Calendar of Events

Showers on Mars is a great duo set that plays anything from old school rap to newer alternative!

https://www.facebook.com/events/293848104554779/

Throwback Dance Party every Friday night with DJ Kilby spinning Vinyl all night
No Cover mn
Drink Specials!
DJ Kilby is a vinyl DJ born and raised Asheville NC. You can find him spinning a fun array of vintage classics and modern dancin’ jams on most Friday nights at Ben’s Tune Up. Bring your dancin’ shoes!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1515914595175557/

Come together to help a beloved member of our community through a difficult time.
Jesse Spainhour is known to many for his calm, caring presence and tireless contributions to Asheville’s community. He has been caring for his mother and unable to work on a regular basis this year and we would like to bring people together to raise funds.
The sound and performances for this event have been donated. This event is a labor of love to help a friend in need.

Artists:
Kri Samadhi
Lou Rawls
Medisin
Ixnee

10.00 cash at the door.

Ways you can contribute:
Come to the party, profits go to Jesse
Contribute an item to a raffle that we will be organizing
Buy raffle tickets
Share this event so more people know they have a fun opportunity to help out

https://www.facebook.com/events/1927208537357537/

Smoky Mountain Hogs Annual Pancake Breakfast! Benefitting the Children of Buncombe County through the 38th annual Smoky Mountain Toy Run! 7:30AM-10AM. Only $10 per person.

https://www.facebook.com/events/929506807245568/

Join us for the 11th annual Greensboro LUNGe Forward 5K Run, Walk & Rally! From the 5K race to the celebration rally, to the kid’s dash, this year’s event will include a variety of activities for the entire family. The Greensboro LUNGe Forward 5K Run, Walk, & Rally will be a day of celebration and remembrance, as well as a day to take action and provide hope to those impacted by lung cancer. However you choose to participate, your support will make an impact in the fight against lung cancer in North Carolina.

Thank you for joining our network of hope and action! Together, there is so much we can do.

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.”

Community Yard Sale
Saturday, November 10, 8am-noon
Location: Tempie Avery Montford Center, 34 Pearson Drive
Clean out your attic, basement or garage and sell those items you no longer use & keep your sale proceeds. Or you can just come out and shop! Reserve your table today for only $5 by calling the center at 828-253-3714.
Pre-paid reservations are required

https://www.facebook.com/events/1604503392989063/

Have you signed up for University of Scouting yet!?!!! November 10th at Grace Lutheran Church in Hendersonville. The best in person training around!! Don’t miss out!

https://www.danielboonecouncil.org/uofs2018

https://www.facebook.com/events/2255016801399672/

The Wheels Through Time Museum holds an annual raffle to help sustain the cost of operating the museum, and to build onto what is considered the best collection of All-American motorcycles in the world. Our mission is to preserve and share the culture, history, and artifacts of early American motorcycle history. Currently the museum houses over 300 machines, 10 cars, countless pieces of memorabilia, and over 15 timeless exhibits. It is truly a museum like no other place in the world. 100% of proceeds go toward the operating cost and improvement of the Wheels Through Time. The ‘1936 Knucklehead will be given away in our raffle in addition to a 2nd prize of 10K and a 3rd prize of 5k, on Saturday, November 10th, 2018 at 2:00pm Eastern Time! We invite you to come on out and join us on Raffle Day and in helping preserve motorcycle history. On behalf of the museum, our friends, and fans we would like to thank you for supporting the Wheels Through Time!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2143205002589415/

Meet at the trailhead of the Catawba Falls Trail at the parking lot at the end of Catawba River Road in Old Fort.
Volunteers on foot are needed to help pick up any trash along the trail.

The Catawba Falls Trail is a well-graded 1.5-mile trail that leads to lower Catawba Falls. The trail gets somewhat rocky in the last quarter mile. The trail gets heavy use, so this cleanup will remove any trash accumulated along the trail.

Trash bags and some “trash grabbers” will be provided. Please wear close-toed shoes and bring gloves and water.

This event is sponsored by the McDowell Trails Association in cooperation with The U.S. Forest Service and Keep McDowell Beautiful.

Please pre-register for the cleanup so we know how many to expect. You do not need to be an MTA member to volunteer.

Email [email protected] with your name and if applicable, the names of others in your group. We will confirm with an email and send a reminder before the event.

Thank you for volunteering with this cleanup. U.S. Forest Service regulations require volunteers to register at the event and sign a waiver.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1965196710444580/

Christmas at Biltmore Daytime Celebration*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Sunday, January 6, 2019 (daily)

*Included with estate admission.
*Does not include “Candlelight Christmas Evenings”

Experience the holidays wreathed with the wonder of Biltmore. Our celebration presents Christmas on a grand scale with more than 55 trees decorated by our talented staff, accented with miles of ribbon, garlands, and lights. Festive menus in our restaurants and holiday wine tastings make for a memorable visit.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

https://www.facebook.com/events/148458802536575/?event_time_id=148458829203239

Greetings Litter Haters!

Please join us on Saturday, November 10th at 9am at the High Falls Access Area Visitor Center for our next Litter Pick Up Day! (Please note the change in location!)

As usual, we will provide the grabbers, bags, gloves and stylish orange vests. You should wear sturdy shoes, bring bug spray, water, snacks, and sunblock or rain gear depending on the weather.

If you happen to have a truck and would like to help us gather the bags we could use you! Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or 828.713.2368.

Few housekeeping announcements.

I realize we have several events scheduled for Nov. 10th. The Events Committee will make sure that doesn’t happen again in 2019.

Please note the change in the location. You will find us in the staff parking lot in front of the Visitor Center at the High Falls Access Area. Thank you in advance for your patience with this change. It makes it much easier on the Litter Pick Up organizers to meet closer to our supplies (particularly those with tiny little cars).

https://www.facebook.com/events/310508133113548/

I look forward to returning to the Fairview Holiday Craft Fair again this year. The event features all handmade local artists and crafters selling their wares in the Fairview Community Center. The show is at 1357 Charlotte Highway, Fairview NC from 9-2.

**I am not the promoter of this show, if you are interested in being a vendor at the event you need to contact the Fairview Community Center. Google is your friend.

https://www.facebook.com/events/479602412474205/

The Frog Level Merchants present the first annual “Holiday Shopping Market” everything you need from crafts, fair food/atmosphere, music, pottery, olive oil, coffee, antiques,….oh, and beer/beer gifts!!

**Local gifts for all your friends who are jealous that you’re here!

https://www.facebook.com/events/705840469774586/

Event: Half Marathon
Cross Country Style Half Marathon
START TIME: 9:00am EST
END TIME: 1:00pm EST
PRICE: $70.00 Race Fee + $4.20 SignUp Fee
REGISTRATION: Price increases to $75.00 after August 1, 2018 at 11:59pm EDT

Event: 5K
Cross-country style 5K
START TIME: 9:00am EST
END TIME: 1:00pm EST
PRICE: $25.00 Race Fee + $2.50 SignUp Fee
REGISTRATION: Price increases to $30.00 after August 1, 2018 at 11:59pm EDT

Event: Half Marathon Relay
EVENT: HALF MARATHON RELAY
Relay Teams are made up of two runners. Each relay team member runs one loop of the half marathon course making for a 6.55 miles run for each team member.
START TIME: 9:00am EST
END TIME: 1:00pm EST
PRICE: $115.00 Race Fee + $6.90 SignUp Fee
REGISTRATION: Price increases to $125.00 after November 1, 2018 at 11:59pm EDT

https://www.facebook.com/events/205123660160253/

Join us on this exclusive historic driving tour of the west side of the Burnett Reservoir to explore part of the once thriving North Fork Valley community. We will begin with a talk overlooking the valley from the old clubhouse and then cross the main dam. From here, the caravan will stop for participants to view the entrance to Gombroon as well as the Gombroon wall. Following that, we will pass the Left Hand Fork Intake and head to the Dan Burnett Place. The tour will end with the ruins of Gombroon – to include the foundation, heart-shaped pool, the spring house, and the McGinnis Cabin.

Meet: Swannanoa Valley Museum, 223 West State Street, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Meet Time: 9:00 AM
Estimated Return Time: 2:00 PM
Difficulty: Moderate; There will be some walking on rough terrain. Wear sturdy hiking boots and dress for the weather. This is a rain or shine event.
Cost: $50 for members, $75 for nonmembers, $25 for children under 12
Note: This tour takes place inside the City of Asheville watershed and is limited to only 30 participants for each tour to protect this special place.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1617444328374119/

Holiday Santas, Christmas ornaments, wooden trees and reindeer! Come shop at our booth!

https://www.facebook.com/events/539537649844826/

Join Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for an adventurous hike around the outer rim of the Montreat Wilderness. This hike (rated 13 for difficulty) is to celebrate SAHC’s recent acquisition of one of the Seven Sisters of the Montreat Wilderness, Brushy Knob. Brushy Knob, also known as “Big Piney,” is the third Sister in the chain of summits straddling the Asheville watershed and Montreat. This 123 acre preserve encompasses forested slopes, rock outrcoppings, and the summit of Brushy Knob itself (over 4160 ft. elevation). Our acquisition of this land protects important biological and ecological areas, including a portion of the Audubon Society’s Black and Great Craggy Mountain Important Bird Area.

This hike will begin up the famous Graybeard Trail traveling via switchbacks from the old Mt Mitchell narrow-gauge railroad bed from the 1920’s. On this path we will pass through beautiful forest, Pleistocene boulder fields, and Graybeard Falls. We will then proceed to Walker’s Knob, a rocky outcrop with sprawling views of Montreat and Black Mountain. The hike will then continue on the Graybeard Trail to its summit at 5,408′ above sea level where we will have lunch.

We will then begin our descent down the West Ridge Trail along the Seven Sisters. To the west of this rugged, scenic trail is the protected Asheville Watershed and SAHC’s newest acquisition, Brushy Knob. We will then turn onto the Big Piney Trail, enjoying one more spectacular rocky outcrop before descending to the Little Piney Trail and exiting the trail system. Be sure to bring durable hiking boots, snacks, water, and lunch for this long, beautiful, strenuous, unforgettable hike.

Hike difficulty ratings are based on this formula: (0.002 x elevation gain (ft.)) + round trip distance (mi.) = difficulty rating (1 – 10+)

*** REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND – FREE for SAHC members, $10 for non-members – REGISTER AT: https://appalachian.org/event/montreat-wilderness-hike-2018/ ***

https://www.facebook.com/events/1959495257430388/

The North Carolina Women’s Summit: Women Moving Mountains happens November 10, 2018 at The Collider in Downtown Asheville. This is the first time in four years we’ve gone west and we’re very excited about the journey.

Join women leaders from across North Carolina to discuss policies as they relate to women in the state. This annual event, coordinated by Women AdvaNCe, aims to pool together the perspectives of all women in the Tar Heel State, so we can collectively shape the politics and policies of our state.

This year’s Summit includes keynote speaker Mandy Carter, lightning rounds on eight different topics affecting women, break out sessions, and a curated Women AdvaNCe Ideas and Products Market for women-led businesses and organizations.

Topics we plan to cover in this Summit include:
Race Equity
Economic Issues – Living Wage/Affordable Housing/Paid leave
Equal Rights Amendment: How Do We Get NC on Board?
Midterm Postmortem – How Do We Move Forward with Female Leadership?
Intersectionality – How do we get out of our silos and have inclusive and productive conversation with each other?
Hot Topics in Women’s Health
Women as Entrepreneurs – Barriers and Successes
#MeToo movement – best practices for small businesses and nonprofits

https://www.facebook.com/events/397303484084952/

Richmond Hill is Asheville’s only forested park, however, several acres of this unique urban ecosystem are overrun by non-native invasive plants. These invasives pose a threat to our native plant species by crowding out their habitat. Many of these species have the ability to grow at an alarming rate and, if left unchecked, could overgrow the walking and biking paths in Richmond Hill Park. Please join us as we take Richmond Hill Park back and restore native plants, making it a safer and more beautiful place to walk and bike! Be sure to wear long sleeves and pants as well as closed-toe shoes to this event. We will provide all other equipment necessary!

https://www.facebook.com/events/512804385880098/

This workshop will teach you how to walk properly using the 6 keys that will be revised one by one in detail to make sure every participant knows the basic understanding of natural walking so that every step we take can:

Significantly reduce joint, bone and nerve pain
Improve posture and related conditions such as scoliosis and hunch back
Increase flexibility and balance and a more developed core
Improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels
Improve digestion, metabolism and weight loss
Improve functioning of internal organs
Increase energy and endurance levels and vitality
Have a more toned and proportional body size
Have a calmer mind and elevated mood and improved sleep quality.

Cost: $150.00

For more information visit: http://www.Natural-Walking.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/2199418366937183/

Sonic Retreat Workshop (part of the photo+sphere festival)
FREE
Organized by Colby Caldwell
SIGN UP: http://www.revolveavl.org/sonic-retreat

The use of “found sounds” has a long history in music. Grounded in ideas developed by twentieth-century avant-garde composers such as John Cage (who had a vital connection to Black Mountain College), found sounds are used today in a wide range of musical modes. In this free workshop, participants will explore the mountains, rivers, and forests that surround Asheville, capturing found sounds with field-recording equipment and keeping a written and photographic journal of their discoveries. The workshop is open to all levels of experience.

Friday, November 9
2:30PM—Participants will gather at REVOLVE to meet workshop leaders Kima Moore, and Jess Speer. These sound artists will share experiences collecting sounds and developing practices to generate compositions, and will discuss how sound, environment, and the natural world offer new possibilities for composition.

Saturday, November 10
9:00AM—The group will explore the Smoky Mountains, rivers, and forests gathering sounds, photographs and writings. After the field trip, participants will meet to discuss the potential uses of their findings.

Follow-up: In December 2018, a month after the workshop, the sounds collected by participants during the sonic retreat will be fashioned into an hour-long sonic “diary” that will be posted on REVOLVE’s Bandcamp for free download.

Workshop Leaders
Kimathi Moore, born in Paris and now based in Asheville, is an artist whose love for electronics and sound experimentations goes back to his childhood. Kima spends much of his time making field recordings and visiting abandoned railroads and buildings to gather found sounds.

Jess Speer is an Asheville-based artist whose work—which includes field recordings, paper-cut collage, performance, ’zines, and installations—touches on issues of ecology, community, history, mortality, and memory. Jess and her husband Peter perform under the name The Speers, primarily creating live improvisations with their library of LPs and modular synthesizers, locating hypnotic patterns in ordinary sounds., 2018

https://www.facebook.com/events/258733641453010/

Source and Synchronicities is a two-day course for anyone seeking greater health, greater wealth and greater love.

The Course will take place Nov 10 – 11 in 8 US cities : Asheville, NC, Austin TX, Boston MA, Chicago IL, Kansas City KS, Miami FL, New York City, NY and Washington DC.

Come experience an ultimate fusion of the Power of Source with the Power of Consciousness.

What is Consciousness?
Consciousness is the very ground of all existence. It is the fundamental essence of all that is.

By locking into the Source to access limitless power and awakening to the Power of Consciousness, you will learn the mystic science of creating synchronicities, directly from Preethaji, the founder of O&O Academy.

What Is Source?
Throughout time Source has been addressed by various names: the divine, an inner presence, cosmic consciousness or innate intelligence.

What Are Synchronicities?
Synchronicities are meaningful and favorable coincidences that happen in alignment with your intention. It feels as if this randomly moving universe is arranging itself in patterns in response to your heart’s longing, bringing together beautiful people and situations to support you. When this happens every day with incredible frequency we say you have entered a magical life of synchronicities.

What Will You Receive?
During this course you will awaken to the three important zones of synchronicity:

– The Healing Zone to experience increased physical health and
rejuvenation
– The Love Zone to attract and sustain relationships
– The Power Zone to create and enjoy greater abundance
– You will be empowered with a meditation practice to create
synchronicities in your daily life.

Faculty
Source & Synchronicities is taught via live simulcast by Preethaji and supported by O&O Academy faculty members.

Preethaji is the founder of One World Academy and O&O Academy. She is a philosopher who has impacted scores of seekers across the world. A loving wife, a dedicated mother, a conscious leader and spiritual mentor to the community of teachers at the Academy, Preethaji has created 5 successful global businesses along with her husband Krishnaji.

Preethaji is a rare enlightened sage who impacts her students not only through her wisdom but also the power of her consciousness. Her wisdom is a perfect convergence of two worlds, the worldly and the spiritual; scientific and the transcendental.

Registration
The STANDARD COURSE REGISTRATION fee is $450.

Save $100 by registering now.
$350 EARLY REGISTRATION SPECIAL
A limited number of tickets will be sold at this price.

The STUDENT REGISTRATION fee is $250 and requires uploading a valid student identification.

For more info and to REGISTER NOW or use our REGISTRATION PAY PLAN.
https://www.ooacademyusa.org/course/source-synchronicities/

https://www.facebook.com/events/466277940499154/?event_time_id=466277950499153

Join instructor: Jill Burynski this November in Asheville, NC. Thai Massage combines acupressure, passive yoga stretching, and deep compressions. Discover the ancient secrets of Thai Massage and how it will enhance and lengthen your career as a massage therapist. Learn a full body Thai Massage in the side-lying and seated positions. Also learn how to integrate the seated techniques into your chair massage. For those of you to desire to make Thai Massage a significant part of you practice consider also taking the Thai Massage 3 Day Intensive.

16 CEs for Massage Therapists NCBTMB & Florida
$299 – price includes DVD and step by step manual

https://www.facebook.com/events/1417542995048961/

Like the leaves on the trees, don’t miss this workshop before it is gone. Join us this Saturday! What is so super about charge? An energetic intelligence workshop that will ground you in your body as we approach this upcoming season of celebration.

Charge and polarity are building on a local and global level. What is the role of charge within ourselves?

What super powers do we gain, when we learn skills to be “real” in our polarity?

Saturday, November 10, 2018
9:00am-1:00pm
$100 (early bird pricing of $85 if paid by 11/8/18)

In this workshop we will dive in to our bodies with gentle movement, breath, and awareness and learn some essential tricks to more fully engaging with our life experience:

Use your body to decode some of the messages you have been missing.
Correct common misunderstandings that deplete your energy and keep you from moving forward.
Learn some simple tricks that align you with your divine plan.

The wisdom, love, and power we are seeking, can be found at our fingertips. We will explore the seasons of wellbeing, the energetic intelligences, and the hands on tool of Somato-respiratory Integration. All together, these will create a simple framework for living with more peace, energy, fulfillment, and joy.

Don’t miss this is the last workshop of the year.

https://www.facebook.com/events/359149451494557/

Chimney Rock’s scouting events are some of our most popular events of the year. Our Fall Girl Scout Day is designed to let scouts enjoy the last weeks of autumn in one of North Carolina’s most incredible settings. Special programs created just for Girl Scouts will leave your troop with new skills, knowledge and memories they’ll carry with them for a lifetime. Specific details on program and afternoon activities can be found on our website.

Call 828.625.9611 to register. Registration closes October 29 and is limited to 200 scouts.

Cost: $15 per scout, $12 per adult, $5.50 additional youth

https://www.facebook.com/events/649120065478977/

Hominy Baptist Church will host the 2018 Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, November 10. Vendor registration will open on August 15 and spots will be secured on a first come/first served basis. Payment for the vendor space secures your spot in the event. We can only have one direct sales vendor from each company and those will only be secured with the payment. Thank you for your understanding.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2091599791113170/

Hosted and developed by: Upstate Pride SC, Gender Benders, Connect, and USC Upstate.

Join us for an all-day conference, geared specifically towards LGBTQ youth! We’ll be covering topics like self-advocation, how to be yourself, adultism, coming out, Queer sex-ed, and a fun game of Gender Jeopardy with wonderful, motivational plenary speakers and peer panelists woven in between.

https://www.facebook.com/events/255686331782206/

WHAT IS YOGA, REALLY?
Presenter: Leslie Morrill, E-RYT 500, IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist

In this gathering of the minds, we will bravely open Pandora’s Box, facing any fears about Yoga, bringing into the light of day possible doubts and conundrums over the philosophy and practice of Yoga.

Discussion includes:

Who started Yoga?
How long has it been around?
Do credible agencies regulate and recommend Yoga for authentic health benefits?
How are yoga teaching standards set?
Can I injure myself with Yoga? (How safe is it?)
Why is Yoga controversial among some religious groups and leaders?
How did it gain popularity in the U.S?
Why are there so many styles and how do I know which is right for me?
(And perhaps the trickiest) Discussion of why people view Yoga as a religion or as just an exercise practice…

https://www.facebook.com/events/941644869374038/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytBCYhdINjA
A C Reynolds High Band is having their Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday November 10th! Even if you’re not in the market for a mattress this year, please SHARE this with your friends and family!
—What is a Mattress Fundraiser?—since 2005, CFS the original Mattress Fundraiser has raised 30 million dollars for school programs all over the USA.
We will turn the ACR High Commons Area into a mattress showroom from 10am-5pm.
-over 25 mattress sets will be on display for you to try. Orders will be taken on the day of the sale.
-new, name brands for less than retail (Simmons, and other National brands)
-all sizes & styles available (latex, gel memory foam, spring)
-adjustable power bases, premium pillows, & Infinity Massage Chairs
-full manufacturer warranties
– Free delivery is offered two weeks after the event
-cash, check, and credit cards are accepted
No Credit needed Financing is available. Deferred interest Financing is available.
***EVERY purchase supports the program, even if you just want a pillow! It’s just like shopping at a nice retail store, but YOU get to save $$ AND help support the Program!***

https://www.facebook.com/events/708452002866073/