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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A Jocassee Lake Tour at a brand new time! Come enjoy a leisurely, slow-paced tour of Lake Jocassee, every Sunday afternoon, May through October. We’ll explore a different section of the lake every Sunday. Join us!
https://www.facebook.com/events/361246331052714/?event_time_id=361246364386044
The Groundling
By Marc Palmieri; Directed by Betsy Puckett
August 17-September 2, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm
NC Premiere! After stumbling upon an outdoor production of a Shakespeare play in Manhattan, Long Island landscaper Bob Malone returns home inspired to write a play about his troubled marriage. He hires two reluctant New York theatre professionals to spend a week at his home and stage the play in his garage, with a cast of colorful locals. A modern romantic comedy with a moving and unexpected ending.
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
Remember Who YOU Are Author Event
https://www.facebook.com/events/225951881522197/
Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes present Remember Who YOU Are: Achieve Success. Create Balance. Experience Fulfillment.
It’s the elusive trifecta every working woman desperately seeks.
Do you find yourself trying to be everything to everyone? Do you run yourself ragged but still feel something is missing? The struggle is real and all too common. Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes are two award-winning, c-suite executives who together have accumulated 60 plus years of work experience at the highest levels, 60 years of marriage, and raised four successful children. Collectively, they have managed more than 25,000 employees globally. Paula recently retired as President, Clinical Development at QuintilesIMS and Lisa has served as President & CEO of PurThread Technologies. Although Paula and Lisa were fierce competitors 20 years ago, they eventually formed a friendship and now, as a team, speak to corporations and women’s groups on a number of topics, including Complementing Not Competing, Packing Your Potential, and The Juggling Act.
In a transparent and relatable way, Paula and Lisa share personal experiences, insights and encouragement–what they wish they’d known 30 years ago–to women looking for career advancement and quality of life and men who want to improve their working relationships with women. Each chapter includes a personal letter from a successful female executive to her younger self that offers wise counsel for aspiring professional women. For working women who are still trying to ‘have it all’ but are left feeling not ‘good enough, ‘ Paula and Lisa explain how achieving success, creating balance and experiencing fulfillment begins and ends with Remember(ing) Who You Are.
This book is available for purchase in-store, by phone, or online by visiting https://www.malaprops.com/book/9781683506478
We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here.
Can’t make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance, and we’ll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online.
https://www.facebook.com/events/478613602575581/
Come on out and dance! All are welcome!
Leader: Bob Thompson
Music: Cathy Arps, fiddle; Michael Garner, fiddle; Esther Holsen, recorder; Karen Gaughan, piano.
3:30pm-4:00pm, Pre-Dance Workshop – Regular dancers assisting Beginners with basic ECD dance figures.
4:00pm-6:30pm, Dance.
$7
$6, Old Farmers Ball Members
All are welcome; no partner necessary; wear comfortable clothes and shoes; bring a snack to share from time to time; fragrance-free dance. Spread the word, and bring all your friends and neighbors!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2337662579794695/
Join us for some afternoon fun in the courtyard behind Cascade Lounge. Brought to you by 98.1 The River!
https://www.facebook.com/events/671602819891732/
Come support Plants and Healers International as we work to continue the legacy and efforts of Frank Cook on the day of his passing nine years ago!
We will have a silent auction of art, beverages, healing services and various limited edition books, T-shirts etc. So let us know if you have something to donate and bring some extra funds to support the cause.
We will do a plant walk from 5-6 p.m. focusing on the ethnobotanicals around the school.
An eclectic mix of savory faire, beverages and dessert both wild and cultivated will be on offer at 6:30 p.m.
At 8p.m. we will have a showing of the 10 minute short film honoring Frank Cook and a short presentation about our initiatives to lead ethnobotanical tours to various places on the Frank Cook trail and beyond and then move into some musical entertainment with Asheville’s own Coy Wolf and others TBA.
Please RSVP below so we know how many people to expect and how much food to bring…
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plants-and-healers-international-benefit-tickets-48070649607
Plants and Healers is a small non-profit with some big goals. Please help support the cause and help spread the word!
The Mission
The mission of Plants and Healers International is to celebrate and further the work of Frank C. Cook IV by connecting communities and supporting activities that promote his vision of advancing human culture in harmony with the natural world.
The Vision
Plants and Healers International facilitates knowledge exchange, skill building, inspires individuals and equips communities with tools to transition to a sustainable society that is in harmony with the natural world
PHI’s interactive website, documentaries, international herbal resource centers and the published writings of Frank Cook are some ways in which the organization hopes to make a profound and positive impact on the world.
$25 Suggested Donation
https://www.facebook.com/events/1907407566225882/
ROYAL is our monthly book club for adult Readers of Young Adult Literature. Anyone 18 and up is welcome to attend, no registration or purchase necessary.
About August Book Selection:
2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
A touching, hilarious “tour de force of imagination and empathy” (Booklist, starred review) from John Corey Whaley, author of the Printz and Morris Award-winning Where Things Come Back.
Listen–Travis Coates was alive once and then he wasn’t.
Now he’s alive again.
Simple as that.
The in between part is still a little fuzzy, but Travis can tell you that, at some point or another, his head got chopped off and shoved into a freezer in Denver, Colorado. Five years later, it was reattached to some other guy’s body, and well, here he is. Despite all logic, he’s still sixteen, but everything and everyone around him has changed. That includes his bedroom, his parents, his best friend, and his girlfriend. Or maybe she’s not his girlfriend anymore? Looks like if the new Travis and the old Travis are ever going to find a way to exist together, then there are going to be a few more scars. Oh well, you only live twice.
“The absolute best head transplant surgery love story I’ve ever read.” –Matthew Quick, author of Silver Linings Playbook.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2208128212740790/
THE BLOCK off biltmore is streaming the Phish show live from the Curveball Festival in Watkins Glen, NY on Sunday, August 19, 2018! If you’re looking for a chill spot to watch the show downtown, that happens to have one of the nicest selection of organic liquor in town, then come on down! NO COVER at the door
http://theblockoffbiltmore.com/index.php/event/phishcurve
Phish hasn’t let us know when this show will start exactly yet, we’ll update when we know!
The broadcast is in beautiful high definition on our projection screen with audio thru our brand, spankin’ new sound system!
There’s room for dancing, if that’s your bag, there’s lots of seats as well and of course a full bar with the most unique, organic alcoholic and non alcoholic selection in Asheville! We also serve some very tasty, vegan snacks at the bar.
THIS EVENT IS 21+ ONLY.
More info: http://phish.com/tours/dates/sun-2018-8-19-curveball-at-watkins-glen-international/
https://www.facebook.com/events/269037643873376/
This meeting will be held at Triskelion Brewing!
https://www.facebook.com/events/503187406818036/
Organization: EWD-CONTINUING EDUCATION
Expected Headcount: 200
Organizer: [email protected]
Categories: HOT EVENT, COMMUNITY EVENT, SPECIAL EVENT, REVENUE PRODUCING, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Event State: Confirmed
Event Name: MUSIC BY THE LAKE SERIES
Music by the Lake
FREE PATIO SHOW :: Cowbaby at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/1428196570657783/
Thomas Yon is hosting on specific dates only, but the Open Mic at The Barrel House is every Sunday from 6pm-9pm so don’t be shy.
https://www.facebook.com/events/215050319199306/
Come out to hear 4 amazing groups present their projects on how they would use $1000 to make Asheville more awesome. One of them will receive a check for $1000 at the end of the evening to help that project happen!
https://www.facebook.com/events/736522056679860/
Select Evenings, May 17–October 7, 2018
Biltmore House & Gardens opens to the public on Thursday–Sunday evenings for a special reservations-only viewing of Chihuly’s stunning large-scale glass sculptures. Chihuly Nights at Biltmore is an enchanting opportunity to witness the effects of dramatic nighttime lighting upon the luminous colors and graceful forms of these spectacular pieces. Sunset over the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, live music in the gardens, and a wine bar make the evening experience all the more enticing. Chihuly’s towering works of art illuminated against a night sky surrounded by the timeless beauty and magnificence of Biltmore House & Gardens: a truly moving, memorable experience
Stephen plays a free solo acoustic show 7- 9pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2137947766472454/
Alright, everyone…… time to share this event!!!!! Let’s do this. Help us keep Hard Rock in Spindale!
Tickets on sale soon with a Meet N Greet option as well (limited to 50 people, that’s it).
Best known for their Grammy nominated Best Hard Rock Performance hit, “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” Great White has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, has six Top 100 Billboard hits, nine Top 200 Billboard albums, two platinum albums, and clocked the top of MTV video four times.
To experience their hits live in concert—“Rock Me,” “Mista Bone,” “Save Your Love,” “House of Broken Love,” and “Lady Red Light”—is to ride an emotional wave of sultry connections, arousing lyrics, and an all-out marathon of hard-hitting orchestrations. Great White continues to tour worldwide and in the last two years logged nearly 200 dates in several states and countries. The band celebrated numerous milestones that included several sold-out performances, a return to the Zurich, Switzerland’s Rock Im Tal Festival, and for the first time ever, a handful of intimate, acoustic performances. They returned to the classic rock radio charts with “Complicated” off of 2012’s Elation. The band’s 12th studio album, Elation, garnered high marks from numerous rock journalists behind the pesky “Something For You,” the cheeky “Shotgun Willie’s,” and the emotional, Top 10 classic rock radio entry, “Hard To Say Goodbye.”
Opening act Bending Fate
https://www.facebook.com/events/205829920232337/
Stand up comedy from Hannah Hogan, Christine Little and Sofiya Alexandra!!!
Three woman who met at a comedy festival are taking their friendship to the next level and going on tour together this August.
We’re hitting Birmingham, Memphis, Atlanta, Athens, ASHEVILLE, and Charleston. Our tour kicks off at Third Coast Comedy in Nashville on August 3rd. Switch it up and check out some world class comedy.
Fun, weird, and always a good time, this is a comedy show for everyone, and especially people who like to laugh and have a few pops.
The Triple Threat TOUR Comedians:
Sofiya Alexandra (This Is Not Happening, Amazon)
@thesofiya
Hannah Hogan (America’s Got Talent, Just For Laughs)
@misshannahhogan
Hannah Hogan is an actress, stand-up comedian and writer originally from Canada and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. She was voted “The Funniest Person in The World” by her brother in pre-school and has spent the rest of her life trying to live up to this truly stressful title.
Christine Little (Laughs on FOX, Laugh Your Asheville OFF)
@TheChristineLittle
Easy-going, yet adorably snarky, Christine Little is a Los Angeles-based actress and comedian. Her playful comedy combines unique life observations with an animated presence. Little has been on FOX’s “LAUGHS” multiple times, has performed at comedy festivals all over the country such as Limestone, Laughing Skull, Cape Fear and Laugh Your Asheville Off, and opened for headliners such as Mad TV’s Bobby Lee. She’s also been featured on the front page of Funny or Die and The Huffington Post and is soon appearing on the new series, “Alone Together”. Overall, Christine wants you to like her and be impressed by her life… Are you!?
Hosted by Lily Campbell
18+
Tickets $7 advance, $10 door
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/triple-threat-comedy-show-tickets-48861574284
https://www.facebook.com/events/208895449804539/
Karen Waldrup at The Grey Eagle
https://www.facebook.com/events/610498652642962/
For the seventh consecutive year, the Asheville Habitat ReStore at 31 Meadow Road near Biltmore Village is encouraging residents to show off their creativity and talent for a chance to win in the ReStore ReUse Contest. Garden shed, artist studio, chicken coop…tree house, playhouse, tiny house…if you recently built a structure like this using predominantly reused building materials, Habitat wants to know. The contest runs July 1-August 31 and submissions must be sent electronically. Information and entry form will be available on ashevillehabitat.org starting July 1 st . The purpose of the contest is to showcase innovative building projects constructed predominantly of used building materials. “Our customers often tell us about the projects they make using materials purchased at the ReStore. This contest is a great way to showcase their projects and inspire others to reuse, recycle and repurpose usable materials,” said Scott Stetson, ReStore General Manager. Five judges will select winners in the following categories: Furniture, Homesteading, Live and/or Work Space, Home Décor, Youth (age 16 and under), and Best in Show. Winners will be announced in mid-September.
Students at the Visual Arts Preschool at Roots + Wings School of Art and Design engage with pre-K education fundamentals through a dynamic, arts based curriculum. Literacy, numeracy, social skills, community building, cultural and environmental studies are approached through an art and design thinking lens, as students explore learning concepts experientially across multiple platforms.
The Roots + Wings Visual Arts Preschool ‘Best of 2018’ collection is a cross section of the diverse pre-K education program and includes investigations into art movements, community and culture, storytelling, and creative play.
The Biltmore Estate has been planning the largest exhibition in its historic gardens for almost a decade. And finally, last week, Chihuly at Biltmore opened with a mega installation of glass sculptures from the famous artist Dale Chihuly. Tens of thousands of glass pieces from all around the world reside in 14 locations around the Estate (which is the very first large-scale N.C. Chihuly installation).
The exhibition is up from now until Oct. 7th, free admission with a Biltmore day pass (and free for annual pass holders). Chihuly at Nightis a special, ongoing event where the glass sculptures are lit up, plus live music in the gardens + a wine bar. Tickets are $37.50 for kids + range from $65 – 75 for adults ($10 discount for pass holders).
Three new works were blown just for Biltmore, and 6 new compositions were put together.
Asheville, NC—Momentum Gallery in downtown Asheville is pleased to participate in the Summer of Glass, a WNC celebration of glass art in conjunction with the Dale Chihuly exhibition at the Biltmore Estate, May-October 2018. The gallery exhibition, Reflections (July 1-August 25) nods to the Gilded Age, a period during the late 19th Century when the Biltmore Estate was conceived and constructed by railway tycoon George Vanderbilt. This curated exhibition features recent work by some of the country’s top contemporary glass artists with many of the works in the collection speaking to Vanderbilt’s aesthetic of opulence, grandeur, and beauty. Other conceptual pieces examine concepts of memory and history, referencing the “downstairs” or “behind the scenes” of the palatial mansion as well. Sophisticated sculptures and stylish wall pieces incorporate a variety of glass techniques and explore the intricate detailing, ornamentation, and drama indicative of the Gilded Age. This Exhibit is free and open to the public.
Reflections includes works by: Thor & Jennifer Bueno, Amber Cowan, Jennifer Halvorson, Alli Hoag, Joanna Manousis, Andy Paiko, Kit Paulson, Pablo Soto, and Tim Tate.
This exquisite, interactive exhibit is designed to inspire and educate visitors about the storied history and evocative power of scent while taking them on a full sensory journey, literally! Blending flora, fashion and science, Making Scents showcases some of Mother Nature’s most fragrant botanicals and unveils the plants and flowers behind some of the world’s most iconic perfumes. Visitors will explore the mysterious power of the sense of smell, learn about the artistry and science behind the fragrance industry and even compose their own basic fragrance.
From traditional harvest and extraction methods to chemical combinations of synthetic fragrances, Making Scents uncovers the technical processes behind fragrance creation through an immersive, multisensory experience. Art, passion and craft come together inside the exhibit’s iconic bottle display, which showcases the unique designs of more than 100 perfume bottles, some dating back to ancient the Greek and Roman eras. By integrating horticulture, history and pop culture, Making Scents is sure to enlighten the senses and engage the minds of visitors about the fragrance industry and the living world in a fun, dynamic way.
This exhibit showcases the work of three leading fiber artists who explore Western North Carolina’s mountains, meadows and marshes using fabrics and fibers. Their quilted wall art offers a link to familiar images of this region, echoing the Arboretum’s role of connecting people with plants. Through their diverse styles, construction methods and subject matter, artists Mary Stori, Judy Simmons and Kate Weston add a contemporary twist to the area’s rich and storied quilt-making tradition. Their exhibit features pieces of varying sizes, from large focal-point wall hangings to medium-sized wall art to small work suitable for tabletop display. All pieces are for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting The North Carolina Arboretum Society.
About the Artists
Mary Stori
From her home in Clyde, N.C., Mary creates botanical and organic themed art quilts using artisian-made, hand-dyed cotton, linen, silk and rayon fabrics. She also utilizes hand-felted and hand-dyed wool as rich backdrops, offering texture and depth to her work. Bead embellishment is another one of her trademarks. Learn more on her website.
Judy Simmons
Judy creates her own fabric in her Fletcher, N.C. studio using surface design techniques, including fabric marbling, dyeing, color lifting and silk screening. Much of the imagery in her work utilizes her own photography printed on fabric. To learn more about Judy, please click here.
Kate Weston
From her home in Statesville, N.C., Kate focuses on the creation of complex cloth through the application of dye, paint and embellishment, such as fabric overlay or manipulation and the application of non-fiber materials. Coupled with skillful machine quilting, Kate’s works create and stunning interplay of color and texture. Please visit Kate’s website to learn more.
Pioneer Women Painters of the River District, curated by Sara Ledonne, is a group exhibit which will highlight five Warehouse Studio artists from the mid 90s. These adventurous, creative, inspirational women found themselves under one roof, painting energetic, extraordinary, thought provoking abstracts.
In the 80’s, Marie Hudson opened her studio in the RAD. She was one of the first artists to plant roots in what has become one of the most popular locations for artists in Asheville. Hudson’s art resonates in the community. Hundreds of locals have collected her art over the years.
Mary Charles Griffin, an abstract expressionist artist that goes by the name of Charlie, is a 91-year-old dynamo who graduated from Western Carolina University with her master’s in studio painting when she was 77. “I started painting professionally after my children left home in 1980. I can’t hear, see or speak, but otherwise I am in pretty good shape for my age.” -Charlie Griffin
“I moved again to a studio in the Riverlink building in 1991. With the leadership of Karen Cragnolian ( Riverlink) and Gayle McCarthy (Highwater Clay) I helped organize the first, soon to be River Arts District, Open Studios. There were five participating artists at that time.” – Betty Clark
“This building, these studios, these women were my first introduction to the artists of Asheville and the River District. It was not yet called the River ARTS District…there were no coffee shops, breweries, or restaurants like today…It was still pretty sketchy after dark if you ventured further down toward what is now Pink Dog… I moved into Warehouse Studios in the fall of 1998, right after I moved to Asheville from Seattle. At that time, there were only about 20 artists in the RAD, scattered in the old buildings. Marie Hudson, Betty Clark , Charlie Griffin and I had been working studios at Warehouse long before there was anything else down there. We became friends as well as critics for each other’s work.”- Barbara Fisher
This exhibit aims to recreate the experience of discovering this artistic hot bed, and pay homage to those early Asheville pioneer women painters. The opening reception for Pioneer Women Painters of the River District will be August 3, 2018 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Sara Ledonne will give a curator’s talk at 6:30.
Participating artists: Betty Clark, Marie Hudson, Mary Charles “Charlie” Griffin, Barbara Fisher, Dawn Rentz
The Asheville Art Museum is excited to present Red Hot in the Blue Ridge, an exhibition being held in conjunction with Western North Carolina’s community-wide Summer of Glass celebration. On view at the Asheville Art Museum On the Slope at 175 Biltmore Avenue May 19 – September 30, 2018, Red Hot in the Blue Ridge celebrates Western North Carolina’s unique place in the history of American Studio Glass. Many other organizations and galleries across WNC are also hosting glass-focused events, programs and exhibitions during the region’s Summer of Glass celebration, which coincides with a new exhibition at Biltmore of multi-media artist Dale Chihuly’s monumental glass sculptures. Visit www.ashevilleart.org for details.
If you’ve recently built a structure from predominantly reused building materials, the Asheville Habitat ReStore wants to know. Projects can include garden sheds, artist studios, benches, chicken coops, playhouses and much more. Share your projects with the Habitat ReStore to help showcase innovative building projects made with reused materials and show off your creativity and talent for your chance to win in the 7th annual ReStore ReUse Contest. The contest runs July 1st through August 31st. For information and submission guidelines, visit ashevillehabitat.org