This ancient festival is associated with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days, and celebrates harvest, human courage, and triumph of light over darkness!
Cider press and fresh cider!
Face painting
Jumprope making
Harvest Soup
Michaelmas Play!
Dragon bread
Obstacle courses
Please bring two canned goods to donate to the MANNA FoodBank.
First Mondays recital series is presented at no cost to the general public – October through May (excluding January) – on the first Monday of each month at Brevard College.
October 3rd : Celebrated French hornists Elizabeth Freimuth and Hazel Dean Davis will be joined by pianist Koeun Grace Lee. October’s program will include: Brahms’s Horn Songs, Mozart’s Duetta con Coro from Così Fan Tutte, Monteverdi’s Pur ti Miro from L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Fauré’s Puisqu’ici–bas toute Âme, and Kuhlau’s Concertino in F minor for Two Horns. October’s charity is Free Rein Center for Therapeutic Riding and Education.
Sept 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th
Celebrate Take a Child Outside Week by joining a Park Naturalist for an interactive hike on the Park’s most family friendly trail. Kids of all ages will love exploring the Great Woodland Adventure Trail to discover what animals call Chimney Rock home. You never know who you’ll meet along the way. This program is open to all ages. Meet at the Animal Discovery Den at 10:30am. We will also be hosting Family Animal Encounters at 2pm on the Outcroppings deck.
One child’s admission is free, with one paid adult admission.
Magician and balloon artist Mark DeVerges will perform. Part of the library’s 125th anniversary celebration.
You are cordially invited to attend the unveiling of the Charles George Sculpture commemorating the heroism and sacrifice of Private First Class Charles George, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient.
Learn more about Charles George HERE:
www.asheville.va.gov/
Support our school $$$ by eating pancakes & sausage! Come to Fatz Cafe, Saturday, Sept. 24th, 8:00 – 10:00. 5 Sparten Ave., Asheville 28806. Thanks for your support!
FOOD, FUN, AND MORE! Fairview Elementary’s Fall Festival will be Friday, October 5, from 4 – 7 pm, on the school’s ballfields – rain or shine! There will be inflatables, carnival games and prizes, hayrides, a cake walk, yummy food and sweet treats, face paining, raffle basket, music, and more! One low prices for everything but food and the dunk tank. Adults and kids under 2 are free. This is a great family/community event and there will be something fun for everyone!
The Artists of Asheville’s River Arts District open their doors for a full weekend at the Fall Studio Stroll, welcoming the public to experience and collect amazing art in the studios and galleries. The Fall Stroll will once again feature a Food Drive in support of MANNA FoodBank by collecting non-perishable food items for our area’s needy families. Donations and information on the event will be located at the City of Asheville’s newly renovated building at 14 Riverside Drive. Attendees will enjoy special demonstrations and events, free parking, and a free shuttle around the one-mile area of the River Arts District. The artists are hoping to match or surpass the approximately 1000 pounds of non-perishables they collected last year for MANNA Food Bank.
The River Arts District of Asheville is a mile-long cluster of working studios, galleries and eateries housed in the former industrial section of town surrounding the railroad along the banks of the French Broad River. The working studio artists, many with showrooms and galleries, are open throughout the year. During Studio Stroll, visitors are able to explore the district riding the Gray Line Trolley for free.
*A free trolley will be circling around the River Arts District from 10 am – 4:30 pm
EVENTS:
Asheville Guitar Bar (at the Historic Cotton Mill Studios)
122 Riverside Dr.
11:00 am Sat
Musician’s Workshop & Asheville Guitar Bar Collaboration: Explore how we’re working together to better your Asheville Music Experience.
Curve Studios and Garden
9 Riverside Dr.
10am-4pm Sat. & 10am-3pm Sun.
– Splint Reed Seat Weaving Class: ($200) Learn to weave with splint reed in a herringbone/ twill pattern on a standard chair. Class Length: 5-6 hours Includes instruction and all tools/materials necessary to complete the project. BYOC: Bring your own chair or we can provide one for you with advance notice at $30-$40 Note: Enrollment closes 1 week before class date. 10am-4pm Saturday.
– Silver River Center for Chair Caning will hold a Shaker Tape Seat Weaving Class ($250) Class Length: 4-5 hours Includes one or two colors of Shaker Tape, instruction, and all tools and materials necessary to complete a project. BYOC: Bring your own chair or we can provide one for you with advanced notice at $20-$40. Note: Enrollment closes 1 week before class date. 10am-3pm Sunday.
Trackside Studios
375 Depot St
Demonstrations – various media throughout the day; snacks & sips both days
Eco Depot Marketplace
408 Depot St
12pm-7pm Sat & Sun
Live music with The Mile High Band 4pm – 7pm – libations included! Live artists demos throughout the day – fiber arts, copper burning, painting!
Odyssey Ceramic Art Studio
238 Clingman Ave
11pm-5pm Sat
Wheel throwing demos and piercing porcelain vessels with Vivian Saich.
Featured artists: Kate Gardner, Anne Jerman, and Joanne Carroll. Live music, snacks, and demos with RADA members exhibiting in the work areas of the studio.
Philip DeAngelo Studios
115 Roberts St
10 am – 5 pm Sat & Sun
Phil will be painting with acrylics using a variety of substrates while describing his techniques and process.
Tanya Franklin will demonstrate how she creates beautiful Christmas trees out of stained glass in various sizes.
NorthLight Studios
357 Depot Street
10am – 5pm Sat & Sun
During the season of thanks and giving, we’d be delighted for you to visit NorthLight Studios. Our six painters, each with their unique style, offer a variety of original paintings and prints to grace your home for the holidays, or, provide gifts for everyone on your list. Let our talented metalsmith, John Faulkner, brighten your space with unique candlesticks and beautifully handcrafted furniture. Refreshments will be served. Please stop by, we’d love to share our inspiration with you.
Pink Dog Creative
344-348 Depot St.
1- 4 pm
Fold-form metal to make leaves with Viola Spells. Light refreshments served.
See a demonstration of titanium coloration with Noel Yovovich! This magic metal turns beautiful colors when exposed to either heat or voltage. This latter process is called anodizing, and she will be demonstrating this once an hour at 15 past the hour from 11:15 until closing Saturday.
Various phases of “Dialuminism” (back-lit oil paintings) will be demonstrated all day at St. Claire Art (Sat & Sun)
Encaustic and Encaustic Monotype presentation Painting and one of a kind prints done with encaustic wax at Lynn Bregman Blass Studios (Sat & Sun)
Studio A – Pink Dog Creative
344 Depot St. Suite 100
12pm-5pm
Join Andrea Kulish for Ukrainian pysanky – Easter egg demos and light refreshments.
Phil Mechanic Studios
109 Roberts St.
10am Sat & Sun
Frederic Payet will be showing French impressionist paintings starting early afternoon.
Mark Bettis Studios
123 Roberts St.
1pm – 3pm Sat
Exhibit of West Henderson High School Senior Project, with mentor Deb Williams. Meet and greet the Senior Artist.
Wedge Studios
111-129 Roberts St
10am-5pm Sat & Sun
Historic Wedge Building Welcomes Fall. Variety of artist demos throughout the building.
Soft Pastel Demos. Exploring blending and textural work
Octopus Painting Demo! Discover Tessa Lang’s process as she creates one of her contemporary ink octopus paintings.
Warehouse Studios
170 Lyman St
10am-3pm Sat & Sun
Olga Dorenko “Respect the Natural” oil on canvas
Jenny Ellis (Sittin Pretty)
362 Depot St.
All Day Sat. & Sun.
Chair Artist Jenny Ellis will be creating a one of a kind “Ever After”Wedding Dress Chair! What else would you do with your wedding dress? Yes she will be taking all the embellishments on the back and front of one dress to make a pair of beautiful chairs. Materials used for chairs: Silks, satins, beads, leathers, and cashmere, and hand applied embellishments! Don’t miss this incredible UPCYCLING at it’s finest!
Hatchery Studios
1 Roberts St.
10am- 5pm Sat
To celebrate having recently moved into his new gallery space (studio #111), Corey McNabb’s full line of elegant upcycled jewelry is 20% off (rejewelenate.com) and all of his original paintings are 25% off (mcnabbfineart.com) for both days of the Studio Stroll!
Riverview Station
191 Lyman St.
Meet and greet with Artist Suzanne Armstrong at studio #225
Jones Studio at #211 will have small artworks at reasonable prices available for holiday decor and gifts. Cards, ornaments, ceramics, textiles and prints. Please come visit from 10 am – 5pm Saturday.
The Horse: Passion and Fire is a special exhibit at The Village Potters, featuring new paintings by Jenny Buckner and new sculpture and horse hair pottery by Village Potter Judi Harwood. On Sunday, November 12, from 11:00am-2:00pm, there will also be Raku firing demonstrations by Judi Harwood in front of The Village Potters teaching center entrance.
Join us in Studio 256 to watch jewelry enameling right before your eyes! They will use both a kiln and a torch to fire silver jewelry with glass enamel for a bright pop of color. Drinks and light snacks provided, and you can browse the gallery filled with jewelry made right here in the studio from 1pm – 2pm Saturday.
Jonas Gerard will be holding his Studio Stroll Saturday Painting Performance at his Riverview Station Gallery #144 on Saturday, Nov. 10th. Visitors are welcome to attend this free event and contribute to the creative energy as Jonas incorporates an eclectic mix of music to set the tone for his spontaneous, expressive, process painting.
NC Glass Center
140 C Roberts St.
10 am – 6pm
Join us at the NC Glass Center in helping celebrate Studio Stroll with live Hot Glass demonstrations all day! Our eclectic group of artists will be in the Hot Shop creating beautiful glass art and answering all your glass blowing questions!
310 Art
191 Lyman St.
All Day Sat & Sun
Painting with Beer, Encaustic demos, watercolor demos, dirty pour painting, refreshments and more! Music and Cheer. Hands on Workshop with Nadine Charlsen Nov 10th, Dramatic Light in Watercolor, register at 310art.com under the workshop tab. Meet the artists and shop for the holidays.
The 6th Annual WNC Garlic Fest is returning to Asheville NC. A family focused free festivity of all things garlic.
Our extremely popular WNC Garlic Trail allows you to follow a trail map around the event, collecting delicious and whacky garlic samples from local vendors. Our garlic education series will help you grow and cook garlic, and Sow True Seed plus local farmers are on hand to with seed garlic to grow in your own gardens.
We have a food truck and drinks area with kids activities and invite you to join the fun with friends and family because no one wants to be the only one to eat garlic all day!
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The Garlic Trail: Select participating vendors will be listed on a postcard available from Sow True Seed. Follow the WNC Garlic Trail, find the vendors and show them your postcard for a FREE garlicky experience. Collect all the experiences and return to Sow True Seed for a small Garlic-Guru prize.
WNC Garlic Fest was founded by Sow True Seed with the aim of bringing the awesome world of garlic to the awesome people of Western Northern Carolina. Join us for the 6th WNC Garlic Fest for a FREE celebration of all things garlic! This year Sow True Seed’s non-profit arm, The Utopian Seed Project is organizing the event to raise funds for their ongoing work to support diversity in food and farming across the southeast.
A new addition to our 21st annual Forest Festival Day, this family-friendly contest invites all groups to create a fun and unique theme surrounding your scarecrow.
*Registration is FREE, but participants must pay the Cradle of Forestry entrance fee to the Forest Festival Day on arrival ($6/adult, $3/youth 15 & under).
*Deadline for registration is September 24th, unless an extension is offered.
*Registrants will be given one straw bale and one t-post.
*Scarecrows and a display that fits within an 8’x8′ area can be preassembled or assembled between 10:00am-2:00pm on Oct.1
*Scarecrows will be moved and displayed in the Heritage Garden until October 21-22 for the Tommy Hodges Outdoor Drama.
E-mail courtney@cfaia.org for entry forms and more details regarding rules and regulations.