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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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Sunday, August
25, 2019
Railroad Heritage Weekend
Summer Exhibitions at Momentum Gallery
The Blood Connection and Outback Steakhouse Join Forces to Save Lives BLOOD DRIVE
Volunteers Needed! Time Travel Gala
Youth Art Competition Application Deadline October 1, 2019
Summer Fun Photo Contest
Kids Quiet Play Session Inside the Salt Cave
Uncommon Market at Asheville Outlets
ACAB: Tech Security
Asheville’s Organicfest Celebration
Haywood County Fair
Vance Elementary School and Ben & Jerry’s Art Showcase
Asheville Drag Brunch at The Grey Eagle
Sunday Brunch Buffet at Roux
Sunday Wellness
YOGA!
ACAB: The Radical Potential of Kitchen Medicine
Local BARK Market
Local Sunday
Vintner’s Table Food Truck at Burntshirt Vineyards!
Take The Plunge for Health!
ACAB: Nationalisms
PSABC 2019 Potluck Picnic
Family Animal Encounters
Family Animal Encounters
Rabbit Hole
The Knotty G’s at Point Lookout Vineyards
Love Linda, The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter
ACAB: Perspectives of Anarchists Organizing in Rojava
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
A Once-a-Year Event for Railroad Enthusiasts of All Ages!
Celebrate the golden age of steam locomotives behind Tweetsie’s historic coal-fired, steam locomotives. Special attractions for rail fans, plus enjoy all of the Wild West adventure Tweetsie has to offer!
Momentum Gallery in downtown Asheville hosts new summer exhibitions – Mariella Bisson, Setting Shapes; Oil paintings by two new painters: Samantha Keely Smith and Paul Sattler; and a group invitational called Give Me Wood. These exhibitions continue at 24 N Lexington Avenue through the end of August.
Mariella Bisson deftly delineates the sculptural planes of regional waterfalls and sylvan scenes creating refreshingly contemporary landscape paintings. Her oil-over-collage paintings feature built-up texture, suggesting the complex surface of stone and tree bark, lichen, and moss. Bisson’s paintings demonstrate a strong understanding of formal composition and reflect a sensibility honed from time she’s spent immersed in the outdoors. Of note, Bisson is a two-time recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant and was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in painting.
Samantha Keely Smith creates inspired and stirring abstract paintings in oil. The Brooklyn-based artist sees her paintings “as an expression of our internal turbulence. They reflect the overwhelming reality of being constantly aware of what is happening in the wider world – Change is the only constant.” Smith’s nebulous compositions are evocative of luminous cloudscapes and primordial oceans. Brilliant areas of stained pigment collide with waves of painterly brush strokes ultimately conjuring imagined environments with a timeless quality. “These paintings are about the essence of who we all are, as human beings… We all want love and connection.” Smith’s works give form to fluctuations between turbulence and calm present in everything from our emotions to the temporal world. Overall, Smith’s focus is on the underlying psychological impact of the dawning awareness of our shifting reality.
An accomplished oil painter, Paul Sattler was the recipient of the John R. Solomon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. In 2004, he was selected to exhibit at the 179th Annual Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art at the National Academy of Design in New York, where he received the Wallace Truman Prize. Dramatic narratives unfold in his charged and enigmatic oil paintings which reference historic and literary sources. Sattler comments, “A diverse population of animals are enmeshed in my works’ human-inhabited environments, theatrical locales, and domestic dramas.”
Give Me Wood is an imaginative and evocative collection of contemporary painting and wood sculpture. Central to the identity and creation of all the extraordinary two- and three-dimensional works in the exhibition is the common material of wood. The participating artists defy logic, explore space (both real and imagined), carve, bend, turn, and otherwise construct some truly amazing and innovative work! Featuring Michael Alm, Garry Knox Bennett, Gil Bruvel, Christian Burchard, Tom Eckert, David Ellsworth, Ron Layport, Wendy Maruyama, and Sylvie Rosenthal.
Outback Give Back – Donate, Mate!
There’s never been a better time to stop by your local Outback Steakhouse! And The Blood Connection is giving you an easy way to eat for FREE.
For the entire month of August, TBC and Outback Steakhouse are working together to spread the word about blood donation. Partnerships like this are essential to the community’s blood supply. Outback Steakhouse’s enthusiasm to partner with TBC has helped the blood center reach new donors and save more lives!
The Outback Give Back Promotion runs August 1st – August 29th. Donors who give blood at any TBC center on any Thursday will receive a $20 Outback gift card and a free Bloomin’ Onion ® coupon. To find a center near you, click here.
On August 29th, 18 Outback Steakhouse locations will host a blood mobile for a collective blood drive at the same time, 2-7 P.M. Blood donors will receive a $20 Outback gift card and a free Bloomin’ Onion® coupon. After donating, they can walk right in and enjoy a free dinner at Outback, a thank you for saving lives!
Donors can visit any TBC center in the Upstate of South Carolina, and Raleigh and Asheville in North Carolina: 435 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC; 341 Old Abbeville Highway, Greenwood, SC; 5116 Calhoun Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC; 1308 Sandifer Boulevard, Seneca, SC; 270 North Grove Medical Park Drive, Spartanburg, SC; 225 Airport Road, Arden, NC; 5925 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC. Centers are open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on the weekends 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We are looking for a team of volunteers to help with the Time Traveling Gala on September 28th.
Please note, we will not be using volunteer bartenders this year but will need lots of docents/general volunteers to help us keep the evening running smoothly.
Hot Works 4th Asheville Fine Art Show, October 26 & 27, 2019 takes place in Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. This art show is juried by art professionals and brings artists to sell his/her art in all discipline including paintings, sculpture, clay, glass, fiber, jewelry, wood and more. All art is original and personally handmade by the artist who is present at the show. There is something for everyone, in all price ranges. You will see many artists at this show who do not attend other shows in North Carolina or South Carolina.
As part of our commitment to bring art education into the community, a Youth Art Competition for grades K-8 or ages 5-13 is integrated within a 10×20 space at the Asheville Fine Art Show. Sponsored by Institute for the Arts & Education, the associated 501c3 non-profit organization, all students in grades K-8 or ages 5-13 are encouraged to enter his/her original and personally handmade art that will be publicly displayed in the art show the entire weekend. On Sunday, October 27 at 3pm, there is $250 in youth art awards presented. Students are exposed to the rules and entrepreneurship opportunity of doing art shows for a living. The program brings families to the art show and exposes them to great art.
Summer is all about outdoor fun, spending quality time together as a family and taking in the wonderful sights of nature. Submit your photos of your family hiking, sunlight making its way through the trees or of the fantastic views that make Chimney Rock so special. 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 cost to enter contest.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2346811038665486/?event_time_id=2346811091998814
Spend some time with your family detoxing naturally in the Salt Cave. Adults $25, 4-12 years old $15, 3 and younger are free.
On the hunt for the old, the bold, the creative and the unexpected? Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com) is pleased to host Uncommon Market, Sunday, August 25, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 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 event is hosted by Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019 please check out our full list of events here Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019
Presented by: CRASH
This workshop will look at digital security culture w/r/t different threat models: fascists, the state, big data, etc. Some parts will be interactive && participants will get more w/ space phone || computer but everyone should come.
https://www.facebook.com/events/361930301148065/
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! #Asheville’s 18th Organicfest celebration will be on Sunday, August 25, 2019 in Pack Square Park!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/871480736522637/
Come see us at the fair!
https://www.facebook.com/events/333017124045375/?event_time_id=333017127378708
There’s more than Chunky Monkey and New York Super Fudge Chunk in downtown Asheville’s Ben & Jerry’s this summer.
Art created by Vance Elementary School fifth grade students of art educator Robbie Lipe is now on display on the brick walls opposite the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. The exhibit depicts the students’ interpretation of the artist Kehinde Wiley and the contemporary portraits he creates inspired by traditional Baroque paintings. It will be featured through the end of the summer.
“Ben & Jerry’s is excited about showcasing art from the community inside our scoop shop,” said general manager Chris Carter. “Making use of our walls to show what local artists are creating complements our social mission — to be actively involved in the places we live and do business. I hope this is the first of many art exhibits on our walls.”
Carter gave all the credit for the exhibit to Ms. Lipe, who teaches kindergarten through 5th-grade students at Vance Elementary. She was named the North Carolina Arts Educators Association “Art Educator of the Year” in 2017-2018.
Ben & Jerry’s is located at 19 Haywood Street. Current hours are Monday-Thursday 12 pm to 10 pm; Friday 12 pm – 11 pm; Saturday 11:30 am – 11 pm; Sunday 11:30 am – 10 pm.
For more information, call Carter at 310-601-6247.
Asheville Drag Brunch at The Grey Eagle
Asheville Drag Brunch FUNdraiser for Beloved Asheville 501(c)3 – TWO SHOW TIMES!
Asheville Drag Brunch will host another fun show on Sunday, August 25th at 11:00 a.m. AND at 1:00 p.m. at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC. The $20 ticket includes a fabulous brunch and the hour-long drag show.
Tickets are on sale now at www.AshevilleDragBrunch.com. Profits from this show benefit BeLoved Asheville 501(c)3 as they help Asheville’s over 550 homeless people year-round.
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 the Bearded Lady DIVINE, Cliche, Ginger Von Snap, and Katarina Eclipse.
“Drag is an essential pillar of the LGBTQIA community’s history and culture,” show performer DIVINE said. “This event is a fundraiser, yes, but its also an opportunity to showcase Asheville’s incredible local performers, restaurants, and dedication to helping the community. Our brunches are held at different locations, showcase different drag queens, and the profits always benefit local charities so you should drag yourself to brunch every time!”
The $20 tickets are on sale now at www.AshevilleDragBrunch.com.
https://www.facebook.com/events/323391281882100/
Take time from your busy life to care for yourself every Sunday at 11 am. Here is an opportunity to start your morning off the right way. A one hour session includes stretching, breathing, and the relaxation you need. A pint of beer will be waiting for you when you are done.
The only things you need area mat and yourself!
https://www.facebook.com/events/711687645894536/?event_time_id=712323965830904
Need something exciting to start your morning off right! Yoga! Yoga is now the fourth Sunday of the month, starting at 11 am. The session is $10 which includes a pint. Please bring a yoga mat.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2121162047948220/?event_time_id=2166872393377185
This event is hosted by Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019 please check out our full list of events here Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019
Presented by: Jen S
In this class we will discuss ways that we can harness the accessibility and affordability of kitchen medicine to keep ourselves and our communities healthy. Herbalism should be available on a food stamp budget rather than marketed as a luxury item only available to those who can afford it.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2360107650738107/
LET’S BUILD THIS COMMUNITY!
Please join us every last Sunday of the month for our Local BARK Market, hosted by our friends at pleb Urban Winery. We will be featuring an array of locally made goods, rotating food trucks, delicious wine, donation based training booth, and of course some adoptable PUPS! A percentage of the proceeds will go directly towards helping the animals in our care.
We are still accepting new Vendors, so if you are interested in posting up, spending the day with like minded community, and are hoping to support our Woof Meow Rescue mission please reach out to [email protected]. More details on participating vendors coming soon.
We are looking forward to spending the day with you!
https://www.facebook.com/events/385303688727104/?event_time_id=385303702060436
Celebrate all things local with us every Sunday in the Meadow at our Local Sunday extravaganza. We’ll have local craft vendors and farmers setting up shop for your perusal while Chalwa (2-5pm) lays down the soundtrack for the day.
Plus, there will be yard games and ice cream for the youngin’s and plenty of craft beer for those that are a bit older.
Please keep in mind that the vendors and bounce house are weather-dependent, so fingers crossed for nice weather!!!
Bounce Houses Will Be Onsite:
August 11th
August 25th
Sep.8th
September 22nd
https://www.facebook.com/events/1186018254926618/?event_time_id=1186018301593280
Our Vintner’s Table Food Truck is here for the season! Buy salads, cheese boards, BRAND NEW lobster rolls and more to enjoy with Burntshirt Vineyards wine!
Saturday Hours: 12pm to 6pm
Sunday Hours: 12pm to 5pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/430291697703807/?event_time_id=430291741037136
This fun and family-friendly lakeside celebration will support The Free Clinics and its unique healthy living program, HealthWays, which makes good health contagious in our community.
Local celebrities, including Superintendent Bo Caldwell, WTZQ’s Mark Warwick & Paige Posey, Vision Henderson County’s Ruth Birge, Major Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, and The Free Clinics’s own Judith Long will be lined up on the tossing block where bidders can vie for the chance to push them in the lake. Infamous auction-tainers Duke & Bird will lead the sure-to-be raucous event, awarding the “Early Bird”, “Hot Ticket”, and “Golden Plunger” awards to the “Plungees” who bring in the most donations in advance, at the event, and in total respectively.
Community members who want to see a Plungee “take the plunge” can visit them in person to fill their donation buckets, make contributions online, or on-site at the event. All Plungee and event proceeds will support The Free Clinics and its HealthWays program, a free community health program open to all Henderson and Polk residents.
Event attendees will enjoy wood-fired pizza from Flat Rock Village Bakery, burgers and hot dogs from Kanuga, and a selection of craft beers, cider, and soft drinks. Live music will be provided by Hendersonville’s TNT Band, specializing in popular rock and country oldies. Children will enjoy the lifeguarded splash and play area and face-painting, while all guests can partake in swimming, kayaking, games, and fun photo opportunities.
Plungee Ruth Birge says, “I am so lucky to be included in The Plunge. Who wouldn’t want a chance at winning the “Golden Plunger”?! I mean, what an honor! Really, such fun. By the way, does anyone have a really big inner tube I can use so I won’t have to go all the way under? Yikes!”
“After 14 years working in healthcare in our community, I know someone has longed to push me in the lake. Well, now’s your chance. Give in to that urge…and help our vulnerable neighbors at the same time,” dares TFC’s executive director Judith Long.
Tickets are on sale now for $20 for adults (13yrs+) and $5 for children (5-12 yrs). Children under 5 are free. Family tickets are available for $45 to admit two guardians plus children. Admission includes one food item and one beverage per person, with additional food and beverages available for purchase.
To purchase a ticket or make a celebrity pledge, please call 828-697-8422 or order online at thefreeclinics.org/plunge.
This event is hosted by Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019 please check out our full list of events here Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019
Presented by: Suad & Mitch
No nations, no states? What does it mean for anarchists to confront nationalism in and across localities and contexts? A conversation and self-reflection around anti-imperialism, cultural identity, xenophobia, and diaspora.
https://www.facebook.com/events/399016930727732/
Join us for PSABC’s annual summer potluck picnic, this year hosted by the Vance Birthplace State Historic Site. Show off your cooking skills and bring a dish for all to share. Beverages, BBQ and tableware will be provided by your friends at PSABC.
There will be plenty of shade and tables and chairs for eating. Bring along lawn chairs to relax after the meal!
We are lucky to have incredible Animal Educators to help us spread the word on the important roles they play in the Park. Join one of our Park naturalists for an informal program where your family will love meeting some of our wilder teammates! Kids of all ages are sure to take home some fun facts and special memories. Then, grab a Track Trail brochure at the Animal Discovery Den and round out the day with a hike along our Great Woodland Adventure trail with 12 education stations. Don’t forget your camera!
Cost: Included with Park admission.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1102692779911730/?event_time_id=1102692863245055
We are lucky to have incredible Animal Educators to help us spread the word on the important roles they play in the Park. Join one of our Park naturalists for an informal program where your family will love meeting some of our wilder teammates! Kids of all ages are sure to take home some fun facts and special memories. Then, grab a Track Trail brochure at the Animal Discovery Den and round out the day with a hike along our Great Woodland Adventure trail with 12 education stations. Don’t forget your camera!
https://www.facebook.com/events/714700392244282/?event_time_id=714700478910940
“A drama that’s not just a departure but a revelation” – Variety
Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until the tragic death of their son turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet journey from a place of uncertainty to a new reality, as they find themselves and each other. In the end, there is always hope. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.
We are so excited to work with director Stephanie Hickling Beckman on this production. Stephanie is the Founder and Managing Artistic Director of Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective and has directed several times in 35below. She
shares that “Rabbit Hole has been categorized as a play about parents navigating the loss of a child. Upon closer inspection, it became apparent to me that while the polarizing incident serves as a catalyst for grief, the play can’t be defined by the tragedy that occurs eight months before the opening scene. Rabbit Hole is instead a story about how a family, each in their own way, navigates a life-changing event.”
Chuck Knott and “Jill with a G” formed the funky and fun-loving duo known as The Knotty G’s. Established in Asheville, NC, The Knotty G’s travel the country sharing their soul-soaked Americana music and sensibilities, serving up a hearty original recipe of pan-seared-boot-stomping-upbeat tunes, slow-cooked-captivating ballads, and even a few beaten-battered-deep-fried covers. In early Summer 2019 they released One Small Glove, their debut album of nine original songs which highlights their genuine music with a homespun organic feel that captures the flavor of what you’ll get when you see this group live. Since this project’s recent creation, they’ve traveled the east coast and beyond, playing festivals including The Ladybug Festival, Wormtown Music Festival, Strange Creek Campout, and Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Nothing short of a stir fry of fun, these characters can certainly satiate even the biggest of musical appetites.
https://www.facebook.com/events/712737295814391/
Love, Linda is a one-woman musical about Linda Lee Thomas, the glamorous spouse and driving force behind renowned American songwriter Cole Porter. The story of their unconventional 35-year marriage interweaves with innovative arrangements of Porter’s timeless music and clever lyrics to create the compelling narrative of Love, Linda.
In the course of the show, Linda takes us behind the glitter of their sensational social life, sharing intimate, and at times heartbreaking moments, such as the dashed dreams of having a child, Cole’s occasional hurtful sexual escapades, his crippling horse accident and her own failing health. To quote Linda from the show, their journey together was far from “a picture-perfect postcard”, but by the end of her story, she has definitively made the case that “just because a love between two people may be difficult to define, that doesn’t mean it didn’t exist.”
Love, Linda is directed by Misty Theisen and stars Karen Covington-Yow.
Seating is limited for this show!
This event is hosted by Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019 please check out our full list of events here Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019
We hope to have a secure video conference call to be shown on a projector, wherein we can talk about our collective, the state of the revolution in rojava, armed struggle, broad self defense, internationalism, and more. Our local contact would moderate such a discussion.
https://www.facebook.com/events/406618430200341/
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Sundays
1 till who knows when?
Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.
Jack of the Wood
95 Patton ave
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252.5445