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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In this class, we will be learning the core principles and the core protocol of Zero Balancing. ZB tends the skeleton and supports the alignment of energy and structure in the body.
https://www.facebook.com/events/315260839310207/
Ready, Set, Throw! One-Night Pottery Classes
Kelsey Sickmeyer & Cayce Kolstad
#1 Friday, January 18, 7-9pm
#2 Friday, March 8, 7-9pm
Ever wanted to try your hand at the pottery wheel? Have you always wanted to learn to throw but you’re not sure if you want to commit to an 8-week class? Or maybe you and some friends are just looking for something different to do in Asheville on a Friday night. Well, look no further. Ready, Set, Throw is here!
Even if you’ve never touched clay before, our highly skilled staff will guide you through the entire process. It’s the perfect opportunity to get creative and have fun! All ages and skill levels are welcome.
Level: All Levels, Beginners Welcome
Tuition: $55 Per person, per night
SKI TRIP 2019 IS OFFICIALLY HERE!
Join us as we head to ASHEVILLE, NC for a weekend of fun, skiing, and exploring Asheville from January 18-21, 2019 (MLK WEEKEND)!
$$ PRICES $$:
Members: $80
Non-Members: $100
~All payments can be made via cash, venmo @USCICE, or check!~
All grades are welcome, and you don’t have to be an AKR member or USC student to come! Beds are first paid, first served! Please feel free to reach out to a board member with questions! We can’t wait to see y’all there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/584632395306948/
Join us in Dayton, VA for a weekend of fun dancing in the hills of the Shenandoah Valley. Take advantage of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend to live the Contra Dream. Check in starts at 6 pm on Friday, January 18, 2019.
Details about the event can be found on our website: https://shenandoahvalleycontradance.weebly.com/contra-dream-2019.html.
https://www.facebook.com/events/520915284994734/
Empire Strikes Brass (ESB) is a high energy Brass-Funk-Rock band hailing from the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Formed on the streets of their hometown, ESB is rooted in the New Orleans Brass Band tradition of second-line parades and deep moving grooves reminiscent of old school funk. Combining complex musical arrangements with thoughtful lyrical song structure, ESB can stretch out and dig deep when they are feeling it or keep things tight and concise. The fat sound of the horns paired with one dirty rhythm section makes the music downright psychedelically nasty! Founded in 2012, ESB intentionally stretches the boundaries of the stereotypical brass band paradigm, fusing sounds from various genres and weaving them together with the common thread of Brass. The diversity of the music within their sets keep audiences guessing what is next to come.
Featuring rich group and strong lead vocals including Grammy Award winner Debrissa Mckinney (Secret Agent 23 Skidoo), ESB not only takes its audiences on a ride to the dark side and back instrumentally, they also use the force of soaring melody and lush harmony to transport the listeners to another dimension. The band released its debut album, “Theme For A Celebration” in 2017 and it was tapped as one of the top 100 album releases in 2017 by WNCW 88.7 radio. Since their conception, ESB has been a consistent fixture at various festivals throughout the east coast. They’ve had the pleasure of having Warren Haynes (Allman Bros. Band and Gov’t Mule) sit in with them at New Mountain Amphitheater in Asheville, NC and the honor of headlining four years in a row celebrating the life of Dizzy Gillespie in his hometown of Cheraw, SC, for the South Carolina Jazz and Heritage Festival. ESB has co-billed with such artists as Dr. John & Lettuce. The horns have sat in on performances with Galactic, The Big Something, and many others. ESB horn players JP Furnas, Paul Juhl and Alex Bradley are also featured on the live album compilation from world-renowned artists Beats Antique entitled “Creature Carnival” released in 2015. The band is known to regularly parade off stage into the audience leading a the crowd in a raucous procession around the venue before, during or after their set.
Members of the band have also been expanding their musical resumes and repertoire. Notable side projects and performances include keyboardist Lenny Pettinelli’s recording and performing with Jazz is Phish featuring such artists as Jeff Coffin (Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews Band), Chris Bullock (Snarky Puppy), Michael Ray (Sun Ra, Kool and the Gang), the Chase Brothers and many more. The band’s founder, saxophonist Paul Juhl, performed with John Oates (Hall and Oates) at MerleFest. In addition to her work with Skidoo, Debrissa McKinney has performed with artists such as Karl Denson and Laura Reed. ESB horn players Kyle Snuffer and Alex Bradley have recorded on Marcus King’s upcoming 2018 release produced by Eric Krasno of Soulive and Lettuce.
Later this year, the band is slated to get back in the studio for a follow up sophomore effort to 2017’s Theme For A Celebration. Look for the band on the road and at festivals in a town near you!
Empire Strikes Brass is:
Alex Bradley/ trumpet, vocals
Sean Donnelly/ keys, vocals
JP Furnas/ Sousaphone, bass, moog
Kelly Hannah/ guitar, vocals, washboard
Nik Hope/ drums, vocals
Paul Juhl/ saxophone, vocals
Debrissa McKinney/ vocals, saxophone
Lenny Pettinelli/ keys, vocals
Kyle Snuffer/ trombone, vocals
https://www.facebook.com/events/2279184695648467/
Jesse Barry, known for her soulful blues pipes and contagious enthusiasm on stage, began her music career at the tender age of eight years old. Influenced by Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Carole King, Etta James, and Susan Tedeschi, Jesse has created her own, unique blues sound. She is often described as an “old soul” and audiences are stunned by the huge voice that comes out of her small body. Popularly known as “Skinny Legs” from Skinny Legs and All, a band she created as a teenager, Jesse has placed in the Mountain Xpress “Best Of” blues band category three years in a row, and has performed at B.B. King’s Club for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, and at the Springing the Blues Festival in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Jesse competed on the popular TV show “American Idol” in season 9 and has made a lasting impact on her hometown, Asheville, North Carolina. She has recorded 3 albums with Skinny Legs and All and is currently working with her blues, funk, and soul group Jesse Barry and The Jam, special events band A Social Function, and her new Steely Dan tribute band Dirty Logic.
$5 Entry Fee, 21+
520 Haywood Rd, Asheville NC 28806
https://www.facebook.com/events/372909509946408/
Southern Pine (EP release celebration)
W/ Jack Victor Music and Ellen Siberian Tiger
At Isis Music Hall
Doors 8pm / 9pm Start
$10 dollars
https://public.ticketbiscuit.com/IsisAsheville/Ticketing/358610
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Southern Pine is the musical project of guitarist and vocalist Zack Kardon. Originally from the Northeast, Southern Pine is now rooted in Asheville, NC. He has played with several nationally touring artists including Midnight Snack, Brie Capone and Carly Taich.
His compositions are subtle yet intricate- often layering many instruments and voices to create an ethereal soundscape that can support raucous guitar solos and delicate string arrangements alike.
Kardon’s songs are deeply personal statements. They don’t seek to describe or explain but simply hover- bottling the essence of a feeling before it evaporates into the ether of memory.
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Jack Victor is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Asheville, NC. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, Victor fronted Midnight Snack, an art-pop band known for their expressive combination of folk, psych-rock, and indie-dance. In 2017, in an effort to expand his musicality, Victor began experimenting with the guitar for the first time. His most recent solo project was born out of this exploration. The songs are simple and raw, observing the human condition through the lens of a lover, a friend, a son, a stranger.
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Ellen Siberian Tiger: Ellen Siberian Tiger is a 4-piece feminist indie rock band with orchestral and punk influences currently based in Philadelphia, PA
https://www.facebook.com/events/345096899662455/
The Black Cloud is celebrating its second year in business with a free show!
All Hell
Funeral Chic
VIA
Mordaga
Friday, January 18th, 2019.
9 PM.
Pre-party at The Black Cloud starting at 7 PM.
https://www.facebook.com/events/207337683483791/
CosmicCatz are back and throwing down again at The Sly Grog!
Showcasing local talent and DJs all night long! come drink, dance and rave with us to warm up on this cold winter night.
Performances/Hosted by:
The Last WordBenders
DJ Sets by:
Jagger
SonicMadness
KPop Kakashi
and
Stormshock!
18+ allowed with a 21+ Member!
$5 Cover
Wear your Cosplay, Costumes and Rave Gear!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1217587091732691/
ALL VINYL, ALL NIGHT
FRIDAY NIGHT DELIGHTS // DJ TAVO & friends
10:30pm – 1:30 am
soul/funk/hip hop/other rarities
Varia Labs
https://www.facebook.com/events/593891527720578/
On January 19, 2019, we’re bringing the Well Crafted One-Day, a Pop Up retreat for women, to the gorgeous destination of Chestnut Ridge in Canton, NC (30 minutes west of Asheville)! Expect beautiful surroundings, approachable art workshops, and inspiring teaching. Feel treasured and be given the margin to dream anew the kind of space you wish to have in the upcoming year, both heart and home. Guaranteed: your jaw will drop as you approach the venue, your seat will be saved with a beautiful nametag, and your heart will be ready to claim new ground. In addition to the lovely lunch included in your ticket cost, you will have the opportunity to participate in two different art workshops as well as the other components of this full day retreat.
Come one, come all to TACS fiery forge! Watch Gerry Drew demo Bladesmithing for free.
This is a drop-in monthly gathering and is a demo only. Feel free to observe and ask questions. Keep a look out for upcoming classes and workshops so you can apply tips of the forge given by Gerry Drew.
https://www.facebook.com/events/490292924712957/
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville & Buncombe County, Inc. is proud to present the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast. Our keynote speaker will be Ernest G. Green, one of the nine black students who integrated Central High following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that declared segregation illegal. The courage and determination of “The Little Rock Nine” changed the course of history. Tickets will be available on-line soon. Individual tickets will cost $25 each, Patron tickets will cost $35 each. Sponsorship opportunities available! Doors open at 7:30am.
https://www.facebook.com/events/324940038095285/
Join us on January 19th for the Seventh Annual Charlotte Running Company Trail Race!
Run along the pristine trails at the state-of-the-art US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC. The majority of the course is a technical single track trail system in covered woods adjacent to the US National Whitewater Center. Choose your distance-13 miles, 9 miles, 4 miles, or Fun Run. All participants registered for 4, 9 and 13 miles will receive a super comfy, eco-friendly hoodie from Recover. New this year!! Choose hooded or crewneck. Sign up early so you are guaranteed your size!
This is the second race in the ALL NEW Winter Warmer 3 Pack!
https://www.facebook.com/events/466515180540828/
Basic adult CPR intended for Beloved medics and Steady Collective volunteers and participants. More community members accepted as space allows. This can be for a certification card if you wish – pls do the registration if so.
[Registration closed. Link removed.]
Lunch provided followed by training on administering naloxone antidote for opiate overdoses.
https://www.facebook.com/events/393018454578052/
Students will learn principles of breadmaking. They will make Pecan Caramel Sticky Buns, 9-grain loaf and Italian Crusty Bread. Students need to bring on large Tupperware-like bowl and cover. Instructor will provide all other materials.
This “Local Kitchens” workshop will be held at the instructor’s home in Mill Spring.
Register Now Online Or Call 828 859 8323!
https://www.facebook.com/events/506652343159365/
Formal study groups are tailored specifically to participants’ needs, meeting the student exactly where they are and supporting them in their process. This time is used to review techniques, clarify principles, discuss specific client cases or issues, and have space to dive deeper into areas of interest, concern, or curiosity.
Theme: Biological Model of Trauma
$75
3 SOBI credits available
https://www.facebook.com/events/1996505190418920/
A new event and a new format for cyclo-cross…
Experience cyclo-cross at FENCE on a true steeplechase course in a team-focused race format. All bike race entries include post-race meal. Overnight camping available. Pre-registration required.
Categories & Fees:
Team CX (teams of 4–male/female/co-ed): $75/rider
Team CX Junior (teams of 4): $55/rider
CX Duo Open: $75/rider
CX Solo Open: $115/rider
MTB Open (1-4 riders per team): $115/rider
Register early and save $15!
CX categories must race a cx bike with drop bars.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2028488247242902/
Join us for the after the Holiday’s Hard 2 Recycle collection. Our sponsors will be there collecting broken electronics, appliances, batteries, wire, scrap metals, books, styrofoam and MORE.
Recycling Fees
$10 for tube Televisions
$1 for bag of styrofoam (any size)
$5 for a car / truck load of styrofoam
Check out this link for a full description of the items that we’re accepting. https://www.ashevillegreenworks.org/hard-2-recycle.html
We always need volunteers to help us keep these events moving. Email [email protected] if you’re willing to come out for a couple hours.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1926696720732241/
When reflecting on the current state of the environment, it seems that we have entered into times of seismic sorrows. Carbon emissions, water pollution, fracking, and changing climate patterns all point to a troubling reality with serious consequences for human and non-human populations. Through weavings, installations, sculpture, and print, artists Rena Detrixhe and Tali Weinberg (Tulsa, OK) explore the complex relationship between humans and the planet, offering insights, expressing grief, and creating space for resilience and change.
In Time of Seismic Sorrows is curated by Marilyn Zapf and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Introduction To The Potter’s Wheel
Alyssa Ruberto and Halima Flynt
Saturdays 10am-12:30pm
January 12- March 2
Get ready to throw! This 8-week beginner’s course is designed to teach new potters the fundamentals of wheel-throwing, trimming, and glazing to make a variety of complete, food-safe and functional wares. By the end of this course, students will be able to confidently make pottery in any studio setting. Seasoned beginners are also encouraged to try new techniques to reach an intermediate level.
Level: Beginner and Seasoned Beginner
Tuition: $295 + $45 Lab Fee
Come on out to Hagood Mill on Saturday, January 19, and ring in the New Year with a big ole helping of delicious Old-Time music. We are pleased to have some amazing musicians to share in the new year cheer.
Music kicks off at 11 am with Dixie Dave Allen and Kayla Charlene. They will be followed by David White, Michele Turner and Becky Stovall from 12:15-1:15. Don’t miss the Old Time Jam where anyone that fancies to can jam with the gang from 1:15-1:45. Danielle Yother and Friends will close the show playing from 1:45-3:00.
Everyone near and far is invited to gather with us and celebrate a new year through song and dance inspired by the traditional music of mountain cultures that still thrives in the hills and hollers surrounding our beloved Hagood Mill site to this very day.
There will be lots of other things to see on January 19 as Hagood Mill hosts a variety of folk-life and traditional-arts demonstrations. There will be blacksmithing, bowl-digging, flint knapping, chair-caning, moonshining, broom-making, basket-making, pottery, quilting, spinning, knitting, weaving, bobbin lace, woodcarving, metalsmithing, beekeeping, and leatherworking demonstrations and more! You can ask questions of the artists and make a purchase of their traditional arts to take home.
The centerpiece of the Hagood Mill Historic Site is the water-powered 1845 gristmill. It is one of the finest examples of nineteenth-century technology in the Upcountry and operates just as it has for the last century and a half. The mill will be running throughout the day. In the old mill, fresh stone-ground cornmeal, grits, and wheat flour will be available. In addition, rye flour, Basmati rice flour, oat flour, oatmeal, popping corn meal, and grits, organic yellow cornmeal and grits, and buckwheat flour are produced and may be available. Hagood Mill cookbooks and a variety of other mill-related items are also available.
There is a $5 parking fee for the day, but admission is FREE to the Hagood Mill Site as well as the Hagood Creek Petroglyph Site. All proceeds from parking help offset costs at Hagood Mill.
So, head on out, grab a tasty plate of food on site from one of our wonderful food trucks and enjoy a special day at Hagood Mill.
The Hagood Mill Historic Site is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. all year long. The mill operates, rain or shine, for a special festival on the third Saturday of every month.
Hagood Mill is located just three miles north of Pickens off Highway 178 or 5½ miles south of Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway 11, just off Highway 178 at 138 Hagood Mill Road.
For additional information, please contact Hagood Mill at (864) 898-2936 or check us out on Facebook or Twitter. Visit our website www.hagoodmillfoundation.org. Pickens County is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1970418773033820/
Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No additional cost to enter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/789533238046693/?event_time_id=789533298046687
Join us any Saturday for outdoor activities at the garden. Local youth involved in programming for building life skills, improving literacy and leadership development welcome young people in the area to join them, and we are always in need of adult volunteers to help with mentoring. Involvement in the Shiloh Community Garden also includes the experience of growing produce organically, lessons in permaculture and the science of sustainability, healthy meal preparation, and entrepreneurship. Come join the fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/524392424698351/?event_time_id=524392514698342
We started having these gatherings last year. Conversations around the table were stimulating, warm and informative. Please consider joining your fellow guardians for a piece of delicious pie or other treat for our first Table Talk of 2019. This is an opportunity to meet some guardians you may not know or reconnect with those that you do to discuss the important work that we do.
We look forward to seeing you there!
www.bakedpiecompany.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/587174031729518/
We are honored to share our passion for our Beloved Black Bears in our exhibit at the “FW Gallery” in Woolworth Walk – downtown Asheville. We are grateful to have been chosen to be their Featured Artists. We want to also thank the many lovely people who work at Woolworth Walk and have supported and assisted us with the exhibit.
The FW Gallery exhibit will end Tuesday, January 29th at 6pm. Our permanent artist booth #229 downstairs “Beloved Black Bear” has over 50 black bear canvases 11×14 at $75 each. We hope you will stop by to visit.
We are happy to say that many black bear canvases have been sold and are now adorning many homes. Our wish is for all of us to share our compassion for the black bear with our friends, family, and neighbors and create connections with the bears giving them a voice.
Love, April Johnson & Jeff Miller
https://www.facebook.com/events/300039080626478/?event_time_id=300039140626472
Come see us!! Get your grub on.
https://www.facebook.com/events/616231328791029/
Ring in the New Year with KidX. “KidX: Funtastic New Year” will feature crafts and games revolving around exercise and healthy eating from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, and will include a special demo by Tae Kwon Do Master, Kioh Chang.
Please pre-register on Eventbrite by the “Find Tickets” link on this page.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1533645020101858/
Come meet our adoptable pets!
https://www.facebook.com/events/557221104751303/
Vinegar has been used for medicine for thousands of years by many nations of people. The Wander School’s Abby Artemisia and Becky Beyer of Blood and Spicebush bring you a Spring cleaning like no other with remedies and recipes for vinegar tonics, sippable shrubs and Appalachian folk medicines made from one of the simplest, yet effective home remedies. Learn about all the health benefits of different kinds of vinegar, how to make alcohol-free tinctures with it, along with tonics and shrubs, a delicious health-boosting beverage made with herbs, vinegar, and honey. We’ll forage ingredients for vinegar based medicines and learn the history and how-to with all things vinegar. Take home your own handmade herbal vinegar tonic.
$30-90/person, sliding scale
https://www.facebook.com/events/773118819706364/