Please bring folding chair, snacks if preferred.
We’ll start with basics of meditation and meditation practice.
Following, we’ll have a more in-depth discussion with the goal of developing greater self-awareness. We’ll have a variety of topics to choose from. Meet at 711 South Grove St. Ste B, Hendersonville (WNC Functional Health)

We gather on Tuesday evenings to share a dharma teaching, meditate for 20 minutes, followed by a group discussion. We come together to create a sangha community, and support each other as we deepen, reignite or begin our practice. We are diverse in age, experience and cultural backgrounds but share an interest in Buddhist teachings, specifically Thich Nhat Hanh, but draw from many wells. There is no charge as the dharma and practice should not have a price and be available to everyone. Sangha members are starting kirtan, a book club, and various musical and ceremonial gatherings.

This event is centered on community and connection while unleashing, empowering, and embracing our true selves on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Dr. Jenny Nuccio, founder of Imani Collective and author of “Let It Be Wild”, will share some of the stories behind her book. There will be time for engaging discussions and personal discoveries to encourage attendees to share their “wild soul dream.” The heartbeat of this evening is fellowship and true community that fosters space to dream within the space we cultivate together.

On July 14 and 15, the Friends of Pack Library will be having their annual Super Summer Antique, Collectible, & Coffee Table Books Sale at Pack Library. There will also be a sale in Bookends Used Book Store in the Library during the sale hours.

On Friday, July 14 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. all books in the sale downstairs at Pack Library will be priced as marked. Children’s books will be priced as marked and available downstairs on Friday only. All items in Bookends Used Book Store will be half off the marked price with books in the children’s area of the bookstore specially priced at just twenty-five cents each.

On Saturday, July 15 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., books in the book sale downstairs will be half off the marked price. Items in Bookends will be the same prices as Friday, half off everything with children’s books for twenty-five cents.

All proceeds from the sale will benefit the library.

You may come to the full day (10am-4pm, recommended, $120) which includes two Breathwork Meditation Sessions and a session of Self-discovery. You may also come to the first Breathwork Meditation Session only (10am-1pm, $60).

Benefits of Breakthrough Breathwork Meditation:
Profound relaxation to release stress, anxiety, and pent-up emotions
Deeper connection with your true Nature
Heal physical pain and past trauma
Open up to more self-love
Increased mental clarity
Expand your lungs to breathe more freely

On July 14 and 15, the Friends of Pack Library will be having their annual Super Summer Antique, Collectible, & Coffee Table Books Sale at Pack Library. There will also be a sale in Bookends Used Book Store in the Library during the sale hours.

On Friday, July 14 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. all books in the sale downstairs at Pack Library will be priced as marked. Children’s books will be priced as marked and available downstairs on Friday only. All items in Bookends Used Book Store will be half off the marked price with books in the children’s area of the bookstore specially priced at just twenty-five cents each.

On Saturday, July 15 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., books in the book sale downstairs will be half off the marked price. Items in Bookends will be the same prices as Friday, half off everything with children’s books for twenty-five cents.

All proceeds from the sale will benefit the library.

Lets discuss The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711311-the-queen-of-the-cicadas

2018: Belinda Alvarez has returned to Texas for the wedding of her best friend Veronica. The farm is the site of the urban legend, La Reina de Las Chicharras – The Queen of The Cicadas.

In 1950s south Texas a farmworker—Milagros from San Luis Potosi, Mexico—is murdered. Her death is ignored by the town, but not the Aztec goddess of death, Mictecacíhuatl. The goddess hears the dying cries of Milagros and creates a plan for both to be physically reborn by feeding on vengeance and worship.

Belinda and the new owner of the farmhouse, Hector, find themselves immersed in the legend and realize it is part of their fate as well.

“The Queen of the Cicadas” Is More than a Ghost Story

This live streamed virtual event is free but registration is required.

Please CLICK HERE to register. The link required to attend will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.

If you decide to attend and to purchase books, we ask that you purchase from Malaprop’s. When you do this you make it possible for us to continue hosting author events and you keep more dollars in our community. You may also support our work by purchasing a gift card or making a donation of any amount below. Thank you!

Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters: A stirring defense of Sinéad O’Connor’s music and activism, and an indictment of the culture that cancelled her.
In 1990, Sinéad O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” turned her into a superstar. Two years later, an appearance on Saturday Night Live turned her into a scandal. For many people—including, for years, the author—what they knew of O’Connor stopped there. Allyson McCabe believes it’s time to reassess our old judgments about Sinéad O’Connor and to expose the machinery that built her up and knocked her down. Addressing triumph and struggle, sound and story, Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters argues that its subject has been repeatedly manipulated and misunderstood by a culture that is often hostile to women who speak their minds (in O’Connor’s case, by shaving her head, championing rappers, and tearing up a picture of the pope on live television). A journalist herself, McCabe exposes how the media distorts not only how we see O’Connor but how we see ourselves, and she weighs the risks of telling a story that hits close to home. In an era when popular understanding of mental health has improved and the public eagerly celebrates feminist struggles of the past, it can be easy to forget how O’Connor suffered for being herself. This is the book her admirers and defenders have been waiting for.

Allyson McCabe is a writer, reporter, and producer whose work is often broadcast on NPR, and her byline appears in the New York Times, BBC Culture, Wired, and other publications. More at https://www.allysonmccabe.com

Living Colour’s Time’s Up: The iconic Black rock band Living Colour’s Time’s Up, released in 1990, was recorded in the aftermath of the spectacular critical and commercial success of their debut record Vivid. Time’s Up is a musical and lyrical triumph, incorporating distinct forms and styles of music and featuring inspired collaborations with artists as varied as Little Richard, Queen Latifah, Maceo Parker, and Mick Jagger. The clash of sounds and styles don’t immediately fit. The confrontational hardcore-thrash metal – complete with Glover’s apocalyptic wail – in the title track is not a natural companion with Doug E. Fresh’s human beat box on “Tag Team Partners,” but it’s precisely this bold and brilliant collision that creates the barely-controlled chaos. And isn’t rock & roll about chaos?

Living Colour’s sophomore effort holds great relevance in light of its forward-thinking politics and lyrical engagement with racism, classism, police brutality, and other social and political issues of great importance. Through interviews with members of Living Colour, and others involved in the making of Time’s Up, Kimberly Mack explores the creation and reception of this artistically challenging album, while examining the legacy of this culturally important and groundbreaking American rock band.

Kimberly Mack is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a music critic, and a memoirist. She is the author of Living Colour’s Time’s Up (33 1/3) (Bloomsbury, 2023) and Fictional Blues: Narrative Self-Invention from Bessie Smith to Jack White (2020), which won the 2021 College English Association of Ohio’s Nancy Dasher Award.

Rachel Angel is an alt-country & indie artist and Malaprop’s Bookseller. Listen to Rachel’s music at https://rachelangel.bandcamp.com/album/midnite-heart-attack and https://www.instagram.com/rachelangelmusic

We gather on Tuesday evenings to share a dharma teaching, meditate for 20 minutes, followed by a group discussion. We come together to create a sangha community, and support each other as we deepen, reignite or begin our practice. We are diverse in age, experience and cultural backgrounds but share an interest in Buddhist teachings, specifically Thich Nhat Hanh, but draw from many wells. There is no charge as the dharma and practice should not have a price and be available to everyone. Sangha members are starting kirtan, a book club, and various musical and ceremonial gatherings.

Join us for a book discussion hosted by the Friends of the Skyland/South Buncombe Library!

This month we will be reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.  The book is available in both physical and digital editions through Buncombe County Public Libraries, and we will also have a few extra.

Please join us as we learn about and practice the White Flower Meditation, as taught by Amma, known as the Hugging Saint.

The purpose of Amma’s White Flower Meditation is two-fold: To strengthen ourselves in health, peace and harmony and to spread light and positive energy to all corners of the earth.

We will begin with some instructions, as it will be easier to know the visualizations of the meditation ahead of time. A 10 minute breathing, grounding and calming practice and quiet time followed by a recording with Amma speaking and her Swami guiding the White Flower Mediation.

After the meditation, we will have time for sharing. Feel free to bring some treats to share but it is not necessary.

Aloha and Great Blessings, Mani

This event is free, however please keep this in mind: Being a meetup host costs $198.00 a year and we ask for donations to help cover these costs, so that these events can continue to take place for all of us. Thank you in advance for helping.

Please join us at The 2nd Act in Hendersonville, NC for our first monthly book club meeting that strives to read books that create a closer knit and more inclusive community! We will meet virtually and in person monthly to discuss a book, so read the book and then join in the discussion in person or online every third Thursday. All are welcome! At the end of each meeting we will vote on the next book! The virtual club meeting will be in Zoom format and will meet 2.5 hours after the in-person meeting (8:00pm EST). After the meeting there is live acoustic music so stay and enjoy the vibe with your new friends! Put us down on your calendar for every third Third Thursday!

The first book is going to be called Disability Visibility.

Synopsis from the back cover: One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people.

From Harriet McBryde Johnson’s account of her debate with Peter Singer over her own personhood to original pieces by authors like Keah Brown and Haben Girma; from blog posts, manifestos, and eulogies to Congressional testimonies, and beyond: this anthology gives a glimpse into the rich complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, and everyday lives of this community. It invites readers to question their own understandings. It celebrates and documents disability culture in the now. It looks to the future and the past with hope and love. Preview:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51456746-disability-visibility
Message me for the Zoom link to the online meetup. Thanks!

Please join us at The 2nd Act in Hendersonville, NC for our monthly book club meeting that strives to read books that create a closer knit and more inclusive community! We will meet in person monthly to discuss a book, so read the book (Our goal is to build community first so join us even if you have not read the book) and then we’ll discuss it and enjoy live music after the meeting. All are welcome! At the end of each meeting we will vote on the next book! Put us down on your calendar for every third Third Thursday!

Thank you for your participation and patience while we get rolling!

In June we are reading a book called, Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. Please come!! If you’d like to be added to a phone and email list, please message the info to me and I will add you to the list! It seems like an easier way to be in touch with people than through meetup, although I will still be updating this page. Review: https://booksofbrilliance.com/2023/03/13/stranger-in-a-strange-land-book-review/#:~:text=Robert%20A.%20Heinlein%E2%80%99s%20Stranger%20in%20a%20Strange%20Land,in%20unlike%20anything%20else%20I%20have%20ever%20read.

We gather on Tuesday evenings to share a dharma teaching, meditate for 20 minutes, followed by a group discussion. We come together to create a sangha community, and support each other as we deepen, reignite or begin our practice. We are diverse in age, experience and cultural backgrounds but share an interest in Buddhist teachings, specifically Thich Nhat Hanh, but draw from many wells. There is no charge as the dharma and practice should not have a price and be available to everyone. Sangha members are starting kirtan, a book club, and various musical and ceremonial gatherings.

Foodie Book Club

West Asheville Library Book Discussion group will discuss Bewilderment by Richard Powers. This is an online Zoom event.

Art Dash 5K

~ July 29th, 2023 ~

~ 8:30 am starting time ~

~ Start and end at the Smoky Park Supper Club ~

~ River Arts District Greenway course ~

THE MOST unique summer 5k in Asheville.

Art and Music accompany your 3.1 mile run/walk.

$5 Discount for 17 and under or 65 and up given at checkout.

5% Discount for groups of 4 or more

benefitting LEAF Global Arts

We’ve heard your valuable feedback, and now you don’t have to hear us! Beginning May 4, 2021, the period between 8 and 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday morning of every month will be reserved for “Meditative Mornings,” a pause for quiet time in our gardens and on our trails. During this time, our working garden crew will abstain from using leaf blowers, mowers and other equipment so you can be sure to enjoy the sounds of birds and the wind in the trees.

Take advantage of half-price parking on the first Tuesday of every month and come out to the Arboretum to enjoy a Meditative Morning!