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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This September, several breweries are participating in our annual campaign that unites MANNA and our local brewers, Hops for Hunger.
For every pour of a particular brew, the brewery will donate $1 to MANNA. This month’s participants include 12 Bones Brewing, Bold Rock, Boojum Brewing Company, Burning Blush Brewery, Green Man Brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing and Mills River Brewing Company
TFAC invites all artists: painters, sculptors, writers, performers & more — to a casual weekly drop-in gathering on Saturday mornings at 9 AM to share your works in progress, alert others, and chat about art and what’s happening in your community.
The first weekly Coffee is Saturday, August 20 at 9 am.
No RSVP needed, just drop by!
Free parking available on Melrose Avenue, behind and alongside TFAC.
The purpose of Coffee and Conversation is to have productive talk and dialogue that build communities, foster ideas of growth, solidarity, and networking. In essence, no matter what we do in our daily living, our mission with “Enjoy Your Life”, is to promote others through positive action and empowerment. There are mothers out there who need our support. As we meet during regular coffee and conversation meetings, we want to continue bringing our communities together by giving back. During this event, we want to encourage each of you to join us by donating towards the Maternal Giving Back Initiative. On the last Saturday of the month, we will conclude with packaging all essential items. Our primary goal is to assemble five baby baskets a month. Afterwards, will then deliver each basket to local hospitals for mothers in need.
Maternal giving back initiative
We understand there is serious need for mothers who exit the hospital with newborn babies. Our approach is to ensure that these mothers have a few basics essentials as they depart the hospital and settle in. Our goal is not to spend an exorbitant amount of money. However, we want to provide practical things that are thoughtful and meaningful. We think a heartfelt survivor kit would be awesome.
Some Examples are:
• Baby Books
• Travel diapers bags with changing pads
• Pacifier
• Nursing cover
• Receiving blanket
• Bibs
• Bottles and nipples
• Milk storage Bag
• Bottle warmer
• Bottle brush
• Wipes
• Diapers
• Swaddle blanket
• One piece of outfit
• Pajamas
• wicker basket to place items
Chow Chow’s 2022 programming includes fun, delicious, immersive, meaningful, and educational events that celebrate and enrich the unique foodways of Southern Appalachia. All events take place in the beautiful city of Asheville, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
This event is family friendly! Tickets are required for children 5 and over. Children under 5 admitted free. This is a cocktail style Flights & Bites event, featuring up to 7 chefs creating 3 small dishes each, as well as up to 7 craft beverage makers, offering an array of delicious drink samples.
Menu sneak peek! This event is the most vegetarian forward of the summer – 18 of 21 dishes are vegetarian! These talented chefs are cooking up an exciting selection of dishes! Menu options being discussed are: elderberry glazed beets, smoky eggplant soup, homemade lebanese ashta cream with pistachio crumble, French country bread with goat cheese spread, pork rillettes, Northern Thai sausage, corn & peach salad, marinated shrimp salad, mini zaatar manoushe with cashew shanklish, tuxapeno corn grit breadstick, rye, apple & black walnut cake, heirloom tomato caprese, coconut curry soup, macadamia cake with pineapple relish, shakshuka, Jerusalem poutine, whipped labneh with pistachio brittle and pomegranate molasses and more to come!
Before the Industrial Revolution, when the greater part of the world’s population was engaged in agriculture, cottage industry was a common hedge against hunger. Farmers and their families used the lean months of winter, after their crops had been harvested and sold, to earn money by selling preserved goods and handicrafts, or doing piecework for others. Culinary and craft makers continue to embrace this concept of working from home, and there is a thriving contemporary cottage industry. Often showcasing their goods alongside farmers at local markets, these makers and homesteaders contribute another valuable experience borne of the local agricultural community. For this event, we’ll gather together several entrepreneurial chefs, makers and beverage producers whose business model is based on, or originated from, bringing their delicious craft from their home to yours.
Featured Chefs: Madeline Redo & Trevor Musick – Cassia, Elijah Je Bailey & Sydney Rubin – Hominy Farm, Jametta Raspberry – House of Gristle, Regan Stachler – Bramble Events, Dune Pierre Michel – French Broad Pantry, Hector & Julia Revilla – Mamones, Gabe McIntosh & Mei Kawamura – Better Thymes, Nicole Case – Coco’s Bake Shop
Featured Beverage: Cultivated Cocktails Distillery, Archetype Brewing, Hillman Beer, Seedlip, Chemist Spirits, Top of the Monk, Botanist & Barrel, Savor Shrub, Shanti Elixirs, Embrew Tea, Devil’s Foot Beverage Company, Sarilla Sparkling Tea, Blue Ridge Mountain Water sponsored by Biltmore
Makers Market: Botanical Bones, Loom Imports, Matcha Nude, Provisions Mercantile, Organic Growers School, Goddess Ghee, Red Fiddle Vittles, Embrew Tea
Join us Saturday, 9/10 for live music at the vineyard from Wayne Taylor and George Giddens! Wayne is a seasoned Bluegrass guitarist from the heart of Western North Carolina. With his band Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa, he plays a variety of Bluegrass music ranging from traditional to contemporary. George Giddens is a virtuoso fiddle player from the classic Bluegrass band, The Dillards. Together they will be bringing the Bluegrass to the Burntshirt Vineyards Tasting Room and Winery Saturday from 2-5 PM for an afternoon of music, food and wine. We can’t wait to see you there!
Event Style: Multi-course Seated Dinner: cocktail hour followed by four course meal.
Menu sneak peek! These talented chefs are cooking up an exciting selection of dishes inspired by the historic recipes. Menu options being discussed are: Malinda’s dressed okra with kitchen pepper butter, ripe tomato pickles, buttermilk cheese, green cornbread and cold water biscuits, onion custard, fricaseed catfish, allspice cake and more to come!
Explore with us the legacy of Malinda Russell, the first known Black cookbook author in the country and a native of east Tennessee. She self-published A Domestic Cookbook: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts in 1866, soon after the Civil War. Join internationally renowned and award winning culinary leaders — Ronni Lundy, Toni Tipton-Martin, Dr. Leni Sorensen, Ashleigh Shanti and Dr. Cynthia Greenlee — as they discuss the quest to flesh out the life story of this culinary pioneer about whom little is known. Guests will enjoy a curated dinner led by Chef Ashleigh Shanti inspired by the historic recipes.
Featured Chefs: Ashleigh Shanti – Good Hot Fish, Michelle Bailey – Smoky Park Supper Club, Rakim Gaines – Capella on 9, Steven Goff – Tastee Diner, Ashley Capps – Newstock Pantry
Featured Beverage: Cultivated Cocktails Distillery, Wicked Weed Brewing, Vidl Cellars, Little Jumbo, Pernod Ricard, Ebony Wine & Spirits, Noble Cider, Shanti Elixirs, Grind AVL, Devil’s Foot Beverage Company, Mountain Valley Spring Water, Sarilla Sparkling Tea, Blue Ridge Mountain Water sponsored by Biltmore
Makers Market: Botanical Bones, Loom Imports, Matcha Nude, Provisions Mercantile, Organic Growers School, Embrew Tea, Red Fiddle Vittles
Event Sponsor: Explore Asheville
Venue Sponsor: Smoky Park Supper Club
Super 60s performs a free concert at Firehouse Subs in Hendersonville. Classic cars will be on display from the Carolina Mountain Car Club. Free line-dance classes from Betty Busch from 5:30-6:30pm. Concert to follow from 6:30-8:30pm. Please note: no smoking, coolers or pets.
Summer 2022 Concert Schedule:
May 14 | Super 60s
May 28 | 3 Cool Cats
June 11 | Super 60s
June 25 | Fine Line
July 9 | Deano & The Dreamers
July 23 | Fine Line
August 6 | Sound Investment
August 20 | Fine Line
August 27 | 3 Cool Cats
September 10 | Deano & The Dreamers
September 24 | 3 Cool Cats
October 8 | Sound Investment
October 15 | Super 60s (Halloween event)
This September, several breweries are participating in our annual campaign that unites MANNA and our local brewers, Hops for Hunger.
For every pour of a particular brew, the brewery will donate $1 to MANNA. This month’s participants include 12 Bones Brewing, Bold Rock, Boojum Brewing Company, Burning Blush Brewery, Green Man Brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing and Mills River Brewing Company
This is a Seated Brunch, with a mocktail hour followed by a four course meal with paired beverages, featuring 4 chefs and several craft beverage makers. We are thrilled to be joined by Asheville Drag Brunch for a lively performance during the mocktail hour! All beverages for this event will be zero proof/non-alcoholic. Youths 16 and over are able to attend–ticket purchase required.
Menu sneak peek! These talented chefs are cooking up an exciting selection of dishes! Menu options being discussed are: burrata with garlic crostini, Moroccan braised lamb, spicy tomato baked eggs, avocado gazpacho, summer melon salad with mint whipped ricotta, late summer parfait and more to come!
Our humanity calls us to uplift each other during difficult times. Let’s honor our humanity with honest and informative discussions about mental health and its impacts–including within our culinary and LGBTQ+ communities. During this event, we will gather together over a delicious shared meal to lift each other up! With each course, we’ll hear important stories of how mental health awareness intersects with those who work within our foodways and our communities, and how we can create and sustain healthy and healing spaces.
Speakers: Steve Palmer – Ben’s Friends; Alan Yeck – Veterans Healing Farm, Jeremy French – Making Whole, Ashley & Heather Tolbert – From the Ashes Cultural Arts & Counseling, Tina White – Blue Ridge Pride Center
Featured Chefs/Restaurants: Paul Cressend – Paulieboy Enterprises, Tyler Slade – Bargello/District 42, Mark Bolchoz – Indigo Road Hospitality Group
Featured Beverage (all Zero Proof/NA): The MerTails, Shanti Elixirs, Savor Shrub, Matcha Nude, Pisgah Coffee Roasters, Cultivated Cocktails Distillery (mocktail), Seedlip, Buchi, Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company, Devil’s Foot Beverage Company, Mountain Valley Spring Water, Sarilla Sparkling Tea, Blue Ridge Mountain Water sponsored by Biltmore
Makers Market: Botanical Bones, Loom Imports, Matcha Nude, Provisions Mercantile, Organic Growers School, Goddess Ghee, Embrew Tea, Red Fiddle Vittles
Event Sponsor: BlueCross BlueShield of NC
Venue Sponsor: Smoky Park Supper Club
Jazz Sunday at One World Brewing West is a modern jazz jam held every Sunday afternoon from 1-4pm. Previously known as Jazz Monday, the jam has been running non stop since July, 2018 at the West Asheville brewery and is hosted weekly by The Fully Vaccinated Jazz Trio, consisting of Ray Ring on guitar, Jason DeCristofaro on drums, piano and vibraphone, and Connor Law on bass. Jazz Sunday typically features a guest artist for a short set and then welcomes jazz musicians of all levels to sit in for the remainder of the afternoon on One World’s spacious outdoor stage.
Join us Sunday, 9/11 for live music at the vineyard from American blues, soul and rock-n-roll artists Roots and Dore! Asheville musicians Riyen Roots and Kenny Dore are keeping the blues alive one show at a time. Currently among the busiest performing acts in the Southeast, they are working hard and quickly building a name for themselves, opening for national acts and playing festivals nationally and internationally. Their 2016 album The Blues and Beyond features such special guest as “Steady Rolling” Bob Margolin of the Muddy Waters Band, multiple Grammy winner David Holt, and Tony Black, bass player for Marshall Tucker Band. It’s going to be a bluesy good time at the Burntshirt Vineyards Tasting Room and Winery Sunday from 2-5 PM. We can’t wait to see you there!
This September, several breweries are participating in our annual campaign that unites MANNA and our local brewers, Hops for Hunger.
For every pour of a particular brew, the brewery will donate $1 to MANNA. This month’s participants include 12 Bones Brewing, Bold Rock, Boojum Brewing Company, Burning Blush Brewery, Green Man Brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing and Mills River Brewing Company
Join us every Monday night for Singo (Musical Bingo)!
Singo will run from 7-8:15 pm.
No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!
This September, several breweries are participating in our annual campaign that unites MANNA and our local brewers, Hops for Hunger.
For every pour of a particular brew, the brewery will donate $1 to MANNA. This month’s participants include 12 Bones Brewing, Bold Rock, Boojum Brewing Company, Burning Blush Brewery, Green Man Brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing and Mills River Brewing Company
White Horse’s legendary Open Mic re-starts after a year off for bad behavior (COVID, really). Host Bill Altork will help us present wonderfully talented folks on their way up. The signup sheet is placed on the bar at 6:30 and the first ten to sign in are the performers for the evening. Each gets 15 minutes or three songs. It’s a lot of fun… especially since it’s free!
We’ll be following all COVID-19 protocols and we ask that you wear your mask when you’re not singing or enjoying a beverage from the bar.
Join us to share your music or just enjoy an evening in the audience!
Join us every Tuesday night for Trivia!
Trivia will run from 7-8:15 pm. We will be capping the teams at 20 and teams will not be able to join after 7 so make sure to arrive early to secure your spot!
No reservations needed, just grab your thinking caps and get ready for a good time and a chance to win a $10, $20, or $30 gift certificate to Down Dog!
No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!
This September, several breweries are participating in our annual campaign that unites MANNA and our local brewers, Hops for Hunger.
For every pour of a particular brew, the brewery will donate $1 to MANNA. This month’s participants include 12 Bones Brewing, Bold Rock, Boojum Brewing Company, Burning Blush Brewery, Green Man Brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing and Mills River Brewing Company
Gay men’s coffee group meets every Wednesday at 88 Charlotte St.
We gather at 9:30a for stimulating conversation. Come join us!
Carolina Shine Moonshine Experience
“Shine and Dine” on the railway! We cordially invite you to hop on board The Carolina Shine, GSMR’s All-Adult First Class Moonshine Car! We will be proudly serving hand crafted, triple-distilled, craft moonshine. Some of the smoothest tasting moonshine in the Carolinas!
Offered on the Nantahala Gorge excursion, this shine and dine experience begins in a renovated First Class train fleet car, The Carolina Shine. The interior features copper lined walls filled with the history of moonshining in North Carolina. Learn about the proud tradition that the Appalachians established when bootlegging was an acceptable way of life and local home brews were the best in town. Read about Swain County’s very own Major Redmond, the most famous mountain moonshine outlaw of the 19th century.
Once your appetite for knowledge is satisfied, enjoy sample tastings of flavors like Apple Pie, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cherry, Peach, and Strawberry moonshine. If the samples are not enough, there will be plenty of Moonshine infused cocktails like Copper Cola or Moonshiner’s Mimosa available for purchase. GSMR is excited to feature multiple craft NC based distilleries to serve our guests only the best! Each jar is handcrafted and authentically infused with real fruit, the way moonshine was meant to be made.
Passengers will also enjoy a full service All-Adult First Class ride with an attendant and our popular Cajun seasoned Pulled Pork BBQ with Sweet Baby Ray’s sauce cooked in our special spices and slow roasted to perfection! During the month of October, 9am departures will feature the option of a delicious Cheesy Shrimp & Grits or Cheesy Ham Hash Brown Casserole while 2pm departures will be served the popular BBQ meal.
Enjoy a $6 glass of wine and 1/2 off bottles every Wednesday night!
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Wine Dinner
Join us in La Bodega’s upstairs space for the first of many special wine dinners! Marta Plana, a collaborator in our wine club and friend of Felix, will provide selections from a portfolio focused on the region of Catalonia. Felix will highlight his connections to the region and its cuisine, and touch on the synergy with our new Cúrate Trip to Catalonia!
The ticket purchase includes a menu curated by Chef Matt Brown, paired with wines selected by our Wine Director, Jessica Salyer. 7% tax and 20% gratuity added at checkout. Please note that seating may be communal and/or in a counter-height backless chair. We will do our best to accommodate seating preferences.
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Prepaid reservation for parties of 2 to 8
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$125 per person
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Join us for a weekly mountain music JAM with players in a round, where the session is focused on regional fiddle tunes and songs! You are welcome to come and listen or to learn and join in. This event supports the Henderson County Junior Appalachian Musician (JAM) Kids Program. Free but donations are accepted. Weekly event takes place at Oklawaha Brewing Company.
Hosted by Richard and Melinda Halford
Sessions are in many ways the heart and soul of Irish traditional music, a place for players to share tunes and socialize. It’s not a performance, but rather an informal situation in which listeners are welcome to participate, whether offering encouragement, singing along on a chorus, or asking questions about the music and instruments. White Horse sessions regularly draws players from as far away as Waynesville, Cullowhee, Rutherfordton and even Clayton, Georgia.
The sessions are hosted by Richard and Melinda Halford. Drop by for a beer or a cup of tea and get uplifted by some great traditional tunes and a few new songs.
Come join us in a long musical tradition spanning hundreds of years.
This September, several breweries are participating in our annual campaign that unites MANNA and our local brewers, Hops for Hunger.
For every pour of a particular brew, the brewery will donate $1 to MANNA. This month’s participants include 12 Bones Brewing, Bold Rock, Boojum Brewing Company, Burning Blush Brewery, Green Man Brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing and Mills River Brewing Company