Speaker: Plant ecologist, Lisa Wagner
Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Sunday, April
26, 2020
New Adult Studio Class: Asheville Art Museum Cultivating Digital Photography Skills: Light
This four-part class led by Learning & Engagement Assistant Paige Taylor explores natural and artificial lighting approaches using digital photography. Through a series of weekly assignments, hone your observation skills, and capture landscapes, portraits, and more in a variety of lighting situations. Use images from the Museum’s Collection and other sources for inspiration. Class time includes instruction, group shares, and discussions; individual preparation between classes includes responding to weekly photo prompts, short readings, and journaling. This virtual class is designed with beginners, hobbyists, and those with some photography experience in mind.MAY 6, 13, 20, & 27—Wednesdays, 6–8pm
Registration deadline: May 5
Monday, April
27, 2020
FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Vegetables that will Really Feed You
Teaching Resources: Duke Energy
Me, You and Raku Instructor: Paul Gisondo
Spartanburg Science Center: Monday Math
Getting started gardening can be exciting, and it can feel daunting.
Your teachers, Natalie Bogwalker and Chloe Lieberman share experience-based, practical instruction for growing their top ten vegetables to really fill your plate, belly, and larder. We put together this class so that you can begin with the crops that are most likely to be successful and rewarding. Or, if you’ve got some experience gardening but want to expand your repertoire, this course will help you do so in a way that makes sense and yields abundantly.
Engage. Inspire. Enlighten.
Looking for resources that will get your students excited about science? We can help. Duke Energy provides many valuable teaching materials and lesson plans for use inside the classroom – and out. Download helpful fact sheets, lesson plans, experiments and other fun learning tools.
Class activities & lesson plans
https://www.duke-energy.com/energy-education/energy-centers-and-programs/energyexplorium-at-mcguire/teaching-resources
Mondays 11am – 1:30pm
April 6th – April 27th
Create dramatic wheel thrown forms with Raku in mind and in preparation for an incendiary day of hand-on firing with Raku Guru Paul Gisondo. Students will learn faceting and how to create trapped air forms, as well as how to throw towering vases in 2 parts. We will use tape and wax resist design techniques and glaze our work with a variety of crackle, iridescent luster and matte glazes. For adventurous intermediate (and above) wheel throwers.
Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $200 + $35 Lab Fee
https://www.facebook.com/events/200958394535589/
Join us every Monday at 1pm on Facebook Live for Math Mondays with Jess! Enjoy a 30 minute lesson and she’ll also take math-related homework questions. Submit your questions below!
Tuesday, April
28, 2020
Blue Ridge Naturalist Certificate of Merit
FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Vegetables that will Really Feed You
Teaching Resources: Duke Energy
Basic Tree Workshops: Benefits of Trees
Conserving Carolina Speaker Series: Creating a Native Pocket Meadow
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.
Getting started gardening can be exciting, and it can feel daunting.
Your teachers, Natalie Bogwalker and Chloe Lieberman share experience-based, practical instruction for growing their top ten vegetables to really fill your plate, belly, and larder. We put together this class so that you can begin with the crops that are most likely to be successful and rewarding. Or, if you’ve got some experience gardening but want to expand your repertoire, this course will help you do so in a way that makes sense and yields abundantly.
Engage. Inspire. Enlighten.
Looking for resources that will get your students excited about science? We can help. Duke Energy provides many valuable teaching materials and lesson plans for use inside the classroom – and out. Download helpful fact sheets, lesson plans, experiments and other fun learning tools.
Class activities & lesson plans
https://www.duke-energy.com/energy-education/energy-centers-and-programs/energyexplorium-at-mcguire/teaching-resources
Please join Asheville GreenWorks FREE Public Tree Workshops. This series of four educational tree workshops will be taking place on Tuesdays from 6-8 pm. Come learn all about trees from local experts! We will be covering topics such as tree planting, tree pruning, basic tree biology, managing trees during construction, and more!
The work is being performed for the residents of the City of Asheville in partnership with the City of Asheville.
April 28: Benefits of Trees
May 5: Trees 101
May 12: Tree Establishment, Planting, and Maintenance
May 19: Tree Protection and Risk Management
“Pocket” meadows of native plants provide an attractive, low-maintenance, and wildlife-friendly alternative to traditional perennial plantings. Unlike larger meadow plantings, small, informal, and simply managed pocket borders can be tucked into a variety of spaces in your landscape, providing habitat and sustenance for pollinators and other insects, as well as being attractive landscape additions. Lisa will share her experiences with a variety of small meadow plantings using native Southeastern wildflowers and grasses and talk about how to manage them for four-season interest. She’ll also provide suggestions for native plants best suited for combining in informal meadow plantings in the western Carolina’s.
Lisa Wagner was the Director of Education at the South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson University for over 20 years. A plant ecologist by background (Ph.D. in Botany, UC Berkeley), she’s interested in native plants, sustainable gardening, public education, and promoting habitat restoration, as well as being a passionate gardener. She now does frequent presentations and classes as a volunteer, on a variety of topics. Her blog, Natural Gardening (www.naturalgardening.blogspot.com) reflects her observations about gardening and the natural world.
This Conserving Carolina Speaker Series event is made possible thanks to the Landrum Library.
Wednesday, April
29, 2020
Community Conservation Connecting People with Place
FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Vegetables that will Really Feed You
Get Free Books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Teaching Resources: Duke Energy
The Edible Essay: Writing a Culinary Memoir w/ Recipes with Jennifer Cognard-Black
Janet’s Planet Online Astronaut Academy
North Carolina in the Great War Exhibit
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?
Conserving Land
Protected Properties
Parks, Greenways & Blueways
Getting started gardening can be exciting, and it can feel daunting.
Your teachers, Natalie Bogwalker and Chloe Lieberman share experience-based, practical instruction for growing their top ten vegetables to really fill your plate, belly, and larder. We put together this class so that you can begin with the crops that are most likely to be successful and rewarding. Or, if you’ve got some experience gardening but want to expand your repertoire, this course will help you do so in a way that makes sense and yields abundantly.
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Engage. Inspire. Enlighten.
Looking for resources that will get your students excited about science? We can help. Duke Energy provides many valuable teaching materials and lesson plans for use inside the classroom – and out. Download helpful fact sheets, lesson plans, experiments and other fun learning tools.
Class activities & lesson plans
https://www.duke-energy.com/energy-education/energy-centers-and-programs/energyexplorium-at-mcguire/teaching-resources
A recipe is a slice of history—an archival document that offers information about the author-cook’s complex identity. In this workshop, participants will work with Jennifer Cognard-Black to consider the recipe as a form of storytelling and meaning-making all its own—and will also have the opportunity to excavate one of their own recipes to write a culinary memoir or Edible Essay. Bringing in a favorite, cherished, despised, secret, and/or “lost” recipe from their own family or background, participants will discuss what aspects of individual and collective memory are contained within these recipes. Participants will then have the opportunity to engage in writing prompts that will launch their own Edible Essay.
*All events are open to everyone – we have a suggested $5 – $20 pay what you can option, as well as free
Every week day, Janet’s Planet gives children a daily dose of science and space topics from around the world.
This is for ages 7-16!
Come and join us! See the Event Brite link below to register. Parents must register for their children.
Once I get your confirmation of your invite, I will personally send you the link to the class.
This is a measure to keep you safe. You can also email me at [email protected] for any questions.
Am hopefully going to get you all a calendar soon of all the talks. More astronauts to come!
The exhibit is on loan from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and has been supplemented with artifacts from the Smith-McDowell House collection. Entrance to the exhibit is included with Smith-McDowell House admission – and is always free for members – and runs through May 16, 2020.
The exhibit seeks to put the local men and women who served in context with the larger events happening in North Carolina, the United States, and the world. In the exhibit, visitors will find displays and interactive elements telling the stories of just a few of our hometown heroes.
Thursday, April
30, 2020
FREE Video Course by Wild Abundance: 10 Vegetables that will Really Feed You
Promoting Clean Water River Link Initiatives
Teaching Resources: Duke Energy
Janet’s Planet Online Astronaut Academy
North Carolina in the Great War Exhibit
Hurricanes at Home Webinar by the National Hurricane Center
Spartanburg Science Center: interactive STEM session!
Facebook Live: History Mystery w/ Vance Birthplace State Historic Site
Revolve: Virtual Home School Question Everything! The Women of Black Mountain College
Getting started gardening can be exciting, and it can feel daunting.
Your teachers, Natalie Bogwalker and Chloe Lieberman share experience-based, practical instruction for growing their top ten vegetables to really fill your plate, belly, and larder. We put together this class so that you can begin with the crops that are most likely to be successful and rewarding. Or, if you’ve got some experience gardening but want to expand your repertoire, this course will help you do so in a way that makes sense and yields abundantly.
Healthy Rivers equal Healthy Communities. RiverLink’s Watershed Resources program works to improve water quality in the French Broad River and its tributaries. These waterways support critical wildlife habitat for many species, such as the hellbender salamander and rainbow trout. Our local economies thrive on water-based recreational tourism. The French Broad River watershed also provides drinking water for many communities. These things are true only if the water is clean. Our Watershed Resources program uses a combination of initiatives, including on the ground projects and community outreach to improve and protect water quality.
Stream Restorations
Stormwater Control
WaterRICH, Water Conservation Program
Watershed Planning
Name That Creek
Engage. Inspire. Enlighten.
Looking for resources that will get your students excited about science? We can help. Duke Energy provides many valuable teaching materials and lesson plans for use inside the classroom – and out. Download helpful fact sheets, lesson plans, experiments and other fun learning tools.
Class activities & lesson plans
https://www.duke-energy.com/energy-education/energy-centers-and-programs/energyexplorium-at-mcguire/teaching-resources
Every week day, Janet’s Planet gives children a daily dose of science and space topics from around the world.
This is for ages 7-16!
Come and join us! See the Event Brite link below to register. Parents must register for their children.
Once I get your confirmation of your invite, I will personally send you the link to the class.
This is a measure to keep you safe. You can also email me at [email protected] for any questions.
Am hopefully going to get you all a calendar soon of all the talks. More astronauts to come!
The exhibit is on loan from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and has been supplemented with artifacts from the Smith-McDowell House collection. Entrance to the exhibit is included with Smith-McDowell House admission – and is always free for members – and runs through May 16, 2020.
The exhibit seeks to put the local men and women who served in context with the larger events happening in North Carolina, the United States, and the world. In the exhibit, visitors will find displays and interactive elements telling the stories of just a few of our hometown heroes.
Attention 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia! The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, is hosting a webinar about hurricanes for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in your state who are learning from home. Please join us to learn about hurricanes, the hazards that come with them, and how we tell people about these storms!
Join us every Thursday through the month of April for a live science lesson with our Educational Director, Jesseca Kusher. We’ll be going live on Facebook from 1-1:30pm to give your students an interactive STEM session!
https://www.facebook.com/events/585232509006868/
Want more STEM activities? Check out our resource page online!
https://www.spartanburgsciencecenter.org/resources/
Solve a History Mystery with Lauren each Thursday at 2 PM! During these Facebook Live events, Lauren will feature a historic artifact and share clues about its purpose. Can you guess the artifact before Lauren reveals what it is? Tune in weekly to find out!
#LearningWithLauren
College with Kate Averett
BMCM+AC is proud to partner with REVOLVE for this virtual program, presented as part of their new Home School series, an online offering of stuff to know, things to do, and people to meet.
Gain a new understanding of the legendary Black Mountain College from the perspective of the women who defined and championed the school and its community. This presentation will tell the story of the college, from its founding in 1933 against the backdrop of fascism and the Great Depression, leading through to the mid-1950’s as Cold War pressure and financial turmoil led to the school’s dissolution. By shifting perspective from the men who have so far defined the story and centering the voices of female students, faculty, and staff, we will uncover a fuller history of this experiment in living democracy.
Join us on Zoom:
https://bit.ly/2Kkwe6I
Meeting ID: 294 196 1059
Password: REVOLVE
All Home School events are open to everyone – REVOLVE has a suggested $5 – $20 pay what you can option, as well as free. All proceeds for this event will benefit REVOLVE and BMCM+AC.
RSVP in the following ways:
VENMO @theforestflooravl
Donate via Paypal to @fieldhouse44
Follow the ticket link, enter $0 – $20 in checkout for free admission or donation on a sliding scale to RSVP
Learn more at http://www.revolveavl.org/home-school
Friday, May
1, 2020
Community Conservation Connecting People with Place
Online Education Series -It Happened on Chiles Avenue
Promoting Clean Water River Link Initiatives
Teaching Resources: Duke Energy
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?
Conserving Land
Protected Properties
Parks, Greenways & Blueways
It Happened on Chiles Avenue
Today you can enjoy the second installment of our It Happened on Chiles Avenue series. Speaker James Vaughn has put together a presentation on architect Ronald Greene and you won’t believe how much of Asheville he is responsible for!
If you missed it, you should also go back and watch the first installment, Crime and Punishment in Kenilworth. We all love a little true crime!
Finally, if you are able, consider making a donation to PSABC to support our education programming.
Healthy Rivers equal Healthy Communities. RiverLink’s Watershed Resources program works to improve water quality in the French Broad River and its tributaries. These waterways support critical wildlife habitat for many species, such as the hellbender salamander and rainbow trout. Our local economies thrive on water-based recreational tourism. The French Broad River watershed also provides drinking water for many communities. These things are true only if the water is clean. Our Watershed Resources program uses a combination of initiatives, including on the ground projects and community outreach to improve and protect water quality.
Stream Restorations
Stormwater Control
WaterRICH, Water Conservation Program
Watershed Planning
Name That Creek
Engage. Inspire. Enlighten.
Looking for resources that will get your students excited about science? We can help. Duke Energy provides many valuable teaching materials and lesson plans for use inside the classroom – and out. Download helpful fact sheets, lesson plans, experiments and other fun learning tools.
Class activities & lesson plans
https://www.duke-energy.com/energy-education/energy-centers-and-programs/energyexplorium-at-mcguire/teaching-resources