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.
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The Center’s newest documentary film focuses on the iconic moonshiners. Rather than the stereotypes of lazy, drunken mountaineers, moonshiners were some of the most entrepeneurial and creative farmers in a community who not only provided a public service but helped to put food on the table for themselves and their communities. The stories are both heart-rending, funny and moving and open a window into the soul of the Southern Appalachian world that’s rapidly vanishing.
All screenings include live music by Apple Country String Band or Bandana Rhythm as well as a talk with the director and local moonshiners. The screening at North River Farms is drive-in theater event with a food truck.
This is a general admission event. Tickets vary by venue in order to maintain social distancing. As social distancing rules change, we will update this site which may make more (or even less) seats available. Right now, each site has limited capacity and tickets are expected to sell out quickly. As a special offer for our ticketbuyers, if you purchase the DVD along with your tickets, you get $5 off the DVD price and save the additional $5 shipping and handling. (Do not choose this option until after you’ve bought your tickets first or you will be charged a $5 processing fee to return your money.)
See venue information below for more details. This is a ticket-less event. Your name will be at the reservations table at the door at the time of the event. Outside venues are subject to weather dates if necessary. Your tickets are automatically good for these weather dates should the event not go on for the original date. All sales are final and tickets are non-refundable once purchased.
UPDATE: As things open up more, masks are optional at all venues, social distancing and masks are still encouraged. Thanks for your understanding!
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Join us for some Dungeons & Dragons over ZOOM. Sign-up is required. Email Raj at [email protected] to request attendance. |
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Experience Asheville’s premiere independent film festival! We are a non-profit, competitive festival with the mission to cultivate a spirited collective of homegrown filmmakers. We uplift up-and-coming filmmakers of Asheville and the Southeast with screenings, workshops, music performances and after parties throughout the weekend.
BYOF – Bring Your Own Film
8pm at Fleetwood’s Chapel
496 Haywood Rd
West Asheville, North Carolina
It’s like an open mic, but movies. Bring a USB drive with a film 7 minutes or less and share with the community. First come, first service.
Open to the public and donations go to future festival screenings.
WORKSHOP #1 – INQUEERY
10am-11:30am at Asheville School of Film
45 S French Broad Ave #120, Asheville, NC 28801
INQUEERY is a creative workshop designed for LGBTQIA2S+ people to connect and reflect on their lived experiences through visualizations, creative writing and story. This offering also includes time to read an excerpt from and discuss Asheville-based feature film script Whistle Down Wind, which is currently in development.
Open to the public and 100% of donations go to the instructors.
WORKSHOP #2 – Comrades Help Comrades Make Movies
12pm-3pm at Asheville School of Film
45 S French Broad Ave #120, Asheville, NC 28801
Running an equitable, inclusive, and sustainable set on a hyper indie budget.
Private Work in Progress screening of the feature film E IS FOR with the Co-Writer/Director, Writer/Producer/Lead, DP and EP in attendance with discussion and feedback opportunities.
Pull up a seat at the table and we’ll deep dive into how we made a feature film during the time of COVID and how our intention to honor the insight and labor of our comrades shaped everything from the budget, size of the crew and much of the creative while preserving and sustaining the mental health and experience of everyone on set. We’ll outline resources, cover funding hurdles, pre-production workflow, paperwork and set ethics.
Open to the public and 100% of donations go to the instructors.
SCREENING – Opening Night
Doors at 7pm, Screening at 8pm at The Barrelhouse at the Funkatorium
147 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Arrive dressed to impress in (encouraged) black tie attire to witness the “best of” in indie drama, comedy, and documentary short films.
AFTER DARK
Doors at 10pm at Cultivated Cocktails Tasting Room
25 Page Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Keep the party going into the night. Featuring a local DJ and exclusive Cat Fly projection installation and living gallery highlighting local and regional animated films.
Included with purchase of any screening.
Rooftop Pool Party
12pm-5pm at Aloft Air Level
51 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 USA
Present your VIP badge or ticket to any screening to hotel check-in for a key to access the pool.
Included with purchase of any screening.
WORKSHOP #3 – Gillybear Presents: “Garbage Monsters”
3pm-5pm at Asheville School of Film
45 S French Broad Ave #120, Asheville, NC 28801
A look at low-budget, big-impact Special Effects for filmmakers who ain’t got two nickels to rub together.
Open to the public and 100% of donations go to the instructors.
SCREENING – Community Night
Doors at 7pm, Screening at 8pm at The Orange Peel
101 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Weird, experimental and off-the-beaten path shorts from up-and-coming filmmakers of Asheville and the Southeast.
Join us for Cider Cinema! This unique cinematic experience features Bold Rock Hard Cider, Bold Bites Food Truck, and a movie screening on our jumbo screen!
Join us at sundown on Friday, August 27th for our Cider Cinema showing of Black Panther! This is a free event. This is not a drive-in movie event.
Experience Asheville’s premiere independent film festival! We are a non-profit, competitive festival with the mission to cultivate a spirited collective of homegrown filmmakers. We uplift up-and-coming filmmakers of Asheville and the Southeast with screenings, workshops, music performances and after parties throughout the weekend.
BYOF – Bring Your Own Film
8pm at Fleetwood’s Chapel
496 Haywood Rd
West Asheville, North Carolina
It’s like an open mic, but movies. Bring a USB drive with a film 7 minutes or less and share with the community. First come, first service.
Open to the public and donations go to future festival screenings.
WORKSHOP #1 – INQUEERY
10am-11:30am at Asheville School of Film
45 S French Broad Ave #120, Asheville, NC 28801
INQUEERY is a creative workshop designed for LGBTQIA2S+ people to connect and reflect on their lived experiences through visualizations, creative writing and story. This offering also includes time to read an excerpt from and discuss Asheville-based feature film script Whistle Down Wind, which is currently in development.
Open to the public and 100% of donations go to the instructors.
WORKSHOP #2 – Comrades Help Comrades Make Movies
12pm-3pm at Asheville School of Film
45 S French Broad Ave #120, Asheville, NC 28801
Running an equitable, inclusive, and sustainable set on a hyper indie budget.
Private Work in Progress screening of the feature film E IS FOR with the Co-Writer/Director, Writer/Producer/Lead, DP and EP in attendance with discussion and feedback opportunities.
Pull up a seat at the table and we’ll deep dive into how we made a feature film during the time of COVID and how our intention to honor the insight and labor of our comrades shaped everything from the budget, size of the crew and much of the creative while preserving and sustaining the mental health and experience of everyone on set. We’ll outline resources, cover funding hurdles, pre-production workflow, paperwork and set ethics.
Open to the public and 100% of donations go to the instructors.
SCREENING – Opening Night
Doors at 7pm, Screening at 8pm at The Barrelhouse at the Funkatorium
147 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Arrive dressed to impress in (encouraged) black tie attire to witness the “best of” in indie drama, comedy, and documentary short films.
AFTER DARK
Doors at 10pm at Cultivated Cocktails Tasting Room
25 Page Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Keep the party going into the night. Featuring a local DJ and exclusive Cat Fly projection installation and living gallery highlighting local and regional animated films.
Included with purchase of any screening.
Rooftop Pool Party
12pm-5pm at Aloft Air Level
51 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 USA
Present your VIP badge or ticket to any screening to hotel check-in for a key to access the pool.
Included with purchase of any screening.
WORKSHOP #3 – Gillybear Presents: “Garbage Monsters”
3pm-5pm at Asheville School of Film
45 S French Broad Ave #120, Asheville, NC 28801
A look at low-budget, big-impact Special Effects for filmmakers who ain’t got two nickels to rub together.
Open to the public and 100% of donations go to the instructors.
SCREENING – Community Night
Doors at 7pm, Screening at 8pm at The Orange Peel
101 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Weird, experimental and off-the-beaten path shorts from up-and-coming filmmakers of Asheville and the Southeast.
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Join us for some Dungeons & Dragons over ZOOM. Sign-up is required. Email Raj at [email protected] to request attendance. |
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Hendersonville is the official home of the North Carolina Apple Festival, a four-day celebration to recognize the importance of the apple industry to Henderson County and North Carolina. The Apple Festival is always held during the Labor Day weekend (Friday through Monday). Festival-goers can choose from a variety of events that feature a street fair on Historic Main Street and surrounding event venues.
Some of the other festivities happening during the Apple Festival include apple breakfasts, Gem & Mineral Spectacular, children’s activities, the Western North Carolina Air Museum Open House and
Please leave your pets comfortably at home.
North Carolina is the 7th largest apple-producing state in the nation and Henderson County is the largest apple-producing county in North Carolina, producing 85 percent of all the apples grown in the state. The County grows more than 40 varieties of apples including; Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Rome Beauty, Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, Stayman, Fuji and Galas.
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
The NC Mountain State Fair is the third-largest fair in North Carolina. The Fair runs from September 10th – 19th, 2021 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. It celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, & midway amusement rides. Check the website for hours, price of admission, tickets, Special Promotions, Discount Days, and much more! http://www.wncagcenter.org/p/mountainstatefair For more information call 828-687-1414
Join us for Cider Cinema! This unique cinematic experience features Bold Rock Hard Cider, Bold Bites Food Truck, and a movie screening on our jumbo screen!
Join us at sundown on Friday, September 10th for our Cider Cinema showing of The Incredibles! This is a free event. This is not a drive-in movie event.
The Price is Right Live
The Price Is Right Live™ is the hit interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to hear their names called and “Come On Down” to win. Prizes may include appliances, vacations and possibly a new car! Play classic games just like on television’s longest running and most popular game show…from Plinko™ to Cliffhangers™ to The Big Wheel™ and even the fabulous Showcase.
Playing to near sold-out audiences for more than 14 years, the Price Is Right Live™ has entertained millions of guests and given away more than 12 million dollars in cash and prizes.
If you’re a fan of The Price Is Right™ on TV, you’ll no doubt love this exciting, live (non-televised), on-stage version of the show!
“WANT TO PLAY? NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of 50 United States and Canada (excluding Puerto Rico & Quebec), 18 years or older. Ticket purchase will not increase your chances of being selected to play. To register for chance to be a contestant, visit registration area at or near the venue box office 3 hours prior to show time. For complete rules & regulations, including eligibility requirements, visit or call the box office. To enter theater to watch show, a ticket purchase is required. Sponsored by Good Games Live, Inc. Void where prohibited. Price is Right Live™/© 2019 FremantleMedia. All Rights Reserved.”
Click HERE for our standard arena policies and our most frequently asked questions. Ticket prices are always subject to change without notice. Additional fees apply.
The NC Mountain State Fair is the third-largest fair in North Carolina. The Fair runs from September 10th – 19th, 2021 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. It celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, & midway amusement rides. Check the website for hours, price of admission, tickets, Special Promotions, Discount Days, and much more! http://www.wncagcenter.org/p/mountainstatefair For more information call 828-687-1414
The NC Mountain State Fair is the third-largest fair in North Carolina. The Fair runs from September 10th – 19th, 2021 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. It celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, & midway amusement rides. Check the website for hours, price of admission, tickets, Special Promotions, Discount Days, and much more! http://www.wncagcenter.org/p/mountainstatefair For more information call 828-687-1414
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Architectural works from past world’s fairs are aspirational visions. Most of these fantastical structures were meant to be temporary, but dozens of examples still remain. Some legacies from past fairs have lasted more than a century, like the iconic Eiffel Tower, while others have descended into neglect and ruin in a few decades. Yet, all of them represent the remnants of a fictional future that has been redefined by more pragmatic needs.
In Jade Doskow: Photographer of Lost Utopias, filmmaker Philip Shane follows architectural landscape photographer Jade Doskow on her 10-year quest to capture the monumental world’s fair echoes that remain worldwide. Lugging around her bulky, 4 × 5 large-format film camera, she travels to cities across the globe such as Paris, New York, Brussels, Montreal, Seville, Chicago, and Seattle. Rather than focus strictly on the subjects of her photos, Shane provides an insider’s look into the artist’s painstaking process of setting up precise vantage points for each building—taking a handful of frames at each location—then spending weeks or months on the digital-editing process, ever careful to highlight subtle shadings and color patterns to create the perfect, immaculate print. Jade Doskow: Photographer of Lost Utopias takes the viewer on a journey through the mind of an artist struggling to navigate between the practical demands of her personal life and the hyperidealistic relics of a future never fully realized.
Introduction and Q&A with Philip Shane, filmmaker, and Jade Doskow, photographer. Presented in conjunction with Intersections in American Art; sponsored by Tracey Morgan Gallery.
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The NC Mountain State Fair is the third-largest fair in North Carolina. The Fair runs from September 10th – 19th, 2021 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. It celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, & midway amusement rides. Check the website for hours, price of admission, tickets, Special Promotions, Discount Days, and much more! http://www.wncagcenter.org/p/mountainstatefair For more information call 828-687-1414
The NC Mountain State Fair is the third-largest fair in North Carolina. The Fair runs from September 10th – 19th, 2021 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. It celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, & midway amusement rides. Check the website for hours, price of admission, tickets, Special Promotions, Discount Days, and much more! http://www.wncagcenter.org/p/mountainstatefair For more information call 828-687-1414
The NC Mountain State Fair is the third-largest fair in North Carolina. The Fair runs from September 10th – 19th, 2021 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. It celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, & midway amusement rides. Check the website for hours, price of admission, tickets, Special Promotions, Discount Days, and much more! http://www.wncagcenter.org/p/mountainstatefair For more information call 828-687-1414
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Guest Appreciation Festival is our annual celebrating bringing together guests, visitors, paddlers, and staff for a weekend festival of incredible sales, whitewater, outdoor fun, and gratitude!
Snag the best in outdoor gear and apparel at stunningly low prices from our new and used gear sale with names including The North Face, Chaco, Dagger Kayaks, KEEN and more. Boaters can take advantage of free shuttles for the Cascades and Upper Nantahala recreational releases. Shop crafts and handmade goods from regional and local vendors. Join in on the fun with our family-friendly riverside games and activities including giant Jenga, face painting, and more! Dance the night away to live music on the banks of the Nantahala River. Enjoy a weekend of fun and community in the Nantahala Gorge!
Join us for Cider Cinema! This unique cinematic experience features Bold Rock Hard Cider, Bold Bites Food Truck, and a movie screening on our jumbo screen!
Join us at sundown on Friday, September 24th for our Cider Cinema showing of The Big Lebowski! This is a free event. This is not a drive-in movie event.
Guest Appreciation Festival is our annual celebrating bringing together guests, visitors, paddlers, and staff for a weekend festival of incredible sales, whitewater, outdoor fun, and gratitude!
Snag the best in outdoor gear and apparel at stunningly low prices from our new and used gear sale with names including The North Face, Chaco, Dagger Kayaks, KEEN and more. Boaters can take advantage of free shuttles for the Cascades and Upper Nantahala recreational releases. Shop crafts and handmade goods from regional and local vendors. Join in on the fun with our family-friendly riverside games and activities including giant Jenga, face painting, and more! Dance the night away to live music on the banks of the Nantahala River. Enjoy a weekend of fun and community in the Nantahala Gorge!
Enjoy one of the top 20 events in the Southeast with live entertainment, 130+ food and craft vendors, tons of family-friendly activities, interactive kids area, along with performances and demonstrations celebrating the Southern Appalachian mountain culture. Mountain Heritage Day is diligently working to create a safe environment for everyone, whereby booths and seating are spaced for physical distancing.
Guest Appreciation Festival is our annual celebrating bringing together guests, visitors, paddlers, and staff for a weekend festival of incredible sales, whitewater, outdoor fun, and gratitude!
Snag the best in outdoor gear and apparel at stunningly low prices from our new and used gear sale with names including The North Face, Chaco, Dagger Kayaks, KEEN and more. Boaters can take advantage of free shuttles for the Cascades and Upper Nantahala recreational releases. Shop crafts and handmade goods from regional and local vendors. Join in on the fun with our family-friendly riverside games and activities including giant Jenga, face painting, and more! Dance the night away to live music on the banks of the Nantahala River. Enjoy a weekend of fun and community in the Nantahala Gorge!
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!
Join us for Cider Cinema! This unique cinematic experience features Bold Rock Hard Cider, Bold Bites Food Truck, and a movie screening on our jumbo screen!
At the 1968 Olympics, US athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists from the podium during the medal ceremony as the American anthem played. Though this choice radically impacted Smith—throwing his personal and professional life into disarray—the defiant gesture has reverberated throughout the decades, adopted by generations of civil rights activists in their fight for social justice. Fifty years later, in an attempt to unpack the full breadth of Smith’s sacrifice—and the myriad ways it continues to resonate in the current reckoning over the racial injustice that still plagues America—artist and filmmaker Glenn Kaino partners with the gold medalist to finally tell his story and to cement his legacy. As the two collaborate on a multidisciplinary art project, they connect with a new generation of activists. Featuring interviews with Megan Rapinoe, Colin Kaepernick, the late Congressman John Lewis, and Jesse Williams—who, along with John Legend, also executive-produced the film—Kaino and Afshin Shahidi’s With Drawn Arms is a testament to the courage of those willing to make their voices heard, no matter the cost.
Virtual introduction and Q&A with co-director Glenn Kaino and Whitney Richardson, associate curator. Presented in conjunction with Artistic Tribute: Representation of the Athlete, Golden Hour: Olympians Photographed by Walter Iooss Jr., and Precious Medals: Gold, Silver, Bronze
Join us for Animoday! Every Monday all day. Listen to anime music, play anime games, watch anime, and talk anime!