Calendar of Events

Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.

About the Artist

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”

Join us for our annual SPOOK-TACULAR Halloween Brunch Buffet for a meal that is to DIE for. Chef Nate and his team have created a menu that is sure to have all treats and no tricks. You can come dressed in your favorite Halloween costume or in casual attire. Enjoy live music performed by Bruce Lang.

Price per person is $29.95. View the full menu here: https://hliresort.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018_Halloween_Brunch_Buffet.pdf

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Asheville Outlets will host a weekend of free family fun from Friday, October 26, through Sunday, October 28, 2018. Ingles Ultimate Air Dog Competition (UAD), always a crowd favorite, will be held all three days. A Health Fair for People & Pets, Cover Dog Competition and Junior League of Asheville Touch-A Truck round out the weekend activities.

Weekend Schedule of Activities:

Friday, October 26, 2018 through Sunday, October 28, 2018

Ingles Ultimate Air Dog Competition

Dogs will compete in a 90’ pool constructed in front of Field & Stream. Ultimate Air Dogs is one of the country’s premiere dock jumping organizations and features both novice competitors and seasoned jumpers.

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Touch-A-Truck Family Festival – 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm.

The event will be held in the parking lot behind the food court from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kids and kids at heart will have the opportunity to see, touch, climb and learn about vehicles of all types, even a helicopter! Parental supervision required. Admission is $5 in advance and at the door. Children 3 and under are free.

Health Fair for People & Pets – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm.

Asheville Outlets will team up with CarePartners Foundation and Critter Magazine to host a Health Fair for People & Pets with a variety of health-related booths and displays, demonstrations and entertainment. For pets and their families you’ll find educational advice, obedience tips, pet adoptions and much more!  A portion of the proceeds from the Health Fair for People & Pets will benefit CarePartners Foundation and local spay/neuter organizations and rescue transport programs.

Our third annual Halloween Festivity, featuring Wild for Life — wildlife rehabilitation center — and their ambassador birds of prey is this Sunday!

From 11 am to 2 pm, bird ambassadors, PeeWee and Rufus (the screech owls) and other feathered friends will be greeting folks at the bakery, while we serve up our favorite Halloween treats and hot cider! Please bring cash donations for the Wild for Life organization, who helps rehabilitate animals who have been injured and returns those that fully recover to the wild.

This is our favorite event of the year, and we can’t wait to see y’all, big and little, there!

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Each Tuesday and Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., April through October, trained volunteer guides lead small groups of participants along woodland trails and through a variety of forest types. Depending on the season, topics of discussion include wildflowers, plant and tree identification, natural history, and the cultural and land use history of The North Carolina Arboretum. Guides may include areas such as the Natural Garden Trail and Bent Creek.

Programs are held rain or shine and participants should dress appropriately for the weather. Individuals should also wear sturdy shoes and bring water. Walks last 1.5- 2.5 hours, depending upon the interest of the group, and are approximately one to two miles in length. Due to length and content, this program is not recommended for children under 8 years of age.

Walks begin in the Baker Exhibit Center Lobby and space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Groups of five or more are required to pre-register by calling 828-665-2492. Walks are FREE, however, donations to The North Carolina Arboretum Society are appreciated. Regular parking fees apply. Arboretum Society Members always park free.

Due to size limitations of the tours, groups of 10 or more are required to book a private guided trail tour.

Join us for a pre-Halloween candy and beer flight pairing where we will take traditional Trick-or-Treat candy and pair it with some yummy beers! Flight will be $15!

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Let’s create PUMPKIN, BLACK CAT, BAT, WITCH, HAUNT etc with Origami Paper

?This is free event for customer
?All materials will be provided
?The spaces are limited. Please share with other friends
?Pre Registrations are not required. Just ask staff!

?Any questions? Please feel free to ask staff of email to [email protected]

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It’s almost Halloween and it’s time to carve those jack-o-lanterns! Come make a pumpkin gut mess at Mica Town and leave with a beautifully carved jack-o-latern. We’ll provide pumpkins, basic tools, and a beverage of your choice. All you need to bring is a festive spirit, some creativity, and any tools that you can’t carve without. Cost is $10. Please sign up to ensure there are enough materials.

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Spend the afternoon in the splendor of the Carolina Foothills countryside during the peak fall foliage for a self-guided tour of four unique barns in the heart of the Tryon horse country. Each one with its own story to tell and along with the magnificent and talented horses that live there. All barns will feature a tailgate of light refreshments and equestrian art. Tickets are $35.00 per person and can be purchased online or in certain retail stores in the Tryon/Landrum area. For more information, visit Tryonhounds.com. Rain Date is Sunday, Nov. 11.

Come out and join us for a fun filled day!

We will be hosting our first annual Puptober Fest in celebration of Halloween!

Dress your pup up in their spookiest/cutest costume and get pictures of them all while sipping on a nice cold beer!

We will have a Best Owner/Pet Costume Contest!! So make sure to come dressed to impress!!

*More details to come!!

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GRAVE LULLABY
Written and Directed by Jamieson Ridenhour

When Mark and Kristen James move into an old house in a new town, it feels like the perfect opportunity to escape their recent tragedy and start afresh. But the new neighbors have their own secrets, and the neighborhood may be as haunted as the James’ own past. A classic ghost story in the tradition of M.R. James and Peter Straub, with a twist (or two) you will never see coming. Grave Lullaby was a National Finalist for the 2013 Kennedy Center ACTF David Cohen Play writing Award.

After last year’s critically acclaimed TERRY TEMPEST: The Final Interview, Asheville writer/director Jameson Ridenhour returns to the Magnetic. Jamie has been teaching writing and literature for 18 years. In addition to publishing scholarly articles on Dickens, LeFanu, and contemporary vampire film, Ridenhour edited the Valancourt edition of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla (2009) and wrote a book-length study of urban Gothic fiction, In Darkest London (Scarecrow, 2014). He is also creator/writer/producer of the popular (and creepy) horror/suspense podcast Palimpsest, which is currently in its second season, and is available on every podcast platform. http://www.thepalimpsestpodcast.com/

GRAVE LULLABY

FEATURING: Carrie Kimbrell Kimzey, Adam Christopher Lentinii, Serena Dotson-Smith, Murphy Funkhouser Capps, Jason Williams, and Rodney Smith

PRODUCTION CREW:
Director: Jamieson Ridenhour
Stage Manager: Chris Kingsley
Set design: Kehren Barbour
Lighting design: Jason Williams
Sound design: Rodney Smith

PERFORMANCES: OCTOBER 12-28, 2018
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 3pm

First Friday Performance – $12 (+$2 tax and service fee)
All other performances- $18 (+$2 tax and service fee)

For more information visit: http://www.themagnetictheatre.org/

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Come party with us! All ages YO youth, 11-20. Costumes encouraged.

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Join Rebecca Beyer from Blood and Spicebush for another installment of the Herblore of the Wheel of the Year. Samhain, All Hallows or Halloween is arguably one of the Witch’s highest holidays. What plants and trees were used by the old ones to celebrate this auspicious day? We’ll see there’s more to witchcraft then mandrake and belladonna as we meet and explore the key plants of this sacred day within the context of Appalachian bioregional witchcraft an folk magic.

10-25$ suggested donation

Learn more about Rebecca and her work at www.bloodandspicebush.com

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We’re getting ready for Halloween at 27 Club with Get Crafty. Pumpkin carving party and costume workshop! Bring your own materials and ideas and pick the collective brain of everybody else to create the scariest designs your twisted mind can come up with.
Taylor will be serving up her own witchy concoction. We’ll bring a sewing machine, carving tools, and pumpkins. You bring your beautiful brains.

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We want to provide a safe and affordable place for kids and families to hang out and have a great time this season. So, we’re throwing a party, a really big one, and you’re invited!

Asheville festivals are popular in the autumn season, from craft fairs to car shows we have so much to enjoy in the mountains. Make sure to add Ridgeline’s fall event to your list! We’re bringing the best of fall and family fun activities to South Asheville.

Our free fall festival is the best place to take in this festive season and make lasting family memories. Your children will love all of the different types of fun and games we’ll have!

We’ve had so much fun the past couple of years. Over 800 people from our Asheville community came out to enjoy fall fest last year! It was an absolute blast and an experience the families who attended are still talking about today!

Come find out what all the hype is about! We can’t want to see you.

Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.

About the Artist

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”

Do you have a gardening question? Looking to get that mystery plant identified? Need pruning advice? The North Carolina Arboretum is proud to introduce its newest educational series, “Ask the Gardener.” Every Monday from 9 a.m. – 12 noon, April through October, gardening experts will be on-site in the Arboretum’s Library, located upstairs in the Education Center, to help members and visitors address both common and unique gardening and landscape questions. The Arboretum’s extensive resource book collection will also be available for use by participants. The program is free, however, donations to The North Carolina Arboretum Society are welcomed.

Don’t get stumped! Let the Arboretum’s gardening experts help.

For kids in grades K-5 and their families!
October 2018 Theme: Science

Mondays @ 4pm, Saluda Library

Oct 1: Rainforest Adventures
Learn about the plant and animal diversity in tropical rainforests with KidSenses.
Oct 8: Magnet Magic
We’ll learn what items are magnetic and do magnet painting, mazes, and more!
Oct 15: Grossology
Ewww! Let’s get disgusting with gooey, yucky science experiments.
Oct 22: Halloween Science
Fun with 3D monsters, ghost balloons, and glowing playdough!
Oct 29: Scary Animals
Learn all about spiders, bears, snakes, and ticks from a Chimmey Rock ranger. Note: There will not be live animals.

Upcoming themes:
November – Food
December – Community
January – Fitness

https://www.facebook.com/events/891832107685278/

A coursed dinner menu to celebrate Halloween 2018 in homage to the 1981 childrens book series by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell themed to folklore and urban legend. Join us for a Halloween costume contest, live spin, beer, wine, punch and custom cocktail specials with a deliciously creative 5 course evening menu. Late night Halloween party to follow.

Gratuity is not included in your ticket price.

Event is not BYO.

Two seating times are available for the evening.

5:30PM-8:00PM

8:30PM-11:00PM

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Join us for crafts, candy,
and a Halloween Costume Parade!

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Ben’s Tune-up and Open Source Jiu-Jitsu are coming together for a fun filled night of music, Drinks and Jiu-Jitsu befitting a very good cause.

Grapple for Good is a non-traditional, fun (“not-so-serious”) Jiu-Jitsu tournament to benefit Homeward Bound of WNC and their programs serving veterans in need. While the tournament itself follows a more traditional scoring scheme and ruleset, competitors are encouraged to get creative with their attire and have fun while competing in a friendly manner to help better serve less fortunate members of our community.

What’s “creative attire”? Suits, prom dresses, tutus – if you’re ok with it getting shredded and it doesn’t pose a safety hazard to other competitors, then go ahead and wear it!

Asheville’s own, and a veteran himself, DJ Kilby will be spinning vinyl for the event.
PBR on Special!
Prizes for first place include a GIft Card from Ben’s Tune Up

All levels and affiliations are welcome to come together for this fun Halloween-themed event. 100% of proceeds will go towards Homeward Bound.

Learn more and register to participate at:
www.opensourcebjj.net/grapple-for-good

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MURDER BALLAD MONDAY RETURNS TO SANCTUARY BREWING COMPANY!

It’s Halloween Week and The Gathering Dark is bringing tales of horror and Murder most foul back to the stage!

What will Josh Dunkin and Steve DuRose have in store this time around!? Come in and find out and prepare to be scared!

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A coursed dinner menu to celebrate Halloween 2018 in homage to the 1981 childrens book series by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell themed to folklore and urban legend. Join us for a Halloween costume contest, live spin, beer, wine, punch and custom cocktail specials with a deliciously creative 5 course evening menu. Late night Halloween party to follow.

Gratuity is not included in your ticket price.

Event is not BYO.

Two seating times are available for the evening.

5:30PM-8:00PM

8:30PM-11:00PM

https://www.facebook.com/events/2135666559786445/

Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.

About the Artist

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”

Join us Oct. 30th the day before Halloween and help save lives by donating blood. A single donation can help save up to 3 lives!

We will have Halloween themed snacks and drinks. Costumes are encouraged but not necessary!

To see which donation time slots we still need to fill, visit
http://www.redcrossblood.org and enter our sponsor code “Townandmountain” in the upper right hand search bar.

No need to create a Red Cross account to sign up, simply call our office at 828-232-2879 and we’ll quickly sign you up for your desired donation time with just your name and contact info (phone number or email address).

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Each Tuesday and Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., April through October, trained volunteer guides lead small groups of participants along woodland trails and through a variety of forest types. Depending on the season, topics of discussion include wildflowers, plant and tree identification, natural history, and the cultural and land use history of The North Carolina Arboretum. Guides may include areas such as the Natural Garden Trail and Bent Creek.

Programs are held rain or shine and participants should dress appropriately for the weather. Individuals should also wear sturdy shoes and bring water. Walks last 1.5- 2.5 hours, depending upon the interest of the group, and are approximately one to two miles in length. Due to length and content, this program is not recommended for children under 8 years of age.

Walks begin in the Baker Exhibit Center Lobby and space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Groups of five or more are required to pre-register by calling 828-665-2492. Walks are FREE, however, donations to The North Carolina Arboretum Society are appreciated. Regular parking fees apply. Arboretum Society Members always park free.

Due to size limitations of the tours, groups of 10 or more are required to book a private guided trail tour.

Join us for the 2018 Rhapsodist Halloween Reading!

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The day before Halloween, WATM will be hosting a family-friendly Halloween Pet Parade as a fundraiser in partnership with Mountain Pet Rescue.

>> Pet Parade <<
The Pet Parade will take place at 5pm. Come in costume with your furry friends and get ready to strut around the market for all to see. Our panel of celebrity judges with crown winners in categories such as “most creative costume” and “strongest person/pet resemblance”

>> Gourd Decorating <<
Pumpkins and gourds will on hand for you to adorn with paint, markers, pipe cleaners, glitter, googly eyes, and more. There’s no such thing as too much Halloween spirit, so please come and decorate a gourd for a good cause!

>> Raffle <<
Grab yourself a $3 raffle ticket (or 10) and enter to win big prizes from WATM vendors, Patton Ave Pets, and many more local businesses. All proceeds will be split between WATM and Mountain Pet Rescue.

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Nothing beats Champagne… BUT – Halloween champagne cocktails! An incredibly delicious way to celebrate one of the year’s best holidays! Stop in over the month of October for Champagne Tuesdays and Treat yourself to a little taste of evil! No matter what’s your favorite poison, we’ve got you covered with 5 weeks of devilishly delightful cocktails – ALL with a wickedly sparkling base- Champagne.

Tuesday, October 2nd
Ravens Blood Champagne Cocktail-
Cranberry juice, Cranberry Bitters, Sugar cube, Sparkling Wine

Tuesday, October 9th
Magic Cotton Candy Sparkling Daiquiri-
Rum, lime, Sparkling Wine, Cotton Candy

Tuesday, October 16th
Bride of Frankenstein-
Blackberry jam, House made Vanilla Syrup, Tito’s Vodka, Sparkling Wine, Blackberries

Tuesday, October 23rd
Blood Peach Bellini-
Campari, Peach Puree, Pomegranate Molasses, Sparkling Wine

Tuesday, October 30th
Rosemarys Bubbly & Death in the Afternoon

•Rosemarys Bubbly- Champagne, Spiced Simple Syrup, Fresh Rosemary

•Death in the Afternoon- Absinthe, Champagne

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