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We hope this message finds you well. We are pleased to tell you that our staff and families are all safe and accounted for after Helene.
As many of you know, Neal, our owner, also serves as the Director of Operations for New Morning Gallery and Bellagio Art To Wear in Biltmore Village. Unfortunately, New Morning Gallery sustained extreme damage, and Bellagio Art to Wear has been completely destroyed. We've been keeping our hands and hearts busy during this challenging time.
Due to the storm's impact, The Fine Arts Theatre is currently without full power, Wi-Fi, and water, and like most in Asheville we are uncertain when we'll be able to reopen.
Our special events for October, ENO on October 8th and MUSIC FOR MUSHROOMS on October 10th, are canceled. We’ll let you know when and if we can reschedule.
If you have purchased tickets for any canceled showtimes, we'll reach out to you via email once we regain full power at the theatre and can access our point-of-sale system. We appreciate your patience during this time.
We look forward to welcoming you back as soon as we are able. In the meantime, please stay safe.
Thank you,
Holly Hall
General Manager, Fine Arts Theatre
Watch this space for upcoming special events!
NO 4:00 OR 4:20 SHOWS WEDNESDAY DEC 20TH
When:
October 29th at 2:00
Watch the trailer here-
Get your tickets here!
Sing Sing With Operation Gateway
August 14th
When: August 14th at 7:00pm
Where: Fine Arts Theatre, Main Auditorium
Price: Free
We're excited to be hosting a special early screening of Sing Sing in collaboration with
Operation Gateway.
Operation Gateway is dedicated to decreasing recidivism by addressing the social determinants of the health of returning citizens. OG has developed a model to leverage the lived experience of certified Community Health Workers (CHW) who are formerly incarcerated and active in addiction recovery to assist in navigating the barriers faced when reentering society. OG has deep roots in the affected community.
You can reserve a seat here: Tickets
Please note that the reservation webpage will say tickets cost $1, but this is a free event so you will not be prompted for any payment information. Just provide your email and your reservation details will be sent to you.
Donations to Operation Gateway are highly encouraged and can be given here: Donate
Watch the trailer here:
Sing Sing Trailer
When: October 8th at 7:00
Where: Fine Arts Theatre, Main Auditorium
Rich with access to hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage and unreleased music, Gary Hustwit’s forthcoming documentary Eno employs groundbreaking technology to accomplish something that’s never been done before: a feature film that’s never the same twice. Hustwit and creative technologist Brendan Dawes have developed bespoke generative software designed to sequence scenes and create transitions out of Hustwit’s original interviews with Eno, and Eno’s rich archive of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage, and unreleased music. Each screening of Eno is unique, presenting different scenes, order, music, and meant to be experienced live. The generative and infinitely iterative quality of Eno poetically resonates with the artist's own creative practice, his methods of using technology to compose music, and his endless deep dive into the mercurial essence of creativity.
Hustwit’s collaboration with Eno first began in 2017, when Eno created an original score for Hustwit’s film Rams, about the German designer Dieter Rams. Says Hustwit, “Much of Brian’s career has been about enabling creativity in himself and others, through his role as a producer but also through his collaborations on projects like the Oblique Strategies cards or the music app Bloom. I think of Eno as an art film about creativity, with the output of Brian’s 50-year career as its raw material. What I’m trying to do is to create a cinematic experience that’s as innovative as Brian’s approach to music and art.”
Tickets are available here: Tickets
Reviews for Eno
Music For Mushrooms
Thursday, October 10th
When: October 10th at 7:00
Where: Fine Arts Theatre, Main Auditorium
Music for Mushrooms is a narrative documentary highlighting the personal journey of shamanistic musician and filmmaker East Forest (Krishna-Trevor Oswalt) – a collaborator of the late Ram Dass – whose bold experiments pair music with guided psychedelic experiences to create spaces of healing for a fractured world.
The film captures East Forest as he discovers a practice of guided ceremonial concerts that offer participants an immersive environment to confront their pain and fears, fostering hope, and moving them to re-engage with their own true north.
Weaving together interviews and conversations with artists, academics, and cultural experts in the fields of psychedelics, science, music and philosophy - voices like Ram Dass, Xochitl Ashe, Hanifo Nayo Washington, Spring Washam, Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, Jon Hopkins, Peter Broderick, ANNA, and more - the film explores first hand experiences, wisdom traditions, and data-backed evidence of how these timeless tools impact the human psyche, nervous system, and more.
Tickets are available here: Tickets
Watch the trailer here:
Music For Mushrooms Trailer
Music For Mushrooms Official Website
