Community Calendar

With over 500 shows performed since its inception in 2014, Runaway Gin is the World’s Most Notable Phish Tribute Project. They have been voted the Best Phish Tribute in the World two years in a row and 2022 Charleston Jam Band of the Year. On July 4th, 2015, after the second show of the Grateful Dead GD50 run, Runaway Gin sold out the Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago catapulting them from a Southeastern regional act onto the National scene. The band has also made numerous festival appearances including Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival, Resonance Music and Arts Festival, the Woodlands Music and Arts Festival, Nextival (headliner), Hidden in the Hollow Festival and has headlined top national venues such as: the Norva, the National, Jannus Live, and the Georgia Theater.

The members of Runaway Gin have united with the goal of creating musical moments inspired by Phish. The band's song list is constantly growing and their improvisational and communication skills are constantly developing independently and together. Like Phish, Runaway Gin will never play the same show or jam the same way twice making every show a unique experience and every moment pure artistic creation.

Step into the "Warmth of the Living Room" with A Glezele Tey

Step into the ‘warmth of the living room’ on Friday, April 24 at 7:30 PM, as the Black Mountain Center for the Arts welcomes the acclaimed trio A Glezele Tey. This ensemble—featuring Ariel Shapiro, Rachel Leader, and Richie Barshay—invites you into an enthralling world of klezmer, Yiddish folk song, and original melodies for traditional Ashkenazi prayers. Rooted in deep care and communal ritual, their music draws from historical lineage to move through grief and inspire the building of a frayer velt—a freer world. It is a rare opportunity to experience an intimate performance that centers the voices of women and gender non-conforming people through the rich traditions of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora.
Tickets are available for $20 in advance or $25 at the door, so join us for a night of soul-stirring music.

The Black Mountain Center for the Arts (BMCA) is set to host a soulful weekend of Jewish diasporic music featuring the acclaimed trio A Glezele Tey. On Friday, April 24, at 7:30 PM, the ensemble will perform an intimate concert designed to evoke the "warmth of a living room." Based in Massachusetts and New York, the group—consisting of Ariel Shapiro on accordion, Rachel Leader on fiddle, and world-renowned percussionist Richie Barshay—blends traditional Klezmer with Yiddish folk songs. Their performance promises to be a deeply resonant experience, utilizing historical lineage to explore themes of grief, ritual, and the collective hope for a frayer velt, or a freer world.

A night with Mad Mike Martinez

Join us for a fun-filled, nature-themed afternoon of music, where families and kids can groove to the sounds in nature! This interactive concert held in the Williams Outdoor Learning Space celebrates the beauty of the natural world, featuring lively performances, eco-themed songs and hands-on activities that teach kids about conservation. Included with park admission.

Walk with the PAC to raise $70,000 to support people facing Parkinson's disease across the Carolinas. Your participation funds PAC's cost-free programs and services that provide hope, knowledge, and community for individuals, their care partners, and families.

Bullington Gardens is excited to announce our Annual Spring Plant Sale. Offering an exciting selection of perennials, annuals, veggies, herbs, shrubs, and trees. Featuring unique and hard-to-find varieties to help create a vibrant, thriving landscape! Join us April 23-25, 9am-4pm, for all your gardening needs.

The word craft-itarianism was coined by 2026 Center for Craft Curatorial Fellow Alyssa Velazquez to name artistic projects that generate employment, raise awareness, or offer therapeutic support through craft. These programs provide a space where people affected by addiction, incarceration, and gun violence can find solidarity while learning a skill.

Craft-itarianism: Community Action Through Craft celebrates nonprofits and artists who believe in—and actively practice—the power of craft to support and empower individuals and communities.

This exhibition was curated by 2026 Center for Craft Curatorial Fellow Alyssa Velazquez. Launched in 2017, the Curatorial Fellowship supports emerging curators exploring new ideas about craft with mentorship, professional development, and a $5,000 honorarium to realize an exhibition.

On view February 27, 2026–September 27, 2026.

This is an exhibition of multiple artists works as they pertain to the interpretation of relationships between color and mood. Consider the emotional power of color and the way it evokes story, atmosphere and meaning. This exhibition hopes to reveal a playful and experimental interaction through color's ability to shape perceptions and influence emotions. 

Join us Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th to celebrate Independent Bookstores. We have an exciting two days planned with loads of discounts, giveaways and tons of bookish fun! Independent Bookstore Day (Indie Bookstore Day) was established in 2013 to promote, celebrate, and highlight the value of the independent bookstore community. The day has been observed on the last Saturday of April every year since 2013 and this year we are extending our celebration to the whole weekend.