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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Sunday, December 13, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 13 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Monday, December 14, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 14 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Tuesday, December 15, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 15 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 16 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Stay Home and Write(rs) Group
Dec 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Firestorm Books & Coffee

No photo description available.

A weekly space for writing in community while practicing social distancing. Join online every Wednesday night in April to increase accountability as it relates to your writing practice, whatever that may be.

We’ll come together once a week to connect and engage in the active writing process. Each session will start by sharing intentions, followed by an agreed upon period of time for silent writing, and wrap with reflections about process and plan for the following week. Casual and seasoned writers alike welcome!

If you are interested in registering, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line “Writers Group.” We will send you a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Thursday, December 17, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 17 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Friday, December 18, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 18 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Asheville Proper’s Cookies for Charity
Dec 18 @ 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Asheville Proper

Sweeten up this holiday season and give back with Asheville Proper’s Cookies for Charity kits launching on National Cookie Day, December 4 and running through Friday, December 18. The decorating kit includes four cookies, three icing bags and sprinkles all prepared by Asheville Proper’s pastry chef, Hilary Lamont, and is available for a $10 donation. All proceeds will go to Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, a non-profit organization addressing poverty, hunger, homelessness and access to health care for the under-served in Buncombe County.

Cookies for Charity kits will be available during regular dinner reservations or can be pre-ordered by emailing the restaurant at [email protected] with your name, phone number, number of kits you’d like to purchase and date and time for pick-up. The kits will be available to pick-up in the restaurant Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, December 19, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 19 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Sunday, December 20, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 20 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Stay Home and Write(rs) Group
Dec 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Firestorm Books & Coffee

No photo description available.

A weekly space for writing in community while practicing social distancing. Join online every Wednesday night in April to increase accountability as it relates to your writing practice, whatever that may be.

We’ll come together once a week to connect and engage in the active writing process. Each session will start by sharing intentions, followed by an agreed upon period of time for silent writing, and wrap with reflections about process and plan for the following week. Casual and seasoned writers alike welcome!

If you are interested in registering, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line “Writers Group.” We will send you a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Sunday, December 27, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 27 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Monday, December 28, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 28 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Tuesday, December 29, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 29 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Wednesday, December 30, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 30 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Thursday, December 31, 2020
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Dec 31 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Friday, January 1, 2021
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Jan 1 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Saturday, January 2, 2021
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Jan 2 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Sunday, January 3, 2021
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Jan 3 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Saturday, January 9, 2021
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Jan 9 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Sunday, January 10, 2021
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Jan 10 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Saturday, January 16, 2021
UNC Asheville Courses for Community Residents Great Smokies Writing Program
Jan 16 all-day
Online

The GSWP, now celebrating its 20th year of workshops with some of Western North Carolina’s finest authors, is offering five-week, 10-week and 15-week courses including poetry, prose, feature-writing, editing and revision. These Spring 2021 Semester courses have start dates ranging from late January to mid March. Registration is now open, with course descriptions, instructor bios, cost information and more, available at greatsmokies.unca.edu.

Elizabeth Lutyens teaches a group of students.

Sunday, January 17, 2021
FREE Random Acts of Fringe: Flying Solo Workshop Writing
Jan 17 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Online w/ The Asheville Fringe Festival

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One of the most unique things about The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival is our Random Acts of Fringe. These short, site-specific performances are mostly free and open to the public. This year, most of our RAFs are happening on social media, so be sure to follow us there for more information about these shows.

Writers at Home
Jan 17 @ 3:00 pm
Online w/ Malaprop's

The Writers at Home reading series features work from UNCA’s Great Smokies Writing Program and The Great Smokies Review.  RSVP here to receive an email on the day of the event with the link you’ll need to attend.

Like most of our events, this event is free. If you decide to attend and to purchase the authors’ books, we ask that you purchase from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are supporting our work and keeping more dollars in our community. If you would like to support us without purchasing a book, you may purchase a gift card or make a donation of any amount. Thank you!

Sunday, January 24, 2021
FREE Random Acts of Fringe: Flying Solo Workshop Performance
Jan 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Online w/ Asheville Fringe Arts Festival

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One of the most unique things about The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival is our Random Acts of Fringe. These short, site-specific performances are mostly free and open to the public. This year, most of our RAFs are happening on social media, so be sure to follow us there for more information about these shows.

Friday, February 5, 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
Feb 5 – Feb 6 all-day
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[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021
[Watch-TV] Juventus vs Inter Milan Coppa Italia Semi Fina Live Stream Online TV Channel 2021

The Travelling Pilsburys’ Benefit for Asheville Guitar Bar
Feb 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Isis Music Hall

Come out for a night of fun music with a local band that has been performing for many months outside at the Asheville Guitar Bar in the River Arts District. As the winter weather prevents outside shows and the Guitar Bar is not able to hold any indoor concerts IMH has offered the space in our larger room to host the show.
Mark Goldthwaite, Brad Hodge, Greg Hodge, Dave Wendelin, and Joe Daugherty, 5 of the Asheville Guitar Bar’s locally infamous singer/songwriters, are “The Travelling Pilsburys”. Their easy listening style showcases brilliant vocal harmonies and beautiful, original songwriting. Brotherly ribbing and storytelling keep the evenings’ entertainment light and fun. They seriously can’t help but think themselves funny! It’s not true that they’re only in it for the dough!! This is an incredibly entertaining variety show of easy listening and comic relief.
Come enjoy an evening of live music, food and drinks at the Isis Music Hall. Reservations are highly recommended.
Here’s the scoop on our Fall and Winter Concerts!!
Things are going to be a little different due to the “new norm” / COVID19 regulations. So we ask that y’all just bear with us!!
Unlike our previous concerts, these will be a dinner and a concert format – We have to follow strict distancing rules right now until things return to normal.
There will be tables throughout the music hall and on the balcony – these tables will be specifically spaced to meet distancing regulations.
These tables will be the ONLY seating.
The tables are available for DINING only – unfortunately with the limited seating we can not offer tables to those that are only enjoying a beverage. Seating is limited so we recommend calling and making dinner
Our same delicious food will be back on the menu in a more limited selection until we can get things up and running steadily again.
We hope that you understand and support these changes as we all are working through how to navigate these times!! We’re so excited to back open for live music and to see some familiar faces!!
Please give a call with any other questions or to reserve a table!! 828-575-2737
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Oyster Roast Benefit for Our Voice at Catawba Brewing
Feb 21 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Catawba Brewing Company – South Slope

“Join Catawba Brewing Company – South Slope and Jettie Raes for a ticketed Oyster Roast benefitting Our Voice!!

WHEN: February 21st 2-5pm. Drop in any time between those hours to enjoy your oysters and beer!

WHERE: Catawba Brewing Company’s Spacious outdoor area with tents and socially distanced picnic tables! 32 Banks Avenue!

WHAT’S INCLUDED: For $65 your ticket will include 2 dozen oysters perfectly steamed by the Jetties Raes team, cocktail sauce, saltines, hot sauce, lemons and 2 beer tokens redeemable for any beer or glass of wine you’d like! Oysters can also be purchased a la carte if 2 dozen is not enough for you!

BENEFITS: Half of the proceeds will be donated to Our Voice, a non-profit crisis intervention and prevention agency which serves victims of sexual violence, age 13 through adult, in Buncombe County. 24-hour crisis line is 828.255.7576 or text Voice or Voz to 85511.

Tickets must be purchased in advance!

Masks are required at this event. We cannot seat more than 6 people at one table.

Let’s get shucking!!”

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
UNCA Visiting Writers Series Claudia Rankine
Feb 24 @ 7:00 pm
Online

Each year, the Department of English brings visiting writers across genres for readings and master classes with students, hosted by our Writer-in-Residence, Wiley Cash. In recent years, the department has hosted several award-winning writers, including Ben Fountain, Camille Dungy, David Ebershoff, Chrystal Hana Kim, Frank X Walker, and many others.

http://claudiarankine.com/

Acclaimed poet, essayist and Guggenheim Fellow, Claudia Rankine, will present a reading and talk via zoom on Wednesday, February 24th at 7:00 PM. One of the most prominent voices in literary and critical race studies, Rankine is the author of Just Us: An American Conversation (2020), and six collections of poetry, including Citizen: An American Lyric and Don’t Let Me Be Lonely; three plays including HELP, which premiered in March of 2020 at The Shed, NYC, The White Card, which premiered in February 2018 (ArtsEmerson/American Repertory Theater) and published by Graywolf Press in 2019, and Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue; as well as numerous video collaborations. She is also the co-editor of several anthologies including The Racial Imaginary: Writers on Race in the Life of the Mind (FENCE, 2015). In 2016, she co-founded The Racial Imaginary Institute (TRII).

Friday, March 12, 2021
Creative Writing Group online
Mar 12 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Online w/ Leicester Library

Come join us for creative writing online! We’ll meet on Zoom and do several rounds of writing and reading our writing to each other. Our focus is creating a supportive and fun environment through writing exercises and discussion