Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
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Camps are Mon-Thurs, December 19-23 and 26-29th from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm, with a daily and weekly sign-up option!
The age group for these camp sessions is 6-11-years-old (K-5th grade).
Sign up for Session 2 here: https://ashevillescience.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5af64a890dd5e292ce82d197b&id=dd3c976dc2&e=16408a818c
Daily rates start at $60 per participant/day and $225 per participant/week!
To learn more, contact [email protected].
Many downtown businesses have decorated their windows for the holiday season. Follow along our Holiday Windows Walking Tour as you shop for the perfect gift for everyone on your list and support small businesses. Charmed Asheville is offering a special 10% discount to people who mention the Holiday Windows Walking Tour (some exclusions apply).
Also, are you have a holiday sale, event or promotion? We’re happy to share through our social media, newsletters and press releases.
see the beautiful holiday decorations and lights. Plus find lots of great gifts at the many local shops and businesses
Many downtown businesses have decorated their windows for the holiday season. Follow along our Holiday Windows Walking Tour as you shop for the perfect gift for everyone on your list and support small businesses. Charmed Asheville is offering a special 10% discount to people who mention the Holiday Windows Walking Tour (some exclusions apply).
Also, are you have a holiday sale, event or promotion? We’re happy to share through our social media, newsletters and press releases.
see the beautiful holiday decorations and lights. Plus find lots of great gifts at the many local shops and businesses
see the beautiful holiday decorations and lights. Plus find lots of great gifts at the many local shops and businesses
Gelli printing is an easy, innovative way to create vibrant, one-of-a-kind monoprints. The results are striking, and all you need is a gelli plate, acrylic paint, and some kind of substrate (paper, canvas, etc.). In this fun, hands-on workshop, paper artist Kristen Grady will teach you everything you need to get started with this super versatile process.
Among other techniques, you’ll learn how to build multiple layers of design, create textures and an “old wall” look, and add stenciling and shimmer to your prints. Kristen will also teach you how to create two-sided prints, work with multiple prints at the same time, create a theme for your prints, use thick and thin paints in different ways, and find your color palette.
There will be plenty of time to practice each technique, and you’ll complete at least four, two-sided prints. You’ll also leave with plenty of ideas on how to use your finished prints, including incorporating them into junk journals, and how to care for and store your gelli plate, which will be yours to keep—a $25 value!
Do you have intentions to start making art, but for some reason aren’t? Or were you making stuff all the time, but now it’s become a chore to get into your studio? Whether you’re struggling to get going with your art or have fallen into a creative slump, this workshop is for you!
Join creativity coach and veteran instructor Robyn Crawford as she takes you on an exciting, 4-week artistic adventure that’s sure to get your creative juices flowing! In this 12-hour, highly interactive course, you’ll kickstart your creativity by watching interesting artistic techniques, solving challenging creativity-building puzzles, participating in stimulating cross-media art experiments, working through selected The Artist’s Way best practices, and doing fun, optional homePLAY assignments.
We’re excited to finally get to offer this popular course. Don’t put your art (and YOU!) on the back burner again. Register today and make 2023 your most inspired year yet!
January is the perfect time to start keeping a “junk journal”: a hand-made book used to collect and store daily memories, mementos, photos, collages, inspiring quotes, or anything you want to remember. You can also use junk journals as art journals, a place for collage or daily gratitude lists, or to inspire a daily art practice in general. In this highly imaginative workshop, paper artist Kristen Grady will show you how to design a junk journal to fit your needs.
You’ll start by cutting and sizing an empty cereal box to create the cover for your journal. After strengthening and decorating your cover, you’ll learn how to turn your precious papers—including any gelli prints that you may have made in Kristen’s Introduction to Gelli Printing workshop—and actual “junk” mail into various types of pages (decorative, envelope, writing, etc.) until you fill your book. Next, Kristen will show you how to stitch your pages into the cover and then go over ways to fill in your journal as you go. You’ll be surprised at how full your book can become in just an afternoon! Finally, you’ll add decor, embellishments, and ephemera to finish your project.
You’ll leave the workshop with a beautiful, personalized keepsake that’s anything but junk! You’ll also have a newfound appreciation for the useful and beautiful creations you can make out of things that you used to throw away!
Performers: Get out of your head and inhabit your character!
In this workshop, acting coach, director and performer Jamie Knox will lead you through a series of exercises to:
– Make your work more physically dynamic
– Prepare for giving a memorable audition
– Approach a character from the outside in, to work quickly with new direction
– Talk yourself up…to yourself! Learn the art of getting into a good headspace and focusing on being a character, not acting
– Work on a specific monologue OR learn to work with any piece given to you
Sunday, January 15th, 2:30pm – 5:30pm
at The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot St, Asheville NC 28801
About the instructor:
Jamie Knox juggles writing, directing, and acting in plays with running a yoga business and wrangling a four-year-old. She has been coaching characterization since 2008 and is a strong believer in being the character, not simply pretending to be the character. In this workshop expect to be challenged to get out of your head and into your body, finding more authenticity in your work.
Join writers and poets from across the country each month for a virtual writing workshop. A link will be added to their name when more details and sign-up information becomes available. These workshops are geared towards amateur writers, ages 16 and older recommended. Follow us on Facebook for notifications too.
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The Friends of the South Buncombe Library are pleased to announce their first live, in-person book sale of 2023! We will have thousands of books in fiction and non-fiction at bargain prices, in every genre and for every age group. Prices have changed since our last sale, but are still a bargain: most adult hardbacks are $2.00 and paperbacks are $1.00. Children’s items are still just $1.00 & 50¢! And all movies and music are $1.00. Proceeds benefit your library in so many ways: purchasing library supplies and equipment, newspapers, and large print books; providing children’s programs; and improving the grounds. Sale Hours: 10am-4pm Friday and Saturday, with 10am-12pm on Friday reserved for Friends of the Library members. Not a member? We’re happy to sign you up at the door; the minimum donation is just $10.00. AV material and children’s book bag sale on the last hour of business Saturday, if supplies allow! |
Hours
Friday: 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.
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The Friends of the South Buncombe Library are pleased to announce their first live, in-person book sale of 2023! We will have thousands of books in fiction and non-fiction at bargain prices, in every genre and for every age group. Prices have changed since our last sale, but are still a bargain: most adult hardbacks are $2.00 and paperbacks are $1.00. Children’s items are still just $1.00 & 50¢! And all movies and music are $1.00. Proceeds benefit your library in so many ways: purchasing library supplies and equipment, newspapers, and large print books; providing children’s programs; and improving the grounds. Sale Hours: 10am-4pm Friday and Saturday, with 10am-12pm on Friday reserved for Friends of the Library members. Not a member? We’re happy to sign you up at the door; the minimum donation is just $10.00. AV material and children’s book bag sale on the last hour of business Saturday, if supplies allow! |
Hours
Friday: 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.
*Assembly Required is the premiere destination for independent designer, bootleg and art toy artists and collectors.
Refining inspiration from a variety of underground and subcultural elements, *Assembly Required honors this turn of the century pop surrealistic art movement, as the melting pot of artistic expression.
2023 will be *Assembly Required’s 5th year running celebrating this avant-garde culture, at The Grey Eagle in the River Arts District.
Saturday, February 4, 2023: 11a-5p
Sunday, February 5, 2023: 11a-4p
More information can be found at www.assembly-required.net
Hours
Friday: 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.
*Assembly Required is the premiere destination for independent designer, bootleg and art toy artists and collectors.
Refining inspiration from a variety of underground and subcultural elements, *Assembly Required honors this turn of the century pop surrealistic art movement, as the melting pot of artistic expression.
2023 will be *Assembly Required’s 5th year running celebrating this avant-garde culture, at The Grey Eagle in the River Arts District.
Saturday, February 4, 2023: 11a-5p
Sunday, February 5, 2023: 11a-4p
More information can be found at www.assembly-required.net
Join QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisor, Candy Williams, as she helps you to understand bookkeeping concepts for your small business.
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Sew Co. is a full-service cut and sew manufacturer of sewn objects with socially responsible and unconventional business concepts. Sew Co. was founded in 2010, in the midst of thousands of textile jobs moving overseas, as an effort to preserve the skill of sewing and our domestic manufacturing economy.
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Sew Co. is a full-service cut and sew manufacturer of sewn objects with socially responsible and unconventional business concepts. Sew Co. was founded in 2010, in the midst of thousands of textile jobs moving overseas, as an effort to preserve the skill of sewing and our domestic manufacturing economy.
This training is led by Community Food Strategies and is geared toward community leaders, educators, and folks working in the food system. We will look at how racial inequity is perpetuated by institutional and structural systems and is normalized to the extent of being nearly invisible. Simultaneously, our country’s agricultural system has an unacknowledged debt to Black, Indigenous and people of color. Together, we will build understanding around historical and current impacts of structural racism on our food and agricultural systems.
Instructors will share best practices and challenges around engaging racial equity personally, institutionally and culturally. You will leave this training with greater awareness of our shared history, of our interconnected liberation and healing, and a greater capacity to address all forms of marginalization and undo food system inequities to the benefit of all.
Lunch is provided. Space is limited to 35. Register and RSVP at dreamingstone.org/upcoming.
We will follow state regulations with COVID protocols and will keep participants informed before and after the event concerning any heightened risks, or protocol changes.
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Sew Co. is a full-service cut and sew manufacturer of sewn objects with socially responsible and unconventional business concepts. Sew Co. was founded in 2010, in the midst of thousands of textile jobs moving overseas, as an effort to preserve the skill of sewing and our domestic manufacturing economy.
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Sew Co. is a full-service cut and sew manufacturer of sewn objects with socially responsible and unconventional business concepts. Sew Co. was founded in 2010, in the midst of thousands of textile jobs moving overseas, as an effort to preserve the skill of sewing and our domestic manufacturing economy.
STARTING 1PM – 5PM FRIDAY 2/17 and 8AM – 4PM SATURDAY 2/18
Remember Seven-Star, once America’s largest green event producers and sponsors of Asheville Green Drinks? Now, after more than 20 years, things collected, saved and stored must go. Please share with friends. Looking forward to seeing you. Check out our electric bikes! – Many blessings Alan, Georgia, and Joseph
MOVING SALE… STARTING 1PM – 5PM FRIDAY 2/17 and 8AM – 4PM SATURDAY 2/18
Bargains, Fantastic Finds and Free Stuff
EVERYTHING MUST GO
Make an Offer Pricing202 South French Broad Ave.
front and backyard1930s – 1970s Hand tools and Electric tools
100+ year old 5 ft long saw blade
1930s Life size statue of St.Anthony de Padua from cast metal
1950s – 1980s Record albums (over 100)
Art frames
Art supplies
Jeweler’s flex shaft and tumbler
New in box SHC 4-gallon electric mini tank water heater
Electric lawn mower
New in box 3-light track light
Amplifier Marshall model 5205 reverb 12
SHURE Unidyne B Microphone
Pair of Swanson recording microphones
Yamaha mixing console MG06
8-channel Tapco stereo mixer
Professional light set for photography
EZ Up Pop-up tents 10ft x 10ft
Complete sets of curtains rods
Ridged Professional 16-gal. Shop vac
New in box 10” chain saw RYOBI
New in box Miracle Pro Green Machine Juicer
Retro stainless steel table fans
New in box Arrow Professional electric staple gun
Electric indoor compost machine
1950s-60s kitchen tools
New in box reciprocating saw
Crates filled with boxes of bolts, screws, nuts, washers, etc
House Painting supplies and tools
Stainless steel heavy duty 6ft x 48in bakers rack shelving units
Stainless steel work tables on wheels
Geodes, fossils, petrified wood
Sewing machine
Marble slabs
Garden and landscaping tools
1950s Vintage Olympic typewriter
Heavyweight 4ft, 6ft & 8ft folding table
Heavy duty folding chairs
New in box Solar panels and inverter
Exterior doors with glass
Vintage Chinese lacquered pedestal stand
Collapsible dog crate
Ice crampons
Military style rucksacks
Electrical extension cords
Box filled with new electrical hardware
Portable massage chair Dolphin 2 with carrying bag
Schwin electric bike
Digger Dirt Dawg scooter
Liberty electric bike
Charger electric bike
Dragonfly kite with 10ft wingspan
Rowena Precision valet steamer 1550w
New in box Kobalt Quiet Tech air compressor 125 max PSI
And yes, there is so much more….It must all go, so come for the deal you can’t pass!
Asheville Upcycle Celebration – Name Your Price
STARTING 1PM – 5PM FRIDAY 2/17 and 8AM – 4PM SATURDAY 2/18
Remember Seven-Star, once America’s largest green event producers and sponsors of Asheville Green Drinks? Now, after more than 20 years, things collected, saved and stored must go. Please share with friends. Looking forward to seeing you. Check out our electric bikes! – Many blessings Alan, Georgia, and Joseph
MOVING SALE… STARTING 1PM – 5PM FRIDAY 2/17 and 8AM – 4PM SATURDAY 2/18
Bargains, Fantastic Finds and Free Stuff
EVERYTHING MUST GO
Make an Offer Pricing202 South French Broad Ave.
front and backyard1930s – 1970s Hand tools and Electric tools
100+ year old 5 ft long saw blade
1930s Life size statue of St.Anthony de Padua from cast metal
1950s – 1980s Record albums (over 100)
Art frames
Art supplies
Jeweler’s flex shaft and tumbler
New in box SHC 4-gallon electric mini tank water heater
Electric lawn mower
New in box 3-light track light
Amplifier Marshall model 5205 reverb 12
SHURE Unidyne B Microphone
Pair of Swanson recording microphones
Yamaha mixing console MG06
8-channel Tapco stereo mixer
Professional light set for photography
EZ Up Pop-up tents 10ft x 10ft
Complete sets of curtains rods
Ridged Professional 16-gal. Shop vac
New in box 10” chain saw RYOBI
New in box Miracle Pro Green Machine Juicer
Retro stainless steel table fans
New in box Arrow Professional electric staple gun
Electric indoor compost machine
1950s-60s kitchen tools
New in box reciprocating saw
Crates filled with boxes of bolts, screws, nuts, washers, etc
House Painting supplies and tools
Stainless steel heavy duty 6ft x 48in bakers rack shelving units
Stainless steel work tables on wheels
Geodes, fossils, petrified wood
Sewing machine
Marble slabs
Garden and landscaping tools
1950s Vintage Olympic typewriter
Heavyweight 4ft, 6ft & 8ft folding table
Heavy duty folding chairs
New in box Solar panels and inverter
Exterior doors with glass
Vintage Chinese lacquered pedestal stand
Collapsible dog crate
Ice crampons
Military style rucksacks
Electrical extension cords
Box filled with new electrical hardware
Portable massage chair Dolphin 2 with carrying bag
Schwin electric bike
Digger Dirt Dawg scooter
Liberty electric bike
Charger electric bike
Dragonfly kite with 10ft wingspan
Rowena Precision valet steamer 1550w
New in box Kobalt Quiet Tech air compressor 125 max PSI
And yes, there is so much more….It must all go, so come for the deal you can’t pass!
Join Atelier Maison & Co. and Show & Tell Pop Up Shop for the monthly Makers Market in the Asheville Design District this Saturday, February 18!
It’s part of the Presidents Day Sale at Atelier Maison & Co. which takes place Thursday-Sunday! All items at their Asheville and Cashiers locations are 20% off during this event.
The Makers Market is a monthly market of art & design, featuring vendors and artisans selling housewares, vintage clothing, original art, handmade crafts, fair trade imports, and more – happening on the third Saturday of each month at Atelier Maison & Co.
Shop from local artisans and check out Asheville arts and crafts. Each month, inside and outside the showroom of Atelier Maison & Co. you’ll find a wide variety of different artists and makers at these craft markets. We host vendors displaying everything from textiles to woodwork, fresh farmed flowers, or hand-blown glass.
From noon-5 on the third Saturday of the month, each market has dozens of vendors and hundreds of shoppers throughout the spacious grounds. The markets have a welcoming feel, often with a food truck, craft workshops, or complimentary beverages and treats for the whole family.
With roots in the Asheville Design District, Atelier Maison & Co. is the area’s home furnishings destination offering healthy, design-forward furniture, accessories, and their own exclusive line of green, envy-worthy pieces. They believe living green is not only better for the environment but essential in building a happier, healthier home.
Wee Trade is all about families helping families. 45,000 Sq Ft of quality consigned goods gathered under one roof for a 3-day weekend sale event at the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher, NC, just across from the Asheville Regional Airport.
From strollers and nursery furniture to clothing and toys, we’ve got everything you need for your infant, toddler or children & teens! It’s also a great way for grandparents, pre-schools, day cares, etc. to shop for their children’s needs.
Friday, February 24th- 10:00 am-6:00pm Saturday, February 25th- 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday, February 26th- 10:00 am-2:00pm
Wee Trade is all about families helping families. 45,000 Sq Ft of quality consigned goods gathered under one roof for a 3-day weekend sale event at the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher, NC, just across from the Asheville Regional Airport.
From strollers and nursery furniture to clothing and toys, we’ve got everything you need for your infant, toddler or children & teens! It’s also a great way for grandparents, pre-schools, day cares, etc. to shop for their children’s needs.
Friday, February 24th- 10:00 am-6:00pm Saturday, February 25th- 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday, February 26th- 10:00 am-2:00pm