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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Come volunteer with our kula tribe and take your yoga practice off of the mat in service to others at the MANNA FoodBank here in Asheville from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Please sign up if you think you may attend so we can notify MANNA of our anticipated number of volunteers. Volunteers are asked to wear closed toed shoes and park in the Volunteer Parking near the Volunteer Entrance. Come pack and sort their food donations and make a difference in your local community.
MANNA FoodBank is a private, not-for-profit service organization, that links the food industry with over 200 partner agencies in 16 counties of WNC. MANNA is an acronym and stands for Mountain Area Nutritional Needs Alliance. They are a member of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization.
https://www.facebook.com/events/328968931187692/
Join us in discussion with Kenneth Janken “Remembering the Wilmington Ten: African American Politics, Judicial Misconduct, and the 1970s.”
Kenneth Janken is professor of African American and Diaspora studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and director of the UNC Center for the Study of the American South.
In addition to The Wilmington Ten, he authored two biographies: Rayford W. Logan and the Dilemma of the African-American Intellectual (1993); and Walter White: Mr. NAACP (2003), which won honorable mention in the Outstanding Book Awards from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America. He has published academic articles on the Harlem Renaissance, the civil rights movement in the 1940s, African Americans and world affairs, and school desegregation in North Carolina. Mr. Janken’s January 2015 article in the North Carolina Historical Review, “Remembering the Wilmington Ten: African American Politics and Judicial Corruption in the 1970s,” won the R.D.W. Connor best article award in North Carolina history.
Join us for this free program at Pack Memorial Library in the Lord Auditorium. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the NC Room Friends of the Library.
https://www.facebook.com/events/951256688596172/
Join us for this inaugural event showcasing Asheville’s elite guitarists in a unique, friendly competition to raise much needed funds for Full Moon Farm Wolfdog Sanctuary, a non profit center for rescued Wolf Dogs. Learn more at www.fullmoonfarm.org
ALL TICKETS $5 PER DAY – All money from ticket sales go directly to Full Moon Farm.
There will be a kids division up to 17 years old covering all styles. Winner of kids division will win $250 Cash!
Adult competition will be separated into 3 categories – BLUES – ROCK – METAL.
WINNERS OF EACH CATEGORY WILL RECEIVE $500 CASH!!
Contestant entry limited. If you would like consideration for entrance into this event, please send a video of your skills to [email protected].
https://www.facebook.com/events/636724003350373/
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW!
Join Green Built Alliance and Asheville’s popular craft beer scene on Saturday, February 23 at the U.S. Cellular Center for the first annual BREW HORIZONS BEER FEST 2019! Visit the festival’s website at www.BrewHorizonsBeerFest.com for more details…
This rain-or-shine (or snow!) inaugural event is for people 21 and older, admission is $41 in advance for general admission, and includes a Brew Horizons tasting souvenir, four hours of access to unlimited samples craft beer and cider, as well as artisan food, shopping from local arts and crafts vendors, live music, and sustainability education areas. Designated driver tickets are $16, and will be available the day-of, even if event is sold out. Limited-quantity VIT tickets are available for $56, offering these “Very Important Tasters” early event access, a commemorative Brew Horizons pint glass, and additional vendor/sponsor perks.
https://www.facebook.com/events/209867059891380/
Ciao Y’all Food Truck will be at the winery on Saturdays serving up a delicious custom menu.
https://www.facebook.com/events/527568454393618/?event_time_id=535712083579255
PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD!!
Restore healthy foot function, heal and prevent injury, and develop strong, flexible, pain-free feet at any age with Yamuna® Foot Fitness.
Perfect for ANYONE with feet!! From runners, dancers, and yogis, to anyone who stands all day in shoes, to anyone who has been suffering without a long-term effective solution to their foot pain, Yamuna® Foot Fitness provides the education and tools you need to rebuild healthy foot function.
The focus for this workshop is Yamuna® self-care solutions for the feet, ankles and calves, but you may be surprised to see how the whole body benefits!
Bunions, flat feet, heel pain, hammer toes, shin splints, achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, knee pain, hip pain, back pain, even neck pain can be relieved by a little self-discovery and a committed self-care practice of Yamuna® Foot Fitness.
Happy Feet! Happy Body! Happy Life!
http://bit.ly/FitFeetAthens
Saturday, February 23 / 2-4pm
Location: The Shift Studio
708 B Fleming St.
Hendersonville, NC 28791
$60 ~ price does not include Yamuna® Foot Fitness tools; tools will be provided for use and available for purchase for home practice.
Early Bird price ~ by Feb. 1 $50
Must register and pay by Feb. 15 to hold your place
Please contact Michelle Arington to register ~
http://bit.ly/ContactMichelleArington
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Michelle Arington, from Athens, Ga, is a certified Integrative Nutrition Mind-Body Health & Wellness Coach, SilverSneakers® and NASM certified fitness trainer; Ageless Grace™ Educator, Nia White Belt and trauma-informed IAYT Yoga therapist; Yamuna® Body Rolling & Foot Fitness practitioner and Yamuna® teacher trainer.
Michelle maintains a private wellness coaching practice in Athens, Ga., and offers public classes, workshops and corporate wellness programs that focus on the topics of self-care, and pain, stress and mood management using the tools of nutrition, fitness, yoga, mindfulness, meditation and Yamuna®. http://www.holistichealthrevolution.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1987678344601651/
If you don’t drink red, this is not your tasting! Join us Saturday for our free wine tasting featuring an all-star cast of big and bold reds! Sample 5 full-bodied, full flavored red wines for free.
Red wine lovers unite! And especially those who love deep, rich, and barrel-aged red wines. We’re pulling the corks on 5 very different reds from different parts of the world and you’re invited. From the Southern Rhone and Bordeaux to Napa Valley and Tuscany, we’re hitting all of the high points for this free and engaging tasting. Taste the wines, save 20% by the bottle on tasting day only, and stock up!
Asheville’s Best Free Wine Tasting – Just stop by – we’ve got plenty of free parking!
Don’t forget, all the featured tasting wines are 20% off by the bottle on tasting day.
1. 2016 Montenidoli Toscana Rosso (Tuscany, Italy) – In the Chianti hills, not far from San Gimignano, lies the famed Montenidoli estate. Elisabetta Fagiuoli’s Sangiovese grows naturally in the poor red soils of the region, and the 2016 vintage yielded a glorious crop. Boasting ripe aromas of rich red fruit and mineral, this satisfying and mouthwatering red is firm and mouthcoating.
2. 2016 Domaine la Manarine Cotes du Rhone (Southern Rhone Valley, France) – In case you haven’t heard, the 2016’s from the Southern Rhone are stupid-good! And this 100% Grenache-based wine comes from older, organically tended vineyards. Fermented with native yeasts in tank, the finished wine is bottled without filtration. Ripe and boasting generous red fruits, intense spice, and herbal nuances, this is a prime example of what the vintage produced.
3. 2015 Chateau de Fontenille Bordeaux Rouge (Bordeaux, France) – Famed viticulturist Stéphane Defraine has led this overachieving estate since 1989, and he believes the fabulous 2015 vintage helped to produce the best wine ever at this estate. A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 12 months in French oak, this is soft and fleshy with ripe notes of plum and dark cherry. More complex notes of fennel and cedar emerge with air.
4. 2016 Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero (Castilla Y Leon, Spain) – No discussion of Ribera del Duero would be complete without mentioning the wines of Emilio Moro, one of the region’s all-star, veteran producers. And here’s fine example of Tempranillo, done the “Emilio Moro way.” From 15-25 year old vines, it is fermented in stainless steel and aged in French and American oak for 12 months. Ripe, generous, full and laced with supple tannins, this one delights with notes of blueberry, plum and spice cake. Bravo!
5. Surprise Wine – What do we have up our sleeves this week? Trust me, if you love Napa Cabs, you’re gonna’ love this!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2121635177944059/
It’s time to jazz up your weekend!
Grab your friends and order a glass of your favorite bubbly while our finely curated selection of talented Jazz musicians direct the entertainment for your perfect Saturday.
Brunch, Lunch and Beyond with our special weekend menu.
Includes bakery quiche, frittata, paninis, etc. along with a finely curated combination of Gypsy jazz, folk jazz, and traditional swing jazz.
BRUNCH, LUNCH, AND BEYOND!
All items served with fruit salad with sweet cream and today’s rotating side salad.
*Individual Quiche from Rhu Bakery. $12
A delicious savory quiche from Rhu. Bakery with egg, cheese and vegetables in homemade pastry. Ask server for today’s quiche selections
*Gourmet Grilled Cheese Panini. Choice of:
Triple Grilled Cheese with Muenster, White Cheddar and Swiss. $12
Grilled White Cheddar with tomato and bacon: $14
Grilled Brie with Ham and side of fig jam: $14
Grilled White Cheddar and Apple: $12
Soup of the Day; Bowl: $5 / Cup: $3
https://www.facebook.com/events/483174712173987/?event_time_id=483174765507315
Saturday February 23, 2019 2:00 PM Join us for exciting activities including building a Mini Emmet’s Dream House to take home with you, plus other giveaways while supplies last. Visit our Café and get a Blondie Blast for $1.
https://www.facebook.com/events/286967395307294/
Come support your Mountaineers and help us with Recyclemania! We’re doing a Zero Waste basketball game on Feb. 23 with New River Light and Power, and we’d love to see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2134986546557664/
NC Songsmiths is an organization that produces tour series for songwriters from or based out of NC. Dave Desmelik is a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical focus is on original compositions. What attracts listeners to Desmelik’s tunes is the authenticity incorporated in them.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1951735908281850/
Each class from Asheville Waldorf School is to provide at least one pot of Chili, but anyone is welcome to contribute. Folks are also encouraged to bring sides such as cornbread and fixin’s. Vegan / DF / GF items always encouraged.
$5 gets each attendee a bottomless bowl to sample as many chilis as they like.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2243210939073685/
Weekly tour to learn more about us and our production process. Tickets are $12 (no reservation needed)
https://www.facebook.com/events/242724763258957/?event_time_id=242724829925617
Join Franny and her loving baby goats Saturday, February 23rd from 3:30 – 4:30pm on Franny’s Farm & “Get Zen with Goats!” Yogi guests will have the opportunity to sample several of Franny’s Farmacy CBD products before, during and after the beginners s… https://frannysfarm.com/?p=4222
https://www.facebook.com/events/2272998592943076/
Every month we have a social event to share in some connection and joy with you and your families and friends and we are looking forward to starting the year off right with you in 2019!
This month’s event will be a coffee/tea/snacks/food meet up at All Day Darling (formerly Tod’s Tasties). Join us for some noshing and some socializing after the 4th Saturday Support meeting! Friends and family are welcome to join us, so please bring your crew and/or come meet ours. ♥ Hope to see you there!
♥ To be mindful of accessibility for those in recovery and/or who prefer not to be around substance use, please refrain from purchasing alcohol at this event. Thanks for understanding and helping us work towards an inclusive environment! ♥
https://www.facebook.com/events/1270723046417937/
Cacao Circle – Journey of the Heart
Saturday February 23, 4-8pm
Pristine wintertime is calling us to gather into circle and open the hearts to be seen in our essential authenticity. This cacao facilitated circle is guiding us to dance on the edge of creation and deep-dive with the subtle equilibrium of inner masculine and feminine, light and dark, sound and silence, movement and stillness… See what you find in the center.
This cacao, known also as pure chocolate, comes directly from Guatemala, magical lake Atitlán, that is considered as one of the most powerful energetic acupuncture points of the Earth. By joining the circle, you help local farmers and cacao community in Guatemala to receive back and thrive!
A warm drink of 100% cacao facilitates a heart opening experience releasing natural endorphins and neurotransmitters responsible for the sensation of love in body. This heart opening elixir helps one to tune into the true essence of Oneself and bring focus into what needs healing and care the most at the time. This circle will create a container for enhanced creativity, movement, breathwork, sound exploration and journeying, energetic activation, pair and group connection, togetherness and sharing. By gathering together we can cultivate more energy to allow our hearts to expand, to be seen in our authenticity, stand tall in our center and uplift the world around us.
Sliding scale: $35-55
Online tickets:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=651&sDate=2/23/2019&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1
MEET THE FACILITATORS:
Michael Thomas Parisi is a celebratory devotee to the path of embodied awakening, carrying the vision of a harmonious civilization. He lovingly stewards the role of a transfiguration guide, catalyst and healer, allowing divine intelligence attuned to the greatest all-inclusive benefit to flow. Throughout all of his work, Michael transmits a field of pure frequencies from a space of unconditional presence, creating an environment conducive to spontaneous awakening and radical healing. He specializes in supporting individuals and groups in realizing the true, all-pervading Self and activating their unique human divine blueprint.
Sanni Shukraya Pääkkönen shares her unconditional and loving service through holistic movement, meditation, energy- and bodywork. As a world traveler and devoted yogini she walks the path of embodied self-realization, elemental initiations, purification techniques, rituals and ceremony. Through her work and practice, Sanni embraces abundant belonging to Nature and holds space for empowerment of individuals and local communities to embody their true essence. She facilitates yoga teacher trainings at the Kula Collective, and offers retreats and Reiki energy healing trainings. She has been blessed to study the medicine of Cacao in Central-America, Peru and Bali with devoted teachers and local communities, and holds heartfelt inspiration to share its wisdom.
Michael and Sanni share a sacred union rooted in unconditional love and devotion to embodiment. Both being completely committed to the path of awakening, they are naturally inclined to be of the greatest service they can be. This commitment accompanied by their relational synergy creates an alchemical container where deep, core-level healing and awakening to one’s true Self can be experienced in a safe space of love and nurturing embrace.
https://www.facebook.com/events/358194351440478/
Awesome News West Asheville! Looking for a hot food and Beer spot ⁉️Come join us and try our delicious food ? as our Chef Santiago Vargas will have amazing menu specials being offered at Brew Pump
https://www.facebook.com/events/583397962111485/
Slow Money NC connects local, sustainable farmers & local food entrepreneurs with people who know how important these businesses are to our community.
Since 2010, Slow Money NC has helped more than 220 people make 320+ low-interest loans and equity investments to finance 122 sustainable farms and food enterprises in North Carolina, totaling over $4.5 million in investments! That’s a lot of local food and wages, happy people, and fertile soil. We have shifted hundreds of hearts and minds from their paradigm of faraway investing to satisfying and critically important local community lending.
We can create a more thoughtful, healthy, resilient local food economy!
Want to learn more?
Come meet folks who care about local farms and local food, join in the fun, and learn how you can be part of it all!
5 – 5:30 ‘Slow Start
Samples from presenters, beer (cash bar) and refreshments, and chat with fellow locavores from around the Triangle.
5:30 – 6:00pm Welcome & introductions
Brief intros, and an overview of Slow Money NC.
6:00 – 6:30pm ‘Fast’ Presentations
Short presentations from local farmers and local food business owners about their exciting upcoming projects
6:30 – 7pm ‘Slow Finish’
Chat with the presenters, relax, network, eat, drink, and enjoy!
Slow Money NC catalyzes investments in our local food system by connecting sustainable farmers, local food entrepreneurs, investors, foodies, and locavists to create a more thoughtful, healthy, resilient local food economy.
Come meet folks who care about local farms and local food, join in the fun, and learn how you can be part of it all!
https://www.facebook.com/events/279267052975068/
From 80’s & 90’s to the 2000’s, you name it! DJ Lyric will be spinning all your favorite tunes at Bens Tune Up! Be there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/285228868819244/
If you are interested in volunteering, join the following group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1700842146615312/
The Cube of Truth is a peaceful static demonstration akin to an art performance. This demonstration operates in a structured manner that triggers curiosity and interest from the public; we attempt to lead bystanders to a vegan conclusion through a combination of local standard-practice animal exploitation footage and conversations with a value-based sales approach.
Masks, signs, and outreach literature are provided. Black upper clothing appropriate for the weather is essential, and please bring a fully charged laptop or tablet if you have one. If you are bringing a laptop or a tablet, please download the following:
Media Player:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Footage:
https://goo.gl/so6qGp
https://www.facebook.com/events/1042040625983036/
Another fun time with great mountain music! Y’all come see us!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1124050487772102/
Deaf Community & ASL folks invited to come together for a night of signing and pie!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1694647867301966/
Let’s get the Funk out of Winter! Please join us for a great ParTay! 10$ and a dish to share gets you into this great disco themed party! DJ Smiley will be here playing our favorite tunes to help us dance the night away!! This has become a great event at Parker-Binns! It’s our 4th year and we plan on making it better than ever!! RSVP on here, so we know you’re coming and we can prepare enough food for you!!
By February, we are going to need to Get the Funk out of Winter!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/374505246455015/
It’s exactly how it sounds- karaoke with a live band! All the usual karaoke elements are provided- vast song selection, scrolling lyrics, your moment in the spotlight- but with the added bonus of a live band instead of generic tracks.
Prize for best performance of the night!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2071078406271121/
Learn about these amazing creatures of the night as we prowl the woods and discover owls’ habitats, behaviors and language. As part of the Arboretum’s new In the Dark exhibit, this family-friendly event will feature hands-on activities, including an owl pellet dissection, nighttime guided hikes through the Arboretum property, educational programming and a live owl presentation. Whooooo knows? You might get a call back from a live wild owl!
Visitors can join us anytime from 6 – 8 p.m. inside the Baker Exhibit Center. Hikes will begin at 6:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. inside the Baker Exhibit Center lobby. Please dress warmly and wear comfortable hiking shoes (flashlights are encouraged). Attendance is free, however, online registration is required and standard non-member parking fees apply. A suggested five-dollar per person donation is welcomed and will help support The North Carolina Arboretum Society. Children must be accompanied by an adult during all activities.
Participants in the Arboretum’s ecoEXPLORE program will earn five bonus points for attending this event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/335438653942934/
Learn about these amazing creatures of the night as we prowl the woods and discover owls’ habitats, behaviors and language. As part of the Arboretum’s new In the Dark exhibit, this family-friendly event will feature hands-on activities, including an owl pellet dissection, nighttime guided hikes through the Arboretum property, educational programming and a live owl presentation. Whooooo knows? You might get a call back from a live wild owl!
Visitors can join us anytime from 6 – 8 p.m. inside the Baker Exhibit Center. Hikes will begin at 6:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. inside the Baker Exhibit Center lobby. Please dress warmly and wear comfortable hiking shoes (flashlights are encouraged). Attendance is free, however, online registration is required and standard non-member parking fees apply. A suggested five-dollar per person donation is welcomed and will help support The North Carolina Arboretum Society. Children must be accompanied by an adult during all activities. The first 10 ecoEXPLORE participants to RSVP to [email protected] will have their parking fee waived.
Registered ecoEXPLORERS will receive 5 points for attending.
https://www.facebook.com/events/368735480603962/
We are once again appreciative for the invite from Bold Rock Hard Cider to perform a melodic ensemble of real Rock n Roll for your listening pleasure. We now extend this invitation to you and your mom to come out with us to enjoy a night of music, mayhem, and misdemeanors.
#updogmusicrocks
updogmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/974061519449765/
Benefit to raise money for HELPMATE
https://www.facebook.com/events/253247218703829/
Saturday, February 23 — 6:30 p.m. reception, 7:00 p.m. dinner
Champagne Cellar Wine Dinner, $125 per person (plus tax)
Limited number of tickets available, reservations required.
Call 800-211-9803 to reserve.
Inspired by A Vanderbilt House Party, this lavish feast is the kind of dining experience enjoyed by Biltmore houseguests in the early 1900s. Your evening begins with butler-passed canapés, features seven courses and a selection of award-winning Biltmore wines, and takes place in the Winery’s Champagne Cellar. Distinguished by European ambience, refined décor, and the play of candlelight upon rough-hewn stone walls, this distinctive location sets the stage for a truly remarkable evening.
Estate admission, Biltmore Annual Pass, or an overnight stay on the estate is required.
Guests must be 21 or older to be served alcohol.
See the menu: http://biltmore.s3.amazonaws.com/136089/2019-champagne-cellar-wine-dinner-menu.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/events/218281312413361/