Sister Robert Anne's Cabaret Class
by Dan Goggin
September 20-29
Fri & Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm
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After almost 30 years of "Nunsense" shows, the feisty, street-smart, hilarious Sister Robert Anne has finally become a star in her own right, commanding the stage like no other nun in this one-woman show. As she "teaches" the audience how to put together a cabaret act, she takes us on a journey of some of the most memorable numbers from the entire "Nunsense" series by award-winning composer Dan Goggin, interspersed with humorous stories and audience interaction. This is one class you're not going to want to skip!
Chalk the Walk
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September 28th • 9am-12pm
Rain Date October 5th
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Black Mountain's favorite annual chalk drawing contest is back! Chalk the Walk is a community-wide chalk event that takes place on a beautiful Saturday in downtown Black Mountain. Participants can register only for $5 to participate, and compete to win cash prizes in 4 different categories: elementary (ages 5-11), teen (ages 12-18), adult (over 18), and family or small group (no more than 5 members). Join in on a fun community event and help us chalk up Black Mountain! Click below for more information and to register.
Cast Iron Bluegrass
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October 5th • 7pm
Tickets $20
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Cast Iron was formed in 2019 from the rich acoustic music scene around the Asheville area. Mandolin player Nick Dauphinais, a New Hampshire native, has played with Mountain Faith and the Larry Stephenson Band. Andrew Blythe, on banjo, grew up in Etowah, North Carolina and participated in the bluegrass program while attending East Tennessee State University. He later joined the western North Carolina bluegrass band Blue Wheel Drive. Guitar player Rob Sine, from Fairmont, West Virginia, also played with Blue Wheel Drive before joining Cast Iron. Celia Millington-Wyckoff, on bass, played with the central Pennsylvania bluegrass band Whetstone Run in the mid-70s, and retired to the Asheville area in order to have more opportunities to play.
The Campfireball:
Reverse Storytelling
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October 11th • 7pm
Tickets $15
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The Campfireball is a ‘reverse-storytelling’ show about the audience. Instead of asking folks to sit and passively watch a storyteller, The Campfireball explores various ways of coaxing the people in the audience to share their stories with one another. At the intersection of intimacy and absurdity, this unique 90 minute immersive experience encourages people to surprise themselves, drop their guards, and, by the end, to have told a brand new larger, interwoven story of all of us in the room together.
Developed over two years at the master’s in Storytelling program at East Tennessee State University, The Campfireball has something to to connect with every kind of audience member. Participation is never mandatory, it’s just as much fun to sit back and watch the stories unfold as it is to share, after all, what is a story without someone to listen? No two events are alike, and none will ever be repeated.
Buncombe Turnpike​
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October 12th • 7pm
Tickets $15
Buncombe Turnpike is a long time staple in the Asheville bluegrass scene. Their sets are made up of primarily hand crafted original songs, but the band also plays a variety of other heartfelt tunes ranging from traditional and contemporary bluegrass. With their crowd pleasing demeanor, seasoned musicianship, and powerful vocals the band has made a name for themselves among traditional and contemporary listeners alike. Band members are, Tom Godleski, lead vocals and upright bass, Korey Warren guitar , mandolin, lead and backing vocals. David Hyatt, guitar and mandolin and lead and backing vocals, George Buckner, banjo, Don Lewis, fiddle. mandolin. lead and backing vocals.
A Slice of Life:​
An evening of stories
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October 19th • 7pm
Tickets $18 in advance/$22 at the door
Join nationally celebrated storyteller Connie Regan-Blake as she welcomes her storytelling workshop participants to the stage for “A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories.” This year's tellers are Andy Russell , Caty Carlin, Cheri Miller, Christine Westfeldt, Janel Behm Woodland, Laura Hope-Gill, Linda Chancey Guice, and Steve Tate.
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Connie is emceeing this evening of unique voices. The last several “Slice of Life” shows have been sell-outs – so get your tickets early!
Reasonably Priced Babies
Improv Comedy
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October 26th • 7pm
Tickets $15
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RPB is a formidable improv comedy group consisting of Tom Chalmers, Mondy Carter, Karen Stobbe, Kim Richardson and Josh Batenhorst.
This is how it works: RPBs will ask the audience for suggestions and then they make that come to technicolor life. Get ready to be a part of the experience because this show will push the envelope of ridiculous fun.
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Book Launch:
Perpetuonics
By Jeffrey Melvin Hutchins
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November 10th • 2-3:30pm
Free and Open to the Public ​
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This event is a launch party for the novel “Perpetuonics”, a futuristic cautionary tale. Jeff, the author, will provide refreshments and have books to sign and sell. The event will include a reading by and a Q&A with the author. There will also be a staged reading of a dramatized section of the book featuring local actors Rebecca Williams, Jessica Klarp, Jerry Pope, Maggie O’Neill, Al Watts, and Sheldon Altschul.
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About the Book:
In the near future, young tech entrepreneur Declan Marchand invents Perpetuonics, a method of digitizing a living person's character, knowledge, emotions, and memories — and then bringing that person back into "existence" after death. These Digital beINGS — Dings in shorthand — can theoretically “live” forever. They reside in massive servers, where they communicate with living people with the help of a living Compadore. They are also, of course, subject to rules and restrictions . . . until they begin to discover their own power.
Hustle Souls
in Concert
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November 23rd • 7pm
Tickets $20​
Hustle Souls, based in Asheville, NC, masterfully blend Retro-Soul, New Orleans Brass, and Americana into a unique and captivating sound. Lauded by American Blues Scene as a "generation-jumping mashup of new school second line funk with old school vintage soul," and described by Bluestown Music as “intimate soul...with a Curtis Mayfield like warmth,” the band has earned a spot as one of Music Connection Magazine’s “Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands.”
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Overflowing with energy and spontaneity, Hustle Souls features roaring B3 organ and jubilant brass, balanced with three-part vocal harmonies and a passion for songwriting. Their music has been praised by Aldora Britian Records as “worthy of being included in that brilliant soul music canon, a heritage that features some of the greatest performers and writers that have ever graced this earth.”
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Kellin Watson
and Friends
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December 14th • 7pm
Tickets $20​
Kellin Watson is an internationally-touring singer-songwriter, whose award-winning sound blends elements of blues, pop, folk, and soul. Hailing from Black Mountain, NC, Kellin draws on her Appalachian roots to bring both power and rawness to her music. She has worked with/opened for a wide range of notable artists such as: Amos Lee, Little Feat, Susan Tedeschi, The Duhks, Crash Test Dummies, The Wood Brothers, Seth Walker, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Walter Wolfman Washington, Gordie Sampson, members of Band of Horses, and several others. Kellin's songs have been featured on film, tv and commercials such as, CBS’s The Good Wife, Degrassi: The Next Generation, GMC’s Trinity Goodheart, several independent films, in addition to sync commercial work, globally. In 2017, Kellin began to take a step back from touring and making records to focus on having children. She is slowly making her way back into live performances again, and is excited to have one of her first full live shows back out, at BMCA!
December Gathering of
Harp and Story
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December 15th • 2pm
Tickets $15​
Sit back and get ready for an afternoon of Classy and Sassy as Martha Geouge Hill, Celtic harper, and Cynthia Geouge Davis, author and storyteller, combine their sisterly stylings of music making and humor in a holiday performance!​
Martha Geouge Hill is an award-winning Celtic harper, composer, and arranger who has performed regionally, nationally and internationally. She is a founding member of the Celtic trio Stone’s Throw as well as a founding member of Banrigh, a Celtic harp ensemble. Her musical selections will include both traditional and original Celtic compositions, all beautifully arranged and performed by this gifted artist.
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Cynthia Geouge Davis, author of Catfish Corner, a collection of humorous Southern short stories, revisits Catfish Corner for the holidays. Christmas in Catfish Corner will share the secrets of how Vera’s veneers got into the fruitcake batter, and don’t forget those Three Wise Men who learned the hazards of not wearing long pants underneath their bathrobes when they placed their gifts at the manger. And, speaking of the manger, who stole Da Baby Jesus out of the Baptist’s nativity scene?
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So, come! Join The Sisters for a delightful December afternoon of music and merry. Their blend of sisterly love, award-winning musical talent, and Southern humor will leave you wishing you hung on their family tree.
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
December 21st @ 7pm
December 22nd @ 2pm
Tickets $22, youth (up to 17) $15
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A special holiday addition to our 24/25 season! You may think you know Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by heart. But we promise you’ve never seen anything quite like Mark Cabus’ acclaimed solo performance of this beloved holiday classic.
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In his ingenious adaptation of the 1843 novella, Cabus takes on more than 18 characters, engaging audiences with his quick wit and capturing the true spirit of the season. An accomplished actor, writer, director and producer, Cabus has performed this particular show for an estimated 22,000 people throughout the Southeast.
828.669.0930 / / Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm
225 W State St, Black Mountain, NC 28711, USA
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