Summer series comes to Hendersonville the second Saturday of every month, May through September, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A unique opportunity is being created for regionally known artists, jewelers and craftsmen to sell their wares in downtown Hendersonville on a monthly basis. Michele Sparks, owner of Art MoBContinue Reading

The Whole Bloomin’ Thing Spring Festival will be held Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Waynesville’s Historic Frog Level. Local growers will furnish plenty of herbs, flowers, and trees, while artisans will provide a plethora of nature-related items. Birdhouses to baskets, pottery to plants, this isContinue Reading

13th Annual Benefit for the Arts in Haywood County Can you imagine watching an artist create a piece of artwork in one hour? That is exactly what happens at the annual WNC QuickDraw benefit happening on Saturday, May 17 at Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville. There will be dozensContinue Reading

Concerts by the Steep Canyon Rangers and David Holt will highlight the first-ever UNC Asheville Arts Fest, April 10-13, 2014. This new four-day festival will feature music, theater, art and new media exhibitions, interactive sculpture, prose and poetry. All UNC Asheville Arts Fest events will be open to the communityContinue Reading

The Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) is revved up for the premier dining event of the year, Dining Out for Life®. “In a city like Asheville, where festivals and events are embedded in the culture, Dining Out for Life® is truly a “Festival for Life” states Chairman, Harry Brown.Continue Reading

LEAF is thrilled to announce the stellar lineup of performing artists for the Spring 2014 LEAF Festival, taking place May 8-11 in Black Mountain. “Free Your Funky Self” at the 38th LEAF Festival and experience multiple cultures with Grammy-winning Funk-master Bootsy Collins & the Funk Unity Band; American Chicano rockersContinue Reading

AmiciMusic, Western North Carolina’s premier chamber music organization, teams up with Isis, West Asheville’s sensational music hall/restaurant for a new series. The relaxed atmosphere of Isis is a perfect fit for AmiciMusic’s informal presentations of great music which help break the barriers between performers and audience. Tasty Trios The firstContinue Reading

A Fanciful Flea A volunteer group in Madison County is hosting a benefit fancy/antique/really good stuff/art market to benefit the Neighbors in Need’s fuel assistance program. Madison Has HEArT’s mission is to establish a yearly fundraiser to help folks in crisis: the working poor, disadvantaged, low income, single parent, disabled,Continue Reading

by James Cassara As the leader of local contemporary bluegrass favorites Buncombe Turnpike, Tom Godleski wears many hats. He writes and sings lead on virtually all their songs, plays bass, handles the booking arrangements, publicity, and all the myriad details necessary in keeping the ship afloat. And while the band’sContinue Reading