Calendar of Events

Friday just got even better. We will have free Bacon Mac from Luella’s starting at 5, until supplies last!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2045707302389222/

Join us for new artists’ welcome party, and celebrate stunning works created by local talents! Here, you will find a variety of mediums from acrylic paintings, to handcrafted pottery and fragrances. Makers will share stories about their creative process, materials, and inspirations. In addition, we will have an interactive Art Marathon Exhibition. During Art Marathon, participants had an agenda of creating at least one piece of art each day for a whole month. Some of the artworks might be raw, unfinished and unrefined. The idea of this practice is to capture and express a fleeting moment of inspiration, without an obligation to create a perfect final product. Art for your soul+small bites and refreshments for your taste buds!

https://www.facebook.com/events/331721687442865/

A boutique food truck serving up gourmet comfort food.

www.olivecateringcompany.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/718947795167143/

Enjoy a delicious slow roasted Prime Rib dinner served with shallot and garlic mashed potatoes, house vegetables, au jus, and horseradish cream. Price $23pp. Featured each Friday night at Legends on the Lake along with our regular dinner menu.

https://www.facebook.com/events/359957811225905/?event_time_id=359957837892569

Join us every Friday night for some of Asheville’s greatest Jazz musicians. Music starts at 5:30 pm to be kicked off by Hot Club of Asheville.

Enjoy our special Weekend Menu. Available only on Friday-Sunday.

All items served with fruit salad with sweet cream and today’s rotating side salad.

*Individual Quiche from Rhu Bakery. A delicious savory quiche from Rhu. Bakery with egg, cheese and vegetables in homemade pastry $12

Ask server for today’s quiche selections

*Gourmet Grilled Cheese Panini
Choice of:

Triple Grilled Cheese with Muenster, White Cheddar and Swiss. $12

Grilled White Cheddar with tomato and bacon: $14

Grilled Brie with Ham and side of fig jam: $14

Grilled White Cheddar and Apple: $12

Soup of the Day;
Bowl: $5
Cup: $3

https://www.facebook.com/events/333575987234697/?event_time_id=333576047234691

Doug Ramsay originally hails from Detroit and was heavily influenced by the Motown greats and the rock and roll music of the 70s. He spent his entire adult life in the music scene of South Fl playing in clubs, corporate events, and several concert singing to crowds of over 30,000 people. Referred to as “the blue eyed soul man”; his repertoire of music is extensive. He sings everything from Led Zeppelin to Frank Sinatra and just about everything in between.

https://www.facebook.com/events/326248291570123/

Plants have been using colorful flowers and nectar to seduce pollinators for millions of years. Even though we are beginning to understand that one in every three bites we take is dependent on a pollinator of some kind, conventional landscaping and agriculture often have invisible “Keep Out” signs where pollinators are concerned. Join Phyllis Stiles, founder of Bee City USA, to learn why and how Bee City USA affiliates are changing the way they landscape to welcome at-risk pollinators with the goal of reversing their global declines.

Phyllis Stiles was named the 2015 United States Pollinator Advocate of the Year by the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, Phyllis Stiles is founder of the Xerces Society’s programs Bee City USA® and Bee Campus USA, which launched from Asheville in 2012 and now extends to more than 130 cities and campuses from coast to coast. An Asheville resident since the 1970s, Stiles has spent her career serving communities from West Africa to the Mississippi Delta, and non-profit organizations in fields ranging from natural resource and farmland protection to civic leadership development. She enjoys hiking, trying to speak French and playing her upright bass.

https://www.facebook.com/events/805949859749787/

Plants have been using colorful flowers and nectar to seduce pollinators for millions of years. Even though we are beginning to understand that one in every three bites we take is dependent on a pollinator of some kind, conventional landscaping and agriculture often have invisible “Keep Out” signs where pollinators are concerned. Join Phyllis Stiles, founder of Bee City USA, to learn why and how Bee City USA affiliates are changing the way they landscape to welcome at-risk pollinators with the goal of reversing their global declines.

Light snacks and beer provided by Ingles Markets and Wicked Weed Brewing. This event is free to the public. Doors open at 5:30; talk starts at 6 PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/737466276624644/

Experience the benefits of partner Yoga! In this special Valentine’s
Yoga class you will explore your edge in gentle, steady poses, moving deeper into asana with the help of your partner. This class is perfect for beginners and the more
advanced yogi’s. A great way to
celebrate love ,Yoga and community. You’re welcome to bring a partner, friend, spouse or come as a single to be partnered with a new friend!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2072815839465301/

By popular demand, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films return to the Peace Center February 15-18. From amazing animated shorts to live-action narratives to groundbreaking documentaries, the weekend will feature all the short films reaching for Oscar gold this year!

Featured short films to be announced on January 22.

Animation
Friday, February 15 • 6 pm
Saturday, February 16 • 10 am
Saturday, February 16 • 4:30 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 3:30 pm
Monday, February 18 • 10 am

Documentary
Saturday, February 16 • 7 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 6 pm
Monday, February 18 • 1 pm

Live Action
Friday, February 15 • 8:30 pm
Saturday, February 16 • 1 pm
Sunday, February 17 • 12 pm
Monday, February 18 • 7 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/302089837084841/?event_time_id=302089840418174

An Evening with Burial Beer Co.
Common Theory Public House

4 Beers on Draft
2 Can features
1 Featured Cocktail
Friday February 15, 2019 – 3PM

https://www.facebook.com/events/235979293959496/

Bill Mattocks and The Strut roll into Bold Rock in Mills River for an evening of Soul, Funk, R&B and Blues…we are so looking forward to this gig. We got rained out of our performance last summer on the outdoor stage and it’s really nice that Bold Rock invited us in again! The food and the cider are always great at this venue and we hope to get all of you up and dancing on Friday February 15th. Check out our video here at: https://youtu.be/hDL7t9ajGhE

https://www.facebook.com/events/223454128530508/

Dave Desmelik, singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, will be playing at Ecusta Brewing Friday, February 15th. Music starts at 6 pm. “Desmelik’s songs vary from ballads to toe-tapping scores, but the common denominator is listener-friendly arrangements that you don’t have to be an Americana enthusiast to appreciate.” (Indie-Music.com)

https://www.facebook.com/events/782020618830457/

Make unforgettable memories together while dancing the night away! This special night will be filled with music, food, and fun. Any male role model is welcome to attend.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2334522750167511/

BACK SOUTH is a trio from Asheville North Carolina. The bands sound is derived from the use of different homemade instruments with a focus on the cigar box guitar fashioned in the style of North Mississippi Diddley Bow. Back South bridges many southern music styles ranging from Bluegrass and Old Time with hints of Spiritual Gospel on the beat of Rock and Blues. The music is easy to move to, fun and up beat along with the attitude of the band being warm and light-hearted which creates a very welcoming atmosphere. The members of Back South are Todd Cecil: cigar box guitar/bass and songwriter – a Nashville music-scene transplant, Mike Fore: Harmonica – an uprooted Louisiana via Columbia SC transplant and Scott Harte: Drums, Washboard and Spoons – an Up-North Down-South transplant. Together the three make a monstrous sound and an entertaining mixture of music styles on the backbone of a driven Blues Rock.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1301082636701617/

Come embody giving and receiving through Partner Yoga and Thai Massage with someone you love. Bring your partner and a playful sense of curiosity, and leave feeling a whole new level of deep peace, joy and connection!

Partner yoga is a great way to connect with a friend, partner or loved one, and to put a fun new twist on familiar poses! Thai Yoga Massage is a is a floor-based practice that combines rhythmic massage, acupressure and yoga. The practice is done fully clothed, and no experience is needed. It is accessible for all and includes techniques you can take home and practice.

Cost is $25 per person (which is $50 per couple.) Must plan on attending as a couple/pair. Come early at 5:45 p.m. to enjoy wine and chocolate with your partner before your fun begins! www.pureyogaavl.com/events

https://www.facebook.com/events/171597473724766/

Nashville-based Cowpunk duo VOLK makes their 2019 return. Come sip some killer beer and jam to their tunes. Good times and a whole lotta rocknroll!

www.livevolk.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/391386901615116/

Join us for 2019’s first Wine & Crafts Workshop!

Suminagashi is a very fun and meditative way of marbling paper (making marble-like designs on paper) using an ancient Japanese technique and Sumi-Ink. Drop-by-drop different colors of the special Sumi-Ink is floated on the surface of a water basin. The ink spreads over the surface of the water like oil in concentric but random forms. A piece of paper is lowered carefully into the basin picking up the floating Sumi-Ink design. For many centuries, the Japanese have used Suminagashi to make decorative paper for their scrolls (Makimono), books and stationary. In this workshop, we will create beautiful designs on paper that can be used as stationary, envelopes or be mounted as works of art themselves. The process is fascinating to everyone from the creative type to the engineer, and anyone can do it, so everyone can produce beautiful art in a Zen-like, stress-free environment.

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Only $45! Register Now By Calling 828 859-8323 (Space Is Limited!)

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Bio:
Ayako Abe-Miller is a sculptor, Japanese Sumi (ink) painter and multimedia artist. She was born in the northern part of Japan, and has lived in Tokyo, Australia, Singapore, New York City, and currently resides in South Carolina. She earned her Associate of Arts degree in English Literature from Toyo University in Tokyo, Japan and her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in sculpture from Converse College in South Carolina, and her Master of Fine Art with concentration in sculpture at Clemson University in South Carolina. Her Japanese calligraphy has been published in scholarly journals in Japan and her sculptures, installations, and live performances have been accepted, exhibited and performed in galleries and museums both nationally and internationally including in South Carolina, Georgia, New York, California, Maryland, Florida, Missouri, Michigan, North Carolina, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Italy, Bulgaria, and Portugal. In the past few years, she was commissioned to make a large scale, metal sculpture for the new medical school of the University of South Carolina, and she created a permanent interactive textile sculpture for the Ballentine Library. More recently, she was commissioned to make a sculpture for the entrance to the Edgewood Library and had a residency to teach Japanese Art at the Inman Elementary School.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2187095491546575/

This will be a fun night at Mad Anthony’s Taproom filled with beer, bingo, and a silent auction!

All proceeds made through ticket sales and silent auction items will go towards Taylor’s candidacy for the Mardi Gras Queen and to the Haywood County Schools Foundation. She has collected many great bingo prizes and silent auction items from local businesses in our community!

Taylor is the first teacher to ever run as a candidate for the Mardi Gras Ball and she is very excited to be able to raise money to go back into the schools where she grew up and now teaches!

Tickets are $20 for 8 lively packed bingo rounds! You may purchase tickets from Mad Anthony’s or Taylor Willoughby.
Tickets will also be sold at the door.

https://www.facebook.com/events/675699826165273/

Custom Pottery Tools, Tricks, and Techniques

3-Day Workshop
Ray Phinney

February 15-17
Friday, 6:30-9pm,
Saturday- Sunday 9:30am-4:30pm

Take your throwing, trimming and refinement skills to the next level with this skills based workshop. Techniques will focus on throwing refined, elegant forms and creating embellishments such as handles, knobs, and decorative sprigs. We will also cover making and using your own custom tools to enhance both professional results, and ease the process of achieving a more precise execution of your work.

Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $ 225 + $50 Lab Fee

Liquid Motion® is a method and style of movement that teaches total acceptance of one’s physical and mental self. These classes provide the tools to explore the body’s natural movement, build self-confidence, and understand the body on a higher physical and mental level. Students will learn how to achieve seamless, natural movement quality by applying basic dance theory, fitness, conditioning exercises, and sensual movement exploration. Through self-confidence, knowledge of techniques, and power of individuality, Liquid Motion® provides the tools to further your education and exploration, on your own. Liquid Motion® stands out from other classes because our methods apply to any type of movement, enabling students to immediately feel successful, as well as continue their education beyond the class. This approach to movement makes our program an invaluable resource that provides long-term benefits, including a higher level of self-esteem, a deeper knowledge of oneself on all levels, and a stronger, healthier body that moves with confidence and grace.

This series starts on Friday February 15th from 6:30-7:45pm and ends on March 8th. This series is accessible to all levels and bodies, no dance or movement experience needed. For each missed class of a series, we offer 2 free open studio hours. These series sell out QUICk so snag your spot now from your student account at circusdb.org/empyrean.

https://www.facebook.com/events/381960565684771/?event_time_id=381960572351437

Join us for our very first Valentine’s Day Event. We are only selling 25 VIP tickets so resesrve yours today!

This memorable event will be similar to the traditional ‘Daddy Daughter Dance’ but we want to include moms too. So join us for the most magical Valentine’s Daughter Dance ever, complete with princesses! Come make memories with your little Valentine, after all they are only little once.

Included is refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, meet and greets with 2 of our most popular princesses (TBA), face painting, valentine’s day crafts and other free activities, storytime, professional photos, dance party, karaoke and a runway show.

*1 VIP ticket includes 1 child and accomanying adult.

**Additional adults will need to reserve an ‘adult ticket’ so we can keep track of capacity and food. Please email us at [email protected] to reserve yours for $15. To keep ticket fees down, we will not have additional adult tickets available on this ticket link.

https://www.facebook.com/events/517231458798684/

SIP AND SIGN HAPPENS ON FRIDAY IN FEBRUARY!
Come out for this fun and FREE community event!
Learn American Sign Language while sipping pints (or kombucha, craft soda, cider or wine!).
Join the deaf and hearing communities as they come together and learn how to better communicate through the love of beer and sign!

https://www.facebook.com/events/657577431326863/

We are excited to bring a new group of Nationally Acclaimed artists together for the first show of it’s kind in Asheville. Twenty Artists from all over the country will be featured in this show which will run from February 10th – March 10th.

WHAT: Asheville’s Designer Toy Expo Kick Off Party and Art Exhibit. Meet the artists at the opening reception, See new works by leading art toy makers. Drink good free local beer.
WHEN: Friday, February 15th from 7-9pm
WHERE: ZaPow, 150 Coxe Ave., Suite 101,
Asheville, North Carolina.

Participating Artists:
The Sucklord
(Suckadelic)
IG: @suckord
Who is the Sucklord?
“The Sucklord is a New York pop artist.[3He manufactures unlicensed action figuresand toys through his company, Suckadelic.[3] The Sucklord appeared as a contestant in the second season of Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.[1]

Steven Smith
(Spirit Ditch Toy Co.)
IG: @spiritditch_toyco

Mr. Blank
(Mr Blank Toys)
IG: @muxblank

John Pryor
(Dollar Slice Bootlegs)
IG: @dollar_slice_bootlegs

Nicholas Bradley
(Resin Rookie)
IG: @resinrookie

Henry Zack
(Neko Satsu Toys)
IG: @nekosatsu_toys

Nathaniel Roseberry
(False Idols)
IG: @nathroser

Dain Marx
(Buzzard Guts)
IG: @damarxtoys

Brad Rader
(Battle Babies)
IG: @Battlebabies

Jason Kinsey
(Figure FETTish)
IG: @FigureFettish

Mike Lindenthal
(Magitaruis)
IG: @Magitarius

(Dirt House)
IG: @dirt_house_resin

Kjelshus Collins
(self)
IG: @killajayzeus

Matt Casale
(MJC)
IG: @_mjcasale_

Kent Fremon
(DoomCo Designs)
IG: @DoomCoDesigns

Martin Rogers
(Feond)
IG: @feond_base

Lee Parker
(self)
IG: @remakesplethora
Toby Grauberger
(Toby Art)
IG: @tobyartpics
Carlos Benitez
(5th Turtle)
IG: @5thTurtle
Joe Somers
(Squibbles Ink)
IG: @SquibblesInk

Don’t Miss The Asheville Designer Toy Expo
Asheville’s Designer Toy Expo is February 16 and 17 at Highland Brewing Company in Asheville. Adding a Southeast destination for designer toy makers and collectors, *Assembly Required brings designer, bootleg and art toy artists from around the country to present and sell their work. Asheville’s premiere designer toy expo, *Assembly Required, is presented by ZaPow, Unboxing Asheville, Morgan’s Comic’s, 103.3 Asheville FM and Appalachian Pinball Museum.

Focusing on this artistic movement, designer toys are a form of lowbrow pop art. These toy makers pull inspiration from a variety of subversive segments of culture, as well as subcultural elements, including (but not limited to) comics, tattooing, street art, and everything related to toys of the 60’s through the 80’s. Echoing production methods of traditional toy manufacturers, designer toys are usually intended to be displayed as collectibles, rather than to be played with. Toy makers mediums range from resin to vinyl, from plastic to plush; with molding, and production techniques such as kitbash, sofubi and bootleg (recently coined ‘Artisanal Action Figure’, by New York Times writer, Rich Juzwiak [11/23/18]).

February 16, 2019 – February 17, 2019
Highland Brewing Company
Address: 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200, Asheville, NC 28803
Times: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Admission: $5 10yrs & Over; Under 10yrs: Free
Contact: Matthew J. Casale
Phone: (267) 679-9215
Email: [email protected]
https://assembly-required.net/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1922361284480281/

Like pole tricks but LOVE choreography? Then this class is for you!
Beginner Pole Flow focuses on the dancing and movement aspect of pole. Get slow and sexy, and delve into the sensual side of pole to find your own personal style!
Whether you are new to pole, or have taken classes – all are welcome! We’re going to break down all those hip movements, body rolls and footwork using choreography each week so you can focus on getting in the groove!
Sign up, here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-104&sView=day&sLoc=0

https://www.facebook.com/events/385022692300678/?event_time_id=385022705634010

February is going to be a month full of live music from the best of the best! 9 different nights you’ll get to listen to some amazing musicians while you sit back and enjoy your brew. Each performance will be 7:00-10:00 pm plus an extra performance from 4-6 on the 16th!
Live Music Schedule:
Feb. 1st – Johnnie Blackwell
Feb. 2nd – Rob Banks
Feb. 8th – Andrew Thelston
Feb. 9th – Johnnie Blackwell
Feb. 15th – Seth Brand
Feb. 16th – Guitar Heals (4-6 pm)
Feb. 16th – Johnnie Blackwell
Feb. 22nd – Rob Banks
Feb. 23rd – Andrew Thelston

https://www.facebook.com/events/319419242026404/

The Mic is Open! Hosted by Heather Taylor

Open to musicians, comedians, story-tellers & poets alike.

*NEW* open mic in downtown AVL hosted by HTCreates, songstress and visual artist. Winner of the 2017 Brownbag Singer/Songwriter competition, Heather is opening the stage up so you can test out new material and build confidence in sharing.

Sign- ups at 6:30 on the truck

Follow us and who shows up on Instagram at @HTCreates_TheMicIsOpen

As courtesy to other performers, try to keep your set-up as simple as possible or plan to break down after the open-mic is over. *If you have a big band or complicated set-up, please give HT a heads up and we’ll get you signed up at a specific slot time so it all flows yo! *

Looking forward to hearing you play!
Best,
HT

https://www.facebook.com/events/1029611117243153/

TobyMac’s HITS DEEP 2019 tour featuring Jeremy Camp, Jordan Feliz, Ryan Stevenson, We Are Messengers and Aaron Cole

https://www.facebook.com/events/2190286887657803/

Check out this month’s live music lineup:

Friday 2/1 Supatight
Saturday 2/2 Sidecar Honey
Sunday 2/3 Station Underground

Friday 2/8 Porch 40
Saturday 2/9 Laura Blackley

Friday 2/15 Scott Moss
Saturday 2/16 Likewise

Friday 2/22 Devils in Dust
Saturday 2/23 Whiskeyhickon Boys

https://www.facebook.com/events/1840699919369829/?event_time_id=1840699939369827