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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Thursday, February 28, 2019
21-Day Cardio Building Series (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Feb 28 @ 6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Ladies Workout Asheville

ATTENTION LADIES!
LEARNING SESSIONS at Ladies Workout Asheville & LivPulse Asheville! Are you just starting your Fitness Journey? Join Our 21-Day Cardio Building with Spinning, Mat Science Deep Fiber Core Activation, and finally use TRX For Total Body Strength! Learn each basic movement and build smart! We want you to form a healthy habit and REALLY learn! Starts Feb 26th! 2 lessons per week for 3 weeks ONLY $65.00!

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 hour sessions 6:15pm-7:15pm

Use Heart Rate Training and Learn Movements to Activate your Core! PERFECT COMBO! Open to the public. Spaces Limited. Any questions call 828-298-4667. Hurry $65 now.

Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg3kobka335e1dec&oseq=&c=&ch=

✅Learn how to Activate your Deep Core Muscles because this is “the POWERHOUSE” for all basic body movements.
✅Train from within, learn.
✅Learn Cardio Building with Heart Rate Monitors. Don’t Over-train or Under-Train. Know.
✅Learn how to Train for Cardio Strength, Cardio Endurance, and quicker recovery.

Learn Ladies. Build Cardio and Core! Great for beginners!

Learn more here: https://www.ladiesworkoutasheville.com/

City Dance
Feb 28 @ 7:30 pm
Landmark Hal

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.

Saturday, March 2, 2019
Mardi Gras Masquerade & Seafood Extravaganza
Mar 2 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Harmon Field Open Air Gym

TRYON, NC – Gather your Krewe! The Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce will present a Mardi Gras Extravaganza from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday March 2, 2019, at the Harmon Field air gym.
There will be music, dancing and a warm bon fire to keep you going all night! All-You-Can-Eat & Drink, consisting of oysters roasted over an open fire, shrimp, mussels, crawdads, low country boil, barbecue chicken wings, authentic gumbo, coleslaw, rolls, iced tea, coffee, King Cakes and a great selection of draft beers and wine.
Time to get creative, a proper Mardi Gras event has the best masks, so bring yours to be entered to win the Most Unique Mask contest. Masks provide an element of mystery-who will be the lucky winner?
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at The Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce office or online via our website CarolinaFoothillsChamber.com. Please be sure you buy your tickets in advance, Tickets are not sold at the door. 21+ Event-No Coolers-No Pets
For more information, call Christina Feagan at (828) 859-6236.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
AshevilleFairyHair.com at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Mar 5 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Come join us for a Mardi Gras Celebration and get Sparkled with Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair!!
?Tuesday, March 5th 5:00pm-8:00pm
at
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River, NC 28732
Sign up here to reserve your spot and for more information:
http://bit.ly/sierraMarch

21-Day Cardio Building Series (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Mar 5 @ 6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Ladies Workout Asheville

ATTENTION LADIES!
LEARNING SESSIONS at Ladies Workout Asheville & LivPulse Asheville! Are you just starting your Fitness Journey? Join Our 21-Day Cardio Building with Spinning, Mat Science Deep Fiber Core Activation, and finally use TRX For Total Body Strength! Learn each basic movement and build smart! We want you to form a healthy habit and REALLY learn! Starts Feb 26th! 2 lessons per week for 3 weeks ONLY $65.00!

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 hour sessions 6:15pm-7:15pm

Use Heart Rate Training and Learn Movements to Activate your Core! PERFECT COMBO! Open to the public. Spaces Limited. Any questions call 828-298-4667. Hurry $65 now.

Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg3kobka335e1dec&oseq=&c=&ch=

✅Learn how to Activate your Deep Core Muscles because this is “the POWERHOUSE” for all basic body movements.
✅Train from within, learn.
✅Learn Cardio Building with Heart Rate Monitors. Don’t Over-train or Under-Train. Know.
✅Learn how to Train for Cardio Strength, Cardio Endurance, and quicker recovery.

Learn Ladies. Build Cardio and Core! Great for beginners!

Learn more here: https://www.ladiesworkoutasheville.com/

Thursday, March 7, 2019
21-Day Cardio Building Series (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Mar 7 @ 6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Ladies Workout Asheville

ATTENTION LADIES!
LEARNING SESSIONS at Ladies Workout Asheville & LivPulse Asheville! Are you just starting your Fitness Journey? Join Our 21-Day Cardio Building with Spinning, Mat Science Deep Fiber Core Activation, and finally use TRX For Total Body Strength! Learn each basic movement and build smart! We want you to form a healthy habit and REALLY learn! Starts Feb 26th! 2 lessons per week for 3 weeks ONLY $65.00!

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 hour sessions 6:15pm-7:15pm

Use Heart Rate Training and Learn Movements to Activate your Core! PERFECT COMBO! Open to the public. Spaces Limited. Any questions call 828-298-4667. Hurry $65 now.

Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg3kobka335e1dec&oseq=&c=&ch=

✅Learn how to Activate your Deep Core Muscles because this is “the POWERHOUSE” for all basic body movements.
✅Train from within, learn.
✅Learn Cardio Building with Heart Rate Monitors. Don’t Over-train or Under-Train. Know.
✅Learn how to Train for Cardio Strength, Cardio Endurance, and quicker recovery.

Learn Ladies. Build Cardio and Core! Great for beginners!

Learn more here: https://www.ladiesworkoutasheville.com/

Sunday, March 10, 2019
AshevilleFairyHair.com at Whole Foods Market
Mar 10 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Whole Foods Market

Come get your Fairy Hair Sparkles!!!!
?Sunday, March 10th 12:00pm-4:00pm
at
Whole Foods Market
4 S Tunnel Rd Ste 100, Asheville, NC 28805
Sign up here to reserve your spot and for more information:
http://bit.ly/wholefoodsmarch

Girl Scout Kickoff Week Celebration Event at Asheville Outlets
Mar 10 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Asheville Outlets

Want to learn about Girl Scouting? Please join the Girl Scouts of western North Carolina + Asheville Outlets (AshevilleOutlets.com) Sunday, March 10th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for the 2019 Girl Scout Week Kickoff event. Activities will include learning how to tie knots, how to market apparel & footwear items, prepare food and develop outdoor skills, and more! Plus, an on-site Girl Scout Shop, games, crafts, a display of Girl Scout uniforms from the last 70 years and a celebration of birthday cake at 3:00 p.m. Girl Scouts, community members, including prospective Girl Scout families, are all invited to attend. The event is free and open to the public.

Girl Scouts is open to girls ages 5-18 in grades kindergarten through 12th grade. Western North Carolina is home to over 100 Girl Scout troops and is part of the Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont council. To learn more about Girl Scouts or join a local troop, please call 800-672-2148 or email [email protected].

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
21-Day Cardio Building Series (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Mar 12 @ 6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Ladies Workout Asheville

ATTENTION LADIES!
LEARNING SESSIONS at Ladies Workout Asheville & LivPulse Asheville! Are you just starting your Fitness Journey? Join Our 21-Day Cardio Building with Spinning, Mat Science Deep Fiber Core Activation, and finally use TRX For Total Body Strength! Learn each basic movement and build smart! We want you to form a healthy habit and REALLY learn! Starts Feb 26th! 2 lessons per week for 3 weeks ONLY $65.00!

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 hour sessions 6:15pm-7:15pm

Use Heart Rate Training and Learn Movements to Activate your Core! PERFECT COMBO! Open to the public. Spaces Limited. Any questions call 828-298-4667. Hurry $65 now.

Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg3kobka335e1dec&oseq=&c=&ch=

✅Learn how to Activate your Deep Core Muscles because this is “the POWERHOUSE” for all basic body movements.
✅Train from within, learn.
✅Learn Cardio Building with Heart Rate Monitors. Don’t Over-train or Under-Train. Know.
✅Learn how to Train for Cardio Strength, Cardio Endurance, and quicker recovery.

Learn Ladies. Build Cardio and Core! Great for beginners!

Learn more here: https://www.ladiesworkoutasheville.com/

Thursday, March 14, 2019
21-Day Cardio Building Series (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Mar 14 @ 6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Ladies Workout Asheville

ATTENTION LADIES!
LEARNING SESSIONS at Ladies Workout Asheville & LivPulse Asheville! Are you just starting your Fitness Journey? Join Our 21-Day Cardio Building with Spinning, Mat Science Deep Fiber Core Activation, and finally use TRX For Total Body Strength! Learn each basic movement and build smart! We want you to form a healthy habit and REALLY learn! Starts Feb 26th! 2 lessons per week for 3 weeks ONLY $65.00!

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 hour sessions 6:15pm-7:15pm

Use Heart Rate Training and Learn Movements to Activate your Core! PERFECT COMBO! Open to the public. Spaces Limited. Any questions call 828-298-4667. Hurry $65 now.

Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg3kobka335e1dec&oseq=&c=&ch=

✅Learn how to Activate your Deep Core Muscles because this is “the POWERHOUSE” for all basic body movements.
✅Train from within, learn.
✅Learn Cardio Building with Heart Rate Monitors. Don’t Over-train or Under-Train. Know.
✅Learn how to Train for Cardio Strength, Cardio Endurance, and quicker recovery.

Learn Ladies. Build Cardio and Core! Great for beginners!

Learn more here: https://www.ladiesworkoutasheville.com/

Saturday, March 16, 2019
Fontana Trestle Train Ft. BBQ & Brews – Adults Only
Mar 16 all-day

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.

Fontana Trestle Train Ft. BBQ & Brews – Family Friendly
Mar 16 all-day

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.

Community Yard Sale at Asheville Outlets
Mar 16 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Asheville Outlets

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.

Sunday, March 17, 2019
All Green Everything
Mar 17 @ 10:00 pm – Mar 18 @ 2:00 am
The Plug AVL

This Sunday at The Plug Avl, I (Kilo Fresh,) will be hitting the stage with Iamsaynomo Gaines, Prince Tryp, Tmf Legends & more. Big thank you to Eddie J Johnson for putting this together. “All Green Everything, St. Patrick’s Day Party.” 3-17-19 in Asheville, N.C. 28801, 38 N. French Broad Ave. Doors open at 10:00 P.M. $10.00 at the door. 21+ strictly enforced. Peace to Mike Lloyd for making this happen as well. See y’all Sunday. #FAM4Lyfe #SupportUnderground #SupportLocal#SupportIndependent

Thursday, March 21, 2019
AshevilleFairyHair.com at Bhramari Brewing
Mar 21 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bhramari Brewing

? Thursday, March 21st 5:00pm-8:00pm
✨ASHEVILLE✨
Bhramari Brewing
101 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville, NC 28801
http://bit.ly/BhramariMarch

Thursday, March 28, 2019
City Dance
Mar 28 @ 7:30 pm
Landmark Hal

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.

Saturday, April 6, 2019
Danger Hatt Live at Flood Gallery
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Flood Gallery Fine Art Center

Join us for this energetic duo from Black Mountain, featuring Randy Sarton (Guitar & Vocals) and Bill Hattori (Cajon Drum, Splash Cymbal, Various Percussion). $5/person suggested donation. Be dangerous!

Sunday, April 7, 2019
Week of the Young Child Celebration
Apr 7 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Ira B. Jones Elementary School

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.

Harwood-Cole Memorial Literary Lecture: J. Drew Lanham
Apr 7 @ 4:00 pm
Kittredge Theater

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!

Friday, April 12, 2019
JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK
Apr 12 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK
Apr 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 13, 2019
JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK
Apr 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe Presents Architect Frank Harmon and ‘Native Places’
Apr 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe

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.

Saturday, April 20, 2019
AshevilleFairyHair.com at Hemp Fest at Weaver House
Apr 20 @ 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Weaver House

Come celebrate 4/20 and get Sparkled with Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair!! 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!

?Saturday, April 20th 4:30pm-9:30pm
at
Weaver House Hemp Fest-FREE EVENT!
56 N Main Street, Weaverville, NC 28787

Sign up here to reserve your spot and for more information:
http://bit.ly/hempfest4202019

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Bhramari Brewing Company Welcomes AshevilleFairyHair.com
Apr 24 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Bhramari Brewing Comapny

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

Thursday, April 25, 2019
City Dance
Apr 25 @ 7:30 pm
Landmark Hal

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.

Saturday, April 27, 2019
Asheville GreenWorks Awards & Trashion Show
Apr 27 all-day
DoubleTree by Hilto Biltmore-Asheville

Asheville GreenWorks 2nd annual Environmental Excellence Awards & Trashion Show featuring over 20 local designers strutting their one of a kind eco-fashion designs down the runway. VIP tickets get an open bar, front row seating and a VIP meet and greet.

Saturday, May 4, 2019
Madison MayFest: A Night at ReClaim
May 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
ReClaim Madison: Salvage & Hardware

Madison MayFest: A Night at ReClaim
A Unique and Unexpected Fundraiser Event!

Join the Community Housing Coalition of Madison County at “ReClaim
Madison Salvage & Hardware,” formerly the Coal, Feed and Lumber Store
where you’ll find yourself in an early 20th century social club – with live
music to match!

Emcee Joel Friedman, of Zuma Coffee fame, will lead us through an
evening of:

* Live music – a soundscape straight out of the past! Musicians Steve Davidowski and Melody King will serve up originals and the classics
* Scrumptious food and libations!
* Community brick-making and other creative activities!
* Fun photo opps with your friends!
* Dazzling raffle prizes – worth $500 each!
* And much, much more!

PLUS, the Preferred Pairings Salon!
Local wines, gourmet chocolates, artisan roasted coffees – curated and
paired, for this mini-event limited to 60 guests.

Proceeds go to CHC’s mission, which aims to find solutions to the national affordable housing crisis right here in WNC by promoting and facilitating healthy, safe, and affordable housing through advocacy, education, and resource development.

CODE BLUE Premier Film Screening!
May 4 @ 7:00 pm
Foster Church

A documentary film that redefines the practice of medicine by highlighting the practice of Lifestyle Medicine to prevent, treat, and manage chronic diseases.

Saturday, May 11, 2019
LaZoom Comedy Night: Jenn Snyder
May 11 @ 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
LaZoom Room

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