2009-2010 Rentals

Mountain Dance & Folk Festival

Since 1928, mountain fiddlers, banjo pickers, dulcimer sweepers, dancers, balladeers and others have come to enjoy themselves “along about sundown” the first weekend in August at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.

Mountain Dance & Folk Festival

Since 1928, mountain fiddlers, banjo pickers, dulcimer sweepers, dancers, balladeers and others have come to enjoy themselves “along about sundown” the first weekend in August at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.

Mountain Dance & Folk Festival

Since 1928, mountain fiddlers, banjo pickers, dulcimer sweepers, dancers, balladeers and others have come to enjoy themselves “along about sundown” the first weekend in August at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.

Laugh Your Asheville Off presents the 3rd Annual Stand-Up Comedy Festival

The largest stand-up comedy festival in the Southeast!!!

Laugh Your Asheville Off presents the 3rd Annual Stand-Up Comedy Festival

The largest stand-up comedy festival in the Southeast!!!

Laugh Your Asheville Off presents the 3rd Annual Stand-Up Comedy Festival

The largest stand-up comedy festival in the Southeast!!!

The Asheville Puppetry Alliance presents Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets: Animalia

Asheville Puppetry Alliance opens its 2009/10 Season with a special performance by Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets.

Asheville Puppetry Alliance presents The Rainbow Bridge and Other Tales

Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets bring this stunning shadow puppet production of three folktales to life - "The Rainbow Bridge" (Chumash Indians), "El Coqui" (Puerto Rico) and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." (Nordic origin)

Asheville Puppetry Alliance presents Aunt Nelly's Mountain Home

Aunt Nelly's porch is the best place to learn about life on the Blue Ridge. Join the Mountain Marionettes with Nelly and her friends!

Harvest Records presents TRANSFIGURATIONS 2009: Part One

Harvest Records of West Asheville will be celebrating its 5-year anniversary with TRANSFIGURATIONS -- an intimate gathering of Harvest's favorite musical artists today.

Harvest Records presents TRANSFIGURATIONS 2009: Part Two

Harvest Records of West Asheville will be celebrating its 5-year anniversary with TRANSFIGURATIONS -- an intimate gathering of Harvest's favorite musical artists today.

Parsec Financial Management & Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce present Asheville Economic Outlook

The tenth annual Asheville Metro Economy Outlook, a presentation of the latest significant economic trends, will be offered by the research team of the Asheville-Buncombe County Economic Development Coalition.

Asheville Lyric Opera presents Marriage of Figaro

Mozart's most beloved comedy brings a musical journey of love, wit and intrigue to the stage for the opening of Asheville Lyric Opera's 11th Season.

Asheville Lyric Opera presents Marriage of Figaro

Mozart's most beloved comedy brings a musical journey of love, wit and intrigue to the stage for the opening of Asheville Lyric Opera's 11th Season.

Asheville Lyric Opera presents Don Pasquale

Donizetti's comic tale of true love will win your heart and keep you laughing in Asheville Lyric Opera's presentation of Don Pasquale.

Asheville Lyric Opera presents Don Pasquale

Donizetti's comic tale of true love will win your heart and keep you laughing in Asheville Lyric Opera's presentation of Don Pasquale.

Asheville Lyric Opera presents Carmen

Join Asheville Lyric Opera on a trip to Spain where midst gypsy dances and bullfights Carmen meets her fate.

Asheville Lyric Opera presents Carmen

Join Asheville Lyric Opera on a trip to Spain where midst gypsy dances and bullfights Carmen meets her fate.

Asheville Lyric Opera presents a Christmas Concert

Come hear music for the Holiday Season performed by singers of the Asheville Lyric Opera and some of western North Carolina's finest musicians.

Asheville Lyric Opera presents Taste of Opera

Asheville Lyric Opera's 2nd Annual Taste of Opera, back by popular demand, features a night of incredible food from Asheville's most delicious restaurants and music performed by Asheville's biggest stars.

Asheville Area Piano Forum presents the 9th Annual Benefit Concert

An Extravaganza Celebrating the Piano presenting 26 top performers playing classical music and jazz.

Laugh Your Asheville Off presents Lynne Koplitz

Continuing the momentum of hosting one of the the largest and most successful stand-up comedy festivals in the country, the "Laugh Your Asheville Off" team brings Comedy Central’s Lynne Koplitz for one night only at the Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville.

The Land of the Sky Chorus presents Shtick to Singing

An evening of harmony and hilarity with the Barbershop Quartets and Chorus Extraordinaire!

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe present Diana Gabaldon - A New Outlander Novel

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe welcomes talented author, Diana Gabaldon to Asheville for a reading and booksigning of her new book.

The Asheville Ballet presents The Nutcracker

This spectacular professional production of the full original ballet from Empirical Russia has been a favorite holiday tradition for Asheville area families for 37 years.

The Asheville Ballet presents The Nutcracker

This spectacular professional production of the full original ballet from Empirical Russia has been a favorite holiday tradition for Asheville area families for 37 years.

The Asheville Ballet presents The Nutcracker

This spectacular professional production of the full original ballet from Empirical Russia has been a favorite holiday tradition for Asheville area families for 37 years.

Ballet Conservatory of Asheville presents The Nutcracker

Asheville’s new Conservatory makes it’s debut with a beautiful rendition of this timeless holiday classic.

Diana Wortham Theatre & Theatre UNCA present James & the Giant Peach

Join us for an evening performance of James & the Giant Peach presented with Theatre UNCA as part of the School Show Series.

Blue Ridge Orchestra presents Fall Masterworks: “Pictures at an Exhibition”

The orchestra’s 10th season will open with Pictures at an Exhibition, featuring some of classical music’s most beloved programmatic pieces.

Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and White Dog ProjectX International present Travelogue: Dance Stories of our Migration

Dance theatre at its best with choreographers from Vietnam, France, Cuba and Asheville performing their own stories of immigration.

Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and White Dog ProjectX International present Travelogue: Dance Stories of our Migration

Dance theatre at its best with choreographers from Vietnam, France, Cuba and Asheville performing their own stories of immigration.

Poppycock Productions presents Queer Queens of Qomedy

The Queer Queens of Qomedy will make Asheville howl this Halloween! This all lesbian - triple threat- comedy show is delighting audiences across America.

Land of the Sky Symphonic Band presents a Band Concert

Presenting music in the tradition of a community-style band. Members include professional and amateur musicians of all ages and walks of life who live in Buncombe County and its surrounding counties.

Asheville Art Museum presents The Little People, a Multimedia Dance Performance

Contemporary dancer/performance artist Maura Michelle Garcia performs her original multi-media piece that explores the world of the ancient Cherokee fairies, the Yunwi Tsundi or "little people," and about having, loosing and reclaiming traditional Cherokee beliefs and Native identity.

Asheville Center for Performing Arts presents Dorothy's Adventure in Oz

More information on this performance to follow.

Asheville Center for Performing Arts presents Dorothy's Adventure in Oz

More information on this performance to follow.

Asheville Center for Performing Arts presents Dorothy's Adventure in Oz

More information on this performance to follow.

Miss Asheville & WNC Scholarship Pageants

Presented by Miss Asheville Scholarship Pageant, Inc, contestants will compete for scholarships and the opportunity to represent the area in the 2010 Miss NC Pageant.

Asheville Film Festival

The festival features a variety of independent films; including feature length, documentaries, shorts, and animation, as well as a student film competition, industry panel discussions, location tours and opening and awards night galas.

Asheville Film Festival

The festival features a variety of independent films; including feature length, documentaries, shorts, and animation, as well as a student film competition, industry panel discussions, location tours and opening and awards night galas.

Asheville Film Festival

The festival features a variety of independent films; including feature length, documentaries, shorts, and animation, as well as a student film competition, industry panel discussions, location tours and opening and awards night galas.

Asheville Film Festival

The festival features a variety of independent films; including feature length, documentaries, shorts, and animation, as well as a student film competition, industry panel discussions, location tours and opening and awards night galas.

Ballet Conservatory of Asheville presents The Nutcracker

Asheville’s new Conservatory makes it’s debut with a beautiful rendition of this timeless holiday classic.

SoliClassica presents Vinson Cole, tenor and George Darden, piano - Metropolitan Opera Artists

"A Musical Offering" featuring tenor Vinson Cole, and pianist George Darden, both Metropolitan Opera Artists, in a recital of music by Bellini, Debussy, Strauss, Chopin, Rachmaninov and more.

Jazz Series 2010 presents Amina Figarova Sextet

Netherlands-based pianist Amina Figarova will lead her stellar Sextet in the kickoff concert of Jazz Series 2010, sponsored by the Western North Carolina Jazz Society. Concerts are open to the public.

Jazz Series 2010 presents Karrin Allyson Quartet

Vocalist Karrin Allyson has earned three Grammy nominations. Noted jazz critic and historian Gary Giddens’ endorsement: “Karrin brings a timbre that is part ice and part grain…incisive, original, and emotionally convincing.” Jazz Series 2010 is sponsored by the Western North Carolina Jazz Society. Concerts are open to the public.

Jazz Series 2010 presents Jeff Hamilton Trio

Drummer Jeff Hamilton earned his stripes early in his career in the celebrated Trios of Oscar Peterson, Monty Alexander, and Ray Brown. In recent years he has powered Diana Krall, the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra, which he co-leads with bassist John Clayton, as well as his own Trio. Jazz Series 2010 is sponsored by the Western North Carolina Jazz Society. Concerts are open to the public.

Haywood Arts Regional Theatre presents Hamlet

One of the area's most celebrated theatre companies brings its acclaimed production of Shakespeare's greatest play to Asheville for two final performances.

Haywood Arts Regional Theatre presents Hamlet

One of the area's most celebrated theatre companies brings its acclaimed production of Shakespeare's greatest play to Asheville for two final performances.

Danny Ellis presents 800 Voices

"A searing testament to the resilience of the human spirit...a musically healing and lyrically breathtaking debut" Sibohan Long, The Irish Times

Jazz Series 2010 presents Pablo Ziegler Trio for New Tango

Latin Grammy Award winning Argentinean pianist Pablo Ziegler’s Trio for New Tango blazes emotion-rich trails by melding tango with jazz to create unique music that earns abundant acclaim for its depth and potency.

Blue Ridge Orchestra presents Spring Masterworks Concert

The Blue Ridge Orchestra celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a concert featuring violinist Amy Lovinger, conducted by Ron Clearfield.

An Evening with Billy Jonas and the Blue Ridge Orchestra

A concert with local star Billy Jonas, singer/songwriter/percussionist, joined by his band and accompanied by the Blue Ridge Orchestra.

The Colburn Earth Science Museum and the Asheville Chapter of the American Meteorological Society present Climate Change and Local Food and Agriculture

The Asheville Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and the Colburn Earth Science Museum are kicking off their third annual series of free scientific climate change talks with a panel discussion.

Concerts4Charity presents PhilanthroPEAK Live

PhilanthroPEAK Live will feature over six hours of music, visual arts, theatrical performances, community businesses and nonprofits all united under one roof to help raise funds and awareness for the upcoming documentary titled PhilanthroPEAK.

GS Productions in association with Inspire Me Productions presents Real Men Need God Too

 

Bioflyer Productions, LLC presents RENT

It’s a fantastic night of musical theater, with some of Asheville's best singers and musicians for Bioflyer's annual fundraiser to Eblen Charities.

Bioflyer Productions, LLC presents RENT

It’s a fantastic night of musical theater, with some of Asheville's best singers and musicians for Bioflyer's annual fundraiser to Eblen Charities.

Bioflyer Productions, LLC presents RENT

It’s a fantastic night of musical theater, with some of Asheville's best singers and musicians for Bioflyer's annual fundraiser to Eblen Charities.

Mast Store hosts Three Among the Wolves by Helen Thayer, National Geographic Explorer

Helen Thayer, National Geographic explorer and photographer, will share her adventures from her best selling book, Three Among the Wolves.

Gospel Underground Railroad Network Ministries Performance & Arts presents A Fall From Grace

Written by Rev. "Jojo" Williams, this gospel play tells the story of Bishop Hightower.

The Muses of Terpsicorps...Stars of Tomorrow

Terpsicorps and Center Stage Dance Studio's student company perform traditional classical excerpts and contemporary works by Terpsicorps artistic director Heather Maloy.

Asheville Ballet presents An American in Paris

George Gershwin's exuberant ballet, set in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, tells the happy-ending love story between an American artist, Jerry, and a beautiful French girl, Lise. Join us for a feel-good evening of great dance and music.

Asheville Ballet presents An American in Paris

George Gershwin's exuberant ballet, set in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, tells the happy-ending love story between an American artist, Jerry, and a beautiful French girl, Lise. Join us for a feel-good evening of great dance and music.

Asheville Choral Society presents Unforgettable

The best of American popular music: timeless classics from the 1930's to the present day.

Asheville Choral Society presents Unforgettable

The best of American popular music: timeless classics from the 1930's to the present day.

Ballet Conservatory of Asheville presents Giselle

A student production of this classic ballet, with beautiful score by Adolphe Adam.

Ballet Conservatory of Asheville presents Giselle

A student production of this classic ballet, with beautiful score by Adolphe Adam.

The Asheville Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and the Colburn Earth Science Museum present Climate Change and Local Wildlife and Plants

Panelists will lead a community discussion about how a changing climate might impact the area’s delicate natural balance, its wildlife, and its blossoming natural products industry. This presentation is free and open to the public.

Asheville Ballet presents Ballet: The Beautiful Journey

The professionals at The Asheville Ballet and the students at its official school, The Asheville Academy of Ballet, team up to perform their belief that dance, like life, is an artistic creation that never ends.

Downtown Asheville Residential Neighbors (DARN) and The Asheville Citizen-Times present The Asheville Miracle: The Revitalization of Downtown

How much do you know about the community you call home? Join us for an enjoyable and informative evening focusing on the history – past and recent – of downtown Asheville. This event if FREE and open to the public.