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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Did you know that data shows having active male role models in the life of children can breakdown stereotypical gender biases and lead to higher gender equality and empowerment? With that in mind, Buncombe County public libraries is excited to introduce our new Saturday morning story time series, Reading MENtors. This reading initiative encourages men from our local community to celebrate that men love to read. “According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, less than 3% of early childhood educators, including preschool teachers and librarians, are men,” says Enka-Candler Library Branch Manager Erin Parcels. “That means that we have entire generations of children who grew up without a clear idea of what positive male educators are. To see strong literacy practices in children, adults need to model such behavior, which is why we are inviting men with different professions from the local community to share good reading habits to children.”
To help bolster the number of male reading role models, the Enka-Candler Library is inviting men with different professions from all over Buncombe County to share their joy of reading with young patrons. Data shows that having active male role models in children’s lives can break down stereotypical gender biases and lead to higher gender equality and empowerment. Additionally, teaching and modeling reading at an early age vitally important for brain development. “In the first few years of life, more than one million new neural connections are formed every second. Ninety percent of the brain develops by the age of five,” exclaims Librarian Kate Sprate, “Reading plays a pivotal role in setting children up for future social, emotional, and educational success because literacy helps build language, phonological awareness, and comprehension skills.”
This program is open to children of all ages and gender identities. We believe that positive literacy role models are for everyone! Story time will be every other Saturday beginning May 4 at 10:30 a.m., please join us for a story time followed by fun activities! See below for more MENtor story times.
Interested in being a MENtor?
If you know of someone in our community who would be a great Reading MENtor, let us know! Volunteers will read a book and be accompanied by Youth Services Librarian Kate Spratt, who will host a follow-up activity in line with the theme of the story or the person’s career. We love to collaborate, so ideas from volunteers and full participation are welcome. We are looking for volunteers who enjoy reading and sharing the love of reading, are patient, positive, and joyful. To submit a reading MENtor nomination, email [email protected].
Upcoming MENtor story time and acitivity schedule – all story times are at 10:30 a.m.
May 4: Read & Play!
- Jason Hyatt, Director of Buncombe County Public Libraries
- Play-Doh Club preview
- Free book prize
May 18: Music & Movement
- Mike Martinez, LEAF Global Arts #SparktheArtsNC Artist-in-residence, Announcer at Blue Ridge Public Radio, Artist Mentor for StoryCraft
- Musical instrument petting zoo, Build your own instrument, songwriting station
June 1: GOAL!
- Gregg Munn, Director and Head Coach of Mars Hill University Men’s Soccer Team & players
- Soccer obstacle course/warm-up stations
June 15: TBD
June 29: TBD
July 20: Building communities
- David McNair, Rector at St. James Episcopal Church
- LEGO free-build and giant foam block building
Aug. 3: Fun and games
- Mac Stanley and Matt Dixon, Buncombe County Parks & Recreation
- Giant yard game stations and crafts
Aug. 17: Pizza party
- Jack Kirakossian, personal chef and food educator
- Create your own min pizza
Join us for a North Carolina winery tour and celebrate a date night, bachelorette party, retirement, family, or a weekend away while sampling our favorite local beverages along the way. Our standard tour includes visits to three Asheville area vineyards. With safe and reliable transportation provided, you can sit back, relax and just have fun.
Included:
- Round trip transportation*
- Three vineyard visits
- Tastings at two of your three stops. Let’s just say that the pours at the first couple of locations are generous so we like to leave the third-stop beverage choice up to you.
- Time commitment = up to 5 hours
Want to include specific vineyards on your Asheville wine tours? If you have “must-see” wineries in mind or want to craft a full day catered to your group’s interests, we’re always happy to create a custom experience. Reach out any time!
May 3 – June 26, 2024 MON – SAT 11 – 6SUN 11 – 5
Artists: Caleb Clark, Bryant Holsenbeck, Bill Killebrew, Inigo Navarro, Isaac Payne, Amy Putansu, Daniel Robbins, Peggy Root, and Deborah Squier.
This group exhibition features paintings, collages, and sculptures that embody the alluring ambiance between sunrise and sunset. Plein air paintings capture the scattered, sleepy light of Dawn; Collaged drawings depict sidewalks blanketed by moonlight; Mixed-media sculptures portray nocturnal animals. Each artist reminds us of the recurrent and striking period of time when the atmosphere is neither totally dark, nor completely lit.
Join us to learn beginning basket-making techniques with instructor Ronda Cassada. During this workshop, you will craft a traditional Appalachian rib basket with a God’s Eye center on the handle. The workshop includes a tour of the exhibition Counter/Balance to discuss creative concepts and be inspired by artworks on view.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Ronda Cassada is a self-taught basket maker with 30 years of experience and is a local resident of Buncombe County. Ronda holds an Associate of Arts degree and has been teaching absolute beginners to advanced basket-weaving classes in Asheville for the past five years.
The Asheville Art Museum will award two BIPOC scholarships for the Adult Studio. To apply, click here.
In the early 1900s, travel by train and automobile became more accessible in the United States, leading to an increase in tourism and a revitalized interest in landscape painting. The relative ease of transportation, as well as the creation of National Parks, allowed people to experience the breathtaking landscapes of the United States in new ways. Artists traveled along popular routes, recording the terrain they encountered.
This exhibition explores the sublime natural landscapes of the Smokey Mountains of Western North Carolina and Tennessee. While there were several regional schools of painting around this time, this group is largely from the Midwest and many of the artists trained at the Art Institute of Chicago or in New York City. Through their travels, they captured waterfalls, sunsets, thunderstorms, autumn foliage, lush green summers, and snow-covered mountains—elements that were novel for viewers from cities and rural areas. Though some of these paintings include people, they are usually used for scale and painted with little to no detail, highlighting the magnificence of nature.
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Rudolph F. Ingerle, Mirrored Mountain, not dated, oil on canvas, 28 × 32 inches. Courtesy of Allen & Barry Huffman, Asheville Art Museum. |
11am – 5pm Tuesday through Saturday
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Joseph Fiore (1925-2008) first enrolled at Black Mountain College for the Summer Session of 1946, the summer that Josef Albers invited Jacob Lawrence to teach painting at BMC. Over the next three years, Fiore also studied with Ilya Bolotowsky, Willem de Kooning, and Jean Varda. In 1949, after Josef and Anni Albers’ departure, Joe was invited to join the faculty, and he taught painting and drawing until 1956 when the college leaders decided to close.
After BMC closed, Joe and his wife Mary, whom he met and married at BMC, moved to New York City. There he became involved with the 10th Street art scene of the late 1950s and 1960s, a group of galleries that exhibited the work of young artists on the rise. Eventually he resumed his teaching career at the Philadelphia College of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, and the National Academy.
In May of 2001, Joseph Fiore was awarded the Andrew Carnegie Prize at the National Academy of Design in New York. The Carnegie Prize is awarded “for painting” at the National Academy’s Members’ Show.
This exhibition consists of paintings in our collection donated by the artist and by The Falcon Foundation. All of the paintings were made at Black Mountain College and show Fiore’s distinctive use of color and his ability to work comfortably in the spaces between abstraction and representation.
Curated by Alice Sebrell, Director of Preservation
The same hilarious Stand-Up Jesus show as a matinee! Break bread with the son of God during special brunch-and-a-show events on the Diana Wortham Theatre stage.
Jesus of Nazareth returns after 2,000 years, but this time he’s no carpenter — he’s a stand-up comedian. Shining the light of truth on false prophets, duplicitous politicians and immoral sheeple, J.C.’s razor-sharp satire has been intelligently designed to redeem sinners of all faiths. This season, the creator of The Book of Moron is back with his rare breed of humor, channeling what God created on the eighth day: comedy.
Package discounts not applicable for these events.
The Village Potters Clay Center (TVPCC), located in Asheville’s River Arts District, welcomes one and all to their biggest annual event of the year. The Multi-Kiln Opening (MKO) Celebration will take place on Saturday, May 4, from 11am – 4pm. The event will take place throughout the facility, with demonstrations in the Teaching Center and in front of the gallery, and special exhibits in the gallery. The event is free and open to the public, and The Village Potters gallery will also be open regular hours, from 10am – 5pm.
The Teaching Center will feature ongoing demonstrations by each of the resident potters, including a “throwing big” demonstration by Sarah Wells Rolland and Julia Mann, and surface design demonstrations by Lori Theriault and Caroline Renée Woolard. Katie Meili Messersmith will be demonstrating her low, wide platters, and in front of the gallery, Judi Harwood will demonstrate Raku and other alternative firing techniques.
Two special exhibits will also be happening during the MKO. A collective exhibit by all resident artists, “Nurtured by Nature” will be showing in the Special Exhibits gallery, and in the Feature Gallery, Caroline Renée Woolard will be showcasing new works and installations as the Spring Featured Artist.
Demonstration times and other event details will be announced closer to the event, and more information may be found at thevillagepotters.com or by following @thevillagepotters on social media.
The Village Potters are Sarah Wells Rolland, Judi Harwood, Lori Theriault, Julia Mann, Katie Meili Messersmith, and Caroline Renée Woolard, along with Director of Operations, Keira Peterson. They comprise an intentional Collective of potters who share a commitment to nurture creative exploration through education, experience, and community. The Village Potters includes a fine craft gallery, a Teaching Center offering ongoing classes in wheel, hand building, and sculpture for adults, an Advanced Ceramic Studies Program, and online demonstrations and workshops. The Village Potters Clay Center is an educational member of The Craft Guild of the Southern Highlands, and is an official distributor for Laguna Clays.
Bender Gallery Artists Featured in
Asheville Art Museum Exhibition
The New Salon: A Contemporary View
The Asheville Art Museum will be opening their exhibit, The New Salon: A Contemporary View, on March 8 and it will run until August 19, 2024. The New Salon offers a modern take on the prestigious tradition of the Parisian Salon with the diversity and innovation of today’s art world. Guest-curated by Gabriel Shaffer, the show will include works from Pop Surrealism, Outsider Art, Street Art, and Graffiti genres.
Bender Gallery has been collaborating with the Asheville Art Museum to loan four paintings from three of our artists. The artists are Laine Bachman, Kukula, and Yui Sakamoto. Be sure to check out this special exhibition in downtown Asheville.
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Kukula, Impossible Voyage, oil on board, 48 x 24 inches
Kukula (b. 1980, Israel)
Nataly Abramovitch, better known in the art world as, Kukula, paints imagined worlds filled with elaborately dressed women in fanciful settings. The artist does extensive research on the layouts of paintings from the Renaissance and Rococo periods. Kukula subverts these images by depicting women characters in place of traditionally male positions and settings. Her characters are powerful, commanding, and have an air of indifference.
Available Work
Yui Sakamoto, Self Portrait, oil on canvas, 63 x 63 inches
Yui Sakamoto (b. 1981, Japan)
Our surrealist artist, Yui Sakamoto, will have two paintings featured including My Soul and Self Portrait. Self Portrait is still available from his recent solo exhibition at Bender Gallery. Standing in front of Self Portrait, one is immersed in the dual-worlds of Sakamoto’s Japanese and Mexican cultures. There is a sense of calm reflected in the repeating rose pattern, mixed with the uneasy realization that the coral, fungi, and otherworldly forms are what makeup the figure.
Available Work
Laine Bachman, Night Bloomers, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
Laine Bachman (b. 1974, USA) Our prolific Magical Realism artist, Laine Bachman, makes a feature in the exhibition with her painting, Night Bloomers. She has been hard at work making 17 new pieces for her solo exhibition at the Canton Art Museum in Canton, Ohio. The Canton show opens on April 28 and continues through to July 28, 2024.
Available Work
Exhibition and Public Programming
Vera B. Williams, an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books, started making pictures almost as soon as she could walk. She studied at Black Mountain College in a time where summer institutes were held with classes taught by John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Williams studied under the Bauhaus luminary Josef Albers and went on to make art for the rest of her life. At the time of her death, The New York Times wrote: “Her illustrations, known for bold colors and a style reminiscent of folk art, were praised by reviewers for their great tenderness and crackling vitality.” Despite numerous awards and recognition for her children’s books, much of her wider life and work remains unexplored. This retrospective will showcase the complete range of Williams’ life and work. It will highlight her time at Black Mountain College, her political activism, and her establishment, with Paul Williams, of an influential yet little-known artist community, in addition to her work as an author and illustrator.
Author and illustrator of 17 children’s books, including Caldecott medal winner, A Chair for My Mother, Vera B. Williams always had a passion for the arts. Williams grew up in the Bronx, NY, and in 1936, when she was nine years old, one of her paintings, called Yentas, opens a new window, was included in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. While Williams is widely known for her children’s books today, this exhibition’s expansive scope highlights unexplored aspects of her artistic practice and eight decades of life. From groundbreaking, powerful covers for Liberation Magazine, to Peace calendar collaborations with writer activist Grace Paley, to scenic sketches for Julian Beck and Judith Malina’s Living Theater, to hundreds of late life “Aging and Illness” cartoons sketches and doodles, Vera never sat still.
Williams arrived at Black Mountain College in 1945. While there, she embraced all aspects of living, working, and learning in the intensely creative college community. She was at BMC during a particularly fertile period, which allowed her to study with faculty members Buckminster Fuller and Josef Albers, and to participate in the famed summer sessions with John Cage, Merce Cunningham, M.C. Richards, and Robert Rauschenberg. In 1948, she graduated with Josef Albers as her advisor and sculptor Richard Lippold as her outside examiner. Forever one of the College’s shining stars, Vera graduated from BMC with just six semesters of coursework, at only twenty-one years old. She continued to visit BMC for years afterward, staying deeply involved with the artistic community that BMC incubated.
Anticipating the eventual closure of BMC, Williams, alongside her husband Paul Williams and a group of influential former BMC figures, founded The Gate Hill Cooperative Artists community located 30 miles north of NYC on the outskirts of Stony Point, NY. The Gate Hill Cooperative, also known as The Land, became an outcropping of Black Mountain College’s experimental ethos. Students and faculty including John Cage, M.C. Richards, David Tudor, Karen Karnes, David Weinrib, Stan VanDerBeek, and Patsy Lynch Wood shaped Gate Hill as founding members of the community. Vera B. Williams raised her three children at Gate Hill while continuing to make work.
The early Gate Hill era represented an especially creative phase for the BMC group. For Williams, this period saw the creation of 76 covers for Liberation Magazine, a radical, groundbreaking publication. This exhibition will feature some of Williams’ most powerful Liberation covers including a design for the June 1963 edition, which contained the first full publication of MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Williams’ activism work continued throughout her life. As president of PEN’s Children Committee and member of The War Resisters league, she created a wide range of political and educational posters and journal covers. Williams protested the war in Vietnam and nuclear proliferation while supporting women’s causes and racial equality. In 1981, Williams was arrested and spent a month in a federal prison on charges stemming from her political activism.
In her late 40’s, Williams embarked in earnest on her career as a children’s book author and illustrator, a career which garnered the NY Public Library’s recognition of A Chair for My Mother as one of the greatest 100 children’s books of all time. Infinitely curious and always a wanderer at heart, Williams’ personal life was as expansive as her art. In addition to her prolific picture making, Williams started and helped run a Summerhill-based alternative school, canoed the Yukon, and lived alone on a houseboat in Vancouver Harbor. She helped to organize and attended dozens of political demonstrations throughout her adult life.
Her books won many awards including the Caldecott Medal Honor Book for A Chair for My Mother in 1983, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award– Fiction category– for Scooter in 1994, the Jane Addams Honor for Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart in 2002, and the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature in 2009. Her books reflected her values, emphasizing love, compassion, kindness, joy, strength, individuality, and courage.
Images:
Cover of Vera B. Williams’ A Chair for My Mother, published in 1982.
Vera B. Williams, Cover for Liberation Magazine, November 1958.
Craft and Sip Wood Tray Building
Participants will have the opportunity to craft an 8×24 tray using cordless tools. Unleash your creativity as you customize your piece with the paint or stain of your choice. Additionally, choose from three patterns – diamond, diamond burst, or quilt square – to add a unique design to the top of your tray.
The workshop will take place at Atelier Maison & Co. in our Asheville studio, located at 121 Sweeten Creek Rd. Asheville, NC.
Looking for a chance to celebrate mom and make her a unique gift? Or are you wanting to learn a new skill? In this fun introductory class led by Judy Peacock, you will learn to make your own herbal self-care products including an oatmeal rose honey scrub, a rose clay mask, and herbal tea blend. It’s the perfect way to spend time with mom, or make something for yourself. Each participant will take home a honey scrub, a clay mask blend, and an herbal tranquil tea blend.
Join us for a Star Wars themed artisan music. We will have 15+ local artists and makers selling their wares and live music from 12-6pm!
FINE TUNED SESSIONS
This special event is a collaboration with the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (BRNHA), showcasing talents from the BRNHA Fine Tuned program alongside other regional and national acts deeply rooted in Appalachian and Americana music. Immerse yourself in a full day of music at Rare Bird Farm, with camping options and onsite food/catering available.
Event proceeds will support the BRNHA Fine Tuned Program.
Experience a blend of traditional old Time music and contemporary Americana, featuring a cross-creative pollination of artists that promises an intimate and distinctive musical journey.
*Only 100 tickets will be sold to this intimate music event
DAY PASSES
$50 EARLY BIRD until April 1st / Tickets will go to $65 each starting April 1st
$25 PER CHILD 16 and under
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GATES open at 10:30 AM
MUSIC starts at 12 PM
MUSIC ends at 7 PM (there will be some later night special sets for campers – see below)
*There will be food available on site for purchase / This event is BYOB
Attention parents! Bring your kids aged 16 and under to enjoy our live music performances at a discounted rate. While we love little ones, we kindly request that they either listen to the music or play away from the show to maintain a respectful listening environment for all. Thank you for understanding and supporting our commitment to quality music experiences.
About Southside Community Farmers Market
Buncombe County will continue to offer ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription.
Southside Community Farm hosts a farmers market featuring all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) vendors on the first Sunday of every month, May-Oct. from 12-3 PM. The market is EBT accessible. Come enjoy delicious patties, hot sauces, veggies, fruit, flowers, medicines, crafts and more!
Visit LEAF Global Arts every Saturday for an in-house cultural exchange with Adama Dembele. Experience the Ivory Coast with our Culture Keeper from the House of Djembe.
Come stroll through Asheville eating tacos, enjoying exclusive margarita, tequila, and beer specials. Let’s taco about a party!!
Ticket Link: barcrawlusa.com/asheville-bar-crawls/
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: With your ticket, you’ll start with our registration party. You’ll receive your map to guide you to 5+ bars & taco tokens that you can exchange in at any participating bar for your free signature taco. Each stop will have discounted signature margaritas, beer, and tequila shots. We’ll have DJ’s at a few stops for you to dance off your tacos & margs. You’ll go at your own pace eating the best tacos & sipping tasty margs at 5+ bars until you end at our after party for the ultimate fiesta.
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: Got a squad of 8 or more? Msg us for a promo code. [email protected]
𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗼 & 𝗧𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁:
🌮 3 signature tacos
🌮 Discounted specials at every stop (Margs, Beer, and Tequila)
🌮 Taco & Tequila Crawl Map
🌮 DJs and entertainment to dance off the tacos & margaritas
𝗩𝗜𝗣 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗼 & 𝗧𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁:
🌮 Signature Taco Shirt (See design below)
🌮 1 additional taco (4 total)
🌮 1 hour early check-in time (1pm check-in)
🌮1 welcome beer at Banks Ave
🌮Everything included with general ticket
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀:
🌮 Daddy Mac’s Down Home Dive 1pm-4pm
🌮 Banks Ave 2pm-5pm
🌮 Twin Leaf Brewing 3pm-6pm
🌮 Claddagh Pub 3pm-6pm
🌮 One Stop Music Hall 3pm-6pm
𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆:
🌮 Best Tasting Taco
🌮 Best Margarita
🌮 Favorite Bar
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹 𝗨𝗦𝗔:
We’ve been doing events (bar crawls & festivals) since 2015 in over 20 cities. What separates us from the other crawl companies is that we are the creators of food & booze events such as our famous Taco & Tequila Crawl in our Boozy Brunch Crawl that date back to 2018-2019 when we took it nationwide. There may be others out there trying to imitate the events but be sure our event is the only crawl that includes tacos in every ticket type, VIP experience, & so much more. Check our Facebook & Google reviews for confirmation on just how much value and fun we bring.
𝗙𝗔𝗤:
Please visit our blog on how to be a Taco & Tequila Crawl expert at the event. Click link here: http://barcrawlusa.com/tips-to-being-a-taco-tequila…/
🌮 How do we get our tacos? Your lanyard will have tabs on it. You’ll need to tear off the tabs in exchange for the taco in the private taco crawl area at each bar/restaurant.
🌮 How do we get our drink specials? Show your wristband prior to ordering.
🌮 Guided or Free Flowing? This is a free flowing event with 5+ restaurants serving delicious tacos & drink specials. This is a 21+ as we’ll have exclusive party stops as well.
🌮 Do I have to go to all the stops? No! We’ll share the map in advance of what signature tacos are offered, what drink specials, and more. You can pick which ones you like. All within walking distance.
🌮 What is this crawl like? Food Crawl meets bar crawl that end up in an epic party.
🌮 Is this event 21+? Yes.
🌮 Refunds? No refunds within 7 days of event. Credits will be given week of with exception of day of event. No refunds or credits day of event. No exceptions!
🌮 Advice: If you are coming in large groups, it may be difficult for you to get tables for anything 4+ without a wait. Please be flexible and order at the bar, grab a drink, and get your taco. Have fun, grab a drink, and let’s get Taco’d!
🌮 This is a rain or shine event!
*VIP Ticket includes our awesome Taco Crawl T-shirt (pictured below). Sizes included: Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL, 3XL (Sizes are unisex)
2024 Gardening Series
Sign up for one or sign up for the whole series!
Classes will occur over four Saturdays, April 13 – May 4, from 2-4 pm. Each class is $25.
April 13 Class – Garden Planning and Prep
We will discuss what goes into garden planning through setting priorities, observation, mapping, budgeting, and succession planting. The class will include tips for choosing what to grow and how much to plant. Learn what is needed to start and care for plants, whether you are growing from seed indoors, purchasing transplants, and/or direct seeding; this will include discussions of useful tools and how to use them. This class will also include some hands-on transplanting. We will also review some great perennial edibles and how to care for them year-round.
April 20 Class – Soil Management and Care
In this class, we will dive into soil management. We will talk about the principles of healthy soil and how to amend your soil naturally and affordably, including discussions on composting, compost tea, and vermicompost. We will experience different strategies to build a raised bed, clear space for a new one, or revive an old garden bed. Get ready to get your hands in the dirt!
April 27 Class – From Lawn to Garden: Making the Most of Your Space
We will meet at Laura Ruby’s West Asheville garden for our third class together. Delve into the wide world of garden pro tips, tricks, tools, and secrets! This class will cover ideas and options for making your garden more manageable, fun, and productive through systems thinking. See established gardens and ways to adapt to your needs and growing space. You will also see how fruit production can be integrated with growing flowers and veggies.
May 4 Class – Summer Garden Management and Preservation
We will reconvene at Peace Gardens & Market for our final workshop, discussing succession planting, summer weed and pest management, and preserving the harvest (what to do with all those tomatoes and more!). We will share tips for keeping your body and energy up throughout the season to sustain you through the joy of harvests and eating your home-grown produce.
Other topics to be covered, time permitting:
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DIY structures, e.g., trellis, rainwater collection, bed building
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Early spring weeds, what’s edible, early tips for managing weeds
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Common garden pests & how to deter them
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Reading a soil test
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Cover cropping and NPK
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Common problems in the garden
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Maximizing your space
Calling adventurous tweens/teens! Join us for Dungeons & Dragons at the Weaverville Library! This program is open to tweens and teens ages 12+.
All skill levels are welcome.
Space for this program is limited. Registration is required. Please stop by the Weaverville Library or call 828-250-6482 to reserve your space!
Men’s Softball
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Immerse yourself in the extraordinary world of Matilda: The Musical, a delightfully imaginative adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book. This Tony Award-winning musical weaves the story of Matilda, a young girl with a sharp wit, unbounded imagination, and psychokinetic powers. Despite the indifference of her shallow parents and the tyranny of the oppressive headmistress Miss Trunchbull, Matilda discovers the strength within herself to change her story. Infused with dark humor, whimsical storytelling, and dazzling performances, Matilda: The Musical is a testament to the power of imagination, resilience, and the transformative magic of learning. A must-see for audiences of all ages who love heartwarming tales of triumph against all odds.
A talkback with the cast & crew of Matilda: The Musical will be held following the performances on April 14th and 21st.
WNC Votes, a coalition of community nonprofits and volunteers, will hold a nonpartisan canvass on Saturday, May 5 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Deep canvassing is one of the most effective ways to increase voter turnout and engagement. We’ll ask voters about their concerns for this year’s elections, and empower them with info about the new Photo ID law and other recent changes. Having conversations with voters has a big impact on turnout-plus, it’s fun!
No experience needed. Volunteers canvass in pairs, so first-timers can go out with an experienced canvasser. We’ll start off with training and provide all the info and materials you need. Sign up today!
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Date and Time: On Sat, 04 May 2024 at 11:00 – Sat, 04 May 2024 at 14:00
Designed for wine enthusiasts and novices alike, our Wine Club promises to be a delightful journey through the world of wine, filled with exclusive tastings, educational experiences, and enticing member benefits.
We are delighted to kick off our Wine Club featuring the exquisite wines of Andis Wine, located in the Sierra Foothills.
These events are the perfect opportunity to indulge your senses and discover new favorites while mingling with fellow wine lovers.
As a member of Claywood’s Wine Club, you’ll enjoy a host of fantastic benefits:
Exclusive Tastings: Gain access to our curated tasting events, where you’ll have the opportunity to sample a diverse selection of wines from top-notch wineries.
Complimentary Tastings: Members receive complimentary tastings when purchasing wine, allowing you to explore our selection with ease and enjoyment. You are more than welcome to join the tasting without purchasing wine, this will be a $25 investment.
Dining Discounts: When dining with us, Wine Club members receive an exclusive 30% discount on all wine bottle purchases, making every meal an opportunity to savor your favorite vintages at a great value.
Special Offers: Stay tuned for special offers and promotions reserved exclusively for Wine Club members. From limited-edition t-shirts releases to member-only events, there’s always something exciting happening in the world of Claywood Wine Club.
Join us on April 4th for our inaugural tasting event and raise a glass to the launch of Claywood’s Wine Club. Spaces are limited, so be sure to reserve your spot early to secure your place at the bar!
Cheers!
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stages, and the crowning glory of the Grand Ole Opry to the present-day culture-buzz of viral
videos and digital streams, Del is the living link . On primetime and late-night television talk
shows, there is Del. From headlining sold-out concerts to music festivals of all genres, including
one carrying his namesake, there is Del. Where audiences number in the tens of thousands,
and admirers as diverse as country-rock icon Steve Earle and jamband royalty Phish count as
two among hundreds, there is Del.
Emerging from humble beginnings in York County, PA nearly eighty years ago, Del was
not the likeliest of candidates for legendary status. As a teen, he was captivated by the banjo
playing of one of its masters, Earl Scruggs, and decided he’d be a banjo picker, too. The
Baltimore/Washington, D.C. bar scene of the early 1960s was lively and rough. Del caught a
break. More than a break, really. It was an opportunity of a lifetime; joining Bill Monroe’s Blue
Grass Boys in early 1963. Considered the Father of Bluegrass, Monroe transformed McCoury,
moving him from the banjo to guitar, anointing him lead singer, and providing him with a
priceless trove of bluegrass tutelage direct from the source.
Countless hours of recording sessions and miles of tireless touring dotted the decades.
Del carried on, and carried with him the hallowed traditions of the form and its dedicated
following. The passing years became certificates of authenticity . So, in the sea of grunge and
R&B that dominated the music scene of the mid-1990s, it was special, perhaps even startling, to
see: There was Del.
Now helming the Del McCoury Band, with sons Ronnie and Rob, the ensemble did and
continues to represent in a larger, growing musical community a peerless torchbearer for the
entire sweep and scope of bluegrass history . Those many years, not to mention a good-natured
willingness to stay alert to the latest sounds and opportunities around him, earned McCoury a
whole new generation of fans, including some in unlikely places.
“I’m just doing what’s natural,” says Del. “When young musicians ask me what they
should do I always tell them, ‘You do whatever’s inside of you. Do what you do best.’”
No surprise that contemporary, bluegrass-bred stars sang his praises; marquee names
like Vince Gill and Alison Krauss (who first met Del at a bluegrass festival when she subbed for
his missing fiddler). Yet, here too was rocker Earle recording and touring with the group. Here
was Phish jamming onstage with the boys. Here was the band on TV, or headlining rock clubs
and college campuses; the can’t-miss appearances at country and jazz festivals. There was
Del.
“We don’t have a setlist,” says Del. “We try and work in the new songs, but a lot of times
it’s just requests from the audience. It’s more interesting for the band, for me, and for the
audience because nobody knows what’s coming next.”
Almost unimaginable, McCoury’s sixth decade in a half-century of bluegrass bliss brings new
triumphs, new collaborations, and new music. With but a single change in membership in twenty
seven years The Del McCoury Band shows unprecedented stability as well as garnering the
respect and admiration of the industry for its unmistakable work: nine IBMA Entertainer of the
Year trophies; in 2003, Del’s awarded membership in the cast of the legendary Grand Ole Opry;
the band’s first Best Bluegrass Album Grammy award, in ’05, followed by a second Grammy win
in 2014, (not to mention double-digit nominations).
“I know (having the same band) helped with my success. It keeps your sound constant,”
says Del. “We really enjoy what we’re doing.”
The group traveled with the groundbreaking post- O Brother “Down From The Mountain”
tour, and performed with Gill, recording on his Grammy-winning These Days , as well as country
sensation Dierks Bentley. In addition to becoming something of a regular at the wildly popular
Bonnaroo Music Festival, they’ve also curated and expanded Del’s annual namesake festival.
One of the premier string-band events in the country, the multi-day, multi-stage DelFest
showcases the new lions of the genre such as Greensky Bluegrass, The Infamous
Stringdusters, and Old Crow Medicine Show, and legends like Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, and
Bobby Osborne, plus a diversity of artists like Phish frontman Trey Anastasio and blues-rock
veterans Gov’t Mule to Americana darlings The Wood Brothers and Rhiannon Giddens.
“DelFest is a great accomplishment,” says Del. “I never thought it would be as successful
as it is. And, when Sony Music came calling, post-Hurricane Katrina, proposing a collaboration
with New Orleans’ revered Preservation Hall Jazz Band, there was Del. If there was ever a
collection of recordings confirming McCoury’s wide-ranging impact and spirit of musical
comradery, it would be American Legacies . A wonderfully fulfilling cross-section of traditional
bluegrass and the Dixieland pomp of New Orleans, the album typified the Del McCoury Band’s
evolution from bluegrass vanguard to an American treasure.
“All music is related. Bill Monroe went to New Orleans and listened to jazz players. Earl
Scruggs- some of the tunes he recorded were from New Orleans,” says Del. “It all fits together if
you’re willing to be open-minded.”
And like any genuine treasure, the gifts keep coming. On their latest release, Del
McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass – a title that echoes his 1968 debut on Arhoolie Records, Del
McCoury Sings Bluegrass – Del and the boys bring home another stellar collection of traditional
bluegrass music. With 14 songs brimming with hot licks, classic songcraft, even some
boundary-stretching electric guitar, and once again, Del’s matchless vocal delivery, the Del
McCoury Band moves up the gold bar standard of bluegrass yet another notch. “What I like in a
record is variety of moods, of tempos,” Del says. “I consider myself traditional at heart, but I
don’t have any boundaries. I’m just a guy that likes to sing and play music. Whatever strikes me
to do I’ll do it. Without wrecking things.”
One listen and it’s clear as crystal. There is Del.
Modelface Comedy presents Eyes Up Here Comedy at Ginger’s Revenge!
Eyes Up Here Comedy is a night featuring all femme comedians and this month we have a special show featuring comedians from Asheville and around the South East. Hosted by local favorite Erin Terry.
ages 18+
doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm