Community Calendar

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.

A fearless storyteller with an unshakable sense of self, Alana Springsteen has built her career on telling the truth, no matter how messy or hard-fought. Across high-concept projects like her three- part debut album TWENTY SOMETHING and highly awaited sophomore LP I HOPE THIS HELPS (a boldly autobiographical body of work due out May 29), the 25-year-old artist songwriter has carved out a vital space for raw catharsis and unfiltered reflection. A multi-instrumentalist with uncompromising vision, Springsteen plays guitar and piano throughout her albums and co-produces all her material, shaping each song with a hands-on precision that underscores her identity as both author and architect. Rooted in Country but unbound by its edges, she pulls freely from Alt-Pop and beyond, building a sonic world as expansive as it is emotionally exacting. Born and raised in Pungo, Virginia (a one-of-a-kind region where farmland meets beach), Springsteen’s connection to music began in church, where she first found her voice as a child. By age seven, she was teaching herself to play guitar and writing her own songs; at ten, she began traveling to Nashville for co-writing sessions with industry heavyweights. After making her landmark debut with TWENTY SOMETHING — a 2023 release featuring her GOLD-certified smash “goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny)” — Springsteen earned massive praise from the likes of NPR (“Few artists dissect and make sense of life in your 20s quite like Alana Springsteen”) and PEOPLE (“Everything about her says she was made for this wild, breathless — and, yes, high-risk — life of an artist”). A powerhouse live performer who commands rooms of any size, she’s now headlined her own TWENTY SOMETHING TOUR; performed at major festivals like Stagecoach; toured internationally across Europe, the U.K., and Australia; and supported superstars like Luke Bryan, LANY, Keith Urban, and NEEDTOBREATHE. With countless milestones to her name — including making her Tiny Desk debut in 2024 and scoring a No. 1 hit with “Hot Honey” (a collaboration with MULTI PLATINUM DJ/producer Tiësto) — Springsteen’s momentum is undeniable.

When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a crime, she hides out in the last place anyone would look — a convent. Suddenly, the sequins are swapped for habits, and the nightclub turns into a nave. But when Deloris brings her unholy amount of soul to the choir loft, heaven gets a whole new groove.

Sister Act is a holy-rolling, soul-lifting celebration of sisterhood, second chances, and songs that raise the roof. As Deloris helps the sisters find their voices, they just might change her heart in return.

Part divine comedy, part disco revival, it’s proof that a little funk — and a lot of faith — can turn any sanctuary into a showstopper.

Event Times: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

Four couples. One elegant dinner party. A gunshot, a missing host, and a house full of half-truths.

STANDING ROOM ONLY

NICK SHOULDERS
Refugia Blues, the fifth album from songwriter Nick Shoulders, is a record of big ideas and small, intimate moments. Rooted in the acoustic stylings of Southern traditional music, it finds the Arkansas native turning off his amp and stepping up to a ribbon microphone as a solo performer, singing in a voice that’s equal parts country croon, Appalachian yodel, and high-lonesome field holler. Shoulders’ interpretation of American roots music has always been more progressive and punky than the trucks-and-beers conservatism that passes for modern-day country, and Refugia Blues offers songs about climate collapse, radical anthropology, and generative disruption. It balances the macro with the micro, too, making room for love songs and personal topics, packaging humor alongside heavy insights. At once academic and accessible, Refugia Blues isn’t just a deep dive into southernness, but also into Shoulders himself. This is a raw, resolute version of American country music, stacked high with songs that go down easy but linger in the minds of those willing to invest the time.

3 Day Drawing on Metal with Guest Instructor Deb Karash Oct 23rd-25th

Who doesn’t want to add a little color to their jewelry, or maybe your own patterns and images?

This class focuses on the basics of my technique for drawing on metal with colored pencils. Learn to add color and excitement to your work with my special technique. During this class you should finish at least one pendant of your own design and several sample pieces.

10-5 daily

$599 Workshop Fee

Materials List/Fee Separate ($50-ish) Paid at class

-All levels welcome!

LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE

Tall Boys AVL Duo
Original tunes focused on harmonies, lyrics & rhythm w/ stellar soloing. Tallboys AVL pour a lifetime of music into every show. The duo features James Fisher and Bill Melanson.

Music lovers, this one’s for you! Join us in the taproom every Friday at 6:00pm for Singo — the music bingo game that brings the party. From pop hits to rock classics, you’ll hear it, match it, and win it. It’s free to play, there are prizes up for grabs and you can jump in throughout the night.

Bandmates Bob Zullo (Guitar & Vocal), Dex Stutzman (Guitar, Keys, Harp & Vocal) & James Leyva (Guitar & Vocal) focusing on vocal harmonies of the 70's and beyond. Playing "pop" tunes from the Beatles & CSNY to Jason Isbell........and a few originals thrown in.

Join songwriter Eliza Lynn and instrumentalist Mike Alexander for a concert of original gospel songs written during Eliza’s years of graduate theological study. The evening will also include familiar sing-alongs and many acoustic instruments: guitar, banjo, upright bass, dobro and more. Songwriter and poet Chelsea Fraser will be featured as a special guest!

Meet the Musicians: Eliza Lynn and Mike Alexander
Eliza Lynn is a folk, blues, and gospel songwriter with a “big, room-filling voice” and a sound rooted in blues, old-time country folk, and soul. Since releasing her debut album, Frisky or Fair (2005), Eliza has recorded five albums, including The Weary Wake Up (2007) at Echo Mountain, Haven (2009), Together (2011), and Goodbye Nashville (2014), recorded in Scotland. Her career has also taken her to Abbey Road Studios in London and the Belfast-Nashville Songwriting Festival. Now based in Greenville, South Carolina, Eliza is recording a new gospel album with her longtime musical collaborator and husband, Mike Alexander, and producer Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studio in Asheville, with an anticipated fall 2026 release.