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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Monday, October 17, 2022
TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 17 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 18 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 18 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 19 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 19 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Thursday, October 20, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 20 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 20 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Friday, October 21, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 21 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 21 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Saturday, October 22, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 22 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Oct 22 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Sunday, October 23, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 23 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

Monday, October 24, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 24 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 24 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 25 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 25 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 26 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 26 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 27 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 27 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Friday, October 28, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 28 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 28 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Saturday, October 29, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 29 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Oct 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Sunday, October 30, 2022
Artist Support Grant
Oct 30 all-day
online

The Artist Support Grant provides funding emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Grants range from $500-3,000.

Monday, October 31, 2022
TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Oct 31 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Nov 1 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 1 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
TAPAAS Grant for BCS Educators
Nov 2 all-day
online

TAPAAS for BCS Educators

Apply by November 18 | TAPAAS is an arts-integration program that implements high quality artist residencies to create craft and performance experiences across all curriculum. Since 2010, TAPAAS has impacted more than 9,000 students, trained over 55 artists, and provided more than 850 days of artists in residence. All teachers in the Buncombe County Schools district are welcome to apply — application opens October 17.

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 2 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library