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New and coming-soon restaurants + bars in Asheville
Dining in Asheville is always a fresh experience with new restaurants + bars popping up all the time — and more on the way.
September 26, 2025 11:28 AM
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Staff
2 photos of Andrew Bird holding his violin against a white backdrop. 2 photos of Ben Folds sitting in front of his piano at home, feet extended.
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Modern music icons Ben Folds + Andrew Bird headline 2 Symphony shows
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Blue Ridge Pride
Culture
Honor “Resilience and Resistance” at Blue Ridge Pride 2025
Coinciding with the one-year anniversary of Helene, this year’s festival centers environmental advocacy.
September 23, 2025
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Grace Powers
Biltmore Luminere
Culture
Biltmore announces new immersive art installation, Luminere
This spring, images marking milestones in the estate’s history will be projected onto the house and gardens and set to original scores.
September 16, 2025
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Grace Powers
A GIF cycles through scenes of the Asheville Symphony: the packed audience applauding inside First Baptist Church, the full orchestra performing on stage, close-ups of musicians playing their instruments, and a wide view of the conductor leading the ensemble.
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Marking a milestone of resilience with community + music
The Asheville Symphony returns with a Masterworks concert marking a year since Hurricane Helene, including a new composition honoring local heroes.
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Photo 1: A lively outdoor festival with a large crowd near a rustic barn. People are gathered, some sitting at picnic tables, under trees with autumn leaves. Patriotic flags and vendor tents add color and vibrancy. Photo 2: Dancers in colorful, ribboned costumes and hats energetically perform indoors under warm lights, creating a lively and festive atmosphere. Photo 3: Foggy autumn scene with a sign reading "John C. Campbell Folk School Est. 1925" by a road. Colorful leaves, hay bales, pumpkins, and flowers around. Photo 4: A woman in a yellow dress shops at a market stall. The vendor smiles, offering products. Flowers and jars decorate the booth, creating a cheerful vibe. Photo 5: A family sits on a leaf-strewn hill at a lively outdoor festival, with a crowd, tents, and a barn in the background under a sunny blue sky.
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Celebrate Appalachia at the 49th Annual Fall Festival
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Marquee
Arts
Welcome Marquee back to the RAD during its grand opening celebration
The art market is throwing “Take II,” a bash celebrating its return to the River Arts District nearly a year after Helene.
August 21, 2025
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Grace Powers
RAD Rendezvous
Arts
Explore 30+ artist spaces at RAD Rendezvous
The warehouse next to The Radical Hotel has been transformed into a gallery and workspace.
August 21, 2025
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Grace Powers
george vanderbilt hotel
Culture
Commemorating the 1925 Asheville Sessions with a four-day music and history showcase
In early November, the historic and influential Asheville Sessions are getting a citywide centennial celebration, with panels and performances from artists including River Whyless, Tyler Ramsey, and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show.
August 19, 2025
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Grace Powers
A group of women with shopping bags at the Bal Harbour Shops Access Pop-up.
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Shop world-renowned brands at this luxury pop-up
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Napoleon Dynamite Live Asheville
Culture
“Napoleon Dynamite Live!” is headed to Asheville this winter
One of the most quoted movies of the 2000s is coming back to life with a live show.
July 21, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
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City
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City
Meet the WNC natives being honored at the North Carolina Award
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