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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After spontaneously jamming at a holiday party at the end of 2016, four friends took the winter to write and play, debuting their original brand of jam rock the following April. Blending synth and guitar with drum and bass, Doctor Ocular sets original melodies and arrangements of covers with vibes from jamtronica, acid jazz, synth-pop,and roots-rock.
After releasing their debut studio album “Hippocratic Toast” in January of 2018, DocOc has been touring relentlessly across the southeast and mid-west. Making stops along the east coast, as well as notable cities such as Nashville and Cincinnati, DocOc appears to be poised as one of the newest up-and-coming jam bands of the region.
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As always no cover charge! Ginny McAfee at 9pm and Contagious 10pm
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Melvin Seals and The Jerry Garcia Band
https://www.facebook.com/events/1781725261910610/
Rumours – Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Show : 9pm
Doors : 8pm
$18 – $20
Ages 18+
Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/rumours-fleetwood-mac-tribute-4/
Rumours is the country’s premier Fleetwood Mac tribute band. Based in Atlanta, GA, Rumours captures the energy of Fleetwood Mac at the height of their career by blending perfect harmonies, precise instrumentation, and a visually engaging stage show.
Rumours’ dedication to recreating the Fleetwood Mac experience has skyrocketed their popularity, garnering a loyal fan base. Playing to sold out audiences and packed houses at private engagements and major venues across the country including House of Blues, the legendary Daryl Hall’s Club, and a one week residency at Epcot for Disney’s wildly popular Sounds Like Summer concert series, Rumours has earned its place as one of the top tribute bands around today.
Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe in the ways of magic? Rumours does!
www.rumoursatl.com
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Rumours – Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Show : 9pm
Doors : 8pm
$18 – $20
Ages 18+
Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/rumours-fleetwood-mac-tribute-4/
Rumours is the country’s premier Fleetwood Mac tribute band. Based in Atlanta, GA, Rumours captures the energy of Fleetwood Mac at the height of their career by blending perfect harmonies, precise instrumentation, and a visually engaging stage show.
Rumours’ dedication to recreating the Fleetwood Mac experience has skyrocketed their popularity, garnering a loyal fan base. Playing to sold out audiences and packed houses at private engagements and major venues across the country including House of Blues, the legendary Daryl Hall’s Club, and a one week residency at Epcot for Disney’s wildly popular Sounds Like Summer concert series, Rumours has earned its place as one of the top tribute bands around today.
Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe in the ways of magic? Rumours does!
www.rumoursatl.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/471188203345820/
Ves Frank Indie singer-songwriter and producer who blends Acoustic, Folk, Rock, and Electronic elements. He grew up in Connecticut and Upstate Western New York getting his first introduction to music listening to 80’s synth pop that his mother loved so much as a Cambodian immigrant just arriving to the US. Those catchy melodies and emotional builds can all be detected in his songwriting. From there his brother influenced him with his love for learning many different style of music through instruments, turn tables, and programming. He wrote is first song at 13 and hasn’t stopped since.
Currently based out of Asheville, NC relocating from San Diego, he has brought his beachy vibes to the country mountains where he hopes to blend some down home folk with some west coast soul. “I hope to write songs that are deep and emotional, featuring beautiful melodies, interesting arrangements, and passionate vocal performances.”
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This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.
Tuesday – Thursday: 9am-3pm
Friday: 9am-8pm
Saturday: 10am- 8pm
Sunday: 10am-6pm
New Wave/ Alt. Rock cover band playing The Church, Peter Gabriel, Alice In Chains, Tears For Fears and others. Its a collaboration between members of Strange Avenues and Sang Sarah.
https://www.facebook.com/events/253106838679842/
Italian-born Valerio D’Ospina, widely considered one of America’s foremost contemporary artists, is the subject of a one-man exhibition at The Haen Gallery in downtown Asheville, NC. The exhibit will run through October 15.
Since July 2009, D’Ospina has been established in the US where he lives and works in Philadelphia. He is ranked by both national and international distinguished art magazines as one of the most significant painters of cityscapes and industrial scenarios in America. “Valerio D’Ospina: Patina of Energy” will open with more that than a dozen paintings that capture the pulse of the city, the energy of industry, and the patina of metropolitan life.
Food Truck Festivals of America (FTFA) is back for the 2nd Annual Asheville Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival in Asheville, NC. The festival will take place at the Asheville Outlets on Saturday, October 6th from noon – 5 p.m. (VIP Hour from 11am – noon). In honor of all their hard work to keep the communities we love safe, Food Truck Festivals of America is pleased to offer free admission (with valid ID) to all first responders – police, fire and EMTs – during the 2018 festival season.
Asheville’s premiere world-music trio, Free Planet Radio, celebrates the release of their latest album with a live performance featuring many of their most popular and danceable tunes, interspersed with several of the spacious and serene songs from their newest body of work. Enjoy the entrancing sounds of oud and dotar with stand-up bass and intricate rhythms from an array of exotic lands.
The Biltmore Estate has been planning the largest exhibition in its historic gardens for almost a decade. And finally, last week, Chihuly at Biltmore opened with a mega installation of glass sculptures from the famous artist Dale Chihuly. Tens of thousands of glass pieces from all around the world reside in 14 locations around the Estate (which is the very first large-scale N.C. Chihuly installation).
The exhibition is up from now until Oct. 7th, free admission with a Biltmore day pass (and free for annual pass holders). Chihuly at Nightis a special, ongoing event where the glass sculptures are lit up, plus live music in the gardens + a wine bar. Tickets are $37.50 for kids + range from $65 – 75 for adults ($10 discount for pass holders).
Three new works were blown just for Biltmore, and 6 new compositions were put together.
Open 7:30 – 11:30 p.m. Advance tickets are rquired. It’s safe, scary fun for the whole family! Kids will enjoy the Halloween shows and trick-or-treating. And take a chilling journey into the night on the Ghost Train – if you dare!
The leaves will be turning this October and the pumpkins will be ready to be carved! The PEANUTS gang returns to the GSMR Pumpkin Patch this October. Ready for some family fun? PEANUTS™ The Great Pumpkin Patch Express returns to the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad for 2018! The excursions, which are themed after Charles M. Schulz’s classic story “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” will be departing from the Bryson City Depot in October of 2018!
25 years ago, Flat Rock Playhouse debuted an exciting new program, Project Playhouse, with specially priced matinees for local students as well as regular evening performances for our patrons. The play was Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty and one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.
Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM
Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM
Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731
Pedal through the beautiful South Carolina upcountry Blue Ridge Mountain region.
Cyclists have the option to choose from a 65-mile, 30-mile or 10-mile ride. 100 percent of proceeds will go directly to high-impact programs to speed better treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
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There’s really nothing like watching the sun rise over Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge, so we’re opening up early just for our Annual Passholders.
We’ll also serve up a hot, yummy breakfast and hot coffee prepared by Old Rock Cafe’s Chef Randall Spencer.
Afterwards, guests are welcome to head out on the trails and take some photos of the waterfall or the views from Peregrine’s Point.
Advance registration is required.
Event Menu
Scrambled eggs
Breakfast potatoes
Fresh cut fruit
Biscuits with fixings
Bacon
Sausage
Build your on parfait bar
To RSVP, please call 800-277-9611 by September 29.
Cost: $5 Annual Passholder, free for kids under 5.
PHOTO BY CHUCK HILL
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Awesome deals on infant and kids gear, adult and maternity, household goods, toys/books/DVDs and more. Early bird entry from 7-7:30 for $1, Half-price sale from 1:30-3:30!
Anyone can shop or sell at our MoMma Bear Rummage Sale! Sellers keep between 70-90% of profits, and shoppers get amazing deals on all kinds of items for kids, adults, home & entertainment!
Saturday, October 6th
7:00am-7:30am: EARLY ADMISSION–$1
7:30am-1:00: REGULAR SALE!–Free entry!
1:30pm-3:30pm: HALF PRICE SALE! Free entry!
https://www.facebook.com/events/239625903262004/
The Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce will host its 41st Annual Unicoi County Apple Festival on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day.
The festival draws more than 110,000 annual attendees and has been consistently named one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 events in the southeast and is a four time winner of the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association’s Pinnacle Award. The premier two-day event offers something for everyone — handmade crafts, antiques, entertainment, a large children’s area, a Blue Ridge Pottery show and sale, contests and a smorgasbord of food!
The craft festival, featuring nearly 350 vendors from around the country, will be lined along the downtown streets of Erwin showcasing their unique arts, crafts and foods.
Two entertainment stages will showcased throughout the festival grounds including the Love Street Stage, Gay Street Stage and Gathering Place Stage. On Friday and Saturday, the Love Street Stage will feature Christian artists and Southern Gospel groups from around the region. The Gay Street Stage is a pro-touring stage that will feature two-days of the regions best country, rock, indie-rock and acoustic music.
The festival will feature a large children’s area with games and rides for the young and young at heart.
Bring your appetite and let it have a festival. You can enjoy everything from Chinese to Greek foods, traditional foods such and barbecue and homemade hamburgers to apple pies and apple fritters. For your convenience, three food courts including tables and chairs have been established.
The festival spans across a 5 block section of downtown Erwin and includes adjoining side streets.From Interstate 26, take Exit 37 into downtown Erwin.Several parking areas around Exit 37 have been secured for festival attendees.
To ensure the safety of the large number of attendees, festival organizers ask that you please do not bring pets onto the festival grounds. Bicycles and skateboards are also not permitted on festival grounds.
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A perfect autumn event for car lovers and a drive to the Blue Ridge Mountains! See over 250 top quality classic autos compete in the area’s premier classic car show and enjoy a delicious cookout.
For more information on car registration for show, visit the Vintage Tin Street Rod Association Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Vintage-Tin-Street-Rod-Association-1421552498068831 or contact them via email ([email protected]) or phone 828.289.9607.
Special lodging packages are also available for this event, please call 828.694.3050
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Beer City Beatdown is the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast’s premier team-only competition, located in Asheville, NC (“Beer City USA”). This 4-Person Team Competition has Rx, Scaled and Masters (40+) divisions. Teams can consist of All-Male, All-Female, or Co-Ed (2 Female, 2 Male). Please see www.unbrokenseries.com for Competitor/Volunteer/Judge registration.
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 7 Sep 2018 at 02:00 PM
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What a successful sale weekend! Thank you to all who came out to consign, shop, and volunteer. A special thanks to all our registered foster families for doing incredible work in our community. So blessed to have you guys participate!
Did you miss this event but want to make sure you catch the next one? RSVP to our spring consignment event (FB search: Mark Your Calendar! SASK Spring/Summer Consignment Event!)
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Come out to shop WNC’s newest, high-quality kids consignment sale! Nearly 20,000 items available including fall/winter/holiday infant and children clothes size NB through 16–including costumes, winter coats/ski bibs, and a new section of boutique clothing items, all related gear/accessories/toys/games, maternity clothes and accessories, and more. Visit www.seedsandsproutskids.com for more details!
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Please register at www.playbmp.org
On Oct. 6, 200 local volunteers will help build the dream playground for the children of Black Mountain. We want you to be one of those 200! Earlier this year, the YMCA of Western North Carolina, in partnership with Buncombe County Schools, was awarded a KaBOOM! grant. KaBOOM! is a national non-profit that funds community-built playgrounds across the country. Black Mountain Primary was chosen as the site for the build.
If you would like to be on a committee helping with our playground build please email [email protected] and if you would like to donate to our playground click here www.playbmp.org
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This intensive course combines wilderness medicine with urban medical care practices into a single month-long program that includes clinical rotations helping to provide care for real patients. After four weeks of classroom education, practical skills, scenarios and full-scale mock rescues, you will be ready to handle medical emergencies, in the wilderness or right in town.
The first three weeks of the experience is focused on EMT training, with an immersion into urban care. You will complete mandatory clinical time on an ambulance, emergency room setting, and/or long-term care facility, and be eligible for both the NC OEMS exam and the NREMT exam at course end. At the end of the EMT experience, a fourth week of the NOLS Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals enables you to receive your NOLS WEMT certification.
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Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.
About the Artist
Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.
My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”
Hikers will witness what has been described as some of the most stunning scenery on the entire 900+ mile Mountain to Sea (MTS) Trail. This hike follows the MTS Trail to top of Bearwallow Stand Ridge and includes some bushwacking to arrive at the junction of the Old Perley Crockett Railroad grade. These mountain, the Blacks, are the highest mountains in the Eastern United States and take their name from the darkly colored Fraser fir and red spruce trees that adorn their slopes.
Meet: Swannanoa Valley Museum, 223 West State Street, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult, 5.5 miles
Meet Time: 8:00AM
Estimated Return Time: 4:00PM
Cost: $30 for members, $50 for nonmembers
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Northeast Georgia Mustang Club Presents: (Charter member of the Mustang Club of America since 1990) 45th Annual Fall Regional Shelby/Mustang and Ford Meet Sponsored by: Jacky Jones Ford of Cleveland, GA Saturday October 6, 2018 (Rain Date Sunday October 7th) Held at: The Maggie Valley Festival Grounds 3374 Soco Road, Maggie Valley, NC 28751 No Entry Fee for Spectators Host Hotel: Comfort Inn 828-926-9106, Other Hotels: Smokey Falls Lodge 828-926-7440, Best Western 828-926-3962, Microtel 828-926-8554
Friday: Show registration at the Festival Grounds from 1:00 – 5:00. Credit Cards will be accepted on-site.
Saturday: Popular vote car show with Vendors including food on site, along with Pony Corral and Swap Meet 8:30AM to 4PM, all show cars must be registered by noon. Over 25 car show classes with Top 3 awards in each class at 4:00 and Best of Show early Mustang, late Mustang, and other Ford, owner must be present to receive award. Sunday: Car show rain date, if necessary. Same times as Saturday, check www.negeorgiamustangclub.org for updates. Ford Bodied/Ford Powered ONLY
Parts Vendors: $50.00 for large space, must be in place by 9AM Saturday, and must vacate parking lot by 5PM Saturday. If using a trailer, must remove truck from trailer during show hours. Contact Lou Manglass at 678-614-4438 For more information contact: Lou Manglass 678-614-4438 or [email protected] and Keith Corkern 770-317-6480 or [email protected]
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The More than Mindfulness Conference is a professional development opportunity for teachers, administrators, parents and engaged community members. The offerings and workshops will highlight ways to integrate mindful practices into your school or organization’s culture but will emphasize MORE than mindfulness by expanding these practices to include a wide variety of heart centered, holistic and secular methods. The workshops will offer many transferrable and adaptable lessons and resources to aid establishing this sacred culture.
https://www.facebook.com/events/259350881304523/
Brand new course for 2018 that combines the Overmountain Victory Trail together with the Purple Martin Greenway through Rutherfordton, NC.
ONLINE registration closes at 5 PM on October 4 !!!
7K Race Start at Court St. & Main St. Finish near intersection of Toms and Court St
Awards for Top Male & Female Overall, Top Masters (Male &Female) and Top three in each Age Group
9 & under; 10-14; 15-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-74; 75 & over
7K pre-registration $25 – Race Day $30
Shirts guaranteed for pre-registered runners
Fun Run pre-registration on FREE FUN RUN FREE, which will start after the Tour De Pumpkin race.
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