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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Come out and see what the fuss is all about! Team Trivia Tuesday at Sanctuary Brewing Company with host Josh Dunkin!
Team Trivia Western NC & The Upstate of SC is every Tuesday at 7 PM at Sanctuary Brewing Company on 1st Avenue in Downtown Hendersonville! There is no limit to how many people can participate on each team. You can have 1 or 20!
The game is free to play and the top two teams each week receive a gift card of $40 (1st place) and $20 (2nd place).
https://www.facebook.com/events/281414405828018/?event_time_id=281414525828006
Nerdy Talk Trivia brings Trivia Night to Aux Bar. Every Tuesday at 7pm. Test your skills for your chance at prizes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2320421721617197/?event_time_id=2320421781617191
Join us each Tuesday evening at 7pm for Trivia night at Refinery 13! Teams may consist of 1-6 players and prizes are awarded to first and second place teams each week!
https://www.facebook.com/events/395895714508426/?event_time_id=395895764508421
Over the past two decades, Keb’ Mo’ has cultivated a reputation as a modern master of American roots music.
It all took off for Keb’ Mo’ in 1994 with his self-titled release, and over the years, he has proven that he is a musical force that defies typical genre labels. Album after album, 14 in total, garnered him four Grammy® Awards and 11 nominations. Mo’ has also been awarded 11 Blues Foundation Awards and six BMI Awards for his work in TV and film. He created “Martha’s Theme” for the TV show Martha Stewart Living, wrote and performed the theme song for the hit sitcom Mike & Molly, and was the music composer for TNT’s Memphis Beat.
In 2017, Keb’ Mo’ released TajMo, a collaborative album with the legendary Taj Mahal, which earned a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. His list of artist collaborations comprises a who’s who in the music industry and includes Bonnie Raitt, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Jackson Browne, Natalie Cole, Lyle Lovett, India Arie, James Cotton, Bobby Rush, Timothy B. Schmit, Marcus Miller, and many more. His songs have been recorded by B.B. King, Buddy Guy, the Dixie Chicks, Joe Cocker, Robert Palmer, Tom Jones, Melissa Manchester, Solomon Burke, and the Zac Brown Band, to name a few. His guitar playing has even inspired leading instrument maker Gibson Brands to issue the Keb’ Mo’ Signature Bluesmaster and Bluesmaster Royale acoustic guitars and Martin Guitars to issue the HD-28KM Keb’ Mo’ Limited Edition Signature model.
Opening Act: Jontavious Willis
Every generation or so, a young bluesman bursts onto the scene and sends a jolt through the blues community; Jontavious Willis has that effect on people. The 22-year-old rising multi-instrumentalist will release Spectacular Class in April. The album features dynamic vocals and all types of blues: Delta, Piedmont, Texas, and Gospel. His stand-out fingerpicking, flat-picking, and slide prowess will also be on display. Living legend Taj Mahal has described him as the “Wonderboy” and “the Wunderkind.” In 2015, Mahal asked Willis to play on stage with him, and he opened select shows along the TajMo tour.
https://www.facebook.com/events/259155988306275/
In true pub fashion, The White Horse has hosts a traditional Irish style session every Tuesday night. Sessions are in many ways the heart and soul of Irish traditional music, a place for players to share tunes and socialize. It’s not a performance, but rather an informal situation in which listeners are welcome to participate, whether offering encouragement, singing along on a chorus, or asking questions about the music and instruments. White Horse sessions regularly draws players from as far away as Waynesville, Cullowhee, Rutherfordton and even Clayton, Georgia.
Come join us in a long musical tradition spanning hundreds of years.
Tuesdays 6:45 til 8:45
https://www.facebook.com/events/2280967635492723/?event_time_id=2280967715492715
10pm
21+
Donation$
One Stop
Join us downstairs during Funk Jam for an all-star local cast of rotating DJ’s spinnin’ vinyl and scratchin’ like there’s no tomorrow!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2261496624135396/?event_time_id=2261496750802050
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Heather Land
Friday – December 6 Use code “OPLAND”
Code valid 9/18 10am – 9/19 10pm
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Beer Brains Trivia is hosted every Tuesday at 8pm. There are 8 rounds of trivia each week examples of some are categories are current events, general knowledge along with visual and audio rounds! #beerbrains #beercurvesarebetter #balsamfalls
https://www.facebook.com/events/2168166339880566/?event_time_id=2168166493213884
GOLDEN TICKET INSTRUCTIONS/LEGAL LANGUAGE: Thank you for purchasing a Kacey Musgraves Golden Ticket Package. Package details are subject to change without notice. Merchandise items that are included in your package will be available for pickup at the venue on the day of the show. All VIP tickets will be issued at the designated VIP check in location (or other designated location at the venue) prior to the show on the date of the event only. CHECK-IN LOCATION & TIME INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED OUT PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE SHOW. All tickets are will-call only except for in the states of NY, VA & CT, where purchasers may choose other delivery methods. All packages are NON-REFUNDABLE and all sales are final. You must bring a valid PHOTO ID matching the PURCHASER/ATTENDEE NAME on this order. Those who cannot present a photo ID matching the PURCHASER name on the order will be turned away.
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 8 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Artist Presale : Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 12:00 PM
Spotify Presale : Wed, 6 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Live Nation Mobile App Presale : Thu, 7 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Live Nation Presale : Thu, 7 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Radio / Venue Presale : Thu, 7 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Aisle Seat Presale : Mon, 4 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Citi® Cardmember Presale : Mon, 4 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Citi® Cardmember Preferred Tickets : Fri, 8 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Official Platinum Presale : Mon, 4 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Official Platinum Public Onsale : Fri, 8 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
VIP Package Presale : Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 12:00 PM
VIP Package Public Onsale : Fri, 8 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
Aisle Seat Public Onsale : Fri, 8 Feb 2019 at 10:00 AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/2327550287255405/
Open Mic – Every Tuesday
Bring your instrument, vocal cords and friends.
Everyone is welcome!
Always free
https://www.facebook.com/events/1375534215919396/?event_time_id=1375534302586054
Jerry Paper
w/ TBA
at The Mothlight
Tuesday, September 17th
Doors 8pm
Tickets: $10adv, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jerry-paper-tickets-62338939446
Jerry Paper has signed to Stones Throw Records and will release the album Like A Baby this October.
Jerry Paper is the creative persona of Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Lucas Nathan. For Like A Baby, Nathan enlisted the help of Matthew Tavares of BadBadNotGood a.k.a. Matty (who co-produced the album), Weyes Blood, Mild High Club’s Alex Brettin, and vocalist Charlotte Day Wilson.
Over the years, the Jerry Paper project has morphed from an experimental outlet to its current, more fully realised incarnation. It is, Nathan says, “always changing just as I am always changing as a person, and that change is central to what I create”.
Following albums for Bayonet Records and Orange Milk, Like A Baby continues Nathan’s oddball take on synthpop with a renewed sense of clarity and purpose. Nathan cites a vast pool of influences on the record, from fellow pop outliers Prefab Sprout, Todd Rundgren and Steely Dan — “a deep source of inspiration for me” — to classic R&B, Stereolab, avant-garde Brazilian artists, and Japanese electronica.
Inspired by a move from NYC back to Nathan’s hometown of LA, Like A Baby explores existential themes tied to “the endless human cycle of desire and satisfaction.” Its dystopian shopping imagery was inspired by afternoons spent wandering around malls and supermarkets. According to Nathan, the tension between form and content “melds my own simultaneous attraction to and disgust of life within this system. This record is a document of my attempt to step out of the cycle and view it from the outside.”
Opening the album are “Your Cocoon” a hazy, distorted take on pop, and lullaby-of-sorts “Grey Area”, laced with Weyes Blood’s heavenly vocals. Dystopia seeps into the everyday on “Everything Borrowed”, while “Commercial Break” and “My God” address the impulse to consume. “Baby” and “You” take a look at the blurred lines between facade and truth, and the album closes with bittersweet ballad “Losing The Game” and “Bad News”, an apt song despairing at the 24-hour news cycle.
Jerry Paper has shared the stage with Mac DeMarco, BadBadNotGood and Mild High Club, and plans to tour extensively around the new record. Five musicians join Nathan on stage for his eccentric performances, accompanying his vocals and wiggling dance moves on bass, drums, guitar, synth, and saxophone. For Nathan, performance is more than playing songs. He’s had out-of-body experiences on stage, which he describes as “a moment of pure ego dissolution that I can only get when I’m on stage while I’m grooving.”
On stage, Nathan says, “I embody an exaggerated version of myself, pushing it to a limit where I transcend my ego, in an effort to get the audience to shed their ideas of themselves, shed their egos, and be free.” The lyrics to “Your Cocoon” point to that freedom as Nathan sings, “I’m here dressed up like a cartoon / Asking please please burn your cocoon.”
Nathan adds, “I think binary ideas are directly contrary to the complexity and subtlety of the world, of lived experience. I try to use my music and performance to held rid people of binary thought as the default mode of engaging with the world.”
“Tunes that will confuse and inspire.” — Vice Noisey
“Layering honky-tonk keyboard over bossa nova guitar strumming, Nathan surrounds the heavy existentialism of the lyrics with a lackadaisically whimsical soundscape.” — Fader
“He [cloaks] serious ideas in the midst of surrealist frivolity, like a spoonful of sugar to philosophy’s medicine.” — Fader
“Jerry Paper distorts reality to make it more fun… creating both a contagious and completely chaotic soundscape.” — The Line of Best Fit
https://www.facebook.com/events/297586747811258/
Summer is all about outdoor fun, spending quality time together as a family and taking in the wonderful sights of nature. Submit your photos of your family hiking, sunlight making its way through the trees or of the fantastic views that make Chimney Rock so special. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No cost to enter contest.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2346811038665486/?event_time_id=2346811165332140
Join the High Country Audubon Society for a bird walk at Valle Crucis Community Park every Wednesday. Enjoy an opportunity to see our beautiful birds in the area in a walk led by one of your community members. These walks will start on April 3rd and end on October 30th, 2019. Please note that the 4th Wednesday walk of every month will not be guided by any specific person; this walk will be a group-led walk.
https://www.facebook.com/events/650396048754175/?event_time_id=650396132087500
- Friday: 5-8pm
- Saturday: 11am-8pm
- Sunday: 11am-6pm
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Special Events: We offer field trip, birthday party, and corporate night experiences. Contact Chris Rainwater at [email protected] to schedule your event.
- Volunteer:Volunteers may work 3 hours shifts at one of our many attractions. Volunteers receive 2 FREE tickets to the Corn Maze for every shift served. More information at EliadaCornMaze.com.
Come join in the fun with stories and songs, then make a hands-on art project just for the little ones! The Education Department staff is visiting public libraries for preschool storytime at locations near your neighborhood.
Storytime & Art takes place at Enka-Candler Library on third Wednesdays at 10:30am.
Our program for preschool-aged students accompanied by an adult is at a library near you! During the school year, come join in the fun with stories and songs, then make a hands-on art project just for the little ones.
You can’t beat a walk with a friend over good conversation. So, why not take a walk with lots of friends and a history expert to boot? Buncombe County Libraries is excited to announce its Strolling Through History program focused on getting you moving while taking in some experiential history. “Each one of the strolls is a little different. We’ll talk about the evolution of the architecture, famous (or not quite so famous) residents, important events, and more,” explains Pack Memorial Librarian Katherine Calhoun Cutshall. “On our Haywood Street stroll, we talked about how the street has seen two major rebirths and discussed the careers of two WWI nurses who grew up on the street while it was mostly residential.”
Pack Librarians are always looking for innovative ways to showcase the library’s portfolio of initiatives and resources. “The North Carolina Room is a hidden gem in our library system, so programs like Strolling Through History bring the collection to the streets of downtown while showing off resources and programs in a fun new way,” notes Katherine. And of course, exercising your muscles and social skills are important at any age
So, how can you get involved with the monthly Strolling Through History? There are two versions: one for elder adults and one for babies and their caregivers. If you’re interested in participating, the elder adults strolls are the third Friday of every month, and the babies and caretakers strolls are the third Wednesday of every month (except July). All strolls will meet at Pack Memorial Library at 10:30 a.m., and participants should wear comfortable shoes and bring water to stay hydrated. Registration is required.
?Wednesday, September 18th 3:00pm-5:00pm
✨ASHEVILLE✨
The Garage On 25
3461 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, NC 28732
Sign up here to reserve your spot and for more information:
https://www.signupgenius.com/…/60B044BA5AB2FA1FA7-thegarage1
Head out to Oskar Blues every Wednesday to hang out with the families + locals of Brevard. We’ll feature artists, businesses, nonprofits, and other rad people that make this community so great. Each week will feature different events, live music, or activities, so check back here for what’s happening. Kids eat free with the purchase of a regular meal from the Oskar Blues CHUBwagon.
https://www.facebook.com/events/560723244441751/?event_time_id=560723331108409
Select a wine on draft and fill a plēb urban winery 500mL or 1L growler for a reduced price (see menu for availability and pricing). Growler purchase is separate. Carry out only.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859748727719594/?event_time_id=859748854386248
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=231970624381912
Ready to sprint for a sip? Run clubs are a great way to log some miles and quench your thirst post-run. Grab your sneakers and check out the Mica Town Run to the Taps the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Whether you’re new to Marion and looking for a unique way to get involved and meet new people, or you’re a beer or fitness junkie looking for an adventure, Mica Town Run to the Taps is for you!
All fitness levels are welcome! You do not need to be experienced to attend, walking a route is encouraged! This is a free event to participate in. We would love for you to come in and quench your thirst with us after your run!
Starting/Finishing Location: Mica Town Brewery
When: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: Free to participate in the Run/Walk
https://www.facebook.com/events/1045519132294514/?event_time_id=1045519198961174
Community Garden located at the Buncombe County Sports Park.
The mission of Sand HIll Community Garden is to share in garden space, knowledge, and labor with all members of the community. Using organic growing practices we promote community health and wellness by providing fresh produce for garden members and local people in need of food.
Join us every Wednesday at 6:30PM at One World Brewing (520 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC) in West Asheville for a community run around West AVL. https://www.facebook.com/groups/988486641322045/ Hang around and grab a drink afterwards. All paces welcome. Well behaved, leashed furry friends welcome.
We will begin with one 4-ish mile route (https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2424498334) through West Asheville, though will expand to include various options in the future.
Food options nearby, including on-site food trucks during warmer weather.
https://www.facebook.com/events/516081612251742/?event_time_id=516081722251731
¡TriskaTrivia! is Evolving!
It is now ¡InterActive TriskaTrivia!
Instead of one theme for the entire night, each round will have it’s own topic/theme… and you get to decide what it is!!!
In between each round, we will vote on a selection of topics, and the next round will be based on the one with the most votes! So… that means, the more people on your team, the more votes you get… and you’ll steer what direction the questions take.
Don’t like sports? Vote for Classic Movies… Don’t like movies? Vote for Comic Books or World Geography…
Top two teams still get Triskelion Gift Certificates (ie Glorious Prizes)…
You can still only have up to 6 people on your team…
There are still six rounds with ten questions each, and there is still a Very Hard Questions round… the only difference is that you get to decide what the topics are…
We start at 7pm promplty and proceed to rapid fire questions that usually last until 8:30…
Come on out and test yer brainz!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2020001851418998/?event_time_id=2020001974752319
Music, poetry, comedy – we’d love for you to share or just come be entertained and sip some great brews, while supporting your local scene. See you at 7 pm tonight! Sign up starts at 6:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/402200357200372/?event_time_id=402200467200361
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=401870410353927
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=391468881682095
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=962585493929939
Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic every Wednesday 9:(ish)pm at The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall.
Fun and free show of hit-or-miss comedy where comics stop by to work on their material or try out new stuff. Anyone wanting to perform needs to sign up by 9pm, and will get five minutes on stage. The order of sign-up is not necessarily the order of the show.
https://www.facebook.com/events/3174166542609086/?event_time_id=3174166575942416
Yung Gravy
Show: 9pm
Doors: 8pm
$22 – $99
Ages 18+
Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/yung-gravy-experience-the-sensation-tour/
https://youtu.be/yx2piPUudlE
https://www.facebook.com/events/291812785062810/