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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Let the professionals show you how these often overlooked/disposed of parts can be the tastiest bits of the whole animal.
We’ll make a liver pâté,a kidney pie, and headcheese from our locally sourced animals while enjoying a pairing with some delicious wines and other charcuterie.
https://www.facebook.com/events/338983443616276/
Introduction To The Potter’s Wheel
Alyssa Ruberto and Halima Flynt
Saturdays 10am-12:30pm
January 12- March 2
Get ready to throw! This 8-week beginner’s course is designed to teach new potters the fundamentals of wheel-throwing, trimming, and glazing to make a variety of complete, food-safe and functional wares. By the end of this course, students will be able to confidently make pottery in any studio setting. Seasoned beginners are also encouraged to try new techniques to reach an intermediate level.
Level: Beginner and Seasoned Beginner
Tuition: $295 + $45 Lab Fee
KEVIN JOHNSON OF THE GROCERY IN CHARLESTON
Featuring Alycia Mondavi of Aloft Wines and Gwen Collins of Epiphany Wines
Saturday, March 23, 2019
6:30 pm Cocktails | 7:15 pm Dinner
Chef Kevin Johnson realized his long-time dream when he opened The Grocery with his wife Susan in December 2011. A Johnson & Wales University graduate, Johnson cooked under such renowned chefs as Patrick O’Connell at The Inn at Little Washington and Frank Lee at Slightly North of Broad (SNOB). He was a semifinalist in the 2014 James Beard Award: Best Chef, Southeast category and was awarded the Marc Collins Chef Award at the 2015 BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival for his support of and contributions to the event.
Evoking memories of the small-town grocery, Chef Kevin created a gathering place of warmth and familiarity, with a menu based on seasonal ingredients available from local and regional farmers and fishermen he knows and has worked with for many years.
COST AND DETAILS
Tickets are $155 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
Call 828-787-2635 or 828-787-2620 to reserve your seats.
Check overnight lodging availability (not included in ticket price).
#ChefsInTheHouse #HalfMileFarm
Join us for Spring Sunday Shag & Swing Dance Party! For a $7 Cover, you’ll get to dance to some of the best Beach, Oldies & Motown tunes ever, presented by DJ Dave Hadden. Snack bar provided by A Day in the Country Cafe. We’ll provide a cash/cc bar, wine and beer will be served.
https://www.facebook.com/events/676770449385829/
“HER MUSIC IS A CATHARTIC OUTLET FOR LISTENERS AS SHE SINGS ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM TRUE LOVE TO THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE. ROBINSON DIGS DEEP INTO HER PAST EXPERIENCES TO CREATE MUSIC THAT IS ALTOGETHER MELANCHOLIC, COMFORTING, AND SWEET.”
– American Songwriter
“PRESS RELEASES TOUT ‘BREAKTHROUGH ALBUMS’ ALMOST AS OFTEN AS CNN PROCLAIMS ‘BREAKING NEWS,’ BUT FOR ONCE, THE PHRASE ISN’T HYPE…EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON REALLY DOES DESERVE TO REACH A WIDE AUDIENCE WITH THIS CD. HER SONGS ARE WELL CRAFTED, WITH STRONG MELODIES…”
– No Depression
With her forthcoming album Traveling Mercies (out February 22, 2019), Emily Scott Robinson offers a complex, thoughtful portrait of a real itinerant artist, one who carries the lessons of her past as she searches for a hopeful future. She and her husband live full-time in a motorhome and spend long stretches on the road, turning chance encounters with strangers into stirring folk meditations on the human condition. A meditation on human frailty and the power of resiliency, Robinson is at times vulnerable, at others, defiant and absolutely free. Her snapshots portray real people who live and love and struggle to keep their balance atop a world that spins endlessly beneath their feet. “Traveling Mercies” is a tour de force from a traveler, a survivor, an elegant chronicler of her own existence and those of her fellow wanderers.
Tickets in advance are $12, and tickets at the door are $15.
Tickets available at this link: https://citywinery.com/nashville/tickets.html?cat=483&view=list#scroll
https://www.facebook.com/events/1999500620167617/
Demonstration of ikebana, a Japanese flower art form. Emiko Suzuki will take her classical and oldest ikebana school up to modern times with creative and unconventional designs using kitchen utensils.
Select a wine on draft and fill a plēb urban winery 500mL or 1L growler for a reduced price (see menu for availability and pricing). Growler purchase is separate. Carry out only.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859748727719594/?event_time_id=859748764386257
Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!
All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!
10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464774374107
Introduction To The Potter’s Wheel
Alyssa Ruberto and Halima Flynt
Saturdays 10am-12:30pm
January 12- March 2
Get ready to throw! This 8-week beginner’s course is designed to teach new potters the fundamentals of wheel-throwing, trimming, and glazing to make a variety of complete, food-safe and functional wares. By the end of this course, students will be able to confidently make pottery in any studio setting. Seasoned beginners are also encouraged to try new techniques to reach an intermediate level.
Level: Beginner and Seasoned Beginner
Tuition: $295 + $45 Lab Fee
Join us for local music, refreshments, and the opportunity to listen to powerful human stories through a fresh perspective, weaving science and storytelling with hand-drawn graphite portraits. Featuring artist/ biologist Shannon Bodeau. Hosted by Climate Listening Project director Dayna Reggero. In collaboration with UNC Asheville McCullough Fellowship and during Climate City Expo.
Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!
All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!
10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464771040774
Ladies, please join us the first Thursday of every month** for great wine, great friends, and lots of fun!
**July’s event will not be held because of the 4th.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2190909954570744/?event_time_id=2190909957904077
The Infamous Stringdusters return to The Haw River Ballroom
with special guest Jon Stickley Trio
Thursday, April 4
7PM Doors – 8PM Show
All Ages
$25 Adv – $27 Day Of
Tickets: http://bit.ly/StringdustersApr4
“With a nod to the past and a firm foot down on the gas toward the future, the ‘Dusters… don’t leave bluegrass behind; they’re stretching it from within.” – New York Times
“…these stellar bluegrass players are pushing the music forward.” – David Dye/World Cafe
The Infamous Stringdusters rise to new heights on their ninth full-length record Rise Sun. For the album, the GRAMMY® Award-winning quintet—Andy Falco [guitar], Chris Pandolfi [banjo], Andy Hall [dobro], Jeremy Garrett [fiddle], and Travis Book [double bass]—expanded their signature sound by perfecting their seamless fusion of All-American-bluegrass and rock.
Once again sail into uncharted territory moored only by their expressive patchwork of All-American bluegrass threaded together with strands of rock, jazz, funk, country, old-time, and more.
As they approached this latest body of work, the group’s ambition matched their outsized creative curiosity.
“Rise Sun was sparked by the feeling of wanting something better for the world—more love, more awareness, and more compassion,” says Hall. “It’s a message of taking care of each other, our planet, and ourselves. We all shared this feeling as evidenced by the songs we brought to the project. It’s the feeling of a rising sun as opposed to a dark night. Sometimes a message of hope is less popular than one of despair, but it’s much-needed nevertheless.”
It’s also a message that 13 years, eight studio projects, and nearly 1,000 shows prepared the boys to properly present.
The Infamous Stringdusters stand out as the rare group who whose dynamic musicianship can be showcased with contemporary artists on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert one night and jamming on the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre alongside The Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh the next.
Engendering a sense of impassioned fandom, they band have attracted a faithful audience that continues to grow. Moreover, their powerful music and performances paved the way for a GRAMMY® Award win in the category of “Best Bluegrass Album” for 2017’s Laws of Gravity.
When it came time to record what would become Rise Sun, they pushed themselves to evolve once more.
“Rise Sun is the latest chapter in the progression of our sound,” says Pandolfi. “It’s been a long arc that includes evolution on all fronts—writing, arranging, performing, and maybe most importantly, growing as humans who have more to say as the journey rolls on. New albums are the time when we write and introduce our strongest original material. On our last release Laws of Gravity, we really started to hit our stride with recording live in the studio. Rise Sun is another big step in that direction.”
For the first time, the band chose the song order before actually recording. Additionally, they maintained that order throughout the process, recording the songs in sequence which resulted in a natural flow. This choice, “gives it the feeling of a story as you listen down,” says Hall. It represented a moment of collective confidence.
“We self-produced the last album, so we felt validated in a sense that our instincts were sound,” adds Book. “We came into this one with some confidence. Any doubts about our band or our mission had dissipated. What remained was a deep sense of purpose and love.”
“The GRAMMY® put some high-octane gas in our tanks as well,” grins Garrett. “We also wanted to rise to the challenge of making a follow-up project worthy of what we had done in the past.”
The Infamous Stringdusters introduce the album with the handclap-driven gallop of the title track “Rise Sun.” High energy banjo powers an uplifting and undeniable refrain that immediately shines.
“It’s a hopeful anthem,” Book elaborates. “The sun is rising, and the light is overtaking the darkness. The idea for the melody, inspired by Southern gospel music, came to me driving out of the mountains into Georgia from my home in North Carolina. When we wrote it, I was feeling a deep sense of hope for humanity that the sun will rise again.”
Then, there’s the hummable instrumental “Cloud Valley,” which exudes a sci-fi spirit of wonder via sonic intricacy. “Science fiction can transport you to a place of deep imagination,” says Pandolfi. “We wanted to generate a soundscape for an imaginary mystical setting. It really came alive when we all got together.”
Everything culminates on a heartfelt send-off with “Truth and Love.” Its delicate musical backdrop transmits an important statement for The Infamous Stringdusters.
“I wrote that a few years ago and brought it back now, because I feel like the message has become more relevant today,” Falco states. “The world is polarized. Everything is so extreme, and partisan politics have become a culture war. The song is a reminder of what’s truly important in life—seek the truth, find your love, look up high, and aim above. Life is short, so keep your eye on what’s important while you’re here.”
In the end, that’s precisely what The Infamous Stringdusters do on Rise Sun as they boldly welcome yet another new day, new phase, and new chapter.
“We’re a brotherhood, but that family extends beyond the band even,” Falco leaves off. “Our music gives us an opportunity to bring some light in a world that can be dark sometimes.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/319993305516304/
Some of the most popular women of taste come together at The Farm for a celebration of spring sips and flavors. Chefs Sarah Steffan of “The Dogwood” at Blackberry Farm, Whitney Otawka of “The Greyfield Inn” on Cumberland Island and Chef Jessica Gamble of “KR Steakbar” in Atlanta will create a powerhouse of flavors in this unique event. Paul Chevalier (former winemaker of Champagne Veuve Clicquot and Cloudy Bay) will lead you through the rosé Lifestyle of Saint-Tropez with Château D’Esclans as he presents his distinctive rosés, including the global favorite, Whispering Angel.
It all kicks off with a cocktail hour in the barn, and then moves into the barn pavilion for an evening of live entertainment, a perfectly paired dinner from talented chefs, wine education and fun camaraderie.
Join the Center for Craft on a Craft City Food & Art Tour! Visit galleries, watch live demonstrations, sip craft cocktails, taste local beers, and meet the creatives that continue to make Asheville a Craft City. $75/person. Tickets must be purchased at least 24 hours in advance.
On the hunt for the old, the bold, the creative and the unexpected? Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com) is pleased to host Uncommon Market Asheville Sunday, April 7, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the center. Now in its 5th season, Uncommon Market Asheville is the city’s largest destination bringing together quality antiques, vintage decor, art, jewelry, home furnishings and MORE! Food trucks and adult beverages will be available. Admission $2 per person; children and friendly dogs are free. This is a rain or shine event.
Enjoy a day of dining out to help local animals in need! Asheville Humane Society’s 16th Annual Dine To Be Kind presented by Prestige Subaru will be held Tuesday, April 9 at participating restaurants! Dine in (or carry out) for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner and up to 25% of your bill will be donated to the lifesaving programs of Asheville Humane Society! Visit ashevillehumane.org for a list of participating restaurants!
Select a wine on draft and fill a plēb urban winery 500mL or 1L growler for a reduced price (see menu for availability and pricing). Growler purchase is separate. Carry out only.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859748727719594/?event_time_id=859748771052923
Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!
All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!
10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464777707440
As part of Asheville Humane Society’s 16th Annual Dine To Be Kind presented by Prestige Subaru, an extra day has been added for the beer lovers of our community! On Thursday, April 11, participating breweries will donate 15% of the day’s sales to Asheville Humane Society! Enjoy a craft beer and help homeless animals at the same time! View ashevillehumane.org for a list of participating breweries.
We at Carolina Holistic Health are thrilled to announce our first birthday! To celebrate this exciting occasion we will be holding a birthday bash with all proceeds benefitting the Food Connection. The Food Connection is an amazing local non-profit that works in conjunction with local restaurants, schools, and businesses to get unused food to soup kitchens and shelters that need it most.
We are excited to have the amazing team at Massage On Wheels on deck with free five-minute chair massages. And what is a party without local food, drinks, and music? So stop on by and help us ring in our next year of business right!
April 14th at 5pm, doors at 4. SUGGESTED DONATION $25 AT DOOR.
Refreshments will be served (with beer and wine) for donations to a local charity. Directions are below.
Original jazz compositions by MJS featuring:
Rick Dilling – drums
Rick Simerly – trombone
Todd Wright – Saxophone
Will Beasley – Bass
Michael Jefry Stevens – Piano
” “Great concert even on the morning of Saturday at Kulturni Dom of Nova Gorica, across the border, with the Trio Generations which housed Oliver Lake……..the trio played with a perfection and an unrivaled creativity … … and, above all, with the delicious and ever-changing work of the grand piano Michael Jefry Stevens, perhaps the musician who most impressed us among the many who have gone on the stage of the festival.” (Blacks Pollastri), www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz-and-wine-of-peace-2015
Pianist, Composer and “Steinway Artist,” Michael Jefry Stevens performs extensively in Europe, Latin America and North America. He was voted “Best Composer of 2016” by readers of the Mountain Xpress in Asheville, NC and was a recipient of a 2017 Regional Project Grant through the North Carolina Arts Council.
An active band-leader for over 35 years, his current working musical ensembles include the “Conference Call Quartet,” the “Fonda/Stevens Group,” the Hungarian “Eastern Boundary Quartet,” “the Generations Quartet” featuring saxophonist Oliver Lake and his most recent “Coretet” collaboration and CD release with Dame Evelyn Glennie. Michael has released over 90 Cds and has performed and/or recorded extensively with many of the top names in Jazz, including Dave Liebman, Oliver Lake, Dave Douglas, Leo Smith, Matt Wilson, Han Bennink, Mark Feldman, Pheeroan AkLaff, Gerry Hemingway, Charles Moffett Sr., Billy Martin and many others.
He was the “Margaret Lee Crofts Fellow” for 2000-2001 at the MacDowell Colony, and was a Centrum Arts composer fellow (2004). Stevens was artist in residence for at EMU Conservatory in La Plata, Argentina between 2005-2010, and has taught at the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark, Sibelius Academy in Finland, University of Michigan, Indiana University, and many other educational institutions in Europe, Latin America and North America. He is currently on the faculty of ETSU.
DIRECTIONS
From I-26 take EXIT 37, LONG SHOALS Rd.
Drive WEST (away from Biltmore Park).
LEFT at the 2nd traffic light @ BREVARD RD. 300 yards.
RIGHT on AVERY’S CREEK RD. There is a cute little white church with a red door on the right at the intersection.
3.5 miles until the road ends at a gate labeled AVERY PARK.
APPLE MAPS and possibly other GPS systems will tell you to turn at Mt. Laurel Rd. DO NOT TURN THERE.
Continue on Avery’s Creek Rd until it ends at the Avery Park gate.
At the call box, if the gate is not open scroll to SPARKS with the A-Z buttons and press CALL. We will buzz you in.
1/2 Mile to the STOP sign.
LEFT on STREAMSIDE DR Go past the first driveway on the right and take the next right, which is a GRAVEL road.
Sally and Lora
721 Streamside Dr Arden, NC 28704
https://www.facebook.com/events/236601883920533/
All GOT fans, come watch the new season kick off on a HUGE 15′ diagonal screen. The volume will be up, the wine will be flowing and popcorn will be popped. Show starts at 9pm, arrive early to get the best seat. Come drink and know things with us!
https://www.facebook.com/events/339680276622434/
Select a wine on draft and fill a plēb urban winery 500mL or 1L growler for a reduced price (see menu for availability and pricing). Growler purchase is separate. Carry out only.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859748727719594/?event_time_id=859748774386256
Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!
All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!
10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464781040773
Come celebrate 4/20 and get Sparkled with Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair!! The MOST MAGICAL Fairy Hair in the World! Not tinsel.
You can wash it,
brush it,
comb it,
curl it,
flat iron, (up to 450°!)
color it,
straighten it,
perm it,
blow it dry, get your haircut, etc.
Do whatever you normally do to your hair, but most of all; ENJOY IT!
?Saturday, April 20th 4:30pm-9:30pm
at
Weaver House Hemp Fest-FREE EVENT!
56 N Main Street, Weaverville, NC 28787
Sign up here to reserve your spot and for more information:
http://bit.ly/hempfest4202019
Select a wine on draft and fill a plēb urban winery 500mL or 1L growler for a reduced price (see menu for availability and pricing). Growler purchase is separate. Carry out only.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859748727719594/?event_time_id=859748777719589
“Taste” Presented By Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & featuring Vip Pol Roger Champagne
WNC’s premier culinary benefit featuring top chefs, wineries, and Brew Masters — all coming together to donate their time, talent and passion to help make Autism more understandable, held at beautiful Laurel Ridge Country Club. Big names bring bold flavors to “Taste”, a delightful evening of gourmet food, wine, and local Brews. Sample from many local restaurants and mingle with the areas top culinary talent, sip award-winning wines and beer from some of the best local breweries. The Master of Ceremonies Paul Viau will have the room alive with excitement & a live Auction will have our attention that will auction off some wonderful gifts and packages that will help our efforts for the Haywood County School Foundtion‘s ECP (Exceptional Children’s Program). The Exceptional Children’s Program provides specially designed instruction to ensure that all children with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, have available to them a free appropriate public education. The program emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living.
Champagne VIP Pol Roger Champagne Experience
Beginning at 4:30 VIP guests will experience the exclusive VIP Pol Roger Champagne tasting in the Alliance Lounge, exquisite food as well as wine from around the surrounding areas, a first look at Silent and Live Auction items, live music and stunning views of the Great Smoky Mountains. Then at 5:00 entrance to “Taste” will begin allowing the VIP Guests 30 minutes early admission. Priced @ $100 per guest
“Taste” General Admission
General Admission begins at 5:30 and also offers an evening of spectacular food, wine, and local beers. Sample from many local restaurants and mingle with the area’s top culinary talent. Bid on some of our silent action items, then dance the night away with a Live Band and await the action of live Auction with our Master of Ceremonies. This will be the premier Foodie event for Haywood County of 2019! Priced @ $50 per guest.
For more Information Please visit http://richiesalliance.org/event/taste/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1403266829810172/
Come get your Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair Sparkles! The MOST MAGICAL Fairy Hair in the World! Not tinsel.
You can wash it,
brush it,
comb it,
curl it,
flat iron, (up to 450°!)
color it,
straighten it,
perm it,
blow it dry, get your haircut, etc.
Do whatever you normally do to your hair, but most of all; ENJOY IT!
?Wednesday, April 24th 5:00pm-7:00pm
at
Bhramari Brewing Company
101 S Lexington Ave, Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Space is limited! Sign up here TODAY to reserve your spot and for more information:
http://bit.ly/bhramari42019
Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!
All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!
10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464784374106