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Culture
🎵 Holiday classics + acrobatics at Cirque de la Symphonie
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Arts
Find your new favorite Asheville artist on our virtual art crawl
Let’s explore the work of some of our city’s artists, from potters to painters.
May 2, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Chris Thile brings mandolin magic to festival finale
The Grammy-winning artist brings his original work to Asheville alongside the Asheville Symphony.
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Culture
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in Asheville
Take part in special events or visit a local bookstore to spread the literary love.
April 24, 2025
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Grace Powers
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How Do We See Ourselves in Each Other: Merging communities + perspectives through art
Join Asheville Art Museum for the first installment of a series exploring migrating Americans.
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Asheville Symphony’s Amadeus Festival returns April 30-May 10
Look forward to 11 days of art-focused fun at this upcoming spring fest.
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Culture
The unique history of Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
PARI is one of only three International Dark Sky-certified Parks in North Carolina — and it has fascinating ties to NASA and the Cold War.
April 16, 2025
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Laura Hackett
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Small Business
Period Nirvana opens in West Asheville, offering menstrual cycle care products
The new West Asheville shop is one of just a handful of physical period care shops in the world.
April 10, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Spin into the Spanish countryside with “Don Quixote”
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NYT hailed his “effortlessly expressive tone” — and he’s coming to AVL
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Arts
Craft Watch “friend-raiser” goes live in April after being delayed by Helene
Center for Craft is hosting a live-streaming event with celebrities and media personalities to raise funds to recover from Helene.
March 27, 2025
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Mitch Hooper
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City
Meet the WNC natives being honored at the North Carolina Award
At this year’s North Carolina Awards, all recipients have made a valuable impact on WNC. Meet the locals who earned NC’s highest honor.
August 29, 2025
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Grace Powers
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City
City announces partnership for new downtown entertainment venue
The City of Asheville has partnered with a UK-based entertainment company to begin initial phases of developing a public-private arts facility.
August 28, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Food
Sugar & Snow Gelato is coming back to the RAD
The shop announced it will reopen this November inside The Wyre in the upper RAD. Did we mention there will be dessert pizza?
August 28, 2025
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Grace Powers
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Travel and Outdoors
‘Tis the apple-picking season in Asheville
Whether you love them sliced or only baked in a pie, local apples taste better when they’re picked fresh.
August 26, 2025
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Molly Wilson
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Sports
Where to watch sports in Asheville
Hit up these bars + restaurants to see the upsets on the big screen.
August 26, 2025
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Grace Powers
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History
Two local restaurants earn grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village and Zadie’s Market in Marshall received $50,000 grants through the trust’s Backing Historical Small Restaurants program.
August 25, 2025
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Grace Powers
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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
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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
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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