Monday | March 5
WaterCooler: SoCon Championship Game | 9 p.m. | U.S. Cellular Center | $10-29 | Men’s Basketball finalists duel for the Southern Conference crown. 🏀 You don’t wanna miss this.
Arts: Brother Roy and Band of Rustlers | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | MG Road | 19 Wall St. | Free | MG Road’s Living Room Series presents a gutsy rock and roll show with a punctuation of piano. 🎹
Active: Lead Skills Climbing Workshop | 4-7 p.m. | ClimbMax Mountain Guides | 173 Amboy Rd. | Free | Get certified as a lead climb + belay at this instructional workshop.
Drink: Gettin’ Hoppy with Fifth Season and Girls Pint Out | 6 p.m. | Fifth Season Gardening | 4 S. Tunnel Rd. | Assemble, ladies! A night of learning (+ tasting) hoppy sensations awaits. 🍺
Civic: Middle School Family Information Night | 6 – 7 p.m. | Imagine Charter School | 1000 Brevard Rd. | Families are invited to learn more about Imagine’s academic + extracurricular programs.
Tuesday | March 6
Community: BINGO! In the Morning | 11-12 p.m. | Pack Memorial Library downstairs auditorium | Play BINGO for a chance to win prizes (local gift cards + small gifts). Every age can play + snacks are provided. 🍿
Show: Whitney Moore | 6-8 p.m. | The Montford Rooftop Bar | 199 Haywood St. | Free | Moore’s smooth + intoxicating vocals are best enjoyed with The Montford’s killer sunset view + tasty beverages. 🌇
Network: Tenacious Tuesdays: Where Story & Strategy Intertwine | 2-4 p.m. | Pack’s Tavern | 20 South Spruce St. | Free | Perfect your marketing strategies through the craft of storytelling.
Cause: 9th Annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Children’s Book Exchange! | 12- 8 p.m. | The Hop Ice Cream Cafe | Free | 640 Merrimon Ave | Unload your old children’s books and help a kid in need! Stories, poetry, a costume contest, and art festivities will take place throughout the day. 📖
Show: Alicia Jo Rabins: The Complicated Lives of Biblical Women | Tuesday, March 6 | 7 p.m. | UNCA Humanities Lecture Hall | Free | Rabins will sing, play violin + use an electronic loop pedal as she weaves together art-pop songs, poetry + and feminist Torah scholarship.
Wednesday | March 7
Active: Stability Workshop for Runners | 6:30-8 p.m. | Jus’ Running | 523 Merrimon Ave | Explore the essential strength + stability regimes for runners with AntiFragile PT and Wes MIller. Snacks + drinks provided. 🏃
Cause: Arts Council Volunteer Info Session | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Asheville Area Arts Council | 207 Coxe Ave | Meet with the growing Arts Council to learn about upcoming events + volunteer opportunities. 🎨
Show: Lewis Black: The Joke’s on US Tour | March 7-8 | 9 p.m. | The Orange Peel | 101 Biltmore Ave | $45 / $50 | World-famous comedian Lewis Black delivers jokes, rants, + scathing roasts.
Cause: Transgender Focus Group | 5-7 p.m. | WNC Community Health Services | 257 Biltmore Ave | The Campaign for Southern Equality is looking for individuals who are transgender + receive local healthcare to take part in a two-hour facilitated discussion. Snacks, beverages, + $50 gift card included. Email info@southernequality.org to register.
Thursday | March 8
Show: Sarah Tucker | 9 p.m. | One World Brewing | 10 Patton Ave. | The Asheville-based singer-songwriter belts country, rock + pop tunes with the voice of an edgy angel. 🎵
Talk: An Evening w/ Elizabeth Smart | 7-10 p.m. | Mission Health Conference Center | 16 Victoria Road | $25 GA | Smart, an outspoken survivor + advocate for sexual assault victims, will focus on hope + healing after trauma in this event hosted by OurVOICE.
Network: Young Professionals March Social l | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | White Labs Kitchen & Tap | 172 South Charlotte St. | Engage + network with fellow young professionals
Drink: 4th Anniversary Celebration & Double Bottle Release | 3-11 p.m. | Twin Leaf Brewery | 144 Coxe Ave | Celebrate Twin Leaf’s fourth anniversary + pay homage to science w/ the special release of two amazing brews. A donation to Asheville Museum of Science will be made for every pint sold. 🔬
Friday | March 9
MustDo: Asheville’s Third Annual Zelda Fitzgerald Day | March 9-16 | Today kicks off a week brimming with artsy escapades, literary gatherings, and important mental health discussions, all in honor of our talented and tragic Ashevillian sister, Zelda. Check out the schedule here. 👒
Talk: Food for All: Growing Our Community as We Grow Our Food | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | UNC Asheville | Sherrill Center & Kimmel Arena | $70 | This workshop + discussion kicks off the Organic Growers’ School conference with farmer and activist Karen Washington presenting on social & food justice. 🌽 Tickets available here.
Show: Dry Reef at Sly Grog | 10 p.m. | Sly Grog Lounge | 271 Haywood St. | $5 | Ride the wave of high-energy + uplifting jams which incorporate reggae, surf rock, and electronic influence.
Talk: Sally Atkins presents Nature-Based Art Therapy | 6-7 p.m. | Malaprop’s Bookstore | 55 Haywood St. | Delve into cultivating an aesthetic response to the Earth + fostering a relationship between beauty + sustainability. 🌎
Show: Flaming Lips Afterparty w/ Supatight | 10:30-1:30 a.m. | Ellington Underground | 56 Patton Ave | $7 | Get jiggy with jazz fusion, soul, + hard-hitting funk. 🎸
