Shows: Asheville Area Focus

Asheville Downtown Association – 6/2/2024

Thursday July 4th 2024 Coxe Ave and Buxton Ave 12pm-10pm This Fourth of July, the Asheville Downtown Association and the…

Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness – 5/26/2024

Jodi Ford – Marketing and Development Director, NC Certified Peer Support Specialist Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness is a…

Austin Strong SDMO Awareness – 5/19/2024

#AustinStrong is a nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of spreading awareness of the “slow down move over laws” that…

Homeward Bound – 5/12/2024

Jessie Figueroa : Resource Development Director The Mission of Homeward bound is: Preventing and ending homelessness in our community through…

Asheville Music School – 5/5/2024

Asheville Music School: Executive Director, Ryan Reardon Strengthening WNC communities through music education and outreach, while sustaining teachers and musicians…

St. Vincent De Paul Society – 4/29/2024

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) – St. Margaret Mary Conference in Swannanoa, is devoted to feeding, clothing,…

WNCAP Dining Out for Life – 4/20/2024

Bellamy Crawford, Development Director / John Wesley, Community Coordinator WNCAP provides equitable access to care and reduces harm from HIV,…

Alzheimer’s Association Western Carolina Chapter 4/14/2024

Denise Young, Program Manager Western Carolina Chapter The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia…

Mountain Housing Opportunities – 4/7/2024

Mountain Housing Opportunities is a private, non-profit community development corporation whose mission is to build and improve homes, neighborhoods, communities, and…

Girls on the Run Western North Carolina – 4/1/2024

www.gotrwnc.org/ Nicole Lowery, Executive Director Girls on the Run Western North Carolina teaches essential life skills is the cornerstone of…

Recent Headlines

11 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here’s what that says about us

For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren's "Ordinary." As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is "a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer."

12 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Asheville History, Community, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town

Appalachian Barn Alliance celebrates 10th annual Barn Day this weekend

The Appalachian Barn Alliance is a historical preservation society dedicated to cataloguing the barns of Western North Carolina, particularly in Madison County. For their 10th Barn Day, an annual celebration of barn heritage complete with barn tours, live music and a meal, the ABA will highlight their restoration work on the Smith Heritage Farmstead at the Bailey Mountain Preserve.

16 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town

September concert calendar: Live music in Asheville area this month

The Asheville area boasts a vibrant live music scene with venues catering to a wide array of genres, performers and taste. Read our calendar of shows coming up later this month.

17 hours ago in Entertainment

Julia Roberts, Anna Wintour, Ralph Lauren and more pay tribute to Giorgio Armani

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani's work spanned the worlds of celebrity, fashion and power. His death announced Thursday at age 91 has elicited an outpouring of tributes.

17 hours ago in Entertainment

Al Roker lends his voice and meteorology skills to the new PBS Kids animated show ‘Weather Hunters’

This fall, everyone's favorite weatherman is getting a kick out of launching his own educational cartoon TV show — "Weather Hunters," which premieres Monday on PBS Kids.