Digital and Contactless Adoption Procedure:

1. Check out the available animals online and find that special one!
2. Fill out the online application.
3. Our staff will reach out soon during our current regular business hours of 8am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday to provide adoption counseling and information about the animal, as well more details about our current adoption procedure.
4. A Meet and Greet may be scheduled for you virtually or contact-free at our Adoption Center (these are only by appointment and following application and adoption counseling). Cats, kittens and puppies in foster will only be available for a virtual Meet and Greets. Adult dogs will have a contactless Meet and Greet on site by appointment.
   Note: Potential adopters will be asked not to come to the Adoption Center if they have experienced any coronavirus symptoms and will be asked to adhere to best hygiene practices. We are not accepting walk-up adoptions or visits at this time due to the safety precautions we are taking in response to COVID-19. All staff at the adoption center will practice social distancing, hand hygiene and will wear a mask. Potential adopters are encouraged to do the same.
5. Pickup will be arranged and all details shared for a contactless encounter.
6. Adoption Delivery may be available for Henderson County Residents only if an adoption is confirmed and the animal is currently housed as the Adoption Center (not in foster care).
7. All adoptions will be processed with credit or debit only.
8. Have questions? Send us a message or email [email protected]!

Health and Safety Updates

Leadership Asheville will present a virtual Summer Buzz Breakfast via Zoom from 9-10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, free and open to everyone – please pre-register here:
https://www.unca.edu/events-and-news/event/leadership-asheville-buzz-breakfast-may-2020/

Panelists for this webinar

Jack Cecil, President, Biltmore Farms, LLC;
Kevan Frazier, Executive Director, Western Carolina University Programs in Asheville;
Pat Whalen, President, Public Interest Projects, Inc.

Presenting sponsors for the Leadership Asheville Summer 2020 Buzz Breakfast series are DHG (Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP), and The Van Winkle Law Firm.

Leadership Asheville, a program of UNC Asheville, engages participants in collaborative community leadership projects, providing personal leadership development and community education and orientation. Many of Asheville’s civic and business leaders are Leadership Asheville alumni. Leadership Asheville’s 38th annual program salutes its new May graduates.

For more information about Leadership Asheville, visit leadershipasheville.unca.edu.

These video sessions will contain music theory and concepts, rhythm and groove exploration, ways to make instruments at home, play along ideas, personal feedback, and exposure to percussion from around the world.

Need Book Recommendations? Ask a Librarian.

Every week day, Janet’s Planet gives children a daily dose of science and space topics from around the world.

Every day we’ll be featuring a video recording or a live Zoom storytime or song by your favorite Buncombe County librarians!

Information to access the storytime on Zoom will be posted in the discussion section of this page. To get notifications for Zoom codes and to know when new videos are posted, follow this event page!

If you’d like to stream multiple videos in a row, visit the Buncombe County Government YouTube page and find “At Home with the Library.” All of our recorded videos are available at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/bcgovtv/search?query=at+home+with+the+library

We miss you at the libraries! We hope you’re well.

Dear Bounty & Soul Family,

Bounty & Soul is deeply committed to the health and well-being of the community. It is what you have trusted and helped us to do all these years and we couldn’t be more grateful. On behalf of the board and staff, we want you to know that during this challenging time, we are being called to deliver on our promise of providing healthy food and support to our community in this great time of need and we are doing so in a BIG WAY…TOGETHER. It is our priority to ensure the health and safety of our staff, volunteers and community members as we navigate this crisis and we are following the guidance of the WHO, CDC and state and local officials to quickly adapt to take the necessary precautions. This is what we are doing to provide much-needed resources while providing safety and protection:

• We will be hosting drive-thru pick up sites for participants to collect pre-made healthy food boxes. Tuesdays at St. James Episcopal Church Parking Lot from 11am-1pm and Fridays at Black Mountain Presbyterian Church Parking Lot from 4-6pm. We are asking that no one arrives to the site prior to the scheduled times.
• We have cancelled all of our classes, kids activities and after-school programming as to follow the guidance for social distancing until further notice. Recognizing the importance of staying well, we will STILL provide healthy recipes, helpful tips, resources and education (including how to manage stress in a crisis) through printed materials, social media and on our website. Hope-filled messages and affirmations will also go into boxes.
• We have hand sanitizer, gloves, masks and constant messaging on washing hands set up at our volunteer shifts and at the distribution sites as well as ask everyone to take the following steps and precautions:

(1) Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer immediately upon entering new spaces.

(2) Avoid shaking hands, touching your face, nose and eyes and other personal contact.

(3) Cough or sneeze into your elbow, not hands. If your cough/sneeze is persistent, consider using a mask if available. 

(4) If you have a fever, respiratory symptoms or feel unwell please stay home.

(5) If you have traveled internationally or flown recently please refrain from activities at this time.

Thank you for your commitment and support in ensuring that Bounty & Soul continues to get Produce to The People during this time of uncertainty. Now, more than ever we must come together as a community, as a nation, as a world to be there for one another, support and love each other. It’s the Bounty & Soul way…

In solidarity, health and love,

Ali, Abbie, Adam, Karla, Linda, Fitz and the Board of Bounty & Soul

HOW YOU CAN HELP
(1) Donate Funds to Help Us Purchase Bulk Grains and Other Shelf-Stable Items
(2) Donate Food/Organize a Food Drive/Write hope-filled messages of encouragement to go into boxes
(3) Deliver Benevolent Boxes to Seniors and other Vulnerable Populations

Contact Karla at [email protected] to learn more about any of these opportunities.

Bounty & Soul is also in need of small boxes from Ingles and/or reusable bags. These can be dropped off at our office located at 999 Old US Hwy 70 W, behind the Swannanoa Valley Medical Center.

On Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from 11AM to 3PM, WCCA will host a drive-by food distribution event
for children and families currently enrolled in the agency’s Head Start and Early Head Start
education programs. Families can visit the following locations to receive food bags:
 King Creek Children’s Center (20 Fickley Dr., Hendersonville, NC)
 Etowah Children’s Center (233 Brickyard Rd., Etowah, NC)
 Columbus Children’s Center (2060 Lynn Rd., Columbus, NC)
 Hillview Head Start (181 Hillview Ext., Brevard, NC)
 Pisgah Forest Children’s Center (133 Osborne Rd., Brevard, NC)
 Rosman Children’s Center (163 Main St., Rosman, NC)
Food bags will also be available for pick-up at seven childcare partner sites throughout
Henderson, Transylvania, Polk, and Rutherford counties.
Why is this event so important?
WCCA Head Start and Early Head Start programs serve low-income families who live below the
poverty line, those who care for foster children, and/or families of children with a disability. These
families have been especially hard hit during the ongoing COVID Pandemic. Unemployment is
high and many social service programs are temporarily closed. Community-wide food handouts
often result in families spending hours waiting in long lines only to receive a few items.
The WCCA Head Start Food Distribution Event on May 12th is targeted toward serving the over
600 children and families currently enrolled in WCCA’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs
and partner programs throughout our four-county region. We regularly work with these families
and can attest to the incredible need they are facing.
Funding for the food distribution event has been provided through Head Start and some private
donations. Contributions to support future food distribution events and other services would be
greatly appreciated and can be made online through the agency’s website: www.wcca.org.

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WCCA delivers high-quality early childhood education programs to children, ages 0 to 4 years in
order to promote school readiness and long-term academic success. WCCA annually serves over
800 children and families through its Head Start, Early Head Start and NC Pre-K programs and
home-based services. To coordinate coverage of the Head Start Food Distribution event, please
contact Margit Nelson ([email protected] or call/text: (828) 696-6674).
Western Carolina Community Action is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization based in Hendersonville,
NC that assists low income and underserved people of western North Carolina to achieve their
potential through advocacy and quality services such as: Head Start and Early Head Start; housing
programs; transportation; services for older adults and self-sufficiency programs. For more
information, contact: Terri Bowman, [email protected] or call (828) 693-1711 Ext. 128.

If you’re looking for a fun project to do with materials you already have at home, check out what we have planned!

Every day, Monday through Friday, we’ll post an AM and a PM activity to our Facebook page, followed with examples of what we’ve made for the activity. All of the activities are kid, adult, and family friendly.

We know how creative and talented all of you are, we want to see what you made as well, so send images of your creations back to us in the comments. When the libraries are open again, we’ll make a chapter book with all of the images we’ve gathered throughout this pandemic. The book will be on display at each of our Buncombe County Public Libraries. Creativity and community will get us through this and we’ll have a book to prove it!

Be a part of it! Remember to read, write, and create something every day! #yourstorymatters

Hopefully, social distancing and self quarantine just got a little easier. We’re in this together friends. Be safe.

Join NC Room collections manager, Katherine, for a fun and informative series of virtual events aimed to help you learn about our digital resources, develop new skills, and keep you connected to research and the North Carolina Collection at Pack Memorial Library.

Check the event discussion for upcoming programs and to post about what you’d like to see next!

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Free viral testing for COVID-19 will return to Buncombe County on May 12 and 14, though hours will be limited, according to a press release from the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services.

Buncombe County residents who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 will be eligible for no-cost testing, regardless of their insurance status, the release said. (Bring your insurance information if you have it, though.)

On May 14, the Buncombe County Schools Central Office (175 Bingham Road) will host another testing site, also from 1-4 p.m. 

Taco Tuesday Take Out takes place every Tuesday 1-7pm.
Delivery 4-7pm

Here is the link to order on line….

https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/grey-eagle-music-hall-asheville

Every week we donate a Taco Kit to our frontline and first response heroes. If you would like to donate a kit just let us know which one and we will deliver it for you.

We offer FREE lunch to musicians between 2-4pm.
(while supplies last)

Life is better with Tacos!

Welcome to the first AVL Hot Sauce Battle!

Beer by Hi Wire Brewing, Wicked Weed Brewing, and Bhramari Brewing in association with The Asheville Radio Group

Our local judges will be tasting 32 sauces from a ton of great folks from around AVL, in a bracket style faceoff for the best hot sauce in town! We will be streaming each match via Iamavl!

Sponsored by the good folks at Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Hi Wire Brewing Co and Bhramari Brewing Co. During each stream we will be talking about some of the great tasty beers these breweries have for delivery & curbside pick up to get everyone thru COVID -19

Invite your friends and get ready for the heat!

Watch the matched via Iamavl!

Website
www.iamavl.com

Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Iamavl/
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/iamavl

Round 2
4 Sauces – 2 matches May 12 2pm Music by Andrew Scotchie
4 Sauces – 2 matches May 12 2.30pm
4 sauces – 2 matches May 12 3pm
4 sauces – 2 matches May 12 3.30pm

Qtr Final
8 Sauces – 4 matches May 15th 5pm

Semi Final 4 sauces -2 matches May 16th 5pm
Final 2 sauces – 1 WINNER
3rd Place – 2 sauces 1 match

Free Online/Zoom Drawing Class

Join us daily, at 2:30pm, for a Keeper Check-In. We’ll visit with a different keeper every day for an exciting encounter with one of our amazing animals!

The May 12 Asheville City Council meeting and budget work session will be held remotely. Due to the locally declared State of Emergency and Stay Safe, Stay Home order, there will be no public attendance at these meetings. This includes news media.

The agenda is posted at this link.  Prior to the 5 p.m. meeting, City Council and staff will participate in a 3 p.m. budget work session. As with all work sessions, no public comment will be taken at the budget work session.

How to give public comment

Public comment will be taken on all items on the formal meeting agenda by voicemail. All voicemail public comment must be received by 5 p.m. May11 before the meeting by calling the City of Asheville toll-free Public Input Line at 855-925-2801 and entering this meeting code: 8659.

Before commenting, please state your name, City of residence and the item you are commenting on. Calls will be played during the Council meeting in the order received for up to an hour for each agenda item. Each call will be limited to 3 minutes per person per item. All comments must conform to City Council rules of decorum. Those comments that do not may be excluded.

Ways to watch or listen to the remote meeting

The public may listen live by phone to:

• The 3 p.m. budget work session by dialing 855-925-2801 and entering code 8658;
• The 5 p.m. City Council meeting by dialing 855-925-2801 and entering code 8659.

In addition, if you would like to submit email comments on any of the public hearings, please submit those comments to [email protected]. Those comments will be shared with City Council.

This information and the live stream of each meeting can be found at  www.publicinput.com/AshevilleCityCouncilMay122020 for the Council meeting and www.publicinput.com/AvlBudgetBriefMay122020 for the budget work session.

“Go Outside and Howl at 8” is a national call for communities to recognize all essential front-line workers! Let’s join this call, Asheville! Show people in this community who are putting their lives at risk that we see them, and we love them! Let’s hear y’all howl at 8pm every night!!

Feel free to add pictures and/or videos to the Discussion in this event!

Much love, y’all!

All Ages

An institution can be relied on. Its foundations don’t shake due to the winds of change or tides of trends – no matter how volatile, omnipresent, or tenuous.

With steadfast determination, drive, and dedication, HATEBREED cement themselves as one of heavy music’s strongest institutions on their seventh full-length offering and very first for Nuclear Blast worldwide, 2016’s »The Concrete Confessional«. Since 1994, the Connecticut quintet – Jamey Jasta (vocals), Chris Beattie (bass), Wayne Lozinak (guitars), Frank Novinec (guitars), and Matthew Byrne (drums) – has risen to the ranks of hardcore and heavy metal elite with a GRAMMY® Award nomination, main stage slots on festivals, and countless fans worldwide. 2013’s The Divinity Of Purpose earned their highest entry on the Billboard Top 200, bowing at #17 with impressive first-week sales in excess of 17,000. When it came time to return to the studio after two years on the road, Jasta and his cohorts clung to the bedrock on which their legacy stands firm.

Peabody Award-winner Nadia Sirota
Tuesday, May 12 at 9:00pm ET
Available for archived viewing on the website
Streams on Facebook
Variety show featuring performances and conversations from around the globe.