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.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
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Bluegrass Brunch
hosted by Aaron Woody Wood & The Sufi Brothers
Pickin’ on the Porch w/ Chicken Coop Willaye 1030AM
Bald Mountain Boys 11AM – 12:30PM
Sufi Brothers 12:45PM – 3PM
Be sure to check out our Bloody Mary Bar, the BEST selection of pickled products and other additions in Asheville. The MOJO Kitchen will be serving a special Brunch menu until 3PM as well.
Food & music start at 10:30am
ADULT beverages at Noon.
Strada will be closed for dine-in service until further notice. For curbside carryout please call the restaurant at- Sunday: 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
- Monday: 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
- Tuesday: 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
- Wednesday: 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
- Thursday: 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
- Friday: 11:00 am – 10:30 pm
- Saturday: 11:00 am – 10:30 pm
- Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Monday: CLOSED – CLOSED
- Tuesday: CLOSED – CLOSED
- Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Thursday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Friday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Saturday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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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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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UNC Asheville’s Family Business Forum offers a free, one-hour webinar, Strategic Business Positioning in the Wake of COVID-19, beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5.
You must register via this link, and then you will receive an email with log-in instructions.
The Family Business Forum provides this description:
Tune in to hear Ken Kaplan, of Kaplan CFO Solutions, speak on understanding and prioritizing options and challenges posed by the current situation, followed by Jim Stickney and Kristi Shrum of Insurance Service of Asheville (ISA), who will address reducing specific exposures during COVID-19.
Please send any questions/issues you would like the panelists to address to Sophia Ungert by Monday, May 4, at 5 p.m.
Join us for Empower Hour, a one-hour program and facility tour where you will experience firsthand the YWCA’s work to bridge gaps in earning power, education, health & wellness and access to childcare.
Empower Hours take place twice a month on the first and third Tuesday at 11:30 am.
Lunch is served as part of our Empower Hour, so reservations are required.
To make a reservation: contact Elizabeth Alvandi, Advancement Assistant, at (828) 254-7206 ext. 103 or [email protected].
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 10PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night
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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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The 2020 James Beard Awards Nominees
The 2020 James Beard Awards nominees are here, marking the arrival of the short list of who could win one of the food world’s most prestigious honors.
WHO’S ON FIRST? – THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE RIGHT ROLES Featuring Kenneth Fields and Johannes Mutzke with Blue Inc Strategies
The only thing that’s worse than feeling like you are in the wrong place is leading a team of people who feels like they’re in the wrong place! This session will focus on who is on your team, what roles they’re best suited to play, and how those roles fit within different kinds of organizations.
Buy a case of wine by Michele and she delivers to our car in the parking lot @MetroWines! https://metrowinesasheville.com/wine-blogs/blog/entry/celebrity-parking-lot-pick-up-michele-d-aprix
May 7, 2020 Thursday 6-8pm
Foraging the Wild Weeds
Spring is here and we will take a short city walk to discover the abundance of common plants available almost everywhere. Nettles, plantain, violets, dandelion, burdock, and others are abundant and available to most of us, even in the city. We will discuss good wildcrafting practices, tools to make your gathering easy, and how to work with these wonderful weeds. Take home recipes to begin bringing a little wild back into your kitchen and your life!
Registration: http://frenchbroadfood.coop/apothecary/
Relax and unwind at the Arboretum’s “ArborEvenings” after hours series. Held every Thursday, June – October, from 6 to 9 p.m., visitors will sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s beautiful gardens while enjoying live music amongst flowers and friends. Local beverages, including beer and wine, are available for purchase along with light food options.
Admission to ArborEvenings is free; however, standard parking fees apply to non-members.
This event takes place via Zoom.
Spend your Thursday evening with the Museum and the Asheville Symphony for some creative fun! Associate Curator Cindy Buckner interviews artist Adonna Khare about using animals to tell fantastical tales in A Telling Instinct and her recently published coloring book. Following the interview, sit back, relax, and color selected pages from Khare’s book while listening to animal-themed music selected by the Symphony, introduced by Music Director Darko Butorac. Bartender Chad McRorie of the Grove Park Inn’s The Edison serves up creature-inspired cocktails, while Food Experience delights our taste buds with Perspective Café at home.
Space is limited; to register, email Kristen Boddy, membership & Museum events manager, or call 828.253.3227 x117. Coloring pages and Zoom login information emailed in advance to participants.
- Click on images in the gallery for animal-inspired cocktail recipes!
- Click here to browse Perspective Café favorites, family-style specials, and to pre-order by Wednesday, May 6. (Museum Members: Enter coupon code AAMMember at checkout to receive your 10% Member discount!)
- Interested in more Adonna Khare coloring pages? Check out her coloring book in the Museum Store.
- Head over to the Asheville Symphony’s Spotify page for more great music.
- Need gin or simple syrup for your cocktails, or hand sanitizer? Shop local with our friends at H&H Distillery/Cultivated Cocktails!
Presented in conjunction with A Telling Instinct: John James Audubon and Contemporary Art, in partnership with the Asheville Symphony and Perspective Café by Food Experience.
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!
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The 2020 James Beard Awards Nominees
The 2020 James Beard Awards nominees are here, marking the arrival of the short list of who could win one of the food world’s most prestigious honors.
Join Irene Wortham Center’s 20th annual golf tournament fundraiser! As a non-profit, this annual event helps us continue serving the Buncombe County community. For 57 years and counting, we have been helping children and adults with developmental and/or socioeconomic challenges live more independent, happy, healthy, and full lives. Funds raised at this event will kick-start the building project for a new Early Learning Center. The current center, which is one of two organizations in Buncombe County helping pre-K children with developmental disabilities, enrolls 100 children and has a wait list of more than 400! We need YOUR support to expand our program and offer services to more children and families in need.
Please consider registering as a player, a sponsor, or making a donation toward the cause. The day will be full of golf, great food, cold beer, and lots of prizes and giveaways! Visit the event website to learn more and register!
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.
Welcome to the first AVL Hot Sauce Battle!
Beer by Hi Wire Brewing, Wicked Weed Brewing, and Bhramari Brewing in association with The Asheville Radio Group
Our local judges will be tasting 32 sauces from a ton of great folks from around AVL, in a bracket style faceoff for the best hot sauce in town! We will be streaming each match via Iamavl!
Sponsored by the good folks at Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Hi Wire Brewing Co and Bhramari Brewing Co. During each stream we will be talking about some of the great tasty beers these breweries have for delivery & curbside pick up to get everyone thru COVID -19
Invite your friends and get ready for the heat!
Watch the matched via Iamavl!
Website
www.iamavl.com
Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Iamavl/
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/iamavl
Round 1
8 Sauces – 4 matches May 8 1pm Music by ?? Kelly Denson guest judge
8 sauces – 4 matches May 8 4pm Music by Josh Phillips Trio. Jonathan Ammons guest judge
8 sauces – 4 matches May 9 1pm Music by Jeff Santiago
8 sauces – 4 matches May 9 4pm Music by Steven Brett
Round 2
4 Sauces – 2 matches May 12 2pm Music by Andrew Scotchie
4 Sauces – 2 matches May 12 2.30pm
4 sauces – 2 matches May 12 3pm
4 sauces – 2 matches May 12 3.30pm
Qtr Final
8 Sauces – 4 matches May 15th 5pm
Semi Final 4 sauces -2 matches May 16th 5pm
Final 2 sauces – 1 WINNER
3rd Place – 2 sauces 1 match
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.