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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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Krapp’s Last Tape and The Zoo Story
Mar 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Be Be Theatre

The Sublime Theater presents the classic Off Broadway pairing of plays by Samuel Beckett and Edward Albee. Featuring Steven Samuels, Scott Fisher, and Art Moore. Directed by Henry Williamson III.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2178901755759910/?event_time_id=2178901759093243

Ben Rector – Magic: The Tour
Mar 14 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
U.S. Cellular Center

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 7 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Official Platinum Presale : Tue, 4 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Official Platinum Presale : Fri, 7 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Artist Presale : Tue, 4 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Live Nation Mobile App Presale : Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Spotify Presale : Wed, 5 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Live Nation Presale : Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Ticketmaster Presale : Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Local Presale : Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

Citi® Cardmember Presale : Tue, 4 Dec 2018 at 10:00 AM

https://www.facebook.com/events/218269942405593/

Laura Blackley and the Wildflowers
Mar 14 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Pisgah Brewing Company

Laura Blackley and the Wildflowers
Pisgah Brewing Company Taproom Stage
Thursday March 14th | 8pm | FREE
Food Truck: Out of the Blue Peruvian Fusion Cuisine
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Laura Blackley is a singer, songwriter and purveyor of high lonesome Appalachian blues and soul. She was an on-air host and producer for seven years at WNCW 88.7 FM in Spindale, NC, spotlighting regional music, women in roots music, and bluegrass and old-time. She currently works (in addition to her gig schedule) as a Teaching Artist with Musicworks!, a program that utilizes music and musicianship to teach life skills to young children. A born storyteller, she has played in many bands, traveled many back roads and interstates and enjoys digging up old tunes and hearing the stories behind them. She believes that music has a healing power and is a communal act, and is very much looking forward to the next gig.

The Wildflowers are Ian Harrod on bass and vocals, Josh Gibbs on lap steel, @Richard Foulk on drums. And sometimes awesome guests like Lyndsay Pruett on fiddle and Dorsey Parker on ‘lectric guitar.

https://www.facebook.com/events/253212568963475/

Ping Pong Tournament
Mar 14 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Noble Kava

P-I-N-G! Paddle on down and have a ball! Ping pong starts at 8 pm! 1st place gets you a FIFTY DOLLAR bar tab. Every second Thursday at Noble Kava! Meet us in the back room!

Tank and the Bangas plus Maggie Koerner & Alfred Banks
Mar 14 @ 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm
The Orange Peel

Tank and the Bangas
plus Maggie Koerner & Alfred Banks
Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
$22 – $25
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/tank-and-the-bangas/

Coming from New Orleans, Tank and the Bangas are surrounded by plenty of grand musical traditions. And the five-piece group has a rare knack for combining various musical styles—fiery soul, deft hip-hop, deep-groove R&B and subtle jazz—into one dazzling, cohesive whole that evokes the scope of New Orleans music while retaining a distinctive feel all its own.

“It’s music that can’t really be put in a box,” says singer and poet Tarriona “Tank” Ball. She fronts the band with vivid charisma that helped Tank and the Bangas win NPR’s 2017 Tiny Desk Concert Contest by unanimous acclaim, standing out among 6,000 entrants because of what Bob Boilen called “the depth of their lyricism and the versatility of their players.” Those same qualities also attracted the attention of Verve Records, which has signed the band.

Ball’s lyrical depth has been years in the making. She came up in the strong local slam poetry scene before meeting her bandmates: Merell Burkett on keyboards, Joshua Johnson on drums, Norman Spence on bass and synth keys and, eventually, Albert Allenback on alto sax and flute. “Growing up, I always could sing, but I wrote better than I sang, so I focused on writing,” she says. After her team won the National Poetry Slam Championship two years in a row, Ball turned her full attention to Tank and the Bangas.

What started as a loose collaboration at an open-mic night in 2011 has grown into a mesmerizing musical force that’s only picking up speed. After a featured set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival early in the band’s career, the musicians built a reputation outside their hometown by grinding it out on the road, honing their live show and releasing the 2013 album Think Tank, all the while converting audiences into passionate fans and garnering critical acclaim, from the New Orleans Advocate to The New York Times. “It made us work hard,” Ball says of playing Jazz Fest. “It made us want to feel deserving of it.”

Their hard work is paying off: The Huffington Post says Tank and the Bangas defy description onstage, adding, “It’s music that you have to experience.” The experience is subject to change from one night to the next.

“One show will feel very electronic, or hip-hop, and another show will feel slow and vibe-y and jazzy, and then another show will just be poetry and off-the-cuff riffs,” says Johnson. “As a band, we don’t like to hear ourselves do the same thing for too long, so we might change a small thing here or there, and if we change enough small things, it seems like a big change.”

Tank and the Bangas won the Tiny Desk contest with “Quick,” a riotous single they released in 2017 (and soon accompanied with a cheeky, not entirely safe-for-work video). There’s more new music where that came from as the group works on the follow-up to Think Tank. “It’s going to be awesome,” Ball says. “It’s going to be fun, and a little vulnerable at the same time.”

The band’s ongoing evolution involves more than just music: Ball continues to grow and develop as a performer and writer. Even back in the open-mic days, she was a force of nature. “I don’t know if there’s such a thing as too free, but it was totally uninhibited. She was inspired,” Spence says, laughing at the memory. More recently, Ball has become less of a dervish onstage—“I was running around so much I didn’t have time to sing at all,” she say—while finding new ways of expressing herself as a writer.

“I don’t just think about myself when I write now,” she says. “Just being with my bandmates taught me to think more about other people. And when you have an audience of people ready to listen to you, you’re excited to connect with them, you really are.”

www.tankandthebangas.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/262584837756939/

The One Where Sk Performs Baggage
Mar 14 @ 8:00 pm – Mar 15 @ 12:00 am
The Mothlight

A celebration of “Baggage” by Sk, the Novelist

Featuring performances by:
Mike L!VE
Spaceman Jones
Herb da Wizard
P.T.P
Musashi Xero

DJ Kutzu on the 1’s and 2’s

$12 // 18+ // Doors at 8pm // Show at 9pm sharp

https://www.facebook.com/events/570105596734248/

Chatham County Line at The Grey Eagle
Mar 14 @ 9:00 pm – Mar 15 @ 12:00 am
The Grey Eagle

Chatham County Line at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/1183897925108385/

Hit Dogs with Thee Sidewalk Surfers and Thresher
Mar 14 @ 9:00 pm – Mar 15 @ 12:00 am
Sly Grog Lounge

https://hitdogs.bandcamp.com

https://theesidewalksurfers.bandcamp.com/releases

https://thresher.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/2106767312703047/

Hit Dogs with Thee Sidewalk Surfers and Thresher
Mar 14 @ 9:00 pm – Mar 15 @ 12:00 am
Sly Grog Lounge

https://hitdogs.bandcamp.com

https://theesidewalksurfers.bandcamp.com/releases

https://thresher.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/566244353876720/

Dead Man’s Party
Mar 14 @ 10:00 pm – Mar 15 @ 2:00 am
The Social

It’s my Birthday week and I love ZOMBIES!!! So it’s only right that the theme night for March is:

“Dead Man’s Party”
?‍♀️ Dress up as a zombie celebrity!!!

?‍♂️ We will have; Karaoke, Drink Specials, A Costume Contest, and a Photo Booth.

? Indulge Images will be providing the green screen Photo booth. They have numerous themed backgrounds to pick from and they print onsite.
Cost: Print $10.00 ech for a 5×7 Print

I play old school music, YOU sing what YOU want!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/514711952351289/

Late Night Music by Lil Meow Meow
Mar 14 @ 10:00 pm – Mar 15 @ 2:00 am
AUX Bar

Catch Lil Meow Meow Plays your favorite R&B and Rap jams every Thursday night! No cover. Party at Aux from 10pm-2am.

https://www.facebook.com/events/503021823559298/?event_time_id=503021843559296

Sons of Paradise w/ Space Koi at The One Stop
Mar 14 @ 10:00 pm – Mar 15 @ 2:00 am
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

Genre: Reggae/Jam
Cover: Donations @ Door
Show: 10PM
Ages: 21+

Sons of Paradise

Sons of Paradise is a Reggae-Rock/Jam Quintet with an explosive upcoming in the midst. Guided by its strongest lineup yet Matt McClanahan (guitar/vocals), Jordan Gee (keyboards/saxophone), Adam Bauer (drums), Matt Brunt (guitar/trumpet) & Diego Avilez (bass/keys) the Raleigh based group, with its newest release , Through The Haze, has quickly rose to headlining numerous venues throughout the Southeast with some of the biggest Reggae and Jam Band names in the industry.

web: https://www.sonsofparadise.com/

vid: https://youtu.be/RSqjZI0BEf8

Space Koi

Reggae/Rock/Dub-infused psychedelia. Heavily influenced by a wide range of predecessors, Space Koi brings a a conscious message promoting peace, love, unity and awareness paired up with wicked grooves that make you move.

web: http://spacekoi.com/

vid: https://youtu.be/HYR7VIdQCOg

https://www.facebook.com/events/1914431875350556/

Friday, March 15, 2019
*Assembly Required: Ashevile Designer Toy Expo
Mar 15 all-day
Highland Brewing Company

Adding a Southeast destination for designer toy makers and collectors, *Assembly Required brings designer, bootleg and art toy artists from around the country, to present and sell their work.

Asheville’s premiere designer toy expo, *Assembly Required, is presented by Unboxing Asheville, Morgan’s Comic’s, 103.3 Asheville FM and Appalachian Pinball Museum. Focusing on this artistic movement, designer toys are a form of lowbrow pop art. These toy makers pull inspiration from a variety of subversive segments of culture, as well as subcultural elements, including (but not limited to) comics, tattooing, street art, and everything related to toys of the 60’s through the 80’s.

Echoing production methods of traditional toy manufacturers, designer toys are usually intended to be displayed as collectibles, rather than to be played with. Toy makers mediums range from resin to vinyl, from plastic to plush; with molding, and production techniques such as kitbash, sofubi and bootleg (recently coined ‘Artisanal Action Figure’, by New York Times writer, Rich Juzwiak [11/23/18]). (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/style/bootleg-toys-action-figures.html).

Juzwiak interviews such artists as the Sucklord and Killer Bootlegs, both of whom will be present at *Assembly Required.

Comedy Night
Mar 15 all-day
Noble Kava

Every third Friday of the month, local and national headlining comedians gather to bring laughter to what is a very unique bar, with libations that are safe for those who are searching for an alternative to alcohol. Our master of ceremonies, Justin Blackburn is the Positive Progressive Stand Up Comedian. He uses comedy to confront the issues we face in the world and within ourselves by placing a hilarious and enlightening spin on them to make you laugh while inspiring you. His intelligent bits range from confronting social injustice to healing his relationship with his parents. Blackburn has opened for such comedians as Kevin Smith, Trevor Noah, Rory Scovel, and Jon Reep, and is a unique empowering comedian.

2019 District 7680 Conference!
Mar 15 @ 12:00 am – Mar 17 @ 12:00 am
The Omni Grove Park Inn

$199/NIGHT AT THE GROVE PARK INN FOR THE 2019 DISTRICT CONFERENCE! Our room block is filling up fast. Make sure to secure your room at the Grove Park as soon as possible! And don’t forget to register for the confernece on DacDB! https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/meetings/rotary-international-district-7680

https://www.facebook.com/events/226147841649480/

Scholastic Book Fair Camp Read-A-Lot
Mar 15 @ 7:25 am – 8:30 am

We are thrilled the Scholastic Book Fair will be returning to our Brevard Road campus, March 12th – March 15th. This year’s fair, Camp Read-A-Lot, promises a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. All sales benefit our school. Look for the official Scholastic Book Fair flyer to come home on March 11th. You can also visit scholastic.com/bf/icimagine to preview our fair’s featured books and set up a new digital payment option called eWallet. Simply set up an account and set a spending limit. Print out the eWallet with barcode and have your child bring it to the fair. If they lose it, no worries we can look it up! Any unused funds are released back to the credit card on file after the fair. We hope to see you there!

Shopping Dates and Hours

TUESDAY, MARCH 12
During School Hours – All students preview the fair and create wish lists to take home
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping (parents, friends, students, etc.)
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Fair is open for shopping during Reading Under the Stars

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
8:30 – 9:30 AM – Fair open for shopping for the attendees of Grandparents & Special Friends Day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping

THURSDAY, MARCH 14
7:35 – 8:30 AM – Open shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)
During School Hours – Students will shop with his or her class during the day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping

FRIDAY, MARCH 15
7:25 – 8:30 AM – Last minute shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)

If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/bf/icimagine. The online Book Fair is open from March 6th – March 19th only. You can order excellent books for all ages and grades at very affordable prices. All online sales during that time benefit our school!

https://www.facebook.com/events/296428427720151/

Scholastic Book Fair Camp Read-A-Lot
Mar 15 @ 7:25 am – 8:30 am

We are thrilled the Scholastic Book Fair will be returning to our Brevard Road campus, March 12th – March 15th. This year’s fair, Camp Read-A-Lot, promises a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. All sales benefit our school. Look for the official Scholastic Book Fair flyer to come home on March 11th. You can also visit scholastic.com/bf/icimagine to preview our fair’s featured books and set up a new digital payment option called eWallet. Simply set up an account and set a spending limit. Print out the eWallet with barcode and have your child bring it to the fair. If they lose it, no worries we can look it up! Any unused funds are released back to the credit card on file after the fair. We hope to see you there!

Shopping Dates and Hours

TUESDAY, MARCH 12
During School Hours – All students preview the fair and create wish lists to take home
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping (parents, friends, students, etc.)
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Fair is open for shopping during Reading Under the Stars

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
8:30 – 9:30 AM – Fair open for shopping for the attendees of Grandparents & Special Friends Day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping

THURSDAY, MARCH 14
7:35 – 8:30 AM – Open shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)
During School Hours – Students will shop with his or her class during the day
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Open shopping

FRIDAY, MARCH 15
7:25 – 8:30 AM – Last minute shopping (Champions must go to class by 7:55 AM)

If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/bf/icimagine. The online Book Fair is open from March 6th – March 19th only. You can order excellent books for all ages and grades at very affordable prices. All online sales during that time benefit our school!

https://www.facebook.com/events/296428427720151/?event_time_id=296428451053482

2019 Howard Dorgan Silent Auction
Mar 15 @ 8:00 am – Mar 16 @ 5:00 pm
Highsmith Student Union

Since Howard Dorgan launched the silent auction in the late 1990s, this annual fundraiser has supported student and community-member participation at ASA conferences.

The silent auction welcomes crafts, quilts, woodwork, memorabilia, pottery, home-canned and baked goods, spirits, event tickets, music, art, getaway opportunities, gently-used and new books, and more! Please start and gathering your items now to help ensure that the 2019 Howard Dorgan Silent Auction reaches its fundraising goal of $6,500.

We look forward to seeing you—and your silent auction items—in Asheville!

https://www.facebook.com/events/232373491049301/

Cooperative Broadband: A Southern Connected Communities Workshop
Mar 15 @ 8:30 am – 9:45 am
University Of North Carolina At Asheville

The Southern Connected Communities Project, a project of SEAD and the Highlander Center, will be presenting its work for the first time at the 2019 Appalachian Studies Association Conference! We will discuss our autonomous wireless ISP project that’s coming down the line this year.

More details TBA.

https://www.facebook.com/events/613316552442472/

Helping Teens Resolve Conflict
Mar 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hendersonville Community Co-op

Do you work with teenagers in a school, after-school program, mental health agency, faith group, or club in Henderson County? If so, you’re invited to FREE conflict resolution skills workshops offered by the Mediation Center.

Attend, one, two, three or all four!

You’ll receive a certificate for 90 minutes of training at the end of each.

#1 Wednesday, March 27, 2019 10:00AM—11:30AM

Mirror Mirror on the Wall – What happens when you encounter conflict? Do you freeze? Fight? Wish you could just disappear? Learn more about your own response to conflict and leave with more tools to handle conflict productively.

#2 Wednesday, April 10, 2019 10:00AM—11:30AM

Culture Clash – Take a closer look at the roots of conflict and how cultural value differences can lead to more conflict – or more understanding.

#3 Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:00AM—11:30AM

Drowning in Drama – Do you ever feel like all the drama is just too much? Challenge your judgements and assumptions so you can better understand what’s really going on.

#4 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 10:00AM—11:30AM

Social Media – 24 Hour Conflict – Social media can keep conflict going long after kids go home for the day. How do you even start to help youth handle the never-ending stream of communication?

Workshops are free, but pre-registraiton is required.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can I register multiple people from my agency? YES! This is for people who work with teenagers in schools, after-school program, clubs, churches, faith groups, etc. Multiple people from the same organization are welcome.

Can I come to just the last (first, second…) workshop? I’m not availabe on the other dates. YES. You are welcome to attend any or all of the workshops, even if you didn’t attend the ones before.

I’m a student and I plan to work with you after I graduate. Can I come? Yes. We are happy to have you.

Is lunch included? Lunch is not included. Please feel free to bring a snack or drink, or buy something in the Hendersonville Community Co-op, which is donating space for the workshops. Be aware that these workshops are active and you’ll be moving around.

I volunteer at an organization that serves youth, but I don’t get paid. Can I come? Yes. Thank you for being a volunteer in our community.

I’m not sure yet if I can come. Can I just show up? Pre-registration is required so that we can set up the room and have the appropriate materials. As long as there is space left, you can register until the day before.

How much do these cost? These workshops are free.

Please e-mail [email protected] with questions.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2341123929232601/

Spreading Pawsitivity: Walk-in Pet Pampering for a cause!
Mar 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Pawsitivity Pet Spa

We’re Spreading Pawsitivity with monthly donation days! This month 30% of the day’s proceeds will be donated to Delta House Life Development!

Spreading Pawsitivity includes your choice of the following:
?Our Essentials bath appointments on a walk-in basis (you can call or check out our website for breed specific price estimates)
?Spa-on-the-Go packages for $32.00
?Nail-trim and file or nail-trim only, both at a discounted rate of $15/$10 respectively

We’re pleased to offer
✨20% off for civil servants
✨Free bathing and nails for the dogs of the homeless
✨30% of all proceeds donated to the local charity of the month

Our Essentials bath now offers essentials premium shampoo, premium conditioner and teeth brushing included!

Our Spa-on-the-go includes:
?Nail trim and file
?Teeth brushing and breath freshener
?Light brushing
?Anal gland check
?Paw pad check
?Ear cleaning
?Aromatherapy or Seasonal Scent spritz
?Bandana or bows

No appointment necessary! Just stop by and sign up on the list to have your dog pampered for a great cause.

We do require proof of up to date rabies vaccines for any service, including walk-in nails.

All bath dogs must be signed up by 2:00 pm in order to be finished by our closing time of 3:00.

Our local charities of the month for 2019 are:
January 19th – Eliada Home
February 16th – Pinups for Pitbulls
March 15th – Delta House Life Development
April 20th – Charlie’s Angels Pet Rescue
May 18th – Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservatory
June 15th – Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation
July 20th – Riverlink
August 17th – Mountain Pet Rescue
September 21st – Our Voice
October 19th – Boxer Butts & Other Mutts
November 16th – WNC Nature Center
December 21st – Buncombe County Humane Society

?See you then and as always thank you for helping us Pay It Forward?

https://www.facebook.com/events/2158632900849124/

Woven Shibori class With Neal Howard
Mar 15 @ 9:00 am – Mar 17 @ 4:00 pm
Local Cloth-Farm/Fiber/Fashion Network

Combine woven shibori, a loom controlled patterning system using temporary gathering threads, with silk noil and Lanaset dyes to create samples or a scarf.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2257248574535835/

Yoga and Self-Care Strategies for Chronic Pain
Mar 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Asheville Yoga Center

More than a quarter of Americans have chronic pain symptoms lasting for months or years, and over half of these adults do not feel their pain is well-controlled. More of these individuals are turning to yoga to help manage their symptoms. Whether it’s chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia, or headaches, the experience of pain can profoundly impact quality of life. Yoga and related practices offer amazing tools to address these issues. Offering the latest evidence based interventions from fields such as yoga, mindfulness, physical therapy, acupressure, nutrition, and health psychology, this weekend will radically expand your ability to manage chronic pain. Whether you or a family member suffers from chronic pain or you’d like to expand your skill set in helping these individuals, this weekend promises to be an endeavor into self-care that is well worth your time.

https://www.facebook.com/events/382795715810489/?event_time_id=382795725810488

Adventure Play Conference
Mar 15 @ 10:00 am – Mar 16 @ 5:00 pm
Buncombe Partnership for Children

Join us for a two-day Adventure Play Conference. Playworker training will take place Friday, March 15 from 9 am to 4 pm on the BPFC campus and will feature Linda Kinney of the NC Zoo and Rich Rairigh of Be Active Kids. Participants interested in receiving Playworker Certification must also register for one of the sessions on Saturday, March 16 and complete a post-training assignment of participating in two pop-up adventure playgrounds by mid-July 2019. The cost is $10 and includes lunch and child care. Registration is limited to 35 people.

On Saturday, March 16th, two concurrent sessions will run from 9 am to 4 pm. Registration for the Saturday sessions are separate from Friday. The cost is $10 and includes lunch and child care. Session A) Linda Kinney will lead inquiry-based learning for children 5-8 years old. This training is geared for Adventure Play Enthusists, Parks and Rec. staff, afterschool teachers, environmental educators, forest school teachers, volunteers, and parents. This session will feature a one-hour slack-line demonstration by Keith Aitken of Asheville Parks & Recreation. Session B) Rich Rairigh with Be Active Kids and the PlayMobile will offer training for technical assistants, early educators, and parents around the use of Adventure Play elements and loose parts in licensed preschool settings. This session will feature a one-hour slack-line demonstration for licensed facilities by Keith Aitken of Asheville Parks & Recreation. NCDCDEE licensing consultant Iva Jean Metcalf will be available to answer questions. The location for Saturday, March 16 is Verner East. Address (2586 Riceville Road, Asheville, NC 28805).

All sessions will be hands-on and interactive so wear comfortable warm clothes and plan to play outside!

Lunch and child care available. NC DCDEE and Environmental Education Credits will be given upon request.

https://www.facebook.com/events/261600081383932/

Bare Root Plant Sale Fundraiser for The Utopian Seed Project
Mar 15 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sow True Seed

For three days only Sow True Seed will be hosting a bare root plant sale at 243 Haywood St. We’ll have a great range of woodland medicinals, berry bushes and small pollinator trees to help kick start your perennial gardens this year.

As if that wasn’t exciting enough, Sow True Seed has launched a non-profit foundation called The Utopian Seed Project. The purpose of The Utopian Seed Project is to experiment, educate and celebrate diversity in food and farming in order to improve food security and mitigate climate change through a diverse and regenerative food system.

We’ll be sharing more information about this organization as the year progress, but what you need to know right now is that ALL of the profits from this bare root plant sale will go directly to supporting The Utopian Seed Project.

Be sure to SAVE the DATE and SHARE with FRIENDS, because you don’t want to miss out on this once a year event! RSVP’ing via Eventbrite is optional, but does help us get prepared for the event.

Aronia Berry, Viking [potted] -$6
Beauty Berry, American -$5
Black Cohosh -$4
Blackberry, Apache -$7
Blackberry, Natchez -$7
Bloodroot -$4
Blue Cohosh -$4
Blueberry, Berkeley -$7
Blueberry, Rabbiteye Southern Appalachian Selection -$5
Boysenberry -$5
Boysenberry, -$5
Choke Berry, -$5
Dewberry, -$5
Dogwood, Kousa -$5
Elderberry, -$5
Farkleberry, -$5
Fig, Chicago Hardy [potted] -$6
Goji Berry, Phoenix Tears [potted] -$5
Gooseberry, Jeanne [potted] -$5
Grape, Concord -$5
Honeyberry, Czech 17 & Indigo Treat (Sold in pairs only for pollination) [potted] -$12
Hops, Cascade -$8
Huckleberry -$5
Jewelweed -$4
Kiwi, Cordifolia (female) & 74-32 (male) (Sold in a pair only for pollination) [potted] -$8
Lingon Berry, New Farm & Erntedank (Sold in pairs only for pollination) [potted] -$12
Loganberry -$7
Plum, Chickasaw -$5
Raspberry, Black, Jewel -$5
Raspberry, Gold, Fallgold -$5
Raspberry, Purple, Royalty -$5
Raspberry, Red, Autumn Bliss -$5
Raspberry, Red, Heritage -$5
Sassafras -$5
Serviceberry -$5
Solomon Seal -$4
Sourwood -$5
Strawberries, Everbearing, Seascape – 10 for $7
Strawberries, Junebearing, Honeoye – 10 for $7
Sweet Shrub (aka. Allspice) -$5
Yellowroot -$4

https://www.facebook.com/events/2208214459427823/?event_time_id=2208214469427822

Creative Capital Workshop
Mar 15 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center

Creative Capital Workshop – Strategic Planning + Communications for Artists.

Participants learn key business, management, and communications skills and hear first-hand from artists who have used these tools to achieve success—as they define it. Topics include business management, goal setting, writing and talking about your work, and negotiation. In addition to lecture presentations, participants engage in interactive exercises, have the opportunity to meet with leaders in small working groups, and are given a Strategic Planning workbook to help guide their process. Consultant and arts activist, Colleen Keegan and NC based artist, Beverly McIver will lead the workshop.

$20 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID / $25 non-members

This workshop is presented as part of Creative Capital with funding provided by the North Carolina Arts Council. Creative Capital supports innovative and adventurous artists across the country through funding, counsel, gatherings, and career development services.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2296828467266277/

Rockin’ Winter Photo Contest
Mar 15 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park

Description: Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. 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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Vintage Market Days® of Asheville presents “Simply Vintage”
Mar 15 @ 10:00 am – Mar 17 @ 4:00 pm

Mark your calendars for our Spring event in Asheville Metro Vintage Market Days® March 15-17, 2019 – one of Country Living Magazines “7 Flea Markets & Barn Sales You Won’t Want To Miss”!

ON-LINE DISCOUNT PRICING ONLY ON-LINE!!!
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Grab your girlfriends or your husband & join us for a weekend of the very best of Vintage vendors from across the United States. We bring vendors who are unique to Vintage Market Days®. VMD™ is an upscale vintage-inspired indoor/outdoor market featuring original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures, home decor, outdoor furnishings, consumable yummies, seasonal plantings & a little more. Shopping, live music…We love bringing the Vintage experience® to the Asheville Metro Area!
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Geri-Fit Workout Class for Senior Citizens
Mar 15 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Pack Memorial Library

Come when you can, we are no longer taking sign-ups but walk-ins are welcome!
Seniors looking to workout more regularly are welcome to participate in a three month video-led fitness class and study conducted by Geri-fit! Most of the exercises will be performed seated in a chair and you will not have to get on the floor. Classes will be twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays for 45 minutes. There are 24 classes over a 3 month period.

You will need to bring your own set of 2 or 3-pound dumbbell weights and a stretch band. (The library has some stretch bands if you need one.) You will be exercising to a Geri-Fit® DVD and several different levels of Geri-Fit® video workouts will be shown. Everyone is encouraged to work out at their own pace.

Classes will be held twice-a-week for 45-minutes each. Upon completion of the 12 week study, each participant will fill out a survey to help evaluate the effectiveness of the video-led classes to determine if your strength, stamina, balance and range of motion has improved.

Please come join us and have some fun working out!

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Luck o’ the Irish at the WNC Farmers Market
Mar 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
WNC Farmers Market

We will be cookin’ up some traditional St. Patrick’s Day treats at the WNC Farmers Market. Come and join your friends at the Market and try foods using ingredients from our Market stores. Wear green!

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