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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The Model Trains Station is located in the Taylors Mill Development in Taylors, South Carolina. They occupy 16,000 square feet in the Bleachery section of the Taylors Mill. An exciting feature of this location is the main line train tracks just behind the building that have trains passing by on a regular schedule. This is an ideal location for building and enjoying model trains.

By popular demand, Broadway star and audience favorite, Rachel York returns for the GSO’s most popular Pops concert, Holiday at Peace, in 2017! Everything you love about Holiday at Peace, including the audience sing-a-long, as well as appearances by International Ballet and Santa Claus, will be back in this musical celebration, along with dazzling performances by the incredibly talented and charming Ms. York.
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Rachel York, vocalist
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


November 17 – December 31, 2017
Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.
Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.
You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!




November 17 – December 31, 2017
Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.
Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.
You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!
Adult Education Tutor Training is offered to prospective volunteers who have attended a volunteer orientation session and registered with the Adult Education Program Director to attend training.


November 17 – December 31, 2017
Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.
Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.
You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!
Studio Zahiya presents their annual Winter Dance Spectacular, a world dance showcase benefiting L.E.A.F. Community Arts on Tuesday, December 19th 2017, 7pm, at The Orange Peel. The show will feature various styles of Belly Dance, Indian, Hip Hop, Irish, Ballet, Fusion, and more, danced by students and professionals of all ages and levels.
Tickets are available for purchase at squareup.com/store/studiozahiya/item/winter-show: $15 advance, $17 at the door, $5 for kids, and $20 for VIP seating. All proceeds benefit L.E.A.F. Community Arts programs.
Contact Studio Zahiya at [email protected], call (828) 537-0892, or visit www.studiozahiya.com for more information.
The Model Trains Station is located in the Taylors Mill Development in Taylors, South Carolina. They occupy 16,000 square feet in the Bleachery section of the Taylors Mill. An exciting feature of this location is the main line train tracks just behind the building that have trains passing by on a regular schedule. This is an ideal location for building and enjoying model trains.

November 17 – December 31, 2017
Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.
Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.
You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801

The Model Trains Station is located in the Taylors Mill Development in Taylors, South Carolina. They occupy 16,000 square feet in the Bleachery section of the Taylors Mill. An exciting feature of this location is the main line train tracks just behind the building that have trains passing by on a regular schedule. This is an ideal location for building and enjoying model trains.
Blue Ridge Honor Flight will host a book signing with author Jill Tahmooressi, mother of United States Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi who was jailed in Mexico for 214 days.
In her book, When Light Prevails, Jill shares the actions and emotions she went through to secure her son’s release. For Jill, the book serves to recognize and extend gratitude towards the many, big and small alike who reached out to support and help during the tremendously scary and painful ordeal.
For those who followed Andrew’s fight for freedom back in 2014 on television, radio &/ media outlets or for those just hearing about it for the first time, the book is intensely riveting and revealing.
“I am sincerely grateful to the Western Carolina folks who stepped up mightily to help secure Andrew’s freedom with Jeff Miller championing the collective effort. The letters the community sent Andrew, as well as the enormous financial support garnered of $20,000 to help with the legal bills will forever be remembered and cherished,” stated Tahmooressi.
The book signing will take place at the Henderson County Historic Courthouse on Main Street from 4-7pm on Thursday, December 21, 2017.
Blue Ridge Honor Flight is honored to now be flying WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans to their memorials in Washington, DC. The organization is now accepting applications for theirApril 28, 2018 flight from the Greenville Spartanburg Airport in conjunction with Honor Flight Upstate. Applications are available at blueridgehonorflight.com.
For more information about how to get involved in Blue Ridge Honor Flight, make a donation, or to get a veteran signed up for a flight, please visit the Blue Ridge Honor Flight website at blueridgehonorflight.com.


November 17 – December 31, 2017
Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.
Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.
You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!

Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.
The dates and performers are as follows:
November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer
These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.
For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85
You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801


“The Paper Crowns have this aura of honesty in their music that’s genuine, easy to grasp, yet also not a complete giveaway.” (Waleed Rashidi – IE Weekly)
“The Paper Crowns…songs cross so many genres that all you need to know is that if you like music, there’s something for you there.” (Vanessa Franko – Press Enterprise)
The Paper Crowns’ Spiro and Nicole are one of the premier duos on the Southeast music scene. They have returned to their jam and psychedelic roots with their full on electric ensemble – The Paper Crowns Electric Band. Their sound is a medley of blues, psychedelic and Southern rock, American folk and jazz, Gospel and funk. The Paper Crowns sound is dynamic and soulful featuring original songs and fearless improvisation.
The Paper Crowns have played such events as: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam by Day, LEAF Downtown, Echo Sessions, Mountain Sports Festival, Soulshine Farm Music Festival, South By South East, Sawdust Festival, Hangar 24 Airfest, Pappy & Harriet’s and more. Their music has found placement in major network TV campaigns and online ad campaigns including the Olympic Games, Visa, Court TV and Pepsi. The Paper Crowns have been featured on Local Color Live WNCW, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dead Show of the Month, KUCR Vinyl Hours Radio, PE Live with Vanessa Franko, 880 The Revolution with Jeff Messer, Asheville FM, WBTV Charlotte and 98.1 The River.
Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711
The Model Trains Station is located in the Taylors Mill Development in Taylors, South Carolina. They occupy 16,000 square feet in the Bleachery section of the Taylors Mill. An exciting feature of this location is the main line train tracks just behind the building that have trains passing by on a regular schedule. This is an ideal location for building and enjoying model trains.

November 17 – December 31, 2017
Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.
Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.
You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!
Wicked Quick Promotions Presents
The 16th Annual Make-A-Wish Christmas Party Benefit Concert

Featuring Dave Desmelik, Chappell with special guest Artimus Pyle, Halden Vang, The Log Noggins, and The Travers Brothership
With Special Guests McKayla A. Reece, Jack C Mascari, Nicky Sanders, Matthew Jennings, and Grace Williamson
Join the Bernstein Family for their annual Christmas Spectacular! This is an extra-special showing of an Asheville tradition: all proceeds from the Friday, December 15 performance are going to Arts For Life.
This show – like all other performances in this holiday run – is expected to sell out!
The Magnetic Theatre
375 Depot Street
Asheville, NC 28801


The Model Trains Station is located in the Taylors Mill Development in Taylors, South Carolina. They occupy 16,000 square feet in the Bleachery section of the Taylors Mill. An exciting feature of this location is the main line train tracks just behind the building that have trains passing by on a regular schedule. This is an ideal location for building and enjoying model trains.

