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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The Mutts return to Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard, NC!
https://www.facebook.com/events/441723533310500/
I am looking forward to seeing everyone in Asheville the end of this month!
https://www.facebook.com/events/449223952494845/
Isis Music Hall kicks off the summer season with free outdoor concerts in West Asheville every Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Concerts on the Isis Music Hall lawn bring the community center stage for evenings filled with free music and fun festivities throughout the summer from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
“It’s just going to be a great vibe for the community and welcoming for our visitors,”” said Lillianna Woody, Isis Music Hall owner. “It’s the perfect way to unwind from the day full of responsibilities and just have fun.”
From bluegrass to blues, jazz and a few surprises in between, the summer series brings an array of local acts to the stage to satisfy nearly any song-filled soul.
“It’s really refreshing for me as a musician to be able to play in a family-friendly environment,” said breakout artist Whitney Moore, of Queen Bee & The Honeylovers. “I love the laid back community vibe of it and that people can stroll down Haywood and just happen by some great live music. It’s also early in the evening which gives families a great opportunity to see live music.”
Cold brews, food, wine and cocktails are available for purchase. Come, kick off your heels and relax on the patio or spread out a blanket and hang out on the lawn to enjoy free music for the evening.
No reservations needed, just stop by and enjoy! Weather permitting, of course. Alcohol is permitted on the lawn, but must be purchased from Isis Music Hall.
Check their website at isiaasheville.com for a full schedule.
It’s Thirsty Thursday at the Asheville Tourist’s!! Join us at McCormick field and enjoy $1 sodas and domestic beers, along with discounted craft beers!! Remember it’s $1 for your wristband and a CASH only night. See you at the ballpark!!
**Thirsty Thursday is Presented By Catawba Brewing & 105.9 The Mountain
https://www.facebook.com/events/320710595300301/?event_time_id=320710601966967
Join us for trivia every Thursday at 6. Check each date for our new theme!
Think you know your stuff? We’ll call your bluff!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1231329450367252/?event_time_id=1231329520367245
In this intimate workshop you will learn the basics of using a loom and weaving cloth over the course of 4 Thursday evenings. Class taught by Danielle Burke.
https://www.facebook.com/events/308658413367376/?event_time_id=308658416700709
Oskar Blues presents…new Wild Basin Boozy Sparkling Water in four unique and delicious flavors: Classic Lime, Cucumber Peach, Lemon Agave Hibiscus, and Melon Basil. Be sure to stop by and try them all!
https://www.facebook.com/events/297655664471693/
Two renowned radical justice organizers discuss learnings and challenges for successful movement-building in an era of ascendant white supremacy.
Together, Mandy Carter and Matt Meyer are co-editors, with Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, of “We Have Not Been Moved: Resisting Racism and Militarism in 21st Century America” (PM Press, 2013), an essential text for organizers committed to the intersections of resisting structural racism and war/imperialism. Matt has also written and edited several other books that appear on the bookshelves at Firestorm, most recently “White Lives Matter Most: And Other ‘Little’ White Lies” (October 2018, with foreword by Sonia Sanchez) and “Look for Me in the Whirlwind: From the Panther 21 to 21st Century Revolutions” (2017).
On this N.C. speaking tour, Mandy and Matt seek to engage deeply with intergenerational audiences about strategic organizing and intersectional movement-building in this current sociopolitical moment, drawing on historic lessons from such diverse figures Bayard Rustin, Black & Puerto Rican political prisoners, the Black Manifesto movement for reparations, and much more.
Mandy Carter is a Durham-based Black queer activist who co-founded Southerners On New Ground and the National Black Justice Coalition. She works in the Carolinas and nationwide for racial, gender, and LGBTQ justice. Matt Meyer is a white Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and activist who currently serves as chair of the International Peace Research Association, and co-chair of the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s National Council.
https://www.facebook.com/events/272407916864401/
How do we speak of place? Are lineage and place geographical, cultural, emotional, and spiritual? Alicia Jo Rabins and Kevin Coval are privy to the traditions, rituals, and struggles of being Jewish Americans. Rabins is a writer, musician, composer, performer, and Torah teacher. Her work explores the intersection of ancient wisdom texts with everyday life. Coval is a poet and community builder. As the artistic director of Young Chicago Authors, founder of Louder Than A Bomb, and professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago—where he teaches hip-hop aesthetics—he’s mentored thousands of young writers, artists, and musicians. These poets stem from very different literary traditions, but both have so much to contribute about lineage and place and how they write about it.
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/1863348277114076/
Wine & Design is hosting a nationwide ONE DAY event to raise money and awareness for Project ALS. Help us meet our $50,000 goal which will allow Project ALS to purchase sufficient quantities of FDA approved drugs for cancer, diabetes and other diseases, and test them rationally and aggressively for their possible efficacy in ALS. Over 6,000 people are diagnosed with ALS each year, impacting families and communities. Sign up, show up, sip up, and PAINT for a cure! This Paint it Forward class will begin promptly at 6:30. We look forward to painting with you! Can’t make it to our one-day event? No problem! We will be taking donations in our studio throughout the month of May (ALS awareness month). Check our website for more details on how YOU can make a difference. If you have questions please email us at [email protected] or call us at 828-333-3243.
Please arrive 15 minutes early to get signed in and find your seat. This class is BYOB. You are welcome to bring any food, snacks, or beverages with you to class!
Contact Info | 828-333-3423 | [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/311789486184379/
$10 Advance / $12 Day of Show
Kate Kelly‘s songs are where honest storytelling meets a jazzy groove. Her lyrics and melodies create a totally authentic sound while leaving the audience hanging on every word.
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/484895115375514/
David has been writing music for over 12 years. His roots were planted in punk and hardcore music scene of the North East but over the 12 years he currently rest in the folk style of music.
https://www.facebook.com/events/865630237110097/
Learn how to connect with a partner through dancing, and learn the basic patterns of West Coast Swing in this introductory swing series.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2007198902909126/
Join us Thursday May 30th at 7 PM for the super talented and all around Renaissance man, Mr. Jamie Gorsuch at Sanctuary Brewing Company! Blending old-school favorites from country to rock with current covers and originals, this set has something for everyone!
https://www.facebook.com/events/345001302788022/
Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia is a team trivia played in 7 rounds over the course of 2 endlessly entertaining hours. The game covers everything pop culture and is always irreverent by nature. The game is not your average pub quiz as it explores everything from didgeridoo covers of pop songs to bad celebrity tattoos and everything in between. Ever wanted to identify animals by their gonads? Then this is the game for you! Mitch curates a one of a kind trivia smorgasbord of random, unusual, and hilarious subjects. This absurd trivia game is not about historical facts or sports stats, it is all about random movies, unforgettable ear-worms, and the hilariousness of growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. The game starts at 7pm in the cozy One Stop in downtown Asheville. Drink specials include $4 bourbon/$4 Washington Apple Shots and $5 White Russians, and food is available from MOJO Kitchen which offers 1/2 price nachos during the game! Best of all the winning team each week takes home a collection of Totally Rad Prizes including a $35 gift certificate to The One Stop/MOJO Kitchen.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2129604460458895/?event_time_id=2129604490458892
Refine technique, condition the body and inspire creativity to develop unique stylization. Build upon a sequence each week with the opportunity to review and learn something new! All levels welcome!
https://www.facebook.com/events/869530993377969/
Do you drink and know things? Come out for $3 drafts and show off your big brain box!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2275612219386852/?event_time_id=2275612292720178
McCormick Field home of the original Thirsty Thursday!
Come out for $1 beers and $1 cokes along with $2 Craft beers! Presented By Catawba Brewing & 105.9 The Mountain
Beer City Tourists
The Asheville Tourists will become the Beer City Tourists on this special jersey theme night! You don’t want to miss out on all the fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/380551439435084/
Tony Award®-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley stars in Hello, Dolly! – the universally acclaimed smash that NPR calls “the best show of the year!” Winner of four Tony Awards® including Best Musical Revival, director Jerry Zaks’ “gorgeous” new production (Vogue) is “making people crazy happy!” (The Washington Post). Breaking box office records week after week and receiving thunderous raves on Broadway, this Hello, Dolly! pays tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion – hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history. Rolling Stone calls it “a must-see event. A musical comedy dream. If you’re lucky enough to score a ticket, you’ll be seeing something historic. Wow, wow, wow, indeed!”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1898943903514420/?event_time_id=1898943956847748
Old Sap: Fast, old-timey clawhammer meets modern song styles and finger-picked compositions to tell stories of loss, of finding joy in adventure and uncertainty, and of learning to bear life’s ugliness with grace and a sense of humor. https://www.oldsapmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/570467886792983/
So excited for the very silly Dan Gill, David Venhuizen, and Eric Dadourian to come to Fleetwood’s!
Dan Gill is an actor and stand-up comedian originally from Coralville, Iowa. He performs infrequently and co-hosts the monthly stand-up show, Idiots, in Los Angeles. Gill is known for his work in films like The Wedding Ringer, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, and Creative Control. He has also appeared in The Office (NBC), The Comedians (FX), & two failed television pilots for FOX. Gill is also featured in dozens of national ad campaigns for companies like State Farm, DirectTV, Honda, and Amazon. Dan currently co-hosts the hit wedding podcast, Groomzillas, on the Forever Dog Podcast Network.
David Venhuizen is a Los Angeles based comedian originally from South Dakota. He has performed on the LA Riot, Moontower, SF Sketchfest, Green Gravel, Crom, Orlando Indie, and Hell Yes comedy festivals. He also runs a stand-up show called Idiots at The Clubhouse in Los Feliz every Wednesday and performs in the sketch group The Fringe Riders with Dan Gill and Colin McCormick. He drives a truck and has recently been trying to get into jazz.
Eric Dadourian is a comedian born and raised in Los Angeles. He has appeared on The Meltdown at Meltdown Comics, in addition to Holy F*ck at the Downtown Independent as well as SF Sketchfest. He is a beautiful boy and went to Julliard.
Hosted by Becca Steinhoff
ages 18+
Tickets $8 advance, $10 day of
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chips-a-drink-comedy-at-fleetwoods-tickets-61896891268
https://www.facebook.com/events/400150244158064/
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1879101998823632/
Worthwhile Sounds Presents: An Evening With Charlie Parr and Phil Cook
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: $17 ADV / $20 DOS / $25 VIP (Guaranteed 1st 3 Rows)
WHEN: Thursday May 30th 2019
WHERE: Ambrose West 312 Haywood Road Asheville, NC. 28806
DOORS: 7pm
SHOW: 8pm
SEATING: Seated Show
Charlie Parr
Easily confused and very shy, Charlie Parr has been traveling around performing his Resonator-fueled folk songs ever since leaving Austin, Minnesota in the 1980s in search of Spider John
Koerner–whom he found about 100 miles north at the Viking Bar. The experience changed his life, made him more or less unemployable, and transformed him into the force of nature known to fans today. Those who have been following Charlie Parr through his escapades of nonstop touring already know that the Duluth-based songwriter has a way of carving a path straight to the gut. On his newest record, Dog, he digs deeper and hits those nerves quicker than ever before. In quieter moments, Parr confronts hard issues head-on, using only an acoustic guitar or banjo to light the way, then ramps up to raucous, punk-tinged soundscapes that make you want
to howl at the moon.
Phil Cook
Phil Cook is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer based in Durham, North Carolina. He has composed music for Bon Iver, Kanye West, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and Hiss Golden Messenger, among others, as well as contributed to studio recordings for Bruce Hornsby, Amy Ray (The Indigo Girls), The Mountain Goats, Kathleen Edwards, Matthew E White and more. A founding member of Megafaun and The Shouting Matches (with Justin Vernon), he currently makes records and tours under his own name. His most recent album, “People Are My Drug”, was release in 2018 via Thirty Tigers/Psychic Hotline.
https://www.facebook.com/events/166475654255729/
So excited for the very silly Dan Gill, David Venhuizen, and Eric Dadourian to come to Fleetwood’s!
Dan Gill is an actor and stand-up comedian originally from Coralville, Iowa. He performs infrequently and co-hosts the monthly stand-up show, Idiots, in Los Angeles. Gill is known for his work in films like The Wedding Ringer, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, and Creative Control. He has also appeared in The Office (NBC), The Comedians (FX), & two failed television pilots for FOX. Gill is also featured in dozens of national ad campaigns for companies like State Farm, DirectTV, Honda, and Amazon. Dan currently co-hosts the hit wedding podcast, Groomzillas, on the Forever Dog Podcast Network.
David Venhuizen is a Los Angeles based comedian originally from South Dakota. He has performed on the LA Riot, Moontower, SF Sketchfest, Green Gravel, Crom, Orlando Indie, and Hell Yes comedy festivals. He also runs a stand-up show called Idiots at The Clubhouse in Los Feliz every Wednesday and performs in the sketch group The Fringe Riders with Dan Gill and Colin McCormick. He drives a truck and has recently been trying to get into jazz.
Eric Dadourian is a comedian born and raised in Los Angeles. He has appeared on The Meltdown at Meltdown Comics, in addition to Holy F*ck at the Downtown Independent as well as SF Sketchfest. He is a beautiful boy and went to Julliard.
Hosted by Becca Steinhoff
ages 18+
Tickets $8 advance, $10 day of
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chips-a-drink-comedy-at-fleetwoods-tickets-61896891268
Sing your lil heart out all night long!
Ask about our Karaoke Krasher events (last Thursday of every month)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2238333363096870/?event_time_id=2238333373096869
Mary Ocher returns to the US with two drummers! Fresh off the recording of a new album and touring over 20 countries with the much celebrated “The West Against The People” and its companion release “Faust Studio Sessions and Other Recordings”. Mary Ocher + Your Government will be hitting the East Coast, Midwest, parts of Canada and The South with a spectacular blend of audio-visual components, synthesizers and heaps of percussion.
Mary has been persistently creating passionate, uncompromising work, raw, thought provoking, socially and creatively pushing against the current, dealing with subjects of authority, identity and conflict. Her work is as enchanting as it is polarizing, ranging from traditional folk to raw 60s garage, ambient with ethereal vocals and abstract synths, to experimental pop with African and South American rhythms.
“The West Against The People” was released on Hans Joachim Irmler’s label Klangbad (of Krautrock pioneers Faust). It features collaborations with elusive legends Die Tödliche Doris and Felix Kubin and an essay elaborating on the themes of the album and analyzing the current sociopolitical climate*. Her previous solo release was produced by Canadian Psych Rock&Roll guru King Khan.
*The essay can be read here:
www.maryocher.com/essay.html
Bank Of Christ
Haphazardly Channeling the sonic and vivacious creativity of the early electronic, musique concrete pioneers Pierre Schaeffer, Delia Derbyshire, Else Marie Pade as well as later artistic instigators Faust, Nurse with wound, Einstürzende Neubauten and Toto Coelo with unbraided punk rock breaha.
Bank of Christ is a unique amalgam whom started their journey in Oakland Ca. In 2006 w Priyadarsini Ray, Robert Price ( Kreamy ‘Lectric Santa, Monostadt 3) and Marlon Kassberg (Liquorball).
Seeing the release of several now long out of print and heavily sought after cassettes on Serbian label “No basement is deep enough”. Robert and Priya unanimously decided to move to Asheville Nc in 2010. They then worked with Tashi Dorji under the revised moniker 2nd Bank of Christ
a few years later joined with Ben Asbury(Axxa Abraxas) and Matthew Marx (Sinnersoid) as the all new 3rd Bank of Christ.
Here returning to their original glory Bank of Christ is joined by acclaimed virtuoso, experimental jazz guitarist Mr. Andrew Burns (Mouth-breathers) on effected electric piano and guitar.
“Boc” Now with a revised love for interfacing more melodic, almost poplike intervention into their references and somewhat organically generated experiments, are currently working on a video, seeking lucrative empowerment (work?) and misappropriately utilizing thousands of dollars in gear for the cerebral expectancy of others. This will be their 1st and perhaps last appearance for many many years.
Come early-stay late.
https://www.facebook.com/events/721908044872817/
Catch Lil Meow Meow Plays your favorite R&B and Rap jams every Thursday night! No cover. Party at Aux from 10pm-2am.
https://www.facebook.com/events/503021823559298/?event_time_id=503021886892625
Genre: Blues/Rock/Folk/Soul/Hip-hop
Cover: $5 Suggested Donation @ Door
Show: 10PM
Ages: 21+
Magus and the Movers
Psychedelic blues outfit from Johnson City TN. Creating a sound that is fresh with classic roots, The Movers are fronted by singer & blues guitarist MagusVaughn. Their highly energetic live show features ripping cigar-box slide guitar painted over danceable rhythms & electric soul music.
tunes: https://magusandthemovers.bandcamp.com/releases
Mad Mike
web: https://www.facebook.com/naturalbornleadersband/
https://www.facebook.com/events/258401545095444/
From Thursday, May 2nd until Saturday, June 22nd, Momentum Gallery hosts a two-person, mixed media exhibition called Dissolution. The collection features individually created and collaborative works by two artists, Seth Clark and Jason Forck. Original collages mounted to panels play off architectonic sculptures in glass and wood culminating in a cohesive body of work that explores the notion of deteriorating architecture. This event is free and open to the public.
Wildflowers springing from the ground are a sign that spring and warmer weather are right around the corner. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Shades of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No additional cost to enter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/267786327235081/?event_time_id=267786430568404