Join us for a relaxing ride through quiet countryside on your way to small town life in western North Carolina on the Tuckasegee River Excursion. Departing from Bryson City, this 4 hour excursion travels 32 miles round-trip to Dillsboro and back to the Bryson City Depot. Pass by the famous movie set of The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford!

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• The Tuckasegee (tuck-uh-SEE-jee) River Excursion includes an 1 hour and 20 minute layover in the historic town of Dillsboro, where you’ll find more than 50 shops, restaurants, a brewery, and country inns. There is time to shop, snack, and visit the many unique shops before returning to Bryson City.

Join us for a live recording of Western Carolina University’s Diversity Dialogues series, a part of the university’s Spring 2023 Literary Festival. Co-hosted with Malaprop’s Bookstore, this Spring Literary Festival pre-event will feature two Asian-American mental health practitioners in a conversation about poetry and healing.

Eric Tran is a queer Vietnamese poet and the author of Mouth, Sugar, and Smoke and The Gutter Spread Guide to Prayer. His work has been featured in All Things Considered, Best of the Net, and Poetry Daily. He is a psychiatrist living in Portland, Oregon.

A child of Filipino immigrants, M. Jay Manalo is a licensed psychologist and associate director of WCU’s counseling and psychological services. He earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from The University of Georgia, where his doctoral dissertation research examined the counseling needs and strengths of Hmong American students. His counseling interests include depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, AD/HD, LGBTQ identity, multicultural psychology, social skills concerns, and developmental disabilities. He serves as a board member of the Association for Counseling Center Training Agencies (ACCTA) and is a site visitor for the American Psychological Association’s Commission on Accreditation.

Atelier Maison & Co. and Show & Tell are teaming up to showcase the best in art & design to the Asheville Design District. Join us at the Atelier Maison Co. showroom off of Sweeten Creek Rd for a monthly Makers Market every third Saturday. Each month will feature vendors and artisans selling housewares, vintage clothing, original art, handmade crafts, fair trade imports, and more. This month shop Atelier Maison & Co.’s quarterly Tag Sale!

WHEN:
Saturday, March 18 from 12-5pm

WHERE:
Atelier Maison & Co.
121 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville NC 28803

Thanks to our partners at Highland Brewing Company for supporting Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy through the first ever Aleblazer Beer Festival! This festival celebrates creativity & innovation in craft beer and will feature 25+ of our fellow North Carolina breweries.

Join local Lighting Designer Abby Auman for the first workshop of our Magnetic U Designer series, and learn some basic lighting design tricks of the trade. Walk away from this empowering session feeling confident that you understand basic lighting design principles and the importance of the artistic, conceptual, and collaborative side of the craft. Students will learn functional basics of design and programming that can be put to practical use.

About the instructor: Abby is the Technical Director of The Magnetic Theatre. She also works as a lighting designer in theaters all over WNC.

Henry LaBrun Studio

All Levels, Ages 13+

In a distinct style they call “vocal play,” Naturally 7 transforms their voices into the sounds of a full instrumental band. Listen to demonstrations of their singing techniques, learn the tools they use to approach both art and life, and explore the range of your voice in this engaging musical master class.

DESIGNER SERIES: LIGHTING DESIGN BASICS
A crash course in theatrical lighting fundamentals.
Join local Lighting Designer Abby Auman for the first workshop of our Magnetic U Designer series, and learn some basic lighting design tricks of the trade. Walk away from this empowering session feeling confident that you understand basic lighting design principles and the importance of the artistic, conceptual, and collaborative side of the craft. Students will learn functional basics of design and programming that can be put to practical use.
Saturday, March 18th, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
About the instructor: Abby is the Technical Director of The Magnetic Theatre. She also works as a lighting designer in theaters all over WNC.

Workshop meets for 3 hours on 2 consecutive Saturdays:  March 11 & 18, 1:30 – 4:30 pm

$145, all supplies and materials included

A hands-on workshop dedicated to the ‘art of building art’ out of the images, materials and objects that we fancy, collect & cannot part with.

In this workshop, we will discuss a bit of the history of collage/assemblage in contemporary art, how to approach composition and incorporate visual art principles, use of adhesives and hardware to combine varying materials, and more.

Learn how to build an assemblage or collage with intention – and make it successful. Numerous material options/ideas and substrates will be supplied, but please bring found or collected items of your own, objects or materials that inspire you – this is the first, integral step for this process!

Email [email protected] for more extensive details and registration. All attendees will receive a printed summary of the class – including materials/techniques/topics covered.

Rumours has meticulously put together a show that spares no detail. Recreating the band’s legendary persona, in all its youthful glory from 1975-1987. From period-accurate equipment and costumes to spot-on characterizations and musical performances, Rumours takes you back to a time when music was still an unbridled cultural experience and bands weren’t afraid to put on a show. Relive the rock and roll magic with Rumours- The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show at Flat Rock Playhouse.

Set your growing dreams in motion this Spring with this four-part Gardening Series led by Laura Ruby and supported by Reems Creek Nursery! In our region, with most warmth-loving plants ready to go outside in mid-May, March is the right time to begin planning your garden, starting your seeds, and prepping your growing area. Discover when to seed and transplant, which vegetables and perennials to plant, site location based on natural water and sun flows in your space, and simple techniques for keeping your garden healthy as the season progresses.

Soil Management and Care

In this class, we will dive into soil management. We will talk about the principles of healthy soil and how to amend your soil naturally and affordably, including discussions on composting, compost tea, and vermicompost. We will discuss different strategies to build a raised bed, clear space for a new one, or revive an old garden bed.

RTS: Hay Fever

By Noel Coward

Friday and Saturday performances are held at Asheville Community Theatre; Sunday performances are held at the Reuter Center on the campus of UNCA. 

Hay Fever is presented as readers theatre by The Autumn Players.

David Bliss and his wife, Judith, find their quiet family weekend in the country interrupted when their high-spirited children, Simon and Sorel, arrive with uninvited guests. Drama unfolds for the Bliss family as comedic misunderstandings and tempers flare in the countryside.

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in about 550 communities and more than 40 countries across the globe, the Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide! From the over 400 entries submitted into the Festival each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films that are carefully selected to play in theatres around the world. Traveling to remote vistas, analyzing topical environmental issues, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports the 2022/2023 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

KANE BROWN ANNOUNCES US LEG OF HIS GLOBAL DRUNK OR DREAMING TOUR. BROWN’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM, DIFFERENT MAN, OUT NOW!

On the heels of his historic MTV VMA performance as the first male country artist to perform on the show, Multi-Platinum, 5X AMA award-winning entertainer Kane Brown today announced his Drunk or Dreaming Tour will arrive in the US next year. Produced by AEG Presents, the US tour will kick off in Grand Rapids, MI on March 16, 2023 and hit 23 US cities along the way before wrapping in Greenwood Village, CO at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 10. The Drunk or Dreaming Tour will make a stop in Greenville on March 18. During the tour, Brown will perform his first solo headlining arena show at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on March 31.

The international leg of the tour will wrap up in Stockholm on January 31 after hitting cities including Sydney, London, and Toronto. The new tour follows the success of Brown’s Blessed & Free Tour in which he visited all 29 NBA basketball arenas, making the “breakthrough entertainer” (AP) the first country artist in history to headline every NBA basketball arena in a single tour and one of only 10 other country acts to sell-out Los Angeles Crypto.com Center (formerly Staples Center)in the venue’s history.

Register now at kanebrownmusic.com for Kane Brown’s pre-sale that begins Tuesday, September 6 at 10am local time. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, September 6 at 12pm local time until Thursday, September 8 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. Tickets for Drunk or Dreaming will go on-sale to the general public Friday, September 9, at 10am local time. Visit kanebrownmusic.com for a full list of tour dates, additional pre-sale and ticket on-sale information. Special guests Dustin Lynch, Gabby Barrett and LOCASH will join on select dates. Please find all tour dates listed below.

The Pollstar, American Songwriter and Billboard Cover artist Brown’s highly anticipated new album, Different Man, will be released on September 9th. The album features his current hit, “Like I Love Country Music,” his #1 hit, “One Mississippi” and his new single, “Grand.” Pre-order the album here!

– ALL AGES
– STANDING ROOM ONLY
– THE OUTPOST – 521 AMBOY RD

Songs From The Road Band is an Asheville, North Carolina based bluegrass supergroup featuring Mark Schimick (mandolin), Charles Humphrey III (bass), Sam Wharton (guitar), James Schlender (fiddle), and Gabe Epstein (banjo). The band takes flight with virtuosic  picking, singing, and grammy award winning songwriting.  Several of their most recent singles have gone to the top of the Bluegrass Today Grassicana chart. They have 6 studio albums available at all musical outlets.

Into The Fog

RPB is a formidable improv comedy group consisting of Tom Chalmers, Mondy Carter, Karen Stobbe, Kim Richardson and Josh Batenhorst.

This is how it works: RPBs will ask the audience for suggestions and then they make that come to technicolor life. Get ready to be a part of the experience because this show will push the envelope of ridiculous fun.

Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6:30pm and seating is first come first served. Online ticket sales end an hour before the performance time, but there may still be tickets available for purchase at the door. Call BMCA for availability at 828.669.0930.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by the artistic vision of acclaimed choreographer Alonzo King. Collaborating with noted composers, musicians, writers, and visual artists from around the world, King draws on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, imbuing classical ballet with new expressive potential. He has been heralded as a visionary and thought leader on topics that reach far beyond dance, receiving numerous accolades such as a 2020 Dance Magazine Award. The company brings new works of illuminating beauty to Bay Area audiences in bi-annual home seasons. LINES Ballet’s national and international tours allow the company to share its vision of transformative, revelatory dance through performances worldwide.

LINES Ballet is dedicated to training the next generation of artists through its pre-professional Summer Program, Training Program, and Bachelor of Fine Arts Program with Dominican University of California. LINES also makes dance accessible to Bay Area adults and youth through world-class, affordable classes open to the community and free in-school education programs.

After San Francisco’s stay-at-home order began in March 2020, all of LINES Ballet’s programs transitioned into the online space. The company also produced a new film series, There Is No Standing Still, which The New York Times and The Guardian included in their respective “Best Dance of 2020” lists. The organization has now adopted a hybrid model for its classes, events, and programming and recently completed a successful, five-week international tour.

“The term LINES alludes to all that is visible in the phenomenal world. There is nothing that is made or formed without line. Lines are in our fingerprints, the shapes of our bodies, constellations, geometry. It implies genealogical connection, progeny and spoken word. It addresses direction, communication, and design. A line of thought. A boundary or eternity. A melodic line. From vibration or dot to dot it is the visible organization of what we see.”        —Alonzo King

The Moon and You is a husband/wife duo composed of longtime Asheville music veterans Melissa Hyman and Ryan Furstenberg. Take part in an evening of song and stories that are warm and inviting, atmospheric and playful.

Rumours has meticulously put together a show that spares no detail. Recreating the band’s legendary persona, in all its youthful glory from 1975-1987. From period-accurate equipment and costumes to spot-on characterizations and musical performances, Rumours takes you back to a time when music was still an unbridled cultural experience and bands weren’t afraid to put on a show. Relive the rock and roll magic with Rumours- The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show at Flat Rock Playhouse.

Hendersonville Theatre’s Hometown Sound Music Series invites you to keep the St. Patrick’s Day celebration going with Celtic favorite Tuatha Dea. Tickets are $30 and available online at HVLtheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at (828) 692-1082. Groups of 10 or more receive a 10 percent discount. Named one of the top 10 Celtic bands of 2022 by Marc Gunn’s Irish and Celtic Podcast, Tuatha Dea is a progressive Americana-rock band with a Celtic-Appalachian influence and a fearless attitude for pushing the boundaries of modern roots and world music. From Gatlinburg, TN, the band’s eclectic sound blends the tribal vibe of primitive drums with conventional and non-conventional instruments like fiddle, guitar, penny whistle, bagpipes and even didgeridoo. The result is a musical crossover that defies any category and genre. From the beginning the band has embraced its Celtic heritage and meshed the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland with their own bold blend of mainstream rock, mountain drumming and Appalachian blues to produce a truly unique sound that has a universal appeal. Dubbed “The Eclectic Partridge Family In Kilts And Corsets” And “The Appalachian Fae” Tuatha Dae has appeared at The Montauk Music Festival, Floydfest, Bristol Rhythm And Roots, Dragoncon, Comicpalooza, Anachrocon, and many highland games and celtic music festivals. Tuatha Dea performed on stage with and accompanied Paul Simon, Alto Reed and James Mckinney. Tuatha Dea won the The Hard Rock Rising competition 2015 in Pigeon Forge with their unique sound and energetic stage show and is the only Celtic/SteamPunk styled band to place and remain in the running to compete in Barcelona, Spain. Conceived by Danny Mullikin (percussion, guitar and vocals), Danny’s wife Rebecca (lead vocals and hand drums), son Brandon (lead guitar) and daughter Tesea (bass, keyboard and flute), the band’s evolution has organically grown to include Rebecca’s sister Kathy Holman (lead vocals, hand drum and keyboard), Kathy’s fiance Chris Bush (didgeridoo, native american flute, penny whistle, bagpipes and drums) and granddaughter Sarah Copeland (rhythm guitar). Add in Jeremiah Waldo (bass) and Brett Maney (drums) and you have the family band known as Tuatha Dea. Tuatha Dea is an Old Irish phrase adopted from the Celtic mythology of the Tuatha de Danaan whose literary history originates in Ireland and Great Britain. The name “Tuatha Dea” translates into “Children of The Gods”. The band’s Celtic influence stems directly from this historical clan which lived and ruled for a period in ancient Ireland and who were later destined to become the stuff of legend and basis of Celtic mythology. To learn more about the band, visit Tuatha Dea’s website at www.tuathadea.com. Showtime is at 7:30 pm. The concert’s run time is approximately 2 hours with one 15 minute intermission. Hendersonville Theatre has made masks optional for patrons, and no proof of vaccination is required to attend a performance. Since 1966, Hendersonville Theatre has provided an inviting and nurturing environment for live theatre, as well as high-quality, affordable entertainment for the residents of Hendersonville and surrounding areas. Hendersonville Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking behind and in front of the theater. The theatre offers concessions and a cash bar and accepts cash and credit cards.

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• VIP Laminate
• Barstool Whiskey Wonderland Snowglobe
• 30 Minute Q&A and Acoustic Performance
• Meet and Greet Photo

ADAM DOLEAC

It takes time to craft a debut album. One worthy of the artist it introduces, and all the work behind it. But for Arista Nashville/Sony Music Nashville’s Adam Doleac, he’s had plenty. “I’ve had my whole life to write my first record, plus a two-year pandemic,” he says with a wry smile. “So that’s like two lifetimes.”

Luckily, he made the clock work for him. Creating a whole Barstool Whiskey Wonderland around 18 addictive tracks – almost totally from his own pen – the emerging star unveils a vision steeped in the romantic country soul of his early hits, while going much deeper as well. With tracks like the Gold-certified “Famous” and soul-mate anthem “Another,” both of which hit No. 1 on SiriusXM’s The Highway, fans have gotten only a glimpse of that wonderland so far. Now they get the full picture.

“It feels long overdue, and it’s the first time people can really see the whole me,” Doleac says. “An album is a cool thing. It allows you to tell a little bit more of your story, as opposed to just people knowing a song and not knowing you.”

And for him, a lover of all things old-school with an effortless charm and an intoxicating vocal – well suited to both champagne-popping ballrooms and keg-tapping taverns – that story is worth telling. Raised in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, you could call him a late musical bloomer, who credits devoted parents for his strong work ethic … and his dream-chasing determination.

ALANA SPRINGSTEEN

I’m alana! I was born and raised in VA Beach so I am a beach girl at heart! Ever since I can remember, I’ve been in love with music. I grew up singing in my Grandad’s church and everywhere we went, he would tell everyone, “ You gotta hear this girl sing!” So that’s what I did. :)  Everywhere I went, I was singing.

I got my first guitar when I was 7 years old. I was so drawn to it and all I knew was that I HAD to have it and I HAD to learn to play. My uncle would come over on weekends and teach me chords and strumming patterns and I was obsessed!

After a few years, I began putting lyrics to music. I wrote my first song when I was 9 and was instantly in love with telling my own stories. The more I wrote, the more I realized that it was what I was born to do.

Certain experiences burn themselves into memory, and the jaw-dropping vocal pyrotechnics of this sensational seven-man group certainly belong in that category. Transforming their voices into living musical instruments, the singers effortlessly perform music of any genre, from Michael Bublé to Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder to Coldplay, Lionel Richie to Ludacris. Naturally 7 is more than just a group of singers: It’s pure magic.

Sing with Naturally 7

Master Class: Learn techniques from the vocalists of Naturally 7. For ages 13 and up. March 18 at 1 p.m. Henry LaBrun Studio. Learn more and register.

“Tom Waits: The Early Years” a very hip Tribute to Tom Waits, the neo-beatnik songwriter who grew weirder and wilder in the ’80s, earning a cult following that only grew larger as the years passed.

A unique musical experience where Swampy blues, Beat poetry, West Coast jazz, Tin Pan Alley, country, 1930s-era cabaret, and post-Civil War parlor songs meet neon-lit carnival music and wheezing, clattering, experimental rhythms.

THE ALIEN MUSIC CLUB features

Jonathan Pearlman

Chuck Lichtenberger

Zack Page

Ben Bjorlie

and

Dylan Hannan

>>> Opening the evening will be: MY MAGNIFICENT NEMESIS

The Alien Music club is led by Jonathan Pearlman.

Jonathan Pearlman (JP) is a veteran of the Western North Carolina Music Scene, making music under the Alien Music Club moniker for over 20 years.

JP has a formidable history of original material on covering a wide and diverse landscape of musical genres. On any given night, he might jump from straight ahead Rock to Jazz/Fusion to Reggae to Rockabilly; sometimes within the same song!

In addition to original music, JP also produces tributes shows. Currently, “Tom Waits: The Early Years” and “Leonard Cohen: The Deep Cuts” are garnering rave reviews!

The list of Pearlman’s musical collaborators is extensive. He has performed with Peggy Ratusz, Zack Page, Connor Law, Ben Colvin, Kelly Jones, Jesse Barry, Ryan Kijanka, Chuck Lichtenberger, Taylor Pierson, Micah Thomas, Jason DeCristofaro, Ben Bjorlie, Linda Mitchell, Jacob Rodriguez, Justin Ray, Justin Watt, Russ Wilson, Reggie Headen, Jay Hoots, Aaron Price, Eric Congdon…The list is long and continues to grow.

Pearlman’s influences are far-reaching: The Beatles, Hendrix, Clapton, Paul Simon, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Donald Fagen, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Beck, Wes Montgomery, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Charles Mingus, and many more.

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