Events Calendar
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On April 20th, Grammy Award-winning vocal group, Little Big Town is bringing The Breakers Tour to The Well,
with special guests Kacey Musgraves and Midland.
Tickets start at just $20!
Each year, the Lawson Academy showcases its top scholarship recipients in each musical category, as well as other accomplished high school musicians, in a formal concert to honor these “shining stars.” Proceeds fund the annual Lawson Series events, and a fabulous reception is held following the concert.
Learn more about giving to the Lawson Academy
$10 adults, $5 for 18 and under
7:30 PM at the Diana Wortham Theatre. You’ll get to enjoy a cappella singing at its finest!
We are very pleased this year to offer an exciting lineup, that includes our favorites-new and old:
- Land of the Sky Chorus
- Pastyme
- ShBoom
- Bluebirds, chorus from UNCA
- Fourmata, Owen HS quartet
- A Cappella Brewing, a new vocal group iv Asheville
Besides, come just to hear our incredibley entertaining emcee, Bradshaw Call, returning due to popular demand,
John Rutter’s latest major work Visions is a four-movement showpiece for solo violin, string orchestra, harp and choir of treble voices, based on the theme of Jerusalem, the Holy City of prophetic imaginations. Join the Converse Chorale, joined by violinist Zoe Kushubar on April 23rd at 7:30 pm in Daniel Recital Hall as they present Rutter’s Visions along with a spring concert to celebrate diverse religions. Also featured on the program will be Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda by Gustav Holst. Admission is free to this event.
Hojotoho!: The Cry of the Valkyrie represents a collage of operatic music and personal stories illuminating the joys and challenges of being a woman in the South.
Showtimes:
April 27 & 28 @ 7:30pm
Suggested Donation $5
Please call the Box Office to reserve your ticket.
About Opera Forward
Converse Opera Theatre’s Opera Forward Series presents intimate, innovative and experimental works that challenge the definition of opera in the 21st Century.
Hojotoho!: The Cry of the Valkyrie represents a collage of operatic music and personal stories illuminating the joys and challenges of being a woman in the South.
Showtimes:
April 27 & 28 @ 7:30pm
Suggested Donation $5
Please call the Box Office to reserve your ticket.
About Opera Forward
Converse Opera Theatre’s Opera Forward Series presents intimate, innovative and experimental works that challenge the definition of opera in the 21st Century.
Revelry Unique Downtown Events and Carolina Music Planner are proud to present Upland Drive with The Moon and You. The Asheville Masonic Temple’s theatre is a truly awe-inspiring space. It’s intimate, seating 400, but carries historical significance and charm. We hope that you experience the true feeling of an era gone by, and join us for a night of entertainment in the heart of downtown Asheville.
Doors will open at 7pm. Tickets are available online for $10 via EventBrite (plus processing fee), and will be $15 at the door, cash or card.
The show will begin at 7:30pm.
This is an all ages show. Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
Upland Drive is a provocative and edgy Asheville-based band with an inspired take on a variety of genres including rock, reggae, jazz, and hip hop. Fueled by the intoxicating sound of the cello and nuanced with soulful vocal harmonies, Upland Drive creates an inviting soundscape full of rich detail, poetic lyricism, adventurous harmonies, and inventive structure. Featuring singer/songwriter/cellist Franklin Keel, vocalist Debra Darling, composer/bassist Ryan Kijanka, and drummer/trumpeter C. Scott Shaw, Upland Drive presents virtuosic and venturesome live performances with a fresh musical approach.
The Moon and You is an Americana duo based in Asheville, NC. Cellist Melissa Hyman and guitarist/banjo player Ryan Furstenberg sing in “voices that sound like they were made for one another” (Bill DeYoung, Connect Savannah). Each is an accomplished songwriter with a distinctive and memorable style. Though they bring to the table the seamless vocal blend and heartfelt lyrics characteristic of folk music, this ain’t your basic folk duo; audible influences include jazz standards, classic country, indie rock and classical music. All of these sources combine to find sweet harmony in The Moon and You’s warm and unconventional arrangements. Perfect for fans of Shovels & Rope, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and Norman & Nancy Blake
The Lawson Academy Band provides leveled band instruction and a quality ensemble experience for homeschool, public, and private school students in grades 3-12. Students showcase their semester of preparation at this end-of-semester concert.
Lawson Strings Ensembles provide leveled group strings instruction and a quality ensemble experience for homeschool, public, and private school students in grades 3-12. Students showcase their semester of preparation at this end-of-semester concert.
On May 3, 2018 in Twichell Auditorium, CSO & Converse Wind Ensemble will perform a combined spring concert consisting of Wagner & Dvořák. Guest Artists include Rebecca Turner, soprano. Admission is free!
Wagner, Wesendonck Lieder
Forced to flee his good job in Dresden for having taken the losing side in the uprising of 1848, Wagner ended up in Zurich, where he met silk merchant Otto Wesendonck. Mrs. Wesendonck, the young, pretty, and artistic wife of the merchant, quickly fell under Wagner’s spell. Wagner had equally succumbed to Mathilde’s charms, resulting in her becoming both his lover and muse. Mathilde’s poems come from the early days of Wagner’s work on Tristan und Isolde, and his setting of five of them shows the harmonic idiom and philosophy of melody and phrase that were taking shape in his mind at the time. For the publication of the songs in 1862 he marked two of them “studies for Tristan und Isolde”: these were im Treibhaus, with material used at the beginning of Act III, and Träume, reused essentially unchanged at the center of the love duet in Act II. Wagner himself orchestrated Traume to be played by a chamber orchestra beneath Mathilde’s window on her birthday, 23 December 1857.
Dvořák, Legends, Op. 94
“Perhaps this one is the loveliest of the ten Legends, perhaps another; there are bound to be different opinions, but only within one general opinion – that they are all beautiful!” -Brahms
Despite the title, there are no stories attached to Dvorák’s set of ten musical legends – or at least none that he was willing to divulge. Like Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances, the Legends began life as piano duets and were later orchestrated in 1881. In many opinions, there are four Legends that have captured our hearts, each filled with a richness of melody and imagination. The sixth Legend is haunting and mysterious, with a hint of drama – it is probably the best known of the ten. The fifth has an intimate character and, like the sixth, includes the harp in the orchestral texture. The ninth adopts a Bohemian dance with a rustic mood suggested by the drone bass. The seventh is more capricious and lively, ending the selection on a graceful and good-humored note. Dvorak’s subtle, imaginative scoring, his unpredictable but engaging harmonic shifts relate a composer’s need to communicate and share. The ten Legends, although not as well known as the two sets of Slavonic Dances, have, in their unassuming way, all the depth of response to be found in Dvorak’s larger musical essays.
For tickets & information, visit the Orchestra’s website, www.blueridgeorchestra.org, or call 828.782.3354.
Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar
Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.
Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar
Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.
Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar
Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.
The 30th anniversary season of Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, kicks off Friday, May 18 from 5-9pm. Downtown After 5 takes place the 3rd Friday of the month May – September and is held on North Lexington Avenue. Events are free and open to the public.
The Whitewater Bluegrass Company was founded on the banks of the Nantahala River. Their special blend of BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY BALLADS, MOUNTAIN SWING and down-home humor has captivated audiences for over 30 years. The concert begins with the Jere Brittain Band performing his songs of the Mills River.
Join us for a special evening of music and help us raise funds for our current project, The River Heroes of WNC Film Project. AND celebrate our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY in style! Anniversary cake included!
Don’t miss an unforgettable night as James Taylor and his All-Star Band play two (2) sets
at The Well on Saturday, May 19.
Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar
Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.
Cheers to 10 years of Health & Wellness
Throughout the month of May you are invited to toast De La Terre Skincare’s achievements while experiencing some of the most celebrated skin therapies developed by Anne C. Willis owner and founder of the company.
Open house every Friday in May from 4-6 at the De La Terre Skincare Showroom located at 47 Haywood Rd. Asheville, NC 28806
Sip a De La Terre Skincare Health & Wellness Tea or a cocktail infused with one of the companies unique herbal blends while receiving one of these signature treatments FREE:
-Herbal Food Soak
-Facial Hydrotherapy
-Eye Treatment
To schedule your complimentary treatment call the De La Terre Skincare showroom at 828-252-8400
Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar
Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.