Thanks to everyone who donated to us during our year-end fundraising campaign. We were able to raise over $6,000 in the last week of 2021 to help us start off the new year strong. We look forward to bringing you some of the best new music, talk and news programming we can in the coming year. Thanks for listening!
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace March and Rally
Date: January 17
Venue: Multiple :
We're looking forward to the online events happening in Asheville to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe county has a number of events scheduled. Find a Full Schedule of Events Here.
20 Years of Fringe. The Asheville Fringe Festival
Date: January 27–30
Venue: Multiple
The Asheville Fringe Festival celebrates 20 Years of Fringe. The Festival is a multi-day, multi-venue performing arts extravaganza, with performances in theatres, galleries, clubs and odd spaces that even include the LaZoom bus.
Now in its 20th year, Asheville Fringe continues to ask artists to explore the edges of their work, to collaborate across genres, and to bring new and innovative performances to culturally adventurous audiences. We strongly suggest that you see more than one Fringe show because of the incredible variety of artists and types of work. One show is just not enough to really have the total Fringe Festival experience!
*Assembly Required, The Asheville Designer Toy Expo
Date: February 5-6
Venue:The Funkatorium, 147 Coxe Ave. Asheville
Celebrating this pop surrealistic art movement, *Assembly Required is the destination for the independent designer, bootleg and art toy artists and collectors. Refining inspiration from a variety of underground and subcultural elements, *Assembly Required is a melting pot of artistic expression. Attendees are not only afforded the opportunity to purchase limited-run works of art directly from the artist, but meet and speak to the da Vincis, Botticellis, Michelangelos and Raphaels of this true to form, turn of the century art movement. Get tickets and more information here.
--------------------------------------------- Events You Should Keep On Your Radar:
WNC Black Business Expo: Date April 8-10
WNC Black Business Expo: Date April 8-10
The WNC Minority Business Association is honored to announce the inaugural WNC Black Business Expo – a trade show, networking and learning event focusing on minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs – April 8-10, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Asheville, NC.
With an overarching theme of "Inspiring and Motivating the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs", the event will feature visionary guest speakers, educational workshops, networking sessions, and a business showcase for minority-owned businesses and start-ups.
Thanks to Go Local Asheville for partnering with us during our year-end campaign. Several donors to the campaign will receive a Go Local Asheville Card. The card The Go Local Card provides discounts and special offers at over 600 local businesses, all while benefiting Asheville public schools at the same time. That’s because the Go Local Card is also an annual fundraiser for Asheville’s city public schools. To date Go Local Asheville has raised nearly $200,000 for Asheville’s public schools.
If you missed out on getting your card, you can purchase a card directly from Go Local Asheville HERE.
