How would you suggest meeting people in Asheville?

Hi! I’m 28f and moved to Asheville last year. I work remotely (8am - 5pm/Mon-Fri), but am extroverted/ambiverted and would love to develop community.

I’ve tried bumblebff and found that the app might attract more introverted, noncommittal individuals. Maybe I’m just bad at the app though. (Also why can you only meet people of your own gender? I get it…but I don’t.)

I’ve tried meetup a couple times but also found people to be a bit quiet.

How did you meet people? I’m considering community service. Even if I don’t meet anyone, I will still love doing it. If you have any secular community group recs, please share!

Edit: I should probably mention that I have considered hobby classes and I’ve been trying to find inexpensive ones that happen outside of my work schedule. But I also am trying to be frugal these days for various reasons

Another edit: wow, didn’t expect this post to get this much traction. If you’re someone wanting to chat and see if we could be friends, please feel free to send me a dm. Don’t want your comment to get lost.