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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Introduction To Modeling The Human Figure with Leonid Siveriver
Thursdays, 6-9pm
August 30- October 4
You’ve asked for it, and this session we are pleased to announce that a live model, figurative sculpture class will be returning to Odyssey ClayWorks! Working from a live model each week, students will hone their understanding of basic anatomy, proportions and the mechanics of movement in 3 dimensions. After first creating multiple fast sketches in clay to work out technique, students will then advance to a longer-term sculpture based on a single pose, with more attention to detail. Please join us for this exciting opportunity to work with decorated sculptor, Leonid Siveriver.
Level: All Levels
Tuition: $255 + $75 Lab and live model fee
The Wray Brothers started Old North State in the small town of Durango Colorado in 2010. The band relocated to Asheville NC in 2012 and released their album ‘Hello Darling’. Since living in Asheville NC they have had multiple releases including their latest full length record ‘Olio’. The band consists of Dillon Wray on acoustic guitar and percussion and vocals and Jantzen Wray on Banjo and Vocals. Over the years they have recorded multiple albums and toured all over the United States playing music in support of their albums.
https://www.facebook.com/events/231287297550275/
FREE PATIO SHOW ::Laura Blackley & The Wildflowers (duo) at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/1794838270600036/
September 7 – 9, 2018
300-hour YA Credit
All Levels Welcome
Save $50 if you sign up by July 27, 2018
$250 with Early Bird Special!
($300 after July 27, 2018)
Friday 6:00 – 9:00pm
Saturday 9:00 – 12:00pm | 1:30 – 5:30pm
Sunday 8:00 – 12:00pm
Come join Shala for a magical weekend of exploring the Chakras as an experiential introduction to the Basis of Yoga Psychology. Our chakra system is composed of subtle energy centers that hold the key to our spiritual evolution and development, which affect our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. Through powerful pranayama and meditation practices, dynamic interactive lecture and discussion, as well as creative chakra sequencing in asana, we will begin to understand how these 7 main energy centers store all of our life experiences and future potential.
https://www.facebook.com/events/217137875777503/?event_time_id=217137882444169
Let Your Body be Part of Your Story.
Explore storytelling forms with movement.
If YOU enjoy telling or listening to stories. This is for you.
If YOU enjoy moving ( even just a little), then this is for you.
If YOU’d like to enjoy either movement or telling a simple sentence or story…..then this is for you.
If YOU’d like to be heard….then this is for you.
Would you like to explore expressing yourself?
Would you like to explore a question using your Body Wisdom?
NO sharing personal information required.
Come explore some simple, incremental ways to play with movement and words.
NO prior experience required or needed.
InterPlay uses simple tools and forms to explore and express ourselves with tools of easy focus, physicality of Grace and Exformation.
It is introduced incrementally in an affirming environment.
You Cannot do it wrong.
Please consider coming to explore YOUR Body Wisdom in gentle and playful ways.
Cost: $10 – $20 sliding scale
What is InterPlay?
We explore the basic InterPlay forms of
Voice,
Story telling and
Movement
in simple, incremental, safe and fun ways.
Come try out InterPlay and tap into the wisdom of your body.
InterPlay is multicultural, intergenerational, gender empowering, and interfaith.
We play with our own unique ethnicity, spirituality, geography, learning styles, orientation, economics, gifts and challenges.
We play with those who are different, side-by-side, one at a time, walking, stopping and running.
We sing, dance, babble, show and tell our stories to each other as witnesses.
No one can do it wrong! Please join us! No prior experience needed.
Just show up – and bring a friend!
InterPlay is One Way to Change Our World!
https://www.facebook.com/events/166706970845853/
Plates and Mugs: Focusing On Surface and Form With Laurie Caffery Harris
Tuesdays, 6:30-9pm
August 28- October 2
These two popular forms offer endless possibilities of expression to the clay artist. In this intermediate level class, we will use the potter’s wheel to create our forms, then focus on creating a unique surface that reflects your individuality. Through demonstrations and practice on our own test tiles, we will cover surface design including mishima (slip inlay), painting, and sgraffito carving. There will also be a heavy emphasis on handle making, as we seek to create forms that are both beautiful, and easy to use.
Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $255 + $35 Lab Fee
Back on the lawn with some more sweet swing music. We’ve got two new songs hot off the presses: including a tune about Helen’s Bridge co-written with the fabulous Steve Karla. Bring the kiddos and a picnic blanket!
https://www.facebook.com/events/332152704195158/
The next AVL Worship Night is set!
No Agenda. Only Jesus.
#AVLWorshipNights
#InspiringHumanity
https://www.facebook.com/events/264342537449071/
Select Evenings, May 17–October 7, 2018
Biltmore House & Gardens opens to the public on Thursday–Sunday evenings for a special reservations-only viewing of Chihuly’s stunning large-scale glass sculptures. Chihuly Nights at Biltmore is an enchanting opportunity to witness the effects of dramatic nighttime lighting upon the luminous colors and graceful forms of these spectacular pieces. Sunset over the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, live music in the gardens, and a wine bar make the evening experience all the more enticing. Chihuly’s towering works of art illuminated against a night sky surrounded by the timeless beauty and magnificence of Biltmore House & Gardens: a truly moving, memorable experience
IPR’s The Scene has described them as a “…a gritty Americana group with Irish folk and country influences.” They have shared the stage with David Allan Coe, Shooter Jennings, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Great American Taxi featuring Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon, David Childers, Rumpke Mountain Boys, and John Michael Montgomery. They were recently featured on WDVX’s Blue Plate Special. The MMB is a hardworking band that loves to play. They can do it soft and sweet in the corner…or loud and rowdy! They have been building a hardcore following of cowboys, angels, freaks, hippies, and good old boys & girls.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheMichaelMartinBand/about/?ref=page_internal
https://www.facebook.com/events/253748745276142/
September 7 I’m playing Mountain Song Fest! Tickets on sale May 1st
https://www.facebook.com/events/164425947723727/
Postmodern Jukebox
Doors at 5
Show at 7
https://www.facebook.com/events/180022312828269/
www.shilohhillmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/301999857270126/
Live Music with Soleil LeBlanc Friday night 7 to 10 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/663775267339191/
Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery is opening up their space for us to have a swing dance party!
There will be a short swing lesson from 7pm-7:30.
And then dancing of ALL types from 7:45-10pm!
No fee is necessary.
Pizza and drinks available for purchase until 8:30pm.
Even if you can’t swing dance, come and freestyle with us! We love to get jiggy with it ;)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1883842125013718/
The young acoustic string band, The Wildmans come from the hills of Floyd, Virginia, in the heart of the Appalachian mountain music tradition. From campsite jamming at festivals and fiddler’s conventions and classical music education comes the foundation for musical exploration that sets this group apart, taking the audience on a musical journey that reflects the growth and passion of these talented young musicians.
Lounge Seated :: $12 Advance / $15 Day of 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
https://www.facebook.com/events/2094141677579792/
Come hear soulful folk music on this beautiful September evening. With an outdoor patio atmosphere and lovely wine to sip on, join me in harmonious music making and enjoying.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1973723022926066/
Holden Bare has been creating good times for over 3 decades playing the music you remember. His one-man show can transport you back to the 60’s and 70’s with songs from your favorite artists that will always touch you. Holden’s vocals, along with either piano or guitar, can add just the right touch to make your dining experience a memorable one. Years of entertaining coupled with an extensive song list will ensure that you will have a good time with plenty of smiles and memories to take with you.
https://www.facebook.com/events/234591827227747/
If you like tasty brews and/or live music come on out and support this great, new business in downtown Hendersonville’s 7th Avenue arts district and hear some “ROCK AND ROLL TRUTH” from 28 Pages! Delicious food truck on site! We are super stoked for this one folks, help us to make it a great one with an awesome turn out! We hit the outdoor stage at 8pm! This is an absolutely FREE show, no cover charge!
www.28pagesband.com
www.triskelionbrewing.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/252386615555475/
Bread Riot is an ensemble-created ode to the anti-aristocracy and the zeitgeist of our times. Come out for an irreverent comedy AND support ICE resisters with your donations! One night only at Static Age Records in downtown Asheville. Tickets available at the door: suggested donation of $5 – $15 – 80% of all proceeds will be donated to the GDC Defense Fund for ICE Resisters. No one turned away because they can’t pay. Mature content.
Director: Erinn Hartley
Ensemble:
Missy Bell
Laura Davis
Erinn Hartley
Kim Hartley
Peter Lundblad
Musicians:
Scott Voloshin
Daniel Walton
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Can’t come to the event but still want to support ICE resistance? You can donate at this link: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/defense-fund-for-ice-resisters.
https://www.facebook.com/events/275537809726645/
https://www.bendanaher.com/
“You can hurt and still feel lucky,” Ben Danaher sings on the title track of his deeply personal debut album, ‘Still Feel Lucky.’ Coming from any other songwriter, it might sound like a simple platitude, but in Danaher’s hands, it’s something far more profound, a moment of true enlightenment in the face of unimaginable tragedy. Years of pain are wrapped up in his delivery, but still he commits to the hope and the beauty inherent in the darkness. It’s a monumental task, but one the Huffman, Texas native handles with a tenacious grace on an album that, despite being born in the fires of struggle and loss, manages to forge its own path toward peace, growth, and even joy.
Drawing on the influence of legendary troubadours like Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, and Townes Van Zandt, Danaher first made a name for himself as a songwriter in Texas before relocating to Nashville. Along the way, he shared bills with Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jack Ingram, Angaleena Presley, Rhett Miller, Travis Meadows, and Amanda Shires, in addition to co-writing songs for Ryan Beaver, Bonnie Bishop, Rob Baird, and Justin Halpin among others. For his own songs, Danaher collaborated with some of Nashville fastest-rising stars, including Maren Morris, on material that blended classic country tradition with modern rock and roll sensibilities.
https://www.facebook.com/events/706446453039444/
Come join us for some grand Friday night ‘ceol agus craic’ in downtown Asheville!
https://www.facebook.com/events/321257165290325/
Free live music! Come on out for some delicious craft beverages and a mix of traditional and eclectic vocally driven acoustic music featuring guitar, mandolin, bass and percussion. Expect shades of bluegrass, old-time country and folk, and even retro 90s covers!
https://www.facebook.com/events/228624431111947/
Cuatro Ases para un gran bailazo
https://www.facebook.com/events/241681420011292/
Bring your dancing shoes!
https://www.facebook.com/events/717975265205855/
Off With Your Radiohead Presents: Hail to the Thief
Friday, September 7
Doors: 8:00pm | Show: 9:00pm
Tickets: $10 ADV | $12 DOS
Off With Your Radiohead:
Fresh on the Asheville music scene, and already packing the city’s most sought-after venues, Off With Your Radiohead is set to perform one of Radiohead’s most challenging albums, Hail to the Thief, in its entirety. The show will also include a bonus set of carefully-curated tunes from the Radiohead discography.
After mesmerizing a crowd of unsuspecting Radiohead fans at a tribute show last fall, frontman Jeff Thompson knew he was onto something. What was intended to be a one-off homage to the greatest rock record of all time quickly developed into a permanent ensemble. Now, the five-piece is dedicated to mastering even Radiohead’s most complex arrangements note for note.
The evening’s lineup features Jeff Thompson on lead vocals and guitar, Jake Cavinder on drums and backing vocals, Joshua Cavinder on keys, Kyle “Cricket” Colclasure on bass, and Kevin Carballo on lead guitar.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2201609016733745/
An evening of music with PW Gopal w/ Kelly White at Ambrose West.
WHERE: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Rd, 28806
WHEN: Friday September 7, 2018
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: Singer-Songwriter
AGES: 18+
SEATS: standing/seated
TICKETS: ADV $18 // DOS $22
https://www.facebook.com/events/1646359278825528/
Steel Magnolias with an All trans-friendly cast. Didi Hart presents the fun of Steel Magnolias that only our favorite ladies can present.
Tickets are $12 for members and $17 for non-members (which will include your $5 annual membership). We will announce when tickets will go on sale soon. This performance is ages 21+ only, and the Sunday performance is ages 16 and up.
https://www.facebook.com/events/165453757624902/
The Ballroom Thieves – Calin “Callie” Peters (vocals, cello), Martin Earley (guitar, vocals), and Devin Mauch (percussion, vocals) – mine immense melodies and hypnotic hooks from personal stories on their 2018 EP, Paper Crown (Nettwerk Records). Under the cover of vintage jazz-style, the five songs reflect feelings of rootlessness from four nomadic years, bouts of depression, and the ever-looming specter of political unrest hanging over the country.
Nevertheless, a noticeable glimmer of light always peeks through.
https://www.facebook.com/events/314638409105365/
Tremendous musicality, versatility and the ability to entertain everyone from the casual listener to the most discriminating improvised music aficionados. These qualities have become the trademark of south Florida musician and entertainer Patrick Lopez. With performances that captivate and inspire his audiences, it’s obvious that he knows where music has been, where music is going, and perhaps most importantly, he’s not going to leave anyone behind on the journey. His rhythmically charged trumpet solos, featuring unique and spontaneous melodic fragments combined seamlessly with more traditional bebop runs show that he’s done his homework. And it’s that intense dedication to music that has given him the opportunity to perform with some incredible names in the world of music, including Kontrol, Tony Tatis, Alex Leon, Tito Nieves, Edwin Rivera, Jerry Rivera, La Grand Union and numerous South Florida Wedding Bands have highlighted his early career. He’s had the opportunity to share the stage with jazz stars, the names of which include Ira Sullivan, Feliepe Lamoglia, Freddie Hubbard, Mark Colby, Melton Mustafa and Arturo Sandoval. Has recorded for Natalie Cole, Teddy Mulet from the Miami Sound Machine.
patricklopez.com
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