Calendar of Events

In this beautiful play, Libby, a socially awkward woman with a tragic past, reluctantly throws a dinner party for a group of neighbors and acquaintances. As the drinks flow, discussions and debates ensue about everything from skydiving to family therapy to the merits of Topo Gigio. Connections are made and broken and made again as Libby and her guests explore what being alone, and being not alone, really means.

Directed by Jeff Catanese
Starring Edwin Glass, Scott Keel, Amanda Klinikowski, Christy Montesdeoca, Trinity Smith-Keel, Josephine Thomas and Henry Williamson III

RAFFLE ALERT! Some performances include an Admission + Raffle ticket option. On those nights you can add a $5 raffle ticket to your admission fee and be eligible for a gift with an $80 – $120 value! Raffle tickets will also be sold at the door.

https://www.facebook.com/events/575264369597847/

Singer/guitarist, Izzi Hughes, is no newcomer to music or performing. She brings a youthful energy to every performance, while “wowing” the audience with her musical maturity. Her eclectic mix of songs will remind you of the old ones you have forgotten, while putting a unique twist on the new ones of today.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2043418872335933/

A revival of 2016’s premiere of this holiday family crowd-pleaser! It’s Christmas Eve in 1955 at a small town train depot where the snowy weather has caused some delays. Over the course of the evening, strangers become friends, friends become family, and the warmth of human connection is deepened through stories and songs. Though the weather outside is frightful, inside the depot it’s delightful as memories of Christmases past are shared. Written by local storyteller and musician Tom Godleski and performed with original music and traditional songs by local bluegrass musicians. Directed by Lori Beland Hilliard.

https://www.facebook.com/events/479152739242730/

A revival of 2016’s premiere of this holiday family crowd-pleaser! It’s Christmas Eve in 1955 at a small town train depot where the snowy weather has caused some delays. Over the course of the evening, strangers become friends, friends become family, and the warmth of human connection is deepened through stories and songs. Though the weather outside is frightful, inside the depot it’s delightful as memories of Christmases past are shared. Written by local storyteller and musician Tom Godleski and performed with original music and traditional songs by local bluegrass musicians. Directed by Lori Beland Hilliard.

https://www.facebook.com/events/479152739242730/?event_time_id=479152759242728

‘Tis the season for magic, joy and giving! Come make memories with you and yours and support a great cause.
Join us for the First Annual Princess Christmas Spectacular:
‘The Queen’s Frosted Charity Ball’
Enjoy a Princess Concert with Dancing and Some Holiday Favorites. 10 Fairytale Princesses and the Queen herself take the stage for a never before seen Holiday performance. You don’t want to miss it!
Other festivities include Photo Booths, Balloons Twisting, Christmas Karaoke, Glitter Tattoos, Princess Makeovers, Princess Gift Shop, a Silent Auction, Children’s Vendors, Christmas Dance Party, and Special Surprise Guests including Santa himself and some brand new characters!
All proceeds go to a local family in need.
Every attendee needs a ticket. Children 1 and under are free.

Doors open at 2:30, Show Starts at 3:30

VIPS: Enjoy Early Admission at 1:30pm, Backstage Passes, a Professional Group Photo with ALL of the Princesses or portrait with your princess of choice, featuring The Squirrel’s Nest Photography. Also included is a Photo with Santa, Hors D’oeuvres and Refreshments, 2 FREE princess vouchers good towards your choice of a Princess Makeover, Glitter Tattoo, Balloon Wand or a $5 giftcard to spend in the SSD Gift Shop, a SSD T-shirt, and special VIP seating. Child must be accompanied by a VIP adult.

All proceeds will go directly to help the Calverts, a local family in need. More info on their story on their Go Fun Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/9b964-ourdestiny

We are still looking for vendors, sponsors and items for our silent auciton. If you or someone you know is interested please email us at [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/1934209176644961/

When an out of work slacker takes a job as an elf in Macy’s Santaland, his hilarious observations of the shoppers and employees are much more naughty than nice. This one-man-act can only be described one way: crazy funny. Starring Tom Chalmers and directed by Josh Batenhorst

https://www.facebook.com/events/610046362789866/

MOVED TO 12/19 DUE TO SNOW AND ICE!

We will be discussing the NCGP Fall Gathering, next steps for the TDA, regionalism, and clearly stating our goals for our local chapter.

https://www.facebook.com/events/930227250499550/

Come mash up toys with us as we saw off legs, cut heads, sew arms, glue eyeballs and make our Mutant army! Drink specials, funky crafts, and hot glue gun burns for all!

https://www.facebook.com/events/359868268105530/

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 6 Apr 2018 at 10:00 AM
Ticketmaster Presale : Tue, 3 Apr 2018 at 10:00 AM
Venue Presale : Wed, 4 Apr 2018 at 10:00 AM

Christmas is coming and so is the one and only Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. Presenting world class Russian artists, hand-painted sets, Russian Snow Maidens, and jubilant Nesting Dolls – Great Russian Nutcracker brings the Christmas spirit to life for all ages. “Kids wide-eyed with delight!” says the New York Times. Experience the Dove of Peace Tour, spreading goodwill in over 100 cities across North America. Get seats now for the whole family and make memories for a lifetime at Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker! www.nutcracker.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/2013827168878761/

Calling all current families, alumni families/students, former employees, volunteers, founders, and friends! Come join us for the next fun 20th Anniversary community event at Evergreen.

We will transform the Gym into a museum of Evergreen memorabilia for the afternoon to celebrate our journey through the past 20 years. Guests are asked to bring something from their time at Evergreen – pictures, shirts, work, awards, books, invitations, publications, yearbooks, or absolutely any Evergreen thing you may have! We will provide a space for you to display your item for the duration of the event and then it will go back home with you.

PRIZES will be awarded for museum items in different categories (think Funniest Artifact, Oldest Artifact, etc.) We will also have live music from current and former Evergreen employees, featuring Pearl Street Band & singer/songwriter Jane Kramer.

RSVP through the ticket link (note this is a free event).

https://www.facebook.com/events/199591867615661/

With Binah Love & Samata Decori

***This is a community event, no one turned away for lack of funds. We have a few spots left! Donation option available at checkout <3

Come journey with us during this sacred time of year! We will be offering devotional music and a guided healing meditation along with ceremonial cacao (hand made formula using Keith’s Cacao from Guatemala). There will be opportunities for heart sharing and connection within sacred space. You will learn about the practice of ceremonial living and cacao as sacred medicine along with other tools to access the inner realms and create healing in your life!

Reviews for Sacred Cacao:

“The event I went to was amazing. This is something that I will always remember. I plan to go to another event. I was blown away by such beautiful voices and music. You will be surprised in the best way possible. I had a great feeling of release and healing. I had no idea that Cacao was sacred, which now gives me all the more reason to love chocolate! Come with an open heart and open mind to this ceremony. You are in for a treat!” Bethany Otten

“Wow, where do I even start? Binah’s Cacao Ceremony was definitely the highlight of my trip. Before booking, I really had no idea what to expect but I knew I wanted to attend. And thank goodness I did! Binah’s studio is in a great location right on Wall St. Her energy is warm and welcoming. And her Cacao blends are so delicious. I couldn’t leave without purchasing a bag to bring back home with me! The ceremony itself was beautiful. It was sacred and connected and I left feeling calm, peaceful and empowered. Asheville is such a beautiful city because of people like Binah. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to connect with her and the others in attendance! If you have the chance to partake in a Cacao Ceremony with Binah, do it!”
Emily Foran

Please Note:

This is a facilitated group healing.. Please refrain from any other substances of plant medicines prior to the ceremony.

For an enhanced experience fasting the day of is recommended, though not required, a light meal before hand is also a good idea, especially if you are sensitive to stimulants.

Please bring any instrument or song to share and your favorite mug for ceremony!

https://www.facebook.com/events/499510923867487/

***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED***
Intended for the pregnant person, and/or any members of their support team. This workshop will include both Eastern and Western methods of care for the postpartum period. Combining nutrition, yoga, Ayurvedic medicine, herbal care, cooking techniques, and doula wisdom for a holistic, nourishing, approach to this essential transition. Each person will be sent home with a resource guide as well as a mini-manual with specific recipes to kickstart their postpartum care plan.

Izzy Adair is a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, a professional childcare provider, and a certified Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Instructor. As a nanny and doula, Izzy has been cooking for families for years, and brings to her work a love for plant based nutrition and traditional healing modalities.

Cost: $25, financial assistance available
**CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER**
https://ashevillecommunityyoga.com/events/the-fourth-trimester-with-izzy/#more-16695

https://www.facebook.com/events/187623802167634/

Each individual who donates more than $25 worth of toys will be given a 10% discount, that day, toward their entire tab.

https://www.facebook.com/events/563935094055904/?event_time_id=563935154055898

This symphonic winds concert will include family- friendly pieces that are staples of the holidays, such as Sleigh Ride and A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson, Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Up On A Housetop, and Chanukah Celebration. We will have a sing-along segment. And to top it off, we will have a handbell choir playing with the band! You read that right – Jubilee Handbells from First Methodist Church of Hendersonville will play during our concert as well! You won’t want to miss this! Such great “sound candy” for your ears! Our concert will be performed on the campus of UNCA at Lipinsky Hall on Sunday, December 16 at 3:30 PM.

Snowed out last Sunday, rescheduled for Dec. 16! Followed by Folkin-Fun Screen viewing of “Dance All Night – The Highwoods Stringband Story”. This iconic old-time band left it’s mark in our music culture, reviving old-time stringband music to much of the country in the late 60’s through the 70’s. They had many ties to the Asheville scene, not the least of which was their performing with the Green Grass Cloggers at many of the national festivals held around the US.
Movie screening via blue-ray provided courtesy of the film maker – Larry Edelman. Come join us for free, but we’ll also take up donations to send back to the producers of this excellent piece of history. They spent countless hours and cold, hard cash to make it available, so help if you can.
An old-time jam will break out afterwards!

https://www.facebook.com/events/515399192298967/

Celebrate the holiday season with the Asheville Community Band! This family-friendly concert features our symphonic winds playing your holiday favorites, plus this year we are featuring a collaboration with The handbell choir from First Methodist, Hendersonville and a fun visit from. . . . .SANTA ELVIS! See you there!
Tickets are $12, Students and children with paying adults are free.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2244896419131371/

Join us for our 2nd Annual Gospel Fest on Sunday, December 16th at 4pm. You do not want to miss this incredible time of worship. All proceeds will go directly to the programming of My Sistah Taught Me That.

For more information, visit our website at www.mysistahtaughtmethat.org.

https://www.facebook.com/events/196083411304618/

Local color imbues this holiday concert by the Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus, featuring historic seasonal tunes from the Appalachian mountains in both traditional and modern settings, as well as African-American spirituals. “At the Creche” by local composer Jonathan David uses text by UNCA professor and poet David Hopes to bring a menagerie of animals to the manger accompanied by the familiar Southern Harmony tune “Wondrous Love.” In addition, a lovely setting of “In The Bleak Midwinter” by AGMC founder David Friddle brings us back to our roots and helps us celebrate the familiar alongside the new. Join us for a memorable evening. Asheville Gay Men’s Chorus is now in our 20th season and strives to entertain, advocate and educate.

https://www.facebook.com/events/263478077851325/

All your holiday favorites and some you haven’t heard before! Join us! Free and open to the public.

https://www.facebook.com/events/265757490746873/

Please send an email to [email protected] with your name and the total number in your party for a head count. RSVP deadline Thursday, Dec. 13.

Club Members and Spouse, Guest
Easy parking in the hotel garage
Bring a Gift to Exchange
Santa will be there!
Cash Bar

https://www.facebook.com/events/225161161731333/

Join us this weekend for Paige and Christa’s Restorative Yoga and Aromatherapy Mini-Retreat!

Winter naturally invites us to turn inward, connect deeply to our center, and tune our awareness in more subtle ways. But the hectic pace of the holidays can distract us from these quiet and nurturing impulses, leaving us frazzled.

This candlelit retreat will allow you to slow down and sink into your roots, so you can navigate the season feeling connected and cared for. We’ll support your body with deeply restful yoga poses and ground your nervous system with sacred scents offered through breathing practices and gentle massage.

$45 Includes an aromatherapy gift to take home

Location: Happy Body South Asheville (1378 Hendersonville Rd)

Call our studio or visit our website to register!

https://www.facebook.com/events/567567500353238/

Return to Tuna, Texas for Christmas. 2 actors portray over 20 zany characters as they prepare for the Christmas yard display contest with the Christmas Phantom running amuck. Only Cash is accepted at the door. To purchase with a credit card, you must purchase through EventBrite prior to the event. If you wish to purchase a Student Ticket (ages 6-17 only) via credit card, please contact us.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1977488039037277/?event_time_id=1977488045703943

Bywater Bluegrass Jam Every Sunday from 4-7pm and hosted by Drew Matulich! Come out and enjoy some Bluegrass Music on the French Broad River and bring a friend!

https://www.facebook.com/events/256311128567439/

Tis’ the season for a Murder Mystery! Put on your best ugly Christmas sweater and come join us for a festive collaboration with The Watermark Theatre Collective, The Monte Vista Hotel, and Milton’s on December 16th at 4:30PM! Enjoy dinner, dessert, and an interactive show where guests will be asked to help characters determine who the mystery killer is. This will be a fun and exciting evening of dinner theatre you don’t want to miss! There will also be an Ugly Sweater Competition!

More Info:
A murder mystery dinner is a type of dinner theater in which audience members cooperate with each other and interact with performance cast members in order to solve a fictitious murder scene. Murder mystery dinner shows are most often comedic in nature and performed in coordination with the serving of a multi-course meal. The goal of a murder mystery dinner is for participants to gather clues provided throughout the plot and use them to deduce the identity and motive of the “murderer.”

Sunday December 16th, 2018
$55 per ticket includes Dinner, Dessert, and the Murder Mystery Dinner Experience

Dinner Menu

Mixed green salad, toasted almonds, shaved apple and a balsamic vinaigrette

Braised beef short rib, butternut grits, grilled broccoli
or
Roasted butternut squash, pumpkin seed granola, carrot purée, sage and a house made farmers cheese

Lemon tart, toasted meringue, and blueberries

Call (828) 669-8870 if you have any questions!

https://www.facebook.com/events/712796179094450/

Experience Music Concert at Ambrose West

WHEN: Sunday 12/16/18

WHERE: Ambrose West 312 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 28803

Event Times: 5-8pm

SEATING: Standing room w/ some seating available

AGES: All Ages

TICKETS: Free Community Event

Come experience the magic that only children can bring to the stage! This free community concert will warm your heart and light up your evening!

Experience Music

EXPERIENCE MUSIC is a band development studio offering:

– youth-centric band/group lessons with exciting performance opportunities

– private lessons on most instruments for students of all levels beginner to advanced

– professional studio rehearsal and performance space available for hourly and monthly rentals

​- band development mentor program (artist development, video production, booking)

http://www.experiencemusicavl.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/352101545548952/

Fielday Records Presents: “This Town Needs Music Comp” Release Fest at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/2003128359745641/

Come enjoy the holiday season and all its wonder while playing alongside the Broad River and the fully decorated Mini Golf Course!
$6.50 to play and kids under 5 are FREE!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1473877239423624/?event_time_id=1473877279423620

The Blind Pig Supper Club supports the oustanding talents of one of the best culinary schools in North Carolina. Join us for Houndstooth as we prepare a 5 coursed dinner menu in homage to some of the classics in cuisine with contemporary and creative spins. Custom cocktails, live spin and a delicious menu await. Porceeds go to support the AB Tech Student Culibary Team of 2018.

Gratuity is not included in your ticket price.

This event is not BYO.

Two seating time are available 12/16: 5:00PM & 8:30PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/267012097243496/