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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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
How to Buy Local While Social Distancing: On-Farm Pickups and More
Apr 29 all-day
NC and SC Farms

Many farms across North and South Carolina have added on-farm pickups, home delivery & online pre-orders to accommodate for social distancing in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Please see the listings below for more information, and check out our interactive Google Map for farm locations near you!

Are you a farmer interested in being listed? Email [email protected]

Please:

  • DO NOT show up at farms without prior permission.
  • Follow specific instructions provided by each farm.
  • Stay home if you are feeling ill.
Local Restaurants Providing Takeout/ Delivery
Apr 29 all-day
Online

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10myGYMeN0yovKmwoZgam91TgNDc37huzkqOHOxrg_y0/edit#gid=0

Updated list of restaurants offering takeout and delivery services created by The Asheville Independent Restaurant Association (AIR)

The Edible Essay: Writing a Culinary Memoir w/ Recipes with Jennifer Cognard-Black
Apr 29 all-day
via zoom

A recipe is a slice of history—an archival document that offers information about the author-cook’s complex identity. In this workshop, participants will work with Jennifer Cognard-Black to consider the recipe as a form of storytelling and meaning-making all its own—and will also have the opportunity to excavate one of their own recipes to write a culinary memoir or Edible Essay. Bringing in a favorite, cherished, despised, secret, and/or “lost” recipe from their own family or background, participants will discuss what aspects of individual and collective memory are contained within these recipes. Participants will then have the opportunity to engage in writing prompts that will launch their own Edible Essay.

*All events are open to everyone – we have a suggested $5 – $20 pay what you can option, as well as free

Kickback AVL—Local Food Delivery
Apr 29 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Asheville Area Deliveries

KICKBACK. RELAX. WHILE WE DELIVER.

Meals for Non-Contact Pick Up or Delivery #AVLTakeout #Ashevilletakeout
Apr 29 @ 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
Strada
Strada will be closed for dine-in service until further notice. For curbside carryout please call the restaurant at
(828) 348-8448. For delivery, please visit takeoutcentral.com
Margaret & Maxwell retail wine store is open
Apr 29 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Margaret & Maxwell

Scoop: Open For Business

Dine In For Life Ice Cream Sale Benefits Western North Carolina AIDS Project
Apr 29 @ 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Creamery

A special two-day-only online sale to benefit Western North Carolina AIDS Project! A portion of all online orders purchased on Wednesday 4/29 and Thurs 4/30 will be donated to Western North Carolina AIDS Project as part of Dine In For Life. Curbside pick up for orders will be any time on Thursday 4/30 between 2 and 8pm at The Creamery, located at 167 Haywood Rd across from Hole Doughnuts. No need to even get out of your car!

Link to order is https://my-site-100004-108923.square.site/. For curbside pick up please call 8287745058 when you arrive at The Creamery.

For details and a list of participating restaurants visit https://wncap.org/dineinforlife/

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VIVIAN OPEN for takeout + groceries
Apr 29 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Vivian

Scoop: VIVIAN OPEN for takeout + groceries

VIVIAN is open for takeout and grocery offerings with curbside service. Check out their Facebook page for daily menus and updates. https://www.facebook.com/vivianasheville

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Kickback AVL—Local Food Delivery
Apr 30 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Asheville Area Deliveries

KICKBACK. RELAX. WHILE WE DELIVER.

Meals for Non-Contact Pick Up or Delivery #AVLTakeout #Ashevilletakeout
Apr 30 @ 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
Strada
Strada will be closed for dine-in service until further notice. For curbside carryout please call the restaurant at
(828) 348-8448. For delivery, please visit takeoutcentral.com
Margaret & Maxwell retail wine store is open
Apr 30 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Margaret & Maxwell

Scoop: Open For Business

Dine In For Life Ice Cream Sale Benefits Western North Carolina AIDS Project
Apr 30 @ 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Creamery

A special two-day-only online sale to benefit Western North Carolina AIDS Project! A portion of all online orders purchased on Wednesday 4/29 and Thurs 4/30 will be donated to Western North Carolina AIDS Project as part of Dine In For Life. Curbside pick up for orders will be any time on Thursday 4/30 between 2 and 8pm at The Creamery, located at 167 Haywood Rd across from Hole Doughnuts. No need to even get out of your car!

Link to order is https://my-site-100004-108923.square.site/. For curbside pick up please call 8287745058 when you arrive at The Creamery.

For details and a list of participating restaurants visit https://wncap.org/dineinforlife/

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Purple People Feeder Hibachi Food Truck
Apr 30 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Palisades of Asheville

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Best dang hibachi, dumplings, and egg rolls in town!

VIVIAN OPEN for takeout + groceries
Apr 30 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Vivian

Scoop: VIVIAN OPEN for takeout + groceries

VIVIAN is open for takeout and grocery offerings with curbside service. Check out their Facebook page for daily menus and updates. https://www.facebook.com/vivianasheville

Creative Sector Dinner
Apr 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Foundry Hotel

The summit will then begin with our first-ever Creative Sector dinner on April 30th where we will present the results of our arts sector survey and hear from the city, county, and state leaders about current and upcoming arts initiatives.

 

Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia
Apr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

Scoop: Mitch's Totally Rad TRIVIA

Mitch Fortune brings you an irreverent and nostalgia filled night of pop culture trivia every Thursday night 7-9 pm at the One Stop in Downtown Asheville. A potpourri of movies, music, TV show trivia just for you!

Rock the House for Animals livestream concert
Apr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
online

In partnership with Sidewalk Angels Foundation, we invite you to Rock the House for Animals, a livestream concert to help support critical work for all animals, including help for pets and their people who are impacted by COVID-19.

Rob Thomas, along with Chris Daughtry and Gavin DeGraw, will perform live from their homes for a special evening benefiting animals across the country. Before the show begins, please join us for an exclusive look at how heroes are helping animals nationwide.

This exciting event will be streaming live on Facebook, Youtube, and Twitch. We hope you’ll join us!

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Friday, May 1, 2020
Kickback AVL—Local Food Delivery
May 1 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Asheville Area Deliveries

KICKBACK. RELAX. WHILE WE DELIVER.

Meals for Non-Contact Pick Up or Delivery #AVLTakeout #Ashevilletakeout
May 1 @ 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
Strada
Strada will be closed for dine-in service until further notice. For curbside carryout please call the restaurant at
(828) 348-8448. For delivery, please visit takeoutcentral.com
Offering meal pick-ups to those in need in our community: H&F Burger Asheville
May 1 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
H&F Burger Asheville

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 11am-2pm, we are offering meal pick-ups to those in need in our community. 200 meals will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.

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Margaret & Maxwell retail wine store is open
May 1 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Margaret & Maxwell

Scoop: Open For Business

Grassroots Aid Partnership (GAP) plans to serve free, plant-based food every Friday – Sunday from 4 -7 p.m.
May 1 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Asheville

Grassroots Aid Partnership (GAP) plans to serve free, plant-based food every Friday through Sunday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 1022 Haywood Road.

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VIVIAN OPEN for takeout + groceries
May 1 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Vivian

Scoop: VIVIAN OPEN for takeout + groceries

VIVIAN is open for takeout and grocery offerings with curbside service. Check out their Facebook page for daily menus and updates. https://www.facebook.com/vivianasheville

Free Dead Fridays
May 1 @ 5:30 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

Join us at The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall every Friday at 5:30PM for our FREE Acoustic Grateful Dead series Featuring members of Phuncle Sam and great drink and food specials.

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Saturday, May 2, 2020
Kickback AVL—Local Food Delivery
May 2 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Asheville Area Deliveries

KICKBACK. RELAX. WHILE WE DELIVER.

Virtual Cat Yoga Fund Raiser Part 2
May 2 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
via zoom

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Donate and get the Zoom code to our cat yoga-you supply the cats. Local Yoga Teacher & Kitty Lover Katie Wilson

-DONATE, bit.ly/ACWEFGive (OR THROUGH FACEBOOK-JUST SCREENSHOT IT)
-Reserve yourself a spot below,
-MESSAGE US and we will send the Zoom code.

Don’t do yoga – donate and we will provide a slot for someone who can’t donate but wants to join in.

Can’t donate but want to join in-let us know and we will have additional spots that others have donated-just message us.

Angel Pets Expo 2020 ONLINE EVENT
May 2 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
AngelPetsExpo.com

Angel Pet Expo 2020 in Western North Carolina, covering ‘All things Pets’ with a focus on holistic pet care and inclusive of all stages of pet life including: young and adult life, senior pet, end-of-life care and pet loss grief support. The goal of the Angel Pets Expo is to bring people together with resources, services and products which support and honor our pets, and ourselves as pet parents.

Angel Pets Expo 2020:
• Saturday, May 2nd, 2020, 10-4pm
• WNC AG Center, Expo Building, 761 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher, NC 28732
• “All things pets.” There is a focus on holistic pet care.
• Open to the public. Pet Friendly. Family Friendly.
• Over 70 Vendors, music, food, presentations, fun & more!
• Tickets $7 in advanced on Eventbrite, $10 at door.
An additional goal of the Angel Pets Expo 2020 is to increase the pet loving community, connect with each other, increase the quality of life of our pets and ourselves, as pet parents.

Vendor and Sponsorship opportunity still available.

70+ vendors specializing in unique pet related services and products, pet artists, veterinarians, pet nutritional supplements, dog rehab specialist, pet trainers, senior pet care needs, end-of-life, pet insurance specialist, caregiver support, grief healing, animal communicators, pet items and jewelry, pet memorabilia, pet supplies and other pet supportive topics.

Select featured vendor presentations throughout the day for pet parent education. List of Vendors and Featured Vendor Presentation schedule can be found at AngelPetsExpo.com.

Angel Pets Expo 2020 is very proudly presented by Bright Star Studio, llc – a Life enhancement center, offering Life Coaching, Intuitive Counseling sessions, Guided meditations, Healing Energy work, Classes, Private sessions, and more. ‘Be the Best You!’ Learn more: https://brightstarstudio.net/

Meals for Non-Contact Pick Up or Delivery #AVLTakeout #Ashevilletakeout
May 2 @ 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
Strada
Strada will be closed for dine-in service until further notice. For curbside carryout please call the restaurant at
(828) 348-8448. For delivery, please visit takeoutcentral.com
Margaret & Maxwell retail wine store is open
May 2 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Margaret & Maxwell

Scoop: Open For Business

Service Industry Heroes Complimentary Meal w/ Food Connection
May 2 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Asheville Masonic Temple · Asheville, North Carolina

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To our friends who’ve lost their jobs including those in the service industry and hospitality workers: Please join Food Connection for a free “to go” meal lovingly prepared by Wicked Weed Brewing’s Cultura thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor! We will be setting up in the parking lot against the Asheville Masonic Temple. We will be offering curbside service distributing meals from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm or until they run out.

For the safety of our beautiful community:
* If you come by car, please stay in your car at all times.
*There is 1 Entrance In By AMT and you will drive through and exit at the back of the lot.
• If you come by foot, please keep a social distance of at least 6 feet.
* Wear a mask if you have one
Thanks, y’all! We hope to see you Saturday!