The nationally recognized, 8th Annual Asheville Marathon and Half marathon, will return to Asheville’s Biltmore Estate on March 21 & 22, 2020. The Asheville Marathon and Half events are ’boutique style’ events with limited entries available of 1,525 runners per day.

In 2018, the Asheville Marathon was named by Outside Online as one of the Top 9 vacation-worthy marathons and The Top Ten Best Spring/Summer Marathons to Run by MapMyRun. We were also listed as one of the 70 American Road Races every runner should finish by Runner’s World Magazine.

In 2017, the Asheville Marathon was named Top 25 Must-Do American Marathons by Competitor Magazine. In addition, the Asheville Half Marathon at Biltmore was honored to also be selected in the “Best Of” category in the 100 Half Marathons Club.

Run in America’s largest backyard at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina at the 8th Annual Asheville Half Marathon 3/21 & AVL Marathon & Half Marathon on 3/22/20 OR DO BOTH DAYS and complete one of our Challenges! Details can be found on our website at www.ashevillemarathon.com.

In the Asheville Marathon and Half Marathon, held on the grounds at Biltmore Estate, runners will explore 26.2 or 13.1 miles through America’s largest backyard in the 7th Annual event. Asheville Marathoners and Halfers will wind through hardwood forest, crayon-hued meadows, spring bloom-crackling gardens, and freshly cut views of the estate in March.

The first HALF Marathon is on Saturday and on Sunday we have a Marathon and another Half Marathon – or challenge yourself and do BOTH DAYS in one of our two challenges! The BACKYARD TO BACKYARD CHALLENGE (Both Halfs – Saturday and Sunday = total of 26.2 miles) or 39.3 miles in the Backyard to Vineyard Challenge (both Saturday Half and Sunday Full Marathon)! This is the original Asheville Marathon and only race of its kind to come to Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.

The Course
Asheville Marathoners will experience a couple of tall hills before mile eight and the remaining journey is a mixture of valley and rolling terrain. Beginning on-road near Antler Hill Village area, runners will climb to the Deerpark Restaurant, sail up and along the main road to the Biltmore House, and loop by, within feet from the massive main entrance doors of the House, to enter the Walled Garden. Runners will then edge along the Azalea Garden and lagoon paralleling the French Broad River, transition onto packed dirt carriage trails, and explore west quarter vistas of the Biltmore House normally off-limits to the public. The final stretch of the Asheville Marathon runs directly through working vineyards to finish back on east side.

Asheville Half Marathoners begin at Antler Hill Village and its many shops and attractions, the first loop will waft exquisite aromas from the kitchens of Deerpark Restaurant into the nostrils of competitors: surely a breath of fresh air to lungs that will no doubt be burning in the miles to come. Next, the course will lead to the site of the world-renowned Biltmore House itself, almost close enough to reach out and touch the doors to the main entrance. Immediately thereafter, the journey will proceed into the Walled Garden. As the House’s splendid architecture gives way to horticultural marvels, the meandering route winds along the Azalea Garden and lagoon.

With the broad-shouldered French Broad coursing within its nearby banks, there will occur a transition to dirt carriage roads. Here full marathon entrants will head towards the “wild west side” of the estate via a newly built bridge while half marathoners, turn around and finish their final three miles on their way up to the finish area at Antler Village.

Running for a Cause
Those participating in the Asheville Marathon and Half Marathon are not only competing for awards, scratching off bucket list items, or having the best day of their lives, but are also supporting local charity partners.

Limited Registration
The Asheville Marathon and Half Marathon is a boutique style event and is limited to only 1,525 runners per day. Register immediately to reserve a spot. The race has sold out early every year. Registration is open at ashevillemarathon.com. Watch for event updates – www.ashevillemarathon.com.

Sponsorship
For information on sponsoring the Asheville Marathon, contact [email protected].

The Location
Biltmore is America’s largest and most esteemed private residence. The 250-room French Renaissance chateau, perched over 8,000-acres of meticulously-tended gardens, is host to a million visitors a year. To learn more about Biltmore, visit www.biltmore.com or call 877-BILTMORE.

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Sunday, March 22nd
9:30 am- 4:30 pm

Want to know more about your electric kiln? Maybe how to maintain it and ensure that it lasts forever? Join Kiln Tech Les Powell, trained by Skutt, for a day dedicated to all things electric kiln. Les will show you how to replace elements, relays, bricks, and wiring. He will also demonstrate a number of best practices for loading and programs that will optimize your firings. Get the insider’s view on how to maximize your kiln’s performance.

Levels: All Levels
Tuition: $135

On display daily January 18 – April 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the upstairs gallery of the Education Center, the Asheville Printmakers’ newest exhibit, Natural Impressions, will feature a variety of two- and three-dimensional print pieces utilizing numerous printmaking processes. Works will inspire visitors to think about the beauty and fragility of plants and the natural world through various perspectives and printmaking techniques. All pieces are available for purchase and a portion of the sales will benefit The North Carolina Arboretum Society.

Founded in 2013, the Asheville Printmakers is an energetic group of artists dedicated to expressing ideas and imagery through the medium of print. The group encompasses a wide range of processes and content, including traditional methods, such as lithography, woodcut and screen printing, and contemporary photographic printing processes, such as carbon printing, platinum-palladium and photopolymer etching. 

Parking Fees

• Members: Free
• Personal Vehicles: $14
• Motorhomes / Vehicles (21’ or larger): $50
• Buses: $100

There are no other admission charges required for visitors to access the Arboretum’s grounds and facilities during the day beyond the standard parking fees listed above.

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.

Sesame Street Live (March 21-22) is cancelled. All tickets purchased at Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded. All other tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase.

Your favorite Sesame Street friends are back in Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic! When magician extraordinaire Justin visits the neighborhood to put on a magic show, Elmo wants to join in. But there’s one problem: Elmo doesn’t know how to do magic, so he teams up with Justin, Abby, and friends to practice his trick while discovering the magical moments in everyday life!

Click HERE for our standard arena policies and our most frequently asked questions. Ticket prices are always subject to change without notice. Additional fees apply.

Pickup window is 1-4 PM. Orders placed after 7 am will be available for pickup the following day– orders placed on Sunday will be available for wed pickup. Please reference website for available product and pricing. We had to change the price on the beef sampler and are no longer selling single meat sticks, hot dogs, sausage chubs, etc. HNG Orders for Pickup Our Butchery will be offering pre-packed boxes of various cuts (many of which are discounted) for pick up at the farm in a drive thru fashion. Meat box drive-thru pick up will be available for pickup between 11:00am-4:00 pm. Beef Box – $250 (STORE ONLY) 2 ea- Tri Tip or Coulotte 3-4 depending on size- Skirt Steak 1 bulk 5# pack- Bavette or Flatiron 2 ea- 5# total- Chuck Roast Pork Box – $180 (STORE ONLY) 2 ea- Baby Back Ribs 2 ea- Pork Tenderloin 1 cs (20 each) Boneless Pork Chops 4 ea- Breakfast Sausage Chubs 2 packs- Retail Sweet Italian Sausage 2 packs- Retail Bratwurst Sausage Chubs $6.25/each or $67.50/cs (12/cs) 10% discount per case Breakfast, Mild Italian, Chorizo Retail Sausages $7.99 per pack. $79.99/cs Bratwurst or Sweet Italian SALE Boneless Pork Chops (IN-STORE ONLY) Case only- 20 chops $40 SALE Salamis $8.99/ea. $106.99/case – (12/cs) All flavors- no mixed cases SALE Meat Sticks  24 stick caddy $30. $120 case (6 caddies) SALE Hot Dogs $5 ea. (6 dogs/pack) $40/cs (8 / cs) Ground Beef 1lb – $7.49/lb 5lb bulk – $37.45 10lb bulk – $74.90 (2 5lb bags) Bacon $11.99 for 1lb pack Call 828-628-1027 to order. Or Order Online HNG Lunch Take-Out Menu Our Deli will be offering drive-thru, prepaid lunch orders only. To-go orders will be available for pickup between 11:00am-3:30 pm. Meats Pulled Pork BBQ $16.00 per qt Herb Roasted Pork Loin $20.00 2.5# avg. Beef Pot Roast $24.00 2.5# avg. Sides (by the qt, serves approx. 4) $12.99 ea Lard Roasted Red Potatoes Cheese Grits Green Beans w/ Butter & Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Bacon Baked Beans Mac & Cheese Salad Spring Mix Salad -$10 green goddess dressing, cherry tomatoes, red onion, carrots, cucumbers & goat cheese Call 828-628-1027 to order.

Asheville City Schools began delivery March 17 to the following locations from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

• Community centers at Pisgah View Apartments
• Hillcrest Apartments
• Klondyke Apartments
• Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center
• Isaac Dickson Elementary School will have a drive-thru option, with that site open from 2-4 p.m.

Blue Echo Radio’s annual music festival hosted by The Salvage Station! Free and open to the public!

Local Music
14+ bands
Food Trucks
Community Vendors
Free Free Free Free

**FREE SHUTTLES ALL DAY TO/FROM UNCA**

Well is a funny and touching comedy about mothers and daughters, mind over body, social activism and theatre itself. Lisa, the onstage playwright, attempts a memory play about her force-of-nature mother, Ann, who though constantly ill manages to heal a community. The playwright asks the provocative question: “Do we create our own illness?” The answers she gets are much more complicated than she bargained for as the play spins dangerously out of control into riotously funny and unexpected territory.

“deceptively deep and clever as ever.” – Curtain Up

Discretionary Warning: Adult themes and language

A man lost in his life drives across the American West with his stepdaughter-a young woman at the beginning of hers.  He’s trying to make peace with the ghosts of his past; she’s just trying to survive.

Sesame Street Live (March 21-22) is cancelled. All tickets purchased at Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded. All other tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase.

Your favorite Sesame Street friends are back in Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic! When magician extraordinaire Justin visits the neighborhood to put on a magic show, Elmo wants to join in. But there’s one problem: Elmo doesn’t know how to do magic, so he teams up with Justin, Abby, and friends to practice his trick while discovering the magical moments in everyday life!

Click HERE for our standard arena policies and our most frequently asked questions. Ticket prices are always subject to change without notice. Additional fees apply.

Grab a glass and get hands-on at the Arboretum’s new “Crafty Hour” social series. Led by Melissa Thomas of Flora living boutique, each workshop features a new project design that enables participants to craft their own personalized botanical masterpiece while enjoying an afternoon at the Arboretum with friends.

Moss Art

Create a preserved moss masterpiece to display in your home. Event includes a complimentary beverage, light food, personalized instruction and supplies, and full day parking access to the Arboretum.

Location: Education Center

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

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

This modern adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People follows the fate of a small suburb and its newly opened charter school. The science teacher, Dr. Stock, discovers issues on the school grounds and takes on a mission to inform the public. Both hilarious and heartbreaking, this play addresses themes of truth, greed and denial, while serving as a mirror for our outrageous political reality.

Every Sunday Except First of Month.

“Sound Meditation and World Jazz Concert” They are a dynamic trio of virtuosic and visionary musicians, inspired by exotic sounds and expressions of nature. Grounded in classical and jazz foundations, for the creation of unique music. The world acclaimed members are: Eliot Wadopian, electric and string basses, River Guerguerian, an array of global percussion instruments, Chris Rosser, dotar, oud, guitar, piano and melodica.

The Cathedral of All Souls, located in Biltmore Village, has a long history of nourishing and supporting the arts. During Lent, we invite the public to attend a series public concerts, featuring local master-class musicians and singers. Each Sunday, we will host a concert from 4 to 6 p.m. in our Sanctuary. We suggest a donation of $10, the proceeds of which will be given directly to the musicians.

 

The Merrell Adventure Dash is all about getting outside and challenging yourself to work hard for your good time. Suitable for families as well as adults, participants will negotiate a series of natural and man-made obstacles along the 5K course, including balance components, climbs and nets, a river-run, and raft crossing. This holiday weekend, enjoy a fun, family-friendly adventure run in the beautiful Nantahala Gorge. Merrell Adventure Dash participants can choose between the 5K dash or a 1K fun run. Kids aged 12 and under race free with a participating adult.

Registraion opens March 1, 2020. Check back for more details.
Onsite Registration is available from 1pm – 3:30pm day of. The race starts promptly at 4PM on 5/23/2020.

Remember to wear anything you don’t mind getting dirty!

WHAT IT IS… An experience unlike anything you have ever dreamed imaginable. Your host will engage your mind with charm and wit, and immerse your heightened senses of taste, smell, hearing and touch, while you sip five types of wine in complete darkness. Wine pours are paired with tasteful snacks, one liners, and hilarious hijinks. OR our beer tasting experience will take you on a journey of humor, tasting of five local beers, fun beer-friendly pairing, sight deprivation and enhancement of all remaining senses. The lights will be off, and this is not considered a meal. Designed for adults only, 21 and up. 50-60 minutes.

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Hendersonville Racquet Club is offering a six week series of classes for adult beginner tennis players.  Try Tennis is a tennis instruction program for beginners.  The Wednesday night classes are 7 pm.  The cost is $40 for the six weeks and includes six hours of instruction, a tennis racquet and a Try Tennis t-shirt.  April 8-May 20.

“Try Tennis is a great program we do in partnership with the NC USTA.  Their help allows new players to get from couch to court in six weeks at half the price it would normally cost…plus they get a t-shirt and racquet! We will teach you the right way to play with certified tennis pros.  This is a great program to get into tennis for adults.” stated HRC Owner Chris Bull.

All classes are taught by certified tennis professionals and will be held on HRC’s outdoor or indoor courts.  To register or for more info go to www.hvillerc.com or contact 693-0040 or e-mail [email protected].

Hendersonville Racquet Club is a six acre complex that includes 7 outdoor tennis courts, 3 indoor tennis courts, four racquetball courts, three pickleball courts, an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, group fitness room and outdoor leisure area by Shaw’s Creek and pond.

The Quarantine Concert Series – Streaming from The Orange Peel
& PULP

Iamavl and The Orange Peel are partnering to create a free live concert streaming series for Asheville and the world to enjoy!
Full schedule below!

Tune in at 7:00 pm EST to watch these amazing performances on the Iamavl Facebook Live Stream, on their website at www.iamavl.com or on their YouTube Channel.

Also please don’t forget to donate to/tip the band at: https://iamavl.com/musician-relief-fund/ !

Sit back, relax from the comfort of home and enjoy The Quarantine Concert Series on Iamavl where we bring the music to YOU!

SCHEDULE:
3/19 – Russ Wilson and his King’s of Jazz – 7:00 pm
3/20 – Travers Brothership – 7:00 pm
3/21 – Screaming Js – 7:00 pm
3/22 – Andrew Scotchie (of Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats) – 7:00 pm
3/23 – Bill Altman – 7:00 pm
3/24 – Asheville Music Hall presents The Tuesday Night Funk Jam – 7:00 pm
3/25 – The Moon and You – 7:00 pm
3/26 – The Connor Law Duo – 7:00 pm
3/27 – Asheville Circus – 7:00 pm
3/28 – Jeff Sipe and Friends – 7:00 pm
3/29 – Richard Shulman, Composer of New Age, Jazz, and Classical Music – The Richard Shulman Trio – 7:00 pm
3/30 – Lo Wolf – 7:00 pm
3/31 – Bardic Academy – 7:00 pm
4/1 – Hustle Souls – 7:00 pm
4/2 – Darby Wilcox – 7:00 pm
4/3 – Vaden Landers – 7:00 pm
4/4 – PYLETRIBE – 7:00 pm
4/5 – Pleasures of the Ultraviolent – 7:00 pm
4/6 – Lotion – 7:00 pm
4/7 – Sparrow Pants (of The Resonant Rogues) – 7:00 pm
4/8 – Dr. Bacon – 7:00 pm
4/9 – Anthony Wayne Vibe – 7:00 pm
4/10 – Ambiguous Roots – 7:00 pm

Jeff Scheen is a stand-up comic hailing from the Michigan woods. His offbeat humor and affable demeanor pairs well with expressive yet stupid face. Jeff has been featured on the FOX TV series Laughs and was a finalist in the Laughing Skull Festival in Atlanta, GA. He’s also been in a number of other comedy festivals including The Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Big Sky Fest, Montreux Switzerland’s Jokenation, and Laugh Your Asheville Off in North Carolina. Jeff has opened for Ryan Hamilton, Chris Gethard, and can be heard on XM radio.

Featuring Cody Daniel Hughes

ages 18+
Tickets $10 advance, $12 day of
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