Name: Holiday Market
Start: 2026-11-21T14:00:00.000-05:00
End: 2026-11-21T18:00:00.000-05:00
Location: Open Hearts Art Center

Open Hearts Art Center hosts its annual Holiday Market on Saturday, November 21 from 2 to 6 PM at 217 Coxe Avenue on the South Slope.

Shop one-of-a-kind handmade gifts and artwork from Open Hearts artists and other local Asheville makers. Open Hearts is a studio where adults with disabilities make and show their art, so your holiday shopping goes straight to local artists.

Expect music, a food truck, hot cocoa and plenty of holiday cheer.

Open Hearts Art Center is a nonprofit studio and gallery at 217 Coxe Avenue on the South Slope in downtown Asheville. It empowers adults with disabilities through the arts, giving them a place to create and to share their work with the public.

Jessie Francis, Debbie Harris and Sonia Pitts started it in 2005. Artists work in the studio during the day with professional staff in group and one-on-one settings. The gallery walls are covered with their paintings and mixed works, and visitors can buy original art on site. The center also holds drop-in gatherings for families and staff.

Walk past the mural-covered storefront and you'll find a bright room packed with color. Shoppers call it a wonderful place to buy finished artwork made by local adults with special needs. People who work in human services praise the professional staff and the positive environment.

Open Hearts Art Center

Looking for live music in Asheville tonight? Find venues and show schedules downtown, on the South Slope, in West Asheville and the River Arts District. Almost all post shows as Scoops on Dig Local, so check a profile before you go. Downtown, [The Orange Peel](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1298-the-orange-peel) on Biltmore Avenue and [Asheville Music Hall](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/695-asheville-music-hall) on Patton Avenue book touring bands, [Jack of the Wood](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1404-jack-of-the-wood-pub) has hosted Celtic and bluegrass nights since 1997, and [Hotel Eve](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4555-hotel-eve-jazz) does live jazz on Lexington Avenue. The South Slope has [Eulogy](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2479-eulogy) on Buxton Avenue, [Revival](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4294-revival) on Asheland Avenue and outdoor concerts at [Asheville Yards](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2006-asheville-yards-amphitheater) on Coxe Avenue. Along Haywood Road in West Asheville, catch a set at [The Odd](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1413-the-odd-eclectic-dive-bar-music-venue-oddities-museum), [Fleetwood's](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2073-fleetwood-s) or [The Double Crown](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4855-the-double-crown), or a quieter show at [AyurPrana Listening Room](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4533-ayurprana-listening-room) and [Story Parlor](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4550-story-parlor). The River Arts District has [The Grey Eagle](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/17-the-grey-eagle-music-hall-taqueria) on Clingman Avenue and full album sides on vinyl at [Joyful Noise](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4610-joyful-noise-listening-lounge-kitchen). [Hellbender by The Orange Peel](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4690-hellbender-by-the-orange-peel) puts outdoor shows on the Swannanoa River. Head east to Black Mountain for [White Horse](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1558-white-horse-black-mountain), [Town Pump Tavern](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/3998-town-pump-tavern) and [Pisgah Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/886-pisgah-brewing-company)'s outdoor stage, or north to [JuneBug Retro Resort](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4756-junebug-retro-resort) in Weaverville. For theater and orchestra, see the [Wortham Center](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1402-wortham-center-for-performing-arts), the [Asheville Symphony](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4723-asheville-symphony-orchestra) and free Shakespeare from [Montford Park Players](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2252-montford-park-players). For weekly jams, venue sizes and answers to common questions, see our Dig Deeper guides to [Asheville live music venues](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/6-the-amazing-live-music-scene-in-asheville-nc-venues-festivals-shows) and [weekly bluegrass jams](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/13-bluegrass-jams-asheville-nc).

Live Music in Asheville, NC: Venues, Shows and Events

Asheville's art scene runs from Pack Square museums to River Arts District studios. Downtown, the [Asheville Art Museum](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2071-asheville-art-museum) focuses on American art with deep Western North Carolina roots, [Blue Spiral 1](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1479-blue-spiral-1) fills three floors on Biltmore Avenue with work from more than 100 artists, and [Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/5185-black-mountain-college-museum-arts-center) on College Street is free. In the River Arts District, [Pink Dog Creative](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1054-pink-dog-creative) has about 35 artist studios in a former textile building on Depot Street. The [Southern Highland Craft Guild](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/656-southern-highland-craft-guild) has shown Appalachian handcraft since 1930, at its Tunnel Road shop and the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. To make something yourself, [Claying Around](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1106-claying-around) in South Asheville has drop-in pottery painting for all ages. For the stage, [Asheville Community Theatre](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/997-asheville-community-theatre) has put on shows since 1946, [North Carolina Stage Company](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/780-north-carolina-stage-company) does professional theatre on Stage Lane, and the [Wortham Center](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1402-wortham-center-for-performing-arts) hosts dance, theatre and music. The [Blue Ridge Orchestra](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/603-blue-ridge-orchestra) is the city's all-volunteer community orchestra, [AyurPrana Listening Room](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4533-ayurprana-listening-room) books acoustic and world music in a West Asheville church, and [IamAVL](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/924-independent-arts-and-music-of-asheville-iamavl) records and streams local bands. For concerts and clubs, see [live music in Asheville](/asheville-nc/categories/4-entertainment), and for art, gifts and boutiques, see [Asheville shops](/asheville-nc/categories/3-shop). Every spot below has hours, photos and directions.

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