Schedule

“Asheville is beautiful and the people are great. You gathered a fantastic array of performers of all stripes to teach and perform with originality and “can-do” spirit, in the wonderful, professional theater.” ~Princess Farhana, Hollywood, CA

Friday ~ Two Shows

8pm. Opening Ceremonies & Shades of Classic Burlesque, hosted by Mark Slomski.
10:30pmSultry Sideshow Saloon, hosted by Sidetracked with Wit & Wile.
$15.00 each or $25 for both shows. Club Metropolis, 38 French Broad Street.
This is just the beginning of a three-run of debauchery and high art… a teaser, if you will.
Join us for a showcase of Classic Burlesque with the flair of the Old School, tassels and shimmy. Or run the gauntlet with our amazing national performers of Sideshow Antics and Circus Stunts. OR, buy a double-ticket and stay for both, a full evening of cabaret clubbing!
Doors open half hour before each show.
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Saturday ~ Family-Friendly Runaway Circus Show

12:30-1:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale. The Orange Peel at 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801.
Join Asheville’s homegrown circus darlings, The Runaway Circus, with Forty Fingers and a Missing Tooth, and the Sugarfoot Serenaders, for a family friendly bout of acrobatics, music and juggle-mania!
Doors open half hour before each show.
Buy tickets for KIDS OF ALL AGES here: www.theorangepeel.net KID STUFF
 
 

Saturday ~ Cabaret Spectacular

8pm. STARRING THE REIGNING QUEEN OF BURLESQUE, INDIGO BLUE!
$25.00. The Orange Peel at 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801.
The expanded Orange Peel gives the festival more footage for festivity, as the hottest show of the year explodes within its walls. Hosted by the sword-swallowing Tyler and Thrill Kill Jill, this evening presents the most phenomenal talent in the Vaudeville world. In addition, we host sexy raffles, sidewalk entertainment and the amazing Burlesque Bazaar.
This is the show to never, EVER miss in Asheville.
Doors open half hour before each show. Buy tickets here: www.theorangepeel.net

Sunday Sideshow Brunch

$5. 11am-2pm. Location tba.
This relaxed event offers an idyllic cure for the end-of-ABSfest blues; great hang-over food, affordable drinks, networking opportunities galore, and more wickedly delightful entertainment. Last year the venue was filled to capacity with folks wanting a little more time for ABSfest!|
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Workshops in the ABSFest Seminary

Don’t forget to sign up for the workshops going on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at The Orange Peel, Movement & Learning Center, Asheville, and Private Studios.