Calendar of Events

Chihuly at Biltmore represents the first art exhibition in Biltmore’s historic gardens, and the first garden exhibition of Dale Chihuly’s works in North Carolina. The world-renowned American artist’s work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide, and now, for a limited time only, they can be seen at Biltmore.

We invite you to immerse yourself in this unique visual experience, an absolute must-see presentation of unparalleled artistic expression.

Dazzling in daylight, the exhibition takes on an entirely new dimension when viewed after nightfall; experience the brilliance and beauty of these awe-inspiring marvels of color, form, and light.

Non-traditional tips, tricks, & techniques to cultivate a powerful supportive network, and make networking feel more fun & effortless.
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It doesn’t matter if you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, artist, student, or you work on someone else’s team; we all need the support of other people in order to cultivate business, attract new opportunities, and grow!

Networking can feel overwhelming and stressful for anyone, regardless of how extroverted or confident you may be (or appear to be); there’s an underlying pressure to make forced connections, promote ourselves, and chase after business…but it doesn’t have to be so serious.

If networking makes you feel anxious, self-conscious, or stressed,
If traditionally taught networking methods don’t resonate with you,
If you’re interested in learning non-traditional strategies to consciously expand your network and connect with others,
If you want to position yourself in a way so that resources, support, and business comes to you instead of chasing it,

…then this workshop will be beneficial, insightful, and impactful.
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No cost to attend
Register in advance: https://www.ncsbc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=20380064
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AB Tech Small Business Center at Enka, Room 2046
1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler, NC 28715

https://www.facebook.com/events/273592270118329/

The OLDEST AND LARGEST Motorcycle Rally in Maggie Valley, NC. Three rallies a year! Join us for the 16th Annual Fall Rally on Sept. 7-9, 2018.

We offer Tour Rides of the Blue Ridge Parkway. $1,000 Cash Prize in our Bike Games plus another $1,000 in our Bike Show, Music Concerts, 30+ Vendors and top-notch entertainment.

See our website for a complete line-up, weekend passes online and much more! www.ThunderInTheSmokies.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/364224957346869/?event_time_id=364224967346868

This weekend motorcycle fest takes place in the heart of North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy the festival grounds, mountain riding on the Blue Ridge, scenic parks, Harrah Casino, and much more.

https://www.facebook.com/events/131822594322059/?event_time_id=131822597655392

Motorcycles, Music & Cool Stuff.
The Rally Is Back!

Free hourly Wall of Death shows during the festival!

www.blueridgerun.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/384270915354250/

It’s three days of motorcycles, music and cool stuff in the beautiful Blue Ride mountains. Concerts featuring Vince Neil, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, Preacher Stone and more will be jamming at this event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2114643538606875/

Come Play In Our Streets at the 37th annual Morganton Festival, Downtown Morganton September 7 & 8.

Beginning Friday at 12:00pm enjoy a sampling of fine arts & crafts, festival cuisine, kid & teen zones.

If you are up for some exercise, be sure to sign up for the annual Sunrise Run on the Greenway and Student Fitness Challenge, as well as the Morganton Monster Crossfit Competition. All take place Saturday morning, September 8th. NEW to this year’s event is the MADE (Morganton Art Design & Engineering) Competition, a competition for Burke County Middle and High School students.

FREE Concerts both nights! With a National Country Music Artist performing Saturday evening.

For full details and lineup, visit www.morgantonfest.org

https://www.facebook.com/events/1187784721353916/

You’ve got great stories, so let’s get them printed! At the WNC Press Pass, you’ll hear directly from the News Directors of Asheville’s most innovative press outlets on how to submit press releases, present featured story ideas, and pursue news coverage to showcase your business in local media.

Join us in Hatchworks Coworking Asheville during Entrepreneurship Week, as we host a panel of Directors to answer your biggest PR questions:

– Moderator: Emily Breedlove, Hatch AVL
– Oby Morgan, Capital At Play
– Jason Sandford, Ashvegas
– Sandra Grace, WNC Woman
– Mary Wilson, AVLtoday
– Adriana Chevala, Hola Carolina Magazine

This is event is free, open to the public, and sells out extremely fast. Limited to the first 50 people.

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Learn the newest iPad operating system. Students will learn to navigate and utilize the key features of an iPad including the Native Apps, Messaging, FaceTime, Email, Calendar, Safari, Siri, and Photography. Students are encouraged to bring their iPads to class.

Course Section Number – SEF-7967-105CO, Total Cost $75.00

Register today at the ticket URL below.

https://www.facebook.com/events/202189570451100/?event_time_id=202189583784432

Visitors to Grovewood Village will have the opportunity to learn the story of Biltmore Industries on a guided history tour, offered Wednesday – Saturday at 1pm during April – November. The tour includes a visit to Biltmore Industries’ production facility (aka Dye House), where guests can peek into the past and view the original looms, carding machines, spinning mule and dye vats used to make the famed Biltmore Handwoven Homespun.

The tours last approximately 45 minutes and operate on a first-come, first-served basis, open to 25 people. There is no charge to take the tour, but donations are appreciated. Tours begin at the Homespun Museum in Grovewood Village, where a docent will give a detailed overview of Biltmore Industries’ historic importance before leading guests into the 100-year-old Dye House (usually closed to the public).

Private group tours are also offered for a fee and should be scheduled at least one week in advance.

It’s National Salami Day! What better way to celebrate than with American Pig salami. We’ll have salami available for purchase and American Pig will be on site slicing free samples from 5-7pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1440660526065936/

Beginner Wheel Throwing with Cayce Kolstad

Tuesdays 3-5:30pm
August 28- October 2

With an emphasis on ceramic tableware, this class is a perfect introduction to throwing on the potter’s wheel. We will explore the fundamental forms of functional pottery and work towards altering them to make cups, mugs, bowls and more. We will also cover the basics of glazing in order to create food safe pots you can use at home.

Level: Beginner and Seasoned Beginner
Tuition: $235 + $35 Lab Fee

Birding trips to the Blue Ridge Parkway, Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, and the French Broad River- all in one weekend!? Get your ticket NOW for Audubon North Carolina’s 2018 Summit this September 7-9 – hosted by Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society.
*** EMAS members use promotional code EMAS to get a $25 discount ***
** Early bird registration ends August 15th **
http://nc.audubon.org/news/summit-2018-registration

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The official release of Vegan Gluten Free Bulldog Tracks Ice Cream! This light Caramel Ice Cream, swirled with homemade fudge and brownie chunks, is a dairy flavor we have been making for UNC Asheville for years. And now, for the first time, it will be available Vegan (and gluten free)!

The scheduled release date for this is Friday September 7th at all 3 locations. That night The Hop Ice Creamery will be open from 3-9pm, The Hop Ice Cream Cafe on Merrimon will be open 11am – 10 pm and The Hop West 12-11pm!

Much Love,
Greg

https://www.facebook.com/events/216665159196763/

Join us Friday, September 7th for a special Grateful Dead-themed vinyl night and the release of a never-before-seen small batch, “Scarlet Begonias” Belgian Amber Ale brewed with cherries and aged with bourbon oak chips. You don’t want to miss this one! Bring your favorite Grateful Dead album and dance the night away with us.

*Tapping the first keg at 4pm. Music starts at 6pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/221739061855366/

“Life Is Art” for September at Asheville Gallery of Art

Asheville Gallery of Art’s September show, “Life Is Art,” will feature the work of Michelle Hamilton. Her colorful encaustics use the textural capabilities of the medium to give meaning to abstraction. The show runs September 1-30 during gallery hours, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery, located at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, across from Pritchard Park, will host a reception for the artist on Friday, September 7, 5-8 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to stop by.

Of the title of her show the artist says, “Art can be what you do. How you dress, start a business, decorate your home, how you prepare a meal or host a dinner party. Even how you love someone. That is how I’ve always felt about my life. When I create, especially my encaustic work, it brings out a deeper sense of myself. One where I can truly be me without any hesitations. To be insentient of time even. It is truly a gift from the universe.”

Hamilton says that her art education has been varied, but mostly self-taught. “Traveling and observing different cultures and their art has been very inspiring to me. Everything from Japanese fashion to Tim Burton has influenced my work, but my primary muse is nature (not surprising, considering the breathtaking beauty here in the Appalachian Mountains). I don’t limit myself to one particular theme because it’s good to be mutable in creativity, always growing and changing along with the work and proficiency with the materials.”

Michelle explored many different mediums before trying encaustics. She describes this discovery, “like falling in love for the first time all over again; the versatile nature of encaustics allows me to delve into mixed media and texture, which opens my mind and makes me even more passionate about art.”

Hamilton’s work, as well as the paintings of the other 30 gallery members, will be on display and for sale through the month of September. For further information about this show, you can contact Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, visit the gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com, or go to the gallery Facebook page.

We’re shaking things up a bit this year!
We love drag in its traditional form as much as anyone. But our mission is to represent and support the entire LGBTQ community. In the spirit of inclusion, we are opening up the pageant this year to anyone seeking to offer an artistic interpretation of gender.
We want everyone in our beautiful community to feel that they are welcome to share their art form. We want our audience to witness the wonderful diversity that we contain.
This year, any drag-style entertainer is welcome to compete for this prestigious title. That includes but is not limited to Femmes, Queens, Transgender Entertainers, and Kings. The winner will reign as the face of Blue Ridge Pride.

https://www.facebook.com/events/154053865414808/

-EAT, DRINK & GO GREEK! OPA!

28th Annual Greek Festival

This spectacular three-day Greek Festival is a wonderful family event that draws thousands of visitors each year. Guests can plan to enjoy mouthwatering Greek cuisine and homemade pastries, traditional Greek dancing, arts, crafts, a marketplace and much more.

Greek Fest Raffle tickets are only $5 each or 5 for $20.00. If you purchase a raffle ticket you have the chance to win either $2,000 or two round trip airfares to Athens, Greece! Your purchase of a raffle ticket will also automatically enter you into our fun hourly drawings.

Date: September 7th-9th
Friday 11am-10pm
Saturday 11am-10pm
Sunday noon – 6pm

Free Admission

Location:
Hellenic Center
614 Oakridge Ave
Fayetteville, NC
(910) 484-8925
http://www.stsch.nc.goarch.org/

https://www.facebook.com/events/201874490499703/

Join HUB-BUB, Chapman Cultural Center, and FR8yard as we welcome the newest Artists-in-Residence to the Spartanburg Community.

Stop by the Yard to say hello and grab a brat and some drinks with Marisa and Ambrin!

HUB-BUB is an Artist-in-Residence program hosted by Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg, SC designed to provide time and space for emerging artists to live free and create.

HUB-BUB AiR’s will have the opportunity to work on any number of community-based projects that we hope will arise organically through partnerships, experimentation, and collaboration.

https://www.facebook.com/events/311363892757607/

Camp H.E.A.R. is a one of its kind retreat designed specifically for children with hearing loss and their families. The entire family is invited to attend and spend the weekend at Long View Ranch. Best of all the entire weekend is offered at NO COST thanks to a grant from the Bristol Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities!

https://www.facebook.com/events/140476976629675/

Deli Volv:

Striving to make eating healthy as convenient and tasty as possible. They bake their whole grain bread with cold stone ground wheat which, according to the American Diabetic Association has a very low glycemic index under 55. They also use a multitude of other whole grains and seeds including chia, flaxseed, buckwheat, sorghum, oats, and several others so there is a variety of important vital nutrients and minerals.
They are dedicated to using only healthy oils, so they make their own mayo with avocado oil because of its healthy fats and nutrient dense profile. They fry their sweet potato and classic chips in canola oil because it has a healthy 2:1 ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acids and is mostly composed of monounsaturated fats which are very important for reducing inflammation and increasing healthy HDL cholesterol.
They are also dedicated to keeping sugar minimized. The sugar that they use mostly comes from natural sources like whole fruit juice or grain malt, and they supplement their beverages with sucralose because of the well-backed research behind it and the benefits of replacing nutritive sweeteners with it.

They have a high priority for making sure diets are composed with only healthy oils, slow-burning carbs, and plenty of nutrients and protein.

Find out more about Deli Volv at: https://www.facebook.com/Delivolv/

https://www.facebook.com/events/247938519196231/

Main Gallery | The AAAC is excited to welcome New Vision, New Hope: Asheville Artists in Recovery curated by Pedro Esqueda, into the Thom Robinson and Ray Griffin Exhibition Space. The artists’ intention is to promote healing through art. Esqueda believes that art can serve as therapy and is encouraging recovery and relapse prevention through creating rather than consuming. This group of artists want other addicts and the community to see that there is life and art, an actual art life, in sobriety.

Front Gallery | Asheville Darkroom Members Exhibit
The Asheville Darkroom presents a group show covering various photographic mediums from it’s members and directors. Participating artists: Benjamin Dimmitt, Tim Lewis, Susan Patrice, Daniel Abide, Byron Browne, Michelle Cade, Brit Davis, Felicity Green, Steve Homer, and Elliot Kulwiec.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2158738257785414/

Free grub at Mills River Brewery. This week Andrea is putting together Candied Bacon, cheesy wrapped chicken tenders.

https://www.facebook.com/events/232201634127936/

The 13th Annual Mountain Song Festival happens at Brevard Music Center September 7-9th! Tickets go on sale May 1st!

https://www.facebook.com/events/166794553954897/?event_time_id=166794557288230

We are celebrating 40 years of love, 40 years of Rainbow! Come be part of this event. Food, friends, and fun.

Friday, September 7, 2018

*Time: 5 pm – 9 pm
*Location: RCS basketball court + playground
*Sacred Ceremony: 6:15 pm
*Cecelia’s Food truck will be there
*Music/Band: Big Dog Slingshot

***RSVP on Facebook or call the school office (828)258-9264***

https://www.facebook.com/events/2059416790997439/

Over the years RiverMusichas brought thousands of people down to the banks of the French Broad River to enjoy live music, local beer, food, and sunsets over the third oldest river in the world. The proceeds from the events go to support our on the ground work throughout the community. RiverMusic is presented in partnership by RiverLink, New Belgium Brewing, and 98.1 The Riverwith special thanks to Stage Sponsor Prestige Subaru.

We’re excited to welcome all of our bands this year, the music schedule is as follows:
-5:00 PM | Dave Desmelik
-6:15 PM | Cris Jacobs
-7:45 PM | The Jayhawks
This event if free to the public, so come on out and shake your booty to some great jams, for a good cause!

https://www.facebook.com/events/169496770430062/

Join us as we welcome FALL by listening to The Stories Trees Tell. We will be joining together at the Botanical Gardens to listen to what the trees have to say. Please bring a notebook and a pen and a blanket or camping chair to sit on. We will spend some time sitting in a circle on the ground together. We will be spending 25 minutes of quiet time walking in and listening to nature. We will then write what we experienced and join together to share those experiences. The event will be led by Erin Everett, an Asheville-area resident who is also a quiatlzques, a weather worker and tradition-holder in the Nahua lineage of the Central Highlands of Mexico.

The event is free and we will meet in the parking lot!

https://www.facebook.com/events/661788414214248/

Come out to our Open House Cruise In benefiting the North Greenville Food Crisis Ministry. Bring a canned food item, non perishable item or $2 and be registered for lots of FREE prizes (see prizes below)

Community meet & greet
All makes & models welcome

Come show off your ride and see others

Check out the shop, talk to the guys and see what all Creative Rods & Restoration has to offer!

Speed Trap Productions will be on site providing media coverage.

https://www.facebook.com/events/212625036125876/

“Daryl Hance has crafted a psychedelic fuzz bomb of hot water soul. Wild Blue Iris is an existential watershed brought on by the realization that life is not just the self, but the surroundings, and all things are inextricably linked. Hance’s record is at once deeply spiritual and entirely agnostic. His very southern sounding music has all the sophistication of british pop, but comes via simple arrangements. Wild Blue Iris is that crucial summertime album you’ve been looking for. You can put it on and let it rock dependably in the background, or you can choose to engage it, to marinate in it’s warmth and positivity, and be washed over by it’s rock ‘n’ roll…”
Sean Jewell – American Standard Time – Seattle

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