Calendar of Events

Valentine’s day will be over… wondering what to do next? ? Drink free samples of beer!

Come on out to City Lights Cafe on February 19th for our monthly pint night! Our featured brewery will be Asheville’s New Belgium Brewing Co.

We will be doing an offer on a pint/food pairing for $8. If you want just a pint of beer, $1 off any New Belgium pint and you get to take home a sweet free glass. We will have a few rare artist series globe glasses to give out. Supplies limited so come get it while you can.

On tap we will be featuring: Liquid Paradise & Juicy Haze.

We hope to see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/531495520666089/

These are our regular Public Events. If you want to schedule a private session you can here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

We pick the games, you pay a flat admission fee of $15 ($10 for students) and jam!
Come early… we will queue players up as you show up!

Sign our waiver, rules, and media release ahead of time here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

Bring your friends and #getyourheadinthegame!

Become a Patreon to join our inner circle to explore how deep the immersive rabbit hole goes: https://www.patreon.com/betterthanunicorns!

https://www.facebook.com/events/302734167026800/?event_time_id=302734237026793

Learn more about leash walking, group play, and how to handle a dog outside of the kennel – which makes play time more fun and stimulating for you and the dog! Our animal behavior coordinator, Caitlin Morrow, will impart some of her expertise and help to make us better care providers. This class is a great way to learn more about your dog, and is required for dog handling outside of the kennel, both at the Haywood County Animal Shelter, and at the Sarge’s Animal Rescue Adoption Center.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2458063807541382/

This class is designed for tight and sore people! We’ll do a full body foam roller in about 1/2 an hour, and we’ll also add in tennis balls, dowels, the wall, and other props. We’ll stretch deep into your hips, hamstrings, calves, quads, pecs, chest, arms, shoulders, and more, while enjoying delicious chocolate.

$15 in advance/$20 at the door/BYO foam roller. $40 if you want us to buy you one, and you’ll take it home with you.

PRE-PAYMENT RECOMMENDED as space is limited. Buy here: www.ciscopilates.com/pricing or https://squareup.com/market/alexis-miller-cisco-pilates/foam-roller-deep-stretch-workshop

https://www.facebook.com/events/2071489749552903/

Brewpon $2 Tuesdays!
$2 bottles and cans
$2 off select drafts
$2 off select menu items!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1376253399198796/?event_time_id=1376253512532118

Do you love taking group exercise classes? Are you interested in teaching classes, but don’t know where to start?
If so, we can help you!

Join us on to learn about what it takes to become an instructor and transform lives in your community. We’ll let you know where to start, share upcoming certification classes, and determine what classes may be right for you. As a Y instructor, you may also qualify for a free membership and other program discounts.

https://www.facebook.com/events/391007568153940/

Benefits of Trees: Nurture your knowledge of trees and the benefits they provide our communities. During this workshop we will discuss the economic, social, and environmental benefits of trees. We will delve into ecosystem services, public health consequences, and ways to mitigate costs associated with urban trees and forests. Presenters will be GreenWorks very own Community Forestry Coordinator, Gabby Fitts, and Urban Habitats Education Coordinator, Peter Menzies.

Funding for Asheville GreenWorks’ Tree Workshops provided by the NC Forest Service and Duke Energy.

Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/yMSCu2YxEhvJ0lIr1

https://www.facebook.com/events/2065270290209126/

For February, we are partnering with AR Workshop Asheville for our weekly Craft & Barrel Night. AR Workshop will be set up in the Tasting Room every Tuesday evening with a craft project that will pair perfectly with a glass of our finest barrel-aged beer!

2/5 – This week’s project has you making your own bottle opener, with two different options being available to you. All materials and tools will be supplied for a flat price ($30 for the plank option and $40 for the box option). Please note that due to the availability of materials, this class is limited to 30 participants.

2/12 – This week’s project has you creating handpainted Valentine’s Day or your own bottle opener. All materials and tools will be supplied for a flat price (Valentines Day Blocks (1-$14 and 2-$20) or Plank bottle openers – $30). Please note that due to the availability of materials, this class is limited to 30 participants.

2/19 – This week’s project has you knitting a super comfy chunky blanket! Please note that due to the availability of materials, this class is limited to 15 participants.

2/26 – This week’s project has you creating a stylish skyline of our favorite city! All materials and tools will be supplied for a flat price ($35). Please note that due to the availability of materials, this class is limited to 30 participants.

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AR Workshop® is a boutique DIY studio that offers hands-on classes for creating custom, charming home decor from raw materials. Join an instructor-led workshop where you can make custom wood plank signs, framed signs, canvas pillows, round signs, lazy susans, centerpiece boxes, canvas tote bags, and more! AR Workshop® will help you take your home decor to the next level and have fun while creating it!

AR Workshop Asheville is owned by Amber Jenkins. She has experience making handcrafted signs and is excited to teach and empower others with the tools to make their own decor and provide a fun environment to do it in.

https://www.facebook.com/events/594205501017964/?event_time_id=594205514351296

Wine Pairing Dinner: $85 plus tax and gratuity. https://metrowinesasheville.com/wine-blogs/blog/entry/burgundy-dinner-at-isa-s-bistrot-details

https://www.facebook.com/events/483527872174490/

Come and enjoy a delicious meal paired with wines from this historic producer, family owned and founded in 1750. Vincent Wallays from the winery will attend. They own over 100 acres of Premier and Grand Cru vineyards, and their wines age in barrel in the Bastion (old fort) in Beaune, with 8 meter thick walls. Amazing!
$85 plus tax and tip. Call Isa’s for reservations-828-575-9636

https://www.facebook.com/events/373118336604573/

We all know that muscles make us move, but do we know what it feels like to be in all our tissues when we move? What does it feel like when we focus on our skin, fascia, or bones? In this 4-week series we will explore what it feels like to initiate movement from different tissues and to “listen” to what each “says”. We will also explore what it feels like to “share energy” throughout the rest of the body with areas that feel depleted or less energetic than others.

https://www.facebook.com/events/224727408451027/?event_time_id=224727418451026

FIT is a four week, high intensity interval training program focused on functional exercises in a peripheral heart action circuit to maximize muscle recruitment. This specialized small group training program will push your muscles to the max and keep them guessing with a combination of strength, cardio, and dynamic movement. Only 10 spots available for each session. Reserve yours today and take your exercise routine to the next level! Join us for our next session of FIT led by personal trainer Elizabeth Loop.

Members $40, non-members $60

https://www.facebook.com/events/393457461229201/?event_time_id=393457477895866

Live vicariously through Kimberly C. Paul as she shares personal stories and the life lessons she has learned while working with hospice patients over the last 18 years. Each chapter will inspire you to design your own life and death around what matters most. The author, Kimberly C. Paul, will urge you to discard what you thought you knew about death and embrace a new way of thinking when facing the end of life. Her stories emphasize that death and dying are not taboo subjects and encourage you to engage in light-hearted conversations as you face your own death or the passing of a loved one. This innovative and uplifting book is an invitation to move beyond the current standards of what death has come to mean in our culture. Bridging The Gap will empower you to design your death so it reflects your values, likes and dislikes and your personality. Death is not a final destination but a transcendental beginning.

Applying her vast experience as a storyteller to her passion, Kimberly C. Paul is radically changing the way people face end of life. After graduating from Meredith College in Raleigh, NC, Kimberly began working on the set of Saturday Night Live, casting for CBS daytime programming and freelancing for several production companies in New York City. While working in the entertainment industry, Kimberly was captivated by the creative process of developing the arc of the story. As she observed the manic rush of writing comedy skits for live television and watched daytime television actors’ storylines constantly evolve, she realized she had always been interested in the story. For the last 17 years, however, Kimberly has been telling a very different kind of story; a positive, inspiring story about designing a personal blueprint for an individual’s end of life. Kimberly was invited to speak at TEDxAirlie in 2016. Kimberly’s Ted-Talk, “Who’s That?” epitomized her passion for educating individuals about Advance Care Planning and the issues that may occur for individuals and family members if they do not prepare for end of life. During Kimberly’s 18-year career in hospice care, her stories have inspired and empowered many to take action by documenting personal plans prior to the occurrence of a life-ending health crisis. Kimberly’s enthusiasm and passion to positively educate people on how to plan for end of life is evident as she shares her stories through speaking engagements, writing, videos, and film. Our death, if designed, can be a beautiful experience and not just a final.

We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here. Can’t make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance, and we’ll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online.

https://www.facebook.com/events/339564866884980/

LaZoom Tours will hold general auditions for our 2019 season. We are looking for actors and comedians to lead our City, Haunted, and Kids’ tours.

TIME AND LOCATION
Auditions will be held by appointment at the LaZoom Room (76 Biltmore Ave) on Monday & Tuesday, February 18th & 19th (10am – 2pm; 6pm – 10pm). Auditions will consist of reading from a script. Performers will be asked to write some of their own comedic material into the script prior to the audition.

SIGN UP
To request an audition, please email [email protected] with your preferred day and section of time. We will reply with an exact audition time, the audition sides, and some instructions. Please include a headshot/photo and resume with your audition request.

REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES
Rehearsals will begin in March. New guides will begin leading tours as soon as April. Tours run seven days a week during the busy season. New guides will perform 4-6 shows per week during our busy weeks.

The Guide is with the audience the entire tour and performs 60-90 minutes of scripted and improvised material, both informational and funny. Guides work with the Production Manager to create their own colorful characters, and are expected to write some of their own material that enhances their character.

The ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule. Weekends, dates surrounding major holidays, and peak tourist seasons are frequently required.

ABOUT US
LaZoom Tours is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the casting of its productions. Performers of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities are welcome and encouraged to audition. Guides are paid a competitive stipend per performance and collect tips. For more information, please visit our website www.lazoomtours.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/2018747291580014/?event_time_id=2018747304913346

LaZoom Tours will hold general auditions for our 2019 season. We are looking for actors and comedians to lead our City, Haunted, and Kids’ tours.

TIME AND LOCATION
Auditions will be held by appointment at the LaZoom Room (76 Biltmore Ave) on Monday & Tuesday, February 18th & 19th (10am – 2pm; 6pm – 10pm). Auditions will consist of reading from a script. Performers will be asked to write some of their own comedic material into the script prior to the audition.

SIGN UP
To request an audition, please email [email protected] with your preferred day and section of time. We will reply with an exact audition time, the audition sides, and some instructions. Please include a headshot/photo and resume with your audition request.

REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES
Rehearsals will begin in March. New guides will begin leading tours as soon as April. Tours run seven days a week during the busy season. New guides will perform 4-6 shows per week during our busy weeks.

The Guide is with the audience the entire tour and performs 60-90 minutes of scripted and improvised material, both informational and funny. Guides work with the Production Manager to create their own colorful characters, and are expected to write some of their own material that enhances their character.

The ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule. Weekends, dates surrounding major holidays, and peak tourist seasons are frequently required.

ABOUT US
LaZoom Tours is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the casting of its productions. Performers of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities are welcome and encouraged to audition. Guides are paid a competitive stipend per performance and collect tips. For more information, please visit our website www.lazoomtours.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/2018747291580014/

Excited to announce a book signing at one of my favorite places in North Carolina, Malaprop’s Bookstore & Care in downtown Asheville. Come out and support this event and my Live Well Die Well Tour.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2363729620530964/

NC Songsmiths is an organization that produces tour series for songwriters from or based out of NC. Dave Desmelik is a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical focus is on original compositions. What attracts listeners to Desmelik’s tunes is the authenticity incorporated in them.

https://www.facebook.com/events/244815379748432/

Unsure where to start when it comes to improving and balancing the soil in your garden? Come learn all about the basic amendments traditionally added to soil to ensure the best chance of growing healthy, nutrient-dense vegetables and herbs. Understand what your soil needs, discover the benefits of each amendment, and learn how to maximize bio-availability through proper application.

Cost is $25 and attendees leave with Mike’s top 3 recommended amendments for your small to mid-sized garden including:

1 40# bag of compost
1 5# box of azomite
1 5# box kelp meal
*The methods discussed in this class are suitable for raised beds or in-ground gardens

About the instructor: Mike Weeks is a managing partner at Fifth Season Gardening and has been serving WNC farmers and gardeners for 15+ years. He is passionate about bringing his knowledge to gardeners of all levels in a language that is easy to comprehend.

Be sure to check out our selection of craft beer, cider, jun tea (Shanti Elixirs), coffee, and tea served daily!

https://www.facebook.com/events/437471343457654/

Where? Foothills Wellness Center, Inc. – Fitness Center
When? Tuesday & Thursday 6pm
Who? Mark Sawyer
Cost? $10.00/class, discounts available for advanced purchase of punch card with multiple classes
More information? 828-859-5004 or [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/338945186681233/?event_time_id=338945263347892

Come see what Middle and Upper School at IC Imagine is all about, join us for our Open House for prospective families!

The evening will begin with a presentation from Jenn Townley, Head of School, Erika Wellman, Director of Fine Arts and Middle and Upper School Principals, Ryan Bell and Nicole Morin. Middle and Upper School families will have the opportunity to hear about Middle and Upper School programming and ask questions.

https://www.facebook.com/events/217669359110518/

You got Served! Handbuilt Tableware

Tyler-James Anderson

Tuesdays 6:30-9pm
January 8- February 26

In this class we will be focusing our efforts into creating beautiful plates, platters, and assorted dishes to liven up your serving game at home. Implementing plaster mold making and slab construction, we will be making both loose and refined forms that showcase surface design and fluidity. This class takes a fun, whimsical, and creative approach to forming and decorating, while providing students with solid fundamentals for their future handbuilding endeavors.

Level: All Levels
Tuition: $310 + $55 Lab Fee

For more information, visit https://www.blueghostbrewing.com/2019-wnc-natural-history-series.html

Blue Ghost Brewing Company is excited to announce The 2019 WNC Natural History Educational Series will occur on certain Tuesdays of February-April, beginning at 7PM. 10% if sales these nights will go to the partnering non-profit organizations or their causes. The event is free and open to the public. Dates, topics, presenters & organizations benefiting are as follows:

February 19 — Wild Turkeys
Stephen Tillotson, Park Ranger, Chimney Rock State Park (Chimney Rock State Park’s Earth Day Celebration)

March 19 — Black Bears in the Smokies
Lynda Doucette, Retired Park Ranger, Smoky Mountain National Park (Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park)

April 9 — Blue Ghost Fireflies
Jennifer Frick-Ruppert, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Science, Biology & Ecology, Brevard College (Brevard College)

The multimedia presentations will last for about 45 minutes and feature a question and answers session at the end. There will be 12 beers on tap, Bold Rock Hard Cider, a red & white wine and a draught non-alcoholic homemade Blue Ghost 2-Diddy Root Beer for purchase. Food options will be available as well from Blue Ghost’s own The Hungry Ghost from 5:30-7:15 PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1960554030666817/?event_time_id=1960554044000149

On February 19th at 7pm, A. Gibert Kennedy will be reading from and signing his new book, A South Carolina Upcountry Saga: The Civil War Letters of Barham Bobo Foster and His Family 1860-1863.

Hope, sacrifice, and restoration: throughout the American Civil War and its aftermath, the Foster family endured all of these in no small measure. Drawing from dozens of public and privately owned letters, A. Gibert Kennedy recounts the story of his great-great-grandfather and his family in A South Carolina Upcountry Saga: The Civil War Letters of Barham Bobo Foster and His Family, 1860-1863.

Barham Bobo Foster was a gentleman planter from the Piedmont who signed the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession and served as a lieutenant colonel in the Third South Carolina Volunteers alongside his two sons. Kennedy’s primary sources are letters written by Foster and his sons, but he also references correspondence involving Foster’s daughters and his wife, Mary Ann.

The letters describe experiences on the battlefields of Virginia and South Carolina, vividly detailing camp life, movements, and battles along with stories of bravery, loss, and sacrifice. The Civil War cost Foster his health, all that he owned, and his two sons, though he was able to rebuild with the help of his wife and three daughters. Supplementing the correspondence with maps, illustrations, and genealogical information, Kennedy shows the full arc of the Foster family’s struggle and endurance in the Civil War era.

Gibert Kennedy earned a B.A. in history from East Carolina University and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee. He retired from a career in the nuclear industry in 2015. Kennedy has a bookselling business in Aiken, S.C. that specializes in South Carolina and Civil War history. He lives in Aiken, S.C. with his wife, Pam and a feral cat.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2202994783257600/

CaroMia will be bringing her soulful sounds to Post 70 Indulgence bar every Tuesday in February. Join us in celebration of Asheville cuisine, cocktails, creativity and culture.

https://www.facebook.com/events/368301373949752/?event_time_id=368301387283084

We’ve been talking to the folks from Bardic Alchemy, a Celtic Rock band from Asheville and they’ve agreed to play at Triskelion as many Tuesdays as they can come down to the Brewery.

Bardic Alchemy is a brand new element in the Celtic Rock world. This trio, based in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina is comprised of multi-instrumentalist Connell Sanderson, guitarist Nick Marcone and percussionist and vocalist Tyler Watts.

Bardic Alchemy is best described as a psychedelic trip into a musical world that is heavily inspired by the Celtic musical traditions…run through various effects pedals. Everything from soothing, mellifluously reverberating whistle melodies supported by groovy guitar lines and thumping djembe beats to high energy dance tunes on the Scottish and Irish pipes to three part vocal harmonies and even improvised pieces, Bardic Alchemy is a surprisingly dynamic and unpredictable musical journey.

So… Tuesdays… will now be…

Celtic Rock Tuesday!

https://www.facebook.com/events/295165234422578/?event_time_id=295165974422504

Escape the winter blues with an evening of fun!
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
7-9 pm
Noble Cider
356 New Leicester Highway, Asheville, NC 28806

$5/ticket-cash at the door
Escape Room Competition ($10/for a team of 4)
50/50 raffle, cash bar, food truck
Money raised benefits our school
Adults only
Bring Friends and Prospective Parents

Sponsored by
Pinnacle Animal Hospital
Black Orthodontics
Noble Cider
A Escape Room

https://www.facebook.com/events/321111858527615/

Come on down for a weekly night of free pub quiz fun! Our professional trivia master will be quizzing you on everything: history, science, art, pop culture, and everything else.

Free to play, win awesome prizes, and who knows…you might learn something!

https://www.facebook.com/events/149301845747240/?event_time_id=264456034231820

Join Vivie for this exciting Brazilian dance series that will culminate in parading down the streets of Asheville in the Mardi Gras Parade, Sunday, March 3rd.

Learn energizing, joyous parade moves, Carnival-style!

This Krewe will be LEADING the parade this year, alongside live drumming from Zabumba, Asheville’s Brazilian Drum and Dance Troupe.

3 out of 4 classes of the series must be attended to parade, including the final class.

Animal Print/ jungle costuming that you can cater to your own expression, comfort and budget.

https://www.facebook.com/events/767553826952526/?event_time_id=767553836952525

Join Friends of the Smokies for a FREE panel discussion about the Smokies 900-Miler Challenge. Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a phenomenal trail system that traverses 900 miles. These trails cross high mountain passes, roaring cascades, and the home sites of people who called the park home. To complete every trail is an incredible and rewarding feat. This panel will offer the perspectives of three people who have done just that – and they’ll share how you can complete the Smokies 900-Miler Challenge. Find details about the panelists in the discussion section! Follow the link to register!

https://goo.gl/forms/U3SaRev2PyS6AdQs2

https://www.facebook.com/events/612044152569009/

Come out and see what the fuss is all about! Team Trivia Tuesday at Sanctuary Brewing Company with host Josh Dunkin!

Team Trivia Western NC & The Upstate of SC is every Tuesday at 7 PM at Sanctuary Brewing Company on 1st Avenue in Downtown Hendersonville! There is no limit to how many people can participate on each team. You can have 1 or 20!

The game is free to play and the top two teams each week receive a gift card of $40 (1st place) and $20 (2nd place).

https://www.facebook.com/events/281414405828018/?event_time_id=281414429161349