Calendar of Events

Reconnect with members of Green Built Alliance for the summer edition of our quarterly happy-hour meetup featuring good drinks and great company at Ginger’s Revenge Craft Brewery & Tasting Room in Asheville.

The brewery is generously donating $1 of each full pour purchased that night to benefit our nonprofit. Thanks to Ginger’s Revenge for their support!

• Already a member? Come to catch up with friends.
• New to green building? Bring a question and pick the brain of one of our builders or other members.
• Interested in getting involved? Learn more about our nonprofit and becoming a member.

https://www.facebook.com/events/307805459892106/

Doors at 5
Show at 7
Opener: Jessy Wilson

https://www.facebook.com/events/327249804593561/

In this free, fun and educational event, you’ll have a chance to learn about the endangered Carolina northern flying squirrel and build nest boxes to aid in its recovery!

Join Defenders and special guest presenter U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologist Sue Cameron on Thursday, July 18th to learn about the endangered Carolina northern flying squirrel. Ms. Cameron coordinates efforts to recover the squirrel, and you’ll learn what makes it special and why it is endangered, as well as effective strategies aimed at helping it recover. You’ll also hear from Anna Norton – live and on location at Southern Highlands Reserve – about the unique role the Reserve is playing in the squirrel’s recovery.

Following the presentation, you’ll have the chance to help these critters in the wild by assembling flying squirrel nest boxes that the NC Wildlife Resources Commission will install as part of their monitoring program. Refreshments will also be provided.

Then, join us on Saturday, July 20th for a walkabout along Flat Laurel Creek Trail, Pisgah National Forest, NC. We’ll enjoy this cool, high elevation spruce-fir forest – an endangered ecosystem in our region and home to several other rare species – while we explore what makes this squirrel habitat unique. We’ll also examine previously installed nest boxes in the area for upgrading through the Resource Commission’s programs and a collaborative red spruce restoration project underway.

Sponsored by weilerwoodsforwildlife.com. Nest boxes made possible by deltechomes.com.

Wildlife Workshop: Carolina Northern Flying Squirrels

Thursday, July 18th, 2019, 5:15pm – 7:00pm
Defenders of Wildlife’s Southeast Office
1 Rankin Avenue, 2nd Floor
Asheville, NC 28801

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Wildlife Walkabout

Saturday, July 20th, 2019, 8:00am – 1:00pm
Flat Laurel Creek Trail, Pisgah National Forest
Route 215
Canton, NC 28716

For more info, contact Tracy at [email protected].

SAHC and the North Carolina Arboretum are teaming for a series of events about nature’s influence on you! This series will focus on how time in nature affects your brain, health, and creativity. You will learn about the many international scientific studies on nature’s influence on our bodies, the impact of five minutes verses five hours of nature immersion, and how sensory awareness can deepen your natural experience and its benefits.

Jump start this series with us by joining The Arboretum Reads Book Club in discussing “The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative” by Florence Williams. The book dives into completely new research, where Williams uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and ultimately strengthen our relationships. With modern life shifting dramatically indoors, these ideas – and the answers they yield – are more urgent than ever. Access to research, related materials, and chapter summaries will be provided in advance of each discussion session. Read along or come with the chapter notes and dive into the discussion!

May Book Club Discussion: Chapters 1-4
Thursday, May 16th; 5:30-7 p.m.

June Book Club Discussion: Chapters 5-8
Thursday, June 20th; 5:30-7 p.m.

July Book Club Discussion: Chapters 9-12
Thursday, July 18th; 5:30-7 p.m.

$9 for SAHC or Arboretum members / $14 non-member. Look for subsequent hikes and events coming in the summer and fall!

Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force

Vision: For Asheville to be a community of connected pathways that is healthy, safe and accessible for people of all ages.

Mission: To educate the public about bicycle and pedestrian transportation; to advocate for the development and maintenance of safe, convenient and inter-connected facilities; to promote the benefits of walking and biking for individuals and community health.

An evening of fly tying with the crew from Southern Drifters Outfitters, LLC at Homeplace Beer Co. Come learn how to tie your favorite patterns or learn new techniques from some of the great tyers in the area. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. There will be materials and tools provided for those that want to try their hand at tying. This is an evening of flies and brews so come have a good time. Many a fish tale to be told!

https://www.facebook.com/events/357257808236823/?event_time_id=357257824903488

An award-winning radio personality and author of seven books, Scott Huler made a surprising decision in 2014. He would leave home to journey by foot and canoe, faithfully retracing the renowned 1700s naturalist John Lawson’s route through the Carolinas. At Grandfather Mountain, Huler will discuss this tale of an unlikely voyage, revealing what it’s like to rediscover one’s own home. Limited to 165 participants.

Registration costs $20 standard and is FREE for Bridge Club members. Bridge Club members must present a valid Bridge Club ID with their event ticket/receipt upon arrival, or they will be charged full price. To register, see below.

https://www.facebook.com/events/329102174428669/

Join us for an evening with author J.S. Breukelaar as she talks about her latest book, “Collision: Stories” with Nathan Ballingrud, award-winning author of “Wounds,” now a motion picture.

From J.S. Breukelaar, author of novels “American Monster” and the critically acclaimed Aurealis Award finalist “Aletheia,” comes a collection of twelve of her darkest, finest speculative fiction tales, including 4 brand new works, one a novella. While Breukelaar’s stories live in the realm of the uncanny and the unexpected, in the dark corners and the spaces in between, their themes are all too familiar. Whether dealing with loss in the gothic strangeness of “Union Falls,” revenge in the weird mythos of “Ava Rune,” discrimination in the wreckage of “Collision,” or displacement in the heartbreaking dystopia of “Glow,” these memorable works shimmer, spark, and at times even writhe on the page.

J.S. Breukelaar is a columnist and instructor at LitReactor.com and you can also find her at www.thelivingsuitcase.com.

Nathan Ballingrud was born in Massachusetts in 1970, but spent most of his life in the South. He studied literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at the University of New Orleans. Among other things, he has been a cook on oil rigs and barges, a waiter, and a bartender in New Orleans. He now lives in Asheville, NC, with his daughter in an apartment across from the French Broad River.

https://www.facebook.com/events/791980391195438/

Enjoy views of the Rocky Broad River and local acoustic music while relishing the taste of specially-crafted buffet items inspired by the region.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2331284163749637/

13 Stripes Presents…

One Stop Pro Shop

The One Stop Pro Shop is a collaborative effort to offer your brand a tuneup all under one roof.

Knormul University will be there to get your custom t-shirts pressed on-site!
Black-and-white tees available with various print color options.
Pricing begins at $15 per t-shirt (1 color prints only for event).

Creative Balance will be there to update your outdated profile photo with a fresh new headshot.
Headshots are $10.

Drop by, grab a beer, and give your brand and marketing an update and an upgrade!

July 18th
6:00pm – 9:00pm

13 Stripes Brewery
250 Mill St
Taylors, SC 29687
(About 20 minutes from downtown Greenville!)

https://www.facebook.com/events/794471517614229/

FREE PATIO SHOW :: Letters To Abigail at The Grey Eagle

Letters To Abigail is an acoustic Americana band fronted by songwriters, James Harrell of Snowville, VA and Kelli Redmond of Asheville, NC. Harrell and Redmond have been writing together since before the release of their debut album, “say anything” in 2013. Their first recording effort donned such pros as Adam Steffey (Allison Kraus, The Boxcars) on mandolin, Nicky Sanders (Steep Canyon Rangers) on fiddle, David Holt (Doc Watson) on clawhammer banjo and Doyle Grisham (Jimmy Buffet, pedal steel hall of fame) on pedal steel and achieved a spot on WNCW’s top 100 albums of the year. Since then the two have been touring all over the southeast, northeast to the midwest playing shows and festivals as a duo, trio and as a four piece band. In 2016 Letters To Abigail was back in the world renowned studios at echo mountain recording a new batch of songs, their self titled sophomore album also grabbing a top 100 spot. Inspired and influenced by the sounds and songs of classic country, bluegrass, folk and singer songwriters they have created a unique and refreshing sound. Letters To Abigail’s songs are not only relatable, they are thought provoking, wrapping their silky harmonies around melodic stories lead the listener to feel every word.They are a perfect fit for all venues, festivals, house concerts, bars and restaurants, private and corporate events. LTA can be anywhere from a 2 to 4 piece band depending on the budget and needs of the venue.

https://www.facebook.com/events/876999069343381/

The walkable streets of Gatlinburg become a live stage during the city’s summer-long performance festival. Visitors are invited to encounter costumed storytellers, musical ensembles and cloggers portraying characters from time periods as far back as the 1800s along the Parkway.

Daily performances from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

https://www.facebook.com/events/352862205433672/?event_time_id=352862295433663

It’s Thirsty Thursday at the Asheville Tourist’s!! Join us at McCormick field and enjoy $1 sodas and domestic beers, along with discounted craft beers!! Remember it’s $1 for your wristband and a CASH only night. See you at the ballpark!!
**Thirsty Thursday is Presented By Catawba Brewing & 105.9 The Mountain

https://www.facebook.com/events/320710595300301/?event_time_id=320710625300298

Irish Session at Triskelion!
( Every first and third Thursday of the month)

A session is a community celebration of traditional Celtic Music and an exploration of a vast, colorful, musical world that originates from Ireland, Scotland and the other Celtic nations.

The tunes start at 6:30 and the final set will finish by 8:30; every first and third Thursday of the month.

All skill levels are welcome, beginners are invited and it is free to the public. We will mainly be playing dance tunes from the Irish music tradition, but certainly not strictly!

If you are interested in playing traditional Celtic music, please come join us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/137638900463983/?event_time_id=137638947130645

Singles Soiree
An alternative to online dating

All swiped out? Tired of waiting for a chance happening? Looking for authentic connection?

Join us monthly as the singles of Asheville take the dating game off the apps and go face to face!

This consciously curated event will take place at one of Asheville’s most elegant event venues, Haiku I Do https://www.haikuido.com/events located near Biltmore Village.

Dating consultant Cathy Courtenay, will guide participants through two meaningful communication exercises and DJ Brett Rock, known for playing anything funky, will enhance the evening with ambient music, followed by a bumping dance party set.

The $25 ticket price includes some lite hors d’oeuvres and sweet treats provided by Everyday Gourmet Catering. A cash bar will offer a wide variety of local Asheville beer and wine.

This event is designed for singles and those in open relationships, but people in committed relationships are also welcome to attend! Anyone can choose to participate or remain on the sidelines. A color coded system will be used to indicate your intentions for the evening. There will also be volunteer positions available for those who wish to support their friends looking for love.

Come and make new and exciting connections with like-minded people who live in our community. No pick up lines needed. Just show up!

*Light Hors D’oeuvres sponsored by Everyday Gourmet Catering
*Musical vibes curated by DJ Brett Rock
*Guided connection led by Cathy Courtenay Dating Consultant
www.cathycourtenay.com

“Relationships are the doorway for the greatest pleasures in life” – Cathy Courtenay

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Main St. NoTones – Acoustic jam session at the Hub. The NoTones welcome all singers & musicians. First & Third Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm – whenever.

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Join us & Benford Brewing Co. for a night of great music and some delicious brews! Come jam out to great songs from Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, One Direction and many more! Come for the music and leave a winner! Cheers everyone!

https://www.facebook.com/events/461540391293861/

The Caroline Keller Band from Charlotte, North Carolina will be performing some great country music at the Park Rhythms series. This concert will take place in Downtown Black Mountain at the intersection of Sutton Ave and Cherry St. Click the link below to see more about Caroline Keller.

https://www.facebook.com/CarolineKellerMusic/

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Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia is a team trivia played in 7 rounds over the course of 2 endlessly entertaining hours. The game covers everything pop culture and is always irreverent by nature. The game is not your average pub quiz as it explores everything from didgeridoo covers of pop songs to bad celebrity tattoos and everything in between. Ever wanted to identify animals by their gonads? Then this is the game for you! Mitch curates a one of a kind trivia smorgasbord of random, unusual, and hilarious subjects. This absurd trivia game is not about historical facts or sports stats, it is all about random movies, unforgettable ear-worms, and the hilariousness of growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. The game starts at 7pm in the cozy One Stop in downtown Asheville. Drink specials include $4 bourbon/$4 Washington Apple Shots and $5 White Russians, and food is available from MOJO Kitchen which offers 1/2 price nachos during the game! Best of all the winning team each week takes home a collection of Totally Rad Prizes including a $35 gift certificate to The One Stop/MOJO Kitchen.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2129604460458895/?event_time_id=2129604510458890

SOLD OUT

Cage Shuffle is a 50 minute dance/theater solo performance by Paul Lazar featuring a series of one-minute stories by John Cage from his 1963 score Indeterminacy, while simultaneously performing a complex choreographic score by Annie-B Parson. Cage’s humor, intellect and iconoclasm find ideal expression in this work which adds dance to his original performance instructions: Read stories aloud, paced so that each story takes one minute, using chance procedures or not.

$10 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID / $15 non-members

https://www.facebook.com/events/355171038470155/

$12 Advance / $15 Day of Show

1970s-inspired folk-pop songwriter Suzie Brown has chased her unique muse for a decade, making modern-day roots music that nods to the soul singers, heartland rockers, and blues artists before her.

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

https://www.facebook.com/events/3275621192464098/

Newborn babies have remarkable abilities. This class focuses on the physical appearance, behaviors, and reflexes of your new baby. Daily care techniques will be demonstrated. Developmental stages of young babies will be discussed, including your important role as baby’s first teacher. To register please call 828-452-8440. To learn more visit MyHaywoodRegional.com/ParentClasses

https://www.facebook.com/events/1138343516326639/?event_time_id=1138343522993305

Thirsty Thursday
Home of the original Thirsty Thursday $1 beers and cokes Presented By Catawba Brewing & 105.9 The Mountain

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BREVARD SYMPHONIC WINDS
 | Straus Auditorium

PERFORMANCE & ARTIST DETAILS
Kraig Alan Williams, conductor

HINDEMITH Engelkonzert from Mathis der Mahler
SUSATO The Danserye
BACH Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, “Little Fugue” (arr. Calliet)
MOZART Overture from The Magic Flute for Woodwind Quintet (arr. Wendt)
GRIEG Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak
DEBUSSY The Engulfed Cathedral (arr. Patterson)
STRAVINSKY Minuetto – Finale from Pulcinella Suite arranged for Woodwind Quintet
STRAVINSKY Excerpts from The Rite of Spring (arr. Vosbien)

Please note: All seating is general admission.

Thursdays at Pulp Lounge, part of The Orange Peel in Downtown Asheville, Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic is a mix of professional local comedians, first-timers and everything in between!
Only $5, drink specials and FREE cookies are always part of the show!

Me n Hope Griffin gonna keep the party goin after Rhythm n Brews Downtown ! Come check out one of Hendos Best new restaurants!

https://www.facebook.com/events/338203193773096/

Charley Crockett at The Grey Eagle

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Louisville, KY’s loud-n-rowdy rock band EDGAR RED presents THE LOUD-N-ROWDY TOUR at Fleetwood’s featuring Mellowfield // Bombay Gasoline.

Show at 9PM | Doors at 8PM | $7 cover | All Ages

https://www.facebook.com/events/427052144507438/

Sing your lil heart out all night long!
Ask about our Karaoke Krasher events (last Thursday of every month)

Zack Neel is going to be cooking every thursday. Come hungry bc his shit is fiiiii-yaaaaaa??? Burgers, dogs, wings, kabobs…who knows?!? Stay tuned for the menu! #theboyisbackintown #puttheburgerintheburgerbar #yum

https://www.facebook.com/events/2238333363096870/?event_time_id=2238333383096868

Thursday night 7/18
Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic!
Hosted by Cody Hughes
Featuring Alex Joyce
Doors 8:30p/9:00p show
$5 members/$2 for year membership
Comics get in free
(+free membership)
Free snacks/drink specials

[Comics sign up at door or email [email protected]
New comics to venue get 3-5m
Regular comics get as much time as available. Look for light]

Contact Michele at [email protected] for more info/sign up early or request a feature (paid 20m) spot

https://www.facebook.com/events/2544598038893077/