support of Bob’s legacy and contributions that revolutionized music!
Your membership provides invaluable resources and funding to support our mission to innovate, inspire, and ignite creativity.
Review the Membership Packages below and choose the one that best suits you!*
All packages include the Members-only “Synth-Insider” newsletter, sent quarterly,
and a 10% discount on Bob Moog Foundation Merchandise.
Jack’s Bluegrass Brunch is every Sunday! Our menu kicks off at 12Noon with live tunes by Supper Break from 1-3pm. Try our $6 Bloody Mary or Mimosa, or grab a $15 Bottles of Champagne & OJ! Try one of our tasty brunch specials or order from our artisanal sandwich menu. Sláinte Y’all!
Give into the boujee fantasy of Drag Brunch hosted by Ida Carolina. Bring a friend, enjoy the buffet and gossip about that beech from work over some mimosas and bloody Maries during the intermission. 21+
Doors & Brunch Buffet: 12pm | Show: 1pm
Burlesque Brunch is a monthly burlesque and bellydance show with a classic speakeasy feel. Join our dancing dames and dandies every third Sunday of the month for a little singin’, strippin’, and sippin’ starting at noon. It’s a Sunday afternoon to delight the senses!
**Ticket price covers entry, brunch is not included in price.
Calling all audiophiles, foodies, music lovers, and history nerds!
Come downtown for a behind the scenes look at Citizen Vinyl’s record pressing operation & the original WWNC radio station now home to Citizen Studios, and the inside scoop on the Session Cafe & Bar, and Coda Analog Art & Record Store located in the historic Citizen-Times building in downtown Asheville – an incredible specimen of the Art Moderne style whose grand civic space serves to celebrate the history of manufacturing & craft alongside the current state of music, food & beverage within our local community.
Gather at the Coda Shop Counter for your guide at the scheduled time, Tours will last ~45 minutes.
[Punctuality is appreciated! Late-comers may join in at any point before the group heads up to the recording studio, about 20 minutes in]
Tour Guides come from various departments within Citizen Vinyl, whether it be our record store, pressing plant, or programming team to deliver a comprehensive overview of how this vinyl pressing operation fits into Asheville’s cultural legacy.
Be advised that there is limited access [ stairs / elevator to the 3rd floor ] due to the nature of the historically preserved 1930’s construction. Please email [email protected] ahead of time with any questions or concerns!
to book a private tour for your group, please email us at [email protected] 
*** We are monitoring the ongoing Covid variants and will follow protocols that keep our community and staff safe. Guests will be updated by email as the situation evolves as necessary; vaccination cards and/or negative test results within 70 hours are required to be shown at the door for admission to the in-person tour. Masking & distancing is expected and appreciated. Thank you.
“How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” says The New York Times.
This is Oklahoma! as you’ve never seen or heard it before — reimagined for the 21st century, and now the Tony Award® winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Funny and sexy, dark and jolting, this acclaimed production of Oklahoma! “lets us experience Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatness anew” (The New Yorker).
Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider, and the frontier life that shaped America. Upending the sunny romance of a farmer and a cowpoke, this Oklahoma! allows the classic musical — and our country — to be seen in a whole new light.
“This production shocked me and moved me,” raves Frank Rich of New York Magazine. “This is the Oklahoma! that was there all along.” The Daily Beast raves “Forget your traditional idea of Oklahoma! Daniel Fish’s daring, brilliant, utterly absorbing re-interpretation is dark and different — brilliantly so.”
FIRST SET BY THE HOUSE BAND & SECOND SET IS A JAZZ JAM
A little out of the way, but a great space. A restaurant and full bar, and live music until about 3. We can make a fire, or hang out in one of their many outdoor areas!
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Sundays
1 till who knows when?
Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.
Jack of the Wood
95 Patton ave
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252.5445
“How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” says The New York Times.
This is Oklahoma! as you’ve never seen or heard it before — reimagined for the 21st century, and now the Tony Award® winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Funny and sexy, dark and jolting, this acclaimed production of Oklahoma! “lets us experience Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatness anew” (The New Yorker).
Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider, and the frontier life that shaped America. Upending the sunny romance of a farmer and a cowpoke, this Oklahoma! allows the classic musical — and our country — to be seen in a whole new light.
“This production shocked me and moved me,” raves Frank Rich of New York Magazine. “This is the Oklahoma! that was there all along.” The Daily Beast raves “Forget your traditional idea of Oklahoma! Daniel Fish’s daring, brilliant, utterly absorbing re-interpretation is dark and different — brilliantly so.”
Main Floor Reserved Tickets are available with dinner reservations only :::: There is a $20 minimum in food and beverage purchases per person with your dinner reservation :::: These are the only main floor tickets available :::: You MUST call venue to make a dinner reservation & purchase your tickets :::: General Admission Tickets are available for the Balcony only :: There is no dinner service for balcony seating
An evening of genre-blurring duets featuring pipa master Min Xiao-Fen and renowned percussionist River Guerguerian. Performing together for the first time, these internationally acclaimed musicians forge fresh pathways of cross-cultural expression by using traditional instruments to create exotic new sounds.
Few artists have done more to both honor and reinvent the 2000-year history of the pipa than soloist, vocalist and composer Min Xiao-Fen. Classically trained in her native China, Min was an in-demand interpreter of traditional music before relocating to the United States and forging a new path for her instrument alongside many of the leading lights in modern jazz, free improvisation, experimental and contemporary classical music. JazzTimes lauded her as “a pioneer in integrating her ancient instrument with modern jazz and improvised music.” while The New York Times raved that her singular work “has traversed a sweeping musical odyssey.”
Multi-percussionist, composer and educator River Guerguerian has been inspiring audiences with his colorful and innovative percussion for over thirty years. Whether collaborating with world-class artists, supporting symphonies or creating his own dynamic explorations of rhythm, River’s devotion and attention to the vibrant life of the drum reverberate with the listener.
River has performed internationally with such groups as the BBC Concert Orchestra, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tan Dun, Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble, Lionel Hampton, Chuck Berry, Ziggy Marley, Talujon Percussion Quartet (co-founder), and his world jazz trio Free Planet Radio.
Come enjoy an evening of live music, food and drinks at Isis Music Hall. Advanced Reservations are highly recommended.
Ruth Cooney/Vocals: Ruth has been a dedicated fan of Joni Mitchell since the age of 12. She’s been singing professionally since the late 80’s performing rock, blues, folk and jazz. Since moving to Asheville in 2009, she’s been involved in the local jazz scene. Putting together a Joni Tribute has been a dream come true, and she is so grateful to have these stellar musicians involved in the project. Like someone told Joni once, “you need jazz musicians to play your music.”
Jason DeCristofaro/Piano and Vibraphone: Jason in an Instructor of Music at Warren Wilson College. He is a multi- instrumentalist and composer and holds a DMA from Boston University, an MM from UNC School Of The Arts, an MLAS from UNCA and a BM from Brevard College. Jason stays busy performing all over WNC in a variety of genres, as well as hosting 2 jazz jams every week.
Tim Doyle/Guitars: Tim is an Instructor of Music at UNCA, and a composer. He holds degrees from UNCG and Indiana State University. Tim has performed throughout the Midwest, Austin, TX and now performs in various genres with several bands in and around WNC.
Zack Page/Bass: As a professional bassist since the early 90’s, Zack has travelled the world with jazz ensembles, theatre companies and the cruise industry. His musical taste encompasses everything from heavy metal to jazz, and he is one of the most sought after bass players in WNC.
Justin Watt/Drums: Justin is an Instructor at UNCA, Furman University and Asheville Music School. He holds a BM from Kent State University and an MM from Youngstown State University. Justin toured the U.S., Canada and Japan with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Since moving to Asheville he performs as a jazz and commercial drummer as well as a classical percussionist.
Ashley Pritchard/Saxophones and Flute: Ashley is a recent newcomer to the area from Chicago
where she performed with jazz, funk, ska, and pop groups in historic venues throughout the city
including the Green Mill, the Jazz Showcase, and the Drake Hotel. She earned her Master’s
degree in jazz saxophone performance from the University of North Texas. She now lives in
West Asheville with her husband and cat.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
He’s bringing a trio with himself playing drums, vibraphone and piano, as well as 2 UNCA alums: Clayton Gibb on guitar and Ray Damron on trumpet. You can expect to hear several standards, arrangements of lesser known compositions and a few originals of Chris’. Help White Horse send Chris off into the world in triumph!
Chris Renzema, affectionately known as Renz to his friends, is the textbook definition of unassuming. With kind eyes and a soft-spoken voice, he’s immediately warm and friendly, at ease in himself in a quiet way that’s a little bit mystery, a little bit careful observer. While many artists have to work at giving off the same affable vibe, Renzema comes by it honest, which is perhaps the key to his simmering success.
After teaching himself to play guitar and write songs while in high school, Renzema got the opportunity to record some of his music at a hometown studio in Grand Rapids, MI. That first EP, Age to Age, quickly took on a life of its own as his song “You’re the Only One” was chosen for a feature in Worship Leader magazine. He followed up that EP by recording a full album, I’ll Be the Branches, which included “How to Be Yours” and “You’re the Only One,” both of which have racked up over 5 million streams. All of Renzema’s current success has happened without any radio play or major marketing campaigns. It’s been through organic word of mouth, person to person, exactly in line with who Renzema is, both as an artist and a person.
Join us Wednesdays for a curated, intentional listening experience & original music with Open Folk — There’s no shortage of incredible songwriters in Asheville and it’s an honor to hold a space for them each week.
Admission: Open to the Public
Doors: 6pm // Music: 7pm // seating is first come first served
There are a couple of things you should know as Open Folk makes itself at home at Citizen Vinyl this month:
1. Masks are required at all times. The only time it can come off is when you’re actively eating or drinking. Delta is no joke.
2. Music starts at 7 sharp, come early to grab a drink and choose your seat.
3. We never announce who is playing until the night of the show; all six of the evening’s players are chosen and they are amazing.
Mary Lattimore is a Los Angeles-based harpist. She experiments with effects through her Lyon and Healy Concert Grand pedal harp, concocting half-structured improvisations which can include both ambient glitter and unsettling noise. Her first solo record, the Withdrawing Room, was released on Desire Path Recordings in 2014. The solo recordings that followed, At the Dam and Collected Pieces, were released by Ghostly International.
Mary has also recorded synth + harp duo projects with Elysse Thebner Miller (And the Birds Flew Overhead) and Jeff Zeigler (Slant of Light) and has co-written reimagined scores for the 1968 experimental silent film Le Revelateur, directed by Philippe Garrel (who approved of the project), and the Czech New Wave classic Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, and performed these scores live throughout the US with Jeff Zeigler and the Valerie Project, respectively. She has contributed and written harp parts for such artists as Kurt Vile, Thurston Moore, Sharon Van Etten, Meg Baird, Steve Gunn, the Clientele, Hop Along, Jarvis Cocker, Karen Elson, Ed Askew and Quilt.
Ghostly International released her third solo record in late spring of 2018.
WILLIAM TYLER
An excerpt from the M.C. Taylor-penned bio:
William and I bonded early in our relationship over Barry Hannah, a hellraising writer from Mississippi who practically reinvented the way that words could be assembled on a page. Like Hannah, William Tyler knows the South—as a crucible of American histories and cultures, an entity capable of expansive beauty and incomprehensible violence, often in the same beat—as his native place, the place that holds him and that he runs from. In the music of William Tyler, the South is not apart from America; the South is America condensed. And like Hannah—and this part is important—William moved to California, where Goes West was written. We don’t know how long William will stay—Hannah lasted just a couple of years, writing in the employ of director Robert Altman—but the change of scenery seems to suit him.
Goes West marks a sort of narrowing of focus for William’s music; it sounds as though he found a way to point himself directly towards the rich and bittersweet emotional center of his music without being distracted by side trips. Perhaps this is down to the fact that William only plays acoustic guitar on the album, a clear and conscious decision considering that he is one of Nashville’s great electric guitarists. The band that performs Goes West alongside William—including guitarists Meg Duffy and Bill Frisell, bassist and producer Brad Cook, keyboardist James Wallace, drummer Griffin Goldsmith, and engineer Tucker Martine—is the best and most sympathetic group of players that William could have assembled to play these songs.
With synthesizer, drum machine, and pulsing accordion, it makes for a wild and piercing echo of Henry Flynt, Bruce Haack and/or Arthur Russell that gathers power as it moves along. – LA Record September 2018
Subtly epic pop music built on a simple foundation of gentle drums, winding accordion, and hushed vocals. – Bandcamp Daily October 2018
Lonesome Leash is the solo project of Walt McClements, an accordionist and multi-instrumentalist known for his previous work in Why Are We Building Such A Big Ship?, Dark Dark Dark and Hurray for the Riff Raff. McClements crafts stark yet complex songs, nervous and triumphant hymns to the restless. Despite being anchored by the often anachronistic accordion, the music ends up having less to do with contemporary purveyors of old world idioms, and more to do with an alternate history—one where angular accordion lines take prominence over the guitar in a nervy and strangely cinematic post-punk tradition
“Move On Up” is a night of your favorite and forgotten Soul/RB cuts right after Comedy Night.