Calendar of Events

The Asheville Coworking Crawl is the best kind of road trip, equipped with; short rides, cool friends, big ideas, and local beer! Here you’ll join 70 other local innovators, distruptors, and entrepreneurs during Entrepreneurship Week as we tour 4 of Asheville’s top Coworking spaces;

– 5:00 Meet at Hatch AVL
– 5:15 – 5:45 The Collider
– 6:00 – 6:30 MojoCoworking
– 6:45 – 7:15 Focal Point Coworking
– 7:30 – 8:00 Hatch AVL & Hatchworks Coworking Asheville

THE PLAN:

You can park your car at the Hatch AVL Foundation, located at 45 S French Broad Ave. Asheville, NC 28801, then hop on our GreyLine Trolley at 5:00 PM. We will spend 30 minutes at each of the four locations, where you’ll have the chance to meet other Entrepreneurs, connect with Coworking Leadership, learn more about Member Benefits, and just have a damn good time!

The final stop will be back at Hatch AVL where there will be more food, beer, and the team of Hatch Mentors on-hand to connect with. Bring your business cards, best ideas, and a sense of adventure.

Tickets are $10, must be 21 years old to attend, seating is extremely limited.

PRESENTED BY:

Hatch AVL and Hatchworks Coworking Asheville, in partnership with The Collider, MojoCoworking, and Focal Point Coworking

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Carpooling is encouraged!

Ladies only.

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A boutique food truck serving up gourmet comfort food.

www.olivecateringcompany.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/280992522727023/

Come join us for Business After Hours — an evening of networking and “tasty bites” from the in-house restaurant, The Woodfire Bar & Grille. There will be an open bar serving craft beer and wine. A cash bar will serve a variety of Well Drinks. Don’t forget your business cards to enter the drawing for door prizes from Chamber member businesses and:
$50 gift certificate to Woodfire Bar & Grille
$25 gift certificate to Woodfire Bar & Grille
One-night stay at the Holiday Inn Biltmore East
Complimentary self-parking is available on-site, but may be limited. Please use the main entrance to enter the hotel. Registration/check-in will be in the lobby.

This event is offered as a benefit for Chamber membership and no registration is necessary. If you’re considering Chamber membership and would like to attend this event we welcome you to come and check us out! Please contact Canio Costanzo at [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/892494574288683/

Join us on September 6th, during the week of Labor Day, to rally for higher wages and celebrate working people by distributing Love Letters to Workers throughout Biltmore Village. Members of the Western Regional Coalition of Raising Wages NC will hold a brief rally on the lawn of the Cathedral of All Souls and then we will move through Biltmore Village distributing Love Letters and sharing information about the campaign to raise the minimum wage in NC.

https://www.facebook.com/events/263494867617636/

Get your workout fix in with Bokwa Dance and Punch & Strike. Bokwa Ambassador Christine and her crew of Bokwa instructors, will lead you through two different Bokwa Fitness formats. This will be 90 minutes of work, play and dance fitness fierceness as we punch and kick our way through an intense, yet easy to follow workout. Bring your water and a sweat towel for this one! $10 online or at the door.

https://www.facebook.com/events/409594056175071/

Couture for a Cause is a truly unique event for artists and designers to participate in a runway competition (Project Runway style) with all proceeds benefiting the Greenville chapter of the American Cancer Society. All fashion will be constructed of recyclable/repurposed materials and modeled on the runway by cancer survivors.

We look forward to the second year of this amazing event and hope that you will join us as a guest, designer or sponsor.

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Every September, Historic Biltmore Village volunteers organize this event to bring attention to beautiful Historic Biltmore Village.

Boston Way is closed off to car traffic and a gorgeous table is set for 100 people to sit, dine, drink and enjoy their evening under the stars. If it rains, guests will be under a tent.

PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT MANNA FOODBANK

Tickets are $100 per person (to include food and alcohol) and only 100 tickets are available!

Patricipating Restaurants, Winery and Brewery:
Corner Kitchen
Dining Innovations
Red Stag Grill
Rezaz
The Cantina, Historic Biltmore Village
Village Wayside Bar & Grille
The Wine & Oyster
Hi-Wire

Participating Farms:
Hickory Nut Gap
Mills River Creamery
Flying Cloud Farm
Prestige Farms
Sunburst Farms
Cane Creek Creamery

Other Amazing Sponsors:
The Gardner’s Cottage
Edible Asheville
Ecolab

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Introduction To Modeling The Human Figure with Leonid Siveriver

Thursdays, 6-9pm
August 30- October 4

You’ve asked for it, and this session we are pleased to announce that a live model, figurative sculpture class will be returning to Odyssey ClayWorks! Working from a live model each week, students will hone their understanding of basic anatomy, proportions and the mechanics of movement in 3 dimensions. After first creating multiple fast sketches in clay to work out technique, students will then advance to a longer-term sculpture based on a single pose, with more attention to detail. Please join us for this exciting opportunity to work with decorated sculptor, Leonid Siveriver.

Level: All Levels
Tuition: $255 + $75 Lab and live model fee

Based in Asheville, North Carolina, One Leg Up performs a vibrant mixture of upbeat Gypsy Jazz, Latin, Swing and original jazz compositions.

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FREE PATIO SHOW :: Aurora Whim at The Grey Eagle

Aurora is a sunbeam from Denton Texas. She recorded her first album “Air Born” there with her band the Wit and the Whimsy in 2015. She was trained classically as an opera singer and her powerful voice mixes beautifully with her sweet and sassy Americana style.

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We need your help to reach voters this fall, and we have the perfect training to get you ready!

Interested in ways we can fight the anti-voter amendments on the ballot this fall? Come join this upcoming skills training on how to do outreach related to these amendments – including phonebanking, canvassing, and pledge carding/clipboarding.

Trainings are free and open to any group. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

WHAT: Skills Training: Amendment Outreach
WHEN: Thursday, September 6, 6:00-7:30 PM
WHERE: Hendersonville Community Co-op (60 South Charleston Lane, Hendersonville 28792)

RSVP to let us know you’ll be there!

For more information, place contact Darlene Azarmi at (828) 216-3430‬ or [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/822883507919453/

Plates and Mugs: Focusing On Surface and Form With Laurie Caffery Harris

Tuesdays, 6:30-9pm
August 28- October 2

These two popular forms offer endless possibilities of expression to the clay artist. In this intermediate level class, we will use the potter’s wheel to create our forms, then focus on creating a unique surface that reflects your individuality. Through demonstrations and practice on our own test tiles, we will cover surface design including mishima (slip inlay), painting, and sgraffito carving. There will also be a heavy emphasis on handle making, as we seek to create forms that are both beautiful, and easy to use.

Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $255 + $35 Lab Fee

FREE EVENT!

Did you know that more than 80% of modern Americans have leaky gut syndrome? And did you know that the content of your gut flora is directly related the microbiology of the soil where your food comes?

Join OGS Special Guest Monica Corrado on Thursday evening for a FREE gathering to learn about the human microbiome, gut flora, soil flora, and the importance of these components in our overall health. Monica will discuss optimal nourishment, why we are so depleted, how to incorporate food preparation in your life, and why it all matters.

This bonus lecture will provide context for Monica’s 2-day immersive workshop at the 5th Annual Harvest Conference.

Monica is a teaching chef, Certified Nutrition Consultant, and Certified GAPS Practitioner who will help you understand the importance of gut health.

https://www.facebook.com/events/184235109081618/

Art is life. So, join us to support the Gayle Kemp for State House campaign and take home some beautiful art. Prints, drawings, photography, ceramics, pottery, and jewelry, paintings, and etchings,among other art and crafts.

We will also have some items just for fun to bid on, like a lavender facial or an hour of Energy Work or an in-home pet photography sitting.

Come and enjoy spirited conversations, wonderful art, crafts and other goodies. Light hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served.

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This month, we’ll be having a relaxed, social meeting in lieu of our usual business-heavy grind. We’ll be meeting in the front bar room of The Block (not the back room where we normally meet). We’ll be operating without a fixed agenda- instead we’ll have a light, discussion-oriented meeting focused on getting to know one another better and talk about our visions for the future of Asheville DSA. Like all our meetings, this is open and public, to both members and non-members.

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BINGO! Free to play, prizes for every round.

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Select Evenings, May 17–October 7, 2018

Biltmore House & Gardens opens to the public on Thursday–Sunday evenings for a special reservations-only viewing of Chihuly’s stunning large-scale glass sculptures. Chihuly Nights at Biltmore is an enchanting opportunity to witness the effects of dramatic nighttime lighting upon the luminous colors and graceful forms of these spectacular pieces. Sunset over the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, live music in the gardens, and a wine bar make the evening experience all the more enticing. Chihuly’s towering works of art illuminated against a night sky surrounded by the timeless beauty and magnificence of Biltmore House & Gardens: a truly moving, memorable experience

Take a ride with Cuddle In The Cosmos, a journey of musical style, thought, and mood. A reaching for more heart, lightness, and a search for meaning. Lightening fast fiddle tunes, slow melodic messages of lush harmonic sounds, vocal harmonies and surprise instrumentation will inspire you.

Lounge Seated :: $10 Advance / $12 Day of Show

Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

https://www.facebook.com/events/1897433616969574/

Join us for a free public lecture at Lipinsky Auditorium on “Culinary Justice: Defining a Theory of Gastronomic Sovereignty” by Michael Twitty, a culinary historian, living history interpreter, and Judaics teacher from the Washington D.C. area. Twitty is the creator of Afroculinaria, the first blog devoted to African American historic foodways and their legacy. His 2017 book, The Cooking Gene, was recently honored with *two* James Beard Foundation awards for writing and for Book of the Year.

Food justice, social justice, environmental justice, food sovereignty—and entire language has developed around how we want to see and live in a better world where fairness and right action prevail. In an extension of these concepts, Michael has begun to promote his notion of culinary justice—the idea that historically oppressed peoples have a right to authority, sovereignty, prosperity and acknowledgement in their contribution to national and global foodways. Join Michael for a lively discussion to explore the way the preparation of food unites and divides out narratives and how we can use it for the good.

This is event is free and open to the public. No tickets will be required.

Come early (5-7pm) for our 2nd Annual Community Seed Swap [Asheville] and vegetarian soul food dishes from Chef Gene Ettison and BABS Build-A-Better Salad, including:

ENTREES: Beyond meat smoothed hamburger steak, No Evil Foods Pit Boss BBQ, No Evil Foods chicken & gravy, BBQ short ribs

SIDES: Creamy cauliflower mac and cheese, stew collard greens with Sweet Earth bacon, black eyed peas, sweet sweet watermelon, rice pilaf with No Evil Foods Comrade Cluck chicken gravy, honey kissed corn bread.

Michael Twitty will also be the guest host for UNCA’s 2018 Farm to Table Dinner on the Quad. For more information about that event and to purchase tickets, please visit
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Thanks to our sponsors! Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, A-B Tech, Asheville JCC, Biltmore Farms Hotels, Buchi Kombucha, Joyce Farms, Mountain Food Products, Our State Magazine, Sow True Seed, Spriggly’s Beescaping, and BABS Build-A-Better Salad. Many thanks also to the following UNC Asheville departments and programs: Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, Office of Sustainability, Center for Jewish Studies, Events & Conferences, Healthy Campus Initiative, Honors Program, OLLI, and the UNCA Student Environmental Center.

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New Belgium Brewing of Asheville and the Center for Cultural Preservation are hosting a special-benefit film-screening and musical performance to help support the Center for Cultural Preservation’s new documentary film: The River Heroes of the South. Music will be performed by acclaimed local singer/songwriter David (da6d) Wiseman following by a screening by the Center’s award-winning film, “Come Hell or High Water: Remembering the Great Flood of 1916”.

Join us for a special evening of music, film and local beer by the area’s leading brewery and help us raise funds for our current project, The River Heroes of the South Film Project.

Love singing, community, food and laughter?
Join us for our Fall Season of music making!

WACC- Fall season Sept. 6th – Nov. 18th, 2018

The Wild Asheville Community Chorus (WACC) is a musical adventure celebrating and performing both sacred and secular music from various singing traditions led by Suzannah Park.

Who is welcome? Anyone who wants to sing, is willing to use their voice & is interested in building community. All levels of singers are welcome and no sight reading skills are required. Singers under the age of 10 are asked to bring an adult singing companion. We do ask members of WACC to carpool to and from rehearsal and we also host a few potluck dinners during the season as a way of building more community together. We’ll help set up carpools and let you know when we’re planning a meal.

– DETAILS –

-Thursday nights 7 – 9pm – Sept. 6th – Nov. 18th
-PLUS+ Sat Nov. 3rd 1-6pm
-Fee: $120 – $300 sliding scale
-Rehearsal Location: 5 Ravenscroft Dr. Asheville, NC 28801
-3 November concerts: Thurs. Nov 15, Sat. Nov. 17 & Sun. Nov. 18

– Interested in joining in Fall 2018? –

We welcome new singers to join us at the start of the new season. Pre-registration is required. No auditions are held. If you want to sing, we want you to come and sing with us!

Not sure if our choir is right for you? Come check us out at our last summer Open Community Sing August 9th, 7-9 at 5 Ravenscroft Dr. Asheville.

– Money Details –
We charge on a sliding scale and don’t want anyone to not sing because of money. We will work it out!

Our sliding scale is: $120 – $300

Your fee covers 26 hours of class time, music folders & access to online teaching files. Open the ticket link to register and pay for the season.

We do offer a Payment Plan (see below) and have a Scholarship Fund to support folks to attend. We also have a few work trade positions for our Fall season. Please email me and we’ll work something out. We’re committed to not let money keep us from singing together!

Refund Policy: Once the season has begun, your money can not be refunded. However, 50% can be applied to a future WACC season for you or can be put into our scholarship fund for other singers.

– HOW TO REGISTER for the fall season –

Since we charge on a sliding scale simply enter the amount you want to pay between $120-$300 as your donation price. Give us your email, number and address and we’ll see you on September 6th! It’s that simple.

If you want to do a Payment Plan, that is only available by check. To do that method:

Make 3 checks payable to Suzannah Park postdated for:

September 3rd
October 8th
November 5th

and mail them (along with your name, email, number and address) to:
Suzannah Park
135 Fisher Lane
Asheville, NC
28804

for more info visit: www.suzannahpark.com
Contact: [email protected] – (828)258-0675

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Flower Power Groove is a classic rock, 70s and 60s band consisting of Kenzie Dugger on vocals.and guitar, Luke Osborne on bass and Jason Gordon on drums and back up. They have been playing together since May 2018.

https://www.facebook.com/events/455221868301805/

Experience the emotional thrill of Bram Stoker’s gothic masterpiece in this elegantly horrific one-woman show by Megan Wells. With depth and charisma Megan brings the Monster to life as you have never experienced him before.

https://www.facebook.com/events/159902561352901/

The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular presents
The original music of Pink Floyd like you’ve never seen before!
**All tickets include $4 for (2) sets of 3D glasses provided to each ticket buyer**

Experience all of your favorite hits along with deep tracks accompanied by the iconic psychedelic images and visuals that are the band’s hallmark.

Driven by cutting-edge effects, full-color lasers, Hi-Def multi-screen video projection, concert quality sound and lighting effects, audiences are surrounded in an array of visual displays, choreographed to the original Pink Floyd master recordings.

The perfect show for classic rock fans young and old, The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular combines the music you’ve loved for years with today’s most advanced entertainment technology to create a rich, lush, sensory experience not to be missed!

**All sales are final, no refunds available after purchase. Event is rain or shine**

**General Admission tickets are subject to venue Chair Policy. All VIP tickets reserve the option to bring in chairs. Please be kind to others when considering where to place your chair**

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The VIP Experience includes: -Premium Seating -An Opportunity to meet Jo Koy after the show -An autographed tour poster -An exclusive tour T-shirt -A photo with Jo Koy VIP Credentials will be available to pick up at the Box Office one hour prior to show. Items prohibited in the Auditorium include,but are not limited to,weapons (this includes weapons accompanied by a valid CPL permit), aerosol cans (hair spray, mace, pepper spray, etc.), outside food & beverage, laser light pointers, bottles, cans, large bags and coolers. Prohibited items discovered during security inspections must either be returned to theIr vehicle or discarded: Items will not be held for later pick-up. Wheelchair Seating Tickets available upon request and are subject to availability. McAlister Auditorium has accessible seats available for wheelchair patrons and their companions. Contact the box office at 864-294-3099 for more information.

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 8 Jun 2018 at 10:00 AM

JOY KOY PRESALE : Wed, 6 Jun 2018 at 10:00 AM

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Well the NFL Season is finally hear!!! Come out for Thursday Raw Bar and stick around for the first game of many NFL games to be on our schedule. IT”S HERE!!! Who ya got? Matt Phillips Kristin Johns Matt Huggins

https://www.facebook.com/events/244018326316089/

FREE SHOW

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The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular presents the original music of Pink Floyd like you’ve never seen before! Experience all of your favorite hits along with deep tracks accompanied by the iconic psychedelic images and visuals that are the band’s hallmark. Driven by cutting-edge effects, full-color lasers, Hi-Def multi-screen video projection, concert quality sound and lighting effects, audiences are surrounded in an array of visual displays, choreographed to the original Pink Floyd master recordings. The perfect show for classic rock fans young and old, The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular combines the music you’ve loved for years with today’s most advanced entertainment technology to create a rich, lush, sensory experience not to be missed!

https://www.facebook.com/events/467698500376240/

Three singer-songwriters take the stage at burger bar for a night of wild, sweet, angry, country folk pop music. donations welcome. come out to the best bar in Asheville y’all

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