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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Your invited to our Christmas Play at
Red Hill FWB Church! Bring a friend and enjoy hearing the Christmas story in a different way. There will be puppets and lots of laughs!! Come celebrate Christmas with us.
Where: (near Brush Creek Elementary)
1440 Indian Grave Gap Road
Marshall, North Carolina, 28753
Call 828-691-5412 for directions!
https://www.facebook.com/events/284529918701601/
To show our gratitude for all you do to keep us feeling 100%, we want to say thank you! In an effort to do just that, we are offering an hour where you and your fellow care professionals can come in and find gifts for yourself and loved ones.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2262877740424024/
Casting for Hope’s 6th Annual Winter Music Fest Presented by John Greene Cdjr with pre-concert benefit dinner and post-concert after party at CoMMA. We will rock out to the pure poetry of a full-evening suite of local, regional, and national music acts on December 15, 2018 with doors opening at 7:00pm at CoMMA in Morganton. The complimentary VIP dinner, which will additionally feature exclusive access to additional acoustic bands playing in the VIP lounge including Beth LeCroy, Angela Easterling, and Michael Haefner and Friends will be held in the Mezzanine from 5:00-7:00 at CoMMA. There will also be food and drinks from local vendors for sale from 7:00 for all concert goers–and drinks can be taken into the auditorium this year!
The Main Stage concert series will curtain at 7:30 at CoMMA in Morganton with performances from Kate Rhudy, Jacob, Joseph and Wood from Mipso, and The Tillers. The after party, featuring complimentary food and beverages from local vendors, will take place at CoMMA exclusively for VIP and Deluxe ticket holders immediately following the show until midnight. VIP and Deluxe tickets are available through Co-Founders John Zimmerman and Taylor Sharp. V.I.P. tickets ($80) grant entry to all three events; Deluxe tickets ($55) grant entry to the concert and the after party. We can’t wait to see you there! These tickets will sell out quickly. Email [email protected] now to get your hands on those tickets for a full evening of supporting Casting for Hope’s efforts in western NC through through some awesome food, drinks, and music.
Regular seating tickets for the Winter Music Fest only are available through the CoMMA box office or by calling 828-433-SHOW.
For more information on ticket purchasing, head to www.castingforhope.org/music.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1122244427925929/
RDB is coming to Catawba Brewing Sat Dec 15th!
Gonna be an awesome evening of blues, soul and rock-n-roll!
More info at https://catawbabrewing.com/locations/south-slope-asheville
More RDB dates at www.rootsanddore.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1888436421276948/
Come down to Odd’s Cafe for some original, live, local music.
https://www.facebook.com/events/329501014501338/
$15 Advance / $15 Day of Show
“All of these songs sound like something you’ve heard before — in the sense that they’re classics, not that they’re cliched. The Nouveaux Honkies confidently combine country, blues, and rock’n’roll with their signature loving and playful touch.” (No Depression/Rachel Cholst)
Seated Lounge Show:: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations
https://www.facebook.com/events/350661729018198/
We’re back at THE POE HOUSE!!! The Poe House is known for it’s craft cocktails, tantalizing culinary offerings, and course, the best live music in Hendersonville!
Tim Levene and Laura Laughter are a lively guitar and piano duo bringing a full and varied sound spanning several genres. You’ll enjoy music from Eric Clapton to Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer to Guns and Roses, and everything in-between. Music from 7 until 10!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1012370208944546/
In this beautiful play, Libby, a socially awkward woman with a tragic past, reluctantly throws a dinner party for a group of neighbors and acquaintances. As the drinks flow, discussions and debates ensue about everything from skydiving to family therapy to the merits of Topo Gigio. Connections are made and broken and made again as Libby and her guests explore what being alone, and being not alone, really means.
Directed by Jeff Catanese
Starring Edwin Glass, Scott Keel, Amanda Klinikowski, Christy Montesdeoca, Trinity Smith-Keel, Josephine Thomas and Henry Williamson III
RAFFLE ALERT! Some performances include an Admission + Raffle ticket option. On those nights you can add a $5 raffle ticket to your admission fee and be eligible for a gift with an $80 – $120 value! Raffle tickets will also be sold at the door.
https://www.facebook.com/events/575264369597847/?event_time_id=575264389597845
Local color inspires this holiday concert by the Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus, featuring historic seasonal tunes from the Appalachian mountains in both traditional and modern settings, as well as African-American spirituals. “At the Creche” by local composer Jonathan David uses text by UNCA professor and poet David Hopes to bring a menagerie of animals to the manger accompanied by the familiar Southern Harmony tune “Wondrous Love.” In addition, a lovely setting of “In The Bleak Midwinter” by AGMC founder David Friddle brings us back to our roots and helps us celebrate the familiar alongside the new. Join us for a memorable evening. Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus is now in our 20th season and strives to entertain, advocate and educate.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1826444434144543/
ALL AGES!
CIRQUE MUSICA HOLIDAY presents Wonderland is an all-new concert experience featuring the cast of Cirque Musica together with your favorite holiday songs performed by a live symphony orchestra. Cirque Musica Holiday will bring audiences on a journey into a world of “Wonderland” with unforgettable visuals and amazing acrobats, aerialists, hilarious hijinks and holiday cheer. This is the perfect opportunity for the entire family to experience great holiday music, LIVE, while enjoying spectacular costumes, production, and an edge of your seat circus experience. Get your tickets today!
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 14 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM
Total Rewards® Presale : Tue, 11 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM
Ticketmaster Presale : Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM
Facebook Presale : Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM
Official Platinum : Tue, 11 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/711423409216822/
This fresh adaptation of the film is set in the fictional studio of WVL Radio Theatre, which is struggling to stay on the air one snowy winter’s night. The professional voice actors are unable to get to the studio, but the show must go on—and so a small but intrepid band of employees manages to create the story’s dozens of characters and scenes using just their voices and some everyday household items for sound effects.
https://www.facebook.com/events/334279477356360/
This fresh adaptation of the film is set in the fictional studio of WVL Radio Theatre, which is struggling to stay on the air one snowy winter’s night. The professional voice actors are unable to get to the studio, but the show must go on—and so a small but intrepid band of employees manages to create the story’s dozens of characters and scenes using just their voices and some everyday household items for sound effects.
https://www.facebook.com/events/334279477356360/?event_time_id=334279534023021
Mount St. Helen’s nuns are putting on a Christmas show which is an original ballet based on “The Nutcracker“. The show is filled with the traditional “nunsense humor” and one-liners that have made the Nunsense shows so popular.
Return to Tuna, Texas for Christmas. 2 actors portray over 20 zany characters as they prepare for the Christmas yard display contest with the Christmas Phantom running amuck. Only Cash is accepted at the door. To purchase with a credit card, you must purchase through EventBrite prior to the event. If you wish to purchase a Student Ticket (ages 6-17 only) via credit card, please contact us.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1977488039037277/?event_time_id=1977488052370609
A revival of 2016’s premiere of this holiday family crowd-pleaser! It’s Christmas Eve in 1955 at a small town train depot where the snowy weather has caused some delays. Over the course of the evening, strangers become friends, friends become family, and the warmth of human connection is deepened through stories and songs. Though the weather outside is frightful, inside the depot it’s delightful as memories of Christmases past are shared. Written by local storyteller and musician Tom Godleski and performed with original music and traditional songs by local bluegrass musicians. Directed by Lori Beland Hilliard.
https://www.facebook.com/events/479152739242730/?event_time_id=479152769242727
The Magnetic Theatre invites you on a trip back in time, as we present the wonderfully wicked 25th ANNUAL BERNSTEIN FAMILY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. Now in its 9th year, this R-rated holiday spectacle is a hilarious, envelope-pushing ode to the TV specials of yesteryear, with the dysfunctional Bernstein clan doing a variety of skits, as they pay a twisted kind of homage to beloved Christmas traditions. This show is absolutely for adults only, and only for those who are willing to go along for a ride with some delightfully depraved individuals!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1925230094450819/?event_time_id=1925230134450815
The 2nd Annual BackPack Slam Jam
Sat, Dec 15
Show: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
$10
All Ages
Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/the-2nd-annual-backpack-slam-jam/
The 2nd annual BackPack Slam Jam is a concert series to raise money and food through ticket sales and donations for the Backpack program of the No Kid Hungry Foundation of Western North Carolina! Its for the children who have free or reduced lunches at school but when they go home for Christmas break their families may not have the money to feed them 3 meals a day. In severe cases the only meal the child gets is the free or reduced breakfast and lunch at school. So our goal is to raise enough money and food to were all children of WNC can go home on Christmas Break and have a pantry full of food. That’s one less thing for the family to worry about during this wonderful time of year. 100% of all proceeds go towards the cause!
https://www.facebook.com/events/304906860101705/
Join us for this annual holiday night of fun at The Social! $100 Cash to the ugliest Christmas threads!
https://www.facebook.com/events/719320385093056/
Long title but you all know what time it is. Come celebrate the holidays with all your friends at the Asheville Sport and Social Club Snow Ball. Complimentary adult beverages and dance party with your TOY DONATION. Our good friend Lyric will be on hand to get the dancing started. HiWire beer will be flowing (while supplies last). We again will crown Mr. SnowKing and Mrs. SnowQueen. Prizes for best (ugliest) dressed as well! Our past events have been a HUGE success and we think this holiday toy drive will be our biggest yet thanks to all of you! Please RSVP so we can give HiWire a head count for the beer!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1965969976812628/
The third in the Winter session of WCS, and the final event of the 2018 year. Next year we’re going to be trying out some new formats on how the event will play out.
This winter season Veda Studios will be hosting some new faces. West Coast Swing is a popular social dance form with roots in Lindy, Hip Hop, and Fusion.
Schedule for the night is largely the same! A beginner lesson from 8 to 9, Blues music from 9 to 10. But now, we’ll be featuring WCS music (which can sound a lot like the Fusion you’re used to) from 10 to midnight.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2104585853187946/
~~En Español abajo~~
Mark your calendars, call a sitter, tell all your friends… The annual Champagne and Oysters holiday formal is back for another round, bigger and better than ever!
Urban Orchard Cider Company will host us at their amazing new South Slope location.
More details to come, but look forward to great outfits, even better people, cider and beer specials, photo booth, DJ and late night dance party, and of course the titular champagne and oysters.
This event will be a fundraiser for Just Economics, a local non-profit organization that works to support living wages for WNC workers, affordable housing, effective public transit, grassroots leadership, civic engagement, and community resilience.
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¡Vuelve la fiesta formal “Champaña y Ostras” para otra ronda, más grande y mejor que nunca!
Esta vez, nuestro anfitrión será Urban Orchard Sidrería en su nueva ubicación al sur del centro de Asheville.
Habrán más detalles en las próximas semanas, pero pueden contar con trajes bonitos, muy buena gente, bebidas geniales, fotografía, música para una fiesta de baile, y por supuesto ostras y champaña.
Este evento sirve para recaudar fondos para Just Economics, una organización que trabaja para trabajadores, transporte público, vivienda asequible y desarrollo comunitario.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1399149836886579/
Singer Songwriter at its best.
https://www.facebook.com/events/523357414848556/
WHERE: The Purple Onion, 16 East Main St, Saluda, NC 28773
WHEN: Saturday, December 15, 2018
TIME: 8pm
GENRE: Classic Country & Country Blues
“EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES”….CONTINUES- Songs by The Women of Classic Country & Country Blues, featuring Mare Carmody, Peggy Ratusz and Ellen Trnka! Also Featuring Alec Fehl on guitars and Paul McIntyre on violin.
Mare Carmody is a songwriter, and one half of the WNC duo Carver & Carmody. She has been part of the music scene in southeastern Virginia, Memphis Tennessee, Little Rock Arkansas, opening for folks like David Crosby, Jesse Winchester, and The Seldom Scene, and now works the clubs and breweries in the greater Asheville area. She’s a mixture of blues and country, declarations and observations on life.”
HEAR SOME MUSIC: www.reverbnation.com/carvercarmody
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/uauzyk9fkpY
Ellen Trnka is a vocal musician from the NYC area residing in WNC since 2002. She’s been singing professionally for over 30 years in blues and jazz bands, trios, duos and as a solo singer songwriter. Trnka’s extensive experience has landed her dates in prestigious venues from NYC all the way down the Eastern seaboard. Ellen has opened for international acts Pheobe Snow, Saffire-”The Uppitty Blues Woman, Marshall Tucker Band and John Pizzarelli.
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BOJf3dXun5c
Austin, Texas transplant, Peggy Ratusz has been pulling from the cream of the Asheville music crop since moving here in 2002. This “ruby throated” chanteuse has been a finalist in the International Blues Challenge in 2008, 2010 and 2016. She’s opened for Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Geoff Atchison, Denise LaSalle and the Beach Boys. As evidenced by her electric stage presence at festivals, concerts, clubs and showcases, she’s a willing servant to the music.
HEAR SOME MUSIC: www.reverbnation.com/peggyratusz
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/aF8-zmg1uVA
Guitarist, Alec Fehl earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. Currently a guitar teacher and teen band mentor, he also teaches computer hardware and web application programing at AB-Tech and writes computer textbooks. He plays guitar in several bands including Bill Mattocks & The Strut and Deep River.
Electric and Acoustic Violinist, Paul McIntire has decades of varied experience. From his native California, across the USA, Europe and Asia, Paul has enjoyed sharing his instrumental passions. A third generation Musician and Performer, he was classically trained since the age of 6. His interests lean toward Jazz Improvisation, Celtic, and Electronic music. But he is also an award winning Country Fiddler, and has extensive credits in recording, and live performance.
https://www.facebook.com/events/495987780903425/
Please join us Saturday, December 15th for an evening of Classical Guitar Performances by Andy Jurik and Christopher Crecelius, accompanied by the beautiful vocals of Rachel Hansbury.
Andy and Chris will present both Traditional and Modern compositions for the classical guitar, highlighting their new works which include arrangements of “Danza Paraguya” & “Estudio en Si Menor” – composer Barios, “Big Brother” – composer Stephane Wremble, “Bistro Fada” known recently from Woody Allen’s movie “Midnight in Paris”, Bach, and more. Andy will accompany Rachel as she sings “Sous le Ciel” – composer Ernesto Cordero, a special Carter Family tune, and classic Edith Piaf, among others.
Concert begins at 8pm. $10 cover. General admission.
A Charcuterie & Cheese Bar will be available for evening snacks, for $5.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1921720294608753/
Back by popular demand!! Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told- plus Christmas traditions from all around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season!
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some) contains mild adult language and “The Santa Talk”
General Admission $20.00
SLT Season Members $15.00
https://www.facebook.com/events/1123136931168741/
FREE SHOW
Freewheelin’ Mamas is an Americana Duo featuring Christina Chandler and Sarah Easterling. These two have been singing together for over five years and, simply put, they sound like sisters. With stunning harmonics and layered string and percussive instrumentation, Freewheelin’ Mamas deliver a seasoned and lush soundscape that’s about as subtle as a freight train. Freewheelin’ Mamas and Friends features guitarist Darby McGregor and drummer Amanda Gardner, Drew Gregory and more!
Hear Freewheelin’ Mamas:
Delta Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7IBqRctKZ4
Dashboard : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdTgY7pav5w
https://www.facebook.com/events/351508112276515/
Lifelikewater is the brainchild of David Matters and is a musical response to a radical shift in awareness.
After many years of creating music through various projects (most notably the newgrass band, Gipsy Moon) as well as a number of genre shifts, his focus has narrowed and his vision has broadened.
Together, with his bandmates Megan Drollinger and Charles Furtado, Life Like Water has developed a sound that straddles the edges of contemporary folk and traditional music from around the world.
This music contains elements to fit almost anyone’s taste. You can dance, groove, bob your head, space out, tune in, relax, get excited, and possibly even shed a tear to it.
bandcamp.com/lifelikewater
https://www.facebook.com/events/271321910234425/
Now in its 17th year, the NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition is one of the premier showcases of performing songwriters in North America. This year, judges have selected eight finalists from advance online submissions. Those artists will perform in the live showcase and competition finals at Isis Music Hall on Saturday, December 15. A panel of music industry judges will select the overall winner of the competition.
This year’s grand prize winner will receive an all-expense paid six-song EP, mixed and recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Recording Studios and released on the NewSong Recordings label. The grand prize winner will also receive a performance showcase at the esteemed 2019 ASCAP Music Cafe at the Sundance Film Festival (Jan 24-Feb 3, 2019) in Park City, Utah and be featured in the Arts Brookfield ‘Summer Plaza’ series in New York City in summer 2019.
All finalists will receive a Shure MOTIV microphone, and will be strongly considered for future ‘NewSong Presents’ paid performances across the United States.
$12 advance // $15 day of
For more information, visit our website at http://newsong-music.com .
Seated Main Stage Show:: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations
https://www.facebook.com/events/193749281551772/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2387736984585826/
Balsam Falls is hosting another dance party with DJ Steve, this time wear your ugly sweater and get festive. Lets clear the floor and pack the house out for a memorable night! Cheers!
https://www.facebook.com/events/431470074052291/