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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Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 774-3000
Link: http://www.leicestercommunitycenter.com
Welcome Table Free Meal every Wednesday 11:30am-1:30pm
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 250-4260
Event Location: Other
May The Fourth Be With You; Star Wars Tribute Show Opening Reception.
What: New Artwork inspired by All Things Star Wars, Live NerdCore Music, and FREE BEER
When: Friday, May 4th, 7-9m
Cost: FREE
Where: ZaPow! 150 Coxe Ave. Suite 101 Asheville NC 28801
Featured ZaPow Artists Include:
Amanda Coronado, Apostasy X Fnord, Blake Lee Ferguson, Cayce Moyer, Cheryl Eugenia Barnes, Chad Gordon, Christina A. Ramsey, Daniel Suter, Elizabeth Albright, Greg Vineyard, Jessi Wheeler, John L. Haldane, Madalyn McLeod, Randall Smith, Seth Jones, Whitney Paige
AND
LIVE performance of Asheville NC’s #1 Nautical Themed Nerd-Core Surf & Rockabilly Band, EDDY & THE WHIRLPOOLS!
For details
[email protected]
ZaPow.com
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https://meetingstreetschools.revtrak.net/5k-run-walk-and-1-mile-fun-run-registration-/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 250-4260
Event Location: Other
Link: https://www.hikewnc.info/trails/blue-ridge-parkway-section-4/snowball
Snowball Trail
Distance: 6 miles out and back
Degree of Difficulty: Moderate,Hilly, Some Obstacles
Trail Description: https://www.hikewnc.info/trails/blue-ridge-parkway-section-4/snowball
Meetup Location: Beetree Gap
Hike Leader:Buncombe CountyRecreation Services, 828.250.4260, [email protected]
The Village at Flat Rock, NC a tiny home community, is hosting an open house sales event May 5 – 6, 2018.
The community is under new ownership and has seen an incredible transformation! Visitors will find over 100 tiny homes, a poolside pavilion, fitness center, and beautiful parks and green spaces. Tour new tiny home models for sale and explore our upscale, pet-friendly grounds and resort-style amenities.
Special promotions are now underway and will continue through the event! Place a deposit and sign a lease on or before May 6 to receive $8K in house and property upgrades.
The event is free and open to the public, reservations are encouraged, call 828.707.0969 for more information.
WHERE AND WHEN
The Village at Flat Rock, NC
24 Empire Lane
Flat Rock, NC 28731
OPEN HOUSE HOURS
Saturday May 5, 2018 | 9 AM – 6 PM
Sunday May 6, 2018 | 10 AM – 4 PM
RESERVATIONS
For more information or to make a reservation please call 828. 707.0969 or email [email protected].
Discover craft in surprising places! Join a local expert for a behind the scenes tour of the best small-batch, high-quality, and handmade in Asheville. Visit galleries, taste local beers, watch live demonstrations, sip craft cocktails, and meet the creatives that continue to make Asheville a Craft City.
Join the Center for Craft for an Asheville food and art tours co-led by local food writer, blogger, and podcaster, Stu Helm and craft expert, Anna Helgeson. Throughout this two-mile walking tour, Stu and Anna will offer ways to understand Asheville’s urban landscape and restaurant scene through the craft philosophy—thoughtful making with a reverence for process and material.
Taste, touch, and sip your way among ten carefully chosen stops, all while learning about the history of craft in the region, and encountering the creative people, objects, and libations that make Asheville a Craft City. If you love all things high-quality, small-batch, and handcrafted—or are just curious how a craft cocktail is different than a well drink—join us!
Craft City Tours take place the first Saturday of each month April–December 2018.
The 3rd annual Hats, Horses and Hope event is a Kentucky Derby Party featuring classy hats, a live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby, live music by The Midnight Aces, mint Juleps, cocktails, local beer, catered hors d’oeuvres and an auction.
This year’s benefit will be held at the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Asheville, on the top floor, 10 Broadway Street. Food will be served from Capella on 9. The occasion kicks off at 4:30PM.
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
Spring has officially arrived! That means sun burn, mosquitoes, and over crowded hiking trails! Why not spend your Tuesday evening indoors with Pop Culture Trivia and be beer? Free to Play, teams of 1-4 and gift cards to the Southern for the winners.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 250-4260
Event Location: BC Sports Park – 58 Apac Cir, Asheville, NC
Link: http://buncomberecreation.org
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 774-3000
Link: http://www.leicestercommunitycenter.com
Welcome Table Free Meal every Wednesday 11:30am-1:30pm
Sierra Nevada has become our official Brew & Barre partner! Making it so you can B&B with us once a season out at the mansion of breweries. Each one, seasonally themed and paired with Sierra’s seasonal beer release to celebrate the turn of season. In May, we’ll be celebrating the arrival of spring and beautiful weather with an outdoor barre class in Sierra’s BRAND NEW Lower Park area! Afterwards, you can reward yourself by enjoying a cold pint of Sierra’s spring beer release. Don’t miss out, grab your ticket now!
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 250-4260
Event Location: Lake Julian Park – 406 Overlook Extension Arden, NC
Link: http://buncomberecreation.org
Located at Historic Harmon Dairy, now home to Looking Glass Creamery, this music festival is a celebration of local food, local farmers, and local libations. Perched at the top of an active pasture and with 280 degree views of the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains you can expect an amazing evening of bluegrass and rock from some of the premiere bands of our region. Lay back, get close to the fire, and while away an evening with your friends sipping local wines grown right down the road and beer brewed around the corner.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 774-3000
Link: http://www.leicestercommunitycenter.com
Manna Food Distribution every third Tuesday at 2:30pm
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 250-4260
Event Location: BC Sports Park – 58 Apac Cir, Asheville, NC
Link: http://buncomberecreation.org
Thali-Style Indian Supper
Sunil’s family has always expressed their love in sharing NW Indian food, and this has extended to him devoting his life to food by constantly learning traditional Gujarati cooking from his mother, and becoming a farmer. Although the cuisine is from across the ocean, Sunil’s farming background, and worldly travels makes for a thali spanning the range of the diverse array of Indian cuisines, and sometimes delving into further Eastern flavors and even Mexican. A local-seasonal menu cooked from scratch, with care for earth, nutrition, and heart-to-heart culinary delight, leads to a feeling of fusion but still a wholly Indian experience.
Thali, literally meaning “plate,” refers to the typical way a meal is eaten in an Indian household and many Indian restaurants. The full pallette of tastes and textures adorn the plate in small bowls and plates, allowing the eater to mix and match the many different components to make the perfect bite.
LOGISTICS: Arrive at 6pm, and you will be seated and served a starter and water. Feel free to stop at the bar and order a wine pairing or beer. Courses are not typical in an Indian meal, and all items including the sweets are served up all on the same plate. Chai served at the end.
DIETARY RESTRICTIONS: May’s dinner will be ovo-lacto-vegetarian. Please let us know when you arrive if you would like us to leave anything off your thali. If you are interested in vegan dinners, email to get put on a list for dairy free/vegan, and you’ll be the first to hear about future menus specific to those restrictions.
MENU:
Becuase of the seasonality of the Menu, dishes may change last minute, BUT here’s a general idea of what you can expect for this May’s Thali:
Starter – Pakora Chaat
Split Pea Dal
Bloody Butcher Grits Porridge
Potato Dry Bhaji
Flat Bread
Jerusalem Artichoke Masala
Greens and Garlic
Egg Kadi
Slow Cooked Walking Onions
Mint Paneer
Dokla (steamed rice and bean cakes)
Cilantro Chutney
Onion Chutney
Tamarind Chutney
Fenugreek Pickle
Salad
Sweet
Water
Chai
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 774-3000
Link: http://www.leicestercommunitycenter.com
Welcome Table Free Meal every Wednesday 11:30am-1:30pm
Event Type: Local Event
Event Category: Art & Culture,Entertainment
Contact: New Belgium Brewing Co.
Contact Phone: 888-598-9552
Link: http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/home
MountainTrue and New Belgium Brewing Company are excited to host the first No Man’s Land Film Festival in Western North Carolina! Join us in a celebration of bold and inspiring women who love adventure and have a passion for the outdoors. MountainTrue and No Man’s Land Film Festival both aim to cultivate a deep interest in exploring the vastness of our planet and increase access to the great outdoors for everyone. Join us as we showcase short films about incredible female athletes and conservationists and the uniquely wild places they love and protect. Doors are at 6:30 p.m. and the event starts at 8:00 p.m. This event is free and open to all!
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 774-3000
Link: http://www.leicestercommunitycenter.com
Leicester History Gathering, meets every 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm. Different local history topic discussed each month.
Tammy Billups will be presenting her new book, Soul Healing with Our Animal Companions: The Hidden Keys to a Deeper Animal-Human Connection at Malaprops Bookstore/Cafe on May 19, 2018 at 6PM with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue.
This book:
• Explains the unspoken connection between people and their animal companions and how they share the same energetic patterns and emotional wounds
• Outlines specific behavioral traits and physical issues that animals may exhibit as they mirror their caregiver’s emotional state of being
• Explores holistic modalities humans can employ, such as energy therapy, to promote healing in animals and ultimately themselves
Tammy is available for interviews and can contribute article. We would also be happy to provide you with a unique excerpt for publication. I have attached the press release to this email. Please let me know if you would like a review copy. We would be so appreciative if you could help spread the word about this event!
About the Author: Tammy Billups is a certified Interface Therapist, animal bioenergy healer, and pioneer in the animal-human emotional/energetic relationship. She has appeared on CNN’s The Daily Share, Primetime Live ABC, and Oprah. She lives in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.sundancehealing.
“Billups, founder of the Sundance Healing Center, presents practical advice on how to develop a deeper connection with pets in this cheerful book. Written in uncomplicated, inspiring language, Billups’s fun book will be appreciated by pet owners with a spiritual bent.” Publisher’s Weekly
“A powerfully insightful book. Soul Healing with Our Animal Companions teaches you how to connect with animals in ways you’d never thought were possible. An enlightening read.” JENNIFER SKIFF, author of God Stories and The Divinity of Dogs
Best Wishes,
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
At the heart of Girls on the Run are amazing volunteers whose commitment and passion impact the lives of thousands of girls each year. The 5K Course is a 3.1 mile course around the Asheville Outlets and Ridgefield Business Park. The 5K participants will pass a water stop on mile 1 and on mile 2. Cheer Teams will also be placed along the course to cheer on the girls and 5K participants.
Since 1976, Asheville GreenWorks has held “Clean Streams Day” to kick-off the summer river cleanup season. Teams sign up prior to the day of the event to take on a particular stream, river or roadside of their choosing. Teams then report back their findings at the after cleanup party.
Thousands of bags of trash and tires have been removed over the last 42 years making our waterways cleaner and safer to use.
Join Asheville GreenWorks, MountainTrue, 98.1 The River, and French Broad Outfitters at New Belgium Brewing for the 42nd annual “Clean Streams Day River, Roadside and Stream Cleanup”. This year’s event will be part of the Riverkeeper Beer Series.
Assemble your team and fill out this online form to join us in this fun way to “Get Dirty for a Great Cause.”
Teams are welcome to have a celebratory beer at the after-party at New Belgium.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 250-4260
Event Location: BC Sports Park – 58 Apac Cir, Asheville, NC
Link: http://buncomberecreation.org
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 774-3000
Link: http://www.leicestercommunitycenter.com
Welcome Table Free Meal every Wednesday 11:30am-1:30pm
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
The Mountain Sports Festival is a weekend music and sports festival that celebrates community, athletics and local business.
The free festival showcases the terrain, environment, and unique culture of Asheville, NC and the surrounding mountains. The Mountain Sports Festival is organized by a volunteer group of community oriented citizens dedicated to providing a well balanced series of events and music that encourage participation on all levels.
Held annually on Memorial Day Weekend, 2018 will mark the 18th Annual Mountain Sports Festival. Every year, we build on our strong community base and bring you a wide variety of events in the mountains, throughout town, and on the river. An amazing array of musical talent, with acts and staging far better than most free festivals, will perform each day, and local beer, cider, and food vendors will be available to fill your belly.
Shamanic Journey & Medicine Wheel Sessions w/ Ayal Hurst; Sweat Lodge offered Sunday evening; Nature Hikes w/ Hawk Hurst. Limited to 14 (adult) participants. Cost: $180.00, includes lodging.