Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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History @ Home – Visit Virtually Western North Carolina Historical Association

Feb 16 all-day

online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association

Deep Dive into Archives is a living exhibit shining a light on the individuals who were once enslaved at the Smith-McDowell House through primary documentation.

Douglas Ellington: Asheville’s Boomtown Architect presents a look at Ellington’s iconic Asheville creations along with other buildings he completed throughout his career in other cities.

HillBilly Land explores the power, prevalence, and persistence of the hillbilly stereotype from the days of its beginnings in the late 19th century to the present day.

In 1918 vs 2020, we take an in-depth look at the 1918 influenza epidemic in Western North Carolina through newspaper clippings, advertisements, ephemera, photographs, and oral history and place the events of 1918 into context with our present-day response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Categories: Community Education

Student Poetry Contest – “Ambition”

Feb 16 all-day

online

January through April

Actors portray characters from Carl Sandburg’s Rootabaga Story “Three Boys with Jugs of Molasses and Secret Ambitions.”

NPS Photo

Educators in grades 3-12 are invited to submit original poems written by their students in February. The poems will be judged and winners announced in April. Find the 2022 Poetry Contest Information and submission guidelines here. The theme “Ambition” is from one of Carl Sandburg’s Rootabaga Stories, to celebrate it’s 100th year of being published. “An ambition…creeps in your heart night and day, singing a little song, ‘Come and find me, come and find me.”

Students are invited to submit a poem to Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site’s annual Student Poetry Contest. The contest encourages youth to explore writing their own poetry, and is open to students nationwide!

Submissions are accepted from grades 3-12 and must be postmarked by March 1, 2022. See below for submission rules.

Winners will be notified by April 8, 2022, and will be invited to participate in a special virtual program on April 22.

2022 Contest Rules

Theme – “Ambition”
Carl Sandburg wrote millions of words reflecting on the American experience of the 20^th century. Though his words often focused on war, labor, and social injustice, as a father of three, he also wrote imaginative, zany, and fantastical children’s stories, called “Rootabaga Stories.” Carl Sandburg’s “Rootabaga Stories” were first published in 1922 and celebrate 100 years of entertaining readers of all ages this year. The theme “Ambition” is from one of these stories. “An ambition…creeps in your heart night and day, singing a little song, ‘Come and find me, come and find me.” Read the story here.

Poems submitted for the 2022 contest should reflect the theme of “Ambition.” By definition, a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. Or setting goals to achieve success.

Submission Rules

Poetry accepted from 3-12th grades only. Poems will be grouped for judging by 3-5th, 6-8th, and 9-12th.
Poems must be submitted by a teacher (traditional classroom or homeschool teacher).
No more than three poems per class. Teachers with multiple classes, can submit up to three poems per class period.
Poem will be judged on its ability to communicate the theme.
Poem can be written in any style, but must not exceed one-page in length. No illustrations.
Poems must be typed, no handwritten entries, using standard computer fonts, like Times, Arial, etc…
Do not place any identifying information (name, school, grade, etc…) on poem sheet, that will go on the accompanying submission form.
Submission form must be complete to be accepted:
- Paperclipped to poem, no staples
- Must be signed by parent, student and teacher
- Submissions must be postmarked, faxed, or e-mailed to [email protected], by March 1, 2022. Emailed submissions must be docs, .pdfs or scans. Low resolution pictures of the submission will not be accepted.

Judging
Judges from the literary community will make the decision for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place within each grade category (3-5th, 6-8th, 9-12th).

Poetry Partners
The 2022 Poetry Contest is a result of tremendous community support including the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara, and literary volunteers who serve as judges. Thank you.

Poetry Resources
You may also find curriculum resources to use in the classroom at the park’s website: www.nps.gov/carl/learn/education/index.htm.

Send Submissions to:
Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Attn: Poetry Contest
81 Carl Sandburg Lane
Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731
Fax 828-693-4179
Email: [email protected]

Categories: Art & Craft Education Family Fun Writing

The 13th Annual Student Food Drive

Feb 16 all-day

online

#MANNAStudentChallenge2022

The past few years, we have been unable to host our annual student food drive due to the pandemic. This year, however, the student food drive and the competition between schools to see who can collect the most food returns!

Throughout the entire month of March, schools will be hosting food drives and competing between each other to see who can donate the most pounds of food to MANNA or their local partner agency. Students can also earn points that will be added to their total score by making financial donations, volunteering at their local partner agency, participating in hunger and nutrition education opportunities and joining us in our #MANNAStudentChallenge2022 TikTok campaign.

To earn points for their school through the #MANNAStudentChallenge2022, students can create TikTok videos that either feature them eating a fruit or vegetable they have never tried before or highlight a recipe that they believe is unique to their family.

At the end of the campaign, we will announce winners for each of our categories: high school, middle school, elementary school, college or university, most improved, rookie of the year and most creative.

If you are interested in having your school participate in MANNA’s Annual Student Food Drive, contact Jake Deuterman.

Categories: Community Donations Education Family Fun

Winter Homeschool Day

Feb 16 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Chimney Rock State Park

Image result for Chimney Rock Park

Put on your winter jackets, gloves, hats and join us for Chimney Rock’s Winter Homeschool Day. Nature is pure magic in the winter and it’s a time when we generally don’t explore the world around us. Come observe the quiet and stillness of the Park during this slower season. We are not going to let a little cold weather slow us down!

Registration closes February 11, 2022.

Categories: Education Family Fun Outdoors

Let’s Talk 2022 Election

Feb 16 @ 1:00 pm

online

UPDATED FRIM April to Feb.

Voting is already underway for the 2024 primary election and if you have questions, we want to hear them. On Friday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. Buncombe County’s Communications and Engagement team will host a Q&A conversation with Election Services Director Corinne Duncan.

To make sure we focus on the topics you want to hear about, head over to engage.buncombecounty.org/s3003 to let us know what’s on your mind.

What: Let’s Talk Elections Q & A

When: Friday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m.

Where: https://www.facebook.com/buncombeGov (with simultaneous Spanish translation)

To find everything you need to know about elections in Buncombe County, click here.

Hablemos sobre las elecciones el viernes 16 de febrero

La votación ya está en marcha para las elecciones primarias de 2024 y si tiene preguntas, queremos escucharlas. El equipo de Comunicaciones y Participación Pública del condado de Buncombe organizará una conversación de preguntas y respuestas con la directora de Servicios Electorales, Corinne Duncan, el viernes 16 de febrero a la 1 p.m., con traducción simultánea al español

Para asegurarnos de que nos centramos en los temas que desea escuchar, y para contarnos qué tiene en mente visite engagement.buncombecounty.org/s3003.

Qué es: Hablemos sobre las elecciones- preguntas y respuestas

Cuándo: viernes 16 de febrero, 1 p.m.

Dónde: https://www.facebook.com/buncombeGov

Para encontrar todo lo que necesita saber sobre las elecciones en el condado de Buncombe, haga clic aquí.

Let's Talk Elections 2022

Buncombe County is working hard to prepare for the 2022 Midterm Primary Election. Join us for a Let’s Talk live, online Q&A with Election Services Director Corinne Duncan as she provides information on everything you need to know about voting in 2022. This includes a discussion about election security and accuracy, how to register, updating your voter information, finding your sample ballot, the three ways to vote, information on being a paid poll worker, and much more.

Register for the event for a reminder: engage.buncombecounty.org/buncombevotes
It can also be viewed in English on Facebook @buncombegov
It can be viewed in Spanish on Facebook @bchhs

Categories: Community Education

How to Start Selling Your Ag Products on Shopify

Feb 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

BRCC SBC Online

No cost due to sponsor support

Shopify is an e-commerce platform that allows anyone to set up an online store and sell products. It is now the leading e-commerce platform designed for all sized businesses. If you sell online, on social media, in store, or out of the trunk of your car, Shopify has you covered in each situation. So whether you’re opening a new online store or are interested in using Shopify as your e-commerce platform, you can find out more information about your options in this session.

Speaker(s): TenBiz

Co-Sponsor(s): Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce

Webinar info will be sent after registration

Categories: Education

How to Start Selling Your Ag Products on Shopify

Feb 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

online

No cost due to sponsor support

Speaker(s): TenBiz

Co-Sponsor(s): Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce

Webinar info will be sent after registration

Categories: Business and Networking Education

PacJAM Spring Semester 2022 ADULTS CLASSES

Feb 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Tryon Fine Arts Center

adult pacjm

Option 1: Classic Rock for acoustic guitar

Join beloved Polk County musician Woody Cowan and learn YOUR favorite tunes. In this setting, the students pick the songs, and Woody leads the teaching. This friendly class is full of peer-to-peer encouragement and collaboration. Artists covered included Janis Joplin, Neil Young, Old Crow Medicine Show, & Grateful Dead. Whether you know a lot of chords or just a couple, this class will move you forward musically while taking you back through the best era of radio-played folk music.

Option 2: Beginner/Intermediate Folk Jam

World-class musician Gaye Johnson leads this class, gently raising your comfort level to play freely in a group setting. Rooted in traditional folk music, aspiring mandolin, and guitar students will join together to gain more comfort and self-assurance in a group setting, while also diving into rhythm techniques and ornamentations.

Option 3: Intermediate/ advanced band

Bob and Amy Buckingham guide adults on all instruments (guitar, clawhammer banjo, fiddle, mandolin, ukulele, & bass). Several songs are picked by the group at the start of the semester, and over the 10 week semester, the musicality and “setlist” grow exponentially. Adults love this format for
guided jamming.

Categories: Education Music

River Arts District Farmers Market Open Year-Round

Feb 16 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Plēb Urban Winery

Three weekly farmers tailgate markets in Buncombe County will operate through the winter in 2022. Though smaller, these markets will continue to offer the freshest seasonal produce in addition to meats, eggs, cheeses, bread, beverages, and artisan foods. Expect to see storage crops, like sweet potatoes, potatoes, and winter squash, plus cold-weather veggies like turnips, radishes, and dark leafy greens.

Buncombe County farmers markets with weekly dates January to March are:

ASAP Farmers Market, outdoors at A-B Tech Community College, 340 Victoria Rd., Saturdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Averaging 45 vendors each week with more than two dozen produce farms, half a dozen bakers, several meat and cheese producers, coffee, and a wide variety of artisan and prepared foods.

River Arts District Farmers Market, outdoors and indoors at Plēb Urban Winery, 289 Lyman St., Wednesdays, 3–5:30 p.m. Two dozen weekly vendors, including two produce farms, mushrooms, cheese, bread and baked goods, and more.

Weaverville Tailgate Market, indoors at Weaverville Community Center, 60 Lakeshore Dr., Wednesdays, 3–6 p.m. Bread, cheese, and fermented food makers alongside a small lineup of craft and artisan vendors.

Categories: Farmers Market

Weaverville Tailgate Market Open Year-Round

Feb 16 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Weaverville Community Center

Three weekly farmers tailgate markets in Buncombe County will operate through the winter in 2022. Though smaller, these markets will continue to offer the freshest seasonal produce in addition to meats, eggs, cheeses, bread, beverages, and artisan foods. Expect to see storage crops, like sweet potatoes, potatoes, and winter squash, plus cold-weather veggies like turnips, radishes, and dark leafy greens.

Buncombe County farmers markets with weekly dates January to March are:

ASAP Farmers Market, outdoors at A-B Tech Community College, 340 Victoria Rd., Saturdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Averaging 45 vendors each week with more than two dozen produce farms, half a dozen bakers, several meat and cheese producers, coffee, and a wide variety of artisan and prepared foods.

River Arts District Farmers Market, outdoors and indoors at Plēb Urban Winery, 289 Lyman St., Wednesdays, 3–5:30 p.m. Two dozen weekly vendors, including two produce farms, mushrooms, cheese, bread and baked goods, and more.

Weaverville Tailgate Market, indoors at Weaverville Community Center, 60 Lakeshore Dr., Wednesdays, 3–6 p.m. Bread, cheese, and fermented food makers alongside a small lineup of craft and artisan vendors.

Categories: Farmers Market

PacJAM Spring Semester 2022 Beginner Youth Classes

Feb 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC Music Classes by Catherine Turner-15

Wednesday

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

All beginning students receive 45 minutes of group instruction and 45 minutes of singing/storytelling.

Group song & story: Gaye Johnson (known for having the sweetest voice in the region) gives students the strong foundation they need for learning an instrument. To learn music most effectively, students must know the songs before they play them on an instrument – then the learning becomes intuitive. This fun class equips students with the classic songs and stories of the region and helps launch their musical abilities.

Instrument options:

Age ranges are suggestions. Please email Julie if your child is outside the age range for the class they wish to take.

Option 1: Beginning ukulele, ages 6-8

Option 2: Instrument Survey, ages 8-14

Continuing from last semester, this instrument survey class will focus on clawhammer banjo, plus one additional instrument to be chosen by the students.

Option 3: Beginning guitar, ages 8-14

Option 4: Beginner mandolin ages 8-14

Option 5: Beginner fiddle ages 8-14

*Please be sure to select the student’s 1st and 2nc\d instrument choices when registering.

Categories: Education Family Fun Music

PacJAM Spring Semester 2022 Intermediate Youth Classes

Feb 16 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Tryon Fine Arts Center

TFAC Music Classes by Catherine Turner-24

Wednesdays

4:30 pm-6:00pm

All students with some experience under their belt will take an intermediate or advanced group instrument class, and a band class.

4:30-5:15

Jam Band: Phil Jenkins & Carson Moore help young musicians find their voice in a band environment.

5:15 – 6:00

Option 1: Intermediate Guitar

Option 2: Intermediate Fiddle

Option 3: Intermediate Mandolin

Option 4: Three-finger banjo- all levels

Clover Pickers: 4:00- 6:00

PacJAM’s house band gets rigorous coaching this semester from Emily Wait and special guest coaches. Clover Pickers will spend 5 weeks of the semester practicing their teaching skills from 4-4:45 weekly, and 5 weeks working on choosing and arranging songs for Clover Picker performance. Band rehearsal and coaching last from 4:45-6 for all 10 weeks. Clover Pickers band is by invitation and the commitment requires extra rehearsals as determined by the group.

Categories: Education Family Fun Music

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Asheville City’s Homeless Initiative: Point-In-Time Count Dashboard Launch

Feb 17 all-day

online

Point in Time (PIT) Count Dashboard and Web Page Available on the City of Asheville Website

2021 Point in Time (PIT) count data is now available on the City of Asheville website. The PIT data is displayed via dashboard, and presents numbers on those experiencing homelessness, either in emergency shelter, transitional housing or who are unsheltered. The 2022 Point in Time Count happened on January 25, and this dashboard will be updated with the new data later in the spring.

Each year, the City of Asheville, in collaboration with a number of local organizations that focus on housing insecurity, collects data on the people in our community that are experiencing homelessness in the annual Point in Time (PIT) count. The data collected are aggregated, with identifying information removed, and then are reported to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which requires that all communities that receive HUD funding to address homelessness conduct an annual PIT Count. This count is a one night “snapshot” that, when taken each year, can provide an overview of the population and trends over time.

“Understanding who is homeless in our community and what their needs are is essential in the work of ending homelessness. We’re excited to partner with the Office of Data and Performance to share this information with the community so that stakeholders can be empowered with the data we all need to develop strategies that move the needle on homelessness,” stated Emily Ball, Homeless Services System Performance Lead for the City of Asheville.

The dashboard displays information on homeless Asheville residents broken down by sheltered status and race. Visitors to the webpage can explore the data further by clicking the link at the bottom of the dashboard, which navigates to a spreadsheet where the data is broken down by gender, ethnicity, and veteran’s status, as well as the number of people who are chronically homeless in our community. The dashboard is a collaborative effort between the City’s Homeless Initiative in the Community and Economic Development department and the Office of Data & Performance in IT Services.

The PIT Dashboard and information regarding its findings are located on the City of Asheville’s website. For more information on the City’s Homeless Initiative, contact Brian Huskey ([email protected]) or Emily Ball ([email protected]). For information on affordable housing, emergency housing, rental assistance or down payment assistance, or to learn how to assist our homeless community, please call 211. The service is free, confidential and available in any language.

Categories: Community Education

GIVE + GROW LEAF Membership

Feb 17 all-day

online

Categories: Art & Craft Community Education Family Fun Music

On this Day in WNC History Tidbit

Feb 17 all-day

online

On this Day in WNC History Tidbit

Do you follow us on social media? If not, you’ve missed our new 2021 series –
On This Day in WNC History!

Every week we explore the headlines and overlooked events that happened
on a particular day in Western North Carolina history.

ON THIS DAY in WNC history: On October 2, 1929, deputies fired into a crowd of striking workers in Marion, NC. Six were killed and even more wounded at the Marion Manufacturing Company in one of the deadliest acts of strike busting in the South.

This year marked an apogee of strikes and labor organization in southern textile mills. Eight years prior, over 100 miners were killed at the Battle of Blair Mountain in West Virginia in a period of coal clashes and unionization attempts. Later in the 1920s, many textile workers reacting to grueling and dirty work conditions under the “stretch-out” system, along with a reduction of their pay in company scrip, began organizing and demanding better conditions. Spearheaded by the National Textile Workers Union (an organization supported by the Communist Party), concurrent strikes began early in 1929 at the Bemberg-Glanzstoff Rayon Corporation in Elizabethton, Tennessee and at Loray Mills in Gastonia, North Carolina. Female employees were key to the organization of both strikes, and the latter is most famously remembered for the death of Ella May Wiggins. National Guard members, local police, and union-busting mobs were called to both of these events.

The Marion strikes (which occurred at the neighboring Clinchfield Mill as well) began July 11. Workers struck without official union support, resisting involvement by communist organizers. After frequent violence and threats, with two National Guard units present, workers returned to these mills September 11, with no raise in pay and a mandated 55-hour workweek. Marion Manufacturing Mill refused to rehire 114 of the strikers, leading to further anger. Workers struck again on October 2, and deputies were dispatched by the local sheriff. Though some details are murky, deputies shot into a crowd of strikers, killing four on site, wounding at least fifteen, with two others dying later. Nearby hospitals refused medical care to strikers, and churches of the mill village refused to administer their funerals. Eight deputies were charged, but acquitted in December. They contended the strikers were armed, but no guns were found, and the New York Times reported those killed were shot in the back.

The memory of these events will be examined in our upcoming event, Marion Mill Massacre in Memory, on Thursday, Oct 14.

Image: Raleigh News and Observer, Oct. 4, 1929

Categories: Community Education

Student Poetry Contest – “Ambition”

Feb 17 all-day

online

January through April

Actors portray characters from Carl Sandburg’s Rootabaga Story “Three Boys with Jugs of Molasses and Secret Ambitions.”

NPS Photo

Submissions are accepted from grades 3-12 and must be postmarked by March 1, 2022. See below for submission rules.

Winners will be notified by April 8, 2022, and will be invited to participate in a special virtual program on April 22.

2022 Contest Rules

Submission Rules

Poetry accepted from 3-12th grades only. Poems will be grouped for judging by 3-5th, 6-8th, and 9-12th.
Poems must be submitted by a teacher (traditional classroom or homeschool teacher).
No more than three poems per class. Teachers with multiple classes, can submit up to three poems per class period.
Poem will be judged on its ability to communicate the theme.
Poem can be written in any style, but must not exceed one-page in length. No illustrations.
Poems must be typed, no handwritten entries, using standard computer fonts, like Times, Arial, etc…
Do not place any identifying information (name, school, grade, etc…) on poem sheet, that will go on the accompanying submission form.
Submission form must be complete to be accepted:
- Paperclipped to poem, no staples
- Must be signed by parent, student and teacher
- Submissions must be postmarked, faxed, or e-mailed to [email protected], by March 1, 2022. Emailed submissions must be docs, .pdfs or scans. Low resolution pictures of the submission will not be accepted.

Judging
Judges from the literary community will make the decision for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place within each grade category (3-5th, 6-8th, 9-12th).

Poetry Partners
The 2022 Poetry Contest is a result of tremendous community support including the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara, and literary volunteers who serve as judges. Thank you.

Poetry Resources
You may also find curriculum resources to use in the classroom at the park’s website: www.nps.gov/carl/learn/education/index.htm.

Send Submissions to:
Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Attn: Poetry Contest
81 Carl Sandburg Lane
Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731
Fax 828-693-4179
Email: [email protected]

Categories: Art & Craft Education Family Fun Writing

The 13th Annual Student Food Drive

Feb 17 all-day

online

#MANNAStudentChallenge2022

If you are interested in having your school participate in MANNA’s Annual Student Food Drive, contact Jake Deuterman.

Categories: Community Donations Education Family Fun

Online Seminar: Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes!

Feb 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

zoom

Tomatoes ripening on the vine_Todd Heft_CC BY-NC 2.0_Flickr

Presenter: Phil Roudebush, Extension Master Gardener^SM Volunteer

Tomatoes are the queen of our summer garden vegetables, and they can be challenging here in Western North Carolina. Back by popular demand, Master Gardener Phil Roudebush will help us maximize our yields of these luscious fruits. He will talk about tomato varieties and how to successfully control diseases through cultural practices and appropriate chemical usage. Phil has years of experience with tomatoes and you are sure to learn something new

Categories: Education Garden

Lectures/Performances with Jamie Laval

Feb 17 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Hybrid: Tryon Fine Arts Center and Zoom

World-renown Celtic musical artist Jamie Laval presents a behind-the-scenes view of how he creates music. Months of research, creative inspiration, skilled application of technological tools and diligent practicing go into each new song before it is ready to be shared with the public. Learn about the process from inception to manifestation in this three-part lecture/performance series.

TFAC will follow CDC and Polk County COVID recommendations. Participants will have space to social distance and appropriate face masks are strongly recommended. The program will also be available via Zoom.

Description

Registrations are for ONE HOUSEHOLD.

All sessions will be held on Thursdays, from 4:30-5:30. For those desiring to participate by Zoom, a link will be sent out the morning of the call.

Schedule:

February 10: Celtic Music: Cultural History and Performance Practice
February 17: How I use Technology to Create Music
February 24: Violins to Bagpipes and Beyond: All about Musical Instruments

Categories: Art & Craft Education Music

Tanglewood Youth Theatre Classes: Theatre Dance and Movement

Feb 17 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Asheville Community Theatre

Taught by Alexa Hibbert
Ages 9-12
Feb 10-Mar 31, 2022 | Thursdays

And a 5-6-7-8! Have you ever wanted to feel confident in a dance audition or learn awesome choreography to your favorite musical numbers? In this class students will learn basic dance styles used in musical theatre and how to act through their dancing. This course will help dancers prepare to ace an audition and pick up choreography quickly and efficiently. Tuition will be $175.00 – payment plans and scholarships will both be available.

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Evening for Educators: A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art

Feb 17 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Asheville Art Museum

Rhiannon Skye Tafoya (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), Ul’nigid’, 2020, letterpress (photopolymer and Bembo & Cherokee Syllabary metal type) printed on handmade & color plan paper with paper-weaving, closed: 11 × 11 ¼ inches, assembled: 23 ½ × 11 ¼ × 5 ⁵⁄₈ inches. Courtesy the Artist. © Rhiannon Skye Tafoya, image Rhiannon Skye Tafoya.

In conjunction with our current exhibition A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art, we invite Western North Carolina K–12 visual arts teachers to participate in a casual and collaborative professional-development workshop. This workshop will include an in-gallery talk with the exhibition curator, Zoom presentation and Q&A with exhibition artist Skye Tafoya, and related artmaking with museum educators in our studio. Evening for Educators is an opportunity to network with other art educators, share and learn as both teacher and student, and connect with your own creative process. Generous funding for A Living Language programming is provided by Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and Cherokee Preservation Foundation.

Visual arts teachers/coordinators are invited to register to participate in this professional development at the ticket link above. CEU credits are available. Lesson plan included.

Please note:

Professional development takes place indoors in the Museum’s John & Robyn Horn Education Center.
Masks and social distancing are required.

A LIVING LANGUAGE

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Museum is committed to providing engaging and educational experiences for pre-K–12 teachers in WNC schools. Our professional-development opportunities include curriculum-based and exhibition-inspired workshops led by Museum educators and/or special guests that provide teachers with tools to facilitate object-based learning. These workshops are interactive, hands-on, and incorporate artmaking. Come excited to learn together with your colleagues, and leave inspired with ideas to incorporate into your classroom and personal practice!

Categories: Art & Craft Education

How to Find Your Customers Using Social Media

Feb 17 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

online

No cost due to sponsor support

Customers are the key to building a successful business and your online reputation is crucial for finding customers. This fast paced class teaches you where and how to find your customers. In this class you will learn how to get a free Online Reputation report. Learn which SEO keywords your competitors are using for free. We will briefly compare the more current methods of social media marketing. You will quickly learn how to find, motivate, and keep consumers coming to your business. Discover the variety of Free market research tools that will give you critical information about your industry and customers.

Facebook Giveaways
LinkedIn
Facebook Boosts
Facebook Marketplace
Pinterest
Youtube
Facebook Yard Sales
Survey Monkey
Instagram

Speaker(s): Nick Hawks

Co-Sponsor(s): Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce

Webinar info forthcoming

Categories: Business and Networking Education

Tanglewood Youth Theatre Classes: Intermediate Theatre Dance and Movement

Feb 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Asheville Community Theatre

Taught by Alexa Hibbert
Ages 13-18
Feb 10-Mar 31, 2022 | Thursdays

This class is for more advanced movers and dancers and will cover Musical Theatre Dance styles through the years. This course will also help dancers prepare for and feel confident in dance auditions, pick up choreography quickly and efficiently. Come dance with us! Tuition will be $175.00 – payment plans and scholarships will both be available.

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Western Regional SBCN and EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems: virtual series on enhancing your farming business

Feb 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

online

Kickoff 2022 with the Western Regional SBCN and EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems as we present a virtual series on enhancing your farming business. Convenient online classes for you to attend and hear from speakers with information, tips, and more. Registration is FREE!

Join us at 6 pm on Thursdays, January through March, to hear from EmPOWERING Mountain Food Systems. We encourage you to take this time to engage with fellow agribusinesses, entrepreneurs and resource providers while learning new skills and the power of collaboration along the way.

January 20- Online Farm Taxes Explained: Property, Equipment and Sales. Dive deeper into farm taxes as they pertain to the many different sides of your farming business. Ask a local farmer about their experience navigating taxes and learn some tips of your own.
January 27- Online Sales Platforms for Direct to Consumer Sales: There are many choices to consider! Hear what works for some regional farmers and determine which platform may be a good fit for your operation.
February 3- Agritourism in Southwestern NC Trends and Storytelling: NCSU researchers spent a year learning from regional providers. What are their findings and recommendations? February 10- Airbnb, HipCamp and Harvest Host: Exploring farm visit options for lodging on your farm. Hear farmer success stories
February 17- Using Social Media to Promote your Farm Business: Facebook, Insta, and Twitter how to get followers and keep them!
February 24- Liability for On Farm Visits: Protect your visitors, your farm and home.
March 10- Making Value Added Products at Home: Regulations for a Home Certified Kitchen & Marketing Options
March 17- Food Safety: Good practices and Regulations for the farm
and market
March 24- Farm Service Agency and Natural Resource Management: Services and Cost Share for your Farming Operations

Categories: Education Garden

“Boomtown Blues: Archaeologies of Expansion and Collapse in Amazonia” – A lecture presented by Anna Browne Ribeiro

Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

online

In her virtual lecture, “Boomtown Blues: Archaeologies of Expansion and Collapse in Amazonia,” Anna Browne Ribeiro (assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Louisville) will explore some of the major ancient and historical patterns of expansion and contraction of political-economic systems alongside an analysis of resource and land-use strategies.

Amazonia has a deep and complex history of human habitation marked by political diversity, ancient environmental engineering practices, and long-distance communication networks. Building on recent findings of environmental shifts and ethno-archaeological research, Browne Ribeiro considers the relative successes of late pre-colonial and modern systems of exploitation and considers these in terms of contemporary risk-management and the future of tropical forests.

Join the talk through Zoom.

For more information, please email UNC Asheville Senior Lecturer in Art/Art History and Classics, and President of the AIA’s WNC Chapter, Laurel Taylor, at [email protected].

Professor Ribeiro holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in Anthropology and is a specialist in the archaeology of the Amazonia Basin. Her research considers a range of topics from agriculture to environmental degradation to colonialism. For more info on Professor Ribeiro, visit louisville.edu/anthropology/about-us/dr-anna-t-browne-ribeiro

Accessibility

Find accessibility information for campus buildings at maps.unca.edu. For accessibility questions or to request event accommodations, please contact [email protected] or 828.250.3832.

Visitor Parking

Visitors must have a permit to park on campus — please visit the Transportation website to register.

Categories: Education

Friday, February 18, 2022

Asheville City’s Homeless Initiative: Point-In-Time Count Dashboard Launch

Feb 18 all-day

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Point in Time (PIT) Count Dashboard and Web Page Available on the City of Asheville Website

Categories: Community Education

GIVE + GROW LEAF Membership

Feb 18 all-day

online

Categories: Art & Craft Community Education Family Fun Music

History @ Home – Visit Virtually Western North Carolina Historical Association

Feb 18 all-day

online w/ Western North Carolina Historical Association

Deep Dive into Archives is a living exhibit shining a light on the individuals who were once enslaved at the Smith-McDowell House through primary documentation.

Douglas Ellington: Asheville’s Boomtown Architect presents a look at Ellington’s iconic Asheville creations along with other buildings he completed throughout his career in other cities.

HillBilly Land explores the power, prevalence, and persistence of the hillbilly stereotype from the days of its beginnings in the late 19th century to the present day.

Categories: Community Education

Student Poetry Contest – “Ambition”

Feb 18 all-day

online

January through April

Actors portray characters from Carl Sandburg’s Rootabaga Story “Three Boys with Jugs of Molasses and Secret Ambitions.”

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Submissions are accepted from grades 3-12 and must be postmarked by March 1, 2022. See below for submission rules.

Winners will be notified by April 8, 2022, and will be invited to participate in a special virtual program on April 22.

2022 Contest Rules

Submission Rules

Poetry accepted from 3-12th grades only. Poems will be grouped for judging by 3-5th, 6-8th, and 9-12th.
Poems must be submitted by a teacher (traditional classroom or homeschool teacher).
No more than three poems per class. Teachers with multiple classes, can submit up to three poems per class period.
Poem will be judged on its ability to communicate the theme.
Poem can be written in any style, but must not exceed one-page in length. No illustrations.
Poems must be typed, no handwritten entries, using standard computer fonts, like Times, Arial, etc…
Do not place any identifying information (name, school, grade, etc…) on poem sheet, that will go on the accompanying submission form.
Submission form must be complete to be accepted:
- Paperclipped to poem, no staples
- Must be signed by parent, student and teacher
- Submissions must be postmarked, faxed, or e-mailed to [email protected], by March 1, 2022. Emailed submissions must be docs, .pdfs or scans. Low resolution pictures of the submission will not be accepted.

Judging
Judges from the literary community will make the decision for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place within each grade category (3-5th, 6-8th, 9-12th).

Poetry Partners
The 2022 Poetry Contest is a result of tremendous community support including the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara, and literary volunteers who serve as judges. Thank you.

Poetry Resources
You may also find curriculum resources to use in the classroom at the park’s website: www.nps.gov/carl/learn/education/index.htm.

Send Submissions to:
Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Attn: Poetry Contest
81 Carl Sandburg Lane
Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731
Fax 828-693-4179
Email: [email protected]

Categories: Art & Craft Education Family Fun Writing

The 13th Annual Student Food Drive

Feb 18 all-day

online

#MANNAStudentChallenge2022

If you are interested in having your school participate in MANNA’s Annual Student Food Drive, contact Jake Deuterman.

Categories: Community Donations Education Family Fun

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2022 Contest Rules

Hablemos sobre las elecciones el viernes 16 de febrero

Point in Time (PIT) Count Dashboard and Web Page Available on the City of Asheville Website

2022 Contest Rules

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TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Visitor Parking

Point in Time (PIT) Count Dashboard and Web Page Available on the City of Asheville Website

2022 Contest Rules