Calendar of Events

We’re back this holiday season popping up at the Asheville Masonic Temple!

Shop our festive 20-day pop up shop featuring some of the area’s best in handmade and vintage. We’ve curated goods featuring over 125 local & indie makers, designers, and vintage wares including clothing, jewelry, decor, greeting cards, and more. You’re sure to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list!

HOLIDAY POP UP SHOP
Open November 30 – December 19
10am-8pm everyday
The Asheville Masonic Temple
80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

OPENING PARTY
Saturday, December 1 | 6-9pm
Join us Saturday evening for our Opening Party, December 1st from 6-9pm and enjoy complimentary Bhramari Brewing Co beer, sweet bites, live music, and fairy hair.

SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday, December 1 | 12-7pm
Take a timeless portrait with Revelry Tintype

Sundays, December 2, 9, and 16 | 1-3pm
Take some time for your self during this busy season with a relaxing chair massage with LMBT Massage by Amy Gallagher Massey

For more details and a full list of vendors visit: https://www.showandtellpopupshop.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/2336118139996988/?event_time_id=2336118153330320

Breathe with intention & expose potential. A portion of proceeds will be going to the Eckard Kid Foundation. A local non-profit that enable’s local foster children each year with a solid education and support system. The wonderful Rachel Kaplan Sandone will be taking us through all 7 of the Tibetan breathing techniques. Prepare yourself for an exhilarating & empowering session of being conscience & aware!
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Only 15 spots available. Message for inquires.
$10-$30 sliding scale.

https://www.facebook.com/events/347117325851041/

Join me for this two-hour class and feel supported in your poses with the wall strap, extend your spine and counterbalance the effects of gravity, leave class feeling taller and have fun exploring an amazing prop!

Open to all levels of students with some yoga experience. Class size is limited to 8 students. Email [email protected] to reserve your spot at the wall today.

https://www.facebook.com/events/559625217776249/

Enjoy a visit to Christmas pasts from the 1840s to the 1890s. Each room contains antique and reproduction decorations and traditions. Four live trees, one of which will be decorated with traditional Appalachian decorations, hand made by our SMH over History club.
Admission at the door $9 adults, $5 children/students, free for WNC Historical Association members and A-B Tech students.
Group tours may be requested at 828-253-9231
Special 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt for children.

https://www.facebook.com/events/316661532481360/?event_time_id=316661589148021

This has been RESCHEDULED. Ladies! Please join us for a Christmas Advent Celebration, in the BCC Student Center. We will celebrate the Lord through worship, the Christmas story, prayer, and communion. All women are welcome. Let us know you’ll be attending by registering at the ticket link below. Event is FREE. Any questions, contact Liz Fleming at [email protected].

https://www.facebook.com/events/1993802367585214/

Join us for this timely workshop… to Love and care for yourself, always. Lillian Pederson, Certified Spiritual Life Coach, will be guiding and reminding you of your own importance, ways to stay centered, giving yourself permission to take a time out, add in the things that will nurture and nourish you and that you are important enough to care for!
Join us on Saturday, December 8th from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. For more information contact Lillian at (540) 588-0788 or www.RadiantLotusCenter.org
Encouraging you to EMPOWER yourself, always, Lillian Pederson

https://www.facebook.com/events/1636638193104878/

Cotton Leigh Bakery & Downtown Sylva’s 1st Annual Gingerbread Workshop
2 Hour Gingerbread House Workshop at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Center
669 W Main Street Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Phone: (828) 477-4566 Email: [email protected]
Family Friendly Event
Price per Family: $85.00
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All Supplies Included:
• Each family will have their own table to work on.
• 1 Large Gingerbread House that is baked fresh in the bakery.
• All the icing you will need to create your masterpiece.
• All candy and extra gingerbread people to decorate your house with.
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Refreshments will be provided.
Photos will be taken during each session.
Raffles with Prizes.
Holiday attire encouraged!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2159355640973426/

Do you make the best Biscuits & Gravy in Asheville? PROVE IT!! Bring your batch on December 15th for $250 in cash and a trophy crowning you the Asheville Biscuits & Gravy Champion!! $10 Entry fee to enter. Must bring a crockpot full of gravy!! We will provide the biscuits! 5 local restaurant brains will be in attendance to judge. Public tasting/voting tickets available for $7.

— IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR OWN BISCUITS TO GIVE YOU THE BEST CHANCE TO WIN… YOU MAY DO SO. OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH OUR HOUSE MADE BISCUITS TO SMOTHER IN YOUR GRAVY FOR THE JUDGES.

Only ONE winner will be crowned, and that winner will be chosen with a formula consisting of 50% judges vote and 50% peoples vote.

Register to compete HERE: https://www.thesocialasheville.com/biscuit-gravy-battle

https://www.facebook.com/events/2199735670351044/

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=337462203724948

FREE Santa Photos are back at Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com)! From November 17th through December 24th, every family who visits Santa will receive two FREE 4”x6” Santa photo prints and a digital download of a single image. Additional photos and Christmas merchandise are available for purchase. FREE Santa photo is sponsored by Great Beginnings Great Smiles; the FREE Santa photo set is sponsored by North Carolina Arboretum Winter Lights.

Santa’s Photo Hours are:
11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Saturday, Sundays, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. and Christmas Eve, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Santa takes a break to feed his reindeer weekdays and Saturdays: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. + 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sundays, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Located at food court. One giveaway per family, per Christmas season. Some restrictions may apply, valid only through December 24, 2018.

We have built great relationships with many small local businesses in the Asheville area and carry their goods on a regular basis in our store. With so many connections to the local vendor scene, we have decided to host a special Holiday Market this year to get all of your gift buying accomplished in one place.

– Want to try out our CSA with no commitment? We’ll have sample bags for sale, come save 10%! Great opportunity to stock up your freezer before your Holiday guests arrive.

– We’ll be hosting local crafters, artisans, makers and food-smiths to build your gift baskets, get holiday supplies and support your local folk.

Plus, there will be a bonfire, s’mores, hot drinks, frosty beverages, hot and cold samples and more!

This is a FREE event, just come prepared to shop and have fun!

VENDORS: Want to be a vendor at this event? Contact our Events Manager, Megan at the farm store for more details!

https://www.facebook.com/events/596645480755017/

A three part pop-up series featuring local artists, this event is both a great opportunity to grab something unique for the folks you love (and yourself!) and a fundraiser for the Firestorm Community Sustainers Program. A portion of each sale will help to underwrite social movement space and grassroots community programming at our co-op.

Different artists will be featured on each date, so plan to attend all three! Hours will be 11am to 4pm.

Saturday, Dec. 15th
Including Talia Scarpelli, MKR Fiber Arts, and Retool

Sunday, Dec. 16th
Including Bear Dog Designs, Sticks & Stones Craft Collective, and Madeline Owen

Saturday, Dec. 22nd
Including Abacus Corvus Artwork, HTV Jewelry, Ceramic Song, and Emily Eagan Art

https://www.facebook.com/events/1203847526432598/?event_time_id=1203847543099263

Feeling festive this December? Come to our first annual Holiday Sweater Service Day! We will be removing invasive plants and vines from the French Broad River Greenway and an adjacent stormwater wetland. Parking is located at 157 Craven Street which is a gravel lot at the intersection of Hazel Mill Road and Craven Street. Arrive in your tackiest holiday sweater! Grub will be provided. Sign up here! https://riverlink.org/get-involved/calendar/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1907824002672099/

Fourth Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar- TWO Floors
December 15th- 11am to 6pm
FREE ADMISSION

Bringing you the Fourth Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar at Asheville Music Hall and The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall (TWO FLOORS).

This event will be held on Saturday, December 15th from 11AM to 6PM – right in time for the holidays!

Come check out an array of over 25 Local Vendors (full list below!) and support local craft for the holidays! This event will surely be a one stop shop for all of your holiday gifts for family and friends alike!

To top things of, for every item purchased you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win crafts of your choice + tickets to an upcoming show at the Asheville Music Hall!

We will also have live music from local artists Doug Mcelvy String Ensemble w/ picking circle, Phuncle Sam ( of Free Dead Friday Crew and Live Busking Performances.

PLUS, not only will there by lots of local vendors and live music but there will also be:
A Bloody Mary Bar
Food at Mojo Kitchen & Lounge
And a Kids Area!

LOCAL VENDORS INCLUDE:

* Well Seasoned Table
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/wellseasonedtable
www.wellseasonedtable.com
Herb and spice blends, as well as naturally flavored salts and sugars. Locally sourced ingredients!

* HoneyCreek Pottery
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/honeycreekpottery
www.honeycreekpottery.weebly.com
Functional and Decorative Pottery for the Sustainable Household.

* Move Brightly
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/movebrightly
https://movebrightly.bigcartel.com
Artist Collective of Tie Dye, Glass, Painting, Hammocks and More!

* Christina’s Candles
Handmade scented pillar candles.

* Sacred Seed Designs
[email protected]
www.sacredseeddesigns.com
www.instagram.com/sacred_seed_designs
Universally Connected Sacred Geometry Adornments and Wearable Art for Mind, Body, and Spirit

* Deona Fish
[email protected]
www.deonafish.com
www.etsy.com/shop/artbydeoanfish
www.instagram.com/deonalama
Paintings that open a doorway into a nostalgic world where whim and simplicity guide you into feelings and memories still lingering from childhood.

* Sabai Sabai
[email protected]
www.sabaigear.com
www.instagram.com/sabaigear
IN-spiring: UP-lifting: OUT-fitting you with fresh fashion from around the world! Business & buying with a heart!

* Faerie Made
[email protected]
https://www.faeriemadesoaps.com
https://www.instagram.com/faeriemade/
Handmade soaps, oils, bath salts, nail polishes, and handweaved and handspun towels and table runners.

* Blue Lotus Design Studio
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/bluelotusdesignstudios
One of a kind Crystal and Gemstone Jewelry

* Jazzy Acres Alpaca Ranch
[email protected]
www.jazzyacres.com
Alpaca clothings and wares

* David Simchock Photography
[email protected]
www.davidshimchock.com
Music Photographer with originals and prints

* Jah Works Farm
[email protected]
www.jahworksfarm.com
Organic, High Quality Hot Sauces, peppers, and sauces

* Blue Ridge Hemp
www.instagram.com/blueridgehempfarm
www.blueridgehempco.com
Cannabinoid Rich Hemp Products

* Indigo Brown
[email protected]
Handmade Leather Wares

* Asheville Fungi
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/mushroom.central
www.instagram.com/mushroom.central
www.ashevillefungi.com
THE MYCOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY FOR ALL YOUR CULTIVATION NEEDS.

* Stephoriginals
[email protected]
Handpainted glassware, ornaments, fun t-shirts, and paintings.

* Henna Sophia
[email protected]
www.hennasophia.com
www.instagram.com/hennasophia
Freehand Custom Herbal Body Art

* Lu & Ed
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/monstors
www.instagram.com/monstors
Upcycled cuddly and kid friendly stuffed monsters

* Mountains to Sea
[email protected]
www.mountainstosea.co
www.instagram.com/mountainstosea.skincare
Skincare and Body care from the best source: Nature

* Green Go Cleaning Company
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/green.gocleaning.co
Hand Crafted Cleaning Products

* Jordan McDowell Illustration
[email protected]
www.jordanmmcdowell.com
www.instagram.com/jordanmcdowell
Original Watercolor Illustrations- Originals and Prints

* Grey Fern
[email protected]
www.greyfernherbal.com
www.instagram.com/grey_fern

* Vibrational Healing & Magickal Oddities
One of a kind, handmade ritual tools

* Blue Ridge Aromatics
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/blueridgearomatics
www.blueridgearomatics.com

* Hand Distilled Craft Essential Oils
Ashcraft Glass
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/ashcraftglass
Handcrafted and Handblown Wearable Glass Jewelry

* Legalize Pot Belly Pigs
[email protected]
www.legalizepotbellypigs.com
www.instagram.com/legalizepotbellypigsco
Environmentally conscious smoking accessories and clothing, handmade with in Asheville, NC

* Joshua Spiceland Art
[email protected]
www.instagram.com/joshuaspiceland
Painter, illustrator, printmaker, and muralist

* Vaughan Glassworks
www.instagram.com/vaughanglassworks
www.etsy.com/shop/vaughanglassworks
Lampwork, silversmithing , and lapidary.

https://www.facebook.com/events/347345369370463/

Hey kids, you have several opportunities to share your wish list with Santa at the Original Mast Store in Valle Crucis. He will be there form 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturdays in December. Santa will also be taking last minute requests on Christmas Eve before he heads out for his ’round the world tour. He’ll be there from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Make sure your parents bring a camera to capture Christmas memories.

https://www.facebook.com/events/273669383292462/?event_time_id=273669413292459

Come by anytime on Saturday and paint a Stormcast Eternal or Space Marine Miniature that you get to keep! We will provide brushes and paints as well. Or bring some Minis your are working on.

https://www.facebook.com/events/925454704310792/?event_time_id=925454714310791

Our Birthday is coming! 3 years old on December 15th! As a way to say thank you to our supporters, we are hosting a party! Festivities will include the small batch release of Scootie’s Spiced Stout at 2:00pm, a Foosball Tournament Bracket (singles and doubles), and of course Birthday cake and Ice Cream!

https://www.facebook.com/events/195647517983467/

RESCHEDULED
It’s that time of year to get the kids and pets picture with Santa Claus. Join Mercy Fund Animal Rescue for this annual event.
Suggested donation: 4×6 $5.00

https://www.facebook.com/events/746400549054298/

Mark your calendar now for the annual Amblers Christmas Party. More details coming.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1418674128263431/

As Virginia Woolf said, “one cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Food and water are essential for survival, but mankind’s relationship to food has transformed over time from one of sustenance to one laden with personal and cultural significance.

A Matter of Taste explores depictions of food and drink in art and reveals how images of fruits and vegetables can function as complex metaphors for excess, status, memory, and politics. Drawn from southern museums and private collections, this exhibition showcases over 35 paintings, decorative arts, and works on paper by artists such as Andy Warhol, Wayne Thiebaud, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Claes Oldenburg.

This show spans 400 years and multiple continents, revealing the evolving role of food and drink in various media and cultural contexts. While depictions of fruit and vegetables appeared in ancient times, still life painting as an independent genre dates to 16th-century Holland.

In 19th-century America, still life paintings remained popular but evolved in terms of subject matter, media, and message. Painters such as Thomas Wightman, George Forster, and De Scott Evans embraced Dutch still lifes and used food as commentary on the current political climate and the transient state of the human condition.

Illustrated newspapers led to an increase of cartoons by artists such as Winslow Homer and William Hogarth, who utilized food and drink as social satire. The 20th-century modern art movement further changed the perception of food. The culture of mass production enabled Pop artists to elevate seemingly mundane foodstuffs to high art. Yet, other contemporary artists explored the symbolic and nostalgic role of food seen in works by Tim Tate, Linda Armstrong, and Laquita Thomson.

Visitors will also experience an elaborately set dining table fit for a sumptuous feast. Dining became its own art form over time and communicated one’s social standing and wealth. Each of the table’s six place settings represent a different culture and offer a glimpse into global dining customs. Selective drinkware will accompany this section revealing how tea sets and even punch bowls reflected an owner’s prestige.

The Bob Moog Foundation is sharing a facet of the inventor’s personal legacy by inviting local musicians to play his piano in its Pop-up Store at its new location at 56 Broadway Street in downtown Asheville. The piano, an unusual Yamaha teak upright baby grand has been part of the Moog family since the early 1970s. A Song For Bob’s Piano will include musicians from across genres, who will play the instrument in half-hour or one hour segments. These sessions are free and open to the public.

A Song For Bob’s Piano is sponsored by Piano Emporium.

Schedule (we will be adding to this list over time):

Saturday December 1st:

11:30-12:00pm – Aaron LaFalce
2:00-2:30pm – Dave Hamilton

Saturday December 8th:

1pm – Josh Troop
4pm – Chris Stack

Saturday December 15th:

Noon – Richard Shulman
3pm – Sally Sparks

Saturday December 22nd:

1:30pm – Chuck Lichtenberger

Saturday, December 29th:
Noon: Wil

See posts below for more details on each session!

https://www.facebook.com/events/706207029766612/?event_time_id=706207056433276

Saturday, December 15, 2018
Fat Cat’s Billiards
Registration 12:00 ~ Blind Draw 12:45
Tournament starts 1:00pm

Entry fee with toy is $10 per person
Entry fee without toy is $20 per person

All toys should be new, unused, and unwrapped, but still in the original packaging and valued at $10.

Tournament is modified single elimination, blind draw, scotch doubles with no cap on skill level. Proceeds to Toys for Tots. Prizes for 1st and 2nd place teams.

https://www.facebook.com/events/908351425955591/

Do you need your gifts wrapped? Well your in luck! We will be set up this Saturday at the Orvis Store in Biltmore Park town square.

We will also have adoptable dogs with us- giving out kisses! Stop by!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/198387771002043/

Join us on Saturday, December 15th for our 2nd Annual Homegrown for the Holidays event in conjunction with Upcountry Brewing Company’s 2nd Birthday! There will be drinks, food and live music! The music will start at 2pm and will include holiday tunes from Ashley Heath, Riyen Roots, and Eleanor Underhill! Come celebrate with us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2183517311887530/

Get in the spirit with our family-friendly holiday edition of Hip Hop Fitness featuring classic Christmas music with a decidedly funky twist! Shake, move & jingle your bells while getting a great work-out
& having fun!

Where: Reuter Family YMCA
3 Town Square Blvd
Asheville, NC 28803

Free For Members

For More information, contact Corey Jacobson [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/1310766552409215/

Carolina Ace Hardware is very excited that Santa will be visiting! Bring your camera and take your pictures in the beautiful Christmas display. There will be hot cocoa, candy canes and cookies for the kids.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1042063345978554/

This one’s for the whole family! Come have a fun afternoon with (or without!) the kiddos and pups. Habitat Tavern & Commons is hosting its 2nd Annual Mom ‘n Pop Up Mini Festival on Saturday, December 15th from 12-4pm. You can shop from a few handmade crafty vendors and local wellness shop Violet Owl Wellness, enjoy hot chocolate and candy canes (plus beer, wine, kombucha, or ginger ale of course), and have a cozy holiday outing without the usual stress of holiday shopping.

There will be a hot chocolate & apple cider station for the kiddos to enjoy something sweet while the mamas get a chance to unwind with a mini shoulder massage! ♥

There will be a craft table for the kids to make a little holiday creation to take home hosted by Roots + Wings School of Art and Design, and a table hosted by Rowan Berry Farm where you or your kiddos can make some butter to take home with you! The wonderful Asheville Fairy Hair will be here slingin’ fairy hair, so you and your littles can leave looking as festive as you feel!

We’re so excited to host this mini pop up festival again this year, and we look forward to seeing you all here!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1982325195408804/

Join us as we paint this whimsical snowman at Sweet Frog! Enjoy some yummy frozen yogurt while you paint!

Each painter receives a large, 16×20 canvas, step-by-step instruction from our artist and use of all painting supplies, including tabletop easels & aprons.

$25 per painter.

This paint party is open to 12 painters.

You must register for this event by emailing [email protected] with the number of painters in your party. You’ll then receive an invoice via email to pay to reserve your seats. Your paid invoice is your registration confirmation.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2257784897821794/

Calling all cat enthusiasts, cat lovers and cat admirers! These are a few of your favorite things:

CAT YOGA & COFFEE

What to expect:
Cats, Yoga, Coffee, Casual cat meet up w/ adoptable kitties from FurEver Friends Animal Rescue, est 2002!

FYI: The yoga class is a ticketed event, as we only have space for a certain amount of humans + cats. However, from 2-3pm we will be open to the public to allow people to come in, donate, and take a peek at the adorable/adoptable cats and MAYBE even find their #fureverfriend!

This event is in collaboration w/ Asheville Cat Weirdos and FurEver Friends Animal Rescue, est 2002, we are hosting a #caturday yoga, stretching and coffee event 1x per month! Stay tuned for future events. ?

About the cats:
There will be adoptable felines starring the show from Furever Friends Animal Rescue!

About the yoga class:
This class will be a gentle, all levels yoga class. GREAT for beginners/cat enthusiasts/people who like holding cats during yoga. It’s also a great class for those who like stretching + chilling out. And as always, we will make time for a 10 min cat nap (savasana) ;-)
Please contact Violet Owl Wellness if you have any questions ♥

Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cat-yoga-coffee-tickets-52315791942

$10 – 20 sliding scale
Proceeds to FurEver Friends Animal Rescue
Reserve your spot in advance, limited space available!

December 15th
1pm – 3pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/258560834808746/

Come by to get updates and see what’s next for the Teen Dems!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2222151718007858/