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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FREE Santa Photos will be available at the center through December 24 at the The North Carolina Arboretum sponsored Santa Set. Every family who visits Santa at Asheville Outlets will receive two FREE 4” x 6” Santa photo prints and a digital download of a single image. Free Santa Photos is hosted by Great Beginnings Lead To Great Smiles.
(Additional photos and Christmas merchandise are available for purchase. One giveaway per family, per Christmas season. Some restrictions may apply. Valid only through December 24, 2018.)
https://www.facebook.com/events/337462147058287/?event_time_id=337462193724949
FREE Santa Photos are back at Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com)! From November 17th through December 24th, every family who visits Santa will receive two FREE 4”x6” Santa photo prints and a digital download of a single image. Additional photos and Christmas merchandise are available for purchase. FREE Santa photo is sponsored by Great Beginnings Great Smiles; the FREE Santa photo set is sponsored by North Carolina Arboretum Winter Lights.
Santa’s Photo Hours are:
11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Saturday, Sundays, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. and Christmas Eve, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Santa takes a break to feed his reindeer weekdays and Saturdays: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. + 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sundays, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Located at food court. One giveaway per family, per Christmas season. Some restrictions may apply, valid only through December 24, 2018.
EVENT MOVED TO SUNDAY DEC 16 DUE TO SNOW.
Join #1 New York Times Best Selling author Robert Beatty at his one and only book-signing event of the holiday season, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at Barnes & Noble-Asheville Mall.
Give the readers on your gift list something inspired by the mystery, history and magic of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains: signed and personalized copies of Beatty’s best sellers, WILLA OF THE WOOD, SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK, SERAFINA AND THE TWISTED STAFF, and SERAFINA AND THE SPLINTERED HEART.
PLEASE NOTE: The store will be using a wristband system to help manage the book-signing line at this event. Wristbands will be available starting at 11 a.m. the day of the event and throughout the book signing. For more info about the wristbands, please call the store at (828) 296-7335.
WILLA OF THE WOOD is the story of a 12-year-old orphaned girl who lives deep in the Great Smoky Mountains in 1900. One of the last members of an ancient race of forest people who are highly in tune with the trees and animals, Willa spends her days and nights foraging and scavenging from the cabins of her people’s greatest enemies, the axe-wielding “newcomers.” Through a series of action-packed encounters and an unexpected kindness, Willa begins to realize that both the newcomers and her own people are not what she’s always thought, setting in motion her quest for a new home and sense of belonging in a changing world.
WILLA OF THE WOOD debuted in July 2018 at #1 on the New Times Best Sellers List. Kirkus Reviews calls it “A moving, atmospheric journey of hope.”
Cover Reveal Video: https://bit.ly/2K8hdmo
WILLA OF THE WOOD and the SERAFINA SERIES are published by Disney-Hyperion. The SERAFINA SERIES is the story of a brave and unusual 12-year-old girl who lives secretly in the basement of the grand Biltmore Estate. SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK, the first book in the series, was a #1 New York Times Best Seller, remained on the best sellers list for more than 60 weeks, and was the winner of the 2016 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize. The second book in the series, SERAFINA AND THE TWISTED STAFF, became a NYT #1 Best Seller in the first week of its launch. The third book, SERAFINA AND THE SPLINTERED HEART, launched Serafina onto the NYT Best Selling Series List, along with such titles as Harry Potter and The Hunger Games.
Be sure to watch the exciting Serafina book trailers:
Serafina and the Black Cloak – http://bit.ly/2dYfpO7
Serafina and the Twisted Staff – http://bit.ly/29CUekN
Serafina and the Splintered Heart – http://bit.ly/2rFYvtt
https://www.facebook.com/events/493328274498460/
As Virginia Woolf said, “one cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Food and water are essential for survival, but mankind’s relationship to food has transformed over time from one of sustenance to one laden with personal and cultural significance.
A Matter of Taste explores depictions of food and drink in art and reveals how images of fruits and vegetables can function as complex metaphors for excess, status, memory, and politics. Drawn from southern museums and private collections, this exhibition showcases over 35 paintings, decorative arts, and works on paper by artists such as Andy Warhol, Wayne Thiebaud, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Claes Oldenburg.
This show spans 400 years and multiple continents, revealing the evolving role of food and drink in various media and cultural contexts. While depictions of fruit and vegetables appeared in ancient times, still life painting as an independent genre dates to 16th-century Holland.
In 19th-century America, still life paintings remained popular but evolved in terms of subject matter, media, and message. Painters such as Thomas Wightman, George Forster, and De Scott Evans embraced Dutch still lifes and used food as commentary on the current political climate and the transient state of the human condition.
Illustrated newspapers led to an increase of cartoons by artists such as Winslow Homer and William Hogarth, who utilized food and drink as social satire. The 20th-century modern art movement further changed the perception of food. The culture of mass production enabled Pop artists to elevate seemingly mundane foodstuffs to high art. Yet, other contemporary artists explored the symbolic and nostalgic role of food seen in works by Tim Tate, Linda Armstrong, and Laquita Thomson.
Visitors will also experience an elaborately set dining table fit for a sumptuous feast. Dining became its own art form over time and communicated one’s social standing and wealth. Each of the table’s six place settings represent a different culture and offer a glimpse into global dining customs. Selective drinkware will accompany this section revealing how tea sets and even punch bowls reflected an owner’s prestige.
Help us build cat shelters to keep Asheville’s community cats safe and warm this winter.
O’Henry’s has once again graciously agreed to let us use their space to build the shelters.
Please join us on Sunday, December 9 from 12-3pm at O’Henry’s, 237 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801.
If you are not able to attend, you can still help by donating supplies or Lowe’s or Home Depot gift cards to help us purchase them.
Here’s a list of the supplies we need:
-new or used plastic storage bins (18 gallon http://bit.ly/2roDFTN or 30 gallon http://bit.ly/2DSbaR1 – any variety)
-Gorilla tape (http://low.es/2F12pDI)
-Reflectix roll insulation (http://low.es/2lWK191)
-bales of straw (not hay) for bedding
For questions about this event or to donate, please email [email protected].
https://www.facebook.com/events/211741666414814/
Did you know that School Lunch Debt in Buncombe County is nearing $64,000? It means that hundreds of families in our community will have to break the bank, right before Holidays, in order to pay for essential school meal! This Sunday come to The Regeneration Station, and support Buncombe County Lunch Debt Relief. Shop TRS Inventory, and we donate 10% of sales to the cause. Get a glass of yummy locally brewed sake from Bens Tune Up, and leave a small contribution. All donations from the event will go to anonymous recipients throughout Buncombe County.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1900432763358290/
*UPDATE! We are bumping this to Dec. 15 & 16 due to the impending snow storm!*
We can’t wait to host local artists and crafters for our second annual holiday market! Stop on by, support local art, and get on your holiday shopping.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2205486579666297/
Hot coffee & hot mulled wine till it runs out. Cold beer, mimosas, & micheladas all day.
20+ vendors of the punk persuasion
-vintage clothing
-handmade jewelry
-records
-art
-cool stuff
Contact [email protected] for vending
https://www.facebook.com/events/268756940656475/
Holidays at Holly Hill 329 N Main St in Rutherfordton featuring Leslie Dinga Pottery
Food, Drinks, Pottery and Fellowship
Please share this event with your friends!
Open to the Public
https://www.facebook.com/events/1969917943084196/
Create Christmas ornament with small pieces of paper (Origami)
This is FREE event
https://www.facebook.com/events/271648096724826/
Don’t be a holiday zombie, be a holiday Jambi!!! Gifts for strange children of all ages! Locally made and oddly sourced coolness!
https://www.facebook.com/events/285963345595657/
Over the river and through the woods, jingle all the way to four Unique & Boutique wineries on the Catawba Valley Wine Trail! We’ll be decked out for the holidays and pairing up chocolate treats to go with your tastings. Purchase your ticket on-line or at any of the Wineries on the Stop-Sip-Savor Wine Hop.
Start your journey by collecting your Hop card & commemorative wine glass at any of the participating wineries below. Then sip award winning wine and enjoy chocolate themed bites as you collect a stamp at all four wineries.
By visiting all four wineries, you will also be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate. All participating wineries are conveniently located off I-40 between exits 94 & 100.
Participating Wineries:
Belle Nicho Winery bellenichwinery.com
Lake James Cellars Winery lakejamescellars.com
Silver Fork Winery silverforkwinery.com
South Creek Winery southcreekwinery.com
The winery hop hours are from 1PM to 5PM. To participate in giveaways, make sure you allow enough time to visit all four wineries. You may visit the 4 wineries in any order. Tickets include one commemorative wine glass per person, and tastings at each winery. Advance tickets are $25. Day of the hop tickets (if available) will be $30 per person.
Ticket sales are limited, and our last wine hop sold out. Purchase your ticket now at a participating winery or here.
https://www.localwineevents.com/events/detail/731029/Nebo-Joy-to-Chocolate-Stop-Sip-Savor-Wine-Hop
Cheers!
https://www.facebook.com/events/255047148483622/
UPDATE: WE ARE SOLD OUT. For a 12/14 class go to :
https://www.facebook.com/events/1069594326535572/
The plants that deck the halls at Winter Solstice were not chosen randomly by peoples of the past. Pine, holly, oak, rose hip, and fir, all these trees and plants held powerful edible, medicinal and folkloric uses. We’ll explore the historical and folk magical uses of wreath making plants while crafting an edible, medicinal and magical wreath of our own to take home.
Materials provided.
15- 35$ Sliding scale.
Please pre-register, (there is room for 15), by messaging me. We have limited materials and space!
Taught by Appalachian folk magical ethnobotanist Rebecca Beyer of www.bloodandspicebush.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/267954817241825/
This workshop combines the ancient wisdom of yoga and Chinese Medicine to de-stress and nourish the body during the winter months by balancing the organs/channels related to the winter season.
There will be a yin practice suitable for all levels, including light lecture on self care during the winter months, as well as insights about the associated organs: Kidneys and Urinary Bladder. Practice will end with a long savasana and simple yet powerful acupuncture treatment to strengthen the organ systems and one’s overall health. Students will leave feeling relaxed and renewed.
Cost: $25, financial assistance available
**CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER**
https://ashevillecommunityyoga.com/events/yin-yoga-acupuncture-for-the-winter-season-with-maegan/
https://www.facebook.com/events/483833105458858/
An introduction to the IFS modality, including five afternoon sessions starting Nov. 4, a personal IFS session and supervised practice sessions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/489769164837880/?event_time_id=489769181504545
An introduction to the IFS modality, including five afternoon sessions starting Nov. 4, a personal IFS session and supervised practice sessions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/489769164837880/
We will have all the NFL Games all year long! NFL Sunday Ticket at Sanctuary Brewing Company!
https://www.facebook.com/events/709521249415290/?event_time_id=709521309415284
The APB monthly packaging party is a chance to help pack up a mess of books headed to facilities across the Carolinas, to learn more about our project, and to spend a lovely afternoon meeting new people, or catching up with old friends! :)
No time to volunteer but want to support our work? We can always use your financial support (https://www.paypal.me/AVLPrisonBooks) and your soft cover book donations!
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ABOUT US
APB has been sending books to folks incarcerated in the Southeast since 1999. We currently send books to people in jails and prisons across North and South Carolina.
APB is a prison abolitionist project. We send books to folks who are locked up because it is one of the best ways we have found to show solidarity with them. As a project rooted in anti-authoritarian politics, we view prison as a tool the State uses to uphold an unjust social and economic order based in large part on white supremacy. When dealing with a system that thrives on dehumanization and isolation, finding ways to connect with and meet the every day needs of incarcerated people is a crucial part of challenging the legitimacy of this repressive institution.
https://www.facebook.com/events/916711898523163/?event_time_id=916711915189828
Come make a memory with us at Petco on Saturday, Dec. 8th, 15th or Sunday, Dec 16th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and help pets in need in our community! For a $9.95 donation you’ll receive a digital keepsake photo and the joy in knowing you’re supporting our lifesaving work, thanks to the @PetcoFoundation! Photos will be emailed to you within minutes so you can share them with us using #SantaPawsForaCause.
https://www.facebook.com/events/275885319739213/
After seeing her fiancé on TV kissing another woman at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mary’s life falls apart — just in time for the holidays. Over the next year, she stumbles back into the dating world, where “romance” ranges from weird and creepy to absurd and comical. It seems nothing can help Mary’s growing cynicism, until the charm and innocence of a five-year-old boy unexpectedly brings a new outlook on life and love. This heartwarming one woman show offers a hilarious and modern alternative to the old standards of the holiday season.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1658799787558592/?event_time_id=1658799834225254
What we put ON our bodies is just as important as what we put IN our bodies. Join Jennifer of Meraki Botanicals (and front desk at HYA!) to learn about the benefits of natural ingredients like shea butter, coconut oil, witch hazel, & more. Then, we’ll create a variety of products using these ingredients for yourself or friends! Just in time for the holidays!
Sunday, 12/16/18, 2 – 4 pm.
$30 – tea & snacks served.
Sign up today to reserve your space!
https://www.facebook.com/events/719733991727904/
Amazing Pizza Company is a wood fired pizza food truck.
Making thin crust Neapolitan style pizza
fresh each day from their mobile kitchen.
www.facebook.com/APCpizzaCO
https://www.facebook.com/events/2181394365443360/
Let this versatile, local artist carry you away with his international flavor of original music! His CDs are available and make wonderful Holiday Gifts!
https://www.facebook.com/events/342588122960737/
Come celebrate the 245th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party!
Join us as we commemorate our forefathers and toss beer into the Reedy… wait, no. We are NOT doing that, that would just be ridiculous.
However, we are *not charging anyone tax* the entire day to celebrate our Independence from Britain, and scoff at their foolish attempt to enact “taxation without representation” on the colonies.
Don’t forget, The Farehouse will be open 12-3 pm serving all your favorite things for lunch.
https://www.facebook.com/events/189720728633016/
Join Scoop, Cookie, and Santa’s Elf as we read a Christmas favorite at sweetFrog! While you are here you can treat yourself to a yummy sweet treat of your favorite FROYO or Ice Cream!
https://www.facebook.com/events/503019093516189/
Update!!!
With inclement weather expected for this weekend. The Fletcher Christmas in the Park has been rescheduled for the final time. Christmas in the Park will now be Fletcher Christmas.
The event will include live music, ice skating, inflatable snow globe photo station, food vendors, vendor village, and of course Santa.
https://www.facebook.com/events/333893840494246/
Mount St. Helen’s nuns are putting on a Christmas show which is an original ballet based on “The Nutcracker“. The show is filled with the traditional “nunsense humor” and one-liners that have made the Nunsense shows so popular.
It’s the annual Christmas program at Mount St. Helen’s. Our favorite nuns are treating everyone to an original ballet based on the “Nutcracker.” But the star has an accident, and the show will have to go on without the ballet until the Reverend Mother can figure out what to do. Find out what happens at this hilarious holiday production from Hendersonville Community Theatre. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. The show is filled with the traditional “nunsense humor” and one-liners that have made the Nunsense shows so popular.
https://www.facebook.com/events/123999794978666/
Annual Wassailing celebration! Community potluck, Eliada Children’s Home donation drive, caroling, Wassail and general merriment.
The word wassail comes from Old English was hál, related to the Anglo-Saxon greeting wes þú hál , meaning “be you hale”—i.e., “be healthful” or “be healthy”.The tradition of wassailing falls into two distinct categories: the house-visiting wassail and the orchard-visiting wassail.
1-The house-visiting wassail is the practice of people going door-to-door, *singing and offering a drink from the wassail bowl in exchange for *gifts; this practice still exists, but has largely been displaced by caroling.
Our tradition:
*Please bring a gifts for Elida Children’s Home – There needs are simple, please donate new items.
Twin Sheet sets
Pillows
Socks – teen size
Board & Card games
Towels, wash clothes & hand towels
Hair accessories i.e. hair ties, brushes, bandanas, brushes
Gloves & Hats teen size
School supplies – DO NOT bring spiral notebooks, pencil sharpeners anything sharp
*While we won’t be going door to door there will be caroling! AND Wassail :)
Lets eat! – Bring a covered dish to share. Noble will provide BBQ and baked chicken. Potluck @4pm
2-The orchard-visiting wassail refers to the ancient custom of visiting orchards in cider-producing regions of England, reciting blessings and singing to the trees to promote a good harvest for the coming year.
The visiting of the orchard will happen in January, stay tuned for details.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1595802263899385/
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/?event_time_id=575264409597843