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.
2019 Come to the Table Conference, March 12-13, 2019
Called to Action: Uprooting Hunger and Cultivating Justice
We invite faith leaders and laypeople, hunger relief advocates, farmers, farm workers, community organizers, community gardeners, food council members, extension agents and others to join us March 12-13 to examine the root causes of hunger and collaborate to build a more just food system. At the 2019 Come to the Table Conference, we hope to energize attendees to go back to their communities with the knowledge to challenge the systemic nature of hunger and the skills and connections to grow structures that are based in justice. The 2019 Conference will:
Share resources, tools & knowledge to support attendees in being effective community organizers for a more just food system
Provide space for the knowledge and wisdom in the room to be shared and for us all to learn together
Provide space for people to connect with each other and build relationships that will sustain and support their work
Keynotes:
“Freedom Farmers: The History of Black Agricultural Cooperatives and Building Sustainable Communities,” by Dr. Monica White, author of Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
“Farm Justice, Food Sovereignty, and the Transformation of Everything,” by Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director of Food First
Workshop tracks include:
Addressing Hunger – This track explores four different strategies to address and alleviate hunger in food insecure communities.
Community Agriculture – This track examines how community gardens and farms can serve as spaces for building capacity, relationships, and access.
Economic and Labor Justice – This track reveals some of the ways labor and economic policies create economic, health, and human rights inequities that can lead to hunger.
Environmental Justice – This track explores how community members are addressing issues of environmental justice within their communities.
Faith, Food, and Justice – Learn how theology is shaping the way faith communities are addressing the immediate needs of hunger while challenging its systemic causes.
Food Policy Advocacy – Hear from speakers who are taking grassroots action on food issues and gain skills for how you can do the same.
Healing and Wellness – This track examines how we can personally and collectively heal and stay well while working for justice.
Movement Building – Learn and engage in conversation around how to build community momentum, power, and collaboration to address shared challenges.
Racial Equity – Topics examining the historical and contemporary role of racism in food systems and ideas for change.
Resources for Farmers – An informative track for farmers discussing resources and programs for their business.
Working Together in Community – Tools and strategies that create opportunities for communities to actively engage in the development of solutions regarding hunger or social issues.
Youth-Led Change – Hear the stories of youth who are working towards a just and sustainable food system.
Some workshops have space limits; register early for the best workshop selection!
Conference Schedule:
March 12th
Time
Title
8:30am
Conference registration opens
9:30am – 10:00am
Welcome, Opening
10:00am – 11:00am
Keynote by Dr. Monica White
11:15am – 12:30pm
Workshop #1
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Extended Workshops
4:30pm – 5:00pm
Exhibitors
March 13th
Time
Title
9:00am – 9:15am
Opening
9:15am – 10:30am
Keynote by Eric Holt-Giménez
10:30am – 11:00am
Break
11:00am – 12:15pm
Workshop #2
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Lunch, Break, Networking, Exhibitors
1:15pm-2:30 pm
Workshop #3
2:30pm-3:00pm
Break
3:00pm-4:15pm
Workshop #4
4:30pm-4:45pm
Closing
Learn more: rafiusa.org/cttt/2019conference
https://www.facebook.com/events/637388076693219/
10pm
21+
Donation$
One Stop
Join us downstairs during Funk Jam for an all-star local cast of rotating DJ’s spinnin’ vinyl and scratchin’ like there’s no tomorrow!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2261496624135396/?event_time_id=2261496660802059
Tuesday Night Funk Jam – 11PM – Ca$h Donation$ – 21+
EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall!
Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert.
Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm.
At 11PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night followed by opening up the stage to jam to our local community of musicians for an ‘Open Jam’.
While this is an amazing opportunity for musicians to network and refine their musical chops it is ALSO an event for the people who support our music scene and need a night to shake their hips to the best funk around town!
Regularly, nationally touring musicians, TONIGHT funk jam is going to be off the chain. We have Lee Allen (of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band) jumping back in with The Legendary House Band. Come out to the Asheville Music Hall tonight and help us kick off the first funk jam of 2019. We start at 11pm. #asheville #noplacelikehome #makemusiceveryday #mftnfj
https://www.facebook.com/events/786766998382570/?event_time_id=786767038382566
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.
Bring a Friend for FREE!
Here’s the deal: One of our favorite parts about Studio Zahiya is seeing all the friendships that have started at the Studio.
Any dancer who has been to the studio before can bring a friend for free to any class. You can bring as many friends as you want, but one free class per friend!
This is applicable to all series at the studio. To bring a friend, just show on up or email us at [email protected]
We will be featuring some of our favorite friends at the studio over the month!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2252307044820162/?event_time_id=2252307084820158
We are thrilled the Scholastic Book Fair will be returning to our Brevard Road campus, March 12th – March 15th. This year’s fair, Camp Read-A-Lot, promises a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. All sales benefit our school. Look for the official Scholastic Book Fair flyer to come home on March 11th. You can also visit scholastic.com/bf/icimagine to preview our fair’s featured books and set up a new digital payment option called eWallet. Simply set up an account and set a spending limit. Print out the eWallet with barcode and have your child bring it to the fair. If they lose it, no worries we can look it up! Any unused funds are released back to the credit card on file after the fair. We hope to see you there!
Shopping Dates and Hours
TUESDAY, MARCH 12
During School Hours – All students preview the fair and create wish lists to take home
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping (parents, friends, students, etc.)
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Fair is open for shopping during Reading Under the Stars
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
8:30 – 9:30 AM – Fair open for shopping for the attendees of Grandparents & Special Friends Day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
7:35 – 8:30 AM – Open shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)
During School Hours – Students will shop with his or her class during the day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
7:25 – 8:30 AM – Last minute shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)
If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/bf/icimagine. The online Book Fair is open from March 6th – March 19th only. You can order excellent books for all ages and grades at very affordable prices. All online sales during that time benefit our school!
https://www.facebook.com/events/296428427720151/?event_time_id=296428441053483
Sign up here: https://secure.everyaction.com/PB7aUKRXdkSwoAcX1kuY7Q2
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/1999180600195197/
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=267246680633764
Visit our neighborhood pizza joint, Galactic Pizza any time all day, put your receipt in the bowl, and 15% comes back to support FSI! Let’s show our neighborhood some love!
https://www.facebook.com/events/312493682785507/
Join us every Wednesday for $3 Pints of Good Fight and a the perfect chilly weeknight activity. . .board games!
https://www.facebook.com/events/342227486373185/?event_time_id=342227509706516
Network in Asheville and have lunch with new and old friends while you promote your business products and services. 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 buffet is amazing!) Have a door prize? Bring one (optional).
Thank you to our event 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, and Coach Bill Gilliland.
Please join our MeetUp Group: https://www.meetup.com/Asheville-Business-Networking
https://www.facebook.com/events/2270927302982952/
Presented by Paul Donohue of Fairway Mortgage
3 Free Breakthrough Secrets Revealed, On Winning Boomer Buyers
Join us for this extraordinary Free Lunch & Learn, packed with practical tactics that you can immediately leverage in order to capture the exploding, Boomer Home Buying Marketplace.
Come explore and Learn as Paul, a HECM 4 Purchase expert, acclaimed industry educator and master originator, shares 3 little know secrets of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (H4P), which promises to:
Reduce Sale Times, and Increase Your Commissions Per Transaction. Discover how the H4P will increase the Boomers Buying Capacity by 30% to 50%, and reduce your sales cycle.
Expand Your Market, Getting Cash Buyers Effectively into the Inventory. Learn strategies to deal with the sticker shock moments, when facing the realities of our limited inventory, and how to put your senior buyers into the retirement home of their dreams.
Provide Cash, for needed Home Modifications in order to Age in Place. 88% of boomers want to stay in their home through the end retirement. Explore how the H4P can make cash available for the home upgrades, to ensure it’s safe and secure for aging.
Commit this New Year to Increasing your expertise, enhance your value, and start off 2019 by equipping yourself with the most current H4P strategies, for securing your piece of the rapidly expanding Boomer Home Buying Market Segment. …
Hosted by Asheville’s Dream Team, Keller Williams Biltmore Village.
Reserve your seat today, RSVP to [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/399635700609303/
Season’s at Highland Lake will be hosting Wine Down Wednesday from January through April with half priced bottles of wine under $50 with the purchase of a main course lunch item or a dinner entrée!
Follow the link for our wine menu: https://hliresort.com/seasons/menu/drinks-wine/
https://www.facebook.com/events/340034079930377/?event_time_id=340034103263708
Watch the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament with, what else, wine! Open during all games. Wear your team gear and bring your best trash talking game! Outside food welcome.
Game Schedule
Tues 3/12 – 12pm, 2pm and 7pm
Wed 3/13 – 12pm, 2pm, 7pm, 9pm
Thu 3/14 – 12pm, 2pm, 7pm, 9pm
Fri 3/15 – 7pm, 9pm
Sat 3/16 – Championship Game 8:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/377624379682773/?event_time_id=377624386349439
Explore our Politics at BMC exhibition along with an artist, historian, or scholar who will give perspective and context to the work from their particular point of view. Guest Speaker: Jay Miller, co-curator of the exhibition, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Warren Wilson College Honors Program.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1123760994465345/
Join Nick Parker and FELC as we explore the wonderful world of Kudzu. Learn about the myriad uses of this much maligned “invasive” plant ally and play with freeform and coiled style basketry techniques with the vines. We’ll prepare a fresh root tea decoction back at FELC for teatime at 4pm, and have an optional potluck at 5 and (weather permitting) fire.
$5-20 suggested donation. Paypal available!
Dogs discouraged but on leashes if necessary (we have free range animals).
“Give what you can, receive what you need” -Frank Cook
https://www.facebook.com/events/427795404625253/
Feeling stuck on an act? Do you have an act that you like but can’t figure out how to take it to the next level?
From costuming, to choreography and even music selection, let Deb au Nare help you to work through those bumps (and grinds!) to make your act really SPARKLE! Bring the act you want to work on to this 1 hour act workshopping class! Limited spots available to make sure everyone gets enough one on one time with Deb. Peer review and critique is also encouraged!
Class meets:
Wednesdays from 3:15-4:15pm
$15 – drop-in / $50 – 4 Class Pass / $80 – 8 Class Pass
OR
$60/month for unlimited weekly classes! Includes all weekly classes!
Sign up online at www.burlesqueacademyavl.com/classes
https://www.facebook.com/events/224190445154647/?event_time_id=245890072984684
For 4th-6th graders
Through improv and movement games, students will explore story structure focusing on how the beginning, middle, and end work together to introduce characters that develop through crisis and lead to resolution. We will discover how protagonists interact with an antagonist to change through a story. Students will learn to develop and then act out a story as a group.
8 Sessions for only $120
https://www.facebook.com/events/526963791116441/?event_time_id=526963807783106
We are thrilled the Scholastic Book Fair will be returning to our Brevard Road campus, March 12th – March 15th. This year’s fair, Camp Read-A-Lot, promises a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. All sales benefit our school. Look for the official Scholastic Book Fair flyer to come home on March 11th. You can also visit scholastic.com/bf/icimagine to preview our fair’s featured books and set up a new digital payment option called eWallet. Simply set up an account and set a spending limit. Print out the eWallet with barcode and have your child bring it to the fair. If they lose it, no worries we can look it up! Any unused funds are released back to the credit card on file after the fair. We hope to see you there!
Shopping Dates and Hours
TUESDAY, MARCH 12
During School Hours – All students preview the fair and create wish lists to take home
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping (parents, friends, students, etc.)
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Fair is open for shopping during Reading Under the Stars
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
8:30 – 9:30 AM – Fair open for shopping for the attendees of Grandparents & Special Friends Day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
7:35 – 8:30 AM – Open shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)
During School Hours – Students will shop with his or her class during the day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
7:25 – 8:30 AM – Last minute shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)
If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/bf/icimagine. The online Book Fair is open from March 6th – March 19th only. You can order excellent books for all ages and grades at very affordable prices. All online sales during that time benefit our school!
https://www.facebook.com/events/296428427720151/?event_time_id=296428444386816
Have a pint and express yourself to creating works of art in the beer-themed coloring books! Adult Coloring will be held every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Bring in your own coloring gear or pick through our many gel pens and themed coloring books.
Art
https://www.facebook.com/events/320830388762640/?event_time_id=320830405429305
This new class in our Fitness Center will incorporate Qigong, strengthening, mediation and yoga. This class is geared to all ages and gender, especially male golfers.
Qigong is a practice that typically involves moving meditation, slow flowing movement and deep rhythmic breathing that provides a calm meditative state of mind.
Classes are $10.00/person.
This class will be lead by instructor Dr. John Akers. Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.
https://www.facebook.com/events/407581593350375/?event_time_id=407581610017040
This new class in our Fitness Center will incorporate Qigong, strengthening, mediation and yoga. This class is geared to all ages and gender, especially male golfers.
Qigong is a practice that typically involves moving meditation, slow flowing movement and deep rhythmic breathing that provides a calm meditative state of mind.
Classes are $10.00/person.
This class will be lead by instructor Dr. John Akers. Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.
https://www.facebook.com/events/407581593350375/
On specific Wednesdays, we’re giving 10% of our food sales at Black Mountain Ale House and $1 for every beer purchased from Black Mountain Brewing to PEG Partners — a US-based nonprofit organization focusing on issues of literacy, critical thought and artistic expression, in partnership with Guatemalan schools and libraries.
Help give back to your community and the people who need it most!
https://www.facebook.com/events/278924029456401/?event_time_id=278924039456400
Select a wine on draft and fill a plēb urban winery 500mL or 1L growler for a reduced price (see menu for availability and pricing). Growler purchase is separate. Carry out only.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859748727719594/?event_time_id=859748751052925
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/265403914135277/?event_time_id=265403954135273
HFE’s First STEAM WEEK!
Join us for Family STEAM Night-
Wednesday, March 13th 5:30-7:00 pm
HFE Gymnasium
Come see HFE”s STEAM Showcase, Meet our new Digital Lead Teacher – Angela Bartlett and
have fun making STEAM activities with local companies.
https://www.facebook.com/events/239242993624865/
Our weekly dose of James Hammel’s awesome selection of cover songs and original tunes! Always a good show, and you’re bound to see someone you know at the bar!
https://www.facebook.com/events/325013448112541/?event_time_id=325013474779205
A Wine Deconstructed is an Education Series hosted by plēb urban winery on the second Wednesday of the month. A single wine will be deconstructed to identify the various components and discuss their meaning in the wine.
https://www.facebook.com/events/318802065417640/
A Wine Deconstructed is an Education Series hosted by plēb urban winery on the second Wednesday of the month. A single wine will be deconstructed to identify the various components and discuss their meaning in the wine.
https://www.facebook.com/events/318802065417640/?event_time_id=318802068750973