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- The first Thursday of the month is Divine’s Karaoke kiki with Proceeds to Blue Ridge Pride! Enjoy sing-alongs, props, and singing with a twist, hosted by a comedy drag queen. That’s at Archetype Brewing from 7-9pm
- Thursday, August 1st, Tina and Her Pony is playing a one hour set on 8/1 Wicked Weed Funkatorium 6-7pm for AVL FEST! Tickets are available at www.avlfest.com.
- Friday, August 2nd at 6pm t’s Pride Night at the Blue Ridge Beer Garden in Hendersonville, a monthly community meet up by Hendersonville Pride.
- This and every Friday it’s Drag Queen karaoke at O Henry’s 8pm to midnight
- This Friday it’s Tuck It Up, Buttercup at Banks Ave Bar with. Music by DJ Bleu Lallama & DJ Blazze 9pm Showtime: 11:30pm. A night of interactive drag and dance music with an ever-changing lineup, each event will blend well-known, established queens/kings with up-and-coming queens/kings from the community and surrounding areas.
- This Friday, its Song-O Drag Music Bingo With Divine! At highland brewing downtown, from 7:30 – 9:30 PM. Join us for a silly drag-stravaganza filled with fine brews and a musical twist on bingo. Hosted by the fabulous Divinity Holeburn, winners will be toasted and roasted in true drag style.
- Saturday, August 3rd. AVL Fest is here! Join M A R and the Marmeladies at 2pm at The Orange Peel for for music, dancing and good times! M A R and the Marmeladies is a spirited 4-piece band rooted in the rich tapestry of Latin American Folk and ventures beyond boundaries of genres adding a touch of quirky bluesy indie and Latin flair over bilingual lyrics. Hailing originally from Peru and based in the US, M A R, the lead singer and guitars of the Marmeladies is a trans/non-binary songwriter, musician and producer.
- ALSO this Saturday, Join us for an exciting Summer Olympics Watch Party & Field Day hosted by Q HALL. This event is to celebrate achieving gender parity with equal representation of female and male athletes for the first time in Olympic history! This will be a Women’s Category Viewing Party with plenty of fun for everyone! Hosted at Pleb Urban Winery this Saturday, August 3rd, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM.
- This and every Saturday, drag shows starting at 11pm and midnight at O.Henrys.
- Sunday’s it’s Gentle Yoga for Queer & GNC Folks at West Asheville Yoga Studio from 1:30 to 2:30. Learn more at “westashevilleyoga.com”.
- Sunday, August 4th – is the monthly BIPOC Farmers Market at Southside Community Farm. Since 2021 Queer and black run – Southside Community Farm has hosted a farmers market as a way to make healthy, fresh food available in the neighborhood and to promote local craftspeople and farmers of color. They host the market on the first Sunday of the month, May-October at the Arthur R. Edington Center (133 Livingston St., Asheville). Besides our own fresh produce, you’ll also find many other local Black and Brown vendors at the EBT-accessible market.
- Also, this Sunday, Asheville Drag Brunch presents: “COMIC-CON” a Themed Fundraiser for Sunrise Community for Recovery. Get ready to experience a one-of-a-kind event that combines the thrill of Comic-Con with the glamour of Asheville Drag Brunch! Indulge in a mouthwatering brunch spread while enjoying sensational performances by fierce queens. This Sunday, from 11-12. More info can be found at /www.ashevilledragbrunch.com/
- Also Tranzmission Prison Project is hosting a Book Packing Party at Firestorm Books from noon untiil 3pm this sunday. Books wll be packaged for Queer Incarcerated folks. This is a beginner friendly even
- Also this and every Sunday it’s Social Sundays at Banks Avenue Bar from 4-7pm. Music, Dancing and Drinks with the queer community.
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- Monday and every Monday, Karaoke hosted by Ganymede at the 27 Club at 10pm.
Looking Ahead:
- Next Thursday, August 8th it’s Make Medicine Queer (again) an interactive lecture/workshop at RiverRock Clinic to learn about queerness in healthcare. This lecture/interactive workshop will be led by Mary Burke-Pitts (accupuncturist) and Dr. Catherine Lok (family physician). This event is all about embracing our queer identities and reclaiming our space in the medical world. explore how we can make medicine more welcoming and affirming for all LGBTQ+ individuals and how to get the most of both natural/Traditional Chinese Medicine and conventional medicine as a queer person or ally. RiverRock Clinic’s cozy patient waiting room is at 2 Weaverville Road #201 in Woodfin.
- Next Sunday, August 11th, Connect with other local LGBTQ+ families with The Family Music Class at Cooperative Coffee! Join in the lower courtyard for an afternoon of musical community fun. All ages are welcome! Music party begins at 2pm. The Family Music Class is a queer-owned music and movement program for littles ones and their grownups in Asheville, NC. Cooperative Coffee is at 210 Haywood Rd. in Asheville.
- Youth OUTright’s GSA Summit is back again! This year, the GSA Summit will be back at Warren Wilson College on October 12th from 9am-5pm. And presentation applications are open now till August 12th! High school youth are invited to present an hour-long workshop, discussion, or presentation on social justice such as racial justice, gender justice, disability justice, and more. If you’re interested in this opportunity, you can find more info and the link to apply at givebutter.com/GSASummit2024
- Wednesday August 14th Eyes Up Here Comedy and Modelface Comedy present THEM! a queer/ femme comedy showcase featuring a group of amazing up and coming comedians from our monthly Everybody But You Bro Open Mic. Arrive early and participate in our Everybody But You Bro Open Mic from 6:30-8pm. Hosted by Erin Terry and Danny Felix
- Thursday August 15th Center for Craft invites you to an opening celebration of Max Adrian: RIPSTOP on Thursday, August 15 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm! Max Adrian: RIPSTOP is a solo exhibition celebrating queer material culture and history through the lens of craft by the Ohio-based fiber artist and recipient of the prestigious 2015 Center for Craft Windgate-Lamar Fellowship. The show features patchwork textiles and inflatable sculptures made from fur, satin, pleather, fringe, and ripstop, the show’s namesake, a woven nylon material that allows the pieces to hold air. On view are monumentally scaled works that inflate in response to the viewer.
- Saturday, August 17th and Every 3rd Saturday is Trash Talk! A Queer Dance Party w/ DJ Abu Disarray 10pm-2am at Shakey’s. Drag Shows hosted by Priscilla Chambers & Calcutta 11:30pm
- Thursday, August 22nd. At Torched AVL it’s Queer Figure Drawing from 5-8:30pm with drawing starting promptly at 6pm. Torched is at 1065 Haywood Rd and more info is at Queer Figure Drawing at Gmail dot com.