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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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
What is Tai Chi and Is it Right for Me?
Jan 31 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Leicester Public Library

This free introductory class includes a discussion of the evidence-based health benefits of practicing Tai Chi, a demonstration of Sun Style Tai Chi, and a discussion of the history of the art form. There will be an opportunity to practice a few basic postures.

This class may be helpful to anyone who has wondered if they might enjoy learning and practicing Tai Chi . If there is enough interest, we will offer a Tai Chi class series this winter/spring.

Patricia P. Gilliam, PhD, ANP-BC will be the instructor. Patricia is a Board-Certified Tai Chi For Health Instructor and Nurse Practitioner.

Registration is required. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the 12 Steps
Jan 31 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Asheville Yoga Center

This 6-week workshop series is inspired by Richard Rohr’s, “Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps”. Throughout this series, we will explore The Twelve Steps as described in this powerful book and how they connect with Spirituality and Yoga. Join instructor, Rosie Mulford, as she takes you on a journey to gain a deeper understanding of how the ancient principles in the Gospels and the modern-day Twelve Steps can help to free those who struggle with addiction.

Interweaving yogic philosophy and asana to “connect the dots,” this 6-week workshop will include discussion, movement, pranayama and relaxation.

This course is open to all recovery paths or anyone affected by addiction and no prior yoga experience is required.

We will unpack 3 major principles of addiction:

1. We all have a universal addiction to the way we think 2. We must recognize that we are already that which we seek to become and we already have that which we desire 3. We need to rid ourselves of the heaviness of the ego in order to see what we are and what we have

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Swannanoa Library Tiny Tots Yoga
Feb 1 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Swannanoa Public Library

A fun combination of movement, songs and stories along with yoga poses and learning breath techniques–good for everyone! This program will be held indoors during the winter, so space is limited. Mats are provided.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Webinar QuickBooks Online: Understanding Customer Transactions
Feb 7 @ 10:00 am
online

Join QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisor, Candy Williams, as she helps you to understand bookkeeping concepts for your small business.

Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the 12 Steps
Feb 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Asheville Yoga Center

This 6-week workshop series is inspired by Richard Rohr’s, “Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps”. Throughout this series, we will explore The Twelve Steps as described in this powerful book and how they connect with Spirituality and Yoga. Join instructor, Rosie Mulford, as she takes you on a journey to gain a deeper understanding of how the ancient principles in the Gospels and the modern-day Twelve Steps can help to free those who struggle with addiction.

Interweaving yogic philosophy and asana to “connect the dots,” this 6-week workshop will include discussion, movement, pranayama and relaxation.

This course is open to all recovery paths or anyone affected by addiction and no prior yoga experience is required.

We will unpack 3 major principles of addiction:

1. We all have a universal addiction to the way we think 2. We must recognize that we are already that which we seek to become and we already have that which we desire 3. We need to rid ourselves of the heaviness of the ego in order to see what we are and what we have

Saturday, February 11, 2023
Building Racial Equity in Land, Food, and Health Systems
Feb 11 all-day
Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center

This training is led by Community Food Strategies and is geared toward community leaders, educators, and folks working in the food system. We will look at how racial inequity is perpetuated by institutional and structural systems and is normalized to the extent of being nearly invisible. Simultaneously, our country’s agricultural system has an unacknowledged debt to Black, Indigenous and people of color. Together, we will build understanding around historical and current impacts of structural racism on our food and agricultural systems.

Instructors will share best practices and challenges around engaging racial equity personally, institutionally and culturally. You will leave this training with greater awareness of our shared history, of our interconnected liberation and healing, and a greater capacity to address all forms of marginalization and undo food system inequities to the benefit of all.

Lunch is provided. Space is limited to 35. Register and RSVP at dreamingstone.org/upcoming.

We will follow state regulations with COVID protocols and will keep participants informed before and after the event concerning any heightened risks, or protocol changes.

Sunday, February 12, 2023
Yoga Taco Mosa
Feb 12 @ 10:30 am
The Grey Eagle
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the 12 Steps
Feb 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Asheville Yoga Center

This 6-week workshop series is inspired by Richard Rohr’s, “Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps”. Throughout this series, we will explore The Twelve Steps as described in this powerful book and how they connect with Spirituality and Yoga. Join instructor, Rosie Mulford, as she takes you on a journey to gain a deeper understanding of how the ancient principles in the Gospels and the modern-day Twelve Steps can help to free those who struggle with addiction.

Interweaving yogic philosophy and asana to “connect the dots,” this 6-week workshop will include discussion, movement, pranayama and relaxation.

This course is open to all recovery paths or anyone affected by addiction and no prior yoga experience is required.

We will unpack 3 major principles of addiction:

1. We all have a universal addiction to the way we think 2. We must recognize that we are already that which we seek to become and we already have that which we desire 3. We need to rid ourselves of the heaviness of the ego in order to see what we are and what we have

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Swannanoa Library Tiny Tots Yoga
Feb 15 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Swannanoa Public Library

A fun combination of movement, songs and stories along with yoga poses and learning breath techniques–good for everyone! This program will be held indoors during the winter, so space is limited. Mats are provided.

Tiny Tots Yoga
Feb 15 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Swannanoa Public Library

A fun combination of movement, songs and stories along with yoga poses and learning breath techniques–good for everyone! This program will be held indoors during the winter, so space is limited. Mats are provided.

Questions? Call Swannanoa Library at 828-250-6486

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Try Tai Chi @ the Weaverville Library!
Feb 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Weaverville Public Library

Try Tai Chi at the Weaverville Library!

Learn more about the gentle art of Tai Chi. These Thursday PM sessions are suitable for beginners and regular practitioners alike.  You may join at any point in the series.  Come as often as you are able.  No pre-registration is necessary. All ages are welcome. Children must have adult partners participating.  Come try Tai Chi!

This is a partnership program with Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi and the Friends of the Weaverville Library. 

Friday, February 17, 2023
Yoga Returns to the Museum
Feb 17 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Asheville Art Museum

Need to unwind after a long, stressful work week? Then join us in the Museum’s atrium on Saturday mornings for Yoga for All Bodies | Yoga for Mental Health, followed by social time with free coffee, tea, and a fresh-baked pastry at the rooftop Perspective Café.

This class features gentle stretching and strengthening aimed to restore the body and mind—focusing on breathing, body awareness, and mindset care. All levels are welcome. Please bring your own mat. Reserve your spot soon; there’s only capacity for 20 per class.

Saturdays, March 4–April 8 (six sessions)
9–10am Yoga for All Bodies | Yoga for Mental Health

10–10:30am Social time in the rooftop Perspective Café


Purchase a six session package and receive a 10 percent discount.

Registration is required.

Freedom and the Frontal Lobe
Feb 17 @ 7:00 pm
Upward Seventh-day Adventist Church

In this seminar we look into the fundamentals of bad habits and how to overcome them. How are habits formed, and how can they be changed? Many struggle with a variety of habits ranging from anger, lack of forgiveness, lust, addictions to substances, repetitive unhealthy thoughts and a host of other vices. In this seminar we look at scientific, health, and Biblical principles that aid in the victory over habits. Presented by Chad and Fadia Kreuzer. Chad and Fadia share seminars on health, the Bible, and overcoming habits. They have taught in Europe and throughout North America.
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Saturday, February 18, 2023
Overcoming Stress and Anxiety
Feb 18 @ 9:30 am
Upward Seventh-day Adventist Church

In this seminar we look into the fundamentals of bad habits and how to overcome them. How are habits formed, and how can they be changed? Many struggle with a variety of habits ranging from anger, lack of forgiveness, lust, addictions to substances, repetitive unhealthy thoughts and a host of other vices. In this seminar we look at scientific, health, and Biblical principles that aid in the victory over habits. Presented by Chad and Fadia Kreuzer. Chad and Fadia share seminars on health, the Bible, and overcoming habits. They have taught in Europe and throughout North America.
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Victory in the MInd
Feb 18 @ 10:45 am
Upward Seventh-day Adventist Church

In this seminar we look into the fundamentals of bad habits and how to overcome them. How are habits formed, and how can they be changed? Many struggle with a variety of habits ranging from anger, lack of forgiveness, lust, addictions to substances, repetitive unhealthy thoughts and a host of other vices. In this seminar we look at scientific, health, and Biblical principles that aid in the victory over habits. Presented by Chad and Fadia Kreuzer. Chad and Fadia share seminars on health, the Bible, and overcoming habits. They have taught in Europe and throughout North America.
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Free Pilates Class
Feb 18 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Pack Memorial Library

Join Alexis from Cisco Pilates Asheville for a free Pilates mat class! The class is beginner friendly. This will be offered in-person at Pack Library or from the comfort of your own home. You choose!

To register for the in-person class, please use the registration option on this calendar entry. To register for the online class, visit ciscopilates.as.me…

These classes are offered to the public free of charge, sponsored by the Friends of Pack Library.

We will have some yoga mats on hand for the in-person participants, but feel free to bring your own equipment and water bottle!

If you have any questions, please call Jen at 828-250-4700 or email [email protected].

Lust, Relationships and Happiness
Feb 18 @ 5:30 pm
Upward Seventh-day Adventist Church

In this seminar we look into the fundamentals of bad habits and how to overcome them. How are habits formed, and how can they be changed? Many struggle with a variety of habits ranging from anger, lack of forgiveness, lust, addictions to substances, repetitive unhealthy thoughts and a host of other vices. In this seminar we look at scientific, health, and Biblical principles that aid in the victory over habits. Presented by Chad and Fadia Kreuzer. Chad and Fadia share seminars on health, the Bible, and overcoming habits. They have taught in Europe and throughout North America.
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Sunday, February 19, 2023
Bend + Brew! Pop Up Yoga Class
Feb 19 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Hillman Beer

Join us for an all-levels yoga experience and stay afterward for some community!

Instructor: Claudia Strauss

No experience necessary, all levels welcome.

Please enter at the Catawba Ave entrance, follow the hall to enter.

Bring a mat.

Thursday, February 23, 2023
The 3R Daniel Fast Registration
Feb 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Dana Community Park Center

Join us on February 23, 2023 at the Dana Community Center and register for a health event that can transform your life! Discover the power of a highly effective, simple, and pure diet (not a starvation plan!) as we explore how to reduce cholesterol, blood pressure, and unwanted weight.

Also, you can choose to participate in testing that will show you where you started and how far you progressed during the program. Normally, these tests are pricey, but in the 3R Daniel Fast program you get the initial and final tests for just $15/person.

The full program will include easy-to-follow food demonstrations and recipes, as well as Bible and science-based health lectures given by physicians. Learn how to pray fervently and effectively and take home daily devotional materials to help you grow.

This event is the perfect opportunity to take control of your health and start living your best life. Register at the Dana Community Center on February 23 and don’t miss out on this 21-day, life-changing experience!

Sunday, February 26, 2023
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT
Feb 26 all-day
BULLINGTON GARDENS

Have you wanted to develop your intuition? Have you experienced psychic phenomenon that you can’t explain? This two-day class will help you understand how to home in on these skills personally or professionally.

This course will be taught by Anthony Mikolojeski/Psychic Medium. He is known as the Asheville Medium. Anthony has trained with some of the best psychic mediums in the United States and the United Kingdom. He has studied at the prestigious Arthur Findlay College in Stansted, England for advanced mediumship training. Now through teaching, Anthony is now sharing his advanced knowledge. You can read more about his story, educational references, and reviews at his website: ashevillemedium.com and his Google Business Page: Anthony Mikolojeski Psychic Medium.
Anthony lives here locally in Hendersonville. He does personal readings in-person or by phone and skype, group readings,
demonstrates mediumship in front of large audiences in the U.S and Canada.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Students will have a complete understanding of the foundation of psychic development. Through guidance and meditations studdents will understand the importance of breathwork, grounding, applying the chakra system and how it relates to the body and how each chakra works in psychic development and the expanding your awareness. Then expanding that awareness to work psychically with each other.
Each student will have the knowledge of all the different psychic modalities and how to use them.
Students will be working with each other and the instructor, in several exercises throughout this two-day course.

An organic lunch will be served for both days.

You can read more about this workshop at; EVENTBRIGHT.COM “INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT

Work trade Opportunity: Organic Growers School 30th Annual Spring Conference
Feb 26 @ 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Mars Hill University Campus

Organic Growers School is now accepting work trade applications for the 30th Annual Spring Conference & Market!

The OGS Spring Conference will be held at Mars Hill University from February 24-26, 2023.

In exchange for each shift worked you will be compensated for the same day of the Conference. For example; if you work trade on Saturday, you will have access to the Conference on Saturday and will be free to attend workshops throughout the day, as long as they don’t conflict with your shift hours.

Work traders can select two shifts if they would like to attend on Saturday and Sunday, or three shifts, if they would like to participate the whole weekend.

General work trade shifts do not require special skills or backgrounds. They do, however, require timeliness and a friendly demeanor. Classroom Assistants/Moderators require training and classroom experience.

You should expect to be working during some of the class time unless you are approved for a pre-or post-conference shift, or come as a paying participant.

Please review the website for shift descriptions and complete the Work Trade Application if you are interested.

Work Trade at Spring Conference – Organic Growers School

We appreciate your interest in work trading for the 30th Annual Spring Conference & Market. Work traders play a vital role in the success of this event!

Thanks for your support,

Work Trade Deposit:

All volunteers are required to submit a $40 deposit. Please complete one registration and submit only one deposit. You may include any additional interest shifts in the additional notes section of the work trade application. Deposits are refunded once you complete your work trade shift. Once your schedule and duties are confirmed, it is up to you to show up for your shifts on time and to complete your shift as asked. In the unfortunate event that you do not fulfill your shift, we will process your credit card for the deposit amount. If providing a deposit is not possible, please email [email protected] so we may consider other options.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Swannanoa Library Tiny Tots Yoga
Mar 1 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Swannanoa Public Library

A fun combination of movement, songs and stories along with yoga poses and learning breath techniques–good for everyone! This program will be held indoors during the winter, so space is limited. Mats are provided.

Saturday, March 4, 2023
Yoga Returns to the Museum
Mar 4 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Asheville Art Museum

Need to unwind after a long, stressful work week? Then join us in the Museum’s atrium on Saturday mornings for Yoga for All Bodies | Yoga for Mental Health, followed by social time with free coffee, tea, and a fresh-baked pastry at the rooftop Perspective Café.

This class features gentle stretching and strengthening aimed to restore the body and mind—focusing on breathing, body awareness, and mindset care. All levels are welcome. Please bring your own mat. Reserve your spot soon; there’s only capacity for 20 per class.

Saturdays, March 4–April 8 (six sessions)
9–10am Yoga for All Bodies | Yoga for Mental Health

10–10:30am Social time in the rooftop Perspective Café


Purchase a six session package and receive a 10 percent discount.

Registration is required.

Fun with Fluid Art Workshop
Mar 4 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Purple Crayon

Fluid art is a form of abstract art that uses acrylic paints with a runny (fluid) consistency. The water-based paints, when combined with silicone oil, react to create beautiful, often awe-inspiring, “cells.” As the paints run amok and spill across your canvas, the possibilities are endless!

In this workshop, local artist Brooke Szweda will share her “secret recipe” for creating the perfect fluid art paint mixture, and you’ll use it to do several different acrylic pours—including a couple of more advanced options. You’ll practice the techniques, making multiple 8” x 10” abstract paintings, and you’ll learn how to finish your painting with an acrylic coating.

This class is great for people who have never created fluid art, but it also gives “frequent flyers” opportunities to try new paint mixtures and pouring methods and continue experimenting with color!

Saturday, March 11, 2023
Yoga Returns to the Museum
Mar 11 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Asheville Art Museum

Need to unwind after a long, stressful work week? Then join us in the Museum’s atrium on Saturday mornings for Yoga for All Bodies | Yoga for Mental Health, followed by social time with free coffee, tea, and a fresh-baked pastry at the rooftop Perspective Café.

This class features gentle stretching and strengthening aimed to restore the body and mind—focusing on breathing, body awareness, and mindset care. All levels are welcome. Please bring your own mat. Reserve your spot soon; there’s only capacity for 20 per class.

Saturdays, March 4–April 8 (six sessions)
9–10am Yoga for All Bodies | Yoga for Mental Health

10–10:30am Social time in the rooftop Perspective Café


Purchase a six session package and receive a 10 percent discount.

Registration is required.

Workshop: DYSTOPIA with Ripley Improv
Mar 11 @ 11:00 am
The Magnetic Theatre

DYSTOPIA WORKSHOP
Presented by Ripley Improv
Learn how to improvise narrative through the lens of genre! Ripley Improv will pull back the curtain and reveal the tropes, themes, and characters that make an improvised play a YA Dystopia. You’ll monologue, you’ll fight, you’ll fall in love, and, in the end, you’ll know how to construct a complete show. After you attend the workshop, be sure to get a ticket to the show. Ripley will be drawing an attendee’s name from a hat. The winner will be one of the tributes to perform in Saturday’s DYSTOPIA show.

About Ripley Improv:

Ripley is an all-female and nonbinary, genderqueer improv collective that creates stories about people who save the day, save the world, and save each other.

Their mission: To awaken bravery, embrace weird, and cultivate play.

March 11, 2023
Saturday at 11am

Monday, March 13, 2023
Work out for free at Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
Mar 13 all-day
Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center

Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) recently renovated fitness centers at Linwood Crump Shiloh and Stephens-Lee community centers – and community members can enjoy use of cardio equipment, exercise machines, free weights, open gym time, and more through June 30, 2023. During this time, APR will waive membership and daily pass fees so more people can access the necessities for a regular fitness routine. Locals can sign up online or at either community center to receive a fitness center key fob that can be scanned at either location.

 

“Our team is committed to creating spaces in which everyone feels welcome,” according to D. Tyrell McGirt, APR Director. “We are in the community building business. The gyms and fitness rooms at these two locations are filled with everything you’d expect from other top-notch fitness facilities and dedicated to body positivity and accessible wellness. By waiving the cost to use them for the first six months of the year, we hope more friends and neighbors will be able to connect with each other and maintain healthy lifestyles.”

Work out for free at Stephens-Lee Community Center
Mar 13 all-day
Stephens-Lee Community Center

Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) recently renovated fitness centers at Linwood Crump Shiloh and Stephens-Lee community centers – and community members can enjoy use of cardio equipment, exercise machines, free weights, open gym time, and more through June 30, 2023. During this time, APR will waive membership and daily pass fees so more people can access the necessities for a regular fitness routine. Locals can sign up online or at either community center to receive a fitness center key fob that can be scanned at either location.

 

“Our team is committed to creating spaces in which everyone feels welcome,” according to D. Tyrell McGirt, APR Director. “We are in the community building business. The gyms and fitness rooms at these two locations are filled with everything you’d expect from other top-notch fitness facilities and dedicated to body positivity and accessible wellness. By waiving the cost to use them for the first six months of the year, we hope more friends and neighbors will be able to connect with each other and maintain healthy lifestyles.”

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Work out for free at Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
Mar 14 all-day
Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center

Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) recently renovated fitness centers at Linwood Crump Shiloh and Stephens-Lee community centers – and community members can enjoy use of cardio equipment, exercise machines, free weights, open gym time, and more through June 30, 2023. During this time, APR will waive membership and daily pass fees so more people can access the necessities for a regular fitness routine. Locals can sign up online or at either community center to receive a fitness center key fob that can be scanned at either location.

 

“Our team is committed to creating spaces in which everyone feels welcome,” according to D. Tyrell McGirt, APR Director. “We are in the community building business. The gyms and fitness rooms at these two locations are filled with everything you’d expect from other top-notch fitness facilities and dedicated to body positivity and accessible wellness. By waiving the cost to use them for the first six months of the year, we hope more friends and neighbors will be able to connect with each other and maintain healthy lifestyles.”

Work out for free at Stephens-Lee Community Center
Mar 14 all-day
Stephens-Lee Community Center

Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) recently renovated fitness centers at Linwood Crump Shiloh and Stephens-Lee community centers – and community members can enjoy use of cardio equipment, exercise machines, free weights, open gym time, and more through June 30, 2023. During this time, APR will waive membership and daily pass fees so more people can access the necessities for a regular fitness routine. Locals can sign up online or at either community center to receive a fitness center key fob that can be scanned at either location.

 

“Our team is committed to creating spaces in which everyone feels welcome,” according to D. Tyrell McGirt, APR Director. “We are in the community building business. The gyms and fitness rooms at these two locations are filled with everything you’d expect from other top-notch fitness facilities and dedicated to body positivity and accessible wellness. By waiving the cost to use them for the first six months of the year, we hope more friends and neighbors will be able to connect with each other and maintain healthy lifestyles.”