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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Every Wednesday in 2019, The Corner Kitchen and Chestnut will donate a portion of the proceeds from all wines sales to a local non-profit. The selected March/April recipient is Literacy Council of Buncombe County.To learn more about them please visit https://litcouncil.com/
Previous CFAC Recipients: Our VOICE, Verner, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, Mama Maisha, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, Pisgah Legal Services, Asheville City Schools Foundation
https://www.facebook.com/events/632511843849452/
Make your reservation for the big fundraiser- We are participating on April 10 – Wednesday – Call us at 828 350-8181
https://www.facebook.com/events/817643915267774/
Our weekly dose of James Hammel’s awesome selection of cover songs and original tunes! Always a good show, and you’re bound to see someone you know at the bar!
https://www.facebook.com/events/325013448112541/?event_time_id=325013488112537
Free Lawn Concert
“Oliver Penn throws country, funk, hip-hop and rockabilly influences into his own special brand of the blues.”
— HOUSTON PRESS
Soulful and sweet / gritty and biting – his music spans a broad spectrum. Oliver Penn is a guitarist and singer who brings a refreshing fervor to the stage.
Seated Lounge Show:: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations
https://www.facebook.com/events/242945709973008/
A Wine Deconstructed is an Education Series hosted by plēb urban winery on the second Wednesday of the month. Depending on the topic, one or two wines will be deconstructed to identify the various components and discuss their meaning in the wine.
https://www.facebook.com/events/318802065417640/?event_time_id=318802085417638
Have a pint and express yourself to creating works of art in the beer-themed coloring books! Adult Coloring will be held every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Bring in your own coloring gear or pick through our many gel pens and themed coloring books.
Art
https://www.facebook.com/events/320830388762640/?event_time_id=320830418762637
The French Broad Valley Music Association: FBVMA jam session is focused on regional fiddle tunes and songs. Carol Rifkin and John Mitchell cohost weekly, bring an instrument to play or just enjoy the music, its free, kid friendly, donations encouraged. Key Players are intermediate to advanced but beginners are most welcome and encouraged to attend to listen, learn/quietly play along. More experienced players sit in the inner circle and take turns choosing fiddle tunes or songs. Guests, families and kids are invited to listen and often sing along. This style of community play has been used to entertain and pass down music to kids for generations.
The French Broad Valley Music Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization formed to celebrate local musical heritage. “Our community. Our music. Our sense of place.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/231970501048591/?event_time_id=231970544381920
Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!
All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!
10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464777707440
Joseph M. Herbst (saxophone), Justin Watt (drums), Connor Law (bass), Jason DeCristofaro (vibes/piano) perform as part of The Hendersonville JAM
https://www.facebook.com/events/244934639741374/
LEAF Live! AVL Feat. Cimafunk at The Grey Eagle
An evening to connect LEAF family and learn about LEAF Global! We’ll treat you to the most exciting new face in Cuba’s music scene – Cimafunk: touted as “Cuba’s revelation of the year” by Billboard.
You can unite with LEAF in building pathways to understanding as we launch LEAF Global. Come celebrate and learn more!
LEAF Members, Sponsors, and Invited Guests please RSVP to Jordan Robbins for a free ticket code – [email protected]
This event is generously hosted by LEAF Business Member
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Cimafunk is a singer, a composer and a producer and one of the most singular emerging artists of Cuba’s alternative music. His music is a fusion of funk and Afrocuban music. His lyrics come directly from the Cuban streets and his music is designed to get you dancing!
His inspiration grows from an eclectic panel of black music: from James Brown’s, George Clinton’s and Prince’s Funk and the soul music of Al Green and Bill Withers to Cuban “Trova” of Beny Moré and Bola de Nieve and Juan Formell’s y Los Van Van’s “songo”.
Cimafunk realized its debut album, Terapia, at the end of 2017!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2158279507553548/
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Peace Center welcomes Jacqueline Woodson, 2018-19 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Woodson’s New York Times bestselling memoir, Brown Girl Dreaming, won the 2014 National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor, and the NAACP Image Award. Brown Girl Dreaming reflects on Woodson’s time spent in Greenville’s African-American area of Nicholtown as a child and revisits the clash of the civil rights era from a young person’s perspective. This homecoming will focus on the power of poetry and dreams.
The Poetic Conversations series is an opportunity for the community to witness powerful poetry through readings, conversations, and talkbacks with esteemed poets. Moderated by the Peace Center’s award-winning Poet-in-Residence, Glenis Redmond, Poetic Conversations welcome literary giants to the stage and embrace topics that reflect the diversity of our communities. Events are FREE of charge, reaching a broad audience brought together through the power of the written and spoken word.
Poetic Conversations may contain mature language and content.
https://www.facebook.com/events/315466432554513/
Head full of useless knowledge? Now’s your time to shine! Join us every Wednesday at 6:30pm for a night of interactive trivia perfect for all skill levels.
Live scoring, music rounds, photo rounds and even themed categories!
Prizes awarded each week for the 1st place team!
https://www.facebook.com/events/277072849778679/?event_time_id=357420361743927
UNCA plans to build a 200-space parking lot on Edgewood next to Covenant Reformed Presbyterian on land recently purchased. We are meeting to oppose building new fossil fuel infrastructure and to collect litter from the bushes in that space, to show that this area is not a sacrifice zone, that we care for it, and that UNCA has no business promoting itself as a “green” university while it is still building new fossil fuel infrastructure.
Meet on campus of UNCA (steps of the library) at 6:30 and walk over to the space next to Covenant Reformed Presbyterian at 6:45.
Please wear clothes that can get moderately dirty. We will bring receptacles for recyclables and trash. Please bring gloves if you have any yard/work gloves for safety. We will bring some extra pairs. Light physical activity.
https://www.facebook.com/events/396290364288570/
Trivia Night is every Wednesday Night at Legends on the Lake starting at 6:30pm. Arrive early to secure your seats and ensure that you do not miss any of the action! Compete as a team or individually for prizes each week. Trivia is free to all who would like to compete. Prizes will be distributed by team, one prize per team. The certificates are good for any following visit. We ask that teams be limited to a maximum of 8 players for the sake of seating and space.
https://www.facebook.com/events/254689012071408/?event_time_id=299382834268692
The Asheville socialists will meet this Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on UNCA campus in Rhoades Robinson room 239.
This and all our weekly meetings are open to the public and parking is available on campus (maps.unca.edu).
https://www.facebook.com/events/2383873461657424/
¡Triskatrivia!
2019’s Themes: (updated as they are determined)
May 1 – Outer Space
May 8 – The 60’s
May 15 – Video Games
May 22 – The Office
May 29 – Star Trek
¡TriskaTrivia! is Triskelion’s Themed Trivia Night!
Starts at 7pm, and usually lasts at least an hour and a half.
Glorious Prizes:
First Place Team: $25 Gift Card
Second Place Team: $15 Gift Card
Each member of the team that wins the Very Hard Questions Round (almost always Round 3), will win a free beer.
If at least 6 people dress up in costumes that relate to the night’s theme, then the best dressed (determined by me) wins a free beer!
(that means if your entire team of 6 are the only ones dressed up, then a member of your team is destined to get a free beer)
There are six rounds, with 10 questions each, and each round will be on a different subject that relates to the night’s theme… Each question is worth 5 points.
Teams can consist of up to six players, or you can play by yourself if you have no friends.
Cheating is not allowed… no phones, no “yelling out of answers” (even wrong ones), and no handy reference materials… This is not an open book trivia night.
Come on out and show off your Brainz!!!
(or lack thereof)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2020001851418998/?event_time_id=2020001901418993
Monthly meeting of Asheville Chapter of PFLAG, a local support group for families with LGBTQ members.
https://www.facebook.com/events/261896614668892/?event_time_id=261896658002221
PFLAG Asheville Featured Speaker: Jennifer Harr, MSW, LCSW
Jennifer Harr, MSW, LCSW presenting on The Fascinating Intersection of Autism & Gender Identity
https://www.facebook.com/events/278988466361718/
Meet and hear one of the courageous whistleblowers from inside the for-profit health insurance industry!
Wendell Potter left his position as VP of Communications for health insurance giant Cigna to advocate for meaningful health care reform. He is currently the President of Business Initiative for Health Policy. His best-selling book, Deadly Spin, disclosed how insurance companies maximize profits by restricting care and use deceptive tactics to undermine health care reform.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2329933117276199/
Tourists fans can do good on Goodwill Wednesday!
Bring in 3 gently used clothing items and receive a free general admission ticket for tonight’s game!.
https://www.facebook.com/events/377695249479967/
Looking for vintage rock & roll? We have it every Wednesday at the C&K. Featuring Hank Bones on electric guitar and vocals, Mike Filippone on Bass and vocals and Russ Wilson on drums and vocals, this funky little trio plays all the hits (and quite a few obscure oddities) from the 50’s & 60’s. Dance on the Cork & Keg’s vintage (1925) dance floor!
https://www.facebook.com/events/418384062320064/
Do you have a bunch of useless facts stored in the back of your head? Do you like the occasional beer on a weekday? Well… Trivia on Wednesday nights at Catawba Brewing might’ve just become your new weekly tradition. Come join us and Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes at 7:30!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2108899619191274/?event_time_id=2108899639191272
Join Pan Harmonia for an interactive music performance which will take you on many adventures, just as your dreams do.
What is it? Spontaneous collaborations between musicians and audience. Express what you hear in the music. We play music and you make art!
James Brinkmann designs interactive performances to enhance audience’s connection with music and creativity. He presented his “Collaborative Listening: Rethinking Your Connection to Music” at Tedx DePaul University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcOd_5PO1E0&t=495s
Program will include Yuko Uebayashi’s stunning “Au-Dela du Temps” (“Beyond Time”), a work for two flutes and piano representing the beautiful facets of light.
Art supplies will be provided. Fun and enriching for kids of all ages. Come with an open mind and heart ready to create!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2204792323100888/
Every Wednesday
https://www.facebook.com/events/400856010483395/?event_time_id=400856050483391
Dry Falls Village has been isolated for as long as anyone can remember. Her inhabitants grow weary and thirst for adventure. Now, they decide, is the time to venture into the wilderness and explore!
Do you have what it takes to brave the dangers of the unknown? Will you steel yourself and venture to uncover sights unseen? Can you handle what lies beyond the borders of the village?
This is West Marches!
The Bearded Dragons Inn hosts their weekly West Marches game. This is a drop in game for all to join. If you have never played before come and join us. Our amazing community will teach you all you need to know. If you have years, or even decades of experience stop on by as well as you’ll experience a whole new style of play. For more information check out our website: https://sites.google.com/view/west-marches-at-dry-falls/home
Please note that this game is family friendly but anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
https://www.facebook.com/events/401870287020606/?event_time_id=401870333687268
As America’s premier Latino dance organization for more than 48 years, Ballet Hispánico infuses bold and eclectic contemporary dance with traditional Latino influences to give a performance combining the two different cultural identities of Michelle Manzanales. Tuesday & Wednesday, April 9 & 10, 2019, 8:00 p.m. at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets: Regular $48; Student $43; Child $20; Student Rush Day-of-Show (with valid I.D.) $10. Box Office: 828-257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com.
https://www.facebook.com/events/511161732661765/
As America’s premier Latino dance organization for more than 48 years, Ballet Hispánico infuses bold and eclectic contemporary dance with traditional Latino influences to give a performance combining the two different cultural identities of Michelle Manzanales. Tuesday & Wednesday, April 9 & 10, 2019, 8:00 p.m. at Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Tickets: Regular $48; Student $43; Child $20; Student Rush Day-of-Show (with valid I.D.) $10. Box Office: 828-257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com.
https://www.facebook.com/events/511161732661765/?event_time_id=511161742661764
Chicago Don hosts the AGB Stage for our Big City Blues Jam. Come sign up to play!
Chicago, Detroit, New York. Bright lights. Big city. Get mesmerized in the sound of Big City Blues. Clear, sharp melodies on horns and harps contrast the deep, rich back beats of the electric bass. Keyboard riffs battle electric guitars that are on fire, and classic blues drum beats drive home the groove. Lose yourself in a night of soulful music reminiscent of Freddie King, Charlie Robison, Billie Holiday, Luther Allison in the smoke filled dance halls of the past.
https://www.facebook.com/events/285784058770493/?event_time_id=285784082103824
RIVAL SONS
Wed, Apr 10
Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
$20 – $22
All Ages
Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/rival-sons/
‘Fizzing with freshness’ – BBC
‘Sunkissed psychedelia and irresistible hooks, with the band’s soul, funk and blues influences thrust joyously to the fore… If you thrilled to the Black Keys’ El Camino, it’s time to meet your new favourite band ‘- Guardian
Released in June 2014 via Earache Records, Great Western Valkyrie puts Rival Sons freewheeling fuzz and improvisational stage ethos to wax and cements their position as America’s next great rock’n’roll band. With a ‘conscious decision for this band to be just what it is’ (Jay Buchanan) this album is more cohesive than any Rival Sons album before.
From the beach cities of Southern California, the time was ripe for Rival Sons. Guitarist Scott Holiday had long been searching for something that would fit his psychedelic vision and fuzzy garage rock tones, then things fell into place when blues singer/songwriter Jay Buchanan put the solo career on the backburner and gave rock ‘n’ roll a chance. Scott Holiday: ‘a random find on the Internet points me to Jay Buchanan. In 13 seconds I realize I have just come across the singer I’ve looked for over the last 10-12 years of my life.’
Jay was invited to record vocals on the band’s debut release ‘Before the fire’ ‘Singing On My Way in a single take. We never even ran tape a 2nd time. That was a first to witness for me. And so it was born… Rival Sons.’
Four albums on, with an ever-growing fan base the band go from strength to strength and have never looked back.
www.rivalsons.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/713415765702949/
Worthwhile Sounds Presents: Steve Forbert Support TBD
WHEN: Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
WHERE: Ambrose West 312 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 28806
DOORS: 7pm
SHOW: 8pm
SEATING: Seated Show
AGES: All Ages
TICKETS: $17 ADV / $20 DOS / $25 VIP
Steve Forbert
“Big City Cat – My Life in Folk-Rock,” singer/songwriter Steve Forbert’s exceptional new memoir co-written with Therese Boyd, allows him ample opportunity to candidly reflect on those specific circumstances that first brought him to the public eye.
Originally conceived as a stage play and screen treatment, it finds him documenting his early adventures in the big city while pursuing his quest to make music. Sharing reflections and journals he kept at the time, he weaves an absorbing narrative that fully documents the trials, travails and triumphs that would eventually play out over the course of his prolific 40 year career.
The book is accompanied by its own soundtrack as well, an A+ new album entitled The Magic Tree that offers a series of songs gleaned from previously recorded acoustic demos, overdubbed with new backing tracks and fleshed out as a series of songs that ring with the verve and vitality that Forbert’s fans have always come to expect. Consistently upbeat and optimistic, they convey a firm sense that age ought not diminish a lust for living. Then again, that’s been Forbert’s mantra for quite some time—honoring his past while plowing his way towards the future.
https://www.facebook.com/events/287622225242069/