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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DeWayne Barton (BLove) and Saige Hipkins to exhibit at the Flood Gallery in Black Mountain, Oct. 27th
The Flood Gallery Fine Art Center and Courtyard Gallery are pleased to announce the opening exhibitions of Asheville artist DeWayne Barton (BLove) and Black Mountain Artist, Saige Hopkins at 850 Blue Ridge Rd in Black Mountain on October 27th from 6pm to 9pm. Saige Hopkins will be exhibiting in the main gallery while DeWayne’s exhibition is the grand opening of the new Gateway Center next door to the main gallery. Both exhibits will be opened simultaneously from 6pm to 9pm with food and live music provided by Tom Johanson.
DeWayne “B-Love” Barton
Show title:
“Ancestors in the Garden” — Repurposed Sculptures —
Helping fund Hood Huggers International
DeWayne Barton, affectionately dubbed “B-Love”, repurposes found objects and trash to create three dimensional sculptures, to inspire people to become heroes and to come up with solutions to social and environmental problems. He has been an effective social and environmental artist, poet, teacher, and activist. Originally from the Burton Street Community of Asheville, NC, Barton grew up in the Southeast side of Washington, D.C., then served four years in the Navy, stationed out of Norfolk, VA, after which he returned to Burton Street. Since then, he has been actively engaged in his community focusing on environmental issues and social justice. He co-founded the Burton Street Community Peace Garden, Green Opportunities, and is a board member of the Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute.
His new exhibit, Ancestors in the Garden, includes a large six foot statue titled, “Why Vote?” It is inspired by presidential elections that ignores and undercounts black American votes. Now expanded to include rusted chains, a wireframe man and headshots of former presidents, it is mounted on a trailer for exhibit at the Flood Gallery, and was displayed at the Smithsonian in 2005. His artwork has been shown in several galleries and museums, including the Smithsonian Institute, the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Duke University, and his poetry has been read at the Library of Congress. Barton recently founded Hood Hugger International that serves to build greater communication, connection and wealth in systemically marginalized neighborhoods in the Appalachian region through the arts, environment, and social enterprise. Driven by his love of people and this planet, B-Love uses art to encourage us to heal each other, and then focus on healing the planet.
Saige Hopkins
Show title:
“hunky-shanky-piddygutt” — prints & journals —
whimsical woodland characters
Saige Hopkins is exhibiting a collection of monoprints inspired by science, daydream, drama, and Western North Carolina folklore, resulting in whimsical characters she interacts with in the woods of NC. Included in the exhibit is Hopkins’ first hand-bound book, “Searching for Hill Rubies”, a compilation of excerpts from her mother’s journal as well as her own writing, plus a series of journal entries written by a ghost, chronicling her experiences with regaining consciousness through interacting with her environment. Saige Hopkins grew up nearby in the woods of Gerton, NC. Hopkins recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Cooper Union in New York City, where she loved absorbing all that she could of the city’s own form of wildness. However, even amidst all the excitement, she never stopped feeling the tug of the mountains. This show is her first independent exhibition in a gallery. Saige is now intentionally living near her childhood home and working to foster its unique spirit; beautiful, bizarre, and inclusive.
Both exhibits open Oct 27th at the Flood Gallery Fine Art Center at 850 Blue Ridge Rd, in Black Mountain, NC and close on December 8th. All exhibits and events at the Flood Fine Art Center are free and open to the public.
https://www.facebook.com/events/514925182310607/
AVOID THE HALLOWEEN MADNESS, AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
Come party with Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective!
* YOUR TICKET WILL INCLUDE:
– Costume Contest
– Casino Games
– Prizes
– Silent Auction
-Live Action
– 50/50 Raffel
– Free Wine
– Free Beer (Brunton’s Finest)
– Dinner provided by Mamacita’s Taqueria
– DJ Spun Music
– Dancing
*WHERE?
15 Overbrook Place, Asheville NC 28805
*WHEN?
October 27 (Saturday) from 6:00 – 10:00PM
Tickets can be purchased online for $50 Thru Sept. 30th; $60 beginning 10/1, or for $75 at the door. NO FEES for online purchases!
*WHAT?
Why battle parking, or slow driving through your neighborhood, when you can get dressed up (or not) in your favorite Halloween costume, and party with us? While simultaneously supporting the growth of the Performing Arts in Asheville, of course…
Join us for a night of fun, games, and other treats as we raise money to supplement the cost of renovating The DownStage– Asheville’s newest Performing Arts Venue!
*WHY?
Our vision for Different Strokes! is to create a world-class theatre that engages our community in a relevant discussion about our shared humanity. As we look back over 8 successful seasons and plan for another, our consistent quality and growth dictate that we must locate our current programming to a more permanent location. In the spring of 2018, Different Strokes! will make a home in a newly renovated theater in the South Slope district of Downtown Asheville. This 120 seat performing arts venue will more comfortably accommodate our growing audience, become a home for other diverse and varied performing arts groups, and allow us to expand our provocative and transformative programming.
Your financial contribution, including the purchase of your ticket(s), is a vital part of helping us to expand DS!PAC’s vision of excellence, develop new programs and projects, turn new ideas into reality, and executing innovative ways of serving our community and region. Time is of the essence, as we begin equipping the building with a stage, lights, sound, seats and essentials to make this space, with incredible potential, into an incredibly inviting performance venue!
If you can’t join us, but would still like to be a part of this exciting time for growth in the life of Asheville’s Performing Arts scene, please make your tax-deductible donation today, at https://www.paypal.me/DifferentStrokesPAC
https://www.facebook.com/events/561840867570887/
Friends & foes of far & wide…
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Gather round on the 27th day of October to witness feats of strength & acrobatic amazement as we celebrate All Hallow’s Eve. Prepare to laugh, cry, & be dazzled at the floor, pole, & aerial acts prepared for your amusement, entertainment, & bewilderment. This event is bestowed upon you by the fairytales & folklore of our ancestors.
Empyrean’s Fairytales & Folklore is not suitable for our littles, so we ask that attendees be ages 18+. Space is limited so do arrive early, darling, to claim your viewing spot. The doors crack open at 6pm & the fun starts at 6:30pm. $5-$15 sliding scale donation at the door, tasty treats and donation-based adult beverages provided. Come in your best costumewear.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1925370614216539/
Join us every Saturday night in October for Flashlight Night in the Maze! Our maze is family-friendly and never haunted.
**Don’t forget to bring your own flashlight! ?
Hours: 6-9 pm (last entry is at 9 pm)
Flashlight Admission Price:
$9 ages 3-12
$10 ages 13+
*group rates available for 20 or more participants
Things to know about our fall activities:
• NO PETS ALLOWED inside corn maze! No exceptions!
• NO MASKS or costumes are allowed to be worn in the maze. Violators will be removed from Maze with no refund.
• We reserve the right to close in the case of inclement weather conditions. ☔️
We hope to see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/412837579202611/
Our Annual Halloween Party at Cascade Lounge!
–Live Music from Modern Strangers 7:30p to 10:00pm
–Door Prizes
–FREE Photo booth by Spotted Dog Photography
–Jello Shots! Drink & Draft Specials! FREE Candy!
–Costume Contest! Prizes for 1st & 2nd Place
Our biggest party of the year! Come Join Us. No Cover but Membership required.
#avlmusic #avlhalloween #partytime #westashevillelife #jelloshots #costumecontest #photobooth
https://www.facebook.com/events/236191257073981/
Join us for a beautiful Sound Healing Concert inside the majestic Cave of Salt. The concert will be performed by our friend from Skinny Beats Drum Shop and Gallery- Billy Zanski. Come enjoy the sounds of singing crystal bowls, unique African instruments, and various drums.
The music will vibrate throughout the walls of the Salt Cave, reaching and healing the deepest parts of your soul.
This special event is only $38 per person. Reservations are required.
Book Now www.ashevillesaltcave.com
**This is a pre-purchased ticket to an event, you ticket is not refundable once purchase. No children under 12 allowed.
https://www.facebook.com/events/827428974125035/
Time for boos and brews! The Haunted Ale Trail Brewery Shuttle flies TONIGHT! Be one of the first 10 riders for the 6PM shuttle for a beer on us at Oskar Blues or Ecusta Brewing!
Join us as we celebrate Halloween with the Haunted Ale Trail – Halloween Brewery Shuttle!
A Hop on/ Hop Off Brewery Shuttle on Saturday, October 27th from 6-11PM featuring Oskar Blues, Ecusta Brewery, Peaks and Creeks, and the Brevard Brewing Co,!
First 10 riders who purchase a Haunted Ale Trail – Brewery Shuttle pass for the 6PM shuttle will receive a drink ticket for a beer of their choice at Ecusta Brewing or Oskar Blues!
Shuttle Route:
Oskar Blues –> Ecusta Brewery –> Peak and Creeks (the Lumber Arts District) –> Brevard Brewing Co. (downtown Brevard) –> return to Oskar Blues
Hop-on/ Hop-off at your leisure from 6PM-11PM
First shuttle leaves Oskar Blues at 6PM
$10 per person (Cash Only)
Purchase your Haunted Ale Trail – Brewery Shuttle ticket when you hop-on the route! Happy Halloween!
https://www.facebook.com/events/257211914996095/
Join us for our Mad Masquerade Halloween party on 10/27! Live music by Daniel Sage!!! Details coming soon!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2199367830390708/
Revelry: Unique Downtown Events and Red Rover Booking are excited to present:
The Asheville Opry- Part 3, in the historic theatre at The Asheville Masonic Temple.
This is part 3 of a 3-part monthly series of country and honky tonk classics from World War II to Watergate.
With hits by Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, and many, many more…
Featured artists: The Old Chevrolette Set, White Coyote, Kevin Fuller and our host, Lo Wolf
Show Details:
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Doors: 6:30 pm
Show: 7:00 pm
Presale: $12 plus Eventbrite Fee
Door: $15
Sponsors for Show: Red Rover Booking, Urban Orchard, Hillman Beer, Asheville Masonic Temple, Shay Brown Events, 98.1 the River
https://www.facebook.com/events/698884890480073/
Come here the Hendersonville Symphony Children’s Choir sing the National Anthem at the Tryon International Equestrian Center! Admission is free.
https://www.facebook.com/events/506714343084469/
The mission of The Better Life Foundation is to make a positive change in the lives of children in need of food, shelter and medical assistance, and to enhance the lives of children and young adults in need. Each year The Better Life Foundation works to raise money that can be distributed to organizations and hospitals that serve as the vehicle to fulfill the mission of children being afforded a better life in which they can develop their potential, achieve their goals, and become caring and responsible adults. 3 Doors Down established The Better Life Foundation in March of 2004 with the mission to make a positive change in the lives of children and young adults. The organization is a 501(c)(3) federally tax exempt charity. The 15th annual benefit weekend will take place on October 27th, 2018 at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel in Cherokee, NC. The weekend consists of a VIP party, motorcycle ride, silent auction, custom built motorcycle raffle and concert.
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 30 Mar 2018 at 10:00 AM
Artist Presale : Tue, 27 Mar 2018 at 10:00 AM
PRESALE CODE: STILLALIVE
Venue Presale : Thu, 29 Mar 2018 at 10:00 AM
VIP Packages : Tue, 27 Mar 2018 at 10:00 AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/1630355393727895/
Join us for our 6th annual!! One of our favorite holidays and soon to be yours..
Drawings for Best Costume, Best Couple Costume, Scariest Costume and Wine/Vineyard Related Costume!! Competition is fierce and fiesty so don’t let us down…or you may end up somewhere dreadful. Bring yourselves and fiendish friends to this most memorable event!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/533582583736429/
Join us for our annual spooktacular Halloween PARTY featuring live entertainment by One Eyed Jack and featuring a “best costume contest” with $1,000 in ca$h Prizes! (first place $500 – second place $300 – third place $150 – Fourth place $50). (Contest winners chosen from a panel of judges and all decisions are final).
Also featuring $12 GREEN GOBLIN pitchers as well as $2 Bud and Bud Light longnecks.
Tickets are on sale now for $12/each.
Doors open at 7pm.
18 and over welcome (21 and over to consume alcohol).
https://www.facebook.com/events/2348725001807755/
Haunted Castle on the Hill
Saturday, October 27
7pm-10pm
Location: Stephens-Lee Center
Looking for spooky fright this Halloween? There will be plenty of ghosts and ghouls and visions of things that go bump in the night at the Haunted Castle on the Hill.
Fee: $2/person
Stephens-Lee Center, 828-350-2058
https://www.facebook.com/events/1602389053241082/
INDIE FOLK SINGER-SONGWRITER
L.A. Bright
7-8pm
ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND
Heirlüm
8-10pm
www.heirlummusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/135845780703747/
Check out this month’s live music lineup:
Friday 10/5 BEAU + LUCI
Saturday 10/6 Chuck Lichtenberger
Friday 10/12 The Freeway Revival
Saturday 10/13 Pure Fiyah Reggae Band
Friday 10/19 Mike Montrey Band
Saturday 10/20 Justin Cody Fox
Friday 10/26 The Get Right Band
https://www.facebook.com/events/2150007291878248/
Great food, friendly atmosphere, always fun. Grab some wood fired pizza, a sandwich, salad, soup or a board of meat or cheese. Enjoy your favorite beverage from the full bar. Sample some great beer. Bring your dancing shoes. Meet up with your friends or make new ones.
The Mystery Hillbillies will bring the rockabilly, boogie, blues, vintage country for your listening and dancing pleasure. Patsy Cline, Elvis, Emmylou, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Delbert McClinton, Brenda Lee, Marty Stuart.
It will be color season in the mountains, so it’s a great time for a trip.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1858841347544055/
Drawing influence from old-time music, Americana, bluegrass, and songs of labor and protest, Misty Mountain String Band doesn’t stray far from their upbringings in Kentucky and Virginia. Formed as a pickup group for an old-time camp revival, MMSB has evolved into a professional band that’s as at home playing with the Louisville Philharmonia Orchestra as at bluegrass festivals with Americana favorites. The group connects with fans of folk music around the world, sharing unique string band music written for today but informed by tradition. MMSB has universal appeal, combining high energy with charismatic storytelling and a warm, conversational attitude.
Lounge Seated :: $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show
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/443881336134537/
THE LOVE TALKER
By Deborah Pryor
The Love Talker is an eerie and sensual play set in an age when strange spirits walked the earth and magic was all around.
A GHOST STORY
By John Pielmeier
Two hikers seek shelter from a winter blizzard in an isolated Maine cabin. They meet a mysterious girl and soon the three share ghost stories, at first fanciful and then suddenly disquieting as the imagined becomes the real.
Drive South – playing Progressive Americana & Hip String Music including “Boo-Grass” (That’s Bluegrass played on Halloween Weekend!) Come out to the Grind Cafe in lovely downtown Morganton for Vino, Vibes and Victuals.
Join Don Hogan (guitar); David Wiseman (Mandolin); David Bellar (banjo) & Joseph Hasty (upright bass) for a bloody good time, throwing done the acoustic jams.
https://www.facebook.com/events/308789286611313/
Tickets on sale Friday, July 6 at 10AM
Orchestra: $50 | Mezzanine: $45 | Balcony: $40
https://www.facebook.com/events/191817021525908/
A spooky fun house for old and young inspired by our favorite B-movies, scary stories, and classic Halloween monsters. Band students turn the high school into a haunted house complete with zombies, ghouls, and the ghosts of students past, doomed to walk the corridors forever searching for their math class…
Funds raised through the Haunted High and other fundraisers go to support the many bands at Asheville High School, purchasing new instruments, funding scholarships, and transporting students to games and competitions.
Big news: this year, we’ve added hours due to popular demand!
We’ll have two levels of scariness: “Scary” and “Extreme Terror.” Tours are flexible, so ask your guides for the scary tour if you have little ones in your group.
https://www.facebook.com/events/248426689162673/
$10
9pm JJ Dae
10pm Little Stranger
11pm Baby Baby
https://www.facebook.com/events/516431915473729/
Last drag queen show of the year! You won’t want to miss this one.
Motown with a twist… join our team of Monica, Didi, Ekisha, Crystal, and possibly a special guest queen for a night of your favorite Motown hits, performed by our awesome drag superstars!
Hits from Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Temptations, Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, Boyz II Men, The Supremes… who knows who might show up on the list?
And as a special… we will be offering, for this show only, a special price of $10 for members, $15 for non-members (which will include your one year permit membership). Tables can be reserved for $40!
Tickets on sale soon… stay tuned. If you want to reserve a full table, we can take your RSVP now and hold a table for you.
Message us for four person table seating.
https://www.facebook.com/events/218705068987407/
WHERE: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road, 28806
WHEN: Saturday October 27, 2018
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: improv comedy
AGES: all ages
SEATS: seated general admission
TICKETS: $10 g.a. / $15 VIP (guaranteed seat in 1st 3 rows!)
WEB LISTING: http://www.ambrosewest.com/rpbso
Founded in 2011, RPB is a group that hopes to change the world through the power of improv…or not. Called into being by the Universal Mind to spread joy, odd noises and viral goofiness for the betterment of man.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2227797450777297/
Join us for a DJ Dance Party on October 27th for our annual Boo & Brew! DJ Poe Mack will be in the house playing all your favorite tunes! Costume prizes will be given and special brews will be on tap!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/499660943778051/
Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm
Support: RUST
$17adv $20DOS (on sale Thursday at 10am)
“Celebrating their 33rd Anniversary together, Atlanta-based folk rock act, Drivin N Cryin, have spent most of 2018 on tour.
In October 1985 Drivin N Cryin played their first show at Atlanta’s famed 688 Club. The band quickly gained attention for their blistering live shows, and amassed a rabid fanbase in the fertile soil of the late-1980s Southeast music scene.”
www.drivinncryin.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/300722307343445/
Halloween Bash Rockmare 2018 is coming to Rio’s Grill & Sports Bar October 27th. Featuring drink specials, costume contest, and music from Another Fable Until the Day and Clockwork Asylum
$5 cover, all ages
https://www.facebook.com/events/271659283455649/
You don’t want to miss this! The best music and the best lighting in town will be right here for the BEST Halloween Dance in town! Dress up in your best, scariest, sexiest, funniest, or cleverest costume and come dance the night away! T and J Entertainment will be providing the music, Live Event Lighting will be providing the lights, and Currahee Brewing Co will be pouring the beer all night long! Stay tuned for more information!
UPDATE!! Costume contest!! We will be having a costume contest with prizes for the best Individual costume and best couples costume! Prizes will be a $25 gift card and a FREE T-shirt!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/666219180439373/
We’re all garbage people right? It’s time we dressed like it!
No need to drop a bunch of money on costume pieces. Start collecting your bottle caps, cans and bubble wrap.
It’s a trashy, eco-friendly halloween bash!
•The ladies of Asheville Brue Ha Ha will be treating us to a special witchy dance to kick things off at 9!
•Performances by Gaping Maw Freakshow!
•Trashion Show!
•Disco Goddess!
https://www.facebook.com/events/495477587597651/