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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Yoga has become synonymous with asanas, however the entire practice of Yoga is based on practices of awareness (Kriyas). Pranayama, Mudra and Bandhas are the three most important kriyas that lead to the state of meditation. When these three practices are done with awareness, knowledge and preparation, Yoga becomes sadhana. In this journey to self, pranayama leads to the purification of senses, prana and mind. With a consolidated state of mind one attains Mudra and maintains bandhas in order to maintain one pointed awareness.
Learn these three important practices in Yoga and let your practice be to attain the state of Yoga itself.
Day 1- Pranayama
Pre-practices, practical hints, seasonal considerations, technical considerations, benefits and modifications of main pranayama
Day 2 and 3 – Mudras
Types, benefits, philosophy, science, therapeutic application, pre-practices of Mudras
Day 4 – Tri-Bandhas
Tri-Bandhas, history, benefits, technique, textual reference, integrations in asana and pranayama
Day 5
Integration of Pranayama, Mudra and Bandhas into practice
Pre-requisites (Any one of the following):
Current student in a Yoga teacher training program
Completed a Yoga teacher training program
3 years of Yoga practice
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JOIN US FOR A TASTING OF 8 DIFFERENT VARIETES OF OOLONG TEA!!!
A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION OF OUR TEA TRAVELS THROUGH THE OOLONG GROWING REGIONS OF CHINA, TAIWAN AND THAILAND WILL ACCOMPANY THE TASTING.
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Reiki III 8 CEUs with Penny Michaels
Tuition: $189
10% Early Bird Discount (30 days) ~ 20% Alumni Discount
Register Online or by Phone
This class is for those students who have completed Reiki I & II classes. This is an 8 hour class that will focus on learning the Master and Distance Healing symbols and how to use them. Meditations and Two Attunements to these symbols are included. The class will begin with a brief review of Reiki I & II, followed by an in-depth discussion on Distance Healing. Students will learn the symbol and how to use it with practice sessions. Then, we will focus on learning the Master Symbol , how it is used in conjunction with other symbols followed by practice sessions. Ample time to practice the use of these symbols will be emphasized so that by the end of the day the students will be proficient in incorporating them into their practice.
This class prepares the student for the next level of Reiki which is the Reiki Master Teacher training in which the student becomes the teacher- able to give attunements and teach all levels of Reiki.
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Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Art & Culture,Entertainment
Wake up to the soothing sounds of classical guitar as Lou Mowad plays gentle melodies for your enjoyment.
We will be set up in the South side of Scott Antique Market
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Once a month we’ll be partnering with a WNC brewery to host a reserved seating beer brunch. These Sunday brunches will feature a carefully crafted menu using select beers from our partner brewery along with featured beers and suggested pairings. We’re excited to be partnering with Homeplace Beer Company for our August 19th brunch!
THIS IS A RESERVED SEATING EVENT! Please email us at [email protected] with the size of your party and preferred time (between 11 am and 2 pm) to secure your spot. We’ll email a confirmation or an alternate time if spots fill quickly. If you don’t receive a reply, please double check our email address and try resending. Reservations will be accepted through Thursday, August 16th.
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Chihuly at Biltmore represents the first art exhibition in Biltmore’s historic gardens, and the first garden exhibition of Dale Chihuly’s works in North Carolina. The world-renowned American artist’s work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide, and now, for a limited time only, they can be seen at Biltmore.
We invite you to immerse yourself in this unique visual experience, an absolute must-see presentation of unparalleled artistic expression.
Dazzling in daylight, the exhibition takes on an entirely new dimension when viewed after nightfall; experience the brilliance and beauty of these awe-inspiring marvels of color, form, and light.
Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Family,Recreation,Wellness & Fitness
Contact: Golf Pro Shop ext. 1034
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/golf
Let our golf professionals open the world of golf to you. This introduction to the game of golf is a clinic that covers the basic rules, etiquette, and the PGA’s of golf (posture, grip, and alignment). Clubs will be provided. Proper golf attire is required. Please sign-up at least one (1) day in advance by calling (800) 438-5800 ext. 1034.
Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Culinary
Contact: Blue Ridge
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/blue-ridge
The Blue Ridge is a farm-to-table artisanal buffet overlooking the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. Don’t miss the phenomenal Sunday Champagne Brunch. It’s the perfect way to end any week.
Adult Pricing:
Sunday Brunch $40 plus tax
Child Pricing (6-12):
Sunday Brunch $20 plus tax
Kids 5 and under eat free with paying adult.
Gratuity is included on parties of eight or more.
Attire: Resort Casual
Location: Vanderbilt Wing (Lobby Level)
Reservations: Recommended
2017 Parking Rates
Outdoor Self-Parking and Garage:
0-3 hours: Complimentary│4-6 hours: $10│6-24 hours: $15
Valet:
Day Guests: $15│Overnight Guests: $22
MARK YOUR CALENDARS and get excited for a fabulous Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade in 2018!
Uptown Charlotte hosts the region’s largest LGBTQ Pride event, including a FREE two-day festival on Saturday, Aug. 18 and Sunday, Aug. 19 in the heart of the city and the annual parade on Sunday! 150,000 attended over the course of the weekend in 2017, so let’s make 2018 a BLAST!
HEADLINER & FEATURED ENTERTAINERS ANNOUNCED!
Welcoming Superfruit to Charlotte! Learn more and see the full list of featured entertainers at https://charlottepride.org/stage/
VIP PASSES NOW ON SALE!
https://charlottepride.org/vip/
STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES!
GET INVOLVED!
Sign up to volunteer! We need YOU to make this year’s event a success! Learn more: https://charlottepride.org/volunteers/
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Dishing up great eats from this mobile kitchen.
Come hungry and leave happy and satisfied!
For today’s specials click here: www.farmtofender.com
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It’s that time again.
Time for Songs of Hope.
Time for Songs of Redemption.
Time for Songs of Things Fairly Similar Thematically To Hope and Redemption.
Come. Join Us. Do it do it do it. Amen.
Gospel Brunch @ SAB
Sunday, August 19th, 12noon-3pm
Music by Redneck Mimosa (Mare Carmody, Michael “Country” Carver, and Todd “Suburbanite” Hoke)
Food + Beer + Live Music = Hallelujahtime!
No Cover Charge of Any Sort or Manner
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Each Tuesday and Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., April through October, trained volunteer guides lead small groups of participants along woodland trails and through a variety of forest types. Depending on the season, topics of discussion include wildflowers, plant and tree identification, natural history, and the cultural and land use history of The North Carolina Arboretum. Guides may include areas such as the Natural Garden Trail and Bent Creek.
Programs are held rain or shine and participants should dress appropriately for the weather. Individuals should also wear sturdy shoes and bring water. Walks last 1.5- 2.5 hours, depending upon the interest of the group, and are approximately one to two miles in length. Due to length and content, this program is not recommended for children under 8 years of age.
Walks begin in the Baker Exhibit Center Lobby and space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Groups of five or more are required to pre-register by calling 828-665-2492. Walks are FREE, however, donations to The North Carolina Arboretum Society are appreciated. Regular parking fees apply. Arboretum Society Members always park free.
Due to size limitations of the tours, groups of 10 or more are required to book a private guided trail tour.
Are you looking for an excuse to knit or crochet for a good cause? Help make baby hats and blankets and adult hats, scarves, and slippers to support at-risk newborns and homeless adults. Your handmade knitwear will keep our neighbors warm. Volunteers with basic skills in knitting or crocheting are welcome. Please bring your own needles or crochet hooks and a pattern.
Check out Knit-n-Give on WLOS: http://wlos.com/news/only-on-wloscom/close-knit-group-of-women-use-their-talents-to-help-asheville-charities
Hey, Hendo!
It’s that time again, folks! We are back with OPTIONS! Also, attend this event and your next class is half price!
Join Hues of Hendo in Triskelion’s new mezzanine (huge loft!) & paint one of these two works of art while we sip some of their AMAZING beer. Did I mention we get our own, private bartender up there? You can also grab lunch from their new, permanent food truck.
OPTION 1) Bohemian Sea Turtle on a 16×20 Stretched Canvas
$25
OPTION 2) (See event page for pic) Hendersonville Sunset – Channel your inner Van Gogh & paint this whimsical sunset. This painting can be done on one 16×20 stretched canvas ($25) or you can go for the two canvas option and make it a couple’s afternoon for $35. Even solo painters can choose the 2 canvas option!
Hues of Hendo will provide everything you need to create your own masterpiece – including a 16×20 stretched canvas, easels, aprons, brushes, paint, etc.
Email [email protected] with your painting choice to register & receive your invoice. Seating is very limited.
Cheers!
Jessica
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The Asheville Tourists are a minor league baseball team based in Asheville, North Carolina. They play in the Class A South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since 1994.
Asheville teams have played under the Tourists moniker in different leagues and classifications for decades, with the earliest dating to 1897. The current team has played continuously in what is now known as the South Atlantic League since 1976. They have won three league championships, first in 1984 and most recently in 2014. Previous Tourists teams won a total of four additional championships.
The Tourists play home games at McCormick Field. The park opened in 1924, renovated in 1959, and renovated again for the 1992 season. McCormick Field seats 4,000 fans, and is notable for the scoreboard which reads “Visitors” in the guest slot and “Tourists” in the home slot
Live Music 2-5pm
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Come enjoy a craft beer by the Rocky Broad River. https://www.andyferrellmusic.com/
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In this comedy a couple discovers they are having a baby. Unfortunately they have a big fight leading to a break-up. Will their love for each other win out over their stubborness before the baby is born?
Sanctuary Brewing invites you to come celebrate our 3rd Year Anniversary on August 19th! As always, we’ll have a fine selection of never released before craft beers, plus all of your tried and true favorites!
We are beyond thrilled to Welcome back Bobby Bare Jr, namesake of our Bobby Beer Jr Kolsch!
Doors open at noon, ticketed only after 2 PM, music starts at 3!
About Bobby:
Bobby Bare, Jr. couldve phoned in a career. He couldve exploited the fact that hes the son of iconic Country Music Hall of Famer Bobby Bare, was born into Nashvilles Music Row elite, and counted artists like Shel Silverstein as close family friends and George Jones and Tammy Wynette as next door neighbors. Instead, Bobby blazed a path of unique songwriting craftsmanship with a voice that blows through you like an unyielding wind on the desolate prairie.
With a big-as-the-room persona, an ability to rock the doors off the most jaded of clubs, the heart to hold a room completely still with just his guitar, and a genius for arrangement, Bobby Bare, Jr. and his band of merry makers are one of the most unique bunches around. They are adept at abandoning common sense in favor of laying themselves at the feet of a rambunctious, freewheeling, and unfettered and unhinged muse.
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“Stories from Mothers of the Brides” consists of 25 monologues highlighting characters’ reactions to the dresses they wear for their daughters’ weddings, from funny to sad. This show was written and directed by Doreen Blue, a local resident.
Admission is free, with a $10 donation appreciated at the door. Tickets or reservations are not necessary
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This class will introduce you to the wonderful world of botanical distilling and the medicine it creates. We’ll go on a journey exploring the history, uses and various procedures of this ancient craft before we set-up a glass still create botanical magical of our own, both essential oil and hydrosol.
As the still reveals the plant’s essence and aroma to the class we’ll touch on application of hydrosols, the essential water, a plant medicine gaining popularity. How can you bring this gentle & versatile remedy and it’s potent physical, emotional and energetic medicine in your daily practice?
This workshop will cover a simple stove top distillation that can be easily replicated in any home, as well as a variety of other options for distilling from copper to glass stills. Basic set-up and technique will be discussed; including deciphering the hydrosol and essential oil, measuring for pH and potency, proper storage and troubleshooting. We’ll also cover questions to consider when beginning your journey into botanical distilling.
You’ll with a leave new way to experience plants and your own Fall harvest hydrosol or anointing oil.
Ash is the heart and soul behind Ritual Botanica, an Appalachian small-batch apothecary specializing in herbal hydrosols and spirit medicine . She’s dedicated years of her herbal journey to this magical craft and loves sharing it with other like minded plant allies, the type who like a bit of magic and a bit of science. Find her story at www.RitualBotanica.com or @Ritual_Botanica
You’ll with a leave new way to experience plants and your own Fall harvest hydrosol or anointing oil.
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Family Fun Day Presented by Ingles includes post game autographs and kids run the bases.
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Come cheer on the Tourists!
A Jocassee Lake Tour at a brand new time! Come enjoy a leisurely, slow-paced tour of Lake Jocassee, every Sunday afternoon, May through October. We’ll explore a different section of the lake every Sunday. Join us!
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The Groundling
By Marc Palmieri; Directed by Betsy Puckett
August 17-September 2, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm
NC Premiere! After stumbling upon an outdoor production of a Shakespeare play in Manhattan, Long Island landscaper Bob Malone returns home inspired to write a play about his troubled marriage. He hires two reluctant New York theatre professionals to spend a week at his home and stage the play in his garage, with a cast of colorful locals. A modern romantic comedy with a moving and unexpected ending.
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
Remember Who YOU Are Author Event
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Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes present Remember Who YOU Are: Achieve Success. Create Balance. Experience Fulfillment.
It’s the elusive trifecta every working woman desperately seeks.
Do you find yourself trying to be everything to everyone? Do you run yourself ragged but still feel something is missing? The struggle is real and all too common. Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes are two award-winning, c-suite executives who together have accumulated 60 plus years of work experience at the highest levels, 60 years of marriage, and raised four successful children. Collectively, they have managed more than 25,000 employees globally. Paula recently retired as President, Clinical Development at QuintilesIMS and Lisa has served as President & CEO of PurThread Technologies. Although Paula and Lisa were fierce competitors 20 years ago, they eventually formed a friendship and now, as a team, speak to corporations and women’s groups on a number of topics, including Complementing Not Competing, Packing Your Potential, and The Juggling Act.
In a transparent and relatable way, Paula and Lisa share personal experiences, insights and encouragement–what they wish they’d known 30 years ago–to women looking for career advancement and quality of life and men who want to improve their working relationships with women. Each chapter includes a personal letter from a successful female executive to her younger self that offers wise counsel for aspiring professional women. For working women who are still trying to ‘have it all’ but are left feeling not ‘good enough, ‘ Paula and Lisa explain how achieving success, creating balance and experiencing fulfillment begins and ends with Remember(ing) Who You Are.
This book is available for purchase in-store, by phone, or online by visiting https://www.malaprops.com/book/9781683506478
We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here.
Can’t make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance, and we’ll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online.
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Come on out and dance! All are welcome!
Leader: Bob Thompson
Music: Cathy Arps, fiddle; Michael Garner, fiddle; Esther Holsen, recorder; Karen Gaughan, piano.
3:30pm-4:00pm, Pre-Dance Workshop – Regular dancers assisting Beginners with basic ECD dance figures.
4:00pm-6:30pm, Dance.
$7
$6, Old Farmers Ball Members
All are welcome; no partner necessary; wear comfortable clothes and shoes; bring a snack to share from time to time; fragrance-free dance. Spread the word, and bring all your friends and neighbors!
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