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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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/776701299348512/
The first Jazz Monday at OWB West for February 2019 will feature pianist Bob Strain, leading a quartet in a performance of many classic Jazz tunes. The quartet will also feature Ray Ring (guitar), Connor Law (bass), and Jason DeCristofaro (drums). First set is Bob Strain Combo, second set is a Jazz jam. This Monday February 4 from 8:30 PM – Midnight.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2064710236949040/
Join us for a night of local music on a free Monday night at The Mothlight! Doors at 8:30 show at 9pm!
https://www.facebook.com/events/818374668508294/
This is happening next week, every week, for the whole month of FEBRUARY!
Classes are $10.00 per person per class. Take one class a week or take them all
I’m the dance teacher teaching these events. Please text your full names and what classes/dates/times work for you to 828-316-1344 to rsvp.
Pay $10.00 at the door OR RSVP to save money and guarantee you a spot! Each class is limited to 20 people. Once the class has 20 students we will not accept any others due to the class room size.
Mondays at Folkmoot Center
6pm-7pm Foxtrot and Waltz
7pm-8pm Cha Cha and Rumba
Tuesdays at Laurel Ridge Country Club
3pm-3:50pm Rumba and Salsa
4pm-4:50pm S. Time Swing and Foxtrot
6pm-7:30pm Waltz and Foxtrot
Wednesdays at Waynesville Wellness
6:30pm-8pm East Coast Swing
Thursdays at Laurel Ridge Country Club
3pm-3:50pm Rumba and Salsa
4pm-4:50pm S. Time Swing and Foxtrot
Thursdays 6pm-8:00pm
Practice Dance every Thursday in February and March. Only available to people taking group classes and members. No partner needed. $10.00 per person for non members. Members $5.00
If you would like to sign up and rsvp for one or more of these classes please contact Ryan Sechser by calling 828-316-1344.
THIS TRANSPORT IS NOW FULL! Please refer to the February 19th date. Thank you for your patience!
This transport will accommodate 50 animals. Bully Breeds (including Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Bull Dogs, Boxers, German Shepherds, Dobermans, Akitas, Huskies, Wolf mixes, Bull Mastiffs or mixes of the above) are FREE as are pets whose owners are on Public Assistance with proper identification. Feral cats will also be fixed and receive a Rabies vaccine for FREE as long as funding is available. Owners would still need to pay for the $10 Rabies vaccine and all basic preventive vaccines (excluding feral cats). Other breed dogs are $35 and cats are $25. If your pet needs a rabies vaccine, the cost will be an additional $10.
All pricing and free services include a basic exam, sedation meds, spay/neuter, pain medication, and overnight hospital stay. Other services such as Booster shots, Kennel Cough vaccine, Hernia Repair, and Micro-Chipping can be added for $15 each. Nail trims are $5 per pet.
Conditions for Transport: Dogs must be at least 4 mos old and if under 1 year old, must have had three sets of basic vaccines + kennel cough vaccine (strongly recommended). Cats must be 3 mos and 3 lbs, and are strongly suggested to have had one-two sets of vaccines (ferals excluded).
All vaccines should be administered no later than one week before transport. You can either get these vaccines through your vet or by purchasing them at Tractor Supply and administering them yourselves for a cost of about $11-$15 each.
To register for a transport, please call 888-422-7303, select option 2, leave your name/number, and a volunteer will return your call to schedule your pet.
We will be meeting at the end of Tractor Supply’s fenced-in lot closest to the highway. If it’s raining, we’ll be meeting under the overhang by the front door. Thank you for being a responsible pet owner!
https://www.facebook.com/events/543350356142858/
All Co+op Owners save 5% on their purchases!
*Cannot be combined with any other offer or discount, including Go Local, Ownership Shares, Gift Card Purchases. Doesn’t include beer, Co+op Deals, Co+op Basics or clearance items.
https://www.facebook.com/events/536108050219753/?event_time_id=536108053553086
The Cooperative Extension of Polk County is hosting our annual berry plant sale. This year, the Cooperative Extension director has chosen four varieties of blueberries, two varieties of raspberries, two varieties of strawberries, and one blackberry variety that have proven to specifically thrive in the North Carolina Foothills.
Orders will be accepted for plants now through February 22 and will be available for pickup in mid-March. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support the activities, classes, and research that make the Cooperative Extension such a vital part of the Polk County community. For more information or to place an order, visit the Extension’s website at https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu or give us a call at 894-8218.
Download the Order Form HERE: https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Berry-Plant-Order-Form-Writeable.pdf?fwd=no
https://www.facebook.com/events/393022604782447/?event_time_id=393022648115776
Come enjoy Wing Night at Mulligans located at The Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club at Tryon Resort along with $2 draft beers ALL DAY every Tuesday! ??After playing a round of golf, or hitting balls on the range – Mulligans is sure to quench your thirst and your hunger.
Mulligans is open daily from 11am-5pm Mon-Fri (Tuesdays until 7pm) Sat-Sun 9am-6pm if you can’t make it on Tuesdays.
For more information, call (828) 286-9117.
https://www.facebook.com/events/233907944155630/
5Rhythms is a movement journey of unraveling, unwinding and embodying the thread that connects us all. Soften as your soul borrows your head, hands, feet, hips… giving you an internal shower and sending you back out in this unpredictably magical world with a renewed lightness of being; knowing more clearly what you’ve always known….but perhaps, temporarily, forgot. ♥ $10-20 Energy Exchange. ***Please do not Park in the French Broad Food Co-Op lots!! Park in the small lot across from the Orange Peel, the LaZoom Lot to the left of the FBFC or the ALoft Parking Lot (all the lots have a small parking fee).
https://www.facebook.com/events/518151585260172/
5Rhythms is a movement journey of unraveling, unwinding and embodying the thread that connects us all. Soften as your soul borrows your head, hands, feet, hips… giving you an internal shower and sending you back out in this unpredictably magical world with a renewed lightness of being; knowing more clearly what you’ve always known….but perhaps, temporarily, forgot. ♥ $10-20 Energy Exchange. ***Please do not Park in the French Broad Food Co-Op lots!! Park in the small lot across from the Orange Peel, the LaZoom Lot to the left of the FBFC or the ALoft Parking Lot (all the lots have a small parking fee).
https://www.facebook.com/events/518151585260172/?event_time_id=518151601926837
Looking for a fun way to get out of the house with your little one this Winter? Look no further!
SIGN UPS BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26. LIMITED SPACES ARE AVAILABLE!!!! Sign up early at the front desk of Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center.
Little Fins is a Swim Lesson University official class for infants and toddlers, ages 6 months—24 months (we welcome up to 3-years of age), where a parent and child learn together in the pool as a team. The purpose of this course is to foster in very young children to give them a high comfort level in the water while at the same time training parents and caregivers in water safety and drowning prevention. This course does not teach children to become accomplished swimmers or survive in the water, however, it does provide a confidence-building, fun, and loving experience.
> Instructor: Amy Hardin
> Time: Tuesday mornings (4-weeks straight) from 10 AM – 10:30 AM beginning Feb 5, 2019
> Fees: $30 Members ; $40 non-members
Questions: Call Wesley Woodbery at 828-452-8056
https://www.facebook.com/events/384262928986984/
Join us in saying farewell to the year of the dog and hello to the year of the pig! In honor of the pups and piggies, we will be donating 10% of our tearoom sales on Tuesday February 5th to the Animal Haven of Asheville. Besides our regular menu, we will be offering special New Year treats including, Fish Congee, Nian Gao (Rice cake), Dumplings, and herbal wine, all to bring in health and prosperity!
Animal Haven: We are a dedicated group of people with the goal of providing protection and refuge to homeless and abused animals. We provide shelter, veterinary care, and rehabilitation for life, or until someone like you comes and adopts one of our animals. Although our emphasis is on farm animals, we often have dogs and cats for adoption too.
https://www.facebook.com/events/357623478151848/
We are supporting Bounty & Soul’s work providing healthy food for our local community by providing them with metal silverware for their food sampling events. These wiill prevent the wastage and expense of disposable spoons and forks.
Bounty & Soul provide samples of delicious plant based foods and education for those members of the community who are receiving donated healthy food. Rather than use plastic spoons and forks for the demonstrations and sampling, Bounty & Sould are finding ways to be more green and sustainable, and we want to help.
We are aiming to collect 80 sets of metal or durable bamboo small spoons and forks through the month of February. Please bring washed used or new silverware to our store and enjoy our thanks and a browse and a cup of fair trade coffee.
https://www.facebook.com/events/618459661957593/?event_time_id=618459678624258
Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. 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/789533238046693/?event_time_id=789533358046681
SKETCH-IT!
@reemscreeknursery
Tues. Feb. 5
10-11:30
Plantlovers, Makers, Artists & Photographers
You are invited to come draw, sketch and make pics in our Tropical Greenhouse. We will have a beautiful still life of plants set up for you to work from, or you can free-range for inspiration in our Tropical House.
No experience necessary. Do-your-own-thing…with help from artist Treasure Smith if wanted. Sip on hot tea and get creative. Sketch-It! is free, but please pre-register at 828-645-3937. Limited to 10 participants.
Suggested materials: Sketch pad, colored pencils, pastels, watercolor sets, camera.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1675218982580359/
Post Firing Sculpture Repair
Molly Morning-glory & Mac McCusker
Tuesdays 10:30am-1pm
January 8- February 26
Have broken projects piling up in your studio? Perhaps the piece you worked on for ages didn’t come out how you wanted? Join Molly Morning-glory and Mac McCusker to learn about cold finishing techniques and materials. Bring in your duds and we’ll help you make them beautiful! Sand blasting, epoxies, acrylic paint, spray enamel and more will be covered in this 8-week class. We will also create a sculpture or vessel to be bisque fired and finished without glazing, using shoe polish, patina, or furniture wax.
Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $310 + $50 Lab Fee
Join us January 15th-February 14th
For every pint of Lorelai IPA bought, we’ll donate $1 to Claxton Elementary School’s 4th Grade Raleigh Field Trip Fund.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1422139054587321/?event_time_id=1422139127920647
ATS® Level 1 – Dance Fundamentals
This is an on-going class series. You’ll learn the basic system of ATS® in a fun and supportive environment. Dance Fundamentals will have you dancing ATS® in your very first class! Each one hour class is divided into two sections.
1. Drill it – Learn the basic movements of ATS® with minimal verbal instruction and lots of following along, committing the steps to muscle memory with a fun workout-style drills.
2. Dance it – Experience the magic of ATS® and learn how to use the basic steps to dance with partners in a duet, trio, and quartet formations.
You can start this on-going class series at anytime and drop-in for drills and review.
ATS® (American Tribal Style) Belly Dance is an improv tribal style belly dance that is universal worldwide with every move having a certain cue with a leader and followers in a duet, trio, or quartet formation that is always changing leads. The beauty of ATS® is a strong Flamenco influence, along with India and North Africa dance, combined into tribal style belly dance. If you know ATS® you can dance with anyone in the world that also knows ATS®, even just meeting for the first time!
Bio
Michelle has been dancing ATS® (American Tribal Style) since 2006. She has taken countless ATS® workshop classes around the United States to further her education, knowledge, and skill of ATS®. Michelle received her ATS® Teaching Certification in 2015, and had her own troupe, Mystique Mountain Tribal Belly Dance, in Charlotte before moving to the Black Mountain area.
https://www.facebook.com/events/541775063005882/?event_time_id=541775083005880
ATS® Level 1 – Dance Fundamentals
This is an on-going class series. You’ll learn the basic system of ATS® in a fun and supportive environment. Dance Fundamentals will have you dancing ATS® in your very first class! Each one hour class is divided into two sections.
1. Drill it – Learn the basic movements of ATS® with minimal verbal instruction and lots of following along, committing the steps to muscle memory with a fun workout-style drills.
2. Dance it – Experience the magic of ATS® and learn how to use the basic steps to dance with partners in a duet, trio, and quartet formations.
You can start this on-going class series at anytime and drop-in for drills and review.
ATS® (American Tribal Style) Belly Dance is an improv tribal style belly dance that is universal worldwide with every move having a certain cue with a leader and followers in a duet, trio, or quartet formation that is always changing leads. The beauty of ATS® is a strong Flamenco influence, along with India and North Africa dance, combined into tribal style belly dance. If you know ATS® you can dance with anyone in the world that also knows ATS®, even just meeting for the first time!
Bio
Michelle has been dancing ATS® (American Tribal Style) since 2006. She has taken countless ATS® workshop classes around the United States to further her education, knowledge, and skill of ATS®. Michelle received her ATS® Teaching Certification in 2015, and had her own troupe, Mystique Mountain Tribal Belly Dance, in Charlotte before moving to the Black Mountain area.
https://www.facebook.com/events/541775063005882/
On Tuesday February 5th, celebrate the Chinese new year with us! Specials include:
~Whole Grilled Branzino for Wealth and Wholeness
~Grilled Duck Skewers for Loyalty
~Spring Rolls because they are delicious!
~Plum wine and many other celebratory treats!
Cheers to the Year of the Pig!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1965999310185830/
Come when you can, we are no longer taking sign-ups but walk-ins are welcome!
Seniors looking to workout more regularly are welcome to participate in a three month video-led fitness class and study conducted by Geri-fit! Most of the exercises will be performed seated in a chair and you will not have to get on the floor. Classes will be twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes. There are 24 classes over a 3 month period.
You will need to bring your own set of 2 or 3-pound dumbbell weights and a stretch band. (The library has some stretch bands if you need one.) You will be exercising to a Geri-Fit® DVD and several different levels of Geri-Fit® video workouts will be shown. Everyone is encouraged to work out at their own pace.
Classes will be held twice-a-week for 45-minutes each. Upon completion of the 12 week study, each participant will fill out a survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the video-led classes to determine if your strength, stamina, balance and range of motion has improved.
Please come join us and have some fun working out!
https://www.facebook.com/events/289832488265375/?event_time_id=289832521598705
All YMCA of WNC members are welcome to visit the Reuter Family YMCA for this event.
*Make new friends and meet Y staff
*Hear guest speaker Nicole Crane, YMCA nurse practitioner
*Learn about the Y’s chronic condition support services
* Sign up for social activities and clubs
*Get information on group exercise classes, personal training, trips,
and more!
* Enjoy light refreshments
RSVP: Diane Saccone
828 575 2904
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/1247681035407723/
Overview
Climate change indicators, often presented as charts or maps, are defined as “observations or calculations that can be used to track conditions and trends”, but their importance goes far beyond a simple graphic. Indicators help us to: understand how our environmental conditions are changing; consider and assess risks and vulnerabilities; and ultimately take action in becoming resilient to the impacts of a changing climate.
Key Takeaways
Attendees will learn what makes a high quality climate change indicator, what is involved in the development of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) indicators set, and insights into the indicator “platform” that spans deeper efforts by several of the USGCRP agencies.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone interested to learn about the creation of climate change indicators and their importance to decision makers.
Speaker Bio
Laura Stevens is a research scientist with North Carolina State University and the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites – North Carolina (CICS-NC), providing primary science and technical support for both the National Climate Assessment and the U.S. Global Change Research Program Indicators Interagency Working Group. Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from the University of Reading and a master’s degree in atmospheric science from the University of Leeds, UK.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1920501164693734/
Our annual month of classic anime returns on Friday, January 4th featuring the best movies from Studio Ghibli and animation legend Hayao Miyazaki!
THE MOVIES & DATES ARE…
Jan. 4 – 7: Spirited Away
Jan. 8 – 10: Kiki’s Delivery Service – 30th Anniversary
Jan. 11 – 14: Princess Mononoke
Jan. 15 – 17: Porco Rosso
Jan. 18 – 21: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind – 35th Anniversary
Jan. 22 – 24: Grave of the Fireflies (NOT FOR YOUNG VIEWERS)
Jan. 25 – 28: My Neighbor Totoro
Jan. 29 – 31: The Cat Returns
Feb. 1 – 4: Howl’s Moving Castle – 15th Anniversary
Feb. 5 – 7: Castle in the Sky
Feb. 8 – 11: Ponyo
SHOWTIMES:
There will be two matinees and a 10:00 pm show every day for each movie. We’ll post specific showtimes for each movie here and on our website’s movie page.
SPECIAL BONUS… At the final 10:00 pm show of each movie we will show the original Japanese version with English subtitles! All other shows will be the English dubbed version.
TICKET INFO:
Tickets are only $3.00, and sales operate on our normal ticket policy of going on sale 24 hours before your desired show date.
For example, Friday movie tickets go on sale Thursday, the day before.
https://www.facebook.com/events/359072128006762/?event_time_id=359072241340084
We hope you’ll join us for this month’s Bach’s Lunch recital, our first of 2019. For this program, Tate will be joined by Academy for the Arts faculty member Brian Garland on trumpet.
The program is:
J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 531
Anthony Plog – Four Themes on Paintings of Edvard Munch
Bedrich Wiedermann – Impetuoso
As always, lunch will be available afterward for $5.00.
https://www.facebook.com/events/275272979835602/
The ACW Cat Pantry will be set up at the Thrift Hound to hand out cat food, litter, non prescription flea and worm medication, and other donations we may have available. Each month on the 2nd Tuesday, and 4th Saturday, as the calendar allows.
Any questions or requests can be emailed to [email protected]
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The ACW Cat Pantry will be set up at the Thrift Hound to hand out cat food, litter, non prescription flea and worm medication, and other donations we may have available. Each month on the 2nd Tuesday, and 4th Saturday, as the calendar allows.
Any questions or requests can be emailed to [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/1120099298149604/?event_time_id=1120099301482937
Take a break out of your day and bring your knitting or crocheting project to the table to work on. Pause & relax with other hand crafters. All are welcome. This is a FREE event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/367188280693584/?event_time_id=367188334026912
For Students 6th-8th Grade
Get in touch with your true, authentic voice in this eight-week workshop with Asheville musician Laura Blackley. Whether you sing only in the shower or would like to take your talents to the big stage, this class has something for you. Learn strategies for projecting your voice, breathing, staying on pitch, improving confidence, singing with a group, and harmonizing.
8 Sessions for only $120
https://www.facebook.com/events/2267672113515619/?event_time_id=2267672130182284
For Students 6th-8th Grade
Get in touch with your true, authentic voice in this eight-week workshop with Asheville musician Laura Blackley. Whether you sing only in the shower or would like to take your talents to the big stage, this class has something for you. Learn strategies for projecting your voice, breathing, staying on pitch, improving confidence, singing with a group, and harmonizing.
8 Sessions for only $120
https://www.facebook.com/events/2267672113515619/