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.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Our Find Your Pint beer series is back! Throughout 2018, we will be partnering with breweries along the Parkway who are generously donating a portion of their beer sales to support the scenic route. With more than 16 million visitors each year, the Blue Ridge Parkway one of the most visited units of the National Park Service, making it one of the noble parks in the system. To celebrate the park’s impressiveness, Noble Cider, one of Asheville’s first cideries, will donate $1 from each pint of a special batch of cider inspired by the Parkway through Oct. 7. The Kickoff party for Noble Cider is October 4 from 6 – 8 p.m. Come by the Foundation’s table to win prizes and learn more about America’s Favorite Journey!
https://www.facebook.com/events/464994560623676/
The Handpan is a unique instrument, which calls the listener into presence with the clarity of a bell, and then transports the awareness atop waves of intricate rhythms and subtle overtones. This musical Journey is an opportunity to sink into the deeply relaxing environment of the Salt Cave while immersing the body and mind in clear tones and healing resonances. Join Handpan player Jeff Fisher, for this expansive and rejuvenating tonal voyage.
Join us for one full hour inside the beautiful salt cave … only $38.
Reservations required www.ashevillesaltcave.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/312274716190903/
Introduction To Modeling The Human Figure with Leonid Siveriver
Thursdays, 6-9pm
August 30- October 4
You’ve asked for it, and this session we are pleased to announce that a live model, figurative sculpture class will be returning to Odyssey ClayWorks! Working from a live model each week, students will hone their understanding of basic anatomy, proportions and the mechanics of movement in 3 dimensions. After first creating multiple fast sketches in clay to work out technique, students will then advance to a longer-term sculpture based on a single pose, with more attention to detail. Please join us for this exciting opportunity to work with decorated sculptor, Leonid Siveriver.
Level: All Levels
Tuition: $255 + $75 Lab and live model fee
An evening of fellowship, fundraising and food featuring Coach Danny Ford who led the 1981 Clemson football team to a 12-0 season and first national title!
Come celebrate with us, hear highlights of our year, enjoy a catered meal courtesy of Henry’s Smokehouse and get your favorite Clemson shirt autographed!
Leave knowing that you helped “do the most good” within your community!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2079639042106976/
Please join the directors of CANVAS ArtSpace in welcoming back Christopher Charles Curtis for his second one-person exhibition at CANVAS.
Curtis, known for his meticulously rendered drawings and imaginative imagery, will be presenting a new body of work in “The Serpent Shed Silver” on view from October 4 – October 27.
His most recent visions, brought to life with graphite on paper, expand upon his unique use of symbolism to illustrate the notion of the dissolution of the ego. Pulling references from old photographs, Gnostic beliefs and personal mythology, the artist portrays the ego in a variety of phantasmagoric forms in order to fully grasp its effect on the psyche.
Free Admission. Light refreshments will be served.
https://www.facebook.com/events/333807627371876/
Patrick Dodd, a fan-favorite contestant from The Voice, will be joining us every Thursday to rock out with his band and the occasional special guest. Swing on by the Tasting Room for some southern-styled rock and jam influenced tunes, $3 pints of Highland Pilsner, and a limited small batch brew that we like to call For the Love of Dodd!
About Patrick Dodd
After years of honing his chops on Beale Street in Memphis, TN, Native Memphian, Patrick Dodd was recently thrust into the national spotlight as a contestant on NBC’s The Voice. Viewers loved his signature rasping growl that echoes with soul and heartfelt rocking rhythm that Dodd displayed on stage for a worldwide audience to hear! Viewers cried “Foul” when Dodd was eliminated from the show and demanded that he get on the road and tour.
Patrick and his band have been influenced by such gifted players as Gregg Allman, The Black Crowes, The Black Keys, Gov’t Mule and Derek Trucks along with soul icons like Steve Wonder and Ray Charles. The group gets every room moving, from the first note to the final guitar flourishes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1319432301531248/?event_time_id=1319432331531245
This will be a great opportunity for West Asheville voters to meet the Democratic candidates running in November. Bring your friends and neighbors!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1511085048991095/
We’re going to put a spell on you!
Doors Open at 5PM.
Kurbside Grillin’ Food Truck and Creamy Cup at 5PM – 6:30PM.
Movie Begins at 6:30 PM.
Tickets available online and at the door.
We’re going to put a spell on you! And kiddies beware…we have three of the wildest witches ever at the Capitol Theatre on October 4th for our next Family Movie Night Series installment. Join us if you dare for the Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus.
Since 1993, Halloween hasn’t been the same. It is safe to say, that if you don’t watch Hocus Pocus in October, then you really didn’t celebrate Halloween. Did you? We encourage our ghouls, goblins, and witches – of ALL ages – to dress up for the show!
The Capitol Theatre will have Kickin’ True BBQ food truck under the marquee for a quick and easy dinner with the family from 5 – 6:30. Concessions will also be available throughout the movie. Doors open at 5:30, and the movie begins at 6:30.
Whether you’re a zombie, an immortal and talking cat, or just an unlucky trick-or-treater, you can help us stop the Sanderson sisters at the Capitol Theatre!
https://www.facebook.com/events/375007659697011/
Join us for an evening of storytelling, community building, and yarning! We’re launching a new colorway of our Local Hero Yarn (which is locally sourced, milled, and dyed). Our new colorway is designed and dyed by longtime Asheville resident and new indie dyer to Purl’s, Noma Mpofu,and honors local community activist, Andrea Clarke.
The evening event, which will take place at Stephens Lee Rec Center, will include dessert & non-alcoholic beverages. We will hear stories beyond the Local Hero Yarn (from Elizabeth & Rik the store owners as well as Noma Mpofu, the dyer of the new colorway), but mainly we will hear from Andrea Clarke – about her life and work in and beyond Asheville. And about the important work being done by United Community Development, to which 25% of the sales of the yarn will benefit.
This is a free event, but we’d love it if you RSVP’d so we could plan accordingly! Also let us know if you want to help out with bringing food for the reception. FB message or email us. OR let us know what you will bring here: https://goo.gl/forms/wYZ30n6lk9LiQPb72
About Our New Local Hero’s Community Project: Ms. Clarke is the president of United Community Development which is dedicated to building self-reliance and economic development in Asheville’s African-American community, especially the Southside which has been devastated by both urban renewal and increased gentrification. With programs focused on data collection to track government investment (or lack thereof) in communities of color, Ban the Box and re-entry assistance for former incarcerated individuals, mental health support, skill training, and Southside pride festivals, UCD seeks to build economic equity in Asheville. Its training in construction and home rehabbing skills call upon the memory of Andrea’s grandfather and Andrea’s ongoing work to build and rebuild community. You can read more about UCD (as well as donate online to their important work) by going here: https://unitedcommunitydevelopment.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1112346452236589/
2018 is the 50th Anniversary for one of the most important and absolute best films ever. We’re showing the new digitally remastered version of the film.
It is extremely rare to see this cinematic masterpiece on the big screen in a dark theater which is the only way director Stanley Kubrick intended.
TICKET PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT THE ASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE! ONE SHOW ONLY!
TICKETS:
Tickets are only $3.00. They can be purchased at the Main Bar of our 675 Merrimon Avenue location and also online at this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/asheville-pizza-and-brewing-co-14694243693
WE ARE EXPECTING THIS SHOW TO SELL OUT, SO GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY!
MOVIE SYNOPSIS:
A space-opera spanning the dawn of man to humanity reaching the stars, 2001: A Space Odyssey tells the story of the Black Monolith, humanity’s evolution and the rise of A.I.’s ultimate supercomputer HAL 9000.
CONTENT GUIDELINE: Rated PG for action and mild language.
https://www.facebook.com/events/276322636319797/
Join Pisgah Legal Services for the 8th Annual Poverty Forum “Making Ends Meet: Women and Poverty in WNC” featuring Princeton Sociologist and Author Dr. Kathryn Edin.
The Poverty Forum this year brings attention to the struggles faced by low-income women living in our mountains, encourages activism and generates ways we can work together to make our communities stronger.
7:00PM Forum – $15/person
5:30PM Cocktail Reception – SOLD OUT
Tickets available through Ticketmaster and the US Cellular Center Box Office in Asheville.
https://www.facebook.com/events/299385647490433/
Join us Thursday, October 4 at 7pm for a staged reading of 37 Scars, an award winning play by James Graves. 37 Scars is a humorous and moving memoir of life and love during the early AIDS epidemic.
This event is by donation and all proceeds benefit Loving Food Resources.There will be a reception and discussion with James Graves following the reading.
Loving Food Resources is a food pantry that provides food, health, and personal care items to people in 18 counties of WNC who are living with HIV/AIDS or who are in Home Hospice Care with any diagnosis.
Performance will be held at Kenilworth Church 123 Kenilworth Road Asheville 28803
https://www.facebook.com/events/539612276488080/
Life is weird, and these ladies are here to embrace it and you! Come on out, share a laugh, a drink, a story and a song with positively pop-tactic singer songwriters Sarah Clanton and Heather Mae, kicking off The “Be You” Tour!
Lounge Seated :: $15 Advance // $15 Day of Show
HEATHER MAE
http://www.heathermae.net
instagram.com/heathermaemusic
Three powerful words and the title track to Heather Mae‘s sophomore effort, “I AM ENOUGH” is an ode to body positivity and breaking away from self imposed affliction to fit into what is “beautiful”. The album became a Kickstarter staff back within its first week, peaking at #58 on the iTunes Pop Charts. Following her debut release, Mae had been diagnosed with nodules on her vocal chords. Through a difficult recovery, she vowed that her new music would be sincere, significant, fearless. Heather has since been on a journey of creative liberation, breaking ground within an inventive indie pop sound (think Sara Bareilles, meets Tegan and Sara, meets the vocal tenacity of Etta James) and taking on important subjects like LGBTQ discrimination, gender stereotypes, body image, and mental health. “I see this record is a platform for a change. Pop music with a mission,” declares Heather Mae. Dubbed “the new queer Adele” by L-Mag, Heather Mae won the 2017 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriter Showcase in Lyons, CO and has opened and shared the stage for acclaimed musical artists such as Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls), Holly Near, Chris Pureka, Tom Goss, and Danielle Ate the Sandwich.
SARAH CLANTON
http://www.sarahclanton.com
instagram.com/sarahcello
Part comedy, part concert, Sarah Clanton’s “speakeasy pop’icana” show is a cellobration of the unexpected. The singer-cellist-songwriter strums, bows, picks, and taps through stories of hope and heart, pulling audiences right into the moment. Classically trained but now playing out of the “box,” Clanton’s vocals transcend from moonlit night to house on fire, with a tone that blends smoke with sunlight, landing somewhere between Amy Winehouse and Norah Jones.
“We Belong” Sarah’s latest single and official music video release have set the stage for a full length record (due late October 2018) that has collaboratively evolved from a self care journey, through conversations and good company, through mindfulness and gratitude. The result? Music with a sense of “feel good.” (Disclaimer: this music make encourage or induce anxiety reducing sensations that come with keeping with the present moment.)
https://www.facebook.com/events/679345875751274/
Select Evenings, May 17–October 7, 2018
Biltmore House & Gardens opens to the public on Thursday–Sunday evenings for a special reservations-only viewing of Chihuly’s stunning large-scale glass sculptures. Chihuly Nights at Biltmore is an enchanting opportunity to witness the effects of dramatic nighttime lighting upon the luminous colors and graceful forms of these spectacular pieces. Sunset over the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, live music in the gardens, and a wine bar make the evening experience all the more enticing. Chihuly’s towering works of art illuminated against a night sky surrounded by the timeless beauty and magnificence of Biltmore House & Gardens: a truly moving, memorable experience
Greensky Bluegrass
Doors at 5
Support at 6
Greensky at 7
https://www.facebook.com/events/381111749040035/
Join us for your monthly dose of Bluegrass with the legendary Nitrograss band.
www.nitrograss.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/237133713649988/
The Black Lillies have never backed down from a challenge. Proudly independent since their formation, they are always pushing forward and evolving, letting the inspiration and music take focus. That drive has led them to become one of Americana’s biggest success stories: an internationally-renowned band of roots-rockers, armed with songs that blur the boundaries between folk, soul, red dirt country, blues and rock.
With four albums under their belts, the band has been a mainstay on radio and album sales charts, promoting each release in the blue-collar tradition: by hitting the highway, averaging 175 gigs per year. That road-warrior work ethic has become as integral to the band’s success as founder Cruz Contreras’ songwriting, taking the band from coast to coast, border to border, and even country to country. And they have racked up accolades as easily as the miles on their Sprinter, winning praise from outlets including American Songwriter, Rolling Stone, NPR, CMT, Wall Street Journal and Billboard.
The Black Lillies have enthralled audiences at festivals including Bonnaroo Music + Arts, New Orleans Jazz Fest, MerleFest, Stagecoach, CMA Fest & Fan Fair, and Pickathon. Equally at home on theatre stages and in rock clubs, they were one of the first independent bands to play the Grand Ole Opry and have since returned dozens of times – sharing that stage with big-budget bands and major-label mainstreamers. They’ve chased down success on their terms, ignoring the trends of Nashville and focusing on a sound that, as Vanity Fair notes, “continues to cross generations and musical genres – country, folk, blues and a touch of the Dead, for good measure.”
After a major lineup change in 2016 following the departure of two longterm members, bassist/vocalist Sam Quinn joined the fold. A musician with his own cult following due to his role as one half of the driving force behind indie folk darlings the everybodyfields as well as his solo work, he initially signed on to fill in for four shows … but the chemistry was undeniable, and he stayed. Soon after, guitar slinger/vocalist Dustin Schaefer, fresh off a stint with Micky and the Motorcars and a singer/songwriter in his own right, jumped into the mix. And suddenly, the group went from a band with one songwriter to a band with three – plus a drummer, longtime member Bowman Townsend, who helps with song arrangements.
After eight years, four albums, and over a thousand shows, The Black Lillies have evolved from a group of people playing Cruz’s music to a REAL BAND – a group of collaborators who spend as much time together off the road as they do on the road; where everyone contributes and weighs in on the ultimate vision; where a song could be written by any member (or multiple members); where the music takes priority over absolutely everything else. They’re building on that foundation of strong roots rock and creating something brand new. Even classic Black Lillies songs sound fresh and reimagined in their hands – with lush, layered harmonies, a funky edge, and the undeniable chemistry that radiates from the musicians on stage.
With a new configuration, new songs and the same dedication to touring, the Lillies continue to sink their roots deep into the musical landscape. The band will head into the studio in February to begin work on their new album, due out fall 2018 on Thirty Tigers.
https://www.facebook.com/events/277580352786175/
Join LazyPretty and the Living Arts Foundation for a night of stunning visionary art and epic bass music!
Living Arts Foundation is pleased to announce new art exhibits by Ryan O’Sullivan (BlackWolf), Andy Reed (Infinite Geometry), Sue McQueen, and LazyPretty!
We are also pleased to announce musical performances from Push/Pull, Soul Candy, and Presence!
While the music is underway, we will be bringing together a crew of Asheville’s finest visionary artists to create a collaborative work of art which we will raffle off at the end of the night!
Tickets are only $15!
Doors at 8pm. Music at 9pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/536577206799787/
KUZU (Rempis/Dorji/Damon)
w/ Bruce Lamont, Kevin Hufnagel
October 4th at The Mothlight
Doors 8pm
Tickets: $8adv, https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1757208?utm_medium=bks
KUZU is a hard-charging but patient trio that came together in the fall of 2017, after saxophonist Dave Rempis, a stalwart of the Chicago improvised music scene, worked with both Tashi Dorji (guitar) and Tyler Damon (drums) individually as part of a lengthy solo tour of the U.S. that he undertook in the spring of that year. Dorji and Damon’s work as a guitar/percussion duo has become well-known, a highly refined and specific language developed through relentless touring and recording over the last few years, with a sound that straddles improvised music, rock, and any number of as-yet-undefined territories. These two provide an incredibly fresh take on the possibilities inherent to spontaneous composition. Superimposing Rempis into this mix was a logical next step after the relationships they’d forged individually. The trio’s forthcoming debut record Hiljaisuus (“silence” in Finnish…) is slated for release on the well-known Astral Spirits label in summer 2018, to be followed by two separate tours of the United States in late summer and fall.
Musically, these three create a highly focused pallet of sounds. At times, spacious gestures carve up the canvas with the austerity of a calligrapher, while at others those sparse gestures build into an unstoppable tsunami of energy. Those waves are never impulsive or impetuous though, they ebb and flow logically and patiently out of simple and clearly defined sources. This trio pursues every gesture with tenacity, passing them back and forth until they’ve explored every facet of an idea.
https://www.facebook.com/events/229862184357297/
Madelyn is an Asheville based singer/songwriter, violinist, music teacher, energetic herbalist, and practitioner of Body Dialogue ™ , a unique form of somatic education synthesizing the Alexander Technique, Breathing Coordination, and the embodied Jung-inspired work of BodySoul Rhythms.
With a deep connection to the plants and to the body (mother/matter), Madelyn writes music from a place of deep connection to nature (both inner and outer). As a contemplative, deeply emotional, and receptive songwriter, Madelyn shares music inspired by states of meditation and daydreaming, sit-spots in nature, and love of the feminine. With a creative range including dreamy vocals and songwriting, eco-feminist hip hop, spoken word poetry, and looped ambient violin tracks, Madelyn hopes to share music as a way of connecting all to the deepest level of self and to others.
Link to website: https://www.madelynilana.com
Link to SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/madeluna
$15 at the door, or online at https://bit.ly/2NiPO6y
Interested in enjoying the concert free of charge? Email [email protected]!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1986707328042016/
Monthly all queer comedy show! This October our amazing headliner is Rachel Eppstein!!!!!!
Rachel Eppstein is an Atlanta based comedian, not a vampire. Before starting standup she went to therapy every week for five years, and has used that experience of weekly honesty and vulnerability to inspire her approach to comedy. She has been called a “BPD Icon” from internet strangers and “Atlanta Comedy’s Sweetheart” from a couple of people. She has been the resident comedian at the Laughing Skull Lounge and has performed at Resurgens Fest, the Decatur Arts Festival and 50 First Jokes. At the end of the day, she’s just trying her best.
Hosted by Dana Williams
Featuring Moira Goree, Becca Steinhoff, and Cody Daniel Hughes
18+
Tickets
$5 General Admission
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-comedy-party-featuring-rachel-eppstein-tickets-50203028610
$10 VIP
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-comedy-party-featuring-rachel-eppstein-vip-tickets-tickets-50203172039
https://www.facebook.com/events/262308804394394/
Jump Little Children – Album Release Party
plus Michael Flynn
Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
$27 advance
$30 day of show
Ages 18+
Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/events/jump-little-children-2/
www.jumplittlechildren.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1592981544118998/
Roots of a Rebellion / Little Stranger / PMA Positive Mental Attitude
Doors: 8pm
Show: 9pm
All Ages
$10 ADV / $12 DOS
Roots of A Rebellion are a jam band from Nashville, TN playing heavy Reggae-Rock-Dub music for the soul. The band is known for their dynamic live performances showing their progressive sound and energy. Having shared the stage with The Wailers, Rebelution, 311, Slightly Stoopid, moe., North Mississippi Allstars, SOJA, Nahko and Medicine for the People, and more, Roots of A Rebellion proudly represents another side of Music City.
They are set to release their first Live Album and Blu-ray disc “Live at Exit/In” on August 31st. Last year they released the Summer Sampler Vol. II, a collection of dub remixes and alternate takes of fan favorites, featuring the single, No Crime (feat. Foundation). In 2016, Roots of A Rebellion released their last studio album, A Brother’s Instinct, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Reggae Charts. This release marked their first time being included in Billboard.
See all tour dates at http://www.rootsofarebellion.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/297548414380155/
Savannah Hatfield is a North Carolina native brewing up medicine for the soul. This impassioned artist exemplifies modern folk, weaving together contemporary female vocals and smokey dissonant progressions into a genre defying amalgam.
Clair Brockway’s storytelling through music began when she was very young. She has continuously evolved her sound, from jazzy riffs to melodic harmonies. Clair is a prolific singer/songwriter, with lyrics that will pierce your soul and leave you longing to hear more of her impressive vocal range. Her powerful folk/indie songs will draw you in and pull you along the path of her emotions of that exact moment in time. Clair will soon be recording her first solo album so come hear her live and get addicted to her unique sound!
https://www.facebook.com/events/272281816735460/
This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.
Tuesday – Thursday: 9am-3pm
Friday: 9am-8pm
Saturday: 10am- 8pm
Sunday: 10am-6pm
Genre: Electro-soul
Tickets: adv. $17 / dos. $18 ($15 limited early bird tickets)
Show: 10PM (Doors: 9PM)
Ages: 18+ (under 21 $3 cash surcharge @ the door)
Manic Focus
Manic Focus is the beat-bumpin’ project of John “JmaC” McCarten, a Chicago-based electronic music producer hailing from the Twin Cities. A multi-dimensional artist with a rowdy style unbound to any one genre, Manic Focus transcends sound waves by fusing soulful blues with heavy-hitting bass, creating a resonating tone that’s entirely his own.
Over the last 5 years, JmaC has released four full-length albums, each one a new evolution in sound and approach. His most recent album, Cerebral Eclipse, was released on All Good Records, a label quickly making a name for itself as a tastemaker in the modern electronic music scene. He has completed a slew of official remixes for artists such as GRiZ, The Floozies, Lettuce, Minnesota and Pretty Lights, and released several works with Pretty Lights Music veterans Break Science.
On the road, JmaC has been steadily building his live performance to include additional musicians and elements of production. Jacob Barinholtz is now a mainstay on the drums, and other musical co-conspirators join the two on select dates around the country. He’s also been known to incorporate surprise guests such as Big Gigantic’s Dominic Lalli, GRiZ, The Floozies’ Matt Hill, and Russ Liquid, to name a few. Occasionally, fans are treated to the rare live fusion of Break Science and Manic Focus, taking the stage as Manic Science.
In the studio, JmaC continues to push himself to new musical limits by incorporating original, sample-free recordings of many up-and-coming musical allies. This is especially apparent in the material from his forthcoming album, Minds Rising, to be released Fall of 2016.
Whether it’s at a small-town venue or a world-renowned music festival on his nationwide headlining tour, you won’t want to miss a Manic Focus throw-down.
web: https://www.manicfocus.com/
music: https://soundcloud.com/manicfocus/minds-mix-volume-2
Esseks
Esseks (Sam Eckstein) is a Brooklyn based producer and visual artist. His music ranges all the bass-centric genres with a focus on the off-kilter. The diverse elements of his music are tied together with Esseks’ subtle but instantly recognizable sound. It is dark but in a playful sense. He has built up a large catalog of music since his first release in 2012 with releases on Wakaan, Saturate, Sleevelss Records, Gravitas Recordings, Foundations Recordings, and Smokers Cough along with a number of self releases.
web: http://www.esseks.com
music: http://soundcloud.com/esseks
https://www.facebook.com/events/248798485761348/
Top notch honky-tonk time with 2 killer bands!
JESSIE & THE JINX- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yBlGUnPCyE&list=PLyHaJWWFWYzLg3oGyKMurkfOqHz5zTvOM&index=8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j2rb9LOWnw&list=PLyHaJWWFWYzLg3oGyKMurkfOqHz5zTvOM&index=2
VADEN LANDERS & THE DO RIGHTS-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE0PQi62gmQ
https://www.facebook.com/events/488252448318615/
Italian-born Valerio D’Ospina, widely considered one of America’s foremost contemporary artists, is the subject of a one-man exhibition at The Haen Gallery in downtown Asheville, NC. The exhibit will run through October 15.
Since July 2009, D’Ospina has been established in the US where he lives and works in Philadelphia. He is ranked by both national and international distinguished art magazines as one of the most significant painters of cityscapes and industrial scenarios in America. “Valerio D’Ospina: Patina of Energy” will open with more that than a dozen paintings that capture the pulse of the city, the energy of industry, and the patina of metropolitan life.
The Biltmore Estate has been planning the largest exhibition in its historic gardens for almost a decade. And finally, last week, Chihuly at Biltmore opened with a mega installation of glass sculptures from the famous artist Dale Chihuly. Tens of thousands of glass pieces from all around the world reside in 14 locations around the Estate (which is the very first large-scale N.C. Chihuly installation).
The exhibition is up from now until Oct. 7th, free admission with a Biltmore day pass (and free for annual pass holders). Chihuly at Nightis a special, ongoing event where the glass sculptures are lit up, plus live music in the gardens + a wine bar. Tickets are $37.50 for kids + range from $65 – 75 for adults ($10 discount for pass holders).
Three new works were blown just for Biltmore, and 6 new compositions were put together.
Open 7:30 – 11:30 p.m. Advance tickets are rquired. It’s safe, scary fun for the whole family! Kids will enjoy the Halloween shows and trick-or-treating. And take a chilling journey into the night on the Ghost Train – if you dare!