Fundraising raffle for Bullington Gardens’ Horticultural Therapy & Educational Programs for children and adults with special needs. Carole Carter, From My Carolina Home, has donated this amazing hand guided free motion and ruler work, machine quilted Dahlia flower quilt. Quilt measures 42 inches wide x 43 inches long. High quality quilting cotton fabric with printed dahlia on the front, with individually quilted petals in a variety of designs. Backing and binding fabric is bright yellow 100% cotton. The invisible wood…

Instructor: Paul Gisondo Mondays, 11am – 1:30pm August 31st – September 28th Create dramatic wheel thrown forms with Raku in mind and in preparation for an incendiary day of hand-on firing with Raku Guru Paul Gisondo. Students will learn faceting and how to create trapped air forms, as well as how to throw towering vases in 2 parts. We will use tape and wax resist design techniques and glaze our work with a variety of crackle, iridescent luster and matte…

Instructor: Paige Janeri Ages 8-12 Tuesdays, 4 – 6pm September 1st – September 29th The process of working with clay is fun, creative, and expressive! “Muddy Makers” is great for students looking to meet other creative kids, while shaping, sculpting, and decorating projects you can take home and use. We will also get a chance to work on the potter’s wheel! Join Paige on this journey to learn the basics of clay, make friends, and have fun in the studio!…

Instructor: Matt Wegleitner Thursdays, 6:30 – 9pm September 3rd – October 1st Come experience the love of clay! Join instructor Matt Wegleitner and learn the skills needed to create decorative, hand-built, and functional pottery. Demonstrations will include pinch, coil, and slab techniques with a focus on creating interesting surfaces and unique forms. We’ll also cover the basics of glazing and firing your work. All skill levels welcome. Level: All Levels Tuition: $200 + $35 Lab Fee

Instructor: Allison Cochran Fridays, 6:30 – 9pm September 4th – October 2nd Do you love using color in your work, but can’t always find the right underglaze or glaze? Coloring your clay is a unique and affordable way to get just the look you want! Join Allie in this fun exploration of all thing color. Using mason stains and other commercial products to create vibrant colored clays, you’ll learn basic and advanced methods for blending, mixing and testing materials. Whether…

Instructor: Nora Watkins Saturdays, 10am – 12:30pm September 5th – October 3rd A perfect introduction for those just beginning their pottery journey and seasoned beginners who want to sharpen their skills. You’ll learn the basics of making bowls, mugs, and other functional pieces through group demonstrations and plenty of individual instruction. You’ll glaze and then we’ll fire your work, resulting in microwavable, dishwasher safe pieces you’ll treasure for years to come. Level: All Levels Tuition: $200 + $35 Lab Fee

Instructors: Shinara Taylor and Gabriel Kline Tuesdays, 11am – 1pm September 8th – October 6th In art as in life, good writing will always win the day! That being said, many artists struggle with this important career skill. Gabriel and Shinara are here to demystify the process. We have created a laid back, but jam-packed, 5-week business class focusing on writing for artists in all media. We’ll start by showing you ten ways to dynamize your writing while covering topics…

An online zoom lecture on the efforts to preserve the South Asheville Cemetery, a historic African-American cemetery of Asheville.

This program will help you to be successful in saving seeds from your garden for use in the next growing season. Open pollination is the key to seed saving. The differences in heirloom and hybrid seeds as well as all the positives and negatives of both types of seeds will be discussed. This is a Zoom class. Start time is 3:00 pm until approximately 4:30 pm depending on question and answer time. $10/person.

Pisgah Legal Services’ 10th Annual Justice Forum on October 1, 2020 For the first time, the event will be held online via Zoom. Advance Online Reception: 6:00pm; Online Forum: 7:00pm Tickets to the Pre-Event Virtual Reception are $25/person and will include a poetry reading by Clint Smith and a musical performance by local musician Kat Williams. The Forum is free.Advance registration is required. Clint Smith, Ph.D is this year’s keynote speaker. Smith uses his experience as an award-winning poet and…

Join the Swannanoa Valley Museum for this popular 4-wheel drive caravan up the historic Old Toll Road to Camp Alice on Mt. Mitchell. Once a major tourist attraction, the “Old Toll Road” made the “apex of Appalachia accessible” for the cost of $1 per person.

In this program, children will learn about life in the Swannanoa Valley 200 years ago, and then spend time being “history detectives” and guessing the uses of several historic artifacts. Contact info: Saro Lynch-Thomason, svmvolunteer@gmail.com

In this program, children will learn about life in the Swannanoa Valley 200 years ago, and then spend time being “history detectives” and guessing the uses of several historic artifacts. The program will end with a “What would you bring?” activity in which children will plan what tools they will need to bring for their own life on a farmstead. Designed for K-4th Grade. About the History Explorers Series: The museum’s History Explorers series helps children delve into a variety…

Join the Swannanoa Valley Museum a 1-hour Zoom presentation with Gina Iacovelli of Mementos Entwined, on the 19th century techniques used to create sentimental and mourning jewelry with human hair, and the sincerity it represented in a modernizing world.

The Haunted Trail expands to a new home with more nights of fright! The 8th Annual Haunted Trail, Asheville’s only family friendly haunt, is excited to announce their expansion to The Adventure Center of Asheville. The same great experience local families have based their traditions on has moved to downtown Asheville and is doubling their dates. The Haunted Trail is the only Halloween event that is ideal for children ages 3-12 years old. The night includes a heart pumping walk…

Ever wanted to try your hand at the pottery wheel? Have you always wanted to learn to throw but you’re not sure if you want to commit to an 8-week class? Or maybe you and some friends are just looking for something different to do in Asheville on a Friday night. Well, look no further. Ready, Set, Throw is here! Even if you’ve never touched clay before, our highly skilled staff will guide you through the entire process. It’s the…

Envious machinations and evil intentions take hold in American Shakespeare Center’s Othello, live streaming on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7pm. The show will be shot in 3-camera cinema-quality and presented live from the stage of the Blackfriars Playhouse. Directed by celebrated ASC Artistic Director Ethan McSweeny, this stunningly relevant production of Shakespeare’s tragedy of racism and jealousy promises to bring audiences to the edge of their seats. Acclaimed actress Jessika D. Williams, who has won a cult following from her…

The Inaugural Black Bear Half Marathon is an in-person, half marathon running event happening near Asheville in Hendersonville, NC on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. There is also a Virtual Half Marathon running option for runners not able to attend the in-person event. The Black Bear Half will take place in Hendersonville, NC, and offers a scenic, mostly flat course along the Oklawaha Greenway. With less than 400 feet of elevation gain and a socially distanced race, you don’t want to…

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with an online discussion of An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. The discussion will be facilitated by Delesslin George-Warren and Kassidy Maeghan Plyler of the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project. Registrants will receive a Zoom invite before the event begins. From the Publisher: “The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three…

Bulbs add interesting color and texture to the late winter, early spring landscape. Learn how to plant and care for Spring Blooming bulbs. Get some tips and ideas of what bulbs do best in our local gardens. See how to force bulbs for some color in the home during the holiday seasons. Start time is 3:00 pm until approximately 4:30 pm depending on question and answer time. $10/person.

Echoes from Carolina is comprised of two, one act productions from two Carolina composers. The event will be live streamed on October 16th at 8:00 PM and October 18th at 2:00 PM. Act I: Slow Dusk by South Carolina’s Carlisle Floyd Slow Dusk is a simple, powerful story set in the sand hills of the Carolinas amidst poverty and low-keyed religious fanaticism. The story unfolds around the tragedy of a May afternoon, which alters the course of a young girl’s…

The popular FREE Art and Architecture Walking Tours offered by the Arts Council of Henderson County return for 2020. The 90-minute tour of Downtown Hendersonville gathers at 9:00 am in front of The Center for Art & Inspiration at 125 South Main Street. Tours are led by Arts Council board member Doug Gelbert who has created over 400 architectural tours in towns across the United States and Canada. He is co-author of How About Them Apples? Be in the Know…

This program will encourage children to be “history detectives” as they use their observation skills to infer the uses of ancient American Indian tools and contemporary crafts made by Cherokee artisans. Children will also learn how to play the butter bean game, a historic Cherokee counting game. The program will include a blowgun and atlatl demonstration. Designed for K-4th graders. About the History Explorers Series: The museum’s History Explorers series helps children delve into a variety of topics on the…

The Annual Trick or Trail 5k & 1 Mile Spooky Sprint is a Halloween-themed, in-person running event that will take place at Kanuga near Asheville in Hendersonville, NC on October 17, 2020. You don’t want to miss this family-friendly, fall 5k and festive running experience. The annual Halloween-themed running event, which usually takes place at DuPont Forest, was moved due to no events being permitted this fall at DuPont. The 5k race will now take place on trails at the…

Help Save Lives - and learn if you have COVID-19 Antibodies. Asheville Outlets will host two blood donation drives in partnership with the American Red Cross on Fridays, October 23 and 30, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The American Red Cross is now testing all blood, platelet, and plasma donations for the COVID-19 antibody. Red Cross donors can expect to receive the results of their antibody test within 7 to 10 days through the Red Cross Blood Donor…

DATES: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020, 7:30PM / SUNDAY,OCTOBER 25, 2020, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Frisson is explosive! From New York City, Frisson features the best and brightest of classical music's rising stars. Frisson showcases a myriad of rarely-performed masterworks, and the group expands and contracts into a variety of ensembles, including quintets, sextets, nonets, and a small chamber orchestra.…

DATES: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020, 7:30PM / SUNDAY,OCTOBER 25, 2020, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Frisson is explosive! From New York City, Frisson features the best and brightest of classical music's rising stars. Frisson showcases a myriad of rarely-performed masterworks, and the group expands and contracts into a variety of ensembles, including quintets, sextets, nonets, and a small chamber orchestra.…

DATES: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020, 7:30PM / SUNDAY,OCTOBER 25, 2020, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Frisson is explosive! From New York City, Frisson features the best and brightest of classical music's rising stars. Frisson showcases a myriad of rarely-performed masterworks, and the group expands and contracts into a variety of ensembles, including quintets, sextets, nonets, and a small chamber orchestra.…

The Resurrection of Alice was filmed on the Schaefer Center stage exclusively for this series! The Resurrection of Alice is a novel and play inspired by the countless forgotten lives of young, black girls who found themselves in arranged marriages to men that were usually community pillars, financially comfortable and old enough to be their grandfathers. This type of arrangement, prevalent throughout many countries and cultures, was once a fairly common practice amongst African Americans through the mid-1900s. In rural…

Help Save Lives - and learn if you have COVID-19 Antibodies. Asheville Outlets will host two blood donation drives in partnership with the American Red Cross on Fridays, October 23 and 30, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The American Red Cross is now testing all blood, platelet, and plasma donations for the COVID-19 antibody. Red Cross donors can expect to receive the results of their antibody test within 7 to 10 days through the Red Cross Blood Donor…

Live webinar on 2020 World Cosmetic and Dermatology Conference (2020WCDC) will be hosted online from Bangkok, Thailand on November 06-07, 2020 around the theme ‘Discovering the Science of Aesthetics and Skin Care. 2020 World Cosmetic and Dermatology Conference (2020WCDC) is a premiere educational Dermatology online Webinar in the field of Cosmetology and Dermatology that rotate between continents and are organized in collaboration with national and international Cosmetology and Dermatology societies and associations. The World Cosmetic and Dermatology Conference is targeted…

Returning to the studio as Watkins Family Hour, Sean and Sara Watkins (of Nickel Creek fame) consider brother sister a duo-centric record – yet one that feels bigger than just two people. With Sean primarily on guitar and Sara on fiddle, and with both of them sharing vocals, the siblings enlisted producer Mike Viola (Jenny Lewis, Mandy Moore, J.S. Ondara) and mixer-engineer Clay Blair to harness the energy and honesty of their live sound.

DATES: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020, 7:30PM / SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Recipient of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, the Calidore String Quartet first made international headlines as winner of the $100,000 Grand Prize of the 2016 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition. The quartet was the first…

DATES: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020, 7:30PM / SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Recipient of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, the Calidore String Quartet first made international headlines as winner of the $100,000 Grand Prize of the 2016 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition. The quartet was the first…

DATES: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020, 7:30PM / SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Recipient of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, the Calidore String Quartet first made international headlines as winner of the $100,000 Grand Prize of the 2016 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition. The quartet was the first…

DATES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021, 7:30PM / SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Established in 2007, the Meccore String Quartet is one of Europe's most compelling ensembles. Since many years they have been a treat for music lovers in Europe and America, and have performed during most important music festivals. The quartet has received numerous awards in…

DATES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021, 7:30PM / SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Established in 2007, the Meccore String Quartet is one of Europe's most compelling ensembles. Since many years they have been a treat for music lovers in Europe and America, and have performed during most important music festivals. The quartet has received numerous awards in…

DATES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021, 7:30PM / SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Established in 2007, the Meccore String Quartet is one of Europe's most compelling ensembles. Since many years they have been a treat for music lovers in Europe and America, and have performed during most important music festivals. The quartet has received numerous awards in…

DATES: FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021, 7:30PM / SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Neave has performed at many esteemed concert series and at festivals worldwide, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 92nd Street Y, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series (United Kingdom), and the…

DATES: FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021, 7:30PM / SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021, 7:30PM / SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021, 3PM LOCATION: ACMS WEBSITE, YOUTUBE COST: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR FREE OR CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION WITH YOUR RSVP Neave has performed at many esteemed concert series and at festivals worldwide, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 92nd Street Y, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series (United Kingdom), and the…