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Friday, April 26, 2024
Asheville Mind Reading Show
Apr 26 @ 8:00 pm
Story Parlor

Asheville’s #1 show!

DOORS 7:30PM | SHOW at 8PM

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. Use the show as an excuse to dress up, have a date night, and we’ll see you soon.

ABOUT THE MENTALIST:

Jonathan Pritchard is an Asheville-area native who has toured all over the world for the past 15+ years. By day he uses his communication & persuasion skills to work with Fortune 500 clients at conferences, trade shows, and sales launches. By night he entertains audiences with his unique mixture of applied psychology, storytelling, showmanship, and moxie.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Slice Standup Comedy Contest
May 15 @ 7:00 pm
Pulp Lounge

Slice of Life Standup Comedy Contest
When: Wensday May 15, 2024.
7p-9p, doors at 6:30p
Where:
The Orange Peel’s Comedy Basement, Pulp Lounge, 103 Hilliard Ave, Downtown Asheville
Tickets: $15 (available at door or The Orange Peel website
https://theorangepeel.net/…/slice-of-life-comedy…/pulp/
Cocktails available while you laugh the night away to some of the area’s best Stand Up Comics in a ridiculously fun adult environment!!
Free snacks while availability lasts!
Hosted by Jason Webb, featuring professional comics competing to win your love!
Comedy open mic is 3-5m each, comics get in free with free snacks! Spots for comics are set aside for pre signup and at door. You may contact Slice to see how to get on show!
How it Works: The show’s Headliner will be selected by the paid audience in an anonymous ballet after all comics perform their sets.
They will write down their favorite top comic of the evening who will be paid & brought back to headline the end of the show with a closing 10-12m set! The will automatically be entered into a Feature headlining show to battle for Asheville title!
Host Jason Webb was Winner for last month’s contest and is automatically entered to battle the top 3 contestants in a future show! His standup is a viral sensation on TikTok!
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRQo21rN/
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRQomXME/
A southern Preacher’s son with a dark twist, Jason has been entertaining audiences all over the country with his unique brand of adorably hateful insights. Jason expertly mixes high and low energy to bring the audience to a comfortable place to talk about uncomfortable subjects. Jason was the Co-Creator and Co-Host of Follow That! at The Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd..

Sunday, May 19, 2024
Rissi Palmer Duo | Sundays by the River Series
May 19 @ 4:00 pm
Olivette Riverside Pavilion

Grammy-nominated country musician Rissi Palmer plays a soulful concert on the French Broad River in Asheville’s Olivette neighborhood!

Rissi’s gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries – fusing Country and R&B music in a style she calls “Southern Soul. A few highlights throughout her musical career include performances at The White House, New York’s Lincoln Center, and the Grand Ole Opry. She has shared stages with Taylor Swift, The Eagles, Chris Young, Charley Crockett and many more. Rissi has also made numerous national appearances on Oprah & Friends, CMT Insider, CNN, CBS This Morning, GMA, Entertainment Tonight, and FOX Soul’s “The Book of Sean and has been featured in Associated Press, Ebony, Essence, Huffington Post, New York Times, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” PEOPLE, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, to name a few.