One year after Hurricane Helene impacted Asheville, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts opens its 2025/26 Season with a performance designed to reflect the resilience, joy, and hope of the Western North Carolina community. On Saturday, September 27 at 7 pm, three-time Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir will take the stage with PEACE—a jubilant evening of […]
Hurricane Helene
Local artists featured in Wortham Center lobby
The Wortham Center is proud to showcase local Asheville artists in the facility’s lobby through its rotating pop-up gallery series. Presented as part of the ARTS RISING! initiative, this gallery uplifts and supports our creative community while fostering connection and healing through the arts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. New artists will be featured […]
Heroes take center stage
During this period of recovery, Wortham is temporarily closed until the water system is operating at sufficient capacity to support audiences and artists. Events and classes are postponed for the month of October, and we anticipate reopening by November 1. In the absence of shows, we’ve used our stages to support first responders who continue […]
Wortham Center temporarily closed after storm
Update, Oct. 17, 2024POSTPONED: Breabach, Thursday Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Update, Oct. 11, 2024POSTPONED: The Comedy Zone with Kevin Bozeman, Friday & Saturday Oct. 18 & 19 at 8 p.m. Youth Spoken Word Contest Canceled: The Wortham Center has decided to cancel the Youth Spoken Word Contest. We are committed to supporting our community […]
