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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Saturday, April 25, 2020
Service Industry Heroes Complimentary Meal w/ Food Connection
Apr 25 @ 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!

Just Brew It Homebrew Festival
Apr 25 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Wedge Foundation

Just Brew It is a homebrew competition and tasting in Asheville benefiting the work of Just Economics.  The festival has traditionally taken place in late Spring/early Summer and features more than 100 different beers and more than 50 amazing homebrewers.  The competing homebrewers are some of the finest specialty homebrewers in the region.

Just Brew It draws a diverse group of people from around the area. To attend, you must be a 2020 member of Just Economics.  Just Economics members sample the homebrew and vote for their favorites alongside other homebrew judges as brewers compete for awards and prizes.

This year, Just Brew It will be at the Wedge Foundation. Hours are 2-5pm on April 25th with VIP tasting beginning at 1pm. This event raises much needed funds for Just Economics and always promises good times.

Just Brew It 2020 Sponsors

For a menu of sponsorship opportunities for 2020, click HERE.

 

To apply as a competing brewer, click HERE.

 

To make a sponsorship contribution, click HERE.

 JAG

Carolina Eye Care

Mr. Appliance of Asheville

Range Urgent Care

Sugar Hollow Solar

Matt and Molly Team

Céline and Company Catering

Self-Help Credit Union

 

 

     

     

     

    Asheville Downtown Eats and Drinks Tour
    Apr 25 @ 3:30 pm
    Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours

    Downtown Asheville is known for its eclectic arts and culture and a vibrant food and drink scene that celebrates independent restaurants and locally-sourced ingredients. Learn about this gorgeous city on a Taste Carolina walking tour and discover why Asheville was hailed by National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine as one of the top 15 places in the world to “treat your taste buds”!

    Asheville Downtown Eats & Drinks Tour – Asheville’s Downtown Eats & Drinks Tour is a spirited and delicious way to explore the city! You’ll enjoy substantial bites and sips on this guided walking tour, sampling savory and sweet favorites, most paired with small drink pairings. This tour visits Asheville’s hidden gems, including eclectic restaurants and bars, and specialty food stores. You’ll also learn about the history of the city, the architecture, and the incredible culinary scene from your tour guide. By the end of this tour, you will feel like a local!

    Private and custom tours can be arranged for any day or night of the week for groups.

    Grassroots Aid Partnership (GAP) plans to serve free, plant-based food every Friday – Sunday from 4 -7 p.m.
    Apr 25 @ 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
    Apr 25 @ 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

    Sunday, April 26, 2020
    Free Online Yoga and Meditation
    Apr 26 all-day
    online

    Scoop: Free Online Yoga and Meditation

    Find your zen during this stressful time. Miranda Peterson of Asheville yoga hike company Namaste in Nature has developed a series of free, online videos to help you relax. From a 10-minute sensory meditation to a gentle, immune boosting yoga asana practice, these videos are designed to “calm and support your immune system.”

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-xlv6hOjSADsdrMgIDWVRQ

    FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Spring Wild Foods
    Apr 26 all-day
    Wild Abundance Online

    FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance

    Discover delicacies growing right outside your door.

    Your guide through this course is seasoned Wild Abundance instructor Luke Cannon, who has practiced wild food foraging for over two decades. More than a botanist, Luke is a long-time pursuer and teacher of the magic and medicine of plants. An avid naturalist, Luke draws from a diverse pool of knowledge, combining his natural history studies with his life experience in organic farming, natural building, permaculture, nature-based mentoring, and rural homesteading.

    How to Buy Local While Social Distancing: On-Farm Pickups and More
    Apr 26 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 26 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)

    Noble Cider To-Go Specials
    Apr 26 all-day
    Noble Cider

    We’ve got some special deals bubbling up at the taproom! Due to Covid-19, we have a backlog of kegs. . . so we are having a sale on growler fill-ups!

    (Prices do not include the bottle)

    Flagship Growler Fills:
    64oz = $9
    32oz = $5

    Seasonal & Small Batch Cider Growler Fills:
    64oz = $15
    32oz = $8

    Session Mead Growler Fills:
    64oz = $20
    32oz = $11

    We ARE filling up your clean growlers!! If you need to purchase a growler bottle, then we have them for sale as well: 

    64oz Growler Bottle = $6
    32oz Growler Bottle = $5

    AND we’ve extended our taproom to-go hours:
    Tuesday thru Saturday:  12pm – 7pm
    Sunday: 2pm – 5pm

    COVID 19 Response
    In light of the COVID 19 pandemic and the Governor’s recent order regarding North Carolina bars and restaurants, Noble will be altering its hours of operations at both locations.

    The Greenhouse, our downtown bar and restaurant, will close effective March 16th and until further notice.

    The Cidery taproom will be open for TO-GO ONLY package sales (including growler sales) for the limited hours listed below:

    YWCA instructors: Online Workouts
    Apr 26 all-day
    YWCA Online

    PROMOTING HEALTH AND HEALING

    We understand the disruption of daily life and social distancing can be incredibly difficult. For many of us, daily activities, social groups, and routines dissipated overnight.

    In an effort to help keep us all connected, our fitness instructors put together a series of home workouts too. Going forward we will be continuing to provide active resources. We hope you enjoy these workouts, made just for you, by your friendly and familiar YWCA instructors.

    Energy mover with Virginia

    Strength Building with Kai

    Senior Exercises with Ellen

    Click Here and subscribe to see the full playlist!

    For more information contact Membership Coordinator, Emil Gonsalvez, at [email protected].

    Carolina Hemp Company Free Delivery + Curb-Side Pickup
    Apr 26 @ 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
    Carolina Hemp Company
    Bluegrass Brunch
    Apr 26 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
    The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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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.

    How to Take Care of our Minds in Difficult Times: Livestream Series
    Apr 26 @ 10:30 am – 11:45 am
    Livestream

    Click on Link Below to Register.
    https://www.meditationinasheville.org/product/how-to-care-for-our-minds-in-difficult-times/

    Sundays April 12 – May 10 10:30am – 11:45am
    Register online and the link and instructions on livestreaming will be emailed to you. $10 per weekly class.

    Having woken up to our world looking quite different, what can we do now? Buddhist meditation teachings and practices help us to develop more space in ourself giving us flexibility of mind, from which we can make better choices about how to respond in these challenging times.

    By helping us develop a different perspective we will begin to notice special opportunities that we might not have noticed before, for becoming kinder, developing ourselves spiritually, and transforming difficulties into greater peace and meaning in our life. Each Livestream class will included guided meditations and practical teachings.

    These Livestream classes are available to those who live in Western North Carolina, and the Vicinity of Greenville, SC and Tennessee.

    Asheville Downtown Eats and Drinks Tour
    Apr 26 @ 11:00 am
    Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours

    Downtown Asheville is known for its eclectic arts and culture and a vibrant food and drink scene that celebrates independent restaurants and locally-sourced ingredients. Learn about this gorgeous city on a Taste Carolina walking tour and discover why Asheville was hailed by National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine as one of the top 15 places in the world to “treat your taste buds”!

    Asheville Downtown Eats & Drinks Tour – Asheville’s Downtown Eats & Drinks Tour is a spirited and delicious way to explore the city! You’ll enjoy substantial bites and sips on this guided walking tour, sampling savory and sweet favorites, most paired with small drink pairings. This tour visits Asheville’s hidden gems, including eclectic restaurants and bars, and specialty food stores. You’ll also learn about the history of the city, the architecture, and the incredible culinary scene from your tour guide. By the end of this tour, you will feel like a local!

    Private and custom tours can be arranged for any day or night of the week for groups.

    Asheville Hemp Farms Free Shipping and Free Delivery Local Community
    Apr 26 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
    Asheville Hemp Farms
    Meals for Non-Contact Pick Up or Delivery #AVLTakeout #Ashevilletakeout
    Apr 26 @ 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 26 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Margaret & Maxwell

    Scoop: Open For Business

    Virtual: I am Beautiful Workshop
    Apr 26 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
    online

    How can I feel sexy right now?
    How can I feel good right now?
    How can I feel worthy right now?

    In this workshop Lisa Zahiya will use dance and coaching exercises to work on how to step into ourselves and have exercises for expression during this challenging time.

    $15
    register online: www.studiozahiya.com

    Grassroots Aid Partnership (GAP) plans to serve free, plant-based food every Friday – Sunday from 4 -7 p.m.
    Apr 26 @ 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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    Shakedown Sundays
    Apr 26 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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    Every Sunday Except First of Month.

    Monday, April 27, 2020
    City of Asheville provides hand washing stations to help reduce spread of COVID-19
    Apr 27 all-day
    City of Asheville
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    Update:

    For a map of temporary, portable hand washing stations and restrooms, visit this link. The map is being updated as new stations are installed.

     

    Original post:

    With the COVID-19 public health emergency going on it has never been more important to be able to wash your hands. Besides keeping 6 feet of distance between yourself and others, hand washing and sanitation have been identified as important measures in reducing the spread of contagion.

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    Portable hand washing station on the sidewalk by Pritchard Park.

    That’s why the City of Asheville has installed portable hand washing stations in several strategic places around town. We realize that people sometimes have to travel on ART buses to get to work, buy groceries or pick up prescriptions from the pharmacy, for example. Also, our unsheltered population needs places to wash their hands as well.

    For these reasons, the City has installed portable hand washing stations at the following locations:

    •         Outside of Pritchard Park, on the sidewalk.
    •         Pack Square Park, downtown
    •         AHope Day Shelter, 19 N. Ann St.
    •         ABCCM Medical Ministry, 155 Livingston St.
    •         12 Baskets, 610 Haywood Road
    •         Haywood Street Congregation, 297 Haywood St.
    Portable restroom facilities have been provided outside Pritchard Park, in Pack Square Park and at the ART Station.

     

     

    The City of Asheville is coordinating these actions in partnership with Buncombe County Public Health Officials.

     

    This is an evolving situation and information is often changing. For resources on prevention best practices and news updates, visit Buncombe Ready. Additional guidance is on the Buncombe County Public Health website.

     

    For information on how to sign up for City and County government alerts, visit this link.

    YWCA instructors: Online Workouts
    Apr 27 all-day
    YWCA Online

    PROMOTING HEALTH AND HEALING

    We understand the disruption of daily life and social distancing can be incredibly difficult. For many of us, daily activities, social groups, and routines dissipated overnight.

    In an effort to help keep us all connected, our fitness instructors put together a series of home workouts too. Going forward we will be continuing to provide active resources. We hope you enjoy these workouts, made just for you, by your friendly and familiar YWCA instructors.

    Energy mover with Virginia

    Strength Building with Kai

    Senior Exercises with Ellen

    Click Here and subscribe to see the full playlist!

    For more information contact Membership Coordinator, Emil Gonsalvez, at [email protected].

    Kickback AVL—Local Food Delivery
    Apr 27 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
    Asheville Area Deliveries

    KICKBACK. RELAX. WHILE WE DELIVER.

    Carolina Hemp Company Free Delivery + Curb-Side Pickup
    Apr 27 @ 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
    Carolina Hemp Company
    Meals for Non-Contact Pick Up or Delivery #AVLTakeout #Ashevilletakeout
    Apr 27 @ 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
    Women Creating Deeper Connection Amidst Uncertainty-ONLINE
    Apr 27 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
    Facebook

    Women, now more than ever, it’s essential to continue building our connection with Self and in turn with others.

    To recognize and express our knowing, our truth and feel the fullness of our being. No more apologies, no more waiting for permission to be who we are in the world. Now is the time. The world needs us fully expressed!

    No more hiding aspects of ourselves in order to keep others around us comfortable. Let’s be with all of it- our wisdom, our messiness, our hurts, our desires all in a safe and intimate container.

    This class is limited to 10 women. Each week will be guided by a powerful theme. We’ll be using the tools of Authentic Relating and Circling to get curious, to be with each other with deep listening, embracing all that arises as we learn to slow down, notice the nuance of our experience, and articulate that with each other.

    The Cost: pay what you can. Suggested range $50-$175

    Class schedule: Mondays 2:30-4:30pm
    April 6th- May 11th
    Cost will include a 30 min one on one with Cathy, weekly class, Inclusion in private FB group.

    To register go here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-6-week-course-tickets-101458101914

    VIVIAN OPEN for takeout + groceries
    Apr 27 @ 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

    Tuesday, April 28, 2020
    YWCA instructors: Online Workouts
    Apr 28 all-day
    YWCA Online

    PROMOTING HEALTH AND HEALING

    We understand the disruption of daily life and social distancing can be incredibly difficult. For many of us, daily activities, social groups, and routines dissipated overnight.

    In an effort to help keep us all connected, our fitness instructors put together a series of home workouts too. Going forward we will be continuing to provide active resources. We hope you enjoy these workouts, made just for you, by your friendly and familiar YWCA instructors.

    Energy mover with Virginia

    Strength Building with Kai

    Senior Exercises with Ellen

    Click Here and subscribe to see the full playlist!

    For more information contact Membership Coordinator, Emil Gonsalvez, at [email protected].

    Ingles Special Shopping Hours, Delivery Options for Vulnerable Populations
    Apr 28 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
    Ingles Grocery Stores

    Starting on Tuesday, March 24, Ingles will dedicate the first shopping hour from 7 – 8 am on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to senior shoppers and those with compromised immune systems.