Asheville Art Museum
Pack Place, Downtown
 828-253-3227
The museum houses its own impressive permanent collection of 20th century American art while also frequently playing host to visiting collections from other prestigious museums. Allow an hour or more for a visit. Open Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 1-5pm. Fri. until 8pm in the summer. 

Asheville Community Theatre
35 E. Walnut Street, Downtown
828-252-4723
Asheville's oldest premier theater has offered professional-quality productions since 1946. Comedies, musicals, and dramas are presented for three consecutive weekends throughout the year.

Asheville Lyric Opera
Pack Place, Downtown
828-236-0670
"Come see Asheville's premier opera company as it makes a 'quantum leap of artistic development.' (ACT) in Western North Carolina, a full season of opera is to be experienced by all fans of the opera.

Asheville Symphony
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Downtown Asheville. The brightest stars...the greatest music...the finest performances... 828-254-7046

Blue Spiral 1
38 Biltmore Avenue, Downtown
828-251-0202
One of Asheville's premier art galleries featuring contemporary fine art and craft by artists of the Southeastern United States.

Brevard Music Center
Nestled in the foothills of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, this premier summer music festival and comprehensive music center has set the highest standards in performance and education for six decades.

Colburn Gem & Mineral Museum
Pack Place, Downtown
828-254-7162
Explore the rich treasures of the earth at this museum called "a mini-Smithsonian of gems" by the Washington Post. Allow one to three hours for a visit. Open Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm.

Diana Wortham Theatre
Pack Place, Downtown
 828-257-4530
The intimate 500-seat theater is host to more than 150 performances annually by professional touring artists and local arts organizations. Performances normally last around two hours. Call for performance schedule.

Folk Art Center
Blue Ridge Parkway
828-298-7928
The Center is the home of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, representing craft artists from Southern Appalachia. The Allanstand Craft Shop carries the work of over 300 of these guild members. Upstairs the Folk Art Center offers a gallery which showcases changing exhibits of regional and national scope. Daily craft demonstrations April-December. Open daily 9am-6pm, Apr.-Dec.; 9am-5pm Jan.-Mar. Admission is free.

Thomas Wolfe House
The boyhood home of the author Thomas Wolfe (Look Homeward, Angel) is furnished with family posessions and open for tours (appx. 30 min.). A number of special events take place each year. Small admission fee. 828-253-8304.