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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Back by popular demand our BBQ & Brews now featured on the Fontana Trestle Train, will roll out this Summer! Featuring slow-cooked BBQ prepared fresh and beer tastings showcasing our local breweries! Family friendly seating is be available on this experience!
Departing from Bryson City, these trains will travel to the Fontana Trestle and arrive just around sunset for a spectacular view! A delicious BBQ meal will be served during the trip. Returning back to the Bryson City Depot at 9pm.
In the Basket
Each of you will get your own basket of Southern-style barbeque goodness with hand-pulled pork slider, a couple pork ribs, and chicken drumstick accompanied by baked beans and house-made coleslaw.
And, of course, no respectable Southern barbeque would forget to warm up some apple cobbler for dessert.
Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com) is pleased to team-up with Splurge Art Gallery to host a Community Yard Sale Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot behind Gap Factory featuring yard sale booths set-up by residents and businesses. Habitat for Humanity RESTORE will also be on-site to receive donations during and after the event from the Community Yard Sale participants and the public. The event will be held rain or shine.
North Carolina State University brings you:
The fourth annual South Atlantic Hops Conference: Beer and Beyond: Growing Hops for Multiple Uses and Markets
This conference is designed to educate, enlighten, and engage growers, brewers, beer enthusiasts, and other interested parties about the South Atlantic hops industry. The event will take place all day Saturday, March 16th and the first half of Sunday, March 17th. March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day which is quite the event in Asheville, especially for beer lovers. So, plan now to stay over until Monday.
Our special partners for this conference include Catawba Brewing Company, the hops program at Virginia Tech University, and the Old Dominion Hops Cooperative.
We welcome sponsors for our event. Sponsorship gives you the opportunity to showcase your business and allow us to make this a special conference affordable for attendees.
Do you need tips on how to market your live animals or your meat products for profit? This workshop is for any producer with cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, etc. Attend and learn about discovering your niche, the various marketing avenues available, and what consumers want.
RSVP by March 16, 2019 by calling the office at 828.649.2411 or registering on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestock-marketing-workshop-tickets-57630402084
? Thursday, March 21st 5:00pm-8:00pm
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Bhramari Brewing
101 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville, NC 28801
http://bit.ly/BhramariMarch
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
The Collider invites you to our second annual climate data hackathon, held on March 31st, 2019. CCx: Hack is part of Climate City Expo, a 10-day celebration of Asheville’s creativity and commitment to climate change awareness and action.
The CCx: Luminary track of the 2019 Climate City Expo allows the public to hear from visionary leaders who have made environmental action and a commitment to science lifelong callings. As part of that track, author, speaker, and strategist Katharine Wilkinson will lead an insightful and inspirational discussion about our climate journey on April 2 at the Diana Wortham Theater.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the discussion will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available online and at the Diana Wortham Theater box office in downtown Asheville.
Katharine has made it her life’s work to explore, amplify, and invigorate action to address climate change. As one of the most sought-after speakers at last year’s climate conference, The Collider is delighted to have her return to Asheville for CCx 2019
Our next Sowing Circle series is on April 6 featuring Chris Smith, Sow True Seed, will present Growing and Eating Heirloom Tomatoes. Chris will explore the growing and culture of heirloom tomatoes and the incredible diversity of varieties available to the home gardener – with a special emphasis on tomatoes in the southern Appalachians. We have a limited stock of free heirloom tomato seeds ~ Cherokee Purple, Mortgage Lifter and more ~ for you to start your own plants. We welcome you to bring friends as the presentation will start at 10 am in the Education Room at the Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty Street.
Our presentations are a partnership with Black Mountain Blooms Seed Lending Library and Buncombe County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Questions, email us at
[email protected]. We welcome you to be apart of our growing
community
2:00 p.m. Ticketed Magic Show ($8 per person, all ages)
3:00-5:00 p.m. Drop-In Pop-Up Adventure Playground (free and open to the community)
Join us to celebrate the Week of the Young Child and support young children in Buncombe County!
Children ages 2+ will enjoy The Professor Whizzpop Magic Show, which placed in the Mountain Xpress “Best of WNC” poll for 10 years.
Afterward, drop in for a FREE Pop-Up Adventure Playground where kids build their own place space using imagination, loose parts, and in collaboration with their peers. There is no charge to join the playground.
Roots Hummus will be served at no charge and sweet treats from The Hop Ice Cream Cafe will be available for purchase.
Come hear J. Drew Lanham for the Harwood-Cole Memorial Literary Lecture at Warren Wilson College’s Kittredge Theater. He is an avid birder, naturalist, and author of: The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature. Tickets are free!
Free Will & Estate Planning Workshop!
Asheville’s premier estate planning attorneys Andy Strauss and Larry Hartley, with Strauss Attorneys PLLC, will conduct a free workshop on wills and estate planning at Foster on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 6:30pm in the Teen Room.
Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP to save a spot.
AIA South Atlantic’s new ASPIRE EXPERIENCE is a one-of-a-kind conference using Asheville’s art scene, historical architecture, craft breweries, popular parks, and local businesses to create and present a program of education, inspiration, and engagement for the design and construction community. The ASPIRE EXPERIENCE offers designers the opportunity to impact change and make a difference to their community. This is a time for transformation.
Attend this dynamic EXPERIENCE and create new relationships and ideas that can be into your work and daily lives throughout the year. Meet, network, and experience the industry’s leading experts all in one place.
Transform your thinking and ideas with demonstrations of cutting-edge solutions and new, innovative methods. EXPERIENCE how you can help change your community and profession with the leading though innovators in the area.
Look beyond the event as you get inspired to make a difference in your community. Engage with visionaries and walk away with solutions and the understanding of the power you hold to create meaningful change.
MAKING BETTER IMAGES WITH YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 2:00-5:30pm (call to enroll)
This workshop is geared to those who have just gotten a new digital camera, or so those who want to know more about how to use one they have had for a while. It concentrates on both point-and-shoot and more full-featured DSLR’s with interchangeable lenses. Topics include the basics of lenses, filters and accessories, flashes, tripods, the mechanics of shutter speed for exposure and action control and aperture settings for exposure and depth-of-field, jpeg and RAW quality settings, using histograms to judge correct exposure, and much more. Full course description is available at www.barnwellphoto.com Preregistration is required. Tuition is $55. Class taught at Barnwell Photography, 244 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Call 828-251-0040 to enroll.
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café in Asheville will host a presentation and book-signing event for award-winning architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, of Raleigh, NC, and his new book Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See. The event is free and open to the public. Published by ORO Editions, Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See is a collection of 64 of Harmon’s watercolor sketches paired with brief essays he’s written about architecture, nature, and everyday objects and places that first appeared on his popular online journal NativePlaces.org. The sketches convey the delight he finds in ordinary places. The short essays, inspired by the sketches, offer his fresh interpretations of what most people take for granted.
Come get your Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair Sparkles! The MOST MAGICAL Fairy Hair in the World! Not tinsel.
You can wash it,
brush it,
comb it,
curl it,
flat iron, (up to 450°!)
color it,
straighten it,
perm it,
blow it dry, get your haircut, etc.
Do whatever you normally do to your hair, but most of all; ENJOY IT!
?Wednesday, April 24th 5:00pm-7:00pm
at
Bhramari Brewing Company
101 S Lexington Ave, Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Space is limited! Sign up here TODAY to reserve your spot and for more information:
http://bit.ly/bhramari42019
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
In the mountains of North Carolina you’ll find one of America’s hippest cities. On this fun-filled Asheville scavenger hunt, we loop around the city center in search of the city’s best sights and hidden gems.
Does an obelisk impress? Where can you play 75 pinball machines? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Asheville!
This convention provides great opportunities for you to transform as you fellowship with Christian healthcare professionals, learn about current health and social issues, renew your faith through worship and network with exhibiting organizations. You don’t want to miss this event!
Who should attend the National Convention?
Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Dentists, Optometrists, Nurses, Dental Hygienists, Physician Assistants, Administrators and Office Staff, Residents, Students, all other healthcare professionals, and spouses of all healthcare professionals.
Learn More @ cmda.org/nationalconvention
#NatCon2019
Summit Coffee Asheville will be donating a portion of all proceeds throughout out the day to Dogwood Alliance to protect Southern forests and communities from destructive industrial logging. Come grab a cup of coffee to support our work protecting Southern wetlands, forests, and communities!
In celebration of American Wetlands Month, we’ll be sharing with Summit Coffee patrons the newest episode in our “Wetland Wanderer” video series! The Wetland Wanderer herself, Lucia Ibarra, will make a special guest appearance to talk about her adventures in our amazing wetland forests across the South, exploring the interconnection of wetland forest protection, climate change, and community justice
Wetlands give so much to our communities – climate regulation, clean water, flood control, and more. In this new episode, Lucia continues to explore all that wetlands have to offer as she ventures through Congaree National Park, a wetland filled with history and adventure. We’ll be screening this throughout the event, so come learn all about all Congaree!
Our Sowing Circle begins at 9:30 am with a Springtime Plant Exchange. Bring your extra plants to share with fellow gardeners and pick-up some new plants for yourself. At 10:15 am, relax and listen to Brannen Basham, co-founder of Spriggly’s Beescaping, give a presentation on Plants for Pollinators. Creating a pollinator garden requires more than just planting flowers, although those are a great start! Learn how to create a pollinator garden that provides forage and habitat year round for a variety of pollinators, along with other beneficial insects and animals. These free events are sponsored by Black Mountain Blooms Seed Lending Library. We welcome you to be apart of our growing community!
A documentary film that redefines the practice of medicine by highlighting the practice of Lifestyle Medicine to prevent, treat, and manage chronic diseases.
CRC for ED is excited to participate in #NoDietDay and to host Becca Clegg the author of Ending the Diet Mindset! This is an important and timely workshop that will address dieting and its potential for unhealthy behaviors and health outcomes.
To register and learn more about this event, visit the following link:
https://crcforednodietday.brownpapertickets.com/
This session is appropriate for professionals and the general public.Attendees will take away cognitive, experiential, and behavioral interventions they can use to reclaim a more balanced relationship with food and body image.
Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders has served WNC as T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating since 2004. With our new name, we remain the only nonprofit in North Carolina supporting individuals, families, and professionals concerned with disordered eating and recovery from eating disorders. To learn more about CRC for ED, please visit https://www.crcfored.com/
BASIC PHOTO IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2019; 2:00-5:30 pm (preregistration is required, call to enroll)
This workshop is designed as an introduction to managing photographs on the home PC or MAC computer. It will cover basic computer operation and workflow related to image handling and photo manipulation. Topics include importing photographs into the computer, basic image manipulation in Photoshop Elements, converting Jpeg images to Tiff and uses of each type file, sizes and resolution (dpi/ppi), storing, organizing, and archiving images on the computer for easy retrieval, preparing files for email, web page, print output. Participants use Photoshop Elements to improve images by cropping, resizing, color correcting, sharpening, correcting flaws, and much more. A basic understanding of your computer is needed, but no prior Photoshop knowledge is necessary. Full course description is available at www.barnwellphoto.com Preregistration is required. Tuition is $55. Class taught at Barnwell Photography, 244 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Call 828-251-0040 to enroll.
Leadercast Live is the largest one-day leadership event in the world. Broadcast live from Atlanta to hundreds of locations around the world each year, Leadercast brings together some of the most recognized and respected global leaders to create a leadership experience unlike any other. This is a simulcast of the Live Event. Ticket proceeds benefit Eblen Charities.
Leadercast Live focuses on the leadership issues most relevant to today’s time-starved leader. It is a place of inspiring messages coupled with rich interaction between fellow leaders that want to be intentional about raising their standard of leadership…all delivered with a creative, energetic and memorable approach. Leaders across all industries and various levels of their career are able to leave this event better equipped to take on their next challenge.
Come celebrate the beginning of a new gardening season at the Spring Fling Plant Sale! The Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers of Buncombe County in partnership with the Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society will host the Spring Fling Plant Sale on Saturday, May 11, from 10 am. to 2 pm. The sale will be held in the parking lot of the American Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road, off of Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. The sale will be held rain or shine.
The Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society will sell many varieties of roses, including own-root, fragrant, miniature, and old garden roses. Expert rosarians will be on hand to help you choose the perfect rose and to give practical advice on growing and caring for roses.
Extension Master GardenerSM volunteers will offer a variety of sun and shade perennials, with a focus on natives and pollinator friendly selections. Plants are grown by Master Gardeners with tender loving care. We will also offer a nice selection of garden accessories. Personal shoppers will be available to assist you with the best plants for your special space, give you plant suggestions for Mother’s Day gifts, and answer your gardening questions.
We will also be offering an on-going pruning tool sharpening workshop. Bring your small hand tools (pruners) and loppers to learn how to clean and sharpen them. This is a free workshop but donations are greatly appreciated.
At 5’2″, comedian Jenn Snyder packs a whole lot of funny in her one-two punch style of comedy. Topics ranging from her days growing up as a lesbian in a “good ol’ boy” town, to her dealing with the public on a daily basis, this comedian will pull you in with her stories and leave you wanting more with her quick wit and hilarious observations. Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, her ultimate goal is to unite all people through laughter.
ages 18+
Tickets $8 advance, $12 day of
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lazoom-comedy-night-jenn-snyder-tickets-61201280678