Community Calendar

A Month-Long Showcase of Regional Landscape Art

"From June 26 to July 24, visit the gallery Monday–Friday (10 am – 5 pm) for a professional fine art show featuring the landscapes and scenes captured during Art in Bloom.

Admission: Free and open to the public."

A Month-Long Showcase of Regional Landscape Art

"From June 26 to July 24, visit the gallery Monday–Friday (10 am – 5 pm) for a professional fine art show featuring the landscapes and scenes captured during Art in Bloom.

Admission: Free and open to the public."

Challenge yourself while drinking beer! Teams of up to 6 can compete for fantastic prizes. Join us in the taproom every Wednesday from 7-9. Bring a phone!

Summer 2026
Standup Comedy Pageant Finale

Thursday July 29, 2026
8p-10p, doors at 7p
The Orange Peel’s Comedy Basement, Pulp Lounge, 103 Hilliard Ave, Downtown Asheville

Winners of qualifying standup contests compete in the ultimate finale! Fantastic standup comics competing for title & cash prize. Audience votes thru ballot for winner. Get tix early, these shows sell out!

Hosted by Hilliary Begley from Netflix & Amazon Prime!

Celebrity Judge, Comic James Harrod will put the contestants thru the paces to woo the audience vote!

Cocktails available while you laugh the night away to some of the area's best Stand Up Comics in a ridiculously fun adult environment in PULP, the largest Bourbon Bar in the South East!!
Free snacks while availability lasts! You may bring your own food in (no drinks)!

Contestants:
April 2026 winner Zandra Johnson
April 2026 winner Ben Gibson
May 2026 winner Roman Fraden
May 2026 winner Randall Moore
Plus WILD CARD battle contest between two runners up! (Chris Tester & Mat Freeman)

THIS SHOW WILL SELLOUT
This show is more than just great standup! Contestants must vie for the title through games, standup and charm.

More info contact Michele at sliceoflifecomedy@gmail.com

A Month-Long Showcase of Regional Landscape Art

"From June 26 to July 24, visit the gallery Monday–Friday (10 am – 5 pm) for a professional fine art show featuring the landscapes and scenes captured during Art in Bloom.

Admission: Free and open to the public."

A Month-Long Showcase of Regional Landscape Art

"From June 26 to July 24, visit the gallery Monday–Friday (10 am – 5 pm) for a professional fine art show featuring the landscapes and scenes captured during Art in Bloom.

Admission: Free and open to the public."

Back by popular demand, Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is offering a sunrise experience in 2026. This special event will provide guests with the rare opportunity to be in the park outside of regular operating hours and to hopefully experience a lovely sunrise from the bridge’s lofty vantage point. Tickets for this event go on sale online on Grandfather Mountain’s website June 2 at 10 a.m. Advance registration required.

Join MountainTrue, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, and the Buladean Community Center for an exploration of the outstanding natural diversity of the Roan Highlands and to celebrate our 10th Annual BioBlitz. Attendees will participate in groups with expert naturalists that will guide them in identifying as many species as possible. Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy will open several of their preserves to participants who in turn will collect data that will aid in land protection.

"Every story I tell is true...except for the parts I make up" - Donna Washington

Get ready to take an unforgettable journey with Donna Washington! You might visit the North Wind, hang out with an exasperated turtle, find out why Possum plays dead, or find out why the Sun and Moon live in the sky. Audiences will laugh, play along, and leave with a story or two of their own to share.

Donna Washington is an award-winning internationally known master storyteller, artist-educator, and author who has been performing for audiences of all ages for over thirty-six years. She is renowned for her storytelling for both children and adults from poignant & funny fables about the human condition to relationships stories to spine-tingling tales of terror. She has been featured around the world including Canada, Peru, Ireland, Argentina & Hong Kong.

This event is part of our FamilyStage Series! Wiggles & Giggles are Welcome - this series is made for children, youth and families.

All Seats: $13.00

*Above price includes $3 per ticket facility fee
*Plus 6.75% NC sales tax
*All persons, including infants must have a ticket

Challenge yourself while drinking beer! Teams of up to 6 can compete for fantastic prizes. Join us in the taproom every Wednesday from 7-9. Bring a phone!