First 4 Fridays and Saturdays in Oct 2025!
Family friendly and fantastic artistic fun or great date night with beautiful lighted carved pumpkin displays on a short walking trail, local musicians, food trucks, games, storytelling, face painting, white squirrel scavenger hunt, historic mansion open. Fine gravel trail for strollers and wheelchairs. Fundraiser for Friends of Silvermont to help park and historic mansion.
Free parking offsite on nearby streets and parking lots one or two blocks away.
It is that time of year again when the stirrings of the season change brings our minds to daydreaming about cool autumn days, cozy nights and nourishing food. It also brings our farm fresh sweet potatoes from their hiding places under the ground to our annual sweet potato cooking contest!
However, this year we are breaking tradition! I am bringing the farm to the city! We will be holding this years 7th Annual Sweet Potato Cooking Contest along side our Fall Open House at The Homegrown Families Health and Education Center! We will have outdoor tents, live music with R&B band Westsound 2000, bouncy houses for the kids, lots of amazing food and beautiful prizes! You know the schpeel ~ invite your friends, enter a dish to win, come to taste, judge and dance into the harvest season with good friends, family and live music!
All this amazing fun with friends while simultaneously supporting an amazing non-profit in our community. This year we are supporting the Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement. ABIPA improves health conditions for African Americans by providing education, health services and advocacy from a unique understanding of the African American experience and a demonstrated ability to increase collaboration, connection, awareness and trust across diverse segments of the community.
Contest Information and Rules:
~Sweet Potatoes must be one of the main ingredients in your dish
~There are both sweet and savory categories
~There is no fee to enter your dish for judging, but there is a five dollar per person tasting/judging/voting fee
~You must bring your own serving utensils and buffet warmer if your dish needs to be warm
~There will be limited electrical hook-up for crock-pot dishes
~All entries will remain anonymous and will be voted on by attendees
~Judging/eating begins promptly at 5:00. Any dishes brought after 5:15 will likely not have enough votes to win.
~There are fantastic prizes including organic sweet potatoes grown on our farm! There are first place prizes in both the sweet and savory categories as well as an overall most unusual/original dish
You do not have to enter to participate! We need lots of tasters too! If you are coming to solely judge, we ask you to bring a potluck dish to compliment all of the sweet potatoes!
Please bring your own libations, chairs, blankets etc. Bring anyone you like and children are most definitely welcome! We love dogs, but it is a little too much at this event to have them. Please leave your sweet pups at home!
This event also doubles as our Fall Open House. If you were not able to come in the Spring to meet all of our practioners and see our amazing space, the Health and Education Center will be open!
Thanks for your support and we look forward to celebrating the season with you!
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.