Calendar of Events

The number of opioid related deaths in NC has risen from 170 to 601 in 5 years; Heroin deaths have increased by 584% during that time. In 2018, 26.7% in Swain County reported using opioids. What can we do?
Please join Brandon Wiggins (Swain EMS), Kallup McCoy (Rez Hope), Ted Duncan (Bryson City First Baptist Church), Rebecca Hoffman (Cherokee Pharmacy), and others to address and discuss questions related to opioid prevention, use, and treatment. This series is meant to unite WNC communities, and learn from the community members – you are the experts in the area. We encourage EVERYONE to be a part of the discussion to a potential solution. Together, as a whole, we can make a difference.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2337291589646154/

American Opera (Spartan Records) performs at the French Broad River Brewery in Asheville, NC.

www.americanopera.net
www.spartanrecords.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/686522228408027/

Sure, there is the Olympiad and the Dirty Dancing Festival. There’s even the awesome Arts Festival. But everyone knows that THE event of the year is the Chamber Christmas FUNDaiser. So, mark your calendar for Dec. 6th and make plans to join us for this FAB holiday event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/227361981459953/

Backcountry Film Festival
High Gravity at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Doors open at 6:00PM
Film starts at 7:00PM

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 the day of the event.

Backcountry Film Festival, produced by the Winter Wildlands Alliance, promotes the work of filmmakers who tell compelling and entertaining stories of backcountry, human-powered recreation and environmental preservation.

Prior to the show, a raffle will be held benefiting the Asheville Ski Club Ski Team. There will be great items to bid on thanks to our local partnerships; Astral Designs, Ski Country Sports, Pilot Cove, GoBe Campers, ENO, Cataloochee Ski Area, Asheville Ski Club, and Honey Creek Pottery.

*Photo credit to Adam Clark

https://www.facebook.com/events/2855815684443957/

Come enjoy a delectable French bistro buffet with complementary drinks and dessert by Chef/Owner Michel Baudouin at La Fête, a new private party place on the Bouchon block in downtown Asheville.

The festive evening is a fundraiser for The Roots Foundation, a local nonprofit connecting curriculum to the outdoors and empowering teachers to engage students in relevant problem solving. TRF currently works at Vance Elementary, Verner Early Learning Center and Montford North Star Academy and is the non-profit arm of Roots Hummus

This evening’s event will go directly towards student designed grade-level projects and teacher support for their implementation.

Tickets are going fast, so get yours now!

Can’t make it, but want to support? Buy a ticket for a teacher or make a donation online at www.rootsfound.org/donate

We are deeply grateful to Chef Michel for underwriting the food and staffing for this event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/301297740722779/

Join us as Hamish Ziegler, CHLC, Certified Holistic Life Coach, presents how you can have more sustained, everyday joy in your life! Mr. Ziegler is a happiness specialist who will be sharing his expertise on sustainable joy, quality of life techniques as well as overall physical wellness. Join in the discussion! Get to know other YMCA members, learn valuable ways to increase your happiness and share your happy stories with others! Call the YMCA or stop by the front desk to claim your free seat: 828-210-9622

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The Friends of Mine Cooperative Preschool is hosting its annual silent auction fundraising gala. Please come celebrate this event with us and bid on some awesome items from our local business community! Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided along with beer and wine (cash donation appreciated.) CONQUER YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING IN ONE NIGHT!

Friends of Mine is the oldest, continually operating co-op preschool in Asheville. As a parent co-op, Friends of Mine is owned, operated, administered and maintained by the parents on a non-profit basis. Parents serve as educational assistants in the classroom, participate in fundraising and parent/teacher meetings, and serve as Board members. A parent co-op forms a triangular relationship where the children, parents and teacher all learn from one another.

https://www.facebook.com/events/259510178096813/

NAMI WC Holiday Dinner & Annual Meeting

The dinner will be catered. $5.00 donation. RSVP by Tuesday, Nov. 20th. Contact 828-505-7353; [email protected]
Thursday, December 6, 2018 St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 10 N Liberty St. Parking off Merrimon and Chestnut, Asheville, NC

Please don’t forget to let us know if you are coming!

Thank you!

10 N Liberty St., Asheville

Bring a dish to share!

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Looking to meet other women with an interest in volunteering & improving our community? Join us as we socialize over delicious holiday treats at Baked Pie Company!

Our members join the Junior League of Asheville (JLA) for a variety of reasons, but we stay because we believe that we make an impact. Through volunteer projects, fundraising events and social activities, we get hands-on experience building leadership skills and friendships while improving the community. You do not have to be a member of the Junior League of Asheville to join us for this event.

This is the perfect opportunity to learn about the mission of the Junior League of Asheville, meet some new friends, and raise awareness of the rising opioid addiction and foster care issues we are having right here in Buncombe County.

The Junior League of Asheville (JLA), is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, to developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

For over 90 years, the JLA has been both a powerful organization of trained women volunteers and a vital part of the Asheville community.

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Lake Julian Festival of Lights has become a tradition for many mountain families and visitors. The driving-only tour includes thousands of dazzling lights and displays placed along a magical journey on the road circling Lake Julian Park.

Lake Julian Festival of Lights takes place nightly from December 2-23. Want to experience the show by foot? Lights by the Lake Stroll Night is on Saturday, December 1. Please check our Facebook event page for information on any closings due to winter weather.

Tickets are $10 at the gate ($8 in advance) for a standard passenger car or van. A portion of the proceeds benefit Buncombe County Special Olympics.

https://www.facebook.com/events/260293307959881/?event_time_id=260293354626543

A new show featuring new oil paintings, coloring books, jewelry and some t-shirts. Might have some more surprises when the time comes but that is later on down the road. Bring all your friends.

https://www.facebook.com/events/183348449268933/

The Asheville Marathon and Half Training Group will have weekly technique and Hill Training on Thursday evenings at 6pm at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Parking Lot – OLLI – UNCA.

Each workout will last one hour. During these workout sessions we will be doing some hill interval training (everyone’s favorite) to improve your hill technique as well as your conditioning.

If you haven’t already registered for the marathon or half marathon training group, you can sign up online and attend these technique and hill trainings and our weekeng long runs. Find out more here –> http://ashevillemarathon.com/community/training/

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SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS AT www.ventureasheville.com/venture15

The Venture 15 awards the 15 fastest-growing Asheville-area startups. This event recognizes the area’s outstanding entrepreneurs, and serves as an elite setting where they can share their talent and wisdom as well as offer inspiration to other fledgling companies to be part of this exclusive group.

Startups are measured by their Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), using year-end revenues. This is a valuable measurement to view a venture’s growth rate over time, and allows us to use one metric to compare all ventures. Application deadline is Nov. 7 at 12 pm.

Venture Asheville Honors
In addition to honoring the 15 fastest growing ventures in our area, we will also award the Venture Asheville Honors to:

Mentor of the Year
These are individuals actively participating in any of the facilitated mentorship programs from the area who have gone above and beyond what is required of mentors. This award goes to an individual who exceeds expectations, is an ally, advocate, and adviser to startups in a purely volunteer capacity.

Investor of the Year
These are investors who do more than cut a check and wait for a return. Not the most active investor, in terms of amount funded in the last year, but to an investor who becomes an asset to the startup in terms of funding, guidance, board service, or mentorship.

Entrepreneur of the Year
This award goes to an individual entrepreneur who leads a growing startup and adds value to the entrepreneurial ecosystem either through mentorship, volunteering, progressive advocacy, community involvement or other examples of entrepreneurial leadership.

Resource of the Year
This award goes to a resource partner, organization, or special program that provides exceptional value in the form of support to startups.

and the 2018 Award of Courage
This award honors a tenacious and resilient entrepreneur in the community. One who may be going through ups-and-downs but should stick with it, not quit, and keep on striving!
These awards will be determined by open nomination and committee selection. DEADLINE TO NOMINATE is Nov. 7, 2018

https://www.facebook.com/events/248386052693352/

We are very excited to be a part of a one night national event. On December 6th, 2018 at 6:00PM, we will be hosting a film for a one night, one time showing. So join us, and be a part of theatrical history, as we debut a foreign film for the first time in Marion,NC. Only 45 seats available, so book your spot now…

The Mercy-

Following his Academy Award® nominated film The Theory of Everything, James Marsh directs the incredible true story of Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth), an amateur sailor who competed in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in the hope of becoming the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe without stopping. With an unfinished boat and his business and house on the line, Donald leaves his wife, Clare (Rachel Weisz) and their children behind, hesitantly embarking on an adventure on his boat the Teignmouth Electron. This exclusive event features a roundtable discussion with Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.

Trailer-
https://www.themercy.film/videos/

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Come celebrate the Holiday Season with friends old and new at the Salvage Station. We’ll toast to one another as well as the largest freshman class ever at WWC! We REALLY hope to see you there! Tell a friend and bring a friend (but please RSVP)!
Finger food provided, drinks and dinner available for purchase.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1743875105724050/

Experience Asheville’s brightest holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. Walk through an outdoor winter wonderland and see the Arboretum’s gardens dressed in more than half-a-million holiday lights. Roast s’mores by the fire, listen to your favorite holiday tunes or enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, cider or beer. Proceeds from the event will support the Arboretum’s educational programs, exhibit and facilities year-round.

Tickets range from $8-18 and must be purchased in advance online at www.ncwinterlights.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/183329605927836/?event_time_id=183329699261160

Western Carolina Rescue Minstries (WCRM) will host its second annual , ” 2018 Dream BIG Christmas Gala” on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resort Expo Center in Asheville, NC.  All proceeds from this evening directly support Western North Carolina Rescue Ministries local work of Rescue, Recovery, and Restoration. The evening will feature dinner, live auction, silent auction, entertainment & Christmas spirit!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2034634829927512/

This Thursday, December 6th, you are cordially invited to the Astronomy Club of Asheville’s 7th annual club holiday social and fundraiser auction! The event begins at 6:30 p.m., giving you time to look over our selection of nice silent and live auction items (many of them make wonderful holiday gifts) as well as time to enjoy an appetizing spread of tasty food and refreshments!

The event is open to the general public and you need not be a member to attend.

While we are thrilled that our meeting attendance is typically astronomical (pun intended), we seldom have enough time to socialize and get to know our like-minded friends better. We’re a strange breed – we often meet in dark locations, craning our necks upwards and chatting for hours with folks we won’t recognize in the light of day. But Thursday you’ll have a chance to prove you’re not THAT strange (well…. myself excepted)! Please join us and partake in some esprit de corps, get to know each other better, bid on an item or two and contribute your company to make our holiday event a success.

AND… if you do attend, we promise you will LAUGH heartily at our guest auctioneer, Randy Latta. We haven’t a clue what character he will conjure (that’s part of the fun!) but we guarantee it will be entertaining. Do yourself a favor and come along – if not for the food, drink, good company or the chance to bid and possibly win any number of great items, then come for the LAUGHS!!!!

Those who attend and register for an auction paddle will automatically be entered to win one of three special door prizes.While you will need to be present to win, you need not bid on any item to be eligible. And if you have an item that might be suitable for our auction, please bring it along.

Food, drink, friends, prizes, a chance to show your support for our club, AND LAUGHTER. What’s not to like???

We hope to see you Thursday at the Manheimer Room at UNCA’s Reuter Center. The festivities start at 6:30 p.m.

Dominic

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Button Up for Bikes is the culmination of Asheville on Bikes’ annual campaign. The event Button Up includes small bites, Wedge beer, wine, and light programming from AoB supporters and leaders. Tickets are $40.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2290120107870215/

come join us for food and fun RSVP by noon on 12/05/18 at [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/272841176701125/

Come help us deck the halls of the Ronald McDonald House Thursday evening, December 6th, in time for the holidays! A meal will be provided for the families at the house and pizza for the volunteers! Feel free to invite your friends and spread the word! To sign up / get more info click here: https://bit.ly/2DlyvfR

https://www.facebook.com/events/2176101059316474/

Tour Gatlinburg’s most dazzling light displays by hopping aboard the Gatlinburg Trolley Ride of Lights! This popular winter tradition is the perfect way to see our mountain town in all its Winter Magic splendor. Get your tickets today!

https://www.facebook.com/events/726348577700947/?event_time_id=726348647700940

DECEMBER 6th
Join Adora for a fun and creative evening of making holiday gifts while sipping on warm, herbal teas. Each attendee will make 2 aphrodisiac formulas and 2 magical perfumes to bring home and gift for the holidays.
Optional add on to make more products including a his and her crystal infused massage oils while leaning the basics of Aromatherapy with master formulator Adora Winquist.

Adora Winquist is a transformative healer, an inspired teacher and nationally recognized award winning essential oil formulator. Her upcoming book will focus on healing the whole body one system at a time. She is the founder of ADORAtherapy Mood Boosts and co-founder of Zenergy Medicinals, a line of expertly formulated plant based products and education to advance optimal health and wellness in conjunction with her first book launch.

Adora is a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and has practiced her healing arts for over 2 decades years using several modalities based on the client’s needs. A pioneer in the field of aromatherapy and energy medicine, Adora is the founder and formulae originator for ADORAtherapy, a national award winning brand of blended essential oils termed Mood Boosts to create empowered and intentional life practices. Adora continues to be sought out her unique nose and ability to formulae aromatic products for individual and corporate clients.

https://www.facebook.com/events/246718405999229/

Let’s get together and make fire tonic! Together we will prepare ingredients and pack them in jars for our own special batch. This class will be instructional but inclusive to your own stories and recipes (if you have them)-it is also suitable for those who have never made this wonderful tonic before! It is for adults and children 10 and up. There will be a small fee for supplies and each participant will leave with their own jar of tonic to shake at home and drink in two weeks.

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Sierra Club will celebrate the holidays by proudly presenting our yearly awards to environmental heroes. We will also honor our volunteers who worked in the election, and many of our endorsed candidates will be present.
Please bring a potluck dish with a card listing the ingredients, and your own place settings.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Pl. (corner of Charlotte St & Edwin)
Contact: [email protected] 828-683-2176
Free & open to the public.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2237503993190658/

Save the Date for our final party of the year, our Masquerade Ball at the Grand Bohemian Hotel! This YPA Member-Only event will be benefitting Eliada Homes, who’s mission is Helping Children Succeed. Learn more about the mission and work of Eliada Homes here: http://www.eliada.org/learn-about-us/our-mission

YPA will be providing food and drink tickets, and there will also be a cash bar. Valet Parking is available, however we strongly suggest using Uber or Lyft! Dress to impress!

A Fidget Spinner or $10 cash donation gets you into the Masquerade this year! Our holiday party benefits the kids at Eliada Home, and Fidget Spinners are on all of their wish lists. For kids with attention issues and those who need help relaxing or concentrating, they are golden – easy, portable and cheap, Eliada Home needs as many as we can provide.

If you are not currently a member, you can purchase membership at the door, or sign up here now: http://www.ypasheville.org/ypa-member/

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Sarah Peacock bridges gaps between Country, Blues, Americana, and Rock-N-Roll. Her music is raw, truth telling, and fiercely unique.

$12 Advance / $15 Day of Show

Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

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Please Join us

Dance Sessions will be Offered by Amber Nickolea Austin

Ballroom at Montford is a Specialized Ballroom Class. This Class offers social choreography for beginners to advance dancers. There is something for everyone at Montford! We are excited to have you with us for dancing at this beautiful 1920’s venue, come experience the difference!! The class will be offered for 6 weeks.

Pre- Registration (Paid in Full)
10.00 per week (single)
20.00 per week (couple)

Drop In Rates
15.00 per week (single)
25.00 per week (couple)

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Breastfeeding A-Z is taught by one of HRMC’s Board Certified Lactation Consultants and provides information about the importance of breastfeeding to babies and their families. You will learn about techniques for proper latching and positions for a comfortable baby and mom to get started, and have a successful nursing experience. Combining breastfeeding with pumping and returning to work or school is also introduced in this class. Breastfeeding A-Z is a one time class being held on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 15, May 3, July 12, Sept. 13, and Dec. 6. Expectant mothers should attend this class one to three months before their due date. 

For more information or to register please visit MyHaywoodRegional.com/ParentClasses or call 828-452-8440

Great Food, Good Times

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