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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Saturday, February 13, 2021
Uncorked with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Feb 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Join us for Uncorked! This unique Rail Line and Wine experience will fuse the adventure of railroading with the love of good wine and good company.

Passengers will enjoy a full service All-Adult First Class ride in our First Class cars with a private attendant and plush, well-appointed dining seating. A narrator will accompany the ride to present each pour to guests and share knowledge and history of the wines selected. Passengers on this specialty car will enjoy an exclusive sampling of cheeses and a surf and turf meal prepared fresh.

We have carefully selected our wine samples to accompany the meal. All passengers will receive a GSMR souvenir stemless wine glass, four samples of selected wine, and a dessert that’s perfect for the season!

On Your Plate

For Starters
Enjoy a sampling of Havarti, muenster, & Gouda cheeses
Soup
Fresh Pumpkin Bisque Soup with Toasted Hazelnuts Served with a Warm Dinner Roll
Main Course
Onion Crusted Atlantic Baked Salmon topped with a Dijon Cream Sauce over a bed of Creamy Mushroom and Spinach. Tender Beef Slices topped with a Port Wine Reduction and Carrot Soufflé.
Dessert
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake topped with fresh Raspberries.

How to Purchase

While reservations are not required, we do sell out this special event well in advance.

You can purchase your tickets online or call our reservations department at (800) 872-4681.

No matter how you purchase tickets, they’ll be waiting at will call.

Ticket prices are $125 for Adults, ages 21 years old and up only.

Plan on being here by one hour before departure.

YMI CUltural Center – Black History Brunch
Feb 13 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
The YMI Cultural Center

You are invited to the YMI’s Black History Brunch!

On Feb. 13th, from 10 am – 2 pm, the YMI Cultural Center will host the YMI Black History Brunch. Speeches, poems, songs, and performances will be given. A selection of catered meals by our Cooking with Comedy alumnus, Clarence Robinson, will also be provided for the people attending. This event Is to open Black history month up and get to know some local black performers in Asheville. Join us in getting a crash course lesson in Black history and support your local talent. We’ll see you there!

*Pre-order your meals ahead of the event to reserve your spot*

YMI’s Black History Brunch!
Feb 13 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Online w/ YMI Cultural Center

You are invited to the YMI’s Black History Brunch!
On Feb. 13th from 10 am – 2 pm, the YMI Black History Brunch will be hosted by the YMI Cultural Center. Speeches, poems, songs, and performances will be given. A selection of catered meals by our Cooking with Comedy alumnus, Clarence Robinson, will also be provided for the people attending. This event Is to open Black history month up and get to know some local black performers in Asheville. Join us in getting a crash course lesson in Black history and support your local talent. We’ll see you there!
*Pre-order your meals ahead of the event to reserve your spot*
The Gallery at Flat Rock: Porch Portraits sessions donates to Flat Rock Playhouse
Feb 13 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Gallery at Flat Rock
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                    their infant son poses in front of them.The Goodrum Family, photo by Suzanne Camarata

Thank you Suzanne Camarata of The Gallery at Flat Rock whose Porch Portraits sessions raised $2835 for the Playhouse! Suzanne began this series when the pandemic made traditional photo sessions a challenge and inspired photographers used social distancing to create a new way to capture memories. “Porch Portraits by Suzanne brings the fun of a casual, light-hearted photoshoot right to your home – literally to your front porch or in your front yard. ” Suzanne is continuing her sessions this year, so make sure to visit the link below to get (or gift) a session today.

Mountain Pet Rescue Valentine’s Adoption Day
Feb 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Archetype Brewing

Mountain Pet Rescue Asheville returns to Haywood on February 13th from 1-5pm.
Fall in love with your next fur baby friend and take them home for Valentine’s Day.
Bun Intended Food Truck will be serving up Thai Street Food and Homemade Steamed Buns. Voted Asheville’s best food truck, they bring the spice.
+ Kevin Daniel Miller will be playing live music.
Local businesses have donated items for a raffle, and if you’re staying home, tune into the live Puppy Feed on Archetype’s Facebook page.
This event kicks off what will be a monthly occurrence at Haywood. The needs of these animals don’t go away without the compassion of our community. Loving dogs ourselves, we’re committed to bringing this opportunity to unite new families for months to come! Expect this on the last Saturday of every month unless we update you otherwise.
Foraging Food Tour
Feb 13 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
No Taste Like Home

Join us for three hours “off the eaten path” as we find and gather over a dozen wild edibles. We’ll whip up a little tasting right on the trail. Take home the rest of your finds and/or get ready for some find dining when one of our award-winning restaurant partners prepares your “catch of the day,” with lunch, brunch or dinner, for free. Wild mushroom pizza, daylily tamales, sassafras root beer, wisteria ice cream… it all depends on what we find!


Pricing

  • Adult (Ages 12+): $75
  • Child (Ages 5-11): $35
  • Child (Ages 4 & Under): Free
Anti-Valentine’s Day/Mardi Gras Smash Bash!
Feb 13 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Catawba Brewing Company - South Slope

Come out for a Smashing good time! Literally… come smash up plates, bowls, porcelain figurines, Catawba glasses, and more to get all your frustrations out.
– $10 for 2 items $6 for 1 item to smash.
– LIVE screen printing will be available from Ink Pushers Screen Printing
– $1 per pint of our King Cake Pastry Stout sold that day will be donated to Pandemic of Love!
– Deli Llammma will have some AMAZING Mardi Gras food specials that day too!
– All of the money raised from the Smash event, screen printing, and beer fundraiser will be donated to Pandemic of Love Pandemic Asheville – a grassroots, volunteer-led mutual aid organization that now has over 650+ full-time volunteers around the globe supporting those affected by the pandemic)
Cupid is Stupid Car Smashing
Feb 13 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Hi-Wire Brewing

2020 broke all of our hearts. Come channel that rage into a good cause at our second-annual Cupid is Stupid Car Smashing on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 3-6pm in our Big Top taproom’s parking lot. You get 5 hits for $5 or 15 hits for $10 with your choice of bludgeoning device from our arsenal. All proceeds from the event will be split between the USBG National Charity Foundation and the North Carolina Restaurant Workers Relief Fund. So come out, play your favorite angry song, and get to swinging. You know you need this after the past year we’ve had.
If you want to have a whack at it, sign-ups must be done in person during the event at the check-in table outside. Time slots will be first come first served. Protective eyewear will be provided and sanitized between each use. Participants must wear protective gloves, so feel free to bring your own, but we will have heavy-duty gloves to use as well as disposable rubber gloves to wear under them. Social distancing and COVID-19 safety measures must be followed at all times. We recommend getting a table or reserving an igloo while you wait for your turn.
Love Machine: A Valentine’s Day Themed Celebration of Love ft. members of The Fritz
Feb 13 @ 4:00 pm
One World Brewing West
Join members of The Fritz for a unique winter event celebrating the day of love! The band will play 2 sets of Valentine’s themed music that will warm your heart and have you dancing in the cold! Plus, Umami food truck will be offering special elevated Valentine’s Day entrees- each paired with a One World specialty beer! So grab the one you love, or the one you are with, and escape the cabin fever with us!
This event will take place outdoors with socially distancing guidelines in place. Masks required.
Rebecca and the Reckoning with Special Guest Franklin Keel
Feb 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Isis Music Hall--The Main Stage

Rebecca and the Reckoning is a honky tonk and americana band based out of Asheville, NC. On this special valentines day weekend, they will be joined by the euphonious sounds of Franklin Keel on vocals and electric cello. You will know Rebecca and Franklin as the guitar and cello singing duo, Samson and Delilah. From honky tonk to blues to classic folk, this collaboration is sure to bring love and soul to your holiday weekend.

Come enjoy an evening of live music, food and drinks at the Isis Music Hall. Reservations are highly recommended.

Love! Valour! Compassion!
Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm
Tina McGuire Theatre at The Wortham Center

Winner of the 1995 Tony Award for Best Play

 

Written by Terrence McNally

Directed by Stephanie Hickling Beckman

Winner of the 1995 Tony Award for Best Play, Love! Valour! Compassion! explores the lives, loves, and fears of eight gay men in the 1990s. Over the course of three holiday weekends, the men’s conversations touch on themes of infidelity, flirting, AIDS, skinny-dipping, and questions about life and death. By turns soul-searching and hilarious, the play sings with truth.

Writes McNally, “I think I wanted to write about what it’s like to be a gay man at this particular moment in our history. I think I wanted to tell my friends how much they’ve meant to me. I think I wanted to tell everyone else who we are when they aren’t around.”

“[…]his most ambitiously unambiguous gay play, and it speaks difficult truths with acid grace and all those generous words exclaimed in his title.” —New York Newsday

Love! Valour! Compassion! was the first show ever produced by Different Strokes! We re-visit it now in celebration of our 10-year anniversary!

My Dearest: With Liz and Elizabeth An evening of Love Songs and Letters
Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm
Online w/ Magnetic Theatre

Join us online this “Galentine’s Day” for a celebration of love by local acoustic duo Liz and Elizabeth. They’ll perform a myriad of love-song in their signature style, interspersed with letters read by local actors. Starring Jeb Buffinton, David Hopes, Kay Wise, Adam Olson, Denise Lockett and Gabbi Nicholson.

NOTE: The link to this show will be emailed to you on the day of the performance

Sunday, February 14, 2021
Kokoro Valentine’s Special
Feb 14 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Shoji Spa
Valentine’s weekend is booking fast! No need to worry,  in order to celebrate love all month, the Valentine’s package can be booked anytime in the month of February. Treat your Valentine to a sip and soak in your very own steamy, private & secluded salt hydrotherapy tub. As you soak, enjoy a delicious bottle of Italian Rosato paired with a mouth-watering selection of chocolates. Finish up your day of bliss with an hour-long Zen couples massage to reach total relaxation with your favorite person.
Sweetheart Sunday Brunch Buffet
Feb 14 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Highland Lake Inn & Resort

Celebrate your love at one of our signature
Valentine’s Day experiences!

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8th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration
Feb 14 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Burial Beer Co.

Sunday, February 14th, we will be celebrating Mardi Gras at our Asheville taproom. Festivities will include live music by The Legendary House Band from 1-4pm, a full Mardi Gras inspired kitchen menu, and king cake donuts. Find the Mardi Gras sticker on your king cake tin and win a Burial gift card! Special beer releases to be announced soon as well, stay tuned.

JAZZ BRUNCH Free · One World West
Feb 14 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
One World West Brewing

JAZZ BRUNCH @ ONE WORLD WEST
EVERY SUNDAY FROM 1:30-4PM
FIRST SET BY THE HOUSE BAND & SECOND SET IS A JAZZ JAM
WEEKLY BRUNCH MENU FROM UMAMI MAMI
Food Truck Sundays
Feb 14 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Archetype Brewing

In conjunction with Sunday Sessions Live (and virtual) music: Food Truck Sundays will bring a new or rotating “staff favorite” cuisine each week to the Beechams Curve offerings.
Gan Shan West, our main culinary provider 6 days a week, is closed on Sundays. Enjoy the convenience, delicious variety and the music – all in one Sunday Funday stop!

Valentine’s Day Dinner
Feb 14 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Highland Lake Inn & Resort

Celebrate your love at one of our signature
Valentine’s Day experiences!

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Seth Walker
Feb 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Isis Music Hall--The Main Stage

Seth Walker is often cited as one of the most prolific contemporary Americana artists on the scene today. He’s a multi-dimensional talent who combines a gift for melody and lyric alongside a rich, Gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected voice with a true blue knack for getting around on the guitar. His most recent studio album, Are You Open,​ produced by Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers, and a string of singles, including “We Got This,” “Spirits Moving” and a cover of Van Morrison’s classic “Warm Love” further build upon this reputation.

Growing up on a commune in rural North Carolina, the son of classically trained musicians, Seth played cello long before discovering the guitar in his 20s. When his introduction to the blues came via his Uncle Landon Walker, who was both a musician and disc jockey, his fate was forever sealed. Instantaneously, Seth was looking to artists like T-Bone Walker, Snooks Eaglin, and B.B. King as a wellspring of endless inspiration. The rest is history. He’s released ten albums, broken into the Top 20 of the Americana Radio Charts, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart and received praise from ​NPR, American Songwriter, No Depression and ​Relix​, among others.

Come enjoy an evening of live music, food and drinks at the Isis Music Hall. Reservations are highly recommended.

Monday, February 15, 2021
Power in Pints – Pisgah Legal
Feb 15 @ 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Hillman Beer - Asheville/Biltmore Village

Come support Pisgah Legal Services by buying a pint of Hillman Beer! All day, $1 for every Hillman draft beer bought will be donated to this local non-profit and support what they do for our community.
https://www.pisgahlegal.org/

BEER Release: Black Is Beautiful! Donations to Know Your Rights Campaign
Feb 15 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Catawba Brewing Company - South Slope

Black Is Beautiful is a collaborative effort in partnership with our friends at @weatheredsoulsbrewing whose shared mission is to bring awareness to the injustices that many People of Color face daily. Additional proceeds from select retailers will be donated to the Know Your Rights Campaign.

Online Youth Improv Theatre Class Ages 8-11
Feb 15 @ 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Online w/ Asheville Community Theatre

Taught by Chris Martin

Come join the amazing Chris Martin on a fun filled improv journey through all of our favorite improv games and some new surprises. Don’t miss the chance for some hilarious and silly rounds of Waiter, Waiter!, Changing Channels, Night at the Museum, and so much more! The class includes fun warm-ups, “Yes And” exercises, and a showcase during the last class.

7 Week Session: January 11-February 22, 2021

Virtual Acting + Creative Movement K – 2nd Grades w/ Studio 52
Feb 15 @ 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Online
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 January 25 – March 22

Virtual Platform: Zoom
Instructor: Tania Battista

This virtual theatre class is perfect for little kids with BIG imaginations. With on-your-feet activities that tap into young artist’s creativity, develop skills in improvisation, characterization, and vocal technique, and release creative energy, young artists will bring stories to life through reading, acting, music, and art. At the end of the semester, students will share their work in a one-of-a-kind virtual showcase. 
Virtual Acting 3rd – 5th Grades w/ Studio 52
Feb 15 @ 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm
Online

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 January 25 – March 22

A play from away! Explore improvisation, characterization, voice and speech, costume design, and more as you create an original virtual play! With an emphasis on creativity and personal expression, students will meet in weekly live online classes to develop, memorize, and film their role in the play. At the end of the semester, each actor’s part will be edited together to create a virtual performance!

Mondays from 5:30 – 6:15 PM EST
Grades: 3rd – 5th
Virtual Platform: Zoom
Instructor: Tania Battista
Tuition: $150*
REGISTRATION OPENS DEC. 10
10% off before Jan. 1

Blue Monday with Mr Jimmy at the Joint Next Door
Feb 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Joint Next Door
Enjoy the friendly local atmosphere, great food and drinks, and live blues from Mr Jimmy at the Joint Next Door in Fairview NC every Monday at 6pm

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Acting for the Camera 9th – 12th Grades w/ Studio 52
Feb 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Online

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Lights… Camera… Acting! Explore the fundamentals of on-camera acting in a nine week course led by professional actor and producer Marlane Barnes. Best known for her work on Sons of Anarchy and Mad Men, Marlane will coach actors through scenes from real-world TV and film scripts. Learn on-camera tips and technique, scale your performances from stage to screen, explore your type, and hone your on-camera and self-tape skills. No experience required.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021
BEER Release: Black Is Beautiful! Donations to Know Your Rights Campaign
Feb 16 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Catawba Brewing Company - South Slope

Black Is Beautiful is a collaborative effort in partnership with our friends at @weatheredsoulsbrewing whose shared mission is to bring awareness to the injustices that many People of Color face daily. Additional proceeds from select retailers will be donated to the Know Your Rights Campaign.

Virtual Musical Theatre 6th – 8th Grades w/ Studio 52
Feb 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Online
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“I wish… more than anything!”
Dive into Broadway repertoire and character analysis in this class that celebrates “I want” songs; the musical moment spotlighting a protagonist’s hopes and dreams. With a focus on acting through song, intention, and motivation, young artists will discover what drives a character as they learn, develop, and perform a musical revue of “I want” songs presented at the end of the semester in an original virtual showcase. 

Virtual Platform: Zoom
Instructors: Anna Kimmell, Matthew Glover

Supplies Needed: Internet connection, headphones, a device (mobile phone, tablet, or computer) with a camera for video submissions

Musical Theatre Audition Prep 9th – 12th Grades w/ Studio 52
Feb 16 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Online

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Learn the ins and outs of musical theatre auditions in this engaging class for teens. With an emphasis on material selection and preparation, resumes, etiquette, and self-taping, students will workshop audition-cut songs and leave with fresh, ready-to-use material for virtual or in-person auditions. Whether you’re preparing for a school show, a local theatre production, or college pre-screens, this class will leave you feeling confident and prepared for your next big audition.

Learn the ins and outs of musical theatre auditions in this engaging class for teens. With an emphasis on material selection and preparation, resumes, etiquette, and self-taping, students will workshop audition-cut songs and leave with fresh, ready-to-use material for virtual or in-person auditions. Whether you’re preparing for a school show, a local theatre production, or college pre-screens, this class will leave you feeling confident and prepared for your next big audition. 

Valentine’s Cookie Decorating Class #2
Feb 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Catawba Brewing Company - South Slope
Sip on a Catawba beer and learn how to decorate cookies like a pro with Jackie from 3-eggs Cakery on Tuesday, Feb. 16th! At the end of the class, you’ll be able to show off 12 beautifully decorated cookies to your family members at home!
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets are for one person. Only 16 tickets available so grab them soon! Groups can be no larger than 6 people. Tables will be spaced 6ft apart and masks are required at all times unless you are actively sipping or eating.