Calendar of Events
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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Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Sundays
1 till who knows when?
Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.
Jack of the Wood
95 Patton ave
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252.5445
The Mystery of the Seahorse
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre and the students of The New Studio of Dance present The Mystery of the Seahorse, a thrilling tale of love and bravery. Set in an endangered underwater reef with cartoon-type characters, this story explores the themes of ecology and pollution. A vibrant and colorful performance, The Mystery of the Seahorse will not only be entertaining and beautiful, but will also teach the lesson of why we need to keep our oceans clean.
Giles Collards giant puppet head creations and colorful sets compliment the inventive and original choreography of Susan Collard, the staff of New Studio of Dance and even some of the students themselves. Audiences are in for a treat as they are transported underwater for this lively and entertaining full-length dance theater spectacular.
The New Studio of Dance was established in 1970 and offers a comprehensive and wide-ranging dance education to young students of the community. Not only are there the usual classes in ballet, tap, and modern; but there are also classes in composition, swing, belly dance, and more. As the students become older and more experienced, they help to design their own dance program and are given a lot of creative freedom to discover who they are as dance artists.
Dont miss The Mystery of the Seahorse for a colorful, underwater treat. With two weeks of performances, this show will be a great way for children of all ages to spring into summer!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2280085645653058/
Closed for private event
https://www.facebook.com/events/261028451302311/
Join FERMENTI. founder Meg Chamberlain, for an instructional journey through the basic understanding of handcrafting your own fermented, lactic-bacteria, probiotic-rich foods. In this class you’ll learn why you need them in your diet and how this form of preservation cuts food waste, food budgets and increases nutritional value. The class will cover basic tools, techniques, and general recipes for fermenting fruits and vegetables at home. Everyone will get to taste several Fermenti samples and will leave with an understanding of how to ferment with ease and accessibility in the comfort of your home. Includes A 2-hour Discussion, Tasting and Demos with email support after the class.
$30 per person in advance, $35 at door
Meg Chamberlain holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the Corcoran College Of Art and Design. In 2008, Meg and husband Lars began primitive homesteading in Missouri without the use of power and running water. From these conditions, a unified understanding of how traditional food preservation could be modernized without losing its heritage was identified and food waste practices were explored. At FERMENTI. we help connect you to that amazing past by teaching traditional Lactic Bacteria fermentation of vegetable ingredients and how they can help us preserve our future! Please join us and help bring this tradition back to life!
https://www.facebook.com/events/417591228998272/
!st and 4th Sundays Jazz Jam Hosted by UNCA Music Department
4:00- 7:00 pm
$3 students suggested donation
$5 non-students suggested donation
The band begins at 4:00. Jam (with a full rhythm section) begins at 5:00 and goes until 7:00.
Come bring your axe and jam or just hang!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2233868093535790/?event_time_id=2245876255668307
Bywater Bluegrass Jam Every Sunday from 4-7pm and hosted by Drew Matulich! Come out and enjoy some Bluegrass Music on the French Broad River and bring a friend!
https://www.facebook.com/events/256311128567439/?event_time_id=256311211900764
Wellness Immersion Retreat: Qi Gong Inner Awareness with Brian Relph
May 26th – 31st
6-Day/5-Night, Sunday – Friday
Learn Qi Gong at a deep level. All the tools and knowledge to begin a personal daily home practice, with an awareness of the energy body.
Schedule and Details:
Escape the habits of a fast-paced life and take a conscious step toward harmonizing with other like minded individuals while integrating a healthy lifestyle for the body, mind, spirit, while connecting to nature. The daily routine focuses on introducing educational components for self-care, holistic fitness, nutrition, tools for inspiration and knowledge to enhance one’s quality of life mindfully designed by OM Sanctuary’s expert staff.
Disconnect from a highly connected world and reconnect to an inner source of balance on the beautiful 54-acre nature based campus, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains above the French Broad River in Asheville, NC.
Wellness Immersion Retreat includes:
*Immersive Retreat – The joy of nurturing well-being and deepening life enhancing experiences
*Coaching Sessions – A Wellness Coach will introduce the group to the wellness wheel of health, helping each individual identify the areas of personal wellness that could use special attention such as mental, emotional, social, financial, spiritual, physical and environmental health. Weekly curriculum is designed for personal growth and well-being.
*3 Featured Transformational Art sessions – Each Immersion has a different specialty theme. Check out the Immersion themes below.
*Departure gift – A touchstone to assist with integration back into daily life after retreat
*3 Daily Meals: Vitalize the body with a nutritious vegetarian breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner
*Daily Holistic Classes: 2 per day (e.g. Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation and Qi Gong) – Increase flexibility, strength, and mindfulness
*Mid-day Centering – This faculty-guided practice will allow individuals a reflective pause in the day and an opportunity to embrace mindful awareness (available only on select days)
*Excursion – Off-site nature excursion and lunch TBA by season
*Evening Presentation – Leading topics on wellness to inspire and educate
*Entertainment – An evening of local music (select weeks)
*Wellness Treatments (one 60-minute Integrative Massage included) – Rejuvenate and sooth your body and mind through a treatment in the Oshun Renewal Center
*Closing Class & Ceremony – A group highlight on the closing class day
*Study Guide & Journal – For recording discoveries and observations
*Eco-friendly-recycling stations – Live in gratitude and help sustain the earth’s resources
*Contemplation Destinations – Break the habit of “doing” and find the wisdom of quieting the mind and resting the body
*Trillium Meditation room
*Lounges
*Wifi in select rooms (silenced devices)
*Serenity Labyrinth Garden and waterfall feature
*Tranquility Trail – 42 acre forest
*Programing and activities vary daily and seasonally. If space is limited, retreatants who have signed up for the R&R and Wellness Immersion Retreat will have placement priority. All wellness sessions are on a first come basis.
Wellness Immersion Tuition: $495
Lodging price ranges depending on room type selected- To reserve lodging visit omsanctuary.org
For more information, contact OM Sanctuary at 828-252-7313
UPCOMING WELLNESS IMMERSION:
June 2-7 + featured class on Forest Bathing with Mary Liske
https://www.facebook.com/events/174888046796316/
DD playing the album, “Crash” in its Entirety!
Such an amazing show… Three great bands in one amazing afternoon: Relentless Flood & Halcyon Wander
All ages welcome!
Ticket prices:
$15 Presale
$20 Day of show
Meet N Greet will be available TBA
Take Grammy and Dove Award nominations, a trio of best-selling major label albums, seven chart-topping singles, plus songs in major sporting events (UFC, WWE) alongside countless viral videos, and it’s certainly been a productive decade for Decyfer Down. Add in countless headlining tours, a double bill with Korn’s Brian “Head” Welch, plus support for Breaking Benjamin, Theory Of A Dead Man, Skillet, Thousand Foot Krutch, Puddle Of Mudd and Red (amongst many others), and it’s been nothing short of an all around whirlwind leading up to its latest (and somewhat belated) long player The Other Side Of Darkness (set to release independently through The Fuel Music).
Sure the guys from a small North Carolina town were overwhelmingly appreciative for those opportunities, humbled at the worldwide response and thankful for at least three lifetime’s worth of experiences. However, with growing families, the constant riggers of traveling (mainly the logistics, never the people or places), coupled with mounting pressure to maintain the merry-go-round, the tension proved so tangible that at the peak of what appeared to be the perfect musical dream come true, Decyfer Down quietly unloaded the tour bus for what felt like the last time and simply retreated from public view.
Even with the overt commitment to their core beliefs, Decyfer Down’s reach has stretched well beyond simply spiritual circles. In fact, the group is just as accustomed to playing in clubs, theatres and arenas as it is faith-based events and churches, which accounts for an incredibly diverse fan base.
“People are people no matter what four walls surround them,” suggests Chris before Brandon expands. “That’s always been the heart of our band. We want to sing about the struggles we go through as Christians, but chances are there are those who are going through the exact same struggles and trials. We’ve never set out to be a mainstream band or a Christian band. Whatever doors open, we just walk through them. We love playing everywhere and we love meeting people.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/290824794929313/
Join us for a special evening of dance performances as we showcase Studio Zahiya teachers, students and student performance troupes. $10 at the door.
https://www.facebook.com/events/656433961528681/
Derek McCoy Music has been playing guitar for over 28 years after falling in love with the instrument at age 11. After years of playing in bands in North Carolina he moved to Atlanta Georgia to attend the Atlanta Institute of Music where he developed a deep love of jazz and improvisational music. He spent 15 years in Georgia playing with a wide variety of groups including a 12-piece funk band, countless jazz combos, R&B, Rock Cover bands and many more.
After returning to North Carolina in 2015 Derek continued developing a reputation as a very solid and eclectic guitar player. He performed to with a Traditional Country Music project in which he developed a great appreciation for the guitar masters in that genre. Now he is concentrating on his own Trio project which brings together diverse tastes into one interesting new style of instrumental music.
Derek aspires to educate and inspire others to follow their musical passions. In between gigs Derek offers lessons. He offers online instruction as well. Be sure to visit www.DerekMcCoyMusic.com for more information and subscribe to Derek McCoy Music on YouTube!
Derek McCoy -Guitar
Nikao Wallace -Drums
Tim Winter -Bass
https://www.facebook.com/events/1751353588297820/
Join us for gentle yoga every Sunday in the Parlor! Wrap your weekend up with a centering, donation-based session with one of our two lovely instructors, Sophie and Adam, who will help you tune-in to your body, focus on your breath, and generally have a great time!
https://www.facebook.com/events/430821830824631/?event_time_id=430821887491292
Free show with Smooth Press
https://smoothpress.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/events/2276854219243481/
North Carolina based Hip Bones features:
Gary Schwantes on saxophones and bamboo flutes, Shannon Hoover on bass and loops and Robin Tolleson on drums.
Visit:
http://www.hipbones.net
http://www.myspace.com/hipbones4
for audio, video, photos and more!
Bad long before The Bad Plus, Hip Bones has been called “renegade jazz,” “psychedelic funk,” and “monsters of the mash-up.” It has been written, “These gentlemen push the boundaries of jazz…and get away with it!”
Hip Bones’ music combines funk and dub-flavored original instrumentals, along with spirited psychedelic covers from such diverse sources as Jimi Hendrix, The O’Jays, Sting, and Freddie Hubbard. Hip Bones has released two CDs, Threedom and 4. They are working on a new release recorded in Nashville with Grammy-winning engineer/producer Bil Vorndick (Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Allison Krauss).
A trio that plays more like a five-piece, Hip Bones gives jazz a good name, bringing new listeners into the fold each performance with their imagination, irreverence, tasty musical impressions and improvisations.
“Together they sound like a band twice their size. They’ve also managed to achieve that prized goal of musicians – a unique sound.” Paul Wertico
“It’s one thing to mash-up songs using studio trickery. It’s another to do so onstage with your bare hands, like jazz-funk trio The Hip Bones does.” (Metromix)
“Angular melodies, time-twisting rhythmic figures and fluent solos, often over hard-grooving loops. Anyone interested in quality jazz, funk, and world music for that matter, can find plenty of interest in Hip Bones.” (Roanoke Times)
“Seriously funky jazz from San Francisco, this all-instrumental trio is all about deeply textured grooves and tight improv, on material from the likes of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bob Marley, and Radiohead.” (Connect Savannah)
https://www.facebook.com/events/981684055353578/
An Evening With Tim O’Brien Band at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/359260107990265/
De la Noche plays for tango dancing and listening pleasure the last Sunday of each month. Dance lessons included in entrance fee of $12 per person.
https://www.facebook.com/events/318572752171109/
Stand Up Comedy from some of the best comics of Washington DC!
Featuring Blaire Postman, Bridget Geiran, Elizabeth Danger Norman and Chelsea Shorte!
ages 18+
Tickets $10 advance, $14 door
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-white-boobs-comedy-from-our-nations-capital-tickets-54829446350
https://www.facebook.com/events/757375191297128/
From Thursday, May 2nd until Saturday, June 22nd, Momentum Gallery hosts a two-person, mixed media exhibition called Dissolution. The collection features individually created and collaborative works by two artists, Seth Clark and Jason Forck. Original collages mounted to panels play off architectonic sculptures in glass and wood culminating in a cohesive body of work that explores the notion of deteriorating architecture. This event is free and open to the public.
Memorial Day is often thought of as the kickoff to summer fun, and Chimney Rock has all the activities to make that happen. Saturday through Monday your family can enjoy exploring the Park’s trails and visiting with our Animal Educators in the Animal Discovery Den.
Cost: Included with Park admission.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2157860971143658/
Wildflowers springing from the ground are a sign that spring and warmer weather are right around the corner. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Shades of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No additional cost to enter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/267786327235081/?event_time_id=267786420568405
Experience America’s Largest Home® in an Entirely New Way
February 8–May 27, 2019
For the first time, reproductions of clothing from the Vanderbilts’ own wardrobes are displayed in the settings in which they were originally worn: the elegant rooms of Biltmore House.
Guided by Biltmore curators, Oscar®-winning costumier John Bright and Cosprop, London meticulously recreated fashions favored by the Vanderbilts and their guests at turn-of-the-century celebrations known as house parties.
A new custom Exhibition Audio Guided Tour created for this exhibition combines realistic 360° sound techniques with stories told from the perspectives of those who lived and worked at Biltmore in the early 1900s; this special component is what makes this exhibition a unique, immersive audio-visual Biltmore experience. As you hear the stories and witness scenes previously seen only in century-old black-and-white photographs brought to vivid, colorful life, you will feel as though you were attending A Vanderbilt House Party.
Purchase online 7 days or more in advance and save $10 per admission!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2090732980995896/
A new temporary exhibit titled “Dressing for the Occasion: Mid-Century Sandburg as Celebrity and Family Man” opens on May 13, 2019. The exhibit, which runs through October, is part of the Sandburg Home tour and features clothing and accessories from both the park’s permanent collection and loaned items from the Sandburg family.
“Dressing for the Occasion” offers visitors a window into the style, culture, and feel of mid-century America. The family’s clothing and accessories weave together the roles of Carl Sandburg as a prominent writer, celebrity, father, and husband. This temporary exhibit offers an exciting opportunity for the public to view objects that are normally in storage or in the possession of Sandburg family members. Tours of the Sandburg Home are offered daily from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Tickets are available first come, first served, each day from the visitor information area in the ground level of the Sandburg Home.
Nearly every room in the historically furnished house museum will be included in the exhibit. Visitors will see the characteristic scarves Carl Sandburg wore as he played his guitar and sang folk songs to entertain his family and guests, the dress Lilian Sandburg wore to meet President Lyndon B. Johnson, and many other mid-century pieces worn by the Sandburgs and their daughters. Historic photographs, paired with the clothing, will provide context.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1282810215200932/?event_time_id=1282810265200927
An exhibition of youth art titled “Let a Joy Keep You,” is on display from April 1 to May 31, 2019. The inspiration for the art comes from the first line of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Joy.” Each of the 70 canvases reflects how the young artists chose to interpret what joy means to them. Visitors can see the installation at the Sandburg Home when they visit. Young artists are represented from across the country and locally, including students from Sugarloaf Elementary School in Hendersonville, NC.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2304444942927531/?event_time_id=2304445036260855
Shop Mission Monday 4/22-6/10 and 10% of your purchase supports Compassion That Compels!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2298608043739194/
This is a Memorial Day Tradition!! Everyone is welcome to join us for a FREE community event to honor those who no longer can do it themselves!! Bring you water bottle and your warrior mentality . . .
This workout consists of:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run
Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run.
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/668554510243512/
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site hosts the 33rd annual Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019. This free festival offers live music performances from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. The folk festival honors Carl Sandburg and his preservation of American musical heritage, as found in his collection, The American Songbag. The festival’s performers are skilled in sharing traditional stories in distinctive ways. All performances take place in the amphitheater, unless otherwise specified, and signs will direct festival goers.
Parking
Keep in mind that our parking lots fill up quickly. We will run a courtesy shuttle from satellite parking lots at the Flat Rock Playhouse (located across the street) and from the Flat Rock Village Offices (110 Village Center Drive) to the park entrance, throughout the day. It is a short walk from the park entrance to the amphitheater. There will be also be a shuttle operating inside the park to take visitors from the entrance to the amphitheater, Sandburg Home and barn area.
At 11:00 am, Lillian Chase and Friends perform old time music on fiddle and guitar. Lillian is a talented 15-year-old Appalachian fiddler and ballad singer. Her fiddling draws both from old-time styles and bluegrass. She has won awards at prestigious music contests in the region, including at the Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers’ Convention.
At 12:00 pm, Drayton and the Dreamboats perform a mix of swing tunes, latin numbers and vocal ballads from the golden age of radio. With clever arrangements and rock solid musicianship, the band breathes new life into some of the twentieth century’s greatest tunes. Their unique approach transcends nostalgia and offers listeners something both vintage and new.
At 1:00 pm, the Leeda ‘Lyric’ Jones Band plays soul music. Lyric started out busking on the streets of Asheville while touching many hearts. Since taking to the streets, Lyric has shared the stage with legends such as George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Gladys Knight, Booker T. Jones, Little Big Town, Dionne Warwick, Count M’Butu and Warren Haynes.
At 2:00 pm, Jamie Laval and vocalist Megan McConnell take the audience on a musical journey through Celtic lands, reimagining Gaelic love songs, and ancient mythic tales with violin and voice. Laval is recognized throughout the U.S and Britain as one of the premier performers of Celtic violin music. He has performed for Her Majesty the Queen, appeared on Dave Matthews’ platinum “Some Devil” album, and presented a TED Talk on the value of arts and music in our communities. Vocalist Megan McConnell is lauded for the ethereal, lyric beauty of her singing, her broad stylistic range, and her perky, theatrical performance sense.
Goat Barn Area
From 11:00 am to 3:00 pm near the barn, Steve and Jean Smith will be performing on mountain and hammered dulcimer music. Steve and Jean have performed in at least nineteen states and two other countries, as well as on radio and on television. They have taught dulcimer workshops at festivals across the region and are award-winning musicians.
Parking will be available at the Flat Rock Playhouse and Village of Flat Rock with a shuttle running from these locations to the park entrance. It is a short walk from the entrance to the amphitheater.
The event will be held at the new amphitheater located near the park entrance. Bench seating is available and visitors are also welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets as seating is expected to fill quickly. Come prepared for warm weather, with sun protection, water and snacks. Dogs are not permitted in the seating areas for the festival.
Carl Sandburg began playing the guitar in the early 1900’s to enhance his lectures and performed during the era of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. He was the mentor for Burl Ives. Sandburg played the guitar, banjo, and harmonica; and collected a series of folk songs, which he published in his book The American Songbag. The festival began in 1987 and is supported by the National Park Service, Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara, Eastern National, and a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council; administered by the Arts Council of Henderson County.
Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/carl/planyourvisit/folkfest.htm
https://www.facebook.com/events/281279365929646/
AVL BEER WEEK EVENT: Pat Shearer, our beloved sake brewer, reckons he can beat you at Connect Four. If he’s wrong, he’ll buy you a beer (or some sake). We will have a sign up sheet and he’ll play as many opponents as he can in two hours.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2304813913173950/
Curated open mic night featuring some of Asheville’s finest pickers and crooners.
https://www.facebook.com/events/287844478776020/?event_time_id=287844502109351
Have a terrible case of the Mondays? Got a sick a twisted sense of humor? Come play Cards Against Humanity with us! We have 3 box sets with every expansion. We’re pushing tables together, making new friends, and having laughs every Monday!
https://www.facebook.com/events/371611523634185/?event_time_id=371611583634179
It Takes All Kinds Open Mic Night at Sanctuary Brewing Company!
Calling all singers, songwriters, stand ups, poets and prophets! Come one, come all.
Host Josh Dunkin and Steven Durose of The Gathering Dark want to hear all of your stuff!
No Mimes!
https://www.facebook.com/events/531022364070354/?event_time_id=531022420737015
During the series, you will learn technique and the intricate syncopated sounds that tap creates. You will an entire tap routine by the end of the series.
Tap 1 with Amanda
7pm Mondays
Tap 2 with Amanda
8pm Mondays
https://www.facebook.com/events/384016979106773/