Calendar of Events

Shake what yo momma gave ya, every Saturday 11pm-2am. Dance Party. No cover. Do it.

https://www.facebook.com/events/341354513259016/?event_time_id=341354573259010

Troops of all ages will enjoy our annual Spring Girl Scout Day. Your scouts will love the hands-on morning programs, adventurous afternoon activities and the incredible opportunity to camp overnight in the Park. More information on programs and activities can be found on our website. Call 828.625.9611 to register. Registration closes May 15 and is limited to 150 scouts.

Cost: $15 per scout, $12 per adult, $5.50 additional youth, $8 per camper

All spots for this spring’s Girl Scout Day have sold out. Please visit ChimneyRockPark.com to see when we’re hosting our Fall Girl Scout Day.

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Our Outdoor Adventures program will host a family hike at Craggy Gardens/Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina on May 19 for veterans and their families in the Upstate of SC.

RSVP to Sid Eargle at [email protected]. Details and event updates will be sent out via email. There is limited space, so signup today!

To participate, all veterans must complete an intake at one of our offices. If you have not already completed one, please call 864-520-2073 to do so. Thank you!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2060871847372415/

Adi Westerman is hosting her 2 day Hot 26+ Training locally in Asheville, NC!

Day One: May 18th
Class from 8am-9:30am in Mountain Room (105 degrees)
Break 9:30-11am
Workshop from 11am-2:30pm in Bamboo Room (not heated)

Day Two: May 19th
Class from 8-9:30am in Mtn Room (105 degrees)
Break 9:30-11am
Workshop from 11am-2:30pm (not heated)

Please note:
Day 1 will cover the standing series.
Day 2 will cover floor poses and handstands.
Day 2 will also include 1 hour of practice teaching.

Teachers will receive a certificate for 10 Yoga Alliance CE’s and 10 Original Hot Yoga Association CE’s.

Adi Westerman, owner of Hot Yoga Asheville for the past 11 years, loves to empower her students to make their yoga practice sustainable using alignment, technique and awareness. You’ll laugh, play and enjoy working outside the box with her. Adi believes that through asana, yogis create a strong sense of self and can achieve anything.

Hot 26 Plus, designed by Adi, is a fun yoga class based on the original Hot 26 classes – with an added flair! Students are welcome to get creative in second sets, allowing for easier to more intermediate postures if desired. Class is set to music and the teacher will often practice with the students while giving instruction and demonstrations. Beginners are welcome as well, and can practice the original series without variations. Come check it out!

The two day training is open to students and teachers. Full training includes a 100 page color manual with all the variations that match up with our 26/2 class. You will leave training with confidence and a deeper understanding of the many poses, 20+ playlists that sync up perfectly (with more added continuously), and anyone already trained in Bikram yoga will be ready to teach the next day!

Students interested in diving into the variety of poses can join for both days or day one for $99.
Full Training Special Last Minute Offer $250 (Saves you $50!)
Studio owners save 10% off for each student they bring with them.
Learn more at www.hot26plus.com

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From Thursday, May 2nd until Saturday, June 22nd, Momentum Gallery hosts a two-person, mixed media exhibition called Dissolution. The collection features individually created and collaborative works by two artists, Seth Clark and Jason Forck. Original collages mounted to panels play off architectonic sculptures in glass and wood culminating in a cohesive body of work that explores the notion of deteriorating architecture. This event is free and open to the public.

Wildflowers springing from the ground are a sign that spring and warmer weather are right around the corner. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Shades of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.

Cost: No additional cost to enter.

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A new temporary exhibit titled “Dressing for the Occasion: Mid-Century Sandburg as Celebrity and Family Man” opens on May 13, 2019. The exhibit, which runs through October, is part of the Sandburg Home tour and features clothing and accessories from both the park’s permanent collection and loaned items from the Sandburg family.

“Dressing for the Occasion” offers visitors a window into the style, culture, and feel of mid-century America. The family’s clothing and accessories weave together the roles of Carl Sandburg as a prominent writer, celebrity, father, and husband. This temporary exhibit offers an exciting opportunity for the public to view objects that are normally in storage or in the possession of Sandburg family members. Tours of the Sandburg Home are offered daily from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Tickets are available first come, first served, each day from the visitor information area in the ground level of the Sandburg Home.

Nearly every room in the historically furnished house museum will be included in the exhibit. Visitors will see the characteristic scarves Carl Sandburg wore as he played his guitar and sang folk songs to entertain his family and guests, the dress Lilian Sandburg wore to meet President Lyndon B. Johnson, and many other mid-century pieces worn by the Sandburgs and their daughters. Historic photographs, paired with the clothing, will provide context.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1282810215200932/?event_time_id=1282810238534263

Chase your dreams and celebrate all girls being joyful, healthy, and confident at the Great Beginnings & Great Smiles Girls on the Run of WNC 5K run and walk! It is family-friendly and open to the public. We are chip-timing the 5K this spring for the FIRST TIME! Runners and walkers of all ages and levels are encouraged to register.

Join hundreds of girls in grades 3-8 from throughout Western North Carolina, who have trained with volunteer coaches for the past 10 weeks, to participate in their spring celebratory end-of-season 5K. The Girls on the Run program combines running with lessons about important topics such as preventing bullying and processing emotions.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Girls on the Run of WNC scholarship fund, which aims to make the non-profit’s program accessible to all girls in the community, regardless of their ability to pay the registration fee.

IMPORTANT: Current Girls on the Run/Heart & Sole program participants and Coaches DO NOT need to register for the 5K.

If you need to pay your 5K entry with cash or check, please contact Stephanie Bilotta at (828) 713-3132 or [email protected] for assistance.

Schedule:

All participants who register by Thursday, April 25, 2019 are guaranteed to receive an event t-shirt at Runner Check-In. For registrations received after April 25th, t-shirts are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.

9:00 AM | ONSITE REGISTRATION OPENS AND FESTIVITIES BEGIN
10:00 AM | 5K START TIME
11:00 AM | POST 5K CELEBRATION

Chase your dreams and celebrate all girls being joyful, healthy, and confident at the Great Beginnings & Great Smiles Girls on the Run 5K.

The Asheville and WNC community is encouraged to join 500+ girls in 3rd through 8th grade from counties throughout Western North Carolina who have trained with volunteer coaches at 35 sites for the past 10 weeks as part of the Girls on the Run International program. The program combines running with lessons about important topics such as preventing bullying and processing emotions.

The 5K is a family-friendly event open to the public – all are welcome to join. New! We are chip-timing the run this year! Runners and walkers of all ages and levels are encouraged to register.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina scholarship fund, which aims to make the non-profit’s program accessible to all girls in the community, regardless of their ability to pay the registration fee.

Registration is $30 online. Registration will also be open on 5K day at the Asheville Outlets starting at 9:00 am. Strollers are welcome. Pets are not allowed at the event for safety reasons.

https://www.facebook.com/events/307212106819881/

An exhibition of youth art titled “Let a Joy Keep You,” is on display from April 1 to May 31, 2019. The inspiration for the art comes from the first line of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Joy.” Each of the 70 canvases reflects how the young artists chose to interpret what joy means to them. Visitors can see the installation at the Sandburg Home when they visit. Young artists are represented from across the country and locally, including students from Sugarloaf Elementary School in Hendersonville, NC.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2304444942927531/?event_time_id=2304445002927525

Join Lucy Wallace, founder of Dance To Be Free, and SoulSweat instructor Misa Terral for an hour co-led dance class in honor and support of Dance To Be Free. We will embody and celebrate the transformative power of dance!! Lucy will highlight and teach dances choreographed by the women she’s worked with in prison. This class promises to be fun, energetic, and inspirational as Lucy shares what Dance to Be Free is all about. $15 minimum requested donation, all proceeds benefit Dance To Be Free.

Dance To Be Free, a nonprofit founded by Lucy Wallace, MA, has a vision and mission to bring the healing power of dance to incarcerated women nationwide. Based in Boulder, CO, Dance To Be Free has reached 9 states, 14 prisons and trained 350 women. Prior to creating Dance To Be Free, Lucy was a SoulSweat instructor and owned Alchemy of Movement dance studio in Boulder, CO, where Misa became a student and certified instructor.

TO PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS and reserve your space: Please PayPal $15 to [email protected], or Venmo to Misa Terral. Check or cash preferred on the Day of Event. All monies will be donated to DTBF.

For more information about Dance To Be Free and to donate, please visit www.DanceToBeFree.org

Message SoulSweat with Misa for further details of event!

LET’S DANCE!!!

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Don’t miss the only 5K race in Asheville that ends with a Falafel sandwich. Run with us on Sunday, May 19 at 10 am at the Asheville Jewish Community Center at 236 Charlotte Street! A local favorite, the Falafel 5K was voted one of WNC’s BEST road races in the 2015 Mountain Xpress “Best of WNC” poll.

All registered participants for the 5K will receive a race shirt (unless the t-shirt free option is chosen).

After the race, join us at “Cafe Israel” at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Avenue from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm for your free falafel and more. More information about Cafe Israel can be found here.

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SUNDAY
11am Hot Hula with Nani
$10 drop in or class card​

12pm Hula Series with Nani
$50/4 week series. Starts May 5

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Private event

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Join us for gentle yoga every Sunday in the Parlor! Start your afternoon off with a centering, donation-based session with one of our two lovely instructors who will help you tune-in to your body, focus on your breath, and generally have a great time!

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Beatles Sunday Funday presented by Salvage Station, featuring an encore performance of The Beatles’ Revolver by The Asheville Beatles, aka an all-star cast of AVL musicians. Beatles Sunday Funday (BSF) also featuring performances by Asheville Music School student bands and ensembles, including King, Masque, AMS Fiddle Squad, and a flute choir. Expect lots of fun games on the lawn, raffles, photo booth, and all sorts of fun all day. All ages!

Suggested donation, $5 and up, accepted at the door. Proceeds benefit Asheville Music School programs.

Sponsored by Salvage Station, Charlotte Street Computers, McKibbon Hospitality, Strada Italiano, WNC magazine, Carol Marin, Asheville Realtor, TIN CAN Event Co., Honeypot, Prestige Subaru

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Olive Catering Company at Dry Falls.

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By popular demand, Bold Bites is excited to announce that brunch will be served every Sunday! Enjoy specials including Pulled Pork Eggs Benedict, Chicken & Waffles, Avocado Toast, and much more. At the bar, we’ll be serving full size cider-mosas for only $5! Join us for Bluegrass & Brunch on the second Sunday of every month!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2568438983185888/?event_time_id=2568438999852553

Save the date for the 2019 Westwood Place Block Party. We will have live music (of some sort), a pot luck, marshmallow roasting, lawn games, and are open to any other ideas from neighbors. Hope to see you all there!

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The APB monthly packaging party is a chance to help pack up a mess of books headed to facilities across the Carolinas, to learn more about our project, and to spend a lovely afternoon meeting new people, or catching up with old friends! :)

No time to volunteer but want to support our work? We can always use your financial support (https://www.paypal.me/AVLPrisonBooks) and your soft cover book donations!

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ABOUT US

APB has been sending books to folks incarcerated in the Southeast since 1999. We currently send books to people in jails and prisons across North and South Carolina.

APB is a prison abolitionist project. We send books to folks who are locked up because it is one of the best ways we have found to show solidarity with them. As a project rooted in anti-authoritarian politics, we view prison as a tool the State uses to uphold an unjust social and economic order based in large part on white supremacy. When dealing with a system that thrives on dehumanization and isolation, finding ways to connect with and meet the every day needs of incarcerated people is a crucial part of challenging the legitimacy of this repressive institution.

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This is our first Brewing for Greenways event of the season! And, we’re partnering with Woof Meow Rescue who will be there with dogs for adoption. Dogs and greenways were just meant for each other! From 1:00 to 6:00pm, Hi-Wire will donate $1 for every beer sold from the Connect Buncombe tap.

Connect Buncombe will have a table there and we’ll need 3-4 volunteers (for overlapping 2-hour shifts) to hand out brochures, sign up new Connect Buncombe members and answer questions. Even if you are not volunteering you certainly can come join us for a beer!

If you can volunteer please email me, Allison Glackin, at [email protected].
All event volunteers will get a free Connect Buncombe t-shirt!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2013669618940285/

Please join us for our BREWS + PUPS Adoption Sundays, hosted by our friends at Hi-Wire Brewing!

What to expect:

Adoptable Pups
Delicious Brews
Life Saving Conversation
… and more!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! For more information, please check out this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4CA9A82CA6F58-brews

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Let’s Spring to it! Come and be a part of our Pure Yoga Asheville kids yoga programming as a family and get everyone on the mat! This unique Family Yoga hour will be a playful and engaging time to be fully present, explore poses and meditation, have fun, create connection, and share your practice together. Beth will be leading the wild rumpus!

We will have time to weave some magic with AVL Fairy Hair there to celebrate Spring with a full head of sparkle for anyone and everyone in the family! No extra fees!

All ages are welcome! Cost is $8 per person. Each family member needs to register individually. Children can experience benefits from yoga, including improved physical strength, body awareness, and concentration. Plus, we will have a lot of FUN!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/265647224374129/

The 86it curriculum intends to train participants on how to eradicate unequal workplace dynamics, overhaul existing, outdated sexual harassment policies, and improve relationships within the service industry to make it resilient from sexual and gender-based violence by creating a positive cultural shift in restaurants and other service industries.

This curriculum aims building a culture of safety and respect while eliminating sexual harassment and other forms of violence in the workplace. The training offers information for management teams to create and implement effective sexual harassment policies, empowers managers and staff to advocate for themselves and others in occurrences of sexual harassment, and promotes the improvement of interpersonal relationships in the workplace, which leads to a decline in sexual harassment and violence.

https://www.facebook.com/events/334320323874299/

No Sunday is Complete without a stop at Sanctuary Brewing Company! Swing by Sunday, May 19th for a Sunday afternoon of jazz with the Vince Junior Band!

Band Member:
Vince Junior: Guitar and Vocals
David Cohen: Drums
Noah Pitts: Keyboards and Vocals
Steven Frankel: Bass and Vocals

Gritty Blues, Funk and Soul

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Do you love cars? If so, then join us at Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com) for Cruise ‘In, a monthly car show featuring an exciting display of cars, trucks, motorcycles and special interest vehicles behind the Food Court on Sundays, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20 and November 17, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cruise ‘In is free to car owners and spectators.

We’ve teamed up with The Blood Connection to host a blood drive on Sunday May 19th from 2pm-7pm. The Blood Connection supplies blood to Mission Hospital McDowell. Everyone who gives will receive a $20 Mica Town gift certificate. To sign up for a slot visit go to
https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/125260

https://www.facebook.com/events/2671377269570527/

STORIES INSPIRED BY THE WOMEN WHO CAME FORWARD
An evening of humor and hurt, courage, anger and honesty
Eight short plays — including two musicals!
All proceeds to benefit OurVOICE

“RAUCOUS! An act of vehement feminist protest…. Mr. Trump has denied their accounts. But these plays — even the funniest of them — vibrate with fury and disgust, and they’re poised to go wide.”
— New York Times

“The play itself was terrific. Each of its eight acts honored a victim and her story (one act actually honored the victims who haven’t yet spoken). Some were disturbing, some were hilarious, most were both. ”
— New York Magazine

https://www.facebook.com/events/1043671745843917/

23^rd Annual Spring Concert –“Voices in Spring” featuring the music of British, French and American Composers

This concert is supported by a Grassroots Grant by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources awarded by the Haywood County Arts Council 

Tickets are $12 in advance $15 at the door for adults and $8 in advance and $10 at the door for children 11 and under

Three misfit teenagers come together to start a Speech & Debate team at school, protest the school’s production of Once Upon a Mattress, and take down a possibly predatory teacher. Loyalties shift and secrets are revealed in this dark comedy by Tony-winner Stephen Karam.