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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The August selection for the Friends of the Polk County Public Libraries Book Club is the mystery thriller “Origin,” the fifth installment of the Robert Langdon series by Dan Brown which includes “The Da Vinci Code.” Everyone is invited to attend the Book Club’s discussion of “Origin” from 2-4 p.m., Wed., Aug. 22 in the Community Room at the Columbus Library.
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No registration needed!
https://www.facebook.com/events/268321883753401/
Wednesdays equal = $12 Craft Beer & Sandwich Night! Enjoy our chosen Craft beer Special & our Featured Sandwich Plate (includes macaroni salad or chips and pickle) for $12. For the month of August our featured sandwich is a French Ham and Cheese Sandwich, a mixture of chopped cornichons, butter, Dijon Mustard and fresh Tarragon gives this ham and cheese sandwich a French twist. Served on a toasted Croissant. No more worrying about what’s for dinner on hump day!
This Week’s Craft Beer Special is Fruh Kolsch. A style distinctive to Cologne, the name Kölsch is protected by law so that only beers that meet a certain criteria can bear the name. Kölsch beers must be brewed in the metropolitan area of Cologne, be pale in color, top-fermented, hop-accented and filtered. Früh Kölsch is an extremely drinkable beer with an unsurpassed balance of malt and soft, delicate hops. Pale gold in color with a lasting head, the beer has a hoppy, dry finish from the use of Hallertau and Tettnag hops. Früh continues to be brewed using the original recipe from 1904 that has been passed down through five generations.
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Never heard of a Sahti beer before? Well… this farmhouse ale with roots in Finland is definitely a hard beer to find here in the United States. “First brewed by peasants in the 1500s, mashing (steeping of grains) went down in wooden barrels, and then that mash would be scooped into a hand-carved wooden trough (a kuurna) with a bed of juniper twigs that acted as a filter. The bung at the bottom of the kuurna would be pulled to allow the sweet wort (liquid infusion from the mash) to pass through the twig filter, followed by wort recirculation and a hot water sparge (rinsing of the grains), all of which created a juniper infusion of sorts.”
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/148/
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10% of proceeds got to help support school events and our positive behavior initiatives.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2168703480043190/
MATCH/ CENTRO UNIDO are partnering to host a free mobile health clinic on August 22nd 5-7pm at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church. There will be FREE health screenings, household cleaning items, school supplies, produce, and much more! Community resources include: McDowell Head Start, McDowell DSS, Legal Aid, Council on Aging, MTCC, Vaya Health, Act Now Diabetes Program, AFLAC, Keys of Hope, McDowell Family Pharmacy, McDowell EMS, McDowell Board of Realtors, and more!!
¡EVENTO COMUNITARIO GRATUITO!
CLÍNICA DE SALUD MÓVIL
MATCH/CENTRO UNIDO
AGOSTO 22 5-7 PM
NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LOS ANGELES IGLESIA CATOLICA
HABRA:
-EXAMENES DE SALUD GRATIS
-SUMINISTROS DE LIMPIEZA DEL HOGAR
-UTILES ESCOLARES
-PRODUCTOS FRESCOS (FRUTAS Y VERDURAS)
RECURSOS COMUNITARIOS:
MCDOWELL HEAD START, MCDOWELL DSS, ASISTENCIA LEGAL, CONSEJO SOBRE EL ENVEJECIMIENTO, MTCC, VAYA HEALTH, ACT NOW PROGRAMA DE DIABETES, AFLAC, KEYS OF HOPE, FARMACIA DE LA FAMILIA MCDOWELL, MCDOWELL EMS, MCDOWELL BOARD OF REALTORS Y MÁS!!!
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A boutique food truck serving up gourmet comfort food.
www.olivecateringcompany.com
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This Wednesday, August 22- Join us as we welcome Victory Brewing to Marion, NC! Victory Brewing is new to Charlotte but not new to the craft beer scene! Melding European ingredients and traditions with American creativity, their beers feature the finest ingredients to achieve their exciting flavors. We will be giving away free glassware to our first customers to arrive, and the five beers we will offer from Victory Beer are:
Hop Devil IPA
Prima Pilsner
Homegrown Lager
Golden Monkey Tripel 9.5% (10oz pour)
Helios Farmhouse Ale
Open 5pm-10pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/549800272140748/
Bring your smile and some business cards to the August Incredible Towns – Asheville, NC / Asheville Business Radio Social! The first drink is on us! We will be at one of the best Downtown Asheville restaurants around – Twisted Laurel! 5:30p-7p in the Upstairs Meeting Hall.
No fees or memberships to attend, just show up and network with other entrepreneurs and business people from the Asheville / Hendersonville area. Plus, bring a door prize for the drawing if you would like to have your business recognized.
Thanks to our Sponsors!
– Lone Bird Studio Asheville Web Design
– Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More
– Radius Chiropractic
– Rainbow International of Asheville
– Montreat College School of Adult and Graduate Studies
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Debby Schriver presents Whispering in the Daylight: The Children of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and Their Journey to Freedom
“This book is much more than a tome about the incredible amount of harm done to children isolated in destructive groups and movements; it is a testimony to the courage and resilience of individual souls, even when they are very young. . . . Whispering in the Daylight is compelling for anyone concerned with child welfare and individual freedom.” –Steve K. D. Eichel, president, International Cultic Studies Association
“This is a fascinating depiction of a destructive cult. What is entirely new is that Schriver provides the reader with insightful and emotionally gripping reporting into the cult and post-cult journey of second-generation former cult members (SGAs). . . .The section on the interviews with the children in which they describe their own post-cult growth is particularly profound.” –Lorna Goldberg, director, Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies
This book is available for purchase in-store, by phone, or online by visiting https://www.malaprops.com/book/9781621903864
We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here.
Can’t make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance, and we’ll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online.
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Raising the Dead: A History of Early Modern Necromancy
The early modern age of 1500-1700 was a period of European colonial expansion into the so-called ‘New World’, civil wars, famine, and plague: life could indeed be ‘nasty, brutish, and short’. Amidst such fragile mortality, people prayed for their deceased, petitioned elevated Christian martyrs, witnessed ghosts, and whispered of black magic in midnight graveyards.
This talk investigates the roles and powers of the dead in Western occult philosophy and magical practices: from magical funerary customs to corpses as spell components, and from the exorcism and summoning of ghosts and spirits to early sensationalist reports of the customs of various indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Finally, this talk will investigate the diabolical associations of necromancy and “nigromancy” with witchcraft and demonology, offering analysis of a number of pre-modern rituals and techniques involving shades of the dead.
Dr. Alexander Cummins is professional diviner and consultant sorcerer as well as an historian of early modern magic who feels the dead should be afforded a chance to speak for themselves. His work focuses on grimoires, folk magic, astrology, divination, and sorcery as well as, of course, necromancy and demonology. He is reachable through his website http://www.alexandercummins.com and curates a storehouse of scanned magical texts at http://www.grimoiresontape.tumblr.com
$30 Cash/Refreshments provided
https://www.facebook.com/events/280696019142959/
We are finally doing it! THis is going to be a very fun and basic cross clinic for all levels. Beginners are strongly encouraged to join. We will be covering all the basic skills that are essential for riding, living, drinking, partying, cornering, jumping, schralpping, boofing, slamming, gramming, shot gunning, funneling, hand standing, yodeling, and anything else you can think of!
So bring a bike, cross or mountain, bring a friend, and bring a smile! we will supply a few beverages but feel free to BYOB or maybe give a charitable donation towards the fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/223824685142552/
Join us Wednesday at 6:30 pm for a playful and relaxing yoga class with local yoga teacher and personal trainer Amber Anderson. Refresh your body and renew your mind, while enjoying the vineyards breathtaking views. We can’t wait to see you there!
$10 for class. All humans welcome.
https://www.facebook.com/events/263365017615372/
Select Evenings, May 17–October 7, 2018
Biltmore House & Gardens opens to the public on Thursday–Sunday evenings for a special reservations-only viewing of Chihuly’s stunning large-scale glass sculptures. Chihuly Nights at Biltmore is an enchanting opportunity to witness the effects of dramatic nighttime lighting upon the luminous colors and graceful forms of these spectacular pieces. Sunset over the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, live music in the gardens, and a wine bar make the evening experience all the more enticing. Chihuly’s towering works of art illuminated against a night sky surrounded by the timeless beauty and magnificence of Biltmore House & Gardens: a truly moving, memorable experience
Jazz Night at SAB will feature pianist/composer Michael Jefry Stevens, who will perform his original music. MJS will be joined by Craig Sandberg (bass), Justin Watt (drums), and Jazz Night musical director and host Jason DeCristofaro (vibes). 7 – 10 PM, and no cover. First set is featured artist, second set is a Jazz jam!
https://www.facebook.com/events/282842708977540/
Come watch the classic Beatles animated film, Yellow Submarine, and sing along with the lyrics shown on the screen. It’s the 50th Anniversary of the movie, and we’re showing the beautiful restored version with surround sound.
Some of the classic Beatles songs in the movie are Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, All You Need is Love, Nowhere Man, Eleanor Rigby, and of course, Yellow Submarine.
We’ve shown other sing-along versions of other movies such as Grease and The Greatest Showman. Audiences have aboslutely loved these unique cinematic events, and bad singers are welcome!
TICKETS:
Tickets are only $3.00, and are now available at the Main Bar of our 675 Merrimon Avenue location and also online at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/asheville-pizza-and-brewing-co-14694243693
WE ARE EXPECTING THIS SHOW TO SELL OUT, SO GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY!
MOVIE SYNOPSIS:
The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his Yellow Submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music hating Blue Meanies. Of course, a lot of adventures and singing happen along the way.
CONTENT GUIDELINE:
Rated G and appropriate for all audiences.
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Everybody’s favorite work place comedy. Now show us what you got. Wednesday night trivia at 7pm. Brewery and The Office prizes will be given out to the winners.
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Season tickets starting at only $50!!!!
Also, on this evening, we will have drink specials, discounts on some of our signature shows, and enter to win some fun giveaways.
We have gotten a lot of response from those of you who are interested in buying a season ticket or table. A lot of questions, so we decided to have one night when you can come, ask questions, and we can talk about how awesome this season is going to be.
Comedians from Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, HBO, and much more….
For those of you who do come, you will have a chance to go ahead and purchase your table or seat. Master Craftsmen will get first choice. If you would like to upgrade to Master Craftsman level, you can by visiting flatrockartisan.com. Sorry, but we can not pro-rate your membership.
Those that come to this event will get first seat selection…. you may not call on that day and order the season tickets unless you are a Master Craftsmen level. The rest of the seats will be up for purchase on August 23rd.
After Master Craftsmen, we will then offer to those who want full tables for the season (starting at $150 per table for the entire season). Then, we will sell to those who want individual seats.
If you are a Master Craftsman member, let us know if you want a table or seat, and let us know where you want your seat to be.
You may message us at any time, or call us at 828-676-6718.
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Crystalline ~ Alex Brown ~ Oariana
at The Mothlight
August 22nd
Doors 8pm
$5
Crystalline – https://crystallinemusic.bandcamp.com/
Alex Brown – https://soundcloud.com/aaaalexbrown
Oariana – https://oariana.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/646505122397903/
Grass to Mouth is a local Asheville, NC, not so bluegrass rock band ft. members of Red Clay Revival & More.
Danny Iannuccie, upright bass, Mark Griffin Jr, fiddle, Doug Mcelvy
https://www.facebook.com/events/635184683525725/
Wednesday August 22 at The Odditorium
Jon Charles Dwyer
Matthew Paul Butler
Bob Fleming
Doors 8 PM // Show 9 PM
$6
https://www.facebook.com/events/269619890493049/
Cheap deals on Jameson, Jameson Caskmates, and Jameson Black Barrel
“Vaden Landers is a multi-instrumentalist from eastern Tennessee. As a young man he began traveling America’s highways and railroads, studying American folk music styles such as Old-time, Country, Blues, Cajun & Jug. With a voice like a young Hank Williams, and an acute musical attention to detail, he plays with an authenticity that he hopes will spread the knowledge.”
https://papavayblues.bandcamp.com/album/vaden-landers-the-do-rights-ep
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For the seventh consecutive year, the Asheville Habitat ReStore at 31 Meadow Road near Biltmore Village is encouraging residents to show off their creativity and talent for a chance to win in the ReStore ReUse Contest. Garden shed, artist studio, chicken coop…tree house, playhouse, tiny house…if you recently built a structure like this using predominantly reused building materials, Habitat wants to know. The contest runs July 1-August 31 and submissions must be sent electronically. Information and entry form will be available on ashevillehabitat.org starting July 1 st . The purpose of the contest is to showcase innovative building projects constructed predominantly of used building materials. “Our customers often tell us about the projects they make using materials purchased at the ReStore. This contest is a great way to showcase their projects and inspire others to reuse, recycle and repurpose usable materials,” said Scott Stetson, ReStore General Manager. Five judges will select winners in the following categories: Furniture, Homesteading, Live and/or Work Space, Home Décor, Youth (age 16 and under), and Best in Show. Winners will be announced in mid-September.
Students at the Visual Arts Preschool at Roots + Wings School of Art and Design engage with pre-K education fundamentals through a dynamic, arts based curriculum. Literacy, numeracy, social skills, community building, cultural and environmental studies are approached through an art and design thinking lens, as students explore learning concepts experientially across multiple platforms.
The Roots + Wings Visual Arts Preschool ‘Best of 2018’ collection is a cross section of the diverse pre-K education program and includes investigations into art movements, community and culture, storytelling, and creative play.
The Biltmore Estate has been planning the largest exhibition in its historic gardens for almost a decade. And finally, last week, Chihuly at Biltmore opened with a mega installation of glass sculptures from the famous artist Dale Chihuly. Tens of thousands of glass pieces from all around the world reside in 14 locations around the Estate (which is the very first large-scale N.C. Chihuly installation).
The exhibition is up from now until Oct. 7th, free admission with a Biltmore day pass (and free for annual pass holders). Chihuly at Nightis a special, ongoing event where the glass sculptures are lit up, plus live music in the gardens + a wine bar. Tickets are $37.50 for kids + range from $65 – 75 for adults ($10 discount for pass holders).
Three new works were blown just for Biltmore, and 6 new compositions were put together.
Asheville, NC—Momentum Gallery in downtown Asheville is pleased to participate in the Summer of Glass, a WNC celebration of glass art in conjunction with the Dale Chihuly exhibition at the Biltmore Estate, May-October 2018. The gallery exhibition, Reflections (July 1-August 25) nods to the Gilded Age, a period during the late 19th Century when the Biltmore Estate was conceived and constructed by railway tycoon George Vanderbilt. This curated exhibition features recent work by some of the country’s top contemporary glass artists with many of the works in the collection speaking to Vanderbilt’s aesthetic of opulence, grandeur, and beauty. Other conceptual pieces examine concepts of memory and history, referencing the “downstairs” or “behind the scenes” of the palatial mansion as well. Sophisticated sculptures and stylish wall pieces incorporate a variety of glass techniques and explore the intricate detailing, ornamentation, and drama indicative of the Gilded Age. This Exhibit is free and open to the public.
Reflections includes works by: Thor & Jennifer Bueno, Amber Cowan, Jennifer Halvorson, Alli Hoag, Joanna Manousis, Andy Paiko, Kit Paulson, Pablo Soto, and Tim Tate.
This exquisite, interactive exhibit is designed to inspire and educate visitors about the storied history and evocative power of scent while taking them on a full sensory journey, literally! Blending flora, fashion and science, Making Scents showcases some of Mother Nature’s most fragrant botanicals and unveils the plants and flowers behind some of the world’s most iconic perfumes. Visitors will explore the mysterious power of the sense of smell, learn about the artistry and science behind the fragrance industry and even compose their own basic fragrance.
From traditional harvest and extraction methods to chemical combinations of synthetic fragrances, Making Scents uncovers the technical processes behind fragrance creation through an immersive, multisensory experience. Art, passion and craft come together inside the exhibit’s iconic bottle display, which showcases the unique designs of more than 100 perfume bottles, some dating back to ancient the Greek and Roman eras. By integrating horticulture, history and pop culture, Making Scents is sure to enlighten the senses and engage the minds of visitors about the fragrance industry and the living world in a fun, dynamic way.
This exhibit showcases the work of three leading fiber artists who explore Western North Carolina’s mountains, meadows and marshes using fabrics and fibers. Their quilted wall art offers a link to familiar images of this region, echoing the Arboretum’s role of connecting people with plants. Through their diverse styles, construction methods and subject matter, artists Mary Stori, Judy Simmons and Kate Weston add a contemporary twist to the area’s rich and storied quilt-making tradition. Their exhibit features pieces of varying sizes, from large focal-point wall hangings to medium-sized wall art to small work suitable for tabletop display. All pieces are for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting The North Carolina Arboretum Society.
About the Artists
Mary Stori
From her home in Clyde, N.C., Mary creates botanical and organic themed art quilts using artisian-made, hand-dyed cotton, linen, silk and rayon fabrics. She also utilizes hand-felted and hand-dyed wool as rich backdrops, offering texture and depth to her work. Bead embellishment is another one of her trademarks. Learn more on her website.
Judy Simmons
Judy creates her own fabric in her Fletcher, N.C. studio using surface design techniques, including fabric marbling, dyeing, color lifting and silk screening. Much of the imagery in her work utilizes her own photography printed on fabric. To learn more about Judy, please click here.
Kate Weston
From her home in Statesville, N.C., Kate focuses on the creation of complex cloth through the application of dye, paint and embellishment, such as fabric overlay or manipulation and the application of non-fiber materials. Coupled with skillful machine quilting, Kate’s works create and stunning interplay of color and texture. Please visit Kate’s website to learn more.
Pioneer Women Painters of the River District, curated by Sara Ledonne, is a group exhibit which will highlight five Warehouse Studio artists from the mid 90s. These adventurous, creative, inspirational women found themselves under one roof, painting energetic, extraordinary, thought provoking abstracts.
In the 80’s, Marie Hudson opened her studio in the RAD. She was one of the first artists to plant roots in what has become one of the most popular locations for artists in Asheville. Hudson’s art resonates in the community. Hundreds of locals have collected her art over the years.
Mary Charles Griffin, an abstract expressionist artist that goes by the name of Charlie, is a 91-year-old dynamo who graduated from Western Carolina University with her master’s in studio painting when she was 77. “I started painting professionally after my children left home in 1980. I can’t hear, see or speak, but otherwise I am in pretty good shape for my age.” -Charlie Griffin
“I moved again to a studio in the Riverlink building in 1991. With the leadership of Karen Cragnolian ( Riverlink) and Gayle McCarthy (Highwater Clay) I helped organize the first, soon to be River Arts District, Open Studios. There were five participating artists at that time.” – Betty Clark
“This building, these studios, these women were my first introduction to the artists of Asheville and the River District. It was not yet called the River ARTS District…there were no coffee shops, breweries, or restaurants like today…It was still pretty sketchy after dark if you ventured further down toward what is now Pink Dog… I moved into Warehouse Studios in the fall of 1998, right after I moved to Asheville from Seattle. At that time, there were only about 20 artists in the RAD, scattered in the old buildings. Marie Hudson, Betty Clark , Charlie Griffin and I had been working studios at Warehouse long before there was anything else down there. We became friends as well as critics for each other’s work.”- Barbara Fisher
This exhibit aims to recreate the experience of discovering this artistic hot bed, and pay homage to those early Asheville pioneer women painters. The opening reception for Pioneer Women Painters of the River District will be August 3, 2018 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Sara Ledonne will give a curator’s talk at 6:30.
Participating artists: Betty Clark, Marie Hudson, Mary Charles “Charlie” Griffin, Barbara Fisher, Dawn Rentz
The Asheville Art Museum is excited to present Red Hot in the Blue Ridge, an exhibition being held in conjunction with Western North Carolina’s community-wide Summer of Glass celebration. On view at the Asheville Art Museum On the Slope at 175 Biltmore Avenue May 19 – September 30, 2018, Red Hot in the Blue Ridge celebrates Western North Carolina’s unique place in the history of American Studio Glass. Many other organizations and galleries across WNC are also hosting glass-focused events, programs and exhibitions during the region’s Summer of Glass celebration, which coincides with a new exhibition at Biltmore of multi-media artist Dale Chihuly’s monumental glass sculptures. Visit www.ashevilleart.org for details.