Calendar of Events

The pop-up Spring Market on the top level of the Pack Square Parking Garage has been rescheduled to May 21st from 11am-4pm, featuring a variety of local vendors offering gourmet foods, art, decor and more! Plus, enjoy live music with the Jukebox Jumpers from 11am-1pm and complimentary Spring Market totes while supplies last.

Led by Stewart/Owen Co-Directors, Vanessa Owen and Gavin Stewart, this class begins with full body conditioning followed by a series of technical modern exercises, and culminates in either phrase creation or Stewart/Owen repertory. Dancers are encouraged to modify for their own bodies and spaces! We recommend this class to experienced dancers who are looking for a fast-paced contemporary class that pushes their physical and mental boundaries.

In person: $10, pay at the door

Online: $7 suggested donation, contact [email protected] for class link and details.

About Stewart/Owen Dance: Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen, a husband and wife duo, are the co-directors of Western North Carolina based Stewart/Owen Dance. Their choreography has been presented by festivals and companies across the U.S., and their careers have most notably taken them around the globe on fifteen U.S. State Department tours to teach, perform and choreograph contemporary dance with Washington D.C. based Company E. In 2017 they made North Carolina their home base where they work towards building a sustainable community for professional dance artists to set roots.They have choreographed music videos for artists such as Moses Sumney, Sylvan Esso and Ben Phantom. Gavin and Vanessa won the Audience Choice Award at the NYC Dance Gallery Festival 2018, were commissioned as Dance Gallery 2019 Level UP Artists, are recipients of a McDowell Regional Artist Project Grant, a North Carolina Artist Support Grant and were voted “Artists Who Most Pushed the Boundaries with the Human Body” by 2020 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival. Since the pandemic, they have focused on producing COVID-conscious dance experiences for live audiences, including drive-up performances and a guided walk-along dance exhibit presented in residence with Asheville’s beloved Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.

Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors and Pack Square Collection are happy to host a new event, the Spring Market, rescheduled to Saturday, May 21^st, from 11am-4pm located at the top level of the Pack Square Parking Garage at 26 Biltmore Avenue.

Attendees at this free event can expect to shop ten locally-owned makers and artists offering one-of-a-kind gifts, leather goods, unique art, gourmet foods and more! Popular vendors include Roots Hummus, Feel Handmade, Ashton Zager Fiber Art and Roots & Home.

Pack Square Collection Marketing Associate, Carmen Schreiber, states ‘we hope this event will provide a convenient place for our community to support local businesses.’

The event will also include live music with the Jukebox Jumpers from 11am-1pm and complimentary Spring Market tote bags, while supplies last.

N. C. Wyeth, Eight Bells (Clyde Stanley and Andrew Wyeth aboard Eight Bells), 1937, oil on hardboard, 20 × 30 inches. Bank of America Collection

The Wyeths: Three Generations | Works from the Bank of America Collection provides a comprehensive survey of works by N. C. Wyeth, one of America’s finest illustrators; his son, Andrew, an important realist painter; his eldest daughter, Henriette, a realist painter; and Andrew’s son Jamie, a popular portraitist. Through the works of these artists from three generations of the Wyeth family, themes of American history, artistic techniques, and creative achievements can be explored. This exhibition will be on view in the Asheville Art Museum’s Explore Asheville Exhibition Hall February 12 through May 30, 2022.

N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945) has long been considered one of the nation’s leading illustrators. In the early 1900s, he studied with illustrator Howard Pyle in Delaware. In 1911, he built a house and studio in nearby Chadds Ford, PA. Later, he bought a sea captain’s house in Maine and in 1931 built a small studio, which he shared with his son, Andrew, and his daughters, Henriette and Carolyn. The exhibition includes illustrations for books by Robert Louis Stevenson and Washington Irving as well as historical scenes, seascapes, and landscapes.

Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) is one of the United States’ most popular artists, and his paintings follow the American Realist tradition. He was influenced by the works of Winslow Homer, whose watercolor technique he admired, as well as by the art of Howard Pyle and his father, N. C. While Andrew painted recognizable images, his use of line and space often imbue his works with an underlying abstract quality. The exhibition includes important works from the 1970s and 1980s as well as recent paintings.

Henriette Wyeth (1907–1997) was the eldest daughter of N.C. Wyeth and an older sister to Andrew Wyeth. Like other members of her family, her painting style was realist in a time when Impressionism and Abstraction were popular in the early 20th century. She studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was an acclaimed portraitist, though perhaps not as widely known as her father and brother. Most notably she painted the portrait of First Lady, Pat Nixon, which is in the collection of The White House.

Jamie Wyeth (born 1946), like his father and grandfather, paints subjects of everyday life, in particular the landscapes, animals, and people of Pennsylvania and Maine. In contrast to his father—who painted with watercolor, drybrush, and tempera—Jamie works in oil and mixed media, creating lush painterly surfaces. The 18 paintings in the exhibition represent all periods of his career.

This exhibition has been loaned through the Bank of America Art in our Communities® program.

Useful and Beautiful: Silvercraft by William Waldo Dodge features a selection of functional silver works by Dodge drawn from the Museum’s Collection. Organized by the Asheville Art Museum and curated by Whitney Richardson, associate curator, this exhibition will be on view in the Debra McClinton Gallery at the Museum from February 23 through October 17, 2022.

William Waldo Dodge Jr. (Washington, DC 1895–1971 Asheville, NC) moved to Asheville in 1924 as a trained architect and a newly skilled silversmith. When he opened for business promoting his handwrought silver tableware, including plates, candlesticks, flatware (spoons, forks, and knives), and serving dishes, he did so in a true Arts and Crafts tradition. The aesthetics of the style were dictated by its philosophy: an artist’s handmade creation should reflect their hard work and skill, and the resulting artwork should highlight the material from which it was made. Dodge’s silver often displayed his hammer marks and inventive techniques, revealing the beauty of these useful household goods.

The Arts and Crafts style of England became popular in the United States in the early 1900s. Asheville was an early adopter of the movement because of the popularity and abundance of Arts and Crafts architecture in neighborhoods like Biltmore Forest, Biltmore Village, and the area around The Grove Park Inn. The title of this exhibition was taken from the famous quotation by one of the founding members of the English Arts and Crafts Movement, William Morris, who said, “have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” Not only did Dodge follow this suggestion; he contributed to American Arts and Crafts silver’s relevancy persisting almost halfway into the 20th century.

“It has been over 15 years since the Museum exhibited its collection of William Waldo Dodge silver and I am looking forward to displaying it in the new space with some new acquisitions added,” said Whitney Richardson, associate curator. Learn more at ashevilleart.org.

This event is open for kids and adults, or just adults. Come spend quality time with your kiddos. Learn how to make two of the most popular Vietnamese dishes. Bhan Mi and Pho

I guarantee you that once you make these dishes, you will repeat them over and over again. Its not as complicated as you may think. It is ultimately delicious.

Wands for Wildlife inspires people to help wildlife and the environment through re-purposing discarded mascara wands for use in wildlife care, art and education. Old mascara wands are received from people across the country and even around the world. When they arrive, they must be sorted to remove unusable (dirty/frayed) wands and specialty wands to use in art. The rest are provided to Wildlife Caregivers to help in their work to save injured and orphaned wild animals. Volunteers are needed to help with sorting the inventory of wands – email for more information and to sign up to help.

Round Up for RiverLink

Shoppers at any Mast General Store during the month of May will be invited to round up the last dollar of their purchase to benefit RiverLink! Those small gifts do add up over a month–often up to $5,000–so if you visit Mast General, please do round up for RiverLink!

We’re bringing the boats to Mills River to clean up the French Broad BEFORE it crosses the Buncombe County line.

We’ll meet up at Lazy Otter Outfitters in Mills River to clean up 3.5 miles of the river before it flows into Arden and South Asheville. Bring your canoe or kayak or sign up to use one of ours.

Huge thank you to our partner, Lazy Otter Outfitters!!

They will provide shuttle service for the volunteers and their boats.

Atelier Maison & Co. and Show & Tell are teaming up to showcase the best in art & design! Featuring vendors and artisans selling housewares, vintage clothing, original art, handmade crafts, fair trade imports, and more.

Goat yoga at the breweries! Enjoy Asheville in a new way… Come join us as we breathe, move, play and drink beer. After your yoga class with lots of pictures, take your token, wander into the local brewery and grab a free beer of your choice! Family and kid friendly! Lots of drink options for those under 21 or choosing no alcohol.

“Owen is in isolation. He has locked himself away from society. No one seems to understand, respect and love him. Owen is healing his own wounds. However, Owen has a new crush on a boy in the mirror. Owen said he was done with love. But, will he learn the true message of love this time? Or is the answer in the reflection?…”

“Owen is in isolation. He has locked himself away from society. No one seems to understand, respect and love him. Owen is healing his own wounds. However, Owen has a new crush on a boy in the mirror. Owen said he was done with love. But, will he learn the true message of love this time? Or is the answer in the reflection?…”

By Ruth and Augustus Goetz; Directed by Anita Chapman 

The Heiress is presented as readers theatre by The Autumn Players.

In this intimate family drama, class and gender tensions in the genteel society of mid-19th century N.Y.C. are exposed, when a plain and naïve young woman falls in love with someone her father suspects of fortune hunting. Is this charming young man’s ardent interest sincere, or is he the gold-digging wastrel her unloving father suspects him to be?

YPC: The Giver – Middle School Cast

Adapted by Eric Coble from the Newbery Award-winning book by Lois Lowry; Directed by Michael Jorizzo

Note: This version of The Giver features a cast of middle school students from our Tanglewood Youth Production Class.

About the show: Jonas’ world is perfect. Everything is under control and safe. There is no war or fear or pain. There are also no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. But when Jonas turns 12, he is chosen for special training from The Giver — to receive and keep the memories of the community. Now Jonas will learn the truth about life — and discover what it means to grow up, to grow wise, and to take control of your own destiny.

Annual student showcase of Asheville Academy of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, official school of the Asheville Ballet.

Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

Buncombe County Public Libraries will start offering in-person story times the week of May 24. There will be story times for all ages spread out across the library system so you can find one that works for your schedule. There will be two bilingual Spanish-English story times for any interested families.

Join us for a curated evening of world-class fare and connection with proceeds benefiting SeekHealing, an Asheville-based 501(c)3 nonprofit, working to reduce deaths of despair by improving social health.

For more information, including the menu for the evening, check out the ticket page listed here or visit seekhealing.org/gala

Imagine moving through your sun salutation on a mountaintop as the sky glows all around you (or stay in savasana for the full hour! No one here will judge you!) Marvel at nature’s light show, breathe in the fresh mountain air, and revel in the expansiveness of wide open spaces. This is our favorite version of our classic Yoga Hike here in Asheville and is offered in season (typically May – October) with start times planned approximately 2hrs prior to sunset. This mountaintop is on all of the “best places to view the sunset in Asheville” lists and we can’t wait to share it with you!

Want a more exclusive experience? Reserve a private Sunset Yoga Hike any day of the week with advanced notice.

“Owen is in isolation. He has locked himself away from society. No one seems to understand, respect and love him. Owen is healing his own wounds. However, Owen has a new crush on a boy in the mirror. Owen said he was done with love. But, will he learn the true message of love this time? Or is the answer in the reflection?…”

Ever since her acclaimed 2007 VizzTone debut Gina Sicilia has been known as a uniquely talented blues and soul singer, soon expanding her range to cover all sorts of American Roots music, working with producers including Dave Gross, Dave Darling, Glenn Barratt, Cody Dickinson, and now Colin Linden. Colin enthuses: “Gina – pure blues, old world, old soul, new sound… Every day was a fresh take on sharing joy, heartache and redemption.” As soon as they started pre-production, Gina and Colin discovered a mutual affinity for classic Gospel music, setting the tone for the sessions. The album features a few classics by the likes of Sam Cooke and Reverend Gary Davis, as well as a variety of more contemporary styles, but all the tracks embraced the deeply emotional delivery and the sometimes understated, sparse ambiance that allow Gina and Colin to shine through.

The community, family, and friends are invited and encouraged to be present upon the return of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans from their visit to their memorials in Washington, D.C. earlier that day.

“The welcome home for these veterans is one of the most memorable and moving parts of this whole trip,” says Blue Ridge Honor Flight Founder, Jeff Miller. “It means so much to them to have the welcome home they never got when they returned from the war, and it’s an amazing thing for bystanders to witness.” 

Those wishing to attend the event are asked to park at Gate 7 of the WNC Agriculture Center on Highway 280 or at the Advent Health parking lot on Highway 280 beginning at 7 pm.

Parking is free and a complimentary shuttle will be transporting attendees to and from the airport for the event.

Please note that there is no parking available in the regular airport parking lot, however you may park in the WNC Agriculture Center parking lot, or in the Advent Health parking lot located across the street from the airport.

Established in 2006, Blue Ridge Honor Flight’s mission is to transport America’s veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the sacrifices of themselves and their comrades. 

For more information about how to get involved in Blue Ridge Honor Flight, make a donation, or to get a veteran signed up for a flight, please visit the Blue Ridge Honor Flight website at: blueridgehonorflight.com.