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Asheville Community Theater and 35below

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Asheville Community Theatre, located in the heart of downtown Asheville, has a history of artistic excellence that spans six decades. ACT remains an institution committed to providing quality entertainment for a reasonable price. While best known for our large-scale musicals, ACT also offers classic comedies and dramas, contemporary pieces, and children's theatre productions in our 399 seat Mainstage auditorium. Our second performance space is 35below, an intimate black box theater which produces smaller, unconventional works, music and cabaret performances, and play readings of new and local pieces.
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Haywood Arts Regional Theater

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Welcome to one of the treasures of Western North Carolina. The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, founded in 1985, is a volunteer-based community theatre showcasing the talents of the people of the region. HART, under the leadership of Executive Director Steven Lloyd, has grown into one of the most active theatres in the Southeast, producing a year-round schedule of plays and musicals from its home, The Performing Arts Center at the Shelton House. Opened in 1997, and funded by the support of people throughout the community, HART’s home is a stunning facility constructed in the style of the traditional Summer Stock playhouses of the 1920’s. Architect Joe Sam Queen and builder Pat Burgin used native materials to create a facility that is both grand and informal.
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Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre

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The Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre is dedicated to presenting theatre of the highest professional quality thereby enriching the Southern Appalachian Region through artistic programming, education, and outreach.
Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre
P.O.Box 1720 / 44 College Street
Mars Hill, NC 28754
Business Office 828.689.1384
Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre

Plant the Arts: Grow North Carolina

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• Create vibrant North Carolina communities
• Make money for North Carolina
• Inspire North Carolina children to excel
• Communicate across cultures in North Carolina
• Express North Carolina's identity and heritage
• The Arts experience changes lives

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Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place

Sheville Staff

In the heart of the Pack Square Cultural District is the city's finest theatre, the Diana Wortham Theatre: an intimate 500 seat theatre inside the Pack Place complex, with convenient off-street parking and numerous downtown restaurants within a block of the theatre. Diana Wortham Theatre offers live performances of music, theatre and dance throughout the year by nationally touring artists (the Mainstage Series) as well as a wide array of performances by professional and avocational regional arts groups. Diana Wortham Theatre

The Orange Peel

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The Orange Peel Social Aid & Pleasure Club of Asheville, North Carolina was voted one of Rolling Stone magazine's Top 5 Rock Clubs in the country. Asheville's premier downtown live music club is a smoke free facility that features a state of the art sound and lighting system. Musical acts appearing on stage have included Bob Dylan, The Flaming Lips, Ben Harper, Blondie, Spoon, Sonic Youth, My Morning Jacket, Dinosaur Jr, Smashing Pumpkins, Arcade Fire and many more. Our warm atmosphere and beautiful facilities are also ideal for private parties and events of all kinds. Click here to access our online calendar of events. Please feel free to Contact the Orange Peel with questions. We look forward to seeing you at the Peel! www.theorangepeel.net

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and the Asheville Civic Center

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The Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in the Asheville Civic Center provides Asheville and Western North Carolina a convenient venue for great local and national concerts and shows, everything from Broadway shows to Asheville Symphony Orchestra concerts. Events and Tickets

The Grey Eagle

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The Grey Eagle is a listening room-style concert venue. While many performers we feature have dedicated followings, we cannot offer potential performers a built-in crowd. Likewise, while we love to discover new artists and enjoy being part of the early stages of their careers, we simply cannot host performers who are unknown to Asheville audiences. Like many listening rooms around the US, The Grey Eagle is a destination location: an artist must already have some "marquee value" in the Asheville area in order to perform here. If you are (or represent) an artist who is relatively unknown in Western North Carolina, there are many other more suitable options for you, and a quick search on the web should give you a host of possibilities. www.thegreyeagle.com

Concerts on the Quad

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If you joined us on the Quad we hope you enjoyed the weekly performances. and we thank all of our wonderful patrons for another great season. Without your enthusiasm and support, Concerts on the Quad would not be possible!Please join us for the free outdoor family-oriented performances beginning at 7pm and concluding around 8:30pm.

UNC-Asheville students, staff, faculty,community folks, friends, families and visitors to our beautiful region gather together to enjoy the lovely Asheville summer evenings, great performances and picnic time on the green.(We request that family pets be left at home.)

The rain location for Concerts on the Quad is always UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. http://www.unca.edu/summerquad/

HATCH Asheville

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HATCH Asheville is a non-profit organization. The mission of HATCH is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators. We focus on the creative industries and how to best leverage our creative professions to impact the community and the planet in a positive and sustainable way. HATCHfest brings together luminaries in the arts and entertainment world to serve as mentors to groundbreaking new creative talent. We host panels, workshops, keynotes, exhibits, networking parties, and mentoring sessions for four days in the heart of downtown Asheville.
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