Hosted by: The Buddhist Studies Institute

FREE – ONLINE – 30 MINUTES – DAILY
🌺Guided meditation support and community🌺

🌸Stabilization and Liberation:
In order to liberate our minds– we need stable calm.

🌸Consistency & Commitment:
Stabilizing in calm clear presence takes consistent training.

🌸Support & Community:
Daily Meditation is a container and support for your meditation focus.

Expand your meditation circle- join us online any day or every day!

Formerly known as 100 Days of practice to support a Tibetan Yogis tradition to practice 100 days in the winter, this has now been expanded to continue daily. To learn more and register: https://buddhiststudiesinstitute.org/daily-meditation/

WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC MARION TAILGATE MARKET

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY AT THE TAILGATE MARKET!

No cash is not a reason to miss the Market!  

Marion Tailgate Market accepts cards; credit, debit and EBT.  EBT/SNAP users can use Market Fresh Bucks to double up to $40 to provide additional funds for fresh, seasonal items to supplement their Food and Nutrition Income.

Speaker(s): Sharon Harvey, Small Business Administration Angelica Driver, City of Asheville

Co-Sponsor(s): Small Business Administration, City of Asheville, Western Women’s Business Center

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an acclaimed songwriter hailing from the small mountain town of Cuyamaca, CA (pop. 60). As a child, Jesse and his 6 siblings grew up without television, internet, or significant exposure to the outside world. He spent his time learning to sing harmony to gospel tracks and tinkering on hand-me-down instruments with his grandpa. Leaving home at 16, he spent his late teen years busking on street corners around the US and abroad. He eventually grew to perform upon the festival and university circuits full-time after a chance encounter with Al Bunetta (Oh Boy Records), sharing the stage with Morrissey, Lucinda Williams, and John Prine. His songs have been featured in radio, TV, streaming movies, video games, and film.

Recent Press:
“Full of courage and catharsis.”
-American Songwriter

“Staggeringly confident.”
-Mojo Magazine

“The kind of passion
that demands attention”
-Associated Press

jessedanieledwards.net

soundcloud.com/jessedanieledwards

Atmosphere & Iration (with The Grouch with DJ Fresh and Passafire) will be performing LIVE on the Outdoor Stage at Salvage Station on Tuesday, July 26th, 2022! Doors open at 4PM and the music starts at 5:30PM. This is a General Admission, 12+ ONLY show (no exceptions). This is a LARGE EVENT, so please read our FAQs to learn more about parking options and our shuttle service.

Tickets are now on sale ($39.50 ADV; $45 DOS)! A *very limited number* of VIP Passes are also on sale! Please see below for more information on the different VIP options available:

ATMOSPHERE Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour VIP Meet & Greet (VIP1)
• One General Admission ticket
• Early entry into the venue
• Exclusive meet & greet with ATMOSPHERE
• Personal photograph with ATMOSPHERE
• Specially designed ATMOSPHERE tour t-shirt (exclusive to VIP only!)
• Custom ATMOSPHERE canvas bag
• Exclusive ATMOSPHERE bottle opener/lighter
• Official custom ATMOSPHERE VIP meet & greet laminate (signed by ATMOSPHERE)
• Limited availability

ATMOSPHERE Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour VIP Package (VIP2)
• One General Admission ticket
• Early entry into the venue
• Specially designed ATMOSPHERE tour t-shirt (exclusive to VIP only!)
• Custom ATMOSPHERE canvas bag
• Exclusive ATMOSPHERE bottle opener/lighter
• Official custom ATMOSPHERE VIP laminate

Iration’s Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour VIP Package (VIP3)
• One General Admission ticket
• Pre-Show IRATION Performance & Meet & Greet
• Exclusive IRATION 18×24 Silkscreen Summer Tour Poster
• Limited edition, custom IRATION 3-Pin Set
• Limited edition IRATION VIP patch
• Exclusive, custom IRATION VIP laminate
• Exclusive IRATION Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour VIP NFT
• Lifetime VIP membership role in IRATION’s Discord Community

Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul food and we’ll have a few rotating food trucks on-site as well! There will also be MULTIPLE full bars open for you to enjoy!

CDC guidelines + band requirements + our venue policies are subject to change daily, so please keep your eyes on https://salvagestation.com/covid-policy/ for updates. We do not issue refunds based on our Covid-19 policies and reserve the right to change them at any time.

Check out our FAQ page here to learn about large event parking options, what you can and cannot bring inside the venue, and MORE!

Our Town

PLAY

By: Thornton Wilder

Directed by: Robert Arleigh White

Seeking a large cast of all ages, representing our community of Asheville. Tattoos, piercings, and extra-ness are welcome! Be YOU! Actors of all ages, gender identities, races, ethnicities, and disabilities will be considered for any desired role indicated on their audition sheet. The director prefers that you prepare a one-minute memorized monologue of your choosing for your audition. PRODUCTION DATES: September 30th – October 16th, 2022; Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm. Cast must plan to arrive at least 1 hour prior to show time. REHEARSALS: August 8th -September 29th. A printed rehearsal calendar will be available at auditions – you are able to list any conflicts you have with the rehearsal schedule at this time. DIRECTOR SEEKS: A large cast of all ages, representing our community of Asheville. Tattoos, piercings, and extra-ness are welcome! Bring your weirdness…be YOU! Actors of all ages, gender identities, races, ethnicities, and disabilities will be considered for any desired role indicated on their audition sheet. AUDITION MATERIAL: Auditionees – The director prefers that you prepare a one-minute memorized monologue of your choosing. You may additionally be asked to read from sides (pages from the script) at the audition. (Check back for sides here closer to audition date.) Need help finding a monologue? Check out this handy monologue resource!

Directed by: Robert Arleigh White

AUDITION DATES: Monday, July 25th and Tuesday, July 26th, 2022; 5:30-7:30 pm

PRODUCTION DATES: September 30th – October 16th, 2022; Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm. Cast must plan to arrive at least 1 hour prior to show time.

REHEARSALS: August 8th -September 29th. A printed rehearsal calendar will be available at auditions – you are able to list any conflicts you have with the rehearsal schedule at this time.

DIRECTOR SEEKS: A large cast of all ages, representing our community of Asheville. Tattoos, piercings, and extra-ness are welcome! Bring your weirdness…be YOU!

Actors of all ages, gender identities, races, ethnicities, and disabilities will be considered for any desired role indicated on their audition sheet.

AUDITION MATERIAL: Auditionees – The director encourages you to prepare a one-minute memorized monologue of your choosing, but it’s not required. If you don’t have a monologue, you will be asked to read from sides (pages from the script) at the audition.

Need help finding a monologue? Check out this handy monologue resource!

Scripts are available for checkout from the theatre. Or, borrow the script here from the library. (Disclaimer: The library version may be slightly different from the version we are using.)

SIDES:

George and Emily

George and Emily 2

Stage Manager

Stage Manager 2

Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb

George and Dr. Gibbs

Mrs. Webb and Emily

Mrs. Soames and Mrs. Gibbs

Dr. Gibbs and Mrs. Gibbs

Mr. and Mrs Webb and George

Simon

Mrs. Webb

AUDITION FORM: Fill out this Audition Form here or at the audition.

CAST OF CHARACTERS: 

Primary Characters:

• Stage Manager – a narrator, commentator, and guide through Grover’s Corners. She joins in the action of the play periodically, as the minister at the wedding, the soda shop owner, a local townsman, etc., and speaks directly to Emily after her death.
• Emily Webb – one of the main characters; we follow her from a precocious young girl through her wedding to George Gibbs and her early death.
• George Gibbs – the other main character; the boy next door, a kind but irresponsible teenager who matures over time and becomes a responsible husband, father and farmer.
• Frank Gibbs – George’s father, the town doctor.
• Julia (Hersey) Gibbs –George’s mother. She dreams of going to Paris but doesn’t get there. She saved $350 for the trip from the sale of an antique furniture piece but willed it to George and Emily. Dies while visiting her daughter in Ohio.
• Charles Webb – Emily’s father, Editor of the Grover’s Corners Sentinel
• Myrtle Webb – Emily and Wally’s mother.

Secondary characters:

• • Joe and Si Crowell – local paperboys. Joe’s intelligence earns him a full scholarship to MIT where he graduates at the top of his class. His promise will be cut short on the fields of France during World War I, according to the Stage Manager. Both he and his brother Si hold marriage in high disdain.
  • Simon Stimson – the choir director and church organist. We never learn the specific cause of his alcoholism and suicide, although Joe Stoddard, the undertaker, observes that “He’s seen a peck of troubles.” He remains bitter and cynical even beyond the grave.
  • Howie Newsome – the milkman, a fixture of Grover’s Corners.
  • Rebecca Gibbs – George’s younger sister. Later elopes with a traveling salesman and settles in Ohio.
  • Wallace “Wally” Webb – Emily’s younger brother. Dies of a burst appendix on a Boy Scout camping trip.
  • Professor Willard – a rather long-winded lecturer
  • Woman in the Balcony – attendee of Editor Webb’s political and social report – concerned with temperance
  • Belligerent Man at Back of Auditorium – attendee of Editor Webb’s political and social report – concerned with social justice
  • Lady in a Box – attendee of Editor Webb’s political and social report – concerned with culture and beauty
  • Mrs. Louella Soames – a gossipy townswoman and member of the choir
  • Constable Bill Warren – the policeman
  • Three Baseball Players – who mock George at the wedding
  • Joe Stoddard – the undertaker
  • Sam Craig – a nephew of Mrs. Gibbs who left town to seek his fortune. He came back after 12 years in Buffalo for Emily’s funeral.
  • Man from among the Dead
  • Woman from among the Dead
  • Mr. Carter (Dead)
  • Farmer McCarty

The final block party is held in conjunction with the Brevard Police Department and Transylvania County Sheriff’s Department’s National Night Out Celebration.

Attendees can expect a lineup of live music, delicious local food and children’s activities, creating a fun community gathering for all. The June events feature LEAF Global Arts and the July and August events feature our beloved Old Time Street Dances. Block parties will be held weekly from 6-8pm on East Main Street. Many downtown retail businesses and restaurants will also be open for the block party.

HOB and LEAF Global Arts invites everyone to experience a world without borders! From dance, to drumming to arts & crafts, LEAF’s performing artists will bring a new lineup of cultural art experiences and live music to the June block parties. Each week will feature a different band and the LEAF Easel Rider, a mobile arts & crafts lab.

LEAF performances will feature an eclectic mix of music that is different each week, ranging from blues and rock toNew Orleans style jazz.

LEAF resident artist Melissa McKinney kicks off the series on June 14^th. “We are so excited to bring the energy of LEAF Global to downtown Brevard,” shares McKinney, “connecting community is part of our mission and we believe downtown Brevard holds the same values. Music is the best way to bring people together.”

Old Time Street Dances, a long-time community favorite, returns to the Heart of Brevard at our July 5^th block party. The dances offer free, family-friendly fun that celebrates our Appalachian heritage and is sure to move your feet.

Old Time Street Dances in downtown Brevard are an 80-year tradition. This summer, Whitewater Bluegrass Co. returns to the stage as the host band to lead the crowds in a collection of square dance and contra-style dancing. Evenings will include classic songs, a chance for clogging and traditional Appalachian-called dance. Old Time Street Dances are geared toward participation at every age and skill level.

The Tuesday Night Block Parties are free and open to the public. For more information about LEAF, Old Time Street Dances and other upcoming events, follow Heart of Brevard on Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to their newsletter here.

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Heart of Brevard 501(c)(3) is a North Carolina Main Street Community, designated by the NC Department of Commerce and Main Street & Rural Planning Center.  Heart of Brevard is a recognized leading program among the national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities who share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. All Main Street America™ programs meet a set of National Accreditation Standards of Performance as outlined by the National Main Street Center.

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 The Asheville Tourists in conjunction with the Western NC Black Business Expo are proud to announce Black Business Nights Presented by UScellular.

During five designated nights during the 2022 season five local Black-owned Businesses will be able to showcase their products or professional services on the concourse during Asheville Tourists Games. The first featured game is this Saturday, May 28. The remaining four games are scheduled for June 15, June 29, July 26, and August 12.

This Saturday’s game at McCormick Field will feature the following local Black-owned Businesses: HOTWORX, The Plug Chiropractic, Makeba Loving Hands, Rita Lee & Associates, and Upstate Essential Solutions, LLC.

The initiative is part of Minor League Baseballs “The Nine” outreach platform. Prior to the 2022 season Minor League Baseball launched “The Nine,” a new, Black-community focused outreach platform specifically designed to honor and celebrate the historic impact numerous Black baseball pioneers made on the sport, provide new opportunities for youth baseball and softball participation, further diversify the business of baseball, and embrace millions of passionate fans throughout MiLB’s 120 communities nationwide.

It is named for the number Jackie Robinson wore during his only season playing in MiLB with the Triple-A Montreal Royals in 1946

The Western NC Black Business Expo is a creation of the Western NC Minority Business Association. The WNCMBA is a non-profit organization created to advocate and promote the development of minority-owned businesses in Western North Carolina through networking events, workshops, and annual business expos.

Tickets for this Saturday’s game are on sale at TouristsTickets.com and will feature the ZOOperstars entertainment.

Taught by Tom Chalmers Ages 18+ Trips, stumbles, falls, takes, doubletakes, slow burns, and more! This course covers the spirit and techniques involved in creating and performing physical comedy, and will teach many of the tools used to build a bold physical comedy bit.

White Horse’s legendary Open Mic re-starts after a year off for bad behavior (COVID, really). Host Bill Altork will help us present wonderfully talented folks on their way up. The signup sheet is placed on the bar at 6:30 and the first ten to sign in are the performers for the evening. Each gets 15 minutes or three songs. It’s a lot of fun… especially since it’s free!

We’ll be following all COVID-19 protocols and we ask that you wear your mask when you’re not singing or enjoying a beverage from the bar.

Join us to share your music or just enjoy an evening in the audience!

Romance Book Club is a space to celebrate love in literature. Whether it’s set in early 1800s London, a distant planet years into the future, a fantasy world of magic, or our own contemporary universe, we are here for the stories that end with a happily-ever-after (or at least a happily-for-now).

Meetings will take place at 7:00 PM ET on the last Tuesday of each month via Zoom. Please visit the Romance Bookclub page for the monthly selection, and email Samantha at [email protected] for the link to join.

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

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!

Esteemed Swiss conductor Matthias Bamert returns to Brevard to celebrate his 80th birthday with one of the Romantic era’s greatest symphonic works.

PERFORMANCE & ARTIST DETAILS
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Matthias Bamert, conductor
Gabriela Martinez, piano

JOACHIM RAFF Overture to Dame Kobold
CLARA SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7
JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

Auditorium seating is reserved.  Lawn seating is general admission.

Corsicana, Texas born SPARKCHILD, Bobby Sparks II, is a multi-talented Artist, Musician & Producer who boasts a long list of career accomplishments. Having recorded with and traveled the world sharing stages with Prince, Tower of Power, Snarky Puppy, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, Nelly Furtado, Marcus Miller, Kirk Franklin, St. Vincent and a host of other notable artists and celebrities, his influence on music and personalities is far reaching.

The 10 time Grammy Award Winner’s forthcoming release is a conflate of his musical experience and influences- rooted in a firm awareness of his identity. This journey to present his expression to the world has resulted in the creation of music that is authentic, exciting, bold and multi-dimensional.

• Joseph Jamison, Equity and Network Development Specialist, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
• Kevin Kimrey, Director of Economic and Workforce Development, AB Tech
• Keynon Lake, Founder, My Daddy Taught Me That
• Alex Mitchner, City of Asheville Youth Leadership Academy (CAYLA)-Workforce Programs Coordinator, City of Asheville
• My Daddy Taught Me That participant
• CAYLA participant

The WNC Farmers Market is the premier destination for buying and selling the region’s best agriculture products directly from farmers & food producers to household & wholesale customers in an environment that celebrates the region’s diverse culture, food & heritage.

House of Operation:

WNC Farmers Market: 24/7, 361 days a year market access for farmers
Office: Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm
Market Shops: 7 days a week, 8 am-5 pm
Wholesale and Truck Sheds: 7 days a week