Calendar of Events

Open 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. Advance Tickets Required. Enjoy the wonder of the park dazzlingly lit for the holidays, with a nighttime train and more.

Join Wedge Studios Artists at Wedge Foundation December 3rd 5-7pm for their Opening Reception in the Cloud Room!
The show will be up through January 2019!

Wedge Studios is home to 40+ artists working in diverse and expansive mediums including ceramics, paper, metal, oil paint and acrylic medium. Wedge Studios is open daily to visitors.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2101065513538795/

We love to see the kids get WILD! Every Monday we host Wild Child Monday. From 5-8 kids eat free (with the purchase of an adult entree) AND this week we are twisting balloons!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1903674923001319/

Candlelight Christmas Evenings*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Saturday, January 5, 2019 (Select Dates)

*Check website for availability/dates
*By reservation only.
*Pricing varies by date.

Candlelight, firelight, and live music bring holiday warmth to the extravagant holiday décor of Biltmore House, creating an evening to remember. Evening guests can also take advantage of Antler Hill Village & Winery to enjoy free wine tastings. Advance reservations are required for evening visits.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

https://www.facebook.com/events/1524627331014393/?event_time_id=1524627364347723

Join Asheville Girls Pint Out on Monday, December 3rd for “Pilates and Pints”!

We’ll begin at Club Pilates Biltmore Park for a Pilates class and end at Thirsty Monk Biltmore Park for a pint. The 5:30pm class will cost $20 and will be limited to 12 ladies. Beginners welcome. Call Club Pilates to sign up :)

ALL ladies 21+ are welcome to join after the class (around 7pm) for a pint at Thirsty Monk.

https://www.facebook.com/events/297395587529108/

Downtown Morganton is home to many fine watering holes and restaurants. Join us for the Brews Crew….your post work, pedal cruise around town with a toasty beverage afterwards. First Monday of every month*, different route every time.

Meet at 6pm, OMC. (note some days different due to locations hours)

https://www.facebook.com/events/2087605968186820/

Begin your holiday shopping a little early and help support our local artists! Throughout December, we will be displaying photography by Brittney White and Betty White’s hand carved wreaths (recently named first place winner in the North Carolina Sate Fair). Come out for opening night on December 3rd from 6pm-8pm to meet the artists and to get first pick of the artwork! Can’t join us for opening night? No worries, the display will be up all December!

#supportlocalartists #ashevillearts #buylocal #holidayshopping #openingnight #artsandcrafts

https://www.facebook.com/events/263164567714379/

Mondays 6-9pm
October 22- December 10

Working from a live model each week, students will hone their understanding of basic anatomy, proportions and the mechanics of movement in 3 dimensions. After first creating multiple fast sketches in clay to work out technique, students will then advance to a longer-term sculpture based on a single pose, with more attention to detail. Please join us for this exciting opportunity to work with decorated sculptor, Leonid Siveriver.

Level: All Levels
Tuition: $325 + $75 Lab & Live Model Fee

Lake Julian Festival of Lights has become a tradition for many mountain families and visitors. The driving-only tour includes thousands of dazzling lights and displays placed along a magical journey on the road circling Lake Julian Park.

Lake Julian Festival of Lights takes place nightly from December 2-23. Want to experience the show by foot? Lights by the Lake Stroll Night is on Saturday, December 1. Please check our Facebook event page for information on any closings due to winter weather.

Tickets are $10 at the gate ($8 in advance) for a standard passenger car or van. A portion of the proceeds benefit Buncombe County Special Olympics.

https://www.facebook.com/events/260293307959881/?event_time_id=260293317959880

Are you looking for a birth and/or postpartum doula? Join us for our Meet the Doula event! Each Meet the Doulas event offers expecting families the opportunity to learn more about our services, ask questions, and meet our team of exceptional doulas one-on-one. This event is free and open to the community. Learn more – http://bit.ly/homegrowndoulas

https://www.facebook.com/events/1907440256001532/

Experience Asheville’s brightest holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. Walk through an outdoor winter wonderland and see the Arboretum’s gardens dressed in more than half-a-million holiday lights. Roast s’mores by the fire, listen to your favorite holiday tunes or enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, cider or beer. Proceeds from the event will support the Arboretum’s educational programs, exhibit and facilities year-round.

Tickets range from $8-18 and must be purchased in advance online at www.ncwinterlights.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/183329605927836/?event_time_id=183329712594492

Tour Gatlinburg’s most dazzling light displays by hopping aboard the Gatlinburg Trolley Ride of Lights! This popular winter tradition is the perfect way to see our mountain town in all its Winter Magic splendor. Get your tickets today!

https://www.facebook.com/events/726348577700947/?event_time_id=726348664367605

Asheville Follies is a monthly variety show in Asheville’s River Arts District.

Produced by Lucky Rigel 7

Hosted by Taylor Gallery

Doors open at 7:30
Show starts at 8PM

Admission is a suggested donation of
one half of what you make in an hour
but, totes, up to you…

BYOB AND/OR donation based beverages available

Performers TBA

Asheville Follies will be taking a break until April. Stay tuned for more details.

https://www.facebook.com/events/597296020687031/

Welcome to a weekly, open world platform of Dungeons & Dragons 5E hosted by The Bearded Dragons Inn!

Each week the players assemble in the Village of Triskelion to bravely make a plan and charge forth into the unexplored wilds. The story is entirely player driven and you’ll never know what to expect!

New to D&D? No worries, our skilled Dungeon Master’s can help guide you through this world of fantasy.

Want more info: Please click the following link that will take you directly to the West Marches at Triskelion page for all your FAQ needs!

https://sites.google.com/outlook.com/westmarchesattriskelion/home

https://www.facebook.com/events/269821280508142/?event_time_id=269821343841469

Myles Kennedy
Asheville, NC
3 Dec 2018
8:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/2099574470063908/

YEAR OF THE TIGER TOUR
Myles Kennedy & Co.
plus Walking Papers
Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
$22.50 – $27.50
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/myles-kennedy-co-year-of-the-tiger-tour/

Myles Kennedy had finished his first solo album. Then he threw it away.

“I had been working on a record for about seven years,” says the singer/songwriter known worldwide as the voice of Alter Bridge and of Slash’s band, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. “It was actually finished two years ago, but when I listened to it with a fresh perspective, when all was said and done, I thought it wasn’t the right first step to take in this journey—its shelf life had expired.”

So he started over, and found himself “writing like a madman.” More than twenty songs spilled out in a short period of time, and as Kennedy listened to his work, he began to comprehend the direction in which the music was pulling him. “It became incredibly obvious what the source of inspiration needed to be lyrically,” he says. “I realized it was time to jump head-first into something I’ve been putting off for my whole life as a writer.”

What eventually emerged was Year of the Tiger, an album almost entirely focused on the loss of Kennedy’s father when the singer was just four years old. “My family was very involved in the Christian Science church,” he says. “So when he became ill, he chose not to seek medical attention, and passed away a few months later. By all accounts, my father was a good, honest man, but I still struggle with the choices he made which ultimately led to his death.

“This was something I had wanted to dive into throughout my career,” Kennedy continues. “It just took decades to muster up the courage. Beneath the surface, the wounds were pretty raw, but it just had to be done.”

Delving into this emotional territory required a musical approach far different from the hard rock that has defined Kennedy’s arena-filling career. The majority of the record was written on acoustic or resonator guitar and recorded directly to tape using a limited number of tracks. Kennedy himself plays banjo, lap steel, bass, and mandolin in addition to guitar on Year of the Tiger, joined by drummer Zia Uddin and Tim Tournier on bass, along with longtime Alter Bridge producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette.

“I’ve always wanted to make a record where I could have the opportunity to explore and document a different element of my musical DNA,” he says, citing his love for the blues, R&B, and acoustic based music and listing such influences as Mississippi John Hurt, Chris Whitley, K.D Lang, Nick Drake and the acoustic songs on Led Zeppelin 3 and 4. “I was trying to tap into something a little more subtle, as opposed to a big, bombastic, high gain sonic attack.”

With the production and arrangements, too, Kennedy began with what he didn’t want, which was anything that felt too processed and slick. “I wanted this recording to be about the vocal, so we kept the instruments arranged in a way so that my voice would be dominant in the mix,” he says. “The recordings I love aren’t perfect. Going straight to tape, going for the song and the performance, making sure that the lyric is honest and resonates with you—the way to capture that is not to suck the life out of it. They call it wabi-sabi in Japanese culture, the idea of embracing beauty in imperfection.”

Even as a singer, Kennedy—three-time winner of Loudwire’s Vocalist of the Year award—was determined to explore a new range and approach. “I was trying to keep things in a lower register,” he says, “not relying on the vocal histrionics that I fall back on in a rock context. On this sonic canvas, I didn’t want to distract the listener from the depth of the song, what was paramount was how the lyric was conveyed emotionally.”

The album found its initial direction from the title track, which was an idea from Kennedy’s first pass writing a solo album. “I remember stumbling onto the melody and title of the song years ago. It stuck with me but I couldn’t seem to complete the concept until it dawned on me that 1974 was the Year Of The Tiger according to the Chinese Zodiac.” he says. “Once I realized that was the same year we lost my father, I knew where I needed to take the record lyrically. The song is really the preface for the entire story from my mother’s perspective. It’s a battle cry of resolution, to persevere under the circumstances we were enduring after dad passed away.”

Kennedy pays tribute to his mother throughout the album. The song “Mother” tries to imagine her experience of the tragedy, fighting to keep things together for Kennedy and his brother. “Turning Stones” represents the singer “trying to get in my mom’s head throughout the difficult journey” while “Ghost of Shangri-La” opens with an image taken directly from his family’s lives in the aftermath of his father’s death.

“The song starts with the line ‘There are thieves outside of our window,’ which was inspired by something that happened to us,” Kennedy explains. “A few weeks after dad passed away, our house was broken into. Ultimately, it served as the catalyst for my mom to uproot us from Boston and move out west and start over again.”

“The Great Beyond” is perhaps the most ambitious song, the grandest in scope, on the album. “That one is probably the least congruent sonically, but it’s so epic in nature that it felt appropriate because of it’s subject matter,” he says. “It describes my father’s passing with surreal imagery from a lyrical standpoint. It was perhaps the most challenging lyric to write, and perform, but it is a very necessary part of the story.”

With Year of the Tiger, Myles Kennedy opens himself up in ways that would be painfully, shockingly personal and intimate for anyone, much less for a revered rock and roll frontman. “Songs like ‘Blind Faith’ or ‘Nothing But a Name’ are almost like open letters to my father, expressing an ache that’s never subsided,” he says. “This record is my attempt to convey things that I’ve needed to express for a long time. What I found hiding in the deep, dark corners of my psyche was difficult to face, but in the end, what came out of the creative process was very cathartic.”

www.myleskennedy.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/2263279183908471/

‘Twas a few weeks before the holidays, when all thro’ the studio
Not a dancer was stirring, not even a Browncoat;
The veils were hung by the mirrors with care,
In hopes that Sera Sahara soon would be there;
The dancers were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of a sugar plum veil choreography danced in their heads….

Intermediate/Advanced Veil Choreo. 3 weeks. Back room of Bebe Theatre, our new home. Current class passes will be honored.

https://www.facebook.com/events/572606103192633/?event_time_id=572606116525965

Our famous burger night featuring a delicious Foothills Local Meats double-cheeseburger, fries, and pint for $12 is getting a season long helping of football. Join us as we show every MNF game on the big screen at Big Top throughout the season.

https://www.facebook.com/events/287513598514283/

Beginner Poleography is back!
This 4 week Series will incorporate a chair AND a pole, concentrating on learning and adding on to one routine throughout 4 weeks, allowing time to master the moves!

Putting together choreography and tricks from Intro & Beginner 1 levels, Beginner Poleography is perfect for anyone interested in seeing progress through having something to practice! Kneepads required. Heels suggested!

We look forward to dancing with you! You can sign up for our 4 Week Beginner Poleography series ($68), here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0

https://www.facebook.com/events/990428607820619/?event_time_id=990428634487283

Asheville’s monthly all queer stand up comedy show!
All of our comics are queer but the show is open to all who want to attend and are supportive of the performers.
This months headliner is Jenn Snyder!!!

At 5’2″, comedian Jenn Snyder packs a whole lot of funny in her one-two punch style of comedy. Topics ranging from her days growing up as a lesbian in a “good ol’ boy” town, to her dealing with the public on a daily basis, this comedian will pull you in with her stories and leave you wanting more with her quick wit and hilarious observations. Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, her ultimate goal is to unite all people through laughter.

Hosted by Kelly Morgan
Featuring Dana Williams, Jesse Cooley and Moira Goree

18+
Tickets $5
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-comedy-party-featuring-jenn-snyder-tickets-53170124273

VIP tickets $10
VIP tickets included VIP seating and special treats and snacks for the show! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-comedy-party-featuring-jenn-snyder-vip-tickets-53171032991

https://www.facebook.com/events/907481132791390/

Network with Fellow FABA members the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month at the YMCA at Mission-Pardee Health Campus. Coffee Club will be in Activity Room A on the 1st Floor.

Spotlight Speaker – Carla Parvin from David Allen Capital

https://www.facebook.com/events/1022463301250206/

We are celebrating the holiday all week long with an old time Christmas celebration. We will have a WNC Farmers Market “Wish Book”, caroling, holiday decor, Santa, food, and lots of surprises!

https://www.facebook.com/events/508160279700184/?event_time_id=508160303033515

Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.

About the Artist

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”

Leaders all across the country are rediscovering Jesus’ dinner table theology that dominated the Apostolic Era. The present-day Dinner Church movement is giving leaders and churches a renewed ability to reach people who would never attend their Sunday morning gatherings. Join us for this special event to find out how the Dinner Church vision could impact your congregation’s ministry and leave with practical insights that can enable you to begin hosting a Dinner Church in your own community.

A Dinner Church Encounter is a 1-day training event, beginning with the rich theological history of the dinner church vision, and progresses throughout the day toward more practical insights that would enable a leader or group to imagine hosting a Dinner Church in their town. The training day includes light refreshments in the morning, lunch and light refreshments in the afternoon.

https://www.facebook.com/events/521373364987994/

Christmas at Biltmore Daytime Celebration*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Sunday, January 6, 2019 (daily)

*Included with estate admission.
*Does not include “Candlelight Christmas Evenings”

Experience the holidays wreathed with the wonder of Biltmore. Our celebration presents Christmas on a grand scale with more than 55 trees decorated by our talented staff, accented with miles of ribbon, garlands, and lights. Festive menus in our restaurants and holiday wine tastings make for a memorable visit.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

https://www.facebook.com/events/104655743803303/?event_time_id=104655783803299

Keller Williams Professionals is proud to bring you Tony Girodano. A world reknowned speaker for all things Real Estate. Tony has been down every path from mortgage broker, financial advisor and sales. He knows the in and outs of the industry but most importantly understands the need for agents to stay current in our ever evolving tech world. A New York Times best selling author of “The Social Agent”. Tony brings new light to branding yourself to grow your buiness.
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Knowing the Difference and Correct Approach on the latest strategies of being a Digital Agent today with Online Marketing, Online Lead-Generation, Modern Day Language of Sales, Door Knocking vs Door Clicking ROI, Systems, and Lead Conversion.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2197891470531295/

It’s time to cut the Ribbon and bring Big Frog into Raleigh! We’re cutting the ribbon with the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1547499045352523/

Help us spread holiday cheer to local families by using your shopping for good. On Tuesday, December 4th 20% of the day’s sales will be donated to Eblen Charities to provide warm clothing for WNC residents in need.

https://www.facebook.com/events/562542794171616/

Your Holiday “to do” list got you feeling
crunched for time? No more excuses!!
In this 30 minute express bootcamp
you’ll experience a full body, intense
workout with the same results as
a 60 minute routine. Great for all levels!

Session 2: December 4-December 27 (except Christmas)

Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Functional Fitness Room with Trainer Carolina Paredes

Registration now open. For more information, contact Corey Jacobson; [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/304625253661559/