Monday, June 27, 2022

Apply for a Preservation Grant Today!

Jun 27 all-day

online w/Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

The Preservation Society of Asheville & Buncombe County

Grants from $500 – $5000 will be offered to the public in three categories:

Bricks-And-Mortar

Rehabilitation, restoration and repair of structures that are 50 years of age or older

Public Education

Development of educational materials and programs that advance knowledge of our shared history

Planning, Survey and Designation

Planning and design for building rehabilitation and restoration projects, historic resource surveys and local or national designations

Categories: Grants

Neighborhood Matching Grants

Jun 27 all-day

online w/ The City of Asheville

The second phase of Neighborhood Matching Grants will open for applications on June 20, bringing City investments into Asheville’s neighborhoods.

The Neighborhood Matching Grant program was created in 2021 with three main goals:

Build neighborhood capacity and increase civic participation;
Empower neighborhoods to self-determine improvement projects; and
Create and strengthen partnerships between the City and community groups

The first phase, launched in October 2021, funded projects in 14 neighborhoods that ranged from community garden education, to block parties, to sidewalk repairs and fence beautification.

Applications for this year’s program will be accepted from June 20 to July 29, 2022. Neighborhood organizations can apply for up to $5,000 in funds which they will then match through volunteer time, fundraising and in-kind donations.

“This program brings people together,” says Kristina Israel, Community Engagement Manager with the City’s Communication and Public Engagement Department. “We’ve seen residents collaborating to dream up, design and create projects that solve problems and make their neighborhoods more livable. I encourage anyone who is interested to find out more and talk to their neighbors about the program.”

Any project that is submitted must meet the following criteria:

Be achievable within 12 months on contract execution
Occur within Asheville’s city limits
Provide a public benefit and be accessible to all members of the community
Be planned, organized and implemented by community members
Must provide a dollar-for-dollar match (cash, volunteer hours, in-kind donation of goods or services)

Categories: Community Grants

Summer Camps At PARI (Registration is Open)

Jun 27 all-day

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

PARI’s summer STEM and space camp programming is designed to inspire your young scientist’s curiosity, passion, and confidence to discover something extraordinary. We give campers experiences that encourage deeper thinking and problem solving skills while finding opportunities for comradery, adventure, and fun in the incredible Pisgah Forest region.

Our Mission Control camps provide simulated missions that cover the many topics and skills necessary for a successful exploration of world beyond our own. We’ll use the same kinds of processes that NASA, SpaceX and others use in developing and conducting journeys into space. These missions teach teamwork and STEM principles while giving campers fun and exciting experiences. The camp is an immersive journey amidst our historic campus which played a critical role in the first space race, and will help poise your camper for a role in the next.

Teams will research real technologies and techniques to build and launch a spacecraft, set science and research goals, and ensure everything needed is sent along. They will also need to choose a crew and care for their health and well-being, perform outreach and gain public support, and navigate funding and political challenges.

PARI’s research based camps are aimed at the camper who wants to experience what its like to be a researcher in astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. Scientists and researchers with careers in space science lead this academically challenging curriculum that has been refined for nearly two decades.

Camps begin with an intense first few days of introductions to the instruments, science, and math needed to conduct research. They’ll be guided through choosing a research goal from the menu investigations we believe they can successfully conduct with radio and optical telescopes, and vast archives, provided by PARI and its partners.

The importance of both individual and team based work is emphasized while campers are guided through the research process. They’ll learn to share their progress and conclusions in the same ways expected in journals and at astronomical conferences.
Register for one of PARI’s summer STEM and Space Camp programs today!

Scholarships opportunities are available!

Categories: Education Hiking Other Outdoors

RETOOLNC Grant Program Third Round of Funding

Jun 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

online

The North Carolina Department of Administration’s Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) has opened applications for grant funds for certified HUBs and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) firms impacted by COVID-19.

The RETOOLNC program awards up to $25,000 to eligible certified small, underutilized businesses to help with pandemic recovery efforts.

To qualify for RETOOLNC funds, North Carolina businesses must:

Have been in operation since February 2019
Be certified with NCHUB or NCDOT DBE
Be an independent business located within North Carolina
Be a business with 50 employees or fewer (includes sole proprietorships, home based businesses, and independent contractors)
Not have annual revenues exceeding $1,500,000
Not be delinquent on North Carolina State income taxes
Not have any active bankruptcies or tax liens
Be a for-profit business
Be an independent franchisor and locally owned, if it is a franchise
Provide a detailed statement of how the business has been impacted due to COVID-19
Be engaged in legal activity

Categories: Grants

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Apply for a Preservation Grant Today!

Jun 28 all-day

online w/Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Grants from $500 – $5000 will be offered to the public in three categories:

Bricks-And-Mortar

Rehabilitation, restoration and repair of structures that are 50 years of age or older

Public Education

Development of educational materials and programs that advance knowledge of our shared history

Planning, Survey and Designation

Planning and design for building rehabilitation and restoration projects, historic resource surveys and local or national designations

Categories: Grants

Neighborhood Matching Grants

Jun 28 all-day

online w/ The City of Asheville

The second phase of Neighborhood Matching Grants will open for applications on June 20, bringing City investments into Asheville’s neighborhoods.

The Neighborhood Matching Grant program was created in 2021 with three main goals:

Build neighborhood capacity and increase civic participation;
Empower neighborhoods to self-determine improvement projects; and
Create and strengthen partnerships between the City and community groups

The first phase, launched in October 2021, funded projects in 14 neighborhoods that ranged from community garden education, to block parties, to sidewalk repairs and fence beautification.

Applications for this year’s program will be accepted from June 20 to July 29, 2022. Neighborhood organizations can apply for up to $5,000 in funds which they will then match through volunteer time, fundraising and in-kind donations.

“This program brings people together,” says Kristina Israel, Community Engagement Manager with the City’s Communication and Public Engagement Department. “We’ve seen residents collaborating to dream up, design and create projects that solve problems and make their neighborhoods more livable. I encourage anyone who is interested to find out more and talk to their neighbors about the program.”

Any project that is submitted must meet the following criteria:

Be achievable within 12 months on contract execution
Occur within Asheville’s city limits
Provide a public benefit and be accessible to all members of the community
Be planned, organized and implemented by community members
Must provide a dollar-for-dollar match (cash, volunteer hours, in-kind donation of goods or services)

Categories: Community Grants

Summer Camps At PARI (Registration is Open)

Jun 28 all-day

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

PARI’s summer STEM and space camp programming is designed to inspire your young scientist’s curiosity, passion, and confidence to discover something extraordinary. We give campers experiences that encourage deeper thinking and problem solving skills while finding opportunities for comradery, adventure, and fun in the incredible Pisgah Forest region.

Our Mission Control camps provide simulated missions that cover the many topics and skills necessary for a successful exploration of world beyond our own. We’ll use the same kinds of processes that NASA, SpaceX and others use in developing and conducting journeys into space. These missions teach teamwork and STEM principles while giving campers fun and exciting experiences. The camp is an immersive journey amidst our historic campus which played a critical role in the first space race, and will help poise your camper for a role in the next.

Teams will research real technologies and techniques to build and launch a spacecraft, set science and research goals, and ensure everything needed is sent along. They will also need to choose a crew and care for their health and well-being, perform outreach and gain public support, and navigate funding and political challenges.

PARI’s research based camps are aimed at the camper who wants to experience what its like to be a researcher in astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. Scientists and researchers with careers in space science lead this academically challenging curriculum that has been refined for nearly two decades.

Camps begin with an intense first few days of introductions to the instruments, science, and math needed to conduct research. They’ll be guided through choosing a research goal from the menu investigations we believe they can successfully conduct with radio and optical telescopes, and vast archives, provided by PARI and its partners.

The importance of both individual and team based work is emphasized while campers are guided through the research process. They’ll learn to share their progress and conclusions in the same ways expected in journals and at astronomical conferences.
Register for one of PARI’s summer STEM and Space Camp programs today!

Scholarships opportunities are available!

Categories: Education Hiking Other Outdoors

RETOOLNC Grant Program Third Round of Funding

Jun 28 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

online

The North Carolina Department of Administration’s Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) has opened applications for grant funds for certified HUBs and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) firms impacted by COVID-19.

The RETOOLNC program awards up to $25,000 to eligible certified small, underutilized businesses to help with pandemic recovery efforts.

To qualify for RETOOLNC funds, North Carolina businesses must:

Have been in operation since February 2019
Be certified with NCHUB or NCDOT DBE
Be an independent business located within North Carolina
Be a business with 50 employees or fewer (includes sole proprietorships, home based businesses, and independent contractors)
Not have annual revenues exceeding $1,500,000
Not be delinquent on North Carolina State income taxes
Not have any active bankruptcies or tax liens
Be a for-profit business
Be an independent franchisor and locally owned, if it is a franchise
Provide a detailed statement of how the business has been impacted due to COVID-19
Be engaged in legal activity

Categories: Grants

Trivia Tuesday

Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Trivia Tuesday

No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!

Categories: Food & Drink Pets Trivia

Trivia Tuesday

Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Trivia Tuesday

Join us every Tuesday night for Trivia!

Trivia will run from 7-8:15 pm. We will be capping the teams at 20 and teams will not be able to join after 7 so make sure to arrive early to secure your spot!

No reservations needed, just grab your thinking caps and get ready for a good time and a chance to win a $10, $20, or $30 gift certificate to Down Dog!

Categories: Food & Drink Pets Trivia

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Apply for a Preservation Grant Today!

Jun 29 all-day

online w/Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Grants from $500 – $5000 will be offered to the public in three categories:

Bricks-And-Mortar

Rehabilitation, restoration and repair of structures that are 50 years of age or older

Public Education

Development of educational materials and programs that advance knowledge of our shared history

Planning, Survey and Designation

Planning and design for building rehabilitation and restoration projects, historic resource surveys and local or national designations

Categories: Grants

GRANT: Betty Taylor Memorial Award for Emerging Artists in Visual Arts and Crafts

Jun 29 all-day

online

Betty Taylor Memorial Award

for Emerging Artists in Visual Arts and Crafts

Betty Taylor took her first art lesson at the tender age of eight, and her love of the Arts stayed with her throughout her life. Betty spent most of her career in Michigan where her work was handled by galleries. It was there that she personally experienced and understood the struggles, persistence, and need for assistance as an emerging artist.

After Betty’s death in 1990, her husband, Ross Taylor, established the Betty Taylor Memorial Fund with Community Foundation of Henderson County to promote and support emerging artists who have financial need and are studying in the field of visual arts and crafts. It is the Foundation’s pleasure to keep the memory and spirit of Betty Taylor alive with the award.

Purpose
To promote emerging artists who are in need of financial support and are studying in the field of visual arts and crafts.

The Betty Taylor Memorial Award is funded by Community Foundation of Henderson County, working in tandem with the Arts Council of Henderson County. Applicants for the Arts Council’s Artists Support Grant program will be eligible for consideration to receive the Betty Taylor Memorial Fund award.

Eligibility

Individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists

Applicants may be either emerging artists or established artists and should possess a strong record of artistic accomplishment appropriate to the stage of the applicant’s career

The applicant must reside or work in Henderson, Polk or Transylvania counties for a minimum of one year prior to April 2022.

Applicant may not be a board or staff member of any of the sponsoring entities. In addition, the applicant may not be a spouse, family member, or significant other of a board or staff member of any of the sponsoring entities.

Applicants must be 18 years of age and not be enrolled in a degree or certificate program

Previous Taylor Award recipients are not eligible

Each member of a small unincorporated group of collaborating artists must meet the eligibility requirements and shall not circumvent these requirements by applying for what is really a collaborative effort.

Projects
The Betty Taylor Memorial Award is designed to award projects that will advance the applicant’s career as an emerging artist in the field of visual arts and crafts. The relationship of the project to the career advancement of the applicant must be clearly defined in the “Narrative” section of the application. Conducting deeper study is a key element to the Taylor Award, and the applicant will need to elaborate on study method, mentoring, apprenticeships, etc.

Categories: Art & Craft Grants

Neighborhood Matching Grants

Jun 29 all-day

online w/ The City of Asheville

The second phase of Neighborhood Matching Grants will open for applications on June 20, bringing City investments into Asheville’s neighborhoods.

The Neighborhood Matching Grant program was created in 2021 with three main goals:

Build neighborhood capacity and increase civic participation;
Empower neighborhoods to self-determine improvement projects; and
Create and strengthen partnerships between the City and community groups

The first phase, launched in October 2021, funded projects in 14 neighborhoods that ranged from community garden education, to block parties, to sidewalk repairs and fence beautification.

Applications for this year’s program will be accepted from June 20 to July 29, 2022. Neighborhood organizations can apply for up to $5,000 in funds which they will then match through volunteer time, fundraising and in-kind donations.

“This program brings people together,” says Kristina Israel, Community Engagement Manager with the City’s Communication and Public Engagement Department. “We’ve seen residents collaborating to dream up, design and create projects that solve problems and make their neighborhoods more livable. I encourage anyone who is interested to find out more and talk to their neighbors about the program.”

Any project that is submitted must meet the following criteria:

Be achievable within 12 months on contract execution
Occur within Asheville’s city limits
Provide a public benefit and be accessible to all members of the community
Be planned, organized and implemented by community members
Must provide a dollar-for-dollar match (cash, volunteer hours, in-kind donation of goods or services)

Categories: Community Grants

Summer Camps At PARI (Registration is Open)

Jun 29 all-day

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

PARI’s summer STEM and space camp programming is designed to inspire your young scientist’s curiosity, passion, and confidence to discover something extraordinary. We give campers experiences that encourage deeper thinking and problem solving skills while finding opportunities for comradery, adventure, and fun in the incredible Pisgah Forest region.

Our Mission Control camps provide simulated missions that cover the many topics and skills necessary for a successful exploration of world beyond our own. We’ll use the same kinds of processes that NASA, SpaceX and others use in developing and conducting journeys into space. These missions teach teamwork and STEM principles while giving campers fun and exciting experiences. The camp is an immersive journey amidst our historic campus which played a critical role in the first space race, and will help poise your camper for a role in the next.

Teams will research real technologies and techniques to build and launch a spacecraft, set science and research goals, and ensure everything needed is sent along. They will also need to choose a crew and care for their health and well-being, perform outreach and gain public support, and navigate funding and political challenges.

PARI’s research based camps are aimed at the camper who wants to experience what its like to be a researcher in astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. Scientists and researchers with careers in space science lead this academically challenging curriculum that has been refined for nearly two decades.

Camps begin with an intense first few days of introductions to the instruments, science, and math needed to conduct research. They’ll be guided through choosing a research goal from the menu investigations we believe they can successfully conduct with radio and optical telescopes, and vast archives, provided by PARI and its partners.

The importance of both individual and team based work is emphasized while campers are guided through the research process. They’ll learn to share their progress and conclusions in the same ways expected in journals and at astronomical conferences.
Register for one of PARI’s summer STEM and Space Camp programs today!

Scholarships opportunities are available!

Categories: Education Hiking Other Outdoors

RETOOLNC Grant Program Third Round of Funding

Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

online

The North Carolina Department of Administration’s Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) has opened applications for grant funds for certified HUBs and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) firms impacted by COVID-19.

The RETOOLNC program awards up to $25,000 to eligible certified small, underutilized businesses to help with pandemic recovery efforts.

To qualify for RETOOLNC funds, North Carolina businesses must:

Have been in operation since February 2019
Be certified with NCHUB or NCDOT DBE
Be an independent business located within North Carolina
Be a business with 50 employees or fewer (includes sole proprietorships, home based businesses, and independent contractors)
Not have annual revenues exceeding $1,500,000
Not be delinquent on North Carolina State income taxes
Not have any active bankruptcies or tax liens
Be a for-profit business
Be an independent franchisor and locally owned, if it is a franchise
Provide a detailed statement of how the business has been impacted due to COVID-19
Be engaged in legal activity

Categories: Grants

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Apply for a Preservation Grant Today!

Jun 30 all-day

online w/Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Grants from $500 – $5000 will be offered to the public in three categories:

Bricks-And-Mortar

Rehabilitation, restoration and repair of structures that are 50 years of age or older

Public Education

Development of educational materials and programs that advance knowledge of our shared history

Planning, Survey and Designation

Planning and design for building rehabilitation and restoration projects, historic resource surveys and local or national designations

Categories: Grants

GRANT: Betty Taylor Memorial Award for Emerging Artists in Visual Arts and Crafts

Jun 30 all-day

online

Betty Taylor Memorial Award

for Emerging Artists in Visual Arts and Crafts

Betty Taylor took her first art lesson at the tender age of eight, and her love of the Arts stayed with her throughout her life. Betty spent most of her career in Michigan where her work was handled by galleries. It was there that she personally experienced and understood the struggles, persistence, and need for assistance as an emerging artist.

After Betty’s death in 1990, her husband, Ross Taylor, established the Betty Taylor Memorial Fund with Community Foundation of Henderson County to promote and support emerging artists who have financial need and are studying in the field of visual arts and crafts. It is the Foundation’s pleasure to keep the memory and spirit of Betty Taylor alive with the award.

Purpose
To promote emerging artists who are in need of financial support and are studying in the field of visual arts and crafts.

The Betty Taylor Memorial Award is funded by Community Foundation of Henderson County, working in tandem with the Arts Council of Henderson County. Applicants for the Arts Council’s Artists Support Grant program will be eligible for consideration to receive the Betty Taylor Memorial Fund award.

Eligibility

Individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists

Applicants may be either emerging artists or established artists and should possess a strong record of artistic accomplishment appropriate to the stage of the applicant’s career

The applicant must reside or work in Henderson, Polk or Transylvania counties for a minimum of one year prior to April 2022.

Applicant may not be a board or staff member of any of the sponsoring entities. In addition, the applicant may not be a spouse, family member, or significant other of a board or staff member of any of the sponsoring entities.

Applicants must be 18 years of age and not be enrolled in a degree or certificate program

Previous Taylor Award recipients are not eligible

Each member of a small unincorporated group of collaborating artists must meet the eligibility requirements and shall not circumvent these requirements by applying for what is really a collaborative effort.

Projects
The Betty Taylor Memorial Award is designed to award projects that will advance the applicant’s career as an emerging artist in the field of visual arts and crafts. The relationship of the project to the career advancement of the applicant must be clearly defined in the “Narrative” section of the application. Conducting deeper study is a key element to the Taylor Award, and the applicant will need to elaborate on study method, mentoring, apprenticeships, etc.

Categories: Art & Craft Grants

Summer Camps At PARI (Registration is Open)

Jun 30 all-day

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

PARI’s summer STEM and space camp programming is designed to inspire your young scientist’s curiosity, passion, and confidence to discover something extraordinary. We give campers experiences that encourage deeper thinking and problem solving skills while finding opportunities for comradery, adventure, and fun in the incredible Pisgah Forest region.

Our Mission Control camps provide simulated missions that cover the many topics and skills necessary for a successful exploration of world beyond our own. We’ll use the same kinds of processes that NASA, SpaceX and others use in developing and conducting journeys into space. These missions teach teamwork and STEM principles while giving campers fun and exciting experiences. The camp is an immersive journey amidst our historic campus which played a critical role in the first space race, and will help poise your camper for a role in the next.

Teams will research real technologies and techniques to build and launch a spacecraft, set science and research goals, and ensure everything needed is sent along. They will also need to choose a crew and care for their health and well-being, perform outreach and gain public support, and navigate funding and political challenges.

PARI’s research based camps are aimed at the camper who wants to experience what its like to be a researcher in astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. Scientists and researchers with careers in space science lead this academically challenging curriculum that has been refined for nearly two decades.

Camps begin with an intense first few days of introductions to the instruments, science, and math needed to conduct research. They’ll be guided through choosing a research goal from the menu investigations we believe they can successfully conduct with radio and optical telescopes, and vast archives, provided by PARI and its partners.

The importance of both individual and team based work is emphasized while campers are guided through the research process. They’ll learn to share their progress and conclusions in the same ways expected in journals and at astronomical conferences.
Register for one of PARI’s summer STEM and Space Camp programs today!

Scholarships opportunities are available!

Categories: Education Hiking Other Outdoors

RETOOLNC Grant Program Third Round of Funding

Jun 30 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

online

The North Carolina Department of Administration’s Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) has opened applications for grant funds for certified HUBs and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) firms impacted by COVID-19.

The RETOOLNC program awards up to $25,000 to eligible certified small, underutilized businesses to help with pandemic recovery efforts.

To qualify for RETOOLNC funds, North Carolina businesses must:

Have been in operation since February 2019
Be certified with NCHUB or NCDOT DBE
Be an independent business located within North Carolina
Be a business with 50 employees or fewer (includes sole proprietorships, home based businesses, and independent contractors)
Not have annual revenues exceeding $1,500,000
Not be delinquent on North Carolina State income taxes
Not have any active bankruptcies or tax liens
Be a for-profit business
Be an independent franchisor and locally owned, if it is a franchise
Provide a detailed statement of how the business has been impacted due to COVID-19
Be engaged in legal activity

Categories: Grants

Eliada Home guided walking Farm Tour

Jun 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Elida Homes

Join us at Eliada Home’s campus for a small group guided walking Farm Tour. Tours last approximately 1 hour. Participants will learn about outdoor and greenhouse growing practices, aquaponics, hydroponics, market gardening, corn maze production, and learn about our Animal Therapy program.

We will be meeting at the PARC building and walking to the different greenhouses, garden site, and a visit with our animals. Reservations required, tickets are $10 each visitor (to be collected at the time of the tour).

We recommend bringing the following: comfortable shoes for walking on pavement and grass, hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen. This tour is not handicap accessible and will require participants to climb stairs and walk on uneven ground.

We will begin out tour promptly at the starting time, so please arrive 5-10 min early to allow for parking and check-in. If you are running late or cannot make your tour, please email [email protected] or call #828-348-2287.

All proceeds from ticket sales from your farm tour go directly back to helping the Campus Farm Program grow more food for the children of Eliada!

Click above photo to sign up for a time slot and number of people in your group. Payment for tour will be collected when you arrive. Cards accepted.

This tour is best suited for school age children ages 10+ and adults.

Categories: Community Education Family Fun Grants Tours

Friday, July 1, 2022

Apply for a Preservation Grant Today!

Jul 1 all-day

online w/Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Grants from $500 – $5000 will be offered to the public in three categories:

Bricks-And-Mortar

Rehabilitation, restoration and repair of structures that are 50 years of age or older

Public Education

Development of educational materials and programs that advance knowledge of our shared history

Planning, Survey and Designation

Planning and design for building rehabilitation and restoration projects, historic resource surveys and local or national designations

Categories: Grants

GRANT: Betty Taylor Memorial Award for Emerging Artists in Visual Arts and Crafts

Jul 1 all-day

online

Betty Taylor Memorial Award

for Emerging Artists in Visual Arts and Crafts

Betty Taylor took her first art lesson at the tender age of eight, and her love of the Arts stayed with her throughout her life. Betty spent most of her career in Michigan where her work was handled by galleries. It was there that she personally experienced and understood the struggles, persistence, and need for assistance as an emerging artist.

After Betty’s death in 1990, her husband, Ross Taylor, established the Betty Taylor Memorial Fund with Community Foundation of Henderson County to promote and support emerging artists who have financial need and are studying in the field of visual arts and crafts. It is the Foundation’s pleasure to keep the memory and spirit of Betty Taylor alive with the award.

Purpose
To promote emerging artists who are in need of financial support and are studying in the field of visual arts and crafts.

The Betty Taylor Memorial Award is funded by Community Foundation of Henderson County, working in tandem with the Arts Council of Henderson County. Applicants for the Arts Council’s Artists Support Grant program will be eligible for consideration to receive the Betty Taylor Memorial Fund award.

Eligibility

Individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists

Applicants may be either emerging artists or established artists and should possess a strong record of artistic accomplishment appropriate to the stage of the applicant’s career

The applicant must reside or work in Henderson, Polk or Transylvania counties for a minimum of one year prior to April 2022.

Applicant may not be a board or staff member of any of the sponsoring entities. In addition, the applicant may not be a spouse, family member, or significant other of a board or staff member of any of the sponsoring entities.

Applicants must be 18 years of age and not be enrolled in a degree or certificate program

Previous Taylor Award recipients are not eligible

Each member of a small unincorporated group of collaborating artists must meet the eligibility requirements and shall not circumvent these requirements by applying for what is really a collaborative effort.

Projects
The Betty Taylor Memorial Award is designed to award projects that will advance the applicant’s career as an emerging artist in the field of visual arts and crafts. The relationship of the project to the career advancement of the applicant must be clearly defined in the “Narrative” section of the application. Conducting deeper study is a key element to the Taylor Award, and the applicant will need to elaborate on study method, mentoring, apprenticeships, etc.

Categories: Art & Craft Grants

Summer Camps At PARI (Registration is Open)

Jul 1 all-day

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

PARI’s summer STEM and space camp programming is designed to inspire your young scientist’s curiosity, passion, and confidence to discover something extraordinary. We give campers experiences that encourage deeper thinking and problem solving skills while finding opportunities for comradery, adventure, and fun in the incredible Pisgah Forest region.

Our Mission Control camps provide simulated missions that cover the many topics and skills necessary for a successful exploration of world beyond our own. We’ll use the same kinds of processes that NASA, SpaceX and others use in developing and conducting journeys into space. These missions teach teamwork and STEM principles while giving campers fun and exciting experiences. The camp is an immersive journey amidst our historic campus which played a critical role in the first space race, and will help poise your camper for a role in the next.

Teams will research real technologies and techniques to build and launch a spacecraft, set science and research goals, and ensure everything needed is sent along. They will also need to choose a crew and care for their health and well-being, perform outreach and gain public support, and navigate funding and political challenges.

PARI’s research based camps are aimed at the camper who wants to experience what its like to be a researcher in astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. Scientists and researchers with careers in space science lead this academically challenging curriculum that has been refined for nearly two decades.

Camps begin with an intense first few days of introductions to the instruments, science, and math needed to conduct research. They’ll be guided through choosing a research goal from the menu investigations we believe they can successfully conduct with radio and optical telescopes, and vast archives, provided by PARI and its partners.

The importance of both individual and team based work is emphasized while campers are guided through the research process. They’ll learn to share their progress and conclusions in the same ways expected in journals and at astronomical conferences.
Register for one of PARI’s summer STEM and Space Camp programs today!

Scholarships opportunities are available!

Categories: Education Hiking Other Outdoors

RETOOLNC Grant Program Third Round of Funding

Jul 1 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

online

The North Carolina Department of Administration’s Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) has opened applications for grant funds for certified HUBs and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) firms impacted by COVID-19.

The RETOOLNC program awards up to $25,000 to eligible certified small, underutilized businesses to help with pandemic recovery efforts.

To qualify for RETOOLNC funds, North Carolina businesses must:

Have been in operation since February 2019
Be certified with NCHUB or NCDOT DBE
Be an independent business located within North Carolina
Be a business with 50 employees or fewer (includes sole proprietorships, home based businesses, and independent contractors)
Not have annual revenues exceeding $1,500,000
Not be delinquent on North Carolina State income taxes
Not have any active bankruptcies or tax liens
Be a for-profit business
Be an independent franchisor and locally owned, if it is a franchise
Provide a detailed statement of how the business has been impacted due to COVID-19
Be engaged in legal activity

Categories: Grants

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Apply for a Preservation Grant Today!

Jul 2 all-day

online w/Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Grants from $500 – $5000 will be offered to the public in three categories:

Bricks-And-Mortar

Rehabilitation, restoration and repair of structures that are 50 years of age or older

Public Education

Development of educational materials and programs that advance knowledge of our shared history

Planning, Survey and Designation

Planning and design for building rehabilitation and restoration projects, historic resource surveys and local or national designations

Categories: Grants

GRANT: Betty Taylor Memorial Award for Emerging Artists in Visual Arts and Crafts

Jul 2 all-day

online

Betty Taylor Memorial Award

for Emerging Artists in Visual Arts and Crafts

Betty Taylor took her first art lesson at the tender age of eight, and her love of the Arts stayed with her throughout her life. Betty spent most of her career in Michigan where her work was handled by galleries. It was there that she personally experienced and understood the struggles, persistence, and need for assistance as an emerging artist.

After Betty’s death in 1990, her husband, Ross Taylor, established the Betty Taylor Memorial Fund with Community Foundation of Henderson County to promote and support emerging artists who have financial need and are studying in the field of visual arts and crafts. It is the Foundation’s pleasure to keep the memory and spirit of Betty Taylor alive with the award.

Purpose
To promote emerging artists who are in need of financial support and are studying in the field of visual arts and crafts.

The Betty Taylor Memorial Award is funded by Community Foundation of Henderson County, working in tandem with the Arts Council of Henderson County. Applicants for the Arts Council’s Artists Support Grant program will be eligible for consideration to receive the Betty Taylor Memorial Fund award.

Eligibility

Individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists

Applicants may be either emerging artists or established artists and should possess a strong record of artistic accomplishment appropriate to the stage of the applicant’s career

The applicant must reside or work in Henderson, Polk or Transylvania counties for a minimum of one year prior to April 2022.

Applicant may not be a board or staff member of any of the sponsoring entities. In addition, the applicant may not be a spouse, family member, or significant other of a board or staff member of any of the sponsoring entities.

Applicants must be 18 years of age and not be enrolled in a degree or certificate program

Previous Taylor Award recipients are not eligible

Each member of a small unincorporated group of collaborating artists must meet the eligibility requirements and shall not circumvent these requirements by applying for what is really a collaborative effort.

Projects
The Betty Taylor Memorial Award is designed to award projects that will advance the applicant’s career as an emerging artist in the field of visual arts and crafts. The relationship of the project to the career advancement of the applicant must be clearly defined in the “Narrative” section of the application. Conducting deeper study is a key element to the Taylor Award, and the applicant will need to elaborate on study method, mentoring, apprenticeships, etc.

Categories: Art & Craft Grants

Summer Camps At PARI (Registration is Open)

Jul 2 all-day

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

PARI’s summer STEM and space camp programming is designed to inspire your young scientist’s curiosity, passion, and confidence to discover something extraordinary. We give campers experiences that encourage deeper thinking and problem solving skills while finding opportunities for comradery, adventure, and fun in the incredible Pisgah Forest region.

Our Mission Control camps provide simulated missions that cover the many topics and skills necessary for a successful exploration of world beyond our own. We’ll use the same kinds of processes that NASA, SpaceX and others use in developing and conducting journeys into space. These missions teach teamwork and STEM principles while giving campers fun and exciting experiences. The camp is an immersive journey amidst our historic campus which played a critical role in the first space race, and will help poise your camper for a role in the next.

Teams will research real technologies and techniques to build and launch a spacecraft, set science and research goals, and ensure everything needed is sent along. They will also need to choose a crew and care for their health and well-being, perform outreach and gain public support, and navigate funding and political challenges.

PARI’s research based camps are aimed at the camper who wants to experience what its like to be a researcher in astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. Scientists and researchers with careers in space science lead this academically challenging curriculum that has been refined for nearly two decades.

Camps begin with an intense first few days of introductions to the instruments, science, and math needed to conduct research. They’ll be guided through choosing a research goal from the menu investigations we believe they can successfully conduct with radio and optical telescopes, and vast archives, provided by PARI and its partners.

The importance of both individual and team based work is emphasized while campers are guided through the research process. They’ll learn to share their progress and conclusions in the same ways expected in journals and at astronomical conferences.
Register for one of PARI’s summer STEM and Space Camp programs today!

Scholarships opportunities are available!

Categories: Education Hiking Other Outdoors

Laurel River Trail near Hot Springs NC

Jul 2 @ 8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Ingles

Laurel River Trail near Hot Springs NC

Cool off in the Laurel River, get your feet wet, experienced swimmers

Drive time to the trailhead: 40-55 minutes

Distance: 7+- miles, Out and Back
Elevation Gain: 767 ft
Difficulty: Easy, moderate, some stream crossings
Time: on trail 3hrs
Pace: 2 mph
MEETUP LOCATION: Ingles Gas Express at Ingles Market, 863 Brevard Rd, across from the Asheville Outlets near I-25. Park near the Gas Station. Look for Blue CRV with Meetup sign. We’ll carpool to the trailhead. Suggested driver donation $7.

What to bring: swim wear? shoes/water shoes, hiking poles, (if you’re getting in the water, bring change of clothes), rain gear??, change of shoes.

Trail length is 7 miles. We may or may not do the entire length.

Described as mostly easy. This out and back trail follows the Laurel River outside of Marshall and Hot Springs with scenic views of many geological formations, rapids, and former railroad town life. Quoted from the HikeWNC website: ” This trail follows Big Laurel Creek through a scenic gorge to its junction with the French Broad River at the old logging ghost town of Runion.”

The trail is an old railroad bed which used to carry logs to the Runion sawmill in the 1920’s, and as such, is mostly level. However, it’s rocky and rooty in spots, so do bring the boots. Expect some muddy trail conditions.

A few small streams flow across the trail at various points, and bluffs tower over the river making the valley narrow and enclosed with precipitous slopes on either side. Huge boulders choke the gorge forming raging rapids in places, and a few deep holes. The trail nears its end at the former logging town of Runion. In its heyday, Runion was home to more than 1,000 people. Brick chimneys and crumbling foundations still remain – one of the few “ghost towns” in North Carolina.”

Well behaved dogs welcome.

Lunch after hike: [Spring Creek Tavern]((http://thespringcreektavern.com/) A group favorite.

Categories: Hiking

Cove Creek Falls Hike

Jul 2 @ 10:45 am – 2:45 pm

The Hub and Pisgah Tavern

3.6 mile out and back, ~700 ft elevation gain, to explore two falls in Pisgah. Bring lunch and a swimsuit – we’ll take time to rest and play in the water if folks want!

A later start (yay!) but Pisgah parking holiday weekend will be… challenging. Start time is when carpool leaves from The Hub at 276 and 280. We’ll be at trailhead (Cove Creek and Candy Bottom Parking off Fish Hatchery Road) ready to hike at 11:15.

For full trail description or directions to trailhead, see “Cove Creek Falls and Toms Spring Falls” on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/cove-creek-parking-lot-to-toms-spring-falls-daniel-ridge-parking-loop

Categories: Hiking

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Apply for a Preservation Grant Today!

Jul 3 all-day

online w/Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Grants from $500 – $5000 will be offered to the public in three categories:

Bricks-And-Mortar

Rehabilitation, restoration and repair of structures that are 50 years of age or older

Public Education

Development of educational materials and programs that advance knowledge of our shared history

Planning, Survey and Designation

Planning and design for building rehabilitation and restoration projects, historic resource surveys and local or national designations

Categories: Grants

Calendar of Events

Betty Taylor Memorial Award

Betty Taylor Memorial Award

Betty Taylor Memorial Award

Betty Taylor Memorial Award