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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Sunday, July 28, 2019
Chow Chow Festival – September 12-15 Volunteer Opportunity
Jul 28 all-day
Asheville

Looking for a fun, enriching, and rewarding way to give back to the Asheville culinary scene? Chow Chow is calling on friendly, helpful, and professional individuals to help make the culinary event a successful one. Through a variety of events hosted by makers and talents from all over, it’s a great way for volunteers to network and have fun. Positions range from greeters to ticket scanners to chef assistants and more. Over 200 dedicated individuals will make up the Volunteer Program.

PubCorps is partnering with Chow Chow to sponsor the volunteer lounge to give volunteers a place to meet and interact with one another. Volunteers must be 21 years or older to serve, attend a one-hour training session in August, and complete special training for specific tasks.

To learn more about the Chow Chow volunteer requirements and application, visit here.

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Jul 28 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

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/

Monday, July 29, 2019
Chow Chow Festival – September 12-15 Volunteer Opportunity
Jul 29 all-day
Asheville

Looking for a fun, enriching, and rewarding way to give back to the Asheville culinary scene? Chow Chow is calling on friendly, helpful, and professional individuals to help make the culinary event a successful one. Through a variety of events hosted by makers and talents from all over, it’s a great way for volunteers to network and have fun. Positions range from greeters to ticket scanners to chef assistants and more. Over 200 dedicated individuals will make up the Volunteer Program.

PubCorps is partnering with Chow Chow to sponsor the volunteer lounge to give volunteers a place to meet and interact with one another. Volunteers must be 21 years or older to serve, attend a one-hour training session in August, and complete special training for specific tasks.

To learn more about the Chow Chow volunteer requirements and application, visit here.

BMC ARTIST FACULTY: THE SOLDIER’S TALE
Jul 29 @ 7:30 pm
Porter Center at Brevard College

The pernicious tale of a soldier who trades his fiddle to the devil for all the world’s riches. What could go wrong? Igor Stravinsky takes us on a clever, effervescent, and poignant journey interpreted by a septet of string, brass, and percussion instruments.

PERFORMANCE & ARTIST DETAILS
MARTINÚ Nonet No. 2
STRAVINSKY The Soldier’s Tale

Please note: All seating is general admission.

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Chow Chow Festival – September 12-15 Volunteer Opportunity
Jul 30 all-day
Asheville

Looking for a fun, enriching, and rewarding way to give back to the Asheville culinary scene? Chow Chow is calling on friendly, helpful, and professional individuals to help make the culinary event a successful one. Through a variety of events hosted by makers and talents from all over, it’s a great way for volunteers to network and have fun. Positions range from greeters to ticket scanners to chef assistants and more. Over 200 dedicated individuals will make up the Volunteer Program.

PubCorps is partnering with Chow Chow to sponsor the volunteer lounge to give volunteers a place to meet and interact with one another. Volunteers must be 21 years or older to serve, attend a one-hour training session in August, and complete special training for specific tasks.

To learn more about the Chow Chow volunteer requirements and application, visit here.

BMC Piano Competition Finals
Jul 30 @ 7:00 pm
Porter Center at Brevard College

The future stars of tomorrow take the stage in this inspired competition featuring BMC’s gifted high school and college pianists.
$25 General Admission.

Open Mic
Jul 30 @ 8:00 pm
Alley Cat Social Club

Every Tuesday Open Mic
Open Format

Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Chow Chow Festival – September 12-15 Volunteer Opportunity
Jul 31 all-day
Asheville

Looking for a fun, enriching, and rewarding way to give back to the Asheville culinary scene? Chow Chow is calling on friendly, helpful, and professional individuals to help make the culinary event a successful one. Through a variety of events hosted by makers and talents from all over, it’s a great way for volunteers to network and have fun. Positions range from greeters to ticket scanners to chef assistants and more. Over 200 dedicated individuals will make up the Volunteer Program.

PubCorps is partnering with Chow Chow to sponsor the volunteer lounge to give volunteers a place to meet and interact with one another. Volunteers must be 21 years or older to serve, attend a one-hour training session in August, and complete special training for specific tasks.

To learn more about the Chow Chow volunteer requirements and application, visit here.

Presale Tickets King Princess Nov. 9 Orange Peel
Jul 31 all-day

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, King Princess is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. The product of a musical family, she spent much of her childhood tinkering on the vintage Neve board in her father’s Brooklyn studio, learning guitar and piano along the way. Her 2018 debut single, an ode to untold queer histories titled “1950,” became an overnight smash hit with over 200 million streams to date. The song has achieved Gold status in the United States, Canada and Norway and is Platinum in Australia. Her debut EP, Make My Bed, marked the first release for Mark Ronson’s Zelig Records and was released to critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Complex, Refinery29, Billboard, Highsnobiety, Interview and Vogue among others. Since, King Princess has graced the covers of V Magazine, The Ingenue, Jalouse and The Travel Almanac. She’s played sold out shows across North America and Europe with festival debuts at Coachella, Glastonbury, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Boston Calling and many more. King Princess’ debut album, Cheap Queen, is set for release this year

Student Piano Recital
Jul 31 @ 12:30 pm
Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

Throughout our summer festival season, Brevard Music Center is delighted to present the following free events, which are held at Straus Auditorium and Searcy Hall (on the BMC campus) and Transylvania County Library (TCL) in downtown Brevard. All seating is general admission.

Dvořák Serenade for Strings
Jul 31 @ 7:30 pm
Porter Center at Brevard College

Infused with gracious optimism and delicious tunes, a performance of Dvořák’s popular Serenade for Strings is a feel-good occasion for audience members and musicians alike. BMC’s own William Ludwig shines in Joan Tower’s Red Maple for bassoon and string orchestra.

PERFORMANCE & ARTIST DETAILS
Brevard Camerata
William Ludwig, bassoon

MOZART Serenata notturna
TOWER Red Maple for Bassoon and String Orchestra
DVORAK Serenade for Strings

Please note: All seating is general admission.

Anything Goes Karaoke
Jul 31 @ 9:00 pm
Alley Cat Social Club

Every Wednesday Epic Karaoke at Alley Cat Social Club.
Anything Goes 9pm until 2am

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Student Classical Guitar Recital
Aug 1 @ 12:30 pm
Searcy Hall Brevard Music Center

Throughout our summer festival season, Brevard Music Center is delighted to present the following free events, which are held at Straus Auditorium and Searcy Hall (on the BMC campus) and Transylvania County Library (TCL) in downtown Brevard. All seating is general admission.

Broadway in Brevard: An Evening of Frank Loesser Favorites
Aug 1 @ 7:30 pm
Porter Center at Brevard College

From the Pulitzer Prize to the Tony Award to the Academy Award, Frank Loesser has won them all! Join us in celebrating the legendary American songwriter with this special evening of his favorite melodies, including Broadway’s Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and The Most Happy Fella, among others acclaimed works.

PERFORMANCE & ARTIST DETAILS
Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center
Dean Anthony and Marla Berg, directors
Neill Campbell, piano
Josh Quinn, piano

Please note: All seating is reserved.

Friday, August 2, 2019
11th Annual Blue Ridge Pride Festival Volunteer Opportunity
Aug 2 all-day

Give us 2-4 hours. Enjoy a day of music and memories — and the knowledge that you helped to bring a community together! You’ll also get a little swag: a 11th Annual Festival Tee Shirt, snacks, a drink ticket, and our new Blue Ridge Pride Center buttons and stickers. Volunteer roles include: setup and breakdown, selling wristbands, beverages or merchandise, and assisting with volunteer check-in or VIP. Learn more and sign up here.

Volunteer opportunity for LEAF
Aug 2 all-day
Downtown Asheville

 

LEAF Downtown AVL – August 2-3
It takes many hearts and hands to build an event like LEAF Downtown AVL and this is a key fundraiser for LEAF Schools & Streets LOCAL cultural arts education programs. It’s easy, fun and we need volunteers! . We are currently evolving the new Downtown Volunteer plan, so if you have ideas, email [email protected].

For more information, click here.

New Music at Searcy Hall Brevard Music Center
Aug 2 @ 12:30 pm
Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

Throughout our summer festival season, Brevard Music Center is delighted to present the following free events, which are held at Straus Auditorium and Searcy Hall (on the BMC campus) and Transylvania County Library (TCL) in downtown Brevard. All seating is general admission

Student Piano Recital Brevard Music Center
Aug 2 @ 2:30 pm
Searcy Hall

Throughout our summer festival season, Brevard Music Center is delighted to present the following free events, which are held at Straus Auditorium and Searcy Hall (on the BMC campus) and Transylvania County Library (TCL) in downtown Brevard. All seating is general admission.

Piccolo Opera Brevard Music Center
Aug 2 @ 4:30 pm
Straus Auditorium

Throughout our summer festival season, Brevard Music Center is delighted to present the following free events, which are held at Straus Auditorium and Searcy Hall (on the BMC campus) and Transylvania County Library (TCL) in downtown Brevard. All seating is general admission.

Saturday, August 3, 2019
11th Annual Blue Ridge Pride Festival Volunteer Opportunity
Aug 3 all-day

Give us 2-4 hours. Enjoy a day of music and memories — and the knowledge that you helped to bring a community together! You’ll also get a little swag: a 11th Annual Festival Tee Shirt, snacks, a drink ticket, and our new Blue Ridge Pride Center buttons and stickers. Volunteer roles include: setup and breakdown, selling wristbands, beverages or merchandise, and assisting with volunteer check-in or VIP. Learn more and sign up here.

Read Aloud to Children- Spread the Joy!
Aug 3 all-day
Buncombe County Libraries Various Locations

From Buncombe County Libraries:

Do you love to read? Do you like children? The Buncombe County Public Library’s Preschool Outreach Project (POP) is currently looking for volunteers. POP is an outreach service of the library, a program designed to bring the joy and excitement of books to children in child care centers. Our volunteers offer stories, songs, puppets and smiles to our youngest book lovers – children under the age of 5.

No formal experience is needed, just a strong commitment to both children and reading. Most volunteers spend approximately five hours per month on POP, reading twice a month at their assigned center. We ask that volunteers commit to participate with our program for one full school year. All story time materials are provided by the library.

All POP volunteers must participate in story time training and submit to a background check. The next training is Monday, Aug. 26.

Interested volunteers must complete a volunteer application before Aug. 19. Applications can be filled out here.

FIREBIRD
Aug 3 @ 7:30 pm
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium Brevard Music Center

Angular rhythms and vibrant orchestral colors abound in Stravinsky’s entrancing ballet score composed for Diaghilev’s famed Ballets Russes. Young violin virtuoso SooBeen Lee makes her Brevard debut in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor.

PERFORMANCE & ARTIST DETAILS
Brevard Sinfonia
Ken Lam, conductor
SooBeen Lee, violin

LIADOV From the Apocalypse
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor
STRAVINSKY Song of the Nightingale
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite

Please note: Auditorium seating is reserved.  Lawn seating is general admission.

This program was previously named Sibelius Symphony No. 1. In addition, the PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 has changed to the SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor.

Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance. 

Sunday, August 4, 2019
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Aug 4 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

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/

Brevard Music Festival Finale Weekend Features Rachmaninoff 2, Stravinsky’s Firebird, and Mahler 2
Aug 4 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium Brevard Music Center
On Friday, August 2 at 7:30 p.m., BMC Artistic Director Keith Lockhart takes center stage with the Brevard Concert Orchestra in a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. The evening’s program also features Maslanka’s Hymn for World Peace and Mackey’s Aurora Awakes, performed by the Brevard Symphonic Winds under the direction of Kraig Alan Williams. 
 
On Saturday, August 3 at 7:30 p.m., BMC Resident Conductor Ken Lam leads the Brevard Sinfonia in Stravinsky’s vibrant and rhythmic Firebird Suite, composed for Diaghilev’s famed Ballets Russes. Additional works include the composer’s Song of the Nightingale, as well as Liadov’s From The Apocalypse and the Brevard debut of violinist SooBeen Lee in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor.
 
On Sunday, August 4 at 3:00 p.m., BMC Artistic Director Keith Lockhart, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, and hundreds of artists fill the WPA stage for the season finale performance of Mahler 2. Mezzo-soprano Susan Platts, soprano Ilana Davidson, and the Brevard Music Festival Chorus, under the direction of chorus master David Gresham, are also featured in Mahler’s impassioned and apocalyptic Resurrection Symphony.

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Monday, August 5, 2019
Read Aloud to Children- Spread the Joy!
Aug 5 all-day
Buncombe County Libraries Various Locations

From Buncombe County Libraries:

Do you love to read? Do you like children? The Buncombe County Public Library’s Preschool Outreach Project (POP) is currently looking for volunteers. POP is an outreach service of the library, a program designed to bring the joy and excitement of books to children in child care centers. Our volunteers offer stories, songs, puppets and smiles to our youngest book lovers – children under the age of 5.

No formal experience is needed, just a strong commitment to both children and reading. Most volunteers spend approximately five hours per month on POP, reading twice a month at their assigned center. We ask that volunteers commit to participate with our program for one full school year. All story time materials are provided by the library.

All POP volunteers must participate in story time training and submit to a background check. The next training is Monday, Aug. 26.

Interested volunteers must complete a volunteer application before Aug. 19. Applications can be filled out here.

The Blood Connection and Outback Steakhouse Join Forces to Save Lives BLOOD DRIVE
Aug 5 all-day
various

Outback Give Back – Donate, Mate!

There’s never been a better time to stop by your local Outback Steakhouse! And The Blood Connection is giving you an easy way to eat for FREE.

For the entire month of August, TBC and Outback Steakhouse are working together to spread the word about blood donation. Partnerships like this are essential to the community’s blood supply. Outback Steakhouse’s enthusiasm to partner with TBC has helped the blood center reach new donors and save more lives!

The Outback Give Back Promotion runs August 1st – August 29th. Donors who give blood at any TBC center on any Thursday will receive a $20 Outback gift card and a free Bloomin’ Onion ® coupon. To find a center near you, click here.

On August 29th, 18 Outback Steakhouse locations will host a blood mobile for a collective blood drive at the same time, 2-7 P.M. Blood donors will receive a $20 Outback gift card and a free Bloomin’ Onion® coupon. After donating, they can walk right in and enjoy a free dinner at Outback, a thank you for saving lives!

Donors can visit any TBC center in the Upstate of South Carolina, and Raleigh and Asheville in North Carolina: 435 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC; 341 Old Abbeville Highway, Greenwood, SC; 5116 Calhoun Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC; 1308 Sandifer Boulevard, Seneca, SC; 270 North Grove Medical Park Drive, Spartanburg, SC; 225 Airport Road, Arden, NC; 5925 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC. Centers are open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on the weekends 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Read Aloud to Children- Spread the Joy!
Aug 6 all-day
Buncombe County Libraries Various Locations

From Buncombe County Libraries:

Do you love to read? Do you like children? The Buncombe County Public Library’s Preschool Outreach Project (POP) is currently looking for volunteers. POP is an outreach service of the library, a program designed to bring the joy and excitement of books to children in child care centers. Our volunteers offer stories, songs, puppets and smiles to our youngest book lovers – children under the age of 5.

No formal experience is needed, just a strong commitment to both children and reading. Most volunteers spend approximately five hours per month on POP, reading twice a month at their assigned center. We ask that volunteers commit to participate with our program for one full school year. All story time materials are provided by the library.

All POP volunteers must participate in story time training and submit to a background check. The next training is Monday, Aug. 26.

Interested volunteers must complete a volunteer application before Aug. 19. Applications can be filled out here.

The Blood Connection and Outback Steakhouse Join Forces to Save Lives BLOOD DRIVE
Aug 6 all-day
various

Outback Give Back – Donate, Mate!

There’s never been a better time to stop by your local Outback Steakhouse! And The Blood Connection is giving you an easy way to eat for FREE.

For the entire month of August, TBC and Outback Steakhouse are working together to spread the word about blood donation. Partnerships like this are essential to the community’s blood supply. Outback Steakhouse’s enthusiasm to partner with TBC has helped the blood center reach new donors and save more lives!

The Outback Give Back Promotion runs August 1st – August 29th. Donors who give blood at any TBC center on any Thursday will receive a $20 Outback gift card and a free Bloomin’ Onion ® coupon. To find a center near you, click here.

On August 29th, 18 Outback Steakhouse locations will host a blood mobile for a collective blood drive at the same time, 2-7 P.M. Blood donors will receive a $20 Outback gift card and a free Bloomin’ Onion® coupon. After donating, they can walk right in and enjoy a free dinner at Outback, a thank you for saving lives!

Donors can visit any TBC center in the Upstate of South Carolina, and Raleigh and Asheville in North Carolina: 435 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC; 341 Old Abbeville Highway, Greenwood, SC; 5116 Calhoun Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC; 1308 Sandifer Boulevard, Seneca, SC; 270 North Grove Medical Park Drive, Spartanburg, SC; 225 Airport Road, Arden, NC; 5925 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC. Centers are open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on the weekends 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Adult Literacy tutoring
Aug 7 all-day

Interested in a short-term tutoring commitment?

While the majority of Adult Literacy students require a year-long commitment in order to gain basic literacy skills, we are seeing an increase in students who have their eyes on a more short-term goal: earning their HSE (High School Equivalency). The most well-known of these certifications is the GED, and most Adult Literacy students currently on the waiting list are looking for 1-on-1 tutoring to prepare for one of the four subject tests – Mathematical Reasoning, Reasoning Through Language Arts, Social Studies, or Science. If you have a background in any of these subjects, and you are looking for a more short-term tutoring commitment, HSE tutoring may fit your schedule. It typically takes 4-6 months of tutoring to prepare an Adult Literacy student for a single subject test.
 We’d love to have you!
Read Aloud to Children- Spread the Joy!
Aug 7 all-day
Buncombe County Libraries Various Locations

From Buncombe County Libraries:

Do you love to read? Do you like children? The Buncombe County Public Library’s Preschool Outreach Project (POP) is currently looking for volunteers. POP is an outreach service of the library, a program designed to bring the joy and excitement of books to children in child care centers. Our volunteers offer stories, songs, puppets and smiles to our youngest book lovers – children under the age of 5.

No formal experience is needed, just a strong commitment to both children and reading. Most volunteers spend approximately five hours per month on POP, reading twice a month at their assigned center. We ask that volunteers commit to participate with our program for one full school year. All story time materials are provided by the library.

All POP volunteers must participate in story time training and submit to a background check. The next training is Monday, Aug. 26.

Interested volunteers must complete a volunteer application before Aug. 19. Applications can be filled out here.