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.

Celebrate Earth Day Every Day Free Energy Chats

Apr 13 all-day

Blue Horizons Project

Blue Horizons Project Home Energy Chats

Our team at Blue Horizons Project provides free, unbiased technical advice and expertise about all your home energy questions, including but not limited to solar energy, weatherization, HVAC replacement, and hot water heaters.

Let’s Start The Conversation!

The Blue Horizons Project wants everyone in Buncombe County to understand, support and be a part of our mission to create a clean energy future. If you have a question, want to know how you can help or have an idea to share, we want to hear about it.

Categories: Community Education

Earth Month Bingo: Show Your Planet Some Love

Apr 13 all-day

Online w/ WNC for the Planet

#WNCFORTHEPLANET

April is Earth Month, and for all of you looking for ways to help our beautiful mother Earth, we’ve got you covered. This year 6 of the partnering environmental organizations have gathered various way for you to enjoy nature, learn new things about the environment, and help protect our local ecosystems. By participating in some of these activities, you can be entered to win a bundle of goodies. Here’s how it works:

Click on each bingo square to learn more about that activity.
Use this printable bingo card to track the activities you complete.
Once you’ve completed a row or column on the bingo card, email your filled out bingo card to [email protected]
For every row or column that you complete you’ll get one entry into the drawing for a swag bag prize bundle.

Categories: Community Education Other

Growing Minds Farm to School Program Spring Garden Bingo

Apr 13 all-day

Online w/ ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project)

Spring Garden Bingp

This spring garden bingo card comes from our Growing Minds Farm to School Program, but anyone can play! Get a printable version of the card here or find more spring learning resources for kids here.

Categories: Education Family Fun Games Garden Garden Events

MLK Youth Scholarship

Apr 13 all-day

online w/ Buncombe County Government

Did you know Buncombe County is actively involved in an important initiative aimed at more accurately reflecting the history of racial and economic injustice? The Buncombe County Remembrance Project is a part of the Equal Justice Initiative’s nationwide effort to work with counties to raise more awareness about individuals lynched in our County. Further, the project is working to bring about community healing concerning Jim Crow-era discrimination, mass incarceration, state-sanctioned violence, contemporary racial trauma and violence, and other important issues.

The Buncombe County Remembrance Project is a partnership with multiple local organizations that all recognize the need to publicly acknowledge and educate the public about racial issues. This work ties into the County’s 2025 Strategic Plan which is focused on equity defined as: Systems, policies, and practices that support equity for all people and an organizational culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. To learn more about the Buncombe County Remembrance Project, click here.

MLK Youth Scholarship

Martin Luther King Junior’s work to advance equal rights was pivotal in helping shape today’s landscape. There is much work still to be done, but his legacy continues to inspire generations. Buncombe County strives to be a place where Dr. King’s vision is realized by prioritizing equity and being intentional about highlighting racial injustice through initiatives such as the Buncombe County Remembrance Project, our Racial Equity Action Plan, and other efforts.

To further honor Martin Luther King Junior’s legacy, Buncombe County wants to ensure students are aware of the MLK Youth Scholarship for Buncombe County residents. Applications are due April 15, learn more here.

Categories: Community Education Family Fun

Need to Appeal Your Tax Value?

Apr 13 all-day

online w/ Buncombe County Government

No matter how thorough and fair a reappraisal may be, there are still instances when only the property owner has all the information necessary for an accurate appraisal. Informal appeals for the tax year 2021 can be filed anytime between Jan. 1-April 28, 2021. Additionally, anyone receiving a change of value notice after April 1, 2021 has thirty days from that notice date to file an appeal.

Categories: Community Education

Virtual Lessons: How Rivers Form and Change

Apr 13 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Online w/ RiverLink

Learn How Rivers Form and Change

Rivers are a constantly changing natural feature, and understanding how they change over time is crucial to understanding how to protect them. Check out our virtual lesson using our stream table simulation and learn how our communities can better prepare for these changes.

Categories: Community Education Family Fun

Training Online: Is Doing Business with Government Right for My Business?

Apr 13 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Online w/ A-B Tech Small Business Center

This April, the City of Asheville Business Inclusion Office will conduct three free training sessions to help local businesses learn how to work on local government contracts.

Topic: Government Contracting

Often, business owners want to know if their business can contract with the government, especially with their local government. This training will inform business owners what products and services the City of Asheville may procure. The training will also address certifications utilized in government contracting and provide an overview of homework that the business owner could do before engaging their local government agency.

Speaker(s): Rosanna Mulcahy

Co-Sponsor(s): City of Asheville

Categories: Education

Bootstrap Marketing in a Competitive World

Apr 13 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Online w/ Blue Ridge Community College

Bootstrap Marketing in a Competitive World

No cost due to sponsor support

The idea of starting and running a low-budget, bootstrapped business is a very hot topic, and not just for super frugal business owners. The good news is that it doesn’t have to cost you a ton of money to market your business…if you’re willing to put in a little time and elbow grease. IN fact, it’s entirely possible to not only start a business on a bootstrap budget but to also grow your business with minimal investment. Marketing is one of the most flexible, high-potential areas where you can find many ways to get the word out about your business without spending much.

Speaker(s): TenBiz

Co-Sponsor(s): Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce

Webinar info will be emailed after registration

Categories: Business and Networking Community Education

Theatrical Design Basics 6th – 12th Grades

Apr 13 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Online w/ Flat Rock Playhouse/Studio 52

Dive into the world of theatre design in this introductory course for teens led by CJ Barnwell, Flat Rock’s Resident Lighting and Visual Media Designer. Learn design principles by studying real-world productions, engage with peers in lively discussions, and get creative with a series of artistic prompts (no previous design experience required). Whether you are interested in light, sets, or costumes, this class will give you the confidence, tools, and language to convey your creative ideas!

Grades: 6th – 12th
Virtual Platform: Zoom
Instructor: CJ Barnwell

Supplies Needed: Internet connection, paper and pencil for notes

REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 8

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

LitCafé: John Ehle’s The Road w Steve Little and Dr. Richard Starnes

Apr 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)

LitCafé: John Ehle’s The Road w Steve Little and Dr. Richard Starnes Join us April 13 at 6pm. This third event in our LitCafé series explores John Ehle’s 1967 book, The Road. Set in western North Carolina, this work of fiction is based on the real history and people behind the Western North Carolina Railroad

Categories: Bookclubs Community Education

Acting for the Camera 6th – 8th Grades

Apr 13 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Online w/ Flat Rock Playhouse/Studio 52

Lights… Camera…Acting! Explore the fundamentals of on-camera acting in a four-week introductory course led by professional actor and producer Marlane Barnes. Best known for her work on The Fosters, iCarly, and Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part II, Marlane will share on-camera tips and technique, advise young actors on how to scale their performances from stage to screen, and give feedback on real-world TV and film scripts. No experience required.

Grades: 6th – 8th
Virtual Platforms: Zoom/Flipgrid
Instructor: Marlane Barnes

Supplies Needed: Internet connection, a device (mobile phone, tablet, or computer) with a working camera for video submissions.

REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 8

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

1918 vs. 2020: Epidemics Then + Now in WNC

Apr 14 all-day

Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)

1918 vs. 2020

In the midst of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, we take an in-depth look at the 1918 influenza epidemic in Western North Carolina through newspaper clippings, advertisements, ephemera, photographs, and oral history and place the events of 1918 into context with our present-day response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Categories: Community Education

Celebrate Earth Day Every Day Free Energy Chats

Apr 14 all-day

Blue Horizons Project

Blue Horizons Project Home Energy Chats

Let’s Start The Conversation!

Categories: Community Education

Earth Month Bingo: Show Your Planet Some Love

Apr 14 all-day

Online w/ WNC for the Planet

#WNCFORTHEPLANET

Click on each bingo square to learn more about that activity.
Use this printable bingo card to track the activities you complete.
Once you’ve completed a row or column on the bingo card, email your filled out bingo card to [email protected]
For every row or column that you complete you’ll get one entry into the drawing for a swag bag prize bundle.

Categories: Community Education Other

Growing Minds Farm to School Program Spring Garden Bingo

Apr 14 all-day

Online w/ ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project)

Spring Garden Bingp

This spring garden bingo card comes from our Growing Minds Farm to School Program, but anyone can play! Get a printable version of the card here or find more spring learning resources for kids here.

Categories: Education Family Fun Games Garden Garden Events

Hillbillyland: Myth + Reality of Appalachian Culture

Apr 14 all-day

Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)

Categories: Community Education

MLK Youth Scholarship

Apr 14 all-day

online w/ Buncombe County Government

MLK Youth Scholarship

Categories: Community Education Family Fun

Need to Appeal Your Tax Value?

Apr 14 all-day

online w/ Buncombe County Government

Categories: Community Education

Traveling Trunks – Bring the Museum to your Classroom!

Apr 14 all-day

Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association

Traveling Trunks and Kits are an economical way to bring the Museum to YOU! Rental fee is a refundable deposit of $15 per trunk. Trunks include many artifacts and a week of lessons.

Trunk deposits are always refundable, but if you choose to donate your deposit, these funds are used to assist students with economic needs to be able to come on field trips or to Living History Days.

Call 828-253-9231 or email [email protected] for information or to schedule your program.

Another way to bring the Museum to YOU is with an In-School Presentation!

A trained museum volunteer or staff person will present any of the above topics in your school. Programs may be presented to as many as 50 students per presentation (some are more hands-on and 25 students would be more appropriate).

Cost is $3 per student.

Choose a program, traveling trunk/kit, or suggest a custom program. Craft topics may include an extra supply fee.

Categories: Community Education Family Fun

Virtual Exhibit: Douglas Ellington

Apr 14 all-day

Online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association

Asheville’s economic and building boom of the 1920s created a rarified atmosphere unique within Western North Carolina. Douglas Ellington is known as the architect who changed Asheville into an Art Deco showplace. With his ability to combine architectural styles he produced a series of one of a kind buildings—buildings which changed the face of Asheville—the City Building, Asheville High School, First Baptist Church and S&W Cafeteria. Douglas Ellington: Asheville’s Boomtown Architect presents a look at his iconic Asheville creations along with other buildings he completed throughout his career in other cities.

WINNER of a 2014 Griffin Award for Excellence in Education from the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Categories: Community Education

Business Morning Update

Apr 14 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Online w/ Henderson County Chamber of Commerce

Categories: Business and Networking Community Education

Virtual Lessons: How Rivers Form and Change

Apr 14 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Online w/ RiverLink

Learn How Rivers Form and Change

Categories: Community Education Family Fun

The Garden Helpline Is OPEN. Master Gardeners Work Remotely to Answer Your Questions

Apr 14 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Online w/ Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Buncombe County

The pandemic continues to keep many of us at home and in our gardens! Our gardens will continue to grow and we will continue to have gardening questions.

To answer those questions, Extension Master Gardener^SM Volunteers of Buncombe County are working from home to keep the Garden Helpline open to the public. We are available to respond to your phone calls and emails. Send an email or leave a voice message at any time and a Master Gardener will respond during the Helpline hours listed below.

The information we provide is consistent with NC State University horticultural research and an integrated pest management approach which includes cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods.

Two ways to contact the Garden Helpline

Call 828-250-4878
Email questions and photos to [email protected]

Garden Helpline hours

Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon

The Extension office remains closed to the public and most Master Gardener programs for the public are being held virtually. Soil test kits can be picked up at the Extension office. They are in a box outside the front door.

To learn more about Extension Master Gardener volunteers and gardening in Buncombe County, visit our website at https://www.buncombemastergardener.org/

For updates about programming and other information or to contact staff with the NC Cooperative Extension Buncombe County Center, visit https://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/

Categories: Education Garden Garden Events

Free “Introduction to Medicare” Webinar

Apr 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Online w/ The Council on Aging of Buncombe County

The Council on Aging of Buncombe County is presenting virtual classes on Medicare!

We explain how Medicare works,

the enrollment process, how to avoid penalties,

and ways to save money.

Pre-registration is required and you must provide an email address. A Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the class with further instructions.

“The slide presentation is excellent. Every point of contact with COA, including the information provided, emails, the webinar, follow-up links, etc., is well thought out and easy to use;

very polished and professional.”

– Medicare Webinar Participant

Upcoming Classes:

March 10, 2:00PM – 3:30PM

March 25, 2:00PM – 3:30PM

April 14, 2:00PM – 3:30PM

April 29, 2:00PM – 3:30PM

May 12, 5:30PM – 7:00PM

Categories: Community Education

Adult Studio with Asheville Art Museum: Exploring Color with Soft Pastel

Apr 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online w/ Asheville Art Museum

Soft pastel is the purest medium for painting with vibrant colors, ability to blend or layer, and a variety of strokes and techniques. In this four-part virtual class, explore color, texture, and design to create beautiful finished paintings. Review the pastel medium and tools, color theory, and design; focus on individual expression; and use creative interpretations for paintings. This program takes place via Zoom; space is limited. More info and register at ashevilleart.org/events.

Categories: Art & Craft Education

Broadway Cardio + Choreo 9th Grade – Adult

Apr 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Online w/ Flat Rock Playhouse/Studio 52

Get moving in this all-levels dance class that combines Broadway steps, cardio fitness, and easy-to-follow choreography. Each class begins with a full-body warm up, moves onto accessible cardio sequences utilizing musical theatre steps, and ends with a short, high-energy Broadway-style combination. No prior experience is required, only a sense of humor and play. Dancers of all levels can expect to learn some new musical theatre moves, break a sweat, and have fun!
Supplies Needed: Internet connection, enough space to move around, comfortable clothes, and light sneakers, jazz, or ballet shoes.

REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 8

Categories: Dance Education Theatre

Free Cuba Agroecology Tour Webinar

Apr 14 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Online w/ Organic Growers School

Curious about Cuban Agriculture? Join us for this FREE event!

Come learn about Cuba’s dramatic transition into agroecological and organic farming practices and the institutions that made this shift possible. Join us for this FREE webinar, April 14th, 2021 from 6:30-7:30.

Agroecology is the study of ecological systems as they apply to agriculture. It is a science, a movement, and a practice. At OGS, we like to think of the farm as a system and observe nature as the ideal model of sustainable production.

During this trip, you will participate in and observe how the Cuban agricultural community has embraced agroecology in all of its forms and learn why Cuba is considered one of the leading global experts in agroecological methods.

Cuba Agroecology Tour Dates:

June 2021: June 22 – July 1, 2021

November 2021: November 30 – December 9, 2021

January 2022: January 4 – January 13, 2022

Categories: Education Garden Garden Events Tours

UNC Asheville Exploring the Power of Ecstatic Experience

Apr 14 @ 7:00 pm

Online w/ UNCA

UNC Asheville will host three community conversations exploring the power of ecstatic experience as a sacred vehicle for transcendence. Hosted by Classics Professor Sophie Mills, “The Ecstasy Project” will use Euripides’ Bacchae as the context for exploring ecstasy in different dimensions and world cultures. The three virtual events will be held March 18, April 14 and April 26.

In addition to experts lecturing on various methods which societies have traditionally used to bring people together, such as storytelling, ritual, feasting, music and dance, this series will also enable the audience to engage in a lively and participatory community dialogue about bringing ecstasy, meaning and connection into their own lives.

Mills will be joined by actor and story-teller Pana Columbus and author Stasha Ginsburg at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 to for their panel discussion, “Euripides’ Bacchae, Ritual and

Storytelling.”

On Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. Hayette Bouras, owner of the Sunflower Diner, and Amy Lanou, professor of health and wellness at UNC Asheville, will present “The Ecstasy of Food and Eating” at a limited-space in-person event at The Sunflower Diner, as public health conditions allow. This lecture will also be live-streamed.

Finally, Agya Boakye-Boaten, chair and associate professor of Africana studies at UNC Asheville, and Mustapha Braimah, visiting assistant professor of dance at UNC Asheville, will discuss “Music, Dance and Ecstasy in African Traditions” on Monday, April 26 at 7 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public and will be streamed live via Zoom. The project is made possible by funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and from UNC Asheville’s Thomas Howerton Professorship.

Categories: Community Education

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Celebrate Earth Day Every Day Free Energy Chats

Apr 15 all-day

Blue Horizons Project

Blue Horizons Project Home Energy Chats

Let’s Start The Conversation!

Categories: Community Education

Earth Month Bingo: Show Your Planet Some Love

Apr 15 all-day

Online w/ WNC for the Planet

#WNCFORTHEPLANET

Click on each bingo square to learn more about that activity.
Use this printable bingo card to track the activities you complete.
Once you’ve completed a row or column on the bingo card, email your filled out bingo card to [email protected]
For every row or column that you complete you’ll get one entry into the drawing for a swag bag prize bundle.

Categories: Community Education Other

April 2021 Apr 2021

Calendar of Events

Blue Horizons Project Home Energy Chats

Let’s Start The Conversation!

#WNCFORTHEPLANET

Learn How Rivers Form and Change

1918 vs. 2020

Blue Horizons Project Home Energy Chats

Let’s Start The Conversation!

#WNCFORTHEPLANET

Learn How Rivers Form and Change

Blue Horizons Project Home Energy Chats

Let’s Start The Conversation!

#WNCFORTHEPLANET