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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ATTENTION LADIES!
LEARNING SESSIONS at Ladies Workout Asheville & LivPulse Asheville! Are you just starting your Fitness Journey? Join Our 21-Day Cardio Building with Spinning, Mat Science Deep Fiber Core Activation, and finally use TRX For Total Body Strength! Learn each basic movement and build smart! We want you to form a healthy habit and REALLY learn! Starts Feb 26th! 2 lessons per week for 3 weeks ONLY $65.00!
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Dr. Joel Fuhrman, New York Times best selling author, the world-renowned nutritional expert will present his science-based secrets
to vibrant health and longevity. LEARN! Why nutrient dense, whole plant foods are essential to health. How to prevent and reverse cancer, diabetes and heart disease. How to extend longevity with natural foods and supplements. How to maximize immune function. The science behind the nutritarian diet.
North Carolina State University brings you:
The fourth annual South Atlantic Hops Conference: Beer and Beyond: Growing Hops for Multiple Uses and Markets
This conference is designed to educate, enlighten, and engage growers, brewers, beer enthusiasts, and other interested parties about the South Atlantic hops industry. The event will take place all day Saturday, March 16th and the first half of Sunday, March 17th. March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day which is quite the event in Asheville, especially for beer lovers. So, plan now to stay over until Monday.
Our special partners for this conference include Catawba Brewing Company, the hops program at Virginia Tech University, and the Old Dominion Hops Cooperative.
We welcome sponsors for our event. Sponsorship gives you the opportunity to showcase your business and allow us to make this a special conference affordable for attendees.
Do you need tips on how to market your live animals or your meat products for profit? This workshop is for any producer with cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, etc. Attend and learn about discovering your niche, the various marketing avenues available, and what consumers want.
RSVP by March 16, 2019 by calling the office at 828.649.2411 or registering on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestock-marketing-workshop-tickets-57630402084
Asheville’s newest downtown market!
Featuring Conscious Consumption, Craft & Conversation.
Calling all revolutionary hearts and wild spirited folks! Join us for LIVE music, medicine, and metaphysics. This is an opportunity to get cozy with an amazing community of local vendors in the historic downtown YMI building. Market St. Mimosas with locally fermented blueberry sugar rim and herbal cacao shots will be served and the astrologer and healer tables will be open!!!
Visit us on 2nd & 3rd SUNDAYS 12-4pm after your brunch or church of choice and see what’s happening!
Discover the stories of the only two WNC state parks that were long-time owned and managed by families – and are still thriving today! Todd Morse, former owner of Chimney Rock Park, and Jesse Pope, president and executive director of Grandfather Mountain, will share historical perspectives and insights into the parks’ continued success. Hosted by Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.
The Collider invites you to our second annual climate data hackathon, held on March 31st, 2019. CCx: Hack is part of Climate City Expo, a 10-day celebration of Asheville’s creativity and commitment to climate change awareness and action.
The world awaits the next generation of climate resilience leaders. CCx: NextGen is a one-day interactive conference that connects two- and four-year undergraduate students with leading climate professionals to gain exclusive insights into this growing field, explore climate resilience practices, and pitch their own solutions.
Ensuring humanity’s future in a changing climate presents unique challenges and opportunities to drive innovation. CCx: Business is a cross-industry conference that convenes business executives, entrepreneurs, climate scientists, investors, and many more to explore solutions at the leading edge of climate resilience.
The CCx: Luminary track of the 2019 Climate City Expo allows the public to hear from visionary leaders who have made environmental action and a commitment to science lifelong callings. As part of that track, author, speaker, and strategist Katharine Wilkinson will lead an insightful and inspirational discussion about our climate journey on April 2 at the Diana Wortham Theater.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the discussion will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available online and at the Diana Wortham Theater box office in downtown Asheville.
Katharine has made it her life’s work to explore, amplify, and invigorate action to address climate change. As one of the most sought-after speakers at last year’s climate conference, The Collider is delighted to have her return to Asheville for CCx 2019
Our next Sowing Circle series is on April 6 featuring Chris Smith, Sow True Seed, will present Growing and Eating Heirloom Tomatoes. Chris will explore the growing and culture of heirloom tomatoes and the incredible diversity of varieties available to the home gardener – with a special emphasis on tomatoes in the southern Appalachians. We have a limited stock of free heirloom tomato seeds ~ Cherokee Purple, Mortgage Lifter and more ~ for you to start your own plants. We welcome you to bring friends as the presentation will start at 10 am in the Education Room at the Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty Street.
Our presentations are a partnership with Black Mountain Blooms Seed Lending Library and Buncombe County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Questions, email us at
[email protected]. We welcome you to be apart of our growing
community
Free Will & Estate Planning Workshop!
Asheville’s premier estate planning attorneys Andy Strauss and Larry Hartley, with Strauss Attorneys PLLC, will conduct a free workshop on wills and estate planning at Foster on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 6:30pm in the Teen Room.
Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP to save a spot.
AIA South Atlantic’s new ASPIRE EXPERIENCE is a one-of-a-kind conference using Asheville’s art scene, historical architecture, craft breweries, popular parks, and local businesses to create and present a program of education, inspiration, and engagement for the design and construction community. The ASPIRE EXPERIENCE offers designers the opportunity to impact change and make a difference to their community. This is a time for transformation.
Attend this dynamic EXPERIENCE and create new relationships and ideas that can be into your work and daily lives throughout the year. Meet, network, and experience the industry’s leading experts all in one place.
Transform your thinking and ideas with demonstrations of cutting-edge solutions and new, innovative methods. EXPERIENCE how you can help change your community and profession with the leading though innovators in the area.
Look beyond the event as you get inspired to make a difference in your community. Engage with visionaries and walk away with solutions and the understanding of the power you hold to create meaningful change.
MAKING BETTER IMAGES WITH YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 2:00-5:30pm (call to enroll)
This workshop is geared to those who have just gotten a new digital camera, or so those who want to know more about how to use one they have had for a while. It concentrates on both point-and-shoot and more full-featured DSLR’s with interchangeable lenses. Topics include the basics of lenses, filters and accessories, flashes, tripods, the mechanics of shutter speed for exposure and action control and aperture settings for exposure and depth-of-field, jpeg and RAW quality settings, using histograms to judge correct exposure, and much more. Full course description is available at www.barnwellphoto.com Preregistration is required. Tuition is $55. Class taught at Barnwell Photography, 244 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Call 828-251-0040 to enroll.
Come celebrate 4/20 and get Sparkled with Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair!! The MOST MAGICAL Fairy Hair in the World! Not tinsel.
You can wash it,
brush it,
comb it,
curl it,
flat iron, (up to 450°!)
color it,
straighten it,
perm it,
blow it dry, get your haircut, etc.
Do whatever you normally do to your hair, but most of all; ENJOY IT!
?Saturday, April 20th 4:30pm-9:30pm
at
Weaver House Hemp Fest-FREE EVENT!
56 N Main Street, Weaverville, NC 28787
Sign up here to reserve your spot and for more information:
http://bit.ly/hempfest4202019
In the mountains of North Carolina you’ll find one of America’s hippest cities. On this fun-filled Asheville scavenger hunt, we loop around the city center in search of the city’s best sights and hidden gems.
Does an obelisk impress? Where can you play 75 pinball machines? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Asheville!
This convention provides great opportunities for you to transform as you fellowship with Christian healthcare professionals, learn about current health and social issues, renew your faith through worship and network with exhibiting organizations. You don’t want to miss this event!
Who should attend the National Convention?
Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Dentists, Optometrists, Nurses, Dental Hygienists, Physician Assistants, Administrators and Office Staff, Residents, Students, all other healthcare professionals, and spouses of all healthcare professionals.
Learn More @ cmda.org/nationalconvention
#NatCon2019
Summit Coffee Asheville will be donating a portion of all proceeds throughout out the day to Dogwood Alliance to protect Southern forests and communities from destructive industrial logging. Come grab a cup of coffee to support our work protecting Southern wetlands, forests, and communities!
In celebration of American Wetlands Month, we’ll be sharing with Summit Coffee patrons the newest episode in our “Wetland Wanderer” video series! The Wetland Wanderer herself, Lucia Ibarra, will make a special guest appearance to talk about her adventures in our amazing wetland forests across the South, exploring the interconnection of wetland forest protection, climate change, and community justice
Wetlands give so much to our communities – climate regulation, clean water, flood control, and more. In this new episode, Lucia continues to explore all that wetlands have to offer as she ventures through Congaree National Park, a wetland filled with history and adventure. We’ll be screening this throughout the event, so come learn all about all Congaree!
Our Sowing Circle begins at 9:30 am with a Springtime Plant Exchange. Bring your extra plants to share with fellow gardeners and pick-up some new plants for yourself. At 10:15 am, relax and listen to Brannen Basham, co-founder of Spriggly’s Beescaping, give a presentation on Plants for Pollinators. Creating a pollinator garden requires more than just planting flowers, although those are a great start! Learn how to create a pollinator garden that provides forage and habitat year round for a variety of pollinators, along with other beneficial insects and animals. These free events are sponsored by Black Mountain Blooms Seed Lending Library. We welcome you to be apart of our growing community!
Asheville, NC – On Saturday, May 4 from 2:00-4:00 p.m., the League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County and the Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont will team up to present WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT, an event designed to inspire young women to pursue careers in public service. The program will feature a panel discussion by five area women who currently hold leadership roles in government and public service. The event will be held in Ferguson Auditorium on the campus of AB-Tech.
Panelists include Terry Van Duyn, NC State Senator; Susan Fisher, NC State Representative; Debra Campbell, Asheville City Manager; Susan Dotson-Smith, NC District Court Judge; and Jill Banks, Sergeant, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department.
Each panelist will share aspects of her personal career journey, including what led her to pursue a career in public service, the path she took to attain her present position, and the challenges and rewards of a career in public service.
The Girl Scouts will have a prominent role in the program, introducing the panelists and asking questions submitted from the audience. An informal “meet and greet” will be held with the panelists immediately after the program.
This event is free and open to the public. An RSVP is requested at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-government-presented-by-the-lwv-ab-girl-scouts-carolinas-tickets-59113880207.
A documentary film that redefines the practice of medicine by highlighting the practice of Lifestyle Medicine to prevent, treat, and manage chronic diseases.
CRC for ED is excited to participate in #NoDietDay and to host Becca Clegg the author of Ending the Diet Mindset! This is an important and timely workshop that will address dieting and its potential for unhealthy behaviors and health outcomes.
To register and learn more about this event, visit the following link:
https://crcforednodietday.brownpapertickets.com/
This session is appropriate for professionals and the general public.Attendees will take away cognitive, experiential, and behavioral interventions they can use to reclaim a more balanced relationship with food and body image.
Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders has served WNC as T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating since 2004. With our new name, we remain the only nonprofit in North Carolina supporting individuals, families, and professionals concerned with disordered eating and recovery from eating disorders. To learn more about CRC for ED, please visit https://www.crcfored.com/
BASIC PHOTO IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2019; 2:00-5:30 pm (preregistration is required, call to enroll)
This workshop is designed as an introduction to managing photographs on the home PC or MAC computer. It will cover basic computer operation and workflow related to image handling and photo manipulation. Topics include importing photographs into the computer, basic image manipulation in Photoshop Elements, converting Jpeg images to Tiff and uses of each type file, sizes and resolution (dpi/ppi), storing, organizing, and archiving images on the computer for easy retrieval, preparing files for email, web page, print output. Participants use Photoshop Elements to improve images by cropping, resizing, color correcting, sharpening, correcting flaws, and much more. A basic understanding of your computer is needed, but no prior Photoshop knowledge is necessary. Full course description is available at www.barnwellphoto.com Preregistration is required. Tuition is $55. Class taught at Barnwell Photography, 244 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Call 828-251-0040 to enroll.
Leadercast Live is the largest one-day leadership event in the world. Broadcast live from Atlanta to hundreds of locations around the world each year, Leadercast brings together some of the most recognized and respected global leaders to create a leadership experience unlike any other. This is a simulcast of the Live Event. Ticket proceeds benefit Eblen Charities.
Leadercast Live focuses on the leadership issues most relevant to today’s time-starved leader. It is a place of inspiring messages coupled with rich interaction between fellow leaders that want to be intentional about raising their standard of leadership…all delivered with a creative, energetic and memorable approach. Leaders across all industries and various levels of their career are able to leave this event better equipped to take on their next challenge.
Come celebrate the beginning of a new gardening season at the Spring Fling Plant Sale! The Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers of Buncombe County in partnership with the Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society will host the Spring Fling Plant Sale on Saturday, May 11, from 10 am. to 2 pm. The sale will be held in the parking lot of the American Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road, off of Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. The sale will be held rain or shine.
The Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society will sell many varieties of roses, including own-root, fragrant, miniature, and old garden roses. Expert rosarians will be on hand to help you choose the perfect rose and to give practical advice on growing and caring for roses.
Extension Master GardenerSM volunteers will offer a variety of sun and shade perennials, with a focus on natives and pollinator friendly selections. Plants are grown by Master Gardeners with tender loving care. We will also offer a nice selection of garden accessories. Personal shoppers will be available to assist you with the best plants for your special space, give you plant suggestions for Mother’s Day gifts, and answer your gardening questions.
We will also be offering an on-going pruning tool sharpening workshop. Bring your small hand tools (pruners) and loppers to learn how to clean and sharpen them. This is a free workshop but donations are greatly appreciated.
Asheville’s monthly queer stand up comedy show, featuring Annick Adelle from San Francisco/ Germany!!!
ages 18+
Tickets $7: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-comedy-party-ft-annick-adelle-tickets-61326806128
VIP $10: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-comedy-party-ft-annick-adelle-vip-ticket-tickets-61326865305
Defenders is excited to announce the launch of our 2019 seasonal series: Wildlife Workshops & Walkabouts! In this free, fun and educational series, you’ll have a chance to learn about your local wildlife and the habitat on which they depend. These lectures and hands-on activities will get you out into the great outdoors to discover the amazing world around you.
Our first event celebrates the salamanders of Southern Appalachia. Join us and special guest presenter, herpetologist and salamander expert R. Graham Reynolds, PhD on Thursday, May 16th to learn about the salamanders of our area – including rare and imperiled species such as the hellbender and green salamander – why they’re important and how we’re addressing conservation challenges they face. Dr. Reynolds is an Assistant Professor of Biology at UNC Asheville and an Associate at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge, MA. Following his presentation, we will learn how to create backyard salamander sanctuaries of our own. Then, join us on Saturday, May 18th for a walkabout in Rocky Fork State Park, TN. We’ll look for salamanders and explore this important area that supports an array of wildlife.
To learn more about our work to recover the imperiled eastern hellbender salamander, click here. https://medium.com/wild-without-end/diving-in-for-hellbender-conservation-a04219501768
Lecture and Hands-On Activity — Thursday May 16, 2019
5:30-7:00pm
Defenders of Wildlife’s Southeast Office
1 Rankin Avenue, 2nd Floor
Asheville, NC 28801
Refreshments provided.
AND
Walkabout — Saturday, May 18, 2019
7:30am – 3:00pm
Rocky Form State Park, TN
501 Rocky Fork Rd., Flag Pond, TN 37657
For more info, email Tracy at [email protected]
This 2019 series is sponsored by weilerwoodsforwildlife.com
Simple Life currently has several unique opportunities to purchase a resale tiny home in The Village at Flat Rock, NC. In addition to great prices starting in the low $90s, these tiny homes are simply stunning, well maintained and unique, all while offering highly customized and stylized interior finishes. Many are complete with outdoor packages, storage solutions, pet enclosures and other customized elements that make tiny home living ideal.
There will be eleven resale tiny houses available for purchase and tours at Simple Life’s Resale Open House! Each tiny home embodies its own distinct style and character and celebrates its outdoor surroundings depending on where it is located within The Village. Simple Life resale cottages and tiny homes that are available are:
COTTAGES
Lakeview Lodge: $119,900
Two Swans Cottage: $124,899
Wild Thyme Cottage: $119,900
Starling: $108,000
Lavender House: $90,000
Daydream Cabin: $90,000
The Good Life Cottage: $115,000
Dog House: $99,500
Guest House: $99,500
Carolina Cabin: $119,900
TINY TOWABLE HOUSES
Blue Ridge Hideaway: $59,000
For more information about these pre-owned tiny homes or to make an appointment for the Resale Open House call Simple Life at 828-707-0969 or visit us at 24 Empire Lane, Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731. Our Sales Preview Center is open Monday through Saturday from 10 PM – 5 PM.
Previously Owned Tiny Houses – Open House
The Village at Flat Rock, NC
Friday, May 17, 2019 | 12 PM – 4PM
24 Empire Lane Flat Rock, NC 28731
Group tours will be leaving at 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3 PM from the Sales Preview Center.
An appointment is suggested, please call (828) 707 – 0969 to reserve your space.
The Prama Institute and Wellness Center will hold an all-day festival on Saturday, June 1st, 2019 to celebrate health and wellness. Join us for this free celebration, taking place from 8:30am-6pm at Prama’s double-domed facility, located at 310 Panhandle Rd., just south of Marshall and 20 minutes from Asheville.
There will be a variety of free yoga, dance, music, workshops, playshops, sound healing, nature walks, and many more activities taking place throughout the day from which to choose from. We will have local vendors and information booths, as well as a children’s tent. Participants will also be able to purchase a delicious and nutritious lunch prepared by Prama’s chefs.
Since 2007, the Prama Institute has become a landmark retreat and conference center in the Southeast, hosting events that promote holistic health, spirituality, the arts, environmentalism, and social activism. In 2012, it opened the Prama Wellness Center, an innovative health center that promotes positive lifestyle changes through its retreats and individualized coaching. Both facilities are located on 130 acres of idyllic, secluded rolling hills that border the French Broad River. The land is interlaced with hiking trails that connect the many affiliated projects of the Prama community.
Come and be inspired with new ideas for your garden! Join us for, Beyond the Garden Gate, tour starting at 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Coordinated by Buncombe County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers (EMGV), this year’s self-guided garden tour showcases 5 diverse gardens, including The Learning Garden. The Learning Garden is a newly developed group of gardens established by EMGVs which are intended to demonstrate to the public sustainable gardening practices relevant to our area.
This biennial event features unique home gardens designed and tended by Master Gardener volunteers, as well as The Learning Garden. Learn while you explore the private gardens and educational demonstration sites at The Learning Garden. The Master Gardener volunteers will be on hand to answer your gardening questions and provide helpful information.
Tickets for this special event are $20 and available for purchase beginning on April 15th online at buncombemastergardener.org, NC Cooperative Extension Buncombe County Center at 49 Mt. Carmel Rd., and at EMGV events. Tickets may also be purchased on garden tour day at the Tour Registration Table at the Asheville Visitor Center, 36 Montford Avenue in Asheville. The tour is held rain or shine. For more information visit our website or call 828-255-5522.
All proceeds help support EMGV programs, such as School Garden Grants which benefits children in Buncombe County, continued development and maintenance of demonstration gardens at The Learning Garden, and other programs.
Please bring a friend, sun hat, bottle of water, and spend the day enjoying a selection of some of the most beautiful gardens in Buncombe County!