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Friday, December 8, 2023
Kameron Marlowe with Special Guest James McNair
Dec 8 @ 7:30 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

Three chords and the truth

It’s country music’s famous, straight-to-the-bone foundation, and the core of countess iconic hits. But as a new generation of artists emerge, it can sometimes feel like a relic. … Then there’s Columbia Nashville’s Kameron Marlowe. For him, three chords and the truth isn’t just a motto, it’s the only way he knows to make music. Fusing steel-toed toughness with a visceral approach to songwriting, it’s the truth itself that guides his hard-to-pin-down mix. And with his debut album, We Were Cowboys, he confronts it head on.

“This is me and this is what I wanna show the world,” Marlowe explains. “I’ve really tried to fight for this record in a way that it doesn’t sound like everybody else. … Basically, I tried to make it my own.”

About two years in the making, the project marks a creative arrival for the Kannapolis, North Carolina native. Wielding a high-voltage vocal and a country style to match, Marlowe’s sound is built around edgy electric twang, shades of gritty rock and a touch of bluesy tenderness, living comfortably in the darker corners of the honky tonk. With a self-made background, Marlowe grew up singing and started a high-school band, inspired by everything from ‘70s and ‘80s country to Stevie Ray Vaughn, Ray Charles and Kings of Leon. A family-first kind of guy with a strong connection to his grandparents, the youngster grew to appreciate things that last, and by soaking up the music of his elders along with current hits, created a unique vocal mix that evident early on: Classic sincerity and modern swagger. He carried on singing for fun in college, but he left school after one semester to help support his family after his mother was injured. The young talent took a desk job selling car parts for General Motors instead but still shared performance videos via social media. This is where he was discovered by a producer for The Voice – singing “Tennessee Whiskey” by Chris Stapleton – and landed a coveted spot directly in the show’s live auditions. Though his stint on The Voice was short-lived, Marlowe returned to his love of songwriting and jumped into his music headfirst after the end of a long-term relationship.

“I was 19 years old and head over heels for this girl,” he explains. “So I got a ring, I had a house I was looking at, and I was just super pumped. It was like, ‘This is where life starts for me.’”

As it turns out, he was right about that. Two weeks before Marlowe was planning to propose, his girlfriend abruptly broke off the relationship, and in frustration Marlowe turned back to his first love. Writing the first pieces of what became “Giving You Up” – a raw, razor sharp ballad whose deep wounds were overcome by a powerful sense of self-respect – the track laid Marlowe’s broken heart bare for the first time and sent him down a new path. Soon the young singer-songwriter was making the seven-hour drive to Nashville three times a week, joining random co-writes and always sharing his solo-penned “Giving You Up” with the group. He was told over and over it needed work, yet Marlowe stuck to his guns. He knew above all, the song was true.

“A lot of writers were like, ‘Man, it’s good – but it’s not great,’” he recalls. “That took the wind outta my sails a little bit, but then I ended up putting it out, and it became my first Gold single.”

“Giving You Up” was released independently in 2019, racking up millions of streams. Meanwhile Marlowe continued traveling back and forth between Nashville and North Carolina – booking Broadway gigs at Ole Red and once he didn’t even have gas money to make it to, unless the venue could give him an advance. They knew his voice was more than worth the investment, and the up-and-comer usually left with a pocket full of tips. “Giving You Up” ultimately landed him an artist deal with Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Nashville and a publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing. Marlowe kept writing and released a self-titled EP in 2020, sending the torchy “Burn ‘Em All” into Billboard’s Hot Country Top 40 and opening massive shows for Brad Paisley, Riley Green, Morgan Wallen and more. Now the story continues, with his full-length album debut putting him fully in the spotlight – and this time he’s not looking for anyone’s approval. Produced by ACM/CMA winner Dann Huff and GRAMMY-nominated Brad Hill (“Giving You Up,” “Burn ‘Em All”), We Were Cowboys features a massive, 16-song track list and a bold, take-me-as-I-come spirit. Marlowe had a hand in writing 10 of those tracks, and says he was committed to holding nothing back.

“It’s not in a cocky way,” he cautions. “It’s more like I want to be true to myself.”

Right from the top, his approach hits home. “We Were Cowboys” was co-written with Tyler Farr and Wyatt McCubbin on a last-minute trip to Wyoming and ended up capturing Marlowe’s artistic essence. A nostalgic tribute to childhood with a Western, epic feel, rough-riding vocals and vivid, lived-in details, the track became the jumping off point of the whole album.

“It felt special when we wrote it, and I haven’t really had a song that’s been that special to me since ‘Giving You Up,’” he says. “It really is my story. The ‘93 Silverado, the corduroy couch and John Wayne movies. It’s all a part of me.”

The same is true of tracks like “Country Boy’s Prayer,” which turns the bench seat of that Silverado into a church pew. And with the gravel-road rocker “This Old Town,” Marlowe finds the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it beauty of his rural upbringing – rootsy and refreshing with an upbeat accordion-and-fiddle melody. Meanwhile, romantic anthems like the soul-stinging “Ain’t Enough Whiskey” rekindle the pain of “Giving You Up,” and the hot-blooded “Girl On Fire” finds love flaming up in a summer fling. The blues rocker “Money Ain’t $hit” knows the value of straight talk and a strong character – values with playfully potency on “Grandma’s Got a Garden (for G’maw Jan)” – and the angelic “Steady Heart” kneels before a woman’s amazing grace. It’s all true to Marlowe’s world, and in typical fashion, it was even recorded with blunt honesty. Cutting vocals in live takes, Marlowe would simply sing the whole song a few times through, and then pick his favorite version. Grabbing quick, in-the-moment takes, the approach highlighted the best of Marlowe’s talent and kept all the all-natural character of his voice intact, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. It’s a music-making style that offers no place to hide – and as a result, almost no one does it anymore, especially on a debut album. But then again, Kameron Marlowe is no typical artist.

“We wanted to keep it organic and real and a little bit looser,” he explains. “What it came down to is not wanting to sound like any other record, and I hope people get to know me out of this.”

 

A ROND Christmas
Dec 8 @ 8:00 pm
Fleetwood's

ROND has been playing their brand of humorous Rock n Roll in one incarnation or another around Asheville for the last 20 years.
The ROND live show aims to be chock full of danceable, knee-slapping anthems about some of life’s most embarrassing, human-type-situations.
Their high energy, self-deprecating original songs often end in rousing audience sing-a-longs, leaving their fans both sweaty and smiling.
ROND is looking forward to their annual holiday show at Fleetwoods complete with a local neighborhood feel and several special guest performances.
8pm doors $10 cover

Hickory Tavern Live Music + Party
Dec 8 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Hickory Tavern
Free Photos with Santa and The Grinch, Best Christmas Character and Tacky Sweater Contest Win Prizes
Ho Ho Ho Down XII ft Jaime Wyatt, Susto String Band and more!
Dec 8 @ 8:00 pm
The Grey Eagle
– ALL AGES
– STANDING ROOM ONLY

NEW WEST RECORDS AND NORMALTOWN RECORDS PRESENT
Ho Ho Ho Down is an annual charity concert / Xmas party that is making its Asheville debut this year! This year’s event at The Grey Eagle on December 8th features Jaime WyattSUSTO String Band (feat. Holler Choir), The Pink Stones and Julia Sanders, with proceeds from the evening going towards Beloved Asheville.

The Ho Down began 12 years ago in NYC (the first four years were at Gramercy Theatre), and since then has traveled to Atlanta, Houston, Athens, Austin, Chattanooga and Greenville… past performers include Futurebirds, J Roddy Walston & The Business, Washed Out, 49 Winchester, Black Joe Lewis, Delicate Steve, The Deslondes, New Madrid, Seratones, Daniel Romano and more.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Miracle on Main Street opens at Chimney Rock Smokehouse
Dec 9 all-day
Chimney Rock Smokehouse

Miracle on Main Street will take over Chimney Rock Smokehouse from November 24 to December 31st. Featuring craft cocktails, tons of decor, award winning bbq, and weekly events. This place will make even the Grinch smile.

Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam
Dec 9 all-day
Harrah's Cherokee Center- Asheville

Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam To Benefit the Asheville Area Habitat

Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam returns to Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, NC on SAT, DEC 9 to benefit the @Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity and @Beloved Asheville. Artist line-up, on-sale info, and more coming soon. Sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know. #ChristmasJam

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sigal Music Museum
Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Dec 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

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

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

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

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

Hops for Hunger: Cellarest Beer Project
Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cellarest Beer Project

From Heart To Table: MANNA Foodbank:

From now until December 10th, Cellarest Beer Project will donate $1 for every pour of Forbidden, a rice lager collaboration with Hi-Wire Brewing.

Please visit their taproom at 395 Haywood Rd in West Asheville to enjoy a unique brew and help the community while you’re at it.

Yala Cultural Tour + Drum Workshop
Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
LEAF Global Arts
Visit LEAF Global Arts every Saturday for an in-house cultural exchange with Adama Dembele. Experience the Ivory Coast with our Culture Keeper from the House of Djembe.
Stay for an all-ages Drum Workshop, no experience necessary.
Christkindlmarkt: A Family Christmas Market
Dec 9 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Congregational Church, UCC in Tryon

Outdoor German-style Christkindlmarkt.
Artisans & Crafters. Food. Drink. Music. Santa Claus. Children’s crafts. Make your own s’mores. Outdoor games. Fun For All Ages.
Featuring: Haus Heidelberg Food Truck, Guidon Brewing Co., 30 vendors, & more

Elf: The Musical
Dec 9 @ 2:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

Get ready to embrace the spirit of Christmas with Elf: The Musical, a heartwarming and hilarious adaptation of the beloved 2003 holiday film. This enchanting musical follows the journey of Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole who embarks on a journey to New York City to find his real father. Through catchy, uplifting songs and zany comedic antics, Elf: The Musical serves a healthy dose of holiday cheer, laughter, and life lessons about identity, family, and the true meaning of Christmas. It’s a magical, festive spectacle guaranteed to light up the holiday season for all ages!

A talkback with the cast & crew of Elf: The Musical will be held following the performances on December 3rd and 10th.

Blue Ridge Orchestra’s Unwrapping Holiday Favorites
Dec 9 @ 3:00 pm
Haywood Community College

 

Milton Crotts, Conductor

Program:

Rigby’s Escape for Flute, Clarinet, & String Orchestra by Andre Madatian (b.1992)

Bradford Malbon, flute ~ Justin Landry, clarinet

“Humours of Mallow” by Landon Walker
“Prism” by Jennie Walker Brunner
“The Ashebrook” by Scott Walker, arranged by Scott Walker

 The Walker Family Band

 

Soñando en Español for harp and orchestra,  III. Baroque Flamenco, by Deborah Henson-Conant (b. 1953)
Tori Parrish, harp

 

“Call My Name” by Seth Walker

 

“Rewind” by Seth Walker, arranged by Scott Walker                                                                                                 Seth Walker, vocals and guitar ~ Landon Walker, bass

 

“All of These Things” by Seth Walker, arranged by Scott Walker

Intermission

 

Gaelic Symphony, II. Alla siciliana – Allegro vivace – Andante, by Amy Beach (1867–1944)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a                                                                                                                   

II. Danses caractéristiques

a. Marche

b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

c. Russian Dance (Trepak)

d. Arabian Dance

e. Chinese Dance

f. Dance of the Reed-Flutes

III. Waltz of the Flowers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

 

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson (1908–1975)
Guest Conductor, David Jamison

 

Blue Ridge Orchestra’s Revels
Dec 9 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Charles Beall Auditorium, Haywood Community College

The Blue Ridge Orchestra welcomes the winter holidays with two performances of BRO Revels! 2023, featuring The Nutcracker Suite and introducing harpist Tori Parrish. Presented at 3:00 pm in Charles M. Beall Auditorium, Haywood Community College, on Saturday, December 9th, and in the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church on Sunday, December 10th, the program is an eclectic mix of old and new, familiar and surprising.

 

Music Director Milton Crotts begins the program with Rigby’s Escape, a light and cheery piece for flute, clarinet, and string orchestra composed by featured composer Andre Madatian. The BRO Strings then change gears to accompany The Walker Family Band performing its original music – a unique blend of traditional, old-time, Celtic, and classical – with a familial twist. The genre shifts again as Tori Parrish takes center stage to perform Deborah Henson-Conant’s invigorating Baroque Flamenco for harp and strings, a musical tour de force that defies the stereotype of this most fascinating of instruments.

 

The full orchestra takes over for the second part of the program, presenting the lyrical second movement of the “Gaelic Symphony” composed in 1894 by Amy Beach, the “dean of women composers”. The concerts conclude with the celebrated music of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, a perennial favorite of musicians and audiences alike.

 

With performances in Clyde and Swannanoa, the Blue Ridge Orchestra furthers its mission to share fine music with audiences across Western North Carolina, and is particularly proud to continue its association with Haywood Community College. Like Revels! past, BRO Revels! 2023 will usher in the holiday season with comfort and joy.

 

BRO Revels! 2023 is generously sponsored by Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty. 

 

Details: Blue Ridge Orchestra’s Revels! 2023

Saturday, December 9th, 2023, 3:00 pm

Charles Beall Auditorium, Haywood Community College

185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC

Tickets: $25 General Admission, $15 Students, Free under age 5

Sunday, December 10th, 2023, 3:00 pm

Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church

101 Chapel Lane, Swannanoa, NC  

Tickets: $20 General Admission, $15 Friends, $5 Students, Free age 6 and under

Info: https://blueridgeorchestra.org/bro-revels-2023-dec-23

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LAZOOM Tours: BAND AND BEER TOUR
Dec 9 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
LaZoom Room

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

  • Curated Live Music & Brewery Bus experience
  • 3 Hours long, includes three 30 Minute Local Brewery Stops
  • You Can Drink on the Funky Purple Bus! **Must be purchased at LaZoom or at brewery stop**
An evening of Mantra and Sacred Music with Donna De Lory
Dec 9 @ 7:30 pm
AyurPrana Listening Room

Donna De Lory is one of the most well recognized and eclectic mantra and sacred music artists in the world. Her music is evocative, sublime, and will have you praying one moment and up on your feet in bliss the next. Donna’s voice is a rarity, and has been described as angelic and captivating.

Prolific, innovative and always inspiring, Donna De Lory’s recent work includes We Shine (2021), featuring transformative reinterpretations of songs by icons like Tracey Chapman and Allison Krauss, as well as Gone Beyond (also 2021), a meditative musical reflection on the challenges and opportunities for personal growth brought by pandemic isolation. In a time of global crisis, chaos and uncertainty, her music carries a heartfelt message of unity, strength and hope.

Donna has also toured with Madonna as one of her two main backup vocalists for 14 years.

Tickets: $30 Online Advance. $35 Day Of and At the Door.

Doors Open at: 6:30PM

All Ages are Welcome.

Lauren Daigle: The Kaleidoscope Tour
Dec 9 @ 7:30 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Today, two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle announces her much-anticipated US arena tour, set for fall 2023.  The Kaleidescope Tour kicks off on September 6 in MemphisTN with entirely new and innovative stage production. The 30-city run will take Daigle across the country – from New Jersey’s Prudential Center (October 20) to LA’s Crypto.com Arena (November 10), with stops in BostonAtlanta, and Seattle as well as cities in which Daigle hasn’t performed in nearly four years, including Baton Rouge, Baltimore and Tulsa.

 

The Kaleidoscope Tour will feature many of Daigle’s #1s, including her groundbreaking smash “You Say,” “Rescue”, “Look Up Child,” her new single “Thank God I Do”, as well as music from her forthcoming self-titled album which will include 20 songs released in two parts this spring and later this year.

 

Register now at www.laurendaigle.com to access the Lauren Daigle pre-sale beginning Tuesday, March 28 at 12pm local time. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, March 29 at 12pm local time until Thursday, March 30 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.  General on-sale is Friday, March 31 at 10am local time.  Full routing below.

 

In addition, Daigle is also set to perform “Thank God I Do” on the Today Show next Thursday, March 30th – marking the song’s network television premiere. (Check local listings).

 

“Thank God I Do” is Lauren’s biggest first week streaming song across all DSPs, has been added to a record breaking 120+ radio stations across multi-formats in just it’s first week, and is her strongest single launch at radio to date. The song also received major acclaim with Billboard writing, “the piano ballad features the signature soar that fans have been waiting to return, but her voice has deepened with time, matching the epic sweep of the strings on the track and readying the masses for a prolonged showcase.” 

 

“Thank God I Do”  marks the launch of a new creative chapter for the multi-platinum selling, Louisiana-born artist, who just last month announced signing to Atlantic Records in partnership with longtime label home Centricity Music. With a creative team led by Grammy®-winning producer Mike Elizondo (Twenty One Pilots, Mary J. Blige, Fiona Apple, Carrie Underwood), and featuring co-writers Natalie HembyShane McAnallyAmy WadgeLori McKenna, Jason Ingram and Jon Greene, to name a few, Lauren Daigle comprises twenty soulful and uplifting songs to be released in two parts. The first ten arrives May 12, and the other ten release later this year.

 

Listen to “Thank God I Do” HERE– Daigle’s first release via Atlantic Records/Centricity Music – and pre-save Lauren Daigle album HERE.

 

With over a billion streams and years of sold-out US and international tours to her name, Lauren Daigle continues to cement her status as a modern vocal powerhouse with a global, ever-growing fanbase. Daigle is a two-time Grammy®, seven-time Billboard Music Award, four-time American Music Award, and ten-time GMA Dove Music Award winner.

 

Since the release of her GRAMMY® Award-winning, platinum-certified 2018 album Look Up Child – which includes the breakthrough hit single “You Say” – Daigle has been a mainstay on the Billboard charts. When Look Up Child debuted at No. 3 on the Top 200 Albums chart, Daigle became the first female artist in history to simultaneously hit the Top 10 on both Billboard’s Pop and Christian Album charts. She went on to break another record when the LP reached 100 weeks at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart, which is the greatest number of weeks that any artist has spent at the top of any individual album chart. Similarly, the 5x platinum-certified “You Say” is the longest-running No. 1 to appear on any weekly Billboard chart.

 

Off stage, Daigle remains committed to investing her time to promote music education, work with at-risk youth, and provide care for children, the elderly, and those in need through The Price Fund, an organization she founded in 2018. To date, she has distributed over $2.4 million to 40 nonprofits around the world.

WHITEY MORGAN AND THE 78S
Dec 9 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

All Ages – under 12 requires venue approval

WHITEY MORGAN AND THE 78S

 Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
Holiday Liquor + Dance Party ft. DJ Marley Carroll
Dec 9 @ 9:00 pm
The Grey Eagle
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
  • AGES 21+
  • STANDING ROOM ONLY
  • DOORS 8PM, SHOW 9PM
  • LIMITED EARLY BIRD TICKETS
  • FESTIVE ATTIRE ENCOURAGED

HOLIDAY LIQUOR & DANCE PARTY

Featuring DJ Marley Carroll on the main stage. Holiday drink specials + more!

DJ MARLEY CARROLL

What started as an epic, ramshackle house party in a garage in west Asheville has become the city’s favorite holiday dance event, and local superstar DJ Marley Carroll has been at the helm for every year of its 16-year run. At the aptly-named Holiday Liquor Dance Party, DJ Marley guides costumed partygoers through a marathon holiday DJ set that is frequently surprising and always satisfying. From classic hip-hop and soul to contemporary house and disco, DJ Marley shines by combining the inclusive energy of surefire party selections with an expert level of skill in mixing, sequencing and execution.

Sunday, December 10, 2023
M.A.G.M.A. Land of Sky Gem Show
Dec 10 all-day
Land of Sky Shrine Club

Come see over 22 vendors with everything from affordable treasures to the finest gems, minerals, and jewelry in the Southeast! The Mountain Area Gem & Mineral Association (MAGMA) will host our Christmas & Holiday gem show from December 8-10.

Our shows are open to the public, with free admission and food and drink available daily. The show is only a 10-minute drive from Asheville in Swannanoa, NC.

Christmas & Holiday Show hours:
Friday, December 8: 9AM- 6PM
Saturday, December 9: 9AM- 6PM
Sunday, December 10: 10AM- 5PM

This gem show is a fun family event where you can shop for minerals, crystals, and handcrafted jewelry from locally and nationally known vendors. Our vendors enjoy sharing their expert knowledge and you’re sure to learn new things and find some great gifts.

Entering the show is always free and once there, you’ll find prices range from affordable to very expensive. There’s truly a wide variety of treasures to see, from great deals to museum quality specimens! We have something for everyone, from seasoned rockhounds to new collectors and jewelry lovers.
The MAGMA Land of Sky Gem Show happens 4 times a year, with shows in March, June, September, and December, so this is an event that you can keep coming back to!

Miracle on Main Street opens at Chimney Rock Smokehouse
Dec 10 all-day
Chimney Rock Smokehouse

Miracle on Main Street will take over Chimney Rock Smokehouse from November 24 to December 31st. Featuring craft cocktails, tons of decor, award winning bbq, and weekly events. This place will make even the Grinch smile.

Sounds of the Holidays: Music in the Airport
Dec 10 all-day
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)

Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is pleased to welcome 4 regional school choral groups to the airport during the holidays. The choirs will perform holiday music for the enjoyment of passengers, visitors and employees. AVL is also pleased to have five local musicians and one local trio as part of the Music in the Airport program performing throughout the month.

“It is a joy to invite our community to participate in the Sounds of the Holidays program at AVL,” said Alexandra Ingle, brand and experience designer. “This program highlights the talent of our region and is a festive way to liven up the halls of the airport during this holiday season.”

Following is a schedule of choral performances:

Thursday, December 7 CANCELLED

11:30am North Henderson High School Advanced Choir

Wednesday, December 13

12:05pm Clyde A. Erwin Combined Choirs

Friday, December 14

11:40am Smoky Mountain High School Choir

Wednesday, December 20

11:30am Candler and Pisgah Elementary School Choruses

Following is a schedule of Music in the Airport performances:

Mike Andersen

Mondays in December at 11am (except 12/25)

Friday December 29 11am

Phil Okrend

Thursday, December 7 at 12pm

Thursday, December 14 at 12:15pm

Thursday, December 21 at 12pm

Thursday, December 28 at 12pm

Bill Cozzens-Bryant

Wednesday, December 6 at 10:30am

Wednesday, December 13 at 9:45am

Wednesday, December 20 at 9am

Wednesday, December 27 at 10:30am

Mari Hashimoto

Tuesday, December 12 at 11am

Tuesday, December 26 at 11am

Jack Victor

Thursday, December 14 at 9:30am

Industrial Coffee Pot

Sunday, December 10 at 10:00am

PATIO: Country Brunch w/ Liliana Hudgens and Erika Lewis
Dec 10 @ 12:00 pm
The Grey Eagle
Doors Open: 11:00 AM
– ALL AGES (free admission for kids) 
– LIMITED SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
Country Brunch at The Grey Eagle – a music series for early birds. Country Brunch showcases a goldmine of local country bands that can usually only be found playing late nights in local and regional venues, and brings them out  into the light of day for lovers of an early matinee show. The series runs monthly with a different band each month.
Monthly Lineup:

Show runs 12-3pm on the indoor music room stage. Food and drink available from The Grey Eagle Taqueria. Family friendly show! Kids get in free. Come fill your Sunday day with food, drink, fun and some of the best live music Asheville has to offer – all in one place.

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred
Dec 10 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sigal Music Museum

Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

Elf: The Musical
Dec 10 @ 2:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

Get ready to embrace the spirit of Christmas with Elf: The Musical, a heartwarming and hilarious adaptation of the beloved 2003 holiday film. This enchanting musical follows the journey of Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole who embarks on a journey to New York City to find his real father. Through catchy, uplifting songs and zany comedic antics, Elf: The Musical serves a healthy dose of holiday cheer, laughter, and life lessons about identity, family, and the true meaning of Christmas. It’s a magical, festive spectacle guaranteed to light up the holiday season for all ages!

A talkback with the cast & crew of Elf: The Musical will be held following the performances on December 3rd and 10th.

Blue Ridge Orchestra’s Unwrapping Holiday Favorites
Dec 10 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church

Program:

Rigby’s Escape for Flute, Clarinet, & String Orchestra by Andre Madatian (b.1992)

Bradford Malbon, flute ~ Justin Landry, clarinet

  

“Humours of Mallow” by Landon Walker
“Prism” by Jennie Walker Brunner
“The Ashebrook” by Scott Walker, arranged by Scott Walker

 The Walker Family Band

 

Soñando en Español for harp and orchestra,  III. Baroque Flamenco, by Deborah Henson-Conant (b. 1953)
Tori Parrish, harp

 

“Call My Name” by Seth Walker

 

“Rewind” by Seth Walker, arranged by Scott Walker                                                                             Seth Walker, vocals and guitar ~ Landon Walker, bass

 

“All of These Things” by Seth Walker, arranged by Scott Walker

Intermission

 

Gaelic Symphony, II. Alla siciliana – Allegro vivace – Andante, by Amy Beach (1867–1944)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a                                                                                                                   

II. Danses caractéristiques

a. Marche

b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

c. Russian Dance (Trepak)

d. Arabian Dance

e. Chinese Dance

f. Dance of the Reed-Flutes

III. Waltz of the Flowers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

 

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson (1908–1975)
Guest Conductor, David Jamison

Featured Artists

Andre Madatian, composer

Andre Madatian is a guitarist, composer, and educator currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. Andre holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Film Scoring with a minor in Contemporary Conducting from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and a Master of Music in Composition from Middle Tennessee State University. Aside from composing, Andre is also an active touring guitarist as well as an educator where he mentors students from all around the globe in several areas including composition, arranging, orchestration, and music theory. Andre recently accepted a full-time professorship position with Tennessee State University where he teaches arranging, music appreciation, and directs a commercial music ensemble.

Bradford Malbon, flute

Bradford Malbon is a flute maker and repair technician residing in Asheville since 2012. He works locally with the Abell Flute Company and has previously worked with Powell Flutes of Boston. As a musician, he has played flute and piccolo with many ensembles, including the Mercury Orchestra, Lowell House Opera Orchestra, and Boston Civic Symphony, as well as Irish flute and whistle in Asheville-area traditional Irish music sessions. He has a particular love for the symphony orchestra, and he has been pleased to play with the Blue Ridge Orchestra since 2012. Bradford earned a Master of Music degree in flute performance from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2007, after studying music and mathematics at the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Justin Landry, clarinet

Justin Landry (clarinet) has been playing clarinet for over thirty years. He attended the University of Maine, in his home state, where he studied Music Performance and
Mathematics. Later, Justin received his Master of Music Performance degree from State University of New York at Purchase under the tutelage of Ayako Oshima. He has since performed with theatre companies, chamber groups, and WNC regional orchestras and musicians, including the Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra, Asheville Clarinet Choir, and the Blue Ridge Orchestra. He enjoys the outdoors, his family, and
his dog, Yogi.

Seth Walker

Seth Walker, the son of Scott Walker and brother to Jennie Brunner, is often cited as one of the most prolific contemporary American artists on the scene today. He’s a multi-dimensional talent who combines a gift for melody and lyric, He has a natural knack for getting around the guitar, and in the words of American Songwriter, a rich, Gospel-drenched Southern-inflected voice!  In addition to extensive recording and songwriting pursuits, Seth is consistently touring and performing at venues around the world. Along with headlining shows, he has opened for The Mavericks, The Wood Brothers and Paul Thorn.

For the Blue Ridge Orchestra performance, he will be joined by Landon Walker on Bass. Landon is a seasoned jazz bassist, and not only hired Seth for his first professional gig way back in the early 90’s, he also helped introduce Seth to the world of the blues by mailing him cassettes of radio shows that Landon produced and narrated on Jacksonville Florida’s NPR affiliate WJCT.

The Walker Family Band

For over two decades, The Walker Family Band has delighted audiences throughout the Southeast with a distinctive take on traditional styles, performing Irish dance music and American old-time music with a forward-reaching attitude. We especially enjoy sharing original tunes, which grow naturally from these roots and from our thorough training and experience in classical music and jazz. The result is varied music and not compartmentalized into a particular genre. All now living in the Asheville area, the band is playing for events in the area. Jennie Brunner is a long-standing member of the Blue Ridge Orchestra.

Jennie leads the way, with beautiful and heartfelt fiddle playing, and is a master of connecting with the audience. She is accompanied and supported, very capably by her dad, Scott Walker, on guitar and fiddle, and her uncle, Landon Walker on accordion and Bass. For the Blue Ridge Orchestra performances, we will be enhanced by a close friend and extended Walker Family Band member, Laura Boswell.

The orchestra will join both the Walker Family Band and Seth with string orchestra arrangements, written by Scott Walker, under the fine direction of our friend, Milt Crotts. They are thankful to him and everyone with the BRO for creating this opportunity. 

Tori Parrish, harp

Tori Parrish (they/them pronouns) is a classically trained harpist with a degree in fine art painting from Stanford University and over a decade of experience performing at weddings, concerts and events. Tori has performed worldwide with the American Youth Harp Ensemble as well as across the United States with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra. Some notable venues include the Stanford Memorial Church, Bing Concert Hall, SLAC Accelerator Lab in California and St. Peter’s Cathedral in Vienna. You can learn more about Tori’s work at luxuryharpist.com

Hops for Hunger: Cellarest Beer Project
Dec 10 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cellarest Beer Project

From Heart To Table: MANNA Foodbank:

From now until December 10th, Cellarest Beer Project will donate $1 for every pour of Forbidden, a rice lager collaboration with Hi-Wire Brewing.

Please visit their taproom at 395 Haywood Rd in West Asheville to enjoy a unique brew and help the community while you’re at it.

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Dec 10 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

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

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

The Blue Ridge Ringers Present Ring We Now of Christmas
Dec 10 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
First Congregational Church in Hendersonville

The Blue Ridge Ringers Present Ring We Now of Christmas, 3-4pm, Come join the Blue Ridge Ringers as they perform their
holiday special, Ring We Now of Christmas at the First Congregational Church in Hendersonville, The Blue RIngers are an
advanced auditioned group of handbell musicians in Hendersonville NC. Free,

Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic + Feature Comedy
Dec 10 @ 6:30 pm
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co

Another Great Comedy Show at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co, Theater 2! 6:30p, 18+, Get Dinner, Drinks & Laughs with the areas best standup comics. Featured and Open Mic Comedy. [Performing comics get FREE entry and pizza. ]
Get Your Tickets Now!! Hosted Mario Trevizo. Featuring Ryan Cox, Miranda Allison & Art Sturtevant!!
For more info and other standup comedy shows go to sliceoflifecomedy.com or contact Michele at [email protected]