Calendar of Events

NC Songsmiths is an organization that produces tour series for songwriters from or based out Asheville, NC. Nick Gonnering is a 12 string inspirational folk artist from the Asheville, NC area. His music is a reflection of his yogic journey through life and it centers around the heart.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1033019133573146/

Hawthorn + Fox Flower Montessori
Information Session + Scholarship Workshop
February 12th + 20th
6-7pm
Snacks + Childcare Provided
Asheville Friends Meeting
227 Edgewood Rd, Asheville, NC

Hawthorn + Fox Flower Montessori are Wildflower Schools. We are a racially and socioeconomically diverse community providing a year round traditional Montessori education for children in preschool through sixth grade (ages 3-12) in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.

We believe that Montessori education should be accessible for any family that is interested, regardless of their financial means. Our mission is to enroll 1/3-1/2 of our learners using child care subsidies, opportunity scholarships or school based scholarships.

https://www.facebook.com/events/349821952411874/

Storytime for Adults!
Two winter evenings warmed with Wonder Tales from two of Asheville’s Wonder-Full storytellers: Gwenda LedBetter and David Novak.
Free Event. Items for purchase to show your appreciation.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2907231559303140/

Where? Foothills Wellness Center, Inc. – Fitness Center
When? Tuesday & Thursday 6pm
Who? Mark Sawyer
Cost? $10.00/class, discounts available for advanced purchase of punch card with multiple classes
More information? 828-859-5004 or [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/338945186681233/?event_time_id=338945226681229

Join us for a calming evening crafting experience at Alchemy Tearoom with Ona Armstrong of Firefly Valley Design and Consulting. With centering music playing and nourishing treats and hot drinks from the tearoom available for purchase, the tearoom will become a haven for calm and creativity. Participants will learn to roll beeswax sheets into two candles and an accompanying mandala-style candle holder using natural materials provided. This is a perfect winter project, bringing light into our world and reflecting on our place in it. $35 a participant includes materials, and is for adults only. Sliding scale available. Be on the lookout for further classes in this series!

https://www.facebook.com/events/350151732507291/

You got Served! Handbuilt Tableware

Tyler-James Anderson

Tuesdays 6:30-9pm
January 8- February 26

In this class we will be focusing our efforts into creating beautiful plates, platters, and assorted dishes to liven up your serving game at home. Implementing plaster mold making and slab construction, we will be making both loose and refined forms that showcase surface design and fluidity. This class takes a fun, whimsical, and creative approach to forming and decorating, while providing students with solid fundamentals for their future handbuilding endeavors.

Level: All Levels
Tuition: $310 + $55 Lab Fee

CaroMia will be bringing her soulful sounds to Post 70 Indulgence bar every Tuesday in February. Join us in celebration of Asheville cuisine, cocktails, creativity and culture.

https://www.facebook.com/events/368301373949752/?event_time_id=368301383949751

We’ve been talking to the folks from Bardic Alchemy, a Celtic Rock band from Asheville and they’ve agreed to play at Triskelion as many Tuesdays as they can come down to the Brewery.

Bardic Alchemy is a brand new element in the Celtic Rock world. This trio, based in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina is comprised of multi-instrumentalist Connell Sanderson, guitarist Nick Marcone and percussionist and vocalist Tyler Watts.

Bardic Alchemy is best described as a psychedelic trip into a musical world that is heavily inspired by the Celtic musical traditions…run through various effects pedals. Everything from soothing, mellifluously reverberating whistle melodies supported by groovy guitar lines and thumping djembe beats to high energy dance tunes on the Scottish and Irish pipes to three part vocal harmonies and even improvised pieces, Bardic Alchemy is a surprisingly dynamic and unpredictable musical journey.

So… Tuesdays… will now be…

Celtic Rock Tuesday!

https://www.facebook.com/events/295165234422578/?event_time_id=295165977755837

Join us February 12th at 7pm for a free make & take craft night.
This week we’ll be making decoupage picture frames. All materials provided. But feel free to bring your own photos/materials to personalize it even more.

https://www.facebook.com/events/793949827610151/

Come on down for a weekly night of free pub quiz fun! Our professional trivia master will be quizzing you on everything: history, science, art, pop culture, and everything else.

Free to play, win awesome prizes, and who knows…you might learn something!

https://www.facebook.com/events/149301845747240/?event_time_id=264456030898487

All are encouraged to attend our monthly board meetings. We need community members to join us at members of the community center to help us make decisions that affect the community center.

https://www.facebook.com/events/521621235021359/

Our librarian led book club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 PM at High Five Coffee Shop at 13 Rankin Ave.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Books are now available at the front desk at Pack Memorial Library or you can download the book from ncdigital.overdrive.com, type in your library card number and reserve your book! It’s that easy. We’ll see you in February!

https://www.facebook.com/events/229761237927598/

Join Vivie for this exciting Brazilian dance series that will culminate in parading down the streets of Asheville in the Mardi Gras Parade, Sunday, March 3rd.

Learn energizing, joyous parade moves, Carnival-style!

This Krewe will be LEADING the parade this year, alongside live drumming from Zabumba, Asheville’s Brazilian Drum and Dance Troupe.

3 out of 4 classes of the series must be attended to parade, including the final class.

Animal Print/ jungle costuming that you can cater to your own expression, comfort and budget.

https://www.facebook.com/events/767553826952526/?event_time_id=767553840285858

Join us to hear Justin Hunt, shop manager at River’s Edge Outfitters in Cherokee, speak about the fishing opportunities in Cherokee and the Smoky Mountain Park Water surrounding Cherokee.

All chapter meetings are held at 7 pm on the second Tuesday of each month. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/407646279997487/

Join us upstairs in the Mezzanine and take home a unique piece of home decor! Choose one of three beautiful paintings. We’ll have our own, private bartender and use of the entire upstairs. Email [email protected] to receive your invoice & secure your reservation. Cheers!

$25 Per Painter

Price includes:
16×20 Canvas
Painting supplies
Artist instruction

https://www.facebook.com/events/336756463836684/

Puzzled Pint is a casual, social puzzle solving event which happens on the second Tuesday of every month in multiple cities around the world. It’s non-competitive – hints are free and unlimited. The main objective is to have fun! Bring a team of friends or join a team of friendly strangers.

This month’s theme is ART HEIST!

www.puzzledpint.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/404356243634894/

Join us upstairs in the Mezzanine and take home a unique piece of home decor! We’ll have our own, private bartender and use of the entire upstairs. Email [email protected] to receive your invoice & secure your reservation. Cheers!

$40 Per Painter

“Happy St. Patrick’s/Patty’s Day” or “Happy Easter,” “Happy Spring” etc. customizable vinyl letters available for the bottom of the hat in black or white letters for an additional $5.

Price includes:
Hand-cut, wood sign
Painting supplies
Artist instruction

Kid Friendly

https://www.facebook.com/events/1014893212051620/

Come out and see what the fuss is all about! Team Trivia Tuesday at Sanctuary Brewing Company with host Josh Dunkin!

Team Trivia Western NC & The Upstate of SC is every Tuesday at 7 PM at Sanctuary Brewing Company on 1st Avenue in Downtown Hendersonville! There is no limit to how many people can participate on each team. You can have 1 or 20!

The game is free to play and the top two teams each week receive a gift card of $40 (1st place) and $20 (2nd place).

https://www.facebook.com/events/281414405828018/?event_time_id=281414425828016

Grab your loved ones and join us and Three Eggs Cakery for a romantic 4-course beer and cupcake pairing underneath the crystal chandeliers of our private event space!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/290528631848857/

This week Swing Asheville will be celebrating love with Sparrow & Her Wingmen! There will be swingin’ music, and great classes for beginners! Stay late for our post-band blues DJ! Plus the venue is not only gorgeous, but they have a fabulous bar!

~~~Schedule (short version- see below for details)~~~
7 pm: Swing Dance Foundations w/ Trevor and Rachel
8 pm: Beginning Balboa w/ Deb and Mark
9-11pm: Valentine’s Swing AVL Dance w/ Sparrow & Her Wingmen
11pm – close: Blues Dance w/ DJ
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PRICING: Dance/Band is $5 (includes blues) and classes are $10/$8 for Swing Asheville members. Blues Dance is $2 suggested donation for those who didn’t pay for Band admission.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Interested in free dances or half priced lessons? Want to help promote the swing scene? Consider volunteering for Swing Asheville! To see what sort of opportunities are available and to sign up, please head over to http://signup.com/go/LMqYCSz

MUSIC
With a wide repertoire ranging from gypsy jazz to early ragtime pop to New Orleans blues, they play gems from every era of early jazz. Featuring Sparrow Pants on vocals and accordion, Keith J. Smith on guitar, and the marvelous Je Widenhouse on cornet, this new band on the block is ready to move your feet.

BLUES
Band finished and you’re not done dancing? You’re in luck… stick around for our blues after party! Continue dancing to DJ’d music until the bar kicks us out. $2 suggested donation for those coming just in time for the blues.

FOOD: Feeling peckish? The bar has a small selection of vegan goodies to help keep your stamina up! Ask a bartender for more details. Buncombe Botanicals and Sowing Ceeds will also be out their with their rotating selection of freshly made, allergy friendly, plant medicine infused goodies including banana based “Nicecream”, baked goods, and savory bites!

CLASSES
7pm: Continuing Class: Swing Dance Foundations w/ Trevor & Rachel

Become a better leader and/or follower by improving on some of the foundational skills used in the swing family of dances. In this four-week continuing series, you will learn:
*Momentum (2/5): How to give and receive momentum to make your dances flow better.
*Musicality (2/12): How to match your dance to the music, and create a more enriching dance with fewer moves.
*Technique (2/19): How to improve your posture, frame, pulse, connection and pacing so you can communicate better with your partner.
*Dips & Leans (2/26): How to dip and be dipped safely, how to avoid being dipped, and alternatives to dips that make great endings.

PREREQUISITES: This is a continuing education class suitable for beginner to intermediate swing dancers. It is expected that you have either taken one full swing beginner course or you can demonstrate the basic swing steps.

“Continuing” classes are for those dancers who have cemented the basics of the dance being featured that specific month. This includes knowing (and being able to execute cleanly and consistently) basic footwork and lead/follow skills for that dance. Some continuing classes may require no advance knowledge of a dance. This will be noted in the the class description.
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8 pm: Core Class: Beginning Balboa w/ Deb & Mark

Balboa is a close-embrace swing dance that originated in the 1920s on the crowded dance floors of Southern California. In this 4 week series, you’ll learn the fundamentals of this versatile dance… a must-have in your swing dance repertoire!. We’ll work on partner connection, lead/follow skills, basic footwork patterns, and the rhythmic pulse that will get you dancing to faster tempos. No partner or previous dance experience required. Bring shoes that allow you to slide and spin on the floor (no sticky soles).

“Core” lessons stress the fundamentals of swing dancing for beginning dancers. Lessons rotate monthly to focus on a different kind of swing dance (6 Count Lindy, 8 Count Lindy, Charleston, Balboa, etc.). Because good fundamentals are hard to develop in one month, we recommend repeating Core lessons (on the same topic) to help develop the solid foundation you’ll need in continuing classes. Core lessons are also great for intermediate and advanced dancers who want to “get back to basics” or learn a different dancing role (lead vs. follow).
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GIFT CERTIFICATES
Do you want to buy a gift certificate for our classes as a gift, or to pre-pay for a block of classes for yourself? You can purchase gift certificates at the door at our weekly dance! They are $40 for a block of 4, and a great way to dive into the fun world of dance.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb 19: Queen Bee & the Honeylovers
Feb 26: Gravyhouse Storytellers
March 5: Mardi Gras Community Jazz Jam
March 12: The French Broads

https://www.facebook.com/events/824291704603597/

?WINE WILL BE $5 FOR THIS EVENT? ?Anyone who signs up for this event and shares the event on social media can get $2 off apperizers?Come join us for this fun and creative Wine Glass Painting Class, open to the public! Februarys design is ❤? be mine?❤ and will be held on February 12th @ 7:00 pm. In this 1.5 hour class, you will hand paint a design on a wine glass guided by an instructor from Le Painted Grape. All painting supplies and wine glass included. We teach you STEP BY STEP! Sign up with your friends at www.lepaintedgrape.com! — We’re looking forward to the upcoming class!

https://www.facebook.com/events/530414267453090/

Ready to start having fun working out? Begin your pole dancing journey with our 8 Week Intro to Pole Series: All ages, body types, and fitness levels welcome!
Start from the beginning and learn the fundamentals of spins, climbs, and sexy dance moves on the static and spin pole. This concentrated eight week series is great for building strength and a quicker understanding of the mechanics, timing, and grace that is helpful for pole dancing.
We will focus on the static pole for the first 6 weeks and move to an introduction of the beauty of spin pole for the last two.
Pole dancing is fun, an amazing workout, and sensually expressive. Enjoy learning with the same group of students each week who are all brand new to pole.

Bring heels because they are fun to dance in and a lot less intimidating than they seem! Wear shorts that come at least 2 inches above the knee. Do not wear lotion.

https://www.facebook.com/events/211441276398436/?event_time_id=211441289731768

The only Gypsy Jazz Jam in Asheville! This Django Reinhardt style evening of music is hosted by Steve Karla of & Phil Alley,joined by many of Asheville’s gypsy jazz musicians.

Asheville Guitar Bar features the only Gypsy Jazz Jam in Asheville! This Django Reinhardt style evening of music is hosted by Steve Karla of “Hot Point Trio”, & Phil Alley. Joining them are many of Asheville’s local musicians, re-creating the Hot Club Sound of Paris in the 20’s, 30’s & 40’s. It’s a great date night that takes you back in time, reminiscent of Woody Allen’s film “Midnight In Paris”. $5 at the door.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2038624189556477/?event_time_id=2038624192889810

Do you love the 80’s? Show how much at our 80’s trivia! We will have prizes for the winners as well as Best Costume so bring your A-game.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2123137594667430/

Matt Sellars Album Release Show at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/2162705957107402/

Its week six of the Take Home the Belt Tournament. Only three weeks left to earn points and climb to first. As always there is mind melting trivia, delicious beer and weekly prizes to win.

https://www.facebook.com/events/613988899054201/

As a follow-up to the Introduction to Partner Dance Series, join us as we build on the basics and explore more challenging patterns of the beginner West Coast Swing series.

$50

https://www.facebook.com/events/361365697990258/?event_time_id=361365704656924

Come down to ONE WORLD BREWING DOWNTOWN!!! for PIZZA KARAOKE!!! Every TUESDAY!! COME GET YOUR SANG ON before FUNK JAM!!! Free FRESH PIZZA when YOU SING!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2088188291270135/?event_time_id=2088188317936799

W00dy w/ Pamela_ and her sons, 3 Cherries, Nostalgianoid
at The Mothlight
Tuesday Feb. 12th
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm
$5

w00dy – relentless deconstructed polyrhythmic techno on tour from pennsylvania
https://w00dy.bandcamp.com/

Pamela_ and her sons – surreal textural bliss on tour from NYC
https://pamelaandhersons.bandcamp.com/

3 Cherries – local electronic alien cartoon band ft members of Space Heater & Gabor Bonzo
https://terrytapes.bandcamp.com/

Nostalgianoid – local producer/drummer/photographer/sweetheart
https://soundcloud.com/mikeholmes

https://www.facebook.com/events/865829890446772/

Join When Particles Collide for a night of rock n roll when they return to Asheville and Sly Grog Lounge with Her Pilots and Tan Universe.

FREE but please bring some cash monies for DONATIONS to the touring band. Or your Venmo info, or PayPal, or a card. <3

When Particles Collide – https://whenparticlescollide.bandcamp.com/

Her Pilots –
https://herpilots.bandcamp.com/releases

Tan Universe – https://tanuniverse.bandcamp.com/album/sundaze-ep

https://www.facebook.com/events/527596800982435/