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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The Asheville Triathlon consists of a beautiful outdoor pool swim in a 50 meter pool, rolling bike course and a flat and fast run course! The race is perfect for every level of triathlete, from novice to elites. Novice and Beginner triathletes love this race! The pool swim is great for new swimmers and the run is a flat, easy course to navigate. Elite athletes – get ready for a PR! This race is fast and is a huge hit among the local elites.
We are excited to partner with iDream Athletes Foundation with a portion of the proceeds benefiting this fantastic local organization. The race is limited to 350 participants and we expect it to sell out! Join us for some summer fun at the Asheville Triathlon!
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Summer Reading Programs continue and July’s library events are full of fun, interesting, and educational opportunities. Check out one of the many book clubs or reading times with our therapy dog. Also, the Early Bird Special: Classics & Casseroles will have you watching classic movies while noshing on potluck items. As for Summer Reading Programs, you can get down with Groovin’ on Grovemont and launch fireworks with the Bottle Rockets! program.
There’s so much going on in July, check out the Summer Reading Programs and July Library Events lists below.
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Come experience the love of clay with our talented artists at Odyssey ClayWorks! Learn to sculpt, coil, and even get to try your hand at throwing on the potter’s wheel in a fun and upbeat atmosphere. All skill levels welcome.
The Appalachia Now! catalogue is now available for pre-order. The 64-page, full-color illustrated book is published in conjunction with the opening special exhibition Appalachia Now! An Interdisciplinary Survey of Contemporary Art in Southern Appalachia, includes descriptions and images from the 50 featured artists, plus a foreword by Executive Director Pamela Myers and a statement from Jason Andrew, guest curator.
Momentum Gallery in downtown Asheville hosts new summer exhibitions – Mariella Bisson, Setting Shapes; Oil paintings by two new painters: Samantha Keely Smith and Paul Sattler; and a group invitational called Give Me Wood. These exhibitions continue at 24 N Lexington Avenue through the end of August.
Mariella Bisson deftly delineates the sculptural planes of regional waterfalls and sylvan scenes creating refreshingly contemporary landscape paintings. Her oil-over-collage paintings feature built-up texture, suggesting the complex surface of stone and tree bark, lichen, and moss. Bisson’s paintings demonstrate a strong understanding of formal composition and reflect a sensibility honed from time she’s spent immersed in the outdoors. Of note, Bisson is a two-time recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant and was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in painting.
Samantha Keely Smith creates inspired and stirring abstract paintings in oil. The Brooklyn-based artist sees her paintings “as an expression of our internal turbulence. They reflect the overwhelming reality of being constantly aware of what is happening in the wider world – Change is the only constant.” Smith’s nebulous compositions are evocative of luminous cloudscapes and primordial oceans. Brilliant areas of stained pigment collide with waves of painterly brush strokes ultimately conjuring imagined environments with a timeless quality. “These paintings are about the essence of who we all are, as human beings… We all want love and connection.” Smith’s works give form to fluctuations between turbulence and calm present in everything from our emotions to the temporal world. Overall, Smith’s focus is on the underlying psychological impact of the dawning awareness of our shifting reality.
An accomplished oil painter, Paul Sattler was the recipient of the John R. Solomon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. In 2004, he was selected to exhibit at the 179th Annual Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art at the National Academy of Design in New York, where he received the Wallace Truman Prize. Dramatic narratives unfold in his charged and enigmatic oil paintings which reference historic and literary sources. Sattler comments, “A diverse population of animals are enmeshed in my works’ human-inhabited environments, theatrical locales, and domestic dramas.”
Give Me Wood is an imaginative and evocative collection of contemporary painting and wood sculpture. Central to the identity and creation of all the extraordinary two- and three-dimensional works in the exhibition is the common material of wood. The participating artists defy logic, explore space (both real and imagined), carve, bend, turn, and otherwise construct some truly amazing and innovative work! Featuring Michael Alm, Garry Knox Bennett, Gil Bruvel, Christian Burchard, Tom Eckert, David Ellsworth, Ron Layport, Wendy Maruyama, and Sylvie Rosenthal.
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DJ Eric Scott & Banks Ave. bar presents
Come and celebrate the days of disco & Studio 54
DJ Eric Scott will be throwing down the best Disco mixed tracks and fulfilling your music cravings!
10pm: Disco Beats
Midnight: ::: $100 Best Disco outfit :::
https://www.facebook.com/events/2839413312949632/
Though it once lived only in legends whispered around the Roots Hummus water cooler, the second Fashion Bath album is here. Come celebrate us spending way too much time on something and enjoy some incredible music from local hunks Armadilla and the fantastic Racket Man from Cleveland, OH. Bring some friends and get silly!
Fashion Bath: Five boiz just trying to make it in this crazy world the only way they know how: pre-dad rock. New album out July 12th!
Armadilla: These are MEN who are HOT and they can SING. You need to hear them and see them.
Racket Man: Influenced by the likes of Prefab Sprout and Mint Condition, Racket Man falls somewhere between a Rundgren-inspired, yacht rock quartet and 90’s R&B outfit. The group is releasing their new track “Front Seat” on July 4th.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1668526843290642/
FLASHBACK BAND will rock out at Mack Kells! Come join in on all the fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/621052581697184/
The guys are back for another round of rockin with Fret Dreams! Call and reserve a table!
https://www.facebook.com/events/441283943382024/
Genre: Electronic, Future Bass, Downtempo
Show: 10PM
Cover: Donations @ the Door
Ages: 21+
Spectacle
BIOGRAPHY
In the winter of 2015, a striking new voice formed in the heart of Denver’s electronic music scene. Spectacle’s orchestral instrumentation (violin, synth, guitar) quickly made the duo stand out amongst the crowd; each performance being an experience that is refreshingly original. Hard hitting drops, alongside an afro-cuban feel make for an irresistible groove and a heady tropical soundscape. Beautiful soaring violin melodies, and deep rhythmic bass synth lines drive each musical passage through every member of the audience. Band members Michael Mahan and Jessica Borth work in unity gripping the crowd for a show that is both mesmerizing and captivating from start to finish. Spectacle brings their audience through an innovative and dynamic journey show after show after show..
BRAND ABSTRACT
The Spectacle Duo’s unique instrumentation brings a multi-dimensional sound not typically heard in the electronic music scene. Spectacle breaks the mold of traditional EDM by incorporating Jazz, Funk, Classical, Afro-Cuban beats, and live instrumentation performance into an intricate masterpiece of harmonic styles and landscapes. The Trio, most commonly described as refreshing and exciting, offers its audience a new hybrid of genres that span all ages.
web: http://www.spectaclemusic.net
vid: https://youtu.be/TGPSGQGVfw0
https://www.facebook.com/events/631404820692445/
Shake what yo momma gave ya, every Saturday 11pm-2am. Dance Party. No cover. Do it.
https://www.facebook.com/events/341354513259016/?event_time_id=341354609925673
The Asheville Triathlon is set for July 21, 2019! We have several categories for this event including: individuals and 2 or 3 person relay teams!
The race consists of a beautiful outdoor pool swim in a 50 meter pool, rolling bike course and a flat and fast run course! The race is perfect for every level of triathlete, from novice to elites. We are excited to partner with IDream Athletes Foundation with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the local organization. The race is limited to 350 participants and we expect it to sell out! Join us for some summer fun at the Asheville Triathlon.
To register: https://racesonline.com/events/2019ashevilletriathlon
For more info visit our website at idaph.net
https://www.facebook.com/events/374924586404183/
Summer is all about outdoor fun, spending quality time together as a family and taking in the wonderful sights of nature. Submit your photos of your family hiking, sunlight making its way through the trees or of the fantastic views that make Chimney Rock so special. 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 cost to enter contest.
https://www.facebook.com/events/540542089755630/?event_time_id=540542189755620
In its 72nd year, the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands returns to downtown Asheville. Filling both the concourse and arena levels of the venue, makers exhibit a variety of crafts ranging from contemporary to traditional in works of clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media and jewelry. Event hours are: Thursday 7/18 10:00am – 6:00pm Friday 7/19 10:00am – 6:00pm Saturday 7/20 10:00am – 6:00pm Sunday 7/21 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Thu, 23 May 2019 at 01:57 PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/2129588457333152/
There’s more than Chunky Monkey and New York Super Fudge Chunk in downtown Asheville’s Ben & Jerry’s this summer.
Art created by Vance Elementary School fifth grade students of art educator Robbie Lipe is now on display on the brick walls opposite the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. The exhibit depicts the students’ interpretation of the artist Kehinde Wiley and the contemporary portraits he creates inspired by traditional Baroque paintings. It will be featured through the end of the summer.
“Ben & Jerry’s is excited about showcasing art from the community inside our scoop shop,” said general manager Chris Carter. “Making use of our walls to show what local artists are creating complements our social mission — to be actively involved in the places we live and do business. I hope this is the first of many art exhibits on our walls.”
Carter gave all the credit for the exhibit to Ms. Lipe, who teaches kindergarten through 5th-grade students at Vance Elementary. She was named the North Carolina Arts Educators Association “Art Educator of the Year” in 2017-2018.
Ben & Jerry’s is located at 19 Haywood Street. Current hours are Monday-Thursday 12 pm to 10 pm; Friday 12 pm – 11 pm; Saturday 11:30 am – 11 pm; Sunday 11:30 am – 10 pm.
For more information, call Carter at 310-601-6247.
IBMR Series Coming in July!
Four Sundays in July
11 am
Studio Zahiya, 90 N. Lexington Ave. 2nd floor
(Across the street from Heiwa Restaurant)
Class description:
Image-based Movement Research is a one-hour imagery-guided improvisation experience inviting personal inquiry into movement potential and pleasure. The facilitated layering of images leads participants into explorations beyond habitual improvisational solutions shifting from macro to micro awareness of patterns and possibilities. Pleasure in sensation comes from the continuous discoveries of the internal origins of movement. $5-$10 suggested single class. Each week our focus will be slightly different but the classes are not sequential. Come to one or all as your schedule allows. Please share with friends.
I have developed my practice of IBMR based on my experiences with Gaga workshops I’ve attended since 2015, and now add to my practice the research on Enacting Perception that led to my Ph.D. in Expressive Arts. I’m looking forward to sharing with you.
For more information please email [email protected] or call 828-691-0988
https://www.facebook.com/events/1608806789250785/?event_time_id=1608806802584117
Take time from your busy life to care for yourself every Sunday at 11 am. Here is an opportunity to start your morning off the right way. A one hour session includes stretching, breathing, and the relaxation you need. A pint of beer will be waiting for you when you are done.
The only things you need area mat and yourself!
https://www.facebook.com/events/711687645894536/?event_time_id=712323999164234
Join us for gentle yoga every Sunday in the Parlor! Start your afternoon off with a centering, donation-based session with one of our two lovely instructors who will help you tune-in to your body, focus on your breath, and generally have a great time!
https://www.facebook.com/events/430821830824631/?event_time_id=430821910824623
Join us Saturday & Sunday on the Beach for our weekend beachside cookouts starting at 11:00am.
Beachside Cookout Menu:
All come with a side of Miss Vickie’s chips.
• ¼ Pound Hot Dog $5
• Cheeseburger $10
• BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich $10
• Marinated Chicken Thigh Sandwich $10
• Street Corn $3 (Grilled corn with elote mayo and cheese.)
Drinks:
• Cocktails $7
• Wine $5.50
• Beer $3.50 (domestic) $4.50 (import)
• Water $2
• Soda $3
ID required to purchase alcohol. Pricing does not include tax.
https://www.facebook.com/events/248762272711802/?event_time_id=248762332711796
Pong AVL announces Summer Sundays! One Sunday a month this summer (June, July, August), we will pop up at a venue with the fleet.
Join us for our second summer sessions on July 21st at Haiku I Do. We will have 5 ping pong tables, 1 mini table, live music, wine, beer, mimosas, non-alcoholic drinks and food.
Enjoy one of central Asheville’s most pristine event spaces, complete with a koi pond and beautifully manicured grounds.
Great live music, compliments of members from Knoxville based, Boogie Knights.
Also tasty bites from the Ego Food Co. Truck including, acai bowls, avocado toasts, cali burrito and more.
Come get in on open play and/or a Family/Relative only 8 Team Draw Tournament.
*$6 General Admission Tickets get you entry inside and as much ping pong as you can play.
*$25 Team Entry(3 players at a time & 5 players max) for Family and or Friends Tournament @ 2:00 pm + unlimited play.
Ages 12 years and up required to compete in the tournament.
Parking is available next to the venue and event is rain or shine, unless further notified.
Grab a bite, play some pong and listen to some music at Haiku I do to enjoy the ultimate Sunday Fun-Day!
Advance tickets are suggested.
For any questions, you may send an email to [email protected]
About Pong AVL:
Launched in the Spring of 2018, Asheville based Pong AVL, is a mobile ping pong events and rental company. With as many as 8 premium tables, the company has put a focus on building a community of competitive and recreational ping pong players, while keeping it fun and original, wherever the setting may be.
https://www.facebook.com/pongavl/
https://www.instagram.com/pongavl/
https://www.facebook.com/events/859562164426693/
July 20-21, 2019
Skip down the yellow brick road to auditions for next season’s opener, The Wizard of Oz! Mark your calendar for these dates (and make sure you note the ages for each time slot).
Director Jerry Crouch is seeking a large cast of children, teens, and adults! All roles are open to actors of all races and ethnicities:
Saturday, July 20: 12:00-3:00 pm – Auditions for children (ages 6-11)
Saturday, July 20: 3:00-6:00 pm – Auditions for teens (ages 12-18)
Sunday, July 21: 1:00-5:00 pm – Auditions for adults (ages 19+)
MUSICAL
By L. Frank Baum with Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg
Directed by Jerry Crouch; Music Direction by Sarah Fowler; Choreography by Alexa Edelman
PRODUCTION DATES: October 4-27, 2019; Performances Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm, plus 2 Thursday night performances 10/17 and 10/24 at 7:30 pm. Cast must plan to arrive at least 1 hour prior to show time.
REHEARSALS: August 11-October 3, 2019; Rehearsals generally held Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6:30-9:30 pm. All actors will not necessarily be needed for every rehearsal or for the entire rehearsal. Full rehearsal calendar available at auditions – you are able to list any conflicts you have with the rehearsal schedule at this time.
AUDITION INFO: Please bring your own sheet music (prepare 32 bars; not a song from Wizard of Oz) in the key in which you will sing it
Hobby horsing is the “safe, fun and affordable way to ride horses”. Riders participating in competitive hobby horsing – a toy consisting of a stick with a model horse head – perform and mimic the movements and technicality of horseback riding in the disciplines of show jumping and dressage, then translate that to their stick horse, where judges will mark and score their rounds. For participants competing in show jumping, courses are set with tricky combinations and patterns, similar to the show jumping competitions seen at TIEC throughout the year. Individuals must register by noon on event day.
Celebrate all things local with us every Sunday in the Meadow at our Local Sunday extravaganza. We’ll have local craft vendors and farmers setting up shop for your perusal while Chalwa (2-5pm) lays down the soundtrack for the day.
Plus, there will be yard games and ice cream for the youngin’s and plenty of craft beer for those that are a bit older.
Please keep in mind that the vendors and bounce house are weather-dependent, so fingers crossed for nice weather!!!
Bounce Houses Will Be Onsite:
August 11th
August 25th
Sep.8th
September 22nd
https://www.facebook.com/events/1186018254926618/?event_time_id=1186018298259947
Our Vintner’s Table Food Truck is here for the season! Buy salads, cheese boards, BRAND NEW lobster rolls and more to enjoy with Burntshirt Vineyards wine!
Saturday Hours: 12pm to 6pm
Sunday Hours: 12pm to 5pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/430291697703807/?event_time_id=430291717703805
We are a family restaurant serving wood-fired New York Style pizza by the slice or whole 20-inch pizzas.
https://www.facebook.com/events/570577710015720/
Do you love cars? If so, then join us at Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com) for Cruise ‘In, a monthly car show featuring an exciting display of cars, trucks, motorcycles and special interest vehicles behind the Food Court on Sundays, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20 and November 17, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cruise ‘In is free to car owners and spectators.
✨ASHEVILLE✨ Come get glammed up with Finklepott’s Original Fairy Hair!
You can wash it,
brush it,
comb it,
curl it,
flat iron, (up to 450°!)
color it,
straighten it,
perm it,
blow it dry, get your haircut, etc.
Do whatever you normally do to your hair -but most of all; ENJOY IT!
Sign up here to reserve your spot and for more information:
http://bit.ly/Nest0721201
We are lucky to have incredible Animal Educators to help us spread the word on the important roles they play in the Park. Join one of our Park naturalists for an informal program where your family will love meeting some of our wilder teammates! Kids of all ages are sure to take home some fun facts and special memories. Then, grab a Track Trail brochure at the Animal Discovery Den and round out the day with a hike along our Great Woodland Adventure trail with 12 education stations. Don’t forget your camera!
Cost: Included with Park admission.
https://www.facebook.com/events/205232420384951/?event_time_id=205232490384944
Robby Slowik has been called “a national treasure and comedy’s most talented talent” by an anonymous reddit account that is definitely not controlled by Robby Slowik. Stop implying that it is.
And while those claims are true, it took time to get there. After starting comedy in Tampa, Fl (The cultural capital of the world) Robby moved to L.A. (The Tampa of California) before settling in New York City where he does stand-up most nights.
Aside from clubs and venues nationwide, Robby has done stand-up on Conan (TV!) and numerous festivals such as The Great American Comedy Festival and Laughing Skull.
He has also written for TV including working with Jon Stewart on his HBO project, as well as shows for IFC, MTV, and Comedy Central.
You can see where Robby is performing if he remembered to update the “shows” tab of his website this month.
Featuring Davidson Boswell and Casey Balsham
Hosted by TBA
ages 18+
Tickets $8 advance, $12 day of
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lazoom-comedy-robby-slowik-tickets-64190083267