Calendar of Events

Experience Asheville’s brightest holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. Walk through an outdoor winter wonderland and see the Arboretum’s gardens dressed in more than half-a-million holiday lights. Roast s’mores by the fire, listen to your favorite holiday tunes or enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, cider or beer. Proceeds from the event will support the Arboretum’s educational programs, exhibit and facilities year-round.

Tickets range from $8-18 and must be purchased in advance online at www.ncwinterlights.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/183329605927836/?event_time_id=183329725927824

On the evening of Sunday, January 20th, observers in the Americas are well positioned to experience a total lunar eclipse – the first seen in Asheville since September 2015.

Since the dawn of humankind, we have gazed up at the Earth’s only natural satellite – our Moon – with a sense of enchantment and wonder. How strange it must have seemed to past civilizations when this constant celestial companion suddenly darkened and glowed in shades of copper and blood! What for them was often a terrifying experience is, for modern humans, a thing of beauty to be witnessed at least once.

This presentation will explore why lunar (and solar) eclipses happen, including why they don’t occur more often, and how ancient cultures explained these mysterious events. Finally, we will describe what to expect during the evening of January 20th, 2019, and we’ll offer some observing tips to best see this magical spectacle.

Dominic Lesnar was first drawn to the night sky as an adolescent, exploring the universe from his backyard in Las Vegas, NV. More than forty years later, he remains captivated by an evening under the stars. A resident of WNC since 1991, he has served as president of the Astronomy Club of Asheville since 2015.

Metro Talks is a monthly speaker series on topics of interest to the community
FREE and open to the public
6:30 PM
YWCA Multipurpose Room, 185 S. French Broad St., Asheville
Light refreshments served
Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro
Be informed, be involved, learn something new!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1024188901122184/

Blood Moon: The Magic of Lunar Eclipses

On the evening of Sunday, January 20th, observers in the Americas are well positioned to experience a total lunar eclipse – the first seen in Asheville since September 2015.

Since the dawn of humankind, we have gazed up at the Earth’s only natural satellite – our Moon – with a sense of enchantment and wonder. How strange it must have seemed to past civilizations when this constant celestial companion suddenly darkened and glowed in shades of copper and blood! What for them was often a terrifying experience is, for modern humans, a thing of beauty to be witnessed at least once.

This presentation will explore why lunar (and solar) eclipses happen, including why they don’t occur more often, and how ancient cultures explained these mysterious events. Finally, we will describe what to expect during the evening of January 20th, 2019, and we’ll offer some observing tips to best see this magical spectacle.

Dominic Lesnar was first drawn to the night sky as an adolescent, exploring the universe from his backyard in Las Vegas, NV. More than forty years later, he remains captivated by an evening under the stars. A resident of WNC since 1991, he has served as president of the Astronomy Club of Asheville since 2015.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro. Seating capacity for the event is limited to 75. Please arrive early to assure a seat. For more info, click here: http://www.astroasheville.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Lunar-Eclipse-Rotary.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/events/1937392996566859/

Tour Gatlinburg’s most dazzling light displays by hopping aboard the Gatlinburg Trolley Ride of Lights! This popular winter tradition is the perfect way to see our mountain town in all its Winter Magic splendor. Get your tickets today!

https://www.facebook.com/events/726348577700947/?event_time_id=726348684367603

Jazz Night at SAB will feature a double header with two featured artists! The first featured artist is Jack Drost, who will perform a set from 6:30 – 7:15. The second featured artist is Linda Mitchell, who will perform a set from 7:15 to 8. Joining both artists will be bassist Kevin Kehrberg and Jazz Night host Jason DeCristofaro (vibes/piano/drums). 8 – 9:30 will be a Jazz jam. No cover!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1923793581073231/

Just in time before the Holidays! Learn and practice the art of Motion Picture Lighting! Create mood, texture, atmosphere, and emphasis in your film’s story using lighting.

This 4 week course will focus on hands-on practice exercises using scene set-ups and live actors to create a realistic experience. The advanced techniques learned in this 4 week course can be applied on a smaller scale for short films and low (or no) budget independent feature productions.

Class will be held once a week for 4 weeks, starting November 28th, from 6:30-9:30pm. Cost is $150 ($120 for Alumni).

A $50 non-refundable deposit will be needed to secure the registration, payable on ashevilleschooloffilm.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/190731435137287/

Come out for our weekly shop night ride. Easy pace, usually around 10-12 Miles at Bent Creek. Meet at the Leford Branch parking lot at 6:30 roll out around 6:45

https://www.facebook.com/events/2191065814483998/

CREATE. RELEASE. INTEND. SPIRAL IT OUT. ????
Join Jenny Roberts for Buti Yoga Lite Wednesday evenings at 6:45pm at Primal Studios!

This a great introductory class or for anyone practicing Buti who wants to commit to focusing on alignment, deep core engagement, and yoga postures in a toned down, slower paced class with lower intensity cardio plyometrics.

?‍♀️? What is Buti Yoga?
Buti utilizes the Spiral Structure Technique + deep core engagement in this empowering class, activating shakti – the divine feminine energy that AWAKENS power + sustainable confidence. Music drives the movements! ♫ ♫ ♫

➳ 60 minute class – ALL LEVELS welcome & celebrated.

➳ $12 per class drop in. Sign up on our Mindbody app- Primal Studios. Space is limited.

➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.

➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Lousiana Ave. in West Asheville

? Instructor Jenny Roberts is a Yoga Alliance certified 200 hr RYT Yoga Instructor and Buti Yoga Instructor. Jenny’s passion for movement manifested through sports, as well as capturing motion and emotion as a filmmaker. Jenny is our Creative Director/Photographer & Videographer at Primal Studios.

✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨

https://www.facebook.com/events/959149674271079/

Formed in the small community of Fillmore, New York by songwriting brothers Matthew and Nathan Corrigan, Tough Old Bird plays modern folk music that reflects the landscape it comes from, a place where the last train just pulled out and the carnival is always on its way to the next town.

Since its formation in 2013, Tough Old Bird has taken its music to bars, festivals, coffee shops, music clubs and radio stations all over the United States. Tough Old Bird’s latest release, “Where The Great Beasts Are Buried,” a new collection of sparse songs recorded at home, is available now.

The core of Tough Old Bird’s sound comes from Matthew Corrigan’s intricate acoustic guitar work, and from the voice and nimble harmonica playing of Nathan Corrigan, who holds a degree in literature and brings a poetic sensibility to the duo’s lyrics. Accents of accordion and waves of electric guitar give Tough Old Bird a sound that is at once modern and ancient.

$10 Advance / $10 Day of Show

Lounge Seated :: 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/273938160053151/

It’s Hendersonville Supper Club! Every month (ok, we skipped a couple, but life happens) we visit a different restaurant, celebrating the incredible food scene in our very own Hendo! The menu will be preset and vegan, and all are welcome, just be sure to register here so that we can give the restaurant enough time to accommodate our crowd. This month is the Jazzy Vegetarian Vegan Cafe inside of Sanctuary Brewing Company! Let’s dress up and have a great night out, we deserve it!

https://www.facebook.com/events/190097281881391/

The Retrocade is hosting a benefit for Our VOICE, Buncombe County’s sexual assault prevention and crisis intervention center.
Come play classic arcade games, have a beer, and support an amazing cause! Half the cost of your entry wristband will be donated to Our VOICE. There will also be a silent auction for two super cool paintings by local artists Ian Wilkinson and Gus Curry. We look forward to seeing you out there!
*21+ after 9pm*

https://www.facebook.com/events/339717526836844/

The Retrocade is hosting a benefit for Our VOICE, Buncombe County’s sexual assault prevention and crisis intervention center.
Come play classic arcade games, drink a beer, and support an amazing cause! Half of your entry wristband will be donated to Our VOICE. There will also be a raffle for two super cool paintings by local artists. We look forward to seeing you there!
*21 And up after 9*

Do you know your Pop Culture? Enjoy delicious food and craft beer? Like winning prizes? If so then you should be in West Asheville every Wednesday for Totally Rad Trivia w/ Robert at 7:00 PM. Free to Play, Teams of Up to 6 Players, and gifts cards going to the top teams!

https://www.facebook.com/events/754457968231666/

The first open mic for dating stories / SWIPE MIC / returns to District Wine Bar on Wednesday, 28 November from 7-9 PM with new host Black Swan.

Listen to her give her introduction on the podcast here – https://soundcloud.com/swipemic/episode-3

https://www.facebook.com/events/2178136645776366/

After taking a holiday week off we’re back with only three rounds remaining for Winter ’18 trivia! Come join in the fun with John and Linda Alisa Powell.

Pig and Grits will be serving up some nachos and BBQ sandwiches.

We’ll also be tapping this season’s Imperial Nitro Stout!

https://www.facebook.com/events/697887193945547/

Join Brittany owner of Weathered World Creations at The Nook as she guides you in creating your own personal piece to take home. She will also have her shop set up for the night for you to browse and buy her handmade creations. Ticket cost for the artist session will be $17 and will include a free pint from the beer wall. Finger foods will be served as well. Be sure to mark your calendar and come support local small business and make a nice gift for that special person before the holidays!

https://www.facebook.com/events/300527197208647/

¡Triskatrivia!

Wednesday nights are for Themed Trivia! Every Wednesday will be a new themed trivia night.

Teams can be up to six people, no phones, no yelling out of answers. There will be several rounds of questions, each a different category based on the night’s theme. There will also be a “Very Hard Questions” round, in which the players on the winning team will all get a free beer.

Glorious prizes will be awarded to the first and second place teams.

Come on out and show off your Brainz!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/293449921508936/?event_time_id=293449948175600

This fresh adaptation of the film is set in the fictional studio of WVL Radio Theatre, which is struggling to stay on the air one snowy winter’s night. The professional voice actors are unable to get to the studio, but the show must go on—and so a small but intrepid band of employees manages to create the story’s dozens of characters and scenes using just their voices and some everyday household items for sound effects.

https://www.facebook.com/events/334279477356360/?event_time_id=334279527356355

SPIRALS IN CONTACT
An All-Levels Series
with Aaron Birk

Three Wednesdays
11/21, 11/28, 12/5

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Thanksgiving Jam!
Wednesday Nov 21
7:30 – 9:30pm — Open Contact Jam (with a ‘Spiraling’ warmup)
Location: Homewood
19 Zilicoa St. Asheville, NC 28801
Cost: $10

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Spirals in Contact, Part I, All Levels
Wednesday November 28th
7:30 – 8:30pm — Class
8:30 – 9:30pm — Open Jam
Location: Homewood
19 Zilicoa St. Asheville, NC 28801
Cost: $10
(No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds)

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Spirals in Contact Part II, All Levels
Wednesday December 5th
7:30 – 8:30pm — Class
8:30 – 9:30pm — Open Jam
Location: Homewood
19 Zilicoa St. Asheville, NC 28801
Cost: $10
(No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds)

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About Spirals in Contact:
After studying and training with The Axis Syllabus for the couple years, Aaron has begun to grasp that there is not a straight line to be found in the human body, nor in the ways that the body moves. We are twisting, spiraling beings, and our movement pathways can resemble that of a fish, or a tornado, or a falling leaf… Finding spirals in contact improv duets opens doors to ease, safety, and the harnessing and recycling of momentum. Come take your spine for a drive. Beginners welcome!

Please wear loose, comfortable clothing, natural fibers preferred. Avoid earrings and jewelry, and out of respect for those with sensitivity, no scents please.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1883466681707194/

Trivia baby!! Check out their FB page for updates and weekly categories https://www.facebook.com/noblecidertrivia/

https://www.facebook.com/events/917441175106890/?event_time_id=917441221773552

Special Guest: Tracy Barkley

Free for Master Craftsmen members and one guest, $5 for Journeymen members, and $7 for Apprentice and Permit members.

Since being named a finalist in Showtime’s “Funniest Person in America” contest, Roger has made national television appearances on the Showtime Cable Television Network, Showtime’s “Comedy Club Network,” and TNN. Roger has performed in concert with such notables as the legendary Chuck Berry, Clarence Carter and Alabama.

Besides performing, Roger is also an avid comedy writer. He has contributed laughs to Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” monologue, as well as being a regular writer for the nationally syndicated panel cartoon “Lucky Angler,” and the comic strip “Noogie Elementary.” His humorous writing work for numerous Industrial films has included such clients as the Krystal Restaurants and the Augusta National Golf and Country Club.

https://www.facebook.com/events/239941613294754/

Come celebrate our 3rd birthday! We’ll have vegan cake and the awesome sounds of Asheville’s Most Wanted Funk Bandits, Kazz & Unk!

Thank you for 3 amazing years Asheville!

https://www.facebook.com/events/195013568090163/

Smack the mat, shake it out and connect to your power! ?? Get Primal Wednesday night with Ebonie Morris for Buti Yoga!

Buti Yoga combines yoga asana, dance + plyometrics to an incredible playlist that allows the energy to flow freely in an encouraging circle. The cure is within!

✨ ✨ ✨ ALL LEVELS welcome + celebrated AS YOU ARE!

➳ 60 minutes of movement

➳ $12 drop in/ Pre-register on Mindbody app- Primal Studios to reserve your space + speed up the sign in process!

➳ Bring your yoga mat OR ?
We have Buti Yoga B-aligned mats for your use.

➳ Our Studio is in the same building as Tribe Dance & Pole at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville

? Ebonie is certified in Hot Core, Buti Sculpt, Hot Buti, and Buti Yoga. She is currently in the process of obtaining her 200 RYT within Buti yoga’s program. This practice has changed her life, and she plans to be a Master Trainer for Buti Yoga to continue to spread the practice and step into her leadership skills. Movement is a step towards healing that Ebonie passionately b in each class for every student. ?

✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! Visit us at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! www.primalstudiosasheville.com ✨

https://www.facebook.com/events/1689147627855889/

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin performing Suspiria
Live score performed during film screening
Plus additional live set!
Show : 8pm
Doors : 7pm
$25 – $40
Ages 18+
Partially seated

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/claudio-simonettis-goblin-performing-suspiria/

https://www.facebook.com/events/2150394378541634/

SUSTO Stories: An intimate acoustic show with Justin Osborne of SUSTO at The Grey Eagle

“In the early days of SUSTO I was touring almost completely solo, and the shows had a vibe that was very personal and there was an environment that encouraged me to tell the stories behind my songs. In the past two years I’ve been able to do tours like this in Europe, but haven’t had a chance to do something similar in the US. This tour is meant to remedy that, and to recreate that atmosphere I used to love so much, that intimacy with the audience. I’m looking forward to being there again, and seeing what comes out.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/466212933788121/

All things upside down!
The pole invert is the basis of almost all upside down tricks. It’s very important that it’s done with control, and done safely.

In this six week series you will work on your basic invert, and different inverted trick variations. Come spend class upside down!

Prerequisite: Beginner 2 Level (6 months of pole experience) or contact our instructors to see if you’re ready!

$96 for 6 week series – Reserve your spot here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0

https://www.facebook.com/events/1284340138374227/?event_time_id=1284340161707558

$15 Advance / $15 Day of Show

Taylor Martin has assembled yet another all-star lineup of Asheville’s finest musicians. He welcomes back to the stage his longtime fiddle player Lyndsay Pruitt (Jon Stickley Trio) and several very special guests.

Taylor Martin brings you music with a beating heart; his raspy, emotion-filled voice is instantly recognizable and his lyrics have an unflinching sincerity. As one of Western North Carolina’s premier singer-songwriters, sometimes performing solo, sometimes with a band of rotating players, he has showcased five times at Sundance Film Festival in Utah, performed at the European Independent Film Festival, Suwannee Spring Reunion, Folk Alliance International in Memphis, and more. Martin has performed along with Acoustic Syndicate, Donna the Buffalo, The Honeycutters, The Grass Is Dead, David Bromberg, among others. Previous albums include Heartache or Bust (2014) and Engine (2009).

Main Stage Seated :: 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/273407116849823/

New South Rising play EVERYTHING acoustic!

https://www.facebook.com/events/512347989242014/

Join us every Wednesday for your favorite 90’s jams, movies and other 90’s surprises! 9pm-2am, 21+

It’s totally rad!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1066589600182384/

Cheap deals on all Jameson products.

Julia Sanders & the Stinging Nettles return to the Double Crown to play their heartfelt & original Country tunes! Just because it’s getting cold out doesn’t mean your heart has got to be! Come try warming it up with sweet tunes, smiling faces, and two-step dancing.

Free two-step dance lesson at the set break from Joan & Ken! No partner or previous experience required.

Trippy Dogs will be serving Hot Dogs outta their cart 9pm-2am

Live Country DJ’s after the bands every Wednesday!

https://www.facebook.com/events/301993023859750/