Mon., Feb. 26
Show: Pallbearer w/ Ruby The Hatchet and Bask | 9 p.m. | The Grey Eagle | GA $15 | All ages welcome 🎤
Talk: Gwen Diehn presents On Drawing Ten Thousand Things | 6 p.m. | Malaprop’s Bookstore & Cafe | 55 Haywood St. | Hear from an Asheville-area artist + teacher who set herself the challenge of drawing 10,000 objects, and see her sketchbook + published catalog.🗣️
Talk: Construction Program Info Session | 10 a.m. – 12 noon | Green Opportunities | 133 Livingston St. | Free | Learn about GO’s new 8-week Greenway Construction Program, which is free for income-qualified students.
Show: Melodic Mondays | 6 – 8 p.m. | Hillman Beer | 25 Sweeten Creek Rd. | Free | with the Resonant Rogues 🎤
Show: Living Room Series: Dulci Ellenberger | 7:30 p.m. | MG Road | 19 Wall St. | Free | Sweet music from a local singer-songwriter. 🎶
Wellness: Consciousness is a Network | 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. | Town & Mountain Training Center | 261 Ashland Ave. | $10 | Heart of Insight + Buddhist Geeks founder Vincent Horn leads this meditation session and discussion on relational mindfulness.
Tues,. Feb 27
Trivia: Think Tank Tuesdays | 7 – 9 p.m. | Hillman Beer | 25 Sweeten Creek Rd. | Get a group together (max of 6 people) to enjoy a night of beer, food, fun + trivia. Arrive at 6:30.
Show: Aaron Lee Tasjan + Dylan LeBlanc | 8 – 11 p.m. | Ambrose West | 312 Haywood Rd. | Tickets start at $15 | Concert presented by Worthwhile Sounds. 🎤
Talk: Media and Foreign Policy with Jake Greear | 7:30 – 9 p.m. | UNCA Reuter Center - Manheimer Room | $10 | Join Jake Greear, Political Science instructor at Western Carolina University, in the inaugural lecture of the Great Decisions Series, America’s largest grassroots discussion program on world affairs. 🗣️
Talk: Nourishment: Chinese Medicine Perspectives on Disordered Eating | 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. | Clasique Acupuncture | 50 McCormick Place | $6 | In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, local acupuncturist + herbalist Skye Mallory is hosting a talk on balanced eating through the lens of Chinese medicine.
Cause: Malaprop’s Cat Lovers Read Cat Poems | 6 – 8 p.m. | Malaprop’s Bookstore | Enjoy a night of reading + hearing cat poems. Best part? Brother Wolf Animal Rescue with have some cats who are in need of a forever home. 🐱 Read a poem + adopt a cat.
Film: Movie Night at The Collider: “Chasing Coral” | 6:30 – 8 p.m. | The Collider | 1 Haywood St. | Suggested donation of $10 | Doors open at 6:30 with refreshments provided by Oskar Blues. This month’s movie features the story of a team of divers, photographers + scientist who document the disappearance of the world’s coral reefs. 🎥
Wed., Feb 28
Talk: Nikole Hannah-Jones: Ending Racial Inequity in Our Schools | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Lipinsky Hall, UNC Asheville | $25 GA / $75 w/ reception / free livestream remote viewing at the UNCA Humanities Lecture Hall | Hannah-Jones, an award-winning New York Times Magazine reporter covering modern-day civil rights movements, will speak on racial inequality and how it’s maintained through official policy. Tickets here. 🗣️
Wellness: Empowered Eating Education | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Whole Foods Tap Haus | 4 South Tunnel Road | Free | Kendra Gaffney will explore the science behind a healthy + mindful diet. Free beverage and dessert included. 🥑
Show: Washed Out + Biyo | 9 p.m. | The Orange Peel | $25+ | 18+ only | Washed Out rocks the house with songs from their new visual album Mister Mellow. 🎶
Outdoors: 2018 Blue Ridge Parkway Season Preview | 4 – 7 p.m. | Folk Art Center | Take a sneak peek with the Parkway staff to get an inside look at upcoming projects + operations that are coming to the Parkway this year. ⛰️
Drink: TOAST Asheville | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | New Belgium Brewing | 21 Craven St. | $30 members, $35 non-members, $40 at door | An evening of festivities featuring New Belgium beers to sample, food, a brewery tour, music + a silent auction. 🍻
Thurs., March 1
Community: Open Mic Night at Summit | 6 – 9 p.m. | Summit Coffee Co. | 4 Foundy St. | A weekly open mic is happening at Summit. 🎤 Grab some friends, an instrument or just your voice for a night of connection.
Arts: Intro to Glass Fusing | 6 – 8 p.m. | Fired Up Creative Lounge | 26 Wall St. | Come create glass pieces with Fired Up. Don’t worry, if you have no idea where to start the staff will teach you techniques to make a masterpiece.
Outdoors: Full Worm Moon Hike | 5:30 – 9 p.m. | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | 372 Merrimon Ave. | Free for SAHC members, $10 for non-members | An evening hike in celebration of March’s full moon which is noted at a Full Worm Moon because the ground begins to thaw. 🏕️
Network: Entrepreneur’s Work-Shop: Craft Your Commerce | 4 – 6 p.m. | Center for Craft | 67 Broadway St. | $20 | Join members of the community for a business workshop for makers.
Fri., March 2
ForKids: Dr. Seuss Birthday Event | 6:30 – 7 p.m. | Barnes & Noble | 3 S Tunnel Rd. | Bring the kids for storytime, games + other activities to celebrate Dr. Seuss.
Drink: Blue Ghost’s 2nd Anniversary | 2 – 11 p.m. | Blue Ghost Brewing Co. | 125 Underwood Rd., Fletcher | It’s a weekend celebration of new beers, merch, food, music + more. 🍻
Cause: Kiss Country 99.9 Cares for Kids Radiothon | 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Asheville Outlets Food Court | 800 Brevard Rd. | This two-day fundraiser (Friday + Saturday) for Mission Children’s Hospital, hosted by on-air personalities Eddie Fox and Sharon Green.
Show: CloZee w/ BomBassic | 9 p.m. | Asheville Music Hall | 31 Patton Ave. | $15 | Local faves BomBassic open for French electronic artist CloZee.
Show: Brett Dennen w/ Dean Lewis | 8 p.m. | The Grey Eagle | $22+ | A concert for all ages presented by Worthwhile Sounds. 🎶
Drink: Peanut Butter Jelly Time Release | 2 – 10 p.m. | Catawba Brewing Co. in Biltmore Village | 63 Brook St. | It’s peanut butter jelly time once again. 🥜
