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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EmPower Yoga is a Vinyasa Level 1&2 Class that also utilizes some light pilates moves to amp up your practice without throwing you into advanced asanas. This 10AM Class is perfect for those looking for a little challenge, and a lot of laughs. Instructor Eva goes above and beyond to make this class an extremely light-hearted and welcoming experience for all.
Try this class as part of our Intro Special – One week of UNLIMITED YOGA for only $20!
https://www.facebook.com/events/303399126930082/
Your Holiday “to do” list got you feeling
crunched for time? No more excuses!!
In this 30 minute express bootcamp
you’ll experience a full body, intense
workout with the same results as
a 60 minute routine. Great for all levels!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2242850725950770/
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.
The South has always been home to a blend of cultures — from Native Americans here by 14,000 years ago to Europeans 500 years ago, followed by Africans forced to migrate. By 1500, cultures in the South included Creek, Cherokee, Catawba, Choctaw, Chitimacha, and Coushatta, from Europe English, Scottish, Irish, and German, and Africans from Senegal to Congo. Baskets were integral in daily life, as agricultural equipment for gathering, sifting, storing, and serving the finished product or as receptacles for tools, clothes, sacred objects, and even infants.
Initially each culture had its own preferred basket material and method of manufacture — twilled rivercane for Native Americans, plaited oak for Europeans, and coiled grasses for Africans. Interaction between groups spurred adaptations to changing circumstances, such as the use of white oak by the Cherokee in the 1800s, as rivercane stands were decimated by European settlements. Native Americans also adopted the European picnic, flower, egg, and market baskets to sell in the 20th-century art market. Native and European Americans wove honeysuckle into baskets after 1854, when introduced from Japan. By the 17th century African Americans discovered bulrush along the coasts, coiling it into large, round “fanners” to winnow rice. Later bulrush was one medium among sweetgrass, pine needles, and palmetto, giving rise to the name “sweetgrass baskets” along the coast.
Baskets were woven not only for use in the fields and homes or for sale in art galleries but also as a connection to ancestors and spirits, as designs were said to come from inside one’s head, from memories of one’s mother’s motifs, or from the Creator. Indeed, working with one’s hands in nature to gather materials and to form them into a basket was considered spiritually and physically healthy, becoming a part of the practice of occupational therapy around World War I.
Today, basketweavers in the South from all three traditions are teaching the next generation to continue this art. Artists from across the region work with old and new materials in old and new forms, innovating for their legacy, for art’s sake, and for political causes, as embodied in the varied vessels in this gallery and epitomized in the virtuosic miniature examples in the case at right.
WNCAP and the Asheville Masonic Temple present portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt the week leading up to World AIDS Day. Come witness this moving display of humanity in the face of tragedy. Free and open to all.
https://www.facebook.com/events/322742851840686/?event_time_id=322742868507351
CREATE. RELEASE. INTEND. SPIRAL IT OUT. ????
Join Jenny Roberts for Buti Yoga Lite Tuesday mornings at 10:30am at Primal Studios!
This a great introductory class or for anyone practicing Buti who wants to commit to focusing on alignment, deep core engagement, and yoga postures in a toned down, slower paced class with lower intensity cardio plyometrics.
?♀️? What is Buti Yoga?
Buti utilizes the Spiral Structure Technique + deep core engagement in this empowering class, activating shakti – the divine feminine energy that AWAKENS power + sustainable confidence. Music drives the movements! ♫ ♫ ♫
➳ 60 minute class – ALL LEVELS welcome & celebrated.
➳ $12 per class drop in. Sign up on our Mindbody app- Primal Studios. Space is limited.
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Lousiana Ave. in West Asheville
? Instructor Jenny Roberts is a Yoga Alliance certified 200 hr RYT Yoga Instructor and Buti Yoga Instructor. Jenny’s passion for movement manifested through sports, as well as capturing motion and emotion as a filmmaker. Jenny is our Creative Director/Photographer & Videographer at Primal Studios.
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/284502422401963/?event_time_id=284502439068628
CREATE. RELEASE. INTEND. SPIRAL IT OUT. ????
Join Jenny Roberts for Buti Yoga Lite Tuesday mornings at 10:30am at Primal Studios!
This a great introductory class or for anyone practicing Buti who wants to commit to focusing on alignment, deep core engagement, and yoga postures in a toned down, slower paced class with lower intensity cardio plyometrics.
?♀️? What is Buti Yoga?
Buti utilizes the Spiral Structure Technique + deep core engagement in this empowering class, activating shakti – the divine feminine energy that AWAKENS power + sustainable confidence. Music drives the movements! ♫ ♫ ♫
➳ 60 minute class – ALL LEVELS welcome & celebrated.
➳ $12 per class drop in. Sign up on our Mindbody app- Primal Studios. Space is limited.
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Lousiana Ave. in West Asheville
? Instructor Jenny Roberts is a Yoga Alliance certified 200 hr RYT Yoga Instructor and Buti Yoga Instructor. Jenny’s passion for movement manifested through sports, as well as capturing motion and emotion as a filmmaker. Jenny is our Creative Director/Photographer & Videographer at Primal Studios.
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/284502422401963/
Come help us Celebrate our First Year Anniversary, November 27. Food and drink specials all day!
https://www.facebook.com/events/967718640081697/
FREE Santa Photos will be available at the center through December 24 at the The North Carolina Arboretum sponsored Santa Set. Every family who visits Santa at Asheville Outlets will receive two FREE 4” x 6” Santa photo prints and a digital download of a single image. Free Santa Photos is hosted by Great Beginnings Lead To Great Smiles.
(Additional photos and Christmas merchandise are available for purchase. One giveaway per family, per Christmas season. Some restrictions may apply. Valid only through December 24, 2018.)
https://www.facebook.com/events/337462147058287/?event_time_id=337462260391609
FREE Santa Photos are back at Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com)! From November 17th through December 24th, every family who visits Santa will receive two FREE 4”x6” Santa photo prints and a digital download of a single image. Additional photos and Christmas merchandise are available for purchase. FREE Santa photo is sponsored by Great Beginnings Great Smiles; the FREE Santa photo set is sponsored by North Carolina Arboretum Winter Lights.
Santa’s Photo Hours are:
11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Saturday, Sundays, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. and Christmas Eve, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Santa takes a break to feed his reindeer weekdays and Saturdays: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. + 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sundays, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Located at food court. One giveaway per family, per Christmas season. Some restrictions may apply, valid only through December 24, 2018.
Thanks to all who nominated Mercy Fund Animal Rescue Inc in Mi Pueblito’s Giving Tuesday Contest. MERCY WON! Thanks to Mi Pueblito for this opportunity. MERCY WILL RECEIVE 10% OF THE DINE-IN(ONLY)SALES. So mark your calendars and make plans to eat with Mercy and Mi Pueblito on GIVING TUESDAY, November 27th Just think-in filling your tummies you can fill the tummies of the animals in Mercy’s care. #GIVINGTUESDAY #MARIONNC #MERCYHASHEART #EVERYDOLLARMAKESADIFFERENCE
https://www.facebook.com/events/1956339564660193/
Please RSVP for your 3 year old to experience the flips, friendship and fun of The Little Gym! Does your little one love acting like a dinosaur? We’ll tap into their vast imaginations to have fun while learning new gymnastics and life skills like taking turns and following directions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/195370268007071/
The Haen Gallery, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, is proud to present their 12th Annual Lynn Boggess Exhibition. The exhibit will run through November.
Lynn Boggess is one of the most unique and noteworthy American landscape painters of the 21st Century. He resides in West Virginia, a state whose diverse mountains, forests, and rivers provide abundant inspiration for the artist’s plein air paintings. In place of brushes he uses palette knives and trowels to thickly layer the broad sweeping strokes and exquisite fine detail that capture all the colors of the seasons in rushing rivers, snow covered hillsides, and thick forest vegetation. Mr. Boggess’ work is recognized internationally for its incredible three-dimensional texture, rendered solely in oils. These remarkable paintings combine elements of Abstract Expressionism and Photorealism to create a style that is totally unique and original.
The Haen Gallery in Asheville is located at 52 Biltmore Avenue between City Bakery and Chestnut. There is a parking garage at the Aloft hotel across the street, another garage just up the hill, as well as street parking.
The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 11am-6pm & Sunday 12-5pm. For more information: 828-254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com. Gallery contacts: Chris Foley, Director; Leslie Logemann, Gallery Manager.
With locations in Asheville and Brevard, The Haen Gallery offers the work of established artists whose distinctive and unique style sets it apart from ordinary and imitative efforts. Visit the website at thehaengallery.com.
As Virginia Woolf said, “one cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Food and water are essential for survival, but mankind’s relationship to food has transformed over time from one of sustenance to one laden with personal and cultural significance.
A Matter of Taste explores depictions of food and drink in art and reveals how images of fruits and vegetables can function as complex metaphors for excess, status, memory, and politics. Drawn from southern museums and private collections, this exhibition showcases over 35 paintings, decorative arts, and works on paper by artists such as Andy Warhol, Wayne Thiebaud, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Claes Oldenburg.
This show spans 400 years and multiple continents, revealing the evolving role of food and drink in various media and cultural contexts. While depictions of fruit and vegetables appeared in ancient times, still life painting as an independent genre dates to 16th-century Holland.
In 19th-century America, still life paintings remained popular but evolved in terms of subject matter, media, and message. Painters such as Thomas Wightman, George Forster, and De Scott Evans embraced Dutch still lifes and used food as commentary on the current political climate and the transient state of the human condition.
Illustrated newspapers led to an increase of cartoons by artists such as Winslow Homer and William Hogarth, who utilized food and drink as social satire. The 20th-century modern art movement further changed the perception of food. The culture of mass production enabled Pop artists to elevate seemingly mundane foodstuffs to high art. Yet, other contemporary artists explored the symbolic and nostalgic role of food seen in works by Tim Tate, Linda Armstrong, and Laquita Thomson.
Visitors will also experience an elaborately set dining table fit for a sumptuous feast. Dining became its own art form over time and communicated one’s social standing and wealth. Each of the table’s six place settings represent a different culture and offer a glimpse into global dining customs. Selective drinkware will accompany this section revealing how tea sets and even punch bowls reflected an owner’s prestige.
What ever happened to Dante’s Inferno? Do you have a crazy story from Founders Hall to share? Ever wonder what secret shenanigans took place on the Quad when you were busy studying?
Join us on #GivingTuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 from noon-1 p.m. for a special Facebook Live, hosted by Writer-in-Residence, New York Times best-selling author, and alum Wiley Cash ’00, to get the inside scoop on what UNC Asheville was like through the decades and help us raise scholarships to support our students.
Special guests Professor Emeritus Dee James ’73, alum and member of Steep Canyon Rangers Mike Guggino ’00, Professor Emeritus Brenda Hopper, and Professor of History Dan Pierce will be telling the stories you want to hear!
Tune in for some laughs over lunch and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of UNC Asheville students.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2003359266629785/
This is for current Guardian ad Litem Volunteers only.
All GALS are welcome to lunch and celebrate all the accomplishments we have made during 2018.
https://www.facebook.com/events/599105633760703/
Overview
Each person holds a unique view of the world and of our opportunities to live more sustainably and more joyfully within it. The world needs these ideas and these voices. How does a company build a culture around sustainability? What is the role of sustainability in strategic planning and its importance to the bottom line? We’ll explore New Belgium’s approach to sustainability and discuss the brewer’s path in cultivating an environmental ethos among company coworkers and their beer drinkers.
Key Takeaways
A vibrant culture is different for every organization, but the foundations that make it possible translate across all organizations. Culture is curated not dictated and like a garden, it takes regular tending and care, but these efforts pay off in worker happiness, engagement, productivity and creativity.
Who Should Attend?
Those interested in cultivating a culture of sustainability and in unlocking the human spirit and creativity of employees in the workplace.
Speaker Bio
Sarah Fraser is the sustainability specialist at 100% employee-owned New Belgium Brewing in Asheville. She is part of the corporate social responsibility team that supports the company’s environmental stewardship programs and engages Asheville coworkers in making progress toward the company’s ambitious energy, water, emissions and waste reduction goals.
https://www.facebook.com/events/711678052544808/
What does it mean to be present? What does it mean to be strong? You define your practice. Come unite Mind + Body with Mystical Yoga! ?✨ ? Join Hanna Christine Mathis every Tuesday at 12pm at Primal Studios!
A mixture of a vinyasa flow and indigenous shamanic practices, Mystical Yoga focuses on the meaningful union of mind and body, bringing yoga to a personal level. Based on training from the Mystical Yoga Farm in Guatemala, Hanna’s approach leads you to draw inward in this strong spiritual practice.
➳ 60 minute class
➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use that provide the perfect balance of sticky + cushiony for your practice!
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville
We can’t wait to see you! ✨ All levels welcome!
? Instructor Hanna Mathis is a certified yoga instructor receiving her training at the Mystical Yoga Farm on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, where she spent 22 blissful, life-changing days.
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/705968093119871/?event_time_id=705968109786536
What does it mean to be present? What does it mean to be strong? You define your practice. Come unite Mind + Body with Mystical Yoga! ?✨ ? Join Hanna Christine Mathis every Tuesday at 12pm at Primal Studios!
A mixture of a vinyasa flow and indigenous shamanic practices, Mystical Yoga focuses on the meaningful union of mind and body, bringing yoga to a personal level. Based on training from the Mystical Yoga Farm in Guatemala, Hanna’s approach leads you to draw inward in this strong spiritual practice.
➳ 60 minute class
➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use that provide the perfect balance of sticky + cushiony for your practice!
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville
We can’t wait to see you! ✨ All levels welcome!
? Instructor Hanna Mathis is a certified yoga instructor receiving her training at the Mystical Yoga Farm on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, where she spent 22 blissful, life-changing days.
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/705968093119871/
Please RSVP for you and your little one (ages 4-10 months) to experience our proven curriculum designed to help build the skills needed as children become more mobile. Everything absorbed at this age lays the groundwork for overall functional development.
https://www.facebook.com/events/730708330627573/?event_time_id=730708340627572
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https://www.facebook.com/events/271825680150991/?event_time_id=271825693484323
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https://www.facebook.com/events/271825680150991/
Tuesdays 3-5:30pm
October 23- December 11
A good casserole bakes and presents your food beautifully and certainly impresses at potlucks. But casseroles are complex forms to create and get just right. Join Cayce as he demystifies the process step-by-step, with plenty of one-on-one instruction. Techniques demonstrated will include throwing hollow, making a tight fitting lid, and plenty of variations for knobs and handles. Soon you will be creating beautiful, functional casseroles to use and enjoy for years to come.
Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $310 + $50 Lab Fee
No registration needed!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1280588975416208/
For #GivingTuesday, Farm Burger will be donating a percentage of our sales from 4pm-9pm to Blue Ridge Humane Society, an organization committed to ensuring the highest quality of life for animals in Henderson County and neighboring communities. Join us for a ? and ? today! For more info, please visit https://www.givingtuesday.org/
https://www.facebook.com/events/507459073065235/
Tap into your essential vitality with strength-building vinyasa, followed by a therapeutic deep stretch! ?♀️??
Join Mauni Tomlo Tuesdays for Vital Flow Yoga at Primal Studios!
Embark on a short mindfulness meditation to identify the intention you wish to cultivate, then move through an alignment-based, steady-paced, and strength-building vinyasa practice that challenges your body and encourages the embodiment of your vital essence to to emerge in a peaceful yet powerful way.
Next, enjoy a gentle and therapeutic deep stretching flow that will open the heart, lengthen the muscles and ease the hamstrings, hips and lower back.
End your practice with an essential oil infused savasana that will encourage the sweetness of surrender to envelop you, leaving you feeling both renewed, worn out, and ready for a restorative nights rest, followed by an inspirational morning.
➳ 60 minute class
➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR we have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville
We can’t wait to see you! ✨ All are welcome!
? Instructor Mauni Tomlo is an experienced 200 hr RYT Yoga Instructor trained in a classic Baptiste style of yoga. Her dynamic classes hit the sweet spot between peace and power.
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/566290930497111/?event_time_id=566290933830444
Tap into your essential vitality with strength-building vinyasa, followed by a therapeutic deep stretch! ?♀️??
Join Mauni Tomlo Tuesdays for Vital Flow Yoga at Primal Studios!
Embark on a short mindfulness meditation to identify the intention you wish to cultivate, then move through an alignment-based, steady-paced, and strength-building vinyasa practice that challenges your body and encourages the embodiment of your vital essence to to emerge in a peaceful yet powerful way.
Next, enjoy a gentle and therapeutic deep stretching flow that will open the heart, lengthen the muscles and ease the hamstrings, hips and lower back.
End your practice with an essential oil infused savasana that will encourage the sweetness of surrender to envelop you, leaving you feeling both renewed, worn out, and ready for a restorative nights rest, followed by an inspirational morning.
➳ 60 minute class
➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!
➳ Bring your yoga mat OR we have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.
➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville
We can’t wait to see you! ✨ All are welcome!
? Instructor Mauni Tomlo is an experienced 200 hr RYT Yoga Instructor trained in a classic Baptiste style of yoga. Her dynamic classes hit the sweet spot between peace and power.
✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨
https://www.facebook.com/events/566290930497111/
November marks the first anniversary of the opening of the Ferguson Family YMCA in the Hominy Valley Community!
We would like to welcome everyone to attend our upcoming Open House & Celebration on November 27th between 4:30-6:30pm.
Enjoy light refreshments, activities, and fun offerings from various departments. There will also be free guest passes given to check us out in the future!
We will also be highlighting the successes of the first year of operation and the continued impact within the community!
We hope to see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2148727391817562/
What a better way to celebrate the season than to come together as a community for a potluck dinner? Bring a dish and your appetite!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1774289596016803/
For #GivingTuesday, Farm Burger will be donating a percentage of our sales from 4pm-9pm to Our Voice, an organization committed to creating communities free of sexual violence. Join us for a ? and ? today! For more info, please visit https://www.givingtuesday.org/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2496702933679358/