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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Learn gardening basics on how to improve soil, composting, what and when to plant, pest control measures and other techniques to get your vegetable garden off to a great start in this 3-day program. Led by John Murphy.
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THANK YOU to everyone who has shared videos! We’re going to try the Watch Party again tonight from 5-6 pm. If you aren’t in this line-up, we’ll get you in tomorrow night!
(And if I mess up the Watch Party again, I’ll still share your posts!)
WHAT IT IS… An experience unlike anything you have ever dreamed imaginable. Your host will engage your mind with charm and wit, and immerse your heightened senses of taste, smell, hearing and touch, while you sip five types of wine in complete darkness. Wine pours are paired with tasteful snacks, one liners, and hilarious hijinks. OR our beer tasting experience will take you on a journey of humor, tasting of five local beers, fun beer-friendly pairing, sight deprivation and enhancement of all remaining senses. The lights will be off, and this is not considered a meal. Designed for adults only, 21 and up. 50-60 minutes.
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March Bike/Ped Task Force Meeting Cancelled
Mixed-media paintings in oil & pastel inspired by the local art history & landscape.
This opening reception will take place in conjunction with our True Home Open Mic, where anyone is invited to step up to share song, music, poetry, storytelling, comedy, magic, & other performances in a supportive setting. Mary Montes will present her new collection of art as one of the performances.
Mary Montes is an accomplished painter, in the Flood Gallery residency program, visiting from Miami, Florida. Mary’s new series of mixed-media paintings in oil and pastel on paper and canvas are inspired by the local art history and landscape. She is primarily an abstract expressionist painter, classically trained in figure drawing.
Mary Montes had the opportunity to meet artist Robert Rauschenberg many years ago, which inspired her to research the Black Mountain College and American art history. Mary’s desire to paint in the Asheville & Black Mountain area to find inspiration as well as to pay tribute to her friend Rauschenberg and the artists of the region, resulted in her getting into the residency program at the Flood Gallery.
Mary has had solo exhibitions in Palm Beach, at the Michael Findlay Gallery, Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, NY and Dorfsman Fine Art, Miami, as well as many group shows (Guild Hall, Ashawaga Hall, Quogue Gallery, Sag Harbor Whaling Museum with Peter Marcelle). She is currently represented by Julie Keyes Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY.
An Evening WithGeneral Colin PowellThe 7th Annual Dr. John B. Edmunds, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series will feature retired four-star U.S. Army General and American statesman Colin L. Powell. Gen. Colin Powell served as secretary of state under President George W. Bush. Prior to that role, he was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for both President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton, and was national security advisor for President Ronald Reagan. |
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Swamp Rabbits Hockey offers fantastic fun for the whole family! The Greenville Swamp Rabbits play in the South Division of the Eastern Conference of the ECHL, the premiere AA hockey league. The Swamp Rabbits play 36 home games (October-April) and offer endless entertainment opportunities! For more information on Swamp Rabbits hockey, visit swamprabbits.com. Proud affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes.
Mitch Fortune brings you an irreverent and nostalgia filled night of pop culture trivia every Thursday night 7-9 pm at the One Stop in Downtown Asheville. A potpourri of movies, music, TV show trivia just for you!
Join host and Malaprop’s bookseller Patricia Furnish to discuss a range of books across different periods of history. The club tackles challenging subjects, hence “NOTORIOUS.” Click here to see a full schedule of what the club is reading. Club attendees get 10% off the book at Malaprop’s!
The club meets at Malaprop’s on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm.
The Quarantine Concert Series – Streaming from The Orange Peel
& PULP
Iamavl and The Orange Peel are partnering to create a free live concert streaming series for Asheville and the world to enjoy!
Full schedule below!
Tune in at 7:00 pm EST to watch these amazing performances on the Iamavl Facebook Live Stream, on their website at www.iamavl.com or on their YouTube Channel.
Also please don’t forget to donate to/tip the band at: https://iamavl.com/musician-relief-fund/ !
Sit back, relax from the comfort of home and enjoy The Quarantine Concert Series on Iamavl where we bring the music to YOU!
SCHEDULE:
3/19 – Russ Wilson and his King’s of Jazz – 7:00 pm
3/20 – Travers Brothership – 7:00 pm
3/21 – Screaming Js – 7:00 pm
3/22 – Andrew Scotchie (of Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats) – 7:00 pm
3/23 – Bill Altman – 7:00 pm
3/24 – Asheville Music Hall presents The Tuesday Night Funk Jam – 7:00 pm
3/25 – The Moon and You – 7:00 pm
3/26 – The Connor Law Duo – 7:00 pm
3/27 – Asheville Circus – 7:00 pm
3/28 – Jeff Sipe and Friends – 7:00 pm
3/29 – Richard Shulman, Composer of New Age, Jazz, and Classical Music – The Richard Shulman Trio – 7:00 pm
3/30 – Lo Wolf – 7:00 pm
3/31 – Bardic Academy – 7:00 pm
4/1 – Hustle Souls – 7:00 pm
4/2 – Darby Wilcox – 7:00 pm
4/3 – Vaden Landers – 7:00 pm
4/4 – PYLETRIBE – 7:00 pm
4/5 – Pleasures of the Ultraviolent – 7:00 pm
4/6 – Lotion – 7:00 pm
4/7 – Sparrow Pants (of The Resonant Rogues) – 7:00 pm
4/8 – Dr. Bacon – 7:00 pm
4/9 – Anthony Wayne Vibe – 7:00 pm
4/10 – Ambiguous Roots – 7:00 pm
Natanya Ann Pulley, author of “With Teeth,” a Many Voices Project winner in fiction, will read from and discuss her writing at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. This event is free and open to everyone with no tickets needed.
John Pizzarelli and Catherine Russell transport audiences back in time for an evening of A Tribute to Nat King Cole and the Ladies of Song. Paying homage to Nat King Cole and the iconic singers featured on his historic television show – like Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, and Carmen McRae – Pizzarelli and Russell will perform Cole’s memorable hits, such as “Route 66,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” and “Paper Moon,” along with timeless works from the ladies of song.
World-renowned guitarist and singer Pizzarelli has established himself as a prime contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook and beyond, with a repertoire that includes Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and The Beatles. He has been hailed by The Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” The Toronto Star pegged him as “the genial genius of the guitar.” And The Seattle Times saluted him as “a rare entertainer of the old school.”
Russell dazzles audiences with familiar favorites and forgotten treasures alike. Performing as a backup singer, multi-instrumentalist, and lead singer before launching her solo recording career, she has appeared on over 200 albums. In 2012, she received a Grammy® Award as a featured artist on the soundtrack of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. With “a voice that wails like a horn and whispers like a snake in the Garden of Eden” (NPR), “she virtually stands alone on today’s jazz landscape” (Los Angeles Times).
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This modern adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People follows the fate of a small suburb and its newly opened charter school. The science teacher, Dr. Stock, discovers issues on the school grounds and takes on a mission to inform the public. Both hilarious and heartbreaking, this play addresses themes of truth, greed and denial, while serving as a mirror for our outrageous political reality.
Well is a funny and touching comedy about mothers and daughters, mind over body, social activism and theatre itself. Lisa, the onstage playwright, attempts a memory play about her force-of-nature mother, Ann, who though constantly ill manages to heal a community. The playwright asks the provocative question: “Do we create our own illness?” The answers she gets are much more complicated than she bargained for as the play spins dangerously out of control into riotously funny and unexpected territory.
“deceptively deep and clever as ever.” – Curtain Up
Discretionary Warning: Adult themes and language
We are working very hard with our artists to reschedule each of these shows to a safer time later this year. We are announcing rescheduled dates as we are able to get them confirmed, and will inform ticket buyers for each event when a new date for their intended concert has been solidified. Tickets will remain on sale while we work on determining a rescheduled date. Fans should hold on to their tickets, as they will be valid for the rescheduled performance date. If you are unable to attend a postponed show, please contact us at [email protected] or via phone during box office hours (Wednesday through Friday 12pm to 5:30 at 828-398-1837).
In the event that we are unable to find a new date and a show is fully cancelled, all buyers will be notified and tickets will be automatically refunded at the point of purchase. Please allow at least a week for this to be reflected in your bank account.
Here Come the Mummies is an eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000 year-old Egyptian Mummies with a one-track mind. Their “Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave” is sure to get you into them (and possibly vice versa).
Since their discovery HCTM has been direct support for P-Funk, Al Green, Mavis Staples, KC and the Sunshine Band, and Cheap Trick; rocked Super Bowl Village; become a regular on The Bob and Tom Show; played massive festivals like Summer Camp, Common Ground, Voodoo Fest, Musikfest, Suwannee Hulaween, and Riverbend; and sold tickets by the thousands across large swaths of North America.
Maybe that’s why the ladies (and some dudes) can’t stop losing their minds over these mayhem-inducing mavens of mirth.
Some say they were cursed after deflowering a great Pharaoh’s daughter. Others claim they are reincarnated Grammy-Winning studio musicians. Regardless, HCTM’s mysterious personas, cunning song-craft, and unrelenting live show will bend your brain, and melt your face. Get ready, for Here Come The Mummies.
2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled Over Ongoing COVID-19 Concerns
Drive’s 15th Anniversary Season in Downtown Greenville delayed until 2021
The Greenville Drive, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, and the South Atlantic League today announced that the 2020 season has been cancelled due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic that has swept across the world.
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The ongoing concern regarding the safety of our community, and Minor League Baseball communities across America – including fans, front office staff, gameday staff, players and coaches – led to this decision.
Asheville Area Arts Relief Fund Survey
We are looking into starting an arts relief fund, but donations are hard to come by right now. Please complete this very short survey to help us determine how we can work together to support our local arts community during this pandemic.
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Americans for the Arts Economic Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Arts and Cultural Sector Survey
This survey is designed to collect information about the financial and human impacts that the spread of the coronavirus has had on arts and cultural organizations. The survey also collects basic information about the participating organizations so that the data can be parsed by specific geographic regions, artistic disciplines, and budget categories.
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Due to concerns related to the coronavirus, we have determined that we must close the Asheville Art Museum as of March 16, until further notice. All programs and events will also be postponed until we can safely resume public operations.
Current tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates (TBD). Once new dates are determined, you will be contacted regarding ticket exchange coordination. Event ticket holders can email [email protected], and program ticket holders can email [email protected] with any questions. We ask for your patience during this time and greatly appreciate your support.
We will continue to monitor and assess all developments. The health and safety of visitors, Members, staff, volunteers, and the community will always take top priority in all of the decisions we make relating to the COVID-19. However, this unfortunate reality also comes with a significant economic impact to arts organizations such as ours. Please consider supporting us in mitigating the losses we may suffer as a result from the virus with a tax-deductible donation to the Asheville Art Museum.
Please refer to our website and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for additional updates and ways to engage with the Museum during these unprecedented times.
Until we reopen to Members and visitors, we invite you to check out the different ways you can interact with us online!
• Explore the Collection and exhibitions virtually on our website.
• Get to know our staff and volunteers, take deeper dives into artwork with our Works of the Week and more on the Museum blog.
• Relive the grand reopening parties, check out artist interviews, and learn about the history of Pack Square on our YouTube channel.
• Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.We’ve created a Museum From Home page on our website that we’ll update with virtual tours, children’s activities, and more.
- First, the Department’s physical location at 161 S. Charlotte Street will be closed to the public indefinitely starting Tuesday, March 17.
- All inspections will take place as scheduled, but with social distancing precautions.
- Customers are encouraged to submit permit applications or other requests electronically using the Development Portal. We will make other online options available very soon.
- Customers may drop off paper plans when necessary at the building. A drop-off box will be made available at the north entrance of the building.
- You may call and email staff as usual. Our main number is 828-259-5846. Additional contact information is available on this page. Please have patience with us, as there may be a higher-than-normal call volume.
- Please check our home page often for updates!
Statement from Asheville Mall Regarding Planned Events and Easter Photo Operations
The health and well-being of the community we serve, our customers, employees, and retail partners is our top priority. Out of an abundance of caution and based on guidelines for public meetings and events from the CDC and other governmental agencies, we have made the decision to cancel or postpone all planned events, which includes our seasonal Easter Bunny photo program.
We will continue to monitor updates from the CDC as well as local health officials and governmental agencies and will resume our event schedule as soon as it is appropriate.
Old Europe downtown will offer a free breakfast pastry and juice to any school-aged child from 7 a.m.-noon.
The door will be open for walk-in or call for curbside pickup, said an employee at the store.
“We hope this can help our community and reduce any struggles of replacing a school meal,” said the owners on Facebook. 13 Broadway St., 828-255-5999.
White Duck Taco Shop: One free regular priced taco for school-age children per day, Monday-Friday for lunch or dinner.
Baked Pie Company: Brown bag lunches will be available for school-age children, Tuesday-Saturday. Available at the Arden location, 4 Long Shoals Road from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Call ahead for curbside pickup: 828-333-4366.
Biscuit Head Biltmore: This popular biscuit shop has shifted to take-out only at its Biltmore location, with the request that customers call in orders. The West and South Asheville locations are now closed. Call 828-505-3449. Pick up at 417 Biltmore Ave., suite 4F.
ConoSur: This Mills River restaurant will serve one free burger and fries to kids while schools are closed. Children have to be present. This restaurant has shifted to takeout only. 4195 Haywood Road, Mills River. www.conosurasheville.com. 828-513-1731.
Strada Italiano: Now through the end of March, this restaurant will offer a free slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza to grade-school students during weekday lunch.
The offer is available for curbside service only. The restaurant opens at noon. Call 828-348-8448 to order. 27 Broadway St.
Copper River Grill: Through April 3, this restaurant offers a complimentary lunch for school-aged children from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Order anything from the kids’ menu, no purchase necessary. 1302 Hendersonville Road. Call ahead: 828-210-8999.
Sand Hill Kitchen: Call 828-633-6868 to request a free bagged lunch. Lunches include peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, an apple, house-fried chips and pickles. Pick up in the drive thru at 491 Sardis Road.
Pescado’s Burritos: This Brevard restaurant offers free tacos for kids in need while schools are closed.
“If you or someone you know has children who may go hungry without a meal please come by and grab a taco, with chips and salsa,” they posted on social media. “No questions asked.”
The restaurant is asking diners to “pay it forward by and donating what you can spare. We can’t do this ourselves, the whole community needs to come together during this time of need.” 265 N Broad St., Brevard 828-884-5559.
According to experts, outdoors might not be much safer as far as this fast-moving virus is concerned. Maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from others, no matter indoors or outdoors, is the recommended practice during this pandemic.
the Blue Ridge Parkway closed its year-round Visitor Center in Asheville, at Milepost 384 near the U.S. 74A entrance, out of safety concerns for staff, volunteers and visitors.
“Other year-round facilities on the parkway managed by local partners will remain open at this time,” according to a statement from the National Park Service. “These sites include the Folk Art Center at Milepost 382 and the Museum of NC Minerals at Milepost 331.”
The parkway motor road and all accessible trails will also remain open where not otherwise closed due to weather. Decisions regarding planned seasonal, spring openings, such as park campgrounds and visitor centers, will be made at a later date.
Similarly, Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced March 17 that Sugarlands, Oconaluftee, and Cades Cove visitor centers are closed until further notice for public safety.
Seasonally open park campgrounds, picnic areas, roads, trails and restroom facilities located adjacent to visitor centers remain open and accessible to the public.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site temporarily closed the Sandburg Home and Barn on March 17. This includes Sandburg Home tours, the park store, access to the goats and farm animals, all special events, all volunteer shifts, and in-park and off-site programs. Park grounds, except for the barn area, trails, and restrooms will remain open.
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All nonessential, public-facing functions are closed. Essential operations — including emergency services, Public Health and Health and Human Services mandated services, sheriff’s office, permitting, solid waste, and Transportation — will continue.
“Since this is a rapidly evolving situation, we will reevaluate these changes as more information becomes available and provide more detailed information at buncombecounty.org,” said Day.
Until further notice, Buncombe is taking the following measures until further notice:
- Some nonessential employees will temporarily telecommute and/or be in emergency on-call status.
- For essential employees unable to work remotely, increasing physical working space between employees and modifying operations are among the options being evaluated.
- Public access to county facilities that house nonessential functions will be restricted or closed.
- All public libraries will be closed.
- All County parks will be closed.
- Permitting Office will be closed, but permitting remains available.
The county also offers the following online resources:
- Apply for Pistol Purchase Permit: https://buncombeso.permitium.com/
- Pay Property Tax: https://www.billpayit.com/buncombeconctax
- Request Birth, Death, Marriage Certificate: https://payonline.buncombecounty.org/RoD/Default.aspx
- Records: https://www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/register-of-deeds/recording/default.aspx
- Building Permits, Planning, Septic, Well, Water Testing Portal (account registration required, only “simple” permits can be applied for online): https://onlinepermits.buncombecounty.org/CitizenAccess/Default.aspx