Calendar of Events

15% of lunch and dinner sale will go to Hall Fletcher Elementary. So go and get some wonderful food and help a much deserving school.

https://www.facebook.com/events/640367693066503/

A discussion with Dr. Starnes, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician, on how to improve bone health. His other professional interests include ultrasound-guided procedures, non-surgical management of acute and overuse orthopedic injuries and
non-surgical management of osteoarthritis. Snacks provided. Please register for this free program for YMCA members. Please contact Deb Al-Aidy for questions on the event at
[email protected] or 828 209-5012.

https://www.facebook.com/events/436399937105103/

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=289832544932036

Enjoy a complimentary 45 minute talk about our beautiful orchid collection at peak bloom, with vibrant colors and delicate blossoms creating a new winter wonderland.

Tour meets inside the center front doors of the Conservatory.

https://www.facebook.com/events/549492242211273/?event_time_id=549492278877936

Watch the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament with, what else, wine! Open during all games. Wear your team gear and bring your best trash talking game! Outside food welcome.

Game Schedule
Tues 3/12 – 12pm, 2pm and 7pm
Wed 3/13 – 12pm, 2pm, 7pm, 9pm
Thu 3/14 – 12pm, 2pm, 7pm, 9pm
Fri 3/15 – 7pm, 9pm
Sat 3/16 – Championship Game 8:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/377624379682773/?event_time_id=377624383016106

MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Become a FOSTER PARENT TODAY

If you would like to learn more about becoming a foster parent, but are unable to attend the meeting please visit our website at https://www.chsnc.org/adoption-and-foster-care/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1037827396426523/

DISCUSSION BOUND
Second Tuesdays, 12pm
Free
Meet at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café (55 Haywood Street, Asheville 28801)
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.

MARCH 12
Save Me the Waltz: A Novel by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Save Me the Waltz is the story of Alabama Beggs, a young Southern girl who meets and falls in love with David Knight during World War I. The two inevitably get married, and David goes on to become a successful painter. When the family moves to the French Riviera, Alabama takes up ballet, determined to find her own success. When she lands her solo debut in the opera Faust, cracks in their marriage become evident.

Save Me the Waltz is the only novel by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. Published in 1932, she wrote it in six weeks while hospitalized for schizophrenia. It is a semi-autobiographical account of her relationship with author F. Scott Fitzgerald, providing insight into their life and marriage. During the years when he was working on Tender Is the Night, she was preparing her own story that parallels the narrative of her husband’s. Save Me the Waltz is a vivid and moving story; through the confessions of a famous, slightly doomed glamour girl of the affluent 1920s, it captures the spirit of an era.

Moderated by Lisa Nanney, professor of American literature + Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager; planned in conjunction with Celebrate Zelda! 2019.

https://www.facebook.com/events/672892673107971/

Overview
Businesses are constantly focused on how to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, and one key advantage is the proprietary knowledge underlying the services and goods offered. Make sure your knowledge is safeguarded from the beginning.

Key Takeaways
Best practices to ensure key information is kept confidential, and is available for the business to monetize, regardless of changes within the organization.

Who Should Attend?
Any entrepreneur, founder, business or organization that relies on their data or inventiveness as a driver for success.

Speaker Bio
Lyle Gravatt is an intellectual property attorney for Collider’s Forrest Firm, specializing in patent, trademark and trade secret protections for startups and established businesses alike. He focuses on proactive legal advice, seeking to be a partner to growing businesses to protect and monetize their intellectual property assets in coordination with their business’s goals.

https://www.facebook.com/events/405025766989871/

The ACW Cat Pantry will be set up at the Thrift Hound to hand out cat food, litter, non prescription flea and worm medication, and other donations we may have available. Each month on the 2nd Tuesday, and 4th Saturday, as the calendar allows.
Any questions or requests can be emailed to [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/1120099298149604/?event_time_id=1120099308149603

Mary Martin will lead this workshop on using plants and other natural dyes to make stunning and unique silk scarves.
Each participant will dye 2 scarves and select another already done. $50. Limited to 12.

https://www.facebook.com/events/176078076648381/

**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/235564040456612/

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=367188350693577

Leslie Morrill has served as the Yoga Therapist at Council on Aging and Area Agency on Aging in Asheville.

Proven and practical techniques from both Yoga and Integrative Medicine will be given in this relaxed workshop setting.

We will discuss and practice methods to help prevent falls and improve balance – simple and easy to apply in everyday life, starting immediately!

SELF-AWARENESS (knowing where we are in space) and FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY (proper standing, sitting, and walking alignment) are KEYS TOO FREEDOM.

SOME TOPICS WE WILL COVER:

MOVEMENTS AND STRENGTHENING EXERCISES TO HELP PREVENT FALLS
HOW TO AVOID SHUFFLING (A FALL WAITING TO HAPPEN)
HOW TO INCREASE JOINT MOBILITY
HOW TO SAFELY PICK UP ARTICLES FROM THE FLOOR
HOW TO SAFELY TRANSITION FROM SITTING TO STANDING AND VICE VERSA
YOGA TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASING PROPRIOCEPTION AWARENESS

This workshop is valuable not only for seniors approaching or in the higher fall-risk age (65 and over, like the workshop presenter herself), but for caregivers, facility staff, and anyone in the eldercare industry!

https://www.facebook.com/events/563722570759206/

Meeting downtown
At Vance monument

Supplies provided

https://www.facebook.com/events/2369703863263279/

We are thrilled the Scholastic Book Fair will be returning to our Brevard Road campus, March 12th – March 15th. This year’s fair, Camp Read-A-Lot, promises a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. All sales benefit our school. Look for the official Scholastic Book Fair flyer to come home on March 11th. You can also visit scholastic.com/bf/icimagine to preview our fair’s featured books and set up a new digital payment option called eWallet. Simply set up an account and set a spending limit. Print out the eWallet with barcode and have your child bring it to the fair. If they lose it, no worries we can look it up! Any unused funds are released back to the credit card on file after the fair. We hope to see you there!

Shopping Dates and Hours

TUESDAY, MARCH 12
During School Hours – All students preview the fair and create wish lists to take home
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping (parents, friends, students, etc.)
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Fair is open for shopping during Reading Under the Stars

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
8:30 – 9:30 AM – Fair open for shopping for the attendees of Grandparents & Special Friends Day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping

THURSDAY, MARCH 14
7:35 – 8:30 AM – Open shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)
During School Hours – Students will shop with his or her class during the day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping

FRIDAY, MARCH 15
7:25 – 8:30 AM – Last minute shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)

If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/bf/icimagine. The online Book Fair is open from March 6th – March 19th only. You can order excellent books for all ages and grades at very affordable prices. All online sales during that time benefit our school!

https://www.facebook.com/events/296428427720151/?event_time_id=296428434386817

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=2268221610127336

We are exploring rain, snow, fog, and tornadoes at the Canton Branch Library on Tuesday, March 12th from 3:30 – 4:30pm. (Ages 6-12)

Come and explore the power of our weather.
How are rain and fog created?
How are tornadoes formed?
We’ll learn the science of ice and snow with frozen playtivities.

Registration is required. (To register please call 828-648-2924 or send an email to [email protected])

https://www.facebook.com/events/621573534930418/

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=2311762505524920

8 Jumbo Smoked Wings with your choice of side for $10! Choose from our Dry Rub, Buffalo, or our weekly special!

https://www.facebook.com/events/290725515134456/?event_time_id=290725541801120

Build hope and possibility for a sustainable climate: Join Climate Interactive at The Collider to play a new climate solutions game!

Play the role of business, community members, and government as you simulate scenarios of success in a powerful computer model used by top global leaders. Do you think we need renewable energy like wind and solar? What about stopping deforestation and growing new forests? Carbon pricing? Electric cars? This game will allow you to explore what it will actually take to address climate change.

Climate Interactive Co-Director Andrew Jones and Climate & Energy Lead Ellie Johnston will lead the event and guide you on your way to a restored climate.

Please dress in business attire (blazers, ties, pantsuits, etc.). We will be filming this event as we prepare to launch similar events worldwide. You may end up a participant in something that will make history.

There will be snacks and drinks.

Climate Interactive is a think tank that develops simulation tools to help people explore what works to address climate change and other systemic challenges. From their office at the Collider, they have worked closely with top decision-makers from the UN, US Congress, and other governments around the world and have published in the NY Times, Washington Post, and other media outlets. Climate leaders in over 85 countries have participated in their games.

https://www.facebook.com/events/402886970472655/

A fun drawing class that doesn’t take itself seriously, learn to draw figures, objects, and draw from your thoughts.

This month the class will be making objects, costumes, and props for the Star Party which is happening on April 12. The Star Party is part of the NC Science Festival and Pack Memorial Library has been selected as a host site. Materials are supplied or bring your own materials. The instructor will help guide you in making space themed art pieces and objects!

Program will be held in our auditorium downstairs. If you cannot make the full 2 hours, come when you can! Please just be sure to sign up so we have enough supplies for everyone and the instructor can prepare properly.

Older teens and Adults only.

Registration is required. **Registration signs you up for this one class, not a series of classes. Click the link to register.
https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library/branch-locations/pack-memorial.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D131383792

https://www.facebook.com/events/243534306596698/?event_time_id=243534313263364

We love our locals. Join us every Tuesday starting January 8th, 2019 for Locals Night with drinks specials, our Classics menu and a few other specials PLUS a meat case discount!

Asheville and Black Mountain locals will enjoy these perks at BOTH Butcher Bar locations…

DRINK SPECIALS
(all day)
$3 draft beers
$3 cans
$5 well drinks

SWEET & SIMPLE LOCAL DINNER MENU

Choose from:
Our Classics menu

$12 BBQ Platter o’ The Day – a rotating selection of meats, perfectly prepared in house, and served with two sides

$7 Famous Foothills Hot Dog – enjoy our famous hot dog BYO style and dress it any way you want at our toppings bar! Includes tallow chips.

MEAT CASE DISCOUNT

Shop local and source sustainably raised meat from local farms. Enjoy 20% off the meat case at both Butcher Bar locations.

NOTE: Our lunch hours and menu remain the same, then transition to Locals Night starting at 5pm.

See you then!

LEARN MORE: www.foothillslocalmeats.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/867583036906243/?event_time_id=867583070239573

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/265403914135277/?event_time_id=265403960801939

Sake pop up the second Tuesday of every month! We will be offering a selection of sake & Asian inspired cocktails and dishes.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2118665824857308/?event_time_id=2118665834857307

These are our regular Public Events. If you want to schedule a private session you can here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

We pick the games, you pay a flat admission fee of $15 ($10 for students) and jam!
Come early… we will queue players up as you show up!

Sign our waiver, rules, and media release ahead of time here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

Bring your friends and #getyourheadinthegame!

Become a Patreon to join our inner circle to explore how deep the immersive rabbit hole goes: https://www.patreon.com/betterthanunicorns!

https://www.facebook.com/events/302734167026800/?event_time_id=302734267026790

Join us on Tuesday, March 12th from 5:00pm-7:00pm for a Homework Diner at Enka Middle School. We’ll be partnering with United Way to provide dinner and tutelage to Enka MS students and their families. We’ll need volunteers to help with registration/check-in, serving food, and providing floating tutoring support.

Limited spots are available, so please email [email protected] to reserve your spot and complete your online registration.

Learn more about United Way’s Homework Diners here: http://www.unitedwayabc.org/news/feed-your-brain-homework-diner-program-offers-families-dinner-academic-support.

We hope to see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/221040138734925/

NOTE: Ticket sales end on March 7 to give our chefs time to prepare their samples.

How different would our world look if we derived the four basic commodities of “grain”, oil, “dairy” and “meat” from an agriculture of perennial native trees? Could it look like Acorn crackers? Stable climate? Hickory oil chestnuts fritters? More natural diversity? Walnut ice cream? Healthier people? We are what we eat, and what we eat shapes the world in which we live. If we are to gracefully make room for the expanding human population we will need to transition to vegetable based diets that are carbon negative. That means eating perennial tree crops like nuts. Ultimately consuming products made from trees encourages the planting of them.

Come experience an inspiring tasting of creative iterations of food using native nut ingredients prepared by:

Jason Sellers of Plant

Susannah Gebhart of O.W.L.

Cathy Cleary, creator of West End Bakery.

Also, to make your mouth water in anticipation:

Our Friends from Diosis Cheese, the new kids on the vegan cheese block here in Asheville, are going to be contributing some tantalizing tastes for the upcoming taste and tell event. They will using black walnuts and acorn starch to conjure up some:

1.Walnut lemon honey French style spreadable cheese

2.Goddess Queso, creamy nacho cheese style with walnut

3. Locally sourced acorn mozzerella.

4.umami French local and fermented pear French style soft cheese

These will be served with Wisecrackers Acorn crackers.

Bill Whipple shares anecdotes about where the nuts came from, how they got to your plate, and an unfolding future braised in elegant and positive solutions.

As the light returns, many cultures focus on trees as the symbol of the abundance of life and rebirth. By mid February the tree nuts will have been gathered, cured, and are now in full swing processing. The Acornucopia Project has been hard at work innovating new ways to process native nuts and is encouraging communities around the region to initiate a culture of nut trees consisting of foragers, chefs, foodies, people concerned about their health, the health of their community, the health of the environment, and future generations. This is an invitation to get started. Let’s revive the spirit of cooperation, foraging, processing and marketing of open source wild foods, and make good, wholesome, nutritional, perennial foods accessible.

Bill Whipple

Bill Whipple has been a perennial tree crop farmer for over 30 years. He planted his chemical free pear orchards in 1987. He helped steward the edible parks and initiated 2 new ones in Asheville spawning the Buncombe Fruit and Nut club. In the last 6 years he has co-created the Nutty Buddy Collective which has provided land access for young aspiring orchardists, and the Acornucopia Project which intends to create perennially tree based industries in our region.

Each $25 ticket includes admission, sampling of nutty delights, and a $7 voucher for Acornacopia products available at the event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/575862719550028/

Join Morgan Harris, Conservation Biologist at Wild South for a talk on the impact of disappearing rare bumblebee species and Spruce Fir forests.

https://www.facebook.com/events/754448948270326/

Anyone in need is welcome to stop by the Leicester Baptist Church Fellowship Hall between 5:30-7pm on the second Tuesday of each month for a food distribution.

https://www.facebook.com/events/346241632634840/?event_time_id=346241649301505

Brewpon $2 Tuesdays!
$2 bottles and cans
$2 off select drafts
$2 off select menu items!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1376253399198796/?event_time_id=1376253532532116