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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Asheville Symphony Chorus presents
THIRD ANNUAL
Join Us
for a Sing-Along of Handel’s Christmas Oratorio
Tickets THURSDAY
$15
Available from Chorus Members, on our website, or at the door.
December 7 7:30pm
First Presbyterian Church
40 Church Street • Asheville, NC 28801
www.AshevilleSymphonyChorus.com
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
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.
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
| The High Country of NC Christmas Bird Counts |
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The original purpose of the Christmas Bird Counts was to provide an alternative to the traditional “Side Hunt”, in which teams competed to kill the largest number of animals and birds on Christmas Day. The originators of the CBC, including pioneering ornithologist Frank Chapman, proposed, instead, to identify and count as many birds as possible, offering a wildlife-friendly way to enjoy the outdoors over the holidays. Now over 100 years later, the CBC tradition is going strong, having largely replaced the destructive Side Hunt, and involving over 50,000 people each year in many countries. These counts are free and fun, and the data provide insight into changing populations of wintering birds. All of our local counts welcome more participation from all skill-level birders, so please come out and join us to celebrate wildlife!
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| Grandfather Mountain:
Compiler Jesse Pope email “[email protected]”. This year’s date Saturday, 12/16/2017 |
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Proud Mary Theatre Company Presents A VERY SISSY CHRISTMAS SHOW
What: “A Very Sissy Christmas Show”
When: Saturday, December 16 at 8 & 10:30 p.m.
Where: West Main Artists Co-Op, 578 W. Main St. in Spartanburg
Admission: $10
The Proud Mary Theatre Company, South Carolina’s first and only theatre group devoted exclusively to LGBTQ+ Stories and Voices, is proud to announce its first holiday show, “A Very Sissy Christmas Show” on December 16 in Spartanburg.
Our show includes Gay Christmas Carols and selections from our debut season with a yuletide twist: 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE, the encore run of our award-winning I AM MY OWN WIFE starring 2017 SCTA Best Actor winner Dave LaPage, and SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES by Del Shores.
The mission of the Proud Mary Theatre Company, a non-profit and non-professional theatre, is to present LGBTQ+ voices and stories in Spartanburg and the entire Upstate region through innovative theatrical plays: compelling dramas, rib-tickling comedies, campy musicals, and local original works and avant-garde pieces that celebrate diversity and tolerance.
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
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.
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
“The Paper Crowns have this aura of honesty in their music that’s genuine, easy to grasp, yet also not a complete giveaway.” (Waleed Rashidi – IE Weekly)
“The Paper Crowns…songs cross so many genres that all you need to know is that if you like music, there’s something for you there.” (Vanessa Franko – Press Enterprise)
The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole are one of the premier duos on the Southeast music scene. They have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their full on electric ensemble – The Paper Crowns Electric Band. Their sound is a medley of blues, psychedelic and Southern rock, American folk and jazz, Gospel and funk. The Paper Crowns sound is dynamic and soulful featuring original songs and fearless improvisation.
The Paper Crowns have played such events as: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns including the Olympic Games, Visa, Court TV and Pepsi. The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River.
Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Wicked Quick Promotions Presents
The 16th Annual Make-A-Wish Christmas Party Benefit Concert
Featuring Dave Desmelik, Chappell with special guest Artimus Pyle, Halden Vang, The Log Noggins, and The Travers Brothership
With Special Guests McKayla A. Reece, Jack C Mascari, Nicky Sanders, Matthew Jennings, and Grace Williamson
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Ugly Sweater Contest
DECEMBER 23 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
330 Rockwood Rd #103
Arden, NC 28704
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801
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.
Comedian Ari Shaffir to Perform at The Grey Eagle Friday, January 5th @ 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM
Ari Shaffir, host and co-creator of Comedy Central’s This is Not Happening is set to perform two shows in Asheville, NC on Friday, January 5th.
Ari Shaffir
Stand-up comedian, podcaster and actor ARI SHAFFIR describes his comedy as a puppet show–but way filthier and without the puppets. The New York native grew up Orthodox Jewish, spent 2 years in a yeshiva in Israel, and came back to America to lose his religion and become a comic. LA Weekly has called Shaffir “a gifted unyielding comic…a real force to be reckoned with.”
This July, Shaffir released two Netflix specials called Double Negative which is presented in two 45 minute episodes called Children and Adulthood. Self-described as his version of a “Smashing Pumpkins Double Album,” this type of double header release hasn’t been seen since George Carlin’s 1972 release of FM & AM. In Children Shaffir discusses the pressure he is getting from his family and friends to have kids, and why he is getting more and more thoughts in his head about why he doesn’t want to do that and in Adulthood, he discusses the freedoms of being child-free. Decider.com called Shaffir’s Netflix debut “positively audacious.”
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!