Calendar of Events

Join the Wild Asheville Community Chorus for an afternoon of singing and dancing! Led by director Suzannah Park, we’ll be celebrating music from across the globe with a selection of traditional and contemporary songs from South Africa, Georgia, Croatia, and America.

Sliding scale donations: $5-$10. Kids free! No one turned away for lack of funds.

A raffle for various prizes will be available. See you there!

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Alex Krug & Kyle Samples at the Wedge. We’ll be exploring some of the sounds that we’ll be recording during our upcoming studio time.

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Celebrate the holidays with a local twist on a traditional classic. Brevard Ballet’s presentation of The Nutcracker brings in the story of the Silversteen family and is set in the Silvermont Mansion in Brevard, NC. Showtime is 5pm on November 18 at Jones Auditorum at Brevard High School. Tickets on sale October 15th.

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Five Kosha Yin Yoga – Journey through the layers of Self

This is an invitation to yield into juicy and rejuvenating practice of meditative yin and restorative yoga combined with essential yoga philosophy. The practice will take us on a journey to explore and embody the five koshas or layers of Self: annamaya (physical), pranamaya (energy), manomaya (mental), vijanamaya (wisdom) and anandamaya (bliss). The practice creates space to receive insights from the inner guru and encourages this knowledge to be integrated as wisdom for the greater good. Reiki energy healing will be applied during the class. You are welcome with or without previous experience of yoga. Just bring open heart and mind.

Sunday 18th Nov at 5-7pm
Sliding scale $10 – 20
Onlinet tickets: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=630417&sclassid=555&sDate=11/18/2018&sLoc=1&sTG=24&sType=1

About Sanni:

Sanni has a with a deep practice of yoga (E-RYT 500), meditation, Reiki energy- and bodywork, cleansing techniques, core-shamanism and intuitive dance. With humble heart, she carries the medicine of elemental initiations, rituals and ceremony to allow the deeper wisdom of Self to unfold. Sanni holds space for internal and external transformation at retreats, facilitates Yoga Teacher Trainings at the Kula Collective and works with several projects to empower local communities in different countries.

“With all my heart, I welcome you to share the practice with me and allow the ancient, yet so present wisdom of yoga energetics to flow through for the highest benefit of all.”

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FREE DEAD

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It’s time to regroup after the mid-terms and start formulating a plan for next year and next election cycle!

We plan to talk about the TDA and hotels, book discussions, future candidates, and how we can best focus and grow in the upcoming year.

Hope to see you there!
Children and service dogs welcome

https://www.facebook.com/events/936892383366152/

Join FERMENTI. founder Meg Chamberlain, for an instructional journey through the basic understanding of handcrafting your own fermented, lactic-bacteria, probiotic-rich foods. In this class you’ll learn why you need them in your diet and how this form of preservation cuts food waste, food budgets and increases nutritional value. The class will cover basic tools, techniques, and general recipes for fermenting fruits and vegetables at home. Everyone will get to taste several Fermenti samples and will leave with an understanding of how to ferment with ease and accessibility in the comfort of your home.

*$20 per person. Includes A 2-hour Discussion, Tasting and Demos with email support after the class.

Meg Chamberlain holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the Corcoran College Of Art and Design among other accreditations. In 2007, Meg and husband Lars began primitive homesteading in Missouri without the use of power and running water. From these conditions, a unified understanding of how traditional food preservation could be modernized without losing its heritage was identified and food waste practices were explored. At FERMENTI. we help connect you to that amazing past by teaching traditional Lactic Bacteria fermentation of vegetable ingredients and how they can help us preserve our future! Please join us and help bring this tradition back to life!

https://www.facebook.com/events/262717944578478/

Time: 5:30PM // Lounge Seated

Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

$12 Advance / $12 Day of Show

Scott Cook has been living on the road for the last eleven years, touring almost incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, while releasing six albums of straight-talking verse. All the hard miles notwithstanding, he still believes that songs can change your life, and your life can change the world.

Seated Lounge Show:: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

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Candlelight Christmas Evenings*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Saturday, January 5, 2019 (Select Dates)

*Check website for availability/dates
*By reservation only.
*Pricing varies by date.

Candlelight, firelight, and live music bring holiday warmth to the extravagant holiday décor of Biltmore House, creating an evening to remember. Evening guests can also take advantage of Antler Hill Village & Winery to enjoy free wine tastings. Advance reservations are required for evening visits.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

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Troy Breslow is a singer-songwriter of Country music from Hampton Roads VA currently based in Murfreesboro TN. In February he was voted Country Artist of the Year by VEER Magazine in Norfolk VA and this past June he was nominated for Americana Artist of the Year by the Tennessee Music Awards. Breslow has been on tour nonstop since last September in support of his latest record “Politics and Roadrage”.

For more info, music, and tour dates please visit www.troybreslow.com!

See y’all on the road!

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Experience Asheville’s brightest holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. Walk through an outdoor winter wonderland and see the Arboretum’s gardens dressed in more than half-a-million holiday lights. Roast s’mores by the fire, listen to your favorite holiday tunes or enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, cider or beer. Proceeds from the event will support the Arboretum’s educational programs, exhibit and facilities year-round.

Tickets range from $8-18 and must be purchased in advance online at www.ncwinterlights.com.

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This class will feature Bon Iver’s 2007 album “For Emma, Forever Ago” as its soundtrack. We will experience the music through movement inspired by Subtle Yoga, moving slowly and mindfully with continued attention on the breath. The class will begin with a sutra discussion and a five-minute grounding/breath awareness practice. We’ll then move into asanas, ending with at least five minutes of Savasana, followed by a final sutra reflection and brief pranayama exercise, ending with a seated meditation. Beginners are welcome.

This class costs $10, payable by cash (preferred), check, or credit card. Town and Mountain Training Center (261 Asheland Avenue, 28801) is located inside Town and Mountain Realty. When looking at the building, it’s best to park to the right of it. Then walk up the ramp behind the building, and enter through the second grey door on the left. Please arrive 5 minutes early, as we will begin promptly at 6:30. If you have your own mat, please bring it, but there are mats, blocks, blankets, and bolsters available on site.

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Performed by our Tanglewood Youth Theatre Broadway Bootcamp class of 8-12 year olds: Kids doing theatre for kids!

A cabaret style performance featuring solos, duets, trios and company numbers from the musical theatre songbook!

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Tour Gatlinburg’s most dazzling light displays by hopping aboard the Gatlinburg Trolley Ride of Lights! This popular winter tradition is the perfect way to see our mountain town in all its Winter Magic splendor. Get your tickets today!

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David is an evolutionary astrologer, the kind who seeks out certain signatures in a birth chart that will help you find your path forward. He has practiced meditation, spirituality, and energy healing all his life, and has devoted himself to astrology for the past seven years–ever since going through a transformative event. He found the most insight about this moment of initiation by looking through the lens of the planets in the sky.

https://www.facebook.com/events/338473753572987/

The biggest comedy event of the year is coming to The Artisan of Flat Rock, and you won’t want to miss it. One night, one show…. and this will be a sold out show!

Tickets are $25 for members and $30 for non-members (which includes the $5 annual membership) plus $1.50 website handling fee. Tickets are now on sale.

Pam Stone co-starred in the television series Coach for seven seasons as the character, Judy Watkins. She also appeared in the sit-com, “The Drew Carey Show”, the Rob Reiner political documentary, “But Seriously, Folks,” and the George Lucas 1994 film “Radioland Murders,” starring Mary Stuart Masterson and Brian Benben.

Nelson specializes in rubber-faced comedy characters, much as Red Skelton did in his heyday. His most popular originals include Jiffy Jeff, a punch drunk prizefighter with a Gym in NYC; Eppy Epperman, a brilliant but nerdy kid with deeper insights than meet the eye; an entire football team of stereotypical characters and unnamed football stars doing a charity commercial; Wilby Stuckerson, a hillbilly chicken farmer based on a life experience of Nelson’s from Shreveport, Louisiana, and Mr. Pingyeh, an argumentative Asian man who is more eloquent than the people with whom he argues. He is also known for his Jacques-Yves Cousteau impersonations and his “football act” in which he parodies the old team rundowns in the College Football All-Star games, in which players announce their names, numbers and teams (example: “Quasimodo… Notre Dame… halfback!”)

Nelson was Rodney Dangerfield’s opening act for eight years and was featured in two of Rodney’s HBO stand-up comedy showcases, alongside Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Rita Rudner and Bob Saget. That led to two HBO specials starring Nelson, including “Nelson Schmelson”.[1] He considers Rodney his ‘Comedy Godfather’. Nelson was also in a comedy group called “The Identical Triplets” with Eddie Murphy and Rob Bartlett.

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Atmosphere Live Concert at The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

November 18, 2018, 8:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/277390316208806/

Atmosphere
Dem Atlas
The Lioness
DJ KEEZY

Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
$25 – $28
All Ages

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/atmosphere/

Defining success is not an exact science by any means. In some ways, it’s especially difficult to quantify one’s success when they have a job that places them in the public eye, a position that is ripe for critique and high expectations. Perhaps those who best thrive in those scenarios are the ones who can navigate through all noise and continue to evolve and grow, both in their skill sets and as individuals.

In many ways, that is an integral part of the Atmosphere story. Over their twenty-year career they have managed to continually tweak and strive to perfect their formula, while neither straying too far off their path, nor resorting to playing it safe. Starting at 1997’s Overcast, the group’s first official album, and traveling through 18 years of new albums, side projects (e.g. the Sad Clown series and Felt), and various collaborations, all the way up until 2014’s Southsiders album, Atmosphere’s music has evolved in a way that differs from many of their peers and predecessors. A hard look at that evolution doesn’t reveal the commonalities of following trends or struggling to fit in, by either over-extending in an effort to stay cool to the younger generation, or succumbing to the pressure people tend to place on artists to maintain the same sound from album to album. Instead, the Atmosphere discography evolves in a natural way.

Musically, Ant has continued to define Atmosphere’s sound, ranging from a healthy mixture of upbeat and fun, to the oft more iconic, moody and personal. Through out the 1990s, Ant spent countless hours in his basement with a wealth of records, a keyboard sampler, a turntable and a 4-track, working with a who’s who of the Twin Cities’ Rap talent of that time. Those experiences tuned his ear, molded his work ethic, and shaped his vision. In turn, those lessons have continually become more prominent in the Atmosphere aesthetic, blending live musicians and sampled production with his keen sense of how to compose a well-arranged song.

As for the lyrics, Slug started his passion for rhyming with an obsessive-like penchant for the way words intersect, as well as how those words can be manipulated for unexpected and clever meanings. But, at the same time, early on Slug expressed an interest in doing more than simply proving he could be witty, but also writing about subjects that speak to people personally, as well as emotionally. These practices also naturally helped the Atmosphere fan base to expand beyond the usual independent Hip Hop audience, extending their reach to an alternative audience who also related to the personable appeal and emotional range of both Slug’s songwriting and Ant’s musical backdrops. Particularly, Slug has been consistently successful in leveraging his understanding for the power of words, recognizing that a song containing the right story or personal perspective can be extremely effective in capturing and holding the listener’s attention.

Undoubtedly, the impact of Atmosphere’s music has been the roots to their long-term success, but their continued rigorous touring and performance schedule has been the vessel for engraining these stories and the legacy of the music into their fan base. Early on in their careers, Atmosphere stepped beyond the genre lines and performed shows through out the Twin Cities with Rock bands, Punk Rock bands, and Jazz Ensembles. This was directly influenced by the fact that both of them were already fans of a wide range of music. Although this was a natural reaction to being a fan of the music, that experience also afforded Atmosphere, and their Rhymesayers peers, the opportunity to witness first-hand the D.I.Y ethos shared by some of these other musical movements. Atmosphere began to apply many of these tactics and work ethics to their growth, which was specifically influential in the development of Atmosphere’s approach to touring. These strategies found Atmosphere expanding their tours into cities that few, if any, Rap artists were including in their routing. The result is a storied connection between the artists and the listeners, which has grown into long-term Atmosphere fans passing down that experience to their children and so on, and thus continually ushering in a new generation of Atmosphere fans. Early on in their touring excursions, Atmosphere shows were noted in history for challenging the idea that Hip Hop audiences had to be filled exclusively with scowl-faced males fueled by ego and testosterone. Instead they created an environment that invited women to join in on the party. All of these factors have led to a fan base that ranges from ages 14-54 and beyond, and one that remains solid, as well as ever evolving.

As Atmosphere steps into their 21st year of making music, Slug & Ant show no signs of slowing, compromising or losing sight of their vision. Nor has time revealed any diminishing of those qualities that have brought them this far. As 2016 swung into gear, Atmosphere had already ended the previous year and led into another with a string of singles, and still have an abundance of music on the way, including their latest album, “Fishing Blues”. The title of the new album speaks directly to the sentiments that opened this bio; Is this the point in the career where Atmosphere chooses to step back, put up the Gone Fishin’ sign and reminisce about their successes? The answer, a resounding no, is found in the music, a collection of songs that both define and redefine the Atmosphere sound. Their passion and creative spark are as illuminate as ever. Slug and Ant still have plenty of stories to tell…

https://rhymesayers.com/artists/atmosphere

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Wilmington’s finest comics are going on the road for the weekend to do stand up comedy benefit shows to raise money for the members of their community affected by hurricane Florence.

Featuring: Lew Morgante, Drew Harrison, Jesse Jones, Louis Bishop and Allie Coleman Bean Cole

Tickets $10
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hurricanes-blow-a-comedy-benefit-for-hurricane-florence-victims-tickets-52341117692

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An Evening With Mac Demarco (solo) at The Grey Eagle

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Join us as we venture to the LGBT Community of Asheville, NC! We will be having a benefit show to help receive funds for our upcoming Operation Santa’s Sleigh! We currently have 8 children who need our help, so let’s make it happen!

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Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.

About the Artist

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”

Christmas at Biltmore Daytime Celebration*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Sunday, January 6, 2019 (daily)

*Included with estate admission.
*Does not include “Candlelight Christmas Evenings”

Experience the holidays wreathed with the wonder of Biltmore. Our celebration presents Christmas on a grand scale with more than 55 trees decorated by our talented staff, accented with miles of ribbon, garlands, and lights. Festive menus in our restaurants and holiday wine tastings make for a memorable visit.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

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Join a team of Unity members and friends as we work in the MANNA Foodbank warehouse to help sort food for distribution. There are two different days, with different times and lengths of shifts. Please sign up if you plan to attend so we can give you all the information you need. MANNA Foodbank serves over 200 partner agencies (food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens) in 16 counties in WNC. One in four children in WNC are food insecure.

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Build elastic strength, structure + fluidity. Move with effortless power. ☯? Join Instructor Stephen Opper Mondays for Fluid Strength: Evolutionary Movement at Primal Studios!

Stephen draws from 30 years of movement and both internal and external martial arts, and 20 years of practicing structural bodywork creating a unique movement class unlike anything else. This class will help you find your center & expand your limits.

➳ 75 minute class – All levels welcome

➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!

➳ This class may utilize a yoga mat so bring a mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use!

➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville.

? Stephen has trained in movement and martial arts for over 30 years, with an emphasis in Chinese internal martial arts. For the last 20 years, he has also practiced structural bodywork for pain relief and rehabilitation. He has healed through chronic pain and injuries, and love helping others do the same.

✨ 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. ✨primalstudiosasheville.com ✨

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When reflecting on the current state of the environment, it seems that we have entered into times of seismic sorrows. Carbon emissions, water pollution, fracking, and changing climate patterns all point to a troubling reality with serious consequences for human and non-human populations. Through weavings, installations, sculpture, and print, artists Rena Detrixhe and Tali Weinberg (Tulsa, OK) explore the complex relationship between humans and the planet, offering insights, expressing grief, and creating space for resilience and change.

In Time of Seismic Sorrows is curated by Marilyn Zapf and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

FREE Santa Photos will be available at the center through December 24 at the The North Carolina Arboretum sponsored Santa Set. Every family who visits Santa at Asheville Outlets will receive two FREE 4” x 6” Santa photo prints and a digital download of a single image. Free Santa Photos is hosted by Great Beginnings Lead To Great Smiles.

(Additional photos and Christmas merchandise are available for purchase. One giveaway per family, per Christmas season. Some restrictions may apply. Valid only through December 24, 2018.)

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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.