For more than a decade, Local Live—hosted by acclaimed singer-songwriter Jay Brown—has been a defining part of the region’s music scene. With a deep love for live performance and an instinct for great talent, Jay curates evenings that showcase some of the area’s most compelling artists. Each show brings together a blend of seasoned professionals ... Read more
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More “mountain music scene” than Asheville-weird, and the format is mostly seated/listening with limited built-in mixing beyond casual chatting.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-26T22:24:30.710Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-26T22:24:30.710Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:39.321Z"},{"id":"4ecb4aa5-88af-4b13-b737-d301fbfd2de0","sourceId":"ea-42766","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"An Evening with Milo Rossi","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z","location":"Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Wortham Center for the Performing Arts","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/asheville/events/evening-milo-rossi","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a7a2-cad7-3e10-a837313160c5-w-640h-480-3dd8df-milo-rossi-banner-1536x480.webp","tags":["Theater & Film","Education","Lecture Talk","Archaeology History","Performing Arts Center","Seated Show"],"aiSummary":"A live stage talk with Milo Rossi blending archaeology and history storytelling with multimedia and crowd-friendly humor. Expect an engaging lecture style presentation in a seated performing arts hall.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":22,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":7,"scoreMagnitude":7,"scoreReason":"One-night, touring-style seated stage talk at the Wortham (missable if you’re interested). The archaeology/history storytelling + multimedia + humor makes it more memorable than a standard lecture, and the Wortham suggests a strong regional draw, but it’s still a conventional seated show with limited built-in mingling and not especially ‘Asheville weird.’","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":2,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-30T00:06:43.080Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-30T00:06:43.080Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:09.156Z"},{"id":"689fc79c-42cf-4054-b0c6-953d6264d62f","sourceId":"19475154","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Asheville Jewish Film Festival","description":"**The Asheville Jewish Film Festival** returns with four award-winning international films in an expanded venue at UNCA, with complimentary parking. The festival will run over four consecutive weekends with Saturday evening and Sunday matinee screenings. Come for the Opening Night Reception with Hors d'Oerves and wine at 5:30 on October 10, 2026. Guest speakers will facilitate discussions after the evening showings. Presented by the Center For Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville. The films offer a full range of the modern Jewish experience, celebrating history, culture, and our shared humanity, that all can enjoy.","startDate":"2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z","location":"UNCA, 1 University Heights, Asheville, NC","zip":"28804","organizer":"UNCA","price":"$18","url":"http://AshevilleJewishFilmFestival.org","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/3e4fa9fd-f8b4-465e-8171-3308671027f2.large.png","tags":["Theater & Film","Education","Wine & Spirits","International Cinema","Jewish Culture","Post Film Discussion"],"aiSummary":"Four award-winning international films unfold across consecutive weekends, with Saturday evening and Sunday matinee screenings. Guest speakers lead post-screening discussions, and opening night begins with hors d’oeuvres and wine.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":18,"scoreRarity":7,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":5,"scoreReason":"An annual, multi-week festival makes this a limited-time local cultural event. Award-winning international films and post-screening discussions add interest, though the screenings are mostly passive and the festival has a focused audience rather than broad regional draw.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T06:07:52.158Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T06:07:52.158Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:07:58.853Z"},{"id":"73189acb-1b9a-4ca6-a9ce-d66768f09311","sourceId":"20059969","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Tina and Her Pony","description":"Highland Brewing’s weekend live music series showcases incredible local talent, regional acts and national touring bands from across the East Coast and beyond. Free and open to all ages \\(unless noted otherwise\\), it’s the perfect excuse to gather your crew, listen and vibe to a wide range of genres including soul, bluegrass, acoustic, country, folk and more. Live music typically takes place on our scenic Meadow stage. Shows are rain or shine, if the weather doesn’t cooperate and we have time to move inside, the band will play in the Taproom where there’s still plenty of room to boogie. Chairs, blankets and well-behaved, leashed pets are welcome in the Meadow. Please note that coolers and outside alcohol are not permitted on the premises.","startDate":"2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z","location":"Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, Ste 200, Asheville, NC","zip":"28803","organizer":"Highland Brewing Company","price":"Free","url":"https://www.facebook.com/events/1444922630876897/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/jmFE0y9qUUi4PWns23K1rw.large.png","tags":["Live Music","Family","Meadow Stage","Free Admission","Brewery Setting"],"aiSummary":"Local and touring musicians bring a wide-ranging live set to a scenic meadow stage, with an easygoing brewery atmosphere and a rain-or-shine outdoor gathering for all ages.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":13,"scoreRarity":4,"scoreUnique":5,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"Highland hosts live music frequently, so the venue’s music programming is a regular option. This appears to be a local-scale live set with a relaxed, social brewery atmosphere, but no details suggest an especially unusual or high-profile act.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T06:07:53.042Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T06:07:53.042Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:07:58.556Z"},{"id":"84797c33-20f9-48fd-99fa-ef95314b92e5","sourceId":"10024250","source":"LIVE_MUSIC_AVL","title":"Suns of Stars","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z","location":"One World Brewing - West, 520 Haywood Rd, Asheville","zip":"28806","organizer":"One World Brewing - West","price":null,"url":"https://livemusicasheville.com/calendar/bears-50th-birthday-bash-suns-of-stars-phuncle-sam-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/2026-10-11/","imageUrl":"/one_world_west.avif","tags":["Live Music","Brewery Venue"],"aiSummary":"An evening live performance in a relaxed brewery taproom, with a craft beer atmosphere creating a casual setting for listening and gathering.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-29T18:08:41.602Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T18:08:41.602Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-07T06:08:03.467Z"},{"id":"89bc14bc-e1c6-48f0-afc9-62cb3b59e176","sourceId":"94217","source":"LIVE_MUSIC_AVL","title":"Johnny Humphries Band ft. 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This is a pleasant multi-artist neighborhood concert, but no evidence suggests a major draw or distinctly Asheville-weird element; the brewery setting offers moderate opportunities to socialize.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T12:06:48.137Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T12:06:48.137Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:07.619Z"},{"id":"d2ca4676-d142-4cf2-a8c6-40f6620989ca","sourceId":"ea-41725","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"Displace","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z","location":"Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Fletcher, NC","zip":"28704","organizer":"Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/fletcher/events/displace","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a7d4-c435-5fde-6de2a489dd87-w-1800h-1350-75e1a6-displace.jpg","tags":["Community","Brewery Venue","Fletcher Nc","Evening Event","Experimental Vibe"],"aiSummary":"An evening gathering at a brewery setting centered on the theme of displacement, inviting conversation and reflection in a casual taproom atmosphere. Ideal for locals looking for a low-key community meetup in Fletcher.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":10,"scoreRarity":2,"scoreUnique":4,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"Similar events at Sierra Nevada cluster weekly (Aug 22 through Oct 20 with many Sep/Oct weekend dates), so this is not very missable. Concept is a low-key themed taproom conversation (‘displacement’)—a bit more thoughtful than a standard hang, but still broadly a brewery community night. Likely a modest local draw (not a major headliner). Casual meetup setting supports mingling and conversation more than a seated show.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-18T00:06:10.657Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-18T00:06:10.657Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:09.156Z"},{"id":"e7bb6810-27fe-49a0-93df-51e54e80e5a8","sourceId":"19741109","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Rest Without Judgment: CPAP Friendly Sound Healing Session","description":"A CPAP-friendly sound healing experience where deep rest and belonging come first.\n\nFor many people living with sleep apnea, rest can become something to manage instead of something to enjoy. Wearing a CPAP or BiPAP machine, worrying about snoring, or feeling self-conscious in quiet spaces can make even restorative experiences feel out of reach.\n\nMany people avoid sound baths, meditation classes, or wellness experiences because they worry about disturbing others. This monthly gathering was created to remove that worry entirely.\n\nYou are warmly invited to bring your CPAP or BiPAP machine, your favorite pillow, blanket, and anything else that helps you feel comfortable. There is no expectation to meditate perfectly, remain awake, or stay silent. If you drift into sleep, that's welcome. If your machine hums or you snore, you are among people who understand. Your partner and friends are welcome too, with or without a machine.\n\nYou'll be welcomed with a soothing cup of herbal tea as you settle into the peaceful Sound Nest in Alexander, nestled among the rolling hills just outside Asheville. Leave the outside world behind as you enter a warm, nurturing space designed for deep comfort and restoration.\n\nDawn will gently guide you through what to expect before inviting you into a 90-minute immersive sound healing experience. Surrounded by the calming tones of crystal and Himalayan singing bowls, harmonium, chimes, ocean drum, and grounding gongs played with a gentle touch, you'll be invited to simply rest.\n\nThere is nothing to achieve here.\n\nWhether you remain awake, drift in and out of sleep, or sleep soundly throughout the experience, every response is welcome. Many people find that returning regularly helps their bodies recognize this state of deep relaxation more easily over time. As the experience becomes familiar, it can become easier to settle the mind, soften the nervous system, and welcome rest with greater ease.\n\nWhile sound healing is not a treatment for sleep apnea, many participants experience profound relaxation, reduced stress, and a renewed sense of calm. By encouraging the body's natural relaxation response, sound healing can create the conditions for deep rest and restoration.\n\nPower is available for every participant's CPAP or BiPAP machine, and distilled water is provided for your convenience.\n\nSometimes the most healing experience is simply realizing you don't have to hide.\n\nCome exactly as you are.\n\nRest is welcome here.\n\nPrivate individual and small-group sound healing sessions are also available by appointment. Please contact Dawn for more information.\n\nWhat to Bring\n\nYour CPAP or BiPAP machine\n\nMask, tubing, and power cord\n\nYour favorite pillow or wedge (optional)\n\nComfortable clothing for resting\n\nYour friend or partner\n\nPower is available for every participant, and distilled water is provided for your machine if needed.\n\nWhat to Expect\n\nYou'll be welcomed with a soothing cup of herbal tea as you arrive at the Sound Nest in Alexander, just outside Asheville. Once everyone is comfortable, I'll briefly introduce the experience and answer any questions before we begin.\n\nThe sound healing lasts approximately **60 minutes** and features gentle gongs, crystal and Himalayan singing bowls, harmonium, chimes, ocean drum, and other calming instruments played with a gentle touch to encourage deep relaxation.\n\nThere is nothing you need to accomplish.\n\nYou are welcome to remain awake, drift in and out of sleep, or sleep through the entire experience. All of those responses are perfectly welcome.\n\nIf your machine hums, if you snore, or if you simply need to adjust your mask during the session, that's completely okay. This experience was designed with you in mind.\n\nA Few Comfort Notes\n\nPlease silence your phone before entering.\n\nRestroom is available before and after the session.\n\nFeel free to arrive without makeup if you like, dressed comfortably, and exactly as you are.\n\nIf you have any mobility needs or require assistance setting up your space, please let me know before the event so I can have everything ready for you.\n\nHealth Information\n\nThis experience is intended to support relaxation and nervous system restoration. It is **not** a treatment for sleep apnea or a substitute for medical care or an instructional on how to use your machine. Please continue using your CPAP or BiPAP exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider.","startDate":"2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z","location":"The Sound Nest, 13 Johnny Roberts Road, Alexander, NC","zip":"28701","organizer":"The Sound Nest","price":"$45","url":"https://www.soundofanewdawn.com/specialsessions","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/w8SrPKaHIUCOB91toMr6pw.large.jpg","tags":["Wellness","Meditation","Sound Bath","Sleep Apnea Support","Cpap Friendly","Monthly Gathering","Deep Rest"],"aiSummary":"A judgment free sound bath designed for people with sleep apnea, where CPAP and BiPAP use is welcomed and snoring anxiety is off the table. Sink into gentle vibrational tones for deep rest, nervous system downshifting, and belonging.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":16,"scoreRarity":5,"scoreUnique":7,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"Appears positioned as a monthly gathering (rarer than weekly), and the CPAP/BiPAP-welcomed, no-snoring-shame angle is a genuinely distinctive twist on a common Asheville sound bath format. Likely a small, intimate wellness session with modest draw, more reflective than interactive—some bonding via shared experience, but not structured for meeting lots of new people.","scoreAshevilleWeird":6,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-30T06:07:48.785Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-30T06:07:48.785Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:07:58.853Z"},{"id":"ef9b5d2c-799b-494d-8e82-297b393ab699","sourceId":"12425004","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Coloring with Cats","description":"Feeling a little stressed out? Doom and gloom getting you down?\n\nThere are many scientific studies that support the understanding that petting cats and coloring relieves stress and anxiety. So why not do both?\n\nRelease your inner child by coloring with us in the cat lounge. Take 50 minutes for yourself and cuddle with the panthers, meet other cat-lovers, and color a beautiful picture of a cat from our adult coloring books!\n\nColoring books and markers (and of course, cats) are provided for this relaxation session. And once everyone is done with their picture, you can choose to take it home or hang it on the altar in the shop for Bastet!\n\nTickets are $15 per person and admission goes directly to the care of our resident panthers.\n\nChildren ages 12 and up are able to attend but it is meant to be calm and relaxing for all attendees so please keep that in mind. 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The exhibition took a radical approach, offering research and conservation expertise in exchange for loans from the world’s best museums. Over 420,000 people flocked to the exhibition to marvel at Bosch’s curious creations, with opening hours extended to 1am to accommodate the phenomenal demand. \n\nAccompanied by expert insights from the exhibition’s curators and leading cultural critics, the film delves into the life of the visionary artist to explore the inspiration behind his strange and haunting works. Contributors include maverick filmmaker and artist Peter Greenaway, The Times’ Chief Art Critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston, and Director of the Het Noordbrabants Museum Dr. Charles de Mooij. \n\nThe Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch allows audiences to appreciate the detail of Bosch’s paintings like never before, offering close-up views of the curiosities hidden within his brimming canvases, from cannibalistic clergymen to three- headed birds. \n\nPurchase Tickets","startDate":"2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z","location":"Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. 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Expect a slow, introspective pace in a quiet, candlelit studio geared toward deep relaxation and emotional release.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":12,"scoreRarity":3,"scoreUnique":5,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"Wellness/sound-bath programming is happening very regularly in the area (weekly cadence shown at Somatic Sounds, and multiple similar Quietude offerings across Sep–Nov), so this specific session isn’t very missable. The candlelit heart-coherence + breathwork + sound bath blend is nicely curated but still within standard Asheville wellness fare, with modest draw typical of small studio sessions. 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Fuel up with a drink and get lost in the grit and soul of the performance as Reggie Headen and Nighttime Noon takes over the space to redefine the sound of The Radical.\n\nREGGIE HEADEN AND NIGHTTIME NOON forge soul, rock, and punk into fearless collision. The lyrics cut deep—exploring invisibility, hypocrisy, rage, and the raw truth of being an outsider. Rooted in The Stooges’ primal danger and the uncompromising spirit of PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Thin Lizzy, and Grace Jones, they invite you into the disruption you’ve been craving.\n\nThis is an invitation for your whole humanity to be fully realized. Joy, anguish, grief, and love—all have their place. Here, darkness transmutes into essence. This is your evolution.\n\nNighttime Noon—where opposites don’t just coexist, they combust. Theatre meets punk meets jazz, creating heat where there should only be contradiction.\n\nAndy Burns on lead guitar is simply why the band sounds the way it does. His playing has grit, feeling, and something else-that’s harder to name.\n\nQuinn Sternberg on bass has a gift for finding exactly the right space. His playing is generous and grounded.\n\nJoe Esposito on drums is detail-obsessed in the best way. Fast when it needs to be fast, sensitive when it needs to breathe.\n\nReggie Headen on vocals learned a long time ago that nothing is wasted. Not the rage, not the failure, not the grief — and not the joy, the love, or the audacity either. He brings all of it to the stage. 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Pulling triple duty as a songwriter, southern storyteller, andmodern-day guitar hero, Leines fills his third album with tales from the fast lane,punctuating each song with amplified riffs and a voice sharpened by a heavytouring schedule. The result is a record for dive bars and dance halls, for highwaysand honky-tonks, for wheels that spin and and horizons that linger just out of reach.Before recordingHeadcasewith co-producers Mike Harmeier (the longtimefrontman of Silverada, formerly known as Mike and the Moonpies) and Adam Odor,Leines quit his longtime job as a welder and hit the road in support of 2021'sBloodSweat and Beers. That record became his breakthrough release, earning Leines ayear's worth of gigs with marquee acts like Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks.Night after night, he hit the stage with his power trio, mixing rock & roll bang withTelecaster twang. 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Please log on 5 minutes before the scheduled start time to allow yourself time to settle in before the class begins.\n\nThis practice is done laying down! 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The story follows Gale, an investigative “Witch-hunter,” on the trail of East’s assassination. Trapped in a bar with a synthetic (known as mimics), surrounded by encroaching revolutionaries, Witches, and the Wizard’s ever watchful eyes, Gale must survive the night if Oz will see its dawn. But in an empire of extremes, who can survive?","startDate":"2026-10-11T23:30:00.000Z","location":null,"zip":null,"organizer":"MontfordParkPlayers","price":"Unknown","url":"https://ashevilletheateralliance.org/events/the-hope-of-oz/#2026-10-11T23:30:00.000Z","imageUrl":"https://ashevilletheateralliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/StorrsOz-MPP.webp","tags":["Theater & Film","Dark Fantasy","Political Dystopia","New Play","Mature Themes","Investigative Thriller"],"aiSummary":"A dark Wizard of Oz reimagining set in a newly militarized Emerald City where the Wizard tightens systematic oppression and wages a drug-fueled war on rising witches. 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Lovers Queenie and Burrs, both vaudeville performers, throw the party-to-end-all-parties, attracting a dazzling crowd living on the edge. When Queenie’s wandering eye meets the mysterious Black, passions ignite and jealousy erupts, sending the night spiraling toward danger and betrayal. With a thrilling score, seductive choreography, and razor-sharp storytelling, this bold, intoxicating, and unforgettable production makes you more than a spectator—you’re living the wild party. Bold, thrilling, and intended for adult audiences. 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Perhaps you can only afford a few dollars or maybe you have resources to cover the cost for others. Donate What You Can! The Asheville Jazz Orchestra (AJO) brings the energy and excitement of live jazz to western North Carolina! From the toe-tapping dance-floor favorites of the Swing Era to timeless classics by legends like Count Basie and Buddy Rich, the AJO's performances are a celebration of jazz at its finest. Adding a modern twist, the band also showcases fresh, original compositions crafted by its talented members. Whether you're a jazz enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, the AJO promises an unforgettable musical experience that will leave you tapping your toes and wanting more! ashevillejazzorchestra.org Catch us at the White Horse Black Mountain — a cozy mountain gem where the music is hot and the hospitality is top-notch. 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The show has some psychedelic, Asheville-adjacent character, but concertgoing is mostly passive.","scoreAshevilleWeird":5,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T03:18:10.599Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T03:18:10.599Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-06T03:44:06.338Z"},{"id":"3f83edf2-1732-4eaf-a947-565ff9c1c7dc","sourceId":"amh-vincent-neil-emerson-with-hayden-redwine","source":"ASHEVILLE_MUSIC_HALL","title":"Vincent Neil Emerson with Hayden Redwine","description":"Vincent Neil Emerson Since his 2019 debut, Emerson has made his contemporary mark on the tradition of American songwriting. His newest and fourth full-length album, Blue Stars, with longtime label La Honda Records, visits all of the influences and moods of his previous releases. After his first album, Fried Chicken & Evil Women, Emerson built a reputation for live music, finding his grass roots audience night after night. The loyalty among his audience can be attributed to his songwriting, and the innate gift of experienced lyrics. His self-titled 2021 release, as well as The Golden Crystal Kingdom in 2023, further cemented that foundation, drawing praise from the producers he worked with on each of those records, Rodney Crowell, and Shooter Jennings, respectively. With his fourth album, Blue Stars, Vincent brings together the distinct sound from all three of his previous releases. Produced by Patrick Lyons and recorded at Gnome Studios in Nashville, TN, the record benefits from Lyons' deeply intuitive approach, having been close friends with Vincent for many years. For Emerson, it was important to capture the sound from the road as closely as possible, enlisting his touring Red Horse Band to play on the album. \"I've known Patrick for years and going into the studio with him felt like a big family kind of thing with my band.\" Blue Stars features 13 original songs and is a testament to his songwriting prowess. Having dabbled across country, folk, and Americana music with his first three records, Emerson brings all three of those genres together with his latest release. Lyrically, these songs are rooted in his upbringing in East Texas, life on the road, and his deep family ties to Louisiana - three landscapes that continue to shape his perspective and inform his writing. \"I was definitely thinking a lot about my childhood in Texas and the trips to Louisiana to visit my mother's family there. A lot of the music I love comes from those areas, and I think it's important to have a sense of pride in where you come from.\" But sonically, Blue Stars reaches wider. It brings together the hard country sound of his early work, the stripped down intimacy of his self-titled record, and the bold rock n' roll of The Golden Crystal Kingdom. The result is a record that offers something for every listener who has followed his journey - while also serving as a perfect entry point for those just discovering his music. 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An intimate club night with opener Hayden Redwine and a loyal singalong crowd vibe.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":20,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":6,"scoreReason":"A touring Americana/country songwriter playing an Asheville club is fairly missable (one-night stop; similar-style shows happen often but not this artist). It’s solid, rootsy live music with a dedicated singalong crowd, but not especially high-concept or ‘Asheville weird.’ Likely a strong regional draw for a mid-size room, with moderate socializing typical of a concert night (chatting before/between sets).","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-23T06:08:08.135Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-23T06:08:08.135Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:13.460Z"},{"id":"b5e8c0d9-b127-4f3d-a8dd-014278b4e7ac","sourceId":"mx-1069991","source":"MOUNTAIN_X","title":"Silverada","description":"Silverada\r\n\r\nDoors: 7:00 PM\r\nShow: 8:00 PM\r\n\r\nALL AGES\r\nSTANDING ROOM ONLY\r\n \r\nPurchase Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38223006\r\n\r\nSILVERADA\r\nEvolution. It's what keeps the best bands afloat — song after song, show after show, record after record.\r\n\r\nMike Harmeier was still in his early 20s when he formed Mike and the Moonpies. From the start, they were the definition of a workingman's country band, cutting their teeth with five-hour sets on Austin's dancehall circuit before spreading their music to the rest of America. By the early 2020s, they'd become global ambassadors of homegrown Texas music, flying their flag everywhere from Abbey Road Studios (where they recorded 2019's Cheap Silver Solid Country Gold with help from the London Symphony Orchestra) to the Grand Ole Opry.\r\n\r\nThe growth was remarkable, but all that momentum left Harmeier and his four bandmates — drummer Taylor Englert, guitarist Catlin Rutherford, bassist Omar Oyoque, and steel guitarist Zachary Moulton — looking for something new. After all, their music had decidedly changed. Why shouldn't their name do the same?\r\n\r\nSilverada marks a new chapter in the band's history. It's not just the title of the boldest release of the group's critically-acclaimed career; it's also the name of the reinvigorated band itself.\r\n\r\n\"Back in the day, all we wanted to do was play the Broken Spoke,\" says Harmeier, nodding to the hometown honky-tonk in Austin, TX, where Silverada began sowing the seeds for a sound that mixed timeless twang with modern-day dynamics. \"We had different aspirations back then. We were still figuring out what kind of band we were gonna be, and that took a lot of time and a lot of records.\r\n\r\nA lot of records, indeed. Silverada marks the group's ninth release, and it balances the strengths they've accumulated along the way — sharp, detailed songwriting that bounces between autobiographical sketches and character studies; gorgeous swells of pedal steel that drift through the songs like weather; a rhythm section capable of country shuffles, hard-charging rock roll tempos, and everything in between — with a willingness to break old rules and open new doors. \"Radio Wave\" is a roots-rock anthem for the highway and the heartland, peppered with Springsteen-worthy hooks and War On Drugs-inspired atmospherics. \"Eagle Rare\" launches the band into outer space during its explosive middle section, which the band improvised in the recording studio. \"Stay By My Side\" showcases Silverada's road-warrior credentials — the band recorded the track live during a tour across the American Southeast, capturing it in a single take at Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia — while \"Wallflower\" blends the organic with the otherworldly, finding room for harmonized guitar solos, driving disco beats, and 808 percussion.\r\n\r\n\"Going into the studio, everybody in the band felt inspired to do something bigger than what they'd done before,\" Harmeier explains. \"We all knew we were at a precipice, and we wanted to jump. I brought in some songs that were metaphorical and not always straightforward, and that showed the guys that I wanted to take this music somewhere new… so they threw their own rulebooks out the window, too.\"","startDate":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","location":"The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"The Grey Eagle","price":"$27.86","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/silverada/","imageUrl":"https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/667626406_1384556487043240_6514357207488861806_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1200x720&ctp=s960x960&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=75d36f&_nc_ohc=EjhZPF4g0ZcQ7kNvwHbmGMG&_nc_oc=Adrgc7-nPGXIvA_BrIqtkC0xABkof5qdd92PY5KaaN2GPESZDX0fSdS-oORLDt52yhk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&_nc_gid=F4JhQbCpYISVP2h6mt_34Q&_nc_ss=7b1a0&oh=00_AQPO2q9fTQdS7qbzSu9osO44ntCsXayd26nu8WkILCsU-A&oe=6AC5DE25","tags":["Live Music","Family","Texas Country","Honky Tonk","Dancehall Roots"],"aiSummary":"Road-tested Texas country brings working-class songwriting and Austin dancehall roots to a standing-room concert, tracing a band’s evolution through years of relentless touring, recording, and live performance.","interestedCount":18,"goingCount":10,"favoriteCount":0,"score":20,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":6,"scoreReason":"A touring Texas country band makes this a rare Asheville stop, with a distinctive honky-tonk sound and solid regional draw at The Grey Eagle. Standing-room live music offers some socializing and dancing, but the event is not especially Asheville-weird.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-02T20:25:35.561Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T20:25:35.561Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:39.955Z"},{"id":"79a2b1fc-1e43-458f-8150-4fe9a5138887","sourceId":"amh-shakedown-sundays-56","source":"ASHEVILLE_MUSIC_HALL","title":"Shakedown Sunday’s","description":"House band set, followed by an open jam. 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Born four minutes apart and raised in a house where blues records, old-time singing, and hard rock all shared the same air, the twins grew into a guitar and a bass that move like one nervous system, Andy's lines and Zack's low end tracking each other so closely the seam disappears. Under the Page Brothers name they lead a rotating cast through gypsy swing, straight-ahead jazz, fusion, and, when the mood turns, something closer to the metal they never quite outgrew. Tonight the cast runs four deep, and the two players rounding out the quartet have each spent a lifetime making music that record stores never knew where to shelve. Steve Davidowski was the original keyboardist in the Dixie Dregs, the Georgia fusion band so slippery that, as guitarist Steve Morse liked to say, there was no bin in the record store that could hold them. Davidowski played on the 1975 demo that got them signed and on the 1977 debut Free Fall, then walked away at the band's rising moment to tour with fiddler Vassar Clements. These days he lives up the road in Marshall, running a Monday blues jam, carrying a piccolo on walks through town, and quietly building a mountain-music hybrid he calls Xenobilly. Behind the kit sits Alan Hall, for decades one of the Bay Area's first-call drummers, the one hired when a night could go anywhere: Lee Konitz and Paul McCandless on the jazz side, Cirque du Soleil and the touring company of Wicked on the other. He founded the Asheville Jazz Collective, still teaches for the California Jazz Conservatory from his home in the mountains, and brings the same searching, generous ear to a bar-corner quartet that he brought to festival stages. What links these four is not a genre but a refusal to settle on one. Every player on the bandstand keeps jazz and rock in the same pair of hands, which means a set can move from Django-flavored swing to a burning straight-ahead tune to something with real teeth in it without anyone breaking stride. It is exactly the kind of unfileable, high-wire music the Monday and Tuesday series exists to make room for: curated, close, and completely free, no cover, in the corner where the horned creature keeps watch and the art on the walls has always run a little stranger than a neighborhood bar strictly requires.","startDate":"2026-10-12T04:00:00.000Z","location":"Little Jumbo Bar, 241 Broadway St., Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Little Jumbo Bar","price":"Free","url":"https://www.littlejumbobar.com/events/1818/the-page-brothers-quartet","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/220822T170928%7CF_PyXZJHBUCBA8QJClQmKw.large.jpg","tags":["Live Music","Gypsy Swing","Straight Ahead Jazz","Jazz Fusion"],"aiSummary":"Interlocking guitar and bass lines move with near-telepathic precision through gypsy swing, straight-ahead jazz, and fusion. A rotating quartet blends blues-rooted energy with nimble improvisation and close musical interplay.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":17,"scoreRarity":7,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"The Page Brothers Quartet appears to be a one-time featured set, though Little Jumbo hosts jazz regularly. The twins’ close musical interplay and blend of jazz styles make it distinctive, while this remains a small-venue local performance with mostly passive audience socializing.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T18:06:51.802Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T18:06:51.802Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:00.002Z"},{"id":"8338c8a1-fc9a-4523-bf0c-2f33c0f8adb8","sourceId":"19969519","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Monday Special: Pizza and a Perni","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-12T04:00:00.000Z","location":"Monday Special: Pizza and a Perni, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Monday Special: Pizza and a Perni","price":"$14","url":"https://www.wickedweedbrewing.com/event/monday-specials-pizza-and-a-perni-2026-08-03/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/4ZJ629zQqk-HTGg60-HVMw.large.png","tags":["Dining","Pizza Special","Perni Sandwich","Casual Eatery","Weeknight Deal"],"aiSummary":"A casual Monday food special built around hot pizza paired with a perni-style sandwich, ideal for an easy weeknight meal. 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Newcomers always welcome!","startDate":"2026-10-12T04:00:00.000Z","location":"Sage Cafe, Swannanoa, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Sage Cafe","price":"Unknown","url":"https://events.warren-wilson.edu/event/chess-club","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/9d48df85-6e30-413d-93b1-5323ff4de85b.large.png","tags":["Gaming","Community","Chess","Beginner Friendly","Weekly Meetup"],"aiSummary":"Casual chess games bring newcomers and regulars together for friendly strategy, thoughtful moves, and low pressure social play in a welcoming cafe setting every Monday evening.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":8,"scoreRarity":3,"scoreUnique":3,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"A welcoming weekly chess meetup offers hands-on, low-pressure interaction, but it is a small-scale, conventional hobby gathering rather than a distinctive or major draw.","scoreAshevilleWeird":2,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-02T18:08:02.448Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T18:08:02.448Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:07:58.924Z"},{"id":"37e66519-a77a-4bc4-abbd-a04e5cb572d8","sourceId":"10101186","source":"LIVE_MUSIC_AVL","title":"COMING SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th | The Infamous Stringdusters w/sg Broken Compass Bluegrass","description":"Saturday, October 17 | Doors: 6 pm | Show: 7:30 pm | From $36.30 Event Details and Tickets Celebrate 20 years since their inception, the ground-breaking, Grammy Award-winning ensemble The Infamous Stringdusters—whose tone and swagger meld acoustic majesty with the energy of a full-blown rock show—mark this milestone with the release of 20/20. Twenty brand new songs, born from endless miles in pursuit of a dream. Formed in Nashville in the early 2000s while performing as side-men with stalwarts of the bluegrass community, the band members soaked up every influence like musical sponges. Their friendships, paired with a shared drive to create their own music and master their own destiny, inevitably led to the birth of The Infamous Stringdusters. Alongside Chris Pandolfi (banjo), Travis Book (double bass), Jeremy Garrett (fiddle), Andy Hall (dobro), and Andy Falco (guitar), the group continues to fearlessly blur the boundaries between bluegrass, Americana, country, and indie-folk. At its core, 20/20 represents a defining chapter for the Stringdusters, who embody sonic exploration and boundless curiosity while holding fast to musical tradition—whether under the bright stage lights or deep within the studio. Founded in 2005, Pisgah is known for producing some of the most sought after craft ales in Western North Carolina. Pisgah Brewing Company currently operates the new indoor taproom with live music several days a week, plus our outdoor music venue in the summer and fall months with live music frequently on WNC’s premier outdoor music venue, the Pisgah Brewing Outdoor Stage. Be sure to come thirsty and ready rock! 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The Grammy-winning ensemble celebrates 20 years with songs from its new album, 20/20.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T00:08:09.896Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T00:08:09.896Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:07.637Z"},{"id":"849cdadc-b848-46fc-bdb3-da1948f01332","sourceId":"19460426","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"From Europe to the Mountains- Online Auction","description":"**This stunning 400 lot North Asheville estate auction is a design lover's dream, filled with beautifully appointed furnishings and decorative pieces from a lifetime of refined collecting. Asian-influenced highlights include a Habersham hand-painted black chinoiserie cabinet, a Hollywood Regency hand-painted black lacquered tall wall mirror, a Chinese black lacquer four-panel screen, a Chinese Famille Rose cachepot with stand, and Century Furniture's Chin Hua and Pagoda collections. Furniture standouts span styles and eras — a tessellated stone Post Modern dining table, French Louis XV arm chairs, French Provincial china hutch and bar cabinet, Broyhill Premier Ming Dynasty bedroom suite, Thomasville Queen Anne secretary, and an MCM credenza with atomic handles. Art lovers will find a signed original Hoffman oil painting, a signed H. Kreisel oil painting, Schott Zwiesel crystal, Pande Cameron of New York rugs, a Kimball upright piano, and an extraordinary collection of ornate mirrors.** \n\n**Preview:** By appointment only in North Asheville, NC on Monday, August 3rd from 9am to 12pm. Please call 828-338-8448 or email auctions@sterlingtransitions.com for an appointment time at least **24 hours** prior to the preview date. We can not always accommodate last minute preview appointment requests.\n\n**Online Bidding:** Bids are accepted online starting at 6am on Friday, July 31st, 2026. Lots will close every minute starting with Lot 1 at **4pm** on Monday, August 3, 2026. Bidding is extended 5 minutes if bidding occurs within the last 5 minutes of a lot ending.\n\n**Winner Pick Up:** One day pick up by appointment in North Asheville, NC on Wednesday, August 5rd from 11am to 6pm. If you have a large item to pick up, **you must** bring help to load it in your car or ask us for a list of movers for hire prior to pick up! Pick up appointments can be made through www.Calendly.com/SterlingTransitions after 6pm day of auction close.\n\n***Parking Notes:*** *This house is located on a hill off the main road but there is room to maneuver around. You may wish to park at the main road and walk up the short driveway to avoid getting stuck up there. If you need to come up for furniture or multiple items be sure to check in with staff right away to ensure you are in a good spot.*\n\nRead Terms and Conditions Prior to Bidding.\n\nSterling Transitions Inc NCAF#10011\n\n Betty Baker, Auctioneer NCAL#9997","startDate":"2026-10-12T10:00:00.000Z","location":"Sterling Transitions, Weaverville, NC","zip":"28787","organizer":"Sterling Transitions","price":"Free","url":"https://www.sterlingtransitions.com/upcoming-sales/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/A2djFiMM3kmArbnPDjAFXQ.large.jpg","tags":["Markets","Community","Estate Sale","Designer Furniture","Local Pickup","No Bidding","Set Price Sale"],"aiSummary":"Set price estate sale from a North Asheville mountain retreat with designer and artisan furnishings like a red leather Fjords Nordal swing relaxer, Restoration Hardware pieces, an Arhaus stone top console, and a Natuzzi sectional. 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There’s no assigned reading, no homework, and no pressure to socialize.\n\nAll evenings will follow the same relaxed format, but keep an eye out for little surprises celebrating Asheville’s literary and local community, from book raffles and neighborhood gift cards to cute merch, drink tickets, and other treats.\n\n**How the evening goes:**\n\n🕠 **5:30 PM:** Arrive, browse the shelves, grab a drink, and settle in. 📚 **6–7 PM:** Read, listen, or work on a quiet craft for one uninterrupted hour. 💬 **7 PM onward:** Keep reading, talk with fellow readers, swap recommendations, or head home. Whatever feels right.\n\n📍 **Character Study** 797 Haywood Road, West Asheville\n\n**What to bring:**\n\n• A book, e-reader, magazine, or audiobook • 1–2 books for the book swap, if you’d like to participate • Headphones if you’re listening • A quiet craft, such as knitting, embroidery, or sketching • Maybe a book-loving friend\n\nNeed something to read? Every Bagatelle book on Character Study’s shelves is $8.\n\nRegistration isn’t required, but it helps us plan and allows us to send you a reminder with anything special in store. The bar will always remain open to the public and seating is first come, first served.\n\nCome for an hour of quiet. Stay for the books, drinks, and good company.","startDate":"2026-10-12T21:30:00.000Z","location":"Character Study, 797 Haywood Rd #100, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Character Study","price":"Free","url":"https://characterstudybar.com/#reading-party","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/v9EHnVZbdU602mwBr2NHgw.large.jpg","tags":["Book Club","Community","Silent Reading","Introvert Friendly","Cozy Vibe","Book Swap","Bookstore Event"],"aiSummary":"A cozy, introvert-friendly silent reading night with comfy pages-turning vibes and low-key company. 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Photo: Ken Voltz Please note that our kitchen is closed on Mondays but we have a rotating Indian Food Truck here from 4-8 Venue and ticketing information:We are family friendly, but shows are 21 and up unless accompanied by a parent.This is a general admission show. There are tables within the venue that are available on a first come, first serve basis. There is a garage door behind the stage that remains open in good weather so that you can enjoy the show from inside or outside.For more information visit our FAQ page or reach out to us directly.","startDate":"2026-10-12T22:00:00.000Z","location":"185 King Street, Brevard, NC","zip":"28712","organizer":"185 King Street","price":"Free","url":"https://185kingst.com/event/old-time-mountain-music-acoustic-jam-free-event-11/185-king-street","imageUrl":"https://185kingst.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/old-time-mountain-music-jam-free-event.jfif","tags":["Live Music","Community","Old Time Jam","Appalachian Fiddle","Acoustic Circle","Music Fundraiser","Indian Food Truck"],"aiSummary":"Drop in for an old time Appalachian acoustic jam where fiddles, banjos, and guitars trade mountain tunes in an informal circle. 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This series will take place the second Monday of each month, and each show will feature a new artist. The ladies will share their songs, the stories behind them, and the artists that inspired them! We’re so excited for these ladies to bring incredible women to our taproom stage each month! 6-9 PM | Free Show | All Ages | Food & Drink On-site French Broad River Brewery is more than just a place to enjoy a drink—it’s a community hub where great beer, delicious pizza, live music, and good times come together. Just minutes from the Biltmore Estate & Downtown, our taproom is a gathering spot for locals and visitors alike. We regularly host live music and entertainment in our taproom, making French Broad River Brewery a lively hub of local activity. From bluegrass to reggae, there’s always something happening. Check out our Events Page to see what’s coming up next! No brewery experience is complete without great food. That’s why we offer French Broad River Pizza, serving up hot, hand-tossed pizzas made to order. Whether you’re here for a quick slice or a full meal, our pizza perfectly complements our craft beers and the lively atmosphere of our taproom. frenchbroadbrewery.com/pizza","startDate":"2026-10-12T22:00:00.000Z","location":"French Broad River Brewery, 101 Fairview Rd, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"French Broad River Brewery","price":null,"url":"https://livemusicasheville.com/calendar/that-time-of-the-month-women-artists-showcase-hosted-by-melissa-mckinney-and-gill-francis-2/2026-10-12/","imageUrl":"https://livemusicasheville.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/oo-scaled-1-e1778027916491.png","tags":["Live Music","Community","Women Artists","Singer Songwriters","Song Stories","Taproom Stage","Free Show"],"aiSummary":"An intimate singer songwriter night spotlighting Asheville women as they share original songs, the stories behind them, and the artists who inspired their writing. 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Lightly Asheville-coded (brewery + songwriter community), with moderate socializing potential in a taproom setting but mostly a watch-and-listen format.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-13T06:07:43.730Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-13T06:07:43.730Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:07.637Z"},{"id":"b5b574ef-dbaa-4188-a3f6-701769e10f3c","sourceId":"316750201","source":"MEETUP","title":"Oct 12th MIH Rehearsal at Mission","description":"With Men in Harmony at our a cappella vocal workshops, you can explore your vocal abilities by joining us for an interactive session that covers vocal training, a cappella techniques, and group singing tips. Our experienced director will guide you through the basics of harmonizing, breath control, and performance skills. Get ready to discover the joy of making music together in a supportive environment. Come join us for an evening of fun songs and tags!\n**LOCATION, DAY and TIME!**\n**Come early for Barbershop Polecats and tag singing!!**\n\nMission Cancer Center, 21 Hospital Drive. NOT the main Hospital!\n**Entrance to building parking is** on the Right side of the building, off Hamiton St. An **immediate LEFT is** where the BIG Parking lot is located. 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Hosted at a popular local Hi-Wire RAD beer garden (solid local draw) and very social/team-friendly for meeting people.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":7,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-02-12T18:02:35.371Z","updatedAt":"2026-02-12T18:02:35.371Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:07:59.808Z"},{"id":"e1d55820-e5ea-462a-879a-b5bad929424b","sourceId":"ea-44509-1","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"4-Week Series: Creative Practice for Staying Human","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-12T22:00:00.000Z","location":"Conspire Studio, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Conspire Studio","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/asheville/events/4-week-series-creative-practice-staying-human-0#2026-10-12","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a7f0-c91a-1f88-53ef5401a2fd-w-1160h-870-e419e8-creative-practice-explore-asheville.png","tags":["Education","Wellness","Creative Practice","4 Week Series","Reflective Journaling","Community Studio","Personal Growth"],"aiSummary":"A four-week creative-practice series centered on staying grounded and human through reflection, making, and gentle structure. 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Members do not register on Meetup, so their attendance is not reflected here.\n\nSee the **[Asheville Speechcrafters website (click here)](https://8215.toastmastersclubs.org/directions.html)** for directions, parking info, calendar, and more details about our club!\n\nSo come join us on Monday evenings and prepare to *become a better you*.","startDate":"2026-10-12T22:15:00.000Z","location":"19 Eagle St, 19 Eagle St, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Asheville and Mountains Toastmasters Meetup","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/asheville-and-mountains-toastmasters-meetup/events/316670239/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/5/b/4/600_515374228.jpeg","tags":["Education","Networking","Community","Public Speaking","Toastmasters Format","Beginner Friendly","Practice Speeches","Weekly Meeting"],"aiSummary":"Weekly Toastmasters-style public speaking practice with short prepared and impromptu talks, supportive evaluations, and plenty of stage time. Drop in free with no prep to build confidence, communication skills, and leadership in a friendly group.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-23T12:08:02.701Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-23T12:08:02.701Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:06.084Z"},{"id":"041ee0b7-9965-479d-85eb-9d5ad7942211","sourceId":"19684743","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Zumba Class with Francisco","description":"Come join Francisco every Monday from 6:30–7:30 PM for a high-energy, upbeat Zumba class! This class is perfect for those who enjoy faster-paced movement, energetic music, and a more active cardio workout. \n\nGet ready to dance, move, and sweat while having fun in an encouraging community atmosphere. Whether you already enjoy Zumba or are looking to add more energy to your weekly workout, come join us and get moving! \n\n📍 Beacon Community Center216 Whitson Avenue, Swannanoa, NC🕡 Mondays, 6:30–7:30 PM \n\nCommunity Hub projects are funded in part by grants from the American Red Cross and the North Carolina Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund.","startDate":"2026-10-12T22:30:00.000Z","location":"Beacon Community Center, 216 Whitson Ave, Swannanoa, NC","zip":"28778","organizer":"Beacon Community Center","price":"Unknown","url":"https://bountyandsoul.org/event/zumba-class-with-francisco/2026-10-12/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/8Kq39Wlhpky8YLF4hs_KQg.large.png","tags":["Fitness","Dance","Community","Zumba","Cardio Workout","High Energy"],"aiSummary":"Fast-paced Zumba combines energetic music, dance moves, and a sweat-inducing cardio workout in an encouraging community atmosphere. 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Don’t worry, I’ll clean it up! \n\nGrab a friend and learn the basics of floral design with local NC blooms at DSSOLVR Durham! This class will have spooky blooms, seasonal add ons, and other unique touches. Guided instruction will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to make a beautiful arrangement to bring home with you! \n\nTicket prices include all floral supplies. Design tools are provided. 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No name tags, no icebreaker games, no working the room.\nVinnie's is old-school neighborhood Italian: dim lighting, chicken parm, twice-baked lasagna, and spaghetti in their Sunday Gravy. A lot of the menu comes family-style, so we'll order a few platters for the table and split them. Passing a bowl of pasta to a stranger is the easiest conversation starter there is, which is exactly why this works when you're arriving alone.\n**The Plan:**\n• 6:15 PM — I'll get there early to put our name in and hold the table. Vinnie's doesn't take reservations, so I'll be the one waiting, not you.\n• 6:30 PM — We sit, pick a few platters for the middle of the table, and dig in.\n• 8:00 PM — Cannoli and cheesecake for anyone who wants it. Conversation keeps going.\n• 8:30 PM — Officially done. The kitchen closes at 9 on Mondays.\n**What to Know:**\n• Ten seats, hard cap. If your plans change, please free up your spot. Someone else wants it.\n• We split the shared platters evenly. Expect roughly $25–35 each with tip, plus whatever you drink.\n• Drinking is completely optional. Nobody will notice or care what's in your glass.\n• 1981 Hendersonville Rd, South Asheville, well clear of downtown parking.\n• Dietary needs? Mention them when you RSVP and I'll make sure we order something that works for you.\n• Be decent. Anyone who makes someone uncomfortable will be asked to leave, and I handle that, not the person on the receiving end.\n**Why This One:**\nBig events are easy to attend and hard to remember. At forty people you never get a second conversation with anyone. Ten people around one table is small enough that you'll leave actually knowing some names, and the supper club is meant to repeat, so the same faces keep showing up.\nCome solo — most of us do.","startDate":"2026-10-12T22:30:00.000Z","location":"Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian South, 1981 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, USA, Asheville, NC","zip":"28803","organizer":"Third Place AVL · 20s, 30s & 40s","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/third-place-avl-20s-30s-40s/events/316610795/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/a/3/a/600_536195386.jpeg","tags":["Dining","Community","Family Style Platters","Small Group Social","Red Sauce Italian","Neighborhood Restaurant","Dim Lighting"],"aiSummary":"Ten-person supper club around one long table with family-style platters of old-school red-sauce Italian. 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\\n","startDate":"2026-10-12T23:00:00.000Z","location":"White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC","zip":"28711","organizer":"White Horse Black Mountain","price":"Unknown","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/land-of-the-sky-symphonic-band/","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a782-c5ad-14f4-bb43bcb0e8f4-w-906h-680-e60e1c-marie-nichathasaigh-and-chris-newman-web.png","tags":["Live Music","Nightlife","Bluegrass","Tribute Show","Americana Roots","Intimate Venue"],"aiSummary":"A bluegrass tribute honoring Dr. Ralph Stanley, led by his grandson Nathan Stanley and rooted in Southwestern Virginia mountain tradition. 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The precise location and other important show details will be sent to you at 8:00 AM the day of the show. If you don’t see it in your inbox you can find the info on show day right here.\n\nSecret Comedians. No spoilers! All comedians remain unknown until the moment they take the stage. But don’t fret, we carefully curate lineups of 4-7 different comics to create a hilarious and diverse show. The best part is—you never know who might show up!\n\nYou might discover your next favorite underground comedian or see a fan favorite. We specialize in introducing audiences to the best-emerging talent from cities around the world through a mix of the best local and nationally touring comedians.\n\nUnique Live Experience. Honestly, we’re over the whole debt-inducing two-drink minimum thing. We’re dedicated to providing you with a unique and fun live comedy experience—one which doesn’t require you to take out a second mortgage. 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We say practice is from 7 to 8, but we have the space for 2 hours including setup and cleanup.\n\n**What to Expect**\n\\- \\~6:30 – 6:50: Setup \\(come by early if you like\\!\\)\n\\- \\~6:50 – 7:10: Time for tea\\, conversation\\, and community\n\\- \\~7:10 – 7:50: Traditional Bon practice \\(chanting\\, meditation\\, etc\\.\\)\n\\- \\~7:50 – 8:10: Q&A/discussion\n\\- \\~8:10 – 8:30: Clean up\n\n**Our Tradition**\nYeru Asheville is part of the Yeru Bön Center, under the guidance of Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche. We maintain traditional Yungdrung Bön practice, following the authentic texts, including varied practices of Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen.\n\n**New to Bön?**\nNo experience is necessary. Come with curiosity and an open heart. You’re welcome to participate at your own pace. 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The band observes “We are always trying to balance working within the limitations of the quartet and pushing beyond them.\n\nFor their second studio album on RVNG Intl., Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive!, Horse Lords have followed this notion and augmented the instrumentation, expanding the format slightly to include bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone (TAK Ensemble), trombonist Weston Olencki (Nate Wooley, RAGE Thormbones) and vocalists Nina Guo (Departure Duo) and Evelyn Saylor (Holly Herndon, Caterina Barbieri) across a program of twelve original compositions.\n\nDemand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive! is a reference to a line in a poem by Russian Futurist writer Vladimir Myakovsky, and the band have also name-checked the Bauhaus weaver Anni Albers (wife of painter Josef Albers), Islamic geometrical patterning, Dutch avant-garde group the Maciunas Ensemble (themselves named after Fluxus artist and typographer George Maciunas), composer/writers Tom Johnson, Henry Flynt and Catherine Christer Hennix, and musically draw from sources as diverse as Roscoe Holcolmb, James Brown, Kuwaiti/Bahraini sawt, and electronic composers Maryanne Amacher and Jaap Vink.\n\nAs the members are keen to point out, Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive! is “a bid for the flattening of time and perception in favor of greater goods \\[and\\] the iterative nature of reaching/building a paradise in this life, not the next,” and the new album at hand is an illuminating starting point for eternal nowness.\n\n**World Room**\n\nWorld Room is the trio of Ashley Paul (saxophone), Jake Pugh (electronics), and Shane Justice McCord (bass clarinet, piano). 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These trees have been suffering for over two decades from hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive insect that can kill the tree in as little as four years.\n\nHowever, hemlock management is simpler and less expensive than ever before. This hands-off demonstration will be useful for landowners, natural resource managers and tree care professionals. We will use the trees on-site to practice assessing hemlock health to determine the best treatment options, and HRI staff will demonstrate the HWA chemical treatment methods used on national forest and state lands. These methods are available to all private landowners in North Carolina without obtaining a license or certification. 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Let's change that together!\n\nI have no idea what to expect from music bingo, but the event is free, and who doesn't love prizes and food trucks (and beer, if that's your vibe)?!\n\nThe link to the event is below, but here are the deets:\n\n\"Get ready for a fun twist on bingo! Join us in the **Highland Taproom** every Tuesday from **6–8 PM** for **Music Bingo with Spencer**. It’s **free to play**, so bring your friends, grab a drink, and test your music knowledge while enjoying great vibes.\nEach round features your favorite tunes—match the songs to your bingo card and win awesome prizes! Plus, enjoy delicious eats from **rotating food trucks** on-site.\"\n\nhttps://highlandbrewing.com/calendar/music-bingo/2026-09-15/\n\nMusic Bingo starts at 6p, I will get there around 5:30p to snag a spot for the group! Feel free to show up any time before 6 (or send me a note if you will be late)!\n\nIf you are new to the meetup and don't know me, I'll be the one singing at the top of my lungs once the music starts (and I'll have my pup with me)!\n\nCan't wait to see you all there :-)","startDate":"2026-10-13T22:00:00.000Z","location":"Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, Ste 200, Asheville, NC","zip":"28803","organizer":"Highland Brewing Company","price":"Free","url":"https://linktr.ee/avlcrokinole","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/59RXz1TiDkautKYyqxD-vg.large.jpg","tags":["Gaming","Beer","Community","Crokinole","Biweekly Meetup","Friendly Competition","All Skill Levels","Brewery Taproom"],"aiSummary":"Fast-paced crokinole flicking matches and casual tournament-style play in a brewery taproom, with boards provided and plenty of craft beer on hand. 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Training is **required for anyone volunteering with Code Purple for the first time** and is also **strongly encouraged for returning volunteers who participated for the first time last season**, as some of our protocols and procedures have changed.\n\nWhether you are new to Code Purple or returning for another season, we invite you to join us for one of these training sessions and learn more about how you can be part of this important ministry.","startDate":"2026-10-13T22:30:00.000Z","location":"ABCCM Transformation Village, 30 Olin Haven Way, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"ABCCM Transformation Village","price":"Free","url":"https://wkf.ms/3V08yw4","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/Aght062T906ARurC91nc6g.large.jpg","tags":["Volunteering","Community","Education","Emergency Shelter","Cold Weather","Homelessness Services"],"aiSummary":"Prepare to welcome people experiencing homelessness into warm, safe emergency shelters during Asheville’s subfreezing winter nights. 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Puedes visitar en cualquier hora durante el programa que quieres y salir cuando estás listo. ¡Es divertido para la familia entera y perfecto para los niños de menos de 5 años!\n\nCada semana, al fin de la hora de recreo, el programa se transforme en una hora de cuentos para los bebés de 18 – 36 meses de edad, ubicado en la sala de eventos para niños. ¡Si quedas, puedes disfrutar de dos eventos en un visito! ¡Qué manera bonita para relajarse y conocer a nuevos amigos cada semana!\n\nUn adulto debe acompañar a niños de menos de 8 años durante el programa.\n\nAges: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Family (children of all ages), Preschool (ages 3-5).\n\nHosted by East Asheville Library, Buncombe County Public Libraries.","startDate":"2026-10-14T13:00:00.000Z","location":"East Asheville Library, 3 Avon Rd, Asheville NC 28805","zip":"28805","organizer":"East Asheville Library","price":"Free","url":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/event/puppet-playtime-hora-de-recreo-con-titeres-27480","imageUrl":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/Multilingual%20Puppet%20Playtime%20digital.jpg","tags":["Family","Education","Puppet Play","Under Five","Drop In"],"aiSummary":"Invent wild, wacky stories by turning puppets into characters during free-play sessions for young children. 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Whether you're pushing a stroller, easing back into movement, or chasing a personal best, there's a place for you!\n\nAfterward, stick around and hang out for a bit or head to a nearby spot for coffee, whatever the group is feeling that day.\n\nAddress: 180 Amboy Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 What to bring: water, sunscreen, and if you've got littles along, plenty of snacks and diapers.\n\nNo RSVP required, just show up. However, a quick heads up that you're coming helps me know how many mamas to expect. Can't wait to move with you!!!\n\nIf you have any questions please send me an email: hello@liberatednourishment.com\n\n**\\*\\*If parking in Amboy Park lot is full please go the the Carrier Park lot and wait for us on the path around 10:20ish!**\n\nA little about me: I'm Jasper!! A fitness and nutrition coach and the mama behind Liberated Nourishment. 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This newfound attention has led to much anticipation for his new album - and As Is lives up to the expectations. \"I knew I had a responsibility to try to become a better writer, a better artist,\" he says. \"One day that feels like a blessing, and the next it feels pretty intimidating.\" Instead of reproducing his popular sound from the self produced \"Endurance\", he decided to expand it. \"I think it would have been hard to keep my excitement to go out on the road with another kind of acoustic record.\" His tenth studio album finds him going more electric than ever before, even as he unplugs from the digital world. \"I feel like a grizzled old veteran at this point,\" he says, even though he is only thirty-six. \"I'm desiring quiet, a work space away from the internet.I felt like it was important to pull back this last year and try to understand what's on my heart.\" What he found there resulted in an album focusing on joy, sorrow, and working-class issues that feel very of the moment in a time when so many Americans are struggling to make ends meet. Leming comes by his empathy for working people honestly. He's one of nine siblings, born and raised in Morristown, Tennessee, right in the heart of Appalachia. He taught himself piano when he was eight and was writing songs by thirteen. As a child he was intently aware of his community and intensely proud of his people, something he thinks about even more in these trying times. \"I look at my I look at my folks in East Tennessee and very few of them seem to be winning in this new world,\" Leming says. \"Being a regular person, working, trying your best. I think that's something to be proud of.\"His records have always been intensely personal. But on As Is he wanted to step away from being the main character and instead use vignettes to express essential truths he has learned. \"I want anyone to be able to put it on and not think about me when they're listening. 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Many barn quilt trails, once a thriving art form throughout WNC, have vanished due to lack of funding or have been destroyed, most recently by Hurricane Helene. ArtsvilleUSA is working to archive these treasures in the Quilt Index, a national nonprofit digital repository with over 100,000 quilts. This project marks the first time barn quilts will be preserved in the Index.\n\nArtsvilleUSA will host a special fundraiser in October to support this initiative. Also in October, look for a feature story about the barn quilt fundraiser on ArtsvilleUSA.com, plus a podcast episode with commentary from local culture bearers such as Lillian Howell Rumsey and Sugar Bear Rumsey.\n\nArtsvilleUSA invites the public to experience this celebration of rural art, support the ongoing preservation efforts, and help promote tourism and economic recovery in Western North Carolina.","startDate":"2026-10-15T14:00:00.000Z","location":"Ferguson Family YMCA, 31 Westridge Market Pl, Candler, NC","zip":"28715","organizer":"Ferguson Family YMCA","price":"Free","url":"https://avltoday.6amcity.com/events#260911Bbo9QKc9rUyRBT0XFdpv_g","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/0Byfpuxmqk2HhHgcD7wXbg.large.jpg","tags":["Art","Museum Exhibition","Barn Quilts","Western Heritage","Regional Photography"],"aiSummary":"Geometric barn quilt designs by Tricia Palm meet evocative photography by Asheville-based artists in a gallery exhibition honoring Western North Carolina’s heritage, rural traditions, and distinctive visual culture.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T06:06:48.062Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T06:06:48.062Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:01.741Z"},{"id":"8eedabb7-07b1-467b-aefb-f37cce17ac9d","sourceId":"2002248230356","source":"EVENTBRITE","title":"5 Pillars to Grow Your Brand","description":"Learn how to stand out, stay top of mind, grow your reach, and build a brand people remember.","startDate":"2026-10-15T14:00:00.000Z","location":"Buckledown Workspace, 559 Long Shoals Rd #110, Arden, NC","zip":"28704","organizer":"Haley Gant","price":"Free","url":"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5-pillars-to-grow-your-brand-tickets-2002248230356","imageUrl":"https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1194366489%2F180902165571%2F1%2Foriginal.20260925-152552?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=43083432308c9cc4720c97870bd26391","tags":["Education","Networking","Brand Strategy","Marketing Workshop","Entrepreneur Focused","Coworking Space"],"aiSummary":"A practical brand-building workshop breaking down five core pillars to help you stand out, stay top of mind, and expand your reach. 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This workshop uses the Self-Directed Enhanced model and will meet in-person 1x per week at CenterWell Patton Avenue on Thursdays from 9/17-11/5. For more information or to RSVP, please email Brea at brea@landofksy.org.","startDate":"2026-10-15T14:00:00.000Z","location":"CenterWell Senior Primary Care, 1425 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"CenterWell Senior Primary Care","price":"Free","url":"https://healthyagingnc.com/events/asheville-walk-with-ease-5/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/ed29e7c2-1ef4-44aa-9bf6-fa4143cee163.large.png","tags":["Fitness","Wellness","Education","Arthritis Friendly","Walking Program","Balance Training","Senior Focused","Self Directed Model"],"aiSummary":"Arthritis Foundation–designed walking workshop focused on reducing joint pain while improving balance, strength, and walking pace. 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Dive into the latest bestseller on climate change, dissect a historical analysis of a global conflict, or explore the social fabric of a distant land – all through the lens of engaging literature. Vibrant group discussions foster understanding, challenge perspectives, and spark lively debate. Open to all, regardless of background or expertise, the World Affairs Book Club is a welcoming space to learn, connect, and become more informed global citizens.\n\nBooks to be discussed can be placed on hold through the North Carolina Cardinal system and will be delivered to the Transylvania County Library for you to check out. The group meets from 10:00 am to 11:30 on the third Thursday of most months in the Connestee Conference Room on the second floor of the Library (except when the Library is closed).\n\nSo, pick up a book, grab a coffee, and start a journey to explore the world, one chapter at a time! 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As the first woman President and CEO of PBS, she led the digital transition of public broadcasting and successfully defended its federal funding. A lifelong activist, Mitchell is now focused on advancing women’s leadership as a catalytic force for addressing the global climate crisis through Project Dandelion. She serves on the boards of the Skoll Foundation, the Woodruff Arts Center, and the Sundance Institute (as Trustee and former Chair). She is a founding member of the board of V-Day, a global campaign to end violence against women, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, and she’s also a member of CARE’s Global Advisory Council. 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No perfect answers expected. Just real honest conversation.*\n\n**Who is Brandy Mills?:**\n\nBrandy Mills, MSN, RN is a facilitator, speaker, author, and the founder of Brandy Mills Consulting and Woman Strong. At the heart of her work is a passion for creating space for the conversations that challenge thinking, deepen self-awareness, and create movement toward meaningful growth and transformation.\n\nThrough Brandy Mills Consulting, she works with individuals, leaders, teams, and organizations to challenge thinking, strengthen leadership, and move beyond where they are into what’s possible. But Woman Strong is personal. Created from Brandy’s own experiences and her desire to see women recognize their worth beyond what life has handed them, Woman Strong exists to **engage, uplift, equip, and empower women to transform their perceptions of worth and impact.**\n\nShe is also the author of Woman, You Are Strong: A 21-Day Face It So You Can Fix It Journey, which encourages women to stop simply carrying what hurts, hinders, or holds them back and begin honestly facing it. Brandy brings that same spirit to **The Room Where We All Face It**, not as someone with all the answers, but as a woman willing to ask the questions, facilitate the conversation, and create room for other women to do the same.\n\nWoman Strong Website: https://www.brandymillsconsulting.com/about-woman-strong \\[brandymillsconsulting.com\\]\n\nBrandy Mills Consulting Website: https://www.brandymillsconsulting.com/ \\[brandymillsconsulting.com\\]\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bmillsinnerprize10062023/ \\[linkedin.com\\]\n\nWoman Strong Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bm.womanstrong/ \\[instagram.com\\]\n\nBrandy Mills Consulting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandymillsconsulting/ \\[instagram.com\\]\n\nEmail: hello@brandymillsconsulting.com","startDate":"2026-10-15T21:45:00.000Z","location":"AmeriHealth Caritas , 216 Asheland Avenue, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"AmeriHealth Caritas","price":"Free","url":"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/woman-strong-presents-the-room-where-we-face-it-a-safe-space-for-women-tickets-1999415000088?aff=oddtdtcreator","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/134AMMvhzUC7OFaEMKhjug.large.jpg","tags":["Wellness","Community","Education","Women Empowerment","Guided Discussion","Personal Growth"],"aiSummary":"A supportive women’s circle explores expectations through guided conversation inspired by a 21-day personal growth journey. 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Check your progress [HERE](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XUm-X1_OhxKIi8JU5rhjsW37cAl4yYx8yB_NEjjI5Lk/edit?usp=drivesdk).\n\nRSVP and On-Time Start:\n\n*If you decide you cannot come, please change your RSVP status to \"Not Going\" as soon as possible so wait-listers can have sufficient notice.\n\n**Guests:** If you bring a guest or plus one, please make sure they are fit enough to make the climb 🪜 - this is the most strenuous hike in the series.\n\nDisclaimer and Release of Liability:\nThis activity involves hiking on city streets that may have traffic. Participants are responsible for their safety on streets and trails. The organizer of this trip is a volunteer and not a professional guide. The function of the organizer is only to organize this trip. If you sign up or participate in this event you acknowledge that you freely and voluntarily agree to assume all risks of injuries, illnesses, and damages arising from, as a result of, and associated with this event. In addition, you acknowledge that you agree to the Meetup terms: [https://www.meetup.com/terms](https://www.meetup.com/terms)\nRead less","startDate":"2026-10-15T21:45:00.000Z","location":"Jake Rusher Park, 132 Peachtree St, Arden, NC 28704, Jake Rusher Park, 132 Peachtree St, Arden, NC 28704, Arden, No","zip":"28704","organizer":"The Asheville Hiking Group","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/ashevillehikinggroup/events/316847516/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/5/d/f/8/600_524484056.jpeg","tags":["Outdoors","Fitness","Road Hike","Strenuous Climb","Group Hike"],"aiSummary":"A brisk 5-mile road hike climbs 1,000 feet in the first 1.5 miles, then follows the Mount Royal loop at a 3.2 mph pace. 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This group generally meets the third Thursday of the month at 6 PM. Newcomers are always welcome!\n\nHuge thanks to Jill and to the Friends of the Weaverville Library for sponsoring this wonderful series!\n\nAges: Adult.\n\nHosted by Weaverville Library, Buncombe County Public Libraries.","startDate":"2026-10-15T22:00:00.000Z","location":"Weaverville Library, 41 N Main St, Weaverville NC 28787","zip":"28787","organizer":"Weaverville Library","price":"Free","url":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/event/revisiting-classics-weaverville-library-general-his-labyrinth-gabriel-garcia-marquez-29194","imageUrl":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/sites/default/files/2026-09/general%20in%20his%20labyrinth.jpeg","tags":["Book Club","Education","Community","Latin American Literature","Monthly Discussion","Historical Fiction"],"aiSummary":"A welcoming monthly literary discussion revisits Gabriel García Márquez’s Latin American classic, The General in His Labyrinth, with library checkout copies available beforehand; newcomers can join the ongoing reading series.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":11,"scoreRarity":5,"scoreUnique":4,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"A monthly library book discussion is a worthwhile, recurring literary outing, but it has modest general-audience draw and little distinctly Asheville-weird appeal. 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If you have any questions about access or would like to request reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in the film screenings, please contact Stephanie Bullick, Director of Accessibility, at accessibility@unca.edu. 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The route is posted here and on our Facebook page, (this is especially helpful when the route changes). We also have a binder of routes to scan at the shop if you arrive a few minutes early. The B group leaves first and the routes are designed so that everyone returns at roughly the same time. We try to ride in compact group, (2x2) at all times. This allows cars to pass more safely and easily and provides a draft for all but the leading riders. To help keep the group together, we ask the stronger riders to take it easy up the climbs and over the top. Once everyone is back in the group, we can increase the pace on the flat or downhill sections. We occasionally stop to regroup, but ideally we maintain a reasonable pace and no one gets dropped so there's no need to stop. When we stop, Please get all the way off the road! Also, be ready to roll once the stragglers approach as they won’t stop, (unless there are cars behind them). We don’t want cars separating our group. 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Settle in with a Tuscan food spread and a welcome toast, or add a curated tasting of Tuscan wines from the hills around Florence. The evening takes its inspiration from Under the Tuscan Sun, whose author lives part of each year in Hillsborough, NC. 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Throws should aim at your target’s shoulders or lower. No experience is necessary - we'll teach you the rules. Open to adults 21 and up (bring your ID!). We’re sorry but we cannot accommodate teens or children because there is alcohol on the premises and no one wants to be the person who accidentally hurts a kid. Sign waivers at the bar before playing and enjoy a beverage between games. Rules of the game are covered at the start of the event so please be there at 7pm to learn our format. We loosely follow the USA Dodgeball ruleset with some exceptions to help new players adapt to the game more quickly. Check out our brief rules and expectations summary attached as photos to this Meetup. Here’s an approximate schedule for this event depending on when people arrive: 6:50 - 7:10pm* - Set up courts and mingle - help with set up is appreciated! 7:10 - 7:15pm - Rules and announcements 7:15 - 9:30pm - Play! *If we have enough people once setup is done, we’ll jump into rules and announcements early. We need at least 8 players to start a game, so take advantage of the daylight and try to arrive right at the beginning! Since this is a free event, the more community support we can gather, the better experience everyone will have, especially for the organizers! If you'd like to help, please arrive early or stay late to assist with set up and breakdown. This is a free community offering, however, if you are feeling generous, donations are welcomed to help support and expand our group. We take donations through Pledge here in Meetup or Venmo (dodgeballavl). Cash of course is great too and more effective as there are no platform fees. Your donations genuinely help the group by helping with equipment purchases and raising funds to eventually add another night of dodgeball in an indoor gym. This event would not be possible without the support of Asheville Sports Club. Please consider generously tipping your bartenders and karaoke DJ as well.","startDate":"2026-10-15T23:00:00.000Z","location":"Asheville Sports Club, 137 Coxe Ave,, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Dodgeball AVL","price":"Free","url":"https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-ssbjicnx/events/316716775/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/6/8/0/600_526070816.jpeg","tags":["Sports","Fitness","Community","Dodgeball","Outdoor Courts","Adult Recreation"],"aiSummary":"Fast-paced outdoor dodgeball games bring adults together for team competition, rotating play, and an active night out. 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Larry also credits the rich music scene of Virginia and Washington, DC for much of his musical success, having seen and heard the first generation bluegrass performers in person and on radio. While Larry Stephenson is best know as a touring musician whose voice sets a standard of melody, clarity and storytelling, he has had an active and well-awarded recording career. Starting his recording career for Webco Records of Virginia and then 18 years with Pinecastle Records, releasing 18 albums during that period. Signature songs in Larry Stephenson's vast catalog in that period include \"Patches\", \"Yes, I See God\", \"Clinch Mountain Mystery\", \"Many Hills Of Time\", \"The Knoxville Girl\", \"The Knoxville Boy\", \"The Pretty Blue Dress\", \" I Should've Called\" and \"The Violet And The Rose\". Venue and ticketing information:We are family friendly, but shows are 21+ unless accompanied by a guardian. For this show you have the option of purchasing a table or a general admission ticket. When purchasing a table you are purchasing the number of tickets that the tables seats. For example if you purchase a 4-top table you are purchasing 4 tickets General admission tickets gain you access to the rear of the venue, behind the seated sections as well as the backyard. There are tables outside and limited seating in the indoor general admission area. For more heavily attended shows the indoor general admission area is standing room only. There is a garage door behind the stage that remains open in good weather so that you can enjoy the show from inside or outside. Our general rule is if the temperature will remain above 50 degrees for the duration of the show the door will remain open. 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Enjoy $1 OFF all our bourbons every Thursday Jack Of The Wood is still a downtown hot spot for food, brews and drink since 1997 and founders Joan and Joe Eckert who still own it, have maintained the original lively English and Irish vibe. The old-time mountain and Irish music jams continue, including a hot bluegrass jam Thursdays and brunch every Sunday. 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Likely a moderate tourist draw with mostly passive participation; you can chat with fellow riders, but it’s not structured for meeting people.","scoreAshevilleWeird":2,"scoreSocial":3,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-31T00:06:06.680Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-31T00:06:06.680Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:02.585Z"},{"id":"44ea46ef-2a4e-49bd-a0f4-8bbb8770b1aa","sourceId":"18784059","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"No Rain, No Flowers: The Art of Taylor Robenalt","description":"*No Rain, No Flowers* is a solo exhibition by ceramic artist Taylor Robenalt, on view at Grovewood Gallery from October 10–December 31. Exploring transformation and resilience, Robenalt’s figurative works use symbolic imagery—flowers, animals, and female forms—to reflect growth through life’s most challenging seasons. 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Enjoy **free parking** in our private lot and across Cherry Street, plus **elevator access** for your convenience.\n\nEach month brings a **fresh gallery curation**, along with a **new featured exhibition and installation**, highlighting a selected artist. Be sure to visit our **Boutique**, filled with unique gifts including jewelry, prints, functional pottery, artful swag, and more.\n\nJoin us every **First Friday of the month from 5–9 PM** for a lively community celebration featuring **live music, an open bar, and art-filled energy** throughout the space.\n\nCheck our online calendar for upcoming **workshops, exhibitions, and special events**. We look forward to welcoming you soon.","startDate":"2026-10-16T14:00:00.000Z","location":"Resurrection Studios Collective, 160 Broadway Street, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Resurrection Studios Collective","price":"Free","url":"https://www.resurrectionavl.com/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/ifIW-RXjGEOQMfsazNf0Gw.large.jpg","tags":["Art","Live Music","Beer","Wine & Spirits","Nightlife","Markets"],"aiSummary":"First Friday gallery night at Resurrection Studios Collective in Asheville, NC featuring monthly curated exhibitions of over 50 local artists with rotating walls, live music, an open bar, and a monthly artist activation. 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Class comes with a complete kit that contains glass block, light for the inside, a rainbow array of cathedral glass cut into 3″ x 1″ pieces, handout, glue, paintbrush, popsicle sticks, grout, glass embellishments and extra glass for practice. All tools will be provided for the class. \n\nLinda Pannullo is a local mosaic artist that uses both traditional and contemporary for my art. Her work ranges from the whimsical to fine art, from eclectic materials to the traditional stained glass and 3D sculptures. She loves to teach and currently instructs at the John C Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, Olive’s Porch, the Purple Crayon and Trackside Studios in Asheville. She is very fond of FUNctional Art and love bringing new folks into the mosaic world. One of her biggest honors is to be the 1st mosaic artist to exhibit at the NC Arboretum and have a permanent mosaic installation, Nature’s Throne there. \n\n● Members: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions. \n\n● See a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs. \n\n● We are committed to fostering a diverse, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide. \n\n● Follow us on Facebook & Instagram! \n\n● Join our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord! \n\n● Interested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? 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Grouting can be completed at home.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":17,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":5,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"A specific, hands-on workshop with no evidence of a recurring schedule at this venue; it offers solid creative fun and moderate interaction, but is a local class rather than a major draw or distinctly Asheville-weird event.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-10T06:06:53.622Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T06:06:53.622Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:02.536Z"},{"id":"98d0e358-bdd4-4a6e-8daf-7ca5821e36c3","sourceId":"999338587617","source":"EVENTBRITE","title":"Tasting at Ten - Asheville","description":"Join us for a free coffee tasting!","startDate":"2026-10-16T14:00:00.000Z","location":"Counter Culture Coffee, 178 A Westwood Place, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Counter Culture Asheville","price":"Free","url":"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tasting-at-ten-asheville-tickets-999338587617","imageUrl":"https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F412601649%2F193874514789%2F1%2Foriginal.20221220-214322?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=3ae0a362c9e1ee387b9200fa702692b5","tags":["Dining","Coffee Tasting","Specialty Coffee","Free Event"],"aiSummary":"Sample coffee and explore its flavors during a free, casual tasting. A welcoming opportunity for Asheville coffee lovers to enjoy a focused sensory experience.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T18:06:51.841Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T18:06:51.841Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:05.409Z"},{"id":"997e58e5-54c2-4a1f-8afe-5e32dd7c1eaf","sourceId":"library-hcpl-14834391","source":"LIBRARY","title":"Goodwill Career Connections","description":"Do you need interview practice or help creating a resume, filling out an online job application, or getting started with your job search? 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Launching Wednesday, September 9 and running through the end of October, the exhibition will be hosted on the ArtsvilleUSA gallery wall at the Ferguson Family YMCA in Candler and is free and open to the public.\n\nThe show features stunning barn quilt designs by Tricia Palm of Burnsville Barn Quilts and evocative photographs by Asheville-based photographers Tim Robison and Michael Freas. Freas’ work documents the Haywood County Arts Council Barn Quilt Trail, capturing the history and personal stories behind the region’s iconic barn quilts, including portraits of local tradition bearers Lillian Howell Rumsey and Sugar Bear Rumsey.\n\nThe exhibition is part of ArtsvilleUSA’s ongoing initiative to document and preserve these unique rural artworks, whose origins are often rooted in women’s creative traditions but whose histories are at risk of being lost. Many barn quilt trails, once a thriving art form throughout WNC, have vanished due to lack of funding or have been destroyed, most recently by Hurricane Helene. ArtsvilleUSA is working to archive these treasures in the Quilt Index, a national nonprofit digital repository with over 100,000 quilts. This project marks the first time barn quilts will be preserved in the Index.\n\nArtsvilleUSA will host a special fundraiser in October to support this initiative. 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Over 100 juried artisans of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will fill both the concourse and arena levels of the venue. Visitors are invited to explore a variety of fine American craft ranging from contemporary to traditional works of clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media, and jewelry. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage with the region’s finest makers. \n\nAdmission is $12. Children under 12 can enter for free. 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The Kingdom of the Happy Land sounds like a fairytale, but beneath its legend, family secrets lie buried deep in the hills. 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We will look at using different characteristics including habitat, bark, buds, growth pattern, leaf shape, and fruit/nut shape to identify trees. \n\nThis program will take place outside and will follow easy trails and paved walkways. Dress for the weather and prepare to be outside for the entire program time. \n\nLauren Lampley began her career at Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation as a Park Naturalist which solidified Lauren’s interests in ecology and a passion for teaching others. She has led walks and hikes in a variety of subjects from Geology to Birding and especially enjoys learning and teaching about our local ecology. She currently works at the NC Arboretum as the Adult Education Coordinator managing all the programming hosted through the Adult Education Department. \n\n● Members: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions. \n\n● See a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs. \n\n● We are committed to fostering a diverse, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide. \n\n● Follow us on Facebook & Instagram! \n\n● Join our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord! \n\n● Interested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? 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Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to check in at the cafe counter.**\n\n**COST:** **Adults ~ $12 plus tax = $14.23 total (no senior discount 😞)**\n\n**BOOK YOUR RESERVATION:** **You must book your reservation online for the tours are popular and limited in space. If you plan on going please book now!! Be sure you book the** **BEAN TO BAR CHOCOLATE FACTORY TOUR for October 16, Friday at 1:00 PM.** **After you book then RSVP here on this meetup**\n**event.** **Book your reservation on website below. ⬇️ By the way, it was a bit confusing for me to find the tour to book (it may be for you, too) just look at the top of the page for tours. If you still can’t get it please call me or call the factory direct and have them book you. Good luck!**\n\n**WEBSITE:** **www.frenchbroadchocolates.com**\n\n**GIFTSHOP & STORE:** **In case you want to buy chocolate for your friends & family ~ or extras for yourself!**\n\n**CAFE:** **After the tour we can stop in the factory cafe for even more chocolate (Yes!), baked goods, bonbons, ice cream, coffee or wine. ☕️ 🍷 Menu is online at the above website.**\n\n**PARKING: 🅿️** **Parking is free and on-site right next to the building. How convenient! There is handicapped parking available and a ramp up to the factory building.**\n\n**PETS:** **🐶** **Sorry ~ no pets allowed except certified service animals.**\n\n**I hope you will come join me. I’ve been wanting to do this tour for a long time. So come and let’s indulge in some chocolate together!! 😋**\n\n**QUESTIONS/CONCERNS:**\n**Shae.kemerer@aol.com**\n**(828)699-8180 (Text or call)**","startDate":"2026-10-16T17:00:00.000Z","location":"French Broad Chocolate Factory & Cafe, 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Senior Singles Fun Bunch","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/seniorsinglesfunbunch/events/316093516/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/9/4/4/600_535634660.jpeg","tags":["Tours","Education","Dining","Chocolate Tasting","Factory Tour","Cacao Farming","Guided Walkthrough","Senior Singles"],"aiSummary":"A short classroom-style introduction to cacao farming and the factory’s history leads into a four-chocolate tasting. 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If you're looking to just work at the sensory invitations, you'll want to book: **Open Studio: Sensory Studio.**\n\nLast drop-in appointment 1 hour before Studio closing.\n\n**Sample Class Format**\n\nChild-led and Child-directed, caregivers stay with their child around the studio, engaging in creative and sensory play. \n\n1 hour included. additional time may be added at the studio. \n\n**Other Things To Know**\n\nAdult Participation\n\n**Required.**\n\nCaregivers stay + play! Open Studio is designed for families to create together. Be prepared to stay actively engaged with your kiddo in the space.\n\nCancellation Policy\n\nDeposits are non-refundable and will be forfeited if registration is cancelled. No refunds/credits are offered for no-shows. If Light + Love Arts cancels for any reason, full refund will be provided. 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It’s a solid, family-friendly makerspace drop-in with sensory play—fun but not especially high-concept or ‘only in Asheville.’ Likely a small-to-midsize local draw typical of a studio workshop. 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A clinic-style session focused on holistic assessment techniques and practical takeaways for self-care.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":16,"scoreRarity":6,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"Hands-on applied kinesiology/muscle-testing clinic feels more missable than a weekly class (Quietude programming appears weekly, but this specific topic reads as a special workshop). It’s a solid, alternative wellness skill-builder with moderate novelty and interaction, but likely a small local draw rather than a big-caliber event.","scoreAshevilleWeird":6,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T18:07:56.778Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T18:07:56.778Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:10.043Z"},{"id":"0b771deb-96dc-43e3-9468-b630b993f105","sourceId":"2002313480521","source":"EVENTBRITE","title":"Food Preservation Class: Fermenting Sauerkraut","description":"Join us for a hands-on food preservation class where we will discuss the basics of fermentation and make sauerkraut.","startDate":"2026-10-16T18:00:00.000Z","location":"N.C. Cooperative Extension | Henderson County Center, 100 Jackson Park Road, Hendersonville, NC","zip":"28792","organizer":"N.C. 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From there, cross the bridge into Carrier Park and the Hominy Creek Greenway — miles of flat, scenic riding along the water, framed by trees the whole way.","startDate":"2026-10-16T20:00:00.000Z","location":"The Radical, 95 Roberts Street, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"The Radical","price":"Unknown","url":"https://greenwayebikerentals.com/radical/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/cZ7zxBtUUEa8Tx5NXQpB3w.large.jpg","tags":["Outdoors","Tours","Beer","Guided Ebike Ride","Greenway Route","French Broad River","Historic Bridges","Scenic Parks"],"aiSummary":"Pedal assist e bikes cruise the French Broad River greenway past riverside parks and historic bridges on an easy paced guided loop across town. 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In the Round and the Artists-in-Residence program are made possible through the generous support of the Windgate Charitable Foundation. This event is free and open to the public. Accessibility UNC Asheville is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. If you have any questions about access or would like to request reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in the film screenings, please contact Stephanie Bullick, Director of Accessibility, at accessibility@unca.edu. Visitor Parking All visitors must adhere to the University’s parking policy. Please visit the UNC Asheville Visitor Parking Permit Registration site to acquire a visitor permit to park on campus. 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Designed for families with children 7 and under in a calm cat lounge setting for gentle, animal-filled fun.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-27T06:07:49.322Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T06:07:49.322Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:43.897Z"},{"id":"09308919-64b0-4d17-ad87-15714ec8e5e6","sourceId":"ea-33379-9","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"Luminere at Biltmore","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-16T20:30:00.000Z","location":"Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Biltmore Estate","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/asheville/events/luminere-biltmore#2026-10-16","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a7a2-cad7-3e10-a837313160c5-w-800h-600-91dcd7-GoldLongBox_FallTicketOffer_LuminereTicketOffer_Cornelia_800x600_jpg.png","tags":["Tours","Holiday","Evening Light Show","Biltmore Gardens","Seasonal Displays","Walking Route"],"aiSummary":"An after-dark stroll through the Biltmore grounds with glowing light installations and seasonal illumination along a curated walking route. Expect a festive, photo-friendly atmosphere across gardens and estate vistas.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-25T04:06:18.580Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T04:06:18.580Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:09.220Z"},{"id":"52b23ed3-fe68-4af7-aa59-cc40cf3b3224","sourceId":"20084525","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Patio Show: The 40, 20, 10s","description":"- ALL AGES- LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE The 40,20,10s started in Asheville NC, during the global pandemic after Galen's first ( and hopefully last) heart attack! With a lot of down time on his hands he thought. you know what!?. life is short..might as well have fun. So in the kitchen of Springs Wade, the two of them worked out some of Galen's new songs and went looking for musicians that wanted to play some original tunes. The band consists of Galen Holland, Springs Wade, Donny Brazile, Jayson Tomlin, and Josh Gibbs. Their latest album NEON- recorded at the historic studios at Citizen Vinyl (Ash.NC) with producer Kevin Moloney (U2, Sinéad O'Connor)-is cutting-edge, classic Americana. The songs elicit images in your mind: photographs, landscapes, perhaps something you've lived yourself. A sense of nostalgia. If you can, hop in the car, point that thing west, turn on the radio and just keep going. 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The series debuts this fall at Mocha Box Coffeehouse in Asheville, North Carolina.\n\nSufra Time is not a themed dinner or entertainment layered on top of a meal. It is a carefully composed evening in which cuisine, storytelling, music, ritual, and atmosphere work together as a single experience — designed, in the words of the Vwahla team, to be an evening guests \"talk about afterward, return for intentionally, and remember as more than a night out.\"\n\nA Season of Eight Distinct Evenings\n\nAcross eight themed Friday nights, guests will encounter a different facet of Arabian heritage each week through menu, story, mood, and shared ritual. Each evening stands on its own, while the full arc builds into a larger cultural journey with striking parallels with Appalachian life. The season is comprised of the following events, each held on Friday from 6:00-8:30 pm.\n\nDate\n\nTheme\n\nFriday, August 21\n\nPreview Night: Coffee's Birth \\(discounted preview seating\\)\n\nFriday, August 28\n\nWeek 1: Coffee's Birth \\(public opening night\\)\n\nFriday, September 4\n\nWeek 2: The Incense Road\n\nFriday, September 11\n\nWeek 3: Queen of Sheba\n\nFriday, September 18\n\nWeek 4: The Influence of Arabian Food\n\nFriday, September 25\n\nWeek 5: Amazing Arabian Architecture\n\nFriday, October 2\n\nWeek 6: Arabian Tribal Culture\n\nFriday, October 9\n\nWeek 7: Arabian Desert Living & Geology\n\nFriday, October 16\n\nWeek 8: The Enchanted Island of Socotra\n\nGuests can expect a distinct cultural theme with emotional and visual coherence each week, a menu thoughtfully paired with the host restaurant, storytelling woven naturally through the evening, live music and atmosphere that deepen immersion, interactive moments and shared rituals, and a keepsake designed to extend the experience beyond the table.\n\nWhy Arabia, Why Now\n\n\"Every culture sets a table,\" said Joe Palm, founder of Vwahla Events and principal of Doulos Ventures. \"Food has always been the world's easiest invitation. It is the perfect global pretext for genuine human connection. With Sufra Time, we wanted to show that a restaurant's culture and cuisine hold enough richness that a guest shouldn't have to settle for just dinner when they could interactively experience an entire world at the table.\"\n\nSufra Time is the first release under the Vwahla Events model, which partners with restaurants whose food carries living heritage and shapes that heritage into an experience guests can feel, not just consume. Vwahla partners with ethnic restaurant owners and chefs to develop the narrative, visual identity, guest journey, event structure, and promotional framing; the host restaurant brings the food, the heritage, the people, and the place. Together, the partnership is built to help restaurants deepen loyalty, attract new audiences, increase perceived value, generate incremental revenue, and become known as cultural destinations rather than simply places to eat.\n\n\"I didn't expect to find pieces of home in these mountains, but I did,\" said Sam Alaqari, general manager and Co-Owner of Mocha Box Coffeehouse, who was born and raised in Yemen. \"Terraced hillsides, oral storytelling, a table that's always open to one more guest — Appalachia and Yemen share more than people realize. Sufra Time starts with Yemen and Arabia, but it's really about proving that kind of hospitality is universal.\"\n\nTickets and Details\n\nSufra Time takes place every Friday evening at Mocha Box Coffeehouse in Asheville, North Carolina, beginning with a discounted preview on August 21, 2026, and continuing through the season finale on October 16, 2026. Ticket availability and pricing details will be announced on the Vwahla Events website during the week of August 3, 2026.\n\nArabia is the first journey for Vwahla, not the last. The company plans to bring the same model to other culturally rooted restaurants and cuisines — from Thai temple fairs and floating markets to Japanese tea houses, Lebanese mountain villages, West African storytelling traditions, and eventually Appalachian culinary heritage itself. Each new series will begin with a restaurant whose kitchen carries a living inheritance and a host ready to share more than a menu.\n\nAbout Vwahla Events\n\nVwahla Events transforms culturally rooted restaurants into immersive cultural worlds through evenings that combine cuisine, story, music, ritual, and atmosphere into a single, cohesive experience. 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Expect communal sufra style vibes in a cozy coffeehouse setting.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":17,"scoreRarity":5,"scoreUnique":7,"scoreMagnitude":5,"scoreReason":"Eight-week themed Friday-night immersive Arabian communal dining series (preview night Aug 21) feels more special than a one-off dinner but not rare like annual festivals—roughly monthly/seasonal-style cadence. High-concept ‘sufra’ hospitality + cultural immersion in a cozy coffeehouse is distinct and memorable, though likely a small-to-mid local draw at $95. Strong social mechanics (communal table dining) and moderately Asheville-coded (immersive/community vibes) without being truly countercult","scoreAshevilleWeird":5,"scoreSocial":7,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-15T06:05:45.689Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T06:05:45.689Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:02.669Z"},{"id":"4e1c7d77-4051-45a0-8a3f-ed170d1572bd","sourceId":"19349577","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Open Late at American Vinyl Co","description":"AVC is staying open late an extra 2 hours for folks to check out the shop! Every Friday enjoy live music by local artists out back while having a cold beer, wine, cider, or NA bev. See records being made or even make your own record in our live-to-vinyl recording booth. Family and dog friendly! This event is weather permitting.","startDate":"2026-10-16T22:00:00.000Z","location":"American Vinyl Co, 1158 Alexander Rd, Leicester, NC","zip":"28748-9448","organizer":"American Vinyl Co","price":"Free","url":"https://americanvinylco.com/visit-the-shop/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/F1m12VrlnECRYCa2kaX8fQ.large.jpg","tags":["Live Music","Beer","Wine & Spirits","Family","Record Pressing","Vinyl Booth","Patio Hang","Dog Friendly","Weather Dependent"],"aiSummary":"Late-night record shop hang with local artists playing outdoors while you sip beer, wine, cider, or NA drinks. Watch records being pressed and try the live-to-vinyl recording booth; family and dogs welcome, weather permitting.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":13,"scoreRarity":3,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"Feels like a weekly-ish Friday night hang (similar Friday music listings cluster week-to-week), so not super missable, but the live-to-vinyl recording booth + watching records being pressed makes it notably more distinctive than standard brewery live music. 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Gather for a twilight performance and an intimate night out on South Lexington Avenue.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":10,"scoreRarity":3,"scoreUnique":4,"scoreMagnitude":3,"scoreReason":"A relaxed, standard live-music night at a wine bar; similar programming at the venue appears at least biweekly, and no performer details suggest a larger draw or unusual concept.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-29T00:07:58.044Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T00:07:58.044Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:05.687Z"},{"id":"712b95a8-9b4b-411d-ac78-7565a42917bf","sourceId":"2002158655435","source":"EVENTBRITE","title":"Saturday Night Lights - The Kimberwick Experience","description":"The Kimberwick Experience at Tryon Internationals Club offers an elevated setting with premier views of the Saturday Night Lights Grand Prix","startDate":"2026-10-16T22:00:00.000Z","location":"Tryon International, 25 International Boulevard, Mill Spring, NC","zip":"28756","organizer":"Tryon International Equestrian Center","price":"$121","url":"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-night-lights-the-kimberwick-experience-tickets-2002158655435","imageUrl":"https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1181539915%2F2949561761471%2F1%2Foriginal.20260406-205057?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=78d96f1fbc6bc3eebdf41e7ac2925289","tags":["Sports","Show Jumping","Equestrian","Upscale Viewing"],"aiSummary":"Premier views of the Saturday Night Lights Grand Prix create an elevated spectator experience centered on competitive equestrian sport, show jumping, and an atmospheric evening at Tryon International.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-10T00:07:03.054Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T00:07:03.054Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:05.556Z"},{"id":"775668bd-bc3e-4143-ad1e-9a527e9f9dd4","sourceId":"ea-40089","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"Sunset Series - Live Music Fridays at Hemingway's Cuba","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-16T22:00:00.000Z","location":"Hemingway's Cuba, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Hemingway's Cuba","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/asheville/events/sunset-series-live-music-fridays-hemingways-cuba","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a766-ccd2-4bac-b450594c8f21-w-1440h-1080-235cd1-720057720_1719372396387198_797000379501218991_n_jpg.png","tags":["Live Music","Nightlife","Sunset Patio","Cuban Bar","Happy Hour Vibe","Downtown Asheville"],"aiSummary":"Sunset-hour sets roll into a late-night hang with upbeat live tunes in a tropical Cuban cocktail bar atmosphere. 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Likely a solid local crowd with easy mingling (standing/bar setting), yet not a high-concept or marquee-caliber act, and only lightly 'Asheville weird' (more tropical nightlife vibe than countercultural).","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T06:05:19.614Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T06:05:19.614Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:10.093Z"},{"id":"9a374b18-efbe-4310-9e61-26cd0f8c9af4","sourceId":"mx-10127024","source":"MOUNTAIN_X","title":"The Friday Drum Circle","description":"A community drum circle held every Friday evening.","startDate":"2026-10-16T22:00:00.000Z","location":"Pritchard Park Downtown, Pritchard Park, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Pritchard Park Downtown","price":"Free","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/the-friday-drum-circle/2026-10-16/","imageUrl":"https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2026-02-26-at-1.34.48-PM-720x440.png","tags":["Live Music","Community","Outdoors","Drum Circle","Rhythm Jam","All Levels","After Work Vibe","Downtown Park"],"aiSummary":"A pulsing Friday-night drum circle fills Pritchard Park with layered hand drums, shakers, and spontaneous rhythms. Sway, dance, or sit in the open air for a casual, all-level community jam downtown.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-27T06:07:49.332Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T06:07:49.332Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:43.897Z"},{"id":"a811a538-5cff-4021-aac9-b2b78b339671","sourceId":"ea-34708-9","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"Board & Brush Friday Night Pick Your Project Workshops","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-16T22:00:00.000Z","location":"Board & Brush Creative Studio - Asheville, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Board & Brush Creative Studio - Asheville","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/asheville/events/board-brush-friday-night-pick-your-project-workshops#2026-10-16","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a7ef-c727-42f4-d4e06d27d8d6-w-975h-731-e7af9f-Bb_PYP_Workshop-100_jpg.png","tags":["Crafts","Art","DIY Wood Signs","Painted Home Decor","Beginner Friendly","Small Group Workshop","Take Home Project"],"aiSummary":"A hands-on Friday night DIY workshop where you choose a project and create painted wood decor with stencils, stains, and brushes. 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Bring an instrument or listen in for community-led session playing and informal, come-and-go participation.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-27T06:07:49.332Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T06:07:49.332Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:43.897Z"},{"id":"e739cb9b-b9a9-4b26-a0a8-d5770fb33e9f","sourceId":"19433364","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"The 14th Annual Haunted Trail by Asheville Plays","description":"Asheville Plays is thrilled to announce the return of the **14th Annual Haunted Trail,** Asheville's favorite family-friendly Halloween tradition! Designed with families in mind (recommended for ages 3–12), the Haunted Trail combines immersive sets, live performers, and interactive storytelling to create a memorable Halloween experience that is spooky, quirky, and fun without relying on physical contact or gore. The Adventure Center of Asheville is the host of this one of a kind live outdoor theatrical experience. A special Sweet Peek Tour is offered nightly at 6:30 PM, allowing younger guests to experience the trail without actors before deciding if they'd like to enjoy the full show. Visitors can also explore Pirates Cove from 6-9 pm, featuring a 30-foot Pirate Ship Escape Room, live mermaid encounters, and pirate-themed activities. Reserve your 10 minute escape game upon arr-rival as the games book up quickly! The fun doesn't stop there. Guests ages 4 and older can explore The Adventure Centers glowing aerial adventure courses illuminated with thousands of colorful lights and lasers. Combo tickets for both attractions are available online and are expected to sell out in advance. The Haunted Trail does not sell out, but the entrance closes at 9:00 PM. Beyond the attractions, guests can enjoy a lively festival tent complete with local vendors, a lil ghouls play area, brews and beverages of all kinds, and hot & delicious Mellow Mushroom pizza. Asheville Plays is proud to continue its partnership with MANNA FoodBank through the Boo to Hunger program. Every Haunted Trail admission helps provide 4 meals for neighbors facing food insecurity. Additionally, $1 from every adult beverage sold will go to Camp Lakey Gap. Guests can enjoy live music on Friday nights at the Haunted Trail from the Asheville Rock Academy Kids Band. Get your tickets and enjoy a night of Halloween fun while giving back to the Western North Carolina community! 2026 DATES: OCT 9,10,16,17,22, 23,24,25.29,30 For tickets and additional information, visit **www.hauntedtrailwnc.com**.","startDate":"2026-10-16T22:00:00.000Z","location":"The Adventure Center of Asheville, 85 Expo Drive, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"The Adventure Center of Asheville","price":"$20","url":"http://www.hauntedtrailwnc.com","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/oaCd8Cupwk6DdeArl7DXuw.large.jpg","tags":["Holiday","Family","Outdoors","Theater & Film","Mild Scares","Interactive Storytelling","Live Actors"],"aiSummary":"Immersive outdoor sets, live performers, and interactive storytelling create a spooky, quirky Halloween adventure for families. 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It’s a strong local family outing, but not a major regional draw or especially Asheville-weird, and interaction is mainly within family groups.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-03T06:07:58.617Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T06:07:58.617Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:02.669Z"},{"id":"eb466691-a3ea-41c6-9be4-87ea1e1da6c1","sourceId":"19507069","source":"AVL_TODAY","title":"Drift, In and Out: Art Exhibit by Linsey Gray","description":"In the heat of the summer, time seems to lose its rigid edges, softening into the hazy, rhythmic expanse of a daydream. 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The opening reception includes conversation with the artist and light hors d’oeuvres.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":1,"score":18,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"One-time opening reception for a specific artist’s new series (missable even if exhibits are common overall). Contemporary, liminal-landscape concept with an artist conversation and free hors d’oeuvres makes it a solid, broadly appealing night out, but it’s likely a small-to-midsize gallery crowd. 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Bring some if you're inspired!\n\nMore details [here](https://liminalyoga.com/ahc) including a note about [healer hierarchy](https://liminalyoga.com/ahc/#healer-hierarchy) and why we are asking a monetary exchange for this. $20-60\n\n[Register](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JcMC2Ryl3RV2IZaMDbIGtTCdMrtAcEejjbnNhC20xvY/) to secure your spot!","startDate":"2026-10-16T22:30:00.000Z","location":"The Well, 3 Louisiana Ave, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Awakening Asheville","price":"$20","url":"https://www.meetup.com/awakeningasheville/events/316728334/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/e/7/c/600_518587804.jpeg","tags":["Wellness","Community","Meditation","Reiki Share","Energy Healing","Bodywork Exchange","Crystal Magic","Sound Healing"],"aiSummary":"A community-style healing exchange where participants offer and receive modalities like reiki, massage, activations, crystals and gemstone work, and didgeridoo sound healing. 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The trolley arrives 20 minutes before departure for check-in — plan to be there early, because it leaves at 7PM sharp! **History by day. Haunted by night.**\n\nAsheville is one of the most haunted cities in America. After dark, we'll show you why.\n\nSit back — if you dare — as your guide brings Asheville's darkest chapters to life: unsolved murders, restless spirits, wartime spies, and the kind of mountain-made mayhem that doesn't make the history books. This isn't a haunted house. It's a 75-minute rolling séance through the real streets where it all happened.\n\n**What you'll may hear** *(all of our guides share various stories)*\n\n*\\- The legendary Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn*\n\n*\\- The Ghost of Church Street*\n\n*\\- A 1936 murder that was never solved — and never forgotten*\n\n*\\- The architect sealed inside his own church*\n\n*\\- The Killing Spree of 1906*\n\n*\\- The fire that took Zelda Fitzgerald*\n\n**Schedule:** Monday–Saturday 7PM (arrive 20 minutes early)\n\n**Parking:** Free after 5PM at the City of Asheville lot on Marjorie Street, ½ block south of Pack's Tavern. Paid parking available at 164 College Street, approximately 1 block north.\n\n**Reservations required.** Walk-ups are accommodated on a space-available basis. Credit/debit cards only.\n\n**Bonus:** Buy your Ghost Tour and Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley Tour tickets together and save $5 per adult ticket.\n\n**75 minutes. Countless stories. Bring a friend — you'll want someone to grab.**\n\n**TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence every year since 2012!**","startDate":"2026-10-16T23:00:00.000Z","location":"IN FRONT OF Pack's Tavern, 20 S Spruce St, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"IN FRONT OF Pack's Tavern","price":"$35","url":"https://graylineasheville.com/tours/ghost-tour/","imageUrl":"https://citysparkstorage.blob.core.windows.net/portalimages/portalimages/9cnyEHvpwECsxrq_vB7osQ.large.jpg","tags":["Tours","Theater & Film","Family","Ghost Stories","Murder Mystery","Trolley Ride","Downtown Asheville","Evening Tour"],"aiSummary":"A 75 minute evening trolley ride through Downtown Asheville blending haunted local history with a murder mystery narrative and spooky storytelling. 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The 80s theme and dancing make it engaging and social, but it is not especially Asheville-weird.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":7,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T03:17:40.461Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T03:17:40.461Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:44.381Z"},{"id":"480bb209-6dab-40f7-933c-1158c41b838d","sourceId":"mx-1076089","source":"MOUNTAIN_X","title":"Push Skateshop Fall Fundraiser Concert","description":"The legendary VOIVOD, 40yr veterans of the metal scene, highlight a night of musical excellence. 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She seeks to understand energy through somatic responses to sonic vibrations. Her facilitation is propelled by a desire to help build and sustain community by creating a safe, loving container for self-expression, connection and release. If you’d like to listen to her sets visit [https://soundcloud.com/sara-bensman](https://soundcloud.com/sara-bensman)\n\n\\~\\~\\~\n\n\\*\\* Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. \\*\\*\nTicket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.\n\nNo one turned away for lack of funds!\nPre-registration Recommended:\n\nVOLUNTEER!\n\nWe need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:\n\nDoor will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!\n\nCollective agreements:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nAbout AMC:\nAsheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. 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Trapped in a bar with a synthetic (known as mimics), surrounded by encroaching revolutionaries, Witches, and the Wizard’s ever watchful eyes, Gale must survive the night if Oz will see its dawn. But in an empire of extremes, who can survive?\n\nThe show begins at 7:30pm.\nStepped ground seating is free, remember to bring blankets, pillows, campchairs, etc to be more comfortable. If you’d like to make an online donation before the show you can do so here: [https://www.montfordparkplayers.org/](https://www.montfordparkplayers.org/get-tickets-2/)\n\nThe actors will come around at intermission for cash or venmo donations and they typically have a food and drink vendor of some kind.\n\nAsheville’s Montford Park Players is North Carolina’s longest running Shakespeare theatre company dedicated to providing exceptional dramatic entertainment for the enrichment, education, and enjoyment of their audiences, free of charge.","startDate":"2026-10-16T23:00:00.000Z","location":"Hazel Robinson Amphitheater, 04 PearsonDrive, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Asheville Introverts","price":"Free","url":"https://www.meetup.com/asheville-introverts/events/314228746/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/5/6/9/c/600_520102172.jpeg","tags":["Theater & Film","Nightlife","Dark Fantasy","Dystopian Oz","Investigative Thriller","Amphitheater Show"],"aiSummary":"A dark, dystopian sequel to Oz unfolds in a newly invigorated Capital where the Wizard’s power has swelled into systematic oppression and a drug-fueled war. 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HART’s fully immersive production of Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party transforms the Fangmeyer Theater into a sultry, jazz-drenched speakeasy, with the bar open all night and audience members free to move, mingle, and experience the action up close. Lovers Queenie and Burrs, both vaudeville performers, throw the party-to-end-all-parties, attracting a dazzling crowd living on the edge. When Queenie’s wandering eye meets the mysterious Black, passions ignite and jealousy erupts, sending the night spiraling toward danger and betrayal. With a thrilling score, seductive choreography, and razor-sharp storytelling, this bold, intoxicating, and unforgettable production makes you more than a spectator—you’re living the wild party. Bold, thrilling, and intended for adult audiences. 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Featuring: Sharvis Smith, Chesney Goodson, Kavi Zuniga No One Knows Where I Am written by Dani Cox (Oct. 3, 9, 16, 17) As women navigate work-life they discover what it takes to truly gain control over it. Based on true events in our city's music community. Featuring: Kirby Gibson, Sharvis Smith, Kavi Zuniga Working a Shift at Santo Tomas written by Anne Dickens (Oct. 1, 3, 9, 17) At the dawn of America’s involvement in World War Two, when America was still reeling from the attacks on Pearl Harbor, another life and death struggle began playing out for the American military and civilians in the Philippines. Thousands of US and Philippine military personnel and civilians would be taken as prisoners of war. A Shift at Santo Tomas tells the story of one young Army nurse as she details her feelings about survival and loss in the face of unforgiving hardship. Featuring: Meg Brunton Michael is Black written by Michael Hagins (Oct. 1, 2, 10, 16) Michael Hagins, NYC Playwright and Actor, tells us the story of his struggle as a black man through the mouth of charismatic, white actor Michael Rehse. Rehse will Mikesplain how difficult it is to be a black man in America today. Featuring: Chesney Goodson, Peter Millis Sweetie's Confession written by Marlow Wyatt (Oct. 2, 3, 9, 17) A young executive goes to confession after suppressing years of racism at her prestigious job causes her to snap. Featuring: Jasmine McAllister, Kirby Gibson WHITE MOM written by Hailey Brunson (Oct. 1, 2, 10, 16) When Heaven is based on race, where do two Biracial people go? In Hailey Brunson's WHITE MOM, when one woman -who is perfectly 50% Black and 50% White- dies, she only has 10 minutes to decide between Black Heaven, White Heaven, and Hell. Featuring: Kirby Gibson, Chesney Goodson, Melon Wedick Worst Table written by Karen Poulsen (Oct. 3, 9, 10, 17) A restaurant offers a 10% discount for anyone willing to sit at the “worst table in the house.” When two stubborn strangers arrive at the same time and refuse to give up the deal, a petty battle of wits over table space and lemon wedges turns into an unexpected connection. Featuring: Scott Fisher, Jasmine McAllister, Kavi Zuniga Dear Management written by Sharece Sellem-Hannah (Oct. 1, 2, 10, 16) Chloe records a video of her resignation one week after George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police. This monologue was written as a response to systemic racism. Featuring: Jasmine McAllister Trash Day written by Vincent Terrell Durham (Oct. 3, 9, 10, 16, 17) A woman confronts a homeless man rummaging through her trash. She quickly discovers how much her trash reveals about herself. Featuring: Chesney Goodson, Melon Wedick Day by Day Breakdown: Thurs. October 1 Friday October 2 Sat. 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Bask in the wise presence of the Trees as you remember your roots and reunite with Mother Earth, the mother of us all.**\n\nThe wisdom of trees and magic of the lush forest await you! Join us in the woods for nature connection, wisdom, silence & sharing.\n\nWe will immerse into nature together in a beautiful mature forest on a mountainside in Weaverville to experience whatever wisdom and magic this early Fall evening offers us.\n\nPlease bring a notebook and a pen and a blanket or camping chair to sit on as we will spend some time sitting in a circle on the earth together. We will be spending 25 minutes of discussion, orienting us to our connection with the trees, then 20 minutes of quiet time walking in and listening to nature. We will then write what we experienced and join together to share those experiences.\n\nWholesome organic chicken salad will be offered for $10 per serving. (This is an extra cost, so bring cash for this on=site purchase.) Alternatively, you are welcome to bring your own light lunch.\n\nWe will meet in the parking area.\n\nDonations are appreciated and can be sent to [Adam and Erin](https://www.venmo.com/u/TraditionalHealer). In addition, when you register, you will be asked to pay a small amount for materials.\n\nThis event will take place on a mountain 25 minutes' drive north of Asheville, NC.\n\n*This event was originally founded with the premiere forest conservation group in the Southeast region, Dogwood Alliance.*\n\n**Remember to bring/wear...**\n\n1. hiking shoes/boots, long pants and socks (There may be some poison ivy along the way.)\n2. water bottle\n3. light chair or blanket for sitting\n4. money if you want to purchase the food option or make a [donation](https://www.venmo.com/u/TraditionalHealer \"https://www.venmo.com/u/TraditionalHealer\")\n5. jacket or sweater for the weather (raincoat)\n6. hat if it's rainy, cool, or sunny\n7. hiking poles if you like to use them. (This will be a short hike.)\n8. optional bowl and spoon if you plan on purchasing food and want to save on paper-ware\n\n[Learn more about workshop facilitators, Adam and Erin.](https://www.seedsoftradition.org/bios \"https://www.seedsoftradition.org/bios\")\n\n\\-\\-\\-\\-\nWho are the facilitators?\n\nHusband and wife Adam Laufer and Erin Everett open you to the message of [Way of the Dove](https://wayofthedove.org), an expression of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Mesoamerican lineage that trained these healers brings forth the Sixth Sun, a new era of Hope and Heart. Join them to catch this wave rising up to bring the blessings of a new dawn to our world.\n\nNature honoring and connection (like this event) and traditional folk healing help us all to open to the rays of blessing and transformation this special time brings us.\n\nAdam and Erin offer personal healing sessions, nature honoring workshops, and healing vacation retreats at their sacred traditional altar and their log cabin sanctuary on a lush, forested mountain just north of the holistic and wellness hub Asheville, NC.","startDate":"2026-10-17T14:30:00.000Z","location":"Weaverville, Weaverville, NC","zip":"28804","organizer":"Asheville Nature, Wisdom and Wellness Events and Retreats","price":"$15","url":"https://www.meetup.com/asheville-wellness-and-wisdom-events/events/316234012/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/d/7/a/600_534576218.jpeg","tags":["Outdoors","Wellness","Spiritual","Forest Bathing","Nature Connection","Guided Hike","Silent Reflection","Early Fall"],"aiSummary":"A short guided hike into a mature Appalachian mountainside forest in Weaverville blends forest bathing, quiet presence with trees, and nature-based reflection. 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Fun and approachable but essentially a standard song circle/open-jam in a brewery, so uniqueness and draw stay local. Strong meet-people mechanics because participants actively take turns leading songs and chatting between tunes.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":8,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-27T06:07:49.352Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T06:07:49.352Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:44.772Z"},{"id":"c1114f17-86b1-4e29-a358-81d25fa6b7ce","sourceId":"bc-11158","source":"BUNCOMBE_COUNTY","title":"Fall-O-Ween","description":"Play some games, paint a pumpkin, and show off your costume at the festival.","startDate":"2026-10-17T17:00:00.000Z","location":"Lake Julian Park, 37 Lake Julian Road Arden NC 28704","zip":"28704","organizer":"Buncombe County","price":"Free","url":"https://www.buncombenc.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=11158","imageUrl":"/asheville-default.jpg","tags":["Family","Holiday","Crafts","Community","Pumpkin Painting","Costume Showcase","Outdoor Festival"],"aiSummary":"Celebrate autumn with playful games, hands-on pumpkin painting, and a chance to show off creative costumes at a festive outdoor gathering in the park.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":16,"scoreRarity":7,"scoreUnique":5,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"A likely annual fall festival is a limited seasonal opportunity, with family-friendly games, pumpkin painting, and costumes offering solid but conventional entertainment. 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Performer-focused drag/burlesque/fire community meetup with storytelling + potential clothing swap is a high-concept, very Asheville offering (unique 7, Asheville weird 8). Likely a small-to-medium local scene gathering rather than a big public draw (magnitude 4). 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There will be 40+ local artisan vendors with a variety of art, goods, and wares for you to shop and support. Food trucks, baked goods, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available. The Hellbender bars will also be open for alcoholic beverages during the event. We will have a Womyn's relaxation area (hosted by Arete) with massage, tarot, henna, and more to fully pamper and enjoy. A kid's area will include crafts, face painting, and fairy hair. A collection of local womyn-focused non-profits and small businesses will also be present to showcase their offerings. \n\nThe idea for the Womyn Rising Celebration came post-Helene and current political climate, feeling the need to support womyn-led artisan/makers, businesses, musicians, and non-profits that may be struggling. We wanted to highlight the talent and fierce determination of making a difference in our sweet mountain communities. The \"womyn\" spelling comes from a 1970s movement and our goal is to be inclusive of all female-identifying persons in WNC. 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So, this creepy and perverted hasher wishes to celebrate with an old-school hash. This means leaving your inhibitions and morals at home, accepting that it may get rowdy and that you bend over to tie your shoelaces at your own peril!\n\nSo please nobody under 21, prudes and those of a nervous disposition.\n\nAlso, this will be JtR's \"send off\" trail... :-(\n\nON-ON!\nThe Shittiest Hare on Earth [FYYFF JtR]","startDate":"2026-10-17T18:00:00.000Z","location":"Azalea Road Dog Park, 498 State Rd 2754, Asheville, NC 28805, USA, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Asheville Hash House Harriers (AVLH3)","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/avlh3-on-on/events/316527264/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/8/8/6/600_535986278.jpeg","tags":["Outdoors","Pets","Community","Nightlife","Hash Run","Adult Humor","Trail Running","Dog Park Meetup","Rowdy Vibe"],"aiSummary":"Raucous, adult-humor hash run with a marked trail from Azalea Road Dog Park, mixing trail running and playful shiggy in an old school Harriers style. 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Dubowski and Rabbi Amichai lead post-film discussion.","startDate":"2026-10-17T18:00:00.000Z","location":"UNC Asheville Mullen James Hall, 600 Theatre Ln, Woodfin","zip":"28804","organizer":"UNC Asheville Mullen James Hall","price":"Unknown","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/asheville-jewish-film-festival-sabbath-queen/","imageUrl":"https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/attachment-23380813b23b155100032c9d-1100x601.png","tags":["Theater & Film","Spiritual","Jewish Cinema","Post Film Discussion","Film Festival"],"aiSummary":"A screening of Sabbath Queen anchors the Asheville Jewish Film Festival, followed by a post-film conversation led by Dubowski and Rabbi Amichai. 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It’s a meaningful local cultural event, though its draw and Asheville-weird factor are moderate.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T03:33:41.278Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T03:33:41.278Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:44.772Z"},{"id":"96d08257-27e7-4b5b-9748-cc465e7e8f6b","sourceId":"ea-44932","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"Luke Deuce","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-17T18:00:00.000Z","location":"Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Fletcher, NC","zip":"28704","organizer":"Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/fletcher/events/luke-deuce","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a7d4-c435-5fde-6de2a489dd87-w-768h-576-e2a73a-luke.jpg","tags":["Live Music","Beer","Nightlife","Brewery Taproom","Singer Songwriter","Acoustic Set","Early Evening Show"],"aiSummary":"A relaxed brewery taproom set built around singer songwriter originals and acoustic crowd favorites. 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Social vibe is moderate since people mingle at tables/bar before and between songs.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T18:08:19.289Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T18:08:19.289Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:10.143Z"},{"id":"ae9aed36-9936-4664-a7aa-01d1540d051e","sourceId":"library-bcpl-28708","source":"LIBRARY","title":"Pop, Trace, Unwind! A Low-Stress Watercolor and Doodle Workshop","description":"Join us for a relaxing 90-minute sensory art session designed to quiet your mind and soothe your nervous system using soap bubbles and vibrant watercolor.\n\nAll materials (paper, paint, soap, and archival pens) are provided for the workshop. This workshop is free but registration is required .\n\nWhat You'll Experience:\n\nBrain & body relief: Learn how creative play lowers stress hormones and calms anxiety.\n\nHands-on creation: Master the bubble-wash technique to generate effortless visual textures.\n\nMindful detailing: Turn random shapes into meditative and playful ink designs.\n\nThis class is facilitated by Evelyn Dufner: Existential Artist, Educator, MA Mental Health\n\nAges: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult, Tween (ages 10-12).\n\nRegistration required: https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/event/pop-trace-unwind-low-stress-watercolor-and-doodle-workshop-28708\n\nHosted by Leicester Library, Buncombe County Public Libraries.","startDate":"2026-10-17T18:00:00.000Z","location":"Leicester Library, 1561 Alexander Rd, Leicester NC 28748","zip":"28748","organizer":"Leicester Library","price":"Free","url":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/event/pop-trace-unwind-low-stress-watercolor-and-doodle-workshop-28708","imageUrl":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/sites/default/files/2026-09/Bubble%20Art%20Insta%201.png","tags":["Art","Wellness","Education","Bubble Wash","Watercolor","Stress Relief"],"aiSummary":"Explore playful watercolor textures with soap bubbles and archival pen doodles in a calming, hands-on session. Creative experimentation supports stress relief, anxiety reduction, and nervous system soothing.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":17,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":3,"scoreReason":"A specific, apparently one-time workshop, though similar art classes are available around Asheville. 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A founding member of psychedelic rock band Medusa’s Disco, Hunter personally wrote, recorded, mixed, and produced all his music which achieved viral success with tracks like “Town Rat Heathen” and “Quicksand Sinking.” His acclaimed 2023 album, Arkansas, honored the memory of his late brother, and his upcoming release, Crooked Home (October 17th), dives even deeper into themes of family, loss, addiction, and resilience. Recorded at Nashville’s Addiction Studios with renowned producer David Kalmuskey, the album underscores Hunter’s commitment to authentic storytelling and raw musicianship.\n\nThis is a free event, but tickets are required to reserve your spot. Claim your free ticket through Eventbrite to secure entry and help us plan for attendance. 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His approach to songwriting has evolved over the years, shifting from a lyric-centric process to a music-first methodology. This shift has allowed Hunter to match emotive soundscapes with the narrative potency of his songs, yielding compositions rich in both meaning and emotion. He employs a similarly immersive approach to music production. He writes, records, mixes, and produces all his albums, an uncompromising process that is both demanding and gratifying.\n\nHunter’s personal experiences heavily influence his music. His acclaimed 2023 album, ‘Arkansas’, was created as a tribute following the passing of his older brother in 2020, beautifully encapsulating his introspection. Despite calling Central Pennsylvania home, the four years he spent in Arkansas during his youth had a profound impact on his artistry. Consequently, each song is a deeply personal narrative, an homage to the sights, sounds, aches, and scars found there.\n\nHunter’s music achieved viral success through TikTok and Instagram, where his songs ‘Town Rat Heathen’ and ‘Quicksand Sinking’ struck a chord with users worldwide. 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HART’s fully immersive production of Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party transforms the Fangmeyer Theater into a sultry, jazz-drenched speakeasy, with the bar open all night and audience members free to move, mingle, and experience the action up close. Lovers Queenie and Burrs, both vaudeville performers, throw the party-to-end-all-parties, attracting a dazzling crowd living on the edge. When Queenie’s wandering eye meets the mysterious Black, passions ignite and jealousy erupts, sending the night spiraling toward danger and betrayal. With a thrilling score, seductive choreography, and razor-sharp storytelling, this bold, intoxicating, and unforgettable production makes you more than a spectator—you’re living the wild party. Bold, thrilling, and intended for adult audiences. 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Twenty brand new songs, born from endless miles in pursuit of a dream. Formed in Nashville in the early 2000s while performing as side-men with stalwarts of the bluegrass community, the band members soaked up every influence like musical sponges. Their friendships, paired with a shared drive to create their own music and master their own destiny, inevitably led to the birth of The Infamous Stringdusters. Alongside Chris Pandolfi (banjo), Travis Book (double bass), Jeremy Garrett (fiddle), Andy Hall (dobro), and Andy Falco (guitar), the group continues to fearlessly blur the boundaries between bluegrass, Americana, country, and indie-folk. At its core, 20/20 represents a defining chapter for the Stringdusters, who embody sonic exploration and boundless curiosity while holding fast to musical tradition—whether under the bright stage lights or deep within the studio. Founded in 2005, Pisgah is known for producing some of the most sought after craft ales in Western North Carolina. 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Featuring: Sharvis Smith, Chesney Goodson, Kavi Zuniga No One Knows Where I Am written by Dani Cox (Oct. 3, 9, 16, 17) As women navigate work-life they discover what it takes to truly gain control over it. Based on true events in our city's music community. Featuring: Kirby Gibson, Sharvis Smith, Kavi Zuniga Working a Shift at Santo Tomas written by Anne Dickens (Oct. 1, 3, 9, 17) At the dawn of America’s involvement in World War Two, when America was still reeling from the attacks on Pearl Harbor, another life and death struggle began playing out for the American military and civilians in the Philippines. Thousands of US and Philippine military personnel and civilians would be taken as prisoners of war. A Shift at Santo Tomas tells the story of one young Army nurse as she details her feelings about survival and loss in the face of unforgiving hardship. Featuring: Meg Brunton Michael is Black written by Michael Hagins (Oct. 1, 2, 10, 16) Michael Hagins, NYC Playwright and Actor, tells us the story of his struggle as a black man through the mouth of charismatic, white actor Michael Rehse. Rehse will Mikesplain how difficult it is to be a black man in America today. Featuring: Chesney Goodson, Peter Millis Sweetie's Confession written by Marlow Wyatt (Oct. 2, 3, 9, 17) A young executive goes to confession after suppressing years of racism at her prestigious job causes her to snap. Featuring: Jasmine McAllister, Kirby Gibson WHITE MOM written by Hailey Brunson (Oct. 1, 2, 10, 16) When Heaven is based on race, where do two Biracial people go? In Hailey Brunson's WHITE MOM, when one woman -who is perfectly 50% Black and 50% White- dies, she only has 10 minutes to decide between Black Heaven, White Heaven, and Hell. Featuring: Kirby Gibson, Chesney Goodson, Melon Wedick Worst Table written by Karen Poulsen (Oct. 3, 9, 10, 17) A restaurant offers a 10% discount for anyone willing to sit at the “worst table in the house.” When two stubborn strangers arrive at the same time and refuse to give up the deal, a petty battle of wits over table space and lemon wedges turns into an unexpected connection. Featuring: Scott Fisher, Jasmine McAllister, Kavi Zuniga Dear Management written by Sharece Sellem-Hannah (Oct. 1, 2, 10, 16) Chloe records a video of her resignation one week after George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police. This monologue was written as a response to systemic racism. Featuring: Jasmine McAllister Trash Day written by Vincent Terrell Durham (Oct. 3, 9, 10, 16, 17) A woman confronts a homeless man rummaging through her trash. She quickly discovers how much her trash reveals about herself. Featuring: Chesney Goodson, Melon Wedick Day by Day Breakdown: Thurs. October 1 Friday October 2 Sat. 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Special tribute night honoring Tim Curry’s iconic performance.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":1,"score":22,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":8,"scoreMagnitude":6,"scoreReason":"A cult-classic midnight Rocky Horror screening with a live shadowcast and audience participation is a high-concept, highly interactive night out, and this Tim Curry tribute makes it feel especially special. Similar events at The Mule are other nightlife/theater nights rather than recurring Rocky Horror dates, suggesting this is a one-off or at least not frequent at this venue. 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Join the circus, embrace the madness, and prepare for the wildest round of disc golf you’ve ever played! There will be plenty of shenanigans and cash on the line! Food, a beer and a commemorative golf towel will be included with registration. Make sure to stick around for a tailgate/trunk style disc swap!","startDate":"2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z","location":"Highland Brewing Co., 12 Old Charlotte Hwy #200, Asheville, NC 28803, NC","zip":"28803","organizer":"Highland Brewing Co.","price":"Unknown","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/cirque-du-disque-tournament/","imageUrl":"https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-09-28-at-1.48.05-PM-720x332.png","tags":["Sports","Outdoors","Disc Golf","Playful Competition","Circus Theme"],"aiSummary":"A spirited disc golf tournament sends players through a tree-lined course where skill, strategy, and luck shape each unpredictable round. 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May each one loosen now. Though it once held you together and made you strong, it binds you where you no longer need to be bound.\n\nSomething greater holds you now. May this knot loosen, and this, and this.\n\nA blessing on your unravelling that feels a little like insanity. You're not going mad. May the sun warm the places that were tied so tight it felt like suffocating. And now that it is safe, to soften, to loosen, to breathe, fill your lungs with the oxygen of freedom. Exhale. May your soul be released from the bondage of survival, and unlaced, relax into unboundedness. And bask in the blessing of letting go.\n\nBy Shao Lan\n\n## About Conway Weary\n\nConway remembers the moment. Her first grade teacher, Mrs. Dean, lined up the girls, put Tchaikovsky on the record player and said, \"Pretend you are a flower\". That ecstatic meeting of music, movement and imagination was a moment that set a life direction. The Dancer's Path is where the outside meets the inside, the healer meets the wound, and body and soul play passionately with the edges of life. [www.mixcloud.com/conwayweary/](http://www.mixcloud.com/conwayweary/)\n\\~\\~\\~\n\n\\*\\* Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. \\*\\*\nTicket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.\n\nNo one turned away for lack of funds!\nPre-registration Recommended:\n\nVOLUNTEER!\n\nWe need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:\n\nDoor will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!\n\nCollective agreements:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nAbout AMC:\nAsheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. Our mission and aim are to inspire authenticity and healthy community through free-form dance by hosting dance waves for personal and community transformation. AMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.\n\nLocation: 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC 28805\n\nSee you on the dance floor!","startDate":"2026-10-18T12:30:00.000Z","location":"Evergreen Community Charter School, 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Asheville Movement Collective","price":"$15 - $30","url":"https://www.meetup.com/amcdance/events/316692670/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/d/4/e/600_536376174.jpeg","tags":["Dance","Wellness","Community","Ecstatic Dance","DJ Set","Sober Space","Morning Session","Movement Meditation"],"aiSummary":"Two morning ecstatic dance waves with warmup and a held opening circle, then a DJ-driven freeform movement journey led by guest DJ Conway Weary. 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Just $10!\n\nProceeds from the race will be donated to the Asheville Police Foundation and its mission to strengthen safety and community partnerships across Asheville. 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Socializing is decent (teams, on-course camaraderie, awards finish) but still centered on participants/insiders.","scoreAshevilleWeird":2,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-25T04:06:40.100Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T04:06:40.100Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:10.267Z"},{"id":"958b9c21-0203-4f94-8a5e-e190f7b82954","sourceId":"ea-45097-0","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"Dreaming Demystified","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-18T13:30:00.000Z","location":"Ridgecrest, Ridgecrest, NC","zip":"28711","organizer":"Ridgecrest","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/ridgecrest/events/dreaming-demystified#2026-10-18","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a70d-c651-6f7d-0a6eb88ac560-w-1079h-809-3130e1-dreaming-demystfied-flyer.png","tags":["Education","Wellness","Dreamwork","Sleep Psychology","Beginner Friendly","Interactive Talk","Retreat Center"],"aiSummary":"A practical, beginner friendly workshop on dreamwork that breaks down why we dream and how to interpret common themes. 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Bench work in a class setting creates solid chances to chat and connect, though it’s not an explicit mixer.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T06:08:06.231Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T06:08:06.231Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:10.267Z"},{"id":"0542014c-2fd3-4624-a105-34c899d76330","sourceId":"ea-40713-9","source":"EXPLORE_ASHEVILLE","title":"Eliada Corn Maze and Festival","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-18T14:00:00.000Z","location":"Eliada Corn Maze, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Eliada Corn Maze","price":null,"url":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/asheville/events/eliada-corn-maze-and-festival#2026-10-18","imageUrl":"https://www.exploreasheville.com/sites/default/files/listing_images/eu-west-1-ced5e211-a7a2-cad7-3e10-a837313160c5-w-1080h-810-9a05e2-ra-cm-ad-1000-x-650-px.png","tags":["Family","Outdoors","Holiday","Markets","Corn Maze","Fall Festival","Pumpkin Patch","Hayrides","Farm Venue"],"aiSummary":"A classic fall corn maze day with family-friendly festival energy—think winding stalk paths, pumpkin patch photo ops, and hayrides on a farm-style property. 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Directors: Dani Cox, Scott Fisher, Rodney Smith Performers: Meg Brunton, Kirby Gibson, Chesney Goodson, Jasmine McAllister, Peter Millis, Sharvis Smith, Melon Wedick, Kavi Zuniga The show features 9 original monologues and one-act plays loosely structured into an \"A\" and \"B\" show. Catch both to see them all! (Scroll to the bottom for a day-by-day schedule) This Year’s Selections Orange Slices written by Penny Meacham - Prose / Dani Cox - Adaptation (Oct. 2, 3, 9, 17) Local poet, Penny Meacham, has been telling her stories in Asheville for 6 years. For the first time she is taking her writing to the theatre. This adaptation of her inspiring prose into a staged play brings new life and meaning to a wondrous moment in childhood that will remind all who are lost of what matters most. Featuring: Sharvis Smith, Chesney Goodson, Kavi Zuniga No One Knows Where I Am written by Dani Cox (Oct. 3, 9, 16, 17) As women navigate work-life they discover what it takes to truly gain control over it. Based on true events in our city's music community. Featuring: Kirby Gibson, Sharvis Smith, Kavi Zuniga Working a Shift at Santo Tomas written by Anne Dickens (Oct. 1, 3, 9, 17) At the dawn of America’s involvement in World War Two, when America was still reeling from the attacks on Pearl Harbor, another life and death struggle began playing out for the American military and civilians in the Philippines. Thousands of US and Philippine military personnel and civilians would be taken as prisoners of war. A Shift at Santo Tomas tells the story of one young Army nurse as she details her feelings about survival and loss in the face of unforgiving hardship. Featuring: Meg Brunton Michael is Black written by Michael Hagins (Oct. 1, 2, 10, 16) Michael Hagins, NYC Playwright and Actor, tells us the story of his struggle as a black man through the mouth of charismatic, white actor Michael Rehse. Rehse will Mikesplain how difficult it is to be a black man in America today. Featuring: Chesney Goodson, Peter Millis Sweetie's Confession written by Marlow Wyatt (Oct. 2, 3, 9, 17) A young executive goes to confession after suppressing years of racism at her prestigious job causes her to snap. Featuring: Jasmine McAllister, Kirby Gibson WHITE MOM written by Hailey Brunson (Oct. 1, 2, 10, 16) When Heaven is based on race, where do two Biracial people go? In Hailey Brunson's WHITE MOM, when one woman -who is perfectly 50% Black and 50% White- dies, she only has 10 minutes to decide between Black Heaven, White Heaven, and Hell. 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Registration is required.***\nPlease read until the end, as there are separate registration links for men and women. Be sure to click the link that corresponds to your gender.\n\nPresented by **Dating For Love: Mindful, Modern Relationships**\nWith **Dr. Deb Barnett**, matchmaker and clinical psychologist.\n\nReady for a singles event that's actually fun?\n\nJoin us for a playful evening designed to take the awkwardness out of meeting someone new. Through a series of relaxed mini dates, you'll use unexpected objects and the stories they inspire to spark conversations that are interesting, personal, and sometimes delightfully surprising.\n\nNo boring small talk. No pressure to impress. Just interesting people, great stories, plenty of laughter, and the possibility of an unexpected connection.\n\n**Monday, October 19th**\n**6:00 PM–8:00 PM**\n**Sanctuary Studio - North Asheville**\n**$25 per person**\n\nLight refreshments will be served.\n**Pre-registration is required** and **spaces are limited**. Please register using the appropriate gender-specific link below so we can have an equal number of men and women in attendance.\n\n**Men register here:**\n[https://men.drdebbarnett.com/home](https://men.drdebbarnett.com/home)\n**Women register here:**\n[https://women.drdebbarnett.com/home](https://women.drdebbarnett.com/home)\n\nCome have fun, share some stories, and you just might connect with someone interesting!\nHosted by Dr. Deb Barnett, matchmaker and clinical psychologist. 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If you show up without one, we will respectfully ask you to not join us until you have one. 2. Be safe: mountain biking is an inherently dangerous sport. Please do not ride so far outside your comfort zone that you get hurt. 3. Be respectful: These rides are meant to encourage all levels of female riders to develop and grow as cyclists. If you are not capable of checking your ego on rides, this probably isn't the group for you. 4. Come prepared for your own ride which includes clothing, food, water, and repair gear. If you forget something, we'll help you if you need it, but generally please come prepared to take care of yourself. 5. Have fun! These rides are for you... Come learn, grow, and meet the amazing women we have the pleasure of sharing the trails with. 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We’ve got the antidote: **Board Games, Brews, and Bliss**. 🍺🎮\n\n🔥 **Our Mission:** To ignite laughter, forge alliances, and maybe—just maybe—unleash a few friendly rivalries & battle to the death! 🤪\n\nNo PhD in rulebooks required! Whether you’re a Settlers of Catan enthusiast or a Code Names solving ninja, or your first time touching a board game ***we will explain all the rules needed.*** 🏰🎉\n\nExpect:\n\n* **Beer on Tap**: Because rolling dice is better with a pint in hand.\n* **Low Brainpower Required**: We’re all about fun, not Fermat’s Last Theorem.\n* **Epic Showdowns**: Ticket to Ride routes, Splendor gem heists, and High stakes Camel Up.\n\nFeel free to request any game you’d like to play or bring your own. So gather your guild, stack your resource cards, and let the games begin! 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Members do not register on Meetup, so their attendance is not reflected here.\n\nSee the **[Asheville Speechcrafters website (click here)](https://8215.toastmastersclubs.org/directions.html)** for directions, parking info, calendar, and more details about our club!\n\nSo come join us on Monday evenings and prepare to *become a better you*.","startDate":"2026-10-19T22:15:00.000Z","location":"19 Eagle St, 19 Eagle St, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Asheville and Mountains Toastmasters Meetup","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/asheville-and-mountains-toastmasters-meetup/events/316755413/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/5/b/4/600_515374228.jpeg","tags":["Education","Community","Public Speaking","Speech Practice","Confidence Building","Beginner Friendly"],"aiSummary":"Build public speaking confidence through weekly speech practice in a welcoming Toastmasters club, where guests can participate without preparation and members learn together in a supportive group.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-29T12:08:04.845Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T12:08:04.845Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:06.580Z"},{"id":"04cb5283-f7b5-454c-b4b8-85bea017f709","sourceId":"316872930","source":"MEETUP","title":"Spirit, Intuition, & Connection","description":"Ready to turn up your intuition and trust what you’re receiving?\nAre you curious about opening your clairs, strengthening your connections, and learning to recognize those little whispers from Spirit?\nMaybe you’re ready to:\n\nTrust your intuitive hits\n\nExplore and expand your clairs\n\nGet comfortable with stillness\n\nPractice without pressure or judgment\n\nConnect with like-minded people\n\nAnd have a little FUN while you’re at it!\nIf you answered YES! to any of these, come practice and experiment with us!\nWe’ll talk, laugh, explore different exercises, try new things, share our experiences, and—most importantly—learn to trust ourselves and our own unique way of connecting.\nNo pressure. 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The menu includes richly spiced beef, lamb and chicken dishes, along with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options.\n\nAnd part of the fun is that Ethiopian food is meant to be shared. Instead of everyone disappearing behind their own entrée, we’ll be gathered around platters, tasting different dishes, trying new flavors, and probably figuring out together what we’re doing. 😂\n\nThat is pretty much the whole idea behind Forks & Friends.\n\nEach month, we’ll explore a different restaurant, cuisine, or dining experience somewhere around the greater Asheville area. Some places will be familiar, some will be a little adventurous, but the point is always the same: good food, good conversation, and a chance to actually get to know some new people around the table.\n\nAddissae is a cozy little downtown spot, and there are parking lots directly behind and near the restaurant, so you won’t have to wander six blocks through downtown Asheville hunting for your car after dinner.\n\nSpace is intentionally limited to 12 people so we can keep these dinners small enough for real conversation. If you RSVP and your plans change, please update your RSVP so someone else can take your seat.\n\nNever had Ethiopian food? Perfect. Neither have I. 😆\n\nLet’s go try something new together.\n\n🍴 Forks & Friends Dinner Club\nGood food. New places. 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The parent/guardian is required to be in the room observing the session with their child.\n\nParental permission is required prior to a child's participation in the program due to possible pet allergies, fear of dogs, etc. If you would like for your child to be a part of this reading activity, you will need to complete and sign a waiver at Saluda Library prior to the appointment. 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Original mashups and unexpected turns blur the edges between genres, creating something very special. \n\nLive instrumentation is often part of the experience, and Josh regularly brings other musicians and artists into his sets for surprise guest appearances.\n\nArrive curious. Leave invigorated.\n\nMovement Lab: 6:55-7:15\nMovement Medicine; Sense - you - all Embodiment Workshop with Rhiannon\n\n“Our souls are dancing the space where our spirit and bodies meet.” - Samantha Sweetwater, Founder of Dancing Freedom\n\nYou’re invited to engage with your unique Movement Medicine! Through utilization of sensual (sense - you - all) embodiment practices, somatic experiential techniques, Authentic Movement and Ecstatic Dance practices, we will begin to create a somatic pathway to sensual flow states. These flow states offer an avenue of awareness and meditation, allowing us to experience creative expression, embodiment, and healing through our unique transpersonal experience.\n\nIn this work, we are more curious about how the movement feels, then what the movement looks like. We begin from the recognition that the body, the emotions, the heart, the mind, and the higher self, are all facets of the one. We dance non - duality. We co - create and collaborate with everything. Nothing is not invited and everything is welcome. All experience and all sensation is raw material for enlightenment through embodiment.\n\nSound bath by Dustin Selva: 9:05-9:15p\n\nAll evening:\nTea service included with admission\nMassage Therapy is $2/minute \n\nReserve your tickets here:\nhttps://beatchurchasheville.com/beat-church-asheville-music-events/\n\nSign up to volunteer here: https://beatchurchasheville.com/contact/\n\nGuidelines\n-VOICES on the dance floor: The dance floor is a talk-free zone. 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I help women break free from diet culture and build a relationship with food, movement, and their bodies rooted in self respect instead of shame. I'm starting this run club because motherhood can feel isolating, and I wanted a space to move alongside other moms who care about their health the way I do, not from pressure or punishment, but from genuine love for themselves. Because the best version of us as moms starts with taking care of ourselves too! Come find me on Instagram at @liberatednourishment. 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Strong social mechanics: people work side-by-side, ask for help, and chat while fixing items.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":7,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T06:06:56.361Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:06:56.361Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:47.482Z"},{"id":"b06a72cc-bee1-413d-b97d-40990b9c67f3","sourceId":"2002100400192","source":"EVENTBRITE","title":"BNI Fall Bash at Blue Ridge Beer Garden","description":"Come join us for a fun afternoon of live music & local business at Blue Ridge Beer Garden!","startDate":"2026-10-22T20:00:00.000Z","location":"Blue Ridge Beer Garden, 402 South Church Street, Hendersonville, NC","zip":"28792","organizer":"Mountain Tribe BNI (Hendersonville)","price":"Free","url":"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bni-fall-bash-at-blue-ridge-beer-garden-tickets-2002100400192","imageUrl":"https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1194148825%2F180902165571%2F1%2Foriginal.20260922-224426?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=f97f428eb24223a97a9f169ddc832885","tags":["Live Music","Networking","Beer","Community","Local Business Mixer","Beer Garden Patio","Afternoon Hang","Casual Social"],"aiSummary":"A casual local business mixer with live music in a laid-back beer garden setting. Expect community networking over pints on the patio with an easygoing, after-work vibe.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":14,"scoreRarity":6,"scoreUnique":4,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"A one-date BNI ‘Fall Bash’ mixer with live music is fairly missable compared to the many weekly/monthly networking and brewery social events in the region (clustered across late Sep–Dec), but it’s still a fairly standard business-meetup format. 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A low-pressure recovery circle where the only requirement is a desire to stop using nicotine and stay quit.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":5,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":2,"scoreMagnitude":2,"scoreReason":"Weekly recurring event - happens every week.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T06:06:56.362Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:06:56.362Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:47.482Z"},{"id":"5553b9dc-21ce-424e-b371-1dae2576266c","sourceId":"mx-10159112","source":"MOUNTAIN_X","title":"Asheville City Council Regular Meeting","description":"Meetings are held in-person in the Council Chamber, located on the Second Floor of City Hall.","startDate":"2026-10-22T21:00:00.000Z","location":"Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Asheville City Hall","price":"Free","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/asheville-city-council-regular-meeting/2026-10-22/","imageUrl":"/asheville-default.jpg","tags":["Community","City Council","Public Meeting","Civic Engagement","Government Affairs","In Person"],"aiSummary":"In-person public session in the City Hall Council Chamber where elected officials hear agenda items, discuss municipal policy, and take votes. 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Social vibe is good because it’s a casual hang where mingling happens naturally, even if the music is mostly background.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-25T06:06:16.905Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-25T06:06:16.905Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:10.582Z"},{"id":"04b96337-10aa-41f7-8684-aabad7e0e093","sourceId":"1993360179958","source":"EVENTBRITE","title":"Organic Fall Candle Making Class","description":"Come learn to make your own dreamy fall candles. $35 for 4 oz and $45 for 8 oz.","startDate":"2026-10-22T21:30:00.000Z","location":"Ecusta Market & Cafe, 877 Lenox Park Drive, Hendersonville, NC","zip":"28739","organizer":"Peaks and Petals Candle Making","price":"$42","url":"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/organic-fall-candle-making-class-tickets-1993360179958","imageUrl":"https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1188315583%2F528310450895%2F1%2Foriginal.20260706-200228?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=c17add72121b34835337b2016d9b20be","tags":["Crafts","Candle Making","Fall Scents","Hands On Class","Beginner Friendly","Market Cafe Venue"],"aiSummary":"Hands-on candle making workshop crafting dreamy fall candles, with size options for 4 oz ($35) or 8 oz ($45). 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The bee-themed project is a pleasant hands-on workshop, but it is small-scale and conventional; crafting and chatting offer moderate opportunities to socialize.","scoreAshevilleWeird":2,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T22:00:54.995Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T22:00:54.995Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:15.315Z"},{"id":"7de6b293-a72b-4227-91dd-ada54e1b6d8e","sourceId":"2000998762163","source":"EVENTBRITE","title":"Harvest Ball presented by Equal Plates Project","description":"Join us at the Harvest Ball hosted by Equal Plates Project to help us raise funds to support local farms & food insecure neighbors!","startDate":"2026-10-22T21:30:00.000Z","location":"The Mule at Devil's Foot Beverage, 131 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, NC","zip":"28803","organizer":"Equal Plates Project","price":"$135","url":"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-ball-presented-by-equal-plates-project-tickets-2000998762163","imageUrl":"https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1193458765%2F3014082644103%2F1%2Foriginal.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=f4d0a23991b8e56a00305e195e1f685a","tags":["Community","Volunteering","Nightlife","Fundraiser Gala","Local Farms","Food Insecurity","Late Night Party","Brewery Venue"],"aiSummary":"A late-night fundraiser ball supporting local farms and food-insecure neighbors, with a party vibe inside a brewery taproom setting. 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Likely a solid local draw rather than a major regional headliner, and the format should be strong for mingling, meeting people, and networking around the cause.","scoreAshevilleWeird":5,"scoreSocial":7,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T18:07:46.014Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T18:07:46.014Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:03.696Z"},{"id":"82877cf1-d71c-4975-9510-9ef2dce47ec7","sourceId":"316843619","source":"MEETUP","title":"Brother Wolf Event at Highland Brewing","description":"This is not a paddle but an event for a local animal rescue, Brother Wolf. They lost their location during Helene because it was located in the Biltmore Village. Since then they have been fostering many animals at peoples' homes and making plans to build a new building at a new location. At this event, Brother Wolf will share their new building plans. It should be a good time and a way for us to show our support. This is the text from their website:\n\n**On October 22nd at Highland Brewing in Asheville, we’ll gather as a community and unveil the floor plans for Brother Wolf’s rebuilt Adoption Center for the very first time.**\nAnd we want you there. Not just because this is an exciting moment for Brother Wolf, but because this next chapter belongs to all of us.\n**You helped us get here.** So come see what’s ahead. Come celebrate how far we’ve come. Come get excited with us about how many more animals we’ll be able to help together!\nThe event is free, unticketed, and open to everyone.\nWe cannot wait to finally share these detailed plans, look around the room at the people who made them possible, and say: Look what we’re building together!\n\nHere is a[ link to the event online.](https://www.bwar.org/floor-plan-unveiling-youre-invited/)","startDate":"2026-10-22T21:30:00.000Z","location":"Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC 28803, USA, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Fun Stand Up Paddle Boarding Adventures in WNC","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/fun-stand-up-paddle-boarding-adventures-in-wnc/events/316843619/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/3/9/a/600_536450074.jpeg","tags":["Pets","Community","Volunteering","Animal Rescue","Rebuilding Plans","Hurricane Recovery"],"aiSummary":"Hear about Brother Wolf’s plans for a new animal rescue facility after Hurricane Helene displaced its Biltmore Village location. 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Tobin honed his craft playing countless shows in dives, clubs and basements, as well as during his time busking on the streets of Galway, Ireland throughout 2015 and 2017. He has performed at such festivals as SXSW, Americanafest, North2Shore, and Frank Turner's Lost Evenings, and has opened for the likes of Jason Isbell, Rhett Miller, and many more. 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It’s a solid, broadly appealing high-energy folk-rock set, but not especially high-concept or ‘Asheville weird.’ Likely a small-to-mid local/regionally touring draw on the patio, with some casual mingling before/after but mostly a watch-the-show format with limited seating.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T18:07:45.412Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T18:07:45.412Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:07.454Z"},{"id":"c719234e-7127-410f-8c96-362c36351da8","sourceId":"316328841","source":"MEETUP","title":"Windswept Drive/McCauley","description":"We’ll meet up behind The Hound and walk under Helen’s Bridge then up to Windswept Drive and McCauley. There are good views from Windswept Drive both west toward the city and east toward the mountains. This walk is out and back. Try to park on the road behind The Hound rather than in the Hound's lot. Their parking is limited and we aren't their customers while we're walking.\n\nDistance: 4 miles\nElevation gain: 495 ft.\nTime: 1-1.5 hours","startDate":"2026-10-22T21:30:00.000Z","location":"The Hound, 2 Tunnel Road ,, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Asheville In-town Walking Group","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/asheville-in-town-walking-group/events/316328841/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/7/5/c/600_532878268.jpeg","tags":["Outdoors","Community","Urban Hike","Moderate Pace","Scenic Overlooks","Out And Back","Sunset Walk"],"aiSummary":"A 4-mile in town group walk starting behind The Hound and passing under Helen’s Bridge before climbing to Windswept Drive and McCauley. Expect moderate elevation gain, city and mountain viewpoints, and an out-and-back route.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":10,"scoreRarity":3,"scoreUnique":4,"scoreMagnitude":3,"scoreReason":"This is part of a clearly recurring in-town walking series with similar Thursday walks spaced about a week apart (weekly cadence), so it’s not very missable. The route has nice local flavor (Helen’s Bridge + overlooks) but is still a straightforward group walk with modest draw. Biggest strength is social potential—walking side-by-side makes it easy to chat and meet people.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":7,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-23T00:08:27.399Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-23T00:08:27.399Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-26T00:08:22.112Z"},{"id":"04e28277-99d6-4ed8-a4b7-87fa209d3516","sourceId":"mx-1073492","source":"MOUNTAIN_X","title":"Songwriter Round w/Kid Billy, Frances Eliza and Tyler Newkirk","description":"Every second Thursday means Honky Tonk Night at your favorite backyard music venue.","startDate":"2026-10-22T22:00:00.000Z","location":"185 King Street, 185 King St, Brevard, NC","zip":"28712","organizer":"185 King Street","price":"Free","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/honky-tonk-thursday-2/","imageUrl":"/asheville-default.jpg","tags":["Live Music","Honky Tonk","Songwriter Round","Backyard Venue"],"aiSummary":"An intimate songwriter round brings country-leaning songs and honky-tonk atmosphere to an open-air backyard setting, with rotating performances and a relaxed neighborhood music-night feel.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":13,"scoreRarity":4,"scoreUnique":5,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"Honky Tonk nights recur frequently at this venue, making this a regular local option. The songwriter round offers enjoyable live roots music in an intimate backyard setting, with some opportunity to mingle, but no standout touring draw or distinctly unusual element.","scoreAshevilleWeird":4,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T03:17:42.427Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T03:17:42.427Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:47.826Z"},{"id":"0d92aa31-08bd-4142-a139-87c7c9d4c1b0","sourceId":"aob-7up47dts4hsvg3tevvp22smm5c_R20260507T220000@google.com-1792706400000","source":"ASHEVILLE_ON_BIKES","title":"Youngblood Bicycles Thursday road ride","description":"Thursday Road Ride from Youngblood Bicycles From Youngblood Bicycles: We have a road ride that leaves from the shop every Thursday evening at 6PM, weather permitting and during Daylight Savings Time. The A and B routes are about 33 and 26 miles respectively through the rolling hills of Leicester / Alexander. The A pace is about 18-19 mph and B about 15-17 mph. Routes are subject to change, but the usual routes are listed below. The route is posted here and on our Facebook page, (this is especially helpful when the route changes). We also have a binder of routes to scan at the shop if you arrive a few minutes early. The B group leaves first and the routes are designed so that everyone returns at roughly the same time. We try to ride in compact group, (2x2) at all times. This allows cars to pass more safely and easily and provides a draft for all but the leading riders. To help keep the group together, we ask the stronger riders to take it easy up the climbs and over the top. Once everyone is back in the group, we can increase the pace on the flat or downhill sections. We occasionally stop to regroup, but ideally we maintain a reasonable pace and no one gets dropped so there's no need to stop. When we stop, Please get all the way off the road! Also, be ready to roll once the stragglers approach as they won’t stop, (unless there are cars behind them). We don’t want cars separating our group. Ride start location: Youngblood Bicycles 233 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC A route (Big Bird) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46333397 https://www.strava.com/routes/3114690736749139388 B route (Sluder Shuffle) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46333886 https://www.strava.com/routes/3202293603033693900 Please park on the south side of the building in the Brown Haven/Franny’s Farmacy lot or at Asheville Cleaners across the street, as our lot will be filled with cyclists for the pre-ride announcement.","startDate":"2026-10-22T22:00:00.000Z","location":"Youngblood Bicycles, 233 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA","zip":null,"organizer":"Asheville on Bikes","price":"Unknown","url":"https://ashevilleonbikes.com/events#7up47dts4hsvg3tevvp22smm5c_R20260507T220000@google.com-2026-10-22-1792706400000","imageUrl":"/avl_on_bikes.jpg","tags":["Sports","Outdoors","Community","Road Cycling","Group Ride","Intermediate Pace","Rolling Hills","Leicester Alexander"],"aiSummary":"Weekly evening road cycling group ride with A and B route options through the rolling hills of Leicester and Alexander. 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We’re sorry but we cannot accommodate teens or children because there is alcohol on the premises and no one wants to be the person who accidentally hurts a kid. Sign waivers at the bar before playing and enjoy a beverage between games. Rules of the game are covered at the start of the event so please be there at 7pm to learn our format. We loosely follow the USA Dodgeball ruleset with some exceptions to help new players adapt to the game more quickly. Check out our brief rules and expectations summary attached as photos to this Meetup. Here’s an approximate schedule for this event depending on when people arrive: 6:50 - 7:10pm* - Set up courts and mingle - help with set up is appreciated! 7:10 - 7:15pm - Rules and announcements 7:15 - 9:30pm - Play! *If we have enough people once setup is done, we’ll jump into rules and announcements early. We need at least 8 players to start a game, so take advantage of the daylight and try to arrive right at the beginning! Since this is a free event, the more community support we can gather, the better experience everyone will have, especially for the organizers! If you'd like to help, please arrive early or stay late to assist with set up and breakdown. This is a free community offering, however, if you are feeling generous, donations are welcomed to help support and expand our group. We take donations through Pledge here in Meetup or Venmo (dodgeballavl). Cash of course is great too and more effective as there are no platform fees. Your donations genuinely help the group by helping with equipment purchases and raising funds to eventually add another night of dodgeball in an indoor gym. This event would not be possible without the support of Asheville Sports Club. 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Pickers bring your instruments! Enjoy $1 OFF all our bourbons every Thursday Jack Of The Wood is still a downtown hot spot for food, brews and drink since 1997 and founders Joan and Joe Eckert who still own it, have maintained the original lively English and Irish vibe. The old-time mountain and Irish music jams continue, including a hot bluegrass jam Thursdays and brunch every Sunday. 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With a warm and inviting voice, Frances draws inspiration from artists like Joni Mitchell, Ingrid Michaelson, The Cranberries, and Taylor Swift. Frances has two EPs and a handful of singles out in the world, and is releasing two new original songs \"the words i didn't say\" and \"drove me away\" this year. Tyler Newkirk is a North Carolina songwriter who carries on the tradition of great Appalachian storytelling. A musical ambassador dedicated to carrying on the inspirations found the ancient tones of acoustic music. Tyler's songs will keep you guessing as thoughtful stories are delivered with lyrical precision and wry wit. A songwriter's songwriter whose tunes can draw the listener in and a delivery that can knock you back. For fans of Guy Clark, John Prine, Del McCoury. Venue and ticketing information:We are family friendly, but shows are 21+ unless accompanied by a guardian. For this show you have the option of purchasing a table or a general admission ticket. 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If online, please mute your audio during the guided meditation and talk.\n\nLocation\n\nMindSpring Building\n966 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805\n\nPlease Donate ($10 Suggested)\n\nWe need your generosity now more than ever before. Please hit the Donate Button to your right and donate whatever you can afford. Or become one of our monthly sustaining donars. (The suggested minimum donation is $10, but no one is turned away for lack of funds.)\n\nGroup Meditation Guidelines\n\n* Arrive several minutes early. 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We will continue to meet from 2:30–5:00pm (or 9am to 12pm June, July, and August). The park is located at 30 George Washington Carver Avenue, Asheville.\n\n🅿️ Parking: Stephens-Lee Recreation Center lot.\n\n⏰ Summer Hours: June, July, and August workdays meet from 9:00am–12:00pm.\n\nThe knowledgeable Kelly Applegate of Bountiful Cities will lead most workdays. If you have any questions, contact Kelly kelly@bountifulcities.org\n\nWe provide all necessary tools, hand sanitizer, water, and snacks. Feel free to bring your own tools or gloves if you have favorites—more is always welcome! We also have extra gloves available. 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Asheville GreenWorks generously provides supplies for trash pickup.\n\nFor any last-minute updates, please check the Dr. George Washington Carver Edible Park Facebook Page before heading out.\n\nWe look forward to seeing you and sharing a day of community, sustainability, and fun! 🌿","startDate":"2026-10-23T18:30:00.000Z","location":"30 George Washington Carver Ave., 28801","zip":"28801","organizer":"Dr. George Washington Carver Edible Park","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.facebook.com/events/834338983059528/","imageUrl":"https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/593586184_1248709510615162_7130041108426628071_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx2048x1535&ctp=s960x960&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=75d36f&_nc_ohc=uArRYN6NpDIQ7kNvwGkGJvI&_nc_oc=AdplzhU0iAs2fDE8IjPadgB_AHbPqKQ5RFFvn4Yxu7kvZsFhLi5hS6Xot5HvlclTMTQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&_nc_gid=_NAwxur8lWGe_mBOfy6uVg&_nc_ss=7b1a0&oh=00_AQN6dwwW6N5w8u3Tke7C-iAKzTSKmXX8nTRYmJ1XaNrTsA&oe=6ACA2DF3","tags":["Volunteering","Community","Outdoors","Urban Gardening","Park Stewardship"],"aiSummary":"Hands-on volunteer gardening brings neighbors together to care for an edible urban park. 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The Wizard’s power has grown, the Witches are fighting back, revolution is brewing, and an investigative “Witch-hunter” named Gale is trying to survive the night\n\nAnd because this is Montford Park Players, you can expect plenty of comedy mixed into the chaos. Their performances always bring a healthy dose of humor, personality, and playful irreverence to the stage\n\nThe best part? The show is FREE\n\nMontford Park Players has been bringing outdoor theater to Asheville for more than 50 years and is North Carolina’s longest-running Shakespeare theatre company. Performances are donation-supported, so if you enjoy the show, you can donate online beforehand or contribute by cash or Venmo when the actors come through the audience at intermission\n\nWHAT TO BRING\n\n🪑 Camp chair, blanket, cushions or whatever makes your tush happ\n🥪 Dinner, snacks or your own personal picnic feas\n🍷 Drinks of your choic\n🧥 A layer for when the October evening cools dow\n✨ Your willingness to hang out, laugh and enjoy one very Asheville kind of nigh\n\nFood and drinks are welcome at the amphitheater, and they typically have concessions available as well\n\nWe’re meeting early because parking takes a little time and the stepped lawn seating is first come, first served. Please try to arrive around 6:30 PM so we can claim our little Asheville Transplants kingdom, settle in, and actually have time to socialize before the citizens of Oz descend upon us. ?\n\nIMPORTANT GPS NOTE\n\nPut “Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre” directly into your GPS for the most accurate route to the parking area\n\nCome for the munchies. Stay for the Witches, revolution, questionable Wizard behavior and inevitable Montford Park Players shenanigans\n\nThis should be a really fun fall night. 🍂🎭?","startDate":"2026-10-23T22:30:00.000Z","location":"Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Asheville Transplants","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/asheville-transplants-20s-50s/events/316860771/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/0/7/b/600_536472411.jpeg","tags":["Theater & Film","Community","Outdoor Theater","Picnic Tailgate","Oz Adaptation"],"aiSummary":"Pack a camp chair, picnic food, and a cooler for an early-evening tailgate before an outdoor theatrical production inspired by Oz, blending Asheville community gathering with live stage storytelling.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":20,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":7,"scoreMagnitude":5,"scoreReason":"A particular evening in a limited-run outdoor production, with a picnic tailgate that makes this performance especially social. 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In ancient times fire was not just a practical necessity but a spiritual force that connected the people to the divine.\nThats what we are cultivating this evening.\n\n**Together we will:**\nHonor the element of fire\nSet energetic protections\nLead you through a guided meditation\nConnect with plant spirits for sacred release\nDiscuss the importance of this time of year\nAnd more\n\n**About your guides**\n***Jenn (She/Her)*** is an intuitive healer trained Yoga Teacher 9+ years, Reiki Master, Astrologer and Spiritual Coach. She combines her knowledge of the body from 13 years working in physical therapy with all spiritual tools that have contributed to her own healing & spiritual journey to help guide others.\n***Vi (They/Them)*** is a practicing Witch & Psychic who is a trained Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master, and Tarot Reader. They combine their passions of astrology, divination, dance, and creative expression to help others listen to their intuition.\n***Alessandra Mary (she/her)*** is a ceremonialist, Akashic priestess, mystic, author, and sacred storyteller devoted to the path of remembrance. Through sacred gatherings and oracular transmissions, she weaves soulful experiences that invite you into deeper connection with synchronicity, authenticity, and the unseen magic woven through everyday life. She stewards the land we will be gathering on.\n\n**Donation suggestion:** $25-$35\n\n**PLEASE NOTE:** Pre-registration is required for this event to honor the capacity of the space. If you would like to skip the fees, you can Venmo us your donation [here](https://venmo.com/u/iamalessandramary \"https://venmo.com/u/iamalessandramary\")","startDate":"2026-10-23T22:30:00.000Z","location":"Asheville, NC","zip":"28754","organizer":"Senseful Soul’s Asheville Healing Community🧘🏻♀️🏳️🌈🪐🔮","price":"$25 - $35","url":"https://www.meetup.com/senseful-soul-s-asheville-healing-community-%EF%B8%8F-%EF%B8%8F/events/316669529/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/7/9/b/600_536271099.jpeg","tags":["Spiritual","Wellness","Community","Fire Ceremony","Energy Cleansing","Late Night Gathering","Healing Circle","Ritual Practice"],"aiSummary":"Sacred nighttime fire circle centered on protection, cleansing, and transformation, using the elemental symbolism of flame as a healing force. 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In this space it is common to see people cuddle, share massage, have their hair brushed, laugh, cry, and be vulnerable. This is a sober space where we can relax and connect with other humans who are seeking touch based connection.\nWe strive for this to be a safe event. Safe touch enhances our ability to connect with and trust people. When we are in a space of safety, we are able to relax, feel comfort, and be vulnerable.\n\nConsent and respect are at the forefront of the experience. We strive for a safe and welcoming environment, fostering a sense of trust that allows attendees to fully enjoy shared touch without any pressure or expectations.\n\nDiscover the joy of shared vulnerability in an environment where your authenticity is not just accepted but celebrated. This event is an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who appreciate the simplicity of human touch and the profound impact it can have on our well-being.\n\nExpress yourself in a way that feels true to you, whether through cozy attire or a touch of personal flair. We encourage individuality and self-expression, creating an inclusive space where everyone can be their authentic selves. Dress code is Casual and cozy.\n\nThis is an inclusive environment where we will aim to foster the dismantling of and no tolerance of ableism, fat-shaming, homophobia/transphobia, sexism, xenophobia, classism, racism & other ideas that lead to folks feeling disconnected or unwelcome.\n\n**THE RULES**\n1\\. Pants stay on for the whole event\\.\n2\\. You do not have to touch anyone at this event\\.\n3\\. You must ask permission and receive a verbal YES before you touch anyone\\. Please be specific in your requests\\.\n4\\. If you feel a yes\\, say YES\\. If you feel a no\\, say NO\\. If you’re a maybe\\, say NO\\. You can always change your mind\\.\n5\\. Get your facilitator if you have a question or concern\\, or if you need assistance with anything during the event\\.\n6\\. Talking\\, laughter\\, silence\\, silliness\\, stillness\\, and crying are welcome\\.\n\n**ETIQUETTE**\n\n* ARRIVE ON TIME: It is important that all participants arrive before the Welcome Circle.\n* Please be free of strong scents; many folks would rather not be close to someone who smells of perfume, essential oils, or cigarettes\n* BE SOBER: Please do not drink or smoke before or at this event.\n\n**WHAT TO BRING:** personal water bottle and snacks to share. The only thing that you are required to bring is a clean and sober you.\n\nWe take individual and group safety seriously! if you experience, see, or know that one of our participants is not safe to be at a touch based event we want to know about it. We are committed to doing our best to create a safe environment which means that if someone is causing harm (physical or mental) that person is not welcome here (this includes harm that takes place outside of our events). We stand behind survivors and know that some of our participants are here to heal from touch based trauma.\n\n\\*refund policy- Full refund if you cancel 7 days before the event or you cancel due to illness, emergency, or direct exposure to covid. Credit towards a future event if you cancel more than 3 days before an event. No refund if you cancel within 2 days of the event or no-show.","startDate":"2026-10-23T22:50:00.000Z","location":"Asheville, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Asheville Cuddle Collective","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/asheville-cuddle-collective/events/316674085/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/7/5/1/600_526242833.jpeg","tags":["Wellness","LGBTQ+","Community","Platonic Cuddle","Consent Focused","Adult Only","Supportive Space"],"aiSummary":"A queer adults-only cuddle gathering centered on sweet, platonic touch with clear consent and boundary practices. 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Inspiration for the art, live performances, and overall vibe to the music comes from black and white monster films, most notably The Creature From The Black Lagoon.","startDate":"2026-10-23T23:00:00.000Z","location":"12 Old Charlotte Hwy, Ste 200, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28803","zip":"28803","organizer":"Highland Brewing Company","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.facebook.com/events/1315175180595661/","imageUrl":"https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/828333779_1545187077653188_1641530878966552414_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx680x410&ctp=s680x410&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=75d36f&_nc_ohc=-ChIq47Ssd0Q7kNvwHosAcM&_nc_oc=AdpOexqpfD3bIpl5c7xacMEP0HDUVnp6Am-UfsICHC1bdqGQWmthqV989G-oQKjb9t0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=Gtuj0Ep_MMjsBsi_FPjThQ&_nc_ss=7b1a0&oh=00_AQOBArrLjU8mrFDrJESawWXeOCvEpbfEiVsxZFA1oh4l_g&oe=6ACA47B4","tags":["Live Music","Surf Rock","Instrumental","Horror Themed"],"aiSummary":"Twanging instrumental surf rock blends classic beachside scales with haunting, horror-inspired melodies. 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The sound is quirky but not especially countercultural; the band has local venue experience, while the brewery setting offers casual rather than structured socializing.","scoreAshevilleWeird":5,"scoreSocial":5,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T03:44:08.951Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:44:08.951Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-06T03:44:07.320Z"},{"id":"1b4af5d6-1c0e-4b9c-b275-c30707cf6d0e","sourceId":"udharma-gc-430l5td4p0ss8it7onl4rnj8ks@google.com-1792796400000","source":"UDHARMA","title":"Recovery Dharma - Friday Night Meeting","description":"Who: Anyone seeking to address any addictive tendencies What: Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom. We believe that recovery means empowerment , and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys. Link: https://recoverydharmaavl.org/ Remote Option: Find link on website for zoom meeting https://recoverydharmaavl.org/local-meetings-2/ No due or fees required for attendance Join with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/jxp-mgkt-qnt Learn more about Meet at: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720","startDate":"2026-10-23T23:00:00.000Z","location":"Urban Dharma, 697 Haywood Rd Suite C, Asheville, NC 28806, USA","zip":"28806","organizer":"Urban Dharma","price":"Free","url":"https://www.udharmanc.com/events#2026-10-23-1792796400000","imageUrl":"/urban_dharma.jpg","tags":["Meditation","Spiritual","Support Groups","Community","Buddhist Recovery","Peer Led","Addiction Support","Dharma Teachings","Empowerment Focused"],"aiSummary":"Peer-led Recovery Dharma gathering blending Buddhist dharma teachings with shared reflection and mutual support for addiction and compulsive behaviors. 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A professional drag revue has strong main-character energy and distinctly Asheville queer nightlife vibes, though it’s still a standard-format show. Likely a solid local draw at a bar venue (not a massive headliner). Social potential is moderate-high: lots of mingling before/after and at the bar, but during the performance it’s mostly watch-and-cheer.","scoreAshevilleWeird":8,"scoreSocial":6,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T03:40:14.043Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T03:40:14.043Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T03:32:48.607Z"},{"id":"4a776a8a-798c-4885-8d64-7ee1402f9be2","sourceId":"mx-1073696","source":"MOUNTAIN_X","title":"The LoverFaces","description":null,"startDate":"2026-10-23T23:00:00.000Z","location":"Fitz and the Wolfe, 1 Battery Park Ave, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Fitz and the Wolfe","price":"Unknown","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/the-loverfaces/","imageUrl":"/asheville-default.jpg","tags":["Live Music","Nightlife","Bar Venue","Downtown Asheville"],"aiSummary":"A live band performance brings music and a lively bar atmosphere to downtown Asheville, creating a casual evening out for listeners and nightlife seekers.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":10,"scoreRarity":1,"scoreUnique":5,"scoreMagnitude":4,"scoreReason":"Live music is programmed frequently at this venue, with similar shows clustered throughout October. 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Expect a high-energy touring showcase vibe inside a brewery taproom setting.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":14,"scoreRarity":4,"scoreUnique":5,"scoreMagnitude":5,"scoreReason":"Stand-up at a brewery with a touring comic is fun but not rare: similar comedy showcases run nearly every weekend in Oct (weekly-ish cadence), including another Modelface show at the same venue a week prior. 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Her sets weave together tribal rhythm, texture, intensity, and softness in a way that invites people back into their heart and home space.\nListen to her mixes at: https://soundcloud.com/djesmae\n\n\\~\\~\\~\n\n\\*\\* Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. \\*\\*\nTicket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.\n\nNo one turned away for lack of funds!\nPre-registration Recommended:\n\nVOLUNTEER!\n\nWe need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:\n\nDoor will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!\n\nCollective agreements:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nAbout AMC:\nAsheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. 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When her sister Mina falls ill with a mysterious disease of the blood, Lucy Westfeldt and her fiancé, Jonathan Harker, enlist the help of famed female vampire hunter Doctor Jean Van Helsing. Their hunt for the dangerous and sexy Count Dracula abounds with clever wordplay and quick-change antics. Five actors play over a dozen roles in this bloodcurdlingly hilarious send-up of the literary classic. 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Their propulsive instrumental solos and warm harmonies combine to grip the listener. Along with bass player Will Pavilonis, sisters Megan (guitar, mandolin, vocals) and Maddie (guitar, banjo, vocals) have forged a new sound that has no equivalent match in the acoustic world today.\r\n\r\nIn May of 2023, The Cody Sisters released their self-titled EP marking a new beginning for the band. It is their first release since parting ways with their former image of “young girls in a family band” and it portrays a sense of maturity and musical understanding that reveals a new dimension to their artistic expression. They set out to explore new sounds and styles while still holding true to their Bluegrass roots, and they have done just that. This new music is an invitation to connect, to feel, and to journey together through original lyrics and captivating instrumental arrangements.\r\n\r\nWith their brand-new Archipelago, The Cody Sisters continue to refine and explore a sound that is original, exhilarating, and heartwarming all at the same time. 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Recorded at the increasingly in-demand Drop of Sun studios with producer Alex Farrar (MJ Lenderman, Hotline TNT, Snail Mail), it’s a big swing that finds the band presenting a dialled-in, muscular rendition of their sound, indebted to guitar pop heavyweights like Rilo Kiley and The Breeders while remaining unmistakably their own. Wagging arrives October 23 via Having Fun / We Are Busy Bodies.","startDate":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","location":"Eulogy, 10 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Fever","price":"Unknown","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/wagging-w-blithe-real-companion/","imageUrl":"/asheville-default.jpg","tags":["Live Music","Indie Rock","Guitar Driven","Melodic"],"aiSummary":"Tangled guitar textures and agile rhythms drive kinetic indie rock, balancing candy-coated melodies with intricate lyricism. 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In addition to the hits like \"Dammit Janet\" and \"Time Warp\", Sort of Damocles will play all the songs from the movie including deep cuts and deleted tracks. They will weave in songs from Meatloaf, Bowie, and T. Rex, giving you a full 70's glam rock experience. For the theatre fans, they will also sprinkle in a bit of Hedwig and Little Shop like the soundtrack to a piece of cult musical fan fiction! This is being presented by an All-Star lineup of Asheville musicians featuring members of Dr. Bacon, Andrew Thelston Band, Carpal Tullar, Lower Peaks, Fancy & The Gentleman, Ska City and more!! Venue and ticketing information:We are family friendly, but shows are 21+ unless accompanied by a parent.This is a general admission show. There are tables within the venue that are available on a first come, first serve basis. 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Loud, high-energy late-night vibes in Pisgah’s Black Mountain taproom with craft ales flowing.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":18,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":5,"scoreMagnitude":5,"scoreReason":"One-off billed lineup (no evidence of recurring on the calendar, unlike the weekly Sunday Jam), making it fairly missable. High-energy southern rock taproom show is solid but not high-concept or particularly Asheville-weird. Pisgah draws a good local crowd for free music nights, but it’s still a brewery gig scale. 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Rather than mimicking the Dead exactly, Cosmic Charlie chooses to tap into the Dead's energy and style as a foundation on which to build. The result is healthy balance of creativity and tradition, where both the band and its audience are taken to that familiar edge with the sense that, music is actually being MADE here tonight. Moving and shaking even the most skeptical of Deadheads, Cosmic Charlie storms into a town and plays with an energy that eludes other bands, an energy that sometimes eluded the Dead themselves. Those precious moments during Dead jams when the synchronicity is there and all is right with the world - these are the moments that Cosmic Charlie relishes and feverishly welcomes with open arms. Clearly, Cosmic Charlie's audiences are also eager to partake in these moments, and together with the band, they have indulged in many memorable evenings. Most nights, Cosmic Charlie walks onstage without a setlist, not even knowing what the first song will be. Any Dead tune can rear its head at any moment, and fan requests are always welcome. \"INSPIRATION, MOVE ME BRIGHTLY\" is Cosmic Charlie's mantra, allowing the music to truly play the band. Ages 21 and up","startDate":"2026-10-24T02:30:00.000Z","location":"Asheville Music Hall, 31 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"Asheville Music Hall","price":"Unknown","url":"https://ashevillemusichall.com/event/cosmic-charlie/asheville-music-hall-live-music","imageUrl":"https://ashevillemusichall.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cosmic-charlie.jfif","tags":["Live Music","Nightlife","Grateful Dead Tribute","Late Night Show","Jam Band","Audience Requests","Two Sets"],"aiSummary":"High-energy late-night Grateful Dead tribute with two full sets in a packed downtown club atmosphere. 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Other times, they arise through time in nature, relationships, dance, loss, life transitions, creative experiences, or moments that shift the way we see ourselves and the world.\n\n**Whatever the doorway, the deeper work of navigating day-to-day life & relationships weaves itself before, after, and in between the bigger events themselves.**\n\nIntegration is an ongoing practice of *listening*, making meaning, noticing what is changing, and finding ways to bring insights into how we live, relate, and move through the world. Embodied integration supports us in doing so while intentionally connecting to this physical vessel, our body, and honoring our innate wisdom.\n\n### What to expect\n\nEach gathering may include:\n\n* Grounding and mindfulness practices\n* Somatic and embodied awareness\n* Guided reflection\n* Exploration of experiences and emerging insights\n* Small- and large-group conversation\n* Community connection and mutual learning\n* Practical tools for regulating the nervous system & for bringing insights into everyday life\n\nNo two experiences—and no two integration processes—are the same.\n\nYou may be integrating a recent psychedelic experience, reflecting on an experience from years ago, exploring recurring themes in your life, or simply wanting to better understand the integration process itself.\n\n### Supporting the Circle\n\n**Sliding-scale contribution: $10–$40**\n\nWe want this circle to remain accessible while also creating a sustainable community offering. Contributions help support the **space, facilitation, outreach, and ongoing care that allow these gatherings to continue and grow.**\nWe invite you to choose an amount within the sliding scale that feels accessible and aligned with your current circumstances.\n\nThose able to contribute toward the higher end help support the sustainability of the circle and greater accessibility for others.\n\n**No one will be turned away for lack of funds.**\n\nWe think of this as part of the reciprocity that sustains community: **contribute what you can, receive what you need, and help make it possible for the circle to continue.** *(Donations collected at the door.)*\n\n### An approach rooted in participation\n\nThe circle is informed by a **participatory approach to wellbeing**—the belief that we are active participants in our own ongoing processes of healing, growth, and transformation.\n\nWe honor the innate wisdom and capacity within each person: the ability to listen inwardly, notice what is asking for attention, and develop a deeper relationship with what supports healing, growth, and integration.\nCommunity, skilled facilitation, diverse perspectives, embodied practices, and professional support can all help us access and strengthen that capacity.\n\nThe intention is not to tell you what your experience means or what you should become. Rather, we create a grounded and compassionate space in which you can listen more deeply and discover what your own experience may be asking of you.\n\n### Our shared values\n\nWe emphasize:\n\n* **Curiosity over certainty**\n* **Integration over simply collecting experiences**\n* **Embodied practice alongside reflection and conversation**\n* **Respect for diverse perspectives and experiences**\n* **Personal responsibility and informed decision-making**\n* **Compassionate listening and confidentiality**\n* **Grounded exploration of transformational experiences**\n* **Community without requiring sameness**\n\n### About the Facilitator\n\n**Weaving Insight is facilitated by Becca Marshall, MS, LMHC**, founder of **ActivXchange**, an integrative practice centered on aligned living, conscious growth, and holistic approaches to wellbeing.\n\nBecca brings more than two decades of experience in psychology and integrative practice, along with training in psychedelic integration, trauma-informed approaches, somatic practices, mindfulness, and complementary mind-body modalities.\n\nHer work is grounded in the understanding that meaningful transformation is not simply about having a profound experience—it is about developing the capacity to listen, make meaning, and bring what we discover into everyday life - in a good way.\nBecca's role is not to provide all the answers, but to help create a grounded, compassionate container in which insight can be explored, embodied, and woven into life.\n\n**Learn more about Becca and her broader work through [ActivXchange](https://www.activxchange.com).**\n\n### A note about scope and safety\n\n**This is not a psychedelic use event.** No substances are used, provided, or encouraged, and this is not a space for sourcing or obtaining substances.\nThe circle is intended for education, reflection, community connection, and integration. It is **not psychotherapy, medical care, or crisis support**, and participation does not establish a therapist-client relationship.\nPlease use your own judgment about whether this type of group is appropriate for you and seek individualized professional care when needed.\n\n**Come as you are.**\n\nCome to share, listen, reflect, practice, or simply be in community.\nTogether, we explore what it means to weave meaningful experiences into a more grounded, connected, and aligned way of living.","startDate":"2026-10-24T17:00:00.000Z","location":"The Well, 3 Louisiana Avenue, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Weaving Insight with Community | Psychedelic Integration+","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/weaving-insight-community-collective/events/316881886/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/c/d/4/600_535935572.jpeg","tags":["Support Groups","Community","Wellness","Psychedelic Integration","Embodied Practice","Consciousness Exploration"],"aiSummary":"A welcoming monthly circle for integrating psychedelic experiences, sacred plant medicines, and other non-ordinary states of consciousness. 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We’re bringing the community together for a crisp autumn afternoon filled with incredible food, sustainable shopping, and mountain vibes.\n\nWhether you’re looking for hearty seasonal eats, unique artisan crafts, or just want to enjoy a family-friendly day at the park, there is something for everyone. This event is free to attend (with a $10 suggested donation), and we’ll have plenty of activities to keep the \"fur kids\" and human kids entertained.\n\nEvent Highlights:\n\nFall Flavors: Warm up with delicious plant-based comfort foods and seasonal treats from local and regional vendors.\n\nVIP & Festival Bag options available. \n\nCurated Marketplace: Shop a variety of ethical lifestyle brands, from skincare to whimsical apparel.\n\nWellness & Community: Enjoy a live DJ and connect with local non-profits and wellness experts.\n\nFamily Fun: Games and activities for all ages in a welcoming, inclusive environment.\n\nGrab your favorite sweater and meet us downtown for a day of compassion and community! 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But the evening's play begins with the manically creative minds of Nora Tramm , Eric Brown , and Stevie Ramirez of Joyride Improv ! Together, these three veteran performers are gonna step to you like the fearsome gang of meatballs you know them to be! Hosted and curated by Middle Rage , aka Stacey Uria , Matt Peiken , Jillian Burfete , Paul Dixon and George Awad , this show is all about spotlighting some of our fave improv teams in the region, all while bringing some of that improv magic to you, the audience! The Rage has NOT ebbed and neither should yours! 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As the school board's figure of authority Mr Calvin C. Quartermain attempts to outwit the boys at every turn, their antics increase and become ever more daring and mischevious. Once the shadow of winter draws across Green Town, the boys quickly realise that their enemy is not so much the senior members of their own community, but rather time itself which s ever ebbing away, just beyond the reach of their most daring trick yet: a bold attempt to sabotage the town's clock.\n\nThe New York Times called Bradbury \"An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation\" and \"the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream\".i\n\nDandelion Wine was written in 1929. Farewell Summer, it's sequel. was written in 2006--the last book ever written by Ray Bradbury. Old against young...the changed POV of this talented writer. 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Good — pickleball is the easiest racquet sport to pick up, and we'll run through the rules before the first game.\n**The Plan:**\n• 7:00 PM — Meet at the courts, quick rules rundown for anyone new\n• 7:10 PM — Rotating doubles, new partners every game\n• 9:00 PM — Wrap up\n**What to Know:**\n• Free. Public courts at Malvern Hills Park, 75 Rumbough Pl, West Asheville.\n• The courts are lit for evening play and rollaway nets are kept on site.\n• Bring a paddle if you have one, plus a ball or two. No paddle? Say so in the event chat and we'll see who has a spare.\n• Twelve players max. City rules give groups of 6–12 a two-hour block on the courts, so that's our number.\n• It's an October evening in the mountains — wear layers and sneakers or court shoes.\n**Energy level:** active but social. Lots of laughing at missed shots, nobody keeping serious score.\n**Why This Event:**\nPickleball is built for meeting people: four to a court, new partners every game, and there's always another game ten minutes away. Come solo — most of us do.","startDate":"2026-10-27T23:00:00.000Z","location":"Malvern Hills Park, 75 Rumbough Pl, Asheville, NC 28806, USA, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Third Place AVL · 20s, 30s & 40s","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/third-place-avl-20s-30s-40s/events/316747521/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/d/a/b/600_536355787.jpeg","tags":["Sports","Community","Pickleball","Beginner Friendly","Rotating Doubles","Lit Outdoor Courts"],"aiSummary":"Rotating doubles on lit outdoor courts bring an easygoing pickleball night to West Asheville, with partners shuffled every game. 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They are heavily inspired by the music of the Grateful Dead and enjoy showing their love for the music by playing it with their own flare and high energy jams. $10 Cover With two unique locations, built inside buildings that were previously cast aside, One World brews with the intention of fostering nourishing interaction and artistic cultural experiences. From live music to art shows, “One World Brewing” is born from the magic that happens when the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. Our taprooms are intersections for people of all walks of life and different corners of the globe, enjoying this time and place together. 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The route is posted here and on our Facebook page, (this is especially helpful when the route changes). We also have a binder of routes to scan at the shop if you arrive a few minutes early. The B group leaves first and the routes are designed so that everyone returns at roughly the same time. We try to ride in compact group, (2x2) at all times. This allows cars to pass more safely and easily and provides a draft for all but the leading riders. To help keep the group together, we ask the stronger riders to take it easy up the climbs and over the top. Once everyone is back in the group, we can increase the pace on the flat or downhill sections. We occasionally stop to regroup, but ideally we maintain a reasonable pace and no one gets dropped so there's no need to stop. When we stop, Please get all the way off the road! Also, be ready to roll once the stragglers approach as they won’t stop, (unless there are cars behind them). We don’t want cars separating our group. 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Rooted in Old-time, Americana, and Bluegrass traditions, Holler Choir's sound is ultimately singular by design. Alongside Roberts and Grimm, a rotating cast of gifted Appalachian musicians contributes to the group's recordings and electrifying live performances. Holler Choir began during the recording of Roberts's 2022 solo EP, Mountain Air, at Asheville's Crossroads Studios. That fortuitous gathering of roots musicians proved to be the genesis of an unmistakable new sound. Produced by Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Michael Ashworth of The Steep Canyon Rangers, the five-song EP lit the fuse, setting Holler Choir on a path to delight audiences throughout the Southeast and beyond. Much of that same collective reunited to record the band's 2024 debut full-length album, Songs Before They Write Themselves, tracked in the historic church room at Echo Mountain Studios and engineered by Jason Richmond (Avett Brothers, Rising Appalachia). Grimm officially joined the fold in the summer of 2024 after being invited to collaborate on Holler Choir's Susto Stringband project, which reinterprets the indie-rock Americana songwriting of Susto's Justin Osborne through old-time and bluegrass lenses. As Roberts and Grimm continued working together, Grimm's sharp lyrical wit and wide-ranging multi-instrumentalism quickly proved to be a powerful addition to the band's creative core. Holler Choir is slated to release its first collaborative record under this lineup in late 2026 or early 2027. Venue and ticketing information:We are family friendly, but shows are 21+ unless accompanied by a guardian. For this show you have the option of purchasing a table or a general admission ticket. When purchasing a table you are purchasing the number of tickets that the tables seats. 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There are tables outside and limited seating in the indoor general admission area. For more heavily attended shows the indoor general admission area is standing room only. There is a garage door behind the stage that remains open in good weather so that you can enjoy the show from inside or outside. Our general rule is if the temperature will remain above 50 degrees for the duration of the show the door will remain open. 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Enjoy $1 OFF all our bourbons every Thursday Jack Of The Wood is still a downtown hot spot for food, brews and drink since 1997 and founders Joan and Joe Eckert who still own it, have maintained the original lively English and Irish vibe. The old-time mountain and Irish music jams continue, including a hot bluegrass jam Thursdays and brunch every Sunday. 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His talents quickly caught all of our attention, and I happy we continue to support each other in this musical community as his fame and reputation grow. Please join us for an evening of musical exploration with several special guests, and celebrate his next turn around the sun. Founded in 2005, Pisgah is known for producing some of the most sought after craft ales in Western North Carolina. Pisgah Brewing Company currently operates the new indoor taproom with live music several days a week, plus our outdoor music venue in the summer and fall months with live music frequently on WNC’s premier outdoor music venue, the Pisgah Brewing Outdoor Stage. Be sure to come thirsty and ready rock! 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If online, please mute your audio during the guided meditation and talk.\n\nLocation\n\nMindSpring Building\n966 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805\n\nPlease Donate ($10 Suggested)\n\nWe need your generosity now more than ever before. Please hit the Donate Button to your right and donate whatever you can afford. Or become one of our monthly sustaining donars. (The suggested minimum donation is $10, but no one is turned away for lack of funds.)\n\nGroup Meditation Guidelines\n\n* Arrive several minutes early. You are welcome to greet others before we start.\n* Turn off your cell phones and other beeping devices.\n* Sit in a comfortable position, chairs are provided, bring your own cushions, blankets, or props.\n* If on zoom, please mute yourself during guided meditation, and talk, and then unmute yourself to share during the discussion.\n\nOnline Zoom Instructions\n\nWeb link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9742035476\n\nIf you have updated to the new Zoom Install Package, the Web link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9742035476\n\nPasscode: 879173\n\nMeeting ID: 974 203 5476\n\n* Thank you for helping us create this peaceful and safe refuge.\n\nThank you for helping us create this peaceful and safe refuge. Meditating with others enriches and supports your practice - in person or even online. 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If that’s not your thing… This is not the event for you.\n***Who should NOT attend:***\n-People who are only looking for a sex party.\n-People who do not understand and respect consent.\n-People who have extreme fear of setting and speaking their personal boundaries; in order to create a safe space we need to know that you will say “no” if you feel a no.\n-People who are homophobic, racist, sexist, ageist, ableist…\n-People under 18 years of age.\n***Schedule of the Evening***\n\n\\*6:50pm Doors Open, Mix & Mingle\n\n* 7:00pm We gather in a circle to meet each other, build a container, cover consent and boundary setting and discuss event agreements. Then we will play a few intimacy building games to meet and connect with other people in the room. Please make sure you arrive on-time!\n\\*8:15pm Once the container is built we will have self directed snuggling and sensual interactions until the end of the party.\n* 10:50pm Closing Circle; a time to re-center and connect as a group to verbally share anything that came up at the event or to voice gratitude to someone(s) you enjoyed interacting with.\n\\*11:00pm cleanup & head home; you are welcome to help.\n\n**We take individual and group safety seriously!** If you experience, see, or know that one of our participants is not safe to be at this event we want to know about it. We are committed to doing our best to create a safe environment which means that if someone is causing harm (physical or mental) that person is not welcome here (this includes harm that takes place outside of our events). We stand behind survivors and know that some of our participants are here to heal from touch based trauma.\n\nThese events are not \"gender balanced\"[. Check out our website for more information about this decision.](http://holdmeavl.com/why-i-dont-gender-balance-events/)\n\n**Simple definitions/clarifications-** Platonic- marked by the absence of romance or sex.\nMost of the interactions we have with friends and strangers are platonic.\nSensual- gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite.\nWe might feel sensual when we feel someone's breath on our neck or experience a extra long and slow caress.\nSexual- having or involving sex.\nOften involving one more more peoples genitals; perhaps seeking orgasm.\n\\*Refund Policy- Full refund if you cancel 7 days before the event or you cancel due to illness, emergency, or direct exposure to covid. Credit towards a future event if you cancel more than 3 days before an event. 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Due to a short attention span, he mixes in lots of different musical genres. You can hear some of his mixes on [https://www.mixcloud.com/tarisk/](https://www.mixcloud.com/tarisk/)\n\n\\~\\~\\~\n\n\\*\\* Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. \\*\\*\nTicket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.\n\nNo one turned away for lack of funds!\nPre-registration Recommended:\n\nVOLUNTEER!\n\nWe need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:\n\nDoor will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!\n\nCollective agreements:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nAbout AMC:\nAsheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. Our mission and aim are to inspire authenticity and healthy community through free-form dance by hosting dance waves for personal and community transformation. 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For more info about us or our classes, visit Instagram @misfitavl or our website at www.misfitimprov.com. ** No one under 13 years of age, and even then at your own risk. This is an adult show featuring live comedy. While we generally try to keep the content PG-13, it might go R. There is just no way to know. 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Bring your toys and have some fun!\n\nWe will be having a costume contest at midnight, so start working on your costume now! (See below for guidelines)\n\nWe will have a bootblack for a portion of the night, so bring your leather that needs some TLC!\n\nCOSTUME GUIDELINES FOR PERVERIONS:\nFor the most part, we want you to feel free to dress up however you want! In costume or not, though, we do have a few rules and guidelines, in accordance with our guiding principle of centralizing marginalized voices and comfort.\n\nALL ATTIRE must be ALE compliant. Nipples and genitalia must be covered at all times. This means penises, vulvas, and assholes. Perversions also requires ALL nipples be covered, regardless of gender or breast tissue.\n\nWhile medical and costume masks are both allowed, masks that obscure your identity must be removable to allow the doorperson to verify your identity\n\nPerversions strictly prohibits the following outfits, including as costumes:\n* Nazi regalia, including Iron Crosses and swastikas\n* Police and military uniforms\n* Any and all outfits that evoke racist imagery, including (but not limited to): Klan robes, blackface, nooses, and caricatures of marginalized people (ex: \"Pocahontas\" costumes).\n\nPerversions is an open event, and there are no vetting requirements, other than a willingness to follow our Code of Conduct (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L4wsBXZzY4_ohSyngIpQzv7AoXgBc1pGmM6I7REjKwE/edit?usp=sharing) and Playspace Expectations (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_xiNjrOjw1A4DNwvM6udb5vhPNn2d5X1kzsspOTpzc/edit?usp=drive_link).\n\nDress Code: Wear what makes you feel comfortable and/or sexy. 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Pisgah Brewing Company currently operates the new indoor taproom with live music several days a week, plus our outdoor music venue in the summer and fall months with live music frequently on WNC’s premier outdoor music venue, the Pisgah Brewing Outdoor Stage. Be sure to come thirsty and ready rock! 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Expect a campground-jam feel with arena-level horsepower in a brewery taproom setting.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":20,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":6,"scoreReason":"This is a specific touring bluegrass act playing a single date at Pisgah (most similar events there are weekly bluegrass jams and regular local band nights, so this show is more missable). Award-winning, high-energy bluegrass is strong entertainment but not a high-concept/weird experience. Expect a solid regional draw for a brewery/taproom ticketed show, with moderate socializing typical of a concert-in-a-brewery setting.","scoreAshevilleWeird":3,"scoreSocial":4,"recurringType":null,"recurringEndDate":null,"timeUnknown":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-27T02:31:55.283Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T02:31:55.283Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-11T00:08:13.767Z"},{"id":"97c514dc-2c6c-4c0f-af3a-991c77213f5e","sourceId":"mx-1031551","source":"MOUNTAIN_X","title":"GLAIVE & dupontpavilion","description":"The lineup for this benefit show heavily features trailblazers from the internet's underground DIY scene, blending electronic production with raw, confessional lyricism.","startDate":"2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z","location":"The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"The Orange Peel","price":"Unknown","url":"https://mountainx.com/event/glaive-dupontpavilion/","imageUrl":"https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/d9828695379772a42b8d224d7eff95df-1100x733.jpg","tags":["Live Music","Electronic","Underground DIY","Confessional Lyrics"],"aiSummary":"Internet-born underground DIY acts blend electronic production with raw, confessional lyricism in a benefit show rooted in the independent music scene.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":21,"scoreRarity":8,"scoreUnique":7,"scoreMagnitude":6,"scoreReason":"A one-night benefit show with a distinctive internet-underground sound makes it a notable, fairly rare concert; Glaive offers solid touring draw, but the show is more niche than a national-headliner event. 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Combining elements of confessional pop, folk, progressive bluegrass, and formal vocal music, The Arcadian Wild offer up songs of invitation; calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, to journey and wonder, to laugh and cry, to share joy and community and sing along. ADDISON AGEN Addison Agen is an Indie-Folk and Americana singer-songwriter best known as Season 13's first runner-up on NBC's The Voice. Based out of Nashville, TN, Addison's powerful and heart-wrenching voice welcomes listeners of all kinds to be grateful and self-reflective. Addison has shared the stage with artists such as Bob Seger, JOSEPH, Gordon Lightfoot, Brandy Clark, The Arcadian Wild, Peter Mulvey, Liz Longley, and May Erlewine while performing at top venues/events including The Winter Jam Tour, The Philadelphia Folk Festival, Nashville's Famous Bluebird Cafe, The Ark, Caffe Lena, and more. Her reflective music is woven together with themes of hopefulness, acceptance, and joy, and her new, full-length record \"Busy Body\" was released Aug 8th, 2025. In late 2024, Addison Agen and Skye Peterson launched a new band called Fielder, an alternative-folk duo with songs that are spirited, heartfelt, and thoughtful. 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Heavily influenced by the Grateful Dead and New Grass Revival, these young pickers bring new energy to a timeless style with a combination of fearless improvisation and instrumental prowess.\n\n\"… one of the premier rising acts in the country.\"\n- Live & Listen\n\n\"Sicard Hollow’s dynamics are original, and their musical talent is on display.\"\n- No Depression\n\n\"..top shelf talent.\"\n- Goldmine Magazine\n\n\"One of today’s hottest bluegrass acts.\"\n- Jrod Concerts\n\n\"One of the most exciting new artists on the scene today.\"\n- Grateful Web","startDate":"2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z","location":"Third Room","zip":"28801","organizer":"Third Room","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.facebook.com/events/2087508975133631/","imageUrl":"https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/745174698_122346591014200546_315824377241156013_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1080x1350&ctp=s960x960&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=75d36f&_nc_ohc=XimpqTKPqI8Q7kNvwFbmQZa&_nc_oc=AdptZg5v7wzAIiT4Bl91Yzem_LDb-16SWPvalmfJCLghmUT0WlleeoVVYEdycSONnyo&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=t8m-19eqiusEBlj84EYN0A&_nc_ss=7b1a0&oh=00_AQPh9bZRKOifn8yKbQd150X-g2Ocf8LYTOJwZwMAnm2f6Q&oe=6ACA35BD","tags":["Live Music","Nightlife","Jamgrass","Progressive Bluegrass","Four Piece Band","Concert Doors 7","Ticket Tiers"],"aiSummary":"High-energy jamgrass and progressive bluegrass takes over a late-night concert setting, with a four-piece band stretching fast picking into extended improvisation. Special guest Airshow opens for a full-stage, ticketed show atmosphere.","interestedCount":70,"goingCount":7,"favoriteCount":0,"score":15,"scoreRarity":3,"scoreUnique":6,"scoreMagnitude":6,"scoreReason":"Ticketed touring-style jamgrass/progressive bluegrass concert at Third Room. Third Room hosts similar live shows very frequently (every 1–2 weeks in Aug–Sep), so it’s not especially missable, but the band + Halloween-adjacent timing gives it a bit of extra vibe. 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A Halloween-night hang with eerie laughs, haints, and bar-side tales meant for late-night crowds.","interestedCount":null,"goingCount":null,"favoriteCount":0,"score":18,"scoreRarity":6,"scoreUnique":7,"scoreMagnitude":5,"scoreReason":"Halloween-week Appalachian ghost-story storytelling with cocktails feels more special than a standard comedy night, but similar late-night/spooky comedy shows at Eda Rhyne run roughly every 2–4 weeks (Sep 5 → Sep 19 → Oct 3), making it more monthly/seasonal than one-off. 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Friends gather around tables, conversations flow easily, and the rhythm of the music sets the tone for a perfect, easy Saturday. It’s exactly the kind of atmosphere we hoped to create when this idea first came to life! We’re especially excited to continue working with our house Jazz band, “Four Peanuts”, whose smooth, soulful sound brings everything together. The group explores both original compositions and zesty covers of tunes you may or may not know. The trio features Alex Taub on keyboards, Brennan Dugan on bass, and Joe Enright on drums, and will certainly leave your peanuts salted and boiled to perfection! Their music pairs effortlessly with the relaxed brunch setting, turning an ordinary morning into something memorable. The all-new brunch menu is absolutely something to be excited about! French Broad River Pizza will be serving up a mix of breakfast and lunch favorites designed to pair perfectly with a chill afternoon in the taproom. 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Rescued from a Colorado snowbank by his self-proclaimed number one fan, the bestselling romance novelist finds himself bedridden and dependent on Annie Wilkes, a devoted reader who offers to nurse Paul back to health. When Annie discovers that Paul has killed off her favorite character in his latest manuscript, his situation goes from dire to something much worse. 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Whether you’re a long-time fan or completely new to the Star Trek universe, we invite you to come hang out and talk ‘Trek, watch episodes, do trivia, make themed arts & crafts, and more! Additionally, accessibility and diversity are core themes of Star Trek, and we’ll be embodying that here at the library. If you have any questions about accessibility, COVID safety, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact us by phone or by email.\n\nMeetings are held monthly in the library’s community room.\n\nAges: Adult.\n\nHosted by Swannanoa Library, Buncombe County Public Libraries.","startDate":"2026-10-31T19:00:00.000Z","location":"Swannanoa Library, 101 W Charleston Ave, Swannanoa NC 28778","zip":"28778","organizer":"Swannanoa Library","price":"Free","url":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/event/star-trek-club-28018","imageUrl":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/sites/default/files/2026-10/Star%20Trek%20Halloween%20Image.png","tags":["Trivia","Holiday","Community","Sci Fi","Costume Party","Adult Meetup"],"aiSummary":"Celebrate sci-fi fandom with Star Trek trivia, Halloween costumes, snacks, and prizes. 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This will be the final month for sessions.\n**I want to Thank Asheville for all the support!**\n\n[Every Weekend @ 11am & 3pm](https://somaticsounds.net/events/)\n**\\* $26 to reserve please use the event link** [https://somaticsounds.net/events/](https://somaticsounds.net/events/)\n\nSonic Journey Through Sound\nCome experience a somatic journey where ancient wisdom meets modern well-being — a multidimensional soundscape, richer and more textured than a traditional sound bath. Vivek guides each session with over 40 handcrafted singing bowls, layered with binaural beats to support deep relaxation and nervous system regulation. 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On October 31st, join us for a spooktacular bar crawl featuring creepy cocktails, outrageous costumes, and an electrifying atmosphere. We’re making our way through Asheville’s top bars with exclusive drink deals, Halloween-themed entertainment, and surprises lurking around every corner.\n\nGrab your friends and throw on your most hilarious, horrifying, or out-of-this-world outfits—because this night is all about bold looks and big scares. Each stop on the crawl will bring a new vibe, from bone-rattling beats to ghoulishly good drinks.\n\nWhether you're dressed as a vampire, villain, or just out to vibe, this is the place to be for Halloween night. Asheville is turning up the fright and fun — and you won’t want to miss a moment. 🎃👻\n\n_______________________________________\n\n🚨For all the latest venue information, special offers, event details, and ticket purchases, be sure to visit our website! It's your one-stop shop for everything you need to know. ⬇️\n\nwww.crawlwith.us/asheville/halloween\n\n\n🎃 CHECK IN 4PM - 6PM 🎃\n\n🎃 CRAWL LOCATIONS 4PM - 10PM 🎃\n\n🎃 MID PARTY 7PM - 9PM 🎃\n\n🎃 AFTER PARTY 10PM - 12AM 🎃\n\n_______________________________________\n\n🎟️ FREE TICKETS 🎟️\nEarn 2 Free Tickets by inviting your Facebook friends to the Asheville Bar Crawl.\nMessage us for details!\nMobile: https://m.me/CrawlWithUs?ref=freetix\nDesktop: https://www.messenger.com/t/CrawlWithUs\n_______________________________________\n\n100% CANCELLATION REFUND GUARANTEE:\n\n👌If the event is cancelled for any reason, all tickets will be refunded in full! No vouchers, no credits, just your money back in your bank! 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Find us, grab a drink, say hi\n• 5:30 PM: Costume show-and-tell. Everyone who dressed up gets 30 seconds to explain who they are (no costume? you are on the judging panel)\n• 6:00 PM: Group photo, then keep hanging out\n• 7:00 PM: Official wrap. Plenty of time left to head to whatever Halloween party is next\n**What to Know:**\n• 10 spots. It is a neighborhood cocktail bar, not a hall, and walk-ins only, so we are keeping it small enough to actually talk\n• Free to join. Order and pay for your own drinks. The bar also serves non-alcoholic options and food\n• Costumes very welcome, never required. Half a costume counts. Cat ears count\n• Street parking on Haywood Road and the side streets. It is Halloween, so give yourself a few extra minutes\n• Adults-only hangout\n• Can't make it after all? Please drop your RSVP so someone on the waitlist gets your spot\n**Why This Event:**\nHalloween is the one night a year strangers talk to each other without an excuse, because the costume is the excuse. Show up as whoever you want to be for a couple of hours, meet a few new people, and leave with plans for the rest of the night.\nCome solo. Most of us do.","startDate":"2026-10-31T21:00:00.000Z","location":"The Golden Pineapple, 503 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806, USA, Asheville, NC","zip":"28806","organizer":"Third Place AVL · 20s, 30s & 40s","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.meetup.com/third-place-avl-20s-30s-40s/events/316763166/","imageUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/a/7/4/600_536371348.jpeg","tags":["Wine & Spirits","Nightlife","Holiday","Community","Costume Showcase","Spooky Decor","West Asheville"],"aiSummary":"Sip seasonal Halloween cocktails amid dark, spooky decor and meet other Asheville locals for casual mingling. 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Hailed as \"Beyond genre constraints\" by The Oxford American, and described as \"a blast of blues rock.both crafted and improvised\" by Rolling Stone, Turchi has performed his slide guitar & kudzu boogie sound across the US and Europe since 2010. Featured by NPR, PBS, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, No Depression, KEXP, Living Blues, The Oxford American, Daytrotter, and many more, Turchi has established himself as one of the most varied and prolific artists and producers operating in the roots-music world today. Recorded in a basement in 2010, Road Ends in Water was the first album by Reed Turchi, and showcases his signature slide-guitar and kudzu-boogie in its rawest, most North Mississippi-inspired form. With special guest Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars playing through a blown-up tape-machine on three songs, the album ranges from uptempo rollicking blues-rock to heavy, fuzzed-out riffs. 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The Feels unites a mix of artists who have been infused in the WNC music scene for 20+ years- including members from Ménage, The Mojo Brothers Blues Band, The Afromotive, High Flying Criminals, Plankeye Peggy, and many more. Venue and ticketing information:We are family friendly, but shows are 21+ unless accompanied by a parent.This is a general admission show. There are tables within the venue that are available on a first come, first serve basis. 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Featuring Tim Marsh, Gus Vigo, Dan Pederson & Lee Kram. $10 Cover Founded in 2005, Pisgah is known for producing some of the most sought after craft ales in Western North Carolina. Pisgah Brewing Company currently operates the new indoor taproom with live music several days a week, plus our outdoor music venue in the summer and fall months with live music frequently on WNC’s premier outdoor music venue, the Pisgah Brewing Outdoor Stage. Be sure to come thirsty and ready rock! 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His deejay skill has spanned over two decades covering many ecstatic dance containers, festivals, sound healing events and yoga classes. You can listen to his catalog of over 80 mixes and mashups at [http://soundcloud.com/mikayaswabb](http://soundcloud.com/mikayaswabb).\n\\~\\~\\~\n\n\\*\\* Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. \\*\\*\nTicket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.\n\nNo one turned away for lack of funds!\nPre-registration Recommended:\n\nVOLUNTEER!\n\nWe need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:\n\nDoor will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!\n\nCollective agreements:\n[https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/](https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMFZWQ0ZzTmFlam10YUN0RXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4XGdFINP8qUH1XAETf8I71UKxgUcbNb_LMLwgnJWEzr2I_3ELhDttUv2i1OA_aem_nrjKIXdVB1pootRUE4YAfA)\n\nAbout AMC:\nAsheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. 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In the years since, Sam has had major viral success with his hit singles on Spotify, such as The Lone Prairie, The Overgate, and Wild Bill Jones, and his numerous viral videos on Instagram and TikTok from where he has developed a large, passionate, and dedicated global audience. He was subsequently invited to open major international tours across the world for artists like The Mary Wallopers, Pokey LaFarge, Lukas Nelson, Willi Carlise, and Oliver Anthony. Sam has also built up an impressive headline resume of his own, having sold out all of his own headline shows in the UK, and recently selling out a majority of the shows on his 20-date debut USA tour in prestigious venues such as Zebulon in Los Angeles, Tractor Tavern in Seattle, and Swallow Hill Music in Denver.","startDate":"2026-11-03T01:00:00.000Z","location":"The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"The Grey Eagle","price":"$22","url":"https://www.thegreyeagle.com/event/sam-shackleton/grey-eagle-music-hall/asheville-north-carolina/","imageUrl":"https://www.thegreyeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/sam-shackleton.jpeg","tags":["Live Music","Family","Folk Revival","Celtic Folk","Old Time","Country Blues","All Ages"],"aiSummary":"Scottish rooted folk and roots songs shaped by oral traditions from Scotland, Ireland, and the U.S., blending country, old time, traditional folk, and blues. 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An all-White jury later acquitted him in 28 minutes.Award-winning playwright and performer Mike Wiley brings Spicely, the driver, and a chorus of witnesses back to life in this searing solo show — excavating a story that faded from public memory in a city known for its progressive views, visionary Black entrepreneurs, and institutes of higher learning.Join Mike Wiley for a Q&A following each performance.","startDate":"2026-11-05T00:30:00.000Z","location":"North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC","zip":"28801","organizer":"North Carolina Stage Company","price":"Unknown","url":"https://www.ncstage.org/productions/mike-wiley-presents-changing-same/#2026-11-05T00:30:00.000Z","imageUrl":"https://assets.thundertix.com/events/multi/211360/template3/Changing_Same.png?1783008017","tags":["Theater & Film","Community","Historical Drama","Civil Rights History","Social Justice","Downtown Venue","Ymicultural Center"],"aiSummary":"A gripping historical drama recounts the 1944 killing of Black soldier Booker T. 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We’re keeping this one shorter and turning around based on our group pace and available daylight so we can enjoy the trail without racing back to the cars in the dark.\n\n🌲 WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nThink:\n🍂 colorful hardwood forest\n🍁 crunchy leaves\n🌿 Bent Creek woods\n⛰️ gentle rolling terrain\n🦌 possible wildlife sightings\n📸 plenty of photo opportunities\n😂 probably at least one person saying “wait, this is SO pretty” every 10 minutes\n\nHard Times is generally considered an easier/moderate trail with a gradual feel rather than a giant mountain climb, making it a good option for a social after-work hike. The area also connects into a much larger trail network, so there are plenty of ways to explore depending on the group and conditions. 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This is not an instructive group but it is a supportive one.\n\nSee you at the Library!\n\nAges: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult, Family (children of all ages).\n\nHosted by Weaverville Library, Buncombe County Public Libraries.","startDate":"2026-11-05T22:30:00.000Z","location":"Weaverville Library, 41 N Main St, Weaverville NC 28787","zip":"28787","organizer":"Weaverville Library","price":"Free","url":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/event/weaverville-library-stitch-club-all-ages-new-new-new-28374","imageUrl":"https://buncombe.librarycalendar.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/Stitch%20Club.png","tags":["Crafts","Community","Family","Fiber Arts","Craft Swap","Beginner Friendly"],"aiSummary":"Bring a personal project for an informal evening of stitching and other handicrafts, with materials to share or trade. 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French Broad River Brewery is more than just a place to enjoy a drink—it’s a community hub where great beer, delicious pizza, live music, and good times come together. Just minutes from the Biltmore Estate & Downtown, our taproom is a gathering spot for locals and visitors alike. We regularly host live music and entertainment in our taproom, making French Broad River Brewery a lively hub of local activity. From bluegrass to reggae, there’s always something happening. Check out our Events Page to see what’s coming up next! No brewery experience is complete without great food. That’s why we offer French Broad River Pizza, serving up hot, hand-tossed pizzas made to order. 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