Calendar of Events

We are excited to announce that “The Garage on 25” is hosting an online auction to benefit Veterans Healing Farm! Items include six handcrafted children’s playhouses and other donated collectibles. (If you don’t need a playhouse, you can always bid on one and donate it to our farm for the community’s use.) The auction closes at 1pm, Saturday, Dec. 22. To view items or bid on them go to https://bit.ly/2QxPbs9

Throughout this upcoming week you can bring the whole family by “The Garage on 25” to check out the whimsical playhouses and take some fun photos. Vote for your favorite playhouse by dropping one dollar ($1) per vote in the containers next to each house.

On Saturday, December 22, 3-5pm come to The Garage on 25 for the announcement of prizes for playhouses and auction winners, a meet and greet with VHF staff and community members, a visit from Santa, and refreshments. All vote-generated funds go directly to VHF.

To all those who generously donated your time, supplies, and labor to make this fundraiser possible, please accept our deepest gratitude!

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Montford Park Players Presents ALL-TEEN version of A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

Produced by Montford Park Players at Land of the Sky UCC

Show Dates:
December 14-23
Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30pm; Sundays @ 7:30pm

Montford Park Players, an Asheville theatrical tradition, is overjoyed to present the local holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol! All performances will be held at Land of the Sky UCC, 15 Overbrook Place, off Tunnel Road in Asheville, from December 14th through the 23rd on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7:30pm. This performance like ALL of Montford Park Players’ shows will be absolutely FREE to attend. (No performance on Saturday, Dec. 15, due to the church’s schedule).

This year, the Montford Park Players’ Education Division takes over, with all of the acting, designing and even the technical elements being run by the Montford Moppets, MPP’s squad of talented tweens and teens. Under the guidance of longtime Moppets instructors, Ashleigh Goff and Skyler Goff, this year’s version promises a youthful vibrancy for this family-friendly classic.

Almost everyone knows this story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his visit from four spirits, some ghastly, some benevolent, on Christmas Eve. Through a magical journey through Scrooge’s past, present and future Christmases, they show him the true meaning of the holiday season, and allow him the opportunity to connect with his own generosity and goodness. In this version, adapted by co-director Skyler Goff, the Cratchit spend their own Christmas Eve hearing the story of how Uncle Scrooge became the kind benefactor he is today.

Montford Park Players, has been presenting Shakespeare and other classical works to the Asheville community since 1973, and has since grown to be one of Western North Carolina’s most beloved and well-known cultural attractions.

For more information or to reserve seats, go to montfordparkplayers.org, or call at (828) 254-5146.

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(EARLY SHOW) ONYX: Classic Hits From Broadway and Beyond at The Grey Eagle

6pm doors, 7pm show. ALL AGES, seated show.

Lead singer, Michael Kennen Miller, starred in the viral video, “Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends”, performed in Lady Gaga’s “G.U.Y.”, played Willard on the National Tour of “Footloose”, and had several encore performances of his solo show at Vitello’s in Los Angeles. BFA Music Theatre, Elon University. Come experience a fun-filled musical evening with classic hits from Broadway, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, and beyond.

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Spend New Year’s Eve with the Asheville Movie Guys for a special 50th anniversary screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31.

Everyone is welcome to join us for the movie and discussion.
Asheville Citizen Times subscribers and Asheville Movies.com patrons get in for the discounted price of $6.50, courtesy of the Fine Arts Theatre. Just say you’re a subscriber or patron at the box office.

Citizen Times subscribers may also download and print out a coupon for free popcorn. Limited to the first 30 Insiders. https://www.citizen-times.com/insider/

The evening includes a brief introduction by the Asheville Movie Guys, Citizen Times planning editor Bruce Steele and Edwin Arnaudin of AshevilleMovies.com, as well as a lively discussion with the audience after the credits.

For additional showtimes and a trailer, visit fineartstheatre.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/358947771520000/

Celebrate the beginning of 2019 dancing in community and contributing to the Asheville Movement Collective Home Seed Fund. All proceeds after expenses will go to the AMC Home Seed Fund.
Facilitator Marilyn Joy Gaunt
12:30-2:30
12:30 warmup 1:00 pm circle

Price: $10-20 Sliding Scale. Additional Donations are welcome.

Children are welcome. Childcare not provided for this event.

AMC offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:

-Awareness of others and ourselves
-Permission from others and ourselves
-Participation through movement and presence

We practice moving in healthy community by:
-Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents)
-Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear
-Maintaining a nonverbal dance space
-Encouraging a substance-free space
Children are welcome. Childcare provided for this event.

www.ashevillemovementcollective.org
AMC is a 501c3 nonprofit organization

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JOIN US FOR OUR SECOND ANNUAL TWELFTH NIGHT CELEBRATION

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5TH, BEGINNING AT 6:30 PM AT HARMONS’ DEN BISTRO

CHEF CHRISTY BISHOP WILL BE PREPARING A SUMPTUOUS SHAKESPEAREAN FEAST
FOR 30 SPECIAL PATRONS

5 COURSE BANQUET $65 all inclusive

ADD WINE PAIRINGS for $25

To reserve your seat at the table call the HART Box Office at
828-456-6322 and simply leave a message for the box office or the
bistro, or email us at [email protected]

Seating is limited, so don’t delay.
Reservations must be received by December 30

The menu for this event can be viewed on our website…
www.harmonsden.harttheatre.org

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Class registration for Spring Semester (January-May) for Encore Theatre Company and auditions for semester production of Anne of Green Gables. Students registered in Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Triple Threat classes are eligible to audition. Must have a 1-2 minute MEMORIZED monologue to audition for Advanced class or Anne of Green Gables.

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Our 2018 intern, Gabriel Whitlock, will be embarking on a 1,500 mile bike tour from his home in Fairview to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. Gabe intends to raise awareness about hunger, food insecurity, and the ways that The Lord’s Acre works towards community-based solutions. “I saw this fundraiser as a chance to give back to all that The Lord’s Acre has given to me and just make that circle complete,” says Gabe.

Join us this Monday with Gabe as he discusses his upcoming journey. If you are unable to attend but want to support, please visit this link to pledge as many dollars per mile as you are able.

https://pledgeit.org/gearing-up-for-giving-gardens

Photo by April Tarjick.

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The next Asheville Movie Guys screening will be at 7:20 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, featuring “Mary Queen of Scots.”

Everyone is welcome to join us for the movie and discussion.
Asheville Citizen Times subscribers and Asheville Movies.com patrons get in for the discounted price of $6.50, courtesy of the Fine Arts Theatre. Just say you’re a subscriber or patron at the box office.

Subscribers to the Asheville Movie Guys mailing list may also download and print out a coupon for free popcorn. Limited to the first 20 requests. To be added, email [email protected].

The evening includes a brief introduction by the Asheville Movie Guys, Citizen Times planning editor Bruce Steele and Edwin Arnaudin of AshevilleMovies.com, as well as a lively discussion with the audience after the credits.

For additional showtimes and a trailer, visit fineartstheatre.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/282706319106330/

Join Sanctuary Brewing Company and Ben Phan, Guitarist and Songwriter on Thursday January 10th, 2019 for an evening of incredible music by an even more incredible person!

A year of jazz conservatory at Virginia Commonwealth University left Ben Phan rebellious: uninspired by the environment and fed-up with the structure, he knew he didn’t want to be an academic musician.

So Phan began his professional career as a founding member of the Richmond Afrobeat Movement, a blend of jazz, funk and African dance music which earned significant attention in the South, including a TV appearance and other media features.

A stint as Musical Director for Free Run Wine Merchants gave Phan a chance to develop his professional skills, setting up musical events for the company, which included solo jazz gigs as well as band arrangements.

Phan then joined a bluegrass and folk band, the Rusty Strings, and discovered the joy in sitting on a porch and singing together with others, simply for the love of music.

In 2014, Phan decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and his life changed forever. Along with everything else he needed, he carried a mini-guitar on his back and became known by the name “Shredder” because of how he “shredded the guitar” when he played. Five months of travel on foot, 2,668 miles from the Mexican border all the way into Canada, playing for himself and the people he met, transformed his relationship with music. He began writing songs, drawn from his experiences on the trail as well as his past struggles with depression, addiction, loss and love. The music offered hope and solace, to him and to his audiences.

The time on the Pacific Crest Trail renewed Phan’s passion for music. With a prolific body of original work, he returned to Asheville to record his first solo EP, “Hold On, Let Go.” He assembled a band, made up of some of the best musicians in Asheville: besides liking his music, they appreciate the dedication and professionalism Phan brings to his work. The band released it’s debut album, “Dreams in Modern Folk”, to a sold out crowd at the Altamont Theatre, one of Asheville’s finest listening rooms. The band continued to perform successful shows over the following year, refining their high energy sound which combines fiery improvisation with rich composition. This led to a successful kickstarter campaign to fund their next album, “Fear is the Teacher”, which the band is currently recording with Grammy winning producer Matt Williams. Phan continues to perform with the band, as a solo artist, and in collaborations with other musicians; he has also built a successful guitar teaching practice, which he finds a great source of inspiration.

Phan is a prolific poet, songwriter, and guitarist, with the soul of an improviser. He crafts his songs to give room for improvisation, presence, and self-expression in the moment. He believes that the best live music is when everyone playing is co-creating – which means that every one of his concerts offers audiences a different sound and a unique experience.

https://www.benphanmusic.com/

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HART THEATRE ANNUAL MEETING & VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 AT 5:30

HART THEATRE

250 PIGEON STREET, WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786

HART Theatre will hold its annual meeting at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The public is invited as well as HART’s many volunteers and actors. Wine and cheese will be served.

The meeting will highlight the many changes at HART this past year and feature highlights from the 2018 season. Volunteers and actors will be recognized for their many hours of help that made the past year so successful.

Steve Lloyd, Executive Director will also be providing details of the exciting upcoming 2019 season.

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Come meet the FSI High School Teachers, Students, Principal and College Counselor. Find out what a day at High School looks like and how our students are getting prepared for college.

From 6-6:45, teachers and students will be on hand with information about our high school course offerings;
-elective classes
– student clubs like Model UN, math club, student government, peer support council, and community council
-athletics
– arts:music, theatre, and visual art
– expeditions
– crew
– our senior project and internship
– information on college counseling and support

At 6:45 we will share a presentation with information on how our program prepares students for college and life beyond, with time for questions and answers.

Open to any parents and their students who are interested in High School at Franklin School of Innovation.

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Join us at Cúrate for an evening with the North Carolina Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier as part of the Dames in the Kitchen dinner series fundraiser! Chef Katie Button will share her passion for Spanish cuisine through several courses with wine pairings.

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This Wednesday, we’re giving a percentage of our food sales at Black Mountain Ale House and $1 for every beer purchased from Black Mountain Brewing to Food Connection — a local nonprofit that collects surplus food from restaurants and caterers in #Asheville and delivers the food to those who will enjoy it to reduce food waste.

Stay tuned for future dates where you can help give back to our local community!

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Dine at Nachos & Beer from 11am-9pm to support IC Imagine’s Destination Imagination Teams! Nachos & Beer will generously donate 20% of the day’s proceeds to IC Imagine’s DI… tell all of your friends!! We appreciate your support!

https://www.facebook.com/events/594586767631301/

Join us for our monthly BCDP Officers’ meeting. All Buncombe Democrats are invited to attend.

We will discuss the January 25 kickoff fundraiser, February 9 precinct meetings, and organizing efforts for the 2019 election.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2514224372137499/

The Magnetic Theatre presents our Stand-Up Spotlight Series

Art Sturtevant – Tales from the Sturteverse
A one-night only performance, by a very funny human.

Art Sturtevant is a smart, funny comic with the interests of a 20-year old and the body of a middle-age man. His observations on pop culture, being a father and how you can change so much and so little over the span of decades have cracked up audiences all over the East Coast. Art has performed at Laughing Skull, Comedy Zones, Side Splitters, The Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, Cola Con Comedy Festival, and — back in the day — NYC’s Comedy Cellar, Catch a Rising Star, Sweeps and Triple Inn. Art’s a contributing writer for Asheville Disclaimer, a weekly satire publication.

Tickets $12, can be purchased at the door, or follow the ticket link from this event to purchase online.

https://www.facebook.com/events/398948754180250/

The Music of Grateful Dead for Kids at The Grey Eagle

THIS EVENT IS ALL AGES
Children under 1 are FREE

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at Grey Eagle, Port City Music Hall, First Avenue, Brooklyn Bowl, The Capitol Theatre, Industry City, Ardmore Music Hall, The Sinclair, Boulder Theater, and Thalia Music Hall, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Using the songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse offers its core audience of babies and kids games, movement, and stories and an opportunity to rock out. The Rock and Roll Playhouse is an early and often first introduction to a child’s lifelong journey with live music and rock and roll.

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The next Asheville Movie Guys screening will be at 7:20 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 21, featuring “If Beale Street Could Talk.”

Everyone is welcome to join us for the movie and discussion.
Asheville Citizen Times subscribers and Asheville Movies.com patrons get in for the discounted price of $6.50, courtesy of the Fine Arts Theatre. Just say you’re a subscriber or patron at the box office.

Subscribers to the Asheville Movie Guys mailing list may also download and print out a coupon for free popcorn. Limited to the first 20 requests. To be added, email [email protected].

The evening includes a brief introduction by the Asheville Movie Guys, Citizen Times planning editor Bruce Steele and Edwin Arnaudin of AshevilleMovies.com, who will be joined by former UNCA English professor Dee James, JaNesha Slaughter of the Racial Equity Circle for the Center for Participatory Change, and local filmmaker Sekou Coleman, as well as a lively discussion with the audience after the credits.

For additional showtimes and a trailer, visit fineartstheatre.com.

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Josh Dunkin and Steve DuRose found one another in Hendersonville, NC via Chicago and Los Angeles, respectively. Dunkin is a veteran of the Chicago comedy and theatre community as a well as a songwriter. DuRose is a life-long student of the craft of songwriting as well as a working musician. Together they fly under the banner of The Gathering Dark and host concierged show experiences unlike any other in Western North Carolina. Catch them every Monday night at Sanctuary Brewing Company in Hendersonville, NC.

Join Steve and Josh as they celebrate the release of their first EP with a night of music and guest stars. Featuring special guest, and producer of GD EP, Sumsun.

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The Cooperative Extension of Polk County is hosting our annual berry plant sale. This year, the Cooperative Extension director has chosen four varieties of blueberries, two varieties of raspberries, two varieties of strawberries, and one blackberry variety that have proven to specifically thrive in the North Carolina Foothills.

Orders will be accepted for plants now through February 22 and will be available for pickup in mid-March. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support the activities, classes, and research that make the Cooperative Extension such a vital part of the Polk County community. For more information or to place an order, visit the Extension’s website at https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu or give us a call at 894-8218.

Download the Order Form HERE: https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Berry-Plant-Order-Form-Writeable.pdf?fwd=no

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In mid November in the midst of the largest wildfire in California history Sierra Nevada Brewing, based out of Chico, CA called upon breweries to help with raising funds for The Camp Fire relief effort.

Collaboration has always been a theme among craft breweries and we decided to commit to supporting this cause. In the spirit of the industry’s commradery we invited the guys from Taylor Brothers Brewing, who will soon join us as a part of Marion’s craft beer scene, to brew this special batch with us.

We’re excited for the future of craft beer in our city and grateful to represent Marion in this national craft beer industry fundraising campaign.

We’ll release Marion’s version of the Resilence Butte County Proud IPA in our taproom on January 25th. 100% of all sales will go directly to the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund.

Below is a press release from Sierra Nevada.

When the Camp Fire started in the hills above our Chico brewery on November 8, 2018, it soon became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. The fire burned more than 153,000 acres, killed at least 85 people, and destroyed more than 13,000 homes. Many of our employees and community members were severely impacted by this tragic event.

In the days following the fire, we announced plans to brew Resilience Butte County Proud IPA, a fundraiser beer for Camp Fire relief. We committed to brewing the beer and donating 100% of the sales to the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund, aimed at long-term community rebuilding support. And we asked every brewery in the country to do it with us.

We sent out the “bat signal” calling our friends in the industry, asking our suppliers to donate ingredients, asking other breweries (our competitors) to donate their time and labor costs, and asking our wholesalers and retailers to carry the beer for free. It was a big ask, and we never could have anticipated the response.

More than 1,400 breweries signed up to brew Resilience. Our suppliers donated ingredients to every brewery nationwide. Wholesalers and retailers agreed to carry the beer and donate every dollar they received. All of them agreed to do this for free to benefit people they had never met.

In all, Resilience Butte County Proud IPA should hit the market in mid-late December more than 17,000 barrels—or 4.2 million pints—strong. Every dollar Sierra Nevada receives will go to those impacted by the Camp Fire.

Thank you to the brewing community. Thank you to our suppliers. Thank you to our wholesalers and retailers. And thank you to every single customer who is helping us rebuild our Butte County community—one pint at a time.

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Come get your Fairy Hair Sparkles!
Friday, January 25th 5:00pm-7:00pm
at
Isaac Dickson Elementary School Gym
125 Hill Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Sign up here to reserve your spot:
https://www.signupgenius.com/…/60B044BA5AB2FA1FA7-asheville4

Enjoy Asheville’s very own Hot Chocolaty races. Choose the one that fits you best.

The 5K and 10K events are chip timed by Right on Time Productions.

We’ve lowered the registration fee and allow you to choose which shirt you’d like and add it on during registration ONLY if you want a shirt.

The 1K Kids Hill Climb is limited to children 12 and under (although parents can run along side for free, of course!) The Marshmallow Dash for our 8 and under crowd! A shorter and safer event for the little ones! Choose the one that works best for your child no matter what their age.
Each runner can enjoy a steaming cup of chocolate perfection post-race thanks to French Broad Chocolate Factory.

Body Offerings is a four week workshop series exploring expressive and communicative qualities of movement and voice. We will integrate sound and voice with movement in a variety of ways in order to better understand the relationship between the sounds we make, the words we say, and the ways we move through the world. The goal of this workshop is to enhance and develop a deeper sense of embodiment and comfort in expression and experimentation. We will also ask what it means to perform for someone and how we can best witness another person’s expression. We will consider performance as a ritual gift of solidarity between bodies. We may be asked to move outside of our comfort zone during some exercises however we hope to create an atmosphere of full acceptance, spontaneity, and play.

$5+ Drop-in Donation (cash/check)
located in the BeBe Theatre 20 Commerce St.

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The Cooperative Extension of Polk County is hosting our annual berry plant sale. This year, the Cooperative Extension director has chosen four varieties of blueberries, two varieties of raspberries, two varieties of strawberries, and one blackberry variety that have proven to specifically thrive in the North Carolina Foothills.

Orders will be accepted for plants now through February 22 and will be available for pickup in mid-March. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support the activities, classes, and research that make the Cooperative Extension such a vital part of the Polk County community. For more information or to place an order, visit the Extension’s website at https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu or give us a call at 894-8218.

Download the Order Form HERE: https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Berry-Plant-Order-Form-Writeable.pdf?fwd=no

https://www.facebook.com/events/393022604782447/?event_time_id=393022624782445

The Cooperative Extension of Polk County is hosting our annual berry plant sale. This year, the Cooperative Extension director has chosen four varieties of blueberries, two varieties of raspberries, two varieties of strawberries, and one blackberry variety that have proven to specifically thrive in the North Carolina Foothills.

Orders will be accepted for plants now through February 22 and will be available for pickup in mid-March. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support the activities, classes, and research that make the Cooperative Extension such a vital part of the Polk County community. For more information or to place an order, visit the Extension’s website at https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu or give us a call at 894-8218.

Download the Order Form HERE: https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Berry-Plant-Order-Form-Writeable.pdf?fwd=no

https://www.facebook.com/events/393022604782447/?event_time_id=393022628115778

The Paper Mill Lounge & Theatre welcomes back the Hot Club of Cullowhee! Let this gypsy jazz set your January on fire with a musically magical night of warm vibes, great food and awesome libations! #thepapermilllounge #hotclubofcullowhee #livemusic #music #gypsyjazz

https://www.facebook.com/events/286479668675358/

You wanted Friday night comedy…. so here it is. And a Benefit for Boxer Butts and Other Mutts.

Like Comedy? Like Ventriloquism? Like magic? Want it all in one show??? We have got you covered.

21+ Only, tickets available now.

John “Gemini” Lombardi was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. With his quick sense of humor and witty personality, Gemini decided to start performing at the young age of eleven. He took his act to streets of New York City, where his only audience was a crowd of passersby and neighbors. With his energetic charisma and quick wit, he brought the crowd to tears of laughter. It was then he began his professional career in comedy. John’s ambitions led him on a successful climb to the top where he began to study acting, dance, and choreography to enhance his ebullient comedic talent.

“I do a little bit of comedy and a little bit of magic.

What you laugh at, that’s the comedy. What you don’t, well, that’s the magic.”

Today, Gemini has performed on Fox5, NBC, and at hundreds of comedy clubs, casinos, resorts, and theatres across the country. Gemini has been called the “Maestro of Magic & Laughter,” because of his magic, his jokes, the way he reads the audience and his unique style of showmanship. Gemini is also an accomplished ventriloquist, with several “friends” that keep the audience in the palm of his hand.

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