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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The Authors for Literacy Dinner & Silent Auction featuring Wiley Cash will begin with a cocktail hour and silent auction to include distinctive art and crafts, autographed and rare books, and priceless opportunities to enjoy excursions in Asheville and beyond. Following the cocktail hour, event guests will enjoy a three-course dinner and presentation by a current Literacy Council student. Wiley Cash will then give the keynote presentation and autograph guests’ books. Book sales will be managed by Malaprop’s Bookstore & Café.
For more information about the Spelling Bee, please see our blog post here or contact LuAnn Arena.
New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett will keynote the Literacy Council’s 10th Annual Authors for Literacy Dinner & Silent Auction at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel.
Every Thursday in May stop by UpCountry Brewing Company in Asheville for live music and a pint to support the Smokies! You’ll get to keep your pint glass with a cool mountain design, and 10% of sales for each night benefits Friends of the Smokies and the park!
The 3rd annual Hats, Horses and Hope event is a Kentucky Derby Party featuring classy hats, a live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby, live music by The Midnight Aces, mint Juleps, cocktails, local beer, catered hors d’oeuvres and an auction.
This year’s benefit will be held at the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Asheville, on the top floor, 10 Broadway Street. Food will be served from Capella on 9. The occasion kicks off at 4:30PM.
Every Thursday in May stop by UpCountry Brewing Company in Asheville for live music and a pint to support the Smokies! You’ll get to keep your pint glass with a cool mountain design, and 10% of sales for each night benefits Friends of the Smokies and the park!
The Annual AHEPA Mother’s Day Luncheon will be held on Sunday May 13th, 2016 at the Morris Hellenic Cultural Center of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 227 Cumberland Avenue, in the Montford area of Asheville from 11 am till 2 pm. It will be cafeteria style with a variety of Greek gourmet dishes like Lamb Kleftiko (slow cooked lamb in aus jus), Pastichio, Spanakopita, Chicken Origanato, Dolmathes with and without meat, etc. and pastries like our famous Baklava, Kourabiethes, Melomakarona, Napoleons, etc.
Prices range from $1 – $12. There will be Greek folk dancing . Carry-outs will be available from 10:30 am to 2 pm. Call the church office at 828-253-3754 between 10 am and 1 pm for more information or to place your order in advance. Or you may call Hellenic Center on the day of the luncheon at 828-254-7424.