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2 weeks ago
Pottery party: Reems Creek Pottery celebrates 10 years of artistic community
One Weaverville pottery studio is celebrating its 10th year around the wheel this Saturday with a community celebration. The Reems Creek Pottery birthday party will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 23, 181 Reems Creek Road.
2 weeks ago
Our 5 favorite films from the 2025 Asheville Film Festival – 828reviewsNOW
From horror shorts to family dramas to a black cat documentary, read our list of our five favorite films from the very first Asheville Film Festival, held last weekend in downtown Asheville.
2 weeks ago
Weirdos: Alt-rock band Five Eight, PINKEYE to play Grey Eagle
The alternative rock band Five Eight is joining forces with the Asheville punk outfit PINKEYE for a concert and multimedia showcase at The Grey Eagle this weekend.
2 weeks ago
Body doubles: ‘Freakier Friday’ and ‘Nobody 2’ are subpar sequels – 828reviewsNOW
Two sequels are now playing in theaters: "Nobody 2," an action film followup to the 2021 Bob Odenkirk vehicle, and "Freakier Friday," a sequel to the Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis comedy made 22 years after the original. Read our reviews now.
3 weeks ago
Old-time: Asheville celebrates 100 years of Appalachian music this autumn
"The Asheville Sessions: Celebrating 100 Years of Americana & Appalachia" will be held as a weekend-long series of events from Thursday, Nov. 6 to Sunday, Nov. 9 at venues across Asheville.
3 weeks ago
Harvest Records celebrates 21st birthday with free brews and basement sale
The celebration will go on from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 23 at 415 Haywood Road.
3 weeks ago
Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words
What the skibidi is happening to the English language? "Skibidi," pronounced SKIH-bih-dee, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary.
3 weeks ago
School band store: Make heading back to school musical with Tempo Music
Tempo Music Center has been conducting music business for 50 years in Hendersonville, serving the community as a mom and pop resource for everything from instrument repair to music lessons.
3 weeks ago
YMCA to kick off Healthy Aging Month with healthy activities in Biltmore Park
The YMCA Healthy Aging Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5 at the Reuter Family YMCA in Biltmore Park.
3 weeks ago
Crafty kids: Six Children’s Entrepreneur Markets to be held in Asheville area
The Children's Entrepreneur Market is an organization committed to teaching kids about money, sales and creativity through empowered entrepreneurship. The program, designed for 5 to 17 year olds, gives children an opportunity to hawk, sell and promote whatever products they want, from baked goods to handmade crafts.
3 weeks ago
Buddhist arts festival to be held Saturday at Asheville Community Theatre
Bodhi Fest, a Buddhist arts festival, is coming to downtown Asheville this weekend with workshops and performances in the disciplines of dance, music and film.
3 weeks ago
Asheville Film Festival to screen local shorts, documentaries in weekend debut
The very first Asheville Film Festival will be held this weekend, complete with local, regional and national features, documentaries and shorts, as well as an Oscars-style awards gala, from Friday to Sunday, Aug. 15-17, at the Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St.
3 weeks ago
‘Weapons’ is a very smart, very scary horror epic – 828reviewsNOW
"Weapons" is a fantastic, novelistic and very scary new horror film from writer-director Zach Cregger. Read our review now.
3 weeks ago
Asheville public invited to attend presentation on recent housing assessment
The city of Asheville has invited the community to attend a free presentation on the Asheville Region Housing Needs Assessment. The event will run from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Aug. 26 in the Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College.
3 weeks ago
Fork & Dagger: Taco Temple delivers bold flavors, local charm
Charlotte Street eatery blends fresh Oaxacan corn tortillas, creative flavors and a laid-back neighborhood vibe
3 weeks ago
What to do in the 828: Aug. 15-17
Looking for something to do this weekend? Try our weekend guide to the 828, complete with everything from film festivals, block parties and vintage markets to a Buddhist arts festival.
3 weeks ago
Montford Park Players’ witty, romantic ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ has a bit of a stuffy nose
The Montford Park Players continue their 53rd season, “A Season of Lunatics, Lovers, & Poets,” with "Cyrano de Bergerac," written by Edmond Rostand, translated by Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard, and directed and adapted by Mandy Bean. "Cyrano" will run at 7:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday, Aug. 8-30, at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St.
3 weeks ago
Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll
Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
4 weeks ago
Caroline Rash and her father, novelist Ron Rash, on poetry, family and her first book
Caroline Rash, daughter of novelist and professor Ron Rash, recently published "Because the bullet arrives," her debut work of poetry. Read our interview with Caroline Rash and Ron Rash about their family vocation and experimenting with poetic form.
4 weeks ago
‘Our friends became family’: Marquee returns after Helene
Floodwaters about 15 feet high swamped the marketplace in Asheville's River Arts District, wiping out the work of hundreds of artists and vendors
