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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Join us for our weekly workshop where you’ll partake in building custom interior storm window for the clients we serve. These inserts are very easy to assemble, but it requires a group of minimum four-five people.
The workshop is located at Kairos West Community Center (across from Sunny Point Cafe on the corner of West Haywood and State street).
604 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
Big thanks to All Souls Cathedral for sharing this space with us.
Choose going if you know for sure you can make it. The winter is coming. Thank you for being part of our mission! By volunteering, you are helping your neighbor enjoy the winter more comfortably while lowering their utility bills and reducing their carbon footprint.
To sign up, you can also go to the link: http://signup.com/go/AujknXm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1799157333526367/
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, say things they shouldn’t, and hit little kids. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant. None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale, the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies and Herod needs a good beating–has a lot of people up in arms. But it will make this year’s pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is a powerful story of misunderstanding, faith and redemption. Through most of the play, the audience can’t stop laughing, but by the end most will be watching the show through tears. A great, fun holiday experience for any age and sure to become a modern Christmas classic. A one-act production, approximately one hour in length.
Presented by the Overlook Theatre Company
“Recreating the Christmas music and style of a bygone era- some of the most beloved Christmas music was written and performed from the 1940’s thru the 1960’s. That’s what this show recreates.” Tim Shelton
https://www.facebook.com/events/1091119501035150/
“Recreating the Christmas music and style of a bygone era- some of the most beloved Christmas music was written and performed from the 1940’s thru the 1960’s. That’s what this show recreates.” Tim Shelton
https://www.facebook.com/events/499779227122161/
In this beautiful play, Libby, a socially awkward woman with a tragic past, reluctantly throws a dinner party for a group of neighbors and acquaintances. As the drinks flow, discussions and debates ensue about everything from skydiving to family therapy to the merits of Topo Gigio. Connections are made and broken and made again as Libby and her guests explore what being alone, and being not alone, really means.
Directed by Jeff Catanese
Starring Edwin Glass, Scott Keel, Amanda Klinikowski, Christy Montesdeoca, Trinity Smith-Keel, Josephine Thomas and Henry Williamson III
RAFFLE ALERT! Some performances include an Admission + Raffle ticket option. On those nights you can add a $5 raffle ticket to your admission fee and be eligible for a gift with an $80 – $120 value! Raffle tickets will also be sold at the door.
https://www.facebook.com/events/575264369597847/?event_time_id=575264406264510
Join a special musical and dance performance by Emmalee Hunnicutt, Isa Bowser and Jonny Rhum!
Emmalee Hunnicutt explores the subtleties of sound with her inventive cello playing. Classically trained from a young age, she brings an intimate understanding of the cello to her compositions and improvisations. Working in the realms of texture and emotion, her work acknowledges the mysterious nature of art and life. In addition to writing and performing as a solo artist, she is also part of a number of collaborative projects including Mountain Bitters and Library of Babel. Find her music at https://soundcloud.com/mooniris0 and emmaleehunnicutt.bandcamp.com
Isa Bowser is a dance and movement artist who has been exploring her body’s unique expression since before she learned to walk. From childhood onward, she has studied many dance forms including Modern, Contemporary, West African, Butoh and Contact Improvisation.
Isa believes dance is an empathetic art form, with the ability to embody and enliven both the performer and the viewer. The dance is a ritual of vitality, an expression of our creative forces, and a method of storytelling. In her improvisations, Isa plays freely in her body and her relationship to effort and joy. Her body often wants to twist, melt, vibrate, explode and distort in an effort to express the intuitive process alive in her.
Jonny Rhum is a professional listener.
In his off time, he gives his life to: Embodying moments and stringing them together into momentums of musical movement.
Spire: breath or spirit.
Respire: spirit again.
Conspire: to breath together.
Here the joys of saxophone can be shared with others. Many thanks to his parents, his teachers, and all the people who have played with him over the years in Kokomo, Atlanta, and Asheville.
Movement springing from:
The Way of The Mongoose
and
A Strongheart Method
With a love for varying speed, spirals, spectrums, and stillness. Jonathan recognizes that in consciously choosing our movements, actions, and sounds:
We shift the center of our experience.
Let us find ourselves moving through balance in the most beautiful of places.
Join OM Sanctuary for an intimate Sanctuary Concert Series. Music to uplift the spirit and warm the soul will be presented Thursday evenings, from 7:30-9:00pm, on the Sanctuary Pavilion stage located in the Multipurpose room. Experience an intriguing array of local Asheville talent offering an assortment of musical approaches, from atmospheric electronica to Appalachian folk to singer-songwriter to Kirtan. Musical groups have been hand selected to blend with the beauty and harmony of the Sanctuary nestled next to the Serenity Garden and Waterfall, creating a seamless environment conducive to relaxation and evocative of mystery.
OM Sanctuary is a non profit educational center with a mission to introduce healthy lifestyle practices through holistic education and connection to nature. The 54-acre eco-friendly campus, is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains above the French Broad River just off Riverside Drive at 87 Richmond Hill Dr in Asheville, NC 28806. The center also offers daily classes, programs, retreat lodging, healthy cuisine, wellness treatments & private sessions, a labyrinth garden and a Tranquility Trail in the 42 acre conservation forest.
Tuition: $15
Registration: https://bit.ly/2NiPO6y
Interested in enjoying the concert free of charge? Email [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/264536897550191/
Geeks Who Drink brings the nation’s best live hosted pub quiz to Craft Centric Taproom & Bottleshop! Join us for 8 rounds of audio, visual and live hosted trivia. Our weekly quiz is free to play and we’ll be giving away free drinks for answering bonus questions and gift cards for our top teams at the end of the night. Geeks Who Drink rules limit the total number of players on your team to 6, so gather your smartest friends and come down.
https://www.facebook.com/events/479085775948377/
This fresh adaptation of the film is set in the fictional studio of WVL Radio Theatre, which is struggling to stay on the air one snowy winter’s night. The professional voice actors are unable to get to the studio, but the show must go on—and so a small but intrepid band of employees manages to create the story’s dozens of characters and scenes using just their voices and some everyday household items for sound effects.
https://www.facebook.com/events/334279477356360/?event_time_id=334279524023022
After 4 1/2 years of hard touring, 150-200 shows annually, Nikki continues traveling on, bringing her gorgeous voice & thoughtful songs all across the nation. Hailing from the mountains of western North Carolina, it’s only fitting that her songs are as eclectic as the state that boasts the mountains and the sea. Along with her guitar & clawhammer style banjo, her musical partner & husband Jason Sharp adds resonant lush guitar tones as well as harmonies to round out the duo’s sound.
Out From The Harbor is a collection of 10 songs recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Studio. With only a few other additions to the record, including Michael Ashworth (Steep Canyon Rangers) on bass & tasteful percussion, the stage is set for Nikki’s soulful vocal and storied lyrics while Jason Sharp’s guitar soars alongside. READ MORE
https://www.facebook.com/events/1102766536551283/
The Magnetic Theatre invites you on a trip back in time, as we present the wonderfully wicked 25th ANNUAL BERNSTEIN FAMILY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. Now in its 9th year, this R-rated holiday spectacle is a hilarious, envelope-pushing ode to the TV specials of yesteryear, with the dysfunctional Bernstein clan doing a variety of skits, as they pay a twisted kind of homage to beloved Christmas traditions. This show is absolutely for adults only, and only for those who are willing to go along for a ride with some delightfully depraved individuals!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1925230094450819/?event_time_id=1925230137784148
Frankie Cosmos
w/ Stef Chura, Shy Boys
at The Mothlight
Thursday December 6th
Doors 8pm
Tickets: $16adv
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1718741?utm_medium=bks
https://www.facebook.com/events/2105584973018976/
Lead by Father-Son duo Larry Deal and Grayson Deal, this mixed bag of local musicians (and characters) has become a staple of Black Mountain’s local good-time music scene. Hosting their own Old-Time jam for more than a year now locally, this locals gathering of friends and family is sure to bring the Holiday Spirit!
Expect good time sing-a-longs, classic old-time tunes and new takes on old classics! Free show!
FOOD TRUCK: Out of the Blue Peruvian Fusion Cuisine
https://www.facebook.com/events/501183673736247/
Jarvis Jenkins Band is the Authentic Allman Brothers Band tribute from Asheville, NC!!!
Come join us as we get pumped for this years Christmas Jam! What better way to pre-game than with our very own Allman Brothers tribute band!
WHEN: Thursday 12/6/2018
WHERE: 312 Haywood Road Asheville, NC
AGES: 18+
SEATS: Standing Room Only
TICKETS: $5
https://www.facebook.com/events/443887426090395/
WHY? Plays Alopecia at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/2096774963893018/
All new! In 2017, we broke box office records with A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas. In 2018, come join us for a brand new version of this holiday tradition.
Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM
Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM
Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731
Junie B. Jones, First-Grader, is super-excited about the upcoming Holiday Sing-Along and Secret Santa gift exchange at her school. Too bad tattletale May keeps ruining all of Junie B.’s fun. So when Junie B. draws May’s name for Secret Santa, she comes up with the perfect plan to teach her nemesis a lesson! But will the Christmas spirit of peace and goodwill interfere before she can give you-know-who what she deserves? A hilarious and endearing tale based on the best-selling book series by Barbara Park.
Showtimes are Thursdays at 3:00PM, Fridays at 1:00PM and 4:00PM, Saturdays at 1:00PM and 4:00PM, and Sundays at 3:00PM.
125 S. Main St. Hendersonville, NC 28792
FIRST SHOW SOLD OUT IN 3 DAYS, SO WE ADDED ANOTHER!!!
BUY TICKETS WHILE YOU CAN! THIS WILL SELL OUT!
Earlier this year, our two screenings of The Greatest Showman Sing-Along sold out with the entire theater singing along. We’ve never seen so many happy faces walking out of the theater.
You don’t have to know the words to the songs! The Sing-Along version of the movie shows the lyrics of each song at the bottom of the screen to help the audience.
CLICK LINK BELOW to see a video example of what it’s like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4qCbA4r3WA
It doesn’t matter if you are a terrible singer, so come out for this unique screening and have some fun!
TICKETS: Tickets are only $3.00. You can also purchase tickets at our 675 Merrimon Avenue location.
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
CONTENT GUIDELINE: Rated PG for thematic elements. The word “damn” is used a few times.
https://www.facebook.com/events/191586135054362/
All Aboard THE POLAR EXPRESS! This memorable journey will take you on an incredible journey! Believe the magic this Holiday season!
Over 88,000 guests rode THE POLAR EXPRESS with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in 2017 and we hope to see you in 2018! The 1¼ hour round-trip excursion comes to life as the train departs the Bryson City depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the North Pole. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story. Children’s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the North Pole to find Santa Claus waiting. Santa will board THE POLAR EXPRESS, greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story, their own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the Bryson City Depot.
THE POLAR EXPRESS begins November 9, 2018, and operates through December 31, 2018.
The Bethlehem Toy Store is an annual ministry of the Carolina Baptist Association to children of families that are not able to provide Christmas gifts due to financial difficulties.
Families are screened by Interfaith Assistance Ministry.
Bring NEW toys (birth-16yrs) or money to the Carolina Baptist Association Monday- Thursday, 9:00am-4:00pm.
Please have all toys and money in by Monday, December 3, 2018.
Set-up for the toy store will be Monday, December 3-6, 2018.
Distribution: December 7, 2018 from 8:00am-8:00pm.
We need your help with set-up, distribution, and witnessing to families. Please call us to sign up to help!
If you have any questions, please call the Carolina Baptist Association at
828-693-4274.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2155844367968886/
Mindful Mornings is a monthly one-hour forum where mission-driven do-gooders convene, collaborate, and learn. From students, CEOs, yogis, to nutritionists, to nonprofit leaders and wellbeing advocates, this meetup is meant to break down silos by creating a community of people willing and able to help one another achieve their goals in support of the bigger mission — making the world a better place. If you want to learn from others working to overcome similar obstacles, or simply enjoy some time together appreciating delicious beverages and stimulating conversation, you’ll love Mindful Mornings.
Doors open at 8!
Keynote begins by 8:20 a.m.
Questions? Go here: https://www.mindfulmornings.org/asheville
Or contact your Chapter Co-Founders, Micah & Ali, at [email protected]
[Photo by Tanja Kuic]
https://www.facebook.com/events/250888755520119/
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=508160293033516
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.”
Join us every First Friday for our monthly Professional Development and Morning Networking. Details for individual events can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ypasheville/events/
https://www.facebook.com/events/288432651765415/
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=104655787136632
Join in on the Babywearing Dance fun with Baby Steps Dance Asheville! Come on out for this special event! Treat yourself to some time out of the house…meet and connect with other local parents, dance to some good music and let loose for a little bit! No previous dance experience needed, just a positive spirit! We will take time to stretch sore and overused muscles, learn fun and energizing choreography, create community and bond with our babies! All members of the family are welcome to attend!
Be sure to wear clothing that you are comfortable moving in and sneakers. Bring water, a blanket for baby and your baby carrier! Dress your little one in something light weight so they don’t get too warm. Expectant Mamas are also welcome, all classes offer low impact dance choreography!
Ages 6 weeks to 12 months with a caregiver (postpartum mamas should be cleared for exercise by their doctor.
Class meets monthly on selected dates:
Fridays September 7th, October 12th, November 9th and December 7th
Just $8/family!
Located at The Mothership
227A Haywood Road, West Asheville
9:30-10:15am
https://www.facebook.com/events/330249904441515/
Back by popular demand! Stop and see us for your holiday gift giving needs or if you just need a little more sparkle in your life. We’re here to help you pick out the perfect gift 10am to 5pm
We’ll have jewelry, bags, wearables and more marked way down, as well as a chance for you to browse our retail website at prices up to half off!
http://www.graceandgloryretail.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/197663661156385/
Back by popular demand! Stop and see us for your holiday gift giving needs or if you just need a little more sparkle in your life. We’re here to help you pick out the perfect gift 10am to 5pm
We’ll have jewelry, bags, wearables and more marked way down, as well as a chance for you to browse our retail website at prices up to half off!
http://www.graceandgloryretail.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/197663661156385/?event_time_id=197663694489715
This holiday season, give the gift of handmade! On December 7 and 8, we’ll be offering a refreshing alternative to big-box retail chains during our annual Holiday Sip & Shop event, which will take place from 10am-5:30pm on both days.
Enjoy complimentary wine, warm cider and cookies while shopping for unique holiday gifts – all American made! Gallery merchandise will be discounted 10% during this event, and local makers will be on hand performing craft demonstrations and interacting with guests from 11am to 4pm (discounts do not apply to demonstrators’ merchandise or Lyman Whitaker Wind Sculptures). Choose from a variety of artisan-made gift items, including wooden bowls and utensils, ceramic tableware, blown glass, fine jewelry, handwoven scarves, letterpress greeting cards and much more.
DEMONSTRATORS
Friday, December 7:
Karen Kennedy – Holiday-themed needle felting
Cynthia Wilson – Nature paintings
Saturday, December 8:
Karen Kennedy – Holiday-themed needle felting
Charlie Patricolo – Cloth doll making
https://www.facebook.com/events/237980566832966/?event_time_id=237980576832965
When reflecting on the current state of the environment, it seems that we have entered into times of seismic sorrows. Carbon emissions, water pollution, fracking, and changing climate patterns all point to a troubling reality with serious consequences for human and non-human populations. Through weavings, installations, sculpture, and print, artists Rena Detrixhe and Tali Weinberg (Tulsa, OK) explore the complex relationship between humans and the planet, offering insights, expressing grief, and creating space for resilience and change.
In Time of Seismic Sorrows is curated by Marilyn Zapf and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.