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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Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!
Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!
*Assembly Required, the premiere Southeast destination for designer, bootleg and art toy artists and collectors is going VIRTUAL, with their event Virtually Assembled: An *Assembly Required Experience. Streaming live February 6-7, 2021 on www.assembly-required.net, the event will include interviews with artists, studio tours, artist exclusives, surprises from Toybox, America’s Favorite Cartoon Witch, and much, much more!
With molding, and production techniques, designer toy artists echo the production methods of traditional toy manufacturers. Refining inspiration from a variety of underground and subcultural elements, *Assembly Required honors this true to form, turn of the century avant-garde/pop surrealistic art movement. 2021 will be *Assembly Required’s third year celebrating this melting pot of artistic expression.
Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!
Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!
Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!
Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!
Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!

Don’t miss our staff picks! Enjoy live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from Around the Web.
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Degas:
A Rare Film
Discover 100-year old film clips of four of the most celebrated artists in history.
Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!

Don’t miss our staff picks! Enjoy live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from Around the Web.
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Degas:
A Rare Film
Discover 100-year old film clips of four of the most celebrated artists in history.
Our documentary Stories Happen in Forests is enjoying a lot of acclaim, which means more and more people are hearing the powerful message of the beautiful human connection to forests. Most recently our film was announced as an Official Selection at the 2021 Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival. Cinema Verde’s mission is to provide environmental education to increase public awareness of environmental practices that enhance public health and improve quality of life in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Stay tuned for more opportunities to watch Stories Happen in Forests!

Don’t miss our staff picks! Enjoy live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from Around the Web.
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Degas:
A Rare Film
Discover 100-year old film clips of four of the most celebrated artists in history.

Don’t miss our staff picks! Enjoy live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from Around the Web.
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Degas:
A Rare Film
Discover 100-year old film clips of four of the most celebrated artists in history.

Don’t miss our staff picks! Enjoy live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from Around the Web.
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Degas:
A Rare Film
Discover 100-year old film clips of four of the most celebrated artists in history.

Don’t miss our staff picks! Enjoy live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from Around the Web.
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Degas:
A Rare Film
Discover 100-year old film clips of four of the most celebrated artists in history.

Don’t miss our staff picks! Enjoy live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from Around the Web.
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Degas:
A Rare Film
Discover 100-year old film clips of four of the most celebrated artists in history.

Don’t miss our staff picks! Enjoy live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from Around the Web.
Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Degas:
A Rare Film
Discover 100-year old film clips of four of the most celebrated artists in history.
“Wilmington on Fire” is a new feature-length documentary that chronicles The Wilmington Massacre of 1898. The Wilmington Massacre of 1898 was a bloody attack on the African-American community by a heavily armed white mob with the support of the North Carolina Democratic Party on November 10, 1898 in the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina. It is considered one of the only successful examples of a violent overthrow of an existing government and left countless numbers of African-Americans dead and exiled from the city. This event was the spring board for the White Supremacy movement and Jim Crow segregation throughout the state of North Carolina and the American South. This incident has been barely mentioned and has been omitted from most history books. It was not until 2006, after the North Carolina General Assembly published a report on it, that the tragedy became known to the general public.
By RSVPing, you’ll receive the link and passcode needed to watch “Wilmington on Fire” anytime in the upcoming week. You’ll also receive the Zoom link to join our live discussion with the film’s director, Chris Everett, on Friday, February 26th at 6:30 pm.
This meeting will be held virtually. When you RSVP below, you’ll receive the information needed to join the meeting online or by phone.

An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, Gregory Crewdson has created some of the most gorgeously haunting pictures in the history of the medium. Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters is a close-up portrait of the acclaimed photographer, filmed with unprecedented access over a decade as he creates his stunning images. For this program, director Ben Shapiro discusses his interest in Crewdson, the process of making the film, and answers questions from the audience. Presented in conjunction with Vantage Points: Contemporary Photography from the Whitney Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Grail Moviehouse. This program takes place via Zoom; space is limited. Generous support for exhibition programming provided by Art Bridges. Learn more and register at ashevilleart.org/events.

Hosted by WitchCon
Join the largest online magical conference in the world, devoted to Witchcraft, Conjure, and Rootwork.
About this Event
March 5th to 7th, 2021, Brian Cain, Christian Day and the HEX Education Network present WitchCon Online, featuring over a hundred classes by over a hundred Witches and Conjurers from across the globe ready to share their time-honored wisdom and witchery.
WitchCon Online presenters are the preeminent masters of the magical arts and hail from across a rainbow spectrum of occult and spiritual practices. Their classes are personally designed to help beginners, novices, and experts alike draw upon the power of magic!
WitchCon Online 2021 registration includes admittance to all livestream video classes, rituals, and performances, each personally designed to help beginners, novices, and experts alike draw upon the power of magic. It also grants access to watch every class after the event has ended via our on-demand library so you don’t have to miss a magical moment!
The conference is livestreamed by the Hex Education Network on Crowdcast, a web-based platform with no need to download an app!
WitchCon Online attendees will love shopping live with our magical presenters, each showcasing powerful ritual tools, signed books, exquisite jewelry, and spellcrafts handmade by true practitioners in half-hour Live Sales. You don’t have to travel to the ends of the Earth to scour the witch markets: you can buy from enchanting artisans and score amazing tools and talismans from the comfort of your own home. Our Virtual Vendors’ Hall is free to the public as well!
The WitchCon Online Virtual Meet and Greet lets you meet and interact live on Zoom with WitchCon presenters and its hosts Brian Cain and Christian Day. This is a great way to get to know your favorite teachers and what’s even better is that it’s free and open to the public!

Hosted by WitchCon
Join the largest online magical conference in the world, devoted to Witchcraft, Conjure, and Rootwork.
About this Event
March 5th to 7th, 2021, Brian Cain, Christian Day and the HEX Education Network present WitchCon Online, featuring over a hundred classes by over a hundred Witches and Conjurers from across the globe ready to share their time-honored wisdom and witchery.
WitchCon Online presenters are the preeminent masters of the magical arts and hail from across a rainbow spectrum of occult and spiritual practices. Their classes are personally designed to help beginners, novices, and experts alike draw upon the power of magic!
WitchCon Online 2021 registration includes admittance to all livestream video classes, rituals, and performances, each personally designed to help beginners, novices, and experts alike draw upon the power of magic. It also grants access to watch every class after the event has ended via our on-demand library so you don’t have to miss a magical moment!
The conference is livestreamed by the Hex Education Network on Crowdcast, a web-based platform with no need to download an app!
WitchCon Online attendees will love shopping live with our magical presenters, each showcasing powerful ritual tools, signed books, exquisite jewelry, and spellcrafts handmade by true practitioners in half-hour Live Sales. You don’t have to travel to the ends of the Earth to scour the witch markets: you can buy from enchanting artisans and score amazing tools and talismans from the comfort of your own home. Our Virtual Vendors’ Hall is free to the public as well!
The WitchCon Online Virtual Meet and Greet lets you meet and interact live on Zoom with WitchCon presenters and its hosts Brian Cain and Christian Day. This is a great way to get to know your favorite teachers and what’s even better is that it’s free and open to the public!

Hosted by WitchCon
Join the largest online magical conference in the world, devoted to Witchcraft, Conjure, and Rootwork.
About this Event
March 5th to 7th, 2021, Brian Cain, Christian Day and the HEX Education Network present WitchCon Online, featuring over a hundred classes by over a hundred Witches and Conjurers from across the globe ready to share their time-honored wisdom and witchery.
WitchCon Online presenters are the preeminent masters of the magical arts and hail from across a rainbow spectrum of occult and spiritual practices. Their classes are personally designed to help beginners, novices, and experts alike draw upon the power of magic!
WitchCon Online 2021 registration includes admittance to all livestream video classes, rituals, and performances, each personally designed to help beginners, novices, and experts alike draw upon the power of magic. It also grants access to watch every class after the event has ended via our on-demand library so you don’t have to miss a magical moment!
The conference is livestreamed by the Hex Education Network on Crowdcast, a web-based platform with no need to download an app!
WitchCon Online attendees will love shopping live with our magical presenters, each showcasing powerful ritual tools, signed books, exquisite jewelry, and spellcrafts handmade by true practitioners in half-hour Live Sales. You don’t have to travel to the ends of the Earth to scour the witch markets: you can buy from enchanting artisans and score amazing tools and talismans from the comfort of your own home. Our Virtual Vendors’ Hall is free to the public as well!
The WitchCon Online Virtual Meet and Greet lets you meet and interact live on Zoom with WitchCon presenters and its hosts Brian Cain and Christian Day. This is a great way to get to know your favorite teachers and what’s even better is that it’s free and open to the public!
The nominees are in for the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, and we have great news for you film enthusiasts! The Peace Center is proud to present screenings of all three categories, and this year they will be fading in on the Concert Hall big screen.
On April 17, cinephiles can get an edge on their Oscar pools by making it a triple-feature. Join us for the best of Animated, Live Action, and Documentary, and then predict the Oscar winners from this year’s selection of shorts.
Mark your calendar! The Academy Awards take place Sunday, April 25.
Animation • 12 pm
Run time: 94 minutes
Burrow – Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat (USA, 6 min.)
Genius Loci – Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise (France, 16 min.)
If Anything Happens I Love You – Will McCormack and Michael Govier (USA, 12 min.)
Opera – Erick Oh (USA, 9 min.)
Yes-People – Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson (Iceland, 8 min.)
Plus a selection of additional animated shorts (from the shortlist)
The Snail and the Whale (UK/Germany, 26 min.)
Kapaemahu (USA, 7 min.)
To Gerard (USA, 8 min.)
Documentary • 3:30 pm
Run time: 125 minutes
Feeling Through – Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski (USA, 19 min.)
The Letter Room – Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan (USA, 33 min.)
The Present – Farah Nabulsi (Palestine, 25 min.)
Two Distant Strangers – Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (USA, 25 min.)
White Eye – Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman (Israel, 21 min.)
Live Action • 8 pm
Run time: 118 minutes
Colette – Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard (France/Germany/USA, 24 min.)
A Concerto Is a Conversation – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers (USA, 13 min.)
Do Not Split – Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook (USA/Norway, 20 min.)
Hunger Ward – Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman (USA, 40 min.)
A Love Song for Latasha – Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan (USA, 18 min.)
The nominees are in for the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, and we have great news for you film enthusiasts! The Peace Center is proud to present screenings of all three categories, and this year they will be fading in on the Concert Hall big screen.
On April 17, cinephiles can get an edge on their Oscar pools by making it a triple-feature. Join us for the best of Animated, Live Action, and Documentary, and then predict the Oscar winners from this year’s selection of shorts.
Mark your calendar! The Academy Awards take place Sunday, April 25.
Animation • 12 pm
Run time: 94 minutes
Burrow – Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat (USA, 6 min.)
Genius Loci – Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise (France, 16 min.)
If Anything Happens I Love You – Will McCormack and Michael Govier (USA, 12 min.)
Opera – Erick Oh (USA, 9 min.)
Yes-People – Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson (Iceland, 8 min.)
Plus a selection of additional animated shorts (from the shortlist)
The Snail and the Whale (UK/Germany, 26 min.)
Kapaemahu (USA, 7 min.)
To Gerard (USA, 8 min.)
Documentary • 3:30 pm
Run time: 125 minutes
Feeling Through – Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski (USA, 19 min.)
The Letter Room – Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan (USA, 33 min.)
The Present – Farah Nabulsi (Palestine, 25 min.)
Two Distant Strangers – Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (USA, 25 min.)
White Eye – Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman (Israel, 21 min.)
Live Action • 8 pm
Run time: 118 minutes
Colette – Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard (France/Germany/USA, 24 min.)
A Concerto Is a Conversation – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers (USA, 13 min.)
Do Not Split – Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook (USA/Norway, 20 min.)
Hunger Ward – Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman (USA, 40 min.)
A Love Song for Latasha – Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan (USA, 18 min.)

UNC Asheville will host a virtual panel discussion on the film Coded Bias titled Exposing Systematic Racism and Gender Bias in the Tech World at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 18. Panelists include Bill Barrs, Marietta Cameron, Sarah Judson, Susan Reiser and Anne Slatton.
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Spring is here and we are all in need of a ReTreat! Vaccinations are rolling out, kids are going back to school, and now seems like the perfect time for some reprieve before the Summer comes into full swing. Join us May 13-16 for the second annual LEAF ReTreat – a weekend event to rejuvenate the soul and spark your inspiration so that we can continue building connection and bridging communities. This special enews is dedicated to the ReTreat. We invite you to join us and make it yours.
LEAF ReTreat offers beautiful seclusion in which you can relax and get away from the world. At 1/5th the attendee size of a traditional Festival, while maintaining the same acreage, Retreat gives you the feeling of having the place to yourself, creating more small and safe groups, and connecting you with nature, the lake, and the outdoors as an essential part of the experience. AND…you can bring your bike!

Spring is here and we are all in need of a ReTreat! Vaccinations are rolling out, kids are going back to school, and now seems like the perfect time for some reprieve before the Summer comes into full swing. Join us May 13-16 for the second annual LEAF ReTreat – a weekend event to rejuvenate the soul and spark your inspiration so that we can continue building connection and bridging communities. This special enews is dedicated to the ReTreat. We invite you to join us and make it yours.
LEAF ReTreat offers beautiful seclusion in which you can relax and get away from the world. At 1/5th the attendee size of a traditional Festival, while maintaining the same acreage, Retreat gives you the feeling of having the place to yourself, creating more small and safe groups, and connecting you with nature, the lake, and the outdoors as an essential part of the experience. AND…you can bring your bike!

Spring is here and we are all in need of a ReTreat! Vaccinations are rolling out, kids are going back to school, and now seems like the perfect time for some reprieve before the Summer comes into full swing. Join us May 13-16 for the second annual LEAF ReTreat – a weekend event to rejuvenate the soul and spark your inspiration so that we can continue building connection and bridging communities. This special enews is dedicated to the ReTreat. We invite you to join us and make it yours.
LEAF ReTreat offers beautiful seclusion in which you can relax and get away from the world. At 1/5th the attendee size of a traditional Festival, while maintaining the same acreage, Retreat gives you the feeling of having the place to yourself, creating more small and safe groups, and connecting you with nature, the lake, and the outdoors as an essential part of the experience. AND…you can bring your bike!



