Art Exploration Workshop with Alison Press 🎨 |FREE Art Workshop!
Hands-on mixed-media practice explores abstract painting on canvas through weekly presentations, creative prompts, and new techniques. All experience levels are welcome, with advance registration required for this small-group workshop.
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Practice watercolor techniques in a welcoming, hands-on painting class designed for adults. Build foundational skills with all supplies provided; no prior class attendance or painting experience is needed.
Practice watercolor techniques in a welcoming, hands-on painting class designed for adults. Build foundational skills with all supplies provided; no prior class attendance or painting experience is needed.
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Explore local medicinal plants with an experienced herbalist, then make a winter salve using calendula or white pine. This hands-on workshop focuses on natural care for cold, dry-season skin.
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Local performers take the stage for 15-minute turns or three-song sets, creating an intimate showcase of emerging talent across a variety of styles.
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Pulsing Afro rhythm night led by Adama Dembele and Drew Heller, driven by West African drumming and call and response grooves. Expect a high-energy dance floor vibe with participatory rhythms and communal movement.
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Watercolor freshness, impressionistic reflections, and Western North Carolina forests and mountains turn familiar subjects into studies of everyday beauty. Three artists invite slower looking and renewed discovery.
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A short, hands-on creative session for adults 55+, inviting participants to make art through playful, messy projects. Registration is required through Asheville Parks & Recreation.
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A warm anniversary gathering brings neighbors together over celebratory cake and live music from Kellin Watson and friends, honoring nearly two decades of performances and community in Black Mountain.
A warm anniversary gathering brings neighbors together over celebratory cake and live music from Kellin Watson and friends, honoring nearly two decades of performances and community in Black Mountain.
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Funky vintage shop transforms into a night market of accessible artworks by twelve WNC artists, with background music, beverages, and shopping (storewide 15% off); free entry and artists keep 100% of sales.
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