Calendar of Events

Please join us for our 4th annual Trails n Treats! We have been brainstorming all year for this event, and can’t wait for you to see and experience it all! We have retired some of our old cabin themes, and are expanding into some new territory on campus! We will still have our snacks, science activities, crafts, games…and of course… TREATS!

Please come help us raise $ for or LGO schools!

Suggested donation $5 per person.

Tekoa donates 100% of donations to our local schools!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2158211741086075/

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 7 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM

VIP Package Presale : Thu, 6 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM

VIP Package Onsale : Fri, 7 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM

3-D Collector Ticket Presale : Thu, 6 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM

3-D Collector Ticket Onsale : Fri, 7 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM

Official Platinum Presale : Thu, 6 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM

Official Platinum Public Onsale : Fri, 7 Sep 2018 at 10:00 AM

https://www.facebook.com/events/530464627374826/

** Please pre-register on our website **

In this class we will take a look at the ancient art of distilling plants and the medicines they creates, essential oils and hydrosols. Whether you’re wanting to understand these medicines and the process that produces them simply to dive deeper into your herbal journey or you’re looking for an accessible way to craft your own, this class will provide a great beginning foundation. Distillation can be a bit confusing and intimidating on paper, so this class will be visual, tactile and fun! Together we’ll preform a stove-top distillation that can be set-up with items from the kitchen. While that pot’s heating, a traditional copper alembic still will be assembled with its part and other still options discussed along the way. This class will have an emphasize on distilling for hydrosols, a product that’s rapidly gaining popularity. We’ll discuss its gentle, versatile and sustainable medicine, how to craft and decipher a potent hydrosol and why it should have a place in every apothecary. There will be plenty of testers to go around!

$25-45 per person, sliding scale

Ash Sierra is the herbalist, gardener and medicine maker behind Ritual Botanica. The online shop provides small-batch herbal medicine for the body-mind-spirit with a focus on seed-to-bottle offerings, hydrosols and astrological infused healing. Find out more at www.RitualBotanica.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/442245779619071/

Molly Stevens will be coming through Asheville NC to promote her new EP “Here and Now Vol 1”

Molly Stevens is based out of Nashville TN. Stevens grew up in Macon, GA, singing in church and at many revivals led by her grandfather, a celebrated preacher around the Southeast. Growing up in Macon, home to the Allman Brothers and Otis Redding, among others, Stevens never knew a time when southern rock or soul wasn’t floating through the air. “Singing was just always a huge part of my life,” says Stevens. “I’d get off the school bus and my mom would have a dress waiting for me and before I knew it I was headed off to sing at a revival of some kind. That was my childhood. When I was about 10 I played on stage with Johnny and June Cash and didn’t even know who they were at the time! But I love saying I “opened” (wink) for them. ”

Lounge Seated :: $12 / $15

Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

https://www.facebook.com/events/2151902835078754/

Join Waverly for a 4 week Sultry Pole Dance series for the whole month of October. Geared at dancers in Level 2 or higher (must be able to climb & have a basic knowledge of pole spins), expect to learn an introduction to floor work, low flow on the pole, and sultry dance moves, both on and off the pole. Students will learn an entire sultry style dance over the course of the 4 weeks. Heels are encouraged but not required, & kneepads are recommended. Bring shorts, however some of the material covered will be complemented nicely with comfy clothes like socks and leggings.

$60

https://www.facebook.com/events/1011828068989044/

Inspired by the beloved films, the romantic and adventure-filled new musical Anastasia is on a journey to Greenville at last!

From the Tony Award®-winning creators of the Broadway classic Ragtime, this dazzling show transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.

Anastasia features a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally and a lush new score by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics), with direction by Tony Award® winner Darko Tresnjak.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2067103403536309/

Asheville Butoh Collective and the Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre are honored to present the
12th Asheville Butoh Festival from October 25-28!
This year’s festival will feature international guest artists Seisaku and Yuri Nagaoko as well as a solo retrospective by festival co-founder, Julie Becton Gillum.

Performances:
Thursday, October 25, 8PM & Sunday, October 28, 7PM
“Black, White, Red and Other”,
a solo retrospective by Julie Becton Gillum

Friday/Saturday, October 26 & 27, 8PM
Seisaku and Yuri Nagaoko

Workshops:
Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28, 1-5PM
Workshops by Seisaku and Yuri Nagaoko
$40 each

Tickets: Performances: $18 general admission, $15 students & seniors
Workshops: $40 each
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3603519

For artist bios and more information:
http://www.ashevillebutoh.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/241237056555802/

De la Noche presents an evening of classic Argentine tango for dancing or listening. THE BLOCK off biltmore is a lovely venue in a historic building and features a full bar. Tango dance instruction begins at 7:30 and dancing to Traditional and Nouveau Argentine music by the De la Noche Tango Orchestra begins around 8:30 PM. $12.

https://www.facebook.com/events/313793862502804/

De la Noche presents an evening of classic Argentine tango for dancing or listening. THE BLOCK off biltmore is a lovely venue in a historic building and features a full bar. Tango dance instruction begins at 7:30 and dancing to Traditional and Nouveau Argentine music by the De la Noche Tango Orchestra begins around 8:30 PM. $12.

https://www.facebook.com/events/564908777293876/

Dirty Logic is an All-Star line-up of Asheville’s finest musicians playing the music of Steely Dan the way it should be played!

Dirty Logic is a 9 piece tribute to Steely Dan (3 horns, 3 backup vocalists and a full rhythm section). This All-Star line-up consists of the finest local musicians from some of Asheville’s most well-known bands: Patrick Armitage, Jesse Barry, Alex Bradley, Dennis Brumback, Joshua Clark, Jonathan Cole, Debrissa McKinney, Kyle Snuffer & Alex Taub with special guests Jeff Thompson and Jake Wolf.

Standing Main Stage Show :: Balcony Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations in the Dining Room only

$15 Advance / $18 Day of Show

https://www.facebook.com/events/2202003700079013/

Please note that this show is in Spindale, NC at the Foundation, not Flat Rock, who is hosting the show. Spindale is located only an hour drive from Asheville, Charlotte, and Greenville, SC.

Trae Crowder (The Liberal Redneck), Drew Morgan and Corey Ryan Forrester are stand-up comedy and writing partners. The trio has been touring nationally to sold out clubs and theatres in support of their best-selling book, Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin Dixie Outta the Dark.

This year’s tour, wellRED: From Dixie With Love, is about celebrating everything great about the South and telling stories from a place of love. It’s about dancing to country music at a gay wedding. It’s about loving your neighbor whether you have the same religion, skin color, or sexual preference, as long as they cheer for the same college football team (Go Vols!). It is about leaving behind bigotry, but remembering the fried okra.

Trae, Corey and Drew have been featured guests on The View (ABC), Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO), Nightline (ABC), Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC), CNN Tonight with Don Lemon and various programs on MTV, MSNBC, CNN, BBC, Fusion, NPR and SiriusXM. They also co-host their own topical weekly podcast recorded on the road, wellRED podcast, which has reached over 1.5 Million downloads internationally.

Trae Crowder’s series of “Liberal Redneck” viral videos have been watch by over 115 Million people on Facebook and YouTube. He is also a regular video contributor in partnership with ATTN: and formerly, The New York Daily News.

https://www.facebook.com/events/169428423763335/

ADBC X FLUID presents

LTJ BUKEM -direct from the uk

Just who is LTJ Bukem? Ground breaking DJ? Inspirational musician? Record label entrepreneur? Club visionary, perhaps? When the man behind those wire rimmed glasses and that disarming smile writes his job description just what does he put? The man who took the drum and bass concept from a small venue off London’s Charing Cross Road to the nation’s superclubs and then onto the international stage? The geezer whose records launched breakbeat into a brand new galaxy of sound? Or maybe he just writes ‘Renaissance man for a digital age’. In truth LTJ Bukem is all of the above. Although he wouldn’t like to admit it, LTJ Bukem is the living embodiment of the post-acid house entrepreneurial creative spirit. He is a mild mannered energy flash whose panoramic musical vision has found success in every area he has explored. From running sound systems to cutting up breaks at raves, from relocating the heart of breakbeat culture to redefining the spirit of drum and bass, the man known to his friends as Danny Williamson has sat at the forefront of breakbeat evolution, lighting the way with little more than a zest for life and a love of music. In other words, LTJ Bukem is a man on a mission!

Catch LTJ along side Serious Selkta’s

JOHNNY LAW- Fluid/San Francisco

CIRCLE K- Torque/Orlando

JOHN WOLF- ADBC/AVL

DLX- ADBC/AVL

Hosted by: MC COLLABORATOR- Torque, Orlando

Visuals by: Q-b=µsik (Ben Marks The Spot)

Creepy blacklight aesthetics by:
Tra’shart Produckshins (Jazzy)

Location: SLY GROGG

Tix -20$ in Advance

https://www.facebook.com/events/517235902078771/

Sunday October 28 at The Odditorium

Akris – Summoning the quakes of the Earth – Appalachian Sludge
https://akrismusic.bandcamp.com/

Sutphin – Witchita Heaviness
https://sutphin.bandcamp.com/

Deathtapes – Asheville Lords of Heavy featuring members of The Poles, Telecine, Archers of Loaf
https://soundcloud.com/deathtapeswnc

Night Beers – Danny/Jamie bringing the riff and drum

Doors 8 PM // Show 9 PM
$6

https://www.facebook.com/events/484189715434469/

Amy Ray and Her Band at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/2039153906405517/

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.

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

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.

Attend ONLINE!! LIVE OR RECORDED: Clinical Herbalists Patricia Kyristi Howell, Thomas Easley and Danny O’Rawe present Bioregional Materia Medica in Clinical Practice which will be live streamed on Monday, October 29, from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST. Participation in both the Core Virtual Track and the Virtual Post-Intensive qualifies participants to receive a Certificate of Completion in Bioregional Materia Medica in Clinical Practice. *Recordings of all virtual track classes will be accessible for one year.

Post-Symposium Intensive Description and Information

We are delighted to offer a post-Symposium intensive with esteemed herbalists Thomas Easley, Patricia Kyritsi Howell, and Danny O’Rawe which will take place on Monday, October 29, from 9 AM – 4 PM. This day-long post-Symposium intensive REQUIRES registration and can be purchased for a fee of $100.

Materia Medica in Clinical Practice

Bioregional herbalism is inspired and shaped by the plant communities that surround us. When these plants become the foundation of herbal practice, our work is grounded in a powerful sense of place that increases the potency of our medicines. In this seminar, three seasoned herbalists share their methods for developing a relationship with local plants such as using your senses (organoleptics), integrating the rhythm of the seasons, and more. We’ll each introduce the ten herbs we consider central to this practice and how we use them, often in ways that you might not expect. You’ll leave this seminar with new understanding of herbs you may already know as well as practical guidelines for expanding your own materia medica using the plants of your bioregion.

In this session we’ll each introduce the ten herbs we consider central to our clinical practice and share how we use them, often in ways that you might not expect.

Our Herbs

Patricia will discuss:

Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata)
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
Burdock (Arctium lappa)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis)
Stoneroot or Rich Weed (Collinsonia canadensis)
Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium)
Lobelia or Puke Weed (Lobelia inflata)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

Thomas will discuss:

Yellow Jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
Golden Rod (Solidago virguarea/spp)
Yellow Root (Xanthorhiza simplicissima)
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
Peach (Prunus persica)
Bayberry (Myrica cerifera)
Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
Poke Root (Phytolacca americana)

Danny will discuss:

Hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha/spp)
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior/spp)
Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Blessed Thistle (Cnicus benedictus)
Mistletoe (Viscum album)
Violet (Viola oderata/spp)
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis)

https://www.facebook.com/events/339216210182208/

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.

Mother With Courage meets weekly for moms in the first 18 months of motherhood looking to connect, chat, vent, cry, and crowd-source with other mamas and babes. Tea/Coffee/Snacks served.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1171164429689183/

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.

Honor Roll Awards for 1st quarter.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2300058653357205/

Howdy!

Homeplace Beer Company presents Bring Your Own Record Night! Bring in your favorite old vinyl records and we’ll spin em on our player for you. It’s a fun night of nostalgia, sharing, and good beer. All genres of music are welcome old classics to new favorites.

Don’t be a stranger :)

https://www.facebook.com/events/169128593973247/

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/

Join us on Monday, October 29th for the reveal of the Draft Master Plan for Karen Cragnolin Park. You will be able to walk through the site and see visual renderings of what this space will be. Light refreshments will be provided.

https://www.facebook.com/events/469960750191009/

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/232298180966042/

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

https://www.facebook.com/events/335476510335461/

Meet at the Saluda Library for a guided ghost walk to Saluda Cemetery and the railroad tracks. Along the way, you will enjoy frightening tales told by local mystery author Corinne Gerwe and Susan Johnson from Saluda Historic Depot & Museum. Please wear comfortable walking shoes as the route is approximately one mile in length.

Monday, October 29 @ 5:30pm
Tuesday, October 30 @ 5:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/2182510978655511/