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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Musical Theatre K-2nd Grades

Feb 6 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Studio 52

February 6-April 17 (Spring Break March 13-17)

MONDAY 4:30PM – 5:30

Instructor: Zoe Zelonky

This fun and high-energy 10-week class combines the three fundamentals of musical theater, acting, singing, and dance, in an accessible and exciting way! With a focus on singing technique, musicality, movement, and storytelling, students will learn new skills and make friends as they develop songs from Broadway musicals. No prior experience is necessary. With new material every semester, this class can (and should) be taken multiple times! We will end the semester with a performance for family and friends on Monday April 24 in the evening!

- Payment plans are available through the Box Office at 828.693.0731.
- A $50 deposit is required to secure the student’s spot in the class. The full payment must be completed by the first day of class.
- Students and families that register for more than one class are offered a $25 discount for each additional class. This offer applies to multiple classes for one student or family discounts for siblings.
- *Need-based scholarships are available upon application.

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Musical Theatre 3rd-5th Grades

Feb 6 @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm

Studio 52

February 6 – April 17 (Spring Break March 13-17)

MONDAY 5:45-6:45PM

Instructor: Zoe Zelonky

In this 10-week session discover the fun and fundamentals of musical theatre technique by integrating acting, singing, and simple choreography in the development of a Broadway repertoire. Students will learn proper vocal technique, story-telling through song, musical theatre-style choreography, and how to work within an ensemble. Apply your skills at the end of class performance for friends and family on Monday April 24 in the evening. With new material every semester, this class can (and should) be taken multiple times.

Dates: February 6 – April 17

Grades: 3rd-5th
Day/Time: Monday 5:45-6:45

Tuition: $190

- Payment plans are available through the Box Office at 828.693.0731.
- A $50 deposit is required to secure the student’s spot in the class. The full payment must be completed by the first day of class.
- Students and families that register for more than one class are offered a $25 discount for each additional class. This offer applies to multiple classes for one student or family discounts for siblings.
- *Need-based scholarships are available upon application.

Categories: Education Family Fun Music Theatre

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Journeyperson Program NOW FREE! 12-Month Farm Support Cohort

Feb 7 all-day

Organic Growers School

The upcoming Journeyperson course is now available AT NO COST! Due to some timely grant funding, we can offer this in-depth farmer training for farmers in years 3-7 with no associated tuition fee! The course consists of monthly cohort meet-ups and 2-3 in-depth workshops, plus mentorship!

In addition, a select number of participants will also receive matched FUNDS for your farm savings account (Savings Incentive Program) and money to spend on a professional development opportunity of your choosing! Want to attend a workshop on livestock management? OGS will contribute towards that fee! Are you saving money for a farm asset? OGS will contribute up to a certain amount to that investment.

The Journeyperson Program is for farmers who have been independently farming for three or more years and are serious about operating farm businesses in the Southern Appalachian region.

Join the Journeyperson Info Session on Zoom!

November 15th at 7:00 pm

Sign up here

Categories: Education Garden

Elementary After-School Volunteer Creative Peacemakers

Feb 7 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Deaverview Apartment Community

We are seeking volunteers to assist us in our small after school program for children in West Asheville in low-income housing. We provide a safe and nourishing environment, healthy snacks, and creative activities. Our program currently meets during the school year on most Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:00-5:00pm. You may volunteer for one or two days a week.

Volunteer Responsibilities:

Assist with serving snacks
Interact with children during activity time
Supervise games and outdoor free time
For people with background in education, there is also an opportunity to assist with curriculum development and program planning and administration

Requirements:

Background check
Orientation booklets will be provided
Masks are required if unvaccinated

Categories: Education Volunteers

ecoEXPLORE Birding for Kids with the WNC Arboretum

Feb 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Enka-Candler Library

Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to explore the unique features and diversity of birds! Come ready to hear about the ecoEXPLORE program, learn about a few WNC bird species, and try to spot birds living around the library.

Categories: Education Family Fun

Ornithology: Birds of WNC

Feb 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Enka-Candler Public Library

ecoEXPLORE Birding for Kids with the WNC Arboretum

Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to explore the unique features and diversity of local birds! Have you ever wondered what birds do in winter – which stay and which travel far away? We’ll have the answers to this and many other questions at our free program. Come ready to hear about the ecoEXPLORE, learn about a few WNC bird species, and try to spot birds living around the library.

Eco-Explore programs are intended for kids ages 5 to 12 to get to know the outdoors and participate in citizen science. We also have Eco-Explore backpacks at the Library with kid-friendly technology that you can check out with your library card. Any question? Contact the Enka-Candler Library at (828) 250-4758 or email them here. We look forward to seeing you at the library!

Categories: Education Family Fun

Acting Class 3rd-5th Grades

Feb 7 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Studio 52

February 7 – April 18 (Spring Break March 13-17)

Tuesday 4:30-5:30

Instructor: Christa Matheus

This 10-week class is designed for curious young performers eager to explore the “FUN”-damentals of acting. Through high-energy theatre games, improvisation, pantomime, storytelling, and ensemble-based activities, students will hone their theatre skills, build meaningful connections with other young artists, and discover their creative potential! Showcase what you learned at the end of class performance for friends and family on Monday April 24 in the evening. With new material every semester, this class can (and should) be taken multiple times.

Dates: February 7 – April 18

Grades: 3rd-5th
Day/Time: Tuesday 4:30-5:30

Instructor: Christa Mattheus

Payment plans are available through the Box Office at 828.693.0731.
A $50 deposit is required to secure the student’s spot in the class. The full payment must be completed by the first day of class.
Students and families that register for more than one class are offered a $25 discount for each additional class. This offer applies to multiple classes for one student or family discounts for siblings.
*Need-based scholarships are available upon application.

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Acting 6th-8th Grades

Feb 7 @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm

Studio 52

ACTING

6th – 8th Grades

February 7 – April 19

Tuesday 5:45-6:45

Instructor: Christa Matheus

In this 10-week semester, young artists will learn to create dynamic relationships through theatre games, improvisation, and scene work. With an emphasis on ensemble storytelling, character creation, physicality, and voice and speech, students will leave feeling more collaborative, creative, and confident making bold choices on stage and in life. Apply your skills at the end of semester performance for friends and family on Monday April 24 in the evening. No prior experience is necessary, only an open mind! With new material every semester, this class can (and should) be taken multiple times.

Payment plans are available through the Box Office at 828.693.0731.
A $50 deposit is required to secure the student’s spot in the class. The full payment must be completed by the first day of class.
Students and families that register for more than one class are offered a $25 discount for each additional class. This offer applies to multiple classes for one student or family discounts for siblings.
*Need-based scholarships are available upon application.

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Get Your Go Local Card

Feb 8 all-day

online

The Go Local Card celebrates the interdependence of our businesses to each other, public education and to the youth in our community.

Our community values equitable educational opportunities for everyone and the Go Local Card is an annual fundraiser for Asheville’s city public schools.

Since inception, we have raised nearly $220,000 for our schools. This program connects 4,000 children and their families to a healthy local economy and locally owned businesses that support their school.

… and cards are available for purchase at any one of these businesses through Aug. 2023

Categories: Community Education

ASAP’s Farm to Preschool Training

Feb 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

online

Students will eat what they grow! School gardens are an excellent tool for experiential learning and nutrition education. In this virtual workshop, early care and education professionals will be trained to establish farm to school gardens and to integrate gardening into state and national curriculum.

We will share resources to create or expand your garden program as well as tips and strategies for gardening with young children. We emphasize how to sustain a garden program by involving community partners, such as parents, farmers, college students, and agricultural professionals. Please register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 4-5:30pm Register here
Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 4-5:30pm Register here
Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 4-5:30pm Register here

Categories: Education Garden

PacJAM Registration Open for Winter Session

Feb 8 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tryon Fine Arts Center

Building Community One Tune at a Time

Pacolet Junior Appalachian Musicians (PacJAM) provides an opportunity for area youth and adults to experience community through the joy of participating in traditional music.

PacJAM offers sessions each fall and winter/spring semester, as well as an intensive day camp one week each summer for youth.

Students of all skill levels ages 6-late teens and adults are invited to join us for instruction in traditional music. Click here to learn more.

Our winter program will run every Wednesday from January 18 – March 22 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM for Beginner & Intermediate students, & 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM for advanced students.

Proud recipients of the South Arts 2022

In These Mountains Projects Grant

Categories: Education Family Fun Music

Musical Theatre 6th-8th Grades

Feb 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Studio 52

MUSICAL THEATRE

6th – 8th Grades

February 8 – April 19 (Spring Break March 13-17)

WEDNESDAY: 5:00PM-6:00PM

Instructor: Lauren Hopkins & Ethan Andersen

Build on the fundamentals of musical theatre technique by integrating acting, singing, and basic choreography in the development of a musical revue. Expand on principles of vocal technique, music theory, knowledge of Broadway repertoire, expression of character through movement, and learn how to elevate performances by making specific and unique choices on stage. Apply your skills at the end of semester performance for friends and family on Monday April 24 in the evening. With new material every semester, this class can (and should) be taken multiple times!

Payment plans are available through the Box Office at 828.693.0731.
A $50 deposit is required to secure the student’s spot in the class. The full payment must be completed by the first day of class.
Students and families that register for more than one class are offered a $25 discount for each additional camp. This offer applies to multiple class for one student or family discounts for siblings.
*Need-based scholarships are available upon application.

Categories: Education Family Fun Music Theatre

Teen Ensemble 8th-12th Grades

Feb 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Studio 52

TEEN ENSEMBLE

February 8 – April 19 (Spring Break March 13-17)

8th-12th Grades

Wednesday 6:30PM-8:00PM

Instructors: Lauren Hopkins & Ethan Andersen

In this collegiate-style class, teen artists will learn from industry experts in a combination of acting and musical theatre training, rehearsal, and performance. Daily classes in acting, movement, and music will challenge students to explore the nuances of theatre technique and provide a framework approaching songs, scenes, and monologues, developed and performed in an original revue at the end of the session. This session is ideal for students who are passionate about theatre, excited to collaborate in a pre-professional environment with peers and industry experts, and looking to grow and develop as artists. Showcase your revue at our end of semester performance for family and friends on Monday April 24 in the evening! With new material every semester, this class can (and should) be taken multiple times.

Payment plans are available through the Box Office at 828.693.0731.
A $50 deposit is required to secure the student’s spot in the class. The full payment must be completed by the first day of class.
Students and families that register for more than one class are offered a $25 discount for each additional class. This offer applies to multiple classes for one student or family discounts for siblings.
*Need-based and merit-based scholarships are available upon application.

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Get Your Go Local Card

Feb 9 all-day

online

The Go Local Card celebrates the interdependence of our businesses to each other, public education and to the youth in our community.

Our community values equitable educational opportunities for everyone and the Go Local Card is an annual fundraiser for Asheville’s city public schools.

… and cards are available for purchase at any one of these businesses through Aug. 2023

Categories: Community Education

Journeyperson Program NOW FREE! 12-Month Farm Support Cohort

Feb 9 all-day

Organic Growers School

The Journeyperson Program is for farmers who have been independently farming for three or more years and are serious about operating farm businesses in the Southern Appalachian region.

Join the Journeyperson Info Session on Zoom!

November 15th at 7:00 pm

Sign up here

Categories: Education Garden

Toddler/Pre-K Story Time Valentine’s Day Tea Party

Feb 9 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Leicester Public Library

Join us for a special Toddler/Pre-K Story Time. Dress up fancy (if you choose) and enjoy a pre-holiday celebration with stories, songs, crafts, tea and snacks!

No registration is required.

Categories: Family Fun Food & Drink Holiday

Storytime for Adults: Chocolate and Love Stories with PapaJoe Gaudet

Feb 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Pack Memorial Library

What a sweet treat we have in store for you!

Chocolate & Love Stories
The traveling teller, PapaJoe, is the one of those characters you expect to find wandering through the pages of an old children’s picture book. And when you see him telling a tale, long beard wagging, the explosion of expressions, the range of voices, the depth of emotions; you’ll know some of the reasons he is so loved by his listeners. He draws us into the tales like chocolate.

Geared towards ages 12 and up. Light refreshments will be provided.

Categories: Holiday

Elementary After-School Volunteer Creative Peacemakers

Feb 9 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Deaverview Apartment Community

Volunteer Responsibilities:

Assist with serving snacks
Interact with children during activity time
Supervise games and outdoor free time
For people with background in education, there is also an opportunity to assist with curriculum development and program planning and administration

Requirements:

Background check
Orientation booklets will be provided
Masks are required if unvaccinated

Categories: Education Volunteers

The Young (and not-so-young) Person’s Guide to the Orchestra with Igor Begelman

Feb 9 @ 4:00 pm

Tryon Fine Arts Center

Igor

Categories: Education Music

Acting Class K-2nd Grades

Feb 9 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Studio 52

February 9-April 20 (Spring Break March 13-17)

THURSDAY 4:30PM – 5:30

Instructor: Eleanor Palmer

Dates: February 9 – April 20

Day/Time: Thursday 4:30-5:30

Grades: K-2
Instructor: Eleanor Palmer

Tuition: $190

Location: Studio 52

1855 Little River Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731

Payment plans are available through the Box Office at 828.693.0731.
A $50 deposit is required to secure the student’s spot in the class. The full payment must be completed by the first day of class.
Students and families that register for more than one class are offered a $25 discount for each additional class. This offer applies to multiple classes for one student or family discounts for siblings.
*Need-based scholarships are available upon application.

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Valentine’s Burlesque Class

Feb 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Black Mountain Center for the Arts

Time to schedule a Valentine’s date for yourself. During these two classes, you will learn and get to know the basics of classic burlesque dance as well as perfecting a dance routine. Please wear clothes you can move in, and bring a large button-down or sweatshirt as well as a scarf or wrap to play with!

Categories: Art & Craft Dance Education Holiday

Friday, February 10, 2023

Get Your Go Local Card

Feb 10 all-day

online

The Go Local Card celebrates the interdependence of our businesses to each other, public education and to the youth in our community.

Our community values equitable educational opportunities for everyone and the Go Local Card is an annual fundraiser for Asheville’s city public schools.

… and cards are available for purchase at any one of these businesses through Aug. 2023

Categories: Community Education

Unlimited Make-Your-0wn Valentine + Make a Valentine for a Veteran

Feb 10 all-day

Weaverville Library

Swing by the Weaverville Library anytime the first two weeks of February and make as many valentines as your heart desires. All supplies are provided. Make a valentine for a local veteran and we’ll deliver it for you! Free and for all ages. Sponsored by the Friends of the Weaverville Library.

Categories: Art & Craft Family Fun Holiday

Hearts for Art

Feb 10 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Asheville Art Museum

Searching for a romantic idea for your Valentine’s weekend date? Then you’ll be pleased to learn Hearts for Art returns to the Museum again this year. From February 10 to 13, you’re invited to display your love of art by placing a paper heart on the floor in front of the single artwork that truly captures your heart.

The Hearts for Art project began seven years ago at the Oakland Museum of California and Columbus Museum of Art to encourage art appreciation. Join us and many other museums across the country to spread the love of art through Hearts for Art.

Step 1: Pick up your heart at the welcome desk as you enter the Museum.

Step 2: Fall in love with an artwork and make it official by placing your heart on the floor in front of your favorite.

Step 3: Take a photo of your selection with your heart included and share your love on social media with the tags #heartsforart and @ashevilleartmuseum for a chance to be featured on the Museum’s social media pages.

Step 4: Next, escort your date up to the rooftop Perspective Café and Sculpture Terrace to enjoy delicious beverages, local food, delightful conversation, and dramatic views.

Step 5: End your very memorable date by presenting your companion with an annual Museum Membership, showing them you’d love to share many more magical moments moving forward.

Please note: No FLASH photography inside the galleries to protect the artworks!

Categories: Art & Craft Holiday

DSSOLVR’s 3rd Annual Valentine’s Emo Night

Feb 10 @ 6:00 pm

DSSOLVR

DSSOLVR is hosting its 3rd annual Emo Valentine’s Party,
On Friday, February 10th at 6:00pm. A free event that promises to bring back the energy and excitement of concerts like Warped Tour. The party will feature music from xZaneInsanex, food by Calico Pizza, an art pop-up by Heidi Failmezger of Remember Me Tattoo, and limited edition shirts and tour badges. Then on Sunday, the party continues with a viewing of the big game on our new 65″ TV’s and a 150″ projector, and food from Master of BBQ starting at 6pm.

See you in the pit,
XxDSSOLVRxX

Categories: Food & Drink Holiday Music Nightlife

Saturday, February 11, 2023

ASAP’s Business of Farming Conference

Feb 11 all-day

A-B Tech Conference Center

About the Business of Farming Conference

ASAP’s 2023 Business of Farming Conference will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the A-B Tech Conference Center in Asheville.

ASAP’s Annual Business of Farming Conference brings together professional farmers from across the Southeast region to network and share resources to grow their farm businesses. Farmers learn about marketing, business planning, and financial management from regional experts and innovative peers. The conference is designed for beginning and established farmers as well as those seriously considering farming as a profession. Scholarships are available for BIPOC and limited-resource farmers. Find out more and apply.

Interested in sponsoring the conference? Sponsorships are a great way to get your product or services in front of farmers and establish you as a leader of the local food movement. Contact Nora Scheff for details.

Interested in being an exhibitor at the conference? Exhibitors can connect directly with more than 200 farmers and agricultural professionals. Fill out an exhibitor application.

Workshops for Beginning and Established Farmers

Choose from workshops on business planning, farm financials, marketing, branding, legal considerations, and much more, led by regional business and marketing professionals and innovative farmers. Workshops for the 2023 conference will be announced in December. You may view workshop descriptions from the 2022 conference on the workshop page. Typically workshops are rotated regularly with some new workshops offered each year.

Grower-Buyer Meeting

Meet with restaurant owners, chefs, distributors, and grocers to discuss sourcing and possible matches between what you produce and what each buyer needs. (It’s like speed dating for local sourcing!) Many farmers have made connections with participating buyers, and many more have improved their ability to serve wholesale accounts. Find out more.

Farmers Market Summit

The summit brings together farmers market managers from across the Appalachian Grown region for peer-sharing, technical assistance support, and annual planning. The summit is free for market leadership, but does require pre-registration. Each market may send two representatives to the summit. Contact Mike McCreary to learn more.

Networking and 1:1 Consulting

Attendees have the opportunity to meet, connect, and form supportive relationships. Experts are available to provide your farm with individual support on a variety of business, legal, marketing, and management topics.

Exhibitors Hall

Connect with representatives from a variety of regional agricultural and business services in our exhibitor hall.

Categories: Education Garden

Building Racial Equity in Land, Food, and Health Systems

Feb 11 all-day

Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center

This training is led by Community Food Strategies and is geared toward community leaders, educators, and folks working in the food system. We will look at how racial inequity is perpetuated by institutional and structural systems and is normalized to the extent of being nearly invisible. Simultaneously, our country’s agricultural system has an unacknowledged debt to Black, Indigenous and people of color. Together, we will build understanding around historical and current impacts of structural racism on our food and agricultural systems.

Instructors will share best practices and challenges around engaging racial equity personally, institutionally and culturally. You will leave this training with greater awareness of our shared history, of our interconnected liberation and healing, and a greater capacity to address all forms of marginalization and undo food system inequities to the benefit of all.

Lunch is provided. Space is limited to 35. Register and RSVP at dreamingstone.org/upcoming.

We will follow state regulations with COVID protocols and will keep participants informed before and after the event concerning any heightened risks, or protocol changes.

Categories: Community Education Garden Workshops

Get Your Go Local Card

Feb 11 all-day

online

The Go Local Card celebrates the interdependence of our businesses to each other, public education and to the youth in our community.

Our community values equitable educational opportunities for everyone and the Go Local Card is an annual fundraiser for Asheville’s city public schools.

… and cards are available for purchase at any one of these businesses through Aug. 2023

Categories: Community Education

Journeyperson Program NOW FREE! 12-Month Farm Support Cohort

Feb 11 all-day

Organic Growers School

The Journeyperson Program is for farmers who have been independently farming for three or more years and are serious about operating farm businesses in the Southern Appalachian region.

Join the Journeyperson Info Session on Zoom!

November 15th at 7:00 pm

Sign up here

Categories: Education Garden

Unlimited Make-Your-0wn Valentine + Make a Valentine for a Veteran

Feb 11 all-day

Weaverville Library

Categories: Art & Craft Family Fun Holiday

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Join the Journeyperson Info Session on Zoom!

November 15th at 7:00 pm

Sign up here

ACTING

… and cards are available for purchase at any one of these businesses through Aug. 2023

MUSICAL THEATRE

TEEN ENSEMBLE

… and cards are available for purchase at any one of these businesses through Aug. 2023

Join the Journeyperson Info Session on Zoom!

November 15th at 7:00 pm

Sign up here

… and cards are available for purchase at any one of these businesses through Aug. 2023

About the Business of Farming Conference

Workshops for Beginning and Established Farmers

Grower-Buyer Meeting

Farmers Market Summit

Networking and 1:1 Consulting

Exhibitors Hall

… and cards are available for purchase at any one of these businesses through Aug. 2023

Join the Journeyperson Info Session on Zoom!

November 15th at 7:00 pm

Sign up here