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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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
History at Home – Craft Corner Cupid Quill Pen
Feb 10 all-day
Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)

Visit our web site to learn more about St. Valentine!

Kokoro Valentine’s Special
Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Shoji Spa
Valentine’s weekend is booking fast! No need to worry,  in order to celebrate love all month, the Valentine’s package can be booked anytime in the month of February. Treat your Valentine to a sip and soak in your very own steamy, private & secluded salt hydrotherapy tub. As you soak, enjoy a delicious bottle of Italian Rosato paired with a mouth-watering selection of chocolates. Finish up your day of bliss with an hour-long Zen couples massage to reach total relaxation with your favorite person.
Medicare Educational Webinar
Feb 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Online Webinar

Join our Free Medicare Educational Webinar – How Medicare works – Part A,B,C and Prescription Part D, Medigap, Medicare Advantage. Learn, Take Notes, Ask Questions. We are here to help! Call us at 704-448-9997 for more information or register online.

Thursday, February 11, 2021
History at Home – Craft Corner Cupid Quill Pen
Feb 11 all-day
Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)

Visit our web site to learn more about St. Valentine!

Kokoro Valentine’s Special
Feb 11 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Shoji Spa
Valentine’s weekend is booking fast! No need to worry,  in order to celebrate love all month, the Valentine’s package can be booked anytime in the month of February. Treat your Valentine to a sip and soak in your very own steamy, private & secluded salt hydrotherapy tub. As you soak, enjoy a delicious bottle of Italian Rosato paired with a mouth-watering selection of chocolates. Finish up your day of bliss with an hour-long Zen couples massage to reach total relaxation with your favorite person.
Friday, February 12, 2021
History at Home – Craft Corner Cupid Quill Pen
Feb 12 all-day
Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)

Visit our web site to learn more about St. Valentine!

Kokoro Valentine’s Special
Feb 12 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Shoji Spa
Valentine’s weekend is booking fast! No need to worry,  in order to celebrate love all month, the Valentine’s package can be booked anytime in the month of February. Treat your Valentine to a sip and soak in your very own steamy, private & secluded salt hydrotherapy tub. As you soak, enjoy a delicious bottle of Italian Rosato paired with a mouth-watering selection of chocolates. Finish up your day of bliss with an hour-long Zen couples massage to reach total relaxation with your favorite person.
Treat your Valentine to our  Valenwine Flights + Bites pairing! 
Feb 12 @ 5:30 pm
 Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards

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We follow Covid Protocol.  All tables are spaced & mask are required anytime you are not seated.

We take the health of our Patrons and Staff very seriously, thank you in advance for being thoughtful of others.

 Treat your Valentine to Valenwine  Flights & Bites!

Wine & Small Plate Pairing!

(in case of bad weather makeup date is 2/19)

Reservations Required

 2 seating’s available (limited seating at both)

Choose 5:30  or 7:15 seating 

Choose Semi-Sweet Flight or Dry Flight 

Each flight consist of 4 wines (3oz pours) served with an appetizer plate that pairs perfectly with each wine.

When you call for reservations please specify number at your table with names of those attending and order Dry Flight or Semi-sweet Flight for each person.

Please note this is a small plate pairing, think of it as an appetizer not a meal.

 

 SEE YOU AT THE VINEYARD!

Saturday, February 13, 2021
History at Home – Craft Corner Cupid Quill Pen
Feb 13 all-day
Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)

Visit our web site to learn more about St. Valentine!

Black History Brunch
Feb 13 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
The YMI Cultural Center

The YMI Cultural Center hosted Black History Brunch. Speeches, poems, songs, and performances will also be apart of the brunch. A selection of catered meals will also be provided for the people attending. This event’s primary purpose is to open Black History Month and know local black performers in Asheville. It is an event where people could get entertained but also educated on Black History. Join us at the YMI Cultural Center on Feb. 13th from 10 am – 2 pm. Hope to see you there!

Cupid Community Workout Free · Ferguson Family YMCA
Feb 13 @ 10:00 am
Ferguson Family YMCA

February 8-14 is Feel the Love Week at the YMCA!
Help us celebrate and join us at the Cupid Community workout on Saturday, February 13th at 10am. This will be a partner workout, but don’t worry if you arrive solo. We can pair you up! This will be a workout adaptable to all fitness levels.
This event is a free community workout and registration is required. We will be abiding by COVID guidelines and therefore capacity is limited. Please sign up through the YMCA app.
*The workout will be held outside, therefore weather dependent
Kokoro Valentine’s Special
Feb 13 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Shoji Spa
Valentine’s weekend is booking fast! No need to worry,  in order to celebrate love all month, the Valentine’s package can be booked anytime in the month of February. Treat your Valentine to a sip and soak in your very own steamy, private & secluded salt hydrotherapy tub. As you soak, enjoy a delicious bottle of Italian Rosato paired with a mouth-watering selection of chocolates. Finish up your day of bliss with an hour-long Zen couples massage to reach total relaxation with your favorite person.
YMI CUltural Center – Black History Brunch
Feb 13 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
The YMI Cultural Center

You are invited to the YMI’s Black History Brunch!

On Feb. 13th, from 10 am – 2 pm, the YMI Cultural Center will host the YMI Black History Brunch. Speeches, poems, songs, and performances will be given. A selection of catered meals by our Cooking with Comedy alumnus, Clarence Robinson, will also be provided for the people attending. This event Is to open Black history month up and get to know some local black performers in Asheville. Join us in getting a crash course lesson in Black history and support your local talent. We’ll see you there!

*Pre-order your meals ahead of the event to reserve your spot*

Anti-Valentine’s Day/Mardi Gras Smash Bash!
Feb 13 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Catawba Brewing Company - South Slope

Come out for a Smashing good time! Literally… come smash up plates, bowls, porcelain figurines, Catawba glasses, and more to get all your frustrations out.
– $10 for 2 items $6 for 1 item to smash.
– LIVE screen printing will be available from Ink Pushers Screen Printing
– $1 per pint of our King Cake Pastry Stout sold that day will be donated to Pandemic of Love!
– Deli Llammma will have some AMAZING Mardi Gras food specials that day too!
– All of the money raised from the Smash event, screen printing, and beer fundraiser will be donated to Pandemic of Love Pandemic Asheville – a grassroots, volunteer-led mutual aid organization that now has over 650+ full-time volunteers around the globe supporting those affected by the pandemic)
Cupid is Stupid Car Smashing
Feb 13 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Hi-Wire Brewing

2020 broke all of our hearts. Come channel that rage into a good cause at our second-annual Cupid is Stupid Car Smashing on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 3-6pm in our Big Top taproom’s parking lot. You get 5 hits for $5 or 15 hits for $10 with your choice of bludgeoning device from our arsenal. All proceeds from the event will be split between the USBG National Charity Foundation and the North Carolina Restaurant Workers Relief Fund. So come out, play your favorite angry song, and get to swinging. You know you need this after the past year we’ve had.
If you want to have a whack at it, sign-ups must be done in person during the event at the check-in table outside. Time slots will be first come first served. Protective eyewear will be provided and sanitized between each use. Participants must wear protective gloves, so feel free to bring your own, but we will have heavy-duty gloves to use as well as disposable rubber gloves to wear under them. Social distancing and COVID-19 safety measures must be followed at all times. We recommend getting a table or reserving an igloo while you wait for your turn.
Love Machine: A Valentine’s Day Themed Celebration of Love ft. members of The Fritz
Feb 13 @ 4:00 pm
One World Brewing West
Join members of The Fritz for a unique winter event celebrating the day of love! The band will play 2 sets of Valentine’s themed music that will warm your heart and have you dancing in the cold! Plus, Umami food truck will be offering special elevated Valentine’s Day entrees- each paired with a One World specialty beer! So grab the one you love, or the one you are with, and escape the cabin fever with us!
This event will take place outdoors with socially distancing guidelines in place. Masks required.
My Dearest: With Liz and Elizabeth An evening of Love Songs and Letters
Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm
Online w/ Magnetic Theatre

Join us online this “Galentine’s Day” for a celebration of love by local acoustic duo Liz and Elizabeth. They’ll perform a myriad of love-song in their signature style, interspersed with letters read by local actors. Starring Jeb Buffinton, David Hopes, Kay Wise, Adam Olson, Denise Lockett and Gabbi Nicholson.

NOTE: The link to this show will be emailed to you on the day of the performance

Sunday, February 14, 2021
History at Home – Craft Corner Cupid Quill Pen
Feb 14 all-day
Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)

Visit our web site to learn more about St. Valentine!

Kokoro Valentine’s Special
Feb 14 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Shoji Spa
Valentine’s weekend is booking fast! No need to worry,  in order to celebrate love all month, the Valentine’s package can be booked anytime in the month of February. Treat your Valentine to a sip and soak in your very own steamy, private & secluded salt hydrotherapy tub. As you soak, enjoy a delicious bottle of Italian Rosato paired with a mouth-watering selection of chocolates. Finish up your day of bliss with an hour-long Zen couples massage to reach total relaxation with your favorite person.
Sweetheart Sunday Brunch Buffet
Feb 14 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Highland Lake Inn & Resort

Celebrate your love at one of our signature
Valentine’s Day experiences!

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8th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration
Feb 14 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Burial Beer Co.

Sunday, February 14th, we will be celebrating Mardi Gras at our Asheville taproom. Festivities will include live music by The Legendary House Band from 1-4pm, a full Mardi Gras inspired kitchen menu, and king cake donuts. Find the Mardi Gras sticker on your king cake tin and win a Burial gift card! Special beer releases to be announced soon as well, stay tuned.

Abominatron Virtual Listening Party
Feb 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Online w/ Bob Moog Foundation

A virtual listening party of the historic “Abominatron” tape, originally sent to Herb Deutsch from Bob Moog in 1964.
The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce a virtual listening party of the historic “Abominatron” tape, originally sent to Herb Deutsch from Bob Moog in 1964, in which Moog thoroughly explains every parameter of the Moog synthesizer prototype in this magnificent audio letter. The listening party, which takes place on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 2pm (ET), will be guided by Seva David Ball, the audio engineer who restored and transferred the tape to digital for the Bob Moog Foundation Archives. Tickets are available through Eventbrite on a “pay what you can” basis. We encourage you to be as generous as you are able, as the funding from the tour will help us sustain the Moogseum. We are offering a range of ticket prices, from $5-$100.
The funding generated from the tour will help support the Moogseum, which was closed for five months due to the pandemic.
Labyrinth of Love · Carrier Park
Feb 14 @ 3:00 pm
Carrier Park

The Labyrinth of Love walk in Carrier Park on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. will focus on receiving the loving gifts of the labyrinth, then sending them into the world (our fellow walkers and friends and neighbors, our communities, and everyone we do not yet know around the globe). It is a processional labyrinth with separate entrance and exit to ensure safe distancing (masks required) while still creating the camaraderie of a community walk. Bring a heart (paper, stone, something you created) or a gift of the heart for those in need (canned goods, a book, a donation) that Jubilee can distribute; these will be left at the altar in the center. The labyrinth walk is limited to the first 50 people who RSVP.

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5038857
Valentine’s Day Dinner
Feb 14 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Highland Lake Inn & Resort

Celebrate your love at one of our signature
Valentine’s Day experiences!

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Valentine’s Cookie Decorating Class #2
Feb 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Catawba Brewing Company - South Slope
Sip on a Catawba beer and learn how to decorate cookies like a pro with Jackie from 3-eggs Cakery on Tuesday, Feb. 16th! At the end of the class, you’ll be able to show off 12 beautifully decorated cookies to your family members at home!
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets are for one person. Only 16 tickets available so grab them soon! Groups can be no larger than 6 people. Tables will be spaced 6ft apart and masks are required at all times unless you are actively sipping or eating.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Farm Dreams Workshop
Feb 20 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Virtual

Dreaming of starting your own farm? Farm Dreams is an entry-level, day-long workshop designed to help people who are seeking practical, common-sense information on sustainable farming and how to move forward. This is a great workshop to attend if you are in the exploratory stages of starting a farm.

In this one-day, exploratory workshop participants will…
Learn about sustainable farming careers in Western North Carolina.
Discover and assess your resources, skills and farming intentions.
Begin to develop an educational plan toward farming.
Connect with regional training opportunities and support networks.
Prioritize your next steps toward your farming goals.
Hear from experienced farmers running successful farms in WNC.

Register here/links to tickets: www.organicgrowersschool.org/farmers/farm-dreams

Sunday, February 21, 2021
Herring Chamber Ensemble – Winter Concert
Feb 21 @ 3:00 pm
DANIEL CHAPEL, FURMAN UNIVERSITY
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THE GREENVILLE CHORALE

The 24 professional voices of the Herring Chamber Ensemble, joined by our professional chamber orchestra, perform the monumental Bach “B-minor Mass.” Bach’s greatest work, assembled near the end of his life and even though Bach never heard it himself, has been the benchmark for choral-orchestral music since 1750. This intimate performance in Daniel Chapel at Furman will be a memorable and lasting experience for all.

Saturday, February 27, 2021
ASAP’s 2021 Virtual Business of Farming Conference
Feb 27 all-day
Virtual

ASAP’s annual Business of Farming Conference, held virtually in 2021, brings together professional and aspiring farmers from across the Southeast to network and share resources to build viable farm businesses. Farmers will learn about marketing, business planning, branding, and management from regional experts and innovative peers. Within the virtual format, attendees will have the opportunity to meet, connect, and form supportive relationships. The popular Grower-Buyer Meeting, a chance for farmers to meet directly with grocers, distributors, and chefs to discuss sourcing, will return in virtual form as well. The conference is designed for beginning and established farmers as well as those seriously considering farming as a profession. Find out more at asapconnections.org/events/business-of-farming-conference.

Homestead Dreams: Design & Plan for Living on Your Land
Feb 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
ONLINE

Homestead Dreams is an entry level, exploratory workshop designed to help you incorporate small-scale, self-sufficiency and sustainability into all aspects of your life.

This workshop will be held ONLINE. Register on our website: https://organicgrowersschool.org/gardeners/homestead-dreams/

Regardless of whether you own or rent a home, or live in a rural or urban setting, you can move towards more self-reliance NOW!

Excellent for those in the exploratory stages of getting started with a land-based life. We cover common sense, relevant information to help maximize your independence, increase your connection to community, place, and self, and plan out your dreams for the next 1 to 5 years.

Appropriate for those who are incorporating agriculture, renewable energy, green building, land planning, hand-made products, and land-based living of all kinds. Includes a panel of local homesteaders and a regional expert on soil, climate, rainfall, typography, vegetation, wind, and how that affects and determines life, farming, and building in our region.

Taught by Lee Warren & Brandon Greenstein.

Lee Warren is the co-founder, designer, and builder, of an off-grid, sustainably-built CoHousing Neighborhood at Earthaven Ecovillage; founder and manager of Imani Farm, 5-acre pasture-based cooperative farm; and managing partner of SOIL, School of Integrated Living, which teaches organic food production, regenerative systems, and community living. Lee is also an herbalist, writer, teacher, and food activist, with an avid interest in rural wisdom, sustainable economics, and empowered self-reliance.

Brandon is the Home-Grower Program Director for OGS, developing new initiatives to provide services to home-growers. His background is in Renewable Systems, Earth Works, Energy, Water, Homesteading, Permaculture. He offers consulting, design, and technical services for the creation of low impact and energy conserving systems through his company, Integrated Ecological Solutions.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
St. Patrick’s Day at Red Stag Grill
Mar 17 @ 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Red Stag Grill
Sip and savor St. Patrick’s Day spirit with us at Red Stag Grill. We’re serving up Irish classics all day long including Cured Brass Town Corned Beef ($20) and Irish Lamb Guinness Stew ($18).
Cheers to new memories with discounted drinks, from $5 draft beer to $8 Jameson cocktails, and embrace the luck of the Irish.