JANUARY

The DePue Brothers Band
Thursday, January 19 at 8 p.m.
Watch out, as in freight-train-a-comin’, for this band of classically trained brothers and their symphonic friends who seamlessly blend their classical virtuosi roots with Bluegrass, Americana, and Folk.

Susan Werner & David Wilcox
Saturday, January 21 at 8 p.m.
Two incredible singer-songwriters share a lively musical conversation from stage, playfully returning each other’s serves with their respective takes on life: Her philosophical stance wry, his more sweet.

Selected Shorts: Lots of Laughs
Saturday, January 28 at 8 p.m.
Featuring “L.A. Law’s” Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker, with host Isaiah Sheffer, the public radio series Selected Shorts is a unique night of literature in performance that has been delighting listeners for years.

FEBRUARY

The Importance of Being Earnest
Friday, February 3 at 8 p.m.
Crammed full of larger-than-life characters and with comic timing as sharp as Oscar Wilde’s witticisms, Aquila Theatre Company’s Earnest is unmistakeable fun.

Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Saturday, February 4 at 8 p.m.
Aquila Theatre Company breathes fresh life and fire into this wickedly troubled work, made ever relevant by its theme of the destruction wrought when ambition foes unchecked by moral constraints.

Solas
Friday, February 10 at 8 p.m.
Magically contemporary yet timeless, this Irish-American super group is a lightning rod of talent and inspiration, electrifying crowds of all musical tastes.

Rennie Harris Puremovement
Thursday & Friday, February 23 & 24 at 8 p.m.
Puremovement is pure, contagious stage magic, a celebration of life, or as The Village Voice describes their show: “Hip hop dance to a higher power, in both the mathematical and the metaphysical senses.”

MARCH

Christopher O’Riley
Saturday, March 3 at 8 p.m.
Host of National Public Radio’s popular music show, From The Top, O’Riley stretches the piano beyond conventional boundaries with infections passion.

Danny Ellis: 800 Voices
Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m.
“Just learn how to wink and curse and cheat at cards and you’ll be grand.” Irish-born and now-Asheville resident Danny Ellis mesmerizes audiences with his powerful work 800 Voices, a musical journey that explores his youth spent in a Dublin orphanage.

Danny Ellis: An Irishman in America
Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m.
Ellis and his band perform his newest music from his 2001 release The Space Between the Lines, a stunning collection of powerful songs showcasing Ellis’s sheer musicality.

Diavolo Dance Theater
Tuesday & Wednesday, March 13 & 14 at 8 p.m.
Diavolo Dance Theater’s renowned dancers, gymnasts, and actors deliver a magnificent cinematic experience, thrilling audiences with one powerful image after another.

Sagapool
Thursday, March 22 at 8 p.m.
Sagapool’s music travels without borders, sharing the exuberance of its first loves – gypsy music, gypsy swing, and klezmer – layered with rhythms of a world at-large.

Lúnasa
Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m.
Dubbed “the hottest Irish acoustic group on the planet” by Irish Voice, Lúnasa wrapped up the past decade with recognition as Performers of the Decade by liveireland.com, as featured artists on Natalie Merchant’s landmark project, Leave Your Sleep, and with its own new CD – Lá Nua, which was in Irish Echo’s Top 10 Albums of 2010.

Keigwin + Company
Friday & Saturday, March 30 & 31 8:00 p.m.
The smart, sexy, and entertaining works of Larry Keigwin gorgeously blend contemporary dance and cabaret flare with the verve of New York Fashion Week and MTV.

MAY

Téada with special guest Séamus Begley
Friday, May 11 at 8 p.m.
One of Irish music’s leading exponents on the international world music stage, Téada is driven by a fascination with the ageless, expressive force of traditional tunes inherited from previous generations of musicians.

The Teetotallers
Thursday, May 24 at 8 p.m.
Marvel at the sound of these three world-class performers, each an amazing artist in his own right – together for a rare, triple threat evening of their combined talents. Featuring John Doyle, Martin Hayes, and Kevin Crawford.

Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place. For more details visit www.dwtheatre.com. For a season brochure, or to purchase tickets, call the box office at (828) 257-4530.