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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Friday, April 24, 2020
Volunteer for Living History Days Smith-McDowell House POSTPONED TBA
Apr 24 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Smith-McDowell House

Volunteer with area 4th and 5th grade students during one our of Living History Days!

Historic interpreters will lead students in activities, games, and demonstrations about 19th-century ways of life in the gardens and throughout the 1840s house.
Admission is $3 for each student (teachers and up to 4 chaperones are free), extra chaperones are also $3 each (cash only, correct change, please). To register your school group, please email [email protected].
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Categories: Volunteers
King Creek Bog Workday
Apr 24 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Hendersonville Conserving Carolina Office

Join us in protecting important bog habitat by removing species encroaching into the bog. By opening up this area and removing Woody species, we’ll be helping improve the natural habitat and encouraging bog species growth.
Volunteers must be able to walk moderate distances. Please wear long pants and closed-toe shoes and bring lunch and plenty of water.
Necessary tools and gloves will be provided. Plant ID will be taught on site.
Meet at the Hendersonville Conserving Carolina office (847 Case Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792) at 9:45am to carpool.
Please RSVP to Natalie at [email protected] or 828-697-5777 ext. 211
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Categories: Community Outdoors Volunteers
The Book of Longings in conversation with Elaine Neil Orr
Apr 24 @ 6:30 pm
First Baptist Church of Asheville

Kidd will be discussing her new book, THE BOOK OF LONGINGS, with author Elaine Neil Orr.

Each ticket is  and includes admission to the event and signing line and a copy of THE BOOK OF LONGINGS.

****Sue Monk Kidd will not be personalizing books****

About THE BOOK OF LONGINGS:
In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything.
Their marriage evolves with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, and their mother, Mary. Ana’s pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to Rome’s occupation of Israel, partially led by her brother, Judas. She is sustained by her fearless aunt Yaltha, who harbors a compelling secret. When Ana commits a brazen act that puts her in peril, she flees to Alexandria, where startling revelations and greater dangers unfold, and she finds refuge in unexpected surroundings. Ana determines her fate during a stunning convergence of events considered among the most impactful in human history.
Grounded in meticulous research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus’s life that focuses on his humanity, THE BOOK OF LONGINGS is an inspiring, unforgettable account of one woman’s bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place and culture devised to silence her. It is a triumph of storytelling both timely and timeless, from a masterful writer at the height of her powers.

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Categories: Bookclubs
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Get Free Books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Apr 25 all-day
Imagination Library Online

Children under 5 years old can receive free, age-appropriate books each month until their 5th birthday! Read more and sign up here.
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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education Family Fun
Asheville Area March for Babies
Apr 25 @ 9:00 am
McCormick Field

Asheville Area March for Babies is a fun, family-friendly 3 mile walk. We will Hope, Remember and Celebrate the lives of moms, babies and families!
Do you know someone who had trouble conceiving, suffered a miscarriage, had a premature baby, a baby born with a birth defect, or you would like to celebrate a healthy baby in your life? Show your support by joining us at this year’s 2020 March for Babies!
2020 Asheville March for Babies will start & finish at McCormick Field, home of the Asheville Tourists. Come join us for a fun day and a great way to celebrate. Because we are all March of Dimes babies!

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Categories: Community Family Fun Health & Wellness Volunteers
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Get Free Books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Apr 26 all-day
Imagination Library Online

Children under 5 years old can receive free, age-appropriate books each month until their 5th birthday! Read more and sign up here.
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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education Family Fun
Monday, April 27, 2020
Conserving Carolina Volunteer Information Session
Apr 27 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Conserving Carolina 847 Case Street Hendersonville, NC 28792

Want to know more about Conserving Carolina and how you can help? Join us for a Volunteer Information Session at our Polk County Office at 2060 Lynn Rd Suite 1, Columbus, NC. Learn more about our work and how you can make a difference.

We have everything from office opportunities to workdays on the land.

To RSVP or for more information email [email protected] or call Natalie at 828-697-5777 ext. 211

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Categories: Outdoors Volunteers
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Get Free Books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Apr 29 all-day
Imagination Library Online

Children under 5 years old can receive free, age-appropriate books each month until their 5th birthday! Read more and sign up here.
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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education Family Fun
Miss Malaprop’s Storytime LIVE STREAM
Apr 29 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Malaprop's LIVE STREAM

Due to Covid-19, we are live streaming Storytime in lieu of an in-store event. Join us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/malapropsbookstore/ to tune into Miss Malaprop’s Storytime from your home.

Join us with your wee ones every week on Wednesdays at 10 am for classic and contemporary stories sure to enchant and entertain. Together, we’ll introduce children to the wonderful world of books! Recommended for ages 3-9.

https://www.instagram.com/malapropsbookstore/

Event date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 – 10:00am
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 – 10:00am
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 – 10:00am
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 – 10:00am
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Categories: Bookclubs Community Family Fun
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Armchair Adventure Book Club: Untamed
Apr 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Blue Ridge Hiking Co. via Zoom

Scoop: Armchair Adventure Book Club: Untamed

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Works in Translation Book Club
Apr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Malaprop's Bookstore

Join host and Malaprop’s Bookstore Manager Justin Souther to discuss writers — and their literature — in translation and the cultural, political and artistic influences that mold them. Click here to see a list of the monthly selections. Attendees receive 10% off the club’s current selection at Malaprop’s!

The club usually meets the last Thursday of every month at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe.

Event date:
Thursday, January 30, 2020 – 7:00pm
Thursday, February 27, 2020 – 7:00pm
Thursday, March 26, 2020 – 7:00pm
Thursday, April 30, 2020 – 7:00pm
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Saturday, May 2, 2020
North Asheville Tailgate Market – Every Saturday Morning
May 2 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
North Asheville Tailgate Market

Locally grown eggplants

May 2 – November 21

Now with special COVID-19 procedures, the North Asheville Tailgate Market features local produce direct from area farmers, local baked goods, crafts, music and more.

PLEASE SEE THE NEW PROCEDURES BEFORE COMING TO CAMPUS. You can find information, including about pre-ordering, and changes in payment and shopping procedures on the market’s website.

Open Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon in UNC Asheville Parking Lot P28. maps.unca.edu

For more information, visit northashevilletailgatemarket.com

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Categories: Tailgate Market
Monday, May 4, 2020
Ask a Librarian
May 4 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries Online

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

 

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask A Librarian with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available. Just call Ask a Librarian at (828) 250-4700.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Ask a Librarian
May 5 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries Online

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

 

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask A Librarian with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available. Just call Ask a Librarian at (828) 250-4700.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Ask a Librarian
May 6 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries Online

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

 

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask A Librarian with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available. Just call Ask a Librarian at (828) 250-4700.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education
Miss Malaprop’s Storytime LIVE STREAM
May 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Malaprop's LIVE STREAM

Due to Covid-19, we are live streaming Storytime in lieu of an in-store event. Join us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/malapropsbookstore/ to tune into Miss Malaprop’s Storytime from your home.

Join us with your wee ones every week on Wednesdays at 10 am for classic and contemporary stories sure to enchant and entertain. Together, we’ll introduce children to the wonderful world of books! Recommended for ages 3-9.

https://www.instagram.com/malapropsbookstore/

Event date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 – 10:00am
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 – 10:00am
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 – 10:00am
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 – 10:00am
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Categories: Bookclubs Community Family Fun
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Virtual Volunteer — the community need is real. Hands On Asheville-Buncombe COVID-19
May 7 all-day
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
COVID-19 VOLUNTEER RESPONSE EFFORTS
STORIES & APPRECIATION
So many of you are doing amazing things right now to help each other and our community. Volunteers are showing up in unprecedented numbers, giving their time and talents. In fact, Hands On Asheville-Buncombe has seen a 59% increase in overall volunteerism compared to this same time last year. And make no mistake, your efforts are making a difference.
We thank each and every one of you who’ve helped during this crisis. We would also like to encourage all of you to continue to volunteer — the community need is real. Please visit the Hands On Asheville-Buncombe COVID-19 page to give and get help.
https://www.handsonasheville.org/need/index/?q=&age=&agency_id=&county=&min_available_slots=&dateOn=&distance=&zip=&need_impact_area=&need_init_id=&qualification_id=&cat_id=&meta[]=&meta[]=&meta[]=virtual_need&meta[]=&allowTeams=&ug_id=&s=1
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Categories: Volunteers
Ask a Librarian
May 7 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries Online

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

 

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask A Librarian with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available. Just call Ask a Librarian at (828) 250-4700.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education
Armchair Adventure Book Club: Untamed
May 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Blue Ridge Hiking Co. via Zoom

Scoop: Armchair Adventure Book Club: Untamed

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Categories: Bookclubs
Enka-Candler Tailgate Market
May 7 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Enka-Candler Tailgate Market

Opening day for ECTM at our new location at AB Tech Enka. We will be in the parking lot of the Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road (across from Ingles, at the traffic light). Please share and invite your friends and family! We know this second season of ECTM is going to be amazing. Thank you for supporting local!

Vendors for 5/7:
Rainbow Ridge Gardens
Myseanica Farm
Bonny Bath natural body products
Whisk bakery
Saturnia Farm and Nursery
Jake’s Farm
Asheville Microgreens
Throwing Copper
Cornerstone Tea
Sustainabillies Nursery and Farm
Sister of Mother Earth herbal products
HeadShrink Farm heritage beef
The Real Molloy Food Truck
Sugar Whirled cotton candy – AB Tech Small Business featured booth.
*Many more vendors as the season goes on! Check out our website for a full list of vendors for the season. https://www.ashevillefarmstead.org/enka-candler-tailgate-market

COVID-19 Precautions:
To start, we will be holding fast to safety precautions listed below. As the CDC and NC governmental regulations soften, we will follow suit. Please know that we are making every effort to keep both our vendors and our community safe and well.

*No-contact payment: Tap’n’Pay , Venmo, Paypal payments only. No cash payments or card swipes will be accepted.
*Handwashing station upon entering Market
*Limited shopper numbers (car queue will be used, if necessary)
*1 customer at vendor table at a time
*Only touch what you are purchasing
*6ft Social Distancing required
*Masks highly encouraged. All vendors and Market staff will wear masks.
*No Music or Kids tent (yet)
*No craft/artisan vendors until non-essential businesses are allowed to open. We are hopeful this will be by June, or earlier.

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Categories: Tailgate Market
Friday, May 8, 2020
Virtual Volunteer — the community need is real. Hands On Asheville-Buncombe COVID-19
May 8 all-day
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
COVID-19 VOLUNTEER RESPONSE EFFORTS
STORIES & APPRECIATION
So many of you are doing amazing things right now to help each other and our community. Volunteers are showing up in unprecedented numbers, giving their time and talents. In fact, Hands On Asheville-Buncombe has seen a 59% increase in overall volunteerism compared to this same time last year. And make no mistake, your efforts are making a difference.
We thank each and every one of you who’ve helped during this crisis. We would also like to encourage all of you to continue to volunteer — the community need is real. Please visit the Hands On Asheville-Buncombe COVID-19 page to give and get help.
https://www.handsonasheville.org/need/index/?q=&age=&agency_id=&county=&min_available_slots=&dateOn=&distance=&zip=&need_impact_area=&need_init_id=&qualification_id=&cat_id=&meta[]=&meta[]=&meta[]=virtual_need&meta[]=&allowTeams=&ug_id=&s=1
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Categories: Volunteers
Literacy Changing Lives Tour
May 8 @ 9:00 am
Literacy Council

 

Would you like to learn more about how literacy changes our students’ lives?

Please join us for coffee and a one-hour tour of the Literacy Council.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES for 2020

Friday, January 10 – 9am | Monday, February 10 – 4pm | Friday, March 13 – 9am
Monday, April 13 – 4pm | Friday, May 8 – 9am | Monday, June 8 – 4pm

 

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Categories: Community Education Volunteers
Ask a Librarian
May 8 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries Online

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

 

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask A Librarian with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available. Just call Ask a Librarian at (828) 250-4700.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education
Golf Tournament Fundraiser
May 8 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Mount Mitchell Golf Club

Join Irene Wortham Center’s 20th annual golf tournament fundraiser! As a non-profit, this annual event helps us continue serving the Buncombe County community. For 57 years and counting, we have been helping children and adults with developmental and/or socioeconomic challenges live more independent, happy, healthy, and full lives. Funds raised at this event will kick-start the building project for a new Early Learning Center. The current center, which is one of two organizations in Buncombe County helping pre-K children with developmental disabilities, enrolls 100 children and has a wait list of more than 400! We need YOUR support to expand our program and offer services to more children and families in need.
Please consider registering as a player, a sponsor, or making a donation toward the cause. The day will be full of golf, great food, cold beer, and lots of prizes and giveaways! Visit the event website to learn more and register!

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Categories: Benefit Community Education Food & Drink Fundraisers Games Outdoors Raffle Sports Volunteers
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Virtual Volunteer — the community need is real. Hands On Asheville-Buncombe COVID-19
May 9 all-day
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
COVID-19 VOLUNTEER RESPONSE EFFORTS
STORIES & APPRECIATION
So many of you are doing amazing things right now to help each other and our community. Volunteers are showing up in unprecedented numbers, giving their time and talents. In fact, Hands On Asheville-Buncombe has seen a 59% increase in overall volunteerism compared to this same time last year. And make no mistake, your efforts are making a difference.
We thank each and every one of you who’ve helped during this crisis. We would also like to encourage all of you to continue to volunteer — the community need is real. Please visit the Hands On Asheville-Buncombe COVID-19 page to give and get help.
https://www.handsonasheville.org/need/index/?q=&age=&agency_id=&county=&min_available_slots=&dateOn=&distance=&zip=&need_impact_area=&need_init_id=&qualification_id=&cat_id=&meta[]=&meta[]=&meta[]=virtual_need&meta[]=&allowTeams=&ug_id=&s=1
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Categories: Volunteers
North Asheville Tailgate Market – Every Saturday Morning
May 9 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
North Asheville Tailgate Market

Locally grown eggplants

May 2 – November 21

Now with special COVID-19 procedures, the North Asheville Tailgate Market features local produce direct from area farmers, local baked goods, crafts, music and more.

PLEASE SEE THE NEW PROCEDURES BEFORE COMING TO CAMPUS. You can find information, including about pre-ordering, and changes in payment and shopping procedures on the market’s website.

Open Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon in UNC Asheville Parking Lot P28. maps.unca.edu

For more information, visit northashevilletailgatemarket.com

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Categories: Tailgate Market
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Virtual Volunteer — the community need is real. Hands On Asheville-Buncombe COVID-19
May 10 all-day
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
COVID-19 VOLUNTEER RESPONSE EFFORTS
STORIES & APPRECIATION
So many of you are doing amazing things right now to help each other and our community. Volunteers are showing up in unprecedented numbers, giving their time and talents. In fact, Hands On Asheville-Buncombe has seen a 59% increase in overall volunteerism compared to this same time last year. And make no mistake, your efforts are making a difference.
We thank each and every one of you who’ve helped during this crisis. We would also like to encourage all of you to continue to volunteer — the community need is real. Please visit the Hands On Asheville-Buncombe COVID-19 page to give and get help.
https://www.handsonasheville.org/need/index/?q=&age=&agency_id=&county=&min_available_slots=&dateOn=&distance=&zip=&need_impact_area=&need_init_id=&qualification_id=&cat_id=&meta[]=&meta[]=&meta[]=virtual_need&meta[]=&allowTeams=&ug_id=&s=1
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Categories: Volunteers
Monday, May 11, 2020
Ask a Librarian
May 11 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries Online

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

 

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask A Librarian with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available. Just call Ask a Librarian at (828) 250-4700.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Ask a Librarian
May 12 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries Online

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

 

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask A Librarian with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available. Just call Ask a Librarian at (828) 250-4700.

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Categories: Bookclubs Community Education
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Ask a Librarian
May 13 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries Online

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

 

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask A Librarian with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available. Just call Ask a Librarian at (828) 250-4700.

Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Community Education