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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Love bikes? Us too. Join us in the amphitheater for some great tunes, food, and bikes! All proceeds to go to Blue Ridge Bicycle Club!
https://www.facebook.com/events/355966521930205/
Bhangra is a joyful folkloric dance form from Northern India. Join Lisa Zahiya for a six week series!
$70 // Sign up online
http://www.studiozahiya.com/series.html
https://www.facebook.com/events/318591752171898/?event_time_id=318591758838564
Our weekly dose of James Hammel’s awesome selection of cover songs and original tunes! Always a good show, and you’re bound to see someone you know at the bar!
https://www.facebook.com/events/325013448112541/?event_time_id=325013508112535
In partnership with The Educational Garden Project, YWCA of Asheville Early Learning Program is hosting several upcoming Pollinator Garden Workdays!
We need your help to complete items to finish up our playground design, weed our existing garden, separate and replant existing plants, and install a pollinator garden. Everyone is invited. Bring gardening tools if you have any, and please RSVP so we can bring tools for those who need them.
Tasks we hope to accomplish during these workdays:
*Move Materials from Parking Lot to Garden
*Refine Garden Plan
*Choose Rock Bed Walls
*Choose Pavers / Paths
*Choose Plants From List
*Discuss Bird Feeder Station
*Move Garden Beds + Soils
*Install Bed Walls, Paths, Plants, Mulches
*Tinker in the Garden
*Install:
Bird Feed Station
Worms + Soils Station
Bee Hotel Station
*Install Educational Materials and Signs
*Clean Sidewalks, Walls, Windows and Fence Lines
https://www.facebook.com/events/394489391405494/
Strong & the Strong 30-90 Day Challenge
Ages 13 and up
A high intensity class designed to provide a full workout in a short time. Come once or take the whole series & join the 90 day fitness challenge. Bring a yoga mat or towel & water. No preregistration required. FREE
May 1-July 17
(No class 7/3)
Wednesdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Recreation Park Pavilion
https://www.facebook.com/events/1523312957803744/?event_time_id=1523312971137076
Dear Valued AUC Member,
UPDATE: AUC will celebrate 5/22 with unorganized pick-up at Memorial from 6-8pm and then head over to Twin Leaf at 8:30pm to celebrate the Spring Season! There will be tasty food and drink from our sponsors Neo Burrito and Twin Leaf Brewery
The AUC Board needs your help. Asheville Parks and Rec has canceled your games to alleviate traffic congestion around the surrounding neighborhoods during McCormick Field use. AUC summer offerings are also compromised and if this deal stands, 18 out of 36 dates will be spread across Memorial, JBL, BCSP, Carrier Park, and UNCA. With your help the AUC Board thinks we can change that!
How you might ask? By a night of community action, socializing, and other such games!
Please invite any and all who are negatively affected by Parks and Rec’s decision to come and request to City Council and Debra Campbell to reverse their Parks and Rec’s Decision.
We hope to see you there!
Debra Campbell
Phone: (828) 259-5604
Email: [email protected]
She needs to hear from YOU if you would like AUC’s voice to be at the table when decisions are taking place.
Please check back for updates about this event and contact Debra Campbell.
https://www.facebook.com/events/424917138081414/
Instructor: Alison Chism
Wednesdays, May 8 – June 26
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Tuition: $660
This 8-week class is geared to the person who wants to develop a firm foundation in hot glass. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or have some experience, this class will deepen your understanding of glass as an artist’s material. Students will lead an exploration from solid sculpture to vessel-making. Emphasis is on furnace glass, however, all aspects of sound studio practice will be covered including coldworking.
https://www.facebook.com/events/301929300514948/
Join Asheville GreenWorks and the City of Asheville as we host another Backyard Composting Workshop. Want to know HOW you can reduce your impact on the landfill and make your own soil?
This event is free to attend but registration is strongly suggested to save your spot. https://asheville-greenworks.networkforgood.com/events/12608-composting-workshop-at-unca
Topics:
Hot vs Cold Composting
Tumbling vs Static
Aerobic vs Anaerobic
You will be required to obtain a visitor parking pass for this event https://manager.permitsales.net/InitiateAnonymousEFP The most convenient place to park is P9. More information and maps will be sent out about parking prior to the event.
Thanks to UNCA for providing the space for this workshop!
We are so excited about our first Craft Night at one of our favorite local spots!
Join AR Workshop Asheville for an offsite Workshop at Bold Rock in Mills River.
Enjoy craft brews while customizing a unique project using your choice of paints and stains provided.
Limited Seats Available!
**Registration Required!
https://www.facebook.com/events/314392205909617/
The French Broad Valley Music Association: FBVMA jam session is focused on regional fiddle tunes and songs. Carol Rifkin and John Mitchell cohost weekly, bring an instrument to play or just enjoy the music, its free, kid friendly, donations encouraged. Key Players are intermediate to advanced but beginners are most welcome and encouraged to attend to listen, learn/quietly play along. More experienced players sit in the inner circle and take turns choosing fiddle tunes or songs. Guests, families and kids are invited to listen and often sing along. This style of community play has been used to entertain and pass down music to kids for generations.
The French Broad Valley Music Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization formed to celebrate local musical heritage. “Our community. Our music. Our sense of place.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/231970501048591/?event_time_id=231970567715251
Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!
All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!
10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464797707438
Join Asheville GreenWorks and the City of Asheville as we host another Backyard Composting Workshop. Want to know HOW you can reduce your impact on the landfill and make your own soil?
This event is free to attend but registration is strongly suggested to save your spot. https://asheville-greenworks.networkforgood.com/events/12608-composting-workshop-at-unca
Topics:
Hot vs Cold Composting
Tumbling vs Static
Aerobic vs Anaerobic
You will be required to obtain a visitor parking pass for this event https://manager.permitsales.net/InitiateAnonymousEFP The most convenient place to park is P9. More information and maps will be sent out about parking prior to the event.
Thanks to UNCA for providing the space for this workshop!
https://www.facebook.com/events/310527549620446/
Come join us for a FREE Workshop on Wednesday May 22nd at 6pm. Learn how strength training can help mountain bikers to better take on climbs with power and confidence. Training with weights can help riders absorb impact, generate force and increase durability. Strength training is especially important for individuals who ride hard on the downhills such as enduro, xc and downhill riders. Learn how to elevate your training using bodyweight exercises, weights, bands and cables. Take away a 30 minute program to help you optimize your time on the mountains in 2019. Increase durability, ride strong and send it harder!
https://www.facebook.com/events/865543897118347/
An early 6:00 start to the evening at AGB with host Tom Kirschbaum, includes Drink & Snack Specials. Many of Tom’s musician friends join him for the evening, performing a wide variety of local music.
Tom Kirschbaum has been with us, helping grow the Asheville Guitar Bar, since we were doing Thursday Jams at our Paintbox Studio. He is a truly gifted musician, and well loved for his generosity, his friendship, and his ”Almost Famous Chili and Slaw”!
Food and drink specials begin at 6:00pm. At 6:30, Tom sets the stage, sharing his love of singing and playing his signature 12 string. He hosts many of his local musicians friends who share their own music for an Asheville Music Show not to be missed.
Please be prepared to donate generously to the bands, doing your part to help support local musicians and keeping local music alive. General seating. No admission charge.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1897048563753861/?event_time_id=1897048613753856
Join us for a local pint night celebrating Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and benefitting land and water conservation!
To support SAHC with Pints for Nonprofits, The Casual Pint will donate $1 for each pint of Appalachia Session IPA sold that day.
Wicked Weed Brewing has crafted a special brew to support conservation of mountains, forests, farms, streams, and rivers across Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. For more than 45 years, SAHC has worked to protect scenic views, habitat for rare and endangered native species, and places for people to hike, camp, fish, bike, and more. Donations will support protection of headwater streams that flow into the French Broad, Catawba and Broad River basins, as well as productive family farms, wildlife corridors adjoining the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and special places for outdoor recreation. SAHC has helped protect lands added into Cherokee and Pisgah National Forests as well as state parks, game lands and natural areas, and we work with a variety of private and public agency partners across the region to help manage habitat on protected lands.
Isis Music Hall kicks off the summer season with free outdoor concerts in West Asheville every Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Concerts on the Isis Music Hall lawn bring the community center stage for evenings filled with free music and fun festivities throughout the summer from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
“It’s just going to be a great vibe for the community and welcoming for our visitors,”” said Lillianna Woody, Isis Music Hall owner. “It’s the perfect way to unwind from the day full of responsibilities and just have fun.”
From bluegrass to blues, jazz and a few surprises in between, the summer series brings an array of local acts to the stage to satisfy nearly any song-filled soul.
“It’s really refreshing for me as a musician to be able to play in a family-friendly environment,” said breakout artist Whitney Moore, of Queen Bee & The Honeylovers. “I love the laid back community vibe of it and that people can stroll down Haywood and just happen by some great live music. It’s also early in the evening which gives families a great opportunity to see live music.”
Cold brews, food, wine and cocktails are available for purchase. Come, kick off your heels and relax on the patio or spread out a blanket and hang out on the lawn to enjoy free music for the evening.
No reservations needed, just stop by and enjoy! Weather permitting, of course. Alcohol is permitted on the lawn, but must be purchased from Isis Music Hall.
Check their website at isiaasheville.com for a full schedule.
We will be in the meeting room in the downstairs of Pack Memorial Library (next to the auditorium).
Our agenda includes debriefing our recent forum on the Tourism Development Authority, including next steps for that issue, as well as discussing the forces behind the Flat Iron Building’s proposed renovation into a hotel. We will also be discussing future public events and service projects.
Hope to see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/594968130979874/
Head full of useless knowledge? Now’s your time to shine! Join us every Wednesday at 6:30pm for a night of interactive trivia perfect for all skill levels.
Live scoring, music rounds, photo rounds and even themed categories!
Prizes awarded each week for the 1st place team!
https://www.facebook.com/events/277072849778679/?event_time_id=357420378410592
Trivia Night is every Wednesday Night at Legends on the Lake starting at 6:30pm. Arrive early to secure your seats and ensure that you do not miss any of the action! Compete as a team or individually for prizes each week. Trivia is free to all who would like to compete. Prizes will be distributed by team, one prize per team. The certificates are good for any following visit. We ask that teams be limited to a maximum of 8 players for the sake of seating and space.
https://www.facebook.com/events/254689012071408/?event_time_id=299382847602024
¡Triskatrivia!
2019’s Themes: (updated as they are determined)
June 5th – Westerns Movies/TV
June 12th – Sports
June 19th – Dungeons and Dragons
June 26th – The Pursuit of Trivia
July 3rd – America!
¡TriskaTrivia! is Triskelion’s Themed Trivia Night!
Starts at 7pm, and usually lasts at least an hour and a half.
Glorious Prizes:
First Place Team: $25 Gift Card
Second Place Team: $15 Gift Card
Each member of the team that wins the Very Hard Questions Round (almost always Round 3), will win a free beer.
If at least 6 people dress up in costumes that relate to the night’s theme, then the best dressed (determined by me) wins a free beer!
(that means if your entire team of 6 are the only ones dressed up, then a member of your team is destined to get a free beer)
There are six rounds, with 10 questions each, and each round will be on a different subject that relates to the night’s theme… Each question is worth 5 points.
Teams can consist of up to six players, or you can play by yourself if you have no friends.
Cheating is not allowed… no phones, no “yelling out of answers” (even wrong ones), and no handy reference materials… This is not an open book trivia night.
Come on out and show off your Brainz!!!
(or lack thereof)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2020001851418998/?event_time_id=2020001914752325
Band goes on the Chrome Drive Stage live at 7 pm. Cold beer, great food and fabulous bikes all night long.
https://www.facebook.com/events/415027415736698/
Goodwill Wednesday! Bring in 3 gently used clothing items and receive a free general admission ticket for tonight’s game!
https://www.facebook.com/events/295607111128900/
Do you have a bunch of useless facts stored in the back of your head? Do you like the occasional beer on a weekday? Well… Trivia on Wednesday nights at Catawba Brewing might’ve just become your new weekly tradition. Come join us and Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes at 7:30!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2108899619191274/?event_time_id=2108899649191271
Every Wednesday
https://www.facebook.com/events/400856010483395/?event_time_id=400856067150056
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C.—In one of this year’s more unique shows at the White
Horse Black Mountain, Dr. Bill Bares and his eight-member UNC-Asheville ECM
Ensemble will perform world music of Europe’s most important jazz label (ECM Records) in
an intimate concert on Wednesday night, May 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $10 in advance, $12 the day of the event and $6 for students.
Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, call 828-669-0816 or go to
www.whitehorseblackmountain.com.
Top artists such as Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Keith Jarret
and Don Cherry have all recorded for ECM Records, which has also been instrumental in
featuring artists with a wide diversity of musical traditions including different countries and
cultures. Dr. Bares, who plays keyboards in the group, has created an ensemble of talented
students from UNC-Asheville, which plays the breadth of the label’s stylistically-diverse
catalogue.
The music blends traditional jazz ensemble with unconventional forms, instruments and
grooves. Joining Dr. Bares in the band are Ray Damron (trumpet), Ian Boyer (reeds),
Matthew Mannin (guitar), Clayton Gibb (guitar), Ben Mercer (bass), Chris Simmons
(drums) and Annie Jo Buchanan (guest vocal).
He’s coming back! After a masterful performance and a standing ovation, we have the amazing Shaun Jones lined up for another show here at The Artisan of Flat Rock.
For more than 19 years, the comedy world’s senses have been tantalized by both audio and visual artistry. The young man known as Shaun Jones is truly making his mark everywhere he goes, with his quick wit and fashionable flair. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey and having lived in Los Angeles for a short time, Shaun now calls Atlanta, GA his home. He has traveled worldwide entertaining crowds, using many of his personal life experiences to get a good laugh. Like an accomplished chef, Shaun’s comedy combines a cup of truth, a tablespoon of originality, and a double twist of humor.
When Shaun takes the stage, he mixes his talents before the audience, bakes his show just right and serves up a unique dish to satisfy everyone’s laughter appetite. Shaun has appeared on several national television shows, such as B.E.T’s “Comic View”, B.E.T’s “One Mic Stand”, BounceTV’s “Off The Chain” & Showtime’s “1 Amendment”. In 2003 he made his motion picture debut in the movie “Shade” as a crooked poker player, Mr. Ose, which starred Sylverster Stallone & Jamie Foxx.
Shaun continues to travel the world entertaining audiences and serving them with hearty laughter and his quick-witted humor.
https://www.facebook.com/events/368462753905776/
Dry Falls Village has been isolated for as long as anyone can remember. Her inhabitants grow weary and thirst for adventure. Now, they decide, is the time to venture into the wilderness and explore!
Do you have what it takes to brave the dangers of the unknown? Will you steel yourself and venture to uncover sights unseen? Can you handle what lies beyond the borders of the village?
This is West Marches!
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/view/west-marches-at-dry-falls/home
Please note that this game is family friendly but anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
https://www.facebook.com/events/401870287020606/?event_time_id=401870350353933
FREE WEDNESDAY!
($5 for under 21)
Dreamy Rock-n-Pop from
Shadow Show (AVL)
https://www.facebook.com/pg/shadowshowtheband/about/?ref=page_internal
Dutch Tulips
https://www.ilovedutchtulips.com
Day & Dream
https://www.dayanddreamband.com
SET TIMES:
Day & Dream 8:30
Dutch Tulips: 9:15
Shadow Show: 10:00
https://www.facebook.com/events/395205464623704/
Come join us for an amazing night of music, prizes, and drink specials. It’s Music Bingo at Banks Ave.. Test your music knowledge and compete against your friends and other patrons. It’s easy to play, and everyone is welcome! We’ll see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/391468795015437/?event_time_id=391468828348767
Come join us for an amazing night of music, prizes, and drink specials. It’s Music Bingo at Banks Ave. Test your music knowledge and compete against your friends and other patrons. It’s easy to play, and everyone is welcome! We’ll see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/962585360596619/?event_time_id=962585433929945