Calendar of Events

Look for the IdentoGO TSA Pre✓® RV in the parking lot of AVL-Asheville Regional Airport, 61 Terminal Drive, Fletcher, NC 28732. Monday, October 29th-Thursday, November 8th, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM and Friday, November 9th, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. More details at: https://www.identogo.com/rv

I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 (NIV)

Do you want to stand unshaken in this troubled world? With Jesus you can live victoriously in any circumstance. He wants to transform you, to empower you, to set you free. Seize God’s promises and battle powerfully in prayer. With Him, you can change the course of your life. Join a sisterhood of prayer warriors impacting the next generation for Christ.

For more details visit the Moms in Prayer International website at
https://momsinprayer.org/events/unshaken-blue-ridge/

https://www.facebook.com/events/219868715239338/

Come spend a weekend learning the skills needed to empower your students, family, friends, and yourself to walk with confidence, exist in this world with less stress and heal our wounds. This course is open to anyone interested in helping others as well as helping themselves (family of veterans, non-veterans, non-yoga people – all welcome).

In this course you will learn to:
Deepen your sensitivity to your students needs.
Support your students with any type of trauma.
Create a secure space for your students to experience -themselves in a gentle and supportive manner.
Cultivate a self-care practice to better support your students.

https://www.facebook.com/events/255993228346938/

Join us for the Preview Party on Friday November 2nd at 14, 16 and 20 N. Main St. from 6 – 8 pm. Meet artists, enjoy food and beverages, win prizes and bid on the silent auction!
The Self Guided Safari tour is on Saturday and Sunday from 10 – 5 pm. Grab a map around town, or at the information booth on Main Street by the town clock.

https://www.facebook.com/events/719739341720077/

Join us for the Preview Party on Friday November 2nd at 14, 16 and 20 N. Main St. from 6 – 8 pm. Meet artists, enjoy food and beverages, win prizes and bid on the silent auction!
The Self Guided Safari tour is on Saturday and Sunday from 10 – 5 pm. Grab a map around town, or at the information booth on Main Street by the town clock.

https://www.facebook.com/events/719739341720077/?event_time_id=719739358386742

Join us for 35 miles and 5800′ of elevation at the 20th annual SWANK 65!!! Sample some of Pisgah’s best trails in this great season closer – including the famed Farlow Gap!

The Sycamore Cycles Swank 65 Mountain Bike Journey is mountain bike racing at its most primeval, far removed from civilization and polluted air. The race begins at 2500 feet, and consists of a triad of cloverleaf shaped loops winding around Gloucester Gap in Pisgah National Forest. Rolling over rugged mining roads, fun single track, tough climbs and hell-raising descents, the exhilarating course will test your skills and desire as you explore the devilish terrain of the Pisgah National Forest.

REGISTER NOW: http://www.blueridgeadventures.net/product/2018-sycamore-cycles-swank-65/

https://www.facebook.com/events/266243800571927/

Show runs through November 7
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10am – 4pm

This beautiful exhibit celebrates the works of photographer Lauren Rutten and quilter Kari Morton. What these two artists share in common are a partnership in the five-woman, artist-owned Flow Gallery in historic downtown Marshall, and a deep love of Madison County, their newly chosen home.

In 2015, Lauren and her husband Andy, traveled the US for one year searching for a home. “From the very moment I arrived in Marshall while on this journey, I had a sense of having dreamt of this place since childhood – I knew this was where I wanted to be.

I have found that my life here is not confined within four walls, so I’m very interested in reflections, when the light shines through a structure, or a barn begins to dilapidate so the outside and inside merge.

Marshall finds itself in a season of change. Many families who are moving here to homestead live alongside families who have farmed here for generations. This collection hopes to show the range of those who have come to call Marshall home, as well as the hard reality of homesteading and its immense beauty, which are in direct relationship with each other here. In this land I dig my hands in the earth and muddy my feet on the ground, while at the same time experiencing the transcendence of being and connecting to so much beyond my body. I hope those who view these photos might experience this too.”

Kari and her husband, Mike, moved to Madison County in 2012, after having lived a fairly nomadic life. They decided Madison County was the place to put down roots and call home.

“This collection is inspired by my immediate world, the things I live with and the things I see – the garden in my front yard, the chickens in the back yard, the buildings in downtown Marshall, where I spend many hours working at Flow and serving as a guardian ad litem in the county courthouse. Each of my pieces tell a story of connection, to my community, to my world. I love sharing this part of myself with others.”

Flow Gallery is located on Main Street in the historic, picturesque town of Marshall, which lies along the French Broad River, just 25 minutes north of Asheville, NC. The gallery is in its 8th year of business and showcases the work of over 65 talented, regional artists.

When reflecting on the current state of the environment, it seems that we have entered into times of seismic sorrows. Carbon emissions, water pollution, fracking, and changing climate patterns all point to a troubling reality with serious consequences for human and non-human populations. Through weavings, installations, sculpture, and print, artists Rena Detrixhe and Tali Weinberg (Tulsa, OK) explore the complex relationship between humans and the planet, offering insights, expressing grief, and creating space for resilience and change.

In Time of Seismic Sorrows is curated by Marilyn Zapf and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

The focus of this 10-hour workshop is to prepare participants from a variety of educational backgrounds and experiences in both the formal and non-formal sectors to use exemplary Environmental Education teaching methods. Participants will learn about a variety of teaching techniques, methods and instructional strategies, and the workshop will include multiple interactive components. The program will be presented by Amy Renfranz, director of education for the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. This is a required workshop for all N.C. Environmental Education Certification candidates who enrolled in the program after Jan. 1, 2009 as Criteria I credit. This workshop may also count for Continuing Education for those educators who are already certified.

For more information, or to register, email [email protected], or call (828) 733-2013.

This course is offered as part of the N.C. Office of Environmental Education’s Environmental Educator Certification Programs. These adult programs are free of charge, and admission to the park is complimentary for those that are attending the course. The workshops will be at high elevation (> 4500 ft) and will include some walking, so please bring appropriate footwear and be prepared for inclement weather. Participants are asked to provide their own lunch, but there is a restaurant on site (Mildred’s Grill) in the Nature Museum.

https://www.facebook.com/events/180649539426189/

Come on out and show your mad skillz at the coolest new sport in town: SPIKEBALL! We will be having an all day tourney with snacks, barbecue, music, side games and prizes. After 4 we will keep the party going and head down to a local bar for some tasty beverages!

Proceeds will benefit Black Mountain Home and Asheville Youth Ultimate.

The DEETS:
1. Location: Carrier Park, Asheville, NC – Check in at Pavilion near wetlands.
2. Schedule:
Checkin: 9:30-10am (at Pavilion near wetlands)
Pool play: 10:30am- 12:15pm
Lunch Break: 12:30-1:30pm
Elimination Tournament 1:45 -4pm
3. Ages 18+
4. Co-ed tournament
5. Mostly grass with some sand play

COST:

$20 per team – Early Registration until Nov. 3
$25 per team – Late Registration on Nov. 4

Signup as an individual or as a team. We will figure out teams day of for individual players. Register at http://ashevilleultimate.org/e/spikeball-smashdown-charity-tournament

The USASpikeball rules will be in effect. https://spikeballroundnet.com/en_us/official-rules

FAQs
How many people can I have on my team?
All the teams are composed of just two players to make it fair when endurance becomes a factor in the later rounds.

I’m new to Spikeball is this event for me?
Absolutely! We have divisions for every type of Spikeball whether you’re one of the elite teams in the nation or just starting out in the sport.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2177029082512131/

Join us at the Asheville, NC Log & Timber Home Show at Booth #119-121! Talk to industry experts. Gather ideas & more!

Attending will be Don Downs, South Eastern Regional Project Manager, and Craig Johnson, V.P. of Sales and Marketing

https://www.facebook.com/events/233188567363303/

Please join us for the Wicked Halloween 5k & Fun Run!

100% proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation!

Costume Contest, prizes, raffle & food truck!

REGISTER BY FOLLOWING THE TICKET LINK!

$30 registration fee for adults
$15 registration fee for kids

https://www.facebook.com/events/163532137902493/

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Have you ever felt inklings of rememberings back to an olde way? A time in which we lived in fruitful harmony with each other and the land? When we followed the cycles of the seasons and the moon?

The resurgence of The Craft (other names include Paganism, Neo-Pagansim, Wicca, Witchcraft, The Old Religion, etc.) is upon us. Many are beginning to see that this Way is not what it’s been made out to be, and thus interest in bringing it back is growing.

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DETAILS
The 1st Sunday of every month, from 11:30-1:30 am, a study circle will be held at Asheville Raven & Crone. Together, we can go deeper into the old ways and bring them back to the present and into our personal lives if we so choose.

ALL ARE WELCOME. All genders, those with no knowledge and those who have studied for generations, young and elder…

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SUGGESTED DONATION
$5-15 (To cover room costs, herbal teas and snacks, and eventually books and other materials). If enough $, I’ll bring my magical cacao elixir!

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MY VISION
I am not a teacher. My hope is that we can come together from all walks of life and go deeper into this practice together, to understand all aspects including origins, different sects, aspects of herbalism, ceremonies, and so much more. My vision is to begin this as a book club of sorts (MANY free Wiccan books online) and then allow the group to develop it over time. If those who know something well want to teach a particular circle, then feel free! I’m excited to see how this circle cultivates over time.

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ANYONE can be a witch. There are many ways to practice. Some are religious, some just practice as a way of life, and some are both. If you have any inkling of interest, come join us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/286313161984148/

The Haen Gallery, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, is proud to present their 12th Annual Lynn Boggess Exhibition. The exhibit will run through November.

Lynn Boggess is one of the most unique and noteworthy American landscape painters of the 21st Century. He resides in West Virginia, a state whose diverse mountains, forests, and rivers provide abundant inspiration for the artist’s plein air paintings. In place of brushes he uses palette knives and trowels to thickly layer the broad sweeping strokes and exquisite fine detail that capture all the colors of the seasons in rushing rivers, snow covered hillsides, and thick forest vegetation. Mr. Boggess’ work is recognized internationally for its incredible three-dimensional texture, rendered solely in oils. These remarkable paintings combine elements of Abstract Expressionism and Photorealism to create a style that is totally unique and original.

The Haen Gallery in Asheville is located at 52 Biltmore Avenue between City Bakery and Chestnut. There is a parking garage at the Aloft hotel across the street, another garage just up the hill, as well as street parking.

The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 11am-6pm & Sunday 12-5pm. For more information: 828-254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com. Gallery contacts: Chris Foley, Director; Leslie Logemann, Gallery Manager.

With locations in Asheville and Brevard, The Haen Gallery offers the work of established artists whose distinctive and unique style sets it apart from ordinary and imitative efforts. Visit the website at thehaengallery.com.

CompostNow, Asheville GreenWorks, & New Belgium Brewing are teaming up to fight scary Halloween food waste!

Most of the 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins produced in the U.S. end up in the landfill. We think there’s a better way to use old pumpkins which is why we’re hosting a free community event “Smash Don’t Trash” on Sunday, November 4th from 12pm-4pm at New Belgium Brewing.

Community members are encouraged to bring their old pumpkins to be composted rather than landfilled. The event will host pumpkin smashing stations, kid-friendly activities, and music on the spacious lawn at New Belgium Brewery. You can also get a $1 off the Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin beer while supplies last!

All compostables will be processed by Danny’s Dumpster, a family-owned hauling and processing business in Asheville. All compost created from “Smash Don’t Trash” will be shared with Sand Hill Community Garden and Asheville GreenWork’s Sand Hill Orchard and Nursery.

Can’t make the event? There will be a dumpster on Craven Street in front of the brewery all weekend long! Drop your pumpkins off and they’ll still be composted!

All are welcome! Join us for a smashing good time!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1704097336369280/

Bullying is part of many conversations today when we talk about kids, but have you ever thought about the biggest bully around? It’s not the kid that’s taller or meaner than the rest; it’s hunger.

Mast Store and Merrell are teaming up with food security partners in all of our communities to take on that bully by providing Food for Kids. From October 22 until November 4, when you purchase a pair of Merrell Footwear at Mast Store, Merrell will make a donation to our local partner to fill backpacks with kid-friendly food for the weekend, a time when kids don’t have access to food or a means of feeding themselves.

At the Mast Store in Hendersonville, as well as Asheville and Waynesville, we are partnering with the MANNA FoodBank. With its help, teachers discretely give backpacks to students on Friday that are returned for refilling on Mondays.

It’s easy to help — just purchase a pair of Merrell shoes, and they’ll make a donation on your behalf. AND you can also contribute to the change jars at the register. Let’s stand up to the hunger bully!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1027484827412359/

Join us for our annual Holiday Open House! We will have plenty of inspiration for our holiday including floral display and decorative pieces, unique gifts and local art. As always, homemade refreshments and hot apple cider will be served! Look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/680040312395771/

OPEN! Street Tweaks, Sunday, November 4, 12-3pm ¬– It’s one-part car-free block party and one-part invitation to try out the new and improved Coxe Avenue!

The Street Tweaks Team has reimagined four city blocks to be more inviting and safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and car traffic, using inventive temporary materials and on-street art. With this open-streets-style debut celebration, you’re invited to play in the street with non-car wheels, feet and creativity. Bike parking available in front of Urban Orchard on Buxton Ave. Help roll out the good vibes!

10 more volunteers needed!! Info here: https://goo.gl/forms/Z2mSaidQmuJfPcol2

https://www.facebook.com/events/322201105002740/

It is a one-part car-free block party and an invitation to try out the new and improved Coxe Avenue! The Street Tweaks Team has reimagined four city blocks to be more inviting and safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and car traffic, using inventive temporary materials and on-street art. With this open-streets-style debut celebration, you’re invited to play in the street with non-car wheels, feet and creativity. Bike parking available in front of Urban Orchard on Buxton Ave. Help roll out the good vibes!

We are turning 2 this year!

Please join us at our studio to celebrate the two years we have been open in Asheville. We will have vendors, food trucks and raffles! This event is open to the public, we would love for you to come and learn what Orangetheory is all about!

https://www.facebook.com/events/310728546379939/

A Transformative Personal Journey

In Awakening the Dreamer, we will look squarely at the state of the world—where we are and how we got here—and then explore what role we can play in bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet.

Awakening the Dreamer was created by Pachamama Alliance in response to an invitation from the Achuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon to work in partnership to shift the dominant culture of consumption and alienation to one that honors and sustains all life.

We’ll start with an examination of the ways in which the current “dream” of the modern world is impacting the environment, our relationship with one another, and our own sense of purpose.

We will explore how this all came to be, and confront the powerful unexamined assumptions that are at the heart of the current crisis we are in—as a species and as a planet.

We’ll hear about the new story emerging at this time in history—a story that recognizes how profoundly connected everyone and everything is.

We will come to see that a new future is possible and that a huge, unstoppable movement is already emerging and in action, committed to creating a new story for humanity.

We’ll look at actions you can take, on your own and with others, and new ways of being that are consistent with your vision and stand. And, you will have the opportunity to go deeper with the programs of Pachamama Alliance’s Up to Us engagement pathway and organizations in Asheville.

Donations go 50% to Pachamama Alliance and 50% to Community Roots

https://www.facebook.com/events/2146833918911103/

What has you hesitating around your handstand practice? Fear of falling? This workshop will provide the foundational tools to build a strong, safe handstand practice.

Farrell will lead this workshop and will cover:
1. Kicking up in efficient, stable ways.
2. Using the wall for strengthening.
3. Wrist and shoulder care.
4. Identifying common obstacles and how to remedy them.
5. How to build handstands into your life.
6. Various alignment tips and tricks and tidbits.

This is an ALL-LEVELS workshop. The only requirement is the dream to do a handstand. Farrell will meet you where you are on your handstand journey and help you to take the next steps forward. Though handstands are super serious business, the workshop will be fun and playful. Don’t let your dreams be dreams, by this time next year you WILL be handstanding.

What has you hesitating around your handstand practice? Fear of falling? This workshop will provide the foundational tools to build a strong, safe handstand practice.

Farrell will lead this workshop and will cover:
1. Kicking up in efficient, stable ways.
2. Using the wall for strengthening.
3. Wrist and shoulder care.
4. Identifying common obstacles and how to remedy them.
5. How to build handstands into your life.
6. Various alignment tips and tricks and tidbits.

This is an ALL-LEVELS workshop. The only requirement is the dream to do a handstand. Farrell will meet you where you are on your handstand journey and help you to take the next steps forward. Though handstands are super serious business, the workshop will be fun and playful. Don’t let your dreams be dreams, by this time next year you WILL be handstanding.

Cost is $18, 10% PYIC discount. Register for your spot at www.pureyogaavl.com/events. Photo cred: Rose Kaz

https://www.facebook.com/events/535373886912702/

Canvassing will start at 1pm and go until 3pm. Scripts and supplies will be provided.

Bring your enthusiasm, and a friend or two.

https://www.facebook.com/events/285205755669027/

The Panthers will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers November 4, 2018 at Bank of America Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1PM ET

https://www.facebook.com/events/623170151350943/

The Trump administration’s most recent attack on transgender and intersex people must be stopped! The Department of Health and Human Services is leading a charge to apply a bigoted, false definition of gender across all government agencies which will harm both the transgender and intersex communities.

But when the far-right launches a new crusade against the LGBT community, workers and oppressed people must unite in solidarity and fight back!

Join us for a solidarity rally at Vance Monument in downtown Asheville Sunday November 4 at 1pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2223622441187668/

THE LOVE TALKER 
By Deborah Pryor

The Love Talker is an eerie and sensual play set in an age when strange spirits walked the earth and magic was all around.

A GHOST STORY 
By John Pielmeier

Two hikers seek shelter from a winter blizzard in an isolated Maine cabin. They meet a mysterious girl and soon the three share ghost stories, at first fanciful and then suddenly disquieting as the imagined becomes the real.

Join us for a Fall Sunday Shag & Swing Dance Party! For a $7 Cover, you’ll get to dance to some of the best Beach, Oldies & Motown tunes ever, presented by DJ Dave Hadden. Snack bar provided by A Day in the Country Cafe. We’ll provide a cash/cc bar, wine and beer will be served.

https://www.facebook.com/events/284152205740036/

Front Porch Theatre at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts proudly presents The God Game by Suzanne Bradbeer, the first production of its sixth season.

PLOT SUMMARY: Tom is an attractive junior Republican Senator from Virginia, a rising star who is lately questioning his beliefs. His wife Lisa is committed to her husband, her family and most importantly her Christian faith and beliefs. When their long-time best friend, Matt, an openly gay conservative approaches Tom with the opportunity of a lifetime, Tom faces a crisis of conviction while his marriage hangs precariously in the balance.

The God Game is a play about faith and politics, marriage and friendship, choices and consequences.

Evening performances on Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and matinees on Sundays at 2:00 pm.

*All Sunday matinees will include a post-show talkback/Q&A with actors and/or director*

OCT 19 – NOV 4, 2018 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts!

https://www.facebook.com/events/316355952525517/