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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What’s the difference between a mushroom and a toadstool? How many different varieties are there, and how can I tell which ones are edible? Why do they appear after rain, and how long do they stay around?
Come to The Asheville Mushroom Club’s FungiFest at Warren Wilson College on Saturday, August 31, 2019, and get answers to all the questions you ever had about mushrooms and the ones you never thought to ask!
As well as a huge display of wild mushrooms in all their varied shapes and colors, we’ll have educational displays, classes, guided mushroom walks in the college grounds, and vendors selling edible mushrooms, cultivation supplies, fungi-themed crafts & gifts, and more. Asheville Mushroom Club (AMC) members will be on hand to answer questions and will even try to identify any mushrooms you bring in.
Admission starts at 9:30 am. Entrance fees at the door (Bryson Bulding) will be: Adults $10; Students & AMC Members $5; Free for children 5 & under and Warren Wilson students.
Classes run throughout the day and cost $15 for AMC members (membership will be verified at the door) and $20 for non-members, in addition to the entrance fee.
Mushroom Walks will take place throughout the day and cost $10 for AMC members and $15 for non- members.
See details for advance ticket purchase at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/fungi-fest-2019-tickets-66643812437.
This Labor Day Weekend art affair will feature a collection of national and regional artists specializing in hand-made works of art. There will be painters, potters, jewelers, glass blowers and much more. Asheville’s historic Pack Square is the picturesque venue for the Downtown Asheville Festival of the Arts. The show is set up on N. and S. Pack Square around Vance Memorial.
Join us any Saturday for outdoor activities at the garden. Local youth involved in programming for building life skills, improving literacy and leadership development welcome young people in the area to join them, and we are always in need of adult volunteers to help with mentoring. Involvement in the Shiloh Community Garden also includes the experience of growing produce organically, lessons in permaculture and the science of sustainability, healthy meal preparation, and entrepreneurship. Come join the fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/524392424698351/?event_time_id=524392454698348
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.
Qigong (alternatively spelled chi gung or chi kung) is a form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times, often stretching the body, increasing fluid movement (blood, synovial and lymph) and building awareness of how the body moves through space.
The classes and the introduction to Qigong will be taught by Dr. John Akers.
Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.
https://www.facebook.com/events/414684999313998/?event_time_id=414685052647326
The ACW Cat Pantry will be set up at the Thrift Hound to hand out cat food, litter, non prescription flea and worm medication, and other donations we may have available. Each month on the 2nd Tuesday, and 4th Saturday, as the calendar allows.
Any questions or requests can be emailed to [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/1120099298149604/?event_time_id=1120099351482932
As part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the YMCA of WNC Nutrition Department hosts free meals for anyone 18 and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA every Saturday!
We serve lunches from 11am -1pm in the Ferguson Y’s Multipurpose Room, and your family does not have to be a member of the Y to participate.
Please consider joining us for healthy food and enriching activities: kids yoga, art, ping pong, and more!
For more information on accessing food and/or volunteering with the program visit: www.ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms
https://www.facebook.com/events/492101114625413/?event_time_id=492101144625410
Come join us for our 7th Annual Grape Stomp!!
Saturday, August 31st from 12pm-END
We will have our Food Truck & Live Music with Eric Congdon from 12pm-3pm from Vintage Vinyl from 3:30pm to 6:30pm, along with hourly tours of our beautiful winery!! Stomp on some grapes and find your inner “Lucy” to win our Lucille Ball look-a-like contest at 4pm!!
Cant wait to see you there!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1081070018749576/
Our Vintner’s Table Food Truck is here for the season! Buy salads, cheese boards, our 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/2430723993715642/?event_time_id=2430724037048971
Marc Williams of Plants & Healers International will lead this class on plant family patterns and what they indicate regarding identification and ethnobotanical application of exotic invasive plants for food, medicine and beauty. A big focus of the class will underpin the opportunities to employ these plants and effectively make use of a problem by turning it into a resource. We will take an in depth look at some of the prime exotic invasive plants occurring in the southeastern United States as well as a more general exotic invasive plant list of over 120 useful species from the region. The first part of the class with consist of a powerpoint presentation underpinning the foundation of the subject. Then we head out to the fields and forest for a plant walk to make the knowledge tangible and see some choice species in the flesh. A tasting of various food items featuring exotic invasives will round out this educational and tasty learning opportunity…
https://www.facebook.com/events/654726948356965/
Tickets here: https://secure.everyaction.com/z8kPK17nTkipyKukYBUuPw2
Join Asheville GreenWorks, MountainTrue, 98.1 The River and HiWire Brewing at French Broad Outfitters for the next great installment of the Riverkeeper Beer Series! Come ready to float, cleanup our river, and taste the release of the Riverkeeper Beer at the after party. We will return to French Broad Outfitters afterwards to celebrate a successful day cleaning up the river.
We will contact you with more details, but the section of river is flatwater and suitable for all paddlers.
Ticket price includes: boat and paddling gear (if needed), shuttle, one beer on us, and a raffle ticket to win a prize pack of outdoor gear builders products! If you register for 3 or more Riverkeeper Beer Series events, we will waive your registration fee! Email Catie Morris at [email protected] to sign up for multiple clean ups.
The first ten folks to register will receive the 2019 Recover Brands Riverkeeper Beer Series shirt. Everyone will have a chance to win some great prizes from the Asheville Gear Builders for weirdest trash, most tires, creepiest trash, and best overall trash haul.
https://www.facebook.com/events/825231757847050/
Rounding Third, starring FRP favorites Scott Treadway and JP Sarro. This good-humored and sincere story about a Little League coach, his team of youngsters, and his new assistant coach, is sure to hit a home run, says Rounding Third Director, Charlie Flynn-McIver. “They say that life imitates art but what is really happening here is that the art has gotten it right about life. Sports are a great metaphor for many things and when it comes to youth sports, even more so.”
An event to honor those we have lost in our community to drug overdose, and to raise awareness for the services that are needed to prevent future losses. There will be speakers from county government and local non-profit organizations, as well as a candlelight vigil to honor those we have loved and lost.
The event this year will include:
***Celebration of Life and Free Community Meal
– In partnership with 12 Baskets Cafe: a program of Asheville Poverty Initiative
***Naloxone training and distribution
***Art gallery & music from local musicians
***Sanctuary space for community grieving
– In partnership with Harmonia
***Speakers Series
– With local officials and community members
***Candlelight vigil begins around 8pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/479872095916447/
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!
https://www.facebook.com/events/714700392244282/?event_time_id=714700498910938
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/1102692779911730/?event_time_id=1102692883245053
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The Band’s Visit is the winner of 10 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, making it one of the most Tony-winning musicals in history. And now it’s also a Grammy Award® winner for Best Musical Theater Album.
In this joyously offbeat story, set in a town that’s way off the beaten path, a band of musicians arrive lost, out of the blue. Under the spell of the desert sky, and with beautiful music perfuming the air, the band brings the town to life in unexpected and tantalizing ways. Even the briefest visit can stay with you forever.
With a Tony-and Grammy-winning score that seduces your soul and sweeps you off your feet, and featuring thrillingly talented onstage musicians, The Band’s Visit rejoices in the way music makes us laugh, makes us cry, and ultimately, brings us together.
https://www.facebook.com/events/669877793415194/?event_time_id=669877816748525
This comedy is often viewed as Shaw’s wittiest play! This is a borderline farce that will stimulate serious thinking about the nature of both romance and war. What is Raina to do when she finds that an enemy soldier has taken refuge in her room? What will her fiancée say? The plot, of course, thickens! Directed by Jim Reid and performed as Readers Theatre as a part of The Autumn Players’ Readers Theatre Showcase Series.
Working out one day, I was not having much fun. It got me thinking about what WOULD make a workout like this more fun more me. The obvious answer was “Well, a really amazing dominatrix would need to be taking me through it”. So I looked for such a thing, and I found a few who are doing this sort. One in Australia. One in California. And one in GREENSBORO, NC. WTF?? I contacted her immediately and we set up a call. Y’all.. this woman the fucking amazing. I’m beyond thrilled that she’s not only going to bring her Felyne Fetish Fitness workshop to us, but she’s also going to be on a Vino & Vulvas panel with me and Ella Minnope in August! I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. ~ Heather Edwards, V&V founder
Felyne Fetish Fitness is a beginners level workout suitable for ALL bodies and fitness levels (yes, all abilities, body sizes, ages 18+…) combined with Domination and submission (D/s) protocol and kinky play. Coach Felyne takes her class to places where they can experience domination to find a spark for better health and pleasure. And believe it or not, she doesn’t stop with the (optional) spanking! Coach Felyne also provides sex positive education and tools for making healthy life, relationship, and sexual decisions after you have already submitted to your powerful Felyne Mistress.
Workshops generally last 90 minutes.
Risk factors, current health issues, previous injuries, and other liability measures addressing your personal health will be covered before we begin.
Kinky play is absolutely OPTIONAL… in other words, you CAN get spanked or flogged, but only if you enthusiastically consent to it.
Be sure to drink plenty of water and eat at least 60 minutes before class.
Attire: Kinky Fitness Gear, Workout clothes, Tennis Shoes
Tickets: Available online HERE for $35 for the 90 minute workshop. Space is limited and everyone I’ve talked to about it is dying for a ticket. I wouldn’t wait on this one.
Location: The Block off biltmore, 39 S Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Date: Saturday, August 31 3:00-4:30 with a book signing for Candace’s Book, Afroyoni: An Exhalted Solitary Twerk will begin after the workshop where we can all socialize and get to know Candace. You can purchase her book ahead of time, or she’ll have some available for purchase at the event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2213142915401925/
Weekly tour to learn more about us and our production process. Tickets are $12 (no reservation needed)
https://www.facebook.com/events/242724763258957/?event_time_id=242724789925621
Come out and see us play hits from the 60’s and 70’s.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2400806590194302/
September and October are a special time of year at the farm. Beginning Labor Day weekend, we welcome guests to experience the fall through our many on-site activities:
– Hay Rides
– Baby Farm Animals
– Bouncy House
– Kiddie Cart Rides
– Horseback Rides
– Pumpkin picking
– Apple Tasting and picking
– Corn Maze
– Lawn Games
– Trike Track
– Scavenger Hunt
– Corn Pit
Ticket price includes cost of fall admission, dinner*, rides, and entertainment. Horseback rides are separate and will be scheduled at time of arrival based on availability.
*Adult Plate= 1 Meat, 2 Sides, Bread, Tea/Water
Child Plate = 1 Meat, 1 Side, Bread, Tea/Water
Join us for “Saturday Night Lights,” a family-friendly event at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, NC, happening every Saturday evening May through October featuring FREE carousel rides, pony rides, bounce house, face painting, entertainers and live music, plus horse show competition. General admission and parking are also free and open to the public. With onsite dining options, concessions, shopping, and lodging, come for the night or for a vacation getaway! Learn more at Tryon.com/SNL.
Phone: 828-863-1000
Email: [email protected]
Live Music at NOC!
https://www.facebook.com/events/369318267128170/
Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2019 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location — formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the new Pack Square Park. Locals and visitors alike come together downtown “along about sundown,” or at 7:00pm for those who wear a watch, until 10:00p.m. Concessions are available. Come experience the beautiful music and dance traditions of Southern Appalachia on a summer evening in the mountains.
We are SO excited to make our first mountain trip and perform at one of the most awesome, longest running, largest festivals on the east coast! Downtown Main St in front of historic courthouse!
https://www.facebook.com/events/315987312605657/
$12 Advance / $12 Day of Show
“Think of the Lonetones as spiritual kin to Wilco or the Byrds… folky, a little rock and constantly finding new and gorgeous sounds to expand their horizons.” – Knoxville News Sentinel
Seated Lounge Show:: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations
https://www.facebook.com/events/425728518004196/
As one of the most highly acclaimed performers of our time with five Grammy awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three platinum records, five gold records, and eleven million units sold, Sandi Patty is simply known as The Voice. Sandi is the most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history, with 40 Dove Awards. She was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and as an Indiana Living Legend in 2007 and has released over 30 albums. “I am grateful for the many opportunities for God has given in my life and for how He has allowed me to spread my wings,” says Sandi. “Singing is my way to tell my story of hope, life, and love.” Sandi and her husband, Don, have eight children and currently reside in Oklahoma City, OK.
Rounding Third, starring FRP favorites Scott Treadway and JP Sarro. This good-humored and sincere story about a Little League coach, his team of youngsters, and his new assistant coach, is sure to hit a home run, says Rounding Third Director, Charlie Flynn-McIver. “They say that life imitates art but what is really happening here is that the art has gotten it right about life. Sports are a great metaphor for many things and when it comes to youth sports, even more so.”
Hendersonville, NC based 28 Pages was established in July 2016 and played their debut show in June 2017. They now regularly perform live at well known venues in and around the region, including Upstate SC, utilizing unique, musical elements from multiple genres.
The band is made up of seasoned, performing musicians in the WNC area. Their individual backgrounds range from accomplished music majors to other various industry art forms. All members bring decades of professional musical skills and experience together creating a colorful tapestry of sounds at live shows that generations of audiences enjoy.
Combining multiple music genres, the final product makes for a very special listening experience that you are sure to remember.
http://www.28pagesband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2004269132995104/