Venues
Pack Place Education, Arts and Sciences Center
2 S. Pack Square
Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center is a non-profit organization located in the heart of beautiful downtown Asheville. This bustling complex includes the Asheville Art Museum, Colburn Earth Science Museum, Diana Wortham Theatre, The Health Adventure and the YMI Cultural Center. An Asheville landmark, Pack Place offers meeting rooms and creative spaces for hosting special events. “Here is the Square. . . ” traces the history of downtown Asheville’s Pack Square, and is the starting point for numerous walking tours. Surrounded by the scenic beauty of the Western North Carolina Mountains, Pack Place offers unique museum shops and is located in the midst of the galleries and restaurants of downtown Asheville. Pack Place is a place for everyone!
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place
Pack Place, adjacent to Vance Monument.
The Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place is located in the center of Downtown Asheville on historic Pack Square within walking distance of many shops and restaurants. The theatre seats just over 500 and boasts exceptional acoustics and sightlines, making it the premier performance space in all of Western North Carolina. Seats 500.
Fine Arts Theatre - Upper and Lower
38 Biltmore Ave.
Located in the heart of Asheville’s Art and Entertainment District, The Fine Arts Theatre offers two screening rooms with state of the art sound and projection. The recently renovated Deco Theatre provides a stylish retro backdrop for first run Art and Independent films. With matinees, evening and weekend late shows, you can always fit a visit to the Fine Arts Theatre into your day. Call 828-232-1536 for current shows and times or visit our website at http://www.fineartstheatre.com
Asheville Community Theatre
35 E. Walnut St.
Asheville Community Theatre’s long history of artistic excellence continues as it strides into the new millennium. Voted “Best Theatre Group in Western North Carolina” many times by readers of both the Asheville Citizen-Times and Mountain Xpress, ACT remains an institution committed to providing quality entertainment at a reasonable price. Although it’s best known for large scale musicals, ACT also offers classic comedies and dramas, contemporary pieces and children’s theatre productions in both its Mainstage auditorium and black box theatre, 35below. For more information, call 828-254-1320 or visit us at http://www.ashevilletheatre.org . Seats 375
The Ritz Building
2 South Market Street
The new Ritz building was built in 1926 and originally housed the Black Masonic Temple. Since that time, the building has been used for various purposes, including fraternal organization meetings, housing, a restaurant and performances. The building is on the National Register of Historic Districts in Downtown Asheville. The Block, the neighborhood in which the building is located, has been the focus of African-American commerce and culture for more than a hundred years. The Ritz is a must experience in Asheville. Discover South Market Street and visit the Ritz building.
Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa is one of the South’s most venerable and famous grand resorts. Built in 1913 from granite stones mined from Sunset Mountain, the resort overlooks the Asheville skyline and provides guests with majestic views of the legendary Blue Ridge Mountains. It boasts a 40,000 square foot world-class award winning spa, a famed 18-hole Donald Ross course and numerous other first-rate amenities for guests to enjoy. For more information please visit http://www.groveparkinn.com.