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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Join us for Western North Carolina’s biggest Pride festival yet: Three Performance Stages, 175 Booths, 2 Dozen Food Vendors.
Where else can you bathe yourself in music while exploring social justice, shopping for swag, and meeting welcoming employers, healthcare providers and community service organizations? Come early for our first annual PRIDE PROCESSION through Asheville (10:30).
PERFORMERS INCLUDE: Rhoda Weaver & the Soul Mates; Jangling Sparrows; Modern Strangers; Wanda Lopez; The Gypsy Swingers; The Dirty Badgers; DJ Rexx Step; Wild Bodema; Second Line Band — and the Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus.
Join us for our 10th Annual Blue Ridge Pride Festival – out biggest ever! 3 performance stages; 170 vendors, community service groups and organizations. This year, we’ll be adding a PARADE!
VENDORS, VOLUNTEERS, PATRONS & SPONSORS: Go to https://blueridgepride.org/festival-2018/.
ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP: https://blueridgepride.org/2018-festival-guide/.
Photo Credit: David Avigdor
https://www.facebook.com/events/191706874878406/
Charles Harriott will be hanging out here in Asheville for a week After a 9 month tour abroad teaching and traingin BJJ all over the world! He taught and trained in San Juan Puerto Rico, FL, GA, NC, Montana, Kona Hawaii, Osaka, Japan, Kaohsiung Taiwan, Hanoi Vietnam, Athens & Paros Greece, Mantova & Bibione Italy, Tel Aviv Israel, Utrech Netherlands, London England and we’re his first seminar back in the State. We are very fortunate to have him stopping in for a No-gi BJJ seminar! If you are currently training in BJJ you need to be here! He will be going over The Darce Choke and necktie variations.
Here’s a little info on the amazing Charles Harriot:
“Charles Harriott’s martial arts journey was sparked by the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. With the support of his parents this lead to learning Tae Kwon Do and American Kenpo in childhood. Heavily focusing on both the performance and point sparring elements. At age 13 he showed an early passion for sharing what he knew and began instructing, coaching both demonstration and sparring teams. As he entered high school his dojo emphasized cross training in kick boxing, judo, and kali.
At 17 he left home to attend the University of Florida to pursue a degree in Physics. While there with the advice of his elder sister he joined the Hip Hop Collective and found a passion for breakdance. This time breakdancing would serve him well when he began Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The coodination, balance, dexderity, and creativity translated beautifully to Jiu Jitsu. In the coming years he would train in many disciplines (kung fu, ken jutsu, judo, muay thai), but Jiu Jitsu and breakdance would hold a special place.”
http://www.charlesharriott.com/
https://charlesharriott.wordpress.com/about/
https://www.facebook.com/events/228036757900798/
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.
Join us from 11:00 AM till 12:30 PM on Saturday, September 29th for our first in a series of Dutch Oven cooking workshops. This outdoor workshop takes place at the historic Miller Farmstead atop beautiful Strawberry Mountian, located in Roan Mountain State Park. Ranger Phil Hylen will be introducing the must-knows of dutch oven cooking while serving up old timey reciepes perfect for the cool autumn season.
This week’s Dutch Oven recipe will be a classic: Country-style chicken and dumplings with an autumn salad on the side. The meal ingredients are listed below, so be sure to check for any possible allergies before registering. This program is limited to 8 people and costs $10.00 per participant. This cost includes the lesson and meal. Register by clicking the green registration button on the following page: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/event_details/roan-mountain/#/?event=dutch-oven-wilderness
Recipe Details:
celery
carrots
reduced-sodium chicken broth
chicken breast
poultry seasoning (includes garlic)
black pepper
reduced-fat biscuit/baking mix
fat-free milk
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 260 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 54mg cholesterol, 1039mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 27g protein.
Salad will have walnuts, various greens (including red clover and spinach), goat cheese, and granny smith apples.
https://www.facebook.com/events/317129602387802/
Kidding Around Yoga with Amber is fun, creative, and blissful.
This class will introduce classic yoga, meditation, breath work, and stress management in a kid friendly style with original music, games, and imaginative stories.
All ages welcome.
$5-$10 suggested donation.
We do have a few mats but feel free to bring your own.
Namaste ?
https://www.facebook.com/events/1963197653972686/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 774-3000
Link: http://www.leicestercommunitycenter.com
Kids Dog Show
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 774-3000
Link: http://www.leicestercommunitycenter.com
Low Cost Rabies Clinic
YO friends! When you come to the Pride festival this Saturday, don’t forget to stop by and say hi! We have awesome new YO T-shirts from our friends Lightning Bolt Ink that will be on sale AND you can get your face painted :) We can’t wait to see all your lovely faces!
We will be located front and center near the stage. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/270388220249632/
3rd Annual Hooligan Hullabaloo Car show presented by the Hooligans CC South Carolina, The Clardy Law Firm and Harley Davidson of Greenville
Hosted by Grease Inc Magazine
Cars, Music, Vendors, Live Auction and lots more…..
Registration for show vehicles will be $20 pre 1972 only
This year we have several new things up our sleeve that you are gauranteed to enjoy!
https://www.facebook.com/events/133979737194880/
Come grab a pint and enjoy some tasty gourmet southern fusion cuisine from Appalachian Chic!
https://www.facebook.com/events/495879937513604/
Come get your Fairy Hair Sparkles!
It’s that time of year again! We’re releasing our delicious festbier. And to celebrate properly, we’re serving it up in Limited Edition 20 oz. Archetype beer steins, and we’ll have brats and dogs serving up from 12:00 – 7:00 along with all the fixin’s. Come enjoy a stein of light, refreshing, awesome-ness and some German nosh. Lederhosen encouraged.
https://www.facebook.com/events/227766937905995/
Homeward Bound’s REACH Fund has collaborated with Josh Blake and Salvage Station to bring you a stellar line-up of some of Asheville’s best musicians to raise funds to eliminate chronic homelessness in Western North Carolina. Josh Blake started Harmony for the Homeless in 2017 and has graciously agreed to partner with REACH Fund to bring you this annual event, now named Harmonies for Homes.
The event is free to the public, but a $20 suggested donation at the door is welcomed. Bring the kids for a fun early day out! Sorry, pets are not allowed at Salvage Station.
Music will begin at noon and continue thru 5pm on the indoor stage at Salvage Station, rain or shine. Many of your favorite Asheville vendors will be present in the courtyard and have agreed to donate a percentage of their profits to the REACH Fund for that day. Vendors include, but are not limited to:
Hazel Twenty
The Hop Ice Cream Cafe
Harpe Laser and Wellness
Gypsy Face & Body Art
Appalachian Healing Arts Collective
Axeville Throwing Club
more to come…
https://www.facebook.com/events/644054509307223/
CELEBRATE – TOAST – FEAST
This marks the close of another bountiful harvest and the start of the 2018 Vintage. It’s one of the most exciting times at the vineyard and winery!
The air will be full of the sweet scent of the ripe harvest – – a succulent pig roast that’s been roasting for hours and of course, our glasses overflowing with wine!!
Join us as we toast to the close of 2018 and a beautiful vintage!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/501200390340130/
Intro to Human Design with Alex Thomson
Human Design is a system built around the intersection of science and spirituality. Learn how to operate with flow and ease in your life through understanding your unique design.
Saturday, September 29th, 12-4pm
$111
Early Birds Save 10% by 9/18/18
Purchase with a friend, both save $22 (please sign up at studio or via email for this discount [email protected])
Questions? Contact [email protected]
Online tickets: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=492&sDate=9/29/2018&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1
About Alex Thomson
Alexander is a spiritually oriented, intuitive natural healer with the unique gift of combining modalities. He works in several different areas as he recognizes the benefit of utilizing complementary disciplines. Working within the light, with the highest intent, he is guided by his intuition to help people experience a new freedom in life and resolve issues and hurtles to prevent them from reaching their full potential. Alexander is now focusing his energy and gifts into the education and enlightenment of any and all who want to expand their hearts and minds into understanding and accessing the New Paradigm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/260913767852280/
Join us for a cleanup of the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers as we prepare for the 6th Annual Root Ball “party for the river.”
Participants of the river cleanup will receive a discounted ticket price to the Root Ball and a GreenWorks “Love Where You Live” tshirt. Make sure to get your ticket! Kids 13 and under get into the Root Ball and cleanup for free.
Register for the cleanup and find more information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSce070QSAXLTq1bbkTM6ndShLo5mfgydAJ-2Uvepliq03reEQ/viewform?usp=pp_url
Email [email protected] with questions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/303834470420340/
Drink delicious Hillman Beer, eat Rise Above Deli treats and cheer on the Wolfpack!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/459180147923242/
Join us at 1pm on Saturday, September 29th. We’ll be playing the original modern classic Catan!
Free to enter, prizes for top finishers.
Must register in advance here:
http://wellplayedasheville.com/event/saturday-series-settlers-of-catan-tournament/?instance_id=4447
https://www.facebook.com/events/314407012700309/
Come enjoy a fall afternoon at the farm co-hosted by the Creative Experiences Early Childhood Education Class at Blue Ridge Community College! Games, crafts, wagon rides, and the farmhouse will be open for self-guided tours. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. $10 per family (cash, cards, or checks).
https://www.facebook.com/events/242220996475885/
Delving into the realm of herbs in spell work can be a daunting task. Join Rev. Amy Blackthorn to discover how the herbs in your local witchy store, as well as your kitchen cabinet, can be used to create the outcome you desire. From sprinkling cinnamon in your wallet to draw money, all the way to find which herbs can connect you with the divine.
https://www.facebook.com/events/279140959344296/
Visitors to Grovewood Village will have the opportunity to learn the story of Biltmore Industries on a guided history tour, offered Wednesday – Saturday at 1pm during April – November. The tour includes a visit to Biltmore Industries’ production facility (aka Dye House), where guests can peek into the past and view the original looms, carding machines, spinning mule and dye vats used to make the famed Biltmore Handwoven Homespun.
The tours last approximately 45 minutes and operate on a first-come, first-served basis, open to 25 people. There is no charge to take the tour, but donations are appreciated. Tours begin at the Homespun Museum in Grovewood Village, where a docent will give a detailed overview of Biltmore Industries’ historic importance before leading guests into the 100-year-old Dye House (usually closed to the public).
Private group tours are also offered for a fee and should be scheduled at least one week in advance.
Medical Cannabis Rally for supporters to come out of the closet and show our legislature that they are not representing the majority of NC citizens.
https://www.facebook.com/events/261824741324952/
Beer, food, music, liters, competitions, and more beer. Mark your calendars for the most festive of weekends in celebration of one of our favorite times of the year.
Current schedule of festivities (more to be announced!):
Tues, 9/25: Kovats Vienna Lager Release
Wed, 9/26: Dunkel Release
Thurs, 9/27: Von Steuben Oktoberfest Lager Release
Fri, 9/28: Swamp Rabbit Railroad jams from 630-930, Brat eating contest at 6 (Sponsored by Sysco Foods).
Sat, 9/29: Tuba Gin jamming from 1-4 and Karl Lauber jamming from 6-8, with a competition for best apple strudel from 6-8 and a stein race at 5pm.
Sun, 9/30 (opening at 12): Foothills Oompah Band from 3-6, with stein holding competition (multiple events throughout the day) and best mustache and beard contest from 3-6 with winners announced at 630.
https://www.facebook.com/events/698703717157653/
Mountain Heritage Day – Fun for the Entire Family!
http://mountainheritageday.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1809827745728556/
Join Asheville School for a dance technique and repertory workshop with NC Dance Festival Touring Artists Kristen Taylor Duncan and Megan Mazarick. Open to students in 8th – 12th grade.
The NC Dance Festival is an annual festival produced by the Dance Project that aims to support the creation of new choreography and the presentation of high-quality repertory, build and strengthen relationships between dance artists within North Carolina and provide access to and education about modern and contemporary dance to audiences and students. The festival presents work by some of the best modern dance choreographers in the state. This year, the festival has performances in Asheville, Durham, Charlotte and Greensboro.
In conjunction with the NC Dance Festival Asheville performances, the Asheville School Fine Arts Program will host “Moving with Makers,” a dance technique and repertory workshop featuring two NC Dance Festival artists on Saturday, September 29, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. for area students in eighth through twelfth grades. The workshop will take place in the Walker Arts Center’s Graham Theater on Asheville School’s campus.
Students are invited to join NC Dance Festival artists Kristin Taylor Duncan and Megan Mazarick for an afternoon of movement. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a technique class and learn selected repertory while gathering insight into the artists’ choreographic approaches.
This class pairs with the NC Dance Festival’s opening show, which will take place at the BeBe Theater in Asheville on Friday, September 28. The show will feature the work of four NC Dance Festival artists, including Duncan and Mazarick. By pairing the workshop with the evening performances, students will gain a deeper perspective into the world of working artists.
For more information or to sign up for “Moving with Makers,” contact Asheville School Chair of Fine Arts Kathy Leiner at [email protected] or 828-215-2410. Workshop tickets are $5 or free with the purchase of tickets to the NC Dance Festival in Asheville: Bebe Theater.
Join our fest at Mellie Mac’s Garden Shack and unWINE’d in support of bounty & soul!
Face Painting
Henna Art
Mountain Fairy Hair
Cathy Cleary, with Southern Harvest Cookbook
Stepfanie Romine and Eric Christiansen on Cooking with Medicinal Mushrooms/Pisgah Gourmet
Performance by BMCA Dance Troupe
Plus…
Visit with bounty & soul’s Produce for the People Truck to learn health tips & more about Hunger Action Month
20 percent of sales from Mellie Mac’s Garden Shack & unWINE’d go to support bounty & soul’s mission to create healthier communities!
Follow bounty & soul at https://www.facebook.com/bountyandsoul/
https://www.facebook.com/events/283813712347307/
Join us at Bold Rock Mills River on September 29th for Rockin’ for Rescue, a charity benefit for the Asheville Humane Society! We’ll have live music all day by The Breakout Band, The Analog Playback, The Notch, and The Remainders.
A suggested donation of $10 per person and pet food/supplies will be accepted at the event. These bands have given their time to make sure more pets, like Roscoe, can be saved. Please give from your heart. See Roscoe’s full story here: https://ashevillehumane.org/news/roscoes-new-legs, and donate online here: https://ashevillehumane.org/donate
https://www.facebook.com/events/265041751008566/
Beginner Wheel Throwing with Cayce Kolstad
Tuesdays 3-5:30pm
August 28- October 2
With an emphasis on ceramic tableware, this class is a perfect introduction to throwing on the potter’s wheel. We will explore the fundamental forms of functional pottery and work towards altering them to make cups, mugs, bowls and more. We will also cover the basics of glazing in order to create food safe pots you can use at home.
Level: Beginner and Seasoned Beginner
Tuition: $235 + $35 Lab Fee
Modern Strangers is very excited to participate in the 10th Annual Blue Ridge Pride Festival! We play from 3-4 PM on the Main Stage.
Other Acts include: Men’s Choir of Asheville, Wild Bodema, Rhoda Weaver and the Soul Mates, The Gypsy Swingers, Jangling Sparrows, Wanda Lopez and The Dirty Badgers
ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP: https://blueridgepride.org/2018-festival-guide/.
https://youtu.be/K9Mh3jzM8Cw – Live Video from the Orange peel
Modern Strangers is is an Asheville-based band playing high-energy, toe-tapping, and melodic rock music! A 4-piece combo of journeymen musicians, they take their varied influences and form them into a JanglePop juggernaut. Hard to pin down their sound, they’ve heard comparisons from The Beatles to The Pixies to early REM to Elvis Costello to The Kinks. Catchy songs, vocal harmonies and just the right amount of edge make these guys a fun night whether they’re playing originals or quirky covers.
https://www.facebook.com/events/446307845866664/