The evening will be a celebration of poetry. Bruce Spang will read from his latest book, Twist. Marie Harris and Maggie Anderson will read from their poems. The instrumentalist Lee R. Horsman will play his gongs, inviting us into a world of sound refractions.

Held on First Sundays, join this all-arts open mic. Prepare a five minute original piece in whatever medium you so choose — storytelling, music, poetry, literature, comedy, dance — or simply come to enjoy and support the local arts community.

Nourish yourself through the power of community, connection, and creativity in this monthly drop-in group that invites you to reflect, share, and engage with what it means to live a whole creative life.

Saturday, November 1 | Join Speakeasy Improv for a monthly comedy show that will keep you laughing till you cry. Think "Whose Line is it Anyway" but with R rated shenanigans and plenty of good vibes to go around. The talented cast of WITB brings off the wall energy and fun to every show and it is ALL made up! So put on your best set of overalls and grab some friends to come out to party and find out "What's in the Box?"

What if grade-school Show & Tell grew up, got a little weirder, and added a creative twist?  Join us for Story Parlor's most low-stakes storytelling-meets-creativity session designed for people who have cool stuff they want to talk about.

Palimpsest Productions’ Second Annual Gothic Cabaret will feature gruesome delights for the eyes and ears. Don’t miss this Halloween extravaganza! 

Spotlight is a regular event hosted by AVL Film and Venus Rising Media, celebrating Asheville’s growing film community. This event goes strange featuring original weird/experimental/horror short films from local creators followed by an engaging Q&A.

An evening of celebration for the contributions of local female horror creators! This Just-Us-Girls event includes an intimate group discussion around the female perspective on and relationship with horror.

Join this gathering of stories describing personal journey's from Stormy to Calm featuring four local storytelling favorites: Nancy Reeder, Jo Mangum, Chuck Fink, and David Sharpe.

Enjoy an evening of mind blowing entertainment that will leave your jaw on the floor. It’s 70 minutes of highly interactive experiences that you won’t believe. Limited seating. 18+ please.

Held on First Sundays, join this all-arts open mic. Prepare a five minute original piece in whatever medium you so choose — storytelling, music, poetry, literature, comedy, dance — or simply come to enjoy and support the local arts community.

SOLD OUT! | Join Story Parlor for an evening of stories, music, and performance featuring local artists paying tribute to their international homelands.

Join us for an evening of offerings from new and familiar writers and storytellers from throughout Western North Carolina as we reflect and grieve, honor and celebrate, bear witness, and find our way together one year after the storm.

(Postponed!) | Join us for an intimate evening of connection and creativity as former Story Parlor Artist-in-Residence Shunyu Huang hosts a roundtable conversation and collaborative performance with guests from Asheville’s BIPOC community, celebrating the “five flavors of life” and the shared threads of humanity.

Poetry and music are perhaps the two art forms that draw most deeply from this inner silence as they transform it into song. Tonight we will hear examples of these transformations in the poetry of Michael Hettich (A Sharper Silence), Eric Nelson (Horse Not Zebra), Mildred Barya (The Animals of My Earth School) and in the haunting, unique, and beautiful music of Elysian Studios.

Long-running reading series, Juniper Bends, presents an evening of poetry and music featuring local and visiting artists. This quarter’s theme: Autumn Equinox

Join writers and storytellers from Western North Carolina to celebrate, cry, and connect through stories that center the essential nature of bodily autonomy to our humanity.

SOLD OUT! | “Sonic Shadows” brings to life the timeless romance between Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che, 141 BC–87 BC) and his beloved concubine, Lady Li. After Lady Li’s passing, a courtier’s shadow puppet play comforted the grieving emperor, becoming his favorite pastime. Witness masterful puppetry from Hobey Ford’s masterful, evocative music composed and performed by Min Xiao-Fen, and captivating soundscapes from Zack Page.

Held on First Sundays, join this all-arts open mic. Prepare a five minute original piece in whatever medium you so choose — storytelling, music, poetry, literature, comedy, dance — or simply come to enjoy and support the local arts community.

Enjoy an evening of mind blowing entertainment that will leave your jaw on the floor. It’s 70 minutes of highly interactive experiences that you won’t believe. Limited seating. 18+ please.

What if grade-school Show & Tell grew up, got a little weirder, and added a creative twist?  Join us for Story Parlor's most low-stakes storytelling-meets-creativity session designed for people who have cool stuff they want to talk about.

Friday, August 22 | MULTI-VITAMIN : Story, Songs & Improv  is a multi-genre bill of storytellers, songwriters and comedians who enjoy absurd and moving social commentary, making work in response to the beauty and despair all around us.

Join us for an intimate evening of connection and creativity as former Story Parlor Artist-in-Residence Shunyu Huang hosts a roundtable conversation and collaborative performance with guests from Asheville’s BIPOC community, celebrating the “five flavors of life” and the shared threads of humanity.

Held on First Sundays, join this all-arts open mic. Prepare a five minute original piece in whatever medium you so choose — storytelling, music, poetry, literature, comedy, dance — or simply come to enjoy and support the local arts community.

Becomyth: We Begin in Chaos (Night 3) | Join the final iteration in the 2025 Story/Arts residency, Adam J. N. Keene and Langston Kelly lead audiences through a lyrical, dreamlike journey where forgotten myths awaken through the perspective of a child, inviting reflection on creation and renewal.

Becomyth: We Begin in Chaos (Night 2) | For the second evening of the 2025 Story/Arts Residency, The Book of Convocation, artists-in-residence Adam J. N. Keene and Langston Kelly blend ancient and new myths into a ritualistic performance that reflects on transformation, reckoning, and the possibilities born from chaos.

SOLD OUT! | Wandering bards Mica Moon and Samara Jade bring a uniquely original (and yet ancient and familiar) marriage of oral storytelling and finely crafted song in “The Floating Kingdom,” a musical and theatrical tale of reflection, journey and return.