Local goldsmith and designer Susan Marie Phipps creates elegant and affordable one-of-a-kind jewelry of exceptional quality at Susan Marie Designs, her gallery and studio in Downtown Asheville. With visionary talent and skills acquired in over thirty years working as a professional goldsmith, Susan transforms nature’s most precious materials into wearableContinue Reading

Created as a complement to Bioflyer Production’s annual Asheville Talent Slam, which occurs each Spring, the Asheville Faerie Arts Festival will be an annual holiday celebration of all things mythical, magical, and mystical! The inaugural launch takes place all day November 16 at the Renaissance Hotel in Asheville. It willContinue Reading

November 9 & 10, from 10-6pm During the nationally known River Arts District Artists Studio Stroll, more than 180 artists open their studios to the public. Art collectors and enthusiasts come from around the world to view and purchase art as they tour studios in 25 of the district’s historicContinue Reading

North Carolina Stage Company (NC Stage) is excited to present The Book Club Play, a hilarious new comedy written by Karen Zacarías and directed by NC Stage Artistic Director, Charlie Flynn-McIver. Join Ana, the fearless leader of the local book club, as she and her cohorts become the focus ofContinue Reading

Have you ever experienced a major choral work performed by more than 200 voices? You will have that opportunity right here in Asheville—something you might not find in major cultural centers in the USA. In a spectacular, first-ever collaboration, the Asheville Choral Society and the Asheville Symphony Chorus will joinContinue Reading

The Green Room Café & Coffeehouse is celebrating its first year anniversary by giving thanks to our customers and friends. Join us any time and especially on November 22 to help us celebrate our one year anniversary. To show our appreciation and thanks to our customers we will offer mouthContinue Reading

More than 40 artists, studios and art venues from the BLUE Ridge Parkway at Hwy 70 heading east to BLACK Mountain and beyond will be open to the public. Studios participating in the Blue to Black Art Weekend Art Stroll & Studio Tour will be open from 10 a.m. untilContinue Reading

River Arts District Artist Interviewed by Dennis Ray Rapid River Magazine: Tell us a little about the artists at 375 Depot. Julie Bell: First, I’d like to tell you about my great studio-mates in Suite 107 at 375 Depot. They have helped me release creative energies that were inside meContinue Reading