Calendar of Events

North Carolina State University brings you: The fourth annual South Atlantic Hops Conference: Beer and Beyond: Growing Hops for Multiple Uses and Markets

This conference is designed to educate, enlighten, and engage growers, brewers, beer enthusiasts, and other interested parties about the South Atlantic hops industry. The event will take place all day Saturday, March 16th and the first half of Sunday, March 17th. March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day which is quite the event in Asheville, especially for beer lovers. So, plan now to stay over until Monday.

Our special partners for this conference include the hops program at Virginia Tech University, and the Old Dominion Hops Cooperative.

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The 8th Annual St. Paddy’s Day Dash & Bash is set for Saturday, March 16th, 2019 in Downtown Greenville. This festive, family-friendly 5K walk/run with post-race event benefits Palmetto Children’s Charity’s four beneficiaries: Camp Spearhead, Compass of Carolina, Harvest Hope Upstate, and Pendleton Place for Children and Families.

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Asheville Outlets (ShopAshevilleOutlets.com) is pleased to team-up with Splurge Art Gallery to host a Community Yard Sale Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot behind Gap Factory featuring yard sale booths set-up by residents and businesses. Habitat for Humanity RESTORE will also be on-site to receive donations during and after the event from the Community Yard Sale participants and the public. The event will be held rain or shine.

Asheville Community Yard Sale is the place to Buy and Sell treasures. Be apart of the hoopla! CLICK BELOW!
https://form.jotform.com/AvlCommYardSale/2019

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North Carolina State University brings you:
The fourth annual South Atlantic Hops Conference: Beer and Beyond: Growing Hops for Multiple Uses and Markets
This conference is designed to educate, enlighten, and engage growers, brewers, beer enthusiasts, and other interested parties about the South Atlantic hops industry. The event will take place all day Saturday, March 16th and the first half of Sunday, March 17th. March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day which is quite the event in Asheville, especially for beer lovers. So, plan now to stay over until Monday.

Our special partners for this conference include Catawba Brewing Company, the hops program at Virginia Tech University, and the Old Dominion Hops Cooperative.

We welcome sponsors for our event. Sponsorship gives you the opportunity to showcase your business and allow us to make this a special conference affordable for attendees.

Details:
Be a Hero. Help a Cause. Join the Run. Grab your Crusader Capes and fly over to The Super Run, a national series of Superhero-themed 5K fun runs that partner with nonprofit organizations to put on events to help raise funds and awareness for their cause. All heroes are all welcome.

Be sure to get your picture in front of the Superhero photo screen, get the official event Superhero Caped Crusaders Capes and finisher’s medal, and enjoy the fun for all ages. The Super Run is here to make your day!

Saturday, March 16th, 2019
PACKET PICK-UP
At the park starting at 8 am.

Saturday, March 16th, 2019
8:00 AM – CHECK IN BEGINS/ LATE- REGISTRATION
9:00 AM – THE SUPER RUN 5K
11:00 AM – THE FUN ENDS (UNTIL NEXT TIME)

For frequently asked questions visit: www.TheSuperRun.com/FAQ

To volunteer to help with The Super Run, please visit:
https://vmodcui.active.com/volunteer/jobs?eventGroupId=1250303

If you are interested in becoming a charity partner, please visit:thesuperrun.com/add-your-charity/

If you are interested in sponsoring either a local event or multiple events in our national series, please visit: thesuperrun.com/become-a-sponsor/

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Asheville Catholic School presents the 13th Annual Shamrock Run on Saturday, March 16. There are two races: a 5K and a 10K, both of which start and finish at ACS and run through the beautiful neighborhoods of North Asheville. A fun run will precede the start of the 5K and 10K. The 10K will start at 9:00 AM and the 5K at 9:15 AM. The Fun Run will begin at 8:30 AM. The event will be day before St. Patrick’s Day this year giving everyone a perfect way to celebrate this fun holiday. There will be great food, beer, and a DJ before and after the races.

Registration:
Registration for the 2019 Shamrock 5K/10K/Fun Run will begin on Saturday, December 1 at 9:00 AM.
**The 5K and 10K sold out in 2018 so we encourage everyone to register early.

Start Times:
Fun Run – 8:30 AM
10K – 9:00 AM
5K – 9:15 AM
**All races start on Culvern Street in front of the school and end in the school parking lot.

Entry Fees:
December 1, 2018-January 31, 2019: 10K-$25, 5K-$20, Fun Run-$10

February 1-28: 10K-$30, 5K-$25, Fun Run-$10

March 1 thru race day: 10K-$35, 5K-$30, Fun Run-$10

Course(s):
All races start and finish at Asheville Catholic School.
The 5K and 10K will remain the same as the past two years, offering a fun and challenging run in the neighborhoods of North Asheville.

Additional race details, course maps and registration:
http://bit.ly/avlshamrock

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Transylvania County Master Gardeners invite you to the 2019 Symposium. We have an exciting line of speakers, offering different ways to grow your veggies.

Hay Bale Gardening speaker Bart Renner.

Container Vegetable Gardening Karen Blaedow is the speaker.

Tower Hydroponic Herb and Vegetable Gardening speaker from WNC Urban Farms

Transylvania County Library Rogow Room
212 Gaston St Brevard, NC
Doors open at 8:15 Program starts 9:00 – 12:00
Tickets $10:00 per person purchased at the door includes 5 raffle tickets
Additional tickets $1.00 each

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HRHFC is hosting a craft fair on Saturday, March 16 2019 from 9 am – 4 pm. Limited space is available! Booth information and applications are available at the front desk. For more information, call 828-452-8080.

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Do you know what your business is worth today? In this workshop, SCORE offers a methodology for determining the value of your enterprise. Don’t miss this informative workshop! Register here: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ebiggxcab&oeidk=a07efsj2sx0b244c227

We will also offer suggestions on enhancing its value beyond the obvious tactics of increasing sales, expanding margins, cutting expenses, or accelerating asset turnover. (Advice on those topics can be found in other SCORE seminars.)

Instructors: Richard Smith has degrees from Johns Hopkins and the U. of Chicago, and is a CMA. He held various management positions with Nabisco, Kraft Foods, and BASF. He participated in 4 private equity buyouts as part owner/CFO. He taught at the university level for 2.5 years. Smith is skilled in business plan development & execution, capital raising, business valuations, M & A, job & standard costing, cash flow projections, financial analysis, accounting, tax.

Tom Mock is a retired marketing and communications executive from the telecommunications industry. His most recent assignment was running corporate marketing and PR for a $2.5B communications equipment manufacturer in the Washington, DC area. His experience includes corporate marketing, market research, product marketing, PR, investor relations, and product management.

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Do you need tips on how to market your live animals or your meat products for profit? This workshop is for any producer with cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, etc. Attend and learn about discovering your niche, the various marketing avenues available, and what consumers want.

RSVP by March 16, 2019 by calling the office at 828.649.2411 or registering on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestock-marketing-workshop-tickets-57630402084

16 CEU’s, NCBTMB and NCAAOM Certified

You will leave this course with:
• A base knowledge of the foundational Tui Na strokes, techniques and approaches.
• An understanding of when and how to appropriately apply these techniques.
• An understanding of the proper body mechanic approaches to use when applying Tui Na techniques in order to prevent wear and tear on the body.
Tui Na can be easily integrated into any style of massage practice and will provide the therapist with a set of new techniques and a different approach to body mechanics. This course is primarily hands on and teaches practical techniques that can be applied immediately.

A little about the modality:
Tui Na is a traditional Chinese form of massage. Its name translates to push and grasp. It is a simple, effective way to work soft tissue, mobilize joints, and relax tension to bring balance to the body. One of the oldest forms of bodywork, Tui Na has been passed down by families and taught in both schools and martial arts traditions. Traditionally, Tui Na was done completely clothed. In this course we will do both clothed and disrobed work so participants should come prepared to spend the weekend giving and receiving bodywork.

Your instructor: Nate Novgrod NCBTMB#1002 & NCCAOM #163852:
Nate practices as a Licensed Acupuncturist in Waynesville, NC and has been a life long student of tradi-tional Chinese martial arts ranging from Tai Chi to Ba Gua. He learned a traditional system of Tui Na in an apprenticeship style education from his martial arts teachers. He also learned a more modern approach during his training at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He has taught this course for many years and enjoys the hands on nature of the weekend.

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Sign up here: https://mountaintrue.org/event/ash-inventory-training/

Are you concerned about the future of our forests? We need people to help us improve our ability to effectively protect our trees. As part of our Save Pisgah’s Ashes campaign, we are planning to treat ash trees in Pisgah to protect them from the Emerald Ash Borer. However, there are ash trees all over WNC, many that we have not yet documented, and therefore, cannot treat them. We are calling on the adventurous people of WNC to help us find the ash trees in our region. In this training, you will learn how to identify ash trees, assess them for signs of Emerald Ash Borer, collect data on the trees, and how to send us that data, so we can use it to inform our ash tree treatment. This training is free, but please bring your own lunch and water. If you have a gps, bring that too!

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Movement, music, laughter and play come together to introduce your little one to the basic concepts and joy of dance! Bond with your toddler through movement activities, actions songs, fun props, sing-a-longs, parachute play and more! This parent/toddler dance class is a great opportunity to meet other local families and create new friendships!
Ages 12 months through 4 years with a caregiver.

Now offering 2 class times!
Saturdays 10:00-10:45am AND 11:15-12:00pm
March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
Located at The Mothership
227A Haywood Road in West Asheville

5 Class Pass: $35 (participating sibling discounts available)
Drop In Pass: $10
Register Here: https://suzierogerson.wixsite.com/babystepsdanceavl

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Join FOJ as we celebrate shortia galacifolia, the rare Oconee Bell flower. Event highlights: Cherokee history of the search for shortia, local music, cloggers, educational & environmental exhibits, local vendors, food, herbalist walks, guides on the nature trail, local music and Silent Auction. Kid friendly. State Park entry fees apply. Free boat tours with Lake Jocassee Tours to first 25 new memberships for 2019.

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Come practice with me this Saturday morning at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards from 10am to 11am!

All levels welcome for an upbeat and energizing power flow while focusing on turning inward and cultivating an intention that you can take with you off your mat!

10$ for 60 minute power vinyasa flow and glass of wine!

10am-11am Please share and feel free to bring your friends!
DM if you have any questions! Hope to see you there✨✨

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Introduction To The Potter’s Wheel

Alyssa Ruberto and Halima Flynt

Saturdays 10am-12:30pm
January 12- March 2

Get ready to throw! This 8-week beginner’s course is designed to teach new potters the fundamentals of wheel-throwing, trimming, and glazing to make a variety of complete, food-safe and functional wares. By the end of this course, students will be able to confidently make pottery in any studio setting. Seasoned beginners are also encouraged to try new techniques to reach an intermediate level.

Level: Beginner and Seasoned Beginner
Tuition: $295 + $45 Lab Fee

Who: All ages and all families!

Theme: This month we will be exploring the theme of GREENING UP THE COVE. We will have activities that involve learning how to get your gardens ready for spring, a seed start station, and a four leaf clover hunt hike in the forest!

What: Family Discovery Day is an opportunity to come explore the Farmstead with family for FREE.

At each event we will provide a craft, forest exploration prompt, an engagement activity to further explore the theme of the month, educational boards on the theme to promote lifelong learning, and an item we will be raffling off. This is all in addition to opening our 25 acre school grounds for families to explore!

Where: 218 Morgan Cove Road NC 28715

When: March 16th, from 10am-12pm and BYOPicnic from 12pm-1pm. This is a RAIN or SHINE event. There is saying we believe in at the Farmstead, there is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing choices!

Price: FREEE!!!! No registration required, but you can tell us your ‘going’ so we can make sure to have enough supplies!

Raffle: Each month we will be raffling off an item related to the theme to one lucky family who is in attendance. Stay tuned to the event page for the announcement of the raffle item as the Family Discovery Day approaches.

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Irene Heckel, fiber artist, instructor, will teach you techniques and skills to create your one of a kind woolly Sheep. Be prepared for a fun experience sculpting with wool. Just bring yourself and a bagged lunch. Workshop instruction, wool & felting needles fee $60.00 Please reserve your spot!

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Description: Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. 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.

https://www.facebook.com/events/267246603967105/?event_time_id=267246697300429

Join us any Saturday for outdoor activities at the garden. Local youth involved in programming for building life skills, improving literacy and leadership development welcome young people in the area to join them, and we are always in need of adult volunteers to help with mentoring. Involvement in the Shiloh Community Garden also includes the experience of growing produce organically, lessons in permaculture and the science of sustainability, healthy meal preparation, and entrepreneurship. Come join the fun!

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Out with the old, in with the new! We’re making room for hundreds of new amazing pet products products arriving this spring by clearing out hundreds of high-quality products for dogs and cats!

Drop by early for the best deals on food, toys, supplements, apparel, fountains, beds, furniture, and tons of other great pet supplies, all available at 30%-70% off!

The sale will be held at our West Asheville store on Saturday from 10-7 and Sunday from 11-5!

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We welcome you to join us in playing a megagame called “Watch the Skies”.
Megagames are like very large board-games, with elements of role-playing games and wargames rolled in. Think of it like a mixture of Model United Nations and a LARP. We encourage you to come in costume, as we know you’ve always wanted a labcoat.

Megagames involve anything from 30 to three or four hundred players. Watch the Skies (the game we are playing) has been played by groups, universities, and schools all over the world. We are going to run with 40 players.

Despite the large number of players, everybody will be playing in the same game – we will be grouped into teams, each team playing one of 7 or 8 real countries in the world plus a team representing the world’s news media.

There will also be one mysterious team of aliens from another world.

The story of the game is that we are in the real world of the year 2025, just a few years from now.

In this game, the conspiracy theories about the existence of aliens and UFOs are in fact true – though the people of the world do not know that yet. Deciding when to admit publicly to the world that aliens are real will be an important question for you all to discuss right from the start.

You, as the players, mostly represent important government leaders: Prime Ministers, Presidents, Diplomats, Generals and Scientists. You will, during the game, have to deal with real world crises such as wars and earthquakes – BUT – at the same time deal with an increasing UFO menace without creating world-wide panic and terror.

In the game you will be making deals and treaties with other teams – trying to increase the wealth and advantages of your country, and possibly even getting into conflicts using your Armies, Navies, and Special Agents. The game is all about how you interact with the other teams. The important thing will be to make sure your country is safe and secure and does well.

The game rules are not complicated – the designer of the game says “If you’re not sure what to do – find someone on another team and talk to them – you never know, they may have information for you”.

The game runs from 10AM to 6PM on Saturday, March 16th at Freeland Hall on the Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, NC. Food will not be served, so please pack in a lunch. We will have a microwave on-site. There will be an optional cool-down casual dinner and drinks at Dark City Deli in downtown Black Mountain afterwards for any players that want to discuss the game. Join us, and get the inside scoop on what others were actually doing!

Due to adult themes and the frantic pace of the day, we ask that all attendees be at least 16 years old.

Watch the Skies, WNC will take place at the same location as AVL Scarefest and Seekerpalooza:

Freeland Hall,
318 Georgia Terrace
Montreat, NC 28757

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Saturday, March 16, 2019 10:30am – 12:30pm $5 per crafter
Making a toy! How can this be a STEM activity? What is STEM, anyway? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. From an educational perspective this combines these disciplines in different ways to create awareness of how these are inter-related. So many crafts fall under these categories
Spinning toys have much in common with some of these concepts. A top or spinner has to balance for one thing. Decorations on a spinner can create optical illusions or allow color hues to change. Plus, they are lots of fun.
We will be making a simple Penny Spinner first so that we can experiment with various color and illusion possibilities. Then, we will will use a CD disk to decorate with our favorite designs that we have learned about and make a ‘fancy’ version.
This activity is best with children who have fine motor skills for cutting (scissors), measuring and coloring. An adult is always welcome to help young crafters. Adults are also welcome to make spinners, too, but they must pay the $5 crafting fee. There is a limit of 12 youngsters, so reservations are required by filling out the form in the ticketing box below. You’ll get a confirmation email and any extra information that might be needed.
Still have questions? email Lisa (the Crafty Historian) at [email protected]

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Jump to the beat with your friends on Sesame Street! Introducing an all-new, interactive show that unfolds on one of the world’s most famous streets at the funniest, furriest party in the neighborhood… get ready for Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 9 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM

Feld Preferred Presale : Thu, 1 Nov 2018 at 10:00 AM

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Gather a group of friends, family or coworkers and register a team for Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Signature Fundraiser: Bowl For Kids’ Sake! And—in true Asheville style, the costume theme for this year’s event is: Pirates ! So grab your tricorn hats, boots, peg legs and get your team signed up!

Big Brothers Big Sisters is empowering the potential of Buncombe County’s youth through one-to-one mentoring relationships that create friendships with a purpose that last. When you register a team for Bowl For Kids’ Sake—you not only get an awesome chance to have fun—you’re part of a positive change and brighter future.

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CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses. The 70-minute-reel of cat videos is family-friendly and can be enjoyed by anyone.

CatVideoFest is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, and raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local cat charities, animal welfare organizations, and shelters to best serve cats in the area.

Tickets sell out fast so grab yours today!

2 Shows!
Sat 3/16 at 11AM and 11:15 ***SOLD OUT
***Show Added Sat 3/16 at 11:30am***
Sun, 3/17 at 11 AM ***Sold Out***
**Show added Sunday at 11:15am***
All Tickets $10
A portion of the proceeds benefit the
Asheville Cat Weirdos Emergency Fund

Buy Tickets Now at the Box Office or Online

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Parade will kick off at 11am from County Square and end at 1pm. The festival will be in NOMA Square from 12 pm to 6pm.

Please join us and this year’s honorees:

Former U.S. Sec. of Education and S.C. Governor, Dick Riley-Grand Marshall

City of Greenville, Chief of Police, Ken Miller-Parade Commander

President of WYFF, John Humphries-Irish Businessman of the Year

Owner of Connolly’s, Suzanne Coe-Irishwoman of the Year

Founder of Greenville Ancient Order of Hibernians, Tom Bryan-Irishman of the Year

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A participant in the Internationalist Commune, a self-organized collective in Northern Syria, will join us for a video chat about the revolutionary movement to transform Kurdish territory into a stateless society.

The Internationalist commune of Rojava is one of the 3,000+ communes that have been created in the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. They work closely with the Y.C.R (Yekitiya Ciwanen Rojava), the youth movement of Northern Syria, and they base themselves on the principles of democratic autonomy. Currently they are building the region’s first permanent non-military academy for internationalists. This academy will provide the basic education for internationalists who want to learn, work and organize there. They are also supporting the communal effort to reforest Rojava.

Less than a week later, don’t miss the Blue Ridge to Zagros Dessert Benefit!

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We are so luck of the Irish, and you will be too! Both Ginny McAfee, and Rory Kelly will bring their signature sounds to our vineyard stage. Don’t miss this special event celebrating St. Patrick’s Weekend!

And since we think everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve got a Luck of the Irish Deal too! Show your Irish side by wearing green and we’ll give you 2 for 1 tastings in the South Creek Tasting Room to the wearer’s of the GREEN! ‘Sláinte!’

Feast Eats will be open, Irish Stew & Irish Brown Bread on the menu!

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