Happy Earth Day, Asheville. Ali here. 🎉 After a relaxing weekend, I’m really excited to dive into everything happening this week – from now through Sunday.
I must admit, I got a little dizzy looking at the calendar – there’s just so much great stuff going on. But with a few deep breaths and some skillful time management, I think I was able to get all of my personal #MustDos planned out. And now I want to let you in on what I’m most jazzed about – like talent shows, plant sales, and two of my can’t miss events of the year – Music Video Asheville and the Asheville Butoh Festival.
I’m also excited to support Asheville FM, my fave local radio station (where I co-host the show Slumber Party every Wednesday from 4-6 p.m.). The nonprofit, volunteer-run station is kicking off its spring fund drive this Saturday at Catawba Brewing. And we have some sick DJs on our roster, so you know they’re going to bring the dance party.
So, here are just a few of my favorite things happening this week. I hope to see you there.
Talent! A Show | Mon., April 22 | 7-10 p.m. | The Mothlight | Free | Join hosts Leah Shapiro + Mandy Gardner for a night with some of Asheville’s most talented performers benefiting OUR VOICE. 🎤
12th Annual Music Video Asheville | Weds., April 24 | 7:30 p.m. | The Diana Wortham | $20 | An annual red carpet event to celebrate award-winning collaborations between filmmakers + musicians in WNC. 🎥
Neo-Pastiche | Thurs., April 25 | 7-10 p.m. | Black Mountain College Museum | $12+ | The first day of a four-day weekend festival highlighting changes in American music, and featuring performances by New York City and Asheville artists. 🎶
Bryan Stevenson | Thurs., April 25 | 7 p.m. | Kimmel Arena at UNC Asheville | A transformative talk by Bryan Stevenson, an attorney, activist + author who fights for racial justice.
13th Annual Asheville Butoh Festival | Thurs., April 25–Sun., April 28 | 8 p.m. | BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St. | $18+ | A weekend celebrating the experimental Japanese dance form. Continues the following weekend. 💃
Annual Plant Sale | Sat., April 27 | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Clem’s Cabin, 1000 Hendersonville Rd. | Free | Snag indoor plants, flowers, annuals, perennials, herbs + more. Annie Louise of Flying Cloud Farm will speak at 11 a.m. 🌻
Find Your Spirit | 1-6 p.m. | Sat., April 27 | Crowne Plaza Hotels + Resorts, 1 Resort Dr. | $50+ | This event will feature 30 distillers with tastings of your favorite local spirits, cocktails, music, entertainment and food. 🍹
Asheville FM Spring Fund Drive Kickoff | Sat., April 27 | 12-4 p.m. | Catawba Brewing, 32 Banks Ave. | Free | Join Asheville FM in kicking off their spring fundraiser drive. $1 of every pint of White Zombie will be donated to the station. 📻
“Hidden Rivers of Southern Appalachia” Screening | Sun., April 28 | 6 p.m. | New Belgium Brewing | $5 | This one-hour documentary explores the biologically rich rivers + streams of the southern Appalachia. 🌄
Click here for all the events happening this week.
