Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Take a virtual tour of our gardens and see what’s beautiful today at The North Carolina Arboretum
Apr 14 all-day
The North Carolina Arboretum On Line

Visit Us Virtually

Spring has sprung and we are excited to share with you all the wonderful blooms and plants that are awakening right now. Take a virtual tour of our gardens and see what’s beautiful today at The North Carolina Arboretum.

The Garden Helpline Is OPEN Extension Master Gardeners
Apr 14 all-day
Extension Master Gardeners Online

Many of us will be spending more time in our gardens as we shelter in place during the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Our gardens will continue to grow and we will continue to have gardening questions.

To answer those questions, Extension Master Gardener℠  Volunteers of Buncombe County will be working from home to keep the Garden Helpline open to the public. We are available to respond to your phone calls and emails. Send an email or leave a voice message at any time and a Master Gardener will respond during the Helpline hours listed below.

The information we provide is consistent with NC State University horticultural research and an integrated pest management approach which includes cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods.

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
FRIDAY: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Open March through October.


2 Ways to Reach Them:

Where to Purchase Plant Starts Asheville Area
Apr 14 all-day
Organic Growers School

With the Asheville Spring Herb Festival and many other such events being cancelled, you may be wondering where to buy starts.
Many farmers are sharing their products through
Asheville Online Farmers Market Facebook Group
Red Wing Farm is offering delivery in Buncombe County
and has several drop off locations in other areas.
Free Percussion Class using Household Objects
Apr 14 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Agustin Frederic via ZOOM

These video sessions will contain music theory and concepts, rhythm and groove exploration, ways to make instruments at home, play along ideas, personal feedback, and exposure to percussion from around the world.

Today’s List of Live Stream with NPR Music: Weedmaps Higher Together: Wiz Khalifa, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ari Lennox, Joey “CoCo” Diaz and more
Apr 14 @ 12:00 pm
NPR Music

As more festivals, performances and concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus shutdown, musicians of all stripes and sizes are taking to social and streaming platforms to play live for their fans.

NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise.

Some artists are planning daily streams — like Ben Gibbard and Christine and the Queens — and will be noted below as information becomes available.

This is a living document, updated every day until it’s no longer needed.

If you would like a live concert to be considered for the list, please fill out this Google Form. Thanks!

multi-genre

Weedmaps Higher Together: Wiz Khalifa, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ari Lennox, Joey “CoCo” Diaz and more
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Link: Weedmaps

Tuesday Early Jam
Apr 14 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Tuesday Night Funk Jam
Apr 14 @ 10:00 pm – Apr 15 @ 6:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall! Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert. Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm. At 10PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Connect with Us Online Check out our blog NC Arboretum
Apr 15 all-day
NC Arboretum

Connect with Us Online           https://www.ncarboretum.org/sprout-blog/

Check out our blog and discover an array of tips and tricks that will help you cultivate your love for nature. Featuring interviews from staff and volunteers, learn how to improve your gardening skills, expand your knowledge of the natural world and receive hands-on techniques that you can implement at your own home.

FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Spring Wild Foods
Apr 15 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.

FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Vegetables that will Really Feed You
Apr 15 all-day
Wild Abundance

Getting started gardening can be exciting, and it can feel daunting.

Your teachers, Natalie Bogwalker and Chloe Lieberman share experience-based, practical instruction for growing their top ten vegetables to really fill your plate, belly, and larder. We put together this class so that you can begin with the crops that are most likely to be successful and rewarding. Or, if you’ve got some experience gardening but want to expand your repertoire, this course will help you do so in a way that makes sense and yields abundantly.

How to Buy Local While Social Distancing: On-Farm Pickups and More
Apr 15 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.
Metropolitan Opera to Offer Up ‘Nightly Met Opera Streams’ April 14-19
Apr 15 all-day
Metropolitan Opera On line

 

Online Gardening School Wild Abundance
Apr 15 all-day
Wild Abundance

closeup of shovel digging into garden

Online Gardening School

Are you ready to grow some serious food? This six-month online video course will give you the skills and tools you need to be able to grow a garden for yourself, from the ground up. Begins EARTH DAY April 22, 2020!

Take a virtual tour of our gardens and see what’s beautiful today at The North Carolina Arboretum
Apr 15 all-day
The North Carolina Arboretum On Line

Visit Us Virtually

Spring has sprung and we are excited to share with you all the wonderful blooms and plants that are awakening right now. Take a virtual tour of our gardens and see what’s beautiful today at The North Carolina Arboretum.

The Garden Helpline Is OPEN Extension Master Gardeners
Apr 15 all-day
Extension Master Gardeners Online

Many of us will be spending more time in our gardens as we shelter in place during the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Our gardens will continue to grow and we will continue to have gardening questions.

To answer those questions, Extension Master Gardener℠  Volunteers of Buncombe County will be working from home to keep the Garden Helpline open to the public. We are available to respond to your phone calls and emails. Send an email or leave a voice message at any time and a Master Gardener will respond during the Helpline hours listed below.

The information we provide is consistent with NC State University horticultural research and an integrated pest management approach which includes cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods.

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
FRIDAY: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Open March through October.


2 Ways to Reach Them:

Today’s List of Live Virtual Concerts: Multi Genres by NPR Music
Apr 15 all-day
NPR Music Online

As more festivals, performances and concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus shutdown, musicians of all stripes and sizes are taking to social and streaming platforms to play live for their fans.

NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise.

April 15

classical

The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini’s La Rondine
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

jazz

Lincoln Center at Home: Jazz at Lincoln Center from the Vault
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Lincoln Center / YouTube

country / americana

Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Americana Highways: TJ George, George Ensle, Satin Nickel, Betty Soo
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

folk

Brian Dunne
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Link: YouTube

rock

Jack Garratt
Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

World

Pickathon Presents A Concert A Day: DakhaBrakha
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook / Twitch / YouTube

Lincoln Center at Home: Rahim Alhaj Trio
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Lincoln Center / Facebook

pop

Cavetown
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

electronic

Lost Frequencies
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

R&B / Soul

The Dip
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

experimental

Niccolo Seligmann
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

children’s music

Lincoln Center at Home: Gustafer Yellowgold
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Lincoln Center

Trout Fishing in Amierca
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Where to Purchase Plant Starts Asheville Area
Apr 15 all-day
Organic Growers School

With the Asheville Spring Herb Festival and many other such events being cancelled, you may be wondering where to buy starts.
Many farmers are sharing their products through
Asheville Online Farmers Market Facebook Group
Red Wing Farm is offering delivery in Buncombe County
and has several drop off locations in other areas.
Free Online West African Drumming & Dance for Kids Hosted by LEAF
Apr 15 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
LEAF Global Arts Online

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We invite young LEAFers to join LEAF Resident Teaching Artist Adama Dembele for a virtual drumming and dance class for elementary age kids. Adama is a master djembefola (djembe player) from the Ivory Coast, West Africa, and has been a part of LEAF since 2005. He currently teaches year round after school classes with LEAF Schools & Streets, and he is excited to offer video classes in which students can take a journey to explore the sounds, rhythms and movements of West African culture right from their own home!

https://www.facebook.com/events/199994081418039/

Goose
Apr 15 @ 7:00 pm
Salvage Station

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Thursday, April 16, 2020
Blue Ridge Eco-Gardener Certificate of Merit
Apr 16 all-day
NC Arboretum On Line

Blue Ridge Eco-Gardener Certificate of Merit

Ecological gardening is a way of thinking about gardens and landscapes in which gardens are no longer seen as a collection of plants, but a community with complex interdependencies between plants, animals, soils and the environment. This certificate program explores ecological principles for creating and managing a healthy, self-sustaining garden and landscape in a changing climate. Students enrolling in the Certificate of Merit program will work to complete 120 hours in core classes on topics including principles of ecological gardening, seasonal plants and tasks and sustainable landscape design along with electives on hardscape, edibles, seed saving and other subjects of interest to participants. View current class offerings for credit in the Blue Ridge Eco-Gardener program here.

To begin your program, complete an application and return it to the Education Center along with a one-time, non-refundable $55 application fee.

Brevard Music Center Announces Cancellation of 2020 Summer Season
Apr 16 all-day
Brevard Music Center

BMC Supports Critical Efforts to Stem the Spread of COVID-19 

by Cancelling Summer Institute & Festival

April 4, 2020 (Brevard, NC)—After careful analysis of the continued global, regional, and local impact of the Coronavirus, the Trustees of the Brevard Music Center have unanimously voted to cancel its renowned Summer Music Festival, which had been scheduled for May 30 – August 22, 2020. The Brevard Music Center, one of the country’s premier training programs for young musicians, is also cancelling all educational programming during the summer of 2020.

BMC made the difficult decision to cancel its 2020 summer institute and festival in order to remain compliant with current health advisories, civil ordinances, and government guidelines to help stop the spread of COVID-19. “We have an ethical obligation to do our part to protect our Brevard community,” said Weinstein. “The very nature of BMC’s operational business model is based on bringing students from almost every state in the country and from around the world to our campus and our community to participate in a transformative summer of study and performance. We also employ hundreds of seasonal staff and interns, distinguished faculty members, and world-class guest artists for a summer festival that welcomes 40,000 attendees. Mass gatherings of all of these individuals, plus hundreds of BMCA volunteers, could advance the spread of the virus…and that is a risk that we simply cannot take.”

In the immediate days and following weeks ahead, the Brevard Music Center staff will proactively contact all 2020 ticket holders to offer a full refund on their purchase. BMC ticket holders will also be given the option to donate the full or partial value of their tickets to the Brevard Music Center as a charitable contribution. Ticket buyers may visit brevardmusic.org or call 828-862-2130 for further details.

For more information on BMC, visit brevardmusic.org, call 828-862-2100, “like” the Brevard Music Center on Facebook, follow @brevardmusic on Twitterstream season highlights via SoundCloud, and visit the Brevard Music Center YouTube channel for performance videos from previous festival seasons.

FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Spring Wild Foods
Apr 16 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.

FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Vegetables that will Really Feed You
Apr 16 all-day
Wild Abundance

Getting started gardening can be exciting, and it can feel daunting.

Your teachers, Natalie Bogwalker and Chloe Lieberman share experience-based, practical instruction for growing their top ten vegetables to really fill your plate, belly, and larder. We put together this class so that you can begin with the crops that are most likely to be successful and rewarding. Or, if you’ve got some experience gardening but want to expand your repertoire, this course will help you do so in a way that makes sense and yields abundantly.

Metropolitan Opera to Offer Up ‘Nightly Met Opera Streams’ April 14-19
Apr 16 all-day
Metropolitan Opera On line

 

Online Gardening School Wild Abundance
Apr 16 all-day
Wild Abundance

closeup of shovel digging into garden

Online Gardening School

Are you ready to grow some serious food? This six-month online video course will give you the skills and tools you need to be able to grow a garden for yourself, from the ground up. Begins EARTH DAY April 22, 2020!

Organic Growers School Videos: How to Grow Potatoes
Apr 16 all-day
Organic Growers School Online
It’s time to plant potatoes! Learn some simple tricks to ensure a good harvest.
Organic Growers School Videos: Seed Starting
Apr 16 all-day
Organic Growers School Online

Learn the best vegetables to direct seed and the best vegetables to transplant.

Organic Growers School Videos: To Seed or Not to Seed?
Apr 16 all-day
Organic Growers School Online
Listen to the pros and cons of selecting seed and growing your own plants from seed as opposed to buying starts.
The Garden Helpline Is OPEN Extension Master Gardeners
Apr 16 all-day
Extension Master Gardeners Online

Many of us will be spending more time in our gardens as we shelter in place during the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Our gardens will continue to grow and we will continue to have gardening questions.

To answer those questions, Extension Master Gardener℠  Volunteers of Buncombe County will be working from home to keep the Garden Helpline open to the public. We are available to respond to your phone calls and emails. Send an email or leave a voice message at any time and a Master Gardener will respond during the Helpline hours listed below.

The information we provide is consistent with NC State University horticultural research and an integrated pest management approach which includes cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods.

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
FRIDAY: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Open March through October.


2 Ways to Reach Them:

Today’s List of Live Virtual Concerts: Multi Genres by NPR Music
Apr 16 all-day
NPR Music Online

As more festivals, performances and concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus shutdown, musicians of all stripes and sizes are taking to social and streaming platforms to play live for their fans.

NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise.

April 16

classical

The Metropolitan Opera: Rossini’s Le Comte Ory
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Live with Carnegie Hall: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Carnegie Hall

New York Philharmonic
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: With Violinist Jennifer Koh
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra: BeethovenNOW
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Philadelphia Orchestra

multi-genre

Sound Mind: A Covid-19 Mental Health Benefit Concert: Chad Urmston of Dispatch, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, Foy Vance, Langhorne Slim, Jade Bird, Ballroom Thieves and more
Time: 8 – 11 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

R&B / Soul

Allen Stone
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Lincoln Center at Home: J. Hoard
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Lincoln Center / Facebook

country / americana

Americana Highways: Jaimee Harris, Silver Lake, Corey Grubb, Dallas Burrow
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Caribbean

Kobo Town
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

rock

Pickathon Presents A Concert A Day: Heartless Bastards
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook / Twitch / YouTube

Low Cut Connie
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

The Weeks
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube