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.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Instructor: Melissa Broek
Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14
10:30 am – 4:30 pm (1-hour break for lunch)
Level: Beginner
Tuition: $315
Learn an array of mark-making techniques in liquid enamel. Students will branch into creating colorful enamel objects with their own imagery. Enamels have a wonderful painterly quality and a short fire so you can make a lot of progress in a small amount of time!
https://www.facebook.com/events/257479341863713/
Shake what yo momma gave ya, every Saturday 11pm-2am. Dance Party. No cover. Do it.
https://www.facebook.com/events/341354513259016/?event_time_id=341354553259012
*Start your (no obligation) two week trial any day of the week between March 17-April 14. Disregard times/dates on event.
⬇️ 14 FREE DAYS OF FITNESS ⬇️
FREE two week trial of dance fitness classes at Jazzercise Benicia Fitness Center. Take at least five classes within 14 days, then offer honest feedback via survey we’ll email you. That’s it!
When complete, you will receive a $30 credit towards registration (waives our joining fee), if you choose to join and keep the momentum going! ?
⬇️ HOW TO GET IN ⬇️
(1) Please RSVP as “Going” to the closest week you plan to begin (click RSVP button once for interested, twice for going)
(2) Message us on FB or email [email protected] with the class day and time you would like to begin.
⬇️ CLASS SCHEDULE ⬇️
https://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-benicia-fitness-center
⬇️ DETAILS ⬇️
•Free childcare is available M/W/F 8:10am, M-Sa 9:15am, T/Th 4:30pm.
•Must begin your trial no later than April 14. Trial is two weeks/14 consecutive days.
https://www.facebook.com/events/343188602960404/?event_time_id=343188616293736
*Start your (no obligation) two week trial any day of the week between March 17-April 14. Disregard times/dates on event.
⬇️ 14 FREE DAYS OF FITNESS ⬇️
FREE two week trial of dance fitness classes at Jazzercise Benicia Fitness Center. Take at least five classes within 14 days, then offer honest feedback via survey we’ll email you. That’s it!
When complete, you will receive a $30 credit towards registration (waives our joining fee), if you choose to join and keep the momentum going! ?
⬇️ HOW TO GET IN ⬇️
(1) Please RSVP as “Going” to the closest week you plan to begin (click RSVP button once for interested, twice for going)
(2) Message us on FB or email [email protected] with the class day and time you would like to begin.
⬇️ CLASS SCHEDULE ⬇️
https://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-benicia-fitness-center
⬇️ DETAILS ⬇️
•Free childcare is available M/W/F 8:10am, M-Sa 9:15am, T/Th 4:30pm.
•Must begin your trial no later than April 14. Trial is two weeks/14 consecutive days.
https://www.facebook.com/events/343188602960404/
Start your no-obligation free 14 day trial any day of the week (see our class schedule link below). 12 women ages 35 to 55 are invited to be part of an exclusive FREE trial of dance fitness classes at Jazzercise South Asheville Fitness Studio. Take at least 5 classes within 14 days, then offer honest feedback via survey. When complete, you will receive a $50 credit towards registration (making the JF $0 for you!).
Check out the BEFORE & AFTER photos of real results from Jazzercise! Space is limited! To be a part of the trial group, please direct message us with the class day and time you would like to begin. For a complete class schedule, visit: https://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-south-asheville-fitness-center
*Must begin your trial no later than April 15. Available to new clients only. Message us while spots are still available! Please arrive 15 minutes before your 1st class and bring a clean-bottomed pair of athletic shoes you can change into for class (dirt, sand, and tiny rocks will scratch our new studio floors).
https://www.facebook.com/events/2294581184153215/?event_time_id=2294581274153206
XTERRA Myrtle Beach Off-road Triathlon
1500 yard current assisted swim in Intracoastal Waterway
14 mile MTB on the Hulk at Horry County Bike & Run Park
5 mile trail run on mixed terrain
Awards for Top 3 Overall M/F and Top 3 age groups M/F
Note: Registration for this event will Close April 12th at Noon. There will be NO race day registration. You must register before noon on the Friday before the race.
https://www.facebook.com/events/569170703555702/
LOCATION: Beautiful Asheville, North Carolina!
Save $30 Use Promo: WELCOME30
This 15 Hour Course is for both Lay People and Professionals
Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists Receive 15 CEUs!
Medical Qigong is being revered as a “Miracle Medicine”
Please join us for this Life Changing Event!
https://store.qigongawareness.com/collections/live-workshops/products/workshop-apr-13-14-2019-asheville-nc-15-ceus
Medical Qigong For Back Pain is a 2-day hands-on workshop with David J. Coon, Medical Qigong Master. Learn to cultivate Qi and direct this Qi for alleviating back pain. You will learn three different Medical Qigong Treatment flows to address Low Back Pain, Mid Back Pain and Upper Back & Neck Pain. You will be able to directly incorporate these teachings into your private Acupuncture or Massage Practice. These teachings can bring another dimension to your Treatments that will exponentially increase your patient’s healing results.
David guided me in his explanation to allow the inner transformation of energy to release tensions and allow heightened energy to move through my body from the earth through my brain. I am inspired by his commitment to his practice and I am running with that transmission. I am grateful and will return to study with him again. It was a joy to receive my 15 CEU’s. I learned things that could assist my patients to heal and help me grow into a clearer human being.”
Ruth Gould-Goodman, M.A., L.Ac. Venice California.
https://www.facebook.com/events/485893461815654/
LOCATION: Beautiful Asheville, North Carolina!
Save $30 Use Promo: WELCOME30
This 15 Hour Course is for both Lay People and Professionals
Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists Receive 15 CEUs!
Medical Qigong is being revered as a “Miracle Medicine”
Please join us for this Life Changing Event!
https://store.qigongawareness.com/collections/live-workshops/products/workshop-apr-13-14-2019-asheville-nc-15-ceus
Medical Qigong For Back Pain is a 2-day hands-on workshop with David J. Coon, Medical Qigong Master. Learn to cultivate Qi and direct this Qi for alleviating back pain. You will learn three different Medical Qigong Treatment flows to address Low Back Pain, Mid Back Pain and Upper Back & Neck Pain. You will be able to directly incorporate these teachings into your private Acupuncture or Massage Practice. These teachings can bring another dimension to your Treatments that will exponentially increase your patient’s healing results.
David guided me in his explanation to allow the inner transformation of energy to release tensions and allow heightened energy to move through my body from the earth through my brain. I am inspired by his commitment to his practice and I am running with that transmission. I am grateful and will return to study with him again. It was a joy to receive my 15 CEU’s. I learned things that could assist my patients to heal and help me grow into a clearer human being.”
Ruth Gould-Goodman, M.A., L.Ac. Venice California.
https://www.facebook.com/events/264357954196766/
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/2260375557328117/?event_time_id=2260375603994779
Seniors 65 and older are the fastest growing population right now. These baby boomers are in desperate need of yoga and education to help them adapt to their older bodies, minds and spirits.
Curriculum:
During our time together, we will cover the basics of the aging process, looking at how yoga affects the aging process and also how aging may impact yoga practice. We will also cover special considerations relevant for specific conditions, including spine conditions, joint replacement, heart and breathing conditions, stroke and other neurological conditions, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, and cancer. Time will also be spent on safe ways to improve balance and decrease fall risk. Sample classes will include floor and chair practices. We will explore modifications for yoga practices appropriate for people with limitations regardless of age. This weekend will be valuable for yoga instructors wanting to share the benefits and inner experience of yoga with a wide range of people while keeping them safe.
https://www.facebook.com/events/579507052477819/
We are now in the throes of a sixth mass extinction of plants and animals. Some call it the Anthropocene, but biologist E.O. Wilson said it may be called by scientists and poets alike the Eremozoic, meaning “The Age of Loneliness.” If we take the worries of climate change and habitat destruction seriously—and in this lonely age potentially bereft of our fellow creatures—how can we help but feel an incapacitating sense of hopelessness that threatens to render things like literature and poems utterly useless? In this intensive, we’ll strive together to find ways past this potentially debilitating hurdle. We’ll ask questions that instead of silencing ourselves will urge us on: What is our responsibility as writers to this epoch? Can the average working person with limited access to nature make any difference? How might we depict the suffering of non-human but sentient beings? How can one write about plants and animals without producing work that is sentimental, overly personified, flat-lined with facts, or, worse, rendered incapable of communicating from its own rage? What impact can we make with our words? Depending on the time we have together, we’ll study poems, lyric essays, and stories that have their own solutions to these pitfalls and will try our hands at writing through this darkness with awareness, control, and yes, even hope. Free as needed/By Donation as possible
https://www.facebook.com/events/281719369388700/
Yoga Taco Mosa at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/340090593279568/
You know it, you love it. That’s right, BUDDHI YOGA iS BACK! And this year, we’re doing something exciting! Get your Buddhi punch card, come to 10 classes, and get FREE BUDDHI x ARCHETYPE merch!! $5, 1 hour class, stay for a beer! All levels welcome, show up with your mat and a smile for an awesome to start your week.
This type of yoga combines asana, dance, kundalini, cardio, hip spiraling, and plyometric movements (and GREAT music). All of these dynamic movements are combined to simply help the yoga student to let go and get in touch with their inner strength.
“I love all Yoga, but my true passion lies with BUDDHI. It puts a smile on your face and brings you to your edge in a playful and challenging way. We move to get in touch with ourselves and free our minds from doubt. Together our movement wakes up our inner strength.” – Jane Starr, your amazing instructor.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2276086142426133/?event_time_id=2276086192426128
Harmonia on Haywood
✧ 4th Annual Fundraiser ✧
Date ⁝ Sunday, April 14th, 2019
Location ⁝ One World Brewing West
Doors ⁝ 12:30PM
Cover ⁝ $10-$20 Sliding Scale Donation
Pre- pay using the ticket link above!
Subscribe to our Patreon to be a next – level supporter:
www.patreon.com/harmoniasanctuary
✧ Kid Friendly ✧
✧ Dog Friendly ✧
**2 STAGES**
ElectroChemical
Dead Hour featuring members of Phuncle Sam
SurprisinglySimple
Andrew Thelston Accoustic
Waxing Gibbous
Infinite Geometry
Nex Millen
PeriMeters
4th Annual SUPER JAM
and Surprise Guests!!
✧Harmonia is back with our BIG annual outdoor fundraiser! ✧
✧✧✧Harmonia On Haywood✧✧✧
Join us on Sunday April 14th at One World West for a Sunday Funday outside in the sunshine for music, activities, craft vendors, art, and community.
We have a full day of family friendly activities.
We hope you will come out to support Harmonia , connect with community, and enjoy an amazing day of fun!
✧✧DONATIONS can be sent via PayPal to ✧✧
[email protected]
or check out our Patreon @
https://www.patreon.com/harmoniasanctuary
Thank you in advance for your support.
Together we gather to raise the vibration ~much love~
♦✧♦ Interested in PARTICIPATING? ♦✧♦
✧ Volunteers ✧
Volunteer with us!
“It takes a village- many hands makes much lighter work for all”
APPLY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTGiCBVLfttAN9iSwmV-zQhrkOJLhHcEw6iM17R2-FbotPqg/viewform?usp=sf_link
✧ Vendors ✧
Would you like to vend your goods?
APPLY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDayDRbgsbo_u6hMdCBSw1QxQ2ywQ4LP1aUprv2Zy0JcX4Lw/viewform?usp=sf_link
✧ Paint ✧
Interested in sharing your art?
Apply:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnF3JnRnElRSd0N-6ZtogBdIEJx3PqnpLwoKrrvB5iXk4bqQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
✧ Movement Artist ✧
Interested in sharing your flow art, movement, energy ?
APPLY:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1ppMCwG8pKlNcnPbG9c3IA7qw7UW2Nkg-ZQIaitC4VM1IHw/viewform?usp=sf_link
✧ Heal It ✧
Share your healing energy in our healing garden!
APPLY:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQgHWM8alLRoRY3tMgfFoGUfHKyEymiS8R5NOE39hTy2d02A/viewform?usp=sf_link
www.HarmoniaSanctuary.org
www.soundcloud.com/Safe-In-Harmonia
✻Fundraising Goals✻
✧ trailer ✧
✧ transport vehicle ✧
✧ radios ✧
✧ generator ✧
✧ supplementary training for crew ✧
✧✧A HUGE thank you to all of the participants who are sharing their gifts in support of this mission. We LOVE you!!✧✧
We are beyond honored and thrilled that the community has supported the growth of Harmonia’s mission to allow us to be continue this work.
Our sincere gratitude to One World West for hosting us.
https://www.facebook.com/events/269242823966780/
Olive Catering Company at Dry Falls.
https://www.facebook.com/events/384765699004444/?event_time_id=384765742337773
You love puzzles? Have a stash of them? Bring them down and swap them with other Puzzle lovers! Brunch will be being served from 10am-2pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/974531552753589/
We are thrilled to announce we will be opening Sideways Farm and Brewery every second Sunday from April to October! Sweet Cheesus and Sideways Farm and Brewery go so well together we had to make it a regular occurrence. After your Sunday morning hike or church service, stop by and enjoy a hot melty gouda scrape on mac n cheese or potato spirals and a farm fresh ale.
https://www.facebook.com/events/353424725380542/?event_time_id=353424742047207
By popular demand, Bold Bites is excited to announce that brunch will be served every Sunday starting March 3! Enjoy specials including Pulled Pork Eggs Benedict, Chicken & Waffles, Avocado Toast, and much more. At the bar, we’ll be serving full size cider-mosas for only $5! Join us for Bluegrass & Brunch on the second Sunday of every month!
https://www.facebook.com/events/633208203797656/?event_time_id=633208227130987
Join us for the official grand opening of our Brevard taproom at the Lumberyard Arts District!
We’ll have FREE live music, plenty of brews on tap, and food for you to enjoy. Don’t forget to bring your dogs and kiddos! We’re so excited to be a part of the Brevard community and want to celebrate with you.
https://www.facebook.com/events/405842680192400/
“…this is a heart-warming, imagination-tickling joy”- The Telegraph
PENGUIN HIGHWAY is a charming animated adventure the whole family will enjoy and for a limited time only you can see this critically acclaimed feature on the big screen. You won’t want to miss it so grab your tickets today!
Versions Available:
ENGLISH audio
JAPANESE audio / ENGLISH subtitle
Synopsis: Budding genius Aoyama is only in the 4th grade, but already lives his life like a scientist. When penguins start appearing in his sleepy suburb hundreds of miles from the sea, Aoyama vows to solve the mystery. When he finds the source of the penguins is a woman from his dentist’s office, they team up for an unforgettable summer adventure!
★★★★★
Runtime: 118 Minutes
www.elevenarts.net/penguin
https://www.facebook.com/events/1011520959046423/?event_time_id=1011520965713089
A Low Country Boil on top of the mountain with the soulful music of New South Rising. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon with family and friends making a special memory.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2314543682206580/
Derek McCoy & Tim Winters perform as part of the Hendersonville JAM
https://www.facebook.com/events/2239309849728838/
The APB monthly packaging party is a chance to help pack up a mess of books headed to facilities across the Carolinas, to learn more about our project, and to spend a lovely afternoon meeting new people, or catching up with old friends! :)
No time to volunteer but want to support our work? We can always use your financial support (https://www.paypal.me/AVLPrisonBooks) and your soft cover book donations!
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ABOUT US
APB has been sending books to folks incarcerated in the Southeast since 1999. We currently send books to people in jails and prisons across North and South Carolina.
APB is a prison abolitionist project. We send books to folks who are locked up because it is one of the best ways we have found to show solidarity with them. As a project rooted in anti-authoritarian politics, we view prison as a tool the State uses to uphold an unjust social and economic order based in large part on white supremacy. When dealing with a system that thrives on dehumanization and isolation, finding ways to connect with and meet the every day needs of incarcerated people is a crucial part of challenging the legitimacy of this repressive institution.
https://www.facebook.com/events/327119474830059/?event_time_id=327119478163392
The APB monthly packaging party is a chance to help pack up a mess of books headed to facilities across the Carolinas, to learn more about our project, and to spend a lovely afternoon meeting new people, or catching up with old friends! :)
No time to volunteer but want to support our work? We can always use your financial support (https://www.paypal.me/AVLPrisonBooks) and your soft cover book donations!
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ABOUT US
APB has been sending books to folks incarcerated in the Southeast since 1999. We currently send books to people in jails and prisons across North and South Carolina.
APB is a prison abolitionist project. We send books to folks who are locked up because it is one of the best ways we have found to show solidarity with them. As a project rooted in anti-authoritarian politics, we view prison as a tool the State uses to uphold an unjust social and economic order based in large part on white supremacy. When dealing with a system that thrives on dehumanization and isolation, finding ways to connect with and meet the every day needs of incarcerated people is a crucial part of challenging the legitimacy of this repressive institution.
https://www.facebook.com/events/327119474830059/
We’re coming together to close out another year of Bowl-a-Thon season fundraising for the Carolina Abortion Fund! We’re going big in 2019 to raise $100,000 for abortion access in the Carolinas.
HOW TO JOIN:
1. Sign up your bowling team (or go it solo!) and raise money between now and May 1. Ask your friends, your neighbors, your coworkers, whoever– every dollar raised goes straight to our helpline!
Teams can RSVP for a lane when they sign up online.
SIGN UP HERE: bowl.nnaf.org/CarolinaBAT19
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2. Join us day-of for a bowling good time and feel good knowing your afternoon of fun is making an impact. We’ll have door
Cost is $20/person by donation, includes shoe rental
Kids under 13 are free to bowl!
Lanes available on a first-come, first-serve basis– sign up as a team online to reserve a lane!
Can’t attend but still want to support our work?
Make a donation here! bowl.nnaf.org/CarolinaBAT19
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SKYLANES is a wheelchair accessible venue with a full parking lot. It is not a scent-free space and will occasionally use strobe lights and similar lighting effects.
There are gendered public bathrooms. Alley serves food.
CAF staff will do our best to work with alley staff to make the space accessible– please email us at hello(at)carolinaabortionfund(dot)org with any specific questions or needs. <3
https://www.facebook.com/events/2117383455043072/
Please join us for our first ever WINE + PUPS Adoption Event!
Pleb Urban Winery
Sunday 4/14 from 1-5pm
Pleb will quench your thirst, Woof Meow will provide the snuggles, all you need to do is show up and show your support! (and of course… drink wine!) Also one of our main sponsors, Robin Lee Essentials, will be joining us with 20% of her proceeds donated directly to the pets in our care!
* Adoptable Pets
* Learn what it takes to foster
* Drink delicious wine
* Handcrafted Jewelry, made in AVL
* Have life saving conversations
… and more!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2253052128290508/
Update: The April 14th show is sold out. Please do come see the May 12th show, you can buy those tickets online now. Info below.
May – 05/12/19 “Drag-ya-mamma to Brunch”
Sunday, May 12th at 12:30 p.m. at The Grey Eagle
>>> TICKETS: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4188689
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Asheville Drag Brunch will host another sparkly and fabulous show on Sunday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m. at Claddagh Restaurant and Pub – Asheville, NC. The $20 ticket includes brunch and an hour-long drag show. Tickets are on sale now at www.AshevilleDragBrunch.com. This unique event is a collaboration with the Beer City Sisters, Abbey of All Souls, a non-profit organization who, among many other good deeds, raises funds for local charities. The Beer City Sisters will grant the profits from this event to Tranzmission, a non-profit group offering education, advocacy, and support for non-binary and transgender people in Western North Carolina.
The Claddagh Irish Pub boasts a full service bar and a bountiful brunch. The family-friendly drag queen entertainment promises to be sing along top-notch fun with plenty of laughter and audience interaction. The show includes performances by professional queens including Margarita Del Encanto of the Beer City Sisters, Calcutta (Brett Morgan), Ginger Von Snap, and Asheville’s Bearded Lady: DIVINE (Divinity Holeburn)!
The Beer City Sisters, established in 2017, is a non-profit organization in Asheville dedicated to promoting and celebrating diversity, social awareness, universal joy, the expiation of stigmatic guilt, and serving the community. They creatively raise money and volunteer for many of Asheville’s charity groups including WNCAP, Loving Food Resources, Youth OUTright, Blue Ridge Pride, Brother Wolf, and others.
“Drag is an essential pillar of the LGBTQIA community’s history and culture,” show performer DIVINE said. “This event is a fundraiser, yes, but it’s also an opportunity to showcase Asheville’s incredible local performers, restaurants, and dedication to helping the community. Upcoming brunches will be held at different locations, showcase different drag queens, and the profits will always benefit additional local charities— so you should drag yourself to our brunch every time!”
This special Asheville Drag Brunch is Sunday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m. at Claddagh Irish Pub in Asheville. The $20 tickets are on sale now at www.AshevilleDragBrunch.com.
>>> BUY TICKETS HERE https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4093589/ <<<
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Asheville Drag Brunch is the littlest big show in town! The event is designed to showcase local and guest drag queens, promote local restaurant businesses, and support local organizations.
The show happens at multiple venues, is fast-paced family-friendly fun, and is designed to raise funds for non-profit organizations. These local groups rotate and are advertised with each individual show.
A ticket to brunch ensures a seat at a table or bar, the meal, and a beverage. Remember to bring tips for the queens as this is the main way they raise additional money for the local non-profit.
During the glitter-adorned affairs, patrons howl, clap and cheer as the queens channel celebrities with spot-on lip syncing and sky-high heels. And wherever you look, there is cause for celebration. Lively groups — of different genders, races and ages — whoop it up for all sorts of special occasions, from birthdays to bachelorettes to anniversaries, and even divorces.
http://ashevilledragbrunch.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/2084761044940475/
3rd Annual Eggstraordinary Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 14, 2-4pm
The Eggstraordinary Egg Hunt is a family-friendly, age & ability inclusive event. It includes games, entertainment and an Egg Hunt at 3:30! For more information or to volunteer, please contact the TR Program staff.
Location: Valley Springs Elementary School Baseball Field
FREE
https://www.facebook.com/events/2068039913488267/
Our Cause Defines Us
We know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. That’s why at the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
Stop by if you would like to learn about the Y’s charitable impact in Henderson County.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1246313878885396/
“O’ Mary we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the angels, Queen of May’
Learn to make your own crown of blossoms for the coming of May! We will weave silk and paper flowers with wire and ribbons into a beautiful Beltane crown.
$20.00 per person, cash only. Limit of 12 particiants. Not sutible for children due to small parts, sharp tools and hot glue. Costs cover supplies and instruction.
https://www.facebook.com/events/269308794003503/