Come check out the Asheville Art Museum Shop’s Holiday Market. There is no admission charge to check out this expanded holiday shop full of handmade crafts, books, children’s gifts, holiday cards and calendars.

Lunchtime Art Breaks Fridays, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Free with Membership or Museum Admission The Museum presents lunchtime art breaks, a series of gallery talks and presentation designed to inform and engage you in dialogue with members of our curatorial and education departments, docents and special guests. SEPTEMBER 21 Mel Chin: High, Low and In Between Nancy Sokolove

Lunchtime Art Breaks Fridays, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Free with Membership or Museum Admission The Museum presents lunchtime art breaks, a series of gallery talks and presentation designed to inform and engage you in dialogue with members of our curatorial and education departments, docents and special guests. SEPTEMBER 7 Fiore/Drawing Cole Hendrix, Assistant Curator

"Day on Fire: Apocalypse in Contemporary Art" National Juried Exhibition Curated by the Slocumb Galleries' Visiting Artists Committee August 20 to September 14, 2012 at the Slocumb Galleries and Foundation Art Gallery Lecture by Christopher Mir on September 11, 6 p.m. at the Ball Hall Auditorium Reception follows at Slocumb Galleries Sponsored by the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts For further information contact: Karlota Contreras-Koterbay Phone: (423)-483-3179 Email: contrera@etsu.edu

River Place welcomes the Barefoot Movement for folk, Americana, & acoustic style entertainment at the Riverside stage! Come enjoy a delicious BBQ Ribs or Chicken dinner included with music for only $15! $5 for music only. Event goes on rain or shine--bring a chair! Call 423.733.4400 or check www.clinchriverecotourism.com or facebook for details!