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🎵 Holiday classics + acrobatics at Cirque de la Symphonie
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10 spots for the perfect picnic
It’s time to dust off the checkered picnic basket + blanket and take advantage of the fresh air.
April 9, 2024
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Grace Powers
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Culture
10 cool resources from Buncombe County Public Libraries
Buncombe County’s 13 library branches boast way more than just books.
April 8, 2024
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Brook Bolen
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Where to play pickleball in Asheville
Relish a challenge? Show off your swing at these local pickleball courts.
April 4, 2024
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Grace Powers
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Culture
Where to make spring cleaning donations in Asheville
Don’t just throw it all away — give your old clothing, furniture, and miscellaneous items a second life at one of these donation sites.
March 27, 2024
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Grace Powers
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Try This: Two moving exhibitions exploring history and identity at the CMA
Join us as we recap our experience touring “Interior Lives: Modern American Spaces, 1890-1945" and “Darrel Ellis: Regeneration” at the Columbia Museum of Art.
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Get a first look at the lineup for this year’s AVLFest
Find out which artists you’ll be movin’ and groovin’ with this August.
March 22, 2024
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Grace Powers
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March is the month of perks at the International African American Museum
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Education
How to submit to our 2024 poetry contest
It’s National Poetry Month, and our readers are invited to submit original poems in a special AVLtoday contest.
March 14, 2024
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Sarah Leonhardt
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Festivals
Art outside the box at the 2024 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival
Dedicated to the strange + wonderful world that lies just beyond the mainstream, the festival is transforming the city into an experimental artwork.
March 8, 2024
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Molly Wilson
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Arts
The Asheville Art Museum unveils “The New Salon: A Contemporary View” exhibition
The exhibit, featuring both local and nationally renowned artists, is on display through mid-August.
March 7, 2024
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Grace Powers
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