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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Saturday, August 26, 2023
Buncombe County Democratic Party Volunteer Headquarters Workday
Aug 26 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Buncombe County Democratic Party

The BCDP headquarters is in need of a deep clean and a little TLC. August 26th’s event is phase 1 of a multi-phase project to deep clean, organize, update, and rejuvenate headquarters. During phase 1 we will tackle the basement. Tasks will include moving tables & chairs outside, power washing the tables & chairs, cleaning out the basement kitchenette, and deep cleaning the bathroom.

Due the size of the basement, we will limit the volunteer count to 20 people. If you have a truck, and are willing to take items to either the dump or Habitat for Humanity, please bring it!

Cleaning supplies and products will be provided, but please bring your own cleaning gloves. Please also bring spare towels for drying the tables & chairs. Be prepared to take these towels with you after the workday. We will provide light snacks (think granola bars) and water.

Who should attend: We are seeking at MAXIMUM 20 hardworking volunteers who want to help clean headquarters basement.

Haywood Road Cleanup
Aug 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Archetype Brewing

Join Asheville GreenWorks, the West Asheville Business Association, Wrong Way Campground, and OnHaywood for a cleanup of the Haywood Road corridor in West Asheville. Breakfast and post cleanup rewards will be provided to volunteers.

What is a Haywood Road Clean Up Day? A day where volunteers work to pick up trash and recycling along the Haywood Road corridor.

How do you participate? 1-RSVP by “joining” this project 2-Meet and sign in at Archetype Brewing, 10am 3-Grab some breakfast, receive instructions and gear, and head out as a group to pick up of trash along Haywood Road and side streets 4-Return gear to Archetype and enjoy volunteer rewards!

Is this a family-friendly event? Yes, although please consider that Haywood Road is a busy street and it is important that you and your children stay alert and safe throughout the clean up.

Should you bring anything? Asheville GreenWorks will supply gloves, safety vests, trash grabbers, and trash bags for everyone. Please bring water and any personal items that you need.

Need to know

Dress in comfortable walking shoes and clothes. Meet at Archetype Brewing, 265 Haywood Rd, at 10am. After signing in, volunteers will receive a free breakfast and their cleanup gear. We’ll go over safety and instructions before heading out to cover the Haywood Road corridor. Return your gear to Archetype and enjoy volunteer rewards!

We rely on financial support from our community in order to inspire, equip and mobilize volunteers who make an impact. Please consider making a gift in support of this event.

Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Hardesty Nursery Workdays 
Aug 29 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Hardesty Lane Nursery

Join us for monthly workdays in the Hardesty Lane native tree nursery. Tasks vary and often include weeding, mulching, mowing, weed eating, fertilizing, labeling, watering, etc.

Minimum Age: 13+

Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Aug 30 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Aug 31 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Zumba
Aug 31 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Grove Street Community Center

Come join in on the fun at this Latin Inspired Zumba Exercise Party. This fun and upbeat class is exhilarating and easy to follow. All levels are welcome and it’s free!! This Program is offered every Thursday from 11:00am-12:00pm. Please call 828-350-2062 for more information.

Asheville Get-Together for Curious + Good-Hearted Adults 60+ intro. to Joseph Pilates
Aug 31 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
online

Jill will provide an introduction on Joseph Pilates and how he developed his exercises, and she will discuss her own experiences getting into Pilates. She will present the principles of Pilates and show us some simple breathing and chair exercises.

Please join us for this fun session!

(This is one of our “members’ expertise” series.)

Friday, September 1, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 1 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 2 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Build Crew Work Days Hendersonville Theatre
Sep 2 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hendersonville Theatre

We’re putting our build crew back together and we’d love to have you join us. Every 2 weeks, we’ll meet at 9 am for hands-on set construction! Whether your talents are building, painting, or you just want to learn, come out and join us every other Saturday for some creative fun. Tools and work gloves are helpful but not required

Sunday, September 3, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 3 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Monday, September 4, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 4 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Dogwood Alliance Ambassador Meeting
Sep 4 @ 6:00 pm
online w/ Dogwood Alliance

We need inspired, compassionate Ambassadors. You can help to spread the word and speak truth to power. You can help us grow the movement to protect Southern forests and communities from destructive industrial logging.

By signing up to be an Ambassador, you’ll receive:

  • Regular updates
  • Exclusive event invitations
  • Opportunities to shape this important work
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 5 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers
Sep 5 @ 9:00 am
 Verner Center for Early

Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers!

For over 20 years, Verner Center is a local nonprofit in Asheville that primarily serves children ages 0-5 years who are living in high-risk vulnerable situations. They have a variety of needs – ranging from holding babies, helping with clerical duties, keeping their library tidy and up to date with books donated, teaching the children in the garden they have planted, general upkeep and maintenance of the garden, and reading with the children.

They have two locations – one in Swannanoa and one in West Asheville.

Tree Nursery Workdays
Sep 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sand Hill Tree Nursery

Join us for weekly workdays in the Sand Hill native tree nursery. Tasks vary and often include repotting, weeding, mulching, and other special projects to improve infrastructure and function.

Need to know

Please come dressed in work clothes with close toed shoes. Bring water and sun protection. All other gear and supplies are provided.

Volunteer Training Online w/ Literacy Together
Sep 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
online

 

Mary Magdalene
Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm
Online

Mary Magdalene Sacred Circle
I invite you to meditate with me and commune with Mary Magdalene’s sacred mysteries for healing, personal transformation and self mastery.

About this Event

Every nature, every modeled form, every creature, exists in and with each other. -Mary 2:2
You are the keepers of sacred magic, the template of the divine feminine, protector of the Holy Grail, the goddess, the Holy of Holies. She is known by many, many names, Magdalene being one. Keepers of the sacred flame, you are being called to come together in community to be held, seen, and to heal your wounds, our wounds of separation, struggle, and profound forgetting. Together, we will awaken, shift, heal, and evolve. Stepping forward with our unique light, truth, and expression of the divine in physical form. As we heal one and awaken, we heal the many, lifting the planetary vibration and collective consciousness together. We will unite all aspects of her beauty, wisdom, power, and grace. We will rise as one, shining in our greatest love.
-AW
Mary Magdalene’s story is shrouded in mystery and mysticism. In the sacred circle, we invoke her truth, wisdom, deep love and reverence for visceral teaching, clearing and activation.
Each month we will gather to connect and commune with the essence of this visionary aspect of divine feminine. We will explore the alchemy of Mary Magdalene in relationship to her Divine attributes of mysticism, love, sacred sexuality, Divine adoration, surrender, faith, and unity consciousness to awaken deeper levels of the Divine feminine to RISE with YOU!
I will offer teachings on alchemical interventions and guided meditation to invite the Divine Feminine to rise in greater ways of clarity, vibrancy and empowerment in your life.
Recurring every 1st Tuedsay of the month, 7:00-7:30pm EST
For questions please contact Adora: [email protected]

You may also like the following events from Visionaries Asheville & Beyond:

Next month, 5th September, 07:00 pm, Mary Magdalene Sacred Circle in Online
Next month, 19th September, 07:00 pm, The Mary Magdalene Retreat-Southern France 2023 in Cognac
This October, 5th October, 07:00 pm, Seeds of the Spirit Free Weekly Meditation Circle in online
Also check out other Health & Wellness Events in Online.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 6 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers
Sep 6 @ 9:00 am
 Verner Center for Early

Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers!

For over 20 years, Verner Center is a local nonprofit in Asheville that primarily serves children ages 0-5 years who are living in high-risk vulnerable situations. They have a variety of needs – ranging from holding babies, helping with clerical duties, keeping their library tidy and up to date with books donated, teaching the children in the garden they have planted, general upkeep and maintenance of the garden, and reading with the children.

They have two locations – one in Swannanoa and one in West Asheville.

Thursday, September 7, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 7 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers
Sep 7 @ 9:00 am
 Verner Center for Early

Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers!

For over 20 years, Verner Center is a local nonprofit in Asheville that primarily serves children ages 0-5 years who are living in high-risk vulnerable situations. They have a variety of needs – ranging from holding babies, helping with clerical duties, keeping their library tidy and up to date with books donated, teaching the children in the garden they have planted, general upkeep and maintenance of the garden, and reading with the children.

They have two locations – one in Swannanoa and one in West Asheville.

Volunteer Training Online w/ Literacy Together
Sep 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
online
Friday, September 8, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 8 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers
Sep 8 @ 9:00 am
 Verner Center for Early

Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers!

For over 20 years, Verner Center is a local nonprofit in Asheville that primarily serves children ages 0-5 years who are living in high-risk vulnerable situations. They have a variety of needs – ranging from holding babies, helping with clerical duties, keeping their library tidy and up to date with books donated, teaching the children in the garden they have planted, general upkeep and maintenance of the garden, and reading with the children.

They have two locations – one in Swannanoa and one in West Asheville.

Saturday, September 9, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities with Literacy Together
Sep 9 all-day
Literacy Together
  • The ESOL Program has a waiting list of 100 people who have been waiting for months for tutors. We offer online and in-person volunteer opportunities and welcome volunteers from all over the world willing to tutor remotely. Tutors don’t need to speak the student’s language. Learn more here.
  • The Youth Literacy Program needs more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year. The training will occur in person from Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14, from 1:00-4:00. We will begin supporting students in after-school program settings the week of September 18. We provide 1:1 tutoring support in multiple after-school programs in the Asheville community. Learn more here.
Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers
Sep 9 @ 9:00 am
 Verner Center for Early

Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers!

For over 20 years, Verner Center is a local nonprofit in Asheville that primarily serves children ages 0-5 years who are living in high-risk vulnerable situations. They have a variety of needs – ranging from holding babies, helping with clerical duties, keeping their library tidy and up to date with books donated, teaching the children in the garden they have planted, general upkeep and maintenance of the garden, and reading with the children.

They have two locations – one in Swannanoa and one in West Asheville.

Asheville Outlets Hosts Wellness Expo with Yoga Nut to Benefit Babies Need Bottoms
Sep 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Asheville Outlets

Asheville Outlets will team with Yoga Nut to host a Wellness Expo on Saturday, September 9, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. with booth proceeds benefitting Babies Need Bottoms. The complimentary Expo will provide attendees with a wide array of fitness, health, and wellness tools, including a complimentary yoga session and a movement workshop focusing on spine and hip mobility for pain prevention. Additional activities will include an antigravity chair, mini acupuncture sessions, health & wellness coaching sessions, brain assessments, information on Medicaid and Medicare, blood pressure screenings, and more. For more information on the Wellness Expo, visit ShopAshevilleOutlets.com.

Sunday, September 10, 2023
Skinny Beats Sound Healing
Sep 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
The Restoration Hotel Asheville

Attune your body to new frequencies as a euphony of sounds and music slow your brainwaves to a restorative state, leaving you feeling restored and centered. This one hour sound healing class is $35 and hosted by Skinny Beat’s Billy Zanski.

Monday, September 11, 2023
Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers
Sep 11 @ 9:00 am
 Verner Center for Early

Verner Center for Early Learning needs volunteers!

For over 20 years, Verner Center is a local nonprofit in Asheville that primarily serves children ages 0-5 years who are living in high-risk vulnerable situations. They have a variety of needs – ranging from holding babies, helping with clerical duties, keeping their library tidy and up to date with books donated, teaching the children in the garden they have planted, general upkeep and maintenance of the garden, and reading with the children.

They have two locations – one in Swannanoa and one in West Asheville.