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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Join us each Tuesday evening at 7pm for Trivia night at Refinery 13! Teams may consist of 1-6 players and prizes are awarded to first and second place teams each week!
https://www.facebook.com/events/395895714508426/?event_time_id=395895864508411
This event is free and open to everyone.
Crystal Hana Kim’s debut novel, If You Leave Me, published by William Morrow of HarperCollins in 2018, earned a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly. The story explores war, family, and forbidden love, and is among the Center for Fiction’s 2018 First Novel Prize Long List.
For more information: https://www.unca.edu/events-and-news/event/visiting-writer-series-crystal-hana-kim/
https://www.facebook.com/events/325737351626542/
Ready to start having fun working out? Begin your pole dancing journey with our 8 Week Intro to Pole Series: All ages, body types, and fitness levels welcome!
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! Wear shorts that come at least 2 inches above the knee. Do not wear lotion.
https://www.facebook.com/events/211441276398436/?event_time_id=211441296398434
Classical Guitar Performances by Andy Jurik and Christopher Crecelius, accompanied by the beautiful vocals of Rachel Hansbury.
Andy (Dizzy) Jurik and Chris Crecelius present both Traditional and Modern compositions for the classical guitar, highlighting their works which include their arrangements of “Danza Paraguya” & “Estudio en Si Menor” – composer Barios, “Big Brother” – composer Stephane Wremble, “Bistro Fada” known recently from Woody Allen’s movie “Midnight in Paris”, Bach, and more. Many evenings will include a special performance by vocalist Rachel Hansbury, singing Sous le Ciel – composer Ernesto Cordero, a special Carter Family tune, and classic Edith Piaf, accompanied by Andy Jurik. $5 at the door.
A cheese plate and lite bite menu is available, including a featured “Cheese, Wine & Chocolate” special each Tuesday.
https://www.facebook.com/events/372028070041838/?event_time_id=372028076708504
“They know how to gather round a microphone and sing directly from their heart to yours. Purity is the brilliance behind I’m With Her.” (NPR)
A band of extraordinary chemistry and exquisite musicianship, I’m With Her features Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan. Collectively, the multi-Grammy® Award winners have released seven solo efforts, co-founded two seminal bands (Nickel Creek and Crooked Still), and contributed to critically-acclaimed albums from a host of esteemed artists.
I’m With Her formed at an impromptu show in 2014 at the Sheridan Opera House in Telluride, CO. Since then, they have garnered acclaim for their unique blend of instrumental interplay combined with their indelible harmonies, as The New York Times describes, “… that could be sweetly ethereal, or as tightly in tandem as country sibling teams like the Everly Brothers, or as hearty as mountain gospel.”
They released their debut album, See You Around (Rounder Records), in February. NPR instantly hailed the collection as “willfully open-hearted.” PopMatters praised the supergroup, stating that the “smashing collective… is a beautiful cohesion of tight harmonies, acoustic brilliance, and fresh songwriting.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/426932087785559/
We will take a look at past Oscar winning movies, actors/actresses, hosts, and this years nominees as well. Movie buff? Come out for a glamorous night of film! Unlike the Oscars this year, we actually will have hosts!
https://www.facebook.com/events/276071903084788/
7:30 Host Band : Dryman Mountain Boys
9:30PM Sessions : Open Jam
Every Tuesday evening Isis presents our Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions. The sessions are hosted each week by a local bluegrass musician with friends or a band. Following the host band, Bluegrass musicians from the Asheville area gather on stage to jam in an open session. Occasionally, we feature a touring band that will perform prior to the open session and help co-host the jam. It’s always a great evening of music and community.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2363177097090556/
J.D. Simo at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/271788880162075/
Its week 7 of the Take Home the Belt Tournament! Its the penultimate week. Who will win the right to keep the Championship Belt Forever!? Get here early for a seat and your cold beers. Free to play, Teams of up to six, and weekly prizes to hand out.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1988208941292488/
As a follow-up to the Introduction to Partner Dance Series, join us as we build on the basics and explore more challenging patterns of the beginner West Coast Swing series.
$50
https://www.facebook.com/events/361365697990258/?event_time_id=361365711323590
Come down to ONE WORLD BREWING DOWNTOWN!!! for PIZZA KARAOKE!!! Every TUESDAY!! COME GET YOUR SANG ON before FUNK JAM!!! Free FRESH PIZZA when YOU SING!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2088188291270135/?event_time_id=2088188321270132
Daughters
w/ Wolf Eyes Music?, HIDE
at The Mothlight
Tuesday, Feb. 19th
Doors 8pm
*Sold Out* No more tickets will be released for this show
By titling their 2018 fourth full-length and debut for Ipecac Records, You Won’t Get What You Want, Daughters send a crystal clear message. The quartet—Alexis Marshall [vocals], Nick Sadler [guitar], Jon Syverson [drums], and Sam Walker [bass]— follow the same internal compass that guided them to blur the lines of fickle heavy music sub-genres in the first place and quietly ignite a cult fervor typically reserved for grindhouse phenomena.
In fact, the best way to describe the philosophy and the sound of the quartet is simply: rock ‘n’ roll.
“I’ve always felt we decide what a Daughters record is,” Alexis states. “It’s not a sound or an aesthetic. Daughters is the name of our group and, we will do whatever we want to do with it.”
“We’ve changed our sound from record to record since the beginning,” says Nick. “We always had a very broad interest and taste in music across the spectrum. We are a rock band at heart, expect not to expect anything.”
There was a time expecting another Daughters record might’ve been met with disappointment. On the heels of their 2010 self-titled offering, the members engaged an indefinite hiatus. One fated dinner and two sold out hometown shows in Providence in 2013 saw them pick up where they had left off. Throughout the next four years the band recorded, eventually culling down a Dropbox of 150 ideas to the ten comprising You Won’t Get What You Want. In the end, if you want a Daughters record, you’ll get it here.
https://www.facebook.com/events/312930419528504/
10pm
21+
Donation$
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=2261496647468727
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=786767025049234
Adding a Southeast destination for designer toy makers and collectors, *Assembly Required brings designer, bootleg and art toy artists from around the country, to present and sell their work.
Asheville’s premiere designer toy expo, *Assembly Required, is presented by Unboxing Asheville, Morgan’s Comic’s, 103.3 Asheville FM and Appalachian Pinball Museum. Focusing on this artistic movement, designer toys are a form of lowbrow pop art. These toy makers pull inspiration from a variety of subversive segments of culture, as well as subcultural elements, including (but not limited to) comics, tattooing, street art, and everything related to toys of the 60’s through the 80’s.
Echoing production methods of traditional toy manufacturers, designer toys are usually intended to be displayed as collectibles, rather than to be played with. Toy makers mediums range from resin to vinyl, from plastic to plush; with molding, and production techniques such as kitbash, sofubi and bootleg (recently coined ‘Artisanal Action Figure’, by New York Times writer, Rich Juzwiak [11/23/18]). (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/style/bootleg-toys-action-figures.html).
Juzwiak interviews such artists as the Sucklord and Killer Bootlegs, both of whom will be present at *Assembly Required.
Battle of the Badges is back! In this friendly competition, The Asheville Fire Department, Asheville Police Department, Buncombe County Emergency Medical Service, Buncombe Country Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina Highway Patrol are teaming with the American Red Cross to encourage eligible donors to help save lives with blood donations. The group that recruits the most donors on Feb. 20 at First Baptist Church in Asheville will win bragging rights!
https://www.facebook.com/events/362581784296630/
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=393022704782437
The calendar says winter, but did you know that spring is just a few months away? There’s no time like the present to get prepared for the future – a future in bright colors, shorts and dresses, and blouses and short-sleeved shirts. It’s even better when you can save A LOT.
Head out to the Little Red Schoolhouse, located behind the Original Mast Store in Valle Crucis, to stock up on shorts, shirts, and more for Spring Break and all the other warmer days to come.
Here’s the full scoop:
• Salesman Samples are 70% OFF (limited sizes)
• Other apparel is an Additional 20% OFF the last red-lined price
• Shoes are priced as marked
**Size runs may not be available in all merchandise. Selection includes items for men and women.**
The Schoolhouse is open Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. and Sunday noon until 6 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/495934130936987/?event_time_id=495934164270317
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=618459725290920
For dance students and open to the public. A 90-minute master class led by a MOMIX professional dancer, beginning with a traditional ballet barre or floor warm-up, followed by MOMIX-inspired work in center, and finishing with a Q/A and photo session. Free.
Space is limited; first come, first served. Please RSVP to Jared McEntire at [email protected].
https://www.facebook.com/events/404349143460464/
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=789533408046676
Jump to the beat with your friends on Sesame Street! Introducing an all-new, interactive show that unfolds on one of the world’s most famous streets at the funniest, furriest party in the neighborhood… get ready for Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Thu, 17 Jan 2019 at 12:00 PM
Me + 3 Promotional Offer : Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 09:30 AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/367580520489018/
STORYTIME & ART
Our programs for preschool and school-age students are back at a library near you! Storytime & Art is for preschool aged students accompanied by an adult. Come join in the fun with stories and songs, then make a hands-on art project just for the little ones!
Meet us at Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sand Hill Road, Candler 28715) on third Wednesdays at 10:30am!
https://www.facebook.com/events/369205413891570/
Join us every Wednesday for $3 Pints of Good Fight and a the perfect chilly weeknight activity. . .board games!
https://www.facebook.com/events/342227486373185/?event_time_id=342227506373183
AFP WNC’s December presentation on contemporary ethics by Hal Lewis has left the topic fresh in our minds.
This month participate in a facilitated round table discussion of fundraising ethics with your peers. Come prepared to dive deep into thorny ethical issues, share your quandaries, and learn from your colleagues in this round table format.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2567877136572067/
Jonathan is a traditional southern Rootworker and Hoodoo Practitioner. He has received initiations in Lucumi and Ifa as well as receiving Asentamento in Quimbanda. His lineage can be traced to Cuba, Nigeria and Brazil respectively. He has been reading tarot cards for more than 15 years and has training in a wide variety of traditional folk magics. He is a graduate of the Lucky Mojo Correspondence Course and as a spiritual worker he not only foretells your future but focuses on remediating any problems that may show up in the clients reading. Cost is 2 dollars a minute with a 15 minute minimum, PayPal and cash accepted.
He also has a line of washes and oils for sale at Raven and Crone and he is available for hands on cleansing work, custom oils and mojo bags on request.
https://www.facebook.com/events/389105965183604/
We are continuing to host Wednesday markets here at Honey + the Hive, bringing in local farmers, artists, and crafters! Come join us from 1-5pm every Wednesday from January 9th to February 27th!
https://www.facebook.com/events/385091415568706/?event_time_id=385091438902037
Every Wednesday is Pint Night at the #brewery. Grab a free pint glass with the purchase of a #beer. Check out what we have on tap today on our website!
Come stop in. We open at 2 p.m. every Wednesday.
www.BlackMountainBrewing.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/2049123941800769/?event_time_id=2049124011800762
Hello eurythmy enthusiasts,
We will begin a new eurythmy series January 16 through February 20 from 2:45-3:15.
We will balance individual exercises with group exercises with an emphasis on enlivening and balancing our soul body.
Classes are $5/session or $25 for the six week session. (No charge for AWS staff).
We will meet in the eurythmy space in the basement of the Azalea Campus.
Winter weather can be unpredictable, Feb 27 will be a make-up class if we miss a session.
I am looking forward to moving together!
Best,
Elizabeth
https://www.facebook.com/events/2258903987502018/?event_time_id=2258908540834896
Storytime, songs & games for children & caregivers in our brewery taproom!
First and third Wednesday of every month, right after school at 3pm.
As always you may bring food in from wherever you choose but we always recommend our courtyard neighbors Pizza Mind, Gan Shan West and Owl Bakery. Cheers!
https://www.facebook.com/events/610002799356499/?event_time_id=761055420917902