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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.
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Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest will reopen to the public effective 9a.m. May 13. To encourage responsible use and to maintain required social distancing, phased reopening will begin with allowing public access only to areas of the forest that promote movement-focused activities such as hiking. All areas and facilities of the forest will not be available during phase one of the reopening but will become available in accordance with Governor Cooper’s phased plan for reopening the state.
What can visitors expect during a visit to Rendezvous Mountain ESF during phase one of the reopening?
As we move forward with this phased approach, we urge the public to adjust expectations, to be prepared, to stay local and to continue complying with CDC recommendations and guidelines. Visitors are asked to be responsible for individual best practices and to follow social distancing recommendations. Visitor behavior will be a key factor for providing continued public access and to avoid additional closures to the forest during this period of phased reopening. For phased reopening to be successful for public lands across our state, visitors must be good stewards and good neighbors. If you arrive during a busy time and find limited parking, the right decision is to return home and plan to visit another day at another time. If we are busy, expect other public lands, such as state parks and national forests, to also be busy. For up-to-date information about access to state forests in North Carolina, please stay tuned into https://ncforestservice.gov/COVID19.htm and NCFS social media accounts.
New Protocols
Member Ride Session: available Friday-Sunday, members only, 8-11am; member email to follow with more details on membership options.
General Ride Sessions: available Friday-Sunday, 12-3pm + 4-7pm.
Sessions are 3 hours with breaks between to allow for crew cleaning + clearing of humans between sessions; please exit property 15 min post-session.
Sessions are $20 for adults and $18 for humans 15 yo + under.
Pre-registration + online payment are required to reserve your spot for activities.
All humans, both participants + spectators, must reserve a spot .
No refunds.
All humans, both participants + spectators, must submit an online waiver via our website .
Please use a mask for check-in and crew interactions.
Please do not gather in groups of more than 10 humans.
Please keep a physical distance of 6 feet or more between yourself + other humans.
Access to the building will remain off-limits: Climbing Gym, Yoga Studio, Bathrooms, Lockers, Bar, Retail, + Fitness Studio remain closed.
Bring your own gear, water, seating for breaks, + mask for interactions with crew.
No rental equipment available.
Port-A-Johns available for restroom needs.
Hand sanitizer available, use upon entry + often as needed.
Libations available to-go [beer, wine, Powerade, Hi-Ball, Dram].
No cash accepted for to-go libations; please bring a card for all on-site transactions.
Online store available to purchase Riveter gear + apparel; email [email protected] to arrange for pick up on-site.
Dress appropriately for weather and trail conditions.
Abide by all facility policies + procedures.
Abide by Riveter Bike Park rules, read signs, + respect the trails.
Always PRE-RIDE, RE-RIDE, + then FREE-RIDE!
New registration process for online workshops!
Each Friday at 12pm while the Museum is closed, docents lead virtual, in-depth conversations about a few artworks in our Collection or special exhibitions. The goal is simple: slow down, discover the joy of looking at art, and talk about the experience with others. Topics, artworks, and self-guided questions are posted on the Museum’s website in advance for participants, or for those wishing to have a self-guided experience on their own. Space is limited; to register, email Kristi McMillan, director of learning & engagement, or call 828.253.3227 x122.
FILLS Quickly —register early in week.
Richard C. Karwoski, Breeze Hill series, circa 1983, watercolor, 22 1/4 × 30 inches. Gift of Richard H. Steinman, 1984.6.22.
This virtual program takes place via Zoom. Scroll down to below images for registration information.
Join Michelle Dorf, touring docent, for an interactive conversation about three artworks in our Collection. Before the discussion, find a quiet space. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and let it out slowly. Now open your eyes, and engage with the artworks in the image gallery; click on the thumbnail for a larger image, and spend about 15 minutes looking slowly at each.
Each Friday at 12pm while the Museum is closed, docents lead virtual, in-depth conversations about a few artworks in our Collection or special exhibitions. The goal is simple: slow down, discover the joy of looking at art, and talk about the experience with others. Topics, artworks, and self-guided questions are posted on the Museum’s website in advance for participants, or for those wishing to have a self-guided experience on their own. Space is limited; to register up to one week in advance, email Kristi McMillan, director of learning & engagement, or call 828.253.3227 x122.
A fancy formal live comedy show on the internet featuring 10 very well dressed comedians!
Live streaming on Instagram on @ModelfaceComedy
The show is free but tips are appreciated and will be divided among all the comics on the show.
Paypal [email protected]
Venmo @modelface-comedy
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Summer Art Camp To Go!
Join us for Summer Art Camp To Go! Sessions are available for K–12 students. Each weekly session includes several age-appropriate art projects using a variety of materials to engage students in an exploration of art through creativity and imagination. Enrollment is limited, and registration is required.Registration includes instructional videos for each project, art materials, and daily virtual classes. Virtual classes—beginning at 10am via Zoom—include time for inspiration, Q&A, and sharing. Streaming instructional videos and creative challenges are designed to provide hours of creative engagement at your own pace each day. All art materials necessary for each session are available for curbside pickup at the Museum the week before each session begins; if you prefer to ship materials to your home, then two weeks’ advance registration is required. Registration starts this Monday. For more information, email Sharon McRorie, education programs manager, or call 828.253.3227 x124. Members: $85, Non-Members: $95 (additional charge for shipping materials) |
Reopening Feedback and Suggestions 2020 |
Executive Director Pamela L. Myers. Image David Huff.While we do not yet know when we will be able to invite you back into the Museum, we do know that the experiences you will have when you return will be new, informed by the learning we have all shared in this time. As we develop comprehensive plans for our reopening and our recovery, everyone’s health and safety are of the utmost importance to us.
To that end, we need to hear from you as we make our final preparations. Please take a few minutes to let us know how we can prepare for your visit and create the best experience by completing this short survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAM-covid19
Natalie is a hide tanner, craftswoman, builder, teacher, mom, and gardener. She founded Wild Abundance 10 years ago because of her passion for sharing real, practical skills that get people closer to the Earth. Hide tanning was one of the first earthskills that she learned, and it changed her life profoundly. That was over 15 years ago! Since then she’s tanned uncountable hides, but more importantly, she’s taught hide tanning to hundreds of students.
Natalie knows what usually trips people up who are new to hide tanning. In this online course she shares a thorough, step-by-step guide to hide tanning, including numerous tips and tricks that will help you succeed.
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Last Monday, Arts NC and the North Carolina Arts Council shared a new reopening guide for the arts in NC. The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations for arts organizations as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and develop plans for reopening to the public. A webinar (recording above) was also held on Wednesday to go over the document and address questions.
In response to COVID-19, grants between $5,000 and $20,000 are available to statewide or regional arts and cultural service organizations.
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See where the cougars and otters sleep overnight, meet black bears that are not commonly on display, learn the ins and outs of what it takes to care for the animals year-round, observe a training session and find out why the animals call Grandfather Mountain home.
Offered on weekends, April – October.
Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest will reopen to the public effective 9a.m. May 13. To encourage responsible use and to maintain required social distancing, phased reopening will begin with allowing public access only to areas of the forest that promote movement-focused activities such as hiking. All areas and facilities of the forest will not be available during phase one of the reopening but will become available in accordance with Governor Cooper’s phased plan for reopening the state.
What can visitors expect during a visit to Rendezvous Mountain ESF during phase one of the reopening?
As we move forward with this phased approach, we urge the public to adjust expectations, to be prepared, to stay local and to continue complying with CDC recommendations and guidelines. Visitors are asked to be responsible for individual best practices and to follow social distancing recommendations. Visitor behavior will be a key factor for providing continued public access and to avoid additional closures to the forest during this period of phased reopening. For phased reopening to be successful for public lands across our state, visitors must be good stewards and good neighbors. If you arrive during a busy time and find limited parking, the right decision is to return home and plan to visit another day at another time. If we are busy, expect other public lands, such as state parks and national forests, to also be busy. For up-to-date information about access to state forests in North Carolina, please stay tuned into https://ncforestservice.gov/COVID19.htm and NCFS social media accounts.
Great food, artist displays and fun activities while mingling with their neighbors.”
Perhaps the most family friendly street festival in western North Carolina, the Montford Music & Arts Festival features a special children’s area for face painting, interactive displays, sidewalk chalk art contest and other fun activities.
Located on Montford Ave. between Chestnut and Waneta Streets just down the street from downtown Asheville, the Asheville Visitors Center and Chamber of the Commerce, the all-day event will also feature a music stage with another attractive lineup in 2020. Comprised solely of local musicians, the performing schedule will be announced shortly.
Attendees will also be treated to a wide variety of specialty cuisine, courtesy of food booths and food trucks. In addition, more than 100 booth vendors will be on hand, with various artists, crafts people and nursery plant purveyors selling their merchandise.
Featuring turn-of-the-century “Victorian” homes and several bed-and-breakfast inns, a portion of Montford is proclaimed a National Register Historic District. Many of today’s Montford historic homes were designed by the same architect hired by the Vanderbilt Family to create the Biltmore Estate.
World famous authors Thomas Wolfe and O. Henry are buried in Montford at the nearby Riverside Cemetery, while the community’s rich history also dates back to the once thriving African-American community of Stumptown, which ended in the 1960’s.
The very first Montford festival was presented as strictly an arts event in 2004, held inside of Pyper’s Place, which is now Nine Mile Restaurant, and Sweet Heaven Ice Cream Shop, now a real estate office.
New Protocols
Member Ride Session: available Friday-Sunday, members only, 8-11am; member email to follow with more details on membership options.
General Ride Sessions: available Friday-Sunday, 12-3pm + 4-7pm.
Sessions are 3 hours with breaks between to allow for crew cleaning + clearing of humans between sessions; please exit property 15 min post-session.
Sessions are $20 for adults and $18 for humans 15 yo + under.
Pre-registration + online payment are required to reserve your spot for activities.
All humans, both participants + spectators, must reserve a spot .
No refunds.
All humans, both participants + spectators, must submit an online waiver via our website .
Please use a mask for check-in and crew interactions.
Please do not gather in groups of more than 10 humans.
Please keep a physical distance of 6 feet or more between yourself + other humans.
Access to the building will remain off-limits: Climbing Gym, Yoga Studio, Bathrooms, Lockers, Bar, Retail, + Fitness Studio remain closed.
Bring your own gear, water, seating for breaks, + mask for interactions with crew.
No rental equipment available.
Port-A-Johns available for restroom needs.
Hand sanitizer available, use upon entry + often as needed.
Libations available to-go [beer, wine, Powerade, Hi-Ball, Dram].
No cash accepted for to-go libations; please bring a card for all on-site transactions.
Online store available to purchase Riveter gear + apparel; email [email protected] to arrange for pick up on-site.
Dress appropriately for weather and trail conditions.
Abide by all facility policies + procedures.
Abide by Riveter Bike Park rules, read signs, + respect the trails.
Always PRE-RIDE, RE-RIDE, + then FREE-RIDE!
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See where the cougars and otters sleep overnight, meet black bears that are not commonly on display, learn the ins and outs of what it takes to care for the animals year-round, observe a training session and find out why the animals call Grandfather Mountain home.
Offered on weekends, April – October.
Instructor: Marcia Gleason, LCSW
Skill Level: All
Materials & Tools Needed: To make this workshops accessible to women under stay-at-home orders, students will use materials commonly available at home: three pieces of 8” x 5” paper (the heavier, the better; cardstock, cardboard, and matboard are ideal, but regular paper will work), magazines or books with lots of images (that you’re willing to cut up!), scissors (small, sharp scissors are ideal, but any regular scissors will work), and glue (rubber cement or glue sticks are ideal, but any glue will work). If students have SoulCollage® materials, they are encouraged to bring them to the class.
During this period of sheltering, we are offering a unique opportunity to tap into your creativity to inspire and guide your personal journey. Uncertain times invite us to slow down and use our intuition and creativity to explore our lives.
SoulCollage® was developed by Seena Frost, M. Div., M.A., in the 1980’s as a way to learn about oneself through the collage process. Cards are made by tearing or cutting pictures from magazines or old picture books. The process itself is simple, yet engaging, and the results are oftentimes profound.
In this workshop, SoulCollage® facilitator, Marcia Gleason, LCSW, will explain (or review if you already have a SoulCollage® practice) the fundamental principles of Soul Collage® and, then, show you how to create and access wisdom through your own deck of cards.
No artistic experience necessary!
Already have a SoulCollage® practice? Please consider joining us as well for some focused creative time—and a new perspective on your cards! You’ll continue gaining insights at each workshop!
For more information about SoulCollage®, visit Marcia’s SoulCollage® website and the official SoulCollage® website.
Note: These workshops will be conducted using Zoom, an online meeting tool. You must have access to a computer, tablet, smart phone, or other internet-accessible device, as well as the internet. Instructions for accessing the workshop will be provided after registration.
New Protocols
Member Ride Session: available Friday-Sunday, members only, 8-11am; member email to follow with more details on membership options.
General Ride Sessions: available Friday-Sunday, 12-3pm + 4-7pm.
Sessions are 3 hours with breaks between to allow for crew cleaning + clearing of humans between sessions; please exit property 15 min post-session.
Sessions are $20 for adults and $18 for humans 15 yo + under.
Pre-registration + online payment are required to reserve your spot for activities.
All humans, both participants + spectators, must reserve a spot .
No refunds.
All humans, both participants + spectators, must submit an online waiver via our website .
Please use a mask for check-in and crew interactions.
Please do not gather in groups of more than 10 humans.
Please keep a physical distance of 6 feet or more between yourself + other humans.
Access to the building will remain off-limits: Climbing Gym, Yoga Studio, Bathrooms, Lockers, Bar, Retail, + Fitness Studio remain closed.
Bring your own gear, water, seating for breaks, + mask for interactions with crew.
No rental equipment available.
Port-A-Johns available for restroom needs.
Hand sanitizer available, use upon entry + often as needed.
Libations available to-go [beer, wine, Powerade, Hi-Ball, Dram].
No cash accepted for to-go libations; please bring a card for all on-site transactions.
Online store available to purchase Riveter gear + apparel; email [email protected] to arrange for pick up on-site.
Dress appropriately for weather and trail conditions.
Abide by all facility policies + procedures.
Abide by Riveter Bike Park rules, read signs, + respect the trails.
Always PRE-RIDE, RE-RIDE, + then FREE-RIDE!
