Organizations

  • West Asheville History Museum Window display in West Asheville History Museum

    Join a local native on a unique walking tour of West Asheville. Discover the hidden gems of the neighborhood museum.
  • Harrison-Shaw Preaching Mission

    This annual event was established in 1982 by Tom and Mary Jo Harrison of Trinity United Methodist Church, in honor of their fathers, W.S. Harrison and J. Paul Shaw.

  • Asheville Royal Giants Baseball Team

    1916

    The Royal Giants were Asheville’s first black baseball team, founded by community leader E. W. Pearson Sr.

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