Calendar of Events

Join ArtLab instructor Benjamin Birdsong for a beginner class in West Coast Swing! This series is great for brand new dancers as well as those that want to work on their fundamentals. No partner required!

West Coast Swing is a social, smooth style of swing dance done to a wide variety of music genres. With a solid foundation of timing, connection, and technique it allows for improvisation from both the leader and follower to create a unique experience with every dance.

4 drop in sessions: Wednesdays, 7-8pm, January 16, 30, February 6, and 13, 2019. ​​Benjamin is available (by appointment) before class for private instruction. And if you’d like to keep dancing, the ArtLab Dance Floor is open until 9pm, so you can practice what you’ve learned!

$12 per student each week.
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https://www.facebook.com/events/2219025721699602/?event_time_id=2219025728366268

Looking for vintage rock & roll? We have it every Wednesday at the C&K. Featuring Hank Bones on electric guitar and vocals, Mike Filippone on Bass and vocals and Russ Wilson on drums and vocals, this funky little trio plays all the hits (and quite a few obscure oddities) from the 50’s & 60’s. Dance on the Cork & Keg’s vintage (1925) dance floor!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1461606600640965/

Slinky, liquid Goddess of the Floor! Floor work is an important part of a well rounded pole dancers’ repertoire.
This class will focus on all those amazing moves you see dancers do on the floor that makes your brain freak out.
How do they do it? We will teach you!

Shoulder rolls, kip up like movements, sexy, slinky slithering, transitioning from standing to the floor and back up with liquid ease – All Levels Welcome.

$68 for Series – Reserve your spot here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0

https://www.facebook.com/events/2189555644617759/?event_time_id=2189555654617758

Do you have a bunch of useless facts stored in the back of your head? Do you like the occasional beer on a week day? Well… Trivia on Wednesday nights at Catawba Brewing might’ve just become your new weekly tradition. Come join us and Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes at 7:30!

https://www.facebook.com/events/216005722664010/?event_time_id=216007919330457

Do you have a bunch of useless facts stored in the back of your head? Do you like the occasional beer on a week day? Well… Trivia on Wednesday nights at Catawba Brewing might’ve just become your new weekly tradition. Come join us and Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes at 7:30!

https://www.facebook.com/events/216005722664010/?event_time_id=216008312663751

You haven’t experienced trivia until you’ve experienced trivia with Adam Perkins. For those of you lucky enough to know Adam, you know this gonna be a great night!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1845482212227074/

Badfish – Sublime Tribute
plus Ballyhoo! & Little Stranger
Show: 9pm
Doors: 8pm
$15 – $20
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/badfish-a-tribute-to-sublime-3/

The phenomenon known as Sublime, arguably the most energetic, original and uniquely eclectic band to emerge from any scene, anywhere, ended with the untimely death of lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Brad Nowell in May of 1996. But encompassing the sense of place and purpose long associated with Sublime’s music, Badfish, a Tribute to Sublime continues to channel the spirit of Sublime with a fury not felt for some time. What separates Badfish from other tribute bands is that they have replicated Sublime’s essence, developing a scene and dedicated following most commonly reserved for label-driven, mainstream acts. Badfish make their mark on the audience by playing with the spirit of Sublime. They perform not as Sublime would have, or did, but as Badfish does!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2006245459439073/

KING TUFF – THE INFINITE SMILES TOUR at The Grey Eagle

When asked to describe the title track from his new record, Kyle Thomas—aka King Tuff—takes a deep breath. “It’s a song about hitting rock bottom,” he says. “I didn’t even know what I wanted to do anymore, but I still had this urge—this feeling—like there was this possibility of something else I could be doing… and then I just followed that possibility. To me, that’s what songwriting, and art in general, is about. You’re chasing something, there is something out there calling to you and you’re trying to get at it. ‘The Other’ is basically where songs come from, it’s the hidden world, it’s the mystery. It’s the invisible hand that guides you whenever you make something. It’s the thing I had to rediscover—the sort of voice I had to follow—to bring me back to making music again in a way that felt true and good.”

After years of non-stop touring, culminating in a particularly arduous stint in support of 2014’s Black Moon Spell, Thomas found himself back in Los Angeles experiencing the flipside of the ultimate rock and roll cliche—that of an exhausted musician suddenly unsure where to go or what to do, held prisoner by a persona that he never meant to create, that bore little resemblance to the worn out person they now saw in the mirror. Thomas was suddenly at odds with the storied rock and roll misfit mythology that he’d spent the past ten years, four full-length albums, a handful of EPs, and multiple live records, unwittingly bringing to life.

“At that point I had literally been on tour for years,” recalls Thomas. “It was exhausting. Physically and mentally. At the end of it I was like, I just can’t do this. I’m essentially playing this character of King Tuff, this crazy party monster, and I don’t even drink or do drugs. It had become a weird persona, which people seemed to want from me, but it was no longer me. I just felt like it had gotten away from me.”

For a time, Thomas involved himself in projects that gave him space from all things King Tuff, and allowed him to, as he says, “go out and play music without having to actually be the boss.” Eventually, after being asked to play a handful of solo shows, Thomas began to see a way through to making new music. “I’d never played a show with just an acoustic guitar,” he says. “It just seemed like the scariest thing. I knew I wanted to write some new songs that could stand up in that kind of setting, which really opened the door to a new way of working.”

“I knew I wanted to record myself on my own time in my own space, so I put together a studio in a room in my house we called the Pine Room. It was like being inside of a wood-paneled spaceship. Suddenly I had all of this new crazy gear that I had no idea how to use in any sort of technical or ‘correct’ way. I just embraced the beauty of not knowing, which I think is where you get interesting things happening.” Thomas self-produced the record, as he did his debut, Was Dead, but on a far grander scale, this time playing every instrument aside from drums and saxophone. He pulled Shawn Everett (War On Drugs, Alabama Shakes) in to assist with the mixing process. “From the moment I started recording, it was like going home, like I had finally found myself again.”

The ten tracks that would eventually become The Other represent a kind of psychic evolution for the King Tuff. No less hooky than previous records, the new songs ditch the goofy rock and roll bacchanalia narratives of earlier records in favor of expansive arrangements, a diversity of instrumentation, and lyrics that straddle the fence between painful ruminations and reconnecting with that part of yourself that feels childlike and creative and not corroded by cynicism. The soulful and cosmic new direction is apparent from the album’s first moments: introduced by the the gentle ringing of a chime, acoustic guitar, and warm organ tones, “The Other” is a narrative of redemption born of creativity. As Thomas sings about about being stuck in traffic, directionless, with no particular reason to be alive, he hears the call of “the other,” a kind of proverbial siren song that, instead of leading towards destruction, draws the narrator towards a kind of creative rebirth. Elsewhere, tracks like “Through The Cracks” and “Psycho Star” balance psychedelia with day-glo pop hooks. “The universe is probably an illusion, but isn’t it so beautifully bizarre?” he asks on “Psycho Star,” providing one of the record’s central tenets. At a time when everything in the world feels so deeply spoiled and the concept of making meaning out of the void seems both pointless and impossible, why not try?

“I’m talking about things that I don’t necessarily feel good about, that aren’t easy,” says Thomas, who views the record as a way to push back against that internal voice that so often keeps us from trying new things. “I feel like this relates to a song like ‘Birds of Paradise,’ which is definitely about trying hold on to that childlike part of yourself that doesn’t care what anyone thinks, the endless curiosity and unbounded creativity.” It’s a sentiment that pops up throughout the record, particularly in the preening funk of “Raindrop Blue,” and the ripping “Ultraviolet,” tracks that crack open new sonic territory for King Tuff, complete with rainbow keyboards, strutting basslines, hot-buttered bongos, harmonicas, angelic backing vocals, and strikingly danceable grooves. After nine songs that take on everything from creative insecurity, the isolating evils of technology, and the redemptive power of art, the album wraps up with “No Man’s Land.” The song is a slow-build gospel-tinged stunner that comes complete with harp strums and pillows of space synths for Thomas’ beleaguered lyrics (“I’m going down to the forgotten part of town with roses and rubies in my hands”), which sound both weary and strangely at peace. It’s a song about ending up where you need to be, even if you have no idea how you might have arrived there. “It’s about attaining The Other,” says Thomas. “‘No Man’s Land’ is a vision of the afterlife, it’s where the journey eventually leads you. It’s some other plane of existence that you kind of aspire to. It’s ending up inside the dream.”

While it would be easy to think of The Other as a kind of reinvention for King Tuff, Thomas views the entire experience of the record as a kind of psychic reset, and something not totally removed from what he’s done in the past. “I can’t help but sound like me,” he says. “It’s just that this time I let the songs lead me where they wanted to go, instead of trying to push them into a certain zone. King Tuff was always just supposed to be me. When I started doing this as a teenager, it was whatever I wanted it to be. King Tuff was never supposed to be just one thing. It was supposed to be everything.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/1947592505542587/

“Asheville based, funk/soul/rock quartet, Travers Brothership announced the follow-up to 2016’s A Way To Survive. Travers Brothership will issue Let The World Decide.”
-Jambase.com

The album will feature 12-original songs and special guest, Nicky Sanders, of the Steep Canyon Rangers on one of album’s singles, “Sweet Anna Lee.” Following the album’s release, Travers Brothership will embark on the Let The World Decide Tour in support of the album. The tour begins January 2019 in Europe with 30+ dates across eight countries. The band then heads home to tour the U.S. for the remainder of 2019.

Funky, improvisational, and deep in the groove, Travers Brothership are an award-winning band bringing back the spirit of Muscle Shoals, the Allman Brothers, and the golden age of rock n roll.

“This is a band that possesses a soulful magic and heart you don’t find in many young bands. This is real art.” – Danny Harlen Mote, Lucky Trend Music

www.traversbrothership.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/601557660279327/

Dry Falls Village has been isolated for as long as anyone can remember. Her inhabitants grow weary and thirst for adventure. Now, they decide, is the time to venture into the wilderness and explore!

Do you have what it takes to brave the dangers of the unknown? Will you steel yourself and venture to uncover sights unseen? Can you handle what lies beyond the borders of the village?

This is West Marches!

The Bearded Dragons Inn hosts their weekly West Marches game. This is a drop in game for all to join. If you have never played before come and join us. Our amazing community will teach you all you need to know. If you have years, or even decades of experience stop on by as well as you’ll experience a whole new style of play. For more information check out our website: https://sites.google.com/view/west-marches-at-dry-falls/home

Please note that this game is family friendly but anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.

https://www.facebook.com/events/401870287020606/?event_time_id=401870290353939

$15 Advance / $15 Day of Show

Americana Music Association presents Caitlin Canty with special guests Oshima Brothers as part of the Americana Tour Blueprint. Caitlin Canty is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter whose music carves a line through folk, blues, and country ballads. Her music was called “dreamy and daring” by Rolling Stone and she on tour in support of her latest album, Motel Bouquet.

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 (Table) Reservations

https://www.facebook.com/events/345902872831087/

Come join us every Wednesday at The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall. 55 College St, Asheville, NC 28801.

The show starts at 9:30, and there is no cover. Anyone wanting to perform needs to sign up by 9pm, and will get five minutes on stage. The order of sign-up is not necessarily the order of the show.

https://www.facebook.com/events/305764720200487/

Every Thursday get your Lunch Combo right to your Office!!
Text Us at 631-873-5041
30 min before your break and come tu us to Take Out your food.

*if weather is below cero we may be closed.
Also Download your Waitrapp and order online (prices maybe change)
https://go.waitrapp.com/Aorq/ELF7whkFHy?%24deeplink_path=restaurants&restaurant_id=9012

https://www.facebook.com/events/1802286339897052/?event_time_id=1802286349897051

*Dates are subject to change, due to weather. Please contact your FSA to confirm.

Head Start Parents! Join us for our Parent Meetings, where we will discuss the following topics:

11/15/18 – Your Family’s Well-Being; Child Growth & Development; Focus on Goal Setting; Building Resilience
1/17/19 – Healthy Families, Safety & Injury Prevention; Transition to Kindergarten (City Schools)
3/22/19 – Transition to Kindergarten (County Schools); Family/Financial Literacy, Fatherhood Engagement

https://www.facebook.com/events/1722706704500765/

*Dates are subject to change, due to weather. Please contact your FSA to confirm.

Head Start Parents! Join us for our Parent Meetings, where we will discuss the following topics:

11/15/18 – Your Family’s Well-Being; Child Growth & Development; Focus on Goal Setting; Building Resilience
1/17/19 – Healthy Families, Safety & Injury Prevention; Transition to Kindergarten (City Schools)
3/22/19 – Transition to Kindergarten (County Schools); Family/Financial Literacy, Fatherhood Engagement

https://www.facebook.com/events/1722706704500765/?event_time_id=1722706717834097

When reflecting on the current state of the environment, it seems that we have entered into times of seismic sorrows. Carbon emissions, water pollution, fracking, and changing climate patterns all point to a troubling reality with serious consequences for human and non-human populations. Through weavings, installations, sculpture, and print, artists Rena Detrixhe and Tali Weinberg (Tulsa, OK) explore the complex relationship between humans and the planet, offering insights, expressing grief, and creating space for resilience and change.

In Time of Seismic Sorrows is curated by Marilyn Zapf and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

****By Appointment Only, Must be Pre-Booked***

Whether you are an acupuncturist, massage therapist, nurse, or therapist, an important part of your ability to help other people, is the ability to maintain a strong self care practice to refill YOUR cup. On the first Fridays of every month, and the third Thursdays of every month, I’m making massage therapy a more accessible option to add to your self care practice. My massages are focused on restoring muscular alignment to help you feel, function, and move better. Call (864)436-8705 or visit http://jordanhugheslmbt.com to schedule some time to be kind to YOU

https://www.facebook.com/events/1257202597751542/

The French Broad Riverkeeper and MountainTrue are combating sediment erosion in our local waterways. Sediment is a major polluter in our river basin, clogging fish and aquatic habitats, increasing water temperatures, and transporting toxic substances. We are helping to reduce the amount of sediment that flows into our rivers by planting live-stakes along eroding riverbanks. These stakes will grow into trees that will stabilize the sides of the rivers and creeks where we plant them, and will reduce the overall amount of sediment getting into the river. So, come hop in a boat and help us reduce erosion along our local rivers!

https://www.facebook.com/events/578822832547850/

Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. 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/789533238046693/?event_time_id=789533294713354

STORYTIME & ART
Our programs for preschool and school-age students are back at a library near you! Storytime & Art is for preschool aged students accompanied by an adult. Come join in the fun with stories and songs, then make a hands-on art project just for the little ones!

Meet us at Skyland/South Buncombe Library (260 Overlook Road, Asheville 28803) on third Thursdays at 10:30am!

https://www.facebook.com/events/235220804059613/

We are honored to share our passion for our Beloved Black Bears in our exhibit at the “FW Gallery” in Woolworth Walk – downtown Asheville. We are grateful to have been chosen to be their Featured Artists. We want to also thank the many lovely people who work at Woolworth Walk and have supported and assisted us with the exhibit.

The FW Gallery exhibit will end Tuesday, January 29th at 6pm. Our permanent artist booth #229 downstairs “Beloved Black Bear” has over 50 black bear canvases 11×14 at $75 each. We hope you will stop by to visit.

We are happy to say that many black bear canvases have been sold and are now adorning many homes. Our wish is for all of us to share our compassion for the black bear with our friends, family, and neighbors and create connections with the bears giving them a voice.

Love, April Johnson & Jeff Miller

https://www.facebook.com/events/300039080626478/?event_time_id=300039133959806

Dine at Nachos & Beer from 11am-9pm to support IC Imagine’s Destination Imagination Teams! Nachos & Beer will generously donate 20% of the day’s proceeds to IC Imagine’s DI… tell all of your friends!! We appreciate your support!

https://www.facebook.com/events/594586767631301/

As fresh as it gets…4-packs of Shoulder Devil DIPA and Unruly Mystic Coffee Porter right off the canning line and into your hands. We’re opening early at 11am so you can see us at work, up close and personal as we package two of our favorite beers for the first time with new can designs as fresh as the brews.

The first 4-packs of Shoulder Devil will be available around 12pm, and the first 4-packs of Unruly Mystic will be available around 1pm! (These times are subject to change, updates will be posted on this event page). Come grab a beer while you watch the excitement, and walk out with some sweet new cans.

https://www.facebook.com/events/364173551078430/

Introduction To Sculpture

Mac McCusker

Thursdays, 11am-1:30pm
January 10- February 28

Ever wanted to try your hand at sculpting with clay? This introductory class will enable you to competently create small-scale sculptures of animals or people. Learn to build with slabs, coils, and solid clay sculpting to advance your ceramic skills or elevate the quality of your work! Using images and sketches as a reference, we will make several pieces in class using a combination of building techniques. This class is for all levels.

Level: All Levels
Tuition: $310 + $55 Lab Fee

Join Beyond Differences as we honor Xanthene Norris and her illustrious career here in Greenville County.

For more information please call 864-724-9940

https://www.facebook.com/events/592137484531724/

Our annual month of classic anime returns on Friday, January 4th featuring the best movies from Studio Ghibli and animation legend Hayao Miyazaki!

THE MOVIES & DATES ARE…

Jan. 4 – 7: Spirited Away
Jan. 8 – 10: Kiki’s Delivery Service – 30th Anniversary
Jan. 11 – 14: Princess Mononoke
Jan. 15 – 17: Porco Rosso
Jan. 18 – 21: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind – 35th Anniversary
Jan. 22 – 24: Grave of the Fireflies (NOT FOR YOUNG VIEWERS)
Jan. 25 – 28: My Neighbor Totoro
Jan. 29 – 31: The Cat Returns
Feb. 1 – 4: Howl’s Moving Castle – 15th Anniversary
Feb. 5 – 7: Castle in the Sky

SHOWTIMES:
There will be two matinees and a 10:00 pm show every day for each movie. We’ll post specific showtimes for each movie here and on our website’s movie page.

SPECIAL BONUS… At the final 10:00 pm show of each movie we will show the original Japanese version with English subtitles! All other shows will be the English dubbed version.

TICKET INFO:
Tickets are only $3.00, and sales operate on our normal ticket policy of going on sale 24 hours before your desired show date.

For example, Friday movie tickets go on sale Thursday, the day before.

https://www.facebook.com/events/359072128006762/?event_time_id=359072171340091

We love teachers and apple-reciate all of their hard work! Join us on January 17 when $1 from every pint will be donated to teacher appreciation funds at local schools!

https://www.facebook.com/events/270968383596917/

Highlands Ice Rink is located at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders park in Highlands, NC 28741. The Ice rink’s open hours are:

Thursdays 1-8pm
Fridays-Saturdays 1-10pm
Sundays 1-5pm

all open hours depend on weather conditions.

https://www.facebook.com/events/478232852670311/?event_time_id=478232902670306

It’s week #3 of the passport program and we’re hopping over the lighter side of things! Get it? “Hopping?”… Well, even if you don’t get our cheesy dad joke, you’ll still love this smooth and slightly hoppy India Pale Lager. Stop by your local Catawba tasting room for a pint and the password!

https://www.facebook.com/events/576390176120611/

Alternatives To Glaze

Cynthia Lee

Thursdays 3-5:30pm
January 10- February 28

Consider experimenting with some unorthodox surface treatments for a new look in your work. Using tiles, we will play with materials rolled on wet clay and cold surface techniques on bisque clay. Demonstrations and discussions will include applying these concepts to functional and sculptural work. Come with imagination, without reservations and a yearning for creative research!

Level: Intermediate
Tuition: $310 + $50 Lab Fee