Calendar of Events

Join us for $2 build your own tacos every Tuesday from 5pm-8pm.

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

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

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

Bring your friends and #getyourheadinthegame!

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Steeped in Russia’s rich musical heritage, Peace Center Artist-in-Residence Igor Begelman presents a special Peace Interlude dedicated to Sergei Prokofiev and Alexander Glazunov. Both musical masters will be featured in the Russian National Orchestra performance on February 18 at the Peace Center.

In 1904, Prokofiev was introduced to Glazunov, a professor at the renowned Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Prokofiev later enrolled at the school. For Begelman, Glazunov and Prokofiev were the giants he looked up to in his own musical studies in the Soviet Union. Join Begelman on an expedition to the past as he explores and deconstructs the rise of great Russian music through the works of these two prolific geniuses.​

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Peace Center Artist-in-Residence Igor Begelman hosts FREE monthly music appreciation gatherings that unpack the rich traditions, diverse styles, and great composers of chamber music and beyond. Each interlude features a unique pairing ranging from Bach and Bordeaux to Chopin and Champagne, providing a multi-sensory sip, listen, and learn experience that highlights a musical period. Interludes are the perfect time to unwind, meet up, and connect with your musical community! (Featured drink will be available for purchase.)

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Is adoption through foster care a viable and attainable option for you as a queer person? It’s free and most children qualify for adoption assistance! You don’t have to be married or in a heteronormative relationship to foster or adopt with Eliada Homes.

At this informational event, Mamie Amin, a foster care recruiter from Eliada, explains how parents can receive support throughout the licensing process, placement, and then a full year after adoption is finalized.

Eliada Homes is a non-profit agency serving the children and families of Western North Carolina. Eliada’s mission is helping children succeed by providing an optimal learning environment that empowers children and their families.

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Get better at knowing what dogs want, and how to convince them to do what you want. Our animal behavior coordinator, Caitlin Morrow, will impart some of her expertise and help to make us better care providers. This class is required for one-on-one dog handling, both at the Haywood County Animal Shelter, and at the Sarge’s Animal Rescue Adoption Center.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2107226642940692/

On January 8th 2019, The McDowell County 4-H Livestock Judging Team will have their annual informational meeting .The meeting will be held at the McDowell County Cooperative Extension Conference room, 2nd floor of the County Administration Building, 60 East Court St., Marion. It is open to any youth from the age of 8-18 as of January 1. This will be a signup, informational and rule update meeting. If any youth is interested in learning how to evaluate livestock and wants to join the team please plan to attend this meeting or call the McDowell County Cooperative Extension Office at 828-652-8104 to sign up.

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Learn how to help your child stay safe on their devices. This 1-hour program will be facilitated by local experts in social media safety. Please arrive at 5:30 for a FREE dinner from Lola’s Hickory House. At 6pm, the program will start and children can go into the gym for fun and games!

There will be a vegetarian option for dinner, but families with other dietary needs may want to provide their own food.

The Family Dinner Series programs focus on a variety of topics centered around the family. This FREE series is designed to bring families together for a meal, conversation, education, and fun. Additionally, families will also be able to receive more information about organizations and agencies within our community who provide services, activities, and information geared towards families.

The Family Dinner Series is sponsored by The Children’s Center of Transylvania County, Transylvania County Parks and Recreation, Transylvania County Library, The Family Place, SAFE, Inc. of Transylvania County, Southmountain Children and Family Services, Brevard College, The Haven of Transylvania County, and the CARE Coalition.

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Join Asheville GreenWorks, City of Asheville and Skyland/South Buncombe Library for a FREE composting workshop. Learn basic to advanced composting techniques!

Topics:
Tumbling Composters
Static Compost Bins
Indoor Vermincomposting
How to speed up your composter
Building your own system
and MORE!

Call 828-254-1776 or email [email protected] for questions.

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An introduction to the fun & exciting Brazilian street dance. Samba owes its rhythm and moves to African dances. The traditional African circle dance with a lone central performer relied on weight shifts, rapid steps, and slides to a 2/4 percussive beat, and a fairly still upper body with arms and hands responding to the hip and leg movements. samba is irresistible, its gyrations richly colored by regional and international influences. Today, it would be impossible to imagine carnival without samba.

4 week series/$50

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The Urban League is excited to host our 2019 FREE Open Enrollment for: Project Ready (9th – 12th grades) & Mentor 5 (6th- 12th grades) students. We’ll share the benefits of both programs and how our ultimate goal is to help all of our students stay on track for graduation, engage post-secondary options, and or inquire about workforce and Military options. Please come out to meet our Education Department staff and complete student enrollment as we begin 2019. Join us for door prizes, dinner and fun. Happening Tuesday January 8, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the University Center- Auditorium, 225 S Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC 29607. For any additional information please contact us at 864.244.3862.

Please click here to register

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

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It is that time of year again… Dust off the trainers and get ready to sweat. We will be setting up at 6pm and getting the fun started at 6:15. Bring a trainer, bike, towel, and a dose of what for.

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You got Served! Handbuilt Tableware

Tyler-James Anderson

Tuesdays 6:30-9pm
January 8- February 26

In this class we will be focusing our efforts into creating beautiful plates, platters, and assorted dishes to liven up your serving game at home. Implementing plaster mold making and slab construction, we will be making both loose and refined forms that showcase surface design and fluidity. This class takes a fun, whimsical, and creative approach to forming and decorating, while providing students with solid fundamentals for their future handbuilding endeavors.

Level: All Levels
Tuition: $310 + $55 Lab Fee

We’ve been talking to the folks from Bardic Alchemy, a Celtic Rock band from Asheville and they’ve agreed to play at Triskelion as many Tuesdays as they can come down to the Brewery.

Bardic Alchemy is a brand new element in the Celtic Rock world. This trio, based in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina is comprised of multi-instrumentalist Connell Sanderson, guitarist Nick Marcone and percussionist and vocalist Tyler Watts.

Bardic Alchemy is best described as a psychedelic trip into a musical world that is heavily inspired by the Celtic musical traditions…run through various effects pedals. Everything from soothing, mellifluously reverberating whistle melodies supported by groovy guitar lines and thumping djembe beats to high energy dance tunes on the Scottish and Irish pipes to three part vocal harmonies and even improvised pieces, Bardic Alchemy is a surprisingly dynamic and unpredictable musical journey.

So… Tuesdays… will now be…

Celtic Rock Tuesday!

https://www.facebook.com/events/295165234422578/?event_time_id=295166004422501

This week in the 7:00 lesson,we will be teaching the Shim Sham. We still have the basic East Coast Swing lesson for everyone to be able to enjoy the evening, so learn or continue learning to swing dance. Make friends and join an awesome community of people!
Intermediate Lesson 7:00-7:30
Beginner Swing lesson 7:30-8:00
Open dance: 8:00-10:00
Cover: $3

https://www.facebook.com/events/357958204754186/

Learn how to connect with a partner through dancing, and learn the basic patterns of West Coast Swing in this introductory swing series.

$50/4 week series

https://www.facebook.com/events/317287652448368/

Come down to ONE WORLD BREWING DOWNTOWN!!! for PIZZA KARAOKE!!! Every TUESDAY!! COME GET YOUR SANG ON before FUNK JAM!!! Free FRESH PIZZA when YOU SING!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2088188291270135/?event_time_id=2088188294603468

Puzzled Pint is a casual, social puzzle solving event which happens on the second Tuesday of every month in multiple cities around the world. It’s non-competitive – hints are free and unlimited. The main objective is to have fun! Bring a team of friends or join a team of friendly strangers.

This month’s theme is FRIENDS!

www.puzzledpint.com

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Ring around the rosey, come get a pocket full of the Posey Quartet!! There will be swingin’ music, and great classes for beginners! Stay late for our post dance blues hour! Plus the venue is not only gorgeous, but they have a fabulous bar!

~~~Schedule (short version- see below for details)~~~
7 pm: First Stops (Choreography) w/ Jean and Karolina
8 pm: Intro to Lindy Hop w/ Sparrow and Keith
9-11pm: Swing AVL Dance w/ the Posey Quartet
11-12pm: Vintage Blues Hour w/ DJ
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PRICING: Dance/Band is $5 (includes blues hour) and classes are $10/$8 for Swing Asheville members. Vintage Blues Hour is $2 suggested donation for those who didn’t pay for Dance/Band admission.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Interested in free dances or half priced lessons? Want to help promote the swing scene? Consider volunteering for Swing Asheville! To see what sort of opportunities are available and to sign up, please head over to http://signup.com/go/LMqYCSz

MUSIC
The Posey Quintet is a piano-driven homage to swing-era music and dance culture. The PQ features rhythm-centric arrangements of hot jazz and swing obscurities from the turn of the century through the late 1940’s. The ensemble draws inspiration from the ‘piano powerhouses’ of the 20’s – 40’s: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Earl Hines, and Teddy Wilson. This small jazz combo is led by Asheville’s own stride pianist, James Posedel.

BLUES
Band finished and you’re not done dancing? You’re in luck… stick around for our vintage blues hour! Continue dancing to DJ’d music until the bar kicks us out. $2 suggested donation for those coming just for the blues hour.

FOOD: Feeling peckish? The bar has a small selection of vegan goodies to help keep your stamina up! Ask a bartender for more details.

CLASSES
7pm: Continuing Class: First Stops (Choreography) w/ Jean & Karolina

This is a routine that was used by the Savoy dancers and can be seen both in competition footage from the 30s, performed by Al&Leon in the 60s, Mama Lou Parks dancers in the 80s and also in footage from the Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers reunion 1983.

“Continuing” classes are for those dancers who have cemented the basics of the dance being featured that specific month. This includes knowing (and being able to execute cleanly and consistently) basic footwork and lead/follow skills for that dance. Some continuing classes may require no advance knowledge of a dance. This will be noted in the the class description.
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8 pm: Core Class: Intro to Lindy Hop w/ Sparrow & Keith

Learn the foundations of the 8 count Lindy Hop, the high energy dance from Harlem that swept the nation and then the globe. Starting from the very beginning, breaking down the steps and rhythms in easy to understand ways, Keith and Sparrow will get ya on the dance floor and having fun in no time. No partner required and drop in friendly, though of course you’ll learn the most if you start at the beginning of the month and stay till the end!

“Core” lessons stress the fundamentals of swing dancing for beginning dancers. Lessons rotate monthly to focus on a different kind of swing dance (6 Count Lindy, 8 Count Lindy, Charleston, Balboa, etc.). Because good fundamentals are hard to develop in one month, we recommend repeating Core lessons (on the same topic) to help develop the solid foundation you’ll need in continuing classes. Core lessons are also great for intermediate and advanced dancers who want to “get back to basics” or learn a different dancing role (lead vs. follow).
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GIFT CERTIFICATES
Do you want to buy a gift certificate for our classes as a gift, or to pre-pay for a block of classes for yourself? You can purchase gift certificates at the door at our weekly dance! They are $40 for a block of 4, and a great way to dive into the fun world of dance.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan 15: Low Down Sires
Jan 22: House Hoppers
Jan 29: One Leg Up
Feb 5: Community Jazz Jam
Feb 12: Valentine’s Day Dance w/ Sparrow & Her Wingmen
Feb 19: Queen Bee & the Honeylovers
Feb 26: Gravyhouse Storytellers
March 5: Mardi Gras Community Jazz Jam
March 12: The French Broads

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Come out and see what the fuss is all about! Team Trivia Tuesday at Sanctuary Brewing Company with host Josh Dunkin!

Team Trivia Western NC & The Upstate of SC is every Tuesday at 7 PM at Sanctuary Brewing Company on 1st Avenue in Downtown Hendersonville! There is no limit to how many people can participate on each team. You can have 1 or 20!

The game is free to play and the top two teams each week receive a gift card of $40 (1st place) and $20 (2nd place).

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FREE to join the first 2 times!!
FREE 20 minute private Synergy Activation Session for attending your first session!

Join us for a night of Intuitive Synergy Activation in a REMOTE group setting! (You will receive zoom call details after you purchase your tickets. This event is not in person.)

Synergy: the combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. A group Intuitive Synergy session is an opportunity for you to take action in a powerful way that will have a lasting impact on your life and how you live it. By combining our efforts, you get exponential results.

Benefits of Activation
-clear old beliefs, stuck patterns and blocks,
-let go of physical and emotional pain, discomfort, and illness
-improve intuition
-connect to abundance
-create alignment physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally within your body/being on both a conscious and subconscious level
-retrain your nervous system to support your health

Benefits of Group Activation:
– What is healing for 1 person is often healing for you as well
-sacred, loving, safe space
-unconditional support given & received
-meet others who are on the healing journey
-you are not alone
-affordability
-you learn about yourself from others who act as a mirror

Format:
-Creating the safe, sacred space and unconditional support
-Group healing for the whole group
-Individual healing sessions determined by intuition

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Bring some friends and your thinking cap our weekly Trivia Tuesdays! Alex Bolan, aka “The Admiral” will be your host. Trivia starts off with a blind beer tasting round for bonus point followed by two rounds of 10 questions with songs playing in between questions for more bonus points!
The evening ends with our version of Final Jeopardy where you can wager you points to win big or lose it all!

You can play by yourself or have a team with up to 10 players! There are prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams.

https://www.facebook.com/events/661591810924254/

Elvis “The Early Years” A Tribute to the King on his 84th Birthday

Featuring Peggy Ratusz, Ben Bjorlie, Grant Cuthbertson, Jonathan Pearlman & Aaoron Price

WHEN: Tuesday January 8, 2019

WHERE: Ambrose West 312 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 28806

DOORS: 7pm

SHOW: 8pm

SEATING: General Admission Seated Show

TICKETS: $12 Advance $15 Day of Show

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Lake Street Dive – Sold Out
plus Mikaela Davis
Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
$30 – $38
All Ages

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/lake-street-dive/

The title of Lake Street Dive’s Free Yourself Up is both an exhortation to listeners and a statement of purpose for the band. The songs have an infectious swagger, even when dealing with awkward breakups or the unsettled state of our world. Free Yourself Up is Lake Street Dive’s most confident album yet, seriously soulful and exuberantly rocking. And, in many ways, it is Lake Street Dive’s most intimate and collaborative, with the band itself taking over the production reins and working as a tightly knit unit to craft these ten songs. In addition, the quartet drafted touring keyboardist Akie Bermiss to join them in the studio, literally freeing the band up to explore a wider range of instrumental textures, construct more full-bodied arrangements, and build stacks of lively background harmonies.

On Free Yourself Up, the sound is influenced by late sixties-early seventies R&B, AM pop, and FM rock while the lyrics are informed more by contemporary events. The album opens with “Baby, Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts,” which envisions a lover acting as a “human shield” against the anxiety of our Twitter-ravaged age. It’s funny, sweet, a little angry, and definitely right up-to-the-minute in its sentiment. Singer Rachael Price says, “I thought about that song as the thesis of this record. It’s a disco-dance fun song but it’s also a person talking about needing comfort from another person, and it has a reference to the political climate.”

www.lakestreetdive.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxEM6beqREA

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Time to start the year off with a bang at Robert’s Twin Leaf Trivia. Its week one of the “Take Home the Belt Tournament”. Over the first six weeks of Trivia I’ll be keeping track of your team’s score, and the team with the highest total gets to take the Championship Belt Home for life! Free to play, teams of up to six and prizes to win!

https://www.facebook.com/events/288103255176688/

*** FREE EVENT ***
The King vs. Ziggy Stardust: Karaoke + Look-A-Like Contest

Here’s your chance to show us what you’ve got on The Grey Eagle stage. A birthday celebration in honor of Elvis Presley and David Bowie — both born on January, 8! Bring your impersonator A-Game for a our Elvis/Bowie Karaoke + Look-A-Like contest for prizes!

PRO TIP: We strongly encourage advance sign ups >> https://goo.gl/forms/BomPYqPIScJj5P0F3

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When reflecting on the current state of the environment, it seems that we have entered into times of seismic sorrows. Carbon emissions, water pollution, fracking, and changing climate patterns all point to a troubling reality with serious consequences for human and non-human populations. Through weavings, installations, sculpture, and print, artists Rena Detrixhe and Tali Weinberg (Tulsa, OK) explore the complex relationship between humans and the planet, offering insights, expressing grief, and creating space for resilience and change.

In Time of Seismic Sorrows is curated by Marilyn Zapf and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

We are honored to share our passion for our Beloved Black Bears in our exhibit at the “FW Gallery” in Woolworth Walk – downtown Asheville. We are grateful to have been chosen to be their Featured Artists. We want to also thank the many lovely people who work at Woolworth Walk and have supported and assisted us with the exhibit.

The FW Gallery exhibit will end Tuesday, January 29th at 6pm. Our permanent artist booth #229 downstairs “Beloved Black Bear” has over 50 black bear canvases 11×14 at $75 each. We hope you will stop by to visit.

We are happy to say that many black bear canvases have been sold and are now adorning many homes. Our wish is for all of us to share our compassion for the black bear with our friends, family, and neighbors and create connections with the bears giving them a voice.

Love, April Johnson & Jeff Miller

https://www.facebook.com/events/300039080626478/?event_time_id=300039107293142

Jan 2: Operation Finale (rated PG-13)
Fifteen years after the end of World War II, a team of top-secret Israeli agents travels to Argentina to track down Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps. Hoping to sneak him out of the country to stand trial, agent Peter Malkin soon finds himself playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with the notorious war criminal.

Jan 9: Lizzie (rated R)
In 1892, Lizzie Borden lives a quiet life in Massachusetts under the strict rules established by her father. Lizzie finds a kindred spirit in the live-in maid, Bridget, and friendship soon blossoms into a secret romance. But tension mounts in the Borden household, leading to a violent breaking point.

Jan 16: Mission Impossible: Fallout (rated PG-13)
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team join forces with CIA assassin August Walker to prevent a disaster of epic proportions. Arms dealer John Lark and a group of terrorists known as the Apostles plan to use three plutonium cores for a simultaneous nuclear attack on the Vatican, Jerusalem and Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When the weapons go missing, Ethan and his crew find themselves in a desperate race against time to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.

Jan 23: A Simple Favor (rated R)
A Simple Favor, directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily’s (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town.

Jan 30: First Man (rated PG-13)
The riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie explores the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

https://www.facebook.com/events/265564987458073/?event_time_id=265564997458072

Wednesday, January 9, 12-1PM

PERSPECTIVES Lunchtime Conversations @ BMCM+AC.

Explore our Jacob Lawrence exhibition along with an artist, historian, or scholar who will give perspective and context to the work from their particular point of view. Guest Speaker: Dr. Darin J. Waters is the Executive Director of the Office of Community Engagement, and an Associate Professor of History at UNC Asheville, co-host of The Waters and Harvey Show, and scholar of African American history in Asheville.

FREE

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