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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Bluegrass Brunch
hosted by Aaron Woody Wood & The Sufi Brothers
Pickin’ on the Porch w/ Chicken Coop Willaye 1030AM
Bald Mountain Boys 11AM – 12:30PM
Sufi Brothers 12:45PM – 3PM
Be sure to check out our Bloody Mary Bar, the BEST selection of pickled products and other additions in Asheville. The MOJO Kitchen will be serving a special Brunch menu until 3PM as well.
Food & music start at 10:30am
ADULT beverages at Noon.
Join us for Reggae Sundays every week in the Meadow for a cold beer and the sounds of the island with our friends from Chalwa.
Reggae Sundays are dependent on weather and will only occur outdoors in the Meadow.
Jam on, friends!
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Sundays
1 till who knows when?
Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.
Jack of the Wood
95 Patton ave
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252.5445
Hello Queer Loves!
Welcome to our first queer book club with the book Belonging by Toko-pa Turner.
We’ll begin with introductions and shared group agreements, and then move into a discussion on on the first five chapters with a focus on chapters 4 (False Belonging) and 5 (The Inner Marriage).
The group will be facilitated by Stacia Thompson and Jodi McLaren. Stacia is a psychotherapist who loves spirituality and earth magick. Jodi McLaren is a singer-songwriter and music therapist who dance and express big feelings.
We welcome all queer-identified folks to join for a meaningful inviting conversation at Woodfin Riverside Park at the octagon tables. If it rains we will meet under the open shelter.
We will be spaced appropriately, please bring/wear masks and do not come if you’ve been exposed to covid-19.
Every Sunday Except First of Month.
Join Hannah and her band for an evening of wistful, Americana-style songwriting.
Hannah Kaminer is a folk/Americana artist based in Asheville, NC. Raised in small towns in western North Carolina, she fuses echoes of Appalachian traditions with wistful, Americana-style songwriting. Her clear voice and silvery melodies are a haunting pairing with gut-wrenching lyrics about loss, love, and home.
Come enjoy an evening of live music, food and drinks at the Isis patio and lawn. Reservations are highly recommended.
The New Rustics have fused elements of folk, rock, jam, and country to create a high-energy, eclectic, and upbeat sound familiar to many, yet still maintaining authenticity. Bound together by instrumental improvisations and meaningful lyrics, they add a modern-day twist to a classic rock style. The New Rustics have been compared to legendary artists such as The Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, Little Feat, Uncle Tupelo, Tom Petty, Arlo Guthrie, and the Drive-By Truckers just to name a few. Their catchy melodies will have you singing in no time, but don’t think you’ve got them figured out just yet! Known to change gears on you, they’ll keep fans on their toes while moving their hips!
UNIHORN SUNDAY NIGHTS @ ICONIC!!
Comprised of some of Asheville’s funkiest musicians UniHorn features explosive brass, sweeping keyboard runs, and high energy tasty beats! Mixing in both original compositions and covers UniHorn knows how to keep the crowd moving and the party raging!!
Performances and Livestreams
Wigmore Hall: New Fall Series
Don’t miss this fall’s new series of concerts from Wigmore Hall in London! You can stream free concerts from home several times a week through September and into October, with artists including pianist Sir András Schiff, the Nash Ensemble, violinist Elena Urioste, tenor Ian Bostridge, soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn, cellist Alban Gerhardt, and more! Note: all performance times are in British Summer Time (BST)
For over 20 years, ‘America’s Funnyman’ Neil Hamburger has worked every imaginable stage, from New York’s Madison Square Garden and the UK’s Reading Festival, to a Hollywood cemetery, Tasmanian pubs, and an abandoned monkey cage in a decrepit Catskills zoo.
He has performed countless headlining American, Australian, British, and Canadian tours, as well as shows in Norway, New Zealand, Ireland, and the Bahamas. He has toured internationally as the cherry-picked opening act for Tenacious D and Faith No More.
Neil Hamburger was the subject of the critically acclaimed dramatic 2015 feature film Entertainment, co-starring John C. Reilly, Tye Sheridan, and Michael Cera. Neil’s many TV credits include Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Tom Green Live,and Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Among his dozen album releases is Live at Third Man, produced by Jack White in Nashville; an earlier Hamburger effort was included in SPIN’s ‘40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time’. His latest LP, the chamber-pop epic Still Dwelling, features guest appearances from Jack Black and Mike Patton.
BMC Staff Picks From Around the Web
Behind the Screen
Podcast About Auditions
Join hosts JT Kane and Matt Corey and special guests as they go behind the scenes of orchestras and auditions.
Living Room Live Rebroadcasts
Relive this summer’s concerts from Living Room Live! Viewers can stream past performances by a wide variety of artists including harpsichordist Bridget Cunningham, violinist Rachel Podger, cellist Colin Alexander, pianist George X. Fu, and many more. Watch these programs anytime you want from home!
The raffle will offer three separate prizes to three separate winners: first prize, Moog Source, serial number 2628 (valued at $2,800); second prize, an updated Moog Prodigy, serial number 3078 (valued at $2,500); and the Moog Rogue, serial number 3674 (valued at $1,500) as third prize. The Moog Source and Moog Rogue were expertly restored by Tone Tweakers. The Prodigy was expertly restored by Wes Taggart, who also updated the instrument with a Synthrotek MST MIDI-to-CV Converter, which allows control of the Prodigy from a MIDI keyboard or sequencer, velocity routing, aftertouch or mod wheel MIDI messaging directly to the cutoff frequency of the Prodigy’s world-famous Moog filter.
All three synthesizers share the robust Moog build and rich sound quality as well as a shared technical lineage rooted in the legendary Minimoog, which is widely known as the most iconic, archetypal analog synthesizer of all time. The Rogue and Prodigy are renowned for their deep bass and flexible modulation capabilities while the Source is lauded for its rich sound, and for its sequencers, sample and hold, arpeggiator, presets, and unique data wheel.
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Classical New York
Presents Stewart Goodyear
Pianist and composer Stewart Goodyear joins host Zev Kane on WQXR Classical New York.
BMC trombone faculty member David Jackson shares a special arrangement of Henry Purcell’s aria “When I am Laid in Earth.” Also known as Dido’s Lament, this aria is from the opera Dido and Aeneas, written around 1688. Here, Jackson performs all five parts of his own trombone quintet arrangement.
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Fun Videos From
Cliburn Kids
Explore a collection of entertaining videos designed to introduce children to the fun of classical music.
Keith shares an informal interview with pianist and BMC favorite Garrick Ohlsson. Following the interview, Ohlsson performs Chopin’s Nocturne in F-sharp Major Op. 15, no. 2 from home.
Guitarist Mak Grgić joins BMC regular guest artist Augustin Hadelich, violin, for this lively performance of Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. As Hadelich shares, “This has been such a fun session, not to mention learning a whole different kind of music expression was a cool challenge.”
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| Musical Life on Venus!
HOLST The Planets |
SCHUBERT Quintet in A major, D. 667, “The Trout”
III. Scherzo. Presto
Carolyn Huebl, violin • Scott Rawls, viola
Alistair MacRae, cello • Craig Brown, bass • Andrew Tyson, piano
Recorded on July 31, 2017,
at the Porter Center at Brevard College.
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
II. Andante Cantabile
Brevard Sinfonia • JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Recorded live on August 5, 2017,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.
NOC’s Guest Appreciation Festival has been a staple in Western North Carolina since 1982. Bringing together families, friends and the community to celebrate another season of outdoor adventure. In light of the challenges presented by COVID-19, we have made the decision to change up GAF for the 2020 season — with a focus on a virtual appreciation event throughout the month of September and no in-person festival the weekend of September 25th – 27th. The recreational releases on the Cascades and Upper Nantahala are still scheduled as normal.
In 2020 the festival format might change — but the spirit is stronger than ever. Let’s celebrate another summer of (socially distanced) adventure with a month full of deals on new and used gear, apparel from the big brands, and last minute savings on fall adventures in the mountains.
It has been a challenging year, but one that has reminded us that outdoor adventure plays a critical role in a healthy lifestyle. As we “space out” what is normally an action-packed weekend in the gorge, we plan to bring offers throughout the month of September that will keep you outfitted for the next adventure, big or small.
Want to be on the inside track? Sign up below to be added to our #GAF2020 list. We’ll be sharing additional updates soon and subscribers will be the first to know when the big deals hit.
This club will meet virtually via zoom during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please email [email protected] for the link to join!
Join host and Malaprop’s Bookseller Allison Beatty to dive into the wreck of the wily and wonderful world of sci-fi, weird fiction, speculative fiction, literary horror, and disturbing fiction with a healthy mix of underappreciated classic and contemporary books. The club normally meets at Malaprop’s on the last Monday of every month at 7:00pm.
Click here to see a full schedule of what the club is reading. Club attendees get 10% off the book at Malaprop’s!
As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon to fans around the world.
With every ticket purchased for The Beach Boys, you’ll receive a digital copy of Mike Love’s new album, 12 Sides of Summer. You will receive an email with more details about this offer approximately 7 days after your purchase.
PLEASE NOTE: Album delivery will come from a third party partner.
Performances and Livestreams
Wigmore Hall: New Fall Series
Don’t miss this fall’s new series of concerts from Wigmore Hall in London! You can stream free concerts from home several times a week through September and into October, with artists including pianist Sir András Schiff, the Nash Ensemble, violinist Elena Urioste, tenor Ian Bostridge, soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn, cellist Alban Gerhardt, and more! Note: all performance times are in British Summer Time (BST)
NOC’s Guest Appreciation Festival has been a staple in Western North Carolina since 1982. Bringing together families, friends and the community to celebrate another season of outdoor adventure. In light of the challenges presented by COVID-19, we have made the decision to change up GAF for the 2020 season — with a focus on a virtual appreciation event throughout the month of September and no in-person festival the weekend of September 25th – 27th. The recreational releases on the Cascades and Upper Nantahala are still scheduled as normal.
In 2020 the festival format might change — but the spirit is stronger than ever. Let’s celebrate another summer of (socially distanced) adventure with a month full of deals on new and used gear, apparel from the big brands, and last minute savings on fall adventures in the mountains.
It has been a challenging year, but one that has reminded us that outdoor adventure plays a critical role in a healthy lifestyle. As we “space out” what is normally an action-packed weekend in the gorge, we plan to bring offers throughout the month of September that will keep you outfitted for the next adventure, big or small.
Want to be on the inside track? Sign up below to be added to our #GAF2020 list. We’ll be sharing additional updates soon and subscribers will be the first to know when the big deals hit.
Performances and Livestreams
Wigmore Hall: New Fall Series
Don’t miss this fall’s new series of concerts from Wigmore Hall in London! You can stream free concerts from home several times a week through September and into October, with artists including pianist Sir András Schiff, the Nash Ensemble, violinist Elena Urioste, tenor Ian Bostridge, soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn, cellist Alban Gerhardt, and more! Note: all performance times are in British Summer Time (BST)