Calendar of Events

Join us January 15th-February 14th
For every pint of Lorelai IPA bought, we’ll donate $1 to Claxton Elementary School’s 4th Grade Raleigh Field Trip Fund.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1422139054587321/?event_time_id=1422139144587312

“A happy talent trifecta!” by Laura B. Whitmore- Guitar World Magazine. A very rugged yet clean, like a female Stevie Ray Vaughan, with guitar and vocals. The Sound carries so much energy within both realms of instruments it is unprecedented. Babyllon is soul driving, rock pumping, on the rise!

https://www.facebook.com/events/236207670655404/

Worthwhile Sounds Presents…
Valley Queen at The Mothlight
w/ Livingdog
Monday, February 11th
Doors 8pm
Tickets: $12adv, https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1808099

https://www.facebook.com/events/593540481076966/

The Cooperative Extension of Polk County is hosting our annual berry plant sale. This year, the Cooperative Extension director has chosen four varieties of blueberries, two varieties of raspberries, two varieties of strawberries, and one blackberry variety that have proven to specifically thrive in the North Carolina Foothills.

Orders will be accepted for plants now through February 22 and will be available for pickup in mid-March. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support the activities, classes, and research that make the Cooperative Extension such a vital part of the Polk County community. For more information or to place an order, visit the Extension’s website at https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu or give us a call at 894-8218.

Download the Order Form HERE: https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Berry-Plant-Order-Form-Writeable.pdf?fwd=no

https://www.facebook.com/events/393022604782447/?event_time_id=393022671449107

5Rhythms is a movement journey of unraveling, unwinding and embodying the thread that connects us all. Soften as your soul borrows your head, hands, feet, hips… giving you an internal shower and sending you back out in this unpredictably magical world with a renewed lightness of being; knowing more clearly what you’ve always known….but perhaps, temporarily, forgot. ♥ $10-20 Energy Exchange. ***Please do not Park in the French Broad Food Co-Op lots!! Park in the small lot across from the Orange Peel, the LaZoom Lot to the left of the FBFC or the ALoft Parking Lot (all the lots have a small parking fee).

https://www.facebook.com/events/518151585260172/?event_time_id=518151605260170

Join a panel of professionals as they discuss the physical and emotional aspects of change in regard to housing.

*Sharon Young, Psychologist, MA, PhD
*Lisa Kauffman, Geriatric Care Manager, MSW
*Jill Hart, Seniors Real Estate Specialist, Certified Senior Advisor

Registration is free, but seats are limited! RSVP online or by calling 828-585-4343

*Independent event not affiliated with HCC

https://www.facebook.com/events/1047378395423197/

We are supporting Bounty & Soul’s work providing healthy food for our local community by providing them with metal silverware for their food sampling events. These wiill prevent the wastage and expense of disposable spoons and forks.
Bounty & Soul provide samples of delicious plant based foods and education for those members of the community who are receiving donated healthy food. Rather than use plastic spoons and forks for the demonstrations and sampling, Bounty & Sould are finding ways to be more green and sustainable, and we want to help.
We are aiming to collect 80 sets of metal or durable bamboo small spoons and forks through the month of February. Please bring washed used or new silverware to our store and enjoy our thanks and a browse and a cup of fair trade coffee.

https://www.facebook.com/events/618459661957593/?event_time_id=618459705290922

Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.

Cost: No additional cost to enter.

https://www.facebook.com/events/789533238046693/?event_time_id=789533381380012

For the first time in a long time, Maggie Valley will be hosting a skating rink at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds! Open dates are tentative to change. Due to variable temperature changes during the season, the surface will be synthetic and available to enjoy in even warm days.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1217442365076320/?event_time_id=1217442408409649

STORYTIME & ART
Our programs for preschool and school-age students are back at a library near you! Storytime & Art is for preschool aged students accompanied by an adult. Come join in the fun with stories and songs, then make a hands-on art project just for the little ones.

Meet at us Etowah Library (101 Brickward Road, Etowah 28729) on second Tuesdays at 10am!

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Does gender matter when it comes to heart health? Join our nationally recognized expert live as we explore this and signs and symptoms of heart disease Live on Facebook.

We’ll be joined by Sarah Ciccotto, MD, a board certified cardiologist at Asheville Cardiology Associates and Mission Heart. During our conversation, Dr. Cicotto will answer any question sor concerns you may have about heart disease, including signs, symptoms, prevention and treatment.

https://www.facebook.com/events/353872602122074/

Post Firing Sculpture Repair

Molly Morning-glory & Mac McCusker

Tuesdays 10:30am-1pm
January 8- February 26

Have broken projects piling up in your studio? Perhaps the piece you worked on for ages didn’t come out how you wanted? Join Molly Morning-glory and Mac McCusker to learn about cold finishing techniques and materials. Bring in your duds and we’ll help you make them beautiful! Sand blasting, epoxies, acrylic paint, spray enamel and more will be covered in this 8-week class. We will also create a sculpture or vessel to be bisque fired and finished without glazing, using shoe polish, patina, or furniture wax.

Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $310 + $50 Lab Fee

Join us January 15th-February 14th
For every pint of Lorelai IPA bought, we’ll donate $1 to Claxton Elementary School’s 4th Grade Raleigh Field Trip Fund.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1422139054587321/?event_time_id=1422139147920645

ATS® Level 1 – Dance Fundamentals
This is an on-going class series. You’ll learn the basic system of ATS® in a fun and supportive environment. Dance Fundamentals will have you dancing ATS® in your very first class! Each one hour class is divided into two sections.

1. Drill it – Learn the basic movements of ATS® with minimal verbal instruction and lots of following along, committing the steps to muscle memory with a fun workout-style drills.
2. Dance it – Experience the magic of ATS® and learn how to use the basic steps to dance with partners in a duet, trio, and quartet formations.

You can start this on-going class series at anytime and drop-in for drills and review.

ATS® (American Tribal Style) Belly Dance is an improv tribal style belly dance that is universal worldwide with every move having a certain cue with a leader and followers in a duet, trio, or quartet formation that is always changing leads. The beauty of ATS® is a strong Flamenco influence, along with India and North Africa dance, combined into tribal style belly dance. If you know ATS® you can dance with anyone in the world that also knows ATS®, even just meeting for the first time!

Bio
Michelle has been dancing ATS® (American Tribal Style) since 2006. She has taken countless ATS® workshop classes around the United States to further her education, knowledge, and skill of ATS®. Michelle received her ATS® Teaching Certification in 2015, and had her own troupe, Mystique Mountain Tribal Belly Dance, in Charlotte before moving to the Black Mountain area.

https://www.facebook.com/events/541775063005882/?event_time_id=541775086339213

Come when you can, we are no longer taking sign-ups but walk-ins are welcome!
Seniors looking to workout more regularly are welcome to participate in a three month video-led fitness class and study conducted by Geri-fit! Most of the exercises will be performed seated in a chair and you will not have to get on the floor. Classes will be twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes. There are 24 classes over a 3 month period.

You will need to bring your own set of 2 or 3-pound dumbbell weights and a stretch band. (The library has some stretch bands if you need one.) You will be exercising to a Geri-Fit® DVD and several different levels of Geri-Fit® video workouts will be shown. Everyone is encouraged to work out at their own pace.

Classes will be held twice-a-week for 45-minutes each. Upon completion of the 12 week study, each participant will fill out a survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the video-led classes to determine if your strength, stamina, balance and range of motion has improved.

Please come join us and have some fun working out!

https://www.facebook.com/events/289832488265375/?event_time_id=289832514932039

We do our part in helping others. We give what we can afford to give. Smiles & kind words are free. Items given out will be scarves, socks, water, snacks, feminine products.

If you have advice on locations or shelters for us to connect with please inform us:
407.603.1657
[email protected]

We are accepting help from others, Please donate to:
www.paypal.me/DolphinMentality

mail items to:
DolphinMentality
PO Box 192
Graniteville, SC 29829

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DISCUSSION BOUND
Free
Meeting each second Tuesday at 12pm, this monthly discussion is a place to exchange ideas about readings that relate to artworks and the art world, and to learn from and about each other. Pick up some tasty local fare at the Malaprop’s Café to make the most of your midday break! Books are available at Malaprop’s for a 10% discount. To add your name to our Discussion Bound mailing list, email Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager, or call 828.253.3227 x122.

FEBRUARY 12, Tuesday, 12pm
My Soul Has Grown Deep: Black Art from the American South by Cheryl Finley, Randall Griffey, Amelia Peck + Darryl Pinckney

My Soul Has Grown Deep considers the art-historical significance of contemporary black artists working throughout the southeastern United States. These paintings, drawings, mixed-media compositions, sculptures, and textiles include works ranging from the profound assemblages of Thornton Dial to the renowned quilts of Gee’s Bend. Nearly 60 remarkable examples are illustrated alongside insightful texts that situate them in the history of modernism and the context of African American experience in the 20th-century South. This study simultaneously considers these works on their own merits while also making connections to mainstream contemporary art. The authors illuminate shared artistic practices, including the novel use of found or salvaged materials, the artists’ interest in improvisational approaches across media, and a thoughtful consideration of the cultural and political history of the American South during and after the Civil Rights era. These diverse works tell the compelling stories of artists who overcame enormous obstacles to create distinctive and culturally resonant works of art.

Moderated by Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager.

https://www.facebook.com/events/257433678516003/

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Join us for a Lunch & Learn with Pardee’s cardiology PA, Courtney Van Sickle, to learn ways to keep your heart healthy. This is a free event, and lunch will be provided. Please register at the membership desk or by calling 828 697 9622.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2162834313966054/

Stop by one of Asheville’s favorite metaphysical stores – Asheville Raven & Crone – every Tuesday in February from 1-3pm! Local LMBT and musician Katie Sachs will be offering FREE 5 minute mini-chair massage sessions, with affordable pricing for extended time if desired.

Cash is preferred, but credit cards are also accepted.

Katie Sachs is a deep tissue/myofascial therapist, with a focus on serving artists of all persuasions. Her work is based in effective pain relief and management, and works on all levels – physical, emotional and energetic – of the body. Katie is also a performing singer/songwriter and workshop facilitator. All of her work comes from a heart-based center of healing though connection.

Learn more at:
www.katiesachs.com
http://www.ashevilleravenandcrone.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/282481895767293/?event_time_id=282481909100625

**This is not an event Homeschool Fieldtrips, Classes and Support Page is hosting. We are posting homeschool days and other family friendly events to make it easier for homeschool families to find experiential learning opportunities in their area. Feel free to post questions or input about the event. If your question goes unanswered for 24 hours you should contact the venue directly so they can assist you.

*their calendar is not updated so I recommend calling or emailing to find out more information on the topics and/or to register for upcoming homeschool days. [email protected]

Homeschool Monday

AMOS is excited to announce our revamped homeschool program! On the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month an AMOS educator will lead a hands-on 50 minute program open to homeschoolers. These programs will run from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Limit 20 kids. Pre-registration is required, please check-out our events calendar for class descriptions and registration details!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2244034322500707/

Take a break out of your day and bring your knitting or crocheting project to the table to work on. Pause & relax with other hand crafters. All are welcome. This is a FREE event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/367188280693584/?event_time_id=367188340693578

Come out and help save a life! OpSource Staffing is partnering once again with The Blood Connection to host Donor Day.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2570569716293323/

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Beth Maczka announced that she will be stepping down from her role as CEO of YWCA, effective May 2019. In response, the YWCA Board of Directors will host two Community Listening Sessions on Tuesday, February 12th to gather input from the Asheville community as they formulate a hiring plan for the next CEO and recruit new Board members.

In order to guide their selection process, the Board of Directors is reaching out to the community for input at two Community Listening Sessions to take place on Tuesday, February 12th in the YWCA Multipurpose Room from 3-4 pm and again from 6-7 pm. The Listening Sessions will be facilitated by Aisha Adams of Aisha Adams Media, and childcare, light refreshments, and Spanish language interpretation will be provided. The Board is seeking input on the values and qualities needed in both a new CEO and new members of the Board of Directors.

In alignment with their mission and their commitment to recruiting members who are truly representative of the Asheville community, the YWCA Board of Directors recently passed a policy to pay a stipend of up to $1,000 per year to board members who otherwise might have barriers to Board service and participation. Up to eight new Board members will be selected for a 3 year term which will begin July 2019.

The mission of the YWCA is to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

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YWCA Busca Aportaciones y un Nuevo Liderazgo Cuando la CEO Beth Maczka Anuncia su Partida

La semana pasada, Beth Maczka anunció que dejará su cargo de Directora Ejecutiva de YWCA, a partir de mayo de 2019. En respuesta, la Junta Directiva de la YWCA celebrará dos sesiones de Escucha Comunitaria el martes, 12 de febrero para recopilar aportes de la comunidad de Asheville mientras formulan un plan de contratación para el próximo CEO y reclutan nuevos miembros de la Junta.

Para guiar su proceso de selección, la Junta Directiva está contactando a la comunidad para obtener comentarios en dos Sesiones de Audiencia Comunitaria que se llevarán a cabo el martes 12 de febrero en la Sala de Usos Múltiples de la YWCA de 3 a 4 p. M. Y de nuevo de 6 a 7 p. M. . Las sesiones de escucha serán facilitadas por Aisha Adams de Aisha Adams Media, y se proporcionará cuidado de niños, refrigerios ligeros e interpretación en español. La Junta está buscando información sobre los valores y las cualidades necesarias tanto para un nuevo CEO como para los nuevos miembros de la Junta Directiva.

En alineación con su misión y su compromiso de reclutar miembros que sean verdaderamente representativos de la comunidad de Asheville, la Junta de Directores de YWCA recientemente aprobó una política para pagar un estipendio de hasta $ 1,000 por año a los miembros de la Junta que de otra manera podrían tener barreras para el servicio de la Junta y participación. Se seleccionarán hasta ocho nuevos miembros de la Junta para un período de 3 años que comenzará en julio de 2019. Puede encontrar más información sobre las sesiones de escucha y las nominaciones de la Junta en el sitio web de YWCA (enlace aquí). La misión de la YWCA es eliminar el racismo, empoderar a las mujeres y promover la paz, la justicia, la libertad y la dignidad para todos.

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For Students 6th-8th Grade

Get in touch with your true, authentic voice in this eight-week workshop with Asheville musician Laura Blackley. Whether you sing only in the shower or would like to take your talents to the big stage, this class has something for you. Learn strategies for projecting your voice, breathing, staying on pitch, improving confidence, singing with a group, and harmonizing.

8 Sessions for only $120

https://www.facebook.com/events/2267672113515619/?event_time_id=2267672126848951

February 2 – April 27, 2019

Zimbabwean style marimba band classes for all ages!

Student Classes will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Level 1 for Beginning/Intermediate students in grades 3 – 6
will meet from 3:45 – 5:00
Level 2 for Intermediate/Advanced students in grades 6 – 12
Will meet from 5:00 – 6:15

*The instructor will decide which class your student would be most appropriate for your child.*
Fee for the 10 week session (twice a week) $250

All classes meet at the Rainbow Community Center, 60 State Street in West Asheville

Classes will meet on the following dates:
Feb. 5,7,12,14,19,21,26,28, March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, No classes on March 26 & 28 (Rainbow’s spring break), April 2, 4, 9, 11, No classes on April 16 & 18 (Asheville City School and Evergreen’s spring break) April 23, 25 – Final informal performances on Friday, April 26 (in the auditorium for invited guests) and Saturday, April 27 from 9:00am to noon at the Asheville City Market. We will be raising money for marimba maintenance. All students from this session will have an opportunity to perform at the market.

To sign up contact Sue Ford at [email protected]

To pay online use this link and scroll down:

http://www.ashevillepercussionfestival.com/village-marimba/

Adult Class IS FULL – contact Sue Ford for info on upcoming sessions.

In a Class Session, students will:
• Learn a repertoire based on the group’s interest, including popular songs, multicultural songs and original music.
• Work on proper mallet/stick technique, which is also applicable to other percussion instruments
• Have fun making music as a community. Each song is made up of many parts, which come together synergistically to create a joyful sound.
• Work toward a big performance at the end of the session

https://www.facebook.com/events/2311762458858258/?event_time_id=2311762472191590

McDowell Children’s Theatre presents Sweeney Todd: School Edition! Sweeney Todd has become a bloody, worldwide success since being awarded eight Tony Awards (including Best Musical), for its Broadway premiere and has now been adapted for high school performers in Sweeney Todd School Edition.

Auditions: February 11 & 12 from 4pm to 6pm
in the Greenlee Theatre at McDowell Arts Council Association
Performances: May 10, 11, 12 + 17, 18, 19
AGES 13-18

Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s (A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures) tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat has simultaneously shocked, awed and delighted audiences across the world.

An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth-century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up… and the carnage has only just begun!

This special School Edition has been masterfully adapted, working directly with Mr. Sondheim to retain the dark wit and grand scope of the original work, with a few lyric and key changes to facilitate high school productions. At the show’s core is a challenging score of epic proportion with two tasty tour-de-force roles in Sweeney and his comic female accomplice, Mrs. Lovett. Sweeney Todd School Edition is sure to be the highlight of any high school’s season.

AUDITIONS: What do I need to bring to auditions?
Yourself, a song, and a stellar attitude.
Please come prepared with a song of your choosing. A capella or with musical accompaniment (karaoke track your phone, portable Bluetooth speaker, guitar, uke, etc). Feel free to prepare a short scene or monologue or pair up with a friend, although this is not required. There will be scenes provided to read from at auditions and you may be asked to read with other auditionees.

Feeling nervous? Join us for a pre-audition workshop Ace Your Audition Workshop for Youth Performers! on Jan 31st at 5pm.

TECHNICAL CREW
Interested in working tech for this show?
We need folks to paint sets, build costumes, run lights, etc. Stop by and talk to us during auditions! FEB 11 + 12, 4-6PM

https://www.facebook.com/events/2091298537598539/

February 8 – 17 Ice Skating at the Festival Grounds!
Monday-Friday from 4 – 8pm, Saturday & Sunday from noon – 8pm, Adults $8 and Kids $5
Sessions are 45 minutes on the hour with skates included, the last session will be at 7pm, there is a limit of 40 skaters per session and skating is first-come/first serve!
* Kids Skate Free on Monday, February 11th!
*Special Family Skate for $20 on Wednesday, February 13th!
A Concession Stand will be available along with a 9 Hole Mini Golf Course, Yard Games including Ladder Ball, Giant Connect 4, Giant Jenga, Pipe Ball, Bottle Ring Toss and Can Toss, plus a Bounce House!

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