Where do we start to describe an afternoon with Michael Ruiz and his magic, playing the piano and teaching us jazz, classical and pop music? Last year, this Guild function was oversubscribed. If you want to be part of this, act now. Michael has a doctorate in theoretical physics, has won the most prestigious awards […]
Join your friends (and make new ones) on the purple LaZoom Comedy Bus Tour. Whether you’re new in town or have lived here for years, you will be entertained and delighted by the zany antics of the tour guides as you learn all about Asheville. Discover history, delivered in a hilarious 90-minute show, as you […]
Did you know that Edwin Wiley Grove is known as the Father of Modern Asheville? The Grove Park Inn is a familiar landmark but what do you know of its origins? Learn all about the rich history of the Grove Park Inn on this Musical Feast tour.* The building is unique in its architecture but […]
Charlotte Caplan has been enjoying Indian food since her childhood in London. When she moved to the Carolinas and married Mike Brubaker, who plays the French horn in the Asheville Symphony, she found that there were very few Indian restaurants in town. So she made a specialty of learning to cook the delightful and endlessly […]
Back by request, we present an old fashioned Christmas gathering reminiscent of times gone by. Christmas was a time when families and friends gathered around the fireplace sharing the warm holiday atmosphere, reminiscing, caroling, and enjoying a warm evening together. This year, come enjoy a festive evening at the Schenk’s beautiful mountain home, decorated for […]
Want 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, […]
Many 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 […]
What 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 […]
This 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 […]
Take 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 […]
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 […]
Back 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Asheville 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 […]
This 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
We 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 […]
Coming 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 – […]
Again, 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 […]
Return 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 […]
Robin 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 […]
Are 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 […]
Watch 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. […]
Chip 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 […]
For 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 […]
Join 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 […]
Return 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. […]
If you love developing fundraising events, or hosting parties for a group of friends, please consider helping us with your expertise. We hold 20-25 events throughout the season, raising over $50,000 each year for the Symphony. From tours and demonstrations to parties, luncheons and dinners, the social scene of the Guild revolves around Musical Feasts. If you have an idea for an interesting and fun event, or would like to host an event with your friends please send your ideas to the Committee Chairs below, keep the parties happening! Click here to submit your ideas to the Musical Feast Committee. Many thanks to our Musical Feast Committee this year for creating such a wonderful line-up of Feasts for us to enjoy: Cliff Albertson, Birch Carlson, Ellie Daniels, Clair Griffith, Sue Luther, Billie Marzullo, Kyle Parks, Pam Prosser, BA Schenk, Honey Solomon, Nancy Stewart, Judy Van Horne.