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.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Adding a Southeast destination for designer toy makers and collectors, *Assembly Required brings designer, bootleg and art toy artists from around the country, to present and sell their work.
Asheville’s premiere designer toy expo, *Assembly Required, is presented by Unboxing Asheville, Morgan’s Comic’s, 103.3 Asheville FM and Appalachian Pinball Museum. Focusing on this artistic movement, designer toys are a form of lowbrow pop art. These toy makers pull inspiration from a variety of subversive segments of culture, as well as subcultural elements, including (but not limited to) comics, tattooing, street art, and everything related to toys of the 60’s through the 80’s.
Echoing production methods of traditional toy manufacturers, designer toys are usually intended to be displayed as collectibles, rather than to be played with. Toy makers mediums range from resin to vinyl, from plastic to plush; with molding, and production techniques such as kitbash, sofubi and bootleg (recently coined ‘Artisanal Action Figure’, by New York Times writer, Rich Juzwiak [11/23/18]). (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/style/bootleg-toys-action-figures.html).
Juzwiak interviews such artists as the Sucklord and Killer Bootlegs, both of whom will be present at *Assembly Required.
This is happening next week, every week, for the whole month of FEBRUARY!
Classes are $10.00 per person per class. Take one class a week or take them all
I’m the dance teacher teaching these events. Please text your full names and what classes/dates/times work for you to 828-316-1344 to rsvp.
Pay $10.00 at the door OR RSVP to save money and guarantee you a spot! Each class is limited to 20 people. Once the class has 20 students we will not accept any others due to the class room size.
Mondays at Folkmoot Center
6pm-7pm Foxtrot and Waltz
7pm-8pm Cha Cha and Rumba
Tuesdays at Laurel Ridge Country Club
3pm-3:50pm Rumba and Salsa
4pm-4:50pm S. Time Swing and Foxtrot
6pm-7:30pm Waltz and Foxtrot
Wednesdays at Waynesville Wellness
6:30pm-8pm East Coast Swing
Thursdays at Laurel Ridge Country Club
3pm-3:50pm Rumba and Salsa
4pm-4:50pm S. Time Swing and Foxtrot
Thursdays 6pm-8:00pm
Practice Dance every Thursday in February and March. Only available to people taking group classes and members. No partner needed. $10.00 per person for non members. Members $5.00
If you would like to sign up and rsvp for one or more of these classes please contact Ryan Sechser by calling 828-316-1344.
This is our Spring Share-a-Thon
https://www.facebook.com/events/290842831609830/
Crooked Ghost is celebrating the release of their 2nd album on vinyl! Come join us at Mothlight’s Free Monday with special friends Wyla and Thresher!
Thresher: https://thresher.bandcamp.com/ Melodic Post-Hardcore that will shake you to the bones!
Wyla: https://wyla.bandcamp.com/ Indie/Post-Punk that’ll get you right in the feels!
Crooked Ghost: https://crookedghost.bandcamp.com/album/skeleton-house-2 Croony Dream Punk that will make you swoon!
Come join us this very special evening for this FREE SHOW at one of Asheville’s finest music venues.
https://www.facebook.com/events/556915694713937/
Adding a Southeast destination for designer toy makers and collectors, *Assembly Required brings designer, bootleg and art toy artists from around the country, to present and sell their work.
Asheville’s premiere designer toy expo, *Assembly Required, is presented by Unboxing Asheville, Morgan’s Comic’s, 103.3 Asheville FM and Appalachian Pinball Museum. Focusing on this artistic movement, designer toys are a form of lowbrow pop art. These toy makers pull inspiration from a variety of subversive segments of culture, as well as subcultural elements, including (but not limited to) comics, tattooing, street art, and everything related to toys of the 60’s through the 80’s.
Echoing production methods of traditional toy manufacturers, designer toys are usually intended to be displayed as collectibles, rather than to be played with. Toy makers mediums range from resin to vinyl, from plastic to plush; with molding, and production techniques such as kitbash, sofubi and bootleg (recently coined ‘Artisanal Action Figure’, by New York Times writer, Rich Juzwiak [11/23/18]). (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/style/bootleg-toys-action-figures.html).
Juzwiak interviews such artists as the Sucklord and Killer Bootlegs, both of whom will be present at *Assembly Required.
The Cooperative Extension of Polk County is hosting our annual berry plant sale. This year, the Cooperative Extension director has chosen four varieties of blueberries, two varieties of raspberries, two varieties of strawberries, and one blackberry variety that have proven to specifically thrive in the North Carolina Foothills.
Orders will be accepted for plants now through February 22 and will be available for pickup in mid-March. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support the activities, classes, and research that make the Cooperative Extension such a vital part of the Polk County community. For more information or to place an order, visit the Extension’s website at https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu or give us a call at 894-8218.
Download the Order Form HERE: https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Berry-Plant-Order-Form-Writeable.pdf?fwd=no
https://www.facebook.com/events/393022604782447/?event_time_id=393022691449105
The City of Asheville will host a meeting about Charlotte Street safety improvements from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Feb. 19, at the Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St.
Please do not park in the JCC parking lot as it is used for their normal programming. Parking will be available at Allegra Asheville, 191 Charlotte St.
This is a drop-in style public meeting and a zoning workshop to share updates on the Charlotte Street Road Diet and Zoning Evaluation and the review of zoning overlay. This initial meeting will be a high level overview on the status of the project, draft project timeline and City staff will be asking attendees to give input on specific zoning questions.
An evening session is planned that same say from 5:30 to 7 p.m., same location.
Find more information here: https://bit.ly/2Fwwxer.
https://www.facebook.com/events/225724181699250/
Stop by and have coffee with a cop!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2377615849124863/
5Rhythms is a movement journey of unraveling, unwinding and embodying the thread that connects us all. Soften as your soul borrows your head, hands, feet, hips… giving you an internal shower and sending you back out in this unpredictably magical world with a renewed lightness of being; knowing more clearly what you’ve always known….but perhaps, temporarily, forgot. ♥ $10-20 Energy Exchange. ***Please do not Park in the French Broad Food Co-Op lots!! Park in the small lot across from the Orange Peel, the LaZoom Lot to the left of the FBFC or the ALoft Parking Lot (all the lots have a small parking fee).
https://www.facebook.com/events/518151585260172/?event_time_id=518151608593503
The calendar says winter, but did you know that spring is just a few months away? There’s no time like the present to get prepared for the future – a future in bright colors, shorts and dresses, and blouses and short-sleeved shirts. It’s even better when you can save A LOT.
Head out to the Little Red Schoolhouse, located behind the Original Mast Store in Valle Crucis, to stock up on shorts, shirts, and more for Spring Break and all the other warmer days to come.
Here’s the full scoop:
• Salesman Samples are 70% OFF (limited sizes)
• Other apparel is an Additional 20% OFF the last red-lined price
• Shoes are priced as marked
**Size runs may not be available in all merchandise. Selection includes items for men and women.**
The Schoolhouse is open Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. and Sunday noon until 6 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/495934130936987/?event_time_id=495934154270318
LaZoom Tours will hold general auditions for our 2019 season. We are looking for actors and comedians to lead our City, Haunted, and Kids’ tours.
TIME AND LOCATION
Auditions will be held by appointment at the LaZoom Room (76 Biltmore Ave) on Monday & Tuesday, February 18th & 19th (10am – 2pm; 6pm – 10pm). Auditions will consist of reading from a script. Performers will be asked to write some of their own comedic material into the script prior to the audition.
SIGN UP
To request an audition, please email [email protected] with your preferred day and section of time. We will reply with an exact audition time, the audition sides, and some instructions. Please include a headshot/photo and resume with your audition request.
REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES
Rehearsals will begin in March. New guides will begin leading tours as soon as April. Tours run seven days a week during the busy season. New guides will perform 4-6 shows per week during our busy weeks.
The Guide is with the audience the entire tour and performs 60-90 minutes of scripted and improvised material, both informational and funny. Guides work with the Production Manager to create their own colorful characters, and are expected to write some of their own material that enhances their character.
The ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule. Weekends, dates surrounding major holidays, and peak tourist seasons are frequently required.
ABOUT US
LaZoom Tours is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the casting of its productions. Performers of all races, ethnicities, and gender identities are welcome and encouraged to audition. Guides are paid a competitive stipend per performance and collect tips. For more information, please visit our website www.lazoomtours.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/2018747291580014/?event_time_id=2018747298246680
We are supporting Bounty & Soul’s work providing healthy food for our local community by providing them with metal silverware for their food sampling events. These wiill prevent the wastage and expense of disposable spoons and forks.
Bounty & Soul provide samples of delicious plant based foods and education for those members of the community who are receiving donated healthy food. Rather than use plastic spoons and forks for the demonstrations and sampling, Bounty & Sould are finding ways to be more green and sustainable, and we want to help.
We are aiming to collect 80 sets of metal or durable bamboo small spoons and forks through the month of February. Please bring washed used or new silverware to our store and enjoy our thanks and a browse and a cup of fair trade coffee.
https://www.facebook.com/events/618459661957593/?event_time_id=618459728624253
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The French Broad Riverkeeper and MountainTrue are combating sediment erosion in our local waterways. Sediment is a major polluter in our river basin, clogging fish and aquatic habitats, increasing water temperatures, and transporting toxic substances. We are helping to reduce the amount of sediment that flows into our rivers by planting live-stakes along eroding riverbanks. These stakes will grow into trees that will stabilize the sides of the rivers and creeks where we plant them, and will reduce the overall amount of sediment getting into the river. So, come hop in a boat and help us reduce erosion along our local rivers!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1819122668192208/
Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No additional cost to enter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/789533238046693/?event_time_id=789533404713343
Post Firing Sculpture Repair
Molly Morning-glory & Mac McCusker
Tuesdays 10:30am-1pm
January 8- February 26
Have broken projects piling up in your studio? Perhaps the piece you worked on for ages didn’t come out how you wanted? Join Molly Morning-glory and Mac McCusker to learn about cold finishing techniques and materials. Bring in your duds and we’ll help you make them beautiful! Sand blasting, epoxies, acrylic paint, spray enamel and more will be covered in this 8-week class. We will also create a sculpture or vessel to be bisque fired and finished without glazing, using shoe polish, patina, or furniture wax.
Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $310 + $50 Lab Fee
ATS® Level 1 – Dance Fundamentals
This is an on-going class series. You’ll learn the basic system of ATS® in a fun and supportive environment. Dance Fundamentals will have you dancing ATS® in your very first class! Each one hour class is divided into two sections.
1. Drill it – Learn the basic movements of ATS® with minimal verbal instruction and lots of following along, committing the steps to muscle memory with a fun workout-style drills.
2. Dance it – Experience the magic of ATS® and learn how to use the basic steps to dance with partners in a duet, trio, and quartet formations.
You can start this on-going class series at anytime and drop-in for drills and review.
ATS® (American Tribal Style) Belly Dance is an improv tribal style belly dance that is universal worldwide with every move having a certain cue with a leader and followers in a duet, trio, or quartet formation that is always changing leads. The beauty of ATS® is a strong Flamenco influence, along with India and North Africa dance, combined into tribal style belly dance. If you know ATS® you can dance with anyone in the world that also knows ATS®, even just meeting for the first time!
Bio
Michelle has been dancing ATS® (American Tribal Style) since 2006. She has taken countless ATS® workshop classes around the United States to further her education, knowledge, and skill of ATS®. Michelle received her ATS® Teaching Certification in 2015, and had her own troupe, Mystique Mountain Tribal Belly Dance, in Charlotte before moving to the Black Mountain area.
https://www.facebook.com/events/541775063005882/?event_time_id=541775096339212
Come when you can, we are no longer taking sign-ups but walk-ins are welcome!
Seniors looking to workout more regularly are welcome to participate in a three month video-led fitness class and study conducted by Geri-fit! Most of the exercises will be performed seated in a chair and you will not have to get on the floor. Classes will be twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes. There are 24 classes over a 3 month period.
You will need to bring your own set of 2 or 3-pound dumbbell weights and a stretch band. (The library has some stretch bands if you need one.) You will be exercising to a Geri-Fit® DVD and several different levels of Geri-Fit® video workouts will be shown. Everyone is encouraged to work out at their own pace.
Classes will be held twice-a-week for 45-minutes each. Upon completion of the 12 week study, each participant will fill out a survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the video-led classes to determine if your strength, stamina, balance and range of motion has improved.
Please come join us and have some fun working out!
https://www.facebook.com/events/289832488265375/?event_time_id=289832524932038
Network and have lunch with new and old friends while you promote your business products and services in South Asheville at Post 25 Kitchen & Lounge. Bring a big stack of business cards and a friend if you like. ALL are invited, no cost to attend the meeting, we just ask that you support our host restaurant and buy your lunch (the food is exceptional!) Have a door prize? Please bring one (Optional)
Thanks to our Sponsors!
– Lone Bird Studio Asheville Web Design
– Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More
– Radius Chiropractic
– Rainbow International of Asheville
– Montreat College School of Adult and Graduate Studies
– CBIZ, Inc. Flex-Pay
– Coach Bill Gilliland
Join our MeetUp Group: https://www.meetup.com/Asheville-Business-Networking
https://www.facebook.com/events/536289433541687/
Choose to work with one of three unique photographers offering three-day intensive instruction on respective areas of expertise with Lake Logan as the backdrop. Instructors are David Simchock, Susanna Euston, and Barry Wheeler.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
3 – 5 PM Check-in
6 PM Dinner
7 PM Workshop
WEDNESDAY
8 AM Breakfast
9 AM Workshop
Noon Lunch
1 PM Workshop
6 PM Dinner
7 PM Workshop
THURSDAY
8 AM Breakfast
9 AM Workshop
Noon Lunch
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Stop by one of Asheville’s favorite metaphysical stores – Asheville Raven & Crone – every Tuesday in February from 1-3pm! Local LMBT and musician Katie Sachs will be offering FREE 5 minute mini-chair massage sessions, with affordable pricing for extended time if desired.
Cash is preferred, but credit cards are also accepted.
Katie Sachs is a deep tissue/myofascial therapist, with a focus on serving artists of all persuasions. Her work is based in effective pain relief and management, and works on all levels – physical, emotional and energetic – of the body. Katie is also a performing singer/songwriter and workshop facilitator. All of her work comes from a heart-based center of healing though connection.
Learn more at:
www.katiesachs.com
http://www.ashevilleravenandcrone.com/
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Take a break out of your day and bring your knitting or crocheting project to the table to work on. Pause & relax with other hand crafters. All are welcome. This is a FREE event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/367188280693584/?event_time_id=367188344026911
All are welcome to attend our monthly Manna Food Distribution. No questions ask other than how many are in your family. Every Third Tuesday at 2:30pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/201728153998483/
For Students 6th-8th Grade
Get in touch with your true, authentic voice in this eight-week workshop with Asheville musician Laura Blackley. Whether you sing only in the shower or would like to take your talents to the big stage, this class has something for you. Learn strategies for projecting your voice, breathing, staying on pitch, improving confidence, singing with a group, and harmonizing.
8 Sessions for only $120
https://www.facebook.com/events/2267672113515619/?event_time_id=2267672136848950
February 2 – April 27, 2019
Zimbabwean style marimba band classes for all ages!
Student Classes will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Level 1 for Beginning/Intermediate students in grades 3 – 6
will meet from 3:45 – 5:00
Level 2 for Intermediate/Advanced students in grades 6 – 12
Will meet from 5:00 – 6:15
*The instructor will decide which class your student would be most appropriate for your child.*
Fee for the 10 week session (twice a week) $250
All classes meet at the Rainbow Community Center, 60 State Street in West Asheville
Classes will meet on the following dates:
Feb. 5,7,12,14,19,21,26,28, March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, No classes on March 26 & 28 (Rainbow’s spring break), April 2, 4, 9, 11, No classes on April 16 & 18 (Asheville City School and Evergreen’s spring break) April 23, 25 – Final informal performances on Friday, April 26 (in the auditorium for invited guests) and Saturday, April 27 from 9:00am to noon at the Asheville City Market. We will be raising money for marimba maintenance. All students from this session will have an opportunity to perform at the market.
To sign up contact Sue Ford at [email protected]
To pay online use this link and scroll down:
http://www.ashevillepercussionfestival.com/village-marimba/
Adult Class IS FULL – contact Sue Ford for info on upcoming sessions.
In a Class Session, students will:
• Learn a repertoire based on the group’s interest, including popular songs, multicultural songs and original music.
• Work on proper mallet/stick technique, which is also applicable to other percussion instruments
• Have fun making music as a community. Each song is made up of many parts, which come together synergistically to create a joyful sound.
• Work toward a big performance at the end of the session
https://www.facebook.com/events/2311762458858258/?event_time_id=2311762465524924
Every Tuesday we offer classic cocktails ranging from the Bees Knees to the Vieux Carré starting at $5. That’s right- Classic & Budget Friendly!
*Our regular Craft Cocktail list will still be available.
https://www.facebook.com/events/390394415105249/
25% OFF Mighty Meaty or Veggie Meatloaf on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 4-6pm, during the month of February!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/704049793329322/?event_time_id=704049816662653
Join the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and Southeast Program Director of the Defenders of Wildlife, Ben Prater as we celebrate the release of Highland Brewing Company’s Midnight Summit seasonal with a full moon night hike up to Max Patch. Max Patch, located in Pisgah National Forest and SAHC’s French Broad River Valley Focus Area, offers hikers panoramic views of the surrounding area including five SAHC protected lands covering over 360 acres. Participants will have a brief, steep hike to the top of the bald to enjoy a beautiful sunset and a lesson on the history and ecology of red wolves in the Appalachian mountains before the moonrise at 6:30 pm. Once the moon is in the sky, Ben will lead us all in a group howl in honor and remembrance of North Carolina’s native wolf species.
Registration has filled for this hike, if you’d like to be on the wait list email [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/1042704872567696/
What’s In The Kitchen?
For Kids Ages 6-12
Sara Ballek
Tuesdays 4-6pm
January 15- February 19
Learning about foods and objects in your kitchen can be exciting and fun to explore, but what if you had the chance to make some of your own? In this class students will develop work relating to items they use in their kitchen while learning more about sculpting and decorating clay. We will be focusing on using the wheel and a variety of hand building methods to create fun, functional objects for everyday use or play!
Tuition: $225
8 Jumbo Smoked Wings with your choice of side for $10! Choose from our Dry Rub, Buffalo, or our weekly special!
https://www.facebook.com/events/290725515134456/?event_time_id=290725531801121
Pair Canes tickets with a four-course meal tasting from a curated collection from Matthew Register of Southern Smoke BBQ & Eric Montange of Locals Oyster Bar! Presented by Social House Vodka.
https://www.facebook.com/events/280607162615361/