
Best of East Coast Screening with 48 Hour Film Project
Curated screening of up to seven East Coast short films spanning intimate character pieces to bold cinematic experiments, followed by a live Q&A with an Asheville filmmaker about creative process, production challenges, and storytelling choices.
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Local impact short documentaries made with mission driven nonprofits screen alongside an intimate post film conversation with directors and partner organizations. Expect a creative meet and mingle focused on regional filmmaking and community connection.
Local impact short documentaries made with mission driven nonprofits screen alongside an intimate post film conversation with directors and partner organizations. Expect a creative meet and mingle focused on regional filmmaking and community connection.

Eclectic fringe festival across multiple Asheville venues presenting short form experimental theater, performance art, boundary-pushing comedy, and indie music by local and touring artists with a community driven DIY ethos.

Eclectic fringe festival across multiple Asheville venues presenting short form experimental theater, performance art, boundary-pushing comedy, and indie music by local and touring artists with a community driven DIY ethos.
Eclectic fringe festival across multiple Asheville venues presenting short form experimental theater, performance art, boundary-pushing comedy, and indie music by local and touring artists with a community driven DIY ethos.

Strange and wonderful multidisciplinary performances and site specific works across Asheville venues, presenting innovative theater, movement, and visual experiments for culturally adventurous audiences and inclusive artist collaborations.

Strange and wonderful multidisciplinary performances and site specific works across Asheville venues, presenting innovative theater, movement, and visual experiments for culturally adventurous audiences and inclusive artist collaborations.
Strange and wonderful multidisciplinary performances and site specific works across Asheville venues, presenting innovative theater, movement, and visual experiments for culturally adventurous audiences and inclusive artist collaborations.

Forward-looking civic briefing on downtown Asheville's economic development, safety, and cultural vitality; city planners, business owners, and community leaders present updates and solicit public input in a public forum and stakeholder panel.

Forward-looking civic briefing on downtown Asheville's economic development, safety, and cultural vitality; city planners, business owners, and community leaders present updates and solicit public input in a public forum and stakeholder panel.
Forward-looking civic briefing on downtown Asheville's economic development, safety, and cultural vitality; city planners, business owners, and community leaders present updates and solicit public input in a public forum and stakeholder panel.

Fast paced, interactive improv comedy featuring short scenes, songs, and crowd-sourced games driven by audience suggestions; the second half becomes a fully improvised musical from Asheville’s Misfit troupe.

Fast paced, interactive improv comedy featuring short scenes, songs, and crowd-sourced games driven by audience suggestions; the second half becomes a fully improvised musical from Asheville’s Misfit troupe.
Fast paced, interactive improv comedy featuring short scenes, songs, and crowd-sourced games driven by audience suggestions; the second half becomes a fully improvised musical from Asheville’s Misfit troupe.

A late-night Asheville Fringe gathering that blurs performance and play through a secretive time-travel premise in an art-filled garden setting. Expect experimental, immersive theater energy with community-minded participation and surprise moments.

A late-night Asheville Fringe gathering that blurs performance and play through a secretive time-travel premise in an art-filled garden setting. Expect experimental, immersive theater energy with community-minded participation and surprise moments.
A late-night Asheville Fringe gathering that blurs performance and play through a secretive time-travel premise in an art-filled garden setting. Expect experimental, immersive theater energy with community-minded participation and surprise moments.

Fast-paced improvised scenes and tightly scripted short sketches performed by a youth ensemble, with audience interaction and family-friendly humor across a multi night run (June 29 - July 3).

Fast-paced improvised scenes and tightly scripted short sketches performed by a youth ensemble, with audience interaction and family-friendly humor across a multi night run (June 29 - July 3).
Fast-paced improvised scenes and tightly scripted short sketches performed by a youth ensemble, with audience interaction and family-friendly humor across a multi night run (June 29 - July 3).

Guided warm-ups and playful group exercises build a longform improv mindset, then participants create spontaneous montages onstage in a low pressure, beginner friendly, free drop in jam.

Guided warm-ups and playful group exercises build a longform improv mindset, then participants create spontaneous montages onstage in a low pressure, beginner friendly, free drop in jam.
Guided warm-ups and playful group exercises build a longform improv mindset, then participants create spontaneous montages onstage in a low pressure, beginner friendly, free drop in jam.

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Young theatre artists from the Montford Moppets Youth Shakespeare present a spirited staging of Hamlet, blending classical Shakespearean tragedy with ensemble driven energy and teenage perspectives in a community centered performance.

Young theatre artists from the Montford Moppets Youth Shakespeare present a spirited staging of Hamlet, blending classical Shakespearean tragedy with ensemble driven energy and teenage perspectives in a community centered performance.
Young theatre artists from the Montford Moppets Youth Shakespeare present a spirited staging of Hamlet, blending classical Shakespearean tragedy with ensemble driven energy and teenage perspectives in a community centered performance.
True five-minute personal stories compete in a lively StorySLAM centered on "AMERICAN DREAMS," where participants sign up to share daring aspirations, failures, and reinventions while the audience cheers and judges decide.
True five-minute personal stories compete in a lively StorySLAM centered on "AMERICAN DREAMS," where participants sign up to share daring aspirations, failures, and reinventions while the audience cheers and judges decide.
True five-minute personal stories compete in a lively StorySLAM centered on "AMERICAN DREAMS," where participants sign up to share daring aspirations, failures, and reinventions while the audience cheers and judges decide.
Anime convention energy with cosplay meetups, geek culture hangouts, and themed community fun. Expect panel discussions and fan programming that range from casual fandom chat to deeper dives into anime and pop culture.
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Anime convention energy with cosplay meetups, geek culture hangouts, and themed community fun. Expect panel discussions and fan programming that range from casual fandom chat to deeper dives into anime and pop culture.

Interactive family story time at West Asheville Library with read aloud picture books, sing along songs, rhymes, and movement activities designed for children of all ages and their caregivers to join.

Interactive family story time at West Asheville Library with read aloud picture books, sing along songs, rhymes, and movement activities designed for children of all ages and their caregivers to join.
Interactive family story time at West Asheville Library with read aloud picture books, sing along songs, rhymes, and movement activities designed for children of all ages and their caregivers to join.

Visionary storytellers turn setbacks into creative opportunity across 12 TEDx talks interleaved with Stewart Owen Dance Company performances and Dixon Violin; includes audience participation, speaker Q&A, catered lunch, and theater networking.

Visionary storytellers turn setbacks into creative opportunity across 12 TEDx talks interleaved with Stewart Owen Dance Company performances and Dixon Violin; includes audience participation, speaker Q&A, catered lunch, and theater networking.
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Two hour place based writing walk through Asheville's historic Black cultural district focused on storytelling and creative placemaking, moving less than a mile with guided prompts, cafe stops, and community writing sessions.
Two hour place based writing walk through Asheville's historic Black cultural district focused on storytelling and creative placemaking, moving less than a mile with guided prompts, cafe stops, and community writing sessions.

Fast paced, audience driven improv featuring spontaneous sketches and scene work, blending irreverent humor and quick wit for interactive, laugh out loud late evening entertainment in an intimate professional theater setting.

Fast paced, audience driven improv featuring spontaneous sketches and scene work, blending irreverent humor and quick wit for interactive, laugh out loud late evening entertainment in an intimate professional theater setting.
Fast paced, audience driven improv featuring spontaneous sketches and scene work, blending irreverent humor and quick wit for interactive, laugh out loud late evening entertainment in an intimate professional theater setting.

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Two nights of fast-paced standup from 18 rising comics, packed with sharp writing, fearless crowd work, and big punchlines. A festival-style showcase in a full-scale performing arts theater with late-night energy.
Two nights of fast-paced standup from 18 rising comics, packed with sharp writing, fearless crowd work, and big punchlines. A festival-style showcase in a full-scale performing arts theater with late-night energy.
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Five-minute true personal stories under the "I Got It From My Mama" theme, exploring inherited habits, recipes, and generational quirks—humorous and raw—delivered in an intimate storytelling slam with audience signups.
Five-minute true personal stories under the "I Got It From My Mama" theme, exploring inherited habits, recipes, and generational quirks—humorous and raw—delivered in an intimate storytelling slam with audience signups.
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Facilitated community dialogue exploring visions of peace through personal stories and collective reflection at a neighborhood community center; free ticketed admission encourages inclusive participation and intergenerational conversation.

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