Early 20th-Century Landscape Painters! Head to the Museum! In its latest exhibit, Honoring Nature: Early Southern Appalachian Landscape Painting, the Asheville Art Museum spotlights several early 20th-century painters who captured the soaring vistas of the Great Smoky Mountains. The exhibit runs through October. 2 S Pack Square | $16 admission
Book Sale! The Friends of the South Buncombe Library are having their first live, in-person book sale of 2024! Thousands of fiction AND non-fiction books, not to mention DVDs, CDs, and puzzles at bargain prices, in every genre and for every age group. Proceeds benefit your library in so many ways! Saturday, 10 am-4 pm Skyland/South Buncombe Library | 260 Overlook Rd
Baby Bull! Understated counter-service joint with a terrace crafting hefty burgers & other fast food. Enjoy outdoor seating - and don’t forget to bring your pup! Located in the Stay Weird Silo. 1 Roberts St. babybullavl.com
First Friday Wine + Cheese Mixer! Foundation Studios (an 8,000+ sq ft Community Art Center in Asheville's River Arts District!) will be open until 8 pm! Featuring a free wine tasting with the Haw River Wine Man from 5-6 pm, and live music by Black Mountain-based Folk/Americana duo, Mutual Love Club! 27 Foundy St, Suite 10. From 5 - 8 pm
Community Engagement Market! On the first Friday of each month, Manna Food Bank and other providers will be at Fairview Public Library for Buncombe County's Community Engagement Markets: with free food, medical services, information about mortgage, rental, weatherization assistance, and other resources. Friday, 3 - 4:30 pm. Fairview Library | 1 Taylor Road, Fairview
Let's Plant Trees Workshop! Planting a tree this spring? Arborist & tree whisperer T.J. Dutton will lead a workshop to show you how. The workshop includes a classroom session on planting techniques (both ball-and-burlap specimens & container-grown trees), and a hands-on demonstration of planting trees in the Garden! Botanical Gardens at Asheville Visitor Center: Butler Room | 151 WT Weaver Boulevard | $35
Free Music Friday! New Belgium Brewing - Asheville and Worthwhile Sounds presents Clouds of Delusion on Friday night! The 5-piece band is centered around Grateful Dead music and the wider catalog of jam band influence. They are fascinated by the improv, smitten with the songs, and dedicated to the dance party! Come out and shake it! New Belgium Brewing | 21 Craven Street, Asheville. From 5:30 - 7:30 pm