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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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Thursday, October 6, 2022
Vote in the “Coolest Thing Made in NC” Competition
Oct 6 all-day
online

Byer’s Precision Fabricators announced today that they have been named as a semi-finalist in the “Coolest Thing Made in NC” Competition.

The top 5 businesses in each category will be announced on September 22, when Byer’s may move on to the last round, and compete as a “Top 5” contender. The winner will be announced on October 6.

 

The vote tally has been reset to level the field for all semifinalists. As in the first round, the community may still only vote once a day with a valid email address.

 

To cast your vote for Byer’s Precision, click here: http://wshe.es/32QyUdFR

 

This competition helps to highlight manufacturing in NC, a crucial key to the state’s economic success. Byer’s Precision Fabricators was opened in 1942 by Paul Byers, where he started a general sheet metal shop in Hendersonville, NC. Byer’s Sheet Metal Works quickly became one of the largest ductwork and roofing contractors in the state. Today, Byer’s Precision Fabricators is a 60,000 sq. ft facility, and the company has come a long way in 80 years! For more information about Byer’s, click here:  https://www.byersprecision.com/  

 

WNC Career Expo – Employers Register Now!
Oct 6 all-day
online w/ WNC Agricultural Center-Davis Event Center

Great companies start with great people, and you’ll find both at the WNC Career Expo. Plan to join us Tuesday, October 11 from 11 AM – 4 PM.

Presented by the Mountain Area Workforce Board and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Western North Carolina businesses and organizations are ready to promote career opportunities for job seekers in advanced manufacturing, technology, health care, tourism, professional services, and other high-growth industries. All job seekers are encouraged to attend this one-stop opportunity to meet directly with representatives from companies hiring now.
Camp Field Day
Oct 6 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Camp Ton-A-Wandah

The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce along with United Community Bank present Camp Field Day hosted by Camp Ton-A-Wandah.
Camp Field Day is a fabulous, unique opportunity for area business folks to spend a day at one of our local camps. Spending the day competing and participating in camp activities to serve as a team building opportunity, client/customer development opportunity and a chance to get to know a bit about the large hidden industry of Camp that is a significant local economic driver. Camp Field Day is a fundraiser/business development event for the Chamber of Commerce and its membership. (Similar to a golf tournament or 5K). The event was created in Henderson County and is being modeled in other areas to achieve the same awareness and success.
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This event serves many purposes from awarenss of our camp industry to team building and friendly competition.
Gong Bath w/ Cedar
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Altar Alchemy

Gong Bath w/ Cedar

Cedar Bear has been trained in the lineage of Richard Rudis who created the original “Gong Bath™”. Cedar’s Gong Bath’s and concerts include elements from Nada Yoga, DJ mixing, drumming, Tibetan Buddhism, Tantric Hinduism, sacred geometry, and Reiki. This creates a meditative experience in which each participant is acoustically guided via harmonic overtones, into realms of physical & mental/emotional well-being as well as cellular healing. Carefully designed vibrational constructs are used to further entice the brain into Alpha/Theta/Delta wave-scapes of clarity, peace, and wholeness which promotes physIcal, mental, and spiritual awakening, wisdom, and healing.

:: How to Prepare/What to Bring ::
-yoga mat or something soft to lie on and or a pillow.
-we have chairs and back jacks for sitting
-avoid wearing any heavy scents or oils

For more info visit: www.torencollective.com/sound-healing

Friday, October 7, 2022
WNC Career Expo – Employers Register Now!
Oct 7 all-day
online w/ WNC Agricultural Center-Davis Event Center

Great companies start with great people, and you’ll find both at the WNC Career Expo. Plan to join us Tuesday, October 11 from 11 AM – 4 PM.

Presented by the Mountain Area Workforce Board and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Western North Carolina businesses and organizations are ready to promote career opportunities for job seekers in advanced manufacturing, technology, health care, tourism, professional services, and other high-growth industries. All job seekers are encouraged to attend this one-stop opportunity to meet directly with representatives from companies hiring now.
CRC for ED’s 15th Annual HEAL Conference/Retreat
Oct 7 @ 9:15 am – 3:45 pm
Lake Eden, Black Mountain

*Enjoy dynamic speakers and networking while spending a gorgeous WNC fall day rejuvenating*
HEAL presents professional development and networking opportunities as well as education for the general public.
Our conference addresses disordered eating and eating disorders recovery by presenting experts from various sectors of the industry.
This year we are hosting a 1/2 day of CE sessions and a 1/2 day retreat with care-for-the-provider sessions and connection!

Kevin Spears teams with DJ Morphonic: A Transformational Evening of Ecstatic Dance
Oct 7 @ 8:00 pm
White Horse Black Mountain

A Transformational Evening of Ecstatic Dance

World-renowned master of the African Kalimba, Kevin Spears teams with DJ Morphonic for an extraordinary evening of live musical artistry within a guided intentional experience. It’s a unique musical experience for listening and/or dancing.

Asheville’s own DJ Morphonic has become a highly sought-after Ecstatic Dance DJ due to his eclectic yet transformative mix of music from around the world. DJ Morphonic (Maurice Legendre) is known far and wide for his beautiful and incredible sacred art concert backdrops that must be seen to be believed. DJ Morphonic is truly a gifted soul in the field of transformative and regenerative art and music.

Kevin Spears the KalimbaMan is an internationally renowned kalimba player and one-man ensemble who designs and uses electronic musical gadgets to create a literal one-man ensemble right before your eyes and ears. He has performed extensively in the U.S and abroad and has done what was once thought impossible on the kalimba, the traditional African instrument he has studied and played since the age of 10.

 

Saturday, October 8, 2022
WNC Career Expo – Employers Register Now!
Oct 8 all-day
online w/ WNC Agricultural Center-Davis Event Center

Great companies start with great people, and you’ll find both at the WNC Career Expo. Plan to join us Tuesday, October 11 from 11 AM – 4 PM.

Presented by the Mountain Area Workforce Board and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Western North Carolina businesses and organizations are ready to promote career opportunities for job seekers in advanced manufacturing, technology, health care, tourism, professional services, and other high-growth industries. All job seekers are encouraged to attend this one-stop opportunity to meet directly with representatives from companies hiring now.
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Oct 8 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
A-B Tech Enka Campus
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
WNC Career Expo
Oct 11 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
WNC Ag Center

Find the Next Step in Your Career

Great companies start with great people, and you’ll find both at the WNC Career Expo.

Plan to join us Tuesday, October 11 from 11 AM – 4 PM at the Davis Event Center at the WNC Agricultural Center, located at 761 Boylston Highway in Fletcher.

Presented by the Mountain Area Workforce Board and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Western North Carolina businesses and organizations are ready to promote career opportunities for job seekers in advanced manufacturing, technology, health care, tourism, professional services, and other high-growth industries. All job seekers are encouraged to attend this one-stop opportunity to meet directly with representatives from companies hiring now.

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Business Morning Update
Oct 12 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Elk's Lodge

This monthly event is co-sponsored with Blue Ridge Community College’s Small Business Center, the City of Hendersonville Main Street program, and the Hendersonville Merchants & Business Association features several speakers on timely community events and issues affecting our business community.

Asheville BAC In-Person Meeting
Oct 12 @ 11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Western Carolina University at Biltmore Park

Please join us for the next Business Advisory Council (BAC) Meeting to be held on Thursday, October 20 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. We’ll be meeting at Western Carolina University’s Biltmore Park Campus located at 28 Schenck Pkwy, Asheville.

The BAC brings together the business and non-profit service provider communities to network and talk about how we can all partner together to help those in need of employment.

Topic: Youth in the Workplace
Location: WCU at Biltmore Park 28 Schenck Pkwy, Asheville we will be meeting on the third floor in room 336. Parking is available in the parking garage next door. To access the garage, turn left at PF Chang’s onto Thetford Street, take an immediate right onto Barnack Way, and the garage entrance will be on the left. The building entrance will be to the right.

Speakers: A panel of speakers will share their experiences with having youth in their places of business. Come share your stories during our discussion, too.

Please register at the link below. We can’t wait to see you!

Young Professionals Monthly Social
Oct 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
The Kingmakers Draft
The YPHC’s offers a chance for young professionals to meet through a laid-back networking opportunity. Join us this month at The Kingmaker’s Draft off of Main St in Downtown Hendersonville.
October’s Program:
This month we will be hearing from Elizabeth Estrada about Professional Branding & Marketing 101! In this short interactive learning session gleam insights into yourself, your career, and your business. Also for a fun twist, attend to learn the marketing lesson behind the phrase “let them eat cake!” Materials will be provided. Just bring yourself, a few business cards, and a bright smile. Feel free to stay afterwards for networking.
*Participation is limited to those under 40*
A big thanks to AdventHealth Hendersonville and Spectrum Reach for presenting this program for the 2022 year!
Young Professionals Monthly Social
Oct 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Jackson Park

The YPHC’s Pop-Ups offers a chance for young professionals to meet through a laid-back networking opportunity. Join us each month on the 2nd Wednesday from 5:00 – 6:00 pm in Henderson County.
This July, we are meeting at Henderson County’s Jackson Park for a friendly game of disc golf! We will meet at near the HC Parks and Rec Office/Hola Carolina house around 5:00. Bring your own disc!
*Participation is limited to those under 40*
A big thanks to AdventHealth Hendersonville and Spectrum Reach for presenting this program for the 2022 year!
Award-Winning author and former Asheville resident, Chloe Kemp, presents her book, WISDOM KEEPER: My Extraordinary Journey to Unlock the Sacred Within
Oct 12 @ 8:30 pm
Sovereign Kava

Chloe lived in Asheville for 12 years and is now residing in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Much of her book takes place in Asheville. Chloe’s spiritual memoir reveals the Divine pathway to a more peaceful, happy, fulfilled, and healthy life. Come meet Chloe and find out why her book is changing lives.

GOLD WINNER Memoir by a female—2022 Living Now Book Awards — Books for Better Living

FINALIST New Age Nonfiction: 2022 International Book Awards

SOVEREIGN KAVA hosting Author Event: Wed, OCT. 12, @ 8:30 pm
268 Biltmore Ave.

🌻 Book Discussion 🌻 Reading Excerpts from the book 🌻 Q & A session 🌻 Autographed English & Spanish books available to purchase

For more information about Chloe and her WISDOM KEEPER spiritual memoir: www.ChloeKempWisdomKeeper.com

Thursday, October 13, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 13 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Gong Bath w/ Cedar
Oct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Altar Alchemy

Gong Bath w/ Cedar

Cedar Bear has been trained in the lineage of Richard Rudis who created the original “Gong Bath™”. Cedar’s Gong Bath’s and concerts include elements from Nada Yoga, DJ mixing, drumming, Tibetan Buddhism, Tantric Hinduism, sacred geometry, and Reiki. This creates a meditative experience in which each participant is acoustically guided via harmonic overtones, into realms of physical & mental/emotional well-being as well as cellular healing. Carefully designed vibrational constructs are used to further entice the brain into Alpha/Theta/Delta wave-scapes of clarity, peace, and wholeness which promotes physIcal, mental, and spiritual awakening, wisdom, and healing.

:: How to Prepare/What to Bring ::
-yoga mat or something soft to lie on and or a pillow.
-we have chairs and back jacks for sitting
-avoid wearing any heavy scents or oils

For more info visit: www.torencollective.com/sound-healing

Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic + Feature Comedy at Asheville Pizza
Oct 13 @ 7:30 pm
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co

10.13.22 Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company Theatre 2 (for 18+)
What: Stand up Comedy at Asheville Pizza & Brewing,
When: Thursday 9.8.22. 7:30p-9:30p, doors at 6:30p
Where: Asheville Pizza & Brewing Theatre 2, 675 Merrimon Ave, Asheville 28804
Tickets: $13 (available at door or Asheville Pizza website)
Cocktails, taps & menu available while you laugh the night away to some of the area’s best Stand Up Comics in a ridiculously fun adult environment!! .
Open mic comics signup at door get 3-5m. [Free entry for performing comics, free pizza at comics table]
[Music before show provided by Buzz Radio Asheville, “All Asheville Music & Comedy, All the Time.”]
Hosted by Hilliary Begley
Featuring: Jess Cooley, Niko Gonzalez & Petey Smith McDowell

Friday, October 14, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 14 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
AM Power Hour
Oct 14 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Zen Hen
Enjoy a more productive day by meeting prospective customers at the start of your day. You may find a strong referral source, a new vendor, the perfect client, or simply get a foot in the door for connecting again later at another Chamber event. AM Power Hour is great if you are an early-bird or can’t make our after-hours networking events.
This AM Power Hour is Hosted by Zen Hen!
Monday, October 17, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 17 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Webinar: Women’s Certification for Government Contracts
Oct 17 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
online

In this 2-hour webinar, Sharon Harvey with the US Small Business Administration and Pam Racer with the SBTDC will teach you how you can grow your women owned business through procurement.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 18 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
AABA – Small Business Re-Entry Success
Oct 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
online

The US Small Business Administration and the Western Women’s Business Center will deliver a second chance workshop. The workshop is for those who have been incarcerated and want that second chance at being an entrepreneur and giving back to their community. We start by saying it’s not an easy path, but one must know their options to make changes. We will share why fixing your credit score is key and then how to hone in on what it takes to run a business, what goes into the business plan, and how to access capital. Our goal is to show you how you can turn the skills you had or the ones that you learned while incarcerated into making a better future for yourself. Find out how to turn those acquired skills gained from beauty/barber courses, culinary classes, computer classes, writing, business courses and more into a future.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 19 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Cozy Up For Fall Virtual Spiritual Retreat
Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Soul Kyst

🍂Registration is now open for October’s Cozy Up for Fall Retreat!🍂

RELAX, RECHARGE & BE INSPIRED with our 2-hour live spiritual retreat.
Wednesday, October 19th 7 pm to 9 pm ET

https://soulkyst.com/virtual-spiritual-retreats/

Opening Meditation and Closing Visualization
Facilitated by Randi Botnick

EFT Pro Tapping Workshop
Facilitated by Karen Berzanski

During this retreat, you’ll learn how to use the mind-body tool, Pro EFT™ Tapping to:

Look at the past year and identify what you want to release and let go of
Get super clear on what you want and don’t want moving into the final months of the year
Leave with inspired ideas on how to create the most luxurious and pleasurable holiday season you’ve ever experienced.
Take these 2 hours of well-deserved relaxation time to slow down and reset, and experience personal breakthroughs.

For more details and to register: https://soulkyst.com/virtual-spiritual-retreats/

Thursday, October 20, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 20 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Gong Bath w/ Cedar
Oct 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Altar Alchemy

Gong Bath w/ Cedar

Cedar Bear has been trained in the lineage of Richard Rudis who created the original “Gong Bath™”. Cedar’s Gong Bath’s and concerts include elements from Nada Yoga, DJ mixing, drumming, Tibetan Buddhism, Tantric Hinduism, sacred geometry, and Reiki. This creates a meditative experience in which each participant is acoustically guided via harmonic overtones, into realms of physical & mental/emotional well-being as well as cellular healing. Carefully designed vibrational constructs are used to further entice the brain into Alpha/Theta/Delta wave-scapes of clarity, peace, and wholeness which promotes physIcal, mental, and spiritual awakening, wisdom, and healing.

:: How to Prepare/What to Bring ::
-yoga mat or something soft to lie on and or a pillow.
-we have chairs and back jacks for sitting
-avoid wearing any heavy scents or oils

For more info visit: www.torencollective.com/sound-healing

Friday, October 21, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 21 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Activation in the Park
Oct 22 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
French Broad River Park
Activation in the Park

Activation in the Park

French Broad River Park location: Go to the parking lot off of Riverview Drive, which is off of Amboy Rd. Find the cobalt blue canopy tent!

We will be as close to directly across from the parking lot as we can, near the water, with the tent (go past the bathrooms and head to the water). So, you should be able to find us pretty easily if it’s your first time).

NOTE: Bring a chair, pillow, or towel to sit on, an open mind, and energies of love, receptivity, and curiosity.

Activation is 2 hours together: The 1st hour is a discussion and sharing (OPEN conversation with a topic we choose from a container that all participate in), a sharing from a group member or members, and then the last hour is a chakra detox/tune up via meditations/guided visualizations, or a psychic ability empowerment session led by the hosts Natalie and Adriane.

This is how we participate TOGETHER in the evolution of “New Earth” energies moving into a world where truth and the ethos of love-light (e.g.: Law of One ideation) are the guiding forces.

All who are interested in spiritual growth, OPEN-MINDED conversations that include the light and dark of our planet, evolution, and the desire to co-create and get to know others who are like-hearted (not just like-minded) are welcome!

We look forward to meeting you!