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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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Asheville BAC In-Person Meeting
Oct 12 @ 11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Western Carolina University at Biltmore Park

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FINALIST New Age Nonfiction: 2022 International Book Awards

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

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

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

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

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Writing Out of Pain: Memoirs by WNC Authors Lecture and Book Discussion Series: Vietnam veterans reading poems and prose from Brothers Like These: Vietnam War Veterans
Oct 13 @ 7:00 pm
West Asheville Public Library


Some of our greatest art has come in response to the pain of this world: war, accident, crime and punishment, physical and mental illness, racial and class-based inequities. As Asheville resident Nancy Sehested has written, “The deeply human questions of forgiveness, redemption, and mercy emerge from the ruins of broken lives…Pain is not the last word.”

On eight evenings from September to December, the Wilma Dykeman Legacy and the West Asheville Library will celebrate four memoirs of resilience and hope from the mountains of Western North Carolina. All events are free and will be at the West Asheville Library, except for the digital event on December 8.

About the Wilma Dykeman Legacy

The Wilma Dykeman Legacy is a tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 2012 to sustain and promote Wilma Dykeman’s values by sponsoring diverse workshops, events, and other programs.  The core values of this extraordinary woman from Buncombe County included environmental integrity, social justice, and the power of the written and spoken word.  For more information, visit www.wilmadykemanlegacy.org.

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

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

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

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
AM Power Hour
Oct 14 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Zen Hen
Enjoy a more productive day by meeting prospective customers at the start of your day. You may find a strong referral source, a new vendor, the perfect client, or simply get a foot in the door for connecting again later at another Chamber event. AM Power Hour is great if you are an early-bird or can’t make our after-hours networking events.
This AM Power Hour is Hosted by Zen Hen!
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Oct 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Monday, October 17, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 17 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

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

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

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

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

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

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

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

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Thursday, October 20, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 20 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Friday, October 21, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 21 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Oct 22 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Monday, October 24, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 24 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 25 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 26 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Thursday, October 27, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 27 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Friday, October 28, 2022
PSABC Business Membership Drive 
Oct 28 all-day
online
We are currently running a Business Membership Drive to boost our corporate support! We believe that the unique historic beauty of Asheville and Buncombe County is an important contributing factor to the economic health of our region. Our Business Membership program is a way for local businesses to participate in protecting not only the historic beauty but also the prosperity of our community.

Participating businesses will receive a number of benefits:

  • Recognition in our Pebbledash Newspaper, reaching 7500 homes twice a year
  • Recognition in our monthly eBlast, reaching 2500 people
  • Listing and link on PSABC website
  • Early invitations and discounts to PSABC events
Most importantly, the Business Membership program supports our ongoing work of preserving and promoting the unique historic resources of Asheville and Buncombe County! We have 3 levels of support to choose from, so there’s an option for everyone. Here is a link to Our Business Members page, and a link to Become a Business Member. Please reach out to Jamie at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to partner with you!
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Gatherings of Artists + Writers Coffee
Oct 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.

The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.

No RSVP needed, just drop by!

Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 1 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 2 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

Building Our City: Small Scale Development Matters Now More Than Ever
Nov 2 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The Collider

Building Our City: Small Scale Development Matters Now More Than Ever

With climate change, automobile dependency, and rising costs for housing and transportation, America needs to reverse suburban sprawl and focus again on our cities and small towns now more than ever. This won’t happen to any meaningful extent without small scale development, and lots of it. Zoning reform and incremental development education will be key to making it happen.

In this session, you’ll learn about how Buffalo’s 2017 zoning overhaul made a walkable, transit friendly development legal again. We will talk about how it is helping enable small scale projects, create wealth for working people, and rebuild a legacy Great Lakes city that despite losing half of its population from 1950 to 2010, is now America’s fastest growing Rust Belt city.

Doors open at 5:30pm and the session begins at 6pm.

Building Our City is presented by The Grove Arcade Public Market Foundation with support from Kimpton Hotel Arras. The series is produced by the Asheville Downtown Association Foundaiton and Urban3

Thursday, November 3, 2022
Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo
Nov 3 all-day
various locations

Write Your Novel at the Library with NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. Now, each year on Nov. 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand-new novel.

If you are doing NaNoWriMo this year, the Buncombe County Public Library wants to support you in your endeavors! Join us for the following events throughout the month to keep you invigorated and motivated. All events are free, but online events require registration. To learn more or to sign up, visit the Library’s event calendar. Additional events may be added, so be sure to check back throughout the month.

Two big events for NaNoWriMo:

  • Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
    Denise Kiernan at the Wedge: Join New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan for a NaNoWriMo event at the Wedge Brewery. Denise’s cohost for this event will be her husband, author and editor Joseph D’Agnese. This free event is sponsored by Buncombe County Public Libraries and Malaprops bookstore.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
    Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair: Connect with local authors and readers at the first-ever Write Local, Read Local Author Fair at the Black Mountain Library! Join authors and illustrators as they talk about their books and writing, sell copies of their work, and get to know the readers living in their community. Writers will be selling copies of their books and we will also have books available for checkout. Cash only for author sales, please.

Calendar of Events – be sure and check the library calendar for more details:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p,m.
Dark City Poets Writing Group at the Black Mountain Library

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
So You Want to Self-Publish? A Webinar with Nora Gaskin

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.
Creative Writing Group at the Leicester Library

Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
NANOWRIMO with Denise Kiernan @ The Wedge Foundry

Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.
Rise ‘n’ Write-In at the Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Come Write-In

Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
Come Write-In at the East Asheville Library

Friday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon
Come Write-In at Pack Memorial Library

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m.
Read Local, Write Local Author’s Fair at the Black Mountain Library

Monday, Nov. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual Rise ‘n’ Write-In

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Author Julyan Davis at the North Asheville Library

Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
One Night, Two Fairview Authors at the Fairview Library

WomanUP Celebration
Nov 3 @ 8:00 am – 10:30 am
Crowne Plaza Resort - Expo Center

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The WomanUP celebration on Nov. 3rd is the event of the year for women in business.

Connect with hundreds of Asheville/Buncombe women in business.

Celebrate outstanding women in our business community. Over 50 women have been nominated for this year’s WomanUP awards. Together, we’ll honor these amazing WomanUP award nominees and celebrate this year’s winners.

Be inspired by Caroline Wanga’s keynote. You’ll see why her witty “real-talk” style and insights make her a highly sought-after keynote speaker, equity strategist, thought leader, and community influencer.

Wanga is the Chief Executive Officer of ESSENCE, the number one media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women and communities. She joined ESSENCE after serving as former Chief Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Target.

Her keynote promises to inspire us to live into our authentic selves and create work environments that embrace the authenticity of all.

Real Estate Mastermind | Elevate Your Business
Nov 3 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel

Join America’s top leading real estate producers to learn about what it takes to get your business and listings to the next level!

Held in Downtown Asheville’s Renaissance Hotel, this jam-packed real estate seminar features a distinguished panel of national top producers. Join Rowena Patton (#1 Team in Western, NC), Marti Hampton (#1 Raleigh Resale Team for 8 Years) & Amy Wienands (#1 Team in Iowa) as they detail the concrete steps to launch your real estate career to new heights.

Learn how to:
• Master strategies and outperform your competitors during a shifting market
• Overcome objectives and gain more listings
• Turn a fixed mindset into a growth mindset
• Apply habits to increase your production

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