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APLR Presents: An Evening of Medicine Music with Biruany & Txana of the Huni Kuin Tribe

Thursday, July 9th, 2026

AyurPrana Listening Room - 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806

Doors 6PM || Event 7PM

Biruany of the Huni Kuin Tribe

Biruany Huni Kuin (@sami abiruany) is a prominent spiritual leader who combines leadership, spirituality, and empowerment within her cultural context, deep in the Brazilian Amazon. As a representative of a collective of female spiritual leaders from Novo Futuro village, she holds a pivotal role within her community, where she leads and oversees spiritual practices rooted in healing through plant medicine. Biruany is widely recognized for her groundbreaking achievements, as she is notably the first Huni Kuin woman to lead Ayahuasca works and engage in pioneering studies, challenging traditional gender roles and expectations. Beyond her village, Biruany's influence transcends borders.

Txana Tuwe of Huni Kuin Tribe

Txana Tuwe Huni Kuin is an experienced and respected leader of the Huni Kuin people, born and raised in Novo Futuro Village. Tuwe is known for his strong commitment to his indigenous heritage and for carrying a very strong ancestral presence after undertaking many spiritual diets from his tradition. With the trust and respect of both his community and elders, he embodies a deep connection to the wisdom and traditions passed down through generations, rooted in his years of experience with plant medicine and other ancestral practices of his people. Tuwe has traveled to many continents spreading the messages of the forest and, together with his sister Biruany, he advocates for the recognition and preservation of indigenous traditions, sharing the Huni Kuin culture and spirituality not only within Brazil but also on a global scale.

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Janiec Opera Company
Brevard Festival Orchestra
Dean Anthony, stage director
Joshua Horsch, conductor

The Janiec Opera Company presents The Falling and the Rising, a powerful contemporary opera by BMC Alum Zach Redler.

Blending lyricism with dramatic intensity, the work follows a wounded soldier’s journey through memory, healing, and transformation. Performed with the Brevard Festival Orchestra, this moving story explores resilience, sacrifice, and the path toward renewal.

PROGRAM
ZACH REDLER The Falling and The Rising

Live Bluegrass with The Sons of Ralph band at Jack of the Wood in Asheville NC, Fridays at 7:00

Shoot To Thrill includes Kara (vocals), Susan (guitar), Emily (bass), Wendy (guitar) and Kate (drums). Not only are the girls professional musicians with impeccable skills, they are also quite easy on the eyes and full of energy for an entertaining stage show!

The girls decided on AC/DC in particular, because the band's songs are a marriage of compelling music and creative story-telling. The guitar work is intricate yet not overplayed, while the rhythms are driving and dynamic. The silence is as important as the noise, and the lyrics are relatable and captivating. You just HAVE to sing along....or air-guitar….or BOTH!

The girls decided to do a full tribute rather than a cover band, because a tribute is much more challenging. You play many songs by the same artist and really reach inside that artist copying not only their playing style but also their signature stage moves. It's really quite an art and very rewarding when you make it all come together.

Shoot To Thrill is based out of Raleigh, NC and tours all along the East Coast. The girls look forward to meeting you and rocking you into an unbelievable frenzy of good times!

The Jazz Showcase is curated by esteemed pianist, scholar, and UNC Asheville music professor Dr. Bill Bares; this showcase series is dedicated to bringing the region’s finest jazz musicians and most compelling sounds to our stage in a true listening room experience.

Brevard Music Center Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Soloist Camille Thomas, cello

JoAnn Falletta leads the Brevard Music Center Orchestra in a program of brilliance and vitality.

Cellist Camille Thomas performs Tchaikovsky’s elegant Variations on a Rococo Theme, a showcase of lyricism and virtuosity. Music by Joan Tower opens the evening, and Nielsen’s powerful Fourth Symphony, “The Inextinguishable,” concludes the program with driving energy and triumphant spirit.

PROGRAM
JOAN TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
JOAN TOWER Made in America
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
CARL NIELSEN Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable”

Janiec Opera Company
Brevard Festival Orchestra
Dean Anthony, stage director
Joshua Horsch, conductor

The Janiec Opera Company presents The Falling and the Rising, a powerful contemporary opera by BMC Alum Zach Redler.

Blending lyricism with dramatic intensity, the work follows a wounded soldier’s journey through memory, healing, and transformation. Performed with the Brevard Festival Orchestra, this moving story explores resilience, sacrifice, and the path toward renewal.

PROGRAM
ZACH REDLER The Falling and The Rising

APLR Presents: Idle County - Album Release

with Special Guests Colin Miller & i26connector

Saturday, July 11th, 2026

AyurPrana Listening Room - 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806

Doors 6PM || Show 7 PM

Idle County - Western North Carolina Farm Rock

Colin Miller

Colin Miller is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Asheville, North Carolina. His latest record, Losin’ (Mtn Laurel Recording Co.), carries the imprint of his longtime neighbor and landlord, Gary King, whose friendship shaped Miller’s days and whose voice, humor, and memory now run through the songs he writes and the stories he tells. Miller’s music is rooted in place and shaped by devotion. He traces and responds to the echoes that call out to him until they reveal what matters. In his hands, grief and gratitude often blur, a feeling nurtured through collaborations with artists from near and far, and folded back into the music community he calls home.

I26 Connector - Emo Southern Rock from Asheville, NC

The Jazz Showcase is curated by esteemed pianist, scholar, and UNC Asheville music professor Dr. Bill Bares; this showcase series is dedicated to bringing the region’s finest jazz musicians and most compelling sounds to our stage in a true listening room experience.

STANDING ROOM ONLY

RADIO FREE EAGLE
On Saturday, July 11, The Grey Eagle hosts the inaugural Radio Free Eagle, a special tribute night celebrating the music and legacy of R.E.M.. Marking 45 years since the release of “Radio Free Europe,” the evening brings together a lineup of regional artists to perform short sets honoring one of the most influential bands to emerge from the American underground. With roots stretching from Athens, Georgia to North Carolina’s own recording history, the night highlights the sound and spirit that helped define college rock.

Designed as a collaborative, community-driven event, Radio Free Eagle will feature a wide array of styles, genres, and musicians, each putting their own spin on R.E.M.’s catalog for what promises to be a night to remember. A portion of the proceeds will benefit a local non-profit (TBA), reinforcing the event’s connection to the community it celebrates. The show aims to establish an annual tradition at The Grey Eagle, bringing artists together to honor both the songs and the shared musical lineage that continues to connect the Southeast. Lineup TBA