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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I am excited to announce that I will be returning to the WNC Holiday Fair this year. This will be my second season at “Tis the Season” and I look forward to seeing all of my fans and customers again this year. Be sure to share this event with your friends and family, invite them and respond to the event to help spread the word. Last year my event page reached over 125k people, let’s break that record this year and get more people to the event!
If you want to preorder any photos in specific sizes or mediums, be sure to message me through my facebook page Red Rock Photography
**By the way, I am not the promoter of this show, if you want to be a vendor, go to: www.wncholidayfair.net
This is the 6th Annual “Tis the Season” Holiday Fair held at the Davis Event Center across from the Asheville Airport at the WNC AG Center. This is a festive shopping event featuring fabulous art, crafts, gifts, adornments for the home as well as delectable holiday food and NC wines. Last year thousands of people came to do their holiday shopping with local and regional artists and crafters to and that special gift for their loved ones. Be sure to come join the festivities this year.
https://www.facebook.com/events/867720506746668/
A festive shopping event featuring fabulous art, crafts, gifts, adornments for the home as well as delectable holiday food and NC wines. Visit https://wncholidayfair.net/ for more info (and an admission coupon!)
Easy to find… Just off I-26 at exit 40 (across from the Asheville Airport) WNC AG Center, Davis Event Building and Expo Center Gate # 5
2018 Dates and Times
Friday, November 16 10am-6pm
Saturday, November 17 10am-6pm
Sunday, November 18 11am-5pm
2018 Admission
Adults $5.00 per person
Children under 12 Free
Free Parking
https://www.facebook.com/events/563913344051036/
Come for the Yoga, namaste for the beer.
$10 for yoga class instructed by Catherine and includes free beer after the class has concluded. Bring your own mat or use one of ours!
Space is limited.
A relaxing class great for beginners. Fun, no-judgement zone!
https://www.facebook.com/events/339255786629264/
The Haen Gallery, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, is proud to present their 12th Annual Lynn Boggess Exhibition. The exhibit will run through November.
Lynn Boggess is one of the most unique and noteworthy American landscape painters of the 21st Century. He resides in West Virginia, a state whose diverse mountains, forests, and rivers provide abundant inspiration for the artist’s plein air paintings. In place of brushes he uses palette knives and trowels to thickly layer the broad sweeping strokes and exquisite fine detail that capture all the colors of the seasons in rushing rivers, snow covered hillsides, and thick forest vegetation. Mr. Boggess’ work is recognized internationally for its incredible three-dimensional texture, rendered solely in oils. These remarkable paintings combine elements of Abstract Expressionism and Photorealism to create a style that is totally unique and original.
The Haen Gallery in Asheville is located at 52 Biltmore Avenue between City Bakery and Chestnut. There is a parking garage at the Aloft hotel across the street, another garage just up the hill, as well as street parking.
The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 11am-6pm & Sunday 12-5pm. For more information: 828-254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com. Gallery contacts: Chris Foley, Director; Leslie Logemann, Gallery Manager.
With locations in Asheville and Brevard, The Haen Gallery offers the work of established artists whose distinctive and unique style sets it apart from ordinary and imitative efforts. Visit the website at thehaengallery.com.
This week’s Free Beer Sunday is STACKED! Join us for a tasty brew from Burial Beer Co., chair Massages from King of Hearts Healing 12pm-3pm, and recharge your positivity with The Booth Fairy Project. In addition, enjoy Simply Nuts Boiled Peanuts for a tasty snack to go with the beer!
And don’t forget, all TRS inventory is 10% off throughout November!
100% of your donations goes to support Community Roots in the fight for clean water and renewable energy in our region!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1884166724972542/
Join us for our Annual Open House and enjoy cookies, hot cider, live music, handcrafted ornaments and unique gifts. New Morning Gallery features custom furniture, lighting, jewelry, pottery and home accessories by over 2,000 American artists housed in an amazing 2 story, 12,000 square foot gallery. Bellagio showcases clothing and accessories from acclaimed designers for your work and play wardrobe. Ten percent of sales during our annual Holiday Open House will be donated to support Asheville Habitat for Humanity locally, and in areas affected by Hurricane Florence.
https://www.facebook.com/events/501668013685108/?event_time_id=501668033685106
Join us for our Annual Open House and enjoy cookies, hot cider, live music, handcrafted ornaments and unique gifts. New Morning Gallery features custom furniture, lighting, jewelry, pottery and home accessories by over 2,000 American artists housed in an amazing 2 story, 12,000 square foot gallery. Bellagio showcases clothing and accessories from acclaimed designers for your work and play wardrobe. Ten percent of sales during our annual Holiday Open House will be donated to support Asheville Habitat for Humanity locally, and in areas affected by Hurricane Florence.
https://www.facebook.com/events/501668013685108/
Let’s start to learn and create basic origami!
Crane
PakuPaku
Balloon
?All materials will be provided.
?The spaces are limited, please share with other friends.
?Pre reservation are not required. Just ask staff!
https://www.facebook.com/events/190210898578226/
Come cuddle with adoptable kitties at Asheville Humane Society’s Pop-up Cat Café at WEDGE STUDIOS (129 Roberts St., Asheville) from 12 – 4 PM on Sunday, November 18! For a $10 donation, you will receive a free beverage and 30 minutes to hang out with the cats!
We recommend signing up in advance to secure your time slot, but walk-ins are welcome if space allows. All kitties will be available for adoption, so come prepared to find the purrfect companion! https://ashevillehumane.org/catcafe
https://www.facebook.com/events/186213322312779/
Tonight we’re celebrating all those who finished the Rim Hike and Valley History Explorer Hike Series in 2018 and thanking all those who volunteered their time in support of the Museum. All 2018 Hike Series finishers will receive their Rim Hike jackets and fleeces this evening. All volunteers and past and present finishers and their families are welcome. We’ll provide the pizza. Drinks are available for purchase at the White Horse.
Free for all 2018 hike series finishers and volunteers. $10 donation for all others.
https://www.facebook.com/events/319267161906019/
WE PAINT, WE BUTI + WE DANCE!!!
Time to get down with Tyler Northcutt + Cynthia Sims for the first ever GLOW featuring both your soulmate workout AKA Buti Yoga and a sizzling Hip Hop Dance routine!
This event is happening at The Mothlight in West Asheville and is hosted by Primal Studios!
Glow paint is included – arrive early to get yourself painted up!
➳ 60 minute class // 30 min of Hip Hop Dance led by Tyler
followed by 30 min of Buti led by Cynthia
➳ $15
We recommend you pre-register on the Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your spot- SPACE IS LIMITED!
SIGN UP HERE:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=781309&stype=-7&sTG=31&sView=day&sLoc=0&date=11/18/18
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
we will have some mats for your use!
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/264333347562123/
The Panthers will face the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, November 18, 2018. Kickoff is set for 1PM ET. Visit panth.rs/1Of1uh to purchase your tickets.
https://www.facebook.com/events/218840578699357/
Cheese, Meat, Hot and Cold Sandwiches. Something for everyone!
https://www.facebook.com/events/350213019069559/
Presented by KIDS AT HART – Directed by Shilea Sumpter
Music by Matthew Sklar. Lyrics by Chad Beguelin. Based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum. Overview / Synopsis. A title known the world over, Elf The Musical JR. is a must-produce holiday musical that can easily become an annual tradition for any theatre.
https://www.facebook.com/events/524193124711579/?event_time_id=524193151378243
Presented by KIDS AT HART – Directed by Shilea Sumpter
Music by Matthew Sklar. Lyrics by Chad Beguelin. Based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum. Overview / Synopsis. A title known the world over, Elf The Musical JR. is a must-produce holiday musical that can easily become an annual tradition for any theatre.
https://www.facebook.com/events/524193124711579/
“Metamorphoses” condenses Ovid’s epic and selects the most powerful myths to illustrate the theme of change. The gods, though “not altogether unkind,” exert their influence on the mortal world by dramatically interfering with the lives of humans.
From Midas to Orpheus, and from Alcyone to Baucis, mortals undergo various metamorphoses, or physical changes, which reflect their internal traits. Hubris is punished, while charity and love are rewarded. To stress the timeless nature of these myths, some take place in antiquity, while others have anachronistic references to better tie their stories to today. These myths, however, offer more than just simple morals like the importance of humility and piety. “Metamorphoses” also shows why myths themselves retain importance and relevance.
Performed by students ages 13-17 in our Tanglewood Youth Theatre Production Class.
Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County) 13 is a musical about fitting in – and standing out!
Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain… or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!?
https://www.facebook.com/events/246334506039101/?event_time_id=246334522705766
Performed by students ages 13-17 in our Tanglewood Youth Theatre Production Class.
Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County) 13 is a musical about fitting in – and standing out!
Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain… or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!?
https://www.facebook.com/events/246334506039101/
Award winning New York City director and actor Reginald Wilson will be the guest director of “Dearly Departed,” the next play presented by Mars Hill University’s theatre arts department. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, November 15-17, 2018, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 18. The production will feature director talkbacks after each performance; an opening night reception before the production on Thursday, November 15; and a diversity improv workshop at 12 p.m. on Sunday, November 18. Extra events are included with ticket purchases for that day’s performance.
Dearly Departed, written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, is a fast moving play that takes place in the backwoods of the Bible Belt. The beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpins’ other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students with student identification, free for Mars Hill University students and staff. For more information, contact the Owen Theatre box office at (828) 689-1389.
https://www.facebook.com/events/264118690966301/?event_time_id=264118697632967
Award winning New York City director and actor Reginald Wilson will be the guest director of “Dearly Departed,” the next play presented by Mars Hill University’s theatre arts department. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, November 15-17, 2018, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 18. The production will feature director talkbacks after each performance; an opening night reception before the production on Thursday, November 15; and a diversity improv workshop at 12 p.m. on Sunday, November 18. Extra events are included with ticket purchases for that day’s performance.
Dearly Departed, written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, is a fast moving play that takes place in the backwoods of the Bible Belt. The beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpins’ other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students with student identification, free for Mars Hill University students and staff. For more information, contact the Owen Theatre box office at (828) 689-1389.
https://www.facebook.com/events/264118690966301/
On a hot August night, an inebriated Jimmy Wharton stumbles into in his backyard to converse one last time with the larger-than-life father he laid to rest earlier that day. As he works his way through their often fraught relationship, Jimmy ends up face-to-face with his own shortcomings in this colorful, comedic and poignant play written by award winning North Carolina playwright, Tom Huey. Michael Lilly who has recently been seen in productions at HART (One Slight Hitch) and Parkway Playhouse (On Golden Pond) plays Jimmy Wharton and Brenda Lunsford Lilly, whose play DOLL was recently produced at The Magnetic Theatre, will direct.
https://www.facebook.com/events/317588115718315/
Music on the patio.
https://www.facebook.com/events/559825727807300/
Sunday, November 18 – Christmas Parade
3:00 pm, Main Street, Downtown Marion. For information, 828-652-2215
All are required to pre-register and obtain a copy of the parade guidelines. All entries must be fully decorated. You may pick up your registration number by coming by the Marion Business Association office at the Marion Depot. There is no charge to register. Registration November 1st, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/214176979128308/
Dorrance Dance is an award-winning dance company that aims to honor and expand America’s original art form: tap dance. The company’s inaugural performance garnered a Bessie Award for “blasting open our notions of tap.” Founder Michelle Dorrance was awarded a 2018 Doris Duke Artist Award and has been called “one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today” (The New Yorker).
The program includes the new and exhilarating Myelination (2017), the rarely seen, Bessie Award-winning Three to One (2011), and the whimsical Jungle Blues (2012).
“[An] effervescent, twitchy piece… [Myelination] showcases a bit of everything: from graceful, gliding swoops to one-armed balances that pull hip-hop back to tap… Throughout, Dorrance, a brilliant conductor, pushes the boundaries of tap while exposing its true nature: that it is music.” (The New York Times)
Three to One: “An odd, seemingly impossible marriage of tap and modern dance that came off edgy, seductive, and smart.” (Chicago Tribune)
“Jungle Blues unleashed undulating torsos, rolling hips, and shimmying shoulders. Knees and feet swiveled side to side like well-oiled levers, and dancers slid across the floor and balanced on toes.” (The Boston Globe)
https://www.facebook.com/events/160937891441431/
Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Sundays
1 till who knows when?
Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.
Jack of the Wood
95 Patton ave
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252.5445
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/144476142890462/
Join us monthly to be a part of the political revolution! Inspired by Bernie Sanders and the momentum he sparked, we work to bring progressive policies to light in our community.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2030943397118014/?event_time_id=2030943413784679
Do you constantly worry about your food choices and feel uncomfortable in your body? Do you feel anxious around food during the Holidays and find yourself overeating while planning your next diet?
Join us on a journey of exploring a more conscious, compassionate, & relaxed relationship with food & your body.
We will explore how we eat significantly impacts our well-being and how we can navigate the Holidays with less guilt and shame around food and our bodies. Learning tools that will allow us to feel more grounded and nourished by food and safe in our bodies, rather than living in fear of it.
Sunday, November 18th 3-4:30PM $25
Location: Violet Owl Wellness
Caroline Woolard is a Health at Every Size (HAES) informed eating psychology coach, yoga teacher, & Reiki master who helps you break free from the cycle of diets to start cultivating peace with food and your body so you may begin living the life of purpose and wellbeing you’ve been dreaming of.
Questions? Email [email protected]
Tickets:
Eventbrite OR
Mindbody:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=567&sDate=11/18/2018&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1
https://www.facebook.com/events/2172128273001909/
Sunday Funday time!! Arts & Crafts is back with some more brews and brushes at Catawba Brewing–but now on a fresh new afternoon. Paint, sip, and relax the day away. Be sure to get tickets before they’re gone. Our last few have sold out! Read below for more info on how to make the most of your weeknights…
Details: I’m basically a travelling art studio for newbies! So this is an awesome art party for all. Everything you’ll need will be set up and ready to go when you arrive. I’ll walk you step-by-step through our painting on a 16x20in canvas. The paintings are intended for newbies and non-artists (so you can do it! for real. i’d even pinky swear to it). The painting should take about 2.5 hours (maybe a little more if you take your time), and while we’re painting you can snack and chat and partake in some drinks (if that’s your fancy)! Now get your tickets, because I can’t wait to paint with you!
TICKETS: You must pre-pay to participate in this event!! Tickets must be purchased by 1pm on 11/18! Tickets are $30 per person and can be purchased via the link below. All the art materials you need will be provided.. Please be sure to select and pay for the correct number of seats you’ll need. More purchase info on this page: http://www.artsandcraftshky.com/calendar/91918-paint-sip-at-catawba-brewing-s6z8b
ARRIVE AT 2:30pm on November 18th to get settled in. WE WILL BEGIN PAINTING AT 3PM!
Post, comment, and ask questions here or by phone/email. Phone: 828.351.6046. Email: [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/742314606122691/
Alceste is an iconoclastic rock purist. He has declared that he is sick of hypocrisy and will tell everyone exactly how he feels. Simultaneously, he is romantically involved with Cecelia, a break-out pop star who is shallow, venal, and not the most faithful lover. In order to prove his devotion to truth, Alceste tells would-be rapper Lil’ Tastee that he has no talent, only to discover that the fickle Cecelia might be carrying on with Lil’ Tastee behind his back.
Playwrights Andrew Gall and Megan Powell originally created this adaptation of Molière’s The Misanthrope for the Wing & Groove Theatre Company in Chicago. This production will be its North Carolina premiere.
Featuring:
Jason Phillips
Mary Katherine O’Donnell
Eugene Jones
Heather Bronson
Jered Shults
Tippin
Daniel Henry
Daniel Moore
Production Team:
Direction: Andrew Gall
Lighting Design: Abby Auman
Sound Design: Mary Zogzas
Costume Design: Victoria Smith
Stage Management: Jessica Johnson
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