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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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.
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Come get cozy at the Sly Grog on a Monday night as bands both local & touring play feely sets that will (hopefully) make you feel things too!
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Sleepy Poetry
https://sleepypoetry.bandcamp.com
Hello Shark
https://helloshark.bandcamp.com
Tall Stars
https://tallstars.bandcamp.com
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https://www.facebook.com/events/2217230698538908/
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.
Join us for a special Pancake Day 2019!
FREE to ANY & ALL!
For 63 years our community has supported Pancake Day at FUMC Waynesville. It’s our turn to say THANK YOU! We want to give away tickets, not sell them.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
6:30am-7:30pm
Gym/Christian Growth Center
Contact the church office at 828-456-9475 with any questions.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2152408421485387/
Our iconic RiverWalk Trail in Chimney Rock Village doesn’t stay this inviting on its own. We have to maintain it regularly with limited financial and human resources.
So, if you love this trail as much as we do, and you can spare an hour or two, grab your gloves, shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows. We’ll meet at the entrance to the RiverWalk Trail in Chimney Rock Village (next to the entrance of Bubba O’Leary’s) this Tuesday, Feb. 26th at 9 am to buff up this beautiful, but fragile recreation spot. We realize short notice, but several things fell together very recently where we’ll be able to use some of the equipment from the Chimney Rock Volunteer Fire Department. So, if you can make it, please consider helping us work on the trail for an hour or two – whatever time you can spare is genuinely appreciated!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2196772330362156/
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=518151611926836
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=495934174270316
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=618459748624251
Description: 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/267246603967105/?event_time_id=267246613967104
Experience one of history’s bravest figures in this performance featuring music and dance of the past. Join Harriet Tubman on her heroic journey through the American South, guiding more than 300 slaves to freedom through swamps, up creek beds and over hills in the dark of night. Part of the Matinee Series for students and families. Recommended for grades 3-9.
For reservations, call 828-257-4530 or email [email protected]
More info about the Matinee Series: https://www.dwtheatre.com/online/article/matineeseries
Information about the Y.E.S. (Youth Education Scholarship) Fund: https://www.dwtheatre.com/online/article/yesfund
https://www.facebook.com/events/325288438272819/?event_time_id=325288451606151
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=541775089672546
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=289832534932037
This event requires a ticket. Click the “Get Tickets” button above to purchase on Eventbrite. Thanks!
“Incredible Business Networking – Green Opportunities!” is a networking meeting, fundraiser and educational experience to promote the great work of Green Opportunities (GO) and the work they do in Asheville. GO supports local residents in low-income neighborhoods and provides free training and job placement services in the construction and culinary trades, as well as other support services for our community.
Please help us to support GO by buying a ticket (all profits from ticket sales will be donated to Green Opportuities at this event) and attending this fun, informative Field Trip. A tour of the GO facility, meet and greet with GO personnel, and Lunch catered by GO’s Southside Kitchen are all included in your ticket. Free Parking onsite.
Notes:
*If you have specific dietary needs, please let us know and we will be happy to accomodate you.*
*Refunds of tickets are available up to 7 days before the event. After this time no refunds will be available because the food ingredients for the event will have been ordered. Thanks for your understanding.*
https://www.facebook.com/events/380308986057191/
Every Tuesday we have a tap takeover! This month, we want to welcome Granite Falls Brewing Company. Come in today and every Tuesday this month to see our selection of their beers on draft.
#localbeer #AVLbreweries #burgersandbeer #buylocal #taptakeover #BeerCity
https://www.facebook.com/events/327422534536632/
Join the Asheville Downtown Association for our annual State of Downtown Luncheon, presented by First Bank. We’ll take a look back at our work in 2018 highlighting accomplishments as well as discuss our priorities for downtown in 2019. We will also release the results of our Downtown Census Survey (survey deadline Feb. 18).
You’ll also hear from City of Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and Buncombe County Commission Chair Brownie Newman. Both will discuss city and county priorities and initiatives for downtown.
Catered lunch included. This event typically sells out.
Thanks to First Bank and the City of Asheville for making this event possible.
https://www.facebook.com/events/337174987139098/
Experience one of history’s bravest figures in this performance featuring music and dance of the past. Join Harriet Tubman on her heroic journey through the American South, guiding more than 300 slaves to freedom through swamps, up creek beds and over hills in the dark of night. Part of the Matinee Series for students and families. Recommended for grades 3-9.
For reservations, call 828-257-4530 or email [email protected]
More info about the Matinee Series: https://www.dwtheatre.com/online/article/matineeseries
Information about the Y.E.S. (Youth Education Scholarship) Fund: https://www.dwtheatre.com/online/article/yesfund
https://www.facebook.com/events/325288438272819/
Experience one of history’s bravest figures in this performance featuring music and dance of the past. Join Harriet Tubman on her heroic journey through the American South, guiding more than 300 slaves to freedom through swamps, up creek beds and over hills in the dark of night. Part of the Matinee Series for students and families. Recommended for grades 3-9.
For reservations, call 828-257-4530 or email [email protected]
More info about the Matinee Series: https://www.dwtheatre.com/online/article/matineeseries
Information about the Y.E.S. (Youth Education Scholarship) Fund: https://www.dwtheatre.com/online/article/yesfund
https://www.facebook.com/events/325288438272819/?event_time_id=325288458272817
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/
https://www.facebook.com/events/282481895767293/
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/
https://www.facebook.com/events/282481895767293/?event_time_id=282481905767292
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=367188337360245
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=2267672133515617
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=2311762485524922
You asked, and we answered! We’ve extended our 2 for 1 special for another month – Join us every Tuesday in February for two delicious entrees for the price of one! Grab your closest friend, because you won’t want to miss out on this deal!
>>Every Tuesday in February from 4pm-10pm
Learn more about our specials at Libertytaproom.com.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2137944139627148/
Meg from Fermenti is the master of fermenting! What is fermentation, you ask? To put it succinctly, fermentation occurs when salt-loving (halophilic) bacteria and yeast consume sugar and produce either natural alcohol or natural acids, which in turn preserve food. This is an anaerobic process, meaning it occurs without oxygen. Most importantly, you don’t have to be a scientist in a lab to create delicious fermented foods like pickles and kraut!
Walk away with a firm grasp on basic fermentation principles, as well as creative recipe inspirations and a free fermentation kit to make your own pickles at home! Learn to reduce food waste, cut your food budget, and discover the innumerable health benefits of probiotic rich foods.
Date: Tuesday February 26th
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Cost: $60
Snacks provided along with take-home fermentation kit
Tickets: https://bit.ly/2U1rNRm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1187155524768163/
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=704049823329319
Taco Tuesday, Tacos are only $2.95 each!
https://www.facebook.com/events/356437328281035/
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=290725535134454
Any rising 6th grade student that is enrolled in band for the 2019-2020 school year should come try all offered instruments to determine which will be best for them to play in band.
https://www.facebook.com/events/596120557475359/
MONDAY
5pm Bellydance 101 with Olivia Blahowsky
$14 drop in or class card
6pm Bellydance Hip Hop Fusion with Lisa Zahiya
$50 4 week series. Starts Feb. 4
TUESDAY
6pm Bellydance 1 with Lisa Zahiya
$90 8 week series. Starts Feb 12
7pm Bellydance 2 with Lisa Zahiya
$90 8 week series. Starts Feb 12
8pm Bellydance Specialty Series with Lisa Zahiya: Dancing with the Stars
$50 4 week series. Starts Feb. 5
THURSDAY
5pm Bellydance Fitness with Emily Nowels
$10 drop in or class card or Bellydance card
6pm Bellydance Drills with Emily Nowels
$14 drop in, class card, or Bellydance card
7pm Bellydance 1.5 Choreography with McKinley Quincey
$50/4 week series. Starts Feb.7
8pm Fantasy Fusion Choreography with Olivia Blahowsky
$50/4 week series. Starts Feb.7
https://www.facebook.com/events/398426467630819/?event_time_id=398426504297482