Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Auditions Womansong
Feb 22 all-day
online

“We sing because we love to… and we sing because we can… and we sing for those who can’t… ​and we sing to honor the beauty of life within and around us!” -Althea Gonzalez, former Artistic Director

We welcome all who may be interested in joining and want to get acquainted!

Auditions for the Spring 2024 concert season are available through the end of February. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us here or by email at [email protected].

Interested in why our members chose to join Womansong? Hear testimonials from several of our members here.

Friday, February 23, 2024
Auditions Womansong
Feb 23 all-day
online

“We sing because we love to… and we sing because we can… and we sing for those who can’t… ​and we sing to honor the beauty of life within and around us!” -Althea Gonzalez, former Artistic Director

We welcome all who may be interested in joining and want to get acquainted!

Auditions for the Spring 2024 concert season are available through the end of February. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us here or by email at [email protected].

Interested in why our members chose to join Womansong? Hear testimonials from several of our members here.

North Carolina Winery Tour Adventures
Feb 23 @ 10:30 am – 3:30 pm
North Carolina Wineries

Join us for a North Carolina winery tour and celebrate a date night, bachelorette party, retirement, family, or a weekend away while sampling our favorite local beverages along the way. Our standard tour includes visits to three Asheville area vineyards. With safe and reliable transportation provided, you can sit back, relax and just have fun.

Included:

  • Round trip transportation*
  • Three vineyard visits
  • Tastings at two of your three stops. Let’s just say that the pours at the first couple of locations are generous so we like to leave the third-stop beverage choice up to you.
  • Time commitment = up to 5 hours

Want to include specific vineyards on your Asheville wine tours? If you have “must-see” wineries in mind or want to craft a full day catered to your group’s interests, we’re always happy to create a custom experience. Reach out any time!

Acoustic Jam Session
Feb 23 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sideways Farm & Brewery

Plan to collaborate with other musicians at Sideways Farm & Brewery in Etowah. Bring your instruments and voices and enjoy making music and networking with other artists, while enjoying the beautiful scenery. Food truck is on site and beverages available for purchase from Sideways (small
batch craft beers, hard jun, ciders, wine, and non alcoholic drinks). Family, fans, friends, and leashed dogs are all welcome!
During winter months enjoy playing under the covered, sheltered, heated porch! And during the summer months enjoy
collaborating in the fields, on the stage, or under the patio

Saturday, February 24, 2024
Auditions Womansong
Feb 24 all-day
online

“We sing because we love to… and we sing because we can… and we sing for those who can’t… ​and we sing to honor the beauty of life within and around us!” -Althea Gonzalez, former Artistic Director

We welcome all who may be interested in joining and want to get acquainted!

Auditions for the Spring 2024 concert season are available through the end of February. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us here or by email at [email protected].

Interested in why our members chose to join Womansong? Hear testimonials from several of our members here.

Drag BingOh! at after/glow
Feb 24 all-day
The Radical Hotel

Free and open to the public, all are welcome at this interactive bingo night hosted by Miss Blue Ridge Pride 2023 Alexis Black! Guests can enjoy a night of games, hand-crafted cocktails and music from DJ Cole (@deejaycolay).

North Carolina Winery Tour Adventures
Feb 24 @ 10:30 am – 3:30 pm
North Carolina Wineries

Join us for a North Carolina winery tour and celebrate a date night, bachelorette party, retirement, family, or a weekend away while sampling our favorite local beverages along the way. Our standard tour includes visits to three Asheville area vineyards. With safe and reliable transportation provided, you can sit back, relax and just have fun.

Included:

  • Round trip transportation*
  • Three vineyard visits
  • Tastings at two of your three stops. Let’s just say that the pours at the first couple of locations are generous so we like to leave the third-stop beverage choice up to you.
  • Time commitment = up to 5 hours

Want to include specific vineyards on your Asheville wine tours? If you have “must-see” wineries in mind or want to craft a full day catered to your group’s interests, we’re always happy to create a custom experience. Reach out any time!

Free Community Meal
Feb 24 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Saturday Sanctuary
Join the downtown community for a free meal in a warm and safe space. Charge your phone, use the restroom, watch videos, eat popcorn, play cards and games, engage in conversation. Come feel the love.
Begun on a Code Purple day in January of 2009, this warming shelter and fellowship afternoon has been running in some capacity during Asheville’s cold months ever since. Visitors and volunteers can expect a warm meal, a non-judgemental, safe space, movies, card games, conversation and grace. In order to allow for this to happen in an organized, safe manner, a team of at least 20 volunteers is needed every weekend. The vision of Saturday Sanctuary is to be a place of welcome for all who enter. This hospitality extends to our unhoused neighbors, for whom this ministry was begun, as well as anyone else who seeks fellowship and a warm meal.
Twin Peaks Day
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
DSSOLVR

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Step into the mysterious world of Twin Peaks at DSSOLVR! Join us for a day of intrigue starting at 11:30 AM, with a mind-bending Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt from 12 to 3 PM. Immerse yourself in the eerie atmosphere with complimentary coffee, delectable donuts, and a chance to showcase your style in our costume contest.

Twin Peaks Day at DSSOLVR features!

☕ Complimentary Coffee:
🍩 Mount Patisserie’s Spellbinding Pastries:
🎵 The Lynchpins Live Set (5:00 PM – 8:00 PM):
🔴 The Red Room Photo Booth
👻 Limited Edition Merch!
🎨 Art Pop-ups
🍺 Release of I’m Gone. Long Gone. Cherry Pie Coffee Donut Stout:
🎭Costume Contest

Winter Botany and Wild Foraged Tea
Feb 24 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Firefly Gathering

Embark on a garden walk with ethnobotanist Marc Williams, and start to unravel the mystery of botany and plant identification during the most challenging time of year to do so! Once the flowers, fruits and leaves are mostly gone, one must turn to more subtle clues to determine the identification of many plants. Join Marc in identifying plants in their dormant state, and finish the afternoon with wild foraged tea.

Marriage is Murder – Murder Mystery Dinner
Feb 24 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The Main Event

Join us for the interactive

MUSICAL COMEDY MURDER MYSTERY DINNER SHOW!

You are invited to celebrate the marriage of Shifty Malone, the world-famous bootlegger and Kicks Cavatelli, the Charleston queen. 

It’s 1922…the Roaring 20’s, known for dangerous and notorious gangsters.

The gin flows, and the dancing begins…and then suddenly…MURDER! 

WHO DONE IT? Was it someone in the bridal party?  A Gangster? A jealous flapper? A visiting silent film star? Or was it—YOU?

This is a wedding reception you won’t soon forget!

 

MURDER is on the MENU!

Can you figure out who dunnit???

It will be an amazing night of investigation to find the suspect!

Great Food, Singing and Prizes and FUN!!!

Saturday, February 24th, 2024, 6 PM est

Doors open at 5:30 PM

 

Our Menu to DIE FOR…

4 Course Traditional Mafia Sit-down Dinner

Dinner and Show – $85 per person

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!!

CASH BAR OPEN ALL NIGHT 

Tickets must be purchased in advance and are non-refundable.

Please review the menu before reserving a table, menu modifications will not be possible.  

 

REVIEWS:

M.E. – The Murder Mystery was excellent and way better than any other murder mystery I have seen! Your show was second to none!!

T.C. – What a great event and great time, we laughed so hard! THANK YOU! We all loved it and look forward to the next one!

N.L. – What a wonderful show. Everyone had a great time …fabulous! The show was a major success!

K.C.V. – The girls and I had such a great time seeing the Murder Mystery….so much fun! Great job!

J.T. – Congratulations on a SUPER HIT!!! We all enjoyed the show so much. I still have to chuckle at some of the lines as I drive down the road. The cast was awesome! You always make us laugh!

T.M. – We had a great time!! Thank you for an outstanding performance!

Sunday, February 25, 2024
Auditions Womansong
Feb 25 all-day
online

“We sing because we love to… and we sing because we can… and we sing for those who can’t… ​and we sing to honor the beauty of life within and around us!” -Althea Gonzalez, former Artistic Director

We welcome all who may be interested in joining and want to get acquainted!

Auditions for the Spring 2024 concert season are available through the end of February. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us here or by email at [email protected].

Interested in why our members chose to join Womansong? Hear testimonials from several of our members here.

North Carolina Winery Tour Adventures
Feb 25 @ 10:30 am – 3:30 pm
North Carolina Wineries

Join us for a North Carolina winery tour and celebrate a date night, bachelorette party, retirement, family, or a weekend away while sampling our favorite local beverages along the way. Our standard tour includes visits to three Asheville area vineyards. With safe and reliable transportation provided, you can sit back, relax and just have fun.

Included:

  • Round trip transportation*
  • Three vineyard visits
  • Tastings at two of your three stops. Let’s just say that the pours at the first couple of locations are generous so we like to leave the third-stop beverage choice up to you.
  • Time commitment = up to 5 hours

Want to include specific vineyards on your Asheville wine tours? If you have “must-see” wineries in mind or want to craft a full day catered to your group’s interests, we’re always happy to create a custom experience. Reach out any time!

Jack’s Bluegrass Brunch
Feb 25 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

Jack’s Bluegrass Brunch kicks off every Sunday at 12 noon — with lively bluegrass tunes courtesy of The Jack of the Wood Bluegrass Brunch Boys from 1-3pm. Sip a Bloody Mary or Mimosa or a warm Irish coffee. Tasty brunch specials alongside our regular menu and 18 taps of rotating craft brews! Sláinte, y’all!

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION
Feb 25 @ 3:30 pm
Jack of the Wood

Jack’s long-running Traditional Irish Music Session is the perfect way to enjoy the Celtic-influenced sounds of talented pluckers from all over WNC & further afield! Stop in to enjoy a pint or afternoon Irish coffee with the music! Sláinte!

Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic + Feature Comedy
Feb 25 @ 6:30 pm
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co

Sunday February 25 Another Great Comedy Show at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co, Theater 2! 6:30p, 18+, Get Dinner, Drinks & Laughs with the areas best standup comics. Featured and Open Mic Comedy. [Performing comics get FREE entry and pizza. ]
Get Your Tickets Now!! Hosted Mario Trevizo. Featuring Dante’ Quitman, Julia Macias & James Burks!!
For more info and other standup comedy shows go to sliceoflifecomedy.com or contact Michele at [email protected]

Karaoke Nights in The Draftsman
Feb 25 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Draftsman Bar + Lounge

“Sing your heart out every Sunday with Lyric Jones at our laidback basement bar. Whether you’re a classic crooner or want to relive your glam metal glory days, find your moment to shine between 8pm and 11pm. Remember: what happens at karaoke night, stays at karaoke night.

People in the biz get half off select appetizers and burgers all night!”

Monday, February 26, 2024
Auditions Womansong
Feb 26 all-day
online

“We sing because we love to… and we sing because we can… and we sing for those who can’t… ​and we sing to honor the beauty of life within and around us!” -Althea Gonzalez, former Artistic Director

We welcome all who may be interested in joining and want to get acquainted!

Auditions for the Spring 2024 concert season are available through the end of February. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us here or by email at [email protected].

Interested in why our members chose to join Womansong? Hear testimonials from several of our members here.

QUIZZO PUB TRIVIA Hosted by Jason Mencer
Feb 26 @ 7:30 pm
Jack of the Wood


Hosted by the witty & sagacious Jason Mencer, our epic pub trivia night runs every Monday from 7:30-9:30pm! Plus $5.00 well drinks all night!

Come test your brain power with tasty pub fare, an adult beverage or two — and a team of your smartest friends! Win prizes each round and crow a little about what a smarty-pants you are!

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Auditions Womansong
Feb 27 all-day
online

“We sing because we love to… and we sing because we can… and we sing for those who can’t… ​and we sing to honor the beauty of life within and around us!” -Althea Gonzalez, former Artistic Director

We welcome all who may be interested in joining and want to get acquainted!

Auditions for the Spring 2024 concert season are available through the end of February. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us here or by email at [email protected].

Interested in why our members chose to join Womansong? Hear testimonials from several of our members here.

Auditions: The Birds
Feb 27 @ 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
  • READERS THEATRE SHOWCASE

    For Readers Theatre Showcase auditions, there’s no need to make an appointment – we will get you signed in when you arrive! Expect to read from the script. Prepare for your audition by reading the script beforehand.

  • Performance Dates: March 22-24, 2024
    Auditions: February 27, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
    Directed By: Elliot Weiner
    Production Assistant: Ruth Planey

    About The Birds: Based on a story by Daphne du Maurier and made famous by Alfred Hitchcock, four strangers grapple with birds who have been transformed from creatures of beauty into terrifying, menacing predators.

THANK YOU NIGHT service industry friends
Feb 27 @ 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
DSSOLVR

Join us every Tuesday for some sweet sweet deals as a way for us to thank you and all of our fellow service industry friends!

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Auditions Womansong
Feb 28 all-day
online

“We sing because we love to… and we sing because we can… and we sing for those who can’t… ​and we sing to honor the beauty of life within and around us!” -Althea Gonzalez, former Artistic Director

We welcome all who may be interested in joining and want to get acquainted!

Auditions for the Spring 2024 concert season are available through the end of February. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us here or by email at [email protected].

Interested in why our members chose to join Womansong? Hear testimonials from several of our members here.

North Carolina Winery Tour Adventures
Feb 28 @ 10:30 am – 3:30 pm
North Carolina Wineries

Join us for a North Carolina winery tour and celebrate a date night, bachelorette party, retirement, family, or a weekend away while sampling our favorite local beverages along the way. Our standard tour includes visits to three Asheville area vineyards. With safe and reliable transportation provided, you can sit back, relax and just have fun.

Included:

  • Round trip transportation*
  • Three vineyard visits
  • Tastings at two of your three stops. Let’s just say that the pours at the first couple of locations are generous so we like to leave the third-stop beverage choice up to you.
  • Time commitment = up to 5 hours

Want to include specific vineyards on your Asheville wine tours? If you have “must-see” wineries in mind or want to craft a full day catered to your group’s interests, we’re always happy to create a custom experience. Reach out any time!

OLD-TIME JAM Old-Time Mountain + Folk Music
Feb 28 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jack of the Wood


Grab some dinner and a pint while enjoying our long-running Old-Time jam! Featuring many talented musicians from the local WNC area, our traditional Appalachian mountain music jam runs from 5-9pm every Wednesday night at Jack of the Wood!

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Auditions Womansong
Feb 29 all-day
online

“We sing because we love to… and we sing because we can… and we sing for those who can’t… ​and we sing to honor the beauty of life within and around us!” -Althea Gonzalez, former Artistic Director

We welcome all who may be interested in joining and want to get acquainted!

Auditions for the Spring 2024 concert season are available through the end of February. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us here or by email at [email protected].

Interested in why our members chose to join Womansong? Hear testimonials from several of our members here.

North Carolina Winery Tour Adventures
Feb 29 @ 10:30 am – 3:30 pm
North Carolina Wineries

Join us for a North Carolina winery tour and celebrate a date night, bachelorette party, retirement, family, or a weekend away while sampling our favorite local beverages along the way. Our standard tour includes visits to three Asheville area vineyards. With safe and reliable transportation provided, you can sit back, relax and just have fun.

Included:

  • Round trip transportation*
  • Three vineyard visits
  • Tastings at two of your three stops. Let’s just say that the pours at the first couple of locations are generous so we like to leave the third-stop beverage choice up to you.
  • Time commitment = up to 5 hours

Want to include specific vineyards on your Asheville wine tours? If you have “must-see” wineries in mind or want to craft a full day catered to your group’s interests, we’re always happy to create a custom experience. Reach out any time!

LEAP Back Block Party @ Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
Feb 29 @ 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Jeremiah's Italian Ice

Join Jeremiah’s Italian Ice on Leap Day as we LEAP BACK in time with $.96 Small Treats all day long for our J-List Rewards members! We’re leaping back in time and celebrating the history of Jeremiah’s tasty treats with an EPIC Block Party that can’t be missed. Join the J-List at https://jlist.jeremiahsice.com to indulge in all this celebration has to offer, or search for Jeremiah’s on the GooglePlay and App Stores.

There will also be FREE face-painting AND balloon art provided from 3-6pm, plus coloring stations available, so it’ll be fun for the whole family!

Our J-List App users will enjoy small Ices or Gelatis for just $0.96 each, with $.96 upgrades to Flavorites and Layer-Ins! PLUS, when you use the J-List App on Leap Day, you’ll be entered to win a cool throwback prize pack OR win our VIP ‘Sweet’-stakes Getaway where you and a guest will leap to Orlando and get a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of Jeremiah’s Ice!

And as if our Leap Day celebration wasn’t enough to join the coolest club around, all month long our J-List users will be able to score 2 weekly J-List exclusive deals like Leap Back Flights, Quart Specials, BOGOs and more!

Not a J-List user yet? Download the app to get these cool weekly offers, $0.96 Treats on Leap Day, and a Free Treat just for signing up! Visit https://jlist.jeremiahsice.com or find us on the Google Play or App Stores by searching Jeremiah’s Ice.

Mommy and me exercise
Feb 29 @ 1:00 pm
Sweeten Creek Brewing

Join us for a complimentary and guided exercise class that will last 30 minutes followed by conversation with other moms. You can exercise alone, with baby and stroller, baby resting on a blanket, carrying your baby, or while your little one runs around. All exercises will be standing with concentration on proper form, lower body and proper breathing techniques during the exercises. Modifications will be provided as needed.

Let’s connect and talk about the joys and struggles; birth stories, good and bad; things that are working and not working; life before and after babies; how different life is now compared to expectations you had. Come with questions for other moms. Let’s help each other navigate postpartum

Let’s have a beer!

About me: I’m a physical therapist and new mom with training and experience with pelvic health.

Follow me on instagram @KineticBond

Leap Day Puppet Cabaret
Feb 29 @ 5:00 pm
Jargon's The Argot Room

Leap Day Puppet Cabaret – Thursday, February 29, 2024

 

Location: The Argot Room, 717 Haywood Rd, Asheville

An evening like no other!  Enjoy a fabulous 3-course dinner (with choices) by Chef Ryan Kline then be entertained by the creative imaginations of Keith Shubert and Lyon Hill!

Keith (aka Toybox) is a multiple award winning clown, puppeteer, toymaker, and event producer. Among his many awards are Fan Favorite and Best Performance at The National Puppetry Festival, Funding by The Jim Henson Foundation, and an UNIMA Citation for Excellence in The Art of Puppetry, the highest honor given in the field. Toybox’s performance is an inexplicable blend of clowning, storytelling, stand up comedy and puppetry.

Special guest Lyon Forrest Hill is the artistic director of The Columbia Marionette theater and is widely known in the puppetry community as an innovator. A lifelong purveyor of puppetry, comics, animation, and toys; Lyon synthesizes his interests into a unique type of performance that is heavy on atmosphere and detailed imagery. At the heart of his work, though, are hopeful and earnest ideas. Lyon will be performing a selection of short works developed for mature audiences that feature a variety of styles; including marionettes, shadows, and some inventive new techniques. He enjoys sharing the stage with his good friend, ToyBox. While their work is very different, they are in many ways two sides to the same coin.

Reservations for this event are PRE-PAID and can be made online at Resy.com or by calling us at 828-785-1761.

 

    • Doors will open at 5pm for a cocktail hour, then guests will be seated for a 6pm dinner, and entertainment will follow.
    • The cost is $125 per person, and this includes dinner, entertainment, and gratuity.
    • Alcohol and additional sales tax are not included.  Reservations can be canceled up to 48 hours in advance.
    • Please note: This event is for adults.

Puppet Cabaret 3-Course Menu – With Choices

**subject to change**

 

 

First Course:
 
Truffled Cauliflower Soup (GF, Vegan) toasted hazelnut
 Mixed Lettuces (GF, Vegan*) apples, pumpkin seeds, cotija*, candied squash vinaigrette
  
Second Course:
 
Crab Stuffed Sunburst Trout (GF) haricot vert, baby potatoes, citrus-caper butter
 Pork Loin Katsu – sticky rice, braised daikon radish, cabbage slaw, Bulldog sauce
 Barbacoa Mushroom Tamale (GF, Vegan) roasted mushrooms, cashew crema, herb salad
  
Third Course: 

 

 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Torte (GF) peanut butter mousse, stewed grapes, sea salt
Mixed Berry Cobbler – pink peppercorn short dough, vanilla ice cream
Horchata Pudding (GF, Vegan) hibiscus syrup, mint, puffed rice, almond, mint