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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Join us during dinner service on Thursday, February 21st for our monthly Wing & Beer pairing! For this month’s “Adult Wing Night,” we are pairing up with our friends from Bhramari to bring you fantastic brews to accompany our fun flavors of wings.
The flight will consist of 2 wings of each flavor (8 total) and 4 ounces of each paired beer for just $13.99!
Anyone that made the last Wing & Beer pairing knows this will be one you don’t want to miss, so stop in and try our unique wing flavors paired with Bhramari’s awesome beer!
https://www.facebook.com/events/326683251388116/
An evening of Afro-Latinx history, culture, and art
Heavy refreshments provided
5:30 pm Music spun by DJ Mallinali and media of dancers celebrating the heart of the culture.
6:00 pm. Ponkho Bermejo will speak about the history of Afro-Latinx people in the Americas
6:15 p.m. Calling of the Ancestors and
Unveiling of a 4’x12′ painting by local artist Harry Rivera, the Rise of the Ancestors, to be added to our new outdoor gallery at BeLoved Asheville’s Liberation Station
6:30 pm A short documentary exploring this intersection
7:00 pm A panel discussion with local people sharing their stories and that of their ancestors living at this intersection.
https://www.facebook.com/events/395125021064193/
Join us for a meal to help fight hunger & homelessness in our community!
Attendees select a bowl handcrafted by local WNC artists and enjoy a meal of various soup tastings, bread and dessert provided by local restaurants. VOTE for your favorite soup!
The bowl guests take home serves as a reminder of all of the empty bowls in our community as well as the warm hearts that work to fill them.
Join us for a meal and a handcrafted bowl for $25/person!
https://www.facebook.com/events/352644365465681/
Open house and information. Invite friends to learn about what makes Brevard Academy a great choice.
https://www.facebook.com/events/779487475751021/
Join us for our February meeting. This meeting we will be hearing from the Teen and Young Democrats of Buncombe County, with Lelia Barazandeh, Young Dems President, Colton Browder, Teen Dems President, and Audrey Meigs, VIce President of Membership for Teen Dems and “GIrl Up” organizer.
Dinner will be served, so let us know if you are planning to attend and enjoy dinner with us. RSVP by February 17th using this link:
http://bit.ly/DWBCFeb21st
Dinner cost is $12 for members, $15 for non-members.
If you’d like to renew your membership or join the Democratic Women, now is the time! Dues are $25 per year.
We hope to see you there!
Meeting with be held at BCDP Headquarters, 951 Old Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803
https://www.facebook.com/events/374629036421864/
Save the date for our February social! More details to follow.
https://www.facebook.com/events/579378935815295/
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF HAYWOOD COUNTY. JANUARY MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th, 2019 AT CHINA BUFFETT, 5:30pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2146230472107219/
“Oyster, Oyster” is back at Legends. Join us every Thursday night at Legends on the Lake starting at 5:30pm. Fresh $.60 Oyster Raw Bar. And Chef features from the kitchen including:
• Oysters Rockefeller
• Oyster Scampi
For details, please call 828.694.3045.
https://www.facebook.com/events/379711562563277/?event_time_id=379711642563269
You are invited to come see what RMCA has to offer your students. We will host a Community Open House on February 21, 2019 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1076628942518688/
Circle Round presents SPIRIT GUIDES : Basics of Partnerships on the Other Side. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a conscious connection with a teacher or guide on the astral and/or spiritual planes? To have someone watch your back and lead you on the many paths of spiritual knowledge? Or to have a “partner” you can channel or who will keep you safe when you reach out into the unknown? We will discuss ways of connecting with such a guide, how to build the relationship, safeguards on the journey, and what you can gain from such a relationship. Led by Rhiannon, 3rd degree Wiccan Priestess and co-founder of SerpentStone; a practicing Witch for over 45 years on Thursday,
By CASH Donations or Non-perishable food items for the Mother Grove Food Pantry.
Circle Round is a monthly forum which meets on the third Thursday of each month from 6-8 pm at the Asheville Raven and Crone, 555 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, NC. For further info, or if you wish to be a presenter for a future meeting, contact Rhiannon at [email protected].
https://www.facebook.com/events/282005052464448/
MAKE YOUR OWN Clay Diffuser Pendants!
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Join us on Thursday, February 21st from 6pm-7pm for a Clay Diffuser Pendant class! Learn how to cut shapes, stamps designs, and finish your pendant with wire and paint the very same day! Pay a deposit, then just pay per pendant the day of the event (minimum of four pendants at just $5 each!) Make plenty of pendants to match every outfit, or to give to friends and family! It is SO easy to create the perfect clay pendant that you will have a hard time making just a few! Once you pick up your creations, they will be ready to use with your favorite essential oils!
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Reservations required to ensure space and adequate supplies. If you have any questions call: (828) 253-8181
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For a 100% refund, cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance. Cancelations made within 48 hours of event will be given store credit. If you do not attend the event and do not give notice, no refund or store credit will be issued.
https://www.facebook.com/events/297589447614829/
Is your family more color blind or color conscious? Join us to explore how we talk to our kids about race–what is hard, what goes well and why it’s important to step out of our comfort zones. FREE for anyone to attend with childcare provided to Claxton families only. Please RSVP to help us with numbers here.
Event is hosted by CLX Social Justice League and sponsored by Claxton Elementary PTO.
https://www.facebook.com/events/595515207567023/
The Parental Tool Box contains the largest array of practical strategies and skills assembled in one book for parents and clinicians. The latest research in attachment theory, neurobiology, and evidence-based therapeutic strategies and interventions are integrated into three major sections: The Power of Words, Relationships, & Change and Personal Development. The content of the chapters teaches ways to avoid power struggles by creating a family environment of mutual respect. The comprehensiveness of The Parental Tool Box makes it an ideal ongoing resource which helps parents effectively deal with any problematic behavior. Written in a strength-based and practical manner, each chapter includes Home Improvement Projects to practice the skills introduced. Each tool is examined through The Three Rs: Reframe, Replace, and Rewire. This breakthrough perspective reframes attitudes, replaces undesirable habits, and rewires the biochemistry/neurology to make lasting changes. The Parental Tool Box is written by two professionals who have each had over 40 years in the field and have practiced all of these tools in real time with both typical and highly challenging youth and families. It contains a vast library of verbal strategies, clear and concise social skills, and relational exercises presented in easy to master formats. Written in a descriptive and specific manner for all parents to understand; it is both a skills manual and a comprehensive parenting resource. Clinicians can choose any chapter and use it with parents, children, and adolescents as a tool in the therapeutic process. For parents, each page is finely crafted to help turn the hard work of parenting into a joyful and rewarding experience. It is extremely useful for therapists working with parents of children in out-of-home placements and those working in intensive in-home treatment. Educators can adopt The Parental Tool Box for use in their classrooms or use its content to improve the learning environment with their students. Additionally, the contents of this book have been used for many years successfully in parent training programs. This book will transform the parenting experience, providing tools for creating a successful relationship between parents, children, and adolescents. Additional resources (podcasts, blogs and more) are available at https: //theparentaltoolbox.com.
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.
https://www.facebook.com/events/515032795670530/
FIT is a four week, high intensity interval training program focused on functional exercises in a peripheral heart action circuit to maximize muscle recruitment. This specialized small group training program will push your muscles to the max and keep them guessing with a combination of strength, cardio, and dynamic movement. Only 10 spots available for each session. Reserve yours today and take your exercise routine to the next level! Join us for our next session of FIT led by personal trainer Elizabeth Loop.
Members $40, non-members $60
https://www.facebook.com/events/393457461229201/?event_time_id=393457481229199
Wonderful simple and informative class regarding the use of oils and it’s health benefits
https://www.facebook.com/events/238523113723505/
Join us for our monthly meeting of the Community Development Association. We’re changing locations for February with CDA member the Old Rock Cafe serving as the host for our dinner. Chef Randall Spencer will serve up dinner at 6 pm and then we’ll convene the meeting at 6:30 pm.
Everyone is welcome, but only CDA members can vote on any actions. Not a member? Not a problem! Come learn all about the work of our organization and how we promote all things Chimney Rock Village! Look for the agenda later in the month. Please let us know if you’re coming so that the Old Rock Cafe can plan accordingly!
https://www.facebook.com/events/320572795241675/
Who is ready to join us for our second iteration in our Mountain Mixer series? This Thursday we are excited to feature the cocktail stylings of local fave, Oak and Grist Distilling Company LLC. along with live music by Mattick Frick music and company.
Our friends at Oak & Grist are inspired by the traditions of distillation in Scotland and Western North Carolina, creating small-batch artisan spirits that honor the flavors found in this region. They are dedicated to creating a uniquely Appalachian flavor, as well as supporting our local and regional farmers and businesses.
So stop on by for delectable cocktails, a bit of gypsy jazz and some great conversations. We hope to see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/266340684300778/
What a record turnout for the first ever Signing Starbucks Night- 300+ people came and went to enjoy. We did too and want even more!
Our second Signing Starbucks Night will be on Thursday February 21, 2019 from 6pm to 9pm.
Hosted by the Greenville Signing Starbucks Group and the Deaf Community.
~Deaf people and ASL signers that are eternally addicted to coffee
https://www.facebook.com/events/771960296514529/
Join us to support local Christian Women’s outreach ministry- Sister Chicks for Christ!! Don’t miss out on this opportunity for fun, fellowship and the chance to create unique, personalized home decor!
Please click “tickets” to reserve your seat by February 11!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/384474182109918/
Stephens-Lee Community Center
Thursday, February 21, 6-7:30pm
Enjoy our Soul Food Supper prepared by the Stephens-Lee Teen Leadership participants and the Stephens-Lee Alumni.
FREE (Soul Food Supper requires a free ticket).
30 George Washington Carver, 828-350-2058
https://www.facebook.com/events/346908366098908/
The Asheville Marathon and Half Training Group will have weekly technique and Hill Training on Thursday evenings at 6pm at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Parking Lot – OLLI – UNCA.
Each workout will last one hour. During these workout sessions we will be doing some hill interval training (everyone’s favorite) to improve your hill technique as well as your conditioning.
If you haven’t already registered for the marathon or half marathon training group, you can sign up online and attend these technique and hill trainings and our weekeng long runs. Find out more here –> http://ashevillemarathon.com/community/training/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2133268403589289/?event_time_id=2133268430255953
Patrick Dodd, a fan-favorite contestant from The Voice, will be joining us every Thursday to rock out with his band and the occasional special guest. Swing on by the Tasting Room for some southern-styled rock and jam influenced tunes, $3 pints of Highland Pilsner, and a limited small batch brew that we like to call For the Love of Dodd!
About Patrick Dodd
After years of honing his chops on Beale Street in Memphis, TN, Native Memphian, Patrick Dodd was recently thrust into the national spotlight as a contestant on NBC’s The Voice. Viewers loved his signature rasping growl that echoes with soul and heartfelt rocking rhythm that Dodd displayed on stage for a worldwide audience to hear! Viewers cried “Foul” when Dodd was eliminated from the show and demanded that he get on the road and tour.
Patrick and his band have been influenced by such gifted players as Gregg Allman, The Black Crowes, The Black Keys, Gov’t Mule and Derek Trucks along with soul icons like Steve Wonder and Ray Charles. The group gets every room moving, from the first note to the final guitar flourishes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2288090488099272/?event_time_id=2288090514765936
Join us for trivia every Thursday at 6. Check each date for our new theme!
Think you know your stuff? We’ll call your bluff!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1231329450367252/?event_time_id=1231329470367250
Uncensored expression: anyone is invited to step up to share song, music, poetry, comedy, magic, stories, rants & raves, & other performances!
The most eclectic open mic around, in a welcoming gallery setting! 6 pm signup, perform 6:30-8:30 pm.
These are our regular Public Events. If you want to schedule a private session you can here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/
We pick the games, you pay a flat admission fee of $15 ($10 for students) and jam!
Come early… we will queue players up as you show up!
Sign our waiver, rules, and media release ahead of time here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/
Bring your friends and #getyourheadinthegame!
Become a Patreon to join our inner circle to explore how deep the immersive rabbit hole goes: https://www.patreon.com/betterthanunicorns!
https://www.facebook.com/events/302734167026800/?event_time_id=302734243693459
The Snowbird Day School evolved from Quaker-led initiatives in the late 19th century to educate young Cherokee Indians living in Tuti yi, a Native community in Western North Carolina. By the early 20th century, the school was administered by the federal government via the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and as with most federally-run schools for Native students, it sought to assimilate Indian youth into white, Anglophone culture. Over the course of nearly seven decades, an estimated 550 students attended the school before it was closed in 1963 due to federal desegregation efforts.
Trey Adcock, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and Whiting Foundation Public Engagement Fellow, is working in partnership with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to collect and preserve oral histories, mainly in the Cherokee language, to tell the story of the Snowbird Day School. As a collaborative, tribal-led initiative, Tuti Tsunadelogwasdi Uninohelv (Stories of the Snowbird Day School) will bring Cherokee communities together to reflect on their history, document the experience of cultural transition, and contribute to the preservation of their language.
Adcock will be joined by Gilliam Jackson (Project Co-Coordinator) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Jackson grew up in the Tuti Yi community where he attended the Snowbird Day School. Currently, Gil is a lecturer in Languages and Literatures at the University of North Carolina Asheville where he teaches Cherokee Language courses and resides on tribally controlled lands in the Tuti Yi community.
Trey Adcock is an assistant professor of Education and director of American Indian & Indigenous Studies at the University of North Carolina Asheville. His research interests include American Indian education, Curriculum Studies, and Indigenous methodologies. He also serves on the Advisory Council of the Center for Diversity Education.
Appalachian Evenings are free of charge and all are welcome. The event will be held in the Ramsey Center, which is located inside Renfro Library on the campus of Mars Hill University.
For events that happen before 6pm on a weekday, please park in the lot on Bailey Street just next to the Greenway – across the street from Chambers Gym. After 6pm, visitors may park in any available green or white parking space, even if it is designated “faculty” or “students.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/908775039320636/
The 3rd Annual Asheville Winter Swim League will kickoff in January and go through February. All levels and abilities of swimmers are welcome to attend!
What is the AVL Swim League? The intention of the swim league is to build a better swimming community in WNC. All levels and abilities of swimmers will be training together in a friendly, cohesive, structured and coached GROUP atmosphere.
How is the AVL structured? The Swim League is intended for adults, ages 16 and Up, we welcome swimmers of all experience levels including Novice/Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced/Expert Swim Groups with swim leaders and pool-side support and instruction.
Location: All swims unless otherwise noted will meet at the Leila Patterson Center in Fletcher, NC. The LPC Pool is an INDOOR, 25 Yard pool… pretty incredible! We meet Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm. We will have 3 lanes reserved for the Swim League. To prevent over crowding in the lanes, it will be first come first serve.
Cost: The Swim League is FREE. A $5 Suggested Donation for Coach Led Swims are accepted when you sign in at the swim. These donations are for iDream Athletes Foundation and for our coaches/leaders on the pool-deck at each group training.
Contact [email protected] with questions or suggestions!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1173582029474153/?event_time_id=1173582046140818
When the Canes are on the road, join the Hurricanes promotions team and fellow fans on the Canes Cool Bars tour!
Canes Cool Bars offer the ultimate viewing party experience for every fan. This event includes games and contests for those in attendance, prizes that include autographed Canes items and merchandise, visits from Stormy and the Storm Squad, in-game shout outs from Hurricanes broadcast team and more!
https://www.facebook.com/events/290163034998195/
Join others with T1D in the Asheville area. Bring your best tips and T1D tricks to share and discuss. We all know that medical staff can give us the science behind T1D, but those who live with T1D can teach the “art” of keeping sites on, traveling to faraway places and answering those awful questions like “do you have the bad kind?” Come and share your “art” as we laugh about the random things people say! For more information, please contact Megan Ritchie at [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/362777074541010/
Irish Session at Triskelion!
( Every first and third Thursday of the month)
A session is a community celebration of traditional Celtic Music and an exploration of a vast, colorful, musical world that originates from Ireland, Scotland and the other Celtic nations.
The tunes start at 6:30 and the final set will finish by 8:30; every first and third Thursday of the month.
All skill levels are welcome, beginners are invited and it is free to the public. We will mainly be playing dance tunes from the Irish music tradition, but certainly not strictly!
If you are interested in playing traditional Celtic music, please come join us!
https://www.facebook.com/events/137638900463983/?event_time_id=137638913797315