Calendar of Events

On a hot August night, an inebriated Jimmy Wharton stumbles into in his backyard to converse one last time with the larger-than-life father he laid to rest earlier that day. As he works his way through their often fraught relationship, Jimmy ends up face-to-face with his own shortcomings in this colorful, comedic and poignant play written by award winning North Carolina playwright, Tom Huey. Michael Lilly who has recently been seen in productions at HART (One Slight Hitch) and Parkway Playhouse (On Golden Pond) plays Jimmy Wharton and Brenda Lunsford Lilly, whose play DOLL was recently produced at The Magnetic Theatre, will direct.

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Music on the patio.

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Sunday, November 18 – Christmas Parade
3:00 pm, Main Street, Downtown Marion. For information, 828-652-2215
All are required to pre-register and obtain a copy of the parade guidelines. All entries must be fully decorated. You may pick up your registration number by coming by the Marion Business Association office at the Marion Depot. There is no charge to register. Registration November 1st, 2018

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Dorrance Dance is an award-winning dance company that aims to honor and expand America’s original art form: tap dance. The company’s inaugural performance garnered a Bessie Award for “blasting open our notions of tap.” Founder Michelle Dorrance was awarded a 2018 Doris Duke Artist Award and has been called “one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today” (The New Yorker).

The program includes the new and exhilarating Myelination (2017), the rarely seen, Bessie Award-winning Three to One (2011), and the whimsical Jungle Blues (2012).

“[An] effervescent, twitchy piece… [Myelination] showcases a bit of everything: from graceful, gliding swoops to one-armed balances that pull hip-hop back to tap… Throughout, Dorrance, a brilliant conductor, pushes the boundaries of tap while exposing its true nature: that it is music.” (The New York Times)

Three to One: “An odd, seemingly impossible marriage of tap and modern dance that came off edgy, seductive, and smart.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Jungle Blues unleashed undulating torsos, rolling hips, and shimmying shoulders. Knees and feet swiveled side to side like well-oiled levers, and dancers slid across the floor and balanced on toes.” (The Boston Globe)

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Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

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Join us monthly to be a part of the political revolution! Inspired by Bernie Sanders and the momentum he sparked, we work to bring progressive policies to light in our community.

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Do you constantly worry about your food choices and feel uncomfortable in your body? Do you feel anxious around food during the Holidays and find yourself overeating while planning your next diet?

Join us on a journey of exploring a more conscious, compassionate, & relaxed relationship with food & your body.

We will explore how we eat significantly impacts our well-being and how we can navigate the Holidays with less guilt and shame around food and our bodies. Learning tools that will allow us to feel more grounded and nourished by food and safe in our bodies, rather than living in fear of it.

Sunday, November 18th 3-4:30PM $25
Location: Violet Owl Wellness

Caroline Woolard is a Health at Every Size (HAES) informed eating psychology coach, yoga teacher, & Reiki master who helps you break free from the cycle of diets to start cultivating peace with food and your body so you may begin living the life of purpose and wellbeing you’ve been dreaming of.

Questions? Email [email protected]
Tickets:
Eventbrite OR
Mindbody:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=567&sDate=11/18/2018&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1

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Sunday Funday time!! Arts & Crafts is back with some more brews and brushes at Catawba Brewing–but now on a fresh new afternoon. Paint, sip, and relax the day away. Be sure to get tickets before they’re gone. Our last few have sold out! Read below for more info on how to make the most of your weeknights…

Details: I’m basically a travelling art studio for newbies! So this is an awesome art party for all. Everything you’ll need will be set up and ready to go when you arrive. I’ll walk you step-by-step through our painting on a 16x20in canvas. The paintings are intended for newbies and non-artists (so you can do it! for real. i’d even pinky swear to it). The painting should take about 2.5 hours (maybe a little more if you take your time), and while we’re painting you can snack and chat and partake in some drinks (if that’s your fancy)! Now get your tickets, because I can’t wait to paint with you!

TICKETS: You must pre-pay to participate in this event!! Tickets must be purchased by 1pm on 11/18! Tickets are $30 per person and can be purchased via the link below. All the art materials you need will be provided.. Please be sure to select and pay for the correct number of seats you’ll need. More purchase info on this page: http://www.artsandcraftshky.com/calendar/91918-paint-sip-at-catawba-brewing-s6z8b

ARRIVE AT 2:30pm on November 18th to get settled in. WE WILL BEGIN PAINTING AT 3PM!

Post, comment, and ask questions here or by phone/email. Phone: 828.351.6046. Email: [email protected]

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Alceste is an iconoclastic rock purist. He has declared that he is sick of hypocrisy and will tell everyone exactly how he feels. Simultaneously, he is romantically involved with Cecelia, a break-out pop star who is shallow, venal, and not the most faithful lover. In order to prove his devotion to truth, Alceste tells would-be rapper Lil’ Tastee that he has no talent, only to discover that the fickle Cecelia might be carrying on with Lil’ Tastee behind his back.

Playwrights Andrew Gall and Megan Powell originally created this adaptation of Molière’s The Misanthrope for the Wing & Groove Theatre Company in Chicago. This production will be its North Carolina premiere.

Featuring:
Jason Phillips
Mary Katherine O’Donnell
Eugene Jones
Heather Bronson
Jered Shults
Tippin
Daniel Henry
Daniel Moore

Production Team:
Direction: Andrew Gall
Lighting Design: Abby Auman
Sound Design: Mary Zogzas
Costume Design: Victoria Smith
Stage Management: Jessica Johnson

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Join the Wild Asheville Community Chorus for an afternoon of singing and dancing! Led by director Suzannah Park, we’ll be celebrating music from across the globe with a selection of traditional and contemporary songs from South Africa, Georgia, Croatia, and America.

Sliding scale donations: $5-$10. Kids free! No one turned away for lack of funds.

A raffle for various prizes will be available. See you there!

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Alex Krug & Kyle Samples at the Wedge. We’ll be exploring some of the sounds that we’ll be recording during our upcoming studio time.

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Celebrate the holidays with a local twist on a traditional classic. Brevard Ballet’s presentation of The Nutcracker brings in the story of the Silversteen family and is set in the Silvermont Mansion in Brevard, NC. Showtime is 5pm on November 18 at Jones Auditorum at Brevard High School. Tickets on sale October 15th.

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Five Kosha Yin Yoga – Journey through the layers of Self

This is an invitation to yield into juicy and rejuvenating practice of meditative yin and restorative yoga combined with essential yoga philosophy. The practice will take us on a journey to explore and embody the five koshas or layers of Self: annamaya (physical), pranamaya (energy), manomaya (mental), vijanamaya (wisdom) and anandamaya (bliss). The practice creates space to receive insights from the inner guru and encourages this knowledge to be integrated as wisdom for the greater good. Reiki energy healing will be applied during the class. You are welcome with or without previous experience of yoga. Just bring open heart and mind.

Sunday 18th Nov at 5-7pm
Sliding scale $10 – 20
Onlinet tickets: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=555&sDate=11/18/2018&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1

About Sanni:

Sanni has a with a deep practice of yoga (E-RYT 500), meditation, Reiki energy- and bodywork, cleansing techniques, core-shamanism and intuitive dance. With humble heart, she carries the medicine of elemental initiations, rituals and ceremony to allow the deeper wisdom of Self to unfold. Sanni holds space for internal and external transformation at retreats, facilitates Yoga Teacher Trainings at the Kula Collective and works with several projects to empower local communities in different countries.

“With all my heart, I welcome you to share the practice with me and allow the ancient, yet so present wisdom of yoga energetics to flow through for the highest benefit of all.”

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FREE DEAD

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It’s time to regroup after the mid-terms and start formulating a plan for next year and next election cycle!

We plan to talk about the TDA and hotels, book discussions, future candidates, and how we can best focus and grow in the upcoming year.

Hope to see you there!
Children and service dogs welcome

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Join FERMENTI. founder Meg Chamberlain, for an instructional journey through the basic understanding of handcrafting your own fermented, lactic-bacteria, probiotic-rich foods. In this class you’ll learn why you need them in your diet and how this form of preservation cuts food waste, food budgets and increases nutritional value. The class will cover basic tools, techniques, and general recipes for fermenting fruits and vegetables at home. Everyone will get to taste several Fermenti samples and will leave with an understanding of how to ferment with ease and accessibility in the comfort of your home.

*$20 per person. Includes A 2-hour Discussion, Tasting and Demos with email support after the class.

Meg Chamberlain holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the Corcoran College Of Art and Design among other accreditations. In 2007, Meg and husband Lars began primitive homesteading in Missouri without the use of power and running water. From these conditions, a unified understanding of how traditional food preservation could be modernized without losing its heritage was identified and food waste practices were explored. At FERMENTI. we help connect you to that amazing past by teaching traditional Lactic Bacteria fermentation of vegetable ingredients and how they can help us preserve our future! Please join us and help bring this tradition back to life!

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Time: 5:30PM // Lounge Seated

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

$12 Advance / $12 Day of Show

Scott Cook has been living on the road for the last eleven years, touring almost incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, while releasing six albums of straight-talking verse. All the hard miles notwithstanding, he still believes that songs can change your life, and your life can change the world.

Seated Lounge 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

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Candlelight Christmas Evenings*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Saturday, January 5, 2019 (Select Dates)

*Check website for availability/dates
*By reservation only.
*Pricing varies by date.

Candlelight, firelight, and live music bring holiday warmth to the extravagant holiday décor of Biltmore House, creating an evening to remember. Evening guests can also take advantage of Antler Hill Village & Winery to enjoy free wine tastings. Advance reservations are required for evening visits.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

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Troy Breslow is a singer-songwriter of Country music from Hampton Roads VA currently based in Murfreesboro TN. In February he was voted Country Artist of the Year by VEER Magazine in Norfolk VA and this past June he was nominated for Americana Artist of the Year by the Tennessee Music Awards. Breslow has been on tour nonstop since last September in support of his latest record “Politics and Roadrage”.

For more info, music, and tour dates please visit www.troybreslow.com!

See y’all on the road!

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Experience Asheville’s brightest holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. Walk through an outdoor winter wonderland and see the Arboretum’s gardens dressed in more than half-a-million holiday lights. Roast s’mores by the fire, listen to your favorite holiday tunes or enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, cider or beer. Proceeds from the event will support the Arboretum’s educational programs, exhibit and facilities year-round.

Tickets range from $8-18 and must be purchased in advance online at www.ncwinterlights.com.

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This class will feature Bon Iver’s 2007 album “For Emma, Forever Ago” as its soundtrack. We will experience the music through movement inspired by Subtle Yoga, moving slowly and mindfully with continued attention on the breath. The class will begin with a sutra discussion and a five-minute grounding/breath awareness practice. We’ll then move into asanas, ending with at least five minutes of Savasana, followed by a final sutra reflection and brief pranayama exercise, ending with a seated meditation. Beginners are welcome.

This class costs $10, payable by cash (preferred), check, or credit card. Town and Mountain Training Center (261 Asheland Avenue, 28801) is located inside Town and Mountain Realty. When looking at the building, it’s best to park to the right of it. Then walk up the ramp behind the building, and enter through the second grey door on the left. Please arrive 5 minutes early, as we will begin promptly at 6:30. If you have your own mat, please bring it, but there are mats, blocks, blankets, and bolsters available on site.

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Performed by our Tanglewood Youth Theatre Broadway Bootcamp class of 8-12 year olds: Kids doing theatre for kids!

A cabaret style performance featuring solos, duets, trios and company numbers from the musical theatre songbook!

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Tour Gatlinburg’s most dazzling light displays by hopping aboard the Gatlinburg Trolley Ride of Lights! This popular winter tradition is the perfect way to see our mountain town in all its Winter Magic splendor. Get your tickets today!

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David is an evolutionary astrologer, the kind who seeks out certain signatures in a birth chart that will help you find your path forward. He has practiced meditation, spirituality, and energy healing all his life, and has devoted himself to astrology for the past seven years–ever since going through a transformative event. He found the most insight about this moment of initiation by looking through the lens of the planets in the sky.

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The biggest comedy event of the year is coming to The Artisan of Flat Rock, and you won’t want to miss it. One night, one show…. and this will be a sold out show!

Tickets are $25 for members and $30 for non-members (which includes the $5 annual membership) plus $1.50 website handling fee. Tickets are now on sale.

Pam Stone co-starred in the television series Coach for seven seasons as the character, Judy Watkins. She also appeared in the sit-com, “The Drew Carey Show”, the Rob Reiner political documentary, “But Seriously, Folks,” and the George Lucas 1994 film “Radioland Murders,” starring Mary Stuart Masterson and Brian Benben.

Nelson specializes in rubber-faced comedy characters, much as Red Skelton did in his heyday. His most popular originals include Jiffy Jeff, a punch drunk prizefighter with a Gym in NYC; Eppy Epperman, a brilliant but nerdy kid with deeper insights than meet the eye; an entire football team of stereotypical characters and unnamed football stars doing a charity commercial; Wilby Stuckerson, a hillbilly chicken farmer based on a life experience of Nelson’s from Shreveport, Louisiana, and Mr. Pingyeh, an argumentative Asian man who is more eloquent than the people with whom he argues. He is also known for his Jacques-Yves Cousteau impersonations and his “football act” in which he parodies the old team rundowns in the College Football All-Star games, in which players announce their names, numbers and teams (example: “Quasimodo… Notre Dame… halfback!”)

Nelson was Rodney Dangerfield’s opening act for eight years and was featured in two of Rodney’s HBO stand-up comedy showcases, alongside Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Rita Rudner and Bob Saget. That led to two HBO specials starring Nelson, including “Nelson Schmelson”.[1] He considers Rodney his ‘Comedy Godfather’. Nelson was also in a comedy group called “The Identical Triplets” with Eddie Murphy and Rob Bartlett.

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Atmosphere Live Concert at The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

November 18, 2018, 8:00 pm

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Atmosphere
Dem Atlas
The Lioness
DJ KEEZY

Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
$25 – $28
All Ages

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/atmosphere/

Defining success is not an exact science by any means. In some ways, it’s especially difficult to quantify one’s success when they have a job that places them in the public eye, a position that is ripe for critique and high expectations. Perhaps those who best thrive in those scenarios are the ones who can navigate through all noise and continue to evolve and grow, both in their skill sets and as individuals.

In many ways, that is an integral part of the Atmosphere story. Over their twenty-year career they have managed to continually tweak and strive to perfect their formula, while neither straying too far off their path, nor resorting to playing it safe. Starting at 1997’s Overcast, the group’s first official album, and traveling through 18 years of new albums, side projects (e.g. the Sad Clown series and Felt), and various collaborations, all the way up until 2014’s Southsiders album, Atmosphere’s music has evolved in a way that differs from many of their peers and predecessors. A hard look at that evolution doesn’t reveal the commonalities of following trends or struggling to fit in, by either over-extending in an effort to stay cool to the younger generation, or succumbing to the pressure people tend to place on artists to maintain the same sound from album to album. Instead, the Atmosphere discography evolves in a natural way.

Musically, Ant has continued to define Atmosphere’s sound, ranging from a healthy mixture of upbeat and fun, to the oft more iconic, moody and personal. Through out the 1990s, Ant spent countless hours in his basement with a wealth of records, a keyboard sampler, a turntable and a 4-track, working with a who’s who of the Twin Cities’ Rap talent of that time. Those experiences tuned his ear, molded his work ethic, and shaped his vision. In turn, those lessons have continually become more prominent in the Atmosphere aesthetic, blending live musicians and sampled production with his keen sense of how to compose a well-arranged song.

As for the lyrics, Slug started his passion for rhyming with an obsessive-like penchant for the way words intersect, as well as how those words can be manipulated for unexpected and clever meanings. But, at the same time, early on Slug expressed an interest in doing more than simply proving he could be witty, but also writing about subjects that speak to people personally, as well as emotionally. These practices also naturally helped the Atmosphere fan base to expand beyond the usual independent Hip Hop audience, extending their reach to an alternative audience who also related to the personable appeal and emotional range of both Slug’s songwriting and Ant’s musical backdrops. Particularly, Slug has been consistently successful in leveraging his understanding for the power of words, recognizing that a song containing the right story or personal perspective can be extremely effective in capturing and holding the listener’s attention.

Undoubtedly, the impact of Atmosphere’s music has been the roots to their long-term success, but their continued rigorous touring and performance schedule has been the vessel for engraining these stories and the legacy of the music into their fan base. Early on in their careers, Atmosphere stepped beyond the genre lines and performed shows through out the Twin Cities with Rock bands, Punk Rock bands, and Jazz Ensembles. This was directly influenced by the fact that both of them were already fans of a wide range of music. Although this was a natural reaction to being a fan of the music, that experience also afforded Atmosphere, and their Rhymesayers peers, the opportunity to witness first-hand the D.I.Y ethos shared by some of these other musical movements. Atmosphere began to apply many of these tactics and work ethics to their growth, which was specifically influential in the development of Atmosphere’s approach to touring. These strategies found Atmosphere expanding their tours into cities that few, if any, Rap artists were including in their routing. The result is a storied connection between the artists and the listeners, which has grown into long-term Atmosphere fans passing down that experience to their children and so on, and thus continually ushering in a new generation of Atmosphere fans. Early on in their touring excursions, Atmosphere shows were noted in history for challenging the idea that Hip Hop audiences had to be filled exclusively with scowl-faced males fueled by ego and testosterone. Instead they created an environment that invited women to join in on the party. All of these factors have led to a fan base that ranges from ages 14-54 and beyond, and one that remains solid, as well as ever evolving.

As Atmosphere steps into their 21st year of making music, Slug & Ant show no signs of slowing, compromising or losing sight of their vision. Nor has time revealed any diminishing of those qualities that have brought them this far. As 2016 swung into gear, Atmosphere had already ended the previous year and led into another with a string of singles, and still have an abundance of music on the way, including their latest album, “Fishing Blues”. The title of the new album speaks directly to the sentiments that opened this bio; Is this the point in the career where Atmosphere chooses to step back, put up the Gone Fishin’ sign and reminisce about their successes? The answer, a resounding no, is found in the music, a collection of songs that both define and redefine the Atmosphere sound. Their passion and creative spark are as illuminate as ever. Slug and Ant still have plenty of stories to tell…

https://rhymesayers.com/artists/atmosphere

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Wilmington’s finest comics are going on the road for the weekend to do stand up comedy benefit shows to raise money for the members of their community affected by hurricane Florence.

Featuring: Lew Morgante, Drew Harrison, Jesse Jones, Louis Bishop and Allie Coleman Bean Cole

Tickets $10
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