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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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity Literacy Council
Jun 23 all-day
Online

Racism, white privilege

and what it all means

Recognizing and understanding racism, and actively unlearning the everyday, built-in mechanisms of systemic racism is an ongoing effort that must be made by every single one of us. It can be difficult to navigate issues, origins, and solutions surrounding systemic racism, especially with so many different angles portrayed by the media.
There are countless truthful resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity. Here are just a few educational resources and ways to help our Black communities:
Educational reading:
The above photo has an excellent list of books!
Community:
Media:
Follow Black activists and voices on social media! Please reach out to us if you’d like suggestions on whom to follow.
Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Community
Free Lunches at Ferguson YMCA
Jun 23 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ferguson Family YMCA

Image may contain: 2 people, people sitting and outdoor, possible text that says 'the MEETING COMMUNITY NEED'

FREE LUNCHES for anyone 18 years of age and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA. Simply drive up to our front door and let us know how many lunches you need, no questions asked.

For additional food for your family, pick up a FREE box of fresh produce at our Mobile Markets. Calendars are online at ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms.

Read more
Categories: Community Food & Drink
Curbside Hold Pick Up Now Available at the Library
Jun 23 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries

Curbside hold pickup is now available at the library. You can pick up your holds on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 1-5 p.m. at the North Asheville Library, West Asheville Library, South Buncombe/Skyland Library, and the Black Mountain Library. Park in the library parking lot, have your library card handy, and call the phone number on the sign posted at your parking space. A librarian will bring your books out to the hold table and leave them for you to pick up. Your books will be checked out to you and ready to go.

You can place holds online using the library catalog link on the library webpage. You can also call (828) 250-4700 or email [email protected] for assistance placing or transferring holds.

Bookdrops are open

All library book drops are open. You may return your materials to any library book drop.  No fines will be charged while the library is closed.

If you need a library card, email [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you at the library!

While library programs are on hold, our Children’s Librarians are hosting online storytimes for kids of all ages on all library Facebook pages and YouTube. We also have a collection of stories you can listen to anytime on our StoryLine. Just call (828) 250-KIDS (5437) and hear a story read by your favorite librarian.

Since you can’t come to us while the libraries are closed, we are bringing some of our programs to you using Facebook live and ZOOM broadcasts.

Buncombe County Public Libraries have free wifi hotspots available outside any library building. To use the wifi, look for the LibraryGuest network and use the password readmore.

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask-A-Librarian at 828-250-4700 with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available.

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Categories: Bookclubs Family Fun
Tuesday Early Jam
Jun 23 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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Categories: Community Food & Drink Music
Tuesday Night Funk Jam
Jun 23 @ 10:00 pm – Jun 24 @ 6:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall! Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert. Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm. At 10PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night

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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity Literacy Council
Jun 24 all-day
Online

Racism, white privilege

and what it all means

Recognizing and understanding racism, and actively unlearning the everyday, built-in mechanisms of systemic racism is an ongoing effort that must be made by every single one of us. It can be difficult to navigate issues, origins, and solutions surrounding systemic racism, especially with so many different angles portrayed by the media.
There are countless truthful resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity. Here are just a few educational resources and ways to help our Black communities:
Educational reading:
The above photo has an excellent list of books!
Community:
Media:
Follow Black activists and voices on social media! Please reach out to us if you’d like suggestions on whom to follow.
Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Community
Free Lunches at Ferguson YMCA
Jun 24 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ferguson Family YMCA

Image may contain: 2 people, people sitting and outdoor, possible text that says 'the MEETING COMMUNITY NEED'

FREE LUNCHES for anyone 18 years of age and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA. Simply drive up to our front door and let us know how many lunches you need, no questions asked.

For additional food for your family, pick up a FREE box of fresh produce at our Mobile Markets. Calendars are online at ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms.

Read more
Categories: Community Food & Drink
Wednesday Patio Flow with Keri Ann
Jun 24 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Appalachian Ridge Artisan Cidery

Enjoy a 60 minute vinyasa flow with Keri for just $10 and receive a free voucher for your favorite glass of Saint Paul Wine or Hard Cider! Join Keri in the relaxing atmosphere outside on the deck at Appalachian Ridge and enjoy a healing experience with the community.

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Categories: Food & Drink Yoga
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity Literacy Council
Jun 25 all-day
Online

Racism, white privilege

and what it all means

Recognizing and understanding racism, and actively unlearning the everyday, built-in mechanisms of systemic racism is an ongoing effort that must be made by every single one of us. It can be difficult to navigate issues, origins, and solutions surrounding systemic racism, especially with so many different angles portrayed by the media.
There are countless truthful resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity. Here are just a few educational resources and ways to help our Black communities:
Educational reading:
The above photo has an excellent list of books!
Community:
Media:
Follow Black activists and voices on social media! Please reach out to us if you’d like suggestions on whom to follow.
Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Community
Free Lunches at Ferguson YMCA
Jun 25 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ferguson Family YMCA

Image may contain: 2 people, people sitting and outdoor, possible text that says 'the MEETING COMMUNITY NEED'

FREE LUNCHES for anyone 18 years of age and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA. Simply drive up to our front door and let us know how many lunches you need, no questions asked.

For additional food for your family, pick up a FREE box of fresh produce at our Mobile Markets. Calendars are online at ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms.

Read more
Categories: Community Food & Drink
Curbside Hold Pick Up Now Available at the Library
Jun 25 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries

Curbside hold pickup is now available at the library. You can pick up your holds on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 1-5 p.m. at the North Asheville Library, West Asheville Library, South Buncombe/Skyland Library, and the Black Mountain Library. Park in the library parking lot, have your library card handy, and call the phone number on the sign posted at your parking space. A librarian will bring your books out to the hold table and leave them for you to pick up. Your books will be checked out to you and ready to go.

You can place holds online using the library catalog link on the library webpage. You can also call (828) 250-4700 or email [email protected] for assistance placing or transferring holds.

Bookdrops are open

All library book drops are open. You may return your materials to any library book drop.  No fines will be charged while the library is closed.

If you need a library card, email [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you at the library!

While library programs are on hold, our Children’s Librarians are hosting online storytimes for kids of all ages on all library Facebook pages and YouTube. We also have a collection of stories you can listen to anytime on our StoryLine. Just call (828) 250-KIDS (5437) and hear a story read by your favorite librarian.

Since you can’t come to us while the libraries are closed, we are bringing some of our programs to you using Facebook live and ZOOM broadcasts.

Buncombe County Public Libraries have free wifi hotspots available outside any library building. To use the wifi, look for the LibraryGuest network and use the password readmore.

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask-A-Librarian at 828-250-4700 with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available.

Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Family Fun
NC Arboretum’s “Arbor Evenings”
Jun 25 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The North Carolina Arboretum

Relax and unwind at the Arboretum’s “ArborEvenings” after hours series. Held every Thursday, June – October, from 6 to 9 p.m., visitors will sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s beautiful gardens while enjoying live music amongst flowers and friends. Local beverages, including beer and wine, are available for purchase along with light food options.

Admission to ArborEvenings is free; however, standard parking fees apply to non-members.

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Categories: Food & Drink Garden Outdoors
Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia
Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

Scoop: Mitch's Totally Rad TRIVIA

Mitch Fortune brings you an irreverent and nostalgia filled night of pop culture trivia every Thursday night 7-9 pm at the One Stop in Downtown Asheville. A potpourri of movies, music, TV show trivia just for you!

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Categories: Food & Drink Trivia
ACT: Listen to This
Jun 25 @ 7:30 pm
zoom

School is out but that does not mean that show and tell is over! This Thursday night, Listen to This presents Telling Tales Out of School: Stories by Students from The Flatiron Writers Room. Featuring stories by students from Tom Chalmers’ most recent Storytelling for Performance class Shari Azar, Carmela Caruso, Tessa Fontaine, Stephen Goldman, Elizabeth Huddleston, and Larry Roberts plus songs by Angie Heimann

Listen to This will be performed live via Zoom – a ticket purchase gets you a unique link to the performance!
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Categories: Bookclubs
Friday, June 26, 2020
Resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity Literacy Council
Jun 26 all-day
Online

Racism, white privilege

and what it all means

Recognizing and understanding racism, and actively unlearning the everyday, built-in mechanisms of systemic racism is an ongoing effort that must be made by every single one of us. It can be difficult to navigate issues, origins, and solutions surrounding systemic racism, especially with so many different angles portrayed by the media.
There are countless truthful resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity. Here are just a few educational resources and ways to help our Black communities:
Educational reading:
The above photo has an excellent list of books!
Community:
Media:
Follow Black activists and voices on social media! Please reach out to us if you’d like suggestions on whom to follow.
Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Community
Support Your Favorite Independent Restaurant! Takeout | Delivery | Dine In Website
Jun 26 all-day
Online

Takeout, dine in or delivery?  Find your favorite flavor at www.foodinasheville.com Enjoy your favorite dishes from Asheville’s independent restaurants either from the comfort of home or easily find restaurants in our area that are open for dine in services! Restaurants are changing their dining options daily, so so make sure to check the website often for what’s new. 

Thank you for supporting local, independent restaurants!

Read more
Categories: Food & Drink
Free Lunches at Ferguson YMCA
Jun 26 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ferguson Family YMCA

Image may contain: 2 people, people sitting and outdoor, possible text that says 'the MEETING COMMUNITY NEED'

FREE LUNCHES for anyone 18 years of age and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA. Simply drive up to our front door and let us know how many lunches you need, no questions asked.

For additional food for your family, pick up a FREE box of fresh produce at our Mobile Markets. Calendars are online at ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms.

Read more
Categories: Community Food & Drink
Free Dead Fridays
Jun 26 @ 5:30 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

Join us at The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall every Friday at 5:30PM for our FREE Acoustic Grateful Dead series Featuring members of Phuncle Sam and great drink and food specials.

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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Friday Night Live with Three Shades of Gray
Jun 26 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Appalachian Ridge Artisan Cidery
Enjoy acoustic melodies, perfect harmonies and good times with Three Shades of Gray while you sip Hard Cider, Wine and local Beer on our back deck overlooking the Orchard. Food truck onsite.
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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity Literacy Council
Jun 27 all-day
Online

Racism, white privilege

and what it all means

Recognizing and understanding racism, and actively unlearning the everyday, built-in mechanisms of systemic racism is an ongoing effort that must be made by every single one of us. It can be difficult to navigate issues, origins, and solutions surrounding systemic racism, especially with so many different angles portrayed by the media.
There are countless truthful resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity. Here are just a few educational resources and ways to help our Black communities:
Educational reading:
The above photo has an excellent list of books!
Community:
Media:
Follow Black activists and voices on social media! Please reach out to us if you’d like suggestions on whom to follow.
Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Community
Support Your Favorite Independent Restaurant! Takeout | Delivery | Dine In Website
Jun 27 all-day
Online

Takeout, dine in or delivery?  Find your favorite flavor at www.foodinasheville.com Enjoy your favorite dishes from Asheville’s independent restaurants either from the comfort of home or easily find restaurants in our area that are open for dine in services! Restaurants are changing their dining options daily, so so make sure to check the website often for what’s new. 

Thank you for supporting local, independent restaurants!

Read more
Categories: Food & Drink
Curbside Hold Pick Up Now Available at the Library
Jun 27 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Buncombe County Libraries

Curbside hold pickup is now available at the library. You can pick up your holds on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 1-5 p.m. at the North Asheville Library, West Asheville Library, South Buncombe/Skyland Library, and the Black Mountain Library. Park in the library parking lot, have your library card handy, and call the phone number on the sign posted at your parking space. A librarian will bring your books out to the hold table and leave them for you to pick up. Your books will be checked out to you and ready to go.

You can place holds online using the library catalog link on the library webpage. You can also call (828) 250-4700 or email [email protected] for assistance placing or transferring holds.

Bookdrops are open

All library book drops are open. You may return your materials to any library book drop.  No fines will be charged while the library is closed.

If you need a library card, email [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you at the library!

While library programs are on hold, our Children’s Librarians are hosting online storytimes for kids of all ages on all library Facebook pages and YouTube. We also have a collection of stories you can listen to anytime on our StoryLine. Just call (828) 250-KIDS (5437) and hear a story read by your favorite librarian.

Since you can’t come to us while the libraries are closed, we are bringing some of our programs to you using Facebook live and ZOOM broadcasts.

Buncombe County Public Libraries have free wifi hotspots available outside any library building. To use the wifi, look for the LibraryGuest network and use the password readmore.

While the libraries are closed, you can call Ask-A-Librarian at 828-250-4700 with any questions you may have about library materials, digital services, or reference assistance. Librarians will be staffing the phones Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to connect you with all the resources we have available.

Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Family Fun
Live Music: Albi Podriki
Jun 27 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Burntshirt Vineyards

Albi arrived to Asheville, NC from Miami Beach, FL in 2014. The move was prompted by his decision to leave a career in commercial real estate and peruse his true passion for music. Growing up with a French father and Mexican mother has given him a rich cultural perspective which has influenced his musical style and sensibilities.

Since arriving in Asheville he has devoted himself full-time to developing his musicianship and has been studying with local guitar master, Hank Bones. Albi formed the band, Albi & The Lifters, in 2014 and has successfully lead the group since. He also performs locally as a solo guitar player.

Singing in French, Spanish, Portuguese and English along with his classic jazz guitar playing is what identifies and distinguishes Albi in the rich and bubbling music scene of Asheville.

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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity Literacy Council
Jun 28 all-day
Online

Racism, white privilege

and what it all means

Recognizing and understanding racism, and actively unlearning the everyday, built-in mechanisms of systemic racism is an ongoing effort that must be made by every single one of us. It can be difficult to navigate issues, origins, and solutions surrounding systemic racism, especially with so many different angles portrayed by the media.
There are countless truthful resources to help us find our way to social justice and equity. Here are just a few educational resources and ways to help our Black communities:
Educational reading:
The above photo has an excellent list of books!
Community:
Media:
Follow Black activists and voices on social media! Please reach out to us if you’d like suggestions on whom to follow.
Read more
Categories: Bookclubs Community
Support Your Favorite Independent Restaurant! Takeout | Delivery | Dine In Website
Jun 28 all-day
Online

Takeout, dine in or delivery?  Find your favorite flavor at www.foodinasheville.com Enjoy your favorite dishes from Asheville’s independent restaurants either from the comfort of home or easily find restaurants in our area that are open for dine in services! Restaurants are changing their dining options daily, so so make sure to check the website often for what’s new. 

Thank you for supporting local, independent restaurants!

Read more
Categories: Food & Drink
Bluegrass Brunch
Jun 28 @ 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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Bluegrass Brunch
hosted by Aaron Woody Wood & The Sufi Brothers

Pickin’ on the Porch w/ Chicken Coop Willaye 1030AM
Bald Mountain Boys 11AM – 12:30PM
Sufi Brothers 12:45PM – 3PM

Be sure to check out our Bloody Mary Bar, the BEST selection of pickled products and other additions in Asheville. The MOJO Kitchen will be serving a special Brunch menu until 3PM as well.

Food & music start at 10:30am
ADULT beverages at Noon.

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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Live Music: Gene Holdway
Jun 28 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Burntshirt Vineyards

A native of Black Mountain, NC, Gene has been performing and entertaining since his college days at Mars Hill.

Working as a solo act, Gene features a mix of Folk and Americana oriented acoustic music intermingled with other songs folks will recognize. “A little Americana, a little folk, a lot of fun!” is a very accurate description of what you get with Gene. His set list will pull from 60s folk, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, The Beatles, The Eagles, Marty Robbins, to local favorites such as Michael Reno Harrell.

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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Music: Carrie Morrison
Jun 28 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Chimney Rock Tasting Room and Bistro

Born and raised in Louisville, Ky., Carrie has been playing piano since age 7. She moved to \’higher ground\’ in 2004, and has been a denizen of local clubs and venues in and around western N.C. for a decade. Music has always been part of her life, from improvisational and classical piano study, to choirs and musicals. Morrison is known for melodically strong songs with personal, pithy lyrics. She has recorded and performed with many local artists: the late Tom Rogers, Steve Whiteside, Ellen Trnka, Andrew Thelston, Garry Segal, Tom Fisch, and the late Terry Wetton, to name a few. Her EP ‘Carolina Blonde,’ produced by Wetton (of Hogrock Mountain Music) in 2013, is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and CDBaby. Morrison is also on Pandora Radio since 2015. Her new CD, ‘Miles and Miles,’ is due for release in late summer 2017, and is being produced by Chris Rosser (Hollow Reed Arts Studio) of award-winning ensemble Free Planet Radio. Sharing her music is Carrie’s passion, and she is grateful to be able to do so.  “I write songs because music is our refuge, the place where our souls are never alone.”

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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Shakedown Sundays
Jun 28 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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Every Sunday Except First of Month.

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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Monday, June 29, 2020
No Taste Like Home Foraging Tours
Jun 29 all-day
Book Online

Ready to go wild? Join us “off the eaten path” as we uncover the Garden of Eden all around us. Learn how to safely identify, appreciate, and savor wild mushrooms, plants, and more. Then let one of Asheville’s top restaurants prepare it for you — for free!

We’ve been taking people “out to eat” for nearly twenty-five years. On TripAdvisor, we are the #1 foraging activity in the world. We have been featured on Bizarre Foods, The History Channel, PBS, CNN, and NPR as well as in Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Southern Living, USA Today, and more.

Discover how easy it is to “take in the landscape.” Our family-friendly tours available daily, year-round, by arrangement. Our introductory e-book is included and all equipment is provided. For a taste of the wild life, forage ahead.

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Categories: Food & Drink