Calendar of Events

West Virginia based bluegrass group The Robert Mabe Band is a national touring band delivering driving bluegrass, newgrass, folk, country, and Celtic music to audiences across the USA. Robert Mabe is a stellar banjo player, singer/songwriter, from the hills of North Carolina.

Every Tuesday evening Isis presents our Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions. The sessions are hosted each week by a local bluegrass musician with friends or a band. Following the host band, Bluegrass musicians from the Asheville area gather on stage to jam in an open session. Occasionally, we feature a touring band that will perform prior to the open session and help co-host the jam. It’s always a great evening of music and community.

https://www.facebook.com/events/361313701133002/

Classical Guitar Performances by Andy Jurik and Christopher Crecelius, accompanied by the beautiful vocals of Rachel Hansbury.

Andy (Dizzy) Jurik and Chris Crecelius present both Traditional and Modern compositions for the classical guitar, highlighting their works which include their arrangements of “Danza Paraguya” & “Estudio en Si Menor” – composer Barios, “Big Brother” – composer Stephane Wremble, “Bistro Fada” known recently from Woody Allen’s movie “Midnight in Paris”, Bach, and more. Many evenings will include a special performance by vocalist Rachel Hansbury, singing Sous le Ciel – composer Ernesto Cordero, a special Carter Family tune, and classic Edith Piaf, accompanied by Andy Jurik. $5 at the door.

A cheese plate and lite bite menu is available, including a featured “Cheese, Wine & Chocolate” special each Tuesday.

https://www.facebook.com/events/372028070041838/?event_time_id=372028090041836

The Styrofoam Turtles + Sane Voids + Thee Sidewalk Surfers at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/506629883076656/

mura masa
plus Marley Carroll
Show: 9pm
Doors: 8pm
$20 – $23
Ages 18+

Tickets & info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/mura-masa/

https://www.facebook.com/events/360136664590778/

10pm
21+
Donation$
One Stop

Join us downstairs during Funk Jam for an all-star local cast of rotating DJ’s spinnin’ vinyl and scratchin’ like there’s no tomorrow!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2261496624135396/?event_time_id=2261496700802055

From Thursday, May 2nd until Saturday, June 22nd, Momentum Gallery hosts a two-person, mixed media exhibition called Dissolution. The collection features individually created and collaborative works by two artists, Seth Clark and Jason Forck. Original collages mounted to panels play off architectonic sculptures in glass and wood culminating in a cohesive body of work that explores the notion of deteriorating architecture. This event is free and open to the public.

Serve Your Community & Strengthen Our Voice,
Lead Your Co+op & Help Shape Our Future,
Improve Access to Healthy, Local Foods,
Create a More Just, Equitable Food System
Expand Your Impact, Apply Today!

Pick up an application at the Co+op or go to our website, frenchbroadfood.coop for more information.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2253579594908546/

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=267786400568407

For the entire month of May, 1 Million Cups Asheville is going ON THE ROAD for a special program to celebrate Small Business Month. The “All Access” series will give you a backstage pass to see the inner workings of four of Asheville’s fastest growing companies!

In typical 1MC fashion, you’ll have coffee and networking, but this month you’ll also hear a presentation from the Founders on the ‘real story’ behind their growth journey. Plus, since we will be onsite at their production facility, attendees will get a private “All Access” tour of where the magic happens. What a powerful way to start your morning!

On Wednesday, May 22nd we will be at the brand spanking new Urban Orchard Cider Co. South Slope, located at 24 Buxton Avenue in South Slope.

Join us for an exclusive tour of their new expanded facility, the tasting room, private event space, and music venue! Parking is in the Urban Orchard gravel lot and street parking.

PROUD SUPPORTER OF 1 MILLION CUPS

This event is generously sponsored by The Van Winkle Law Firm, serving clients in the areas of Business, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate. Contact them at 828-258-2991, by visiting their website www.vwlawfirm.com and at their office locations: Asheville | Hendersonville | Charlotte

1MCAVL Annual Sponsors & Partners:
Asheville Social Hall
RISC Networks
Mountain BizWorks
SCORE Mentors
Izzys Coffee
Melody Isis Herman – Pop Benefits
Crunchy Bananas
Woodforest National Bank
Venture Asheville
Hatch AVL

https://www.facebook.com/events/2156156254695791/

A new temporary exhibit titled “Dressing for the Occasion: Mid-Century Sandburg as Celebrity and Family Man” opens on May 13, 2019. The exhibit, which runs through October, is part of the Sandburg Home tour and features clothing and accessories from both the park’s permanent collection and loaned items from the Sandburg family.

“Dressing for the Occasion” offers visitors a window into the style, culture, and feel of mid-century America. The family’s clothing and accessories weave together the roles of Carl Sandburg as a prominent writer, celebrity, father, and husband. This temporary exhibit offers an exciting opportunity for the public to view objects that are normally in storage or in the possession of Sandburg family members. Tours of the Sandburg Home are offered daily from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Tickets are available first come, first served, each day from the visitor information area in the ground level of the Sandburg Home.

Nearly every room in the historically furnished house museum will be included in the exhibit. Visitors will see the characteristic scarves Carl Sandburg wore as he played his guitar and sang folk songs to entertain his family and guests, the dress Lilian Sandburg wore to meet President Lyndon B. Johnson, and many other mid-century pieces worn by the Sandburgs and their daughters. Historic photographs, paired with the clothing, will provide context.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1282810215200932/?event_time_id=1282810248534262

An exhibition of youth art titled “Let a Joy Keep You,” is on display from April 1 to May 31, 2019. The inspiration for the art comes from the first line of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Joy.” Each of the 70 canvases reflects how the young artists chose to interpret what joy means to them. Visitors can see the installation at the Sandburg Home when they visit. Young artists are represented from across the country and locally, including students from Sugarloaf Elementary School in Hendersonville, NC.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2304444942927531/?event_time_id=2304445019594190

Join your YMCA & AARP friends and staff for a cool or hot beverage and discussion about topics that are important to all of us. Community experts will join us for some topics. Stop by to share, learn, and make new friends!

January 23: Q&A Group Exercise – What Class Should I Take?
February 27: Financial Fitness
March 27: Caring for the Caregiver
April 24: Hiking
May 22: Creativity Matters
June 26: Nutrition

https://www.facebook.com/events/2099662273432676/?event_time_id=2099662286766008

Seeking immediate care within the first “golden hour” is critical for treating, surviving and recovering from a stroke. But do you know what signs and symptoms to look for and what things to do (and not to do) in order to save a life? Join us Live on Facebook on Wednesday, May 22 at 10 am as our stroke team walks us through stroke prevention, immediate treatment, rehabilitation and second stroke prevention.

We’ll be joined by:

– Alex Schneider, MD, Chief of Neurosciences at Mission Health
– Robin Jones, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, NE-BC, Mission Health’s Stroke Program Manager
– Angela Pettus, BSN, RN, CEN, Mission Hospital McDowell’s Emergency Department Manager
– Nikki Farmer, RN, a registered nurse in Angel Medical Center’s Emergency Department

Mission Health is leading our region in stroke care, including receiving national recognition for stroke care at Angel Medical Center, Mission Hospital and Mission Hospital McDowell.

https://www.facebook.com/events/352642975456158/

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=407581643350370

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=859748794386254

Love bikes? Us too. Join us in the amphitheater for some great tunes, food, and bikes! All proceeds to go to Blue Ridge Bicycle Club!

https://www.facebook.com/events/355966521930205/

Bhangra is a joyful folkloric dance form from Northern India. Join Lisa Zahiya for a six week series!

$70 // Sign up online
http://www.studiozahiya.com/series.html

https://www.facebook.com/events/318591752171898/?event_time_id=318591758838564

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=325013508112535

In partnership with The Educational Garden Project, YWCA of Asheville Early Learning Program is hosting several upcoming Pollinator Garden Workdays!

We need your help to complete items to finish up our playground design, weed our existing garden, separate and replant existing plants, and install a pollinator garden. Everyone is invited. Bring gardening tools if you have any, and please RSVP so we can bring tools for those who need them.

Tasks we hope to accomplish during these workdays:

*Move Materials from Parking Lot to Garden
*Refine Garden Plan
*Choose Rock Bed Walls
*Choose Pavers / Paths
*Choose Plants From List
*Discuss Bird Feeder Station
*Move Garden Beds + Soils
*Install Bed Walls, Paths, Plants, Mulches
*Tinker in the Garden
*Install:
Bird Feed Station
Worms + Soils Station
Bee Hotel Station
*Install Educational Materials and Signs
*Clean Sidewalks, Walls, Windows and Fence Lines

https://www.facebook.com/events/394489391405494/

Strong & the Strong 30-90 Day Challenge
Ages 13 and up
A high intensity class designed to provide a full workout in a short time. Come once or take the whole series & join the 90 day fitness challenge. Bring a yoga mat or towel & water. No preregistration required. FREE

May 1-July 17
(No class 7/3)
Wednesdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Recreation Park Pavilion

https://www.facebook.com/events/1523312957803744/?event_time_id=1523312971137076

Dear Valued AUC Member,

UPDATE: AUC will celebrate 5/22 with unorganized pick-up at Memorial from 6-8pm and then head over to Twin Leaf at 8:30pm to celebrate the Spring Season! There will be tasty food and drink from our sponsors Neo Burrito and Twin Leaf Brewery

The AUC Board needs your help. Asheville Parks and Rec has canceled your games to alleviate traffic congestion around the surrounding neighborhoods during McCormick Field use. AUC summer offerings are also compromised and if this deal stands, 18 out of 36 dates will be spread across Memorial, JBL, BCSP, Carrier Park, and UNCA. With your help the AUC Board thinks we can change that!

How you might ask? By a night of community action, socializing, and other such games!

Please invite any and all who are negatively affected by Parks and Rec’s decision to come and request to City Council and Debra Campbell to reverse their Parks and Rec’s Decision.
We hope to see you there!

Debra Campbell
Phone: (828) 259-5604
Email: [email protected]

She needs to hear from YOU if you would like AUC’s voice to be at the table when decisions are taking place.

Please check back for updates about this event and contact Debra Campbell.

https://www.facebook.com/events/424917138081414/

Instructor: Alison Chism
Wednesdays, May 8 – June 26
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Tuition: $660

This 8-week class is geared to the person who wants to develop a firm foundation in hot glass. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or have some experience, this class will deepen your understanding of glass as an artist’s material. Students will lead an exploration from solid sculpture to vessel-making. Emphasis is on furnace glass, however, all aspects of sound studio practice will be covered including coldworking.

https://www.facebook.com/events/301929300514948/

Join Asheville GreenWorks and the City of Asheville as we host another Backyard Composting Workshop. Want to know HOW you can reduce your impact on the landfill and make your own soil?

This event is free to attend but registration is strongly suggested to save your spot. https://asheville-greenworks.networkforgood.com/events/12608-composting-workshop-at-unca

Topics:
Hot vs Cold Composting
Tumbling vs Static
Aerobic vs Anaerobic

You will be required to obtain a visitor parking pass for this event https://manager.permitsales.net/InitiateAnonymousEFP The most convenient place to park is P9. More information and maps will be sent out about parking prior to the event.

Thanks to UNCA for providing the space for this workshop!

We are so excited about our first Craft Night at one of our favorite local spots!
Join AR Workshop Asheville for an offsite Workshop at Bold Rock in Mills River.
Enjoy craft brews while customizing a unique project using your choice of paints and stains provided.
Limited Seats Available!
**Registration Required!

https://www.facebook.com/events/314392205909617/

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=231970567715251

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=1224464797707438

Join Asheville GreenWorks and the City of Asheville as we host another Backyard Composting Workshop. Want to know HOW you can reduce your impact on the landfill and make your own soil?

This event is free to attend but registration is strongly suggested to save your spot. https://asheville-greenworks.networkforgood.com/events/12608-composting-workshop-at-unca

Topics:
Hot vs Cold Composting
Tumbling vs Static
Aerobic vs Anaerobic

You will be required to obtain a visitor parking pass for this event https://manager.permitsales.net/InitiateAnonymousEFP The most convenient place to park is P9. More information and maps will be sent out about parking prior to the event.

Thanks to UNCA for providing the space for this workshop!

https://www.facebook.com/events/310527549620446/

Come join us for a FREE Workshop on Wednesday May 22nd at 6pm. Learn how strength training can help mountain bikers to better take on climbs with power and confidence. Training with weights can help riders absorb impact, generate force and increase durability. Strength training is especially important for individuals who ride hard on the downhills such as enduro, xc and downhill riders. Learn how to elevate your training using bodyweight exercises, weights, bands and cables. Take away a 30 minute program to help you optimize your time on the mountains in 2019. Increase durability, ride strong and send it harder!

https://www.facebook.com/events/865543897118347/

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=1897048613753856

Join us for a local pint night celebrating Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and benefitting land and water conservation!

To support SAHC with Pints for Nonprofits, The Casual Pint will donate $1 for each pint of Appalachia Session IPA sold that day. 

Wicked Weed Brewing has crafted a special brew to support conservation of mountains, forests, farms, streams, and rivers across Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. For more than 45 years, SAHC has worked to protect scenic views, habitat for rare and endangered native species, and places for people to hike, camp, fish, bike, and more. Donations will support protection of headwater streams that flow into the French Broad, Catawba and Broad River basins, as well as productive family farms, wildlife corridors adjoining the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and special places for outdoor recreation. SAHC has helped protect lands added into Cherokee and Pisgah National Forests as well as state parks, game lands and natural areas, and we work with a variety of private and public agency partners across the region to help manage habitat on protected lands.