The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar

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The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days, please submit multiple events. Events extending beyond a month will not be accepted. All submissions are subject to editorial approval and edits for clarity and style before being published online. If you are going to include a photograph, please be certain that you have the rights to utilize that image. If there is a question about image rights, we may remove the image. Also, images should be no larger than 2000 pixels wide. Large images will prevent the event from being submitted. Please allow up to 5 days for your even to be posted. If you encounter difficulties submitting an event, please email [email protected].

5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen

Homewood 19 Zillicoa St, Asheville, NC

TRUST IN THE BODY! It is important to Trust in the Body! It is important to listen, feel, and see what the Body is telling you. Your Body is a sacred vessel that needs tending to and if you don't tend to your Body and listen to what it is telling you then some serious […]

$15 – $25

Innerdance: Altered States of Consciousness with Soundscapes & Energy Work

The Horse Shoe Farm 155 Horse Shoe Farm Drive, Hendersonville

Join us for a healing journey into altered states of consciousness as we flow through brain wave states with soundscapes & energy work! The Innerdance is a music-based, meditative, healing journey. It involves the use of special soundscapes that mimic circadian rhythms and enable people to move effortlessly between different brain wave states. As a result, […]

$45

HEAL Conference

MAHEC Education Building 121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC, United States

Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders (CRC for ED) and Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) are pleased to present the 2024 HEAL Conference. This program addresses disordered eating and eating disorders recovery by experts speaking on the most current research and practices. Licensed clinical counselors, mental health therapists, nurses, physicians, psychiatrists, social workers, dietitians, […]

At the Table | Reception

WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC, United States

As we enter another fall season, the WCU Fine Art Museum invites you to contemplate themes of community, power, and representation as explored through At the Table. The works in the exhibition, which feature the recurring motif of the table, both literal and metaphorical, use this common piece of furniture to signify a place where […]

Free

A Taste of the Vineyard

Point Lookout Vineyard 408 Appleola Rd, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Enjoy a night of fun to benefit children in Henderson County If dancing and craft beer – and the opportunity to sample some fine bourbon - sound like fun, Big Brothers Big Sisters’ fundraiser Oct. 3 at Point Lookout Vineyards will get your toes to tapping. A Taste of the Vineyard, BBBS of Henderson County’s […]

$75

Under the Stars – AMOS’ 10th Annual Fundraiser!

The Mule at Devil's Foot Beverage 131 Sweeten Creek Rd #10, Asheville

The Asheville Museum of Science invites you to join us on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 at The Mule at Devil’s Foot Beverage Company for a stellar evening of science, dinner, dancing, premier live music and silent auction! Featuring delicious dinner by Sage and Spice Catering and live music from the talented Queen Bee and the […]

$65 – $80

Modelface Comedy Presents Jared Kassebaum at LaZoom

LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Jared Kassebaum from Los Angeles! Jared Kassebaum is an LA-based comic whose first album, "The Better Jared”, hit #1 on iTunes in 2023 and can be heard played on SiriusXM. He performs nationally but is originally from Indiana, where […]

$15

GILT • Gallery Exhibit

74 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 74 N Lexington Ave, Asheville

gilt (adjective) : covered with gold or gilt : of the color of gold Artist Nikoli Shaver (@_ilokin) showcases his body of work which combines scientific illustration with the ornate – pairing the beauty of florals and the precision of man made objects. The collection features works in watercolor, gouache, epoxy, and gold leaf. On […]

“Be Real” Gallery Exhibit

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

"Be Real" is an art exhibition dedicated to celebrating the beauty, intricacy, and precision of realism in art. Realism, with its attention to detail and commitment to portraying subjects as they truly appear, offers a window into the artist's meticulous observation and technical skill. This exhibition invites artists to submit works that capture the essence […]

Free

Beer Flight Drag Queen Bar Crawl Tour + VIP After Party Seating

Highland Brewing Downtown Taproom 56 Patton Avenue Suite 200, Asheville

📱 Smartphone tickets ⚡ Instant access to your tickets ⏳ Duration: up to 2 hours 👉 Available in English Dive into Asheville's exclusive drag queen bar hop, "Beer Flight"! Picture this: sipping on the finest craft beers, wines, and sours with a side of belly laughs courtesy of the funniest drag queen in town

$77.00

“Be Real” Gallery Opening Reception

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

Stop by to meet the artists and enjoy some light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public! "Be Real" is an art exhibition dedicated to celebrating the beauty, intricacy, and precision of realism in art. Realism, with its attention to detail and commitment to portraying subjects as they truly appear, offers a […]

Free

Poetry Reading with Wayne Caldwell: River Road

City Lights Bookstore 3 E Jackson St., Sylva

Wayne Caldwell will visit City Lights on Friday, October 4th at 6:00pm to read from his new poetry collection, River Road. River Road is a collection of narrative poems in the voice of Susan McFalls, writing from her new home in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Wayne Caldwell, author of Cataloochee, returns to North Carolina’s […]

Sustainable Happiness AVL

Woodfin YMCA 40 N Merrimon Ave, Ste. 101, Asheville

Join us at the Woodfin YMCA on the first Thursday of the month for this community group that focuses on positive psychology and practical guidance to help cultivate joy, friendships, and relationships! This group is open to all and free.

Free

The 12th Annual Haunted Trail at The Adventure Center of AVL

Adventure Center of Asheville 85 Expo Drive, Asheville

Asheville Plays is eeeek!cited to announce the 12th annual Haunted Trail; Asheville's only family friendly haunt! This event is ideal for Halloween lovers of all ages, 3-12 being the suggested age range. The Adventure Center of Asheville is the host of this one of a kind live outdoor theatrical experience where guests are promised an […]

Cirque Kalabanté presents Afrique en Cirque

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

In bursts of vivid color, acrobats expertly execute gravity-defying moves to the exhilarating beat of live music, somersaulting in sync with the percussive rhythms of Afro-Jazz. Truly a circus experience like no other, this production by company founder Yamoussa Bangoura vibrates with all the strength, agility and energy of daily life in Guinea, Bangoura’s native […]

$55

Comedy at Catawba: Drew Morgan (early show)

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we bring you Drew Morgan from Los Angeles! Drew Morgan is a comedian, writer and actor from hills that put the East in Tennessee. He tours internationally as a member of the wellRED comedy tour. Drew has been featured […]

$18

Comedy at Catawba: Drew Morgan (late show)

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we bring you Drew Morgan from Los Angeles! Drew Morgan is a comedian, writer and actor from hills that put the East in Tennessee. He tours internationally as a member of the wellRED comedy tour. Drew has been featured […]

$18

2024 Kenilworth Fall Art Studio Tour

Kenilworth

The Kenilworth Artists Association will host its 19th annual Fall Art Studio Tour Oct. 5-6. Artists living and creating art in historic Kenilworth will open their studios for visitors to see and purchase their work. Expect unique works in oil, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, encaustic, jewelry, pottery, ceramics, glass, fiber, woodcraft, mixed-media, illustration, photography, paper and […]

Free

Bulletproof Shoulders Workshop

Reuter Family YMCA 3 Town Square Blvd, Asheville

Join us at the Reuter Family YMCA where WildHawk Physical Therapy will be hosting this free, interactive workshop! Attendees will leave with a personalized approach to keep their shoulders injury-free. This event is free and open to everyone.

Free

InterBeing Festival

Samasati Sanctuary 1700 New Stock Rd, Weaverville

The InterBeing Festival takes place at Samasati Sanctuary, a beautiful 10-acre retreat center in Weaverville, on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Most festivals are about the music, the food and the fun… the InterBeing Festival includes all of that, but the focus is on meaning and connection. Individuals from all walks of life are invited to […]

$35

Polymer Clay Flower Power Workshop 10/5 10:30-2:30 Madison County Arts Council, Marshall NC

Madsion County Arts Council 90 Main St., Marshall

Create a wearable garden! Learn to build millefiori petal and leaf canes in polymer clay. Beginning with basic color blending, we will learn to create canes using bulls eyes, stacks and clay wraps. Beginners welcome. Class taught by Barbara A. McGuire. Students must provide clay, (2 white, 1 black, 1 pearl) Basic tools provided. All […]

$60

Hot Springs Art Trail

Hot Springs Art Trail is a celebration and promotion of the talents, works, and creativity of the many local artists in the Hot Springs area and Madison County. Visitors and residents are invited to walk the self-guided “trail”, see artworks, and meet artists. FREE & family-friendly. 11AM Trailhead Kickoff at Gallery339 / Refreshments / Live […]

Free

Reading with Andrew Clark and Nathan Ballingrud

City Lights Bookstore 3 E Jackson St., Sylva

Andrew K. Clark and Nathan Ballingrud will visit City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, October 5th at 3:00pm to share their new books, Where Dark Things Grow and Crypt of the Moon Spider. “If you’re a fan of magical realism and Appalachian Gothic, Andrew K. Clark's Where Dark Things Grow is a must-read—a high and haunting […]

Thomas Wolfe’s Buried Lives: An Evening Tour of Riverside Cemetery

Riverside Cemetery 53 Birch St, Asheville

In Celebration of Thomas Wolfe's Birthday and kicking off Wolfe's favorite month of October, join us for a special evening tour as we explore portions of Riverside Cemetery. We'll piece together fact and fiction by highlighting many of the folks that inspired various characters in Wolfe’s works, as well as a few other notable people […]

$5

Cast Iron Blue Grass in concert

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

Cast Iron was formed in 2019 from the rich acoustic music scene around the Asheville area. Mandolin player Nick Dauphinais, a New Hampshire native, has played with Mountain Faith and the Larry Stephenson Band. Andrew Blythe, on banjo, grew up in Etowah, North Carolina and participated in the bluegrass program while attending East Tennessee State […]

$20

Flimflams and Shenanigans at New Origin

New Origin Brewing 131 Thompson St., Asheville, NC

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country! This week we have another killer lineup of Flimflams and Shenanigans New Origin Brewing. Hosted by local favorite Derek Boskovich, Flimflams Comedy takes place once a month at New Origin and no two shows are the same! The show is free but donations […]

Free

Brevard Philharmonic presents España!

Porter Center (Scott Concert Hall), Brevard College 1 Brevard College Drive, Brevard

España! October 6, 2024 at 3:00 pm The Brevard Philharmonic's 2024-25 season begins with flair! Three different composers capture the essence of Spain: Emmanuel Chabrier’s rhapsodic España opens the program, Nicolai Rimsky-Korasakov’s Capriccio espagñol is an exciting showcase for the orchestra, and Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole features the brilliant SooBean Lee, violin. Fantástico! Lalo's Symphonie […]

$13 – $43

Laura Boswell & Jason DeCristofaro

Kittredge Arts Center 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC

The Kittredge Arts Center proudly presents acclaimed singer-songwriter/vocalist/classical guitarist Laura Boswell for a special duo concert with multi-instrumentalist Jason DeCristofaro (marimba, piano, percussion). The concert will be held in the Williams Recital Hall at the Kittredge Arts Center at Warren Wilson College, Sunday October 7 from 5 PM to 7 PM. Alternate site is Kittredge […]

$16

Drumming Bird + BAERD

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Drumming Bird and BAERD's co-headlining tour graces the Citizen Vinyl stage on Sunday, October 6. 8 p.m. show, 7 p.m. doors. $15 in advance / $18 at the door. Drumming Bird is the main vehicle of singer-songwriter Austin Sawyer. The 24-year-old has been writing and performing music as Drumming Bird for over 8 years, meticulously […]

$15 – $18

Clothing Swap benefitting BeLoved Asheville

Ginger's Revenge 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United States

Please join us at Ginger's Revenge for our first clothing swap/ drive for BeLoved Asheville! Drop off any clean, gently worn clothing at Ginger's Revenge between 10/1-10/7 during regular business hours. All gender, age and size clothing is welcome. We will sort all items on Monday for anyone to come look though and find your […]

Free

Comedy for Community supporting BeLoved Asheville

Ginger's Revenge 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United States

Modelface Comedy and Ginger's Revenge Present: Comedy For Community Locals supporting locals is the heart of Asheville. Comedy for Community brings all your favorite local comedians together each month at Ginger's Revenge to support the town we love through a variety of local charities and organizations. This month we are partnering with BeLoved Asheville! Come […]

$15

Terry Roberts in conversation with Denise Kiernan

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Malaprops and Blue Ridge Public Radio present: Terry Roberts in Conversation with Denise Kiernan. The book launch for Roberts' newest novel The Devil Hath a Pleasing Shape takes place at Citizen Vinyl on Tuesday, October 8. Doors at 6 p.m. and event at 7 p.m. FREE with RSVP. Terry Roberts is the author of five […]

Free

THEM! a queer/ femme comedy showcase

LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Eyes Up Here Comedy and Modelface Comedy present THEM! a queer/ femme comedy showcase featuring a group of amazing up and coming comedians from our monthly Everybody But You Bro Open Mic. Arrive early and participate in our Everybody But You Bro Open Mic from 6:30-8pm Hosted by Erin Terry and Danny Felix ages 18+ […]

$7

14th Annual Justice Forum

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Join Pisgah Legal Services’ most significant event of the year—a night dedicated to social justice, equity, and collective action. Pisgah Legal’s 14th Annual Justice Forum will be held at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in downtown Asheville on Thursday, October 10th. There will be a ticketed, pre-event reception at 5:30pm followed by the free Justice Forum […]

Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika: Nielsen Big Ideas Lecture at Warren Wilson College

Warren Wilson College 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC, United States

NYU's Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika, producer of award-winning "Uncivil" podcast, to speak at Warren Wilson on "Police, Podcasts, and Politics". Chenjerai Kumanyika is an assistant professor in NYU's Arthur L.Carter Journalism Institute. Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika specializes in using historically focused - narrative non-fiction audio journalism to critique the ideology of American myths about issues such as […]

Free