Calendar of Events

Start your no-obligation free 14 day trial any day of the week (see our class schedule link below). 12 women ages 35 to 55 are invited to be part of an exclusive FREE trial of dance fitness classes at Jazzercise South Asheville Fitness Studio. Take at least 5 classes within 14 days, then offer honest feedback via survey. When complete, you will receive a $50 credit towards registration (making the JF $0 for you!).

Check out the BEFORE & AFTER photos of real results from Jazzercise! Space is limited! To be a part of the trial group, please direct message us with the class day and time you would like to begin. For a complete class schedule, visit: https://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-south-asheville-fitness-center

*Must begin your trial no later than April 15. Available to new clients only. Message us while spots are still available! Please arrive 15 minutes before your 1st class and bring a clean-bottomed pair of athletic shoes you can change into for class (dirt, sand, and tiny rocks will scratch our new studio floors).

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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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The Mens Cooking class has been a popular spring event for over 30 years, with the Extension program winning numerous honors at the state and national level. Each class includes instruction, hands-on practice, and a lunch prepared by class members. The class concludes with a gala graduation ceremony. Men may take the course for a variety of reasons: personal interest, increased culinary responsibilities due to the death or disability of a spouse, or a desire to eat healthier. Whatever the reason, participants will learn basic cooking skills, have fun, and enjoy fellowship with fellow class members.

REGISTRATION IS VERY LIMITED. You may register via the following link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=cklwvrpab&oeidk=a07eg2ewjd1e10615b0

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Stacy Vajta presents our second Deep Dive Lab and we couldn’t be more excited.

As an entrepreneur it’s common to have a lot of questions. What’s my niche? How should I talk about what I do? How often do I post on social media? It can feel overwhelming.
But all of those answers are within you. Let me teach you to find them by intuitively connecting with the wisdom of your business. This class will bring your business to life. You’ll tap into its energy, essence, and knowledge as you work with your most pressing business question. You’ll walk away with new insight and answers. Fun homework will be assigned before the lab.

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5Rhythms is a movement journey of unraveling, unwinding and embodying the thread that connects us all. Soften as your soul borrows your head, hands, feet, hips… giving you an internal shower and sending you back out in this unpredictably magical world with a renewed lightness of being; knowing more clearly what you’ve always known….but perhaps, temporarily, forgot. ♥ $10-20 Energy Exchange. ***Please do not Park in the French Broad Food Co-Op lots!! Park in the small lot across from the Orange Peel, the LaZoom Lot to the left of the FBFC or the ALoft Parking Lot (all the lots have a small parking fee).

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In this session, Kathleen Lewis will be offering business tips for how the creative entrepreneur can successfully build and market their brand.

For over 25 years, Kathleen has owned and operated SewLink / Southern Decor in Asheville. She is also a clothing designer and fiber artist who has showcased her work in various art shows in WNC as well as galleries such as Woolworth Walk and Gallery of the Mountains at the Historic Grove Park Inn.

This event has limited seating, so please register ASAP! Free for AAAC Members, $15 for non-members will be collected at the door.

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Demonstration of ikebana, a Japanese flower art form. Emiko Suzuki will take her classical and oldest ikebana school up to modern times with creative and unconventional designs using kitchen utensils.

ATS® Level 1 – Dance Fundamentals
This is an on-going class series. You’ll learn the basic system of ATS® in a fun and supportive environment. Dance Fundamentals will have you dancing ATS® in your very first class! Each one hour class is divided into two sections.

1. Drill it – Learn the basic movements of ATS® with minimal verbal instruction and lots of following along, committing the steps to muscle memory with a fun workout-style drills.
2. Dance it – Experience the magic of ATS® and learn how to use the basic steps to dance with partners in a duet, trio, and quartet formations.

You can start this on-going class series at anytime and drop-in for drills and review.

ATS® (American Tribal Style) Belly Dance is an improv tribal style belly dance that is universal worldwide with every move having a certain cue with a leader and followers in a duet, trio, or quartet formation that is always changing leads. The beauty of ATS® is a strong Flamenco influence, along with India and North Africa dance, combined into tribal style belly dance. If you know ATS® you can dance with anyone in the world that also knows ATS®, even just meeting for the first time!

Bio
Michelle has been dancing ATS® (American Tribal Style) since 2006. She has taken countless ATS® workshop classes around the United States to further her education, knowledge, and skill of ATS®. Michelle received her ATS® Teaching Certification in 2015, and had her own troupe, Mystique Mountain Tribal Belly Dance, in Charlotte before moving to the Black Mountain area.

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Enjoy a delicious wood-fired pizza or some crazy good pasta dishes and a portion of your bill will directly benefit students at ArtSpace Charter School.

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Come when you can, we are no longer taking sign-ups but walk-ins are welcome!
Seniors looking to workout more regularly are welcome to participate in a three month video-led fitness class and study conducted by Geri-fit! Most of the exercises will be performed seated in a chair and you will not have to get on the floor. Classes will be twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes. There are 24 classes over a 3 month period.

You will need to bring your own set of 2 or 3-pound dumbbell weights and a stretch band. (The library has some stretch bands if you need one.) You will be exercising to a Geri-Fit® DVD and several different levels of Geri-Fit® video workouts will be shown. Everyone is encouraged to work out at their own pace.

Classes will be held twice-a-week for 45-minutes each. Upon completion of the 12 week study, each participant will fill out a survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the video-led classes to determine if your strength, stamina, balance and range of motion has improved.

Please come join us and have some fun working out!

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On the same day Common Cause and our partners argue before the US Supreme Court that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, stand with us for a press conference in Asheville to show your support for ending gerrymandering. Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and voters from Buncombe County will be there to say once and for all it’s time to end gerrymandering now and forever.

We’ll meet on the plaza in between the courthouse and city hall.

Press conference begins at noon but please arrive by 11:30am.

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Take a break out of your day and bring your knitting or crocheting project to the table to work on. Pause & relax with other hand crafters. All are welcome. This is a FREE event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/367188280693584/?event_time_id=367188347360244

Donation-Based Workshop

No previous experience of yoga is necessary.

“Rehabilitation Yoga” is unique in that the focus is on theory and practice of mind-body science and breath over bodily movements performed in standard yoga practice.

The end result and purpose is to augment and hasten healing from sports and other injuries and surgeries, as well as to prevent repeated injury to the body’s vulnerable areas.

Exceedingly gentle practice and discussion will take place, along with ample time for questions and answers. If you have any concern about participation, please check with your health care practitioner. Your health practitioner is also welcome to call the presenter if more information is needed before granting permission.

Time: Tuesday March 26, 2-4 pm
Location: The Shift, 708 Fleming Street Hendersonville
Cost: Donation, paid to The Shift
Presenter: Leslie Ferree Morrill, IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, E-500 Registered Yoga Teacher

Leslie’s medical yoga experience includes:
Therapeutic Yoga for cancer patients and nursing staff (Mission Hospital), Adaptive Yoga for persons with chronic illness and wheelchair individuals (Council on Aging, Health and Yoga Lifestyle classes for in-patients (South Coast Medical Center).
Her yoga teaching career spans over forty years which includes leadership positions in Yoga Education Society and founding member of Yoga Alliance.
She moved to Asheville in 2007 and now resides in Hendersonville with her husband Grant and cat Mathilda

Leslie welcomes any questions or concerns:
(828) 333-1537

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For Students 6th-8th Grade

Get in touch with your true, authentic voice in this eight-week workshop with Asheville musician Laura Blackley. Whether you sing only in the shower or would like to take your talents to the big stage, this class has something for you. Learn strategies for projecting your voice, breathing, staying on pitch, improving confidence, singing with a group, and harmonizing.

8 Sessions for only $120

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8 Jumbo Smoked Wings with your choice of side for $10! Choose from our Dry Rub, Buffalo, or our weekly special!

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Join us at Focal Point Coworking for a casual “happy hour” networking event. Meet like-minded professionals and enjoy snacks and refreshing local beer or cider. You bring the biz, we’ve got the brew!
Free to Focal Point members, $5 for non-members.

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Come and help these Black Mountain Adopt-A-Trail partners work on one of Pisgah’s Iconic trails (and the one that sees some of the heaviest traffic!)
Tuesday Nights (2nd and 4th of the Month) join Cognative MTB and Crankjoy for a couple hours of trail work on Black Mountain.
If you HEART Black Mountain come out and show your love!
FS PPE is required (hard hats, long pants, closed toe shoes, gloves and eye protection.)
Give back and show your love to Black on Tuesdays.
5-7pm, social to follow.
#wedigpisgah

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A fun drawing class that doesn’t take itself seriously, learn to draw figures, objects, and draw from your thoughts.

This month the class will be making objects, costumes, and props for the Star Party which is happening on April 12. The Star Party is part of the NC Science Festival and Pack Memorial Library has been selected as a host site. Materials are supplied or bring your own materials. The instructor will help guide you in making space themed art pieces and objects!

Program will be held in our auditorium downstairs. If you cannot make the full 2 hours, come when you can! Please just be sure to sign up so we have enough supplies for everyone and the instructor can prepare properly.

Older teens and Adults only.

Registration is required. **Registration signs you up for this one class, not a series of classes. Click the link to register.
https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library/branch-locations/pack-memorial.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D131383792

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We love our locals. Join us every Tuesday starting January 8th, 2019 for Locals Night with drinks specials, our Classics menu and a few other specials PLUS a meat case discount!

Asheville and Black Mountain locals will enjoy these perks at BOTH Butcher Bar locations…

DRINK SPECIALS
(all day)
$3 draft beers
$3 cans
$5 well drinks

SWEET & SIMPLE LOCAL DINNER MENU

Choose from:
Our Classics menu

$12 BBQ Platter o’ The Day – a rotating selection of meats, perfectly prepared in house, and served with two sides

$7 Famous Foothills Hot Dog – enjoy our famous hot dog BYO style and dress it any way you want at our toppings bar! Includes tallow chips.

MEAT CASE DISCOUNT

Shop local and source sustainably raised meat from local farms. Enjoy 20% off the meat case at both Butcher Bar locations.

NOTE: Our lunch hours and menu remain the same, then transition to Locals Night starting at 5pm.

See you then!

LEARN MORE: www.foothillslocalmeats.com

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Two Juicy, 4 oz. 100% NC Grass-fed Beef Patties, Hickory Smoked Bacon, Postero “Burger Sauce”, Melty American Cheese, our signature Rosemary Pickles, all proudly displayed on a Butter Toasted Potato Bun.

We’ll be offering Umami Bombs and Braised Lamb Merguez with soft Flatbread this Tuesday

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These are our regular Public Events. If you want to schedule a private session you can here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

We pick the games, you pay a flat admission fee of $15 ($10 for students) and jam!
Come early… we will queue players up as you show up!

Sign our waiver, rules, and media release ahead of time here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

Bring your friends and #getyourheadinthegame!

Become a Patreon to join our inner circle to explore how deep the immersive rabbit hole goes: https://www.patreon.com/betterthanunicorns!

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Mark your calendars!! Come join us to help raise some money for one amazing lady! We are having a benefit for Crawford to help lighten the load on her and her family as she is battling breast cancer. We will have live music from Bent Creek’s own Fireside Collective and a special appearance from one of Asheville’s blues rocking native sons.

Suggested donation at the door will be $20 per adult. This is a family friendly event so please feel free to bring your small humans.

If you are interested in donating a silent auction item, please reach out to Mahalia Kennedy ([email protected]) or message via FB. Preferred deadline for items is 3/15 so we can get good and organized.

Please share the event on your FB pages and with anyone you think might like to attend. We have an amazing musical lineup and we know they want to play for a crowd!

The Grey Eagle has a delicious taqueria and full service bar so please come hungry. They have been generous enough to donate the venue so we need to be sure to support them!

If you are unable to attend but still want to help, we have created a go fund me for Crawford and her family. Click the link below to donate and thank you for your generosity ❤️
https://www.gofundme.com/crawford039s-fight&rcid=r01-155011008723-55e8f2c0f51d4e82&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_m

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Brewpon $2 Tuesdays!
$2 bottles and cans
$2 off select drafts
$2 off select menu items!!!

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Tuesday’s and Thursday’s 6-9pm for 2 weeks

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MORE INFO
https://organicgrowersschool.org/gardeners/spring-gardening/

Learn to design, plant, and manage your garden. This 6-week course—every Tuesday, March 5–April 9, 2019—is divided into 3 topics. You may register for 1 topic ($50), 2 topics ($95), or the full series ($135).

Topic 1—Designing—Tuesdays, March 5 & 12, 2019
Topic 2—Planting—Tuesdays, March 19 & 26, 2019
Topic 3—Managing—Tuesdays, April 2 & 9, 2019

Each TOPIC has two sessions…

SESSION 1—Classroom (March 5, March 19, and April 2)
7:00–9:00PM
Lenoir-Rhyne University
36 Montford Ave
Asheville, NC 28801

SESSION 2—Garden (March 12, March 26, and April 9)
6:00–7:30PM
Dr. John Wilson Community Garden
99 White Pine Dr.
Black Mountain, NC 28711

TOPIC 1—DESIGNING
• Why you should consider growing organically
• Important site, size, and design considerations for your garden
• Growing the soil and nutrient basics
• Garden seasons
• Useful tools

TOPIC 2—PLANTING
• Techniques for starting seeds and transplants
• Dealing with common problems
• How much to plant
• Composting and vermicomposting (composting with worms!)
• Converting your lawn to garden
• An edible yard
• Maximizing your garden space

TOPIC 3—MANAGING
• The virtues of mulch
• Water and fertilization considerations
• Compost tea
• Cover cropping and NPK—nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K)
• Organic disease and insect control
• Tips for Fall gardening

The series is taught by Diana Schmitt McCall, Garden Manager at Dr. John Wilson Community Garden and Eat Smart Black Mountain.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2275053316051105/?event_time_id=2275053349384435

SOLD OUT!
April classes are open for registration!

Learn to paint your pet in a relaxed atmosphere at NoDa Brewing Company with Pet Portrait Artist Carla Garrison-Mattos!
Register using the Eventbrite link (these classes sell out fast and I can only accommodate 10 artists at a time)

I will sketch your pet so it is ready for you to paint on a 16″x16″ canvas when you arrive! All paints and supplies will be provided, and you can order beer, wine, craft spiked seltzer or kombucha to sip on while you paint. The Tin Kitchen Food Truck will also be on site if you get hungry. Then I will lead you step-by-step through the painting process so you end up with a beautiful portrait of your furry friend!

*Note: only one pet per canvas.
*Artists must be 21+

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A deep dive in one tidy hour, this Wisdom Circle focuses on one archetype and its corresponding season.

The Spring Equinox Wisdom Circle will focus on The Girl Child archetype & her medicine of medicinal joy and play as form of intelligence. This archetype will show you how to tap into your divine imagination.

We’ll also look at the season: Spring Equinox. What is drawing you “out of the cave”? Where is your joy needed? Where will play & divine imagination help you problem solve?

With the classic (western) wheel of astrology houses & 7 archetype anointing oils, you will discover your unique relationship with the Girl Child archetype.

You’ll see how to harness this Medicine for yourself and your Path. Your sensory wisdom will guide you.

Each Archetype Wisdom Circle is unique. Rest assured that your senses have fresh information for you as the year progresses. This circle, and your experience, will be different for each archetype.

Though these circles are offered individually, you may choose to attend all 7 of throughout the year as a devotional study.

If we’ve never met in person, the Archetype Wisdom Circles are a great way to get acquainted with me and my teaching style.

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Your ticket includes the Archetype Mapping worksheet, Girl Child reference card, a take-home ritual, and scent strips.

Please reserve your seat in advance.
Tickets are $35. Only 6 spaces available.

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Join us tonight for our final tree workshop of this series! We will discuss the impacts of construction and development on trees with an ISA Certified Arborist. We will also discuss how to plan for tree protection before, during, and after construction projects. We will talk about how tree ordinances can be a powerful public policy tool, and some of the limitations of Asheville’s own tree ordinance.

Funding for Asheville GreenWorks’ Tree Workshops provided by the NC Forest Service and Duke Energy.

Register Here: https://goo.gl/forms/orr7RPLF0xz4ZQvX2

#loveyourtrees #urbanforest #AGWTrees

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The statewide investigative news nonprofit organization, Carolina Public Press, will hold a community Newmakers forum on women’s health and safety issues, with a focus on sexual assault in North Carolina, from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, at Central Piedmont Community College, Belk Center for Justice (CJ) – Room 131, 11920 Verhoeff Drive, in Huntersville.

The free and public forum, Unbalanced Justice: Sexual Assault in NC, will include the results a six-month long journalism project investigating the rates of sexual assault convictions in North Carolina.

The investigation, led by Carolina Public Press, is in collaboration with nine news partners in North Carolina: The Fayetteville Observer, Hickory Daily Record, NC Health News, The (Raleigh) News & Observer, (Greensboro) News & Record, Winston-Salem Journal, WLOS News 13, WRAL-TV and WUNC North Carolina Public Radio. The statewide reporting series is currently scheduled to be published in March.

In addition to discussions about the collaboration’s findings, the forum will also feature conversations with community organizations, state leaders and policy makers, law enforcement and prosecutors, survivors and others about concerns about and possible solutions to reporting, investigating, prosecuting and convicting perpetrators of a sexual assault in North Carolina.

Current panelists include:

Spencer B. Merriweather III, district attorney, NC Prosecutorial District 26, Mecklenburg County
Crystal Emerick, founder and executive director, Brave Step

Others are being confirmed and will be updated as they become available.

For more information on how to sponsor, attend or comment on the series, contact Carolina Public Press at 828-774-5290 or email Stephanie Carson, News and Community Partnerships Manager, at [email protected].

This is one of three forums being held across the state on this topic. Others will be in Fayetteville (March 19) and Raleigh (March 20). Please visit www.carolinapublicpress.org for more information.

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Where? Foothills Wellness Center, Inc. – Fitness Center
When? Tuesday & Thursday 6pm
Who? Mark Sawyer
Cost? $10.00/class, discounts available for advanced purchase of punch card with multiple classes
More information? 828-859-5004 or [email protected]

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