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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This class is both nourishing + deeply trains the core.
Every Monday, meet Buti Yoga Master Trainee Judy M. Nemeth on the mat for DEEP at Primal Studios! ??
DEEP by Buti Yoga is a restorative movement sequence that utilizes the Spiral Structure Technique to connect mind to muscle and catalyze vibrational changes on a cellular level.
The class focuses on:
? a deep core workout but does not contain cardio
? micro-movements with physical touch to connect the brain to innervated muscle
? deep hip and shoulder stretches
? allow yourself to wind down + focus.
DEEP is designed to prevent injury, restore innervation and assist in the recovery of bladder/uterine prolapse and diastasis recti. The class structure also includes self-massage and pressure point activation to release muscles during deep asanas. There is no cardio or plyometrics, just a whole lot of deep engagement on the mat!
➳ 60 minute class
➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Lousiana Ave. in West Asheville
We can’t wait to see you! ✨ All levels welcome!
? Instructor Judy Nemeth is a RYT 200 hr Yoga Instructor, Buti Yoga + DEEP Instructor, and a Master Trainee with the Buti Yoga Advanced Master Trainee program.
In her own words:
“Buti Yoga has taken me to a place in my life that I would have never imagined, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Come try a class, keeping in mind that this practice is different but the inner healing gained from it is beyond imaginable!”
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1925437500896955/?event_time_id=1925437520896953
Welcome to a weekly, open world platform of Dungeons & Dragons 5E hosted by The Bearded Dragons Inn!
Each week the players assemble in the Village of Triskelion to bravely make a plan and charge forth into the unexplored wilds. The story is entirely player driven and you’ll never know what to expect!
New to D&D? No worries, our skilled Dungeon Master’s can help guide you through this world of fantasy.
Want more info: Please click the following link that will take you directly to the West Marches at Triskelion page for all your FAQ needs!
https://sites.google.com/outlook.com/westmarchesattriskelion/home
https://www.facebook.com/events/269821280508142/?event_time_id=269821320508138
The 11th Annual 99.9 Kiss Country Guitar Jam
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 8pm
Early performance by Ben Rue at 7pm
$35/$100
Presented by Accu-Chek Guide
Featuring: David Lee Murphy, Joe Nichols, Carlton Anderson and Everette, with special guest Ben Rue
All proceeds benefit Western North Carolina Toys for Tots
VIP Tickets ($100)
On sale Friday, October 19 at 8am: VIP tickets go on sale at the Kiss Country studios only. Cash only. Limit 4 tickets per person. Listeners must show up in person to purchase. Includes dinner before the show at The Pulp which is downstairs from The Peel, autographed poster, meet & greet photo with artists, early entrance into the venue.
General Admission Tickets ($35)
On sale Friday, October 19 at 12pm: At The Orange Peel box office and at www.theorangepeel.net
Details at 99kisscountry.com/guitarjam
https://www.facebook.com/events/577163862738697/
West Asheville Jazz (Open Jam) @ One World Brewing West
Music starts at 8:30
Bring your Jazz instruments and have some fun! Everyone is welcome! Come to play some music and dance with us over a few drinks at our new spaceship bar.
https://www.facebook.com/events/339723350175952/
Monday Night Movie
Coil’s “Colour Sound Oblivion”
Every other Monday starting June 18th, 9:00pm to 11:30pm
Some of this material is adult in nature, therefore it will be an 18+ event. If you would like to bring your own under 18 child(ren) please message us.
We intend to screen the performances sequentially until we are done, we may repeat it if it’s well received and people want to keep it going. We are also going to work in some other Coil related movies, music, discussion. I also have Peter Christopherson’s photography book with limited edition prints and “Bright lights and cats with no mouths” which is John’s collected artwork available for viewing plus al the contents of the CSO box. I have one of the pre-order ones with the handwritten note from Peter.
Full details of the CSO box set can be found here:
https://www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/cso.php?site=
https://www.facebook.com/events/275084739774805/?event_time_id=275084779774801
We are Fair Goods Collaborative – a group of like-minded, women-led small businesses based in Asheville.
Our products differ, but we share a common vision: a fair marketplace for international craft.
We support human-scale, ethical trade around the world. Through your purchases of goods likes these, the impact of your decision is felt here at home and also in the many communities where we work.
Good Tidings: An Ethical Pop Up Shop
November 17 – December 28
51 College Street, Asheville NC 28801
Open 10-6 Daily // 10-7 Weekends // Closed Tues
Grand Opening
Saturday, November 17
5-8pm at WARE Avl (51 College St)
more at fairgoodscollaborative.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/2160946130838434/?event_time_id=2160946254171755
All Aboard THE POLAR EXPRESS! This memorable journey will take you on an incredible journey! Believe the magic this Holiday season!
Over 88,000 guests rode THE POLAR EXPRESS with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in 2017 and we hope to see you in 2018! The 1¼ hour round-trip excursion comes to life as the train departs the Bryson City depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the North Pole. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story. Children’s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the North Pole to find Santa Claus waiting. Santa will board THE POLAR EXPRESS, greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story, their own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the Bryson City Depot.
THE POLAR EXPRESS begins November 9, 2018, and operates through December 31, 2018.
THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT! Give the gift of health and wellness to yourself or someone else this THANKSGIVING!
Please join us in our private group dedicated to essential oil education, freebies, giveaways, and fun! Let me know if you want to be added to the group or you can do it yourself by searching for the group on FB @ “BOGO and Freebie Fun – Christie’s East Mountain Essentials”.
We are doing our first giveaway tonight at 7pm, BUT you will have to be added to the actual group to see the posts.
Peace, Love & Oils – Christie!
https://www.facebook.com/events/611677119234936/?event_time_id=611677165901598
Join your neighbors and law enforcement representatives from the Asheville Police Department for coffee and conversation. No agenda or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know the officers in your neighborhood.
https://www.facebook.com/events/255917958430703/
Network with Fellow FABA members the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month at the YMCA at Mission-Pardee Health Campus. Coffee Club will be in Activity Room A on the 1st Floor.
This week our Spotlight Speaker will be Bill Gilliland and the team from ActionCOACH.
https://www.facebook.com/events/181248612521372/
Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.
About the Artist
Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.
My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”
We’re making Christmas wishes come true for kids in foster care and in domestic violence shelters in our area. We’ve collected the wishes of 576 kids and we need your help making those wishes come true! Will you help? See the wishes now at mymix965.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1990959231196414/?event_time_id=1990959287863075
Christmas at Biltmore Daytime Celebration*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Sunday, January 6, 2019 (daily)
*Included with estate admission.
*Does not include “Candlelight Christmas Evenings”
Experience the holidays wreathed with the wonder of Biltmore. Our celebration presents Christmas on a grand scale with more than 55 trees decorated by our talented staff, accented with miles of ribbon, garlands, and lights. Festive menus in our restaurants and holiday wine tastings make for a memorable visit.
Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas
https://www.facebook.com/events/148458802536575/?event_time_id=247333672649087
Donate Coats, Hats, Gloves, Mittens, Scarves, Sweaters, Hand Warmers, Socks Blankets- Anything Warm (New or Gently Used – All sizes needed) We are collecting for Three amazing organizations: Homeward Bound of WNC, Irene Wortham Center, Inc. and Children First/Communities In Schools – Children First CIS of Buncombe County We need your help. Drop off your items at 862 Haywood Road, 28806. See dates and times listed. With your help, we can share the warmth! Our GOAL is to collect 862 items! Contact Teona for more information at [email protected] or call 828-515-1398.
https://www.facebook.com/events/284334799080146/?event_time_id=284334899080136
Learn proper alignment, improve strength & flexibility, & enjoy deep, guided relaxation with Lynn Edgar, an experienced yoga therapist at the 500hr level.
Contact the Mills River Library at 890-1850 for more information.
Wake up + WIN THE DAY with Instructor Heather Miller ૐ for Vinyasa Flow + Yin, Tuesday mornings at 9:15am.?
This class will combine a vinyasa flow through traditional asanas via sun salutations, warrior variations, and pranayama techniques, then we will slow down our movements and engage and lengthen through targeted muscle groups and fascia by using Yin Yoga techniques.
Yin Yoga:
-uses your breath to engage and open targeted structures within the body with longer holds within poses
-helps you release stress + tension
Truly all levels. ALL are welcome to practice and FEEL GOOD NOW + explore this positive mind/body/soul game changer we call yoga! ?♀️?
➳ 60 minute class
➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Lousiana Ave. in West Asheville
? Instructor Heather Miller is a certified Yoga Instructor, Buti Yoga Instructor, and massage therapist who found healing and growth in yoga time and time again, first after an injury on the Appalachian Trail, and then after giving birth to her children.
In her own words “I am truly blessed to have this community welcome me and see my light that I have to offer. I can’t wait to meet you on the mat and expand your hearts with me.”
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/257450731639743/?event_time_id=257450751639741
Demovember Presents:
TERRAFORMING MARS!
In the 2400s, mankind begins to terraform the planet Mars. In Terraforming Mars, you play a corporation and work together in the terraforming process, but compete for getting victory points that are awarded not only for your contribution to the terraforming, but also for advancing human infrastructure throughout the solar system, and doing other commendable things.
Come join us every Tuesday in November to learn more of our popular high-strategy games!
https://www.facebook.com/events/269560903701573/?event_time_id=269560917034905
Your Holiday “to do” list got you feeling
crunched for time? No more excuses!!
In this 30 minute express bootcamp
you’ll experience a full body, intense
workout with the same results as
a 60 minute routine. Great for all levels!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2242850725950770/?event_time_id=2242850739284102
When reflecting on the current state of the environment, it seems that we have entered into times of seismic sorrows. Carbon emissions, water pollution, fracking, and changing climate patterns all point to a troubling reality with serious consequences for human and non-human populations. Through weavings, installations, sculpture, and print, artists Rena Detrixhe and Tali Weinberg (Tulsa, OK) explore the complex relationship between humans and the planet, offering insights, expressing grief, and creating space for resilience and change.
In Time of Seismic Sorrows is curated by Marilyn Zapf and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Join us to learn about invasive species in Western North Carolina and remove them from one of our conservation easements in Madison County, the Dalton Property. We will include a brief lesson on the most common invasive species and how to identify them. We will be primarily concerned with Oriental Bittersweet, Stilt Grass, Spirea, Japanese Honeysuckle & Multi Flora Rose removal.
The Dalton property is located in Madison County, NC and was protected by SAHC in 2003. This 83-acre property was farmland before becoming the home of the Big Red Tomato Packing Company through 1987. The tract is now owned by the Dalton family and protected through a conservation easement with SAHC. The disturbance of the natural ecosystem on this property has opened it up to invasion from pioneer species. We hope to remove invasive plants in order to preserve natural ecosystem processes and provide a space for native plants to grow.
Volunteer activities will include invasive removal and site beautification. Work gloves, safety eye wear, hand tools, and first aid kits will be available on site. Feel free to bring personal gloves or tools. Please dress in layers and bring a rain jacket as we will be working at high elevations and the weather is unpredictable.
What will we be doing?
– Invasive species management – we will use loppers and shears to remove invasive plants.
– General clean-up– Collecting debris on the property.
– More volunteer tasks will be available on the work day.
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and can be done at the event page on the SAHC website: https://appalachian.org/event/invasive-plant-removal-volunteer-work-day/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1070446876466722/
infants through pre-school
educational play dates
EXHIBITION
“From Sea to Shining Sea: The Decay of America” includes works from four photographers who capture varying aspects of the decay and destruction of the American landscape; from aerial views of invasive construction sites to images documenting the broader humanitarian impact on the Sioux Nation at Standing Rock.
ARTISTS: Peter Essick, Carl Galie, Christine Hinz Lenzen, Sarah Stacke
OPENING RECEPTION to be held Sunday, Nov 11 at 3PM at Blue Spiral 1
This exhibition is held in conjunction with photo+sphere (www.photoplusavl.com), a city-wide exploration of photography and photo media from November 7-11, 2018. This show will be on display in our upstairs gallery from November 7th – December 7th, 2018.
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FILM: The Devil We Know
a 2018 Sundance Film Festival premiere documentary, is an exposé of the DuPont corporation, whose decades-long effort to deny the adverse effects of chemicals used in Teflon has resulted in birth defects, cancer, and death.
Sunday, November 11th, 2018 @ 1pm in the Fine Arts Theatre.
Ticket fee: $5 at the box office
Q+A SESSION
immediately after with the film with award-winning filmmaker and co-director of The Devil We Know, Jeremy Seifert
RECEPTION for the film and exhibition
at 3pm at Blue Spiral 1
https://www.facebook.com/events/368056477065758/?event_time_id=368056550399084
*Dates are subject to change, due to weather. Please contact your FSA to confirm.
Head Start Parents! Join us for our Parent Meetings, where we will discuss the following topics:
11/20/18 – Your Family’s Well-Being; Child Growth & Development; Focus on Goal Setting; Building Resilience
1/18/19 – Healthy Families, Safety & Injury Prevention; Transition to Kindergarten (City Schools)
3/12/19 – Transition to Kindergarten (County Schools); Family/Financial Literacy, Fatherhood Engagement
https://www.facebook.com/events/387992218408847/?event_time_id=387992231742179
The fish and reptiles at the Aquarium and Shark Lab will be on vacation Nov 20-24 for the thanksgiving Holiday! They will be resting, visiting friends and family, and watching parades on TV! We send you the best of wishes for a great holiday with your families and friends. Thank you for your continued support of our drop of the sea in the mountains.
https://www.facebook.com/events/327316904726187/
CREATE. RELEASE. INTEND. SPIRAL IT OUT. ????
Join Jenny Roberts for Buti Yoga Lite Tuesday mornings at 10:30am at Primal Studios!
This a great introductory class or for anyone practicing Buti who wants to commit to focusing on alignment, deep core engagement, and yoga postures in a toned down, slower paced class with lower intensity cardio plyometrics.
?♀️? What is Buti Yoga?
Buti utilizes the Spiral Structure Technique + deep core engagement in this empowering class, activating shakti – the divine feminine energy that AWAKENS power + sustainable confidence. Music drives the movements! ♫ ♫ ♫
➳ 60 minute class – ALL LEVELS welcome & celebrated.
➳ $12 per class drop in. Sign up on our Mindbody app- Primal Studios. Space is limited.
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Lousiana Ave. in West Asheville
? Instructor Jenny Roberts is a Yoga Alliance certified 200 hr RYT Yoga Instructor and Buti Yoga Instructor. Jenny’s passion for movement manifested through sports, as well as capturing motion and emotion as a filmmaker. Jenny is our Creative Director/Photographer & Videographer at Primal Studios.
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/284502422401963/?event_time_id=284502435735295
FREE Santa Photos will be available at the center through December 24 at the The North Carolina Arboretum sponsored Santa Set. Every family who visits Santa at Asheville Outlets will receive two FREE 4” x 6” Santa photo prints and a digital download of a single image. Free Santa Photos is hosted by Great Beginnings Lead To Great Smiles.
(Additional photos and Christmas merchandise are available for purchase. One giveaway per family, per Christmas season. Some restrictions may apply. Valid only through December 24, 2018.)
https://www.facebook.com/events/337462147058287/?event_time_id=337462277058274
For the month of November ,local artists Patricia Cotterill and Darryl Maleike will be featured in the F.W. Gallery at Woolworth Walk.
Patricia is an oil painter living in Asheville and working out of her studio at Riverside Studios in the River Arts District. Patricia was born in Scotland and now resides in Asheville, NC. After graduating from Art College in Lincoln England with a graphic design degree, she worked designing branding for major companies. She later managed retail displays for a chain of department stores throughout the south of England. After several years living in Europe, the middle East, and Asia, her husband’s work brought the family to the US. She paints animal life, figures, and still life. As a child, aged eight, she remembers her first paint by numbers kit for oils. Pure joy! Patricia work has appeared on the NBC set of Parenthood and HGTV’s Urban Oasis for the West Asheville house. The color scheme for the whole house was based on one of her cow paintings. Patricia works quickly covering a black toned canvas, first sketching the subject onto the canvas. She then blocks in the shapes and applies color to the canvas. Trying to capture the feeling she wants to express with a few brush strokes, because she doesn’t want to get lost in the details until the end. Believing that working in this way causes the viewer to have some emotional response as she does, and she thinks they also get the sense of her journey when they view her paintings. Patricia decided to have a little fun with her favorite subject, animals, for this body of work, ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS. The animals she has painted must have had ancestors somewhere, so why not have them dressed in the style of yesteryear. It was fun for her to research clothing from previous centuries, then to decide which style would work with which animal. She worked quickly and loosely to capture the look of a bygone period and expressions on their faces! Lord Sly, stands in his stately library thinking about the days hunt for rabbits! Marie Antoinette Opossum may be dreaming of her love, Louis XVI. Patricia invites you to come and see these animal characters, and a few others, hopefully to make you think about your own ancestors!
Maleike has been living and making books in Asheville NC since 2003. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Illinois University, he spent many years travelling and photographing the country. In 1998 Darryl landed at Penland School of Crafts in Penland NC. This is where he took his first bookmaking class. “It is such a different way of working with my hands,” is the reason he gives for switching from photography to bookmaking. In 2000 Darryl became a Core Fellow at the Penland School of Crafts, where he began to concentrate on bookmaking. After two years there, he moved to Gatlinburg TN to be an Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Darryl is a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild and continues to make one of a kind functional journals and what he calls “The Original Beer Carton Book.”
Come meet Patricia and Darryl and enjoy the opening reception on Friday, November 2nd from 5-7 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2420247164657803/?event_time_id=2420247217991131
Join us for a workshop on building business groups on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other websites! Find out how to deliver crushworthy content and build community. Participants will walk away understanding the best type of group for their business goals, how to enroll community-members into your group, and how to create authentic engagement with their community.
https://www.facebook.com/events/310708876386442/
Network and have lunch with new and old friends while you promote your business products and services in South Asheville at Post 25 Kitchen & Lounge. Bring a big stack of business cards and a friend if you like. ALL are invited, no cost to attend the meeting, we just ask that you support our host restaurant and buy your lunch (the food is exceptional!)
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
– CBIZ, Inc. Flex-Pay
– Coach Bill Gilliland
Join our MeetUp Group: https://www.meetup.com/Asheville-Business-Networking/events/jdvgkqyxpbbc/
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The Haen Gallery, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, is proud to present their 12th Annual Lynn Boggess Exhibition. The exhibit will run through November.
Lynn Boggess is one of the most unique and noteworthy American landscape painters of the 21st Century. He resides in West Virginia, a state whose diverse mountains, forests, and rivers provide abundant inspiration for the artist’s plein air paintings. In place of brushes he uses palette knives and trowels to thickly layer the broad sweeping strokes and exquisite fine detail that capture all the colors of the seasons in rushing rivers, snow covered hillsides, and thick forest vegetation. Mr. Boggess’ work is recognized internationally for its incredible three-dimensional texture, rendered solely in oils. These remarkable paintings combine elements of Abstract Expressionism and Photorealism to create a style that is totally unique and original.
The Haen Gallery in Asheville is located at 52 Biltmore Avenue between City Bakery and Chestnut. There is a parking garage at the Aloft hotel across the street, another garage just up the hill, as well as street parking.
The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 11am-6pm & Sunday 12-5pm. For more information: 828-254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com. Gallery contacts: Chris Foley, Director; Leslie Logemann, Gallery Manager.
With locations in Asheville and Brevard, The Haen Gallery offers the work of established artists whose distinctive and unique style sets it apart from ordinary and imitative efforts. Visit the website at thehaengallery.com.