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.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
MONDAY
5pm Bellydance 101 with Olivia Blahowsky
$14 drop in or class card
6pm Bellydance Hip Hop Fusion with Lisa Zahiya
$50 4 week series. Starts Feb. 4
TUESDAY
6pm Bellydance 1 with Lisa Zahiya
$90 8 week series. Starts Feb 12
7pm Bellydance 2 with Lisa Zahiya
$90 8 week series. Starts Feb 12
8pm Bellydance Specialty Series with Lisa Zahiya: Dancing with the Stars
$50 4 week series. Starts Feb. 5
THURSDAY
5pm Bellydance Fitness with Emily Nowels
$10 drop in or class card or Bellydance card
6pm Bellydance Drills with Emily Nowels
$14 drop in, class card, or Bellydance card
7pm Bellydance 1.5 Choreography with McKinley Quincey
$50/4 week series. Starts Feb.7
8pm Fantasy Fusion Choreography with Olivia Blahowsky
$50/4 week series. Starts Feb.7
https://www.facebook.com/events/398426467630819/?event_time_id=398426490964150
Banjo Mitch McConnell hosts Old Time Jam every Monday here at the taproom. Whether you’re a musician ready to play, or just a fan of live music and craft beer this is the weekly event for you!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2070421216569841/?event_time_id=2244950329116928
Every Monday Let The Children Go WILD! Kids Eat Free From The Wild Child Menu (With Purchase Of Adult Entree) From 5-8!
https://www.facebook.com/events/392291821525458/?event_time_id=392291838192123
As if you needed another reason to come see us, we will have 75 cent wings every Monday from 5pm-close.
We have all of our wonderful flavors of wings available, plus a special sauce of the week.
We also have $4 draft beers on special, so stop in and get your Tiger Wing on!
(This special is dine-in only, not available for takeout).
https://www.facebook.com/events/155915711920833/?event_time_id=155915748587496
Edit: SOLD OUT. Look for a new class to begin in March ?. Let us know if you’d like to be added to the waiting list.
Hey, lets start 2019 with a hip-pop and a shimmy. Join Kelly for a beginner workshop where we will explore all the sassy fun of bellydance. We promote health, fitness, self-expression, and community. Come smile and shimmy with us!
8wk workshop, Monday’s 6pm-7pm
Jan. 14th – March 4th
$80 per person prepaid, or $13 per class
Registration is Monday, Jan 7th 5pm-7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/506182803210344/?event_time_id=506182826543675
Come see the new Democracy NC office!!
We’ll reflect on last years work on the referendums, review the current state of the implementation of the new photo ID law (SB824) as well as action opportunities, and reveal new affirmative agenda items– including rights restoration and prison gerrymandering.
Food will be provided as well as a tour of the new office!
https://www.facebook.com/events/403698713510190/
This book is for anyone with a crotch. There are cock-n-balls and vajayjays all over it, so a good sense of humor will really help you enjoy your coloring time. If you have a complicated relationship with your crotch, this book is here to help with fun and approachable images. I empower you at the beginning to learn about the parts that you’ll be coloring with suggestions for standard anatomical terms, and then terms that are less common but still legit – but gender neutral. Next, I invite you to draw your own custom crotch. Finally, I give you a bunch of my fantastical genital doodles that span the gender spectrum and also the anatomical variation spectrum, so no matter who you are, there should be something that feels good. Have fun with it!
Heather Edwards is a pelvic Physical Therapist and University of Michigan trained Sexuality Counselor and Educator. She conducts research and outreach projects in the LGBT, trans/nonbinary, and kink communities. She is the founder and host of Vino & Vulvas, an Asheville-based sexuality event that connects sexual health practitioners with the public in the form of taboo discussions in public places. Vino & Vulvas provides the perfect excuse to justify her somewhat odd fascination with drawing fantastical genitals. When you talk about sex for a living, you’ve gotta have some diagrams. They might as well be interesting!
Heather Edwards will be in conversation with Patti Digh, Hendersonville author of Life is a Verb.
We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here. Can’t make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance, and we’ll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online.
https://www.facebook.com/events/623639588055672/
Get ready to move to the beat with Hip Hop at Highland! Instructor Illysa Hamlin will lead you through an hour-long workout routine that will burn those calories and prepare you for your next music video audition. No previous dance experience is necessary and all are welcome. And, of course, stay around afterward for a cold pint of Highland beer. You’ll have earned it!
$8 per person
https://www.facebook.com/events/775568816122638/?event_time_id=775568832789303
LaZoom Tours will hold general auditions for our 2019 season. We are looking for actors and comedians to lead our City, Haunted, and Kids’ tours.
TIME AND LOCATION
Auditions will be held by appointment at the LaZoom Room (76 Biltmore Ave) on Monday & Tuesday, February 18th & 19th (10am – 2pm; 6pm – 10pm). Auditions will consist of reading from a script. Performers will be asked to write some of their own comedic material into the script prior to the audition.
SIGN UP
To request an audition, please email [email protected] with your preferred day and section of time. We will reply with an exact audition time, the audition sides, and some instructions. Please include a headshot/photo and resume with your audition request.
REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES
Rehearsals will begin in March. New guides will begin leading tours as soon as April. Tours run seven days a week during the busy season. New guides will perform 4-6 shows per week during our busy weeks.
The Guide is with the audience the entire tour and performs 60-90 minutes of scripted and improvised material, both informational and funny. Guides work with the Production Manager to create their own colorful characters, and are expected to write some of their own material that enhances their character.
The ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule. Weekends, dates surrounding major holidays, and peak tourist seasons are frequently required.
ABOUT US
LaZoom Tours is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the casting of its productions. Performers of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities are welcome and encouraged to audition. Guides are paid a competitive stipend per performance and collect tips. For more information, please visit our website www.lazoomtours.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/2018747291580014/?event_time_id=2018747301580013
Start your week off right with a donation-based pilates session and follow it up with a celebratory post-exercise pint!
Learn to focus on your breath and isolate muscle groups to build and strengthen your body while increasing your confidence and bodily awareness. Classes will happen under the thoughtful and fun guidance of Courtney, our resident pilates instructor who has been practicing and teaching in the Black Mountain area for 3 years. Courtney will lead a series of exercises, with variations for each to include folks of all fitness and ability levels!
Classes will take place in the event space at the end of our building.
Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early to set up your mat and settle in before class begins! Bring your own mat and plan to grab a drink afterwards with the group! All ages and abilities welcome!
https://www.facebook.com/events/948380552036149/?event_time_id=948380618702809
Are you ready to show off your meticulous knowledge of useless facts? Well, this is your chance! Nerdy Talk Trivia will be hosting our weekly trivia night with $3 Gaelic pints.
Gift card prizes will be awarded weekly to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Every weekly winner will be put into a drawing for a pair of tickets to Lord Huron concert in the Meadow on April 19. The drawing will take place on April 1.
https://www.facebook.com/events/711040849291752/?event_time_id=711040869291750
Join the Carolina Abortion Fund for an interactive session on the reproductive justice movement. This session will also include an orientation to the Carolina Abortion Fund, a statewide organization providing funding and practical support to people facing barriers accessing their abortion care.
Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of reproductive justice principles, an overview of the reproductive healthcare landscape of the region, and tangible ways to get involved in abortion access work NOW!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1988899298072507/
Transition From Figurative To Abstract Sculpture
Leonid Siveriver
Mondays 6-9pm
January 7- February 25
The objective of this course is to develop a basic understanding of the human form in three-dimensions based on work with a live model, and then utilize that knowledge for abstraction. By combining the human figure with geometric forms you will expand your palette of techniques, and create some truly dynamic, inspired work.
Level: All Levels
Tuition: $350 + $75 Lab and Live Model Fee
**PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN DATE AND LOCATION OF OUR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING. WE WILL NOT BE MEETING ON FEB 14TH AT HABITAT TAVERN**
It’s time for our annual elections! Come out to vote on every Executive Board position: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Communications Officer. Interested in running yourself? Message us for details!
As always, we will discuss upcoming projects and local and national news. Stay afterward to hang out and enjoy some of The Block’s drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and vegan snacks for purchase.
See you there!
PARKING TIPS: The parking lot next to Packs Tavern and metered street parking are free starting at 6pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2013865818688956/
In this 4 Week series you will learn an entire sexy, fun burlesque style chair dance! This chair choreography will incorporate how to slow down sensual movement, do chair tricks & learn those fancy burlesque style stocking peels! Practice and add on to choreography each class. Chair dancing is a fun sexy workout! All levels welcome. (Bring a pair of thigh high stockings to class with you!)
$52 – Reserve your spot here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0
https://www.facebook.com/events/2199652853686934/?event_time_id=2199652863686933
With such great success on our first Beer Dinner we are happy to announce our 2nd Monthly Beer Dinner! This will be a new event series that will happen the 3rd Monday of every month, so keep an eye out for them as they get released!
We are super excited about this Beer Dinner as we have one of our local favorites, Asheville Brewing Co.
This will be a 4 course chef-inspired dinner paired with 4 delicious Asheville Brewing beers. Tickets are $60 each which will include your 4 course Beer Dinner, Taxes, & Gratuity. Each person will also receive a gift from Asheville Brewing.
Tickets are available for purchase @ Mad Anthony’s (Only 50 Tickets Available)
https://www.facebook.com/events/281595305856390/
Kirill Karabits, conductor
George Li, piano
“They played with such captivating beauty that the audience gave an involuntary sigh of pleasure.” (Evening Standard)
The Russian National Orchestra has been described as “a living symbol of the best in Russian art” (Miami Herald) and “as close to perfect as one could hope for” (Trinity Mirror). The orchestra’s recording of Sleeping Beauty is among the most listened to classical music recordings of the last 75 years, and their recording of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and Beintus’s Wolf Tracks received a 2004 Grammy® Award, making them the first Russian orchestra to win this honor.
https://www.facebook.com/events/589249511432013/
By popular demand, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films return to the Peace Center February 15-18. From amazing animated shorts to live-action narratives to groundbreaking documentaries, the weekend will feature all the short films reaching for Oscar gold this year!
Featured short films to be announced on January 22.
Animation
Friday, February 15 • 6 pm
Saturday, February 16 • 10 am
Saturday, February 16 • 4:30 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 3:30 pm
Monday, February 18 • 10 am
Documentary
Saturday, February 16 • 7 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 6 pm
Monday, February 18 • 1 pm
Live Action
Friday, February 15 • 8:30 pm
Saturday, February 16 • 1 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 12 pm
Monday, February 18 • 7 pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/302089837084841/?event_time_id=302089877084837
By popular demand, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films return to the Peace Center February 15-18. From amazing animated shorts to live-action narratives to groundbreaking documentaries, the weekend will feature all the short films reaching for Oscar gold this year!
Featured short films to be announced on January 22.
Animation
Friday, February 15 • 6 pm
Saturday, February 16 • 10 am
Saturday, February 16 • 4:30 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 3:30 pm
Monday, February 18 • 10 am
Documentary
Saturday, February 16 • 7 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 6 pm
Monday, February 18 • 1 pm
Live Action
Friday, February 15 • 8:30 pm
Saturday, February 16 • 1 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 12 pm
Monday, February 18 • 7 pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/302089837084841/
Have a terrible case of the Mondays? Got a sick a twisted sense of humor? Come play Cards Against Humanity with us! We have 3 box sets with every expansion. We’re pushing tables together, making new friends, and having laughs every Monday!
https://www.facebook.com/events/371611523634185/
Have a terrible case of the Mondays? Got a sick a twisted sense of humor? Come play Cards Against Humanity with us! We have 3 box sets with every expansion. We’re pushing tables together, making new friends, and having laughs every Monday!
https://www.facebook.com/events/371611523634185/?event_time_id=371611530300851
It Takes All Kinds Open Mic Night at Sanctuary Brewing Company!
Calling all singers, songwriters, stand ups, poets and prophets! Come one, come all.
Host Josh Dunkin and Steven Durose of The Gathering Dark want to hear all of your stuff!
No Mimes!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2235426769853950/
This is a FREE ping pong tournament occurring weekly at Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt in Durham, NC. Sign-up on site every Tuesday at 7pm. Weekly prizes will be awarded to the winners.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2279054425684696/?event_time_id=2304833063106832
Come on out every week to really drill that technique into your body. After all, good technique is the foundation to great dance!
Haven’t danced before? No worries! Sarah Joy will get you started off right.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2207664732782541/?event_time_id=2207664766115871
During the series, you will learn technique and the intricate syncopated sounds that tap creates. You will an entire tap routine by the end of the series.
Tap 1 with Amanda
7pm Mondays
Tap 2 with Amanda
8pm Mondays
https://www.facebook.com/events/365751420909081/?event_time_id=365751434242413
One World Brewing Open Mic & Free Jam Night
Join us this Monday, for an incredible night of creation and expression.
Sign up at 7:30 PM
(First Come Sign-Up Platform)
Please Have Instruments Tuned Before Set Time
We encourage musicians of all types and styles and wish to provide a welcoming container for great musicians and artists to showcase their talent and to develop their craft with other likeminded musicians and craft beer enthusiasts. Our intention is to bring people together for a wonderful night of music, poetry, laughter, and great beer. Please Join Us for something beautiful.
At One World Brewing, our goal is to provide the highest quality craft ales and a comfortable space where all are welcome to relax, enjoy their time, and experience Asheville culture any night of the week. We only have one world. We must learn to share it and care for it for the sake of future generations and all life. We are honored and proud to be a part of the global craft Beer Revolution, and the thriving Asheville brewing community.
https://www.facebook.com/events/724512651277686/
Erin Enderlin at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/212022389728053/
Free Movie Monday
Coming To America
Show: 8pm
Rated R
Free Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/1147225788781843/
The Bearded Dragons Inn hosts their weekly West Marches game. This is a drop in game for all to join. If you have never played before come and join us. Our amazing community will teach you all you need to know. If you have years, or even decades of experience stop on by as well as you’ll experience a whole new style of play. For more information check out our website:
https://sites.google.com/outlook.com/westmarchesattriskelion/home
https://www.facebook.com/events/377998122745064/?event_time_id=377998142745062
Combining choreography and tricks on the pole… and we’ll add a chair this time! This introductory series will concentrate on learning and adding on to one routine throughout 4 weeks, allowing time to master the moves! Putting together choreography and tricks from Intro & Beginner 1 levels, Beginner Poleography is perfect for anyone who’s taken a couple pole classes and is interested in seeing progress from having something to practice!
$68 for series – Reserve your spot here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0
https://www.facebook.com/events/2259202190959661/?event_time_id=2259202200959660