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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Second Sunday Yoga Taco Mosa is happening Sunday September 9th at 11am.
Come join us while we honor one another in practice lead by the ever so lovely, Clare Eleazer Desmelik.
Bring your yoga mat, a water bottle and an open heart.
After class the Taqueria will be open for tacos and the bar will be open for mimosas. ;)
Namaste
$5-$10 Suggested Donation Appreciated
https://www.facebook.com/events/312435256195724/
5th Annual Doggie Dip
Sunday, September 9, 12noon-5pm
Location: Recreation Park Pool, 65 Gashes Creek
Bring your dog for a swim! Dogs 35 pounds and under swim from 12noon-2pm. Dogs 36 pounds or more swim from 2:30-5pm. The event is rain or shine, but will be canceled in the event of lightning. You’ll need vet records to show your pooch is current on vaccinations and has been spayed or neutered. For info and to check out the rules, visit www.ashevillenc.gov/parks.
Fee: $5/dog with 1 handler through September 8 and $10/dog & handler the day of the event. Admission for spectators is only $1.
https://www.facebook.com/events/964173290427641/
Asheville Outlets (www.shopashevilleoutlets.com) will team up with the Blue Ridge EV Club, Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy to celebrate the 5th annual Drive Electric Car Show September 9, 2018 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at the center. The Drive Electric Show at Asheville Outlets will showcase the Tesla model 3, the Chevy Bolt, the 2018 Nissan Leaf, the Chrysler Pacifica Plug in Electric Hybrid (PHEV) and the Mini Cooper Countryman PHEV, among others, including some other surprise electric vehicles! Owners will be available to answer questions about the EV lifestyle from charging, costs, performance and more. Event is FREE and open to the public. Event rain date is September 16th .
https://www.facebook.com/events/227951657806256/
This weekend motorcycle fest takes place in the heart of North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy the festival grounds, mountain riding on the Blue Ridge, scenic parks, Harrah Casino, and much more.
https://www.facebook.com/events/131822594322059/
Today’s menu for Jazz Brunch will include plenty of your New Orleans’ favorites!
www.facebook.com/vieux.carre.3
https://www.facebook.com/events/289881288276815/
Please join us for the 2018 Free Electric Car Show
• Owner and Dealer cars on display including the Tesla Model 3 and the Chevy Bolt
• See the latest plug-in electric car models
• Electric Vehicle charging station demonstrations
• Meet members of the Blue Ridge EV Club
• Get answers to all your questions about costs, range, charging, and more!
Rain date is Sept 16.
For more information, contact:
Rudy Singh • 828.505.9517 • [email protected]
driveelectricweek.org
Register, Volunteer, or more Info:
https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1304
https://www.facebook.com/events/207486406609442/
Each Tuesday and Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., April through October, trained volunteer guides lead small groups of participants along woodland trails and through a variety of forest types. Depending on the season, topics of discussion include wildflowers, plant and tree identification, natural history, and the cultural and land use history of The North Carolina Arboretum. Guides may include areas such as the Natural Garden Trail and Bent Creek.
Programs are held rain or shine and participants should dress appropriately for the weather. Individuals should also wear sturdy shoes and bring water. Walks last 1.5- 2.5 hours, depending upon the interest of the group, and are approximately one to two miles in length. Due to length and content, this program is not recommended for children under 8 years of age.
Walks begin in the Baker Exhibit Center Lobby and space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Groups of five or more are required to pre-register by calling 828-665-2492. Walks are FREE, however, donations to The North Carolina Arboretum Society are appreciated. Regular parking fees apply. Arboretum Society Members always park free.
Due to size limitations of the tours, groups of 10 or more are required to book a private guided trail tour.
Join us for our new monthly Jazz Brunch with the Firecracker Jazz Band and Culture SHOCK Food Truck!
In hundreds of performances since 2003, Firecracker Jazz Band has played everywhere from street corners, speakeasies, jazz festivals from coast to coast, beer-soaked dance halls, Bonaroo and the Kennedy Center. Based in the beautiful confluence of plentiful music and majestic mountains that is Asheville, N.C., a performance by Firecracker Jazz Band is not to be missed. With jubilant vigor that spills from the stage to the streets, these six musicians revitalize traditional jazz with unbounded energy. In paying homage to the pioneers of early 20th Century Jazz, including that of Dixieland and New Orleans, Firecracker Jazz Band carries the torch that was once lit by such greats as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong & Bix Beiderbecke.
So bring your dancing shoes and remember: Speak Easy, Dance Hard.
www.firecrackerjazz.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/265904520914028/
The 13th Annual Mountain Song Festival happens at Brevard Music Center September 7-9th! Tickets go on sale May 1st!
https://www.facebook.com/events/166794553954897/
Join Kelly for these 2 hours to deeply drop in to self with yin, pranayama and meditation.
By holding yin poses we give ourselves more opportunity for self inquiry and reflection. There is a lot of heat, tension and turbulence in our world today and it is so important to take time to slow down, cool down and self-care so we can be calm, peaceful and present in the moment while being conduits of light and compassion.
$20, financial assistance available.
https://ashevillecommunityyoga.com/events/yin-your-stress-away-with-kelly/
***PLEASE CLICK THE ABOVE LINK TO REGISTER***
https://www.facebook.com/events/2346701905558750/
BAMBOO WALKING TOURS – 2nd and 4th Sunday
Gate Open 1 p.m. Program start 1:30 to 3 p.m..
Adult $30, Senior $25, Teenager 13-18 $20, Children under 12 Free.
Cash upon arrival. Call (828) 685-3053 To Reserve/Info.
Learn most amazing bamboo plants. Led you through a lush Bamboo Forest slightest wind, clack together with soft percussion. 101 Bamboo Education. Wear walking shoe, No sandals. Camera permit.
https://www.facebook.com/events/188223598450636/?event_time_id=188223605117302
In celebration of National Grandparents Day and State Parks’ 2018 theme of Fishing Fun, we invite the senior anglers to bring out their grandkids and try trout fishing together. Have you ever wanted to try fishing but don’t want to invest in all the equipment? You can borrow ours! Meet a ranger down at the Riverwalk Trail behind the Old Rock Cafe to learn the basics of fishing and try your hand at pulling some trout out of the Rocky Broad River. All supplies will be provided. All ages welcome.
In celebration of National Grandparents Day and State Parks’ 2018 theme of Fishing Fun, we invite the senior anglers to bring out their grandkids and try trout fishing together.
Have you ever wanted to try fishing but don’t want to invest in all the equipment? You can borrow ours! Meet a ranger down at the Riverwalk Trail behind the Old Rock Cafe to learn the basics of fishing and try your hand at pulling some trout out of the Rocky Broad River. All supplies will be provided. All ages welcome.
Cost: Free
https://www.facebook.com/events/536809826673217/
The Grassy Fork Volunteer Fire Department’s Pigeon River 5K is a unique and great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Eastern Tennessee along the Pigeon River. This event offers participants an option to run a standard 5K at 2:00 pm and/or to join a 1 Mile Color Fun Walk/Run at 3:00 pm. The course is flat and very scenic traveling through the Appalachian Mountains. The BONUS to this run, is that it is helping to fund the operations of the new fire station in Hartford. Station 2 provides protection for the 11 rafting companies which raft the Pigeon River, 13 miles of I-40, the community of Hartford, Tennessee as well as the community of Mount Sterling, NC and the Big Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This event will be an excellent event for the whole family.
Registration will open at noon. There is plenty of parking. Each pre-registered participate will receive a number, t-shirt (registered by August 23rd), 2 bags of color (color run registrants only), and a fun bag. Extra t-shirts, color and sun glasses will be for sale while supplies last. The course will start in front of Rafting in The Smokies – Pigeon River Rafting, Ziplining & Family Adventures. The 5K Run will start at 2:00 pm and the 1 Mile Color Fun Run/Walk will start at 3:00 pm. The Sheriff’s Department will close the course (Hartford Road) just before the run. The relatively flat course will travel Hartford Road towards Lindsey Gap Bridge and return to Hartford. Run waivers will need to be signed at registration. Those participating in the Color Run will also need to bring appropriate clothing and eye protection (we will have some sunglasses for sale) for this run. There will be several options for food at local restaurants, before, during and after the runs. Local and regional firefighters joining us in the 5K run are welcome to wear turnouts.
https://www.facebook.com/events/557477978001984/
*****IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Due to an emergency, we unfortunately need to move the event, but thanks to the help of some wonderful friends and neighbors only just a little ways up the road! Just follow the signs to 2 Barntop Dr. Leicester, NC 28748****
Join the Leicester, NC Democrats at for their annual community potluck. This year the event will be held September 9th at Franny’s Farm. As always, the meat and drinks will be provided, please bring a covered dish to share!
Candidates and representatives will be speaking, so this is the perfect opportunity to come out and meet the folks on the ballot this November as well as mingle with your Democratic and other like-minded neighbors.
Join us for an afternoon of good food, good friends, good music, and the chance to give to your local Democratic Party.
https://www.facebook.com/events/187811005426361/
“If you’re lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.”
Join us this Sunday afternoon to celebrate Grandparents! If you’re fortunate enough to have Grandparents that live in the area, bring them in between 2-5pm and we’ll give them a 1/2 Pint of their choice. As always, this is a family friendly event!
https://www.facebook.com/events/308954509683943/
Steel Magnolias with an All trans-friendly cast. Didi Hart presents the fun of Steel Magnolias that only our favorite ladies can present.
Tickets are $12 for members and $17 for non-members (which will include your $5 annual membership). We will announce when tickets will go on sale soon. This performance is ages 16 and up. The Friday and Saturday shows are 21+.
https://www.facebook.com/events/530711120658397/
Wine & and the sweet sound of Peggy Ratusz. Wine Tastings or wine by the bottle or glass. Great Food for Any Mood will be open
https://www.facebook.com/events/2164227650461896/
Beginner Wheel Throwing with Cayce Kolstad
Tuesdays 3-5:30pm
August 28- October 2
With an emphasis on ceramic tableware, this class is a perfect introduction to throwing on the potter’s wheel. We will explore the fundamental forms of functional pottery and work towards altering them to make cups, mugs, bowls and more. We will also cover the basics of glazing in order to create food safe pots you can use at home.
Level: Beginner and Seasoned Beginner
Tuition: $235 + $35 Lab Fee
a special student-produced event
DADDY LONG LEGS
Music & Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book by John Caird
Directed by Maegan McNerney Azar
Featuring Anne Morgan and Patrick Fretwell
#FUDaddyLongLegs
September 6-8 at 8:00 pm
matinee September 9 at 3:00 pm
Based on the novel by Jean Webster, “Daddy Long Legs is a charming, moving tribute to the indomitable spirit of a remarkable young lady.” This new musical takes audiences back to 1908 where an 18-year-old orphan, Jerusha Abbott, gets the opportunity to attend college, thanks to a mysterious benefactor who will not reveal his identity. In return, he asks only of a small favor: a letter each month detailing how college is treating Jerusha.
On the flip side, Jervis Pendleton, the scholarship donor, recognizes not only Jerusha’s intelligence and wit, but also begins to fall in love with the woman who writes to him. But Jervis, who Jerusha gives the pet name “Daddy Long Legs,” struggles over whether to reveal his identity, knowing this might ruin any connection between the two.
Audiences will recognize the challenges of growing up in Jerusha’s letters and see that charitable actions, along with a willingness to be vulnerable and honest, is the secret to happiness. This upbeat and charming musical will “fully involve us in the story of how a good deed comes to change two people whose ideas are ahead of their time.”
-theaterscene.net
Single tickets on sale August 20.
Box Office (864) 294-2125.
https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=futa
#FurmanTheatre Season Subscribers get one complimentary ticket – redeem by calling the box office!
In the Company:
Music Direction by Meghan Reimers
Vocal Direction by Chase McAbee
stage managed by Ellie Peoples
costume design by Karsen Green
scenic design by Derek Leonard
lighting design by Matt Middleton
props design by Andy Golla
technical direction by alan bryson
https://www.facebook.com/events/306181666793711/
The Magnetic Theatre will present the world premiere of Karen Saari’s intimate, affirming, and heartfelt play, IN A CLEARING.
Mark is three months into sobriety. He is still haunted by the death of close friend, who died in an unexplained roadside accident after a night of hard partying. The looming guilt Mark secretly feels about his friend’s death has motivated him to become sober; a challenging feat in the small north woods, Wisconsin small town where he has always lived. Seeing friends, family, and the world in a whole new light; Mark rekindles a relationship with Pam, an old “friend” from school and the aggrieved sister of his dead friend, and finally solves the mysteries of his own heart.
The production is being directed by Andrew Gall, The Magnetic Theatre’s co-Artistic Director.
Featuring:
Thomas Traugaer
Emily Tynan McDaniel
Kay Galvin
Jered Shults
Scenic Design: Rodney Smith
Lighting Design: Abby Auman
Costume Design: Victoria Smith
Sound Design: Mary Zogzas
https://www.facebook.com/events/259302424887309/
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
The Panthers will start the 2018 season at home vs the Dallas Cowboys September 9, 2018. Kickoff is set for 4:25PM.
https://www.facebook.com/events/196699241137763/
Front porch swing music played by happy people. Playing and dancing around one microphone – this band has fun making music together and it shows!
Sinclair first came into the national spotlight when he was selected as a Merlefest Emerging Artist and as a three time award winner of the NC Grassroots Artists awards for songwriting and performance. Take Sinclair’s swing guitar and vocals, add the fiddle mastery of Molly Barrett, the expressive mandolin play of Tim Gallagher and the metronome tone of Jim Clark on bass and you’ve got delightful music and lots of fun!
Lounge Seated :: $12 Advance / $15 Day of 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/1491047981257313/
Front porch swing music played by happy people. Playing and dancing around one microphone – this band has fun making music together and it shows!
Sinclair first came into the national spotlight when he was selected as a Merlefest Emerging Artist and as a three time award winner of the NC Grassroots Artists awards for songwriting and performance. Take Sinclair’s swing guitar and vocals, add the fiddle mastery of Molly Barrett, the expressive mandolin play of Tim Gallagher and the metronome tone of Jim Clark on bass and you’ve got delightful music and lots of fun!
Lounge Seated :: $12 Advance / $15 Day of 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/1114980708847006/
A special evening of music and stories from Ani DiFranco and Peter Mulvey
https://www.facebook.com/events/2087953097915435/
Introduction To Modeling The Human Figure with Leonid Siveriver
Thursdays, 6-9pm
August 30- October 4
You’ve asked for it, and this session we are pleased to announce that a live model, figurative sculpture class will be returning to Odyssey ClayWorks! Working from a live model each week, students will hone their understanding of basic anatomy, proportions and the mechanics of movement in 3 dimensions. After first creating multiple fast sketches in clay to work out technique, students will then advance to a longer-term sculpture based on a single pose, with more attention to detail. Please join us for this exciting opportunity to work with decorated sculptor, Leonid Siveriver.
Level: All Levels
Tuition: $255 + $75 Lab and live model fee
Hot Harmonies & Rippin’ Pickin’ from Asheville, NC Bluegrass/Reggae/Soul/Americana
https://www.facebook.com/milltrain/
https://www.facebook.com/events/538230306608270/
Pianist Brian Turner performing original compositions from his albums “Ascension” and “The Overview Effect”. CD’s and sheet music available at concert. Donations at the door.
Join us in Asheville, NC for Western North Carolina’s Mountain State Fair!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2060535407291606/