Calendar of Events

The Handpan is a unique instrument, which calls the listener into presence with the clarity of a bell, and then transports the awareness atop waves of intricate rhythms and subtle overtones. This musical Journey is an opportunity to sink into the deeply relaxing environment of the Salt Cave while immersing the body and mind in clear tones and healing resonances. Join Handpan player Jeff Fisher, for this expansive and rejuvenating tonal voyage.

Join us for one full hour inside the beautiful salt cave … only $38.
Reservations required www.ashevillesaltcave.com

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The Origin of Doubt is a collection of flash fiction that represents the best of the genre. Each story is a gem, a glimpse into moments of yearning and unexpected perception, instants that many of us might otherwise miss. Nathan Long writes with a confident and assured hand, his sensibility generous and insightful. These are stories of male and female desire, of love and longing and loss. They are told to us like secrets, each simple moment a revelation that generates surprise and wonder. Reading them is sheer delight. –Patricia Smith, The Year of Needy Girls

Long is a writer of focused and developed gifts, of a fecund imagination, at home in crossing genres as form and content make their evolving demands. These works span the gamut from traditional to queer trans-genre forms, marvelous to behold in times like these when political discourses and abuses of language have sunk to unforeseen lows. –Timothy Liu, author of Of Thee I Sing (Poetry Book-of-the-Year Award from Publishers Weekly) and Don’t Go Back To Sleep

The stories in The Origin of Doubt are superb examples of realism–accessible in style and replete with nuance, exuding an omniscient wisdom that is profound yet humble. Long has a special knack of presenting an oblique or mundane situation and making it momentous; stylistically, his use of significant detail is sharply effective, and his figurative language rich and resounding with meaning. –John Parras, author of Fire on Mount Maggiore

We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here. Can’t make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance, and we’ll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online.

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The Asheville Marathon and Half Training Group will have weekly technique and Hill Training on Thursday evenings at 6pm at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Parking Lot – OLLI – UNCA.

Each workout will last one hour. During these workout sessions we will be doing some hill interval training (everyone’s favorite) to improve your hill technique as well as your conditioning.

If you haven’t already registered for the marathon or half marathon training group, you can sign up online and attend these technique and hill trainings and our weekeng long runs. Find out more here –> http://ashevillemarathon.com/community/training/

https://www.facebook.com/events/2133268403589289/?event_time_id=2133268440255952

Join us for trivia every Thursday at 6. There will be fun prizes for the winners and losers. Maybe an impromptu dance party?
Hosts rotate each week

Think you know your stuff? We’ll call your bluff!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1231329450367252/?event_time_id=1231329453700585

It’s a new year and the perfect time to try or do something fun! Our Twisted Painting event is the perfect mix of fun and creativity. You’ll get to paint a 11×14 canvas, enjoy a glass of wine, and you’ll also get help and guidance from Lolli-Lu’s Art Studio! Cost for the class and a glass is $35 and space is limited so call or message us asap to get your spot before it sells out!

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These are our regular Public Events. If you want to schedule a private session you can here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

We pick the games, you pay a flat admission fee of $15 ($10 for students) and jam!
Come early… we will queue players up as you show up!

Sign our waiver, rules, and media release ahead of time here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

Bring your friends and #getyourheadinthegame!

Become a Patreon to join our inner circle to explore how deep the immersive rabbit hole goes: https://www.patreon.com/betterthanunicorns!

https://www.facebook.com/events/302734167026800/?event_time_id=302734200360130

Get to #knowyourbutcher Matt Helms as he demonstrates a complete breakdown of a side of Warren Wilson College Farm Heritage breed pastured hog. He’ll discuss the different cuts that retail stores demand, as well as cooking techniques.

We will also offer some house made and local charcuterie as well as beers and wines.

https://www.facebook.com/events/582070975587463/

Come learn about WNC’s tuition based schools, grades K-8. See what exciting alternatives to public school are open to families in Asheville and its surrounding area. The night will feature a brief introduction from each school. Then learn more in depth about each school by meeting administrators who will help you start the application process. Opportunities Scholarship and OpenDoors or Asheville representatives will be there as well to help families discover scholarship and funding possibilities! Come see how affordable and possible private school can be!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1909243206038820/

What are your New Years resolutions this year? Need some inspiration to help you get back in the kitchen? This month we focus on nutrient-packed recipes that make healthy eating easy and delicious. Let our Nutrition Outreach team assist you in preparing three dishes, while learning the nutritional benefits along the way from a Registered Dietitian.

Class is open to the public and located at the downtown Asheville YMCA in the Multipurpose Room 2. Cost is $10 for YMCA members, and $15 for non-members. Must be 18 years of age or older. For more information or to register, visit the front desk of the downtown YMCA or call Lauren at 828-575-2939 or email [email protected].

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The 3rd Annual Asheville Winter Swim League will kickoff in January and go through February. All levels and abilities of swimmers are welcome to attend!

What is the AVL Swim League? The intention of the swim league is to build a better swimming community in WNC. All levels and abilities of swimmers will be training together in a friendly, cohesive, structured and coached GROUP atmosphere.

How is the AVL structured? The Swim League is intended for adults, ages 16 and Up, we welcome swimmers of all experience levels including Novice/Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced/Expert Swim Groups with swim leaders and pool-side support and instruction.

Location: All swims unless otherwise noted will meet at the Leila Patterson Center in Fletcher, NC. The LPC Pool is an INDOOR, 25 Yard pool… pretty incredible! We meet Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm. We will have 3 lanes reserved for the Swim League. To prevent over crowding in the lanes, it will be first come first serve.

Cost: The Swim League is FREE. A $5 Suggested Donation for Coach Led Swims are accepted when you sign in at the swim. These donations are for iDream Athletes Foundation and for our coaches/leaders on the pool-deck at each group training.

Contact [email protected] with questions or suggestions!

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Come out on January 24th for Harry Potter Trivia. We had such a blast the first time we couldn’t wait to bring it back. Win extra points for costumes, props and funniest team names while racking your brain to answer easy to extremely difficult questions.
Let your inner wizard out and grab a burger, side and a year round pint to feed your hunger and your mind (It’s also Burger and Beer Night.)
Think you know your stuff? Come show us what you got.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2242114269383729/

$35 per painter. All colors and vinyl are customizable.

Includes:
Large, hand cut wood sign
Use of painting supplies
Bow material
Vinyl letters

You must RSVP for this event by emailing [email protected] with your sign choice and letter choice. The words are customizable & you can choose from white or black letters. You’ll then receive an invoice to pay to reserve your seat.

https://www.facebook.com/events/321070035168599/

Take an instructional course and then put your new skills to work in a fun new dance night at The Artisan of Flat Rock. 6:30, instructional class, and 7:00 to start putting your new skills to work.

$5 for HDBC Dance Club Memembers, $7 for non-members.

You do not have to be an Artisan member to attend,

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Join Jennifer for an Intro to Pole Fitness 6 week series. By the end of this series, students will be all set to attend Pole 2 classes, and may also attend any Pole Dance classes on the schedule (such as Sultry Pole). Students will learn Pole Fitness Level 1 in its entirety, and will be proficient in many beginner skills upon completion. Expect a thorough yoga-inspired full body warm up followed by pole conditioning skills to help you achieve your pole fitness goals. Students will also learn basic pole combinations in addition to skills, and will have time to experiment and play at the end of class. Class will end with a brief feel-good cool down stretch session.

$60 for the full series, occurs on Thursdays at 6:30pm from January 3rd to February 7th. Sign up now from your student account at circusdb.org/empyrean. We only allow for 6 sign ups for the beginner series for the comfort of new students and to allow for ample time on the poles, so be sure to sign up ASAP as these series sell out QUICK! We offer 2 hours of open studio per missed class of a series.

https://www.facebook.com/events/195806667985708/?event_time_id=195806701319038

This PAINT AND SIP is a little different! We are goin to be painting on a piece of Pottery!! This piece of pottery is a circle and about the size of your hand all stretch out.

We think about hanging canvas on a wall, why not hang a piece of beautiful pottery?

I will show you step by step how to paint a mountain landscape, BUT you can paint whatever you would like!! Please do not feel obligated to paint what I will be instructing.

I can help with any questions you might have with whatever you decide to paint.

$35 per person- this includes a piece of pottery, everything you need to paint with, twine for hanging, along with the 2 hour step by step paint instruction.

Text me to sign up! Space is limited.
828-400-9560

https://www.facebook.com/events/2320959581269799/

Lenoir-Rhyne University in Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative and the Yale Association of Western North Carolina will present “Sisters in Words: Fiction, Nonfiction, and the Creative Process.” Best-selling authors and sisters, Elizabeth Kostova and Victoria Johnson, will read from their latest works, Kostova’s “The Shadow Land” and Johnson’s “American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic.” A discussion on the creative process will follow, facilitated by Laura Hope-Gill, coordinator of the Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative, as well as a question-and-answer session with the audience and a book signing and sale. The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 24, at Lenoir-Rhyne’s 36 Montford Ave. location in Asheville. Doors will open at 6pm, readings will begin at 6:30, and the event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

“The Shadow Land,” authored by Asheville-based Kostova, chronicles the travels of a young American woman to Bulgaria. The narrative unravels into a sumptuous tale from an incident of an accidentally taken piece of luggage. Kostova’s novel takes the reader through the terrains of grief and mystery while celebrating at every turn the power of story to awaken, fascinate, and heal. Her 2005 work, “The Historian,” was the first debut novel to reach number one on The New York Times bestseller list.

Johnson’s “American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic,” a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award, illustrates a noted 18th and 19th-century physician’s dream of creating the nation’s first botanical garden. Physician to Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (and present at the fateful 1804 duel between the two), Hosack drew in his medical practice on his vast knowledge of medicinal plants. His work earned him the admiration of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, among other luminaries. Johnson is an associate professor of urban policy and planning at Hunter College in New York, N.Y.

“This event deeply reflects the passion of the Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative, which focuses on development and process in creative work,” said Hope-Gill, Lenoir-Rhyne professor and coordinator of the university’s Master of Arts in Writing program. “Kostova and Johnson meticulously merge inquiry, creativity, and intellectual curiosity,” she said. “The results are two thrilling and very different works of history and literature, and this event promises to be deeply insightful and exciting for all of us who strive to follow our creative impulses to their most excellent ends.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/1844196065678305/

“In Living Color” is an impactful and illuminating art display by artist, James Love. His original work is displayed at The Block Off Biltmore until the end of January. Love, and his brand “Ipaintforgod” (ipaintforgod.com), is bringing together local artists, poets, DJs and dancers to celebrate the arts of Asheville. “In Living Color” is themed around respect, love, unity, inner peace, and ultimately world peace. All ages are welcomed to join. Let’s kick off 2019 celebrating and enjoying the Arts of Asheville together.

https://www.facebook.com/events/654306038317780/

$10 Advance / $12 Day of Show

Join us in Isis Music Hall’s lounge on Thursday, January 24th, for a great night of music with two outstanding female artists! Up-and-coming singer-songwriter Anna Grace Beatty, from Birmingham, Alabama, is coming through Asheville on tour after the release of her debut EP, and Heather Taylor is returning to our stage to share her unique Americana sound.

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

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We’re kicking off the new year with our first meeting! Join Asheville DSA to discuss future campaigns, organizing, and base building for 2019. A full agenda will go out in an e-mail when it has been finalized.

This meeting will be at BeLoved Asheville Liberation Station, which will be our new meeting location going forward. Thank you to BeLoved for letting us use their space.

This meeting is open to the public. Members and non-members will be asked to sign in at the door.

To get on our mailing list, see avldsa.org.

**Street parking (meters) free after 6pm – parking lot to the left of building free and available except spaces 1&2

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All of our Sing Along movie screenings sell out in advance and are the most fun we’ve had in the movie theater in a long time!

THIS MAY BE THE MOST FUN SING ALONG YET!

Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the biggest hits of 2018, just won Best Drama and Best Actor at The Golden Globes, and is sure to get Oscar nominations.

When a Queen song is in the movie the lyrics are on the bottom of the screen so you can read/sing along.

CLICK HERE to see a video example of what it’s like. It doesn’t matter if you are a terrible singer, so come out for this unique screening and have some fun!

MOVIE SYNOPSIS:
The story of the legendary rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).

CONTENT GUIDELINE:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, suggestive material, drug content and language.

TICKETS:
Tickets are only $3.00, and are also on sale at the main bar of our 675 Merrimon Avenue location.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1984330185206897/

Jackie from Three Eggs Cakery will be here at Craft Centric teaching a hands on instructed course that includes decorating a half dozen of you own beer related royal iced cookies. Cost includes the class, cookies, and all the decorating tools you’ll need!

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Howie’s back 7 to 10 p.m.

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Join us for a night of Live Music Bingo with Andrew Thelston! He’ll play the songs and you win! Great beer, food and prizes! Cheers everyone!

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This series will treat us to 4 mini retreats during the time of the year when our minds & bodies could most benefit from slowing down and turning inward.

A combination of gentle movement, yin & restorative asanas, mantra chanting, mindfulness practices and meditation will be included. Bring a journal, pen, and a mug for tea time.

Cost: $50 for full series, $15 for drop-ins
Financial assistance available
***TO REGISTER CLICK THE LINK BELOW***
https://ashevillecommunityyoga.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=16992&action=edit

https://www.facebook.com/events/1108629775965466/?event_time_id=1108629779298799

Josh Dunkin and Steve DuRose found one another in Hendersonville, NC via Chicago and Los Angeles, respectively. Dunkin is a veteran of the Chicago comedy and theatre community as a well as a songwriter. DuRose is a life-long student of the craft of songwriting as well as a working musician. Together they fly under the banner of The Gathering Dark and host concierged show experiences unlike any other in Western North Carolina. Catch them every Monday night at Sanctuary Brewing Company in Hendersonville, NC.

Join Steve and Josh as they celebrate the release of their first EP with a night of music and guest stars. Featuring special guest, and producer of GD EP, Sumsun.

https://www.facebook.com/events/498038704030673/

THE ORACLE OF EVERYTHING
One woman show: spoken word meets divination

Tarot, tea leaves, head pieces, interpretive dance.
Bring your burning questions

Two performances as part of the 2019
Asheville Fringe Arts Festival

Thursday & Saturday, Jan. 24 & 26, 7 p.m.
Sly Grog Lounge, 271 Haywood St.

Tickets go on sale Jan. 1 at ashevillefringe.org.

https://www.facebook.com/events/266939510650992/?event_time_id=266939513984325

Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves, two women on the forefront of American traditional music, join forces in this powerful new duo. Their reverence for the people and music that has come before them provides a platform on which they build their own musical vocabulary. With banjo, fiddle, and voice, Allison (Molsky’s Mountain Drifters) and Tatiana (Laurie Lewis) seek out unusual repertoire that catches their ear and inspires them to explore the boundaries of the tune. Their debut album showcases a strong new voice that is both reflective and dynamic. Thanks to an Iguana Music Fund Grant from Club Passim, Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves will be releasing a full length album in 2019.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1995815900710083/

Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.

Set sail for laughter as Bertie Wooster revels in life aboard the Vanderley yacht. Bertie is the pampered guest of the lively Lady Stella (very fetching profile), accompanied, as always, by his peerless valet, Jeeves. If only Bertie’s pal Crumpet hadn’t assaulted a prince. In the blink of an eye, Bertie is masquerading as a romance novelist, Crumpet’s posing as his own long-lost twin, and a sinister foreign count is challenging Bertie to a duel. Will this madcap case of mistaken identities end in Bertie’s doom–or worse, his marriage? Have no fear; Jeeves will sort it all out.

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