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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Tuesdays 11am – 1:30pm
March 17th – May 5th
Ever wanted to try the potter’s wheel? Get ready to delve into the fundamentals of throwing on the wheel! We will start with the basic cylinder and move on to create mugs, bowls, plates, and more! Each week we will focus on a different part of the design and execution process to create food safe masterpieces! Expect to get a little messy, be challenged, and have fun!
Level: Beginner and Seasoned Beginner
Tuition: $285 + $45 Lab Fee
The Transylvania County Library in Brevard, NC, will be hosting a talk by prominent North Carolina photographer and author Tim Barnwell as part of their Brown Bag Lunch series on Tuesday, March 17th from 12-1 pm. Mr. Barnwell will speak about his latest book, Tide Runners: Shrimping and Fishing on the Carolinas and Georgia Coast.
The talk will profile this exciting new book, the culmination of a nine-year project documenting this rugged, and fading, way of life. It includes over 100 color photographs along with oral history interviews where people share stories of their lives and daily activities as they struggle to make a living from the sea. Mr. Barnwell will share his experiences meeting his subjects and relate their stories as well. A PowerPoint presentation will showcase the beauty of the coast and the daily lives of this hard working, independent group of people.
The library’s monthly Bag Lunch Arts Series spotlights authors, artists, performers, and speakers who share their talent and knowledge. They are held at 12 noon in the Rogow Family Community Room in the library. Patrons are encouraged to bring along a bag lunch to enjoy before the program. Cookies and coffee are courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Programs last approximately one hour. The talk is free and open to the public. Mr. Barnwell will be signing books following the talk. The library is located at 212 S. Gaston St. in Brevard.
Mr. Barnwell is the author of seven books including The Face of Appalachia, On Earth’s Furrowed Brow, Hands in Harmony, Blue and Ridge Parkway Vistas, Great Smoky Mountains Vistas, Faces & Places of Cashiers Valley, and Tide runners: Shrimping and Fishing on the Carolinas and Georgia Coast. This is his fourth presentation at the library over the past four years.
Public historians Catherine Amos and Katherine Calhoun Cutshall will present a lecture, “You Have to Start a Thing” – Early Women in N.C. Governance, at noon on Tuesday, March 17, in the Highsmith Student Union Mountain Suites. This event, part of UNC Asheville’s observance of Women’s History Month, is free and open to everyone.
About the lecture
In 1894, Asheville became the birthplace of the women’s suffrage movement in North Carolina when Helen Morris Lewis formed the Equal Suffrage Association of North Carolina, the first of its kind in the state. This talk will explore how Helen Morris Lewis, Lillian Exum Clement Stafford, and Leah Arcouet Chiles could all be viewed as iterations of an emerging figure that was emblematic of this zeitgeist of women’s advancement–The New Woman.
These women were elected to public offices that previously had been exclusively held by men, before most of the women had even obtained the right to vote. Their political and public success did not exist in a vacuum, however. Through the lens of so-called “New Women” like Helen Morris Lewis, Lillian Exum Clement, and Leah Arcouet Chiles, this presentation will explore the idea of Asheville and Buncombe County as an environment that produced progressive and professional women, and the suffrage movement in North Carolina.
Come shop with us on Tuesday, March 17th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for a FUN St. Paddy’s celebration at vineyard vines at Asheville Outlets. Snacks, drinks, St. Paddy’s coloring sheets, PLUS wear green and get a free GREEN vineyard vines coozie! Visit ShopAshevilleOutlets.com for more information. Free and open to the public.
- ALL AGES
- STANDING ROOM ONLY
- HI-WIRE SPECIALS
- LIVE MUSIC BY AMBIGUOUS ROOTS
We’re doing St. Patrick’s Day right with live music provided by Ambiguous Roots, Hi-Wire Brewing beer specials, swag + more!
Proceeds from beer specials will go to Eliada Homes.
Original music has never tasted better. Whether crispy, fried, baked, steamed or RAW, the original Soulful music of The Ambiguous Roots is the best form of nourishment you could ever find.
This group is dedicated to the growing number of people interested in Awakening to their True Nature. We explore the experience of simply Being through:
| Self-Inquiry | Presence | Surrender | Gratitude | Meditation |
• Transcend egoic mind patterns
• See the gift in challenging situations
• Live your Life’s Purpose
• Find lasting Inner Peace
Group meetings consist of Meditation, Video Satsang (watching videos of spiritual teachers) and a Sharing Circle (optional).
Donations of any amount are welcomed. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. (Donate online at https://tinyurl.com/awakeningsupport)
About the Facilitator:
Trey Carland, author of “A Seeker’s Guide to Inner Peace: Notes to Self,” has been hosting Awakening group meetings since 2007. “My passion is sharing the gift of Awakening with the World.”
Comments:
“Trey Carland embodies perfectly the quote, “still waters run deep.” I happened upon Trey several years ago through his spiritual awakening group. From this experience, Trey appeared to me as a wise Sage. Trey is accepting and patient with people. His demeanor is calm and loving. For me, it was evident that the stillness of Trey’s soul, is like a shimmering river that runs endlessly, with much depth. With celebration, I am blessed for having him as a friend. ” ~ John K.
(Read More at http://www.treycarland.com)
Monday, March 16 – Wednesday, March 18
Children of all ages love the circus — especially the Hejaz Shrine Circus, Upstate South Carolina’s premier family entertainment extravaganza! Held at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, this family-friendly event is incredible fun for the whole family and should not be missed! It brings in families from all over the Upstate!
The circus offers lots of fun, but it is also an annual fundraising event for the Hejaz Shrine. The profits of the circus support the operations of the Hejaz Shrine and allow us to effectively serve the Hejaz Charities in the Upstate.
When you attend the Hejaz Shrine Circus, we know you and your family will have lots of fun — all while helping local children and families.
Free event and parking. More Info: HistoryComesAlive.org or 864-244-1499
Join an audience that loves talking back to history to discuss Rosa Parks – with Teresa Cosby, Furman University Associate Professor of Politics & International Affairs.
Sometimes when the status quo needs to be shaken up, it is necessary to take a stand. Other times, one must courageously take a seat. Rosa Parks is best known for being arrested for sitting in the wrong bus seat. But Parks was not an apolitical, middle-aged lady whose fatigue kept her seated. Hers was an act that radically challenged America to reinvent itself.
This event is NOT a costumed performance. Rosa Parks will be performed by Becky Stone in the Chautauqua History Comes Alive Festival (June 12 – 21.)
This show was originally scheduled for March 17, 2020, and then August 26, 2020. This show is now postponed to a TBD date in 2021. Previously purchased tickets will be honored at the rescheduled date. Deadline to request a refund is August 15, 2020.
Tickets will remain on sale while we work on determining a rescheduled date. Fans should hold on to their tickets, as they will be valid for the rescheduled performance date. If you are unable to attend a postponed show, please contact us at [email protected] or via phone during box office hours (Wednesday through Friday 12pm to 5:30 at 828-398-1837).
In the event that we are unable to find a new date and a show is fully cancelled, all buyers will be notified and tickets will be automatically refunded at the point of purchase. Please allow at least a week for this to be reflected in your bank account.
Black Label Society bandleader Zakk Wylde wields his guitar like a Viking weapon, bashing out thick riffage and squeezing out expressive squeals as if the glory of his Berserker brotherhood depends upon every single note, which of course, it does.
Adam Sandler (March 17) will not take place on the originally scheduled dates, and Arena management is working with event producers to reschedule both performances. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates when confirmed.
WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE is a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff’s Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events.
Turn on your radio and hide.
EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall! Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert. Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm. At 10PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night
2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled Over Ongoing COVID-19 Concerns
Drive’s 15th Anniversary Season in Downtown Greenville delayed until 2021
The Greenville Drive, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, and the South Atlantic League today announced that the 2020 season has been cancelled due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic that has swept across the world.
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The ongoing concern regarding the safety of our community, and Minor League Baseball communities across America – including fans, front office staff, gameday staff, players and coaches – led to this decision.
Draft your co-workers, BFFs, and neighborhood pals in your quest for kickball stardom! Registration for Buncombe County Recreation Services’ (BCRS) popular Adult Kickball League has opened. All games will be played on Wednesday evenings from April 8-May 20 at Charles D. Owen Park (875 Warren Wilson Road in Swannanoa). Staggered matches will start at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m.
“We host low-cost adult sport and recreation leagues throughout the year including dodgeball and volleyball, but kickball is our most popular. It always sells out since it’s easy to learn for any skill level,” said Mac Stanley, BCRS Program Coordinator. “The league offers a low-stress, fun atmosphere in which to stay active and connect with others. The move to Charles D. Owen Park allows us to play multiple games at the same time which means we can start later in the evening for those folks busy with work, school, or parenting. Plus the mountain views can’t be beat!”
Registration is open through March 20 and cost $35 per player. Players can sign up as an individual, small group, or full team. Individuals and small groups will be placed together to form full teams.
Teams are co-ed and consist of 9-16 players, with at least three players of the opposite sex. (If a team is majority female, there must be at least three male players. If a team is majority male, there must be at least three female players.) Registration fees include a team shirt and help offset the cost of referees and field maintenance.
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- First, the Department’s physical location at 161 S. Charlotte Street will be closed to the public indefinitely starting Tuesday, March 17.
- All inspections will take place as scheduled, but with social distancing precautions.
- Customers are encouraged to submit permit applications or other requests electronically using the Development Portal. We will make other online options available very soon.
- Customers may drop off paper plans when necessary at the building. A drop-off box will be made available at the north entrance of the building.
- You may call and email staff as usual. Our main number is 828-259-5846. Additional contact information is available on this page. Please have patience with us, as there may be a higher-than-normal call volume.
- Please check our home page often for updates!
Statement from Asheville Mall Regarding Planned Events and Easter Photo Operations
The health and well-being of the community we serve, our customers, employees, and retail partners is our top priority. Out of an abundance of caution and based on guidelines for public meetings and events from the CDC and other governmental agencies, we have made the decision to cancel or postpone all planned events, which includes our seasonal Easter Bunny photo program.
We will continue to monitor updates from the CDC as well as local health officials and governmental agencies and will resume our event schedule as soon as it is appropriate.
Old Europe downtown will offer a free breakfast pastry and juice to any school-aged child from 7 a.m.-noon.
The door will be open for walk-in or call for curbside pickup, said an employee at the store.
“We hope this can help our community and reduce any struggles of replacing a school meal,” said the owners on Facebook. 13 Broadway St., 828-255-5999.
White Duck Taco Shop: One free regular priced taco for school-age children per day, Monday-Friday for lunch or dinner.
Baked Pie Company: Brown bag lunches will be available for school-age children, Tuesday-Saturday. Available at the Arden location, 4 Long Shoals Road from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Call ahead for curbside pickup: 828-333-4366.
Biscuit Head Biltmore: This popular biscuit shop has shifted to take-out only at its Biltmore location, with the request that customers call in orders. The West and South Asheville locations are now closed. Call 828-505-3449. Pick up at 417 Biltmore Ave., suite 4F.
ConoSur: This Mills River restaurant will serve one free burger and fries to kids while schools are closed. Children have to be present. This restaurant has shifted to takeout only. 4195 Haywood Road, Mills River. www.conosurasheville.com. 828-513-1731.
Strada Italiano: Now through the end of March, this restaurant will offer a free slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza to grade-school students during weekday lunch.
The offer is available for curbside service only. The restaurant opens at noon. Call 828-348-8448 to order. 27 Broadway St.
Copper River Grill: Through April 3, this restaurant offers a complimentary lunch for school-aged children from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Order anything from the kids’ menu, no purchase necessary. 1302 Hendersonville Road. Call ahead: 828-210-8999.
Sand Hill Kitchen: Call 828-633-6868 to request a free bagged lunch. Lunches include peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, an apple, house-fried chips and pickles. Pick up in the drive thru at 491 Sardis Road.
Pescado’s Burritos: This Brevard restaurant offers free tacos for kids in need while schools are closed.
“If you or someone you know has children who may go hungry without a meal please come by and grab a taco, with chips and salsa,” they posted on social media. “No questions asked.”
The restaurant is asking diners to “pay it forward by and donating what you can spare. We can’t do this ourselves, the whole community needs to come together during this time of need.” 265 N Broad St., Brevard 828-884-5559.
According to experts, outdoors might not be much safer as far as this fast-moving virus is concerned. Maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from others, no matter indoors or outdoors, is the recommended practice during this pandemic.
the Blue Ridge Parkway closed its year-round Visitor Center in Asheville, at Milepost 384 near the U.S. 74A entrance, out of safety concerns for staff, volunteers and visitors.
“Other year-round facilities on the parkway managed by local partners will remain open at this time,” according to a statement from the National Park Service. “These sites include the Folk Art Center at Milepost 382 and the Museum of NC Minerals at Milepost 331.”
The parkway motor road and all accessible trails will also remain open where not otherwise closed due to weather. Decisions regarding planned seasonal, spring openings, such as park campgrounds and visitor centers, will be made at a later date.
Similarly, Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced March 17 that Sugarlands, Oconaluftee, and Cades Cove visitor centers are closed until further notice for public safety.
Seasonally open park campgrounds, picnic areas, roads, trails and restroom facilities located adjacent to visitor centers remain open and accessible to the public.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site temporarily closed the Sandburg Home and Barn on March 17. This includes Sandburg Home tours, the park store, access to the goats and farm animals, all special events, all volunteer shifts, and in-park and off-site programs. Park grounds, except for the barn area, trails, and restrooms will remain open.
All nonessential, public-facing functions are closed. Essential operations — including emergency services, Public Health and Health and Human Services mandated services, sheriff’s office, permitting, solid waste, and Transportation — will continue.
“Since this is a rapidly evolving situation, we will reevaluate these changes as more information becomes available and provide more detailed information at buncombecounty.org,” said Day.
Until further notice, Buncombe is taking the following measures until further notice:
- Some nonessential employees will temporarily telecommute and/or be in emergency on-call status.
- For essential employees unable to work remotely, increasing physical working space between employees and modifying operations are among the options being evaluated.
- Public access to county facilities that house nonessential functions will be restricted or closed.
- All public libraries will be closed.
- All County parks will be closed.
- Permitting Office will be closed, but permitting remains available.
The county also offers the following online resources:
- Apply for Pistol Purchase Permit: https://buncombeso.permitium.com/
- Pay Property Tax: https://www.billpayit.com/buncombeconctax
- Request Birth, Death, Marriage Certificate: https://payonline.buncombecounty.org/RoD/Default.aspx
- Records: https://www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/register-of-deeds/recording/default.aspx
- Building Permits, Planning, Septic, Well, Water Testing Portal (account registration required, only “simple” permits can be applied for online): https://onlinepermits.buncombecounty.org/CitizenAccess/Default.aspx
Kick off spring in the mountains at the 23rd annual French Broad River Festival. It’s part outdoor adventure, part music festival with whitewater rafting, biking, hiking, kid’s village, camping, great music, and much more. Painter John, a popular FBRF musician, compares the atmosphere to “a big potluck at your best friend’s house”. If you’ve been you know . . . what better way to enjoy spring in these mountains?
$120 online by 3/31/20
$125 online by 4/30/20
$140 at gate
$65 Saturday only
$45 whitewater rafting
Beginning March 18, the Meals On the Bus mobile feeding site will operate its traditional summer route, stopping at six neighborhoods on the following schedule:
- King Creek: 10:30-10:55 a.m.
- Dodd Meadows: 11:05-11:30 a.m.
- Shorty Collins: 11:40 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
- Leisure Lane: 12:15-12:35 p.m.
- Sugarloaf Apartments: 12:55-1:20 p.m.
- Conner Creek Mobile Home Park: 1:35-2 p.m.
Families who lack transportation should contact their child’s school so HCPS staff can deliver meals to their children.
IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE:
The following is an update for our seniors and volunteers.
Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, we are implementing the following safeguards to protect our senior clients as well as our volunteers.
We are utilizing a no-contact delivery protocol. We have asked volunteers to place meals in bags to cut down on the passing of germs. Volunteers should place meals in a bag, knock on the door or ring the doorbell, and hang the meals on a handle at the door. In addition, volunteers should call clients that have difficulty in getting to the door right away, to let them know their meal is at the door. As for seniors that cannot come to the door, we would like to leave meals hanging inside of the door for you, but we can discuss that case by case.
We have disposable gloves and plastic bags available for volunteers upon request.
While this pandemic is ever-changing, we will continue to assess the situation daily and ensure that we are following all suggested protocols while guaranteeing the homebound in our community remain safe, healthy and fed.
If you should have any questions or concerns, please call us at 828-253-5286.
*Stay Informed About COVID-19 – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
The Bob Moog Foundation announced today that it will temporarily close the Moogseum, located in downtown Asheville, NC, until March 31, 2020. The closure comes in response to a call for Americans to practice social distancing to help “flatten the curve” of an anticipated widespread Coronavirus outbreak.
“Given the critical importance of early self-isolation in stemming the spread of COVID-19, we believe it is our moral imperative to protect our staff, as well as our visitors and our community by temporarily closing the Moogseum to the public,” stated Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa. “During this time, the work of the Bob Moog Foundation will continue, with our staff working remotely to advance our projects. While the considerations around the spread of the virus remain fluid, we will continue to reassess when we will reopen the Moogseum.”
The decision to close the Moogseum comes with considerable financial ramifications. During this time the Foundation encourages supporting its work through donations or a variety of other means, explained here: http://bit.ly/BMFWaysToSupport.
The Moogseum, which opened on May 23, 2019, is an interactive facility which brings the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog alive for people of all ages to experience. It is the hallmark project of the Bob Moog Foundation, representing the convergence of its work in education and archive preservation.
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Tickets on sale through June 28, 2020We know how completely odd it seems to be raffling off a trip to London right now. We’re barely leaving our homes for any reason, so jetting off around the world seems flat out bonkers! We’re hopeful that international travel and fun vacations will happen again in the future – and that’s why we extended and amended the raffle prize! If you win, you can choose the trip to London (and you have 18 months to book your travel) OR you can choose to take the cash value of the trip instead ($10,000). Our raffles have been important fundraisers for ACT over the years, and this one is no different. ACT has lost 85% of our income as an organization, so this raffle is one of the few ways we can continue to bring a little money in the door. Buying a raffle ticket is a great way to support ACT right now – and it just might be you who gets some really great news from us! |
In compliance with a directive from Bishop Jose McLoughlin, all worship services are cancelled through March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Please stay safe.
The world has changed. It’s probably changed for you. For many people, working from home is a new experience. How do you make that work? Even if you’ve been working remotely for awhile, you may be facing new conditions. You may have people or pets wandering in and out of your workspace when that’s not happened before. How do you make working away from others work for you? We’ve got some help for you, today. We’ve got Carol Hamilton, a global communications expert to share with us some of her thoughts as she has worked with people and teams from around the world. How do you get your head right? How do you get your space right? How do you stay focused? How do you come to agreement with those around you on how you will create boundaries and work and life?
We’ve got some answers in this episode of the Tech After Five podcast.
Follow these steps:
1. Get Buy In From Your Household
2. Setting Your Environment for Success
3. Managing the potential for interruptions
4. Creating the Opportunity for Quality Contact with Colleagues
5. Keeping Yourself working with loops that preserve the selfLooking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn.
ALL posted UNCA events are CANCELLED