LET’S GET WILD!

Bears Bees + Brews Festival is back this fall, partying for wildlife and wilderness for a second year. Show your support for wild creatures large and small–from bears to bees–by joining us at Rabbit Rabbit in downtown Asheville. Enjoy family-friendly fun, learn from the experts of local wildlife and conservation organizations, enjoy sweet + savory bites and tasty brews, and so much more. Join our Facebook invite for updates on participants and the organizations collaborating with us.

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Introducing: The Black Box Series

You’ve never experienced a play on The Rock like this before! Join us for an exciting new series where the audience and artists share the stage together for an intimate and immersive theatre experience. The Black Box Series will feature contemporary works, classics, and stories and playwrights from around the globe.  Be among the first to join us on this new and exciting theatrical journey!

 show contain adult language and content.

The Hunt For Planet B, the story about the building of the world’s most powerful telescope will screen at the Collider in Asheville on October 1, 2022 at 2pm. Admission is free. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space telescope allowing scientists for the first time to see the very first stars and galaxies in the universe 13 billion light years into outer space.

Screening Sponsored by ASRC Federal, Asheville Museum of Science and CASE Consultants International ASHEVILLE, N.C., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Hunt For Planet B, the story about the building of the world’s most powerful telescope will screen at the Collider in Asheville on October 1, 2022 at 2pm. Admission is free. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space telescope allowing scientists for the first time to see the very first stars and galaxies in the universe 13 billion light years into outer space. The screening is sponsored by the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC Federal) in collaboration with the Asheville Museum of Science and CASE Consultants International, a climate sustainability and solutions company. ASRC Federal was instrumental in the construction of the James Webb Space Telescope. Prior to the film’s screening ASRC Federal JWST Photographer Chris Gunn and ASRC Federal JWST Outreach Lead Peter Sooy will relate personal stories and answer questions. Registration for the screening is available online at: Simpletix (https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-hunt-for-planet-b-movie-screening-tick-tickets-114130). Additional information about the screening and presentations can be found on the CASE Consultants International website (https://caseconsultantsinternational.com/events/f/movie-night-at-the-collider—the-hunt-for-planet-b). For more information contact: Veronica Crane-Lindsey | Events Business Manager [email protected] | 828 768-0934 Peter Doyle 310 993 2763 | [email protected] CASE Consultants International One Haywood Street, Suite 451, Asheville, NC 28801 www.CASEConsultantsInternational.com SOURCE CASE Consultants International

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

ADAPTED BY ORSON WELLES FROM THE BRAM STOKER NOVEL
An adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, recounted by various characters in the first person, was written by 23-year old Orson Welles with producer John Houseman.

Dracula became the premiere episode of The Mercury Theatre of the Air and is considered one of the most horrific and transcendent presentations of radio. It was originally broadcast on CBS Radio in 1938. This famous dramatic series — featuring adaptations of well-known novels, plays, and films — was originally produced, directed, written, hosted, and performed by Orson Welles, with the Mercury Theatre Company.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2022 3:00PM AND 7:30 PM
Approximate run time: 1 hour 20 minutes

The Mercury Theatre of the Air’s Dracula
Adapted by Orson Welles
from the Bram Stoker Novel

An adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, recounted by various characters in the first person, was written by 23-year old Orson Welles with producer John Houseman.

Dracula became the premiere episode of The Mercury Theatre of the Air and is considered one of the most horrific and transcendent presentations of radio. It was originally broadcast on CBS Radio in 1938. This famous dramatic series — featuring adaptations of well-known novels, plays, and films — was originally produced, directed, written, hosted, and performed by Orson Welles, with the Mercury Theatre Company.

Approximate run time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Saturday October 1, 2022 3:00pm and 7:30 pm

Enjoy an exclusive evening at Bullington Gardens while you sip delicious, locally sourced wine and stroll through the spectacular Dahlias in full bloom. Groups of up to 8 are invited for a twilight party in either the pavilion, tents, or (in case of rain) the horticultural therapy greenhouse. The cost is $300 and will include 2 bottles of wine, 1 bottle of cider and water. Tables will be adorned with fresh floral arrangements that are yours to take home. Bring your own hors d’oeuvres or an entire meal to host an amazing private dinner party with an unrivaled view.

$300 per group per evening. Sponsors are welcome! $500 per sponsor will get your name on all of our social media accounts, plus honorable mention on our website and newsletter. Two areas will be available on a first-come/first-serve basis. Enjoy the evening under the shady pavilion or get an up close view of the dahlias under a tent.

Established in October 2005, the Bonsai Exhibition Garden is a signature feature of the Arboretum and a unique environment displaying up to 50 specimens at a time, each with their own unique stories. Accompany Arboretum Bonsai Curator Arthur Joura on this after-hours tour of the garden for a personal and informative overview of the art of bonsai and the Arboretum’s own creative approach to it. Deciduous trees in the collection will likely be ablaze with the colors the season!

Event Details

Local Dark Wave duos Cold Choir and Ideal Self perform at Revolve, the second concert in Revolve’s new Revolve Sound series of local experimental music.

Address: 821 Riverside Drive
Date: Saturday, October 1st
Time: 7pm doors, 8pm show
Cost: $10 suggested donation
Additional information: Masks required

Revolve’s website can be found here: https://www.revolveavl.org/
Cold Choir: https://coldchoirmusic.bandcamp.com/
Ideal Self: https://www.instagram.com/ideal_______self/

The heroine in this actor’s tour-de-force is an ordinary middle class English housewife. As she prepares chips and egg for dinner, she ruminates on her life and tells the wall about her husband, her children, her past, and an invitation from a girlfriend to join her on holiday in Greece to search for romance and adventure.

We require proof of vaccination for indoor performances for everyone over the age of 12. We are not accepting negative Covid tests for entry in lieu of vaccinations. Proof may be presented via a digital photo or physical copy of your vaccination card, and must be accompanied with a photo ID. Proof of vaccination is not required for children ages 0-11.

We are selling tickets at reduced capacity. We will continue to require masks to be worn by audience members. The performers are vaccinated and will be performing on stage unmasked.

Join us in our new monthly social swing event on the 1st Saturdays of every month, The
music, open vintage space and wood floors and is guaranteed to have you dancing East Coast and/or Lindy all night long, A free
lesson is offered to kick things off and will include a different combination of moves each time, No partner or rhythm needed and
dress is casual, $10 for lesson and/or social dance.

The Mercury Theatre of the Air’s Dracula
Adapted by Orson Welles
from the Bram Stoker Novel

An adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, recounted by various characters in the first person, was written by 23-year old Orson Welles with producer John Houseman.

Dracula became the premiere episode of The Mercury Theatre of the Air and is considered one of the most horrific and transcendent presentations of radio. It was originally broadcast on CBS Radio in 1938. This famous dramatic series — featuring adaptations of well-known novels, plays, and films — was originally produced, directed, written, hosted, and performed by Orson Welles, with the Mercury Theatre Company.

Approximate run time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Saturday October 1, 2022 3:00pm and 7:30 pm

Directed by Mark Jones

In this multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins explores the lives of nine men and women who either killed (or tried to kill) one of the Presidents of the United States. Stephen Sondheim’s intelligently, stunning lyrics and beautiful music effortlessly combine with a bold, disturbing and alarmingly funny book by John Wiedman. Assassins is a journey into the dark side of the American Dream, looking at our nation’s culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it. 

Mature audiences only, not suitable for all ages.

Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Asiya Korepanova, piano

FARNSWORTH Love This Place!
Commissioned by the Peace Center to honor the GSO 75th Anniversary

GERSHWIN Concerto in F
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

by William Shakespeare Directed by Glenna Grant Opening 9/23/2022 – 10/22/2022

In this multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins explores the lives of nine men and women who either killed (or tried to kill) one of the Presidents of the United States. Stephen Sondheim’s intelligently, stunning lyrics and beautiful music effortlessly combine with a bold, disturbing and alarmingly funny book by John Wiedman. Assassins is a journey into the dark side of the American Dream, looking at our nation’s culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it. 

Mature audiences only, not suitable for all ages

Our Town

By: Thornton Wilder; Directed by: Robert Arleigh White

Our Town tells a story of life – from birth to love to death – that we can all relate to. Next-door families, the Gibbs and the Webbs, and their tight-knit small town, experience love and loss as they face the realities of life’s inevitable changes.

ACT gives this American classic a fresh approach and contemporary design to reflect our own town of Asheville, North Carolina today: how we look and sound, how we work and play, how we live and die. Come celebrate Our Town and heed the reminder to appreciate life’s most precious moments – the ones we spend with each other!

Accessibility:

All performances: Accessible wheelchair/scooter seating available.

Oct 8, 2022: ASL-Interpreted Performance

Our Town tells a story of life – from birth to love to death – that we can all relate to. Next-door families, the Gibbs and the Webbs, and their tight-knit small town, experience love and loss as they face the hard truths and joys of being alive and together.

ACT gives this American classic a fresh approach and contemporary design to reflect our own town of Asheville, North Carolina today: how we look and sound, how we work and play, how we live and die. Come celebrate Our Town and heed the reminder to appreciate life’s most precious moments – the ones we spend with each other!

**ACT will offer one performance with sign interpretation (American Sign Language) on October 15.**

Please see our website for ACT’s current masking policy. This policy is subject to change at any time, and all changes will be reflected on this webpage.

All tickets are subject to sales tax and a $3.50 ticketing system fee. All sales final. No exchanges or returns.

ADAPTED BY ORSON WELLES FROM THE BRAM STOKER NOVEL
An adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, recounted by various characters in the first person, was written by 23-year old Orson Welles with producer John Houseman.

Dracula became the premiere episode of The Mercury Theatre of the Air and is considered one of the most horrific and transcendent presentations of radio. It was originally broadcast on CBS Radio in 1938. This famous dramatic series — featuring adaptations of well-known novels, plays, and films — was originally produced, directed, written, hosted, and performed by Orson Welles, with the Mercury Theatre Company.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2022 3:00PM AND 7:30 PM
Approximate run time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Introducing: The Black Box Series

You’ve never experienced a play on The Rock like this before! Join us for an exciting new series where the audience and artists share the stage together for an intimate and immersive theatre experience. The Black Box Series will feature contemporary works, classics, and stories and playwrights from around the globe.  Be among the first to join us on this new and exciting theatrical journey!

*Both shows contain adult language and content.

Described by Newsday as “brutally entertaining,” God of Carnage is a comedy of manners… without the manners. Don’t miss the triple-Tony-Award-winning Broadway sensation by Yasmina Reza. The New Yorker calls this laugh-out-loud hilarity “ninety minutes of sustained mayhem.”  A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their principals in tatters.

*Adult language and content.

“A streamlined anatomy of the human animal… delivers the cathartic release of watching other people’s marriages go boom. This play is itself a satisfyingly primitive entertainment.” –The New York Times

RESCHEDULED TO OCTOBER 1, 2022. All previously purchased tickets will be honored at the rescheduled date. Deadline to request a refund is February 26, 2022.