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 how to make your own medicine from Epione Expert, Dr. LuLu Shimek, to elevate your physical and emotional wellness. In this experiential – DIY – class each month, Dr. LuLu will help empower you on the wisdom of botanical medicine. You will leave the class with new tools to make your own medicine at home for a better and healthier YOU!
MAR 18- BALANCING THE THYROID – TEAS
APR 15- BEAUTIFUL SKIN – HYDRATING CREAMS
MAY 20- INFLAMMATION & PAIN – SOOTHING BALMS
JUNE 17- WEIGHT LOSS & METABOLISM BOOSTERS
JULY 22- DYNAMIC DIGESTION – BITTERS
AUG 19- SUMMER FUN – SUNSCREEN & BUG SPRAYS
SEPT 16- LOVE YOUR LIVER – MIELS
OCT 21- BREATHING EASY- RESPIRATORY STEAMS
NOV 18- KIDNEY VITALITY – NUTRITIVE TONICS
DEC 16- MAKE YOUR OWN HEALTHY HOLIDAY GIFTS
https://www.facebook.com/events/1122006041304077/?event_time_id=1122006047970743
This fun and informative weekend workshop is an exploration of the art of organic sequencing (krama) with an emphasis on finding ways to hold the pieces of sequence together with the thread of theme (sutra). As a beautiful compliment to the mental baskets of creating a sequence, Shala will give an introduction to marma points (marmani) and instruction for giving hands-on adjustments (sparshna) that are marma specific. You will come away from this weekend with the tools and inspiration to take your teaching to the next level!
https://www.facebook.com/events/384967415607797/
Start your week off right with a donation-based pilates session and follow it up with a celebratory post-exercise pint!
Learn to focus on your breath and isolate muscle groups to build and strengthen your body while increasing your confidence and bodily awareness. Classes will happen under the thoughtful and fun guidance of Courtney, our resident pilates instructor who has been practicing and teaching in the Black Mountain area for 3 years. Courtney will lead a series of exercises, with variations for each to include folks of all fitness and ability levels!
Classes will take place in the event space at the end of our building.
Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early to set up your mat and settle in before class begins! Bring your own mat and plan to grab a drink afterwards with the group! All ages and abilities welcome!
https://www.facebook.com/events/948380552036149/?event_time_id=948380612036143
Are you ready to show off your meticulous knowledge of useless facts? Well, this is your chance! Nerdy Talk Trivia will be hosting our weekly trivia night with $3 Gaelic pints.
Gift card prizes will be awarded weekly to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Every weekly winner will be put into a drawing for a pair of tickets to Lord Huron concert in the Meadow on April 19. The drawing will take place on April 1.
https://www.facebook.com/events/711040849291752/?event_time_id=711040882625082
NEW LOWER PRICE!!
Join award-winning screenwriter Andrew Shearer in this introductory course on the basics of screenwriting. Learn how to take your idea and develop it into a story ready to be made into a short film. Take your storywriting to the next level!
During the 8 week course, students will learn the fundamentals of how to write a screenplay. Topics explored include screenwriting fundamentals (such as conflict, beginning/middle/end), finding the story spark and discovering what you want to say (theme), creating compelling characters, techniques to write a successful short film (vs the feature format), implementing successful visual storytelling, crafting well constructed scenes utilizing POV, dialogue, structure, and style, and understanding the basic formatting of a script. Students will leave with a completed short script and the beginnings of a feature screenplay.
Class will meet once a week, from 6:30- 8:30 pm, for 8 weeks total. Tuition for the course is a REDUCED $425, and a $50 deposit is required to guarantee placement.
Register on the website (ashevilleschooloffilm.com), or call for more details.
https://www.facebook.com/events/396017260958584/
A progressive chamber music concert – Enjoy a leisurely musical walking tour around Biltmore Avenue, Downtown Asheville
Music at different locales, by different ensembles celebrating Mozart and more! Venues include The Haen Gallery, The AC Hotel, Black Mountain College Museum + Art Center and the Asheville Museum of Science
Kate Steinbeck flute • Rosalind Buda bassoon • Mariya Potapova violin • Amy Brucksch guitar • Brittnee Siemon mezzo-soprano • Frances Duff cello • Koeun Grace Lee piano
Star-gaze and party with the artists post-performance at Capella on 9, “the most brilliant spot above Asheville’s heart,” in the AC Hotel
https://www.facebook.com/events/295642881140170/
Deep South Dispatch delivers a stunning and deeply personal account of benchmark moments in the civil rights movement with vivid first-hand accounts by John N. Herbers, who covered the historic period for more than a decade for United Press International and The New York Times
https://www.facebook.com/events/307664929787946/
Free Show!
Local Bands tBA
With a sound that has been described as having “sunny beach vibes”. Brown Kid is currently touring in support of his new EP “Rusty Strings” For music please visit https://brownkid.hearnow.com
Check out some recent media
https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2018/10/alabama-based-peruvian-musician-brown-kid-releases-ep-rusty-strings/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2194709007234151/
Have a terrible case of the Mondays? Got a sick a twisted sense of humor? Come play Cards Against Humanity with us! We have 3 box sets with every expansion. We’re pushing tables together, making new friends, and having laughs every Monday!
https://www.facebook.com/events/371611523634185/?event_time_id=371611550300849
This is a FREE ping pong tournament occurring weekly at Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt in Durham, NC. Sign-up on site every Tuesday at 7pm. Weekly prizes will be awarded to the winners.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2279054425684696/?event_time_id=2304833079773497
Come on out every week to really drill that technique into your body. After all, good technique is the foundation to great dance!
Haven’t danced before? No worries! Sarah Joy will get you started off right.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2207664732782541/?event_time_id=2207664772782537
Dance. Empowerment. Community. Fun!
Join us for the next 8 Week Intro to Pole Series on Monday, March 18th at 7:30 pm.
Start from the beginning and learn the fundamentals of spins, climbs, and sexy dance moves on the static and spin pole. This concentrated eight week series is great for building strength and a quicker understanding of the mechanics, timing, and grace that is helpful for pole dancing.
We will focus on the static pole for the first 6 weeks and move to an introduction of the beauty of spin pole for the last two. Pole dancing is fun, an amazing workout, and sensually expressive. Enjoy learning with the same group of students each week who are all brand new to pole!
$128 for the series – Reserve your spot here:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0
https://www.facebook.com/events/2299572130266699/?event_time_id=2299572143600031
Spud Cannon (NY)
https://spudcannon.bandcamp.com/
Bad Molly
http://badmolly.bandcamp.com
TV Set
https://www.facebook.com/events/369536070541869/
Do you have an interest in performance but lack experience? Do you want to share your musical abilities but suffer from anxiety? Are you working on some poetry or story telling but haven’t found an outlet that is comfortable enough for your debilitating stage fright?
If so THANK GOODNESS WE FOUND YOU. WE NEED YOU.
Noble Kava hosts the longest running/one of the largest open mics in Asheville (largely thanks to the renowned Caleb Bessiert) and it is our pride and joy. We want to take that format to create a comfortable space where people can begin to overcome the fears that inhibit them from creatively expressing themselves, the way they genuinely wish they could.
As the event organizer I (Delaney Storm Brown) gotta say…. I suffer from hilariously bad stage fright and am looking forward to overcoming that fear with you beautiful creatures.
The Bearded Dragons Inn hosts their weekly West Marches game. This is a drop in game for all to join. If you have never played before come and join us. Our amazing community will teach you all you need to know. If you have years, or even decades of experience stop on by as well as you’ll experience a whole new style of play. For more information check out our website:
https://sites.google.com/outlook.com/westmarchesattriskelion/home
https://www.facebook.com/events/377998122745064/?event_time_id=377998156078394
Combining choreography and tricks on the pole! This introductory series will concentrate 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!
$68 for the series – Reserve your spot here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/301080430590240/?event_time_id=301080437256906
Adding a Southeast destination for designer toy makers and collectors, *Assembly Required brings designer, bootleg and art toy artists from around the country, to present and sell their work.
Asheville’s premiere designer toy expo, *Assembly Required, is presented by Unboxing Asheville, Morgan’s Comic’s, 103.3 Asheville FM and Appalachian Pinball Museum. Focusing on this artistic movement, designer toys are a form of lowbrow pop art. These toy makers pull inspiration from a variety of subversive segments of culture, as well as subcultural elements, including (but not limited to) comics, tattooing, street art, and everything related to toys of the 60’s through the 80’s.
Echoing production methods of traditional toy manufacturers, designer toys are usually intended to be displayed as collectibles, rather than to be played with. Toy makers mediums range from resin to vinyl, from plastic to plush; with molding, and production techniques such as kitbash, sofubi and bootleg (recently coined ‘Artisanal Action Figure’, by New York Times writer, Rich Juzwiak [11/23/18]). (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/style/bootleg-toys-action-figures.html).
Juzwiak interviews such artists as the Sucklord and Killer Bootlegs, both of whom will be present at *Assembly Required.
We’re excited to kick-off and energize Conscious Capitalism Asheville with our March 19 Kick-Off Gathering!
New Belgium Brewery, Liquid Center Room
Speaker Chad Littlefield: Engaging experiential speaker and Conscious Capitalism leader/ advocate. Chad is Co-founder and Chief Experience Officer of We!
Chad is a four-time presenters at Conscious Capitalism International Spring Conference. He has worked with Starbucks, Jet Blue, Johnson & Johnson and many other leading companies.
We invite those interested in learning more about Conscious Capitalism or spreading the movement in Asheville and Western NC to participate in a morning of connection and interaction with networking, refreshments and engaging keynote presentation by Chad.
The program, our first quarterly 2019 event, explores Conscious Capitalism and its first principle Higher Purpose.
Tickets are $10. Registration and ticket site
Tickets $10 each. Register and purchase tickets at
https://consciouscapitalistcommunity.com/events/14756
Free equity tickets available, please inquire with Robin Slusser if needed. [email protected]
Want to be an event sponsor, or event in-kind sponsor? Please email [email protected].
Please share, and invite others interested in Conscious Capitalism. Great opportunity to connect, and learn more!
https://www.facebook.com/events/313757789268080/
Start your no-obligation free 14 day trial any day of the week (see our class schedule link below). 12 women ages 35 to 55 are invited to be part of an exclusive FREE trial of dance fitness classes at Jazzercise South Asheville Fitness Studio. Take at least 5 classes within 14 days, then offer honest feedback via survey. When complete, you will receive a $50 credit towards registration (making the JF $0 for you!).
Check out the BEFORE & AFTER photos of real results from Jazzercise! Space is limited! To be a part of the trial group, please direct message us with the class day and time you would like to begin. For a complete class schedule, visit: https://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-south-asheville-fitness-center
*Must begin your trial no later than April 15. Available to new clients only. Message us while spots are still available! Please arrive 15 minutes before your 1st class and bring a clean-bottomed pair of athletic shoes you can change into for class (dirt, sand, and tiny rocks will scratch our new studio floors).
https://www.facebook.com/events/2294581184153215/?event_time_id=2294581187486548
The Mens Cooking class has been a popular spring event for over 30 years, with the Extension program winning numerous honors at the state and national level. Each class includes instruction, hands-on practice, and a lunch prepared by class members. The class concludes with a gala graduation ceremony. Men may take the course for a variety of reasons: personal interest, increased culinary responsibilities due to the death or disability of a spouse, or a desire to eat healthier. Whatever the reason, participants will learn basic cooking skills, have fun, and enjoy fellowship with fellow class members.
REGISTRATION IS VERY LIMITED. You may register via the following link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=cklwvrpab&oeidk=a07eg2ewjd1e10615b0
https://www.facebook.com/events/532777707216701/?event_time_id=532777713883367
5Rhythms is a movement journey of unraveling, unwinding and embodying the thread that connects us all. Soften as your soul borrows your head, hands, feet, hips… giving you an internal shower and sending you back out in this unpredictably magical world with a renewed lightness of being; knowing more clearly what you’ve always known….but perhaps, temporarily, forgot. ♥ $10-20 Energy Exchange. ***Please do not Park in the French Broad Food Co-Op lots!! Park in the small lot across from the Orange Peel, the LaZoom Lot to the left of the FBFC or the ALoft Parking Lot (all the lots have a small parking fee).
https://www.facebook.com/events/518151585260172/?event_time_id=518151621926835
Join us for our Spring Quarterly Meeting.
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Time: 9:30-11:30am
Location: Upstairs lounge at Isis Music Hall, 743 Haywood Road
(Please enter by side patio door. Parking vouchers available.)
9:30am coffee/networking
10-11:30am program
Guest Speaker: Sophie Mullinax from The Blue Horizons Project
The Blue Horizons Project serves to be a community campaign and hub of energy efficiency resources and programs. A joint effort between the City of Asheville, Buncombe County, Duke Energy, and local businesses and nonprofits, our goal is to empower every resident and business to reduce their energy use and create a cleaner energy future for our community. Sophie will discuss the different programs and resources available and ways businesses can become more energy efficient – helping to minimize environmental impact, lower energy bills, and reduce operations and maintenance costs.
Updates from City of Asheville, APD, and NCDOT.
Paul D’Angelo, Housing Development Specialist, City of Asheville will be discussing the City’s new Down Payment Assistance Program utilizing $1M in funding from the Housing Bond.
Public Safety Update
Cathy Ball, City of Asheville Assistant City Manager, Jan Sheppard – Buncombe County Health and Human Services Director, Sara Henry City of Asheville, Strategic Development Office
WABA Quarterly Meetings are open to new/renewing members.
https://www.facebook.com/events/396634500912868/
Description: Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No additional cost to enter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/267246603967105/?event_time_id=267246703967095
ATS® Level 1 – Dance Fundamentals
This is an on-going class series. You’ll learn the basic system of ATS® in a fun and supportive environment. Dance Fundamentals will have you dancing ATS® in your very first class! Each one hour class is divided into two sections.
1. Drill it – Learn the basic movements of ATS® with minimal verbal instruction and lots of following along, committing the steps to muscle memory with a fun workout-style drills.
2. Dance it – Experience the magic of ATS® and learn how to use the basic steps to dance with partners in a duet, trio, and quartet formations.
You can start this on-going class series at anytime and drop-in for drills and review.
ATS® (American Tribal Style) Belly Dance is an improv tribal style belly dance that is universal worldwide with every move having a certain cue with a leader and followers in a duet, trio, or quartet formation that is always changing leads. The beauty of ATS® is a strong Flamenco influence, along with India and North Africa dance, combined into tribal style belly dance. If you know ATS® you can dance with anyone in the world that also knows ATS®, even just meeting for the first time!
Bio
Michelle has been dancing ATS® (American Tribal Style) since 2006. She has taken countless ATS® workshop classes around the United States to further her education, knowledge, and skill of ATS®. Michelle received her ATS® Teaching Certification in 2015, and had her own troupe, Mystique Mountain Tribal Belly Dance, in Charlotte before moving to the Black Mountain area.
https://www.facebook.com/events/541775063005882/?event_time_id=541775103005878
Join us March 19th as we donate 10% of our Sales for the day to the Whole Planet Foundation.
Whole Planet Foundation works to alleviate poverty through microcredit loans. Microcredit loans are small loans, made mostly to women, that allow them to start or expand their own business. These businesses might be food kiosks, beauty boutiques, restaurants, artisan crafts, and more. The average first loan we fund through our network of microfinance partners is less than $200.
We also work in the United States and Puerto Rico. Our biggest partner in the United States is Grameen America. We support entrepreneurs like Damaris in Boston who owns her own restaurant. The average loan we fund in the United States is about $1500.
https://www.facebook.com/events/153506382269207/
Come when you can, we are no longer taking sign-ups but walk-ins are welcome!
Seniors looking to workout more regularly are welcome to participate in a three month video-led fitness class and study conducted by Geri-fit! Most of the exercises will be performed seated in a chair and you will not have to get on the floor. Classes will be twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes. There are 24 classes over a 3 month period.
You will need to bring your own set of 2 or 3-pound dumbbell weights and a stretch band. (The library has some stretch bands if you need one.) You will be exercising to a Geri-Fit® DVD and several different levels of Geri-Fit® video workouts will be shown. Everyone is encouraged to work out at their own pace.
Classes will be held twice-a-week for 45-minutes each. Upon completion of the 12 week study, each participant will fill out a survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the video-led classes to determine if your strength, stamina, balance and range of motion has improved.
Please come join us and have some fun working out!
https://www.facebook.com/events/289832488265375/?event_time_id=289832551598702
Join us with presenter, Steph Auman, for A Business In The Making:
• Know who you are and what you have to offer
• Learn about community and what it means for your business
• Find out the difference between collaboration and competition
https://www.facebook.com/events/345982442681029/
Overview
Search results, and how we interact with them, are rapidly changing. There’s so much advice out there about how to optimize for traffic from search results that it can be overwhelming. It’s difficult to know where to start, especially if you’re also focused on launching or running your business. While you should definitely learn what to do for SEO, let’s just start with what not to do. Over the years we’ve seen plenty of egregious SEO errors. Allow us to share them and save you from the same mistakes.
Key Takeaways
You will learn how to avoid shooting yourself in the foot.
Who Should Attend?
Those planning on launching or redesigning their websites or those who have already established web presences and want to ensure that their SEO ducks are in a row.
Speaker Bio
Leah Quintal is an SEO expert with over 7 years of digital marketing experience. She thrives on using data to craft marketing campaigns with measurable results, and regularly touches all aspects of marketing campaigns from strategy to execution to reporting.
Wolf Hoelscher has been a WordPress developer since he started his own business in 2008. Before then, as an editor and copywriter, he witnessed the first ill-advised attempts to stuff keywords into web copy until it was no longer legible for humans. Thankfully, we have come a long way since then, and Wolf can stick to keeping the code he writes hidden behind the scenes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/236951183859944/
Join our team of compassionate, caring volunteers and you’ll make a difference for patients and families across western North Carolina. Four Seasons offers a wide range of opportunities for volunteers to serve including administrative and events support, retail at the Hospice Home Store and patient support at the bedside. Whatever you choose, we’ll put your time and talents to use for a great cause.
https://www.facebook.com/events/333456400626587/
Take a break out of your day and bring your knitting or crocheting project to the table to work on. Pause & relax with other hand crafters. All are welcome. This is a FREE event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/367188280693584/?event_time_id=367188360693576