Calendar of Events

The Open Jam at Noble Kava welcomes players of all kinds to come explore, push boundaries, step out of comfort zones, gain experience, and meet and play with musicians from Asheville and beyond. There are no genre restrictions, as long as it’s not too loud for the room. All genders and all peoples are welcome (also well behaved animals are welcome, too).

We provide full backline–drum kit, amps, piano, keys, and PA with mics/inputs. The jam is hosted by the house band, the Kavalactones, who play for the first half hour or so, and then the jam opens up. There’s no list. Just show up and let us know you want to play. We recommend bringing your own instrument (guitar, bass, musical saw, ect.), unless you play keys, or sticks if you play kit.

This is a weekly opportunity for experienced musicians to get together, talk, and share ideas in a living room-like setting. No alcohol is served, but players are invited to try kava at the two-fer-one rate, and kavalactone elixir shots are $1 off anytime the Kavalactones are playing at the bar. Bula!

Start from the beginning and learn the fundamentals of spins, climbs, and sexy dance moves on the static and spin pole! This concentrated eight week series is great for building strength and a quicker understanding of the mechanics, timing, and grace that is helpful for pole dancing.

We will focus on the static pole for the first 6 weeks and move to an introduction of the beauty of spin pole for the last two.

Pole dancing is fun, an amazing workout, and sensually expressive. Enjoy learning with the same group of students each week who are all brand new to pole.

Bring heels because they are fun to dance in and a lot less intimidating than they seem!

$128 for the series. Reserve your spot here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0

https://www.facebook.com/events/624852267970616/

Start from the beginning and learn the fundamentals of spins, climbs, and sexy dance moves on the static and spin pole! This concentrated eight week series is great for building strength and a quicker understanding of the mechanics, timing, and grace that is helpful for pole dancing.

We will focus on the static pole for the first 6 weeks and move to an introduction of the beauty of spin pole for the last two.

Pole dancing is fun, an amazing workout, and sensually expressive. Enjoy learning with the same group of students each week who are all brand new to pole.

Bring heels because they are fun to dance in and a lot less intimidating than they seem!

$128 for the series. Reserve your spot here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0

https://www.facebook.com/events/624852267970616/?event_time_id=624852287970614

Saintseneca
w/ Okapi
at The Mothlight
Tuesday, April 2nd
Doors 8pm
Tickets: $12adv, https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1815460

https://www.facebook.com/events/364674847472389/

VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SHOW! DO NOT MISS IT!
–JACKSON & THE JANKS–
“Jackson and the Janks are a New Orleans based rock and roll and rhythm and blues garage gospel band. Bass sax holding it down and sacred steel lifting you up.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UpgGrmmvAo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5z4Hrc6ClU

–BRODY HUNT & THE HANDFULS–
Honky-tonky, hands fulla hamm’s. Hand-havin daddies that got more hand than any man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryHpTPkzwzI

https://www.facebook.com/events/408472576397286/

10pm
21+
Donation$
One Stop

Join us downstairs during Funk Jam for an all-star local cast of rotating DJ’s spinnin’ vinyl and scratchin’ like there’s no tomorrow!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2261496624135396/?event_time_id=2261496670802058

Dance your heart out, practice your moves, or sing along with your friends. Every Tuesday night after the live band. Only a $2 suggested donation that goes towards Swing Asheville.

Live music from 9-11pm. Bands typically play vintage jazz leaning towards Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Blues dancing. Please see the Swing Asheville group for the schedule: https://www.facebook.com/pg/swingasheville/events

Just $5 for the entire evening, including the blues dance. Blues dance is just $2 from 11pm until closing. We will dance until the bar closes!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/488222365046241/?event_time_id=488222368379574

Tuesday Night Funk Jam – 11PM – Ca$h Donation$ – 21+

EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall!

Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert.

Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm.

At 11PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night followed by opening up the stage to jam to our local community of musicians for an ‘Open Jam’.

While this is an amazing opportunity for musicians to network and refine their musical chops it is ALSO an event for the people who support our music scene and need a night to shake their hips to the best funk around town!

Regularly, nationally touring musicians, TONIGHT funk jam is going to be off the chain. We have Lee Allen (of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band) jumping back in with The Legendary House Band. Come out to the Asheville Music Hall tonight and help us kick off the first funk jam of 2019. We start at 11pm. #asheville #noplacelikehome #makemusiceveryday #mftnfj

https://www.facebook.com/events/786766998382570/?event_time_id=786767045049232

Join the Creation Care Alliance Project Drawdown Eco Challenge Team. The 21-day challenge runs from April 3-24 and makes a big collective and individual impact as we care for creation.
https://drawdown.ecochallenge.org/participants/join?referral_code=15413815-8a2c-4f1b-96d2-26dcd337ceb5&team_invitation=true

https://www.facebook.com/events/393887308035141/

Start your no-obligation free 14 day trial any day of the week (see our class schedule link below). 12 women ages 35 to 55 are invited to be part of an exclusive FREE trial of dance fitness classes at Jazzercise South Asheville Fitness Studio. Take at least 5 classes within 14 days, then offer honest feedback via survey. When complete, you will receive a $50 credit towards registration (making the JF $0 for you!).

Check out the BEFORE & AFTER photos of real results from Jazzercise! Space is limited! To be a part of the trial group, please direct message us with the class day and time you would like to begin. For a complete class schedule, visit: https://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-south-asheville-fitness-center

*Must begin your trial no later than April 15. Available to new clients only. Message us while spots are still available! Please arrive 15 minutes before your 1st class and bring a clean-bottomed pair of athletic shoes you can change into for class (dirt, sand, and tiny rocks will scratch our new studio floors).

https://www.facebook.com/events/2294581184153215/?event_time_id=2294581237486543

Wildflowers springing from the ground are a sign that spring and warmer weather are right around the corner. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Shades of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.

Cost: No additional cost to enter.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2260375557328117/?event_time_id=2260375563994783

2nd floor classrooms
Please call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter:Haywood to schedule an appointment.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2153050544756400/

Please join SAHC as we formalize our new trail on SAHC’s Elk Hollow Preserve. Elk Hollow Preserve is located about an hour from Asheville, north of Spruce Pine.

Please come prepared to dig in trail – wear long pants and boots and bring layers, rain gear, and lunch.

We will provide light snacks and extra safety gear. Please RSVP for this event by Sunday March 31st to Marquette Crockett (SAHC). For questions, directions to the property, and more information about carpool locations please email SAHC’s Roan Stewardship Director, Marquette Crockett ([email protected]).

https://www.facebook.com/events/532879800536776/

Season’s at Highland Lake will be hosting Wine Down Wednesday from January through April with half priced bottles of wine under $50 with the purchase of a main course lunch item or a dinner entrée!

Follow the link for our wine menu: https://hliresort.com/seasons/menu/drinks-wine/

https://www.facebook.com/events/340034079930377/?event_time_id=340034123263706

We are lucky to have incredible Animal Educators to help us spread the word on the important roles they play in the Park. Join one of our Park Naturalists for an informal program where your family will love meeting some of our wilder teammates! Kids of all ages are sure to take home some fun facts and special memories. Then, grab a Track Trail brochure at the Animal Discovery Den and round out the day with a hike along our Great Woodland Adventure trail with 12 education stations. Don’t forget your camera!

Cost: Included with Park admission.

https://www.facebook.com/events/728706160846544/?event_time_id=728706170846543

Join us as we kick off the 2019 season!!!! Live music, great vendors, demos and so much more?

https://www.facebook.com/events/334656393857590/

For 4th-6th graders

Through improv and movement games, students will explore story structure focusing on how the beginning, middle, and end work together to introduce characters that develop through crisis and lead to resolution. We will discover how protagonists interact with an antagonist to change through a story. Students will learn to develop and then act out a story as a group.

8 Sessions for only $120

https://www.facebook.com/events/526963791116441/?event_time_id=526963811116439

This new class in our Fitness Center will incorporate Qigong, strengthening, mediation and yoga. This class is geared to all ages and gender, especially male golfers.

Qigong is a practice that typically involves moving meditation, slow flowing movement and deep rhythmic breathing that provides a calm meditative state of mind.

Classes are $10.00/person.

This class will be lead by instructor Dr. John Akers. Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.

https://www.facebook.com/events/407581593350375/?event_time_id=407581616683706

Every Wednesday we take three of our favorite indulgences and showcase them for you to get you through the mid-week blues! Whether you enjoy Bourbon, Bubbles or Belgians, Wednesday’s just got a whole lot better!

Plus, Live Music Every Wednesday 7 to 10 p.m.
This week’s music Ian Harrod.

https://www.facebook.com/events/407298176714125/

Both regular attendees and newcomers are welcome, and the venue is kid-friendly.

As always, this event is all about helping those with an interest in real estate and investment build relationships within the industry and make meaningful connections. We encourage all attendees to bring at least one friend and one question to the event .

The event will run from 5:30 to 6:30pm, but the earlier you get there the better – we’ll cover the first beer for our first ten arrivals! Our goal is for everyone to walk away with a new connection/relationship that is going to help you take the next step forward in your real estate journey.

Shoot us a message and let us know what that step might be so we can do our best to make that introduction on Wednesday. Or maybe it is a question that you have, let us know so we can try to either answer it ourselves or introduce you to the person who has the answer.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2303025586612115/?event_time_id=2303025599945447

Our weekly dose of James Hammel’s awesome selection of cover songs and original tunes! Always a good show, and you’re bound to see someone you know at the bar!

https://www.facebook.com/events/325013448112541/?event_time_id=325013484779204

We are excited to host our free annual networking event coming April 3rd!! It will be hosted in the Balsam Room at MAHEC Education Building. This is for anyone in the community.

Beth Messersmith of Moms Rising/Mamas con Poder (https://www.momsrising.org/) is coming from Raleigh to talk about big issues, advocacy and policy work currently in the perinatal/parenting support world.

While networking, we will also enjoy a silent auction and a potluck.

To sign up to contribute to the potluck, email Amy Borskey-Duffer at [email protected]

All proceeds from the silent auction are donations to PEHN, a branch of Postpartum Support International, and will be used to continue our mission to spreading awareness and education about perinatal mental health.
To make arrangements for donations of items/services for the silent auction, email Meghan Coltrane at [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/606244449814416/

The 28th Annual Spelling Bee benefiting the Literacy Council of Buncombe County will be held 6-9pm Wednesday April 3, 2019 at The Mothlight.

Beginning at 6 pm, fifteen teams of three adults each will compete in the themed, spirited, and zany word challenge.

While the word list is challenging to even the most advanced spellers, this event is not a traditional, stilted spelling bee. Audience members are encouraged to cheer on their favorite teams and can even purchase opportunities to cheat on the spellers’ behalf.

INTERESTED IN FORMING A TEAM?
Register your team by calling 828-254-3442 or emailing [email protected]. Once you register, you’ll get a team packet that includes event rules, study materials, and fundraising suggestions

https://www.facebook.com/events/2229181620638114/

An early 6:00 start to the evening at AGB with host Tom Kirschbaum, includes Drink & Snack Specials. Many of Tom’s musician friends join him for the evening, performing a wide variety of local music.

Tom Kirschbaum has been with us, helping grow the Asheville Guitar Bar, since we were doing Thursday Jams at our Paintbox Studio. He is a truly gifted musician, and well loved for his generosity, his friendship, and his ”Almost Famous Chili and Slaw”!

Food and drink specials begin at 6:00pm. At 6:30, Tom sets the stage, sharing his love of singing and playing his signature 12 string. He hosts many of his local musicians friends who share their own music for an Asheville Music Show not to be missed.

Please be prepared to donate generously to the bands, doing your part to help support local musicians and keeping local music alive. General seating. No admission charge.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1897048563753861/?event_time_id=1897048597087191

Join us for local music, refreshments, and the opportunity to listen to powerful human stories through a fresh perspective, weaving science and storytelling with hand-drawn graphite portraits. Featuring artist/ biologist Shannon Bodeau. Hosted by Climate Listening Project director Dayna Reggero. In collaboration with UNC Asheville McCullough Fellowship and during Climate City Expo.

The French Broad Valley Music Association: FBVMA jam session is focused on regional fiddle tunes and songs. Carol Rifkin and John Mitchell cohost weekly, bring an instrument to play or just enjoy the music, its free, kid friendly, donations encouraged. Key Players are intermediate to advanced but beginners are most welcome and encouraged to attend to listen, learn/quietly play along. More experienced players sit in the inner circle and take turns choosing fiddle tunes or songs. Guests, families and kids are invited to listen and often sing along. This style of community play has been used to entertain and pass down music to kids for generations.

The French Broad Valley Music Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization formed to celebrate local musical heritage. “Our community. Our music. Our sense of place.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/231970501048591/?event_time_id=231970551048586

Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!

All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!

10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨

https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464771040774

HempYEAH! is a monthly WNC hemp advocate meet up at The Block Off Biltmore in downtown Asheville. This is the perfect, informative get-together for businesses, politicians, entrepreneurs, community members, etc. that are passionate about this amazing and versatile plant.

Each meetup will include freebies from the top dispensaries in the area, panels with esteemed members of the hemp community, spotlights on individuals and businesses that are helping their clients and/or patients with hemp, and updates about what direction hemp can head in NC as well as across the board! We will also touch on ways that we can educate ourselves, law enforcement, and employers about the legality it currently has and what that means for the future.

This year’s fourth HempYEAH! is on Wednesday, April 3rd from 6-8pm, and will be celebrating Earth Day by spotlighting some of the many sustainable uses of hemp.
Tim of Legalize Pot Belly Pigs Co LLC will be out there to speak about his dedicated work with hemp textiles, Jason of Plant restaurant will be there to demonstrate his methods for infusing hemp into his recipes, and we will also have Blake Butler, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association, there to give a legislative update. In addition, I will be offering my hemp & plant medicine infused, allergy friendly goodies from The Chill Peel and there will be a raffle along with a brief Q&A at the end! So come on out for music, community connection, & hemp refreshments.

Hemp, Hemp, Hooray!

https://www.facebook.com/events/335517943954263/?event_time_id=335517960620928

TICKETS
$40
https://bit.ly/2UGSYRR

MEET NATIONAL IMPACT LEADERS
Come interact with national leaders in the sustainable and impact business space. This event is the kickoff for the 2019 MO Summit, convening the leading high impact CEOs.

Speakers include Clark Duncan from the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and Jay Richardson from New Belgium Brewing.

DELICIOUS BITES
Food provided by BimBeriBon and No Evil Foods
Enjoy~
● Walnut tomato basil bruschetta
● Oat queso dip with blue corn chips
● Indian vegetable kofte with coconut tomato curry
● Veggie Jian Bing wraps
● Chipotle hummus & veggies
● Kale quinoa salad
● Tempeh corn dogs with pickled mustard
● No Evil Foods pulled pork sliders

CHEERS
Delicious brews by New Belgium Brewing and Cider by Urban Orchard Cider Company and Bar. A selection of wine and non alcoholic beverages will also be available.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Mission-based startups, early stage companies, and those interested in making new connections, this event is for you!

WHERE
The Brew House at New Belgium Brewing

TICKETS
$40
https://bit.ly/2UGSYRR

*If you are registered for the MO Summit, there is no fee to attend the reception.

THANK YOU
Big thanks to our sponsors Earth Equity Advisors – Responsible Investments & Financial Planning and New Belgium Brewing.

Photo by New Belgium Brewing, via Instagram.

https://www.facebook.com/events/302780840360007/