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ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Special Events

  • Taste of Black Mountain
    Big Tent Next to the Train Depot
    828-669-2300, 800-669-2301
    Experience the fine food and drink of Black Mountain during this event that features over one dozen restaurants preparing their specialties for your sampling pleasure.

  • Asheville Civic Center
    87 Haywood Street • Asheville, NC 28801
    Located in Downtown Asheville
    828-259-5736 or 828-259-5544
    A major entertainment facility for Western North Carolina, the Asheville Civic Center hosts several dramas, music performances, pageants, conventions and festivals per year in its Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. The Center also includes an Exhibition Hall on the bottom level, an Arena Floor immediately above, and a third level complex which includes a glass-enclosed concourse. It has excellent acoustic and lighting systems and is also the performance space for the Asheville Symphony Orchestra.

  • Art Walk
    828-258-0710 #108
    From April to October, the first Friday of every other month, restaurants are filled as people enjoy the surrounding galleries and shops which extend their hours.

  • Harvest Home Celebration
    1 Approach Road • Asheville, NC 28801
    Located at the Biltmore Estate
    828-211-9805
    Celebrate the changing of the seasons and the Appalachian heritage with craft demonstrations, storytelling, music, and dance at this weekend festival in September.

Cinema

  • Regal Hollywood Cinemas 14
    1640 Hendersonville Road • Asheville, NC 28803
    828-274-9500
    Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

  • Fine Arts Theatre
    36 Biltmore Avenue • Asheville, NC 28801
    Downtown Asheville
    828-232-1536
    Asheville's only downtown cinema, this theatre is located in an elegant and historic Art Deco building and shows an array of first run art and independent films on its two screens.

  • Carmike 10
    121 River Hills Road • Asheville, NC 28805
    828-298-4452

  • UA Beaucatcher 7
    321 Haw Creek Lane • Asheville, NC 28805
    828-298-1234
    Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

Concerts & Performances

  • Grey Eagle
    185 Clingman Avenue • Asheville, NC 28801
    828-232-5800
    The Grey Eagle is a listening room-style concert venue with a capacity of 610 for standing room only and 310 for seated events.

Plays & Productions

  • Asheville Community Theatre
    35 East Walnut Street • Asheville, NC 28801
    828-254-1320
    This Western North Carolina theater has been offering professional quality productions since 1946 and presents an array of comedies, musicals, and dramas throughout the year. The theater is also involved in education and community outreach programs plus offers an "Act I Mystery Production" troupe to add a bit of fun, mystery, and suspense to any party or event.

  • Diana Wortham Theatre
    2 South Pack Square • Asheville, NC 28801
    Downtown Asheville
    828-257-4530
    This intimate 500-seat theater is host to more than 150 performances annually by professional touring artists and local arts organizations. Dramatic productions, musical concerts, and dance productions are among the performances that are featured.

Art Exhibits

  • Choice Art [Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009]
    55 Broadway Street • Asheville, NC 28801
    The Satellite Gallery
    828-252-7928 Ext. 6241
    Event will take place on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission gains access to a silent auction, raffle, music, beer, wine and light appetizers. All proceeds from CHOICE ART will benefit Planned Parenthood's local preventive health care services and education programs.
    Sponsored By: Planned Parenthood Young Advocates

Arts & Crafts Shows

  • Village Art & Craft Fair
    Grounds of All Souls Cathedral in Biltmore Village
    828-274-2831, 800-933-4438
    Over 120 exhibitors from ten different states will be representing all styles of media during this two day arts and crafts show that features a wide display of paintings, sculptures, jewelry, pottery, glassware, and metal treasures to take home as gifts for all occasions.

  • High Country Christmas Art & Craft Show
    Asheville Civic Center
    828-254-0072
    The oldest holiday season arts and crafts show in the region, this two day show features over 150 exhibitors and demonstrators showing their magnificent works of art, as well as live entertainment and children's activities.

  • Holiday Market
    828-254-5608
    The Junior League hosts this three day market that features over 40 merchants from around the country offering a wide variety of elegant and whimsical items such as stunning jewelry, charming attire, holiday decorations, and gourmet treats.

Festivals & Fairs

  • Bojangle´s Easter Eggstravanganza
    French Broad River Park
    828-259-5800
    The biggest Easter family event in the region, this wonderful event includes a gigantic Easter Egg hunt, games, arts and crafts, and lots of special surprises.

  • Appalachian Spring Celebration
    Cradle of Forestry
    828-877-3130
    Lasting approximately a month and a half with events held on the weekends, this spring celebration includes guided walks, wildflower workshops, bird watching, a spring photo contest, and planting and plowing activities.

  • Alfresco Jazz Weekend
    Biltmore Estate Winery
    828-274-6333, 800-543-2961
    The whole family will have fun during this unique two day event that features live jazz, fine wines and foods, cooking presentations, guided production tours, barrel tastings, and activities for children. Held in May.

  • Sourwood Festival
    Black Mountain
    828-669-2300, 800-669-2301
    Two day street festival held every August in downtown Black Mountain. Features over 150 booths filled with arts and crafts, as well as delicious food, live music, an 8K road race, and one-mile Fun Run for kids.
    Sponsored By: Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce

  • Goombay! Festival
    Market & Eagle Streets, Downtown Asheville
    828-252-4614
    A three day outdoor celebration of African-American and African-Caribbean cultures that includes exotic music, dancing, food, crafts, and a children's area. Held every August.

  • Heritage Weekend
    Blue Ridge Parkway's Folk Art Center
    828-298-7928
    This three day Appalachian life festival includes traditional music, a historical theatre, craft techniques, storytelling, and historic craft demonstrations. The annual Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Contest is also included in this festival. Takes place each September.

  • Greek Festival
    City-County Plaza in Downtown Asheville
    828-253-3754
    Celebrating the Greek community in the region, this two day festival features authentic Greek foods and pastries, cooking demonstrations, native Greek folk dancing, live music, and imported Greek novelties.

  • Kituwah American Indian Celebration
    87 Haywood Street • Asheville, NC 28801
    Asheville Civic Center
    828-252-3880
    One of Asheville's favorite fall festivals, this two day event features Indian Nations from across North Carolina sharing their arts, dance, and music through representative dancers, storytellers, fine artists and crafters, and musicians.

Sporting Events

  • Asheville Tourists Baseball Club
    30 Buchanan Place • Asheville, NC 28801
    Located at Historic McCormick Field
    828-258-0428
    A minor league Class A Affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, the Asheville Tourists Baseball Club's regular schedule is from April to September.

  • Asheville Grizzlies
    Located at Memorial Stadium
    Asheville Grizzlies are a Professional Minor League Football Team owned and operated by AGPA, Inc., a non-profit organization "dedicated to providing an avenue for young men to pursue their desire to continue playing the game they truly love and to provide an avenue to develop and hone their skills to make the jump to the next level of Professional Football." Their regular scheduled season is from June to September.

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