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Win Tickets to SoCon
February 02, 2012

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Celtic Adventure Weekend
February 02, 2012

Gaelic Storm image by Jojo Marion For those who enjoy music with a little ... more

Paint the Town Green
February 01, 2012

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January 27, 2012

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Aquila Theatre Company in Shakespeare's Macbeth

"Fair is foul and foul is fair" in Aquila's fresh rendering of the chaotic world of Shakespeare's "cursed play" Macbeth where nothing is as it seems and men combat their own folly and fates.

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Aquila Theatre Company in The Importance of Being Earnest

Aquila Theatre Company brings over the top merriment in The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde's tantalizing and wildly funny insight into the flamboyant lifestyle of the British upper class.

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Classic World Cinema Foreign Film Series

  • February 3, 2012
  • Location: Phil Mechanic Studios
  • Address: 109 Roberts Street, Asheville, NC 28801
  • Venue:  Phil Mechanic Studios

"The Sacrifice" (1986 Sweden) by Andrei Tarkovsky. Presented by Courtyard Gallery. Doors open at 7:45 / close at 8:15. Film begins at 8:00 pm. Come on in, get comfortable, have some refreshments and enjoy great films from around the world! Check our website for the film schedule & review. Free or donations appreciated. Upstairs Library in the Phil Mechanic Studios.

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Fight Girl Battle World

  • January 19, 2012 - February 4, 2012
  • Location: North Carolina Stage Company
  • Address: 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC 28801-2835
  • Venue:  North Carolina Stage Company

North Carolina Stage Company's Catalyst Series kicks off the New Year with the award-winning sci-fi play Fight Girl Battle World written by Qui Nguyen. Fight Girl Battle World is directed by Charlie Flynn-McIver, Artistic Director and co-founder of NC Stage. Set in a futuristic universe where the human race is on the brink of extinction, Fight Girl... is the story of E-V, the last human female in all the known galaxies, and her quest to stay alive in the face of an intergalactic government consp...

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Paper Diamond

Forward is not just a direction, it's a way of life for Colorado based producer Alex B who is rolling out big tunes under the new guise of Paper Diamond. The new project finds the trusted producer moving into previously untraveled musical territory. With a huge debut year under his belt, 2012 is poised to be big from the start. The Paper Diamond sound has raw energy and the kind of dramatic anticipation only a seasoned producer can incite. Driving beats and bass grab on tight while deep, rich t...

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Pat Passlof: Selections 1948-2011

The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition, Pat Passlof: Selections 1948-2011 focusing on the work of painter Pat Passlof, an accomplished Black Mountain College alumna, member of the New York School and under-recognized figure in the development of Abstract Expressionism. The exhibition will open at the museum in downtown Asheville on January 27, 2012 with a reception from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. A companion show will open at Western Carolina Univers...

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Railroad Earth

Railroad Earth is one of America's greatest bands playing today, plain and simple. They sing of our nation's changing landscape and social ills with a commitment reminiscent of Woody Guthrie, while interpolating instrumental timbres that could have been pulled from Celtic or Cajun culture. And as anyone who has caught them live will attest, their concerts are imbued with the fire-in-the-belly passion of straight-ahead, blue collar rock & roll. Then there is the newest album from the New Jers...

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Celtic Adventure Weekend

  • February 3, 2012 - February 5, 2012
  • Location: Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
  • Address: 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804
  • Venue:  Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily

Passion and artistry collide during this dream weekend for lovers of all things Celtic.  Join us as we celebrate the Scots-Irish heritage of Western North Carolina with the finest in dance, literature, food, drink and music!  With a passionate, tender, and rollicking style that winningly veers from roots and folk to dance and fusion-rock, Seven Nations has earned a growing reputation as an adventurous band with a charismatic stage presence and will take the stage Friday night. W...

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