Calendar of Events

As we do every year, we’ll be selling plants from our nursery at the annual Asheville Herb Festival, the largest herb festival in the United States and Canada. We’ll have many types of plants to choose from—native, Chinese, medicinal, ornamental, perennial vegetables, and other ethnobotanicals (keeping in mind that these categories often overlap).

This is the Herb Festival’s 30th year running—many other vendors will be there in addition to us. Come by, meet your local growers, and find exciting new additions to your garden.

Visit their website for more details: http://www.ashevilleherbfestival.org/

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Wildflowers springing from the ground are a sign that spring and warmer weather are right around the corner. Capture photos of your family and friends enjoying the Park and enter them into our Shades of Spring Photo Contest for a chance to win fabulous prizes. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.

Cost: No additional cost to enter.

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Looking forward to celebrating Mothers at Harmon Classic’s May show!! Make sure to contact Lewis Pack to reserve your stalls.

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An exhibition of youth art titled “Let a Joy Keep You,” is on display from April 1 to May 31, 2019. The inspiration for the art comes from the first line of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Joy.” Each of the 70 canvases reflects how the young artists chose to interpret what joy means to them. Visitors can see the installation at the Sandburg Home when they visit. Young artists are represented from across the country and locally, including students from Sugarloaf Elementary School in Hendersonville, NC.

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*UPDATE: Rain Date of May 3*

East Henderson High’s track and football field will transform into an Olympic Arena for Special Olympics Henderson County’s annual Spring Games. Local law enforcement will meet at the Henderson County Courthouse at approximately 8:45 a.m. and run the lit torch to East Henderson High, where the opening ceremonies are scheduled to begin with the Parade of Athletes at 9:30 a.m. The official torch lighting will take place at the end of the opening ceremonies, at about 10:10 a.m.

This year’s Spring Games will be dedicated to former athlete, Tucker Revis, who passed away this year. His mother and sister will have the honor of lighting the flame in his memory.

Approximately 350 registered athletes will compete in softball throw, tennis ball throw, running long jump, standing long jump, 50 meter dash, 100 meter dash, 4×100 relay races, walk races, an assisted walk, wheelchair events, and challenge events.

This year’s Spring Games are sponsored by Blue Ridge Orthodontics, Civitans, Globe Treks Tours and Cruises, Knights of Columbus, Mountain Air Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Quality Home Consultants, and SELEE Corporation, with food donations by Sam’s Club and the Carolina Baptist Association

Family, friends, and community members are encouraged to come out to the field and cheer on the athletes!

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Induced by the rebellious, scheming mind of Loki, this event triggers the binding of Loki and the last great battle at the end of days, Ragnarok. Please join us for the event, which will feature lines spoken in Old Norse from the ancient Edda, as well as original songs, script, an epic battle scene, and a most prophetic message of hope to conclude.

Both performances will be held in the TUMC Hall.

https://www.facebook.com/events/420066752139160/?event_time_id=420066755472493

– A one-day only, May Day 1/2-price sale in Bookends.
– SPECIAL SALE on books in Children’s, Young Adult, and Junior area – 10-cents each for both hardcover and softcover!
– Stock up for vacation travel, for your visitors, or just for your own relaxation at home.
– Sponsored by the Friends of Pack Library.

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Summit Coffee Asheville will be donating a portion of all proceeds throughout out the day to Dogwood Alliance to protect Southern forests and communities from destructive industrial logging. Come grab a cup of coffee to support our work protecting Southern wetlands, forests, and communities!

In celebration of American Wetlands Month, we’ll be sharing with Summit Coffee patrons the newest episode in our “Wetland Wanderer” video series! The Wetland Wanderer herself, Lucia Ibarra, will make a special guest appearance to talk about her adventures in our amazing wetland forests across the South, exploring the interconnection of wetland forest protection, climate change, and community justice

Wetlands give so much to our communities – climate regulation, clean water, flood control, and more. In this new episode, Lucia continues to explore all that wetlands have to offer as she ventures through Congaree National Park, a wetland filled with history and adventure. We’ll be screening this throughout the event, so come learn all about all Congaree!

Featuring: Inaugural Pig Roast, Hall of Fame Awards, and Recognition of Retiring Faculty: Father Kirk Brown, Leigh Harris, and Mary Jane Morrison.
Register at https://www.christschool.org/alumni/alumni-weekend

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To support the firefighters and paramedics in the community.

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Start from the beginning and learn the fundamentals of spins, climbs, and sexy dance moves on the static and spin pole!

This concentrated eight week series is great for building strength and a quicker understanding of the mechanics, timing, and grace that is helpful for pole dancing. Learn introductory tricks, spins and choreography each week!

We will focus on the static pole for the first 6 weeks and move to an introduction of the beauty of spin pole for the last two.

Pole dancing is fun, an amazing workout, and sensually expressive. Enjoy learning with the same group of students each week who are all brand new to pole!

$128 for the 8 week series, reserve your spot here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0

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Please join us on Friday May 3rd or Saturday May 4th for this wonderful plant sale. This will be the 35th time (WHAT!) we have brought the best direct from the nursery. Plus we have a great time seeing our friends and clients. Rain or shine (usually shine). If you don’t mind, please like and tag your friends. It’s the best deal in town on native plant for your graden.

More info at: http://www.carolinanativenursery.com/pt-event/carolina-native-nursery-botanical-gardens-asheville/

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Students in Digital Media Technology, Information Systems, Software and Web Development, Network Management, and Systems Security programs will present their capstone projects and portfolios. The event serves as a showcase opportunity for students to present themselves and their work to potential employers, college employees, current students and potential students. This event is free, open to the public, and on a drop-in basis.

For more information,

Brenda McFarland, Chair
[email protected]
828-398-7669.

Marlene Roden, Associate Chair
[email protected]
828-398-7811

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The French Broad River Festival in Hot Springs has grown steadily over the last 21 years from a one night benefit party on the banks of the French Broad River to an all weekend festival featuring some of the best music in the area and a number of outdoor events in celebration of this beautiful river and setting.

The part outdoor adventure, part music festival has whitewater and mountain bike races, hiking, kid’s village, camping and musical acts on multiple stages.

The festival takes place at the Hot Springs Campground & Spa, just 45 minutes north of Asheville. The historic town is surrounded by national forest and is a crossroads of the Appalachian Trail and the French Broad River. Music and entertainment include a few surprises such as a juggling fire show, kid’s parade, trapeze artists, fireworks, late night acoustic jams, and watch out for flying marshmallows.

On Saturday, be a part of the biggest mass start whitewater raft race in the southeast. The race begins in Barnard, North Carolina, and ends at the festival in beautiful Hot Springs. During the 9 mile race, you will experience Class 1-4 whitewater excitement, as well as bumping boats, crazy people, and a lot of heckling.

There are plenty of food vendors or you can dine out in one of Hot Springs restaurants. See lots of outdoor gear and win some of it in the raffle and silent auction.

Over the years, The French Broad River Festival has donated over $200,000 to designated local charities such as Manna Food Bank, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of WNC, Eliada Home, Homeward Bound of Asheville, and American Whitewater.

Tickets include camping, music, registration fees for whitewater and biking events (if you have your own boat/bike), one raffle ticket, festival schwag, and good times.

https://www.facebook.com/events/209286126659950/

Advanced Cranial Sacral Techniques (Live)
with Instructor Phyllis Velez • May 3 – 5, 2019 • $375
21 NCBTMB CE Hours

The advanced Cranial Sacral class will focus on deepening skills in your practice and further developing your knowledge of the Cranial Sacral system. Awareness and opening to the sense of touch exercises will be given. Anatomy of the cranial bones, membranes, cranial nerves, and cerebral spinal fluid will be studied using slides, power points and charts.

The class will begin by reviewing the material learned in Cranial Sacral 1 and discussing sessions that therapists have given to their clients and the results. We will cover advanced work in the sphenoid/ occipital relationship by looking at flexion/ extension, range of motion and addressing compression/decompression issues, lateral strains, torsion or side bending of the sphenoid. The students will learn how to feel for distortions and how to balance them.

TMJ dysfunctions and other distortions in the Maxillary / Mandible relationship will be studied. The students will learn to address torsion, lateral strains, and compression of the hard palate as well as working with the vomer and the palatines. They will learn to feel and identify tight muscles and ligaments effecting the proper function and alignment of the mandible and how to work with them. All internal mouth work will be done using gloves and a light touch.

Requirements for this class:
Students must have completed Cranial Sacral 1 with Phyllis Velez.

**If you have studied elsewhere and would like to join the class you must have approval through the class instructor.

Detailed Schedule
Friday, May 3rd • 1:00pm-6:00pm
Saturday, May 4th • 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, May 5th • 9:00am-6:00pm

About the instructor:
Phyllis Velez, LMBT, practitioner of Cranial Sacral Therapy since 1994. Her practice is in Asheville. Phyllis taught at The Whole You School of Massage from 1997-2009 and has taught at the Asheville School of Massage and Yoga since 2007. Phyllis teaches Swedish and Cranial Sacral at ASMY and for her, teaching and helping students gain new skills and awareness is a true joy.

https://www.facebook.com/events/383446375717291/?event_time_id=383446385717290

Praise Ladies Retreat:
“ENOUGH”
Don’t miss this weekend of refreshing, growth and lasting relationships.
We are going to curl up and take a deep look into the struggles of inadequacy, the stronghold of anxiety from constantly striving and the daily effort to fill internal voids with temporary solutions.
Let’s look at God’s Word and let it renew our mind and heart so that when we rise up we will be able to move forward and NEVER return.

When you feel you‘ve had enough and could never be enough….
God is always more than ENOUGH.

“Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.”
Proverbs 4:23 CEV

Register TODAY:
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We are celebrating 25 years of Highland Brewing and we can’t think of a better way to spend our anniversary than with all y’all! Come on out to the brewery on May 3rd for what is sure to be the party of the (quarter) century.

We will premier Slow Crush, our newest year-round beer; a collab with one of the coolest breweries in the country; and a ton of limited small batch releases. Of course, we will also have some of the finest entertainment WNC has to offer!

Slow Crush is a Tart Spritz Ale inspired by our love of summer cocktails. Brewed with gentian root, cinchona bark, hibiscus, and oranges, this refreshing beer is the perfect way to kick-off summer and to celebrate 25 years of quality Highland beers!

Live Music Lineup:
4:30-5:50PM – DJ Marley Carroll
6-6:45PM – Josh Phillips Feel Good
7:15-8PM – Travers Brothership
8:30-10PM – Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band

Food Lineup:
Sovereign Remedies
Sweet Cheesus
Bun Intended Food Truck

Of course, there’s more than just beer and music! Chef Graham House of Sovereign Remedies will be serving up food all day, while silver statue people will be standing tall. And keep an eye out, you just might catch sight of our favorite retired Scotsman.

Check back here soon or keep up with us on social media to find out about even more party details as we get closer to the big day!

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We teamed up with the guys at Burrito Bros. to craft our take on a Vienna Lager. We conditioned this amber colored brew on fresh lime juice and the outcome is truly delicious. This small batch lager won’t last long so don’t delay.

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Baires returns with outstanding authentic Argentine food!

https://www.facebook.com/events/325796271383950/?event_time_id=336983866931857

ENCORE DCS is one of the leading dance competitions along the east coast! Visit www.encoredcs.com for more information!

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The 2019 A-B Tech Student Art Exhibition will open with a reception May 3 at 5 p.m. in the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center Gallery. The exhibition juror will be Suzanne Dittenber Assistant Professor of Art at UNC-Asheville. Awards will be presented at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit will be on display until May 29.

Induced by the rebellious, scheming mind of Loki, this event triggers the binding of Loki and the last great battle at the end of days, Ragnarok. Please join us for the event, which will feature lines spoken in Old Norse from the ancient Edda, as well as original songs, script, an epic battle scene, and a most prophetic message of hope to conclude.

Both performances will be held in the TUMC Hall.

https://www.facebook.com/events/420066752139160/?event_time_id=420066758805826

Induced by the rebellious, scheming mind of Loki, this event triggers the binding of Loki and the last great battle at the end of days, Ragnarok. Please join us for the event, which will feature lines spoken in Old Norse from the ancient Edda, as well as original songs, script, an epic battle scene, and a most prophetic message of hope to conclude.

Both performances will be held in the TUMC Hall.

https://www.facebook.com/events/420066752139160/

FREE DEAD FRIDAYS @ The One Stop
– feat. members of Phuncle Sam acoustic

Join us at The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall every Friday at 5:30PM for our FREE Acoustic Grateful Dead series Featuring members of Phuncle Sam and great drink and food specials.

https://www.facebook.com/events/244820139590703/?event_time_id=244820199590697

Bike Nite is back EVERY FRIDAY through the end of Summer!!
Live Music // DJs // Ride Alongs // And so much more!!
We will be having a kick off party later this month and a huge end of season event later this summer. Stayed tuned for details!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/372453063350999/?event_time_id=372453070017665

Come join us for ONE LAST PARTY!!
FREE FOR ALL – just like the Mt Sports Festival
An evening of Music, Memories and Fun
featuring ~
Supatight
The Get Right Band
WNC Disc Golf putting exhibition!
Raffle including: Bic Sup Ace-Tec Cross 11’0 stand up paddle board valued at $999 donated by French Broad Outfitters

After 18 great years of celebrating and sharing with the community the amazing outdoor offerings and activities that are found in WNC, we’ve decided to shutter the Mountain Sports Festival. So, get on that mountain bike, road bike, cyclocross bike, SUP, kayak, canoe or Bellyak. Lace up those running shoes, trail shoes, climbing shoes or hiking boots and head down to the Salvage Station on Friday, May 3rd to join us for one last big party.

All are welcome to come and listen to some amazing music, have a drink and a bite and participate in a raffle/silent auction and share some memories.

Donations will be accepted for Streets to Peaks and the Woodfin Wave (RiverLink).

The schedule for the evening is this:
5 p.m. – Party starts – probably some announcements interspersed
6 to 7:30 p.m. – Supatight
7:30 to 7:50 p.m. – MSF presentation
8 to 9:30 p.m. – The Get Right Band
10 p.m. – tearful group hug (just kidding – but the party is over and you should all go home)

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YAM is thrilled to announce the visit of guest teacher Stacy Ingham, Director of AYS Raleigh for a weekend immersion into the practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Ashtanga vinyasa is the foundation of many modern yoga styles now referred to as “flow.” Get back to the roots of vinyasa with this skillful, experienced and gracious teacher.
$35/session or $90 for the whole weekend

Session 1 – Start Here: Intro to Ashtanga.
Friday May 2
5:30-7:30 pm
Join Stacy for a discussion on the origins and practice of Ashtanga vinyasa yoga followed by a short practice through the foundational standing postures. There will be detailed instruction on the role of breath and vinyasa in the (2 hours)

Session 2 – Yoga Chikitsa : The Primary series.
Saturday May 3
10am-12pm
In the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga tradition there are 6 series of postures. Each Ashtanga student begins by practicing the Primary Series (known as ‘yoga chikitsa’, which means yoga therapy). In the Ashtanga Vinyasa system, postures are sequenced in a specific order, which has the effect of ‘unlocking’ the body in an intelligent way that prepares the body for ones to come. Each pose has specific health benefits for the practitioner and when combined into a flowing sequence this has the effect of realigning and detoxifying the body and the nervous system as well as developing inner strength, flexibility and improving general health and wellbeing. Join Stacy for this Led Primary Series catered to the group, followed by an Intro to Pranayama – 2 hours

Session 3 – Inquiry and Next Steps-
Saturday May 3
1-3pm
Join Stacy for the final portion of the series to refine your learnings from the weekend. This Asana Study will cover specific postures or sets of postures that students request or need based upon the unfolding of the immersion…what’s on the ticket? You’ll decide together! Backbends, jump throughs, inversions, forward folds, skies the limit…Learn from a seasoned teacher as she observes, assesses, and recommends next steps for you and your practice.
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About Stacy Ingham
Director of Ashtanga Yoga School of Raleigh
http://www.aysraleigh.com/
Stacy began her yoga journey with a 6-week intro to Ashtanga class in St Louis in 1998. She has been practicing ever since. She began teaching in the Triangle, North Carolina area in 2001.
A student of David Garrigues since 2009, she has been apprenticing with him since 2014. David is one of the few teachers in the US certified to teach Ashtanga yoga by the late world renowned master Sri K Patthabi Jois.
Studying under David’s expert guidance, Stacy has completed the 3rd Series of Ashtanga yoga, taken on a more serious study of the 8 limbs of Ashtanga yoga, and been inspired to share what she has learned with others.
She has learned over her years as a student and teacher that a strong foundation of body and mind, built and attended to with patience, persistence and an eye for details is key to a long-lasting and fruitful practice and study of yoga.

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Hey everyone! We’re having a Spring Luau “block” party and want you to come!! Invite all your friends! This is NOT a “members only” event. We’re raising money to purchase swim blocks for our swim team! It’ll be a fun, family friendly event. There will a $3 per person entrance fee/$15 max per family. This gets you into the party and all the fun and games! Food and drink will be available for purchase as well. This will be an awesome taste of summer to come! Rain or shine, this promises to be a super fun evening! Let us know you are coming and invite all our East Asheville neighbors!

https://www.facebook.com/events/337695066921901/

Dan has performed professionally for the past ten years in a variety of settings. His musical repertoire includes Swing, Bossa-Nova, Blues, Bebop, Latin-Funk and Love Songs/ Ballads. Dan’s “flying fingers” and eloquent chord solos have earned him a reputation as one of the finest guitarists in the region. Much of his success, however, lies in the ability to provide the right moods at the right moments, making every event enjoyable and memorable.

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Each month we gather in Ra Ma Kaur’s temple living room as a community of womxn reclaiming our connection to the Divine Feminine. As we come together in this sacred way we stretch our nervous systems to hold more for one another and therefore ourselves and our lineages.

Join us for a special evening as we gather in honor of the Taurus New Moon. This is a time to anchor into the beauty and prosperity of living on planet Earth. Each New Moon offers a necessary time to shed in a sacred container that transforms the lessons learned in the previous moon cycle into higher consciousness.

You will receive astrological downloads, Stone Medicine Tonics, Kundalini Meditation and Deep Gong Resound Healing in a sacred space as we cultivate and reawaken the power of Woman.

Taurus by Yogi Bhajan

When the meek becomes mighty

And righteousness comes down into the center of the Self,

And softness passionately takes over the kindness…

The universe comes through with a standing ovation,

Blessing the grace of the power of the Lord.

That is the mighty bull, the Taurus!

$27 exchange. RSVP www.ramakaur.com/gather. Address and more information given upon registration. Email [email protected] for q+a.

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