Calendar of Events

Enjoy a visit to Christmas pasts from the 1840s to the 1890s. Each room contains antique and reproduction decorations and traditions. Four live trees, one of which will be decorated with traditional Appalachian decorations, hand made by our SMH over History club.
Admission at the door $9 adults, $5 children/students, free for WNC Historical Association members and A-B Tech students.
Group tours may be requested at 828-253-9231
Special 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt for children.

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The Return of Peppermint Stick Ice Cream! Because it is a big day (because the ice cream is delicious) we have decided this year to celebrate it’s release on Friday November We 16th at all 3 locations. That night The Hop Ice Creamery will be open from 3-9pm, The Hop Ice Cream Cafe on Merrimon will be open 11am – 10 pm and The Hop West 12-11pm! Dairy and Vegan Peppermint Stick Ice Cream will be on the menu everywhere!

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The Haen Gallery, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, is proud to present their 12th Annual Lynn Boggess Exhibition. The exhibit will run through November.

Lynn Boggess is one of the most unique and noteworthy American landscape painters of the 21st Century. He resides in West Virginia, a state whose diverse mountains, forests, and rivers provide abundant inspiration for the artist’s plein air paintings. In place of brushes he uses palette knives and trowels to thickly layer the broad sweeping strokes and exquisite fine detail that capture all the colors of the seasons in rushing rivers, snow covered hillsides, and thick forest vegetation. Mr. Boggess’ work is recognized internationally for its incredible three-dimensional texture, rendered solely in oils. These remarkable paintings combine elements of Abstract Expressionism and Photorealism to create a style that is totally unique and original.

The Haen Gallery in Asheville is located at 52 Biltmore Avenue between City Bakery and Chestnut. There is a parking garage at the Aloft hotel across the street, another garage just up the hill, as well as street parking.

The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 11am-6pm & Sunday 12-5pm. For more information: 828-254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com. Gallery contacts: Chris Foley, Director; Leslie Logemann, Gallery Manager.

With locations in Asheville and Brevard, The Haen Gallery offers the work of established artists whose distinctive and unique style sets it apart from ordinary and imitative efforts. Visit the website at thehaengallery.com.

NC Cider Week 2018 Official Event

Urban Orchard Cider Co. and DoughP Doughnuts have embraced the warm flavors of the Fall in WNC and are showing off these combos all day at the South Slope location.

Mini doughnuts + 5oz pours = Mind Blowing

Customers have the option to select (2) of the (4) pairings or all (4) pairings at a discount. Fun for just you or with a buddy.

Pairings will be available while supplies last.

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UNC Asheville Arts & Ideas is proud to present our first ever Fall Arts Fest! We’ll be partnering with the Art Department Sale between 4-7pm but there will be amazing events going on throughout the day! Fall Arts Fest will take place in Owen Hall and will focus on performance and artwork from the UNC Asheville campus community. More details and the schedule will posted at https://arts.unca.edu/artsfest.

Beginner Bent Creek Gravel Grinder ride. Meet at the Ledford Parking lot. Very casual pace for 5-6 miles total.
All types of bikes welcome all types of riders welcome, but will be a beginner pace, no drop, fun ride!

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Hello friends of Mills River Partnership! Come out Friday, November 16th with us to help protect the water quality of the Mills River.

We Will be installing live stakes along the banks on a section of the Mills River to reduce runoff and sediment pollution. No experience is needed, and everyone willing to volunteer is welcome! Bring your mud boots, or waterproof shoes, and some layers! Waders can be provided by request.

Contact us at [email protected] to sign up and for more information!

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This is no conspiracy theory! Deep State Baltic Porter will now be released on November 16th in all 4 Catawba Tasting Rooms and will be available in 5-state distribution!

Deep State Baltic Porter represents the more sessionable end of the ABV range for the style at 7.2 percent. This, combined with its smooth bottom-fermented lager character, makes it a dangerously drinkable dark beer. Deep mahogany in color, it showcases the full-flavored complexity of the style, leading with rich malt, toffee, and dark fruits (raisin, plum, fig).

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Unglazed doughnuts from Hole and vegan doughnuts from Vortex across the street sliced horizontally, piped with a variety of Ice Cream then cut in half. Additionally there will be 4 dairy and 3 vegan Ice Cream flavors available by the scoop, pint or in an Ice Cream Flight of 4!

Much Love,
Greg

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The Light’s Mid-Day Host Carol Davis and the team will be collection shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. The first 25 people will get a Christmas CD! Come by and see us!

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Make your own creative walking stick from natural materials for your own use or as a unique holiday gift. All materials will be supplied. $35/per person.

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Come taste some of amazing natural wines imported by the OG, Kermit Lynch! Kate from Tryon will be in house pouring Lapierre Raisins Gaulois (one of our favorites from a giant of the natural wine movement, 100% Gamay), Domaine de Fontsainte Corbières Rouge “Réserve La Demoiselle” (100+ year old vine Carignan, concentrated and earthy) and a cheap, crushy Italian Arneis from Cantine Elvio Tintero!

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Come out and enjoy a pint and a burrito. Baa’d Sheep Burritos will be slinging creative Tex-Mex fare including one-of-a-kind burritos, tacos, and more.

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Last chance to enjoy warm cheesy goodness at our farm brewery before Sweet Cheesus heads back to Florida for the winter!

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Join us at The BLOCK Off Biltmore for our 4th installment of AVL Conscious Family Dinner!

Cultural cuisine with an Appalachian twist: NEW MEXICO

Plant talk and focus: NIGHTSHADES, a plant talk with Brandon Ruiz, founder of Atabey Choreto Medicinals

Dietary restrictions: Gluten Free, VEGAN

Collaborators: PURE FIRE FOODS ~ Wild Light Media ~ THE BLOCK off biltmore

LIVE MUSIC! We are happy to welcome a potent lady trio that is new to the stage but not new to us folks. Join us on the dance floor for CedarWing; featuring Hope Jj Medford ~ Aradhana Silvermoon ~ Robin Lewis

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What is the Asheville Conscious Family Dinner?

The NOHM AVL Conscious Family Dinner is a series of educational dining experiences in the Greater AVL area. This experience is curated for the LOCAL community each season. We invite visionaries in complementary fields of farming, food service, herbalism and education to the drawing board to collaborate each season. Join us at the table for a night that stimulates the cells and cerebrum through connection and consumption.

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Swing on by and feast with us on some of Asheville’s best BBQ. Doc Brown’s will be at One World Brewing West at 6pm and they serve not only pig, but chicken and tempeh! Check out more on their website: http://www.docbrownbbq.com

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For National Hunger & Homelessness Week, come and learn more about how BeLoved is working to create solutions to the struggle of homelessness by building Tiny Houses.

Come see how you can help by telling your friends and neighbors and making a tiny craft to support our tiny village!

THIS IS AN INTER-GENERATIONAL EVENT! All are welcome!

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The conversation that redefines Being

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The trails surrounding Old Fort are some of the best in WNC. Each year we like to show them some love. The OF Trail Work Weekend is a biannual event to improve Kitsuma, Heartbreak Ridge, Snooks Nose, and many other trails in the Old Fort area. Volunteers can commit to one day or the whole weekend. We welcome any amount of time volunteers can contribute.

Work starts in the morning and we leave plenty of time in the afternoon for a ride or a run. Shuttles are provided for laps on Kitsuma. Camp Grier provides free camping and lodging as well as dinner on Saturday night.

The 2018 date are tentatively set for March and November. More details will be posted soon on the exact weekend.

Volunteers need to bring:

gloves, closed toed shoes, breakfast, lunch and water bottles, clothing appropriate to be working outside, and camping equipment.

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SIGN UP HERE: https://form.jotform.com/51165222753955

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Typical Schedule

Friday Evening- 5pm-9pm Arrive Check In

Saturday- 8am-9am Arrive Check In

9am-2pm Trail Work

2pm until 5pm Shuttles Ride/Run

6:30 Complementary Dinner

Sunday 8am-9am Arrive Check In

9am-2pm Trail Work

2pm-5pm Shuttle Ride/Run

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This series is designed to help keep you safe. Just knowing where on the body to hit can help you escape an attack. You’ll use pads and partners as you learn kicks and punches as well as other techniques to keep yourself safe. Registration is open now and closes October 31st.
Session 101: 5 -7 p.m. Friday, November 2
Session 102: 5-7 p.m. Friday, November 16

These sessions are independent and you need to register separately.
Session 102 builds upon 101.

Registration is now open. For more information, contact Corey Jacobson; [email protected].

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We had so much last year we are doing it again! $5 ticket at the door. Tickets proceeds go to Safelight and Camp Kesem.
Five reps with 20 wines total to taste! Special pricing on all wine. Stop by, have a snack and stock up for the holidays!

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Please support HFE by stopping by Cork & Craft West Asheville on Friday, November 16th from 4-7pm.

Items for purchase – Discounts Available – Percentage of sales goes back to HFE! Items purchased will make great Holiday teacher gifts!

Thank you Cork & Craft West Asheville for your true community partnership!

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Candlelight Christmas Evenings*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Saturday, January 5, 2019 (Select Dates)

*Check website for availability/dates
*By reservation only.
*Pricing varies by date.

Candlelight, firelight, and live music bring holiday warmth to the extravagant holiday décor of Biltmore House, creating an evening to remember. Evening guests can also take advantage of Antler Hill Village & Winery to enjoy free wine tastings. Advance reservations are required for evening visits.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

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There is a magic point when cooking pasta when it is perfectly done – soft and slightly chewy. Supposedly, throwing a piece of spaghetti against the wall to see if it sticks is a method to determine if pasta has reached this state of perfection: if it sticks, it is ready. The organizing conceit of this exhibit is the same: I am going to throw some projects on the wall to see if they stick. First is the Telos project, which is a dark minimalist take on commuting—driving through the dark toward an uncertain destination. The Curve project is a set of extractions from architectural subjects taken over several trips to Europe that share a common visual sensibility. And the Detritus project documents a strange visual conversation with anonymous commuters who eat in their cars and then leave the evidence ready to be pondered.

Exhibit runs November 16–December 30, 2018.

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UNC Asheville’s STEAM Studio is excited to announce that the “Community Tool School: Shop Class for Girls” initiative is taking shape, and we are now ready to form the team who will make this pilot program a reality.

Initial funding for Community Tool School: Shop Class for Girls has been generously provided by The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, and the Windgate Foundation. STEAM Studio will be the base of operations.

The program is designed to offer comprehensive STEAM education and opportunities to middle and high school girls, including mentoring from women working in STEAM fields. We are looking to fill roles in management and teaching, as well as volunteer support, and to garner community support for the venture.

We are holding a kick-off meeting at the STEAM Studio on Friday Nov 16th at 5:30pm. The STEAM Studio address is 821 Riverside Drive, Ste 140, Asheville. We hope that you’ll join us and find out more about this program.

Email [email protected] for questions about this meeting, or the Community Tool School program.

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Open only 23 years, from 1933 to 1956, Black Mountain College has become famous for the many artists who were faculty or students at the college. These individuals have had a profound influence on modern and contemporary art. Recently there have been national and international exhibitions dedicated to the influence and legacy of BMC. There is now an extensive collection of literature on the college. Most of this work has focused on the arts and artists from BMC. However, BMC was not just an art school. It was a liberal arts college based on John Dewey’s theories of education. There was a full spectrum of liberal arts classes, including classes in the sciences such as mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology. The college always had at least a few science faculty. Just as BMC was able to attract many great artists because of WWII, they were also able to attract some amazing science faculty. For a small undergraduate college tucked back in the southern Appalachian Mountains, the list of distinguished science faculty is surprising. This talk will give a brief overview of a few of the notable individuals who taught in the sciences at BMC.

Bio: David Peifer is a professor of mathematics at UNCA. His mathematical research is on symmetries and structures of shapes in dimensions four and less, or technically what is known as low dimensional topology and infinite group theory. David became interested in the history and legacy of Black Mountain College after discovering that the great German mathematician Max Dehn taught at the college from 1945 until he passed away in 1952. In the early 1900’s, Dehn did foundational work in topology and infinite group theory. Over the past decade, David has published several articles and given presentations about the history of Max Dehn and the arts and sciences at BMC. Recently, David has given joint talks with NYC artist Dorothea Rockburne, at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia. David has been a board member at the BMC Museum and Art Center, in Asheville, for the past nine years.

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On November 16th 2018, MusicWorks Asheville will present our Fall Concert featuring the MusicWorks Chorus, String Orchestra and Band. Music will begin at 5:45pm and families are welcome. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted at the end of the concert so bring your checkbook or just the change in your pocket if you want to help support these amazing students.

The Adult BBC Class is designed to give students the opportunity to learn how to apply techniques learned in forms and one-steps in a practical way.

There will be sparring practice during this time, so students should bring their sparring gear.

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Parish Retreat Registration has begun for one of the most exciting and spiritually-rich times of the year—the Annual Parish Retreat at Kanuga from November 16-18. This year’s theme is Art and Soul: Spiritual Healing through the Arts. We are planning a rich weekend of the spoken word, music and art for the soul. For more details, including information on Early-Bird and First Timer’s discounts look for the Annual Parish Retreat logo on the St. Luke’s homepage.

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