
Twin Rivers Media Festival
Award-winning independent films spanning animation, drama, documentary, antiwar themes, and AI-focused storytelling roll through a gallery-style festival program. Expect curated screenings alongside a Sunday evening experimental music performance in an intimate art space.
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Award-winning indie screenings spanning animation, drama, and documentary with themes like Asheville stories, antiwar perspectives, and AI. A Sunday evening experimental music performance adds an immersive, gallery-style vibe across the multi-day schedule.

Award-winning indie screenings spanning animation, drama, and documentary with themes like Asheville stories, antiwar perspectives, and AI. A Sunday evening experimental music performance adds an immersive, gallery-style vibe across the multi-day schedule.
Award-winning indie screenings spanning animation, drama, and documentary with themes like Asheville stories, antiwar perspectives, and AI. A Sunday evening experimental music performance adds an immersive, gallery-style vibe across the multi-day schedule.

Cozy gallery screenings of curated foreign films by film buff Carlos Steward at 7PM sharp in Flood Gallery; bring your own snacks and drinks for an intimate, low-key movie night.

Cozy gallery screenings of curated foreign films by film buff Carlos Steward at 7PM sharp in Flood Gallery; bring your own snacks and drinks for an intimate, low-key movie night.
Cozy gallery screenings of curated foreign films by film buff Carlos Steward at 7PM sharp in Flood Gallery; bring your own snacks and drinks for an intimate, low-key movie night.
Anything-goes stage time blends music sets, spoken-word poetry, comedy bits, indie film shorts, and pop-up dance performances. A late-night gallery hang with a rotating lineup and come-as-you-are creative energy.
Anything-goes stage time blends music sets, spoken-word poetry, comedy bits, indie film shorts, and pop-up dance performances. A late-night gallery hang with a rotating lineup and come-as-you-are creative energy.
Anything-goes stage time blends music sets, spoken-word poetry, comedy bits, indie film shorts, and pop-up dance performances. A late-night gallery hang with a rotating lineup and come-as-you-are creative energy.

Genre-blending band set anchored by Nathan Harris’s singer-songwriter originals, backed by a tight core rhythm section. Expect rotating guests adding vocals, horns, strings, and percussion in an intimate brewery taproom.

Genre-blending band set anchored by Nathan Harris’s singer-songwriter originals, backed by a tight core rhythm section. Expect rotating guests adding vocals, horns, strings, and percussion in an intimate brewery taproom.
Genre-blending band set anchored by Nathan Harris’s singer-songwriter originals, backed by a tight core rhythm section. Expect rotating guests adding vocals, horns, strings, and percussion in an intimate brewery taproom.
An intimate backyard concert with unplugged folk songs shaped by road-worn travel and the landscapes that inspire the band’s storytelling. Expect a house concert vibe with close listening, singalong-friendly moments, and community warmth under the open sky.
An intimate backyard concert with unplugged folk songs shaped by road-worn travel and the landscapes that inspire the band’s storytelling. Expect a house concert vibe with close listening, singalong-friendly moments, and community warmth under the open sky.
An intimate backyard concert with unplugged folk songs shaped by road-worn travel and the landscapes that inspire the band’s storytelling. Expect a house concert vibe with close listening, singalong-friendly moments, and community warmth under the open sky.

Independent filmmaker tour stop centered on “Minnie Evans: Draw,” pairing a gallery-based screening with context on Evans’ visionary drawings and legacy. Expect an art-focused documentary experience geared toward curious museum audiences and film lovers.

Independent filmmaker tour stop centered on “Minnie Evans: Draw,” pairing a gallery-based screening with context on Evans’ visionary drawings and legacy. Expect an art-focused documentary experience geared toward curious museum audiences and film lovers.
Independent filmmaker tour stop centered on “Minnie Evans: Draw,” pairing a gallery-based screening with context on Evans’ visionary drawings and legacy. Expect an art-focused documentary experience geared toward curious museum audiences and film lovers.

Spoken word storytelling intertwined with live musical passages, exploring memory, time, and what stays rooted in the heart. An intimate late night listening experience in a cozy parlor setting with reflective, poetic atmosphere.

Spoken word storytelling intertwined with live musical passages, exploring memory, time, and what stays rooted in the heart. An intimate late night listening experience in a cozy parlor setting with reflective, poetic atmosphere.
Spoken word storytelling intertwined with live musical passages, exploring memory, time, and what stays rooted in the heart. An intimate late night listening experience in a cozy parlor setting with reflective, poetic atmosphere.

A fast-moving evening of monologues and short plays built around the theme “Get Up! Stand Up!” Expect a mix of local playwright voices and international perspectives in a festival-style lineup at a formal performing arts venue.

A fast-moving evening of monologues and short plays built around the theme “Get Up! Stand Up!” Expect a mix of local playwright voices and international perspectives in a festival-style lineup at a formal performing arts venue.
A fast-moving evening of monologues and short plays built around the theme “Get Up! Stand Up!” Expect a mix of local playwright voices and international perspectives in a festival-style lineup at a formal performing arts venue.

A late-night community festival at 47 Foundy Street with a warehouse-style vibe and room to roam. Expect a buzzy mix of local vendors and pop-up energy geared toward an after-dark crowd.

A late-night community festival at 47 Foundy Street with a warehouse-style vibe and room to roam. Expect a buzzy mix of local vendors and pop-up energy geared toward an after-dark crowd.
A late-night community festival at 47 Foundy Street with a warehouse-style vibe and room to roam. Expect a buzzy mix of local vendors and pop-up energy geared toward an after-dark crowd.

An in-gallery exhibition highlighting the PostDiluvian work of Chrys Corn Goodman and Maryana Rivera, presented in a creative studio gallery setting. Expect contemporary visual pieces and installation-style viewing with an opening-night community vibe.

An in-gallery exhibition highlighting the PostDiluvian work of Chrys Corn Goodman and Maryana Rivera, presented in a creative studio gallery setting. Expect contemporary visual pieces and installation-style viewing with an opening-night community vibe.
An in-gallery exhibition highlighting the PostDiluvian work of Chrys Corn Goodman and Maryana Rivera, presented in a creative studio gallery setting. Expect contemporary visual pieces and installation-style viewing with an opening-night community vibe.

A multidisciplinary stage performance blending contemporary storytelling with an ensemble-driven, cinematic soundscape. Expect polished theater production values in a downtown performing arts center setting with immersive lighting and emotional, narrative-forward pacing.

A multidisciplinary stage performance blending contemporary storytelling with an ensemble-driven, cinematic soundscape. Expect polished theater production values in a downtown performing arts center setting with immersive lighting and emotional, narrative-forward pacing.
A multidisciplinary stage performance blending contemporary storytelling with an ensemble-driven, cinematic soundscape. Expect polished theater production values in a downtown performing arts center setting with immersive lighting and emotional, narrative-forward pacing.

A late-night festival of monologues and short plays themed “Get up, STAND UP!” with resilience-centered stories of inspiration, success, and survival. New work from local writers and voices from around the world in a community-minded performance setting.

A late-night festival of monologues and short plays themed “Get up, STAND UP!” with resilience-centered stories of inspiration, success, and survival. New work from local writers and voices from around the world in a community-minded performance setting.
A late-night festival of monologues and short plays themed “Get up, STAND UP!” with resilience-centered stories of inspiration, success, and survival. New work from local writers and voices from around the world in a community-minded performance setting.

Independent Southern filmmaking takes the spotlight with a screening of “They Dream” as part of the Southern Circuit Tour. Expect an art-museum cinema vibe with context on regional storytelling and post-film discussion.

Independent Southern filmmaking takes the spotlight with a screening of “They Dream” as part of the Southern Circuit Tour. Expect an art-museum cinema vibe with context on regional storytelling and post-film discussion.
Independent Southern filmmaking takes the spotlight with a screening of “They Dream” as part of the Southern Circuit Tour. Expect an art-museum cinema vibe with context on regional storytelling and post-film discussion.

An immersive late-night storytelling performance that slips into a magical world of myth and fable, guided by mica sun. Expect intimate, narrative-driven theater with vivid characters and folkloric atmosphere.

An immersive late-night storytelling performance that slips into a magical world of myth and fable, guided by mica sun. Expect intimate, narrative-driven theater with vivid characters and folkloric atmosphere.
An immersive late-night storytelling performance that slips into a magical world of myth and fable, guided by mica sun. Expect intimate, narrative-driven theater with vivid characters and folkloric atmosphere.

Experimental trio performance in a contemporary arts museum setting, centered on real-time musical response and improvisation. Intimate, gallery-style listening experience geared toward adventurous ears and boundary-pushing sound.

Experimental trio performance in a contemporary arts museum setting, centered on real-time musical response and improvisation. Intimate, gallery-style listening experience geared toward adventurous ears and boundary-pushing sound.
Experimental trio performance in a contemporary arts museum setting, centered on real-time musical response and improvisation. Intimate, gallery-style listening experience geared toward adventurous ears and boundary-pushing sound.

A multimedia solo show spanning textile weavings, garments, handmade books, paintings, and drawings in an intimate gallery setting. Opening-night energy includes an evening set of live music alongside the exhibition.

A multimedia solo show spanning textile weavings, garments, handmade books, paintings, and drawings in an intimate gallery setting. Opening-night energy includes an evening set of live music alongside the exhibition.
A multimedia solo show spanning textile weavings, garments, handmade books, paintings, and drawings in an intimate gallery setting. Opening-night energy includes an evening set of live music alongside the exhibition.

An art-focused evening centered on the theme of examination, inviting close looking and reflection in a gallery setting. Ideal for browsing contemporary works and engaging with interpretive, detail-driven pieces.

An art-focused evening centered on the theme of examination, inviting close looking and reflection in a gallery setting. Ideal for browsing contemporary works and engaging with interpretive, detail-driven pieces.
An art-focused evening centered on the theme of examination, inviting close looking and reflection in a gallery setting. Ideal for browsing contemporary works and engaging with interpretive, detail-driven pieces.

Rapid-fire improv dubbing transforms a mystery retro sci-fi movie into a hilarious new storyline with on-the-spot voices, live sound effects, and absurd space-laser hijinks. Expect campy alien-world chaos and high-stakes parody energy.

Rapid-fire improv dubbing transforms a mystery retro sci-fi movie into a hilarious new storyline with on-the-spot voices, live sound effects, and absurd space-laser hijinks. Expect campy alien-world chaos and high-stakes parody energy.
Rapid-fire improv dubbing transforms a mystery retro sci-fi movie into a hilarious new storyline with on-the-spot voices, live sound effects, and absurd space-laser hijinks. Expect campy alien-world chaos and high-stakes parody energy.

Silent-era gothic horror collides with crushing live metal as The Silent Light scores F.W. Murnau’s 1926 "Faust" in real time. Expect shadowy supernatural imagery, themes of temptation and damnation, and an overwhelming cinematic soundscape.

Silent-era gothic horror collides with crushing live metal as The Silent Light scores F.W. Murnau’s 1926 "Faust" in real time. Expect shadowy supernatural imagery, themes of temptation and damnation, and an overwhelming cinematic soundscape.
Silent-era gothic horror collides with crushing live metal as The Silent Light scores F.W. Murnau’s 1926 "Faust" in real time. Expect shadowy supernatural imagery, themes of temptation and damnation, and an overwhelming cinematic soundscape.

High energy free jazz improvisations from The Page Brothers in an intimate downtown cocktail lounge, spontaneous collective interplay, angular rhythms, free admission, and a late night listening room vibe.

High energy free jazz improvisations from The Page Brothers in an intimate downtown cocktail lounge, spontaneous collective interplay, angular rhythms, free admission, and a late night listening room vibe.
High energy free jazz improvisations from The Page Brothers in an intimate downtown cocktail lounge, spontaneous collective interplay, angular rhythms, free admission, and a late night listening room vibe.