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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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Strada will be closed for dine-in service until further notice. For curbside carryout please call the restaurant atThis session will welcome digital attendees to this series of webinars and provide information about federal legislative and political updates and an overview of the key players on arts policy on Capitol Hill.
Presenters:
This event is a part of the National Arts Action Digital Summit 2020.
If you’re looking for a fun project to do with materials you already have at home, check out what we have planned!
Every day, Monday through Friday, we’ll post an AM and a PM activity to our Facebook page, followed with examples of what we’ve made for the activity. All of the activities are kid, adult, and family friendly.
We know how creative and talented all of you are, we want to see what you made as well, so send images of your creations back to us in the comments. When the libraries are open again, we’ll make a chapter book with all of the images we’ve gathered throughout this pandemic. The book will be on display at each of our Buncombe County Public Libraries. Creativity and community will get us through this and we’ll have a book to prove it!
Be a part of it! Remember to read, write, and create something every day! #yourstorymatters
Hopefully, social distancing and self quarantine just got a little easier. We’re in this together friends. Be safe.
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https://artsu.americansforthearts.org/products/supporting-the-arts-in-transit-projects
This advocacy training session focuses on supporting the arts in public transit projects. Our main advocacy ask is to urge Congress to support the Saving Transit Art Resources (STAR) Act (H.R. 3437) to restore local control to transit authorities regarding the integration of art and non-functional landscaping into federally-funded transit projects and facilities.
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!
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
Participants will have the opportunity to connect with Melissa McKinney and others via the Zoom App for an inspired music collaboration project. The group will spend time getting to know a little bit about one another and then they will pick a song that inspires them and that they feel will lift others. Through a combination of group and one on one instruction, participants will learn to use the Soundtrap recording App to record their parts. Participants will also receive guidance on how to creatively video their part of the music video that will accompany the audio project. The audio and video will be edited into a music video that will be released on social media with the desired outcome to Spread Joy to others during this difficult period of time. Participants will need to have access to Computer, iPad or tablet or smartphone.
Zoom Link: TBD
Live Webinar
This advocacy training session focuses on the latest in tax policy for artists, organizations, and philanthropy. Our main advocacy asks are to urge Congress to restore and expand the full value and scope of charitable giving incentives for all taxpayers through enacting a universal charitable deduction, and to support further policies that will strengthen the nonprofit arts community by passing the legacy IRA Act (H.R. 3832, S. 1257) and preserving the Johnson Amendment’s protections from partisanship
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
VIVIAN is open for takeout and grocery offerings with curbside service. Check out their Facebook page for daily menus and updates. https://www.facebook.com/vivianasheville
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.
Margaret works at Pack Memorial Library. Currently, she is at home with the rest of us trying to flatten the curve by social distancing. The wonderful thing about Margaret is she is multi-talented!
We decided we should feature her art skills throughout the week with evening art programs! Video lessons will be featured every three days and in between, we’ll post the supplies needed. If you have any questions, about a certain class or material needed, let us know, send a comment or DM. We’re also interested in what you’ve been making, so please share if you want to!
Live Zoom classes for adults will be coming up as well, so if you have immediate questions, you can ask her directly by attending a class! (Dates will be posted soon.)
For most of these lessons, we advise there be a parent supervising young children. Most of the projects are kid friendly with adult supervision.
“Go Outside and Howl at 8” is a national call for communities to recognize all essential front-line workers! Let’s join this call, Asheville! Show people in this community who are putting their lives at risk that we see them, and we love them! Let’s hear y’all howl at 8pm every night!!
Feel free to add pictures and/or videos to the Discussion in this event!
Much love, y’all!
#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.
Toilet Paper Roll Crafts are one of the cheapest ways to keep your kids busy on the weekends because let’s face it, who doesn’t have plenty of toilet paper rolls hanging around the house. You just need to remind everyone you’re collecting them for some awesome craft ideas.
And if you’re a little cautious you could always use kitchen paper rolls instead, or even buy them at the craft shop or on Amazon.
In fact, some of our paper roll craft ideas actually require them because it’s much easier to make a long neck for a Giraffe with just one long paper roll.
Pssst… I’ve also added ‘How To’ video links to each of the craft ideas so you can totally look like an expert
While staying at home and practicing safe social distancing are the best courses of action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, it doesn’t mean we have to miss out on cultural landmarks around the world. Thanks to the Google Arts & Culture Project, from New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, to Rijks Museum in Amsterdam, here are 6 museums you can tour right now from home.
The first museum founded to showcase modern art, The Museum of Modern Art in New York has been doing just that for more than 90 years. From Picasso to Van Gogh, the MoMA is home to incredible pieces of history from the world of contemporary art.
Tour La Casa Azul, the former home of world-renowned artist Frida Kahlo – and current home to the museum honoring her life and legacy. Visible here are not only works from Kahlo, but also numerous personal belongings including her clothing and a body cast she famously painted while ill.
On display at the Musée d’Orsay, you’ll discover famous works from French artists who lived and worked between 1848 and 1914. Paintings by Monet, Gauguin, and Cézanne – among others – are featured on this Parisienne art tour.
With just about 500 of its approximately 20,000 artworks digitized for this virtual tour, La Galleria Nazionale in Rome features everything from antiquities to seminal pieces representing the Futurist and Surrealist art movements.
Honoring one of America’s preeminent artists, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum settled in the same New Mexican desert she once called home. It is dedicated to enriching visitors in the incredible legacy left by the late artist with its collection of her paintings; of which 30 can be viewed online.
One of the more thoroughly digitized experiences is Rijks Museum in Amsterdam. With over 145,000 works available to view virtually, enjoy incredible works from artists like Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Verspronck, to name a few.
What local parks and trails are open? Buncombe County’s Stay Home-Stay Safe provides for outdoor activity as long as physical distancing requirements are met. This includes space of at least six feet between individuals who do not live in the same household and no more than 10 individuals in a single space at the same time. The order also mandates closing playground areas to decrease the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
To see if a park, trail, court, or recreation area is open, please visit the managing agency at a link below. During the emergency order, residents are encouraged to stay active by walking, jogging, running, biking, and other forms of physical activity or exercise in their homes or household outdoor space such as a porch, deck, yard, or driveway – as long as physical distancing requirements are observed.
Many parks and recreation agencies have closed most of their facilities until further notice following due to overcrowding the latest advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Recreation and Park Association, US Tennis Association, and others. Some greenways and trails remain open. All Buncombe County Recreation Services locations are closed. Individual organizations remain in regular contact with medical and environmental health professionals at Buncombe County Health and Human Services to determine the most responsible time to allow residents back into their parks.
We appreciate your understanding as we navigate this uncharted territory. Follow Buncombe County Recreation on Facebook and Instagram.
Municipal Parks and Recreation Departments in Buncombe County
Private Parks with Public Access
Public Schools with Courts and Trails in Buncombe County
National and State Agencies
Grants will help farmers quickly respond to added costs caused by COVID-19
ASAP has established a new grant program for farmers experiencing lost income and added expenses due to COVID-19. Farmers are facing unexpected costs in reaching new sales outlets with the closure of restaurants and reduction or cancellation of farmers markets. In response, ASAP has raised funds and initiated the Appalachian Grown Farmer Immediate Needs Grants, which will provide quick and much-needed support. Farmers who sell locally may apply at asapconnections.org for grants of up to $500.
“For many farmers, this is a critical time,” said ASAP’s Executive Director Charlie Jackson. “Farms have crops in the ground and no place to sell. This is make or break time for many of them.”
Restrictions implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19 have caused major disruptions for farmers. ASAP estimates that $16 million in restaurant and farmers market sales is impacted by the public health restrictions in WNC alone. Farms in the Appalachian Grown region served by ASAP are rapidly pivoting business plans and processes to adapt to the new market environment. Moving quickly is paramount, as farms have perishable products and limited alternatives for sales. Many farms have immediate needs where modest investments, such as updating technology to allow for online sales or purchasing essential packaging materials, will allow them to meet new market requirements.
“Farmers are resilient and creative and with some help they will figure out how to get what they grow to the people who want to eat it,” said Jackson. “We all depend on farms and they need us too. An investment in our farmers is an investment in our community.”
Priority will be given to farmers who 1) face a significant loss or disruption of market outlets due to COVID-19, 2) depend on the farm business for more than fifty percent of their household income, and 3) plan to use funds to help shift their farm business to new models or adjust to new market requirements. Nonprofits are not eligible to apply at this time.
Support for the Appalachian Grown Farmer Immediate Needs Grants comes from the Appalachian Grown Farmer Relief Fund. Donations to the fund may be made at asapconnections.org.
ASAP has launched the Appalachian Grown Farmer Relief Fund to
strategically address the emergency needs of farms during COVID-19 disruptions. Funds will be used for public health preparedness grants to farmers markets, to subsidize essential farm product packaging, and to purchase unsold food for donation to hunger programs. Donations to the Appalachian Grown Farmer Relief Fund can be made online at asapconnections.org or by mail or phone.
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.
This is the second in a series where we look at the diverse methods our EOC is using to meet real needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first article “Buncombe EOC in Action: A Look at Community-Based Responses to COVID-19” can be found here.
Since news of the COVID-19 outbreak, Buncombe County officials have taken guidance from experts in the medical and scientific communities and treated this as a public health crisis. On March 12, Buncombe County proactively declared a state of emergency and put weeks’ worth of logistical planning into action by opening its emergency operations center (EOC). Since then, a collaboration of governments, nonprofits, school systems, and other stakeholders have been diligently and innovatively looking at ways to address myriad community needs stemming from COVID-19.
Below are some of the resources our EOC has developed and ways you can learn more about those programs.
Hospital surge capacity: Hoping for the best, planning for the worst
One of the EOC’s first priorities was to audit health care facility capacity and determine what peripheral support is available. “We thought about worst-case scenarios. If we have a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitals are overrun, we need to have options,” says County Manager Avril Pinder. As a continued testament to the EOC’s collaborative spirit, A-B Tech approached us with the idea of transforming space in its Allied Health building to help relieve stress on hospitals.
The Army Corp of Engineers helped design the space, the North Carolina Fire Marshal provided inspections, and it will be staffed by County EMS, regional health workers, and students from A-B Tech and other health care programs. Our team has been able to convert the 30-bed facility to have room for 50 patients and supplied it with essential medical supplies with assistance from the Mountain Area Healthcare Preparedness Coalition. This space will give priority to people whose caretakers become ill and need a safe place to stay.
Thanks to all our partners for your eagerness and generosity to establish this potentially vital facility.
Meal assistance: Addressing food accessibility during the COVID-19 pandemic
Food insecurity is always an issue for our community, but the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded and expanded the problem. The EOC’s Food Workgroup acted quickly to determine food gaps, find distribution partners, and identify ways to connect residents to meals. “United Way’s 211 is leading the effort of publishing food resources including a website where residents can search feeding sites by location, day of the week, and type of service,” notes Community Development Specialist Rebecca Brothers.
The County and City of Asheville also collaborated to create an interactive map where you can find nearby food sources. Brothers says the Food Workgroup couldn’t achieve its mission without the help of our school systems, MANNA Foodbank, and rural food pantries such as Sandy Mush Community Center Food Pantry.
For more information about food assistance you can call 211 or check the below resources:
East Fork Pottery is hosting a raffle this week to raise funds for Pisgah Legal Services. Folks can purchase $5 raffle tickets to win a pot of the winners’ choosing, wheel-thrown by Alex Matisse.
Five winners will be chosen on Wednesday, April 29th. 100% of the proceeds go to Pisgah Legal Services.
Pisgah Legal is working hard to prevent evictions, stop domestic violence, help people sign up for health insurance, and much more – – work that is especially critical during the COVID-9 outbreak.
This raffle can raise a significant amount of support, and we are grateful for it!
https://eastfork.com/products/raffle-ticket-for-pisgah-legal
Join us for #GivingTuesdayNow this May 5, 2020, an international day of charitable giving designed to offset the impacts of COVID-19 on nonprofits. Thanks to a generous donor who will match your gift, you can DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT by (1) joining the team as a first time donor, (2) increasing your annual donation by 25%, or (3) making a gift of any amount if your last gift was made more than one year ago. Watch for more details to come but mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 5 – #GivingTuesdayNow.
Our Vagabond Videos series continued this week featuring Merrill Peiffer, Dennis C. Maulden and Stewart Gregory, Ryah Nixon and Ryan Guerra, Preston Dyar, and former apprentice, Brian Wittenberg. Click the image above to view Ryah and Ryan’s duet of “Somewhere That’s Green.”
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.
Care for Corona is a grassroots support system comprised of psychotherapists and healing practitioners who offer short term free virtual counseling and healing sessions for Buncombe County medical personnel and psychotherapists who are on the front lines of the Corona Virus Pandemic.
Attention Buncombe County residents:
Due to a high risk of forest fires no open burning is allowed in Buncombe County until further notice.
The NC Forest Service has called for a burning ban for 32 Western NC Counties including Buncombe. This ban is effective Friday April 3, 2020 at 5 p.m. The ban shall remain in effect until further notice.
With regards to camp fires, those are not allowed when a burn ban is in place. However, fires that are within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling are under the jurisdiction of the local fire marshal. At the present time, the City of Asheville has banned all recreational fires including open fire pits and camp fires within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. Portable gas stoves or grills are alternate methods for cooking food and are exempt from the burn ban.
The Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s office is allowing recreational fires within 50 feet of a structure as long as it is contained inside a barbecue pit or fire pit to be used for warming or cooking. The fire must be maintained and no larger than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height.
