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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WHERE: YMI Cultural Center, 39 S. Market St, Asheville, NC 28801
WHEN: Sunday May 19, 2019
TIME: 3pm – 5pm
AGES: all ages
SEATING: seats/standing
TICKETS: FREE!
ACLU of North Carolina – Western NC Chapter Liberty Celebration and meeting, where we will give the annual Evan Mahaney Champion of Liberty Award to local leader Tyrone Greenlee!
This event is free and open to the public of all ages. Refreshments will be served.
https://www.facebook.com/events/329476534312452/
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
Join us for ACA’s Spring Fling! A free evening of fun for all ages!
There will be two performances of the family friendly puppet show, SLUG AND SNAIL (4 p.m. and 5:30) brought to us by the brilliant Edwin Salas Acosta.
There will be FREE pizza from the outdoor pizza oven and a raffle!
Water, sparkling water, and beer will be provided for purchase.
Many thanks to Burton Street Community Peace Gardens (run by our favorites, DeWayne Barton and Safi Mahaba) for hosting this community event.
See you there!
(PS- Let us know you’re coming so we have plenty of pizza ready!)
https://www.facebook.com/events/322589128417524/
Bywater Bluegrass Jam Every Sunday from 4-7pm and hosted by Drew Matulich! Come out and enjoy some Bluegrass Music on the French Broad River and bring a friend!
https://www.facebook.com/events/256311128567439/?event_time_id=256311215234097
Expect an invigorating vinyasa sequence, a restorative transition through yin poses, a gentle acupuncture treatment, and a serene and restful savasana. You will leave feeling lighter and brighter, energized and in the flow.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2298208770426516/
Join Asheville Roller Skate at our monthly Skate Jam! *Rescheduled for 5/19*
May Theme:
?Merpeople??♂️
This is a BYO skates event open to children and adults.
Roller blades welcome ?
Location:
Carrier Park Racetrack
Spread skate love with us in WNC!
https://www.facebook.com/events/410070673111834/
It’s Sunday…. we’re gonna take it nice and easy, but also keep it super sexy, of course!
This class is one part exotic choreography, one part slow flow. Meaning – less thinking, more dancing and slowing down movement to find your own personal style.
Join Jennie – who’s soulful, sexy movements have mesmerized so many of us – and let her teach you some beginner level, super sultry, exotic style movement that you can really sink your teeth into!
The goal of this class is for students to have time with each movement while dancing so you can really focus on how your body moves, and how your body wants to move. Jennie encourages body positivity, accentuating your assets, and boosting self esteem through dance.
Sign Up here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-104&sView=day&sLoc=0
https://www.facebook.com/events/410647176333710/?event_time_id=410647186333709
Reiki Circles are held every second Sunday of the month at the Appalachia Guild of Healing Arts.
• What we’ll do
Come join us at the “Appalachia Guild of Healing Arts” for our monthly
*Reiki Recharge Circle!*
During these Circles, we will be uplifting one another, as well as the planet, through energetic therapy.
After a brief Chakra meditation, we will participate in a few energy building exercises before administering Reiki to one another as a group.
Then we will send distance Reiki to people/places/things around the world.
This group is to encourage Reiki practitioners to practice this modality with one another to strengthen our batteries so that we may become better conduits for Reiki.
This group is also for those who are not educated in Reiki so that he or she can learn and experience this healing energy.
Whether you are or are not attuned to Reiki, you are invited!
Circles are held with an asking of $10
• What to bring
You are welcome to bring crystals, wands, and other metaphysical props to participate in these gatherings.
• Important to know
Please come early as we have a limitation on our space. Doors shut at 5:45 to create a closed container.
Please RSVP at the link for MeetUp.com to ensure your space is reserved. This will be a monthly gathering.
As the Guild’s lead therapist, ‘earth’ is a LMBT with 10+ years of experience with many modalities including Advanced Deep Tissue, CranioSacral Therapy & Reiki Master level. Her passion is to absorb knowledge on healing the body and then apply it with the Heart <3
https://www.facebook.com/events/1877844912327949/
Join us for Communion Sunday!!!!! Communion is a special comedy drag service to rejuvenate your soul during times of celebration and times of need. Beer City Sisters, Abbey of All Souls created Communion to seek to inspire, uplift, inform and challenge the community to be good stewards of Universal Joy. The program is rich and varied, including offerings by a variety of entertainers (some of which may be irreverent and downright offensive!). “IF YOU GET EASILY OFFENDED, THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU TO BE” come and join us in Communion. Service starts at 6pm and “worship” at 8pm. NO COVER FEE!!! Banks Ave. Bar will donate 10% of their sales to the Beer City Sisters, Abbey of All Souls.
https://www.facebook.com/events/279393379406105/?event_time_id=279393396072770
$12 Advance / $15 Day of Show
International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates listeners with “intimate songs, weaving harmonies, and stories that draw you in as if you were gathered around an enchanted campfire” (Eliza Gilkyson). The husband and wife duo will be sharing songs from their new release “Honest.”
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/313536379348787/
Come for a worshipful evening of music and fellowship. Enjoy friendly conversation over a fine buffet dinner, followed by an uplifting concert program.
*Youth ages 9 and up may participate.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2201269136802198/
A special monthly event with Caroline Woolard <3
Full Moon Restorative Yoga & Energy Healing
Completely surrender, release, and leave renewed with this restorative yoga practice combined with the healing energy of Reiki. Both of these practices help reset and restore the nervous system so that we can enter into a deep state of relaxation, repair, and peace. This is a powerful time to be with and release all the emotions, thoughts, patterns and beliefs that are no longer serving us. Caroline will be leading a healing meditation while sending Reiki to the group during the practice to assist in clearing away the old, raising our vibration and re-aligning with peace, love, and compassion.
Caroline Woolard is a 200 HR Registered Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master and Eating Psychology Coach. After spending many years learning to manage anxiety, depression, disordered eating, chronic fatigue, autoimmune and digestive issues she began to find her greatest healing through yoga, mindfulness, meditation, and energy healing work. She is passionate about helping others discover their ability to heal from within and cultivate resilience in their lives through self-care and self-compassion. Restorative yoga and Reiki combination has helped her and others release fear to find peace, relax the nervous system, and restore energy levels.
$10-20 sliding scale offering
Upcoming Dates:
SPRING EQUINOX!
Thursday 3/21 @ 7pm
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=680&sDate=3/21/2019&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1
Friday 4/19 @ 7pm
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=681&sDate=4/19/2019&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1
Sunday 5/19 @ 7pm
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=682&sDate=5/19/2019&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1
Questions? RSVP? Contact us!
email: [email protected]
phone: 828.785.3041
https://www.facebook.com/events/341978599992656/?event_time_id=341978606659322
Doors at 6:30 – show at 7pm, All Ages welcome.
$10 adult/$5 kids/$20 family tickets – online or at the door
The Doubleclicks are a folk-pop sibling duo, featuring clever lyrics about dinosaurs, literature, love and the Internet—with a cello, guitar, and meowing kitten keyboard. Their latest CD “Love Problems” debuted at number one on the Billboard comedy albums chart, and they’ve toured the world, at conventions, comedy festivals and more. Their songs and YouTube videos have been viewed over 4 million times and are frequently featured on BoingBoing, Kotaku, the Huffington Post, and on NPR shows “Live Wire” “All Things Acoustic” and “State of Wonder.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/797866047243744/
Pan Harmonia’s Celtic Corner Series Presents
The Reel Sisters with Robin Bullock on guitar and Sue Richards on harp.
https://www.facebook.com/Pan.Harmonia/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1992420341067290/
$20 Advance / $22 Day of Show
Pan Harmonia’s Celtic Corner series presents two exciting Celtic duos at Isis Music Hall this May. The Reel Sisters (Rosalind Buda and Kelly Brzozowski) and the duo of Sue Richards and Robin Bullock will take the stage together to showcase their music as individual acts and combine forces for a beautiful and captivating collaboration. With Scottish smallpipes, harps, whistles, guitar, mandolin, cittern, vocals and more, this special evening of Celtic Chamber Music and tunes is not to be missed.
Main Stage Seated :: 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/2206167776267793/
The power house that is the one and the only Reese McHenry is back to drive us wild!
https://www.reesemchenry.com/
One-Man-Band J.C. Tokes plays Retro-County Originals and Covers. Grab a tear for your beer, dance to the beat, or just sit back
for a Sunday coming down vibe!
https://www.facebook.com/events/402704967155860/
Alexa Rose + Hoot and Holler + Jackson Emmer at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/846983238970231/
33rd MISS SCANDALS PAGEANT, hosted by…
‘Eureka The Elephant Queen’ from Rupaul’s Drag Race Seasons 9 & 10 !!!
Once again, Scandals Nightclub brings you the timeless divas of Main Stage Drag with Special Guest Eureka O’Hara (Miss Scandals 2011). Honoring current reigning Faytriana Evans (Miss Scandals 2018), and entertainment by Briana Michaels (Miss Scandals 2017), Nicole Sanchez (Miss Scandals 2013), and Coco Couture (Miss Scandals 2007).
Don’t miss who will be crowned the next Miss Scandals 2019!
PATRONS
> This is an 18+ event ($5 entry up charge for ages 18-20).
> Doors open at 8pm, Pageant begins at 9pm, Closing at 3am
> $10 for standing ONLY or $15 for VIP seating with a private server.
~ VIP seating is limited and a Table can be added for an extra $10.
> RESERVATIONS call 828.505.1612 or [email protected]
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CONTESTANTS
> Entry fee is $75
> Each will be allotted 1-dresser for free. All dancers and extra dressers will be charged a $5 entry fee (1/2 price).
> Registration is at 7pm / Pageant will begin at 9pm.
CATEGORIES
> Interview (8pm)
> Formal Wear
> Talent (7-minute limit)
MUSIC
Contestants must provide a clearly labeled CD with:
> Track 1 – Creative Formal Wear (if you choose your own)
> Track 2 – Talent
> Track 3 – Crowning
WINNERS PRIZE PACKAGE
> Runner-Up: $50
> Over-All: $100 Crown, Bookings (at owner’s discretion), $150 night of + $150 give up.
HANDBOOK
http://scandalsnightclub.com/MissScandalsPageantHandBook2019.pdf
ELIGIBILITY
Contestants that haven’t already achieved the title and crown of Miss Scandals are eligible. Contestants must be in good standing with Scandals Nightclub and not work at any other establishment within 40 miles.
BACKSTAGE NOTICE
No one except for dressers, contestants and dancers are allowed in the dressing area. Dancers are only allowed backstage prior to talent and must leave after their performance. Upon crowning, no one is allowed backstage except judges, contestants, and dressers. THIS IS WHEN THE JUDGES WILL BE DOING CRITIQUES AND WILL NEED TO MOVE SWIFTLY IN THE BACK ROOM. NO EXCEPTIONS. All extra bodies backstage at those RESTRICTED times will be removed from the property.
JUDGING NOTICE
To be fair to all contestants, the HIGHEST and LOWEST scores for each category will NOT be considered in the final calculation. Furthermore, an additional judge may be added or substitution may occur due to an absence.
NOTE FROM THE PAGEANT OWNER:
I personally audit all of my pageants and will disqualify a judge if their scores are not within the average range of others. Furthermore, the queens from my house-cast that enter do NOT have an advantage over others. I welcome all entertainers and wish everyone the best in holding the next title! JD.
https://www.facebook.com/events/819753158403671/
Worthwhile Sounds Presents: Mattson 2 with Tall Tall Trees
WHEN: Sunday May 19th, 2019
WHERE: Ambrose West 312 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 28806
DOORS: 8pm
SHOW: 9pm
AGES: All Ages
SEATING: SRO
TICKETS: Advance $15 / Day of Show $18
The Mattson 2
The Identical twin’s deep telepathic kinship navigates colourful forms of beautiful weirdness and exotic landscapes of layered improvisation, transcending the concept of modern musical performance. The duo shimmers and shakes with the soaring modern wizardry of Jared Mattson’s untamed, layered guitars and Jonathan’s tribal jazz hard-bop drumming – a marvel of jazz-rock orchestration and arrangement. In April 2017, Chaz Bundick Meets Mattson 2 album “Star Stuff” found itself at #1 on contemporary jazz Billboard Charts. The brothers Mattson paid tribute to Japanese legends like Shintaro & Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Haruomi Hosono on their Spring 2018 release “Vaults of Eternity” (via Carpark).“Mattson 2 Plays A Love Supreme,” (Spiritual Pajamas, 2018) is a future jazz mini symphony that shines a light into a hallway of mirrors to cast eternal reflections directly back onto the ideas and purpose of Coltrane himself, whilst challenging the very boundaries of jazz and modern pop.
Video: https://youtu.be/YlL86qVVQZM
Tall Tall Trees
The man behind Tall Tall Trees is Mike Savino, a pioneer in the the world of experimental and psychedelic banjo music. If you’ve seen Kishi Bashi live over the last several years, chances are you’ve already seen this insane banjo virtuoso playing in K’s band, and perhaps opening the show. Often performing solo, Savino’s modern take on the one-man band involves running his homemade instrument, dubbed the “Banjotron 5000” through a slab of effects and loopers, bowing, drumming, and strumming out multi-textured arrangements to support his lyrically driven songs.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd8Rk9gNrzg
https://www.facebook.com/events/1044181612417085/
Lady Lamb at The Mothlight
w/ Katie Von Schleicher, Alex Schaaf
Sunday, May 19th
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Tickets: $15adv, https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1788060
https://www.facebook.com/events/2313636045526770/
The 44th Annual Assaults, presented by Greenville Health System, will be held on Monday, May 20, 2019.
The Assault on Mt Mitchell is one of the most intense, premier cycling experiences that draws a full field of upward of 1,000 cyclists from across the world each year. The Assault on Mt. Mitchell is a 102.7-mile self-paced ride — not race — from Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, along the Blue Ridge Parkway, to the summit at Mt. Mitchell State Park in North Carolina —a total vertical ascent of more than 10,000 feet.
The Assault on Marion is a simultaneous 74.2-mile self-paced ride starting from Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina and ending at the 5th rest stop at the Tom Johnson Rally Park Pavilion in Marion, North Carolina.
Come join the TotalCyclist DivaCycling Camp Team for the Assault on Marion. It is a 74.2 mile self-paced ride starting from Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in downtown Spartanburg, SC. Contact Donna Zurawski if you have any questions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2238940549457480/
From Thursday, May 2nd until Saturday, June 22nd, Momentum Gallery hosts a two-person, mixed media exhibition called Dissolution. The collection features individually created and collaborative works by two artists, Seth Clark and Jason Forck. Original collages mounted to panels play off architectonic sculptures in glass and wood culminating in a cohesive body of work that explores the notion of deteriorating architecture. This event is free and open to the public.
Wildflowers springing from the ground are a sign that spring and warmer weather are right around the corner. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Shades of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. 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 additional cost to enter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/267786327235081/?event_time_id=267786393901741
A new temporary exhibit titled “Dressing for the Occasion: Mid-Century Sandburg as Celebrity and Family Man” opens on May 13, 2019. The exhibit, which runs through October, is part of the Sandburg Home tour and features clothing and accessories from both the park’s permanent collection and loaned items from the Sandburg family.
“Dressing for the Occasion” offers visitors a window into the style, culture, and feel of mid-century America. The family’s clothing and accessories weave together the roles of Carl Sandburg as a prominent writer, celebrity, father, and husband. This temporary exhibit offers an exciting opportunity for the public to view objects that are normally in storage or in the possession of Sandburg family members. Tours of the Sandburg Home are offered daily from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Tickets are available first come, first served, each day from the visitor information area in the ground level of the Sandburg Home.
Nearly every room in the historically furnished house museum will be included in the exhibit. Visitors will see the characteristic scarves Carl Sandburg wore as he played his guitar and sang folk songs to entertain his family and guests, the dress Lilian Sandburg wore to meet President Lyndon B. Johnson, and many other mid-century pieces worn by the Sandburgs and their daughters. Historic photographs, paired with the clothing, will provide context.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1282810215200932/?event_time_id=1282810245200929
An exhibition of youth art titled “Let a Joy Keep You,” is on display from April 1 to May 31, 2019. The inspiration for the art comes from the first line of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Joy.” Each of the 70 canvases reflects how the young artists chose to interpret what joy means to them. Visitors can see the installation at the Sandburg Home when they visit. Young artists are represented from across the country and locally, including students from Sugarloaf Elementary School in Hendersonville, NC.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2304444942927531/?event_time_id=2304445012927524
Looking for a fun and fulfilling way to make a difference in your community? Leading group tours as a docent is a rewarding way to share your love of art with students, children, families, and adults. Docents give tours to Museum visitors, primarily for school-aged and student groups but also for groups of all ages, from across the country and around the world.
The Education staff provides ongoing docent trainings, which include exclusive previews of new exhibitions and behind-the-scenes discussions with Museum curators, artists, scholars, and other special guests. Docents also have the opportunity to visit local artists’ studios and cultural attractions.
Docents provide an invaluable service in advancing the Museum’s role as a vibrant community center where residents and tourists explore the nature of creativity, learn from the past, and are inspired to consider the world in which they live. Many of our docents have expressed that volunteering at the Museum is one of their most gratifying experiences. Read more about our docent program.
Our next docent training class will begin in fall 2019. To learn more about the docent program, the docent training class, the Museum and its Collection, plans for our grand reopening, and to meet Museum staff and current docents, please join us for one of our upcoming information sessions.
RSVPS ARE REQUESTED; PLEASE EMAIL KRISTI MCMILLAN, ADULT PROGRAMS MANAGER, OR CALL 828.253.3227 X122.
Power in Pints – The Bridge Foundation
$1 per Hillman Beer sold on this day will go to The Bridge Foundation, formerly CarePartners Foundation. Please follow link for more details on the organization and what they do in our community.
https://drumsanddragons-2019.everydayhero.com/us/carepartners-o-p-capeabilities
https://www.facebook.com/events/601354253674127/
7 bands, 1 night at the Salvage Station in Asheville NC!
EXPERIENCE MUSIC is a band development studio offering:
– youth-centric band/group lessons with exciting performance opportunities
– private lessons on most instruments for students of all levels beginner to advanced:
– professional studio rehearsal and performance space available for hourly and monthly rentals
https://www.facebook.com/events/394793371073298/
Curated open mic night featuring some of Asheville’s finest pickers and crooners.
https://www.facebook.com/events/287844478776020/?event_time_id=287844498776018