Asheville’s artsiest neighborhoods and the greater region’s most charming towns get to shine every spring. The Weaverville Art Safari (Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28, 10am-5pm both days, with a preview party April 26) is a driving studio tour of a picturesque pocket that includes the town’s gallery-dense Main Street and nearby rural areas including Barnardsville; weavervilleartsafari.com. …. On Saturday, May 18, 10am-4pm, a scenic drive ends at a historic railroad town, where the 16th annual Saluda Arts Festival, a lively street fair and craft show, draws vendors from around the Southeast (saluda.com). … Situated in central Asheville, Kenilworth is one of the city’s oldest boroughs, and the Kenilworth Artists Association comprises a remarkable number of nationally known artists in a very concentrated area (Laura Peery, Ursula Gullow, Batton Clayworks, etc.). Kenilworth’s annual studio tour happens 10am-5pm on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 (kenilworthartists.org). … Also on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27, the scenic resort town that’s most famous as the filming location of Dirty Dancing holds its annual Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival, with more than 90 artisans and a dozen-some food vendors; lakelureartsandcraftsfestivals.com. … The three-day Toe River Studio Tour, happening Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2, 10am-5pm, is a who’s-who of the High Country, showcasing the work of some 100 makers in the artistically fertile region that’s home to world-famous Penland School of Crafts. The three-day event, sponsored by the Toe River Arts Council, includes gallery stops in downtown Burnsville and Spruce Pine, plus road signage pointing the way to countless rural pottery studios — ceramics is the historic medium of choice in the Toe River Valley — and up-and-coming glass-and-metal venues on the Mount Mitchell Scenic Byway. For more information, call 828-682-7215 or see toeriverarts.com.