Calendar of Events

We are inviting you to come and watch us perform dances from the Nutcracker: Russian, Chinese, Arabian and Sugar Plum. As well, we will perform pieces from last year’s Americana production. Performances will be Saturday, December 15th at 1pm and 2pm at Southside Dance Studio. Tickets are only $2.00 and must be reserved ahead of time. You can sign up at the front desk or call us at (828)684-2118. We have 16 chairs for adults and 16 floor spots for children available at each show.

https://www.facebook.com/events/943256532535672/

Want to get your holiday shop on while supporting local artisans + vendors? Fulfill your gift list with items that are not only beautiful – but also meaningful, unique and sustainable. Join us on December 15th for our holiday craft fair: delicious food from Simply Sara Wellness + a (spiked!) hot chocolate bar + gorgeous gift options:

// Handmade Jewelry

// Cheeky Ornaments + Vintage Xmas Décor

// Seasonal Indoor / Outdoor Crafts

// DoTerra Essential Oils + Diffusers

// Custom-Made Italian Leather Handbags

// LuLaRoe Yoga + Athleisure Wear

// Handcrafted Wood Work

// WYC Apothecary + Gift Baskets

Or maybe you haven’t been by yet and just want to check out our space? Hope you can make it! To make sure we have enough food + drink, please RSVP: 828.246.6570 > [email protected]

FREE + Open to the Public

https://www.facebook.com/events/359528988114097/

Saturday, Dec. 15 will be the last day of the year for the Aquarium & Shark Lab! We hope to see all our friends – and make some new ones – as we ring out 2018 in style! SANTA will be available for photos from 1-3 pm The Tap Snap Photo Booth will be there printing FREE holiday fun pics! Live music with guitarist Alex Hunni FREE holiday craft kits for kids Watch our ELF do the shark feeds at 1 & 4 pm ALL GIFT SHOP ITEMS PRICED TO SELL! Come join us for a great last day of 2018!

https://www.facebook.com/events/677419079326162/

Looking for a festive addition to your family, just in time for the holidays? Then join us at FUR’s “Home FUR the Holidays” adoption event on Saturday, December 15, 2018, from 1-4 pm.

With a wide variety of kittens, adults and seniors to choose from, we are certain to have the purrfect kitty for you and/or your family!

WHAT TO EXPECT:
FUR is a cage-free sanctuary. That means when you come to visit, you will not be overwhelmed by kitty cries coming from small cages. Instead, you can visit the cats in their rooms, play with them with their own toys and wander around the Sanctuary at your own pace.

All kitties who get adopted go home with a bag of goodies, including a sampling of their favorite foods, treats and toys.

Light refreshments will be provided.

FEES:
At FUR, all cats are altered (spayed or neutered), vaccinated, treated for fleas and parasites, and microchipped before going to their furever home. All of this is done at NO extra cost to you! We simply ask for a small adoption fee so that FUR can continue to care for the next cat that comes our way:

$35 per kitten (reduced for this event — typically $65)
$50 per adult

WHY FUR:
FUR NEVER euthanizes a cat to make room for other cats. As a no-kill, last-chance Sanctuary, we accept those cats who, without us, may not live to see tomorrow. That includes the abandoned, the abused, the neglected and the injured. We rescue them, rehabilitate them and rehome as many as possible. Some may never recover enough to find a furever home, but we never stop trying — even if that means they live the rest of their days at our Sanctuary.

Aside from physically caring for cats, we help the community by providing counseling and education, helping families to rehome their own cats when needed, financing vet bills in dire situations when families cannot afford them, arranging for short-term foster care when possible, pulling “unadoptable” or sick cats from county Shelters, tending to cat colonies and more.

Every FUR adoption allows us to help more cats in Western NC. That’s why our motto is: A SECOND CHANCE STARTS WITH YOU. Because YOU make the difference. YOU help us complete our mission. FUR cats are rescued because of YOU.

https://www.facebook.com/events/260407394600855/

Break out your festive flannel and join us for a holiday celebration featuring our most merry ciders and meads, including:

THE HOLLY KING: cider infused with black currant and vanilla bean

POMDEMONIUM: pomegranate cider with a hint of clove

BLUE CHRISTMAS: cider infused with blueberry and cardamom

FENBERRY: cranberry and maple mead (acerglyn)

VIKING BLOOD: oaked-aged cherry cyser

MEDOVUKHA: Eastern European-style mead with clove and raisins

MULLED APFELWEIN

plus: CRANBERRY GINGER BEER (the boozy kind)

All-day camaraderie and evening fire pit (with Yule Log) Cheers!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1047546658760706/

Due to inclement weather, this event has been moved from Saturday, December 8th to Saturday, December 15th.

Cooper invites everyone and their pets to come out to Mountain Brook Vineyards to have their pet’s picture taken with Santa on Saturday, December 15th, between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. The address is 731 Phillips Dairy Road, Tryon, NC 28782, and they’re located just 8.8 miles from the Tryon Equestrian Center going towards Rutherfordton.

If you don’t have a pet, PAWS will also be on site with adoptable dogs and cats looking for their forever homes for the holidays!

Instant photos will be available to take home for $5.00 with all profits going to PAWS. Come out and enjoy some holiday cheer and some grrrreat wine! Https://www.mountainbrookvineyards.com/events/picture-your-pet-with-santa-paws-adoption-event

https://www.facebook.com/events/2186338094975656/

Come make a memory with us at Petco on Saturday, Dec. 8th, 15th or Sunday, Dec 16th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and help pets in need in our community! For a $9.95 donation you’ll receive a digital keepsake photo and the joy in knowing you’re supporting our lifesaving work, thanks to the @PetcoFoundation! Photos will be emailed to you within minutes so you can share them with us using #SantaPawsForaCause.

https://www.facebook.com/events/275885319739213/?event_time_id=275885343072544

It’s that time of year again! It’s time for us to have our annual screening of the Jim Henson holiday favorite, The Muppet Christmas Carol!

ALL ages are welcome to attend, we’ll provide popcorn and beverages. If you want to snuggle up and sit in the front, feel free to bring your sleeping bag or pillow to sit on.

https://www.facebook.com/events/428732787659502/

December 15 is a big day for getting into the Christmas spirit. We’ll be doing the Arboretum walk- lake version. This walk takes you through portions of the formal gardens then along Bent Creek on the way to Lake Powhatan, through woods on easy trails to return to the lake at the swimming beach and then back to the formal gardens on the other side of Bent Creek with entirely different views.

Registration is 1:30 PM with step off at 2 PM. There is both a 5 and 11 KM option, both rated 3B. Walking sticks and good hiking shoes recom-mended. Plenty of time to finish and make the club’s Christmas dinner the second event of the day. The third event is the return, for those who want to see the lights at the Arboretum. To get there, take I-26 and get off at exit 33. Follow NC 191 south approx. 3 miles. Turn right at light for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Turn right to-wards the Arboretum gate. Go to the Baker Exhibit Center where we’ll meet. There is a car charge but annual pass holders can get in free. See below for carpool information.

Following the North Carolina Arboretum walk on December 15, the Amblers will gather at the Stone Ridge Tavern for our annual Holiday meal. The restaurant is located at 1003 Brevard Road, a short distance from the Arboretum. Stone Ridge Tavern is family owned and operated since 2004, and they take immense pride in providing folks in the Asheville area with a fun, friendly dining experience. They will offer us a choice of five menu options, including a vegetarian option, and the meal will include salad, a non-alcoholic beverage, and dessert. Additional beverages may be purchased separately. As we’ve done in the past, the Amblers will contribute toward the cost of the meal for each member. Thus, the total member cost for dinner will be $18.00, including tax and gratuity. Non-members will pay $25.00, tax and gratuity included. Dinner will be at 5:00.

Stone Ridge Tavern will need a headcount from us, so please contact Don Colbath ([email protected] or 828-515-0227) to reserve your space before Saturday December 8. Please plan to pay in advance (with exact change if possible, or a check made out to Asheville Amblers for $18.00) or at the restaurant.
If you don’t plan to do the walk, please join us for dinner at 5:00 on December 15. We look forward to a fun, festive, and tasty evening.

To further entice you to join our Holiday celebration, the menu choices are as follows:

Stone Ridge Chicken – marinated chicken breast with Monterey jack, cheddar cheese, applewood bacon, and mushrooms

Herb Crusted Pork Chops – grilled boneless pork chops lightly breaded and topped with lemon butter sauce

Hamburger Steak – 9 oz. fresh ground chuck topped with sautéed onions, mushrooms, and brown gravy

Alaskan Whitefish – grilled, fried, blackened, or broiled

The above are served with a salad and choice of one side.

Homemade Vegetable Lasagna – fresh vegetables, marinara sauce, parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, served with salad and garlic bread

Dessert is chocolate cake garnished with whipped cream

In addition to providing dinner, Stone Ridge has also agreed to allow us to use their parking lot as a meeting point for carpooling to the Arboretum. The Arboretum charges a parking fee, but entry is free for annual passholders. It would be helpful to know in advance who has a pass and who needs a ride to be sure we can accommodate everyone. Contact Don Colbath if you will need a ride or if you are a passholder who can transport others. Please arrive at Stone Ridge by 1:15 to coordinate rides.

https://www.facebook.com/events/282871002331958/

The 3rd annual Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl is here and we want the city of Asheville to join in on the fun. Get that Goodwill sweater, find those tacky holiday pants, and get ready to jingle bell ROCK!

Check in at Wild Wing from 2-5pm! Friends can check you in. Just need your ticket.

Ticket Includes:
* Ugly Sweater T-shirt (given out at the after party)
* Signature Ugly Sweater Crawl Koozie at registration
* 1 Comp Beer at Banks Ave
* 1 Comp Jell-O shot at Bens Tune Up
* Registration party to kick off the crawl
* Professional photographer on site to capture the fun
* DJ’s playing holiday music at multiple stops
* Themed Drink specials at participating bars
* Ugly Sweater Crawl Map to help guide you bar to bar
* Hundreds of crawlers dressed in the ugliest holiday gear.
* Voted one of the most fun & organized holiday crawls by Yelp 2017

Bar Partners & Drink Specials:
Wild Wing Cafe
$3 Miller Lite Pints
$4 Asheville Brewing Company Pints
$4 Dos XX Pints
$4 Jingle Juice
DJ spinning tunes 2pm-5pm
Banks Ave.
$5 Coronita/Tequila Shot Combo
$4 The Grinch Cocktail (Midori Sour)
$3 Peppermint Patty Shot (1/2 Pep. Schnapps & 1/2 Creme de Menthe)
1 complimentary 9oz welcome beer paid for by Bar Crawl USA.
Bens Tune Up
$2 Jello Shots
$2 PBR’s
$4 Sierra Nevada Christmas Jam pints
$4 Cape Cods
*1 comp jello shot with ticket*
Twin Leaf Brewery
$2 half pours of:
•144 IPA
•Chocolate Pumpkin Stout
•Magic Hour Gose
Claddagh Restaurant & Pub – High Point, NC
*$5 Sierra Nevada 20oz brews
*$2 Holiday Jello Shots
*$0.75 wings (min of 10)
*$6 Titos Highballs
The Bier Garden

More to come

FAQ:
Where do I get my event T-Shirt?
•Make it to the after party and it is yours. Shirts are handed out first come first serve at The Bier Garden our official after party from 8pm-10pm. *Sizes are not guaranteed as they are first come first serve. Everyone gets a shirt! Sizes S to 2XL

Do I need a ticket?
•Yes will not be able to get int our registration party or after party nor will get your event t-shirt, koozie, access to bars, photography, and other giveaways.

Do I need to go to all of the bars? Is it guided?
•You do not need to visit all the bars to get your t-shirt at the after party. We will have times next to each bar when they will be staffed & ready and when you should be there for wristband & crawl awesomeness.

Do I need to print my ticket? Does it need to match my name?
•No, on your phone is preferred. Ticket does not need to match attendee name. This is a 21+ event

Ugly Sweater T-shirt are for all attendees. Sizes are first come, first serve but we will have S, M, L, XL.

This is a 21+ event and drinking is 100% optional. If you choose to drink please drink responsibly. Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl is not liable for any injuries that may occur during or after the completion of the crawl.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2012918018758361/

As DxE grows a grassroots movement that’s dedicated to total animal liberation and is gaining political power, the animal exploiting industries are becoming increasingly concerned. We’re seeing an unprecedented amount of animal rights activists being charged with felonies and some activists, including DxE co-founder Wayne Hsiung, are facing decades in prison for taking sick and injured animals to the vet and for exposing criminal animal cruelty in factory farms supplying corporations such as Amazon, Whole Foods and Costco. Help us make a statement to our government and the public that rescuing animals is not a crime.

We will do an action that disrupts normalized violence towards animals. Afterwards, join us for a vegan dinner in downtown Asheville!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1909234089385092/

Join us for a celebration of teaching and leadership in yoga. December 14, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of B.K.S. Iyengar’s birth. We will celebrate his life and accomplishments on December 15, 2018. Join us for open practice, movie watching, dessert, refreshments, and good company! FREE and open to the public!

https://www.facebook.com/events/791363301210488/

Come join us on December 8th at 1:30PM for the Black Mountain Christmas Parade. (more information to come)
Please sign up on the sheet at church for walking or riding on the float or see Becky.
Let’s get out there and IMPACT THE VALLEY this holiday season!

https://www.facebook.com/events/488735448291886/

Merry Christmas from Black Mountain! Enjoy our annual Christmas Parade through downtown on State Street from Flat Creek Road to Craigmont Road.

The parade has been rescheduled to December 15 at 2 p.m. (weather permitting).

https://www.facebook.com/events/2080090152246386/

BLACK NATIVITY: LIBERATION HOLIDAY is an artistic production in celebration of black heritage, contributions, creativity, and community, featuring music, dance, and poetry woven into a dramatic story. Guided by the creative team of director Daniele Martin, music director Jonathan Santos, and choreographer Michael Hayes, the show will feature live music by Santos Soul and the Soulution Band, with contributions from local artists such as the Urban Arts Institute (UAI) dancers, Olympia Garrett, JaNesha Renee, Kia Rice, Kasia Maatafale and DJ Twan.

BLACK NATIVITY: LIBERATION HOLIDAY is coordinated by Southside Rising in association with Asheville Creative Arts and all proceeds from ticket sales will be used to support ongoing and developing opportunities for artists, performers and culture bearers of color in Asheville.

https://www.facebook.com/events/208407553420343/

Join us at Clasique for our annual “Itty Bitty Crafty”- the perfect place for a holiday party and merrymaking!

Bring your holiday spirit and shop gifts from our favorite LOCAL artists! Drop by the studio between 2 – 6pm for shopping, enjoying wine, cider from Noble Cider, and chocolate from French Broad Chocolates. We’ll also have live mandolin tunes by the lovely & talented Cynthia McDermott from 2-4!

Artists & designers include : Spotted Dog Farm – Asheville, NC, Fly Coop Studios, Kintala Talismans, Mary Cozens Art, and many more!

https://www.facebook.com/events/283781488937137/

Join us on December 15th for a fun day of food, crafts and much more! Jazzy Vegetarian will be creating the food, and local vendors will be selling their holiday wares! This event also benefits Asheville Vegan Society and Sweet Bear Rescue Farm, so come on out and support local art, food and the animals!

Vendors include:
Art For Animals (https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtforAnimals9)
Asheville Dragonfly
Joy’s Closet
Kaleidoscope Studios.Art
Knits by April
Moochie Designs
Silver Swan Designs
Tickle My Whiskers
Vickie Burick Photography

The Asheville Vegan Society and Sweet Bear Rescue Farm will also be there with tables.

https://www.facebook.com/events/814282195570425/

Join Asheville Goods and Asheville Tea Company for our Saturday Holiday Open Houses, 2-6. Samples, tea, discounts, and good cheer!

https://www.facebook.com/events/715154782189109/?event_time_id=715154812189106

Do you or someone you know love wolves, dogs, love to paint, love wine, or just love to have fun and support our local wolfdog sanctuary while doing so??? Saturday, December 15th, come on out to Weinhaus at 86 Patton Ave in downtown Asheville for a wolf-themed Christmas “paint-and-sip” fundraiser!

Half of all tickets sales will be going directly to Full Moon Farm, a wolfdog santuary located in Black Mountain. (You can learn more about Full Moon Farm and its residents by clicking here: http://fullmoonfarm.org/ ) As it is with most animals, expenses can be much higher in the winter months, and running the sanctuary for these beautiful and majestic wolfdogs is no different. (They eat A LOT!) Not only will you be supporting the sanctuary by painting with us, but you will also have the opportunity to MEET one of the “ambassadogs” from the sanctuary, as well as talk to some of the volunteers and learn all about Full Moon Farm and wolfdogs!

Bring someone along as a Christmas gift, give someone this experience as a gift, give your finished painting as a gift, OR gift it all to yourself! (You’re TOTALLY allowed to do that.) The whole painting is instructed by one of our talented artists, step by step, and all supplies are provided. We also provide aprons to keep your clothes paint-free, and you get to take home your masterpiece at the end of class! Come ready to try a few brews or wines while you paint, which you can purchase right at the Weinhaus bar. (This event is definitely open to anyone younger than 21 years of age, and kids, too!)

Tickets are $35 per person and the class is limited to 32 guests, so get your tickets soonPlease purchase your tickets ahead of time, it helps us out greatly, and makes sure you get a spot.)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

https://www.facebook.com/events/291505568146659/

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=334279504023024

Journey with Lioness Goddess Sekhmet:
Alchemical Movement & Shamanic Breathwork™ Experience

Saturday, December 15 2:00 – 5:30 PM
Veda Studios ~ 853 Merrimon Ave ~ Asheville, NC 28804

The afternoon includes Alchemical Healing invocation, Shamanic Breathwork™, guided movement, and scribing to experience a multifaceted shamanic journey with the support of Sekhmet.

Part of this experience is a segment of Shamanic Breathwork™ that we will use as a means of connecting with our higher self and unconscious mind through states of consciousness attained through the breath. People who have experienced Shamanic Breathwork™ report enhanced physical and emotional well-being, confidence, clarity, and joy, as well as a reduction in anxieties, fears and self-doubts. Shamanic Breathwork™ and the supporting processes, allow us to access various levels of consciousness and bring about powerful self-healing and transformation.

https://www.facebook.com/events/315476712607068/

Take a break from the holiday hustle and bustle and bring the kids over to ZaPow to flex their creative muscles.

ZaPow artists will be hosting a FREE holiday themed kids crafting hour and story time. We will start the hour by reading a holiday picture book together. Then the children and their grown-ups can choose from two holiday crafts to make and take home. All supplies will be provided.

This event is FREE and open to all ages. The crafts and story will be aimed at preschool/elementary age children.

December 15th, 2-3pm.
ZaPow Gallery
150 Coxe Avenue Suite 101
Asheville, NC

(Zapow artists will be available to help with crafting but children must be accompanied by their adult at all times.)

https://www.facebook.com/events/202234594057094/

Come enjoy New South Rising playing next to the fireplace while you sip your wine and mead (local beers also available!). All genres, great sound! Don’t want to miss!

https://www.facebook.com/events/301561737365880/

Come one come all! We will have Santa in the lobby of the Hotel from 2 pm until 5 pm –
Stop by and have a photo with Santa. Donations will go to Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue

https://www.facebook.com/events/600004487084437/

A day of good music, beautiful views and fabulous award-winning wine

https://www.facebook.com/events/310897129507027/

We all have that “One Night Out Outfit”. One, that has been sitting in the closet for past few years or decades? Is it a Flapper Party Dress from New Year’s Eve 2015? Best man’s tuxedo? Prom outfit? Ballroom gown? Last year’s birthday party look? One from “theatre sale” rack?
Bring it in, and swap it for a fresh new look just in time for the New Year’s Eve Party!
Sparkles, lace, rhinestones, ruffle, feathers, sequin, corsets, fur, fringe – bring it all!
Don’t forget about shoes and accessories!
All sizes, all styles, all genders – ALL ARE WELCOME! Revamp your closet at no cost to you, and no harm to the Planet.
Five dollars suggested donation to Community Roots, and you can swap till you drop!
We will serve sparkling, hot chocolate and biodegradable glitter till run out!
Let’s play dress up! Let’s celebrate!

P.S.
Please, RSVP (get your free ticket from Eventbrite). It will help us get the right amount of supplies. Also, be sure to bring your ID, if planning to have some bubbly! Cheers!

https://www.facebook.com/events/567386367040037/

Santa will be at the Second Chances Thrift Store on Saturday, December 15th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Bring your camera and take photos of your kids & pets with Santa. Donations appreciated.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2109569759356629/

Santa will be at the Second Chances Thrift Store on Saturday, December 15th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Bring your camera and take photos of your kids & pets with Santa. Donations appreciated.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2109569759356629/?event_time_id=2109569769356628

Visit the Beer Hub to taste homemade cookies and vote for your favorite. The winner will receive a Beer Hub gift certificate and there will be other prizes too. If you want to compete, bring at least 4 dozen home-made cookies to the Hub by 3:00 on 12/15 (can drop off cookies earlier that week).

https://www.facebook.com/events/375530609704930/

Come and join us for the Reidville Christmas Parade this Saturday! We hope to see you at 2pm at Tyger Rver Park. Wear your red Joy sweatshirt form last year if you have one. I have green ones this year for everyone else. Thank y’all!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1066806930188283/