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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Thursday, November 18, 2021
Weekly 30 Minute Meditation for Moms
Nov 18 @ 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Online w/ Awakening Asheville

Hosted by Sahaja Yoga Meditation DFW
Join this FREE evening session for Meditation, specifically for Moms.

About this Event
We are creating this Meditation space for moms 💟 that can help
🤲 create a supportive community of moms who can come together and meditate
🤲 build a meditation routine
🤲 implement self-care, and take pause in hectic lives
🤲 bring calmness and balance that can reflect on kids and household
🤲 share experiences and learn to grow in this journey together

Join this FREE evening session for Meditation, specifically for Moms. Meditation is a simple way to de-stress, and it can help bring peace and balance, especially in these hectic times.

What we’re about

COVID-19 UPDATE: An email was sent out to Awakening Asheville advising all in-person meetups should be postponed or moved to virtual attendance only. Please contact hosts with any questions. Thank you, and be well! Courtney

We are an LGBTQ+ BIPOC safe spiritual group that enjoys the coming together of community lightworkers sharing our journeys. We offer meditations, healing energy, and many different workshops. Come join us!

Friday, November 19, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 19 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Daily Meditation + Support
Nov 19 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Online w/ Awakening Asheville

Hosted by: the Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/100-days-of-practice/

What we’re about

COVID-19 UPDATE: An email was sent out to Awakening Asheville advising all in-person meetups should be postponed or moved to virtual attendance only. Please contact hosts with any questions. Thank you, and be well! Courtney

We are an LGBTQ+ BIPOC safe spiritual group that enjoys the coming together of community lightworkers sharing our journeys. We offer meditations, healing energy, and many different workshops. Come join us!

Saturday, November 20, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 20 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Petit Petit: 6 hours of Road Atlanta
Nov 20 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Track at Asheville

Scoop: Friday Drop In Racing

Classes: DPi and GT3

Up to 6 cars in each class.

2-6 drivers per car.

Entry fee is $200 per car – $180 if a member registers – and includes 2x 30 minute hot lap sessions for practice.

Qualifying – 10/30 through 11/19

Drivers can practice during any hot lap session. Before any 30 minute period, a driver must specify that it will be their car’s qualifying session and the fastest lap in that session will be the time for that car.

Qualifying time sets starting grid and top 3 times for each class will race in advanced rigs.

Race Day – November 20, 2021

Mandatory Driver’s meeting at 10:15AM

Practice for first driver until 10:45AM

Race start 11:00AM

Race end 5:00PM

Sunday, November 21, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 21 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Monday, November 22, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 22 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

AniMonday! Anime Games, Music All Day
Nov 22 @ 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Asheville Retrocade

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Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!

Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 23 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 24 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Thursday, November 25, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 25 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Weekly 30 Minute Meditation for Moms
Nov 25 @ 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Online w/ Awakening Asheville

Hosted by Sahaja Yoga Meditation DFW
Join this FREE evening session for Meditation, specifically for Moms.

About this Event
We are creating this Meditation space for moms 💟 that can help
🤲 create a supportive community of moms who can come together and meditate
🤲 build a meditation routine
🤲 implement self-care, and take pause in hectic lives
🤲 bring calmness and balance that can reflect on kids and household
🤲 share experiences and learn to grow in this journey together

Join this FREE evening session for Meditation, specifically for Moms. Meditation is a simple way to de-stress, and it can help bring peace and balance, especially in these hectic times.

What we’re about

COVID-19 UPDATE: An email was sent out to Awakening Asheville advising all in-person meetups should be postponed or moved to virtual attendance only. Please contact hosts with any questions. Thank you, and be well! Courtney

We are an LGBTQ+ BIPOC safe spiritual group that enjoys the coming together of community lightworkers sharing our journeys. We offer meditations, healing energy, and many different workshops. Come join us!

Friday, November 26, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 26 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Daily Meditation + Support
Nov 26 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Online w/ Awakening Asheville

Hosted by: the Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/100-days-of-practice/

What we’re about

COVID-19 UPDATE: An email was sent out to Awakening Asheville advising all in-person meetups should be postponed or moved to virtual attendance only. Please contact hosts with any questions. Thank you, and be well! Courtney

We are an LGBTQ+ BIPOC safe spiritual group that enjoys the coming together of community lightworkers sharing our journeys. We offer meditations, healing energy, and many different workshops. Come join us!

Saturday, November 27, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 27 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Sunday, November 28, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 28 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Monday, November 29, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 29 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

AniMonday! Anime Games, Music All Day
Nov 29 @ 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Asheville Retrocade

May be an image of one or more people and hair

Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!

Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Scavenger Hunt Fairview Public Library
Nov 30 all-day
Fairview Public Library

Scavenger Hunt
How well do you know the Fairview Public Library? Throughout the month of November, a library scavenger hunt will challenge everything you think you know about FPL! The scavenger hunt is in-doors and DIY. Ask for the clues at the circulation desk

Thursday, December 2, 2021
Preaching happiness: how to create a more kind and joyful world
Dec 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
online
Preaching happiness:  how to create a more kind and joyful world.

Details

“Preaching Happiness: Exploring how we can use make changes to live a full and happy life while also doing our best to help create a kind and joyful world.”

You can find the link to join this program at: www.ashevillewisdomexchange.org

Ginny Sassaman is a co-founder and past president of Gross National Happiness USA. She created the Happiness Paradigm as a platform for teaching, writing about and advocating for greater personal happiness and creating systems change for maximum well-being for all. Since 2013, she has served as a lay preacher in Unitarian Universalist churches on these topics; a book of 16 of these sermons, called Preaching Happiness: Creating a Just and Joyful World, was published in May 2020 by Rootstock Publishing.

Ginny has a Masters in Mediation, and a Certificate in Positive Psychology. Her past careers have included a stint as co-host and associate producer at a public television station in Hershey, Pennsylvania; working in Washington, DC as media communications director for Common Cause, American University, and the Women’s Legal Defense Fund; 13 years as a fulltime watercolor artist; and ongoing work as a mediator and facilitator. Since 2007, Sassaman has been leading classes and workshops on conflict resolution skills, secular meditation, and the science of happiness.

Ginny also prioritizes time with family, friends, community, and being in nature. She is deeply committed to helping to create a more just world as well as helping individuals learn how to lead more joyful and productive lives, for their own benefit and for greater societal well-being.

Weekly 30 Minute Meditation for Moms
Dec 2 @ 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Online w/ Awakening Asheville

Hosted by Sahaja Yoga Meditation DFW
Join this FREE evening session for Meditation, specifically for Moms.

About this Event
We are creating this Meditation space for moms 💟 that can help
🤲 create a supportive community of moms who can come together and meditate
🤲 build a meditation routine
🤲 implement self-care, and take pause in hectic lives
🤲 bring calmness and balance that can reflect on kids and household
🤲 share experiences and learn to grow in this journey together

Join this FREE evening session for Meditation, specifically for Moms. Meditation is a simple way to de-stress, and it can help bring peace and balance, especially in these hectic times.

What we’re about

COVID-19 UPDATE: An email was sent out to Awakening Asheville advising all in-person meetups should be postponed or moved to virtual attendance only. Please contact hosts with any questions. Thank you, and be well! Courtney

We are an LGBTQ+ BIPOC safe spiritual group that enjoys the coming together of community lightworkers sharing our journeys. We offer meditations, healing energy, and many different workshops. Come join us!

Friday, December 3, 2021
Daily Meditation + Support
Dec 3 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Online w/ Awakening Asheville

Hosted by: the Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/100-days-of-practice/

What we’re about

COVID-19 UPDATE: An email was sent out to Awakening Asheville advising all in-person meetups should be postponed or moved to virtual attendance only. Please contact hosts with any questions. Thank you, and be well! Courtney

We are an LGBTQ+ BIPOC safe spiritual group that enjoys the coming together of community lightworkers sharing our journeys. We offer meditations, healing energy, and many different workshops. Come join us!

Monday, December 6, 2021
AniMonday! Anime Games, Music All Day
Dec 6 @ 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Asheville Retrocade

May be an image of one or more people and hair

Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!

Cheers to Chess at Highland Brewing Downtown
Dec 6 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Highland Brewing Downtown

Need an excuse to use that chess board you bought during quarantine?

Every Monday Highland’s Downtown Taproom will Cheers to Chess. BYO chess set or use one of ours for a battle of wits.

Pitcher specials will be available while you play to keep you hydrated and ready for any blockade that comes your way.

Thursday, December 9, 2021
Breathwork + Soundbath Workshop with instructor Jacqueline + Shana Adams
Dec 9 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Breathwork & Soundbath Workshop with instructor Jacqueline & Shana Adams - $30

Join instructor Jacqueline along with vocal meditation specialist and sound healer Shana Adams for this collaborative workshop experience.

The two will teach different breathing techniques and the benefits of each, linking them together with an asana to create a gentle flow. Shana will play the pan drum during the yoga portion.

After yoga, Shana will lead participants through a few sound activities for the collective group. She’ll then introduce the chakra bowls, in which Jacqueline will lead a point by point relaxation while Shana plays the chakra bowls, creating a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere to fully unwind and release.

The workshop will end with a 7-10 minute savasana sound bath.

This workshop is $30. If you have a yoga membership, email or DM us for a 10% off discount code!

Weekly 30 Minute Meditation for Moms
Dec 9 @ 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Online w/ Awakening Asheville

Hosted by Sahaja Yoga Meditation DFW
Join this FREE evening session for Meditation, specifically for Moms.

About this Event
We are creating this Meditation space for moms 💟 that can help
🤲 create a supportive community of moms who can come together and meditate
🤲 build a meditation routine
🤲 implement self-care, and take pause in hectic lives
🤲 bring calmness and balance that can reflect on kids and household
🤲 share experiences and learn to grow in this journey together

Join this FREE evening session for Meditation, specifically for Moms. Meditation is a simple way to de-stress, and it can help bring peace and balance, especially in these hectic times.

What we’re about

COVID-19 UPDATE: An email was sent out to Awakening Asheville advising all in-person meetups should be postponed or moved to virtual attendance only. Please contact hosts with any questions. Thank you, and be well! Courtney

We are an LGBTQ+ BIPOC safe spiritual group that enjoys the coming together of community lightworkers sharing our journeys. We offer meditations, healing energy, and many different workshops. Come join us!

Friday, December 10, 2021
Daily Meditation + Support
Dec 10 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Online w/ Awakening Asheville

Hosted by: the Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/100-days-of-practice/

What we’re about

COVID-19 UPDATE: An email was sent out to Awakening Asheville advising all in-person meetups should be postponed or moved to virtual attendance only. Please contact hosts with any questions. Thank you, and be well! Courtney

We are an LGBTQ+ BIPOC safe spiritual group that enjoys the coming together of community lightworkers sharing our journeys. We offer meditations, healing energy, and many different workshops. Come join us!

Sunday, December 12, 2021
Holiday Soirée with the Girls
Dec 12 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Aloft Asheville Downtown

Holiday Soirée with the Girls

Join your Not Dead Yet friends for holiday cheer and lots of laughs as we will partake in a big game of Dirty Santa. Feel free to wear your sparkles and sequins, or your favorite holiday sweater, ugly or not!

Each of us will bring a well disguised, wrapped gift for the Dirty Santa game. More details about the game and rules will be included via email to RSVP’d attendees.

There is not a limit to the number of us who can attend, but there is a prerequisite: you need to have attended at least one NDY meetup event. There is currently a Holiday Lights NDY event on the calendar so if you have not yet been able to join us… there is still opportunity!

RSVPs will close a few days before event. Stay tuned for updates.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
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Monday, December 13, 2021
AniMonday! Anime Games, Music All Day
Dec 13 @ 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Asheville Retrocade

May be an image of one or more people and hair

Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!

Cheers to Chess at Highland Brewing Downtown
Dec 13 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Highland Brewing Downtown

Need an excuse to use that chess board you bought during quarantine?

Every Monday Highland’s Downtown Taproom will Cheers to Chess. BYO chess set or use one of ours for a battle of wits.

Pitcher specials will be available while you play to keep you hydrated and ready for any blockade that comes your way.