Calendar of Events

Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.

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Sunday, September 27, 2020
Organic Growers School Cuba Trip 2021
Sep 27 all-day
Online

Another Cuba Trip!
We’re excited to announce we have scheduled a second trip to Cuba for June 22nd – July 1, 2021
In the case of trip cancellation, a full refund or roll over of funds paid to future trips will be offered to all registered participants. Flexible payment plans are available.
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Categories: Garden Events
Paid Mountain Food + Farm Apprenticeship Program
Sep 27 all-day
Online

As part of the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Project in the seven western counties of North Carolina, including the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Mountain Food & Farm Apprenticeship Program brings education and workforce development opportunities to the region in partnership with Western Carolina University, Haywood Community College, Southwestern Community College, and Tri-County Community College.

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Categories: Garden
Plug in this Election Season: Get Involved!
Sep 27 all-day
Online

This is not an election year you want to sit out. 

We are busy here at Down Home. Our local chapters are finishing up endorsing their local candidates, we are out in the community helping to educate folks on their voting rights and the ways they can vote during the pandemic, and, of course, we are continuing our on-the-ground organizing in our local communities… building power, building each other up, building hope. 

Here are some ways that you can plug in this election season: 

  • Get Down With Relational Organizing: Interested in moving the people in your life to vote this November? Our Relational Organizing Trainings will give you the tips, tools, and tech you need to get started mobilizing your community. Find a training that fits your schedule here.
  • Phone Bank With Down Home: Because of the pandemic, we are not going door to door this election year. Instead, we are rely on calling our neighbors on the phones. You can join a Down Home phone bank to help spread the word about voting by mail, our candidates, and the work of Down Home. Sign up to phone bank here.
  • Introduction to Down Home: Do you want to learn more about Down Home, how we organize, and what we do? Join us Thursdays at 1 PM for an informal discussion where our organizers can answer your questions and help find a role for you! Register for an Introduction to Down Home session here.
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Categories: Community
Resources for Your Equity Journey
Sep 27 all-day
Online

V-LEAF, LEAF’s 1st Virtual Festival- You can still experience!
Friday // Saturday // Sunday

Roots + Wings Creative Community

“What Motivates People from Dominant Groups to Support Social Justice” Diane J. Goodman and Lee Anne Bell

“The Costs of Racism to White People” by Paul Kivel

Seeing White Series from Scene On Radio, a 14-part documentary series exploring whiteness in America.

Slavery By Another Name, PBS Documentary

White Awake Manual — a set of educational resources for guiding white affinity processes

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Sand Hill Artists Collective Apply to become a Featured Artist
Sep 27 all-day
Online

Sand Hill Artists Collective logo

Apply to become a Featured Artist

https://sandhillartists.com/featured-artists/

28806, 28715, 28728, 28716, and 28810 are the eligible zip codes for entry.

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Categories: Art & Craft
SCHUBERT Quintet
Sep 27 all-day
Online

SCHUBERT Quintet in A major, D. 667, “The Trout”
III. Scherzo. Presto
Carolyn Huebl, violin • Scott Rawls, viola
Alistair MacRae, cello • Craig Brown, bass • Andrew Tyson, piano
Recorded on July 31, 2017,
at the Porter Center at Brevard College.

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Categories: Music
SlowCOVIDNC Exposure Notification App
Sep 27 all-day
Online

How it Works

  • Download the SlowCOVIDNC Exposure Notification app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enable Bluetooth and Exposure Notifications. Bluetooth must be on for the app to work. After opting-in to receive notifications, the app will generate an anonymous token for your device. A token is a string of random letters which changes every 10-20 minutes and is never linked to your identity or location, but is linked to date. This protects your privacy and security.
  • Through Bluetooth, your phone and the phones around you with the SlowCOVIDNC app work in the background (minimizing battery) to exchange these anonymous tokens every few minutes. Phones record how long they are near each other and the Bluetooth signal strength of their exchanges in order to estimate distance.
  • If you test positive for COVID-19, you may obtain a unique PIN to submit in the app. This voluntary and anonymous reporting notifies others who have downloaded the app that they may have been in close contact with someone in the last 14 days who has tested positive.
  • PINs will be provided to app users who receive a positive COVID-19 test result through a web-based PIN Portal, by contacting the Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) call center, or by contacting their Local Health Department (LHD).
  • SlowCOVIDNC periodically downloads tokens from the server from the devices of users who have anonymously reported a positive test. Your phone then uses its records of the signal strength and duration of exposures with those tokens to calculate risk and determine if you have met a threshold to receive an Exposure Notification.
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Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Submit Virtual + In-Person Ideas for the 2021 Conference Carolina Recycling Association
Sep 27 all-day
Online
Special Thanks to Our 2020 Sponsors!
CRA Call for Papers is Now Open!
 
It’s that special time of year for recycling nerds everywhere!  CRA welcomes presentation abstracts for the 2021 Conference, covering all recycling disciplines and topics from both the public and private sectors.  The CRA is planning a hybrid virtual/in-person event.  Speakers may be included in our program whether they are virtual or in-person.  This is a great opportunity to speak to hundreds of recycling professionals in the Carolinas in a virtual format if you are not able to travel.  Papers that address the following topics will be given special consideration:

  • Business Recycling and Waste Reduction
  • Business Skill Development
    (sales, contract negotiations, customer relations, etc.)
  • Citizen & Community Activism for Recycling
  • Climate Change
  • Collection & Marketing Technology Innovations
    (tracking, communications, social/marketing platforms, enforcement)
  • Contamination Solutions
  • Contract Negotiation
  • COVID-19 Safety & Planning
  • Education and Outreach Success Stories
  • Enforcement Solutions
  • Environmentally Preferred Procurement
  • Market Development
  • Ocean Plastic
  • Organics Recycling & Food Waste Reduction
  • Product Life Cycle Cost Accounting
  • Trends in Processing Technology & Processing Solutions
  • Zero Waste (business and public sectors)
Success stories as well as innovative programs, methods, and technologies to advance material recovery or waste reduction, are preferred. Papers that propose interactive hands on education or product/technology demonstrations will also be considered.
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Support Flat Rock Playhouse with AmazonSmile
Sep 27 all-day
Online

Sign up for Amazon Smile today and support FRP at no cost to you. Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchase price directly to FRP. Participation is easy, and, once you’re set-up, you shop online and Amazon takes care of the rest.

To register, visit http://smile.amazon.com/. If you are not already supporting another organization, you will be prompted to select one. To contribute to Flat Rock Playhouse, search our business name: The Vagabond School of the Drama, Inc. Once you select us, you are all set! Don’t forget to bookmark your smile page, as purchases will only be applied through Amazon Smile.

Grow your impact by spreading the word to your friends and family!

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Categories: Fundraisers Theatre
Take the Vote AVL Pledge
Sep 27 all-day
Online

Vote AVL is a nonpartisan movement to increase voter turnout in the Asheville Area. The site features voter resources including registration info, a calendar of important dates, and information on candidates at the local, state and national levels. Businesses can take the pledge to provide information and resources to their employees, so that they can use their voice to make their vote count. Learn more at voteavl.org.

Important Dates:

Friday, October 9th – Voter Registration deadline (online or postmarked by)

Thursday, October 15th – Early Voting begins, including same-day registration

Tuesday, October 27th – Deadline to request an Absentee Ballot (received by)

Saturday, October 31st – Early Voting Ends

Tuesday, November 3rd – Election Day and Absentee Ballot deadline (received by)

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Categories: Community
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Sep 27 all-day
Online

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
II. Andante Cantabile
Brevard Sinfonia • JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Recorded live on August 5, 2017,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

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Categories: Music
The 28th National Gingerbread House Competition Virtual Format Gingerbread Toolkit Released
Sep 27 all-day
Online

The National Gingerbread House Competition™

The Omni Grove Park Inn is revolutionizing the National Gingerbread House Competition – the largest in the world! – for the 2020 holiday season to ensure that the competition’s legacy built on design, innovation and tradition continues safely for future generations.

The competition will continue virtually without a public display of Gingerbread Houses at the historic hotel due to social distancing requirements surrounding COVID-19. Considering this, the hotel is generating engaging experiences in place of a physical display, including socially distanced alternatives for hotel guests and fans at-home to view the Gingerbread finalists, to be announced in the coming weeks.

Gingerbread lovers of all ages and skillsets are encouraged to enter the competition beginning August 26, 2020 and dream up the ultimate confectionary creation for the chance to win cash and prizes.

A renowned group of food, arts and media professionals – including Food Network star Carla Hall – will formally judge the Gingerbread designs both virtually and in-person.

Additionally, in lieu of an in-person August Gingerbread Workshop, the hotel will release a Digital Gingerbread Tool Kit including tips and tricks on how to digitally showcase their creations as well as the rules for entry in the new competition format.
Please visit The Omni Grove Park Inn’s website for competition updates:

https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/things-to-do/upcoming-events/national-gingerbread-competition

 
  • August 26, 2020: The National Gingerbread House Competition Rules and Entry Form and Digital Gingerbread Toolkit are released
  • October 12, 2020: Competition Entry Deadline
  • December 1-12, 2020: Winners announced
  • December 12, 2020: Grand Prize announced
  
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Categories: Art & Craft Family Fun Holiday
The Bird Who Sang Beethoven Brevard Music Center
Sep 27 all-day
Online

The Bird Who Sang Beethoven is a children’s book in rhyme about a baby bird born in the concert hall at the Brevard Music Center just as Beethoven’s Fifth is being played and he thinks that is what birds sing! His offspring continue the tune for generations and spread it far and wide!

About the Author: Harper Howze is a freshman at Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kansas, and an aspiring writer. This is his first published work. Lucille Chaveas, his co-author and “Grand” (mother), is a Brevard resident and avid supporter of the Brevard Music Center.

Price: $12.00

Authors: Harper Howze, Lucille Chaveas

Illustrator: Megan Robertson

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Categories: Bookclubs Family Fun Music
US Census until Sept. 30. Make NC Count!
Sep 27 all-day
Online
Don’t Forget to Make NC Count!
The response deadline for the 2020 US Census is fast approaching. Submitting your response by September 30th will make a direct impact on North Carolina and Henderson County.
Why it Matters:
  • NC is the 9th largest state in population and the 4th fastest growing state.
  • The 2020 Census impacts funding, planning, and services for the next 10 years. Inaccurate data today, sets an inaccurate baseline for tomorrow – and exponentially compounds the impact on our communities every year.
  • Census-driven funding provides community support for new schools, after-school programs, school lunch assistance, child and elder care programs, road/highway improvements, expanded infrastructure, health care programs, hospitals, and more.
  • Your personal information is safe. Census data is only ever reported at a summary level. For example, you may hear that 10% of a town’s population are renters, however the census bureau cannot say the resident of 123 Main Street is a renter. Title 13 of US law protects your personal census information for 72 years.
  • The 2020 Census will never ask for your citizenship status, religious affiliation, social security number, financial information or donations.
  • There are only 10 simple questions – your name, age, race, sex, Hispanic origin, household relationship, as well as housing questions.
  • Support to complete the census is available in 14 languages by phone and 59 languages online
As of July 31, 41% of NC households have NOT completed the 2020 Census. That’s more than 4 million North Carolinians who have not completed the census.
These uncounted residents put at risk $7.4 billion per year for health care, education, highways, community services, economic development, and more.
Let’s Make NC Count
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Categories: Community
Vessels of Hope Fundraiser Chapter Two
Sep 27 all-day
Online

“As we continue to press into Hope, we continue to hear from supporters, and the message is loud and clear – they also feel the Hope connected to our mission, and want to keep supporting us.” Discovering new ways to sustain The Village Potters Clay Center during this season is the primary job now for the resident potters at TVPCC. As Sarah continues to apply for loans and grants, other potters are choosing hope each day by taking the torch from her to carry on the mission with a second “chapter” of Vessels of Hope.

The Village Potters are Sarah Wells Rolland, George Rolland, Judi Harwood, Lori Theriault, Julia Mann, Christine Henry, and Tori Motyl. They comprise an intentional Collective of potters who share a commitment to nurture creative exploration through education, experience, and community. The Village Potters includes a fine craft gallery, a Teaching Center offering ongoing classes in wheel and hand building for adults, an Advanced Ceramic Studies Program, and online demonstration and workshops. The Village Potters Clay Center is an educational member of The Craft Guild of the Southern Highlands, and is an official distributor for Laguna Clays.

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Categories: Art & Craft Fundraisers
Voting in the 2020 General Election: What You Need to Know
Sep 27 all-day
Online

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Voting in the 2020 General Election: What You Need to Know

The upcoming general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Buncombe County Election Services wants to make sure you have all the information you need. Buncombe County is committed to having a safe and secure election in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic. For more information about precautions regarding COVID-19, click here.

Below is information about Early Voting, absentee ballots, voter registration, sample ballots, and more. If you have additional questions, contact Election Services at (828) 250-4200.

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Categories: Community
Winter Lights at The N.C. Arboretum Tickets on Sale Sept. 1
Sep 27 all-day
N.C. Arboretum

Winter Lights at The N.C. Arboretum

November 20, 2020 – January 10, 2021

5:30 – 10:30 p.m. Nightly

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take a dreamy ride through the Arboretum’s enchanted forest and attend Winter Lights safely within their own vehicles. In light of COVID-19, the Arboretum has converted its popular event into a drive-thru show, allowing guests to navigate through a one-mile stretch of the Arboretum’s campus and see unique exhibits covered in thousands of holiday lights. As the Arboretum’s largest fundraising event of the year, proceeds generated from Winter Lights will directly support the Arboretum’s mission-driven programming.

Designed with an artistic aesthetic, Winter Lights features beautifully lit displays and glowing landscapes nestled along the Arboretum’s woodland edge and garden areas. As part of the show’s redesign, visitors will enjoy several new nature-themed displays, including winter wildlife, colorful butterflies, a special insect lantern exhibit and a giant daisy “garden.” Celebrate the holiday season with the entire family at Winter Lights.

***Tickets go on sale September 1***

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Categories: Family Fun Holiday Outdoors
Workout with the Asheville Fit Tribe
Sep 27 all-day
online and in person

Fit Tribe athletes get unlimited access to outdoor groups and virtual sessions. All you have to do is show up and we will help you show out! Pick your workout schedule and reach your goals.

Workout Times

Carrier Park: M-F 7:00am – 8:00am

Virtual Fit Tribe: M-F 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Carrier Park: M-Th 5:15pm – 6:15pm

Carrier Park: M-Th 6:15pm – 7:15pm

(220 Amboy Rd, Asheville, NC 28806)

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Categories: Health & Wellness
Write for this year’s Holiday Show! Getting Through The Holi-Daze
Sep 27 all-day
Online

The Magnetic Theatre is seeking 2 – 10 minute, holiday season themed monologues, vignettes and one-act pieces to be performed later this year as a compilation show.  The show will be a live-streamed performance, though some segments may be pre-recorded.

Parameters:

Theme must be tied to December seasonal holidays (including New Year’s Eve).

–          Between 2 and 10 minutes in length.

–          A monologue or vignette/one-act with no more than two characters.

–          Any genre accepted (Comedy, Dramatic, Horror, etc.).

Submission Deadline:
October 1, 2020

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Categories: Theatre
Yoga Accompanied By A String Quartet
Sep 27 all-day
Online

Staff Picks From Around the Web

Yoga Accompanied
By A String Quartet
Enjoy a yoga pass with live music played by musicians from Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden.

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Categories: Health & Wellness Yoga
Buncombe County Soil + Water Annual Report Available for Review
Sep 27 @ 6:00 am – 11:00 pm
Online

Did you know Buncombe County Soil & Water Conservation conserved 220 acres of land and completed 40 erosion control plans over the last year? To learn more about Soil & Water’s important work, read the annual report.

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Categories: Community
Donations for Burton Street Community Peace Gardens
Sep 27 @ 6:00 am – 11:45 pm
Online

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Peace Gardens

is creating a destination where community is cultivated using gardens & art!

By supporting creators you love on Patreon, you’re becoming an active participant in their creative process. As a member, you receive exclusive content, community access, behind-the-scenes updates, and the pride of fueling work that matters to you.

https://www.patreon.com/peacegardens?fan_landing=true&fbclid=IwAR1_I_QRH8Tw824vOy5couHcvVP5hC6KioMpdxjw98rmgjBK2LSl9IKKHiM

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Categories: Community Fundraisers Garden
How local businesses are adjusting to the COVID-19 crisis: WNC Nature Center
Sep 27 @ 6:00 am – 11:00 pm
Online

Have y’all missed going to the WNC Nature Center as much as we have? We’ve got good news! Kate Frost, the Director of Development is very excited to share all of the ways that they are adapting to these new norms. While you may not be able to go and see your favorite reptile friends, you can still see a majority of the outdoor exhibits or even tune in online and participate in the Brews and Bears event (Uno and Ursa are so excited to see you!)
See the video interview here!

While we’ve all had to adjust to the “new normal” (whatever that is), our local business owners and managers each have their own story to tell about how they’ve been affected and what they are doing during these unprecedented times. Dig Local is proud to partner with our friend, Ann Smith, at Leap Frog Tours to interview some of the awesome folks who make Asheville, Asheville.

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Categories: Community
Public Comment: Community Development Block Grant for Covid Funds
Sep 27 @ 7:00 am – 11:30 pm
Online

Your input is needed. Buncombe County is considering applying for a County’s Community Development Block Grant to assist with Coronavirus relief, and we’re holding a public hearing at the Sept. 15 Board of Commissioners meeting. Find out more.

If you missed the sign-up period for public comment, you can still weigh in on the application process and what activities we should apply for.

Direct your written comments to Buncombe County Strategic Partnerships at 200 College St., Suite 300, Asheville, NC 28801, email [email protected],  or call Strategic Partnerships directly at (828) 250-4048.

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Categories: Community
Guest Appreciation Festival Nantahala Outdoor Center NOW ON LINE ONLY
Sep 27 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Online

NOC’s Guest Appreciation Festival has been a staple in Western North Carolina since 1982. Bringing together families, friends and the community to celebrate another season of outdoor adventure. In light of the challenges presented by COVID-19, we have made the decision to change up GAF for the 2020 season — with a focus on a virtual appreciation event throughout the month of September and no in-person festival the weekend of September 25th – 27th. The recreational releases on the Cascades and Upper Nantahala are still scheduled as normal.

In 2020 the festival format might change — but the spirit is stronger than ever. Let’s celebrate another summer of (socially distanced) adventure with a month full of deals on new and used gear, apparel from the big brands, and last minute savings on fall adventures in the mountains.

It has been a challenging year, but one that has reminded us that outdoor adventure plays a critical role in a healthy lifestyle. As we “space out” what is normally an action-packed weekend in the gorge, we plan to bring offers throughout the month of September that will keep you outfitted for the next adventure, big or small.

Want to be on the inside track? Sign up below to be added to our #GAF2020 list. We’ll be sharing additional updates soon and subscribers will be the first to know when the big deals hit.

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Categories: Family Fun Festivals Music Outdoors
Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks
Sep 27 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
The North Carolina Arboretum

Please note: Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks has been postponed until July; however, the exhibit will have an extended schedule and will be open until November 1. We look forward to seeing you!

The Arboretum is excited to welcome back the widely popular traveling exhibit, Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks by Sean Kenney. Featuring 14 larger-than-life-size sculptures place created with nearly 500,000 LEGO Bricks, this family-friendly exhibit draws inspiration from the living world and combines art, play and science to create an inspiring intersection of education, entertainment and the environment. New sculptures include a 5-foot tall colorful peacock, giant dragonfly, bonsai tree and more!

 

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Categories: Family Fun
Eliada’s 2020 Annual Corn Maze
Sep 27 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Eliada Homes

Each day, you can pre-purchase tickets during for a specific time slot, allowing us to maintain safety and limit the number of people at the maze at once.

Time slots to choose from:

  • 9-11am
  • 11:30am-1:30pm
  • 2-4pm
  • 4:30-6:30pm

  • General Safety Guidelines

    • Masks must be worn at all times, except for children under the age of four years old.
    • Maintain social distancing with those outside your family.
    • There will be a maximum number of attendees at the event at a time. Attendees will register and pre-purchase tickets. You will be able to select the 2-hour block of time you want to attend with your family. Time slots will automatically close once the max limit is reached.
    • Please promptly leave the corn maze when your 2 hour time slot is up, so we can do a cleaning before the next group arrives.
    • Minimize time indoors. You may use the indoor restrooms, and check-in indoors. We will give you a map for the maze and offer pumpkins, t-shirts, and other fun merchandise. But we won’t let you linger! Time to get outside, stay safe, and have fun!
    • Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the event.

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Categories: Family Fun Outdoors
Live Stream Yoga in the Park Asheville
Sep 27 @ 9:00 am – 10:15 am
live stream

Live Stream Yoga

Join me

for a 75 minute live yoga class:

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Wednesday

April 29th @ 7:00 a.m.

Rise n’ Shine Mindful Wake-up Flow

(all-levels)

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Friday

May 1st @ 12:00 p.m.

Vinyasa Pick-Me-Up Hour

(some experience recommended)

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Sunday

May 3rd @ 9:00 a.m.

Mindful Wake-up Flow

(all-levels)

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Monday

May 4th @ 7:30 p.m.

Vinyasa n’ Yin Yoga

(some experience recommended)

(More classes to be added, join my facebook page for current event listings: https://www.facebook.com/ceceyogini/ )

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All live streams are suggested

$5

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Send me an email to receive a free zoom link or connect with me on facebook to follow along with on-going class events. zoom links will be posted in class events on facebook.

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Categories: Yoga
Local Apples and Cider Have Arrived! Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Sep 27 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Online
Our first apples have arrived for the fall season. Check out our online store to shop crisp local apples and fresh cider.
Shop Apples
Shop Cider
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Categories: Food & Drink
Reserve Your Pasture-Raised Turkey Now Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Sep 27 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Online

We raise all of our turkeys from baby chicks to adulthood directly on Hickory Nut Gap Farmland in Fairview, NC. They spend their entire lives rotationally grazing on pasture, free from antibiotics and added hormones. We offer a limited supply each year and a deposit must be paid in advance to secure your bird.

Price: $6 / lb
Range: 14 – 25 lbs
Please choose an approximate weight and we will tag a turkey with your name and send an invoice for the remaining balance.

Pick ups will start November 19th and run through November 25th.

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Categories: Food & Drink