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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Sunday, October 27, 2019
Asheville Community Band 40th Anniversary Concert
Oct 27 all-day
Lipinsky Hall, on the Campus of UNCA

The Asheville Community Band opens our 2019-2020 season with something very special: our 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert! That’s right, 40 years of community-based musical excellence, serving players and listeners in the Asheville area!
The Asheville Community Band is a community-based symphonic winds band for musicians of all ages and professions. Now composed of over ninety musicians (with more than a dozen new players in Fall 2019!), the band truly represents Western North Carolina with members representing six counties. The all-volunteer band ranges in age from high school to octogenarian. Our 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert will celebrate three things: Great conductors, great music, and great community-based musicianship. Tickets are $12, students and children with paying adults are free.

DIYSigns Free Tool Designed to Help Educate about What’s Recyclable
Oct 27 all-day
online tool
The Recycling Partnership announced the public beta launch of DIYSigns, the debut of a free online resource that anyone can use to help people know what to throw into the recycling. Whether at home, at the office, at school, at a sports stadium, or anywhere, education is needed to show what is recyclable and where.

 

“We know that consumer confusion is one of the top reasons why trash still ends up in recycling bins and carts. Our community partners have asked for our help in creating free and customizable posters, labels and signs and we were happy to deliver. Anything we can do to help public and private sector recycling succeed is a boost for the industry,” said Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership.

 

DIYSigns is an online tool with editable templates available in a variety of sizes from a bumper sticker to a poster – to fit just right wherever it’s needed.  Check out DIYSigns!
Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
Oct 27 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
WNC Ag Center,

THE FAIR IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
Join us for 3 days of fun for the entire family! See spinning, knitting, weaving, felting, sheep, goats and much more! Join a workshop class to improve your skills or just enjoy browsing and shopping the beautiful and unique apparel and wearables.

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Oct 27 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Music of Phish for Kids Halloween Spooktacular at The Grey Eagle
Oct 27 @ 3:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

Music of Phish for Kids Halloween Spooktacular

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ten and under games, movement, stories and an opportunity to rock out in an effort to educate children and explore their creativity. The Rock and Roll Playhouse is an early and often first introduction to a child’s lifelong journey with live music and rock and roll. See you at the show!

This concert for kids and families shares the music of the artist named above with a new generation of music lovers, but is not associated with or endorsed by the artist. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

The Rock and Roll Playhouse knows that little ears are sensitive, so we turn down the volume at our shows. However, all kids experience music differently and you may find that your child is more comfortable wearing hearing protection earmuffs, such as Baby Banz, which are available for purchase here.

By attending this event, I consent to my image (with or without my voice) being included in photographs and/or film and videotape of the event, and give Grey Eagle, The Rock and Roll Playhouse and their respective licensees and assigns the absolute and irrevocable right and permission to use and publish such content in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter developed.

Oscar-winning “Period. End of Sentence.” producer to speak
Oct 27 @ 4:00 pm
Kittredge Theatre, Warren Wilson College

Oscar-winning producer Melissa Berton, creator of the short documentary “Period. End of Sentence.” will speak at Warren Wilson College on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m.

“Period. End of Sentence.” follows a group of women in rural India as they learn how to operate a machine that makes low-cost, biodegradable sanitary pads, which they sell to other women at affordable prices. The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject this year, and it sparked a worldwide conversation about menstrual justice and menstrual equity.

Berton, who is a graduate of Warren Wilson’s MFA in Creative Writing, works as a high school English teacher at Oakwood School in Los Angeles. After learning that the lack of hygienic sanitary products and taboos around menstruation cause nearly a third of Indian girls to miss school during their periods, her class became inspired to raise money for a pad machine and to create a documentary. They raised funds by doing bake sales and yogathons.

At the lecture at Warren Wilson College, Berton will speak about the importance of girls staying in school and how youth voices can contribute to the global movement for education. She will also give an overview of “how that whole crazy journey took place.”

The lecture will be followed by a showing of the documentary and Q&A session. The event is free and open to the public. It will take place in Warren Wilson College’s Kittredge Theatre. Register online at www.warren-wilson.edu/lecture.

Griffin House @ ISIS Music Hall
Oct 27 @ 8:00 pm
The ISIS Music Hall

Recording and performing for over 15 years, Griffin House is a traveling modern-day troubadour, who continues to headline almost 100 shows a year in the U.S.   He has toured with John Mellencamp, The Cranberries, Josh Ritter, Mat Kearney, and Brett Dennen just to name a few and has been featured on the CBS Sunday morning show, CNN Newsroom, and appeared on Late Night with Craig Ferguson.

On 6/28, House released Rising Star his 12th full Studio Recording.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Open Mic
Oct 29 all-day
Alley Cat Social Club

Open Mic Open format. We host it all at the Alley Cat. Come out and see an amazing display of talent. Every Tuesday 8pm. Sign ups start at 7pm or earlier

Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Karaoke
Oct 30 all-day
Alley Cat Social Club

Anything Goes Karaoke on Wednesdays. Its so much fun and it gets a little wild. Come out and party with us Sign ups start at 8pm music shortly after.

A Good Look’n Tour Presale Event
Oct 30 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
online presale event

STURGILL SIMPSON ANNOUNCES 2020
A GOOD LOOK’N TOUR
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST TYLER CHILDERS

Offering a rare quote to media, Simpson said:
“We are a live band. Everyone knows we are a live band. Steal the record or give it away, just come to the shows. For free tickets send a message to Tyler’s Instagram.”

REGISTRATION FOR VERIFIED FAN PRESALE BEGINS TODAY, PRESALES START NOVEMBER 5
TICKETS ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC STARTING NOVEMBER 8
Travel Packages Will Support Special Forces Foundation

In an effort to fight against scalpers and ensure tickets get into the hands of fans, the tour has partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. Fans can gain first access to tickets by registering for the Verified Fan presale now through Sunday, November 3 at 10pm local at https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/sturgillsimpson. Registered fans who receive a code will have access to purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, November 5 at 10am local time.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for select markets before the general public beginning Wednesday, November 6 at 12pm local through Thursday, November 7 at 10pm local. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, November 8 at 10am local. Sturgill Simpson has also partnered with CID Entertainment to offer travel packages. All net proceeds from these travel packages will benefit the Special Forces Foundation. More information on these exclusive offers can be found HERE.

The Panoramic Photos of Herbert Pelton: Asheville 1905-1930
Oct 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Pack Memorial Library

Join the Friends of the North Carolina Room and researcher Benjamin Porter as he shares information about long-time Asheville-based photographer Herbert Pelton, famous for his panoramic shots of the city in a time of rapid change and modernization. 

The Panoramic Photos of Herbert Pelton: Asheville 1905-1930

John Prine with special guest Ben Dickey
Oct 30 @ 8:00 pm
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Arena at the U.S. Cellular Center Asheville

Asheville, NC – The U.S. Cellular Center Asheville is proud to announce John Prine with special guest Ben Dickey at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday, October 30th. Long considered a “songwriter’s songwriter,” JOHN PRINE is a rare talent who writes the songs other songwriters would sell their souls for. Evidence of this is the long list of songwriters who have recorded gems from his extensive catalog, including Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, the Everly Brothers, John Denver, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Joan Baez, and many others. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 3d via Ticketmaster.com or the U.S. Cellular Center Asheville Box Office.

With immeasurable accolades, including two Grammys and the distinction of being one of the few songwriters honored by the Library of Congress and US Poet Laureate, Prine is more than a musician…he is an American treasure.

“He’s so good, we’re gonna have to break his fingers,” Kris Kristofferson once said after being justifiably stunned by a Prine performance. Bob Dylan remarked, “Beautiful songs… Nobody but Prine could write like that.”

Long before the awards, all the concerts and many, many albums, John Prine trudged through snow in the cold Chicago winters, delivering mail across Maywood, his childhood suburb. “I always likened the mail route to a library with no books,” says John Prine. “I passed the time each day making up these little ditties.” Many of the songs he penned on the route landed on his classic self-titled debut record.

Thursday, October 31, 2019
PRESALE Event at The Orange Peel for Railroad Earth
Oct 31 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Railroad Earth
Saturday – February 22
Use code “RROP
Code valid 10/31 10am – 10pm
Buy Tickets

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Spooktacular Soiree
Oct 31 @ 6:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 1:00 am
Haiku I Do

Halloween night at Haiku I Do!
Two dance floors powered up by some of Asheville’s finest
?️DJ Bowie
?️DJ Brett Rock
?️Cpt. Hyperdrive
?️DJ Cotton Kandy
?️Trillium Dance Company
Come in costume and get a discount at the door!

Halloween with The Screaming J’s and Phuncle Sam! Salvage Station
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm – 2:00 am
Salvage Station

Screaming Js

Musician/BandAsheville, North Carolina
BOOGIE music for dancing!

Phuncle Sam

Musician/BandAsheville, North Carolina
Asheville’s finest Grateful Dead tribute. While keeping true to the delicate intricacies of America’s favorite pioneers, Phuncle Sam consistently delivers an exceptional performance of favorites and rarities. Any Dead Head is sure to fall in love.
Land of Sky Symphonic Band Halloween Spooktacular!
Oct 31 @ 7:30 pm
White Horse

Land of the Sky Symphonic Band, a 43-piece community band comprised of professional and amateur musicians of all walks of life who live in Buncombe, Henderson and McDowell counties, will stage a Halloween Spooktacular .

Ticket holders are encouraged to wear creative costumes to the show in the spirit of Halloween.  There will be prizes awarded for the most original costumes.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

https://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/2019/09/halloween-spooktacular-land-of-sky.html

Grateful Area Music Experience Pisgah Brewing Co.
Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm
Pisgah Brewing Company

Halloween night!  Local all-star line up performing Grateful Dead show 10/31/1990 from Wembley Arena in London England.  ?Come on out!


G.A.M.E. (Grateful Asheville Music Experience) features an all-star line up of Asheville artists celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead and JGB with special guests and collaborations that bring you some of the best musical moments in the Asheville scene.  Hosted by Spiro Nicolopoulos of the Paper Crowns.

Party FOUL 10/31 – Halloween! The Odditorium
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
The Odditorium

Party FOUL 10/31 - Halloween!

Party FOUL is Asheville’s #1 weekly drag show, started and hosted by Priscilla Chambers of Dragula season 3Come celebrate the best night of the year with some debaucherous drag, drinks, and special guests! Don’t forget your costume!

Featuring a photobooth by Schuylar Shayne Photography

PERFORMANCES BY:

  • D’Knighten Day & Jackson Rimsday from Atlanta
  • GAMistress RiversIda Carolina
  • Kitty Bubbles
  • Amelia Apathy
  • EE Cumming

$10 Cover
Doors 9pm
Show 10:30pm
18+

Travers Brothership Halloween (Primus/Zappa) +April B & the Cool
Oct 31 @ 9:30 pm – 2:00 am
Asheville Music Hall

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Genre: Soul/Funk/Rock/Jam

Halloween Hometown Throwdown! Local favorites Travers Brothership and  April B. & The Cool will be joining forces for a special night of music on 10/31 at Asheville Music Hall. The Brothership will be performing 2-Sets including the debut of their new Primus/Zappa set.

The Official Brew Pump Halloween After-Party!
Oct 31 @ 10:00 pm – 2:00 am
Alleycat

 

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This year the festivities will continue just down the road from the Brew Pump at Alleycat Social Club.

More great music to keep you dancing all night long featuring:

Rainjer Rick
Freakuency Union
Oneiric
Rob Breax

Parking is available behind the venue.

Friday, November 1, 2019
Pan Harmonia 20th Season
Nov 1 @ 2:00 pm
OLLI - Reuter Center

OUTREACH: MIDDAY MUSIC Free and open to the public.

Peek behind-the-scenes of Asheville’s home-grown music collective

Flutist Kate Steinbeck and guitarist Amy Brucksch will play music and speak about Rubble Becomes Art.

Asheville’s 9-Piece Ensemble Known For Its Spectacular Show That Recreates English Psychedelic Rock Band’s Sound
Nov 1 @ 8:00 pm
White Horse

https://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/2019/09/floyd-philharmonic-pink-floyd-tribute.html

Asheville’s 9-Piece Ensemble Known For Its Spectacular Show
That Recreates English Psychedelic Rock Band’s Sound

          The Floyd Philharmonic, a popular nine-piece Asheville-based Pink Floyd Tribute Band that features spectacular visual effects and projections throughout their song playlist.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
The band combines faithful-to-the-recording performance with beautiful special effects topped off with smoke and 100% eye-safe faux lasers. Attention to detail in the music comes from the in-demand professionals at each position. From the ladies on back-ups to the sound effects and spoken lines from the albums, the Floyd Philharmonic is the ultimate experience
Nella
Nov 1 @ 8:00 pm
Diana Wortham Theatre
Nella, November 1, 2019 at 8PM

Nella
November 1, 2019 at 8pm

Diana Wortham Theatre
Nella’s website

By the end of each performance, Venezuelan singer Nella has the entire room entranced, dazzling fans and newcomers alike with her soulful, Spanish vocals and enchanting onstage charm. Her delicate yet powerful melodies linger at the crossroads of her country’s folkloric roots, traditional music of the Andalusian region and contemporary influences. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Nella shines as a soloist, singing with an energy that erupts from her heart and charisma that radiates from her soul. She has performed with famed world music artists and big names on the international pop scene, such as Alejandro Sanz, Jennifer Lopez, Carlos Vives, Luis Enrique and Los Amigos.

La cantante venezolana Nella deslumbra a sus admiradores con voces conmovedoras, españolas y una presencia encantadora en el escenario, utilizando melodías delicadas y poderosas que combinan las raíces folklóricas de su país con influencias contemporáneas.
The Cinematic Orchestra
Nov 1 @ 9:00 pm
The Orange Peel

The Cinematic Orchestra

November 1, 2019 9:00 PM
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Ages 18+

Ticket price includes applicable sales tax.

Saturday, November 2, 2019
The Final Campaign: Slayer, Primus, Ministry, Philip H Anselmo and the Illegals performing a vulgar display of Pantera
Nov 2 all-day
ExploreAsheville.com Arena

Slayer’s Final World Tour began on May 10, 2018 with the band’s intention to play as many places as possible, to make it easy for the fans to see one last Slayer show and say goodbye. By the time the 18-month trek wraps on November 30, the band will have completed seven tour legs plus a series of one- off major summer festivals, performing more than 140 shows in 30-countries and 40 U.S. states.

Slayer’s Final World Tour has been a wild ride. Three bus drivers, four truck drivers, and a crew of 32 have traveled all over the world to set the stage for this farewell. At most shows, Slayer’s pyro expert set off 160 pounds of propane and 10 liters of 99% isopropyl alcohol, prompting the Phoe– nix New Times reviewer to comment on the “eyebrow-singe- ing pyrotechnics that could be felt even 10 rows behind the pit.” In Toronto, one diehard fan was ejected from the concert before Slayer took the stage, so jumped into Lake Ontario (that surrounds the Budweiser Arena) and swam back to the venue. The Tampa Bay Times’ Jay Cridlin wrote, “ Beginning with the throttling opener ‘Repentless,’ Slayer tore through their set like a flaming cigarette boat across the river Styx, charring up a vicious circle pit by the stage,” and Detroit’s Gary Graff noted in his Oakland Press review the “10,000 headbangers who skipped the ‘Game of Thrones’ finale to pay homage to the pioneering quartet.” “The sheer physicality of their show was something to behold and was yet another indi- cation that while the band may be calling it a career, they are going out on top, playing at their absolute best,” wrote Andy Lindquist for the SF Sonic, and Guy D’Astolfo with the Youngtown Vindicator ended his review with this: “After the final note, Tom Araya stood alone, scanning the crowd…forg- ing a mental imprint of the moment. After a minute or two, he went to the microphone and said, ‘I’m going to miss you guys.’ Then he exited and the lights went up.”

3rd Annual Sausage Festival Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Nov 2 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Hickory Nut Gap Farm

There will be a TON of sausage samples this year!! We listened to the feedback from last year and you’ll get to not only sample lots of different sausages, but we’re also showing you how we make it in a live demo. Brian, our butcher, has 18 different flavors and will be adding a special sausage just for the festival.

With your ticket, you’ll take part in:

  • Sausage sampling ALL DAY LONG!
  • Fantastic sausage-centric menu
  • Live sausage making demos
  • Adult Musical Chairs (with prize)
  • Oktoberfest Games like “Pass the Pretzel”
  • Local beers and ciders
  • Fresh soft pretzels by Blunt Pretzels
  • Live Music by Mile High Band
  • Hot Beverages by Snowbird Mountain Coffee
  • All Fall Festival activities like hay rides, etc.
Pan Harmonia 20th Season
Nov 2 @ 12:30 pm
Black Mountain College Museum

OUTREACH: MIDDAY MUSIC

Peek behind-the-scenes of Asheville’s home-grown music collective

Flutist Kate Steinbeck and guitarist Amy Brucksch will play music and speak about Rubble Becomes Art.

Free admission; Open to the public

 

ODYSSEY CLAYWORKS BENEFIT AUCTION
Nov 2 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
ODYSSEY CLAYWORKS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ODYSSEY CLAYWORKS BENEFIT AUCTION

ASHEVILLE, NC (October 11, 2019)

ODYSSEY CLAYWORKS announces the 7th Annual Odyssey Auction. Taking place November 2nd in their studio and gallery from 6-9pm, this year’s auction will feature over 140 items by established artists and local businesses. This year the auction will feature work by renowned potters Perry Haas, Bandana Pottery, and Will Dickert.

In addition to providing over $7000 in scholarships and tuition assistance to students annually, proceeds from the auction directly support the studio’s work with veterans suffering from PTSD, substance and alcohol abuse recovery programs, and adults with developmental disabilities.

Over 200 guests are expected to attend this lively event featuring a silent and live auction, beautifully catered food and drink, as well as music and dancing throughout the night. According to Studio Director Gabriel Kline, “Odyssey is known throughout the ceramics world as a premier teaching studio and we have made tremendous connections over the years. We will have work available by some of the finest artists in the country. The auction is a unique opportunity to bid on works by some of America’s most collectible ceramic artists.”

A limited number of tickets are available for the event on the Odyssey ClayWorks website, www.odysseyclayworks.com. Please call the studio for more information at 828 285 0210.

Cosmic Charlie / Dark Side of The Dead
Nov 2 @ 9:00 pm
The Orange Peel

Cosmic Charlie / Dark Side of The Dead

November 2, 2019 9:00 PM
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Ages 18+

Cosmic Charlie has taken the Grateful Dead experience to a new level with “Dark Side Of The Dead”.

Dark Side Of The Dead is a hybrid show featuring the music of both the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd. The centerpiece of the show is a live performance of Pink Floyd’s legendary “Dark Side Of The Moon” album.

The album is performed start-to-finish, by the Cosmic Charlie “big band” that includes two drummers, 4 keyboards, backup singers & saxophone. Before and after the Dark Side album performance, Cosmic Charlie will offer up two heaping helpings of it’s signature high energy Grateful Dead.

Cosmic Charlie was born in the musical Mecca of Athens, Georgia. From its summer 1999 inception, the band swiftly cemented its reputation as a band that puts a unique and personal twist on the Grateful Dead catalogue, a Dead cover band for folks that are ambivalent about Dead cover bands. Rather than mimicking the Dead exactly, Cosmic Charlie chooses to tap into the Dead’s energy and style as a foundation on which to build. The result is healthy balance of creativity and tradition, and both the band and its audience are taken to that familiar edge with the sense that, music is actually being MADE here tonight.

Ticket price includes applicable sales tax.

Sunday, November 3, 2019
Artisanville – A NEW Fine Art/Fine Craft Show coming to Greenville, SC
Nov 3 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Greenville Convention Center

From traditional paintings, jewelry, wood, pottery, and glass, to unique photography, furniture, clothing, and mixed media art; the idea behind Artisanville is to have something for everyone to appreciate and to take home.
Artisanville invites its guests to investigate and explore our unique items during a two-day long fine art and craft show. With over 175 regional and national artists—each handpicked and personally invited to the event— this show promises to surprise and entrance you. Visitors can interact with artisans, see live art demos, purchase beautiful artwork, or simply enjoy the craftsmanship behind each piece. When in need of a break, art lovers can also relax, get a drink or snack, listen to live music and log into the Internet at the new Art Patron Lounge area. There are even free drawings for “Artisanville bucks” to spend at the show. Be sure not to miss ARTISANVILLE…the newest Fine Art/Fine Craft Show coming to Greenville, SC!