Homebrew Tasting at Hops and Vines

Jan 8, 3PM-6PM, Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Rd, Asheville NC. Back by popular demand, Hops and VInes will be hosting another homebrew tasting. Homebrewers bring in your beer to share, non-brewers seize the opportunity! This is an educational tasting to encourage those not familiar with homebrew to come in and taste what you can make at home!  http://www.hopsandvines.net

La Catrina Quartet Performs

Jan 8. 8PM-10PM, Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville  NC. Asheville Chamber Music Series now in its 57th year and considered by many one of the world's finest chamber ensembles performing the world's finest music in an intimate setting at a great price! http://www.wcchambermusic.org

Asheville's Dance for Babies

Jan 17, 1:00 PM-03:30 PM, The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville  NC. Let your little ones go wild at Asheville's Dance for babies, toddlers, and children. Great family fun for a cold winter afternoon! Swannanoa Valley Montessori School was founded seven years ago by parents who sought a creative active learning environment for their young children.  As a non-profit, board-run organization, Swannanoa Valley Montessori School depends solely on tuition and donations for all its operating expenses. http://www.swanmont.org

Special Art Break - Ruth Asawa: Drawing in Space

Jan 15, 12PM-1PM, Asheville Art Museum, 2 South Pack Square, Asheville NC. Join artist Kenn Kotara, known for his kinetic installations, on a guided tour of the exciting exhibition Ruth Asawa: Drawing in Space. This exhibition celebrates the unique career of Ruth Asawa (1926 - ), an artist whose looped-wire sculptures and richly detailed drawings defied traditional conventions. This is Asawa's first solo exhibition in North Carolina and celebrates the gift of her work from artist Lorna Halper. Ruth Asawa: Drawing in Space begins with her earliest sculptures, drawings and paintings created while at Black Mountain College and highlights several signature sculptures that formed her later visual vocabulary of looped and tied open forms. http://www.ashevilleart.org

California Wine Tasting to Welcome the New Year

Jan 2, Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Rd, Asheville NC. A tasting of three delicious California Cabernets that are great value wines - see why you don't need to spend a lot for a great bottle of Cab!
2008 Haley's Mill - 100% Cabernet Sauvignon with aromas and flavors of red berries, currants, and bell pepper,finishes with toasty oak. $9.99/btl

2007 Firestone Vineyard - Deep ruby in color this Cab has classic aromas of black plum, cassis and espresso. Flavors of black licorice, smoked meat, ripe plum and mocha are complimented by soft tannins and a plush mouthfeel. The finish lingers with notes of sweet spice and smoke. $10.99/btl

2006 Gnarly Head Cab - aromas of black peppercorn, cranberries and blackberries lead in this dark, bold Cab. Juicy currants breaks on the palate followed by hints of violets, earth, cloves and bay leaf supported by solid tannins. A great food wine. $10.99/btl