Calendar of Events

The Paper Crowns Electric Band will be rocking the funk out at One World Brewing West as part of the Blue Ridge Hemp Company CBD Cup! This special performance features a premier musical line-up including some of Asheville’s heaviest headiest funkiest music makers:

Spiro Nicolopoulos – Vocals, electric guitar
Nicole Nicolopoulos – Vocals, electric guitar
Lenny Pettinelli – Keyboards, vocals
Jake Wolf – Bass
Steve Kemble – Drumkit

The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole Nicolopoulos are among the premier musical duos in the Southeast music scene. They have returned to their rock and roll roots with The Paper Crowns Electric Band! Their critically acclaimed song writing, chemistry, dynamic performance, fearless risk taking and down to Earth charisma has won over music lovers, fans and critics alike. They blend tradition with ground breaking musical performance which has quickly garnered distinction among a saturated music scene and has helped them earn their reputation as the genuine article and as one of the rising stars in the Southeast music scene.

Spiro Nicolopoulos
LEAD GUITAR & VOCALS
Originally from Okinawa, Japan, Spiro lived in Los Angeles Ca before moving to the Asheville area in 2014. His critically acclaimed solo singer-songwriter work has been featured in TV advertising campaigns for Visa, the Olympic Games and more. His music was featured in a variety of films and television series including work for PBS, Court TV, documentary films and radio. Spiro was a Bonnaroo 2006 performer. Spiro recorded with Twiddle’s Mihali Savoulidis among many others, and has shared line ups with Phil Lesh & Friends, Bright Eyes, Buddy Guy and many of his favorite international artists. He taught music from 2001-2014 where he met his wife Nicole at work. His proudest achievements include producing fund raising music events providing malaria medication, mosquito nets and medical equipment for people in Tanzania, Tsunami disaster relief for Japan 2011, teaching a blind teenage girl how to play guitar into her career as a performing artist and teaching an 80 year old severely arthritic man how to play open tuning guitar – helping him to become a music team leader in his church.

Nicole Nicolopoulos
GUITAR & VOCALS
Nicole Nicolopoulos began her musical journey at the age of twelve when she picked up the guitar. She attended the University of La Verne in Southern California studying classical guitar, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2009 with a degree in music. During and after college Nicole taught private and group lessons and also lead classes for toddlers and children in the community. After fronting her own original electric trio the Vinyls, she helped form The Paper Crowns with her future husband Spiro Nicolopoulos. In 2014 the two relocated to the Asheville area where they have found a place in the thriving and dynamic musical community. Nicole finds joy in her never ending effort to grow as a musician and artist.

Lenny Pettinelli
KEYBOARDS
Originally from Los Angeles, CA but now happily relocated to Asheville, NC, Lenny Pettinelli has worked on all sides of the Music Industry from production to performance to promotion. As a pianist and keyboardist, Pettinelli has played on dozens of records since his early 20’s and has since moved into singing, production, harmonic arrangement and education. He is the driving force behind the Asheville-based co-op independent record label Vibration of Versatility (VOV) which has pledged to donate 30% of all net profits from it’s volume series to various music education charities and foundations on the regional, national, and international level. Pettinelli is well versed in Jazz, Rock, Funk, Reggae, Folk, Electronic, and R&B music but is always willing to play pretty much anything. Working with an impressive 100 + artists from different scenes including Empire Strikes Brass, Pettinelli aims to write, perform, and produce new and original music of all genres.

Jake Wolf
BASS
Originally from the Boston area, Jake Wolf has been playing electric bass for almost 30 years, and still finds new things to love about it every day. Jake studied audio engineering and music production at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA before moving to San Francisco where he studied electric bass with virtuoso bassists Michael Manring and Kai Eckhardt, and was a student at the Ali Akbar Khan College of Music in San Rafael CA. Since 2004, Jake has been living in Asheville, NC, working with some of the areas finest musicians as a sideman, and performing with original acts such as the Juan Benavides Group, The Billy Sea, Billy Jonas, the Eric Congdon Trio and the Chuck Lichtenberger Collective. He also is the organizer of the Asheville Bass Hang, a semi-annual event designed to bring together bassists from all over the Southeast for performances, education and building community.

Steve Kemble
PERCUSSION, VOCALS
Steve has elevated the Asheville music scene vibe with his stellar drum work in Chikomo Marimba, the Grateful Dead tribute scene, the Very Jerry concert series, the Paper Crowns and more. Always a crowd favorite, Steve is known for radiating great grooves and infectious positivity from behind the drum kit – which is a big part of the transcendence and musical chemistry that he brings to the Paper Crowns Electric Band. Steve is a veteran drummer who’s musical influence is well known from coast to coast. He’s a drum maker, a teacher, a leader and builds green homes with his business Mud Straw Love.

THE PAPER CROWNS DUO & ELECTRIC BAND
The Paper Crowns have played such events as: LEAF (2018), Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions featured on PBS, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns. The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WPVM 103.7fm, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River. For more info check out www.ThePaperCrowns.com

$5 entry for music on the indoor stage
$15 All day pass for Blue Ridge Hemp Co’s CBD Cup outside

https://www.facebook.com/events/2225894377671420/

This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.

MG ROAD PRESENTS
A NIGHT OF SPOOKY DRAG
FEATURING
••PRISCILLA CHAMBERS••
••NATASHA NIGHTLY••
••CHANNING TAINT••
••MISTRESS RIVERS••
& DJ ABU DISARRAY (OF TOTAL GOLD)
DRAG SHOW AT MIDNIGHT!
COSTUME CONTEST!
HAUNTED DRINK SPECIALS!
MORE DETAILS TBA!

https://www.facebook.com/events/237775620252551/

Come out Saturday, October 27 to shake your booty and get spooky with DJ Kutzu!

Dance Party kicks off at 10pm and we’ll be extending our hours till 1am!

Costumes are not required but DEFINITELY ENCOURAGED! Free Admission! Let’s party Asheville!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2027957897264522/

Join us for our annual SPOOK-TACULAR Halloween Brunch Buffet for a meal that is to DIE for. Chef Nate and his team have created a menu that is sure to have all treats and no tricks. You can come dressed in your favorite Halloween costume or in casual attire. Enjoy live music performed by Bruce Lang.

Price per person is $29.95. View the full menu here: https://hliresort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018_Halloween_Brunch_Buffet.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/events/320184368786614/

Our third annual Halloween Festivity, featuring Wild for Life — wildlife rehabilitation center — and their ambassador birds of prey is this Sunday!

From 11 am to 2 pm, bird ambassadors, PeeWee and Rufus (the screech owls) and other feathered friends will be greeting folks at the bakery, while we serve up our favorite Halloween treats and hot cider! Please bring cash donations for the Wild for Life organization, who helps rehabilitate animals who have been injured and returns those that fully recover to the wild.

This is our favorite event of the year, and we can’t wait to see y’all, big and little, there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/328197067761450/

Join us for a pre-Halloween candy and beer flight pairing where we will take traditional Trick-or-Treat candy and pair it with some yummy beers! Flight will be $15!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2192284197659142/

Let’s create PUMPKIN, BLACK CAT, BAT, WITCH, HAUNT etc with Origami Paper

?This is free event for customer
?All materials will be provided
?The spaces are limited. Please share with other friends
?Pre Registrations are not required. Just ask staff!

?Any questions? Please feel free to ask staff of email to [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/466711577159354/

It’s almost Halloween and it’s time to carve those jack-o-lanterns! Come make a pumpkin gut mess at Mica Town and leave with a beautifully carved jack-o-latern. We’ll provide pumpkins, basic tools, and a beverage of your choice. All you need to bring is a festive spirit, some creativity, and any tools that you can’t carve without. Cost is $10. Please sign up to ensure there are enough materials.

https://www.facebook.com/events/336410756906890/

Come out and join us for a fun filled day!

We will be hosting our first annual Puptober Fest in celebration of Halloween!

Dress your pup up in their spookiest/cutest costume and get pictures of them all while sipping on a nice cold beer!

We will have a Best Owner/Pet Costume Contest!! So make sure to come dressed to impress!!

*More details to come!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/165534427698624/

GRAVE LULLABY
Written and Directed by Jamieson Ridenhour

When Mark and Kristen James move into an old house in a new town, it feels like the perfect opportunity to escape their recent tragedy and start afresh. But the new neighbors have their own secrets, and the neighborhood may be as haunted as the James’ own past. A classic ghost story in the tradition of M.R. James and Peter Straub, with a twist (or two) you will never see coming. Grave Lullaby was a National Finalist for the 2013 Kennedy Center ACTF David Cohen Play writing Award.

After last year’s critically acclaimed TERRY TEMPEST: The Final Interview, Asheville writer/director Jameson Ridenhour returns to the Magnetic. Jamie has been teaching writing and literature for 18 years. In addition to publishing scholarly articles on Dickens, LeFanu, and contemporary vampire film, Ridenhour edited the Valancourt edition of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla (2009) and wrote a book-length study of urban Gothic fiction, In Darkest London (Scarecrow, 2014). He is also creator/writer/producer of the popular (and creepy) horror/suspense podcast Palimpsest, which is currently in its second season, and is available on every podcast platform. http://www.thepalimpsestpodcast.com/

GRAVE LULLABY

FEATURING: Carrie Kimbrell Kimzey, Adam Christopher Lentinii, Serena Dotson-Smith, Murphy Funkhouser Capps, Jason Williams, and Rodney Smith

PRODUCTION CREW:
Director: Jamieson Ridenhour
Stage Manager: Chris Kingsley
Set design: Kehren Barbour
Lighting design: Jason Williams
Sound design: Rodney Smith

PERFORMANCES: OCTOBER 12-28, 2018
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 3pm

First Friday Performance – $12 (+$2 tax and service fee)
All other performances- $18 (+$2 tax and service fee)

For more information visit: http://www.themagnetictheatre.org/

https://www.facebook.com/events/159745438291465/

Come party with us! All ages YO youth, 11-20. Costumes encouraged.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1756584657802183/

Join Rebecca Beyer from Blood and Spicebush for another installment of the Herblore of the Wheel of the Year. Samhain, All Hallows or Halloween is arguably one of the Witch’s highest holidays. What plants and trees were used by the old ones to celebrate this auspicious day? We’ll see there’s more to witchcraft then mandrake and belladonna as we meet and explore the key plants of this sacred day within the context of Appalachian bioregional witchcraft an folk magic.

10-25$ suggested donation

Learn more about Rebecca and her work at www.bloodandspicebush.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/1594063624054014/

We’re getting ready for Halloween at 27 Club with Get Crafty. Pumpkin carving party and costume workshop! Bring your own materials and ideas and pick the collective brain of everybody else to create the scariest designs your twisted mind can come up with.
Taylor will be serving up her own witchy concoction. We’ll bring a sewing machine, carving tools, and pumpkins. You bring your beautiful brains.

https://www.facebook.com/events/584788351940777/

For kids in grades K-5 and their families!
October 2018 Theme: Science

Mondays @ 4pm, Saluda Library

Oct 1: Rainforest Adventures
Learn about the plant and animal diversity in tropical rainforests with KidSenses.
Oct 8: Magnet Magic
We’ll learn what items are magnetic and do magnet painting, mazes, and more!
Oct 15: Grossology
Ewww! Let’s get disgusting with gooey, yucky science experiments.
Oct 22: Halloween Science
Fun with 3D monsters, ghost balloons, and glowing playdough!
Oct 29: Scary Animals
Learn all about spiders, bears, snakes, and ticks from a Chimmey Rock ranger. Note: There will not be live animals.

Upcoming themes:
November – Food
December – Community
January – Fitness

https://www.facebook.com/events/891832107685278/

A coursed dinner menu to celebrate Halloween 2018 in homage to the 1981 childrens book series by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell themed to folklore and urban legend. Join us for a Halloween costume contest, live spin, beer, wine, punch and custom cocktail specials with a deliciously creative 5 course evening menu. Late night Halloween party to follow.

Gratuity is not included in your ticket price.

Event is not BYO.

Two seating times are available for the evening.

5:30PM-8:00PM

8:30PM-11:00PM

https://www.facebook.com/events/232298180966042/

Join us for crafts, candy,
and a Halloween Costume Parade!

https://www.facebook.com/events/335476510335461/

Ben’s Tune-up and Open Source Jiu-Jitsu are coming together for a fun filled night of music, Drinks and Jiu-Jitsu befitting a very good cause.

Grapple for Good is a non-traditional, fun (“not-so-serious”) Jiu-Jitsu tournament to benefit Homeward Bound of WNC and their programs serving veterans in need. While the tournament itself follows a more traditional scoring scheme and ruleset, competitors are encouraged to get creative with their attire and have fun while competing in a friendly manner to help better serve less fortunate members of our community.

What’s “creative attire”? Suits, prom dresses, tutus – if you’re ok with it getting shredded and it doesn’t pose a safety hazard to other competitors, then go ahead and wear it!

Asheville’s own, and a veteran himself, DJ Kilby will be spinning vinyl for the event.
PBR on Special!
Prizes for first place include a GIft Card from Ben’s Tune Up

All levels and affiliations are welcome to come together for this fun Halloween-themed event. 100% of proceeds will go towards Homeward Bound.

Learn more and register to participate at:
www.opensourcebjj.net/grapple-for-good

https://www.facebook.com/events/312372359549463/

MURDER BALLAD MONDAY RETURNS TO SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY!

It’s Halloween Week and The Gathering Dark is bringing tales of horror and Murder most foul back to the stage!

What will Josh Dunkin and Steve DuRose have in store this time around!? Come in and find out and prepare to be scared!

https://www.facebook.com/events/810040512681430/

A coursed dinner menu to celebrate Halloween 2018 in homage to the 1981 childrens book series by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell themed to folklore and urban legend. Join us for a Halloween costume contest, live spin, beer, wine, punch and custom cocktail specials with a deliciously creative 5 course evening menu. Late night Halloween party to follow.

Gratuity is not included in your ticket price.

Event is not BYO.

Two seating times are available for the evening.

5:30PM-8:00PM

8:30PM-11:00PM

https://www.facebook.com/events/2135666559786445/

Join us Oct. 30th the day before Halloween and help save lives by donating blood. A single donation can help save up to 3 lives!

We will have Halloween themed snacks and drinks. Costumes are encouraged but not necessary!

To see which donation time slots we still need to fill, visit
http://www.redcrossblood.org and enter our sponsor code “Townandmountain” in the upper right hand search bar.

No need to create a Red Cross account to sign up, simply call our office at 828-232-2879 and we’ll quickly sign you up for your desired donation time with just your name and contact info (phone number or email address).

https://www.facebook.com/events/106564536917270/

Join us for the 2018 Rhapsodist Halloween Reading!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2194908320777570/

The day before Halloween, WATM will be hosting a family-friendly Halloween Pet Parade as a fundraiser in partnership with Mountain Pet Rescue.

>> Pet Parade <<
The Pet Parade will take place at 5pm. Come in costume with your furry friends and get ready to strut around the market for all to see. Our panel of celebrity judges with crown winners in categories such as “most creative costume” and “strongest person/pet resemblance”

>> Gourd Decorating <<
Pumpkins and gourds will on hand for you to adorn with paint, markers, pipe cleaners, glitter, googly eyes, and more. There’s no such thing as too much Halloween spirit, so please come and decorate a gourd for a good cause!

>> Raffle <<
Grab yourself a $3 raffle ticket (or 10) and enter to win big prizes from WATM vendors, Patton Ave Pets, and many more local businesses. All proceeds will be split between WATM and Mountain Pet Rescue.

https://www.facebook.com/events/470905370067859/

Nothing beats Champagne… BUT – Halloween champagne cocktails! An incredibly delicious way to celebrate one of the year’s best holidays! Stop in over the month of October for Champagne Tuesdays and Treat yourself to a little taste of evil! No matter what’s your favorite poison, we’ve got you covered with 5 weeks of devilishly delightful cocktails – ALL with a wickedly sparkling base- Champagne.

Tuesday, October 2nd
Ravens Blood Champagne Cocktail-
Cranberry juice, Cranberry Bitters, Sugar cube, Sparkling Wine

Tuesday, October 9th
Magic Cotton Candy Sparkling Daiquiri-
Rum, lime, Sparkling Wine, Cotton Candy

Tuesday, October 16th
Bride of Frankenstein-
Blackberry jam, House made Vanilla Syrup, Tito’s Vodka, Sparkling Wine, Blackberries

Tuesday, October 23rd
Blood Peach Bellini-
Campari, Peach Puree, Pomegranate Molasses, Sparkling Wine

Tuesday, October 30th
Rosemarys Bubbly & Death in the Afternoon

•Rosemarys Bubbly- Champagne, Spiced Simple Syrup, Fresh Rosemary

•Death in the Afternoon- Absinthe, Champagne

https://www.facebook.com/events/2281879288506075/

BeLoved Asheville’s Kids Justice League is forming! Come for more information and our first action!

About the Kids Justice League: Kids have always been key agents in the work of change throughout movement history! We believe that kids have the power to make a difference in our community!
Together, we will learn compassion and how to be a part of the work of justice and love!

About our first gathering and action:
Kids of all ages are welcome and are encouraged to come in a super hero costume (no play weapons please) or Halloween costume.

We will be marching in support of the Buncombe County Childcare Initiative proposal going before the Buncombe County Commission. The proposal is to support investment that will make childcare more possible for all community kids 0-5 years old.

Schedule:
4:15 pm Welcome & More info about the Kids Justice League
4:30-5:30 pm Make kids parade signs and flags
5:30 pm March to County Commissioners Meeting
6:00 pm-ish Speak at County Commissioners meeting
We will have a group public comment and then return to the BeLoved Liberation Station!

Come at any point you can make it! This is the first of many Kids Justice League adventures!

For more information, message us here or at [email protected].

More information about the Childcare resolution will be posted to the event!

This is the first of many more Kids Justice League activities which will be offered regularly at BeLoved”s Liberation Station!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1105840999569247/

Come join Misa, Raymond, Erica, Susan, Delia, and Katie for a FREE, fun Halloween Dance Party for the whole family! Wear your best costume. Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 costumes. Costumes should be PG and appropriate for the YMCA.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2189877524669728/

Join us on an eerie journey into Greer Station’s haunted past as you stroll through the historic district. Stories and legend of the unusual and supernatural are combined with the fun and fascinating history of our city.

Local historian Joada Hiatt will be leading two ghost walks covering historic hauntings of downtown Greer. Meet at the Depot on Randall Street for a 1/4 mile walk down Trade Street to the Greer Heritage Museum on S. Main. The first walk will begin at 5:30 pm and the second will start at 7:00 pm. A $5 cash donation, benefitting the Greer Heritage Museum, is requested for all participants over 9 years of age.

In the event of rain, the ghost walks will be moved to Thursday, October 25. For more information call the Greer Heritage Museum at (864) 877-3377.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2184841825106489/

This Halloween Eve we have a set of bizarre, surreal, hilarious, tragic, delirious performances for you.

Asheville’s own Toybox and Edwin Salas join Peepashow from Athen’s, GA. for an evening that will surely shock and delight your senses!

https://www.edwinsalas.com/home
https://www.facebook.com/TOYBOXTHEATRE/
https://www.facebook.com/peepashow/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1140171782816563/