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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February 8 – 17 Ice Skating at the Festival Grounds!
Monday-Friday from 4 – 8pm, Saturday & Sunday from noon – 8pm, Adults $8 and Kids $5
Sessions are 45 minutes on the hour with skates included, the last session will be at 7pm, there is a limit of 40 skaters per session and skating is first-come/first serve!
* Kids Skate Free on Monday, February 11th!
*Special Family Skate for $20 on Wednesday, February 13th!
A Concession Stand will be available along with a 9 Hole Mini Golf Course, Yard Games including Ladder Ball, Giant Connect 4, Giant Jenga, Pipe Ball, Bottle Ring Toss and Can Toss, plus a Bounce House!
https://www.facebook.com/events/221757075442697/?event_time_id=221757092109362
25% OFF Mighty Meaty or Veggie Meatloaf on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 4-6pm, during the month of February!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/704049793329322/?event_time_id=704049796662655
Farming on a small farm requires labor, not just from the farmer but from others as well. This workshop will showcase how to structure labor on a small farm through the eyes of established regional farmers. This is a great workshop to attend if you have been farming and are looking to take your farm to the next level by bringing on additional labor support. Legal and financial considerations will be highlighted and discussed to better understand which labor structure best fits your farming model.
Participants will:
– Learn about different ways to structure labor on your farm including apprenticeship, paid hourly workers, temporary workers, volunteers.
– Discover best practices for managing people on the ground.
– Learn how to incorporate education on the farm.
– Understand legal considerations you need to know about your labor structure.
– Clarify the financial process for paying workers or apprentices.
– Be aware of equity issues with on-farm labor.
– Hear from experienced farmers running successful farms in WNC.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1402090706560890/
Make dinner a “selfless act” by joining us for a fundraiser in support of Rainbow Community School.
Come to the Chipotle location at 946 Patton Ave on Tuesday, December 11 from 4 pm to 8 pm.
You can bring the flyer, show it on your smartphone, or just tell the cashier that you’re supporting RCS. By doing so, 33% of the proceeds will be donated to Rainbow!
https://www.facebook.com/events/488885298290628/
What’s In The Kitchen?
For Kids Ages 6-12
Sara Ballek
Tuesdays 4-6pm
January 15- February 19
Learning about foods and objects in your kitchen can be exciting and fun to explore, but what if you had the chance to make some of your own? In this class students will develop work relating to items they use in their kitchen while learning more about sculpting and decorating clay. We will be focusing on using the wheel and a variety of hand building methods to create fun, functional objects for everyday use or play!
Tuition: $225
8 Jumbo Smoked Wings with your choice of side for $10! Choose from our Dry Rub, Buffalo, or our weekly special!
https://www.facebook.com/events/290725515134456/?event_time_id=290725521801122
Show your love for Pisgah Legal by joining us for a benefit event
featuring multiple pairings of refreshing ginger beer from Ginger’s Revenge with small bites from Gan Shan Station and tasty treats from French Broad Chocolates with Mark and Mary Jazz Duo performing live jazz music. Tickets are $30 for an individual and $50 for a couple. All proceeds benefit Pisgah Legal Services.
https://www.facebook.com/events/563587837456564/
MONDAY
5pm Bellydance 101 with Olivia Blahowsky
$14 drop in or class card
6pm Bellydance Hip Hop Fusion with Lisa Zahiya
$50 4 week series. Starts Feb. 4
TUESDAY
6pm Bellydance 1 with Lisa Zahiya
$90 8 week series. Starts Feb 12
7pm Bellydance 2 with Lisa Zahiya
$90 8 week series. Starts Feb 12
8pm Bellydance Specialty Series with Lisa Zahiya: Dancing with the Stars
$50 4 week series. Starts Feb. 5
THURSDAY
5pm Bellydance Fitness with Emily Nowels
$10 drop in or class card or Bellydance card
6pm Bellydance Drills with Emily Nowels
$14 drop in, class card, or Bellydance card
7pm Bellydance 1.5 Choreography with McKinley Quincey
$50/4 week series. Starts Feb.7
8pm Fantasy Fusion Choreography with Olivia Blahowsky
$50/4 week series. Starts Feb.7
https://www.facebook.com/events/398426467630819/?event_time_id=398426484297484
Join us as we learn about how to safely use essential oils with our pets at the Haywood County Animal Shelter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/613803025719323/
FILO/POST 70 ? LOVES ?EVERGREEN ? FEB. 12
What’s the second busiest day of the year for restaurants in the U.S.? Valentine’s Day (2/14). Be smart and skip the crowds – celebrate all the love in your world on February 12 at Post 70!
The best part? Filo/Post 70 loves Evergreen, and will donate 10% of the evening’s proceeds to us from 5:00 pm on. Call it a date or bring the kids – one look at the dessert case and you will feel the love.
Oh, and there’s live music, too. See you there!
https://post70.bar/menu/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2127809913974726/
We love our locals. Join us every Tuesday starting January 8th, 2019 for Locals Night with drinks specials, our Classics menu and a few other specials PLUS a meat case discount!
Asheville and Black Mountain locals will enjoy these perks at BOTH Butcher Bar locations…
DRINK SPECIALS
(all day)
$3 draft beers
$3 cans
$5 well drinks
SWEET & SIMPLE LOCAL DINNER MENU
Choose from:
Our Classics menu
$12 BBQ Platter o’ The Day – a rotating selection of meats, perfectly prepared in house, and served with two sides
$7 Famous Foothills Hot Dog – enjoy our famous hot dog BYO style and dress it any way you want at our toppings bar! Includes tallow chips.
MEAT CASE DISCOUNT
Shop local and source sustainably raised meat from local farms. Enjoy 20% off the meat case at both Butcher Bar locations.
NOTE: Our lunch hours and menu remain the same, then transition to Locals Night starting at 5pm.
See you then!
LEARN MORE: www.foothillslocalmeats.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/867583036906243/?event_time_id=867583056906241
This workshop, led by John Henry Nelson of LWF and owner of Stone & Spade, will cover fundamentals of permaculture design for people wanting to develop self-sufficiency on the land. We will cover zones, useful plants, and water, among many other prinicples of permaculture. Participants will leave ready to develop a design plan for their own homestead.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2353478461549310/
Sake pop up the second Tuesday of every month! We will be offering a selection of sake & Asian inspired cocktails and dishes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2118665824857308/
Sake pop up the second Tuesday of every month! We will be offering a selection of sake & Asian inspired cocktails and dishes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2118665824857308/?event_time_id=2118665841523973
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=302734227026794
Interested in getting involved in the Morganton Farmers Market? Do you have questions about what to expect for the 2019 market season? Then join us at the Morganton Community House on Tuesday, February 12th for the Annual Farmers Market Meeting. From 5:30-7pm we will dine and discuss items involving the 2019 season. Starting dates, ending dates, holiday market dates, WIC program, EBT & Fresh Bucks, and more will be discussed! If planning to attend, please RSVP by Tuesday, February 5th.
$6.00 per person fee.
https://www.facebook.com/events/327021267931373/
A brand new Rotary Club is forming and we’d love to have you join us! We meet up the 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month for fellowship & networking, and there are ample opportunities for service each month too. No formal programs, affordable dues, flexible scheduling, community & international service, and we meet in a BAR!!! What more could you ask for? Stop by or message us to learn more!
And if you’re already a Rotarian, join us for a “make up” & bring a guest who may be looking for a more “non traditional” club!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1334152440061239/?event_time_id=1334152456727904
Anyone in need is welcome to stop by the Leicester Baptist Church Fellowship Hall between 5:30-7pm on the second Tuesday of each month for a food distribution.
https://www.facebook.com/events/346241632634840/
Anyone in need is welcome to stop by the Leicester Baptist Church Fellowship Hall between 5:30-7pm on the second Tuesday of each month for a food distribution.
https://www.facebook.com/events/346241632634840/?event_time_id=346241639301506
Brewpon $2 Tuesdays!
$2 bottles and cans
$2 off select drafts
$2 off select menu items!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1376253399198796/?event_time_id=1376253502532119
Director Candice Burchill seeks a large cast of adults and teens for Alice in Wonderland. All roles at ACT are open to anyone in the community! No experience is necessary to audition.
Auditions are held over two nights, and you may choose either night to audition. All audition material is provided and will be available at the auditions. Generally, you will be asked to read pages from the script in front of the director, the stage manager, and another reader. Feel free to stop by the theatre’s box office to check out a script ($10 deposit which is returned to you when you bring back the script).
Get more information here: http://ashevilletheatre.org/get-involved/audition/#aliceauditions
https://www.facebook.com/events/391894421603506/
Director Candice Burchill seeks a large cast of adults and teens for Alice in Wonderland. All roles at ACT are open to anyone in the community! No experience is necessary to audition.
Auditions are held over two nights, and you may choose either night to audition. All audition material is provided and will be available at the auditions. Generally, you will be asked to read pages from the script in front of the director, the stage manager, and another reader. Feel free to stop by the theatre’s box office to check out a script ($10 deposit which is returned to you when you bring back the script).
Get more information here: http://ashevilletheatre.org/get-involved/audition/#aliceauditions
https://www.facebook.com/events/391894421603506/?event_time_id=391894431603505
How to Combat and Prevent Challenges related to large body size. A free class open to the public designed to empower parents and older children/teens to develop habits that help combat and prevent challenges related to large body size. Our non-diet approach focuses on family structure, coping skills, and promoting a positive sense of self. We will also help explain the pediatric growth curve and what research shows about large body size and health.
Come out to Carolina Pediatric Therapy to participate in this topic presented in our Parent Education Night series, led by our knowledgeable Dietitian/Nutritionist and Behavioral Health Therapist! We will be providing some light snacks and refreshments!
Learn more: http://www.carolinapeds.com/wnc/
https://www.facebook.com/events/330865130860044/
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Beth Maczka announced that she will be stepping down from her role as CEO of YWCA, effective May 2019. In response, the YWCA Board of Directors will host two Community Listening Sessions on Tuesday, February 12th to gather input from the Asheville community as they formulate a hiring plan for the next CEO and recruit new Board members.
In order to guide their selection process, the Board of Directors is reaching out to the community for input at two Community Listening Sessions to take place on Tuesday, February 12th in the YWCA Multipurpose Room from 3-4 pm and again from 6-7 pm. The Listening Sessions will be facilitated by Aisha Adams of Aisha Adams Media, and childcare, light refreshments, and Spanish language interpretation will be provided. The Board is seeking input on the values and qualities needed in both a new CEO and new members of the Board of Directors.
In alignment with their mission and their commitment to recruiting members who are truly representative of the Asheville community, the YWCA Board of Directors recently passed a policy to pay a stipend of up to $1,000 per year to board members who otherwise might have barriers to Board service and participation. Up to eight new Board members will be selected for a 3 year term which will begin July 2019.
The mission of the YWCA is to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
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YWCA Busca Aportaciones y un Nuevo Liderazgo Cuando la CEO Beth Maczka Anuncia su Partida
La semana pasada, Beth Maczka anunció que dejará su cargo de Directora Ejecutiva de YWCA, a partir de mayo de 2019. En respuesta, la Junta Directiva de la YWCA celebrará dos sesiones de Escucha Comunitaria el martes, 12 de febrero para recopilar aportes de la comunidad de Asheville mientras formulan un plan de contratación para el próximo CEO y reclutan nuevos miembros de la Junta.
Para guiar su proceso de selección, la Junta Directiva está contactando a la comunidad para obtener comentarios en dos Sesiones de Audiencia Comunitaria que se llevarán a cabo el martes 12 de febrero en la Sala de Usos Múltiples de la YWCA de 3 a 4 p. M. Y de nuevo de 6 a 7 p. M. . Las sesiones de escucha serán facilitadas por Aisha Adams de Aisha Adams Media, y se proporcionará cuidado de niños, refrigerios ligeros e interpretación en español. La Junta está buscando información sobre los valores y las cualidades necesarias tanto para un nuevo CEO como para los nuevos miembros de la Junta Directiva.
En alineación con su misión y su compromiso de reclutar miembros que sean verdaderamente representativos de la comunidad de Asheville, la Junta de Directores de YWCA recientemente aprobó una política para pagar un estipendio de hasta $ 1,000 por año a los miembros de la Junta que de otra manera podrían tener barreras para el servicio de la Junta y participación. Se seleccionarán hasta ocho nuevos miembros de la Junta para un período de 3 años que comenzará en julio de 2019. Puede encontrar más información sobre las sesiones de escucha y las nominaciones de la Junta en el sitio web de YWCA (enlace aquí). La misión de la YWCA es eliminar el racismo, empoderar a las mujeres y promover la paz, la justicia, la libertad y la dignidad para todos.
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1483662251768553/?event_time_id=1483662258435219
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Beth Maczka announced that she will be stepping down from her role as CEO of YWCA, effective May 2019. In response, the YWCA Board of Directors will host two Community Listening Sessions on Tuesday, February 12th to gather input from the Asheville community as they formulate a hiring plan for the next CEO and recruit new Board members.
In order to guide their selection process, the Board of Directors is reaching out to the community for input at two Community Listening Sessions to take place on Tuesday, February 12th in the YWCA Multipurpose Room from 3-4 pm and again from 6-7 pm. The Listening Sessions will be facilitated by Aisha Adams of Aisha Adams Media, and childcare, light refreshments, and Spanish language interpretation will be provided. The Board is seeking input on the values and qualities needed in both a new CEO and new members of the Board of Directors.
In alignment with their mission and their commitment to recruiting members who are truly representative of the Asheville community, the YWCA Board of Directors recently passed a policy to pay a stipend of up to $1,000 per year to board members who otherwise might have barriers to Board service and participation. Up to eight new Board members will be selected for a 3 year term which will begin July 2019.
The mission of the YWCA is to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
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YWCA Busca Aportaciones y un Nuevo Liderazgo Cuando la CEO Beth Maczka Anuncia su Partida
La semana pasada, Beth Maczka anunció que dejará su cargo de Directora Ejecutiva de YWCA, a partir de mayo de 2019. En respuesta, la Junta Directiva de la YWCA celebrará dos sesiones de Escucha Comunitaria el martes, 12 de febrero para recopilar aportes de la comunidad de Asheville mientras formulan un plan de contratación para el próximo CEO y reclutan nuevos miembros de la Junta.
Para guiar su proceso de selección, la Junta Directiva está contactando a la comunidad para obtener comentarios en dos Sesiones de Audiencia Comunitaria que se llevarán a cabo el martes 12 de febrero en la Sala de Usos Múltiples de la YWCA de 3 a 4 p. M. Y de nuevo de 6 a 7 p. M. . Las sesiones de escucha serán facilitadas por Aisha Adams de Aisha Adams Media, y se proporcionará cuidado de niños, refrigerios ligeros e interpretación en español. La Junta está buscando información sobre los valores y las cualidades necesarias tanto para un nuevo CEO como para los nuevos miembros de la Junta Directiva.
En alineación con su misión y su compromiso de reclutar miembros que sean verdaderamente representativos de la comunidad de Asheville, la Junta de Directores de YWCA recientemente aprobó una política para pagar un estipendio de hasta $ 1,000 por año a los miembros de la Junta que de otra manera podrían tener barreras para el servicio de la Junta y participación. Se seleccionarán hasta ocho nuevos miembros de la Junta para un período de 3 años que comenzará en julio de 2019. Puede encontrar más información sobre las sesiones de escucha y las nominaciones de la Junta en el sitio web de YWCA (enlace aquí). La misión de la YWCA es eliminar el racismo, empoderar a las mujeres y promover la paz, la justicia, la libertad y la dignidad para todos.
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1483662251768553/
For February, we are partnering with AR Workshop Asheville for our weekly Craft & Barrel Night. AR Workshop will be set up in the Tasting Room every Tuesday evening with a craft project that will pair perfectly with a glass of our finest barrel-aged beer!
2/5 – This week’s project has you making your own bottle opener, with two different options being available to you. All materials and tools will be supplied for a flat price ($30 for the plank option and $40 for the box option). Please note that due to the availability of materials, this class is limited to 30 participants.
2/12 – This week’s project has you creating handpainted Valentine’s Day or your own bottle opener. All materials and tools will be supplied for a flat price (Valentines Day Blocks (1-$14 and 2-$20) or Plank bottle openers – $30). Please note that due to the availability of materials, this class is limited to 30 participants.
2/19 – This week’s project has you knitting a super comfy chunky blanket! Please note that due to the availability of materials, this class is limited to 15 participants.
2/26 – This week’s project has you creating a stylish skyline of our favorite city! All materials and tools will be supplied for a flat price ($35). Please note that due to the availability of materials, this class is limited to 30 participants.
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AR Workshop® is a boutique DIY studio that offers hands-on classes for creating custom, charming home decor from raw materials. Join an instructor-led workshop where you can make custom wood plank signs, framed signs, canvas pillows, round signs, lazy susans, centerpiece boxes, canvas tote bags, and more! AR Workshop® will help you take your home decor to the next level and have fun while creating it!
AR Workshop Asheville is owned by Amber Jenkins. She has experience making handcrafted signs and is excited to teach and empower others with the tools to make their own decor and provide a fun environment to do it in.
https://www.facebook.com/events/594205501017964/?event_time_id=594205504351297
We all know that muscles make us move, but do we know what it feels like to be in all our tissues when we move? What does it feel like when we focus on our skin, fascia, or bones? In this 4-week series we will explore what it feels like to initiate movement from different tissues and to “listen” to what each “says”. We will also explore what it feels like to “share energy” throughout the rest of the body with areas that feel depleted or less energetic than others.
https://www.facebook.com/events/224727408451027/?event_time_id=224727415117693
FIT is a four week, high intensity interval training program focused on functional exercises in a peripheral heart action circuit to maximize muscle recruitment. This specialized small group training program will push your muscles to the max and keep them guessing with a combination of strength, cardio, and dynamic movement. Only 10 spots available for each session. Reserve yours today and take your exercise routine to the next level! Join us for our next session of FIT led by personal trainer Elizabeth Loop.
Members $40, non-members $60
https://www.facebook.com/events/393457461229201/?event_time_id=393457474562533
Laura E. Wolfson presents For Single Mothers Working As Train Conductors in conversation with Elizabeth Kostova
Laura Esther Wolfson’s literary debut draws on years of immersion in the Russian and French languages; struggles to gain a basic understanding of Judaism, its history, and her place in it; and her search for a form to hold the stories that emerge from what she has lived, observed, overheard, and misremembered. In “Proust at Rush Hour,” when her lungs begin to collapse and fail, forcing her to give up an exciting and precarious existence as a globetrotting simultaneous interpreter, she seeks consolation by reading Proust in the original while commuting by subway to a desk job that requires no more than a minimal knowledge of French. In “For Single Mothers Working as Train Conductors” she gives away her diaphragm and tubes of spermicidal jelly to a woman in the Soviet Union who, with two unwanted pregnancies behind her, needs them more than she does. “The Husband Method” has her translating a book on Russian obscenities and gulag slang during the dissolution of her marriage to the Russian-speaker who taught her much of what she knows about that language. In prose spangled with pathos and dusted with humor, Wolfson transports us to Paris, the Republic of Georgia, upstate New York, the Upper West Side, and the corridors of the United Nations, telling stories that skewer, transform, and inspire.
Wolfson will be joined by Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Historian, The Swan Thieves, and The Shadow Land.
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1307976839378392/
Join a national campaign, coordinated by National Nurses United, to promote Medicare for All, including Congressional updates, actions and strategies. Seventy percent (70%) of all Americans currently support Medicare for All! For more info, call 828-505-8718 or email [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/301073893944332/