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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Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.
The dates and performers are as follows:
November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer
These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.
For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85
You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.

Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.
The dates and performers are as follows:
November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer
These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.
For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85
You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.

Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.
The dates and performers are as follows:
November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer
These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.
For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85
You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.

1 Year Anniversary of 1st Beer Release with a Special Beer Release
Check out website for up to date info
330 Rockwood Rd #103
Arden, NC 28704

Continue the tradition of ringing in the New Year with your friends at Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard, NC! Featuring delicious craft brews, tasty food from the Oskar Blues CHUBwagons, and killer tunes featuring Jeff Austin (former mandolinist for Yonder Mountain String Band) and Fireside Collective (progressive folk band from Asheville, NC)! Let’s raise our cans and say farewell to 2017, and toast to a truly EPIC 2018!
Head to www.obnye.com for tickets and information.
Oskar Blues Brewery North Carolina
Doors at 7p.m.
21+ only.
Locals tickets – $25 – only available from the Tasty Weasel Taproom
Advanced tickets in November – $30
Advanced tickets in December – $35
Day-of tickets (if available) – $45
Food from the Oskar Blues CHUBwagons!
Free photo booth!
Specialty beers and more!
Local Brevard hotels are offering our party goers discounted hotel rates, including Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, and Sunset Motel. Just say you’re attending the Oskar Blues NYE Hootenanny and they’ll extend the discount. The Oskar Blues trolley will be shuttling attendees to and from the brewery all night.

Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.
The dates and performers are as follows:
November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer
These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.
For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85
You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.

Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.
The dates and performers are as follows:
November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer
These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.
For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85
You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.

Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.
The dates and performers are as follows:
November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer
These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.
For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85
You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.

Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.
The dates and performers are as follows:
November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer
These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.
For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85
You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.
2ND ANNUAL MAC-N-CHEESE OFF

Thanks to the creativity and hard work of our staff we created the tastiest 2017 event in the upstate. And we’re bringing it back for another year. Last year was super tasty and also a little bit chaotic (what can we say, free mac-n-cheese causes a riot). We’ve expanded to 15k sq. ft. which means twice as much space for big crowds. We’ve also got a year under our belt now with experience from several big events, which means we’re getting better at shorter lines and happier customers. So make some room in those stretchy pants and save the date for the 2nd Annual Mac-n-Cheese Off!
THE CHEESY DETAILS
All foodies are encouraged to compete. There will be multiple categories in the contest, including people’s choice and judge’s choice. Prizes will be awarded to the winners in each category (just think of those bragging rights in the craft beer community!). The public is invited and encouraged to come sample and help judge the entries. There is a $2 suggested donation, with all proceeds going to support community non-profits.
Registration is free, and must be completed by Saturday, Feb. 17th. Registration is only necessary for those planning to *cook* a dish to be judged. Those interested in tasting don’t need to sign up!
Be a part of the third annual
Asheville Brewer’s Alliance Beer Expo!
Saturday, February 24th, 2018
2pm-7pm
The Expo will showcase all elements of craft beer production–from raw ingredients to brewing to packaging and distribution–while providing tastes of some of Western North Carolina’s finest beers. Learn more about beer styles, get to know the folks behind the beer, and dive into beer-centric topics with the innovative and passionate craft beer creators.

TOAST Asheville at New Belgium Brewing
91 Craven Street
(the event is in the brewhouse building, not the liquid center)
Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
$30 members; $35 non-members; $40 at the door
TICKETS: purchase online or call 828.253.3227
*Note tickets will not be mailed. There will be a check-In list at the event with all pre-purchased tickets listed.
The evening will be a festive gathering with unique New Belgium beers and partner wines to sample, tasty local food specially paired and created with the New Belgium beers, a brewery tour, a silent auction and live entertainment.

Start time: 11 am, Kids fun run free 11:05
Mud Dabbers Pottery: Beer Steins for Age Winners
Adult beverage with entry. Live Music, Food Truck Action, Chip Bib Timing, Instant results with screen.
Event Information will be posted closer to the event. Check website for details.

Fermented Pairings Series AVL Vol. 1: White Labs Kitchen & Tap
We are excited to debut the Fermented Pairings Series at White Labs Kitchen & Tap with FPS Vol. 1: White Labs Kitchen & Tap. The Fermented Pairings Series puts an educational spin on beer and food pairing great for enthusiasts and professionals alike. This series breaks down each pairing discussing ingredient interactions, pairing concepts and what differentiates each pairing. Due to the series popularity at White Labs San Diego and Boulder we are excited to launch it in Asheville. Join us as we discuss all things fermentation through the medium of beer and food.
White Labs Education and Engagement Curator Erik Fowler and White Labs Kitchen & Tap Executive Chef Evan Timmons will deliver unique and educational beer and food pairings ranging from house-made brewers yeast risen bread to cheese, fermented fruit and charcuterie. Spend an hour and a half in a classroom setting discussing the production of these delicious foods, while pairing four house ferments with five White Labs beers.
Discover craft in surprising places! Join a local expert for a behind the scenes tour of the best small-batch, high-quality, and handmade in Asheville. Visit galleries, taste local beers, watch live demonstrations, sip craft cocktails, and meet the creatives that continue to make Asheville a Craft City.
Join the Center for Craft for an Asheville food and art tours co-led by local food writer, blogger, and podcaster, Stu Helm and craft expert, Anna Helgeson. Throughout this two-mile walking tour, Stu and Anna will offer ways to understand Asheville’s urban landscape and restaurant scene through the craft philosophy—thoughtful making with a reverence for process and material.
Taste, touch, and sip your way among ten carefully chosen stops, all while learning about the history of craft in the region, and encountering the creative people, objects, and libations that make Asheville a Craft City. If you love all things high-quality, small-batch, and handcrafted—or are just curious how a craft cocktail is different than a well drink—join us!
Craft City Tours take place the first Saturday of each month April–December 2018.

When: Tuesday, April 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Where: The Collider, Downtown Asheville
Worldwide, the conservation community is grappling with the challenge of ensuring that natural systems – and the species that depend on them – have the ability to adapt to climate change and will continue to thrive. Fortunately, we know that land protection can strategically increase the resiliency of natural systems. SAHC has partnered with the Conservation Trust for NC, Open Space Institute, Wildlands Network, NEMAC, EcoForesters and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to develop sophisticated frameworks to assess vulnerability and identify priorities for climate resilience.
Our own Southern Appalachians have been identified as critical to the path of migration for species from the southeast. SAHC continues to use new data and new modeling to build upon our strategic land protection planning. By prioritizing areas adjacent to large protected tracts and creating contiguous networks of conservation lands for wildlife corridors we continue to create more resilient landscapes.
Join us as we discuss how we are working together with new climate data to create a network of resilient protected lands and why our efforts matter now more than ever.
Panel discussion moderated by Jay Leutze, SAHC Board President and author.
Panel members:
Jess Laggis, Farmland Program Director, SAHC
Megan Sutton, Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
Ian Johnson, Geospatial Science Communications Associate, NEAMAC
Maria Whitehead, Senior Project Manager, Open Space Institute
RSVP to Pauline Heyne at [email protected] or 828.253.0095 ext. 216
Free and open to the public.
Phone: (828) 250-4718
Email: [email protected]
Event Type: Book Club
Age Group: Adult
Library: Pack Memorial
Like beer and books? Come join our non-fiction book club! The club meets every second Wednesday of the month at the Wedge at Foundation.
This month we’re reading, “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” by Roz Chast. Books are available at Pack Library, come to the front desk and we can grab you a copy, you can also reserve a copy at your nearest library branch.
Everyone over 21 is welcome to participate. We vote on the next book at the end of meeting. See you there!
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: A-B Tech Ferguson Auditorium
A-B Tech invites you to engage with a panel of activists and leaders from local organizations as they discuss youth empowerment successes and challenges in the community.


NO WATER, NO BEER, NO WINE, NO LIFE. Join us in supporting clean water initiatives for your community! Farm Burger South Asheville is donating 10% of dinner proceeds to WATERCOOKIES, an organization dedicated to educating and creating enthusiasm among children and their parents to support clean water initiatives worldwide! Funds raised will go towards scholarships for high school seniors majoring in environmental studies and costs associated with building awareness of the importance of clean water.
Member Mixers a great way to learn more about a fellow downtown business and they provide an opportunity to get to know other members. Plus, you’ll get the inside scoop on what’s going on with the Asheville Downtown Association, upcoming events and projects we’re working on. All while enjoying delicious food, beers from Asheville Pizza and Brewing and wines from the Weinhaus!
Location: Hill Street Baptist Church
Be an informed voter. The Racial Justice Coalition hosts a Buncombe County Sheriff Candidate Forum. All candidates have been invited. Childcare and Spanish interpretation will be provided.
Mercy Urgent Care invites the public to come party with a purpose at ‘Mercy for Haiti,’ Friday, April 13, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Highland Brewing Event Center, to raise funds to equip the new Alpha Omega Ministry (ALOM) clinic in Source Matelas, Haiti, a project of the nonprofit’s international mission work in Haiti.
Team Mercy just returned from its twentieth medical trip to Haiti and is a past recipient of the Urgent Care Association of America Humanitarian Award for its work there. The April 13 party with a purpose is solely to equip the new ALOM Clinic.
Special guest ALOM Director and Founder Dr. Vladimyr Roseau will provide an update on the new clinic at the event. Team Mercy has worked alongside “Dr. Vlad” and other Haitian colleagues since the 2010 earthquake. On each Mercy for Haiti trip, Team Mercy provides medical services for up to a thousand patients over five days at 11 sites and 15 orphanages.
The funds raised will be used to outfit the new ALOM clinic with $93,050 in equipment including a portable radiology unit, exam beds, blood pressure/temp/pulse measurement devices, opthalmoscope/otoscope, trauma room light, stretcher, lobby chairs, stethoscopes, mayo stands, baby cribs, incubator, anesthesia machine, and manual blood pressure cuffs. Individual and corporate sponsorship opportunities are available.
‘Mercy for Haiti’ tickets are $60 per person in advance and $70 per person at the door. The price of admission includes delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres from Asheville’s 67 Biltmore, one drink ticket (cash bar available for additional beverage purchase), and fun, danceable, rock-n-roll by party band, the Boomer Brothers.
Supported by the Catherine McAuley Mercy Foundation, Mercy Urgent Care provides a half-million dollars in important humanitarian work locally in Western North Carolina, through their Compassionate Care program, and internationally—in Haiti since 2010 and the Philippines in 2013. In addition to the April 13 event, the Mercy Foundation hosts other fundraising events throughout the year, such as Bike and Hike for Life and the Mercy Golf Classic, during which the public can provide financial support for purchasing medical equipment for facilities, supporting relief teams, and caring for people in need, locally and abroad.
Mercy Urgent Care was founded in Asheville in 1985 as an outreach of the Sisters of Mercy, an international religious institute of Roman Catholic women, begun in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland who have served in Asheville since 1900. Today, Mercy Urgent Care operates four convenient urgent care locations in Buncombe County – on Patton Avenue, Tunnel Road, Hendersonville Road and in Weaverville ¬– and one in Transylvania County near downtown Brevard. The not-for-profit organization is a North Carolina Best Employer, is a living-wage certified employer, and provides over 100 jobs to people in our community.

The Down the Hatch Festival at Highland Brewing Company begins with an afternoon full of live music, the latest in outdoor and fly-fishing gear, great food and world-class beer, and a chance to watch the best of the best showcase their skills in the Orvis Guide Olympics. As evening falls, follow the crowd into Highland’s taproom to take part in a screening of the celebrated Down The Hatch Film Festival! Proceeds from ticket sales and a fifty cents from each beer pull go to the Land O’ Sky Chapter of Trout Unlimited and their efforts on several local stream conservation projects.
Each film festival ticket includes entry into an incredible raffle… and when we say raffle, we don’t …
Asheville is a known power center for the Craft Brewery Revival, which is why we are excited to partner with Hi-Wire Brewing to bring you an unique 8k chip timed race through the Heart of Asheville.
- 8k Race starts at South Slope Tasting Room and finishes at the Big Top Brewery in Asheville, NC
- Music and Beer Festival 10:00AM-2:00PM
- Free Pilsner Glass and custom metal coaster to all finishers.
- Lawn game zone with Cornhole, Life Size Beer Pong and Kan Jam
- Beer specials all afternoon.
- Food Truck festival at the finish line!

The Annual Henderson County Republican Party Lincoln-Reagan Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Congressman Mark Meadows
Date: April 21, 2018
Location: Hendersonville Country Club
Sponsor’s Private Reception (for donors $500+) 5:00pm
Cash Bar 5:30pm
Dinner ($75/person) 6:00pm
Tell your Friends and Family!
Questions? Call Merry Guy, Chair HCGOP at (828) 693-6040 or email to [email protected]
Event Flyer: http://hendersoncountygop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/LR-Dinner-2018-Flyer-for-Website.pdf





