CD Release Concert for Bliss of Being

An album of deeply relaxing and expansive music to dive into and return rested and in tune with your natural inner alignment. Musicians on the album include Adriana Contino – cello, Bob Hinkle, Dielle Ciesco, Kate Steinbeck, and Richard Shulman on piano. Cellist Elizabeth Gergel will also perform. Bliss of Being and The Pure Heart Ensemble, 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at White Horse Black Mountain, 105 Montreat Rd. in Black Mountain. Phone (828) 669-0816 or visit www.whitehorseblackmountain.com

Live Music in Asheville

For such a small mountain town, Asheville is jam-packed full of creative folks who tend to make some pretty amazing music. www.ListenAsheville.com is a comprehensive website you can use to keep up with all of the live music to be heard in the downtown area. The site provides audio samples of the bands set to appear. A great way to discover local artists or to catch a big name band stopping through town. With so many great venues, not a night goes by without live music, and www.ListenAsheville.com is the best way to find it.

Dueling Sopranos do Eco-Opera

A comedy with singing that involves two sopranos (Karen Svites and Simone Vigilante) who both want to land a role in a fictional opera company run by an eccentric impresario (Timothy Wilds) and a hungry accompanist (Vance Reese). Presented by Opera Creations at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Price includes food and the show. Cash bar. Doors open at 6:30. Wysteria Event Center, 56 N. Main St. in Weaverville. Parking is plentiful and free. Purchase tickets online by visiting www.operacreations.org.

Growing Minds at Markets

Growing Minds at Market is a space at the farmers markets set aside for children and families so that children can engage in fun projects focused on local food and farms. The summer series takes place Saturdays, June through August, at Asheville City Market Downtown, and both the North Asheville, and West Asheville Tailgate Markets.

Activities slated for June at Asheville City Market include a garden story reading with Spellbound Children’s Bookshop, hula hooping with Hooping Hearts, edible plant parts education with the Girl Scouts, a collage craft with Rainbow in My Tummy, and more. For a full schedule of Growing Minds at Market activities visit www.growing-minds.org.