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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Ecstatic Dance Party
I invite you to celebrate the freedom of self expression through dance. Allow yourself to be in the moment ,connect with yourself and others through movement and music. I invite you to surrender to bliss and fun.
Get it.
See you on the dance floor.
7:30 to 9pm
$10
Dj Smokifantstic
Is an eclectic sound stylist who has been djing for almost 10 years. Her love for music has taken her all over the world. Her favorite spots include The Midem Music Festival in Cannes France and The Owl Tribe tour with Kelley Maize and Mayan Elder Ach Tah. Three Days of Light Festival. She currently resides in Asheville and plays in many local venues there.
You can listen to her mixes on her facebook page Smokifantastic
https://www.facebook.com/events/332701133961010/
Bean Tree Remedy is an Electro, Soul, Funk, Jazz, and Blues band. Ashley Bean sings and plays guitar. She sang backup for Percy Sledge and is a talent not to be missed. David Tarpley plays rhythm & lead guitar.
https://www.facebook.com/BeanTreeRemedy/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2101784473210174/
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=285784088770490
Join us for a night of female fronted americana/country/rock bands!
Casey Kristofferson Band is celebrating the release of their debut album, “Dirty Feet” with a night of fun at Salvage Station!
Music starts at 8pm with a short set from Electric Violets, an (almost) all girl teenage rock band from Black Mountain, NC followed by Leigh Glass with Devils in Dust.
Free show!
https://www.facebook.com/events/357429654744981/
Band Plays 8-11pm (Oldies and Blues…great energy, very danceable and Fun!)
Flashback Fridays at THE BLOCK off Biltmore
***Free Parking at 2 city lots easy walk (one is adjacent to Pack’s Tavern and the other is at the base of Eagle and Charlotte Streets
Future Flashback Friday Bands Schedule:
May
10 Albi and the Lifters
17 Virginia and the Slims (Vintage Swing)
24 Westsound (Motown and More)
31 “In the Pocket “ with Paula Hanke (Very danceable Rock and Blues)
June
7 Super 60s (with one of the original Shondells!)
14-Peggy Ratusz
21 Carolina Coast Combo (Shag and Swing)
28 Westsound (Motown and More)
July
5-Virginia and the Slims (Vintage Swing)
12-In the Pocket with Paula Hanke
19 Rhoda and the Risers
26 Peggy Ratusz
**Super 60s is a $10 cover (all others are $5)
Bands 8-11pm
Optional Dance Lesson 7-745pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/2418142378245070/
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=1898943953514415
Lifelikewater is the brainchild of David Matters and is a musical response to a radical shift in awareness.
After many years of creating music through various projects (most notably the newgrass band, Gipsy Moon) as well as a number of genre shifts, his focus has narrowed and his vision has broadened.
Together, with his bandmates Megan Drollinger and Charles Furtado, Life Like Water has developed a sound that straddles the edges of contemporary folk and traditional music from around the world.
This music contains elements to fit almost anyone’s taste. You can dance, groove, bob your head, space out, tune in, relax, get excited, and possibly even shed a tear to it.
bandcamp.com/lifelikewater
https://www.facebook.com/events/385920848658096/
It’s AVL Beer Week and we are celebrating local beer the best way possible.. by pairing it with local comedy! Come enjoy a pint or three of Pisgah’s special Blonde Ale (brewed just for this event!) and all your favorite local Asheville comedians.
Featuring Jacob H. Koll, Bethany Kathleen Vance, Jess Cooley, Moira Goree, Blaine Perry and more!
Hosted by Lily Campbell
Tickets $10
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pisgah-ha-ha-comedy-showcase-tickets-61210212393
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
Songs From The Road Band is stoked to welcome South Hill Banks to Asheville, NC! These guys are Richmond, VA’s premier bluegrass jam band! They hit at 8pm and Songs From The Road follows! This will be a great night of music!
https://www.facebook.com/events/642877449468941/
Liquid Culture is proud to present:
Zen Selekta
Murkury b2b Makak [extended set]
SKEYEview
Friday, May 31st
Sly Grog Lounge
Doors: 830p
Music: 9p
$12 (cash or card, day of only)
21+
Zen Selekta [Atlanta, GA]
soundcloud.com/zenselekta
21-year-old producer and DJ Zen Selekta is one of Atlanta’s fastest rising electronic music artists. As a tastemaker in the bass music community, she provides a spiritual identity marked by dark tonalities and dangerously delicious bass lines. Zen’s mission is to unify humanity through transcending melodies of passion and healing sounds.
Zen’s original work pulls inspiration from world bass and deep dubstep. She fuses organic and sacred frequencies devised to awaken and ignite people within. With ambition to heal others and inspire change, Zen manifests her intentions into audible soundscapes. The energy she brings during live sets is contagious, leaving the crowd revitalized. Rightly so, she has secured festival appearances and shows all over the East region- embodying her calling as a Selekta.
Murkury [Asheville, NC]
soundcloud.com/djmurkury
Paying homage to The Messenger God of Ancient Rome and the planet closest to the sun, this dual threat DJ/Producer has been delivering elemental bass music across the South East for over eight years. Walking the line between light and dark forces during his performances with a growing collection of original productions and Undergrowth collaborations in his massive arsenal of underground gems, the endurance to spin for hours on end, and an unmeasurable passion for uplifting the electronic music & art community, this practicing techno-shaman is truly of a unique breed…and he’s only getting started.
Makak [Asheville, NC]
soundcloud.com/Makakmusic
Makak is deep bass music producer and DJ based out of western North Carolina. Exploring deep sub frequencies in his music, moving from dubstep, glitchy deep bass, drum and bass, hip hop and anything in between in each set, Makak has something unique for any setting and set time.
With releases on multiple labels in 2018 including Version Collective, The Undergrowth, Subworld Audio and Abstract Future, among others, Makak is constantly striving to push his sound into new avenues and directions, never satisfied with “good enough”.
SKEYEview [Nashville, TN]
soundcloud.com/skeyeview
Underground deep bass with elements to provoke thought while lurking to the beat..
Featuring Liquid Culture custom audio by Outer Edge Audio
https://www.facebook.com/events/762579117475719/
Come and dance the night away to all of your favorite Top 40’s Hits from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s from all of your favorite genres!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1054870088040639/
Steel Panther
plus Wilson & True Villains
Show: 9pm
Doors: 8pm
$26 – $28
Ages 18+
Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/steel-panther/
The title of Steel Panther’s third full-length album, All You Can Eat, came from a dream.
However, it wasn’t a dream Martin Luther King had or even any of the band members—Michael Starr [lead singer], Satchel [guitarist], Lexxi Foxx [bass], and Stix Zadinia [drums]—for that matter.
“Believe it or not, the title came from a fucking girl that I was fucking,” admits Satchel. “She fell asleep next to me on the tour bus. She woke up and told me she had a dream that we called the album, All You Can Eat. She was really hot, and she had great tits. I decided I was going to steal the title from her and not tell her. I kicked her off the bus. She can’t do jack shit about it. She’s probably living in a trailer park somewhere. It’s a great title though.”
More importantly, that moniker fits this rock ‘n’ roll opus like a condom—not that Steel Panther practice or condone safe sex though. No, All You Can Eat is raw, raucous, and righteous heavy metal in its finest form. The Los Angeles quartet upholds the pillars of its sound. There are badass riffs aplenty, arena-size grooves, lyrics about sex, drugs, and senior citizens, and the lingering scent of whisky, a stripper’s perfume, and hairspray. In order to capture all of this, the band began writing immediately after they got off the road behind their sophomore effort, Balls Out, their second album to debut at #1 on Billboards Comedy Albums Chart.
www.steelpantherrocks.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfB7vF7nCdA
https://www.facebook.com/events/2294345594132459/
Come join us at this cozy British Isles style pub in downtown Asheville, N.C. featuring Hot Food, Cool Ales, and Celtic fusion/Irish rock, folk, and traditional Irish music! Nightly drink specials! This great venue is one of Asheville’s favorite places to come and relax, listen to music, and enjoy fresh, locally sourced pub fare. Josh Brinkman will be playing tin whistle and bodhran along with Bethany Brinkman on fiddle, vocals, and Doug Brinkman on guitar, vocals. The Severed Heads are a fun trio that often has the audience clapping and singing along! Come on out to this fantastic Asheville venue! https://jackofthewood.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/244033436494815/
Psychedelic Synthwave and surf sounds with
The Venus (FLA)
https://www.vivalarecords.com/thevenus
The Minnies
Toebow
https://soundcloud.com/toebow/sets/themes/s-lFg1u?fbclid=IwAR0Uc4b1zhT4BC2u9cjyUGeAnVqlNuU1W1lofdzXMOEK-qE29Mw9WxEtr2E
https://www.facebook.com/events/401508053977580/
Please join us for a night of celebrating women power! Our confident performers are going to be shaking it to songs done by women or that empower women! Also there will be a small farewell party after the show to let Raven Moonbeam know how much her art has influenced us over the years and wishing her the best as this will be her last show before Retiring!
Doors at 9:30
Show at 10
$10 Cover
Performances by:
Gwen Sidious
Ventrigue
Seraphina Syren
Raven Moonbeam
Justine Thyme
https://www.facebook.com/events/1230701577089006/
Genre: Funk/Rock/Psychedelic/Indie
Cover: $5 Suggested Donation @ Door
Show: 10PM
Ages: 21+
TUB
A collection of musicians from the mountains of western North Carolina come to open up chasms in the air earth and mind. Hop in the Tub and travel deep into the void. The band consists of Dennis Brumback (guitar/vox), Daniel Combs (keys, vox), David Murray (bass, vox), and Marcus Clonts (drums, wisdom).
Self-Help
Surfer psych punk from Boone, NC. Featuring John Stych (guitar, lead vox), David Murray (bass, vox), Parkins Davis (drums), Edward Rojas (lead guitar/vox)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2948291998517974/
Every Friday night you can find DJ Databoy and DJ Woodside spinning your favorite rap records. Dancing is permitted! No Cover.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2530249150380639/?event_time_id=2530253703713517
The Prama Institute and Wellness Center will hold an all-day festival on Saturday, June 1st, 2019 to celebrate health and wellness. Join us for this free celebration, taking place from 8:30am-6pm at Prama’s double-domed facility, located at 310 Panhandle Rd., just south of Marshall and 20 minutes from Asheville.
There will be a variety of free yoga, dance, music, workshops, playshops, sound healing, nature walks, and many more activities taking place throughout the day from which to choose from. We will have local vendors and information booths, as well as a children’s tent. Participants will also be able to purchase a delicious and nutritious lunch prepared by Prama’s chefs.
Since 2007, the Prama Institute has become a landmark retreat and conference center in the Southeast, hosting events that promote holistic health, spirituality, the arts, environmentalism, and social activism. In 2012, it opened the Prama Wellness Center, an innovative health center that promotes positive lifestyle changes through its retreats and individualized coaching. Both facilities are located on 130 acres of idyllic, secluded rolling hills that border the French Broad River. The land is interlaced with hiking trails that connect the many affiliated projects of the Prama community.
Join us Saturday June 1st for our first ICE CREAM SOCIAL! Come and spend time with your favorite local pottery studio and enjoy fabulous activities, live music, and great deals!
This fun filled day includes:
-Free Kids Activities from 1-4pm
-Free Ice Cream and Toppings Bar
-One of our famous seconds sales (50-80% off seconds and overstock!) from 11am-6pm.
-Free BEER and WINE with ID.
The gospel-singing, bluegrass-playing, “Hillbilly Rock” making superstar, Marty Stuart, is a Grammy-Award winner and a platinum recording artist. Widely recognized as one of the most important roots musicians in America, Marty possesses a showman’s zest for every conceivable flavor of country music. Hits include “Tempted” and “This One’s Gonna Hurt You.” Marty and His Fabulous Superlatives consistently delight audiences across the country with sold-out shows year after year, including performances at The Grand Ole Opry and Madison Square Garden.
Troutacular! is a fishing competition for kids under the age of 16 held along the banks of beautiful Cane Creek. Always held on the first Saturday in June, this event celebrates Bakersville’s status as a Mountain Heritage Trout City.
https://www.facebook.com/events/311832886187194/
The Ladies Southeast Paddling Series has moved to Nantahala Outdoor Center for a three-day paddle festival, hosted by inspirational paddler Anna Levesque! This festival is all about creating community by connecting, sharing, paddling, and supporting each other on the river. Trips will be offered on different rivers representing a range of skill levels, and is open to all women in all water craft!
Donations and registration fees benefit the Shannon Christy Memorial Fund, an organization that supports non-profits focused on women’s empowerment.
The registration fee includes an event t-shirt, dinner, and raffle tickets. Our sponsors have donated a Dagger Kayak of choice, a Werner Paddle, and NRS gear among other awesome prizes for a raffle on Saturday! Additional raffle tickets can be purchased on site.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1760834537352466/?event_time_id=1760834544019132
Enjoy breakfast, lunch or an early dinner at Old Rock Cafe and support Conserving Carolina, a nonprofit that helps protect land across Western North Carolina and here in the Gorge. A portion of proceeds from each meal sold will be donated to Conserving Carolina.
https://www.facebook.com/events/419693875439434/
Join us June 1-2, 2019 for the 5th Annual SRS Battle of the Broad. Combining SUP, Kayaks, and Canoes the Battle of The Broad will bring river enthusiasts of all kinds together for an incredible weekend on the French Broad River. In 2019 we are excited to announce the Ultra Paddling Race-42 miles of the French Broad! Whether you are racing, just coming to watch, demo boards or try a OneWheel there is something for everyone at The Battle Of The Broad. Southern Raft Supply’s demo is FREE and open to all the public.
https://www.facebook.com/events/565697357258924/
You are seen. You are known. You are loved. Come grieve your loss with
others, celebrate your baby’s life, support and encourage your peers,
make new friends, and connect with God through prayer.
This event is open to all youth 15 and under. Competitors will be divided into five age groups with prizes in each for Biggest Fish, Smallest Fish, Most Fish Caught, and Most Accurate Casting Skills.
This is a catch and release tournament. After each fish has been weighed and measured, they will be released back into the pond. Your $10 registration fee includes a bucket, bait, snacks, and a hot dog lunch. Competitors bring their own poles.
No fishing license is required for residents under 16 years old. No boat fishing is allowed by competitors.
Pre-registration is available and recommended. On-site registration will begin at 8:00 the morning of the tournament. Fishing begins at 8:30 and ends promptly at 11:30.
#PlayLOCAL #WhereDoYouPark #ComeOutAndPlay
https://www.facebook.com/events/2046160172161480/
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.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
FOR LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST ONLY
This class will be held in heart of Downtown Asheville, NC at Mojo Co-Working on 60 N. Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801. This location offers easy access to accommodations, food, drinks, and entertainment.
Peripheral nerve impingement syndromes are often misdiagnosed and thought to be treatable only through surgery. Electro-acupuncture is a far less invasive alternative therapy capable of addressing myofascial hypertonicity common in entrapments syndromes as well as treating nerve trunks and branches directly to de-irritate sensory nerve and/or de-inhibit motor nerves. Poney will explain the differential diagnosis, assessment and electro-acupuncture treatment protocols for 16 different types of entrapment syndromes. This is a hands-on practical workshop that teach you how to target precise muscles and nerves.
Day 1
Introduction & Overview
Upper Extremity Disorders
1. Scalene Entrapment
2. Radial Tunnel
3. Posterior Interosseus Nerve
4. Wartenburg Syndrome
5. Pronator Teres
6. Anterior Interosseus Nerve
7. Carpal Tunnel
8. Cubital Tunnel
9. Guyon’s Canal
Day 2
Lower Extremity Disorders
10. Psoas Entrapment
11. Meralgia Parathetica
12. Piriformis Syndrome
13. Adductor Tunnel
14. Peroneal Tunnel
15. Anterior Tarsal Tunnel
16. Medial Tarsal Tunnel
Instructor Bio:
Poney Chiang received a PhD from the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, then a Master’s degree from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is an adjunct professor and founding director of the Integrative Acupuncture Program for the Faculty of Health at York University (Toronto). Poney is a professor at the American Neuro-Acupuncture Institute in Santa Fe, and former chair of herbal medicine at the Ontario College of TCM.
He began teaching in 2008 and has offered intensive training events for physicians and physiotherapists in North/South America and in Europe. Poney has been invited to lecture at the World Federation Acupuncture Society, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Symposiums, Walter Reed Medical Center and Canadian Physiotherapy Association.
His research interests include cadaver dissection, MRI research and their relation to classical channel theory. He is an expert in neuro-anatomy of acupoints and its associated neuro-modulation needle technique. He has authored peer-reviewed articles in Eastern and Western acupuncture journals and is currently focused on writing an integrative acupuncture textbook with Paradigm Publication.
RSVP: in the ticket link below or at [email protected]
For questions about the course, Asheville, accommodations, and fun contact Autum at [email protected]
13 NCCAOM PDA
$650. Early Bird Registration Deadline is April 30th 2019. PROMO CODE: PONEYAVL
$800 thereafter up to June 1st.
Class is limited to 20 people
https://www.facebook.com/events/328666041267632/?event_time_id=328666067934296
Join us to sing a song of hope to those seeking abortions. We will sing from the sidewalk. There is road at the back of the building that doesn’t have much traffic where families with kids will be safer and can sing and pray. Abortion is not an answer, but there is an answer and His name is Jesus! Let’s sing it out!
https://www.facebook.com/events/855260754827951/
15th Annual Benefit Car & Trade Show
Hosted by Great Smoky Mountain Region of AACA
ALL MAKES AND MODELS
BBQ, Hot Dogs & Drinks
Open show to all modes of transportation 2-, 3-, 4-, or 18-wheelers with door prizes.
Early Registration: $12, Register at gate: $15
Vendors and dealers should call in advance.
Proceeds will benefit BRCC Automotive Students in SkillsUSA competitions.
FREE to all viewing public.
Location
180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC
Patton Parking Lot
Contact: Brian Johnson at 828.694.1835 or Kim LaRowe at 828.779.2378
Please send preregistration to Kim LaRowe at 89 Clement Drive, Mills River, NC 28759. Make check payable to GSMR
https://www.facebook.com/events/2010743565702656/