Calendar of Events

Our annual month of classic anime returns on Friday, January 4th featuring the best movies from Studio Ghibli and animation legend Hayao Miyazaki!

THE MOVIES & DATES ARE…

Jan. 4 – 7: Spirited Away
Jan. 8 – 10: Kiki’s Delivery Service – 30th Anniversary
Jan. 11 – 14: Princess Mononoke
Jan. 15 – 17: Porco Rosso
Jan. 18 – 21: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind – 35th Anniversary
Jan. 22 – 24: Grave of the Fireflies (NOT FOR YOUNG VIEWERS)
Jan. 25 – 28: My Neighbor Totoro
Jan. 29 – 31: The Cat Returns
Feb. 1 – 4: Howl’s Moving Castle – 15th Anniversary
Feb. 5 – 7: Castle in the Sky

SHOWTIMES:
There will be two matinees and a 10:00 pm show every day for each movie. We’ll post specific showtimes for each movie here and on our website’s movie page.

SPECIAL BONUS… At the final 10:00 pm show of each movie we will show the original Japanese version with English subtitles! All other shows will be the English dubbed version.

TICKET INFO:
Tickets are only $3.00, and sales operate on our normal ticket policy of going on sale 24 hours before your desired show date.

For example, Friday movie tickets go on sale Thursday, the day before.

https://www.facebook.com/events/359072128006762/?event_time_id=359072134673428

This four-week series will meet once a week to help you set and achieve your fitness goals. We will Focus on individual goals and use a group setting to help motivate. There will be focus on nutrition and physical activity. Certified Personal Trainer and Sports Nutrition Specialist Natalie Sleik Will Lead this Series. You will leave with a workout geared toward each major muscle group, before and after assessments, and a nutrition plan.

January 7-28

Meeting times are 10:00 am – 11:00 am OR 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm

Members $100, non-members $120

Visit the Y to sign up today! Spots are limited.

https://www.facebook.com/events/278932892824759/?event_time_id=278932896158092

Explore Digital Editing with award-winning filmmaker and editor Andrew Shearer, as it relates to film and story, using Adobe Premiere! Class will be held once a week for 8 weeks, 4-6 pm. See our website for details!

Concepts and exercises covered include:
INTRODUCTION TO EDITING-
Editing Basic Concepts and Roles
Breaking down a Cut
PREMIERE PRO FUNDAMENTALS
Working with the Interface Navigating the windows used to view, organize, and edit
Creating the Project & Organizing Your Footage
Marking and Editing
EDITING FUNDAMENTALS
Editing in the Timeline
Editing Tools
Video Transitions
INTRO TO VISUAL FX & AUDIO FUNDAMENTALS
Motion Properties
Text & Titles
Effects
Working with Audio
Editing Audio

Contact us for a detailed syllabus! A $50 deposit is needed to secure registration. A personal laptop and downloaded trial version of Adobe Premiere is required. Register online!

https://www.facebook.com/events/193926084883412/

For kids in grades K-5 and their families.

January 2019 Theme: Fitness

Join us for free classes taught by local instructors Ashley Thompson, Russell Woods, and Laura Polanco!

Jan 7: Jazz
Jan 14: Martial Arts
Jan 28: Yoga

Upcoming themes:
February – Books
March – Nature

https://www.facebook.com/events/306594403313593/?event_time_id=306594409980259

Foundations: Body Shapes, Sizes & Parts: love ’em, hate ’em, livin’ with ’em.

We are so much more than these bodies, and at the same time, these bodies are the alter of the temple of life. We have been taught to run negative tapes about our bodies, and it steals our time, energy, money and power. It’s time to reclaim our bodies, which might be one of the most radical acts we can do in changing the world.

In this class we will:

celebrate and appreciate the brilliance of these bodies
unpack the cultural and familial messages around bodies, shapes, sizes and parts.
release shame we hold around our bodies, learning to accept all of ourselves, even the part that might hate my thighs.
and make steady progress to give these bodies and our lives the attention and appreciation they deserve.

STARTS January 7
5 Mondays from 5:00 – 6:30 EST
Limited to 20 women per session
Run via Zoom Conference Video (phones are acceptable.)
Daily Group Dialogues and Support
$220 for 5 weeks.*

Sign up today. A better way to deal with the holidays!

http://www.asimplevibrantlife.com/store/p47/FOUNDATIONS%3A_RECLAIMING_YOUR_BODY_IMAGE%3B_ENERGY%2C_TIME_%26_POWER.html

https://www.facebook.com/events/315418875959486/?event_time_id=315418889292818

Class registration for Spring Semester (January-May) for Encore Theatre Company and auditions for semester production of Anne of Green Gables. Students registered in Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Triple Threat classes are eligible to audition. Must have a 1-2 minute MEMORIZED monologue to audition for Advanced class or Anne of Green Gables.

https://www.facebook.com/events/418118238929696/

This four-week series will meet once a week to help you set and achieve your fitness goals. We will Focus on individual goals and use a group setting to help motivate. There will be focus on nutrition and physical activity. Certified Personal Trainer and Sports Nutrition Specialist Natalie Sleik Will Lead this Series. You will leave with a workout geared toward each major muscle group, before and after assessments, and a nutrition plan.

January 7-28

Meeting times are 10:00 am – 11:00 am OR 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm

Members $100, non-members $120

Visit the Y to sign up today! Spots are limited.

https://www.facebook.com/events/278932892824759/?event_time_id=278932902824758

Help support local artists by joining us for our January Art Display’s opening night! Artist Stuart Bryan will be in store on January 7th from 6pm-8pm to answer questions about his technique and style. 100% of proceeds from art sales go directly to the artist. We look forward to seeing you there!

#AshevilleArts #LocalArtists #OpeningNight #SupportTheArts #ArtDisplays #AVLArt

https://www.facebook.com/events/819102665104459/

If you are considering becoming a member of the Junior League of Asheville, we ask that you attend one of our information sessions. Our next information session will be held Monday, January 7th at 6pm at our headquarters located at 409 Executive Park, Asheville, NC 28801.

During this information session we will go over the course requirements, provide more information on what it means to be a member, and the benefits of membership in the Junior League of Asheville. We are excited to welcome women from all walks of life into the Junior League.

The Junior League of Asheville (JLA), is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, to developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

For over 90 years, the JLA has been both a powerful organization of trained women volunteers and a vital part of the Asheville community. Learn more at juniorleagueofasheville.org.

https://www.facebook.com/events/310448756257985/

Discover your inherently Creative Self as we step into the New Year!

Through yoga, movement, writing and simple art explorations, we will unfold and transform self-limiting belief patterns to reveal our NATURAL state of being – PURE ALIVENESS – unlimited, unbound, regenerative and deeply resilient.

Enjoy moving through this deep discovery process with a supportive community by your side and an experienced facilitator to hold space during your evolution.

The ART of Being is an Open Invitation to ALL Beings – 18yrs + regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, gender orientation.

Early Bird Deal – $99 – by 12/1

$130 after 12/1

Maeve Hendrix has 8 years of experience guiding groups through movement, yoga, writing and art explorations. She is a licensed mental health counselor and specializes in Expressive Arts Therapy.

To learn more visit : maevehendrix.net

https://www.facebook.com/events/343831713036996/?event_time_id=343831719703662

Transition From Figurative To Abstract Sculpture

Leonid Siveriver

Mondays 6-9pm
January 7- February 25

The objective of this course is to develop a basic understanding of the human form in three-dimensions based on work with a live model, and then utilize that knowledge for abstraction. By combining the human figure with geometric forms you will expand your palette of techniques, and create some truly dynamic, inspired work.

Level: All Levels
Tuition: $350 + $75 Lab and Live Model Fee

Join us on January 7th, the first Monday of the New Year for an evening of five stories, three songs, and one community with the theme THE GIFT.

Five lovely storytellers, including local treasures James Navé, Jennah Dunham, and David Lynch, as well as beloved and brilliant musician Billy Jonas, and a deepening of community at a time when it’s so inviting: come along to the Block for five stories, three songs, and one expanding community…

If you’ve been before, would you consider bringing a friend? And if you haven’t, would you take the leap? We’d be delighted to have you. (And there’s Karaoke for a Good Cause afterwards!).

Let us know if you can join us – and share the invitation – here.

https://www.facebook.com/events/485750585285115/

Join the Asheville Cat Weirdos for the first Cat Chat! We are starting an educational series open to the public on cat health and behavior. Our first event will be “The Contented Kitty: keeping your cat happy and healthy indoors.” Dr. Annie King of the Pet Vet on Patton will host a short presentation followed by a question and answer panel with local cat experts Dr. Trish McMillan of Loehr Animal Behavior and Dr. Karel Carnohan of the Cat Care Clinic. Snacks will be provided and raffle tickets will be available for some amazing prizes! Sponsored by the Pet Vet on Patton!

https://www.facebook.com/events/206145703623423/

Join award-winning screenwriter Andrew Shearer in this introductory course on the basics of screenwriting. Learn how to take your idea and develop it into a story ready to be made into a short film. Take your storywriting to the next level!

During the 8 week course, students will learn the fundamentals of how to write a screenplay. Topics explored include screenwriting fundamentals (such as conflict, beginning/middle/end), finding the story spark and discovering what you want to say (theme), creating compelling characters, techniques to write a successful short film (vs the feature format), implementing successful visual storytelling, crafting well constructed scenes utilizing POV, dialogue, structure, and style, and understanding the basic formatting of a script. Students will leave with a completed short script and the beginnings of a feature screenplay.

Class will meet once a week, from 6:30- 9:30 pm, for 8 weeks total. Tuition for the course is $575, and a $50 deposit is required to guarantee placement.

Register on the website (ashevilleschooloffilm.com), or call for more details.

https://www.facebook.com/events/339867290107121/

Our 2018 intern, Gabriel Whitlock, will be embarking on a 1,500 mile bike tour from his home in Fairview to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. Gabe intends to raise awareness about hunger, food insecurity, and the ways that The Lord’s Acre works towards community-based solutions. “I saw this fundraiser as a chance to give back to all that The Lord’s Acre has given to me and just make that circle complete,” says Gabe.

Join us this Monday with Gabe as he discusses his upcoming journey. If you are unable to attend but want to support, please visit this link to pledge as many dollars per mile as you are able.

https://pledgeit.org/gearing-up-for-giving-gardens

Photo by April Tarjick.

https://www.facebook.com/events/533589803785783/

CLUB DANCES

Learn East Coast Swing & Night Club 2: Starts Mon. January 7th

Time get out and have some fun. Learn East Coast Swing timing, patterns and cool moves that will have anyone looking good on the dance floor. East Coast Swing is a great foundation for other swing dances (West Coast, Shag, Blues Dancing) and a great way to meet new people with your own interests.

Club Dance Class also includes an introduction to Night Club 2, a beautiful romantic dance, bringing style and grace to those wonderful slow songs.

All classes taught in a fun, supportive setting at the Asheville Ballroom, with lots of time to help you learn quickly and easily.

Class starts every 6 weeks / no partner required, call John at 828 712 0791 for more info.

https://www.facebook.com/events/564995227307231/?event_time_id=564995230640564

Takes All Kinds – Open Mic Night!

Calling all singers, songwriters, storytellers, hula hoopers, stand ups, poets, prophets, and anyone else that wants to show a skill! Come one, come all!

Host’s Josh Dunkin and Steven Durose want to hear all of your stuff!

No Mimes!

https://www.facebook.com/events/330429897687550/

Come on out every week to really drill that technique into your body. After all, good technique is the foundation to great dance!

Haven’t danced before? No worries! Sarah Joy will get you started off right.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2207664732782541/?event_time_id=2207664746115873

This 4 week pole and chair dance choreography focused series is perfect for those looking to add to their repertoire of pole tricks and skills to create performance quality movement – or just to learn something fun and new! Students will learn dance moves and combinations utilizing the chair and pole, and smoothing transitions between the two. No dance experience required but pole experience is a must – appropriate for pole level 3+. Heels encouraged.

• Meets every Monday in January @ 7:15-8:15pm in Studio 108

• For intermediate-advanced pole students – L3+

• $60

https://www.facebook.com/events/281074322755689/?event_time_id=281075086088946

This 4 week pole and chair dance choreography focused series is perfect for those looking to add to their repertoire of pole tricks and skills to create performance quality movement – or just to learn something fun and new! Students will learn dance moves and combinations utilizing the chair and pole, and smoothing transitions between the two. No dance experience required but pole experience is a must – appropriate for pole level 3+. Heels encouraged.

• Meets every Monday in January @ 7:15-8:15pm in Studio 108

• For intermediate-advanced pole students – L3+

• $60

https://www.facebook.com/events/281074322755689/

Setting Intentions from a Clear, Calm Space

Winter is the perfect time for inner contemplation and stillness. Come and explore the many benefits of a regular meditation practice.

Learn a few basic techniques to quiet the fluctuations of the mind. When the mind is still, we have increased immunity, greater discernment and high levels of inner peace and contentment. All yoga postures lead to this one: asana – a comfortable seated position.

$15 drop-in // or $45 for the whole series // Space is limited: to save yours, register via the form below – via the class calendar – call 828.246.6570 – or email [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/211739846414019/?event_time_id=211739869747350

The next Asheville Movie Guys screening will be at 7:20 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, featuring “Mary Queen of Scots.”

Everyone is welcome to join us for the movie and discussion.
Asheville Citizen Times subscribers and Asheville Movies.com patrons get in for the discounted price of $6.50, courtesy of the Fine Arts Theatre. Just say you’re a subscriber or patron at the box office.

Subscribers to the Asheville Movie Guys mailing list may also download and print out a coupon for free popcorn. Limited to the first 20 requests. To be added, email [email protected].

The evening includes a brief introduction by the Asheville Movie Guys, Citizen Times planning editor Bruce Steele and Edwin Arnaudin of AshevilleMovies.com, as well as a lively discussion with the audience after the credits.

For additional showtimes and a trailer, visit fineartstheatre.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/282706319106330/

Alabama v Clemson III… Who ya got???

https://www.facebook.com/events/724128684634015/

Join us for free hot chocolate at the Killian Front Terrace and the General Studies Courtyard at the Henderson County Campus.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1961367817313384/

Join us for free hot chocolate at the Killian Front Terrace and the General Studies Courtyard at the Henderson County Campus.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1961367817313384/?event_time_id=1961367820646717

Celebrate you new year with FABA!

Network with Fellow FABA members the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month at the YMCA at Mission-Pardee Health Campus. Coffee Club will be in Activity Room A on the 1st Floor.

Our Spotlight Speaker will be Louise St. Romain from FastCat Studio

https://www.facebook.com/events/335539823894315/

Wake the body up mindfully + give yourself time on the mat!
Join Heather Miller ૐ for Vinyasa Flow + Yin, TUESDAYS// 9:15AM. ?

This class will combine a vinyasa flow through traditional asanas via sun salutations, warrior variations, and pranayama techniques, then we will slow down our movements and engage and lengthen through targeted muscle groups and fascia by using Yin Yoga techniques.

Yin Yoga:
-uses your breath to engage and open targeted structures within the body with longer holds within poses
-helps you release stress + tension

Truly ALL levels are welcome to practice + explore the positive mind/body/soul game changer that is yoga! ?‍♀️?

➳ 60 minute class

➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!

➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.

➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Lousiana Ave. in West Asheville

? Instructor Heather Miller is a certified Yoga Instructor, Buti Yoga Instructor, and massage therapist who found healing and growth in yoga time and time again, first after an injury on the Appalachian Trail, and then after giving birth to her children.
In her own words “I am truly blessed to have this community welcome me and see my light that I have to offer. I can’t wait to meet you on the mat and expand your hearts with me.”

✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨

https://www.facebook.com/events/2177831959149533/?event_time_id=2177831972482865

When reflecting on the current state of the environment, it seems that we have entered into times of seismic sorrows. Carbon emissions, water pollution, fracking, and changing climate patterns all point to a troubling reality with serious consequences for human and non-human populations. Through weavings, installations, sculpture, and print, artists Rena Detrixhe and Tali Weinberg (Tulsa, OK) explore the complex relationship between humans and the planet, offering insights, expressing grief, and creating space for resilience and change.

In Time of Seismic Sorrows is curated by Marilyn Zapf and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

STORYTIME & ART
Our programs for preschool and school-age students are back at a library near you! Storytime & Art is for preschool aged students accompanied by an adult. Come join in the fun with stories and songs, then make a hands-on art project just for the little ones.

Meet at us Etowah Library (101 Brickward Road, Etowah 28729) on second Tuesdays at 10am!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1037009473174382/

Join Jenny for a wild, magical morning flow to get you lifted! ?? Experience Buti Yoga Lite, TUESDAYS// 10:30am!!

Cynthia Sims is subbing January 1st!

This a great introductory class for anyone practicing Buti Yoga or who wants to try it out! We focus on alignment, deep core engagement, and yoga postures in a slightly slower-paced class with lower intensity cardio plyometrics.

?‍♀️? Buti Yoga utilizes the Spiral Structure Technique + deep core engagement in this empowering class, activating shakti – the divine feminine energy that AWAKENS power + sustainable confidence. Music drives the movements! ♫ ♫ ♫

➳ 60 minute class – ALL LEVELS welcome & celebrated.

➳ $12 per class drop in. Sign up on our Mindbody app- Primal Studios. Space is limited.

➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.

➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Lousiana Ave. in West Asheville

? Instructor Jenny Roberts is a Life Artist, Filmmaker, Self-Discovery Enthusiast + Vegan Athlete, who practices yoga as one of many tools to find freedom in the mind, body, and spirit. Jenny is our Creative Director/Photographer/Videographer at Primal Studios and produces inspiring content at How to Be Light – Jenny Roberts howtobelight.com.

✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨

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