Musical Feasts
Musical Feast: Chip Critiques Chopin
Posana 1 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NCWant to get out of the post-holiday doldrums? How about an inside look at a composer’s life along with some great food and witty commentary? If this appeals to you, come to Posana to view the 1945 Charles Vidor movie, A Song to Remember. Nominated for six Academy Awards and starring Cornel Wilde, Paul Muni, […]
Musical Feast: Going…Going…Gone!
Brunk Auction 117 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NCMany of you may have seen Andrew Brunk on the Antiques Road Show. If you missed our visit to Brunk Auction three years ago or if you enjoyed the experience and want to repeat it, this is the Feast for you! Sip a little wine, stroll around the showroom and preview the fine art and […]
Musical Feast: Basketball and Barbecue
UNCA Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena 1 University Heights, Asheville, NCWhat could be better than a barbecue dinner with all the trimmings and a special section seat for UNC Asheville Men’s Basketball on Wednesday evening, January 24, 2018. You’ll dine in a private room at the Sherrill Center and meet Janet R. Cone, Director of Athletics at UNC Asheville. Janet will speak about UNC […]
Musical Feast: Music Magic in Biltmore House and Forest
The Biltmore Estate 1 Lodge St, Asheville, NCThis feast offers some unique opportunities for hearing wonderful music as well as to have a special experience at Biltmore House. Here is your opportunity to have the first floor of Biltmore practically to yourself. Arrive at the Estate at 5:00 for a drive to the mansion where musicians from the Youth Orchestra will entertain […]
Musical Feast: Pinball Wizards Want More!
Asheville Pinball Museum 1 Battle Square #1b, Asheville, NCTake off your jacket, loosen that tie, roll up your sleeves and challenge your friends. The Pinball Museum Musical Feast is back by popular demand. It’s even better now with over 70 games versus the museum’s original 27. As we discovered at the first feast, many of us have fond memories of pinball machines and […]
Musical Feast: Juilliard Jazzical
Doris and Ralph Loomis are excited to offer you an opportunity for a particularly unique Feast next spring – a piano recital by a second year student of The Juilliard School, Henry Smolen by name. Henry is flying in for the night and will be offering an extensive repertoire of favorite and familiar classical pieces […]
Musical Feast: Feast and Falconry at the Sourwood Inn
The Sourwood Inn 810 Elk Mountain Scenic Highway, Asheville, NCBack by popular demand, we have arranged a repeat for those many of you who requested it. Do come enjoy an April afternoon at the Sourwood Inn, Asheville’s closest and most glorious mountain getaway. The Inn, an Asheville treasure, is located on 100 acres of hilly terrain at an elevation of 3,200 feet. It feels […]
Musical Feast: Two Ps in a Poz
A Musical Feast for the ages! – the Zahlers invite you to their beautiful home on the mountain for a musical program featuring Concertmaster Jason Posnock and his wife, Dilshad, both Asheville Symphony Orchestra players (address will be provided to attendees via email). This evening offers an opportunity to see the two of them in […]
Musical Feast: Run for the Roses!
This is a Southern Tradition you will not want to miss! Witness the 144th Run for the Roses – “Derby Style” in the Biltmore Forest home of Barbra and Keith Love (private address will be sent to attendees via email). All the Race Day rules have been followed, and your hosts look forward to giving […]
Musical Feast: It’s O’er the Ridge We Go
Join our intrepid hikers, Marilyn Kolton and Lou Dwarshuis, on a hike along the beautiful ridge trail starting at Elk Pasture Gap and going (mostly downhill) for about 3 miles. You can expect to see the rare Dutchman’s Pipe wildflower and many other spring blooms as well as a variety of ferns. Besides the fresh […]
Musical Feast: A Minor Miracle
The Basilica of St. Lawrence 97 Haywood Street, Asheville, NCAsheville is privileged to be home to the Basilica of St. Lawrence, a Roman Catholic Church, designated a Minor Basilica by the Holy See in 1993. To quote from the church’s brochure, “The term Basilica is a special designation given by the Holy Father to certain churches because of their antiquity, dignity, historical importance or […]
Musical Feast: Bison and Camels and Watusi …Oh My!
Dr. King's Carolina Bison Farm 356 Ridgeview Rd, Leicester, NCThis event is SOLD OUT. For a most unusual Musical Feast experience, consider spending a day on a working farm, surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Located in Leicester about fifteen minutes from downtown Asheville, the Dr. King Carolina Bison Farm is home to a variety of animals –American Buffalo (Bison), rare Black Bison, […]
Musical Feast: Fancy Fiddlin’ with a Feast
Blue Moon Lodge, the rustic mountain home of Sharon and Roger Eschenroeder, is the perfect setting for an evening celebrating North Carolina’s musical heritage (private address will be sent to attendees via email). Sitting atop Butler Mountain in Fairview, the home has paths for strolling and rocking chairs for sitting and admiring the long-range mountain […]
Musical Feast: A Wildflower Picnic In Kenilworth Garden
Celebrate spring at a delightful picnic set in one of Asheville’s most beautiful gardens. Your hosts, John Cram and Matt Chambers – who brought New Morning Gallery and the fashionable Bellagio’s to Biltmore Village as well as Blue Spiral, the Fine Arts Theatre and Bellagio Everyday downtown – have lovingly maintained and added to their […]
Musical Feast: An Elegant Evening with Our New Conductor
Home of Doris and Ralph LoomisWe have a lot to celebrate – our new music director, Darko Butorac (pronounced BOO-toh-rutz), is here to help us kick off the opening of our NEW season at last! Come help us welcome him to Asheville and our Symphony Orchestra. For this celebration, Doris and Ralph Loomis are opening their spacious and beautiful home in one […]
Musical Feast: The Integrity of the Tree
Carrier Park 220 Amboy Rd, Asheville, NCComing up in September, Musical Feasts offers an event that embodies everything Asheville – unique craftsmanship, traditional local cuisine, ecological awareness and a classy informality. Internationally acclaimed furniture designer, Brian Boggs, designs and builds fine wood furniture, continuing a thirty-five-year career. He and his team handcraft heirloom-quality furniture – one piece at a time – […]
Musical Feast: Wine, Roses and Ruiz
The Fitzgerald 288 Macon Ave, Asheville, NCAgain, in The Fitzgerald homes of Bolling Farmer and Joanne and Tom Parker, Michael Ruiz will perform piano magic. First, wine with Bolling, while observing a sweeping view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from her balcony. Then, strolling just a few feet to Joanne's and Tom's art-filled home for more wine and sweets. There, Michael […]
Musical Feast: Return to Perelandra with The Lonesome Road Band
Perelandra 31 Patriots Drive, AshevilleReturn to beautiful Perelandra for an evening highlighted by a fabulous bluegrass concert featuring Grammy-nominated J. Larry Keith and The Lonesome Road Band. They promise to provide great harmonies, funny stories, and an outstanding Blue Grass repertoire at the home of host, Jerry Reed Smith, owner of “Song of the Wood” in Black Mountain with […]
Musical Feast: From Folk to Baroque: enjoy dinner and a musical evening with acoustic guitarist Robin Bullock
The Ramble's Living Well Center 15 Hallett Court, Asheville, NCRobin Bullock, of "Swananoa Solistice" fame, and celebrated acoustic guitar, mandolin and cittern master folk musician, joins us this fall when the autumn beauty of The Ramble’s scenic woodlands provide the backdrop for a delectable Musical Feast. Robin blends the ancient folk melodies of Celtic lands, their American descendants, and the masterworks of the Baroque […]
Musical Feast: Historic Riverside Cemetery
Historic Riverside Cemetery 53 Birch St., Asheville, NCAre you interested in a unique journey into Asheville’s past? An event that offers insight into the cultural diversity, architecture, religious customs and landscape design of our beloved city? Historic Riverside Cemetery is the answer! Founded August 4, 1885 as a garden-style cemetery and public park, the cemetery offers all of that and more. Gary […]
Musical Feast: The Vision of Vasilik
Eliada Home and School 2 Compton Drive, Asheville, NCWatch Ann demonstrate her amazing technique with watercolors and enjoy a delicious lunch! Highly skilled artist/painter, Ann Vasilik, will captivate you with the magic of watercolor as her transparent washes begin to reveal a favorite image of Asheville. Watch as the artist brings our fair city’s ambient glory to life right before of your eyes. […]
Musical Feast: Chip Reflects on “Rhapsody”
Posana 1 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NCChip Kaufman is back by popular demand and just in time to entertain you about George Gershwin, one of the composers featured in the upcoming Masterworks concert. If you don’t already know Chip from his work at WCQS, from his informative Symphony Talks and from “Behind the Notes”, here is a great opportunity to become […]
Musical Feast: Celtic Caprice
Home of Ann & Jerry McLellanFor a terrific winter’s-day diversion, we offer an enchanting house concert with a whimsical twist. Come to the McLellan’s home in Kenilworth for lunch, be swept away with the music of the Celtic harp and, just for fun, a demonstration of “Fairy Hair”. For the occasion, award-winning Celtic harpist, Sue Richards, will offer a concert […]
Musical Feast: Eat Your Art Out
Blue Spiral 1 38 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NCJoin us for dinner in the warm atmosphere of Blue Spiral 1 Gallery. John Cram, a leader in Asheville’s downtown Renaissance, recognized the need for a premier showcase for artists and crafts people in the heart of the city. His vision has proved to be prescient. John and his team – Michael Maness, Director, and […]
Musical Feast: The Magic Flute, an Encore
The Home of Ann and Jon KemskeReturn to the Golden Age of Elegance and enjoy an intimate dinner in a wonderfully restored part of downtown Asheville’s past – The Aston. Your hosts Ann and Jon Kemske welcome you to their charming condo and offer drinks and appetizers with lovely music from the “magic” flute of Dilshad Posnock of the Asheville Symphony. […]
Musical Feast: The Magic Flute, an Encore
The Home of Ann and Jon KemskeReturn to the Golden Age of Elegance and enjoy an intimate dinner in a wonderfully restored part of downtown Asheville’s past – The Aston. Your hosts Ann and Jon Kemske welcome you to their charming condo and offer drinks and appetizers with lovely music from the “magic” flute of Dilshad Posnock of the Asheville Symphony. […]
Musical Feast: Featuring…Denise Kiernan!
Home of Nancy and Ron EdgertonHave you met your Asheville neighbor, Denise Kiernan? Next spring, Musical Feasts will offer you an amazing opportunity to meet and talk with this New York Times Best Selling Author! Denise has served as chief writer for the television show Who Wants to be a Millionaire and has won countless awards and acclaim for her […]
Musical Feast: Family of Earth
Beaverdam Run ClubhouseThe Legacy of Wilma Dykeman Your hosts welcome you to a special Sunday afternoon gathering highlighting the legacy of Asheville’s own Wilma Dykeman, author, historian, educator, journalist and environmental advocate – a true Renaissance woman. Her focused passions led to the championing of causes that remain relevant today – water pollution, the rights of women, […]
Musical Feast: The Icing on the Cake
Home of Nancy & Buck BraggLunch with Karen Donatelli Nancy and Buck Bragg invite you to their spacious fifth-floor loft in the Grove Arcade to enjoy a glass of wine while listening to Karen Donatelli discuss and demonstrate some of the pastry techniques that make her Karen Donatelli Bakery and Café such a gourmet destination in downtown Asheville. The apartment […]
Musical Feast: Tapas and Tales
Home of Stacy and Michael SelverneAsheville Symphony Organization board member, Michael Selverne, has been a behind-the-scenes player in the music industry for decades, and does he ever have some stories to share – with the platinum and gold records to back it up! Visit Michael and his wife Stacy in their mountaintop home in South Asheville for an evening of […]