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.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Come see us at the fair!
https://www.facebook.com/events/333017124045375/?event_time_id=333017130712041
Thursdays are Jazz and Wine night! Come enjoy an evening of 1$ off wine specials, live Jazz from 6-8pm, and delicious food by Food Stop Food Truck!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2305712789446907/?event_time_id=2305712896113563
$1 off flagships!
It’s like Open Mic night, but every song is guaranteed to sound good! Share your vinyls with us and we’ll play them for you! 6:30 – 8:30
https://www.facebook.com/events/347259619444923/?event_time_id=347259746111577
In partnership with Warren Wilson College, AMOS is excited to bring a special three-part series on sustainability through its popular Science Pub: Sustainable Communities through Healthy Building Design, Clean Energy, and Land Stewardship series taking place in June, July, and August, all located at The Collider in downtown Asheville.
On Thursday, August 22, Dave Ellum, Dean of Land Resources at Warren Wilson College will present about innovative land management practices for land owners and those interested in stewarding the land for sustainable agriculture and agroforestry. Dave will facilitate an expert panel of Warren Wilson alumni managing local businesses and partnerships in land management.
Science Pub events are now on Thursdays! They are free to the public, with free drinks and light snacks, thanks to the generous sponsorship of The Collider, Wicked Weed Brewing, Ingles Markets, and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority. Doors open at 5:30 PM, and talks begin at 6 PM.
If you are interested in seeing this talk as well as helping us set up and/or break down this event as a volunteer, please e-mail [email protected].
https://www.facebook.com/events/411774252745784/
A one-of-a-kind evening of music, stories and fellowship all in support of our Tennent Scholarship, a needs-based scholarship that assists high-performing Asheville High seniors with first semester college tuition.
The evening will boast fantastic music lead by four Nashville songwriters: Kyle Jacobs, Lauren Jenkins, Dan Smalley and Phillip Lammonds.
Throughout the evening they will share with the audience how songs were written and interactions with the famous musicians we have come to know.
Beer/wine/cider, buffet dinner, and dessert are included in the ticket price.
https://www.facebook.com/events/297607314501570/
Enjoy live music from The Cheeksters, enter to win some amazing local raffle prizes, and party with a purpose in the heart of revitalized east-west Asheville. Food and drinks will be available from sponsors like Roots Hummus, Mellow Mushroom, The Hop, Buchi Kombucha, Devil’s Foot Beverage Company, and more.
Join the Asheville Affiliates and Mountain BizWorks to celebrate 30 years of entrepreneurial spirit in Western North Carolina. Since 1989, Mountain BizWorks has developed small businesses and economic justice through lending and coaching. Most importantly, this dynamic organization turns the dream of business ownership and success into a reality.
Asheville Affiliates is excited to announce our next party benefitting Mountain BizWorks! Come out and celebrate Mountain BizWork’s 30th anniversary with us. Mountain Biz is a local non-profit that supports the entrepreneurial community in Western North Carolina. They help small businesses start, grow and thrive by providing business loans, coaching and classes.
Enjoy live music from The Cheeksters, bid on some amazing raffles and party with a purpose in a super fun location! Tickets are $25 and cover all alcohol, food and music.
https://www.facebook.com/events/368328297157338/
We’ve partnered with our friend and smoking master, Shelton Steele, for a special smoking series to help you elevate your barbecue game.
In this fun and educational class, we’ll take a closer look at how to smoke chicken. Learn the different tools, techniques, tips, and myths of what it takes to make the best barbecue. After all, it’s easy to make good barbecue, but it’s the extra knowledge and experience that can make it great.
Shelton’s smoking classes are designed to teach barbecue as a life skill. The classes will cover the fundamentals of slow-and-low barbecue, while also sharing the competition tricks and techniques that create consistency every time you cook.
In this class you’ll:
-Learn the nuances of using different ingredients for smoked chicken, including the differences between using charcoal vs. wood and different kinds of rubs
-Get advice on how to build a great smoking fire for the smoker you have or are looking to buy
-Discover how time and temperature affect the end taste and texture
-Enjoy tasty, smoked chicken prepared during class
-Meet Shelton and ask questions!
-Enjoy locally-sourced beverages including beer and wine, plus house made and local charcuterie and cheese
-Take home PDF notes and recipes from the class
Sign up early and save $10! See ticket page for more details.
Help the Tranzmission Prison Project distribute free literature to incarcerated members of the LGBTQ community! Every fourth Thursday of the month volunteers meet from 6-8pm, preparing packages of books and zines for mailing to prisons across the United States. Books have already been selected for each inmate, you just need to help get them wrapped and addressed.
https://www.facebook.com/events/291816658303989/
Princess Anne Hotel’s “From the Farm Dinner”
We proudly introduce Cider Cinema! A unique cinematic experience featuring: Bold Rock Hard Cider, Bold Bites Food Truck, and a movie screening on our jumbo screen!
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Join us on Thursday, August 22 at dusk in our cider garden for our next Cider Cinema – Pink Panther!
https://www.facebook.com/events/262410064655329/
$15 Advance / $15 Day of Show
Karyn Oliver returns to Isis Music Hall with her big, soulful voice and her new, critically acclaimed forth release.
Karyn Oliver is part Joan Osborne, a touch of Janis Joplin and a bit of Emmylou Harris – her seductive voice effortlessly oscillates from bluesy soul to country and back.
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
https://www.facebook.com/events/318531338845130/
Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia is a team trivia played in 7 rounds over the course of 2 endlessly entertaining hours. The game covers everything pop culture and is always irreverent by nature. The game is not your average pub quiz as it explores everything from didgeridoo covers of pop songs to bad celebrity tattoos and everything in between. Ever wanted to identify animals by their gonads? Then this is the game for you! Mitch curates a one of a kind trivia smorgasbord of random, unusual, and hilarious subjects. This absurd trivia game is not about historical facts or sports stats, it is all about random movies, unforgettable ear-worms, and the hilariousness of growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. The game starts at 7pm in the cozy One Stop in downtown Asheville. Drink specials include $4 bourbon/$4 Washington Apple Shots and $5 White Russians, and food is available from MOJO Kitchen which offers 1/2 price nachos during the game! Best of all the winning team each week takes home a collection of Totally Rad Prizes including a $35 gift certificate to The One Stop/MOJO Kitchen.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2129604460458895/?event_time_id=2129604513792223
Triskelion Open Mic Night!
Second and Fourth Thursdays of Every Month
Stage Opens at 7pm…
Come on out and play a song or two… strut your stuff… Have a band? Bring them along too…
Contact Chris for more info…
https://www.facebook.com/events/282524772696058/?event_time_id=282524786029390
Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.
Thursday night 8/1 Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic!
Both Professionals and Newbies!
Hosted by Cody Hughes
Doors 8:30p/9:00p show
$5 members/$2 for year membership
Comics get in free
(+free membership)
Free snacks/drink specials
[Comics sign up at door or email [email protected]
New comics to venue get 3-5m
Regular comics get as much time as available. Look for light]
Contact Michele at [email protected] for more info/sign up early or request a feature (paid 20m) spot
August 23, Appalachian Ridge Hard Cidery in Hendersonville
August 24, HiWire Brewing Company at the Big Top
Sept. 22, UpCountry Brewing on Haywood Road
Sept. 28, Southern Appalachian Brewery in Hendersonville
Oct. 4, Garden Deli in Burnsville
Oct. 6, Emmanuel Lutheran Church and School in West Asheville
Oct. 10, Highland Brewing Company and
Oct. 20, Saint Paul Mountain Vineyard in Hendersonville
Give us 2-4 hours. Enjoy a day of music and memories — and the knowledge that you helped to bring a community together! You’ll also get a little swag: a 11th Annual Festival Tee Shirt, snacks, a drink ticket, and our new Blue Ridge Pride Center buttons and stickers. Volunteer roles include: setup and breakdown, selling wristbands, beverages or merchandise, and assisting with volunteer check-in or VIP. Learn more and sign up here.
We’ve sent three lucky winners to London and one lucky winner to Hawaii – but in this summer’s raffle, someone’s going to win $10,000! Heck, you could go to BOTH London and Hawaii if you won (fly coach, stay in hostels?) Or build that outdoor firepit you’ve seen on HGTV, or rent a super swank beach house for a week, or anything you want, really, because it’s your $10,000!
Raffle tickets are $50 and only 500 will be sold! And proceeds from every ticket you buy supports operations and programming at Asheville Community Theatre!
ELIGIBILITY: Present employees of Asheville Community Theatre and any immediate family members residing with the employees are not eligible to participate. Must be 18 years or older to enter. Contest void where prohibited. You need not be present to win.
Beer City Cup 2019
Calling all soccer lovers. Beer City Cup Adult Soccer Tournament is in need of volunteers. Proceeds benefit the Buncombe County Special Olympics. Volunteers are needed to pour beer at the beer tents.
The Council on Aging of Buncombe County in conjunction with the N.C. Department of Insurance’s Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) announces its classes “Introduction to Medicare – Understanding the Puzzle” for August – September 2019. The classes will explain how Medicare works, the enrollment process, how to avoid penalties, and ways to save money.
The classes are free and open to the public.
Residents who are new to Medicare, caregivers, and others who help senior citizens with their Medicare insurance should consider attending this informative class. The information presented is unbiased and accurate. No products are sold, recommended, or endorsed.
Medicare Classes: August – September 2019
- Aug. 21, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. PM Blue Ridge Health, 2579 Chimney Rock Rd, Hendersonville
- Aug. 23, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Goodwill, 1616 Patton Ave, Asheville
- Aug. 28, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 150 Brian Berg Dr, Brevard
- Sept. 5, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Square Blvd, Asheville
- Sept. 13, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. OLLI/Reuter Center, UNCA, One University Heights, Asheville
- Sept. 17, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Woodfin YMCA, 40 N Merrimon Ave #101, Asheville
- Sept. 20, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Goodwill, 1616 Patton Ave, Asheville
- Sept. 25, 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. Black Mountain YMCA, 25 Jane Jacobs Rd, Black Mountain
- Oct. 1, 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. Ferguson YMCA, 31 Westridge Market Pl, Candler
Buncombe County is excited to announce applications are open for nonprofits looking for a cash infusion. For the fourth year, Tipping Point Grants are seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations working to help support County Commissioners’ six strategic priorities:
- Affordable housing
- Clean, renewable energy
- Diverse community workforce
- Early childhood education
- Justice resource support
- Opioid awareness
All projects must be a part of a Buncombe County-based nonprofit with 501c3 or a similar charitable IRS tax exempt designation. All individual innovators must be in partnership with a nonprofit agency.
Ready to apply for a Tipping Point Grant?
Official Tipping Point Grant applications are required. You may apply online here, or you can pick up hard copy applications at the Community Engagement office at 199 College St., right next door to the Register of Deeds’ office from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Please contact the office to make sure someone is there to provide you with an application. The deadline for submitting a grant is on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 by 5 p.m.
Optional grant writing workshops will be hosted by Buncombe County on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, 3-5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15 and Friday, Aug. 16 from 5-7:30 p.m. Workshops will be held on the ground floor of 200 College St.
These are free sessions and open to anyone. Applicants will be able to get support on proposal writing and will be able to leave the workshop with an application ready to go and/or submitted. If you have any questions, contact Rasheeda McDaniels at (828) 250-4102.
For complete information about Tipping Point Grants, visit BuncombeCounty.org/Grants.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS
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Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, author of Dear America: Notes of An Undocumented Citizen and a leading voice for the human rights of immigrants. He is the Founder and CEO of Define American, the nation’s leading nonprofit media organization that fights injustice and anti-immigrant hate through the power of storytelling.
Mr. Vargas will share details of his childhood journey to the United States from the Philippines and his life in America as an immigration reform activist. Some have called him the most famous undocumented immigrant in America.
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Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 7 Dec 2018 at 12:00 PM
VIP Packages Presale : Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM
QueenOnline and Queen Fan Club Presale : Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM
Adam Lambert Fan Club Presale : Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM
Official Platinum Presale : Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM
VIP Packages Onsale : Fri, 7 Dec 2018 at 12:00 PM
Official Platinum Onsale : Fri, 7 Dec 2018 at 12:00 PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/581917408910903/
Sing your lil heart out all night long!
Ask about our Karaoke Krasher events (last Thursday of every month)
Zack Neel is going to be cooking every thursday. Come hungry bc his shit is fiiiii-yaaaaaa??? Burgers, dogs, wings, kabobs…who knows?!? Stay tuned for the menu! #theboyisbackintown #puttheburgerintheburgerbar #yum
https://www.facebook.com/events/2238333363096870/?event_time_id=2238333389763534
Mac Sabbath’s “American Cheese Tour” featuring Okilly Dokilly and Playboy Manbaby at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/1341186716046546/
Genre: Jam, Rock, Disco/Funk
Cover: $5 Suggested Donation @ The Door
Show: 10PM
Ages: 21+
Buddhagraph Spaceship
Buddhagraph Spaceship is an American rock band from Asheville, North Carolina with roots stretching from the old time to the far side and all foundations between. Creating a bridge between acoustic and electronic improvisation, they blend elements of Funk, Jam, Folk, Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Americana, Progressive Rock, Reggae, and much more to achieve their eclectic sound. With a passion for creativity and the motivation to push boundaries, the band functions upon a musical paradigm for the further of artistic expression.
Buddhagraph Spaceship was created in the spring of 2014 and has since been an active influence on the East Coast music scene.
web: http://www.buddhagraphspaceship.com/
vid: https://youtu.be/uPwOuk2Y488
Joe Benjamin
Active as bandleader in New York City since the mid 2010s, Joe Benjamin has built many different worlds for his music to live in. Until only a few years ago, he led a massive, genre-bending 11-piece orchestra, whose sheer mass was its own spectacle. As Joe’s style has evolved, his arrangements have become more streamlined, and his new music replaces the cacophony of reeds and brass with a tight three-piece horn section and back-up singers, just as it replaces the bombastic and madcap swing rhythms of his former project with irresistibly danceable grooves and earworm hooks.
While his newest work is heavily influenced by funk and soul bands such as Jamiroquai and Earth, Wind & Fire, Joe Benjamin has a sound all his own, and it is his intoxicating and idiosyncratic style that has brought him on sold-out tours throughout Europe and the United States (the most pertinent of which is his forthcoming summer 2019 tour) and given him a dedicated fanbase at home in New York City. Together with his rhythm section (Ray Cetta, Tom Wilson and Michael Gordon), Joe has written a new album that showcases his previously under-displayed talent for creating searing, insistent grooves, catchy hooks and expansive soundscapes with no frills or pretensions- just the raw, captivating power that Benjamin has always been known for.
web: http://www.joe-benjamin.com/
vid: https://youtu.be/Oc7S0UM-zlU
https://www.facebook.com/events/1316513141856720/
Catch Lil Meow Meow Plays your favorite R&B and Rap jams every Thursday night! No cover. Party at Aux from 10pm-2am.
https://www.facebook.com/events/503021823559298/?event_time_id=503021926892621
I play old school music, YOU sing what you want!
***Don’t forget to check out our Monthly theme nights and start planning your costumes. If you don’t want to dress up you can wear a shirt to match the theme. (Dressing up is not mandatory)
July 18-Stranger Things *new season (Dress 80’s era)
Augaust 29-Grease Lightning (T Bird, Pink Ladies, 50/60’s era)
September 26-Hotel Transylvania (Monster on Vacation)
October 31-HALLOWEEN (Wear what you want)
Novermber 21-Pajama Party (Onesies, Flannel’s, NO Lingerie)
December 19-9th Annual Get Vocal Formal (Dress to the 9)
All dates are subject to change.
https://www.facebook.com/events/631322933995027/?event_time_id=631323033995017