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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Dance your heart out, practice your moves, or sing along with your friends. Every Tuesday night after the live band. Only a $2 suggested donation that goes towards Swing Asheville.
Live music from 9-11pm. Bands typically play vintage jazz leaning towards Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Blues dancing. Please see the Swing Asheville group for the schedule: https://www.facebook.com/pg/swingasheville/events
Just $5 for the entire evening, including the blues dance. Blues dance is just $2 from 11pm until closing. We will dance until the bar closes!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/488222365046241/
Dance your heart out, practice your moves, or sing along with your friends. Every Tuesday night after the live band. Only a $2 suggested donation that goes towards Swing Asheville.
Live music from 9-11pm. Bands typically play vintage jazz leaning towards Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Blues dancing. Please see the Swing Asheville group for the schedule: https://www.facebook.com/pg/swingasheville/events
Just $5 for the entire evening, including the blues dance. Blues dance is just $2 from 11pm until closing. We will dance until the bar closes!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/488222365046241/?event_time_id=488222378379573
Tuesday Night Funk Jam – 11PM – Ca$h Donation$ – 21+
EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall!
Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert.
Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm.
At 11PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night followed by opening up the stage to jam to our local community of musicians for an ‘Open Jam’.
While this is an amazing opportunity for musicians to network and refine their musical chops it is ALSO an event for the people who support our music scene and need a night to shake their hips to the best funk around town!
Regularly, nationally touring musicians, TONIGHT funk jam is going to be off the chain. We have Lee Allen (of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band) jumping back in with The Legendary House Band. Come out to the Asheville Music Hall tonight and help us kick off the first funk jam of 2019. We start at 11pm. #asheville #noplacelikehome #makemusiceveryday #mftnfj
https://www.facebook.com/events/786766998382570/?event_time_id=786767058382564
Women Belong is coming to Asheville! This Circle launch is open to members and guests. This is a structured meeting where we will gather to support each other and each others businesses. During this meeting a special menu of breakfast entrees will be offered ranging in price from $10-20 and each attendee is responsible for her own breakfast bill.
Who are we? We are a diverse group of women and fem identified, who are dedicated to supporting other women in advancing their business and developing personally.
Please bring at least 30 business cards, we are looking forward to being with you!
“Jivamukti Yoga is a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings” -Sharon Gannon
This workshop will explore what Jivamukti Yoga is, where it came from and why it is relevant today. There will be a 30-minute discussion about the history, tenants and philosophy of Jivamukti Yoga followed by a classically sequenced 90-minute Jivamukti Yoga Open Class. All are welcome!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1015092238674995/
Collecting new and gently used handbags to give to Steadfast House residents, women soon to be released from Jail and women receiving help from our Medical & Crisis Ministries in conjunction with other supportive services in time for Mother’s Day.
Shopping list for Handbags for Hope fillers.
Hair Brush/Comb
Wipes
Mirror
Make-up/bag
Travel size shampoo & conditioner
Toothbrush & tooth paste
Feminine hygiene products
Lip balm
Tweezers
SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS –
Life Skills
Journal
Journal
Day planner
Inspirational/self help book
Note of encouragement
Ear buds
Fresh Start
Socks
Undergarments (Sm – XXL)
Leisure wear (Sm – XXL)
WrapDrop off your bags at any of our four Crisis Ministry locations:
Downtown Crisis Ministry – 24 Cumberland Ave.
ABCCM South Crisis Ministry – 10 Buck Shoals Rd. 28704
ABCCM North Crisis Ministry – 403 Weaverville Hwy. 28804
ABCCM Hominy Valley – 1914 Smoky Park Hwy, 28715
https://www.facebook.com/events/333120137338333/
Wildflowers springing from the ground are a sign that spring and warmer weather are right around the corner. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Shades of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No additional cost to enter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/267786327235081/?event_time_id=267786337235080
Experience America’s Largest Home® in an Entirely New Way
February 8–May 27, 2019
For the first time, reproductions of clothing from the Vanderbilts’ own wardrobes are displayed in the settings in which they were originally worn: the elegant rooms of Biltmore House.
Guided by Biltmore curators, Oscar®-winning costumier John Bright and Cosprop, London meticulously recreated fashions favored by the Vanderbilts and their guests at turn-of-the-century celebrations known as house parties.
A new custom Exhibition Audio Guided Tour created for this exhibition combines realistic 360° sound techniques with stories told from the perspectives of those who lived and worked at Biltmore in the early 1900s; this special component is what makes this exhibition a unique, immersive audio-visual Biltmore experience. As you hear the stories and witness scenes previously seen only in century-old black-and-white photographs brought to vivid, colorful life, you will feel as though you were attending A Vanderbilt House Party.
Purchase online 7 days or more in advance and save $10 per admission!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2090732980995896/?event_time_id=2090732984329229
It’s our Spring Fund Drive and we have a goal of reaching $32,000 in donations by the end of day Friday May 3rd. A donation of any amount from hundreds of listeners will help us reach that goal. We also have great thank you gifts at the $60, $103.3, and $365 levels.
https://www.facebook.com/events/608303969660890/
Paw Patrol Live
ExploreAsheville.com Arena at U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/767867423570092/
Purchase a VIP Package and become a VIP – Very Important Pup! The VIP package includes a premium seat, special souvenir gift and exclusive access to a Meet & Greet with Ryder and two PAW Patrol Characters after the show. Each adult & child (age 1 & up) in a group must have a VIP ticket. Pick up your VIP Packet at the VIP Check in table prior to the show.
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Friends Presale : Wed, 7 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Ticketmaster Presale : Tue, 13 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Venue Presale : Tue, 13 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Citi® Cardmember Presale : Wed, 7 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Citi® Cardmember Preferred Tickets : Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
Nickelodeon/VStar/Spin Master Presale : Wed, 7 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/484893442001160/
Join the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy on a springtime wildflower stroll through our 552-acre Laurel Ridge conservation easement. Participants will be led through dense Southern Appalachian Oak Forests and Cove Forests over lovely streams, and rock formations along old, healed logging roads. As we meander through this wilderness we will keep our eyes peeled for the dizzying floral display of wildflowers on the forest floor. Participants will walk away with a deeper, more visceral understanding of the incredible biodiversity and beauty of the Southern Appalachians.
This event is free for SAHC members and $10 for non-members
Register online at: https://appalachian.org/event/wildflower-hike-at-laurel-ridge/
https://www.facebook.com/events/437920013628130/
Network and have lunch with new and old friends while you promote your business products and services. Bring a big stack of business cards and a friend if you like. ALL are invited, no cost to attend the meeting, we just ask that you support our host restaurant and buy your lunch (don’t forget to add a hand-spun milkshake to your meal!). Also, have a door prize? Bring one (optional) for our drawing!
https://www.facebook.com/events/429199221186812/
Save the Date – Educational event geared towards planned giving and fundraising professionals.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1377810642321481/
Leigh Hunt, the English essayist of the 19th century, wrote that May Day is “the union of the two best things in the world, the love of nature, and the love of each other.” Our co-operative is celebrating this traditional Spring festival and anti-capitalist holiday with an herb giveaway!
Drop by our space on Wednesday between noon and 5pm to help yourself to a selection of organic, medicinal-quality herbs; including alfalfa leaf, catnip, echinacea, hibiscus, lemonbalm, nettle, olive leaf, passionflower, red clover, red raspberry, rose petal, and spearmint. These have been packaged and labeled in ziplock bags, each holding enough herb for around twenty cups of tea or a larger project such as a tincture.
Our co-op will be closing at 5pm to participate in the West Asheville May Day Celebration happening on Haywood Road. (More info posted below.)
* Limit three bags per visitor, while supplies last.
https://www.facebook.com/events/821722688187735/
Hello! It’s a beautiful day to help The Blood Connection save lives!
We’ve made it a little easier for you to find upcoming blood drives in the Upstate. We’d love if you could help us spread our life-saving message by publishing local drives happening in your area. Keep in mind, we provide blood for almost every WNC hospital, so community blood donors play a huge part in saving local lives. To find our drives, simply click on this link:https://thebloodconnection.
For an interactive map of our drives: https://donate.
Please reach out if you have any questions or if you would like pictures or more information. We have a great need for O-Negative donors right now. I’d be happy to provide an interview as well.
Hello! It’s a beautiful day to help The Blood Connection save lives!
We’ve made it a little easier for you to find upcoming blood drives in the Upstate. We’d love if you could help us spread our life-saving message by publishing local drives happening in your area. Keep in mind, we provide blood for almost every WNC hospital, so community blood donors play a huge part in saving local lives. To find our drives, simply click on this link:https://thebloodconnection.
For an interactive map of our drives: https://donate.
Please reach out if you have any questions or if you would like pictures or more information. We have a great need for O-Negative donors right now. I’d be happy to provide an interview as well.
Welcome here, our friends to the show that never ends. We’re so glad you could attend. Come inside! Come inside!
At least we HOPE you can attend our Grand Opening Party!
In case you haven’t heard yet, Sugar Britches is the latest business to open its doors in the soon-to-be-big Foundation complex located along Lyman Street in the River Arts District. We feature sourced, upcycled and handmade clothing and accessories from Asheville artists in a fun and funky space. We also have maker stations and an atmospheric event space called Cabaret that will be open for everyone to enjoy during the event.
We’ll have tasty bites on hand in addition to a few different varieties of bubbles, plus music, a guest entertainer and prize giveaways. Plus, our artists will be on hand to answer any questions you have and show you some of their creations.
Attendance is free, so please stop by for a little or a long while and invite your friends! As a new business, every little bit helps getting the word out. See you soon!
We are located in Suite 20, to the right of The Wedge and Foundation Woodworks.
https://www.facebook.com/events/379753812621904/
RAD Farmer’s Market Launch!
Please join us on Wednesday May 1st from 3-6pm! Enjoy a sunny day of shopping, collaboration, puppy playtime, raffles, and more!
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https://www.facebook.com/events/2747040342002767/
This new class in our Fitness Center will incorporate Qigong, strengthening, mediation and yoga. This class is geared to all ages and gender, especially male golfers.
Qigong is a practice that typically involves moving meditation, slow flowing movement and deep rhythmic breathing that provides a calm meditative state of mind.
Classes are $10.00/person.
This class will be lead by instructor Dr. John Akers. Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.
https://www.facebook.com/events/407581593350375/?event_time_id=407581636683704
Select a wine on draft and fill a plēb urban winery 500mL or 1L growler for a reduced price (see menu for availability and pricing). Growler purchase is separate. Carry out only.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859748727719594/?event_time_id=859748781052922
Brewing for the Greater Good events bring together local YLD and NCBA members, along with their family and friends, for fun, fellowship and philanthropy at local craft breweries across the state.
https://www.facebook.com/events/383487512390589/
Both regular attendees and newcomers are welcome, and the venue is kid-friendly.
As always, this event is all about helping those with an interest in real estate and investment build relationships within the industry and make meaningful connections. We encourage all attendees to bring at least one friend and one question to the event .
The event will run from 5:30 to 6:30pm, but the earlier you get there the better – we’ll cover the first beer for our first ten arrivals! Our goal is for everyone to walk away with a new connection/relationship that is going to help you take the next step forward in your real estate journey.
Shoot us a message and let us know what that step might be so we can do our best to make that introduction on Wednesday. Or maybe it is a question that you have, let us know so we can try to either answer it ourselves or introduce you to the person who has the answer.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2303025586612115/?event_time_id=2303025603278780
Our weekly dose of James Hammel’s awesome selection of cover songs and original tunes! Always a good show, and you’re bound to see someone you know at the bar!
https://www.facebook.com/events/325013448112541/?event_time_id=325013498112536
An early 6:00 start to the evening at AGB with host Tom Kirschbaum, includes Drink & Snack Specials. Many of Tom’s musician friends join him for the evening, performing a wide variety of local music.
Tom Kirschbaum has been with us, helping grow the Asheville Guitar Bar, since we were doing Thursday Jams at our Paintbox Studio. He is a truly gifted musician, and well loved for his generosity, his friendship, and his ”Almost Famous Chili and Slaw”!
Food and drink specials begin at 6:00pm. At 6:30, Tom sets the stage, sharing his love of singing and playing his signature 12 string. He hosts many of his local musicians friends who share their own music for an Asheville Music Show not to be missed.
Please be prepared to donate generously to the bands, doing your part to help support local musicians and keeping local music alive. General seating. No admission charge.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1897048563753861/?event_time_id=1897048607087190
The French Broad Valley Music Association: FBVMA jam session is focused on regional fiddle tunes and songs. Carol Rifkin and John Mitchell cohost weekly, bring an instrument to play or just enjoy the music, its free, kid friendly, donations encouraged. Key Players are intermediate to advanced but beginners are most welcome and encouraged to attend to listen, learn/quietly play along. More experienced players sit in the inner circle and take turns choosing fiddle tunes or songs. Guests, families and kids are invited to listen and often sing along. This style of community play has been used to entertain and pass down music to kids for generations.
The French Broad Valley Music Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization formed to celebrate local musical heritage. “Our community. Our music. Our sense of place.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/231970501048591/?event_time_id=231970557715252
Come practice with me every Wednesday evening at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards at 6pm-7pm to get over that crazy mid week hump!
All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!
10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!
6pm-7pm Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224464734374111/?event_time_id=1224464787707439
Our next beer dinner is May 1st and we are thrilled to be partnering with Boojum Brewing Company from Waynesville, NC. Starting as home brewers, the owners officially opened their brewery in 2015 and quickly became known for their exceptional ales and lagers. Executive Chef, Duane Fernandes has perfectly paired Cuban dishes with their beers and will explain each paring throughout the evening.
$45 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations required.
For reservations, please call the restaurant direct at 828.417.6866 or email [email protected].
https://www.facebook.com/events/353731971935532/
HempYEAH! is a monthly WNC hemp advocate meet up at The Block Off Biltmore in downtown Asheville. This is the perfect, informative get-together for businesses, politicians, entrepreneurs, community members, etc. that are passionate about this amazing and versatile plant.
Each meetup will include freebies from the top dispensaries in the area, panels with esteemed members of the hemp community, spotlights on individuals and businesses that are helping their clients and/or patients with hemp, and updates about what direction hemp can head in NC as well as across the board! We will also touch on ways that we can educate ourselves, law enforcement, and employers about the legality it currently has and what that means for the future.
This year’s fourth HempYEAH! is on Wednesday, April 3rd from 6-8pm, and will be celebrating Earth Day by spotlighting some of the many sustainable uses of hemp.
Tim of Legalize Pot Belly Pigs Co LLC will be out there to speak about his dedicated work with hemp textiles, Jason of Plant restaurant will be there to demonstrate his methods for infusing hemp into his recipes, and we will also have Blake Butler, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association, there to give a legislative update. In addition, I will be offering my hemp & plant medicine infused, allergy friendly goodies from The Chill Peel and there will be a raffle along with a brief Q&A at the end! So come on out for music, community connection, & hemp refreshments.
Hemp, Hemp, Hooray!
https://www.facebook.com/events/335517943954263/?event_time_id=335517953954262
Please join us in Celebratin May Day in West Asheville! Park in the Ingles parking lot. Parade will gather at 6pm and will proceed on bikes and with a marching band. Bring banners & flags, some bikes will be provided. The parade will end at the gas station across from standard Pizza where we wlll have a potluck. Please bring a dish and fun outdoor activities. Vegan and Gluten Free are encouraged. Finally at dusk, we will screen Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 in celebration of spring and CLASS REVOLT!
https://www.facebook.com/events/399475233936133/