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.

Friday, August 7, 2020
Anti-Racisim: Resources Literacy Council
Aug 7 all-day
Online

Recognizing and understanding racism, and actively unlearning the everyday, built-in mechanisms of systemic racism is an ongoing effort that must be made by every single one of us. It can be difficult to navigate issues, origins, and solutions surrounding systemic racism, especially with so many different angles portrayed by the media.
There are countless truthful resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity. Here are just a few educational resources and ways to help our Black communities:
Educational reading:
The above photo has an excellent list of books!
Community:
Media:
Follow Black activists and voices on social media! Please reach out to us if you’d like suggestions on whom to follow.
Brevard Music Center Bach’s Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in d minor
Aug 7 all-day
Online

From our home to yours: students and faculty share new concerts, living room recitals, and masterclasses.

Enjoy this special video by BMC guest artist Augustin Hadelich and 13 additional violinists performing Bach’s Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1004. Recorded in April 2020, each violinist performs a section of the work, compiled and edited by Hadelich.

Citizen Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Opens September
Aug 7 all-day
NC’s Citizen-Times building

CITIZEN VINYL RECORD PRESSING PLANT TO OPEN IN ASHEVILLE, NC THIS SEPTEMBER

NORTH CAROLINA’S FIRST VINYL MANUFACTURER WILL TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN HISTORIC CITIZEN-TIMES BUILDING

RECORD STORE, MUSIC STUDIO, BAR/CAFE AMONG PLANS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION

A full circle revival is underway for Asheville, NC’s Citizen-Times building. Once home to the daily paper’s printing facility and offices, the historic site will soon be unveiled with a new identity as a boutique vinyl pressing plant, record store and bar/cafe (and a new name): Citizen Vinyl. Founded by veteran music producer Gar Ragland and supported by a dream team of industry professionals and craftsmen, Citizen Vinyl is slated to become North Carolina’s first on site pressing plant, though its mission goes beyond just manufacturing great quality records.

Deciphering the Riddle of Bach
Aug 7 all-day
Online

Great Performances:
Violinist Scott Yoo discovers a riddle in Bach’s portrait, with discoveries and performances along the way.

Digital BMC: BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 IV. Allegro
Aug 7 all-day
Online

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
IV. Allegro
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Recorded on June 23, 2017,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium in Brevard, NC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

Lincoln Center Presents Carousel
Aug 7 all-day
Online

Don’t miss this performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, streaming now on YouTube.

Play Music Games From PBS Kids
Aug 7 all-day
Online

Enjoy free online games featuring music and dance with fun characters from PBS Kids.

Library Computer Appointments Available
Aug 7 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries
The Perfect Turkey

Buncombe County Public Libraries will begin offering appointments for computer use on July 1. Forty-five minute appointments are available 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays at all library locations except the Oakley/South Asheville branch.

Storytimes Online with Buncombe Librarians
Aug 7 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Online

Join us a for a fun, socially distanced story time!

A brand new story time video will be posted every day. Keep checking back!

Free Dead Fridays
Aug 7 @ 5:30 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

Join us at The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall every Friday at 5:30PM for our FREE Acoustic Grateful Dead series Featuring members of Phuncle Sam and great drink and food specials.

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Summer Music Series at Burntshirt Vineyard
Aug 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Burntshirt Vineyard
Chuck Brodsky with Chris Rosser
Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm
Isis Music Hall

Chuck Brodsky is a storytelling, songwriting, modern-day troubadour whose genuine warmth and quirky, finely-crafted songs touches hearts, funny bones, and a nerve or two. With irony and wit, he celebrates the eccentric, the holy, the courageous, the inspiring, and the beautiful, while poking fun at what needs poking.

Seated Lounge Show – Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner Reservations

Music On Main
Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Main Street, Hendersonville
Note:  Some or all of the Summer Music Series Concerts may be cancelled or postponed.  Events will be held in accordance with North Carolina restrictions, of crowd size and distancing, to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Check regularly for updates.

The Music on Main concerts feature a diverse line-up ranging from pop, oldies, rock, to contemporary music – there’s something for every musical taste. The concerts this year will be held August 21 – September 25 at the Visitor Center, located at 201 South Main Street in Downtown Hendersonville, NC.

Several modifications have been made this year to comply with state and federal health guidelines. To accommodate these mandates, the designated dance area in front of the stage will be used to distance the audience from the performers. Dancing will not be allowed for public safety. In addition to the Visitor Center parking lot, the block in front of the Visitor Center, between Allen & Barnwell Streets, will be dedicated to seating, which will give the audience more room for seating to listen to the concert.

Music on Main featuring Home Brood CANCELLED
Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Visitors Center

The weekly Music on Main concert series on August 7th will feature Home Brood.

Bring a chair and enjoy an evening of live music from 7pm-9pm.  The audience seating area opens after 5:30pm, early admission is prohibited.  Admission is free. Alcoholic beverages, backpacks, or coolers are prohibited. Please leave your pets comfortably at home. A Hendersonville City ordinance allows event organizers to exclude animals from the event space for the health, safety and welfare of the community, dogs, patrons, and vendors and their products.

The concert series is held every Friday evening from July 24 through September 18, at the Visitor Center, located at 201 South Main Street in Downtown Hendersonville, NC.

In case of inclement weather the concert will be postponed until 8pm.  If the weather does not improve by 8pm the performance will be cancelled.

The Fritz with STIG
Aug 7 @ 9:00 pm
Isis Music Hall

The Fritz is a soul-driven dance rock band hailing from Asheville, NC.

The group’s aggressive approach to funk, soul, and rock creates a sound that is uniquely their own. Their high-energy, danceable songs provide a platform for each member to shine. With powerful vocals, climactic solos, and tight grooves, The Fritz has built a devoted following and is captivating audiences everywhere.

Opening the evening will  be STIG.  STIG is the world’s first and finest four-piece power trio.

Standing Show – Limited seating in the balcony is First Come First Serve :: Dinner Reservations available in the dining room only

Saturday, August 8, 2020
Anti-Racisim: Resources Literacy Council
Aug 8 all-day
Online

Recognizing and understanding racism, and actively unlearning the everyday, built-in mechanisms of systemic racism is an ongoing effort that must be made by every single one of us. It can be difficult to navigate issues, origins, and solutions surrounding systemic racism, especially with so many different angles portrayed by the media.
There are countless truthful resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity. Here are just a few educational resources and ways to help our Black communities:
Educational reading:
The above photo has an excellent list of books!
Community:
Media:
Follow Black activists and voices on social media! Please reach out to us if you’d like suggestions on whom to follow.
Brevard Music Center Bach’s Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in d minor
Aug 8 all-day
Online

From our home to yours: students and faculty share new concerts, living room recitals, and masterclasses.

Enjoy this special video by BMC guest artist Augustin Hadelich and 13 additional violinists performing Bach’s Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1004. Recorded in April 2020, each violinist performs a section of the work, compiled and edited by Hadelich.

Calling all local musicians! Get your tunes on the Dig Local Spotify playlist!
Aug 8 all-day
Online

Wow! Thanks to all those who have submitted tunes for the Dig Local Spotify playlist. If you’d like to be considered as an addition to our music compilation, we are still accepting submissions for our Spotify playlist now (check out the playlist here).

There are only three requirements to be considered:

  • You or your group must be regionally based in the Asheville area
  • Your song submissions must be all original compositions
  • The songs must be “family-friendly” (no profanity or obscenity or violence)

If selected, one or two of your songs will be featured in our Spotify playlist. There may also be opportunities to be featured in our Weekly Scoop email and on our social media platforms!

Submit your music by filling out the following info at the link below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5LCQovN51Y56SLuo7kB_hmeer33DsNhITEvz7TkF8O9ATqA/viewform?mc_cid=8ce4073971&mc_eid=258ba8532a

Citizen Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Opens September
Aug 8 all-day
NC’s Citizen-Times building

CITIZEN VINYL RECORD PRESSING PLANT TO OPEN IN ASHEVILLE, NC THIS SEPTEMBER

NORTH CAROLINA’S FIRST VINYL MANUFACTURER WILL TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN HISTORIC CITIZEN-TIMES BUILDING

RECORD STORE, MUSIC STUDIO, BAR/CAFE AMONG PLANS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION

A full circle revival is underway for Asheville, NC’s Citizen-Times building. Once home to the daily paper’s printing facility and offices, the historic site will soon be unveiled with a new identity as a boutique vinyl pressing plant, record store and bar/cafe (and a new name): Citizen Vinyl. Founded by veteran music producer Gar Ragland and supported by a dream team of industry professionals and craftsmen, Citizen Vinyl is slated to become North Carolina’s first on site pressing plant, though its mission goes beyond just manufacturing great quality records.

Deciphering the Riddle of Bach
Aug 8 all-day
Online

Great Performances:
Violinist Scott Yoo discovers a riddle in Bach’s portrait, with discoveries and performances along the way.

Digital BMC: BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 IV. Allegro
Aug 8 all-day
Online

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
IV. Allegro
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Recorded on June 23, 2017,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium in Brevard, NC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

Lincoln Center Presents Carousel
Aug 8 all-day
Online

Don’t miss this performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, streaming now on YouTube.

OFB Spread the Joy Fundraiser
Aug 8 all-day
Online

Old Farmer's Ball

What:  Local musicians, singers, callers, and technicians have given us joy as they shared their love of music and dance with us.  We now ask our community to return that joy as they struggle financially during this difficult time by donating to our “Spread the Joy” fundraiser.

Who:  All donations will be paid directly and equally to local talent.  Your contributions will support local callers, musicians, and technicians who participated, a minimum of 4 times, either in the past year (March 2019 – March 2020) or were scheduled in the near future (March – June 2020) for OFB events and who indicated a financial need to the OFB Board.

When:  The OFB will distribute donations on a regular basis while dances continue to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so please give early and often. Consider donating the price you would have paid for admission to the dances for you, maybe several friends, and remembering that the dances were cancelled back in early March.

How:  Click the link below to donate via Paypal and please add the note: “Spread the Joy fundraiser”. Donate conveniently via your credit card, debit card or your Paypal account.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=PYS3WHNV76CWA&source=url

Play Music Games From PBS Kids
Aug 8 all-day
Online

Enjoy free online games featuring music and dance with fun characters from PBS Kids.

Storytimes Online with Buncombe Librarians
Aug 8 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Online

Join us a for a fun, socially distanced story time!

A brand new story time video will be posted every day. Keep checking back!

Additional Library Curbside Service
Aug 8 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fairview, Leicester, and Oakley/South Asheville branches

 

Buncombe County Public Libraries will be opening three additional locations for curbside pickup service, the Fairview, Leicester, and Oakley/South Asheville branches. These locations will operate from 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, in addition to our current curbside pickup service locations at the Black Mountain, North Asheville, South Buncombe, and West Asheville locations. For more information about library curbside pickup service or to place an item on hold for pickup, please call your local library or the Ask-A-Librarian line (828-250-4700) or visit buncombecounty.org/library. We hope to see you soon!

Live Music: The Log Noggins
Aug 8 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Nantahala Outdoor Center

Join us for weekend music on the Adventure Center Deck! This is a great show for all ages.

Prelude Together! Brevard Music School
Aug 8 @ 7:30 pm
Online

Because we cannot be with you in person, we invite you to Prelude Together!

On Saturday, August 8, 2020, please join supporters from around the region and across the country for a virtual celebration to benefit Brevard Music Center!

The Music Center’s first virtual fundraising event will feature student and faculty performances, a wine pull where everyone wins, very special guests, and more!

Gather together at home and raise a glass to celebrate and support the mission, programs, and students of Brevard Music School.

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Please register by Thursday, August 6

Your support is fully tax-deductible and will make a tremendous difference as we continue providing important educational and performance opportunities for our students during the pandemic.

This spring and summer, we have developed weekly online offerings to continue to engage and serve students and alumni, faculty, and our audiences, including masterclasses, student discussions, lectures, living room concerts, and streaming performances that are available at no charge. Our students have shared their enthusiasm and appreciation for this online content, and we know it is helping to further their pursuit of their education in the performing arts!

 

Cosmic Charlie: “Workingman’s Beauty” 50th Anniversary
Aug 8 @ 9:00 pm
The Orange Peel

1970 was a pivotal year for the Grateful Dead. Having achieved psychedelic royalty status as lead jamsters of the San Francisco scene, they decided to shift gears, strip down musically and focus on songwriting. This resulted in two of their most acclaimed albums – Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty.

Released just 3 months apart, these two classic albums introduced the world to their best known tunes – “Uncle John’s Band”, “Sugar Magnolia”, “Casey Jones”, “Friend of The Devil”, “Ripple”, “”Truckin’ – the list goes on. The success that ensued would transform the Grateful Dead into worldwide superstars, inspire the most loyal fanbase in the history of rock ’n’ roll, and ultimately give birth to the entire “jamband” genre.

Cosmic Charlie is celebrating this special 50th anniversary by performing both albums in their entirety. The show will include acoustic and electric renditions of songs, plus some additional Dead jams to close out the night.

“Let there be songs to fill the air!”

New Potato Caboose
Aug 8 @ 9:00 pm
Isis Music Hall

New Potato Caboose are jam band legends that serve up epic musical groovy goodness, featuring amazing harmonies, killer double drum grooves, and next level jams. They play everything from Dead, Stones, CSNY, Feat, Dylan, Marley, a host of great originals and so much more. They are masters of improvisational segues that bridge the songs and integrate the various styles and influences that have shaped the band’s sound. New Potato Caboose helped usher in the jam-band era, leading the way for and performing with such artists as Dave Matthews, Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors, Widespread Panic, etc. During its heyday, the band averaged well over 200 shows per year at sold out showcase venues and colleges across the U.S. New Potato Caboose still reunites and it’s always something truly special and one helluva party. Get loose with the Caboose!

General Admission Standing Room show :: Some Balcony Seating Available f come, first serve.