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16 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Native Advertising

Different Strokes! kicks off 2026 with staged reading series, ‘INK of our KIN’

In celebration of Black History Month, Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective is honoring door-opening Black artists by selecting some of their works to be read onstage as part of their inaugural season of "INK of our KIN."

16 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Business, Community, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Local, On The Town, Outdoors

Year of the Fire Horse begins with Highland Brewing Lunar New Year party

Highland Brewing will mark the start of the Lunar New Year next month with a weekend-long celebration of the Year of the Fire Horse.

23 hours ago in Entertainment

As if! ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Inception’ among 25 movies entering National Film Registry

As if they'd leave "Clueless" off the list. Cher Horowitz fans, rejoice: Amy Heckerling's 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry.

1 day ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town, Outdoors

Things to do in Asheville & WNC: Jan. 30-Feb. 1

Looking for weekend plans? Try our Western North Carolina activity guide, featuring events like an all-day music festival in Hendersonville and a Dolly Parton birthday party in the River Arts District.

2 days ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town

After 20 years, Oliver Wood is playing concerts for connection

The Wood Brothers band member Oliver Wood sat down with 828newsNOW to discuss the band's new album, "Puff of Smoke," his relationship to Asheville and two decades of playing music.