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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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In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and the 25th Anniversary of the GLOBE program, the Buncombe County Library System and NASA are challenging you to make every tree count by using the GLOBE observer app to contribute to a global tree inventory.
Learn more at observer.globe.gov/trees-2020
To join the library team and become a citizen scientist download the free GLOBE observer app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Create an account, go to settings, click on JOIN a GLOBE Team, and type in the referral code: GLIDCTAZ.
You are now part of our Citizen Scientist team, Friends of Treebeard! Follow the directions and head outside!
Happy Earth Day teammate!
Women, now more than ever, it’s essential to continue building our connection with Self and in turn with others.
To recognize and express our knowing, our truth and feel the fullness of our being. No more apologies, no more waiting for permission to be who we are in the world. Now is the time. The world needs us fully expressed!
No more hiding aspects of ourselves in order to keep others around us comfortable. Let’s be with all of it- our wisdom, our messiness, our hurts, our desires all in a safe and intimate container.
This class is limited to 10 women. Each week will be guided by a powerful theme. We’ll be using the tools of Authentic Relating and Circling to get curious, to be with each other with deep listening, embracing all that arises as we learn to slow down, notice the nuance of our experience, and articulate that with each other.
The Cost: pay what you can. Suggested range $50-$175
Class schedule: Mondays 2:30-4:30pm
April 6th- May 11th
Cost will include a 30 min one on one with Cathy, weekly class, Inclusion in private FB group.
To register go here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-6-week-course-tickets-101458101914
Want to know more about Conserving Carolina and how you can help? Join us for a Volunteer Information Session at our Polk County Office at 2060 Lynn Rd Suite 1, Columbus, NC. Learn more about our work and how you can make a difference.
We have everything from office opportunities to workdays on the land.
To RSVP or for more information email [email protected] or call Natalie at 828-697-5777 ext. 211
On April 28, MountainTrue will host a webinar during which Callie Moore, MountainTrue’s Western Regional Director, will present the organization’s analysis of specific water-related issues in the draft management plan for the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests. Register to receive access to the webinar:
https://mountaintrue.org/event/forest-plan-info-session-water-quality/
Those who register before Monday 4/27 will receive Callie’s presentation slides in advance and have the opportunity to submit questions before the presentation. We will also have about 15 minutes for live Q&A at the end of the presentation.
This event is a Zoom Webinar, which is a little different from a regular Zoom meeting. When you join the event, you will be muted and your video will be turned off.
#AvlQuaranclean
1) AGW Office @ 2 Sulphur Spring Road
2) AGW Office @ 318 Riverside Drive
3) The HOP @ 640 Merrimon Ave #103
4) Sutton / Dezio Law @ 70 Mt Pisgah Hwy (on their back porch)5) Buncombe County Sports Park Entrance @ 58 Apac Drive
Our cleanup events may have been canceled, but there’s still trash to collect as part of Avl Quaranclean!
Our Cleanup Supply Stations have been filled and supplies are ready for pick up if you find yourself wanting to get out of the house & motivated to improve our community.
Each station has been filled with supply packs— in one roll you will find: 2 trash bags, 1 safety vest and 1 pair of gloves. There are further instructions at each station.
Make sure to post videos and pictures and tag #AvlQuaranclean so that we can all see the incredible job you’re doing.
And, as always, please stay safe and healthy.
Join over one hundred students on a quest to deepen understanding of the natural sciences through the Blue Ridge Naturalist Certificate of Merit. The program offers adult learners a comprehensive curriculum of study about the natural world of Western North Carolina. Classes meet year round and students work to complete 240 hours in core courses on ecology, botany, geology and plant identification as well as electives on animals, lichens, insects and more. View current class offerings for credit in the Blue Ridge Naturalist program here. All students must complete and present a final project prior to graduation.
To begin your program complete an application and return it to the Education Center along with a a one-time, non-refundable $55 application fee.
We understand the disruption of daily life and social distancing can be incredibly difficult. For many of us, daily activities, social groups, and routines dissipated overnight.
In an effort to help keep us all connected, our fitness instructors put together a series of home workouts too. Going forward we will be continuing to provide active resources. We hope you enjoy these workouts, made just for you, by your friendly and familiar YWCA instructors.
Click Here and subscribe to see the full playlist!
For more information contact Membership Coordinator, Emil Gonsalvez, at [email protected].
Starting on Tuesday, March 24, Ingles will dedicate the first shopping hour from 7 – 8 am on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to senior shoppers and those with compromised immune systems.
Publix Markets reserves 7-8 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for customers age 65 and older. Home delivery is available through Instacart.
This third event in the Leadership Asheville 2020 Buzz Breakfast series will take place via Zoom from 8:30-10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, free and open to everyone, with pre-registration required using this link.
Description from Leadership Asheville:
Throughout the series, we have been talking about how we as a community can be resilient when faced with stressors. In the light of COVID-19, continuing that discussion is crucial.
Joining us on the webinar to discuss where we are in this crisis now and how we might plan for the future will be:
Stephanie Brown, CEO and President, Explore Asheville;
Kit Cramer, President and CEO, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce;
Libby Kyles, CEO, Asheville YWCA;
Jim Fox, Senior Resilience Associate, UNC Asheville’s NEMAC+ FernLeaf; and
Dr. Jennifer Mullendore, Interim Health Director; Medical Director, Buncombe County Health and Human Services.
Presenting sponsor for the Leadership Asheville Buzz Breakfast series is The Van Winkle Law Firm.
Leadership Asheville, a program of UNC Asheville, engages participants in collaborative community leadership projects, providing personal leadership development and community education and orientation. Many of Asheville’s civic and business leaders are Leadership Asheville alumni. Leadership Asheville’s 38th annual program will celebrate its new graduates in May.
For more information about Leadership Asheville, visit leadershipasheville.unca.edu.
Date: April 26- 30, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM
Price: Free Spectator Admission
Nantahala Racing Club and Nantahala Outdoor Center are proud to host the 2020 ICF Wildwater World Championships, bringing over 150 athletes from 30 countries around the world to the Southeastern US. We are thrilled to welcome these athletes, their families, and their teams to our home and are excited to facilitate this competition of top-level athletes in April 2020!
As the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains, Nantahala Gorge, and Appalachian Trail, Bryson City is the ideal location for outdoor recreation and suited for all levels of adventure!
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and the 25th Anniversary of the GLOBE program, the Buncombe County Library System and NASA are challenging you to make every tree count by using the GLOBE observer app to contribute to a global tree inventory.
Learn more at observer.globe.gov/trees-2020
To join the library team and become a citizen scientist download the free GLOBE observer app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Create an account, go to settings, click on JOIN a GLOBE Team, and type in the referral code: GLIDCTAZ.
You are now part of our Citizen Scientist team, Friends of Treebeard! Follow the directions and head outside!
Happy Earth Day teammate!
Dear Bounty & Soul Family,
Bounty & Soul is deeply committed to the health and well-being of the community. It is what you have trusted and helped us to do all these years and we couldn’t be more grateful. On behalf of the board and staff, we want you to know that during this challenging time, we are being called to deliver on our promise of providing healthy food and support to our community in this great time of need and we are doing so in a BIG WAY…TOGETHER. It is our priority to ensure the health and safety of our staff, volunteers and community members as we navigate this crisis and we are following the guidance of the WHO, CDC and state and local officials to quickly adapt to take the necessary precautions. This is what we are doing to provide much-needed resources while providing safety and protection:
(1) Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer immediately upon entering new spaces.
(2) Avoid shaking hands, touching your face, nose and eyes and other personal contact.
(3) Cough or sneeze into your elbow, not hands. If your cough/sneeze is persistent, consider using a mask if available.
(4) If you have a fever, respiratory symptoms or feel unwell please stay home.
(5) If you have traveled internationally or flown recently please refrain from activities at this time.
Thank you for your commitment and support in ensuring that Bounty & Soul continues to get Produce to The People during this time of uncertainty. Now, more than ever we must come together as a community, as a nation, as a world to be there for one another, support and love each other. It’s the Bounty & Soul way…
In solidarity, health and love,
Ali, Abbie, Adam, Karla, Linda, Fitz and the Board of Bounty & Soul
HOW YOU CAN HELP
(1) Donate Funds to Help Us Purchase Bulk Grains and Other Shelf-Stable Items
(2) Donate Food/Organize a Food Drive/Write hope-filled messages of encouragement to go into boxes
(3) Deliver Benevolent Boxes to Seniors and other Vulnerable Populations
Contact Karla at [email protected] to learn more about any of these opportunities.
Bounty & Soul is also in need of small boxes from Ingles and/or reusable bags. These can be dropped off at our office located at 999 Old US Hwy 70 W, behind the Swannanoa Valley Medical Center.
On April 28, MountainTrue will host a webinar during which Callie Moore, MountainTrue’s Western Regional Director, will present the organization’s analysis of specific water-related issues in the draft management plan for the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests. Register to receive access to the webinar:
https://mountaintrue.org/event/forest-plan-info-session-water-quality/
Those who register before Monday 4/27 will receive Callie’s presentation slides in advance and have the opportunity to submit questions before the presentation. We will also have about 15 minutes for live Q&A at the end of the presentation.
This event is a Zoom Webinar, which is a little different from a regular Zoom meeting. When you join the event, you will be muted and your video will be turned off.
#AvlQuaranclean
1) AGW Office @ 2 Sulphur Spring Road
2) AGW Office @ 318 Riverside Drive
3) The HOP @ 640 Merrimon Ave #103
4) Sutton / Dezio Law @ 70 Mt Pisgah Hwy (on their back porch)5) Buncombe County Sports Park Entrance @ 58 Apac Drive
Our cleanup events may have been canceled, but there’s still trash to collect as part of Avl Quaranclean!
Our Cleanup Supply Stations have been filled and supplies are ready for pick up if you find yourself wanting to get out of the house & motivated to improve our community.
Each station has been filled with supply packs— in one roll you will find: 2 trash bags, 1 safety vest and 1 pair of gloves. There are further instructions at each station.
Make sure to post videos and pictures and tag #AvlQuaranclean so that we can all see the incredible job you’re doing.
And, as always, please stay safe and healthy.
Update:
For a map of temporary, portable hand washing stations and restrooms, visit this link. The map is being updated as new stations are installed.
Original post:
With the COVID-19 public health emergency going on it has never been more important to be able to wash your hands. Besides keeping 6 feet of distance between yourself and others, hand washing and sanitation have been identified as important measures in reducing the spread of contagion.
That’s why the City of Asheville has installed portable hand washing stations in several strategic places around town. We realize that people sometimes have to travel on ART buses to get to work, buy groceries or pick up prescriptions from the pharmacy, for example. Also, our unsheltered population needs places to wash their hands as well.
For these reasons, the City has installed portable hand washing stations at the following locations:
The City of Asheville is coordinating these actions in partnership with Buncombe County Public Health Officials.
This is an evolving situation and information is often changing. For resources on prevention best practices and news updates, visit Buncombe Ready. Additional guidance is on the Buncombe County Public Health website.
For information on how to sign up for City and County government alerts, visit this link.
If you are reading this, you are most likely a landowner in western North Carolina who is concerned about the future of your land along the French Broad River or one of its tributaries. Perhaps you have a farm or cattle ranch that has been in your family for generations, or maybe you recently purchased your second home in an idyllic rural area. Whatever your situation, many North Carolina landowners face the same dilemma: how do you ensure that the land you love looks the way that it does forever?
https://www.buncombecounty.org/countycenter/news-detail.aspx?id=18543
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), Grandfather Mountain will close until further notice, effective Sunday, March 15. The closure means the park will prohibit public access, including from the main entrance gate and hiking trails.
In addition, all special events and programs scheduled through Memorial Day have been canceled or postponed.
Many farms across North and South Carolina have added on-farm pickups, home delivery & online pre-orders to accommodate for social distancing in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Please see the listings below for more information, and check out our interactive Google Map for farm locations near you!
Are you a farmer interested in being listed? Email [email protected]
Please:
We understand the disruption of daily life and social distancing can be incredibly difficult. For many of us, daily activities, social groups, and routines dissipated overnight.
In an effort to help keep us all connected, our fitness instructors put together a series of home workouts too. Going forward we will be continuing to provide active resources. We hope you enjoy these workouts, made just for you, by your friendly and familiar YWCA instructors.
Click Here and subscribe to see the full playlist!
For more information contact Membership Coordinator, Emil Gonsalvez, at [email protected].
Starting on Tuesday, March 24, Ingles will dedicate the first shopping hour from 7 – 8 am on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to senior shoppers and those with compromised immune systems.
Publix Markets reserves 7-8 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for customers age 65 and older. Home delivery is available through Instacart.
Tune in with me on Facebook Live each morning at 7:30am for a 20 minute live meditation with didgeridoo. I’ll be guiding you through simple and effective ways that will help you to:
The intention is for you to learn this simple skillset quickly and use it right now to stay centered, balanced and show up for yourself, your family, and your community.
The more of us that can do that, the better! I hope to see you soon.
Warmly,
Corey Costanzo
ps If you miss the live meditation, check our website later in the day. We will be uploading all recordings.
Date: April 26- 30, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM
Price: Free Spectator Admission
Nantahala Racing Club and Nantahala Outdoor Center are proud to host the 2020 ICF Wildwater World Championships, bringing over 150 athletes from 30 countries around the world to the Southeastern US. We are thrilled to welcome these athletes, their families, and their teams to our home and are excited to facilitate this competition of top-level athletes in April 2020!
As the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains, Nantahala Gorge, and Appalachian Trail, Bryson City is the ideal location for outdoor recreation and suited for all levels of adventure!
Learn how to reverse the very real and devastating impact of stress through the SIMPLE practice of instinctive meditation that will profoundly shift your life.
Instinctive meditation means it’s natural and our bodies are wired to do it easily and efficiently. All we need to do is to set up the right conditions and our bodies will eagerly cooperate. Learn the skill set needed to meditate on your own even if you have a racing mind and little spare time.
Dropping into deep relaxation on a regular basis helps you to be calm in the face of overwhelm and urgency, can improve your health, and help you be more responsive and less reactive to challenges.
This will be a live webinar on Zoom. You can attend from anywhere that is comfortable to you. Once you register, you will get instructions on how to log in to the event. You will have the option of having your video on or off. You can also call in using a phone number. Link to zoom class:
https://mailchi.mp/9e1057b0227e/meditation-asheville-salt-cave
We’ll start with the basic principles of this approach. Then you will learn and practice some basic skills. This will be followed by a longer guided meditation where you can incorporate the basic skills. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the class.
A weekly Zoom drop-in class in instinctive meditation will run on Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 am EST starting April 29 and running for 12 weeks.
Drop in as you can. Each class will cover a different technique.
