Calendar of Events

Join us any Saturday for outdoor activities at the garden. Local youth involved in programming for building life skills, improving literacy and leadership development welcome young people in the area to join them, and we are always in need of adult volunteers to help with mentoring. Involvement in the Shiloh Community Garden also includes the experience of growing produce organically, lessons in permaculture and the science of sustainability, healthy meal preparation, and entrepreneurship. Come join the fun!

https://www.facebook.com/events/524392424698351/?event_time_id=524392561365004

Sean will be working on art projects at Trackside Studios every Saturday in May from 10 AM to 1 PM. On May 4 & 18, he will be demonstrating how to achieve three dimensional texture using oils. On May 11 & 25, Sean will demonstrate techniques with pastel chalks. Come meet the artist and pick out some art works that you may want customized by shape, size or color. MINI posters and original art note cards are available with circular or rectangular patterns and in color palettes that you choose.

https://www.facebook.com/events/349989518991481/?event_time_id=349989525658147

Smartphone Photography: How to take and edit great photos
on your smartphone.
Saturday, May 11 | 10am-12pm | $50

To Reserve Your Spot: https://www.studio106.photos/education
or call 828-787-2121

https://www.facebook.com/events/2103380989769285/

Come celebrate the beginning of a new gardening season at the Spring Fling Plant Sale! The Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers of Buncombe County in partnership with the Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society will host the Spring Fling Plant Sale on Saturday, May 11, from 10 am. to 2 pm. The sale will be held in the parking lot of the American Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road, off of Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. The sale will be held rain or shine.

The Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society will sell many varieties of roses, including own-root, fragrant, miniature, and old garden roses. Expert rosarians will be on hand to help you choose the perfect rose and to give practical advice on growing and caring for roses.

Extension Master GardenerSM volunteers will offer a variety of sun and shade perennials, with a focus on natives and pollinator friendly selections. Plants are grown by Master Gardeners with tender loving care. We will also offer a nice selection of garden accessories. Personal shoppers will be available to assist you with the best plants for your special space, give you plant suggestions for Mother’s Day gifts, and answer your gardening questions.

We will also be offering an on-going pruning tool sharpening workshop. Bring your small hand tools (pruners) and loppers to learn how to clean and sharpen them. This is a free workshop but donations are greatly appreciated.

Qigong (alternatively spelled chi gung or chi kung) is a form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times, often stretching the body, increasing fluid movement (blood, synovial and lymph) and building awareness of how the body moves through space.

The classes and the introduction to Qigong will be taught by Dr. John Akers.

Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.

https://www.facebook.com/events/414684999313998/

Qigong (alternatively spelled chi gung or chi kung) is a form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times, often stretching the body, increasing fluid movement (blood, synovial and lymph) and building awareness of how the body moves through space.

The classes and the introduction to Qigong will be taught by Dr. John Akers.

Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.

https://www.facebook.com/events/414684999313998/?event_time_id=414685002647331

Join us for a special event within our vineyards on Mother’s Day weekend. We will be having service at the cross to bless our vines, lead by Pastor Dr. Tim Emery. Afterwards we will enjoy a light brunch, including a free glass of wine, in our rustic barn.

Cash/ credit card bar will be provided. Ticket link coming soon… $30 General Admission, $25 Club Members, $15 children 12 & under.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2017848361617091/

Hosted By Octavius Boozier & Jane Jacobs Niece- (Annie)

*This walk will be done shine or rain,on the public’s sidewalk*

Jane’s Walk is a movement of free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs. It encourages people to share stories about their neighbourhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbours.

***Location***
Aston Park Tower (Near Bus Shelter)

https://www.facebook.com/events/551635975362318/

We’re bringing you some of the best Food Truck options in the South. From the TV Show “Shark Tank” is the Cousins Maine Lobster food truck. We’ve been to this truck several times in Charlotte, and it is completely amazing!

For their current menu: https://www.cousinsmainelobster.com/menu/?location=charlotte_nc&type=truck

Join us May 11th for the best lunch in the area! Mothers, get a free rose when your kids or spouse brings you for lunch!

https://www.facebook.com/events/229190591293009/

Come out for live music, fellowship and an opportunity to eat good food. Try a local favorite…ramps.

https://www.facebook.com/events/422361828334737/

Join us for a crash course in hand-woven chair caning. We provide all chairs, tools and materials. After an in-depth demonstration on chairs in various stages of completion, you get to try out each step of the weaving process. Bring your own chair for tips on how to get started. Cost is $75 and is limited to 4 people. Graduates receive $25 off full-day chair classes. Call to sign up at 828-707-4553 or go online at https://silverriverchairs.com/product/introductory-workshops/

https://www.facebook.com/events/348539589059733/

Mom’s are special. That’s why there’s an entire day dedicated to them! Make plans to enjoy breakfast or lunch at Old Rock Café this Mother’s Day. We’ll have a variety of sandwiches, soups, salads and deserts that pair perfectly with a hike or day of shopping in Chimney Rock Village.

https://www.facebook.com/events/240190940256568/?event_time_id=240190946923234

Every year in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness month, members of the Asheville Brewers Alliance partner with Our VOICE, Asheville and Buncombe County’s rape crisis and prevention center, for the month of April. This effort supports people in our community who have been impacted by sexual violence while also working to prevent that violence from happening in the first place. Participating breweries will donate $1 from every pint of a beer of their choosing for the entire month of April, and their donation will go directly towards supporting survivors in our community.

As part of this collaboration, all participating breweries are also invited to receive a free Bar Outreach Training session with an Our VOICE educator focusing on drug-facilitated sexual assault prevention and intervention. This powerful partnership strives to create a resilient community that is free of sexual violence, where bar staff, brewers, managers and owners become allies in alcohol and drug-facilitated sexual assault prevention.

Sanctuary Brewing Company has offered to host a Bar Outreach Training at their brewery on May 11! It is open to community partners to attend; if a brewery or bar trains 70% or more of their staff members, they will receive a Bar Outreach Certification.

If you or your company is interested in being a part of this training, you can RSVP to this event and reach out to Sanctuary Brewing to confirm your attendance. Thank you for your interest and support!

https://www.facebook.com/events/163107397946883/

As part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the YMCA of WNC Nutrition Department hosts free meals for anyone under the age of 18 at the Corpening Memorial YMCA every Saturday!

We serve lunches from 11am -1pm in the Corpening Y’s Multipurpose Room, and your family does not have to be a member of the Y to participate.

Please consider joining us for healthy food and enriching activities: arts & crafts, book club, rock climbing, and more!

For more information on accessing food and/or volunteering with the program visit: www.ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms

https://www.facebook.com/events/2198750976848785/?event_time_id=2198751030182113

As part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the YMCA of WNC Nutrition Department hosts free meals for anyone 18 and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA every Saturday!

We serve lunches from 11am -1pm in the Ferguson Y’s Multipurpose Room, and your family does not have to be a member of the Y to participate.

Please consider joining us for healthy food and enriching activities: kids yoga, art, ping pong, and more!

For more information on accessing food and/or volunteering with the program visit: www.ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms

https://www.facebook.com/events/492101114625413/?event_time_id=492101204625404

An amazing day of local craft beer and live music and it all takes place on a non-profit historic site and farm just minutes outside of Charlotte in Huntersville, NC.
This year’s Friday Night Jam will again be held on the main festival grounds (not the campground) and features Donna the Buffalo, Danger Muffin, and Fireside Collective! Tickets for the Friday Night Jam may be purchased below but 2 free passes to the Friday Night Jam come with each purchase of a weekend camping pass.
NOTE THAT THERE IS NOT A TASTING SESSION ON FRIDAY, ONLY ON SATURDAY.
For all the info go to www.ncbrewsmusic.com or follow us on Facebook @NCBMF
The NCBMF is a rain or shine event and refunds will not be issued due to weather. All ticket sales are final and refunds will not be issued. Please make sure to make plans to camp or find a safe and sober ride home.
Pursuant to Mecklenburg County Ordinance, Rural Hill is now a tobacco-free zone. This includes both smoking, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaporizers and other such devices. This includes the campground. This is a Mecklenburg County Law that Rural Hill must follow.

https://www.facebook.com/events/308929383076247/

Raise a cold one this Saturday at West Asheville’s Universal Joint and support American Whitewater! From 11:30am to 5:00pm all beers will be $4 and all beer sales will be donated to AW. AW’s Kevin Colburn will be there if you’d like to learn more about our work or sign up for an American Whitewater membership. There will be a great local raffle, and tasty rewards for folks that join AW at the event. Come hang out!

https://www.facebook.com/events/313182902906645/

Please join us on Saturday 5/11 for our “Adopt While You Shop!” Adoption Event, hosted by out friends at Wolfgang Bakery & Grooming.

Wolfgang will have the amazing array of pet supplies, Woof Meow will bring the adoptable pups. We hope to see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/243005909980506/

American Whitewater Fundraiser May 11
12 til 5

Dear Asheville Folks:
Do you enjoy swimming, tubing, rafting, kayaking, fishing, or hiking along our beautiful rivers and creeks? Then please join us this Saturday from noon until five when we will be donating 100% of our beer sales to American Whitewater! These are the folks advocating for your right to have public access to clean and reliable water for all types of river users. Renew your membership at the event and receive a six pack of beer to take home and enjoy on your next river adventure!!! We hope to see you here to show some appreciation for our wonderful rivers!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2258026300932065/

Think you are the boss of toss? Join us at the Lumberyard for a full day of cornhole, food trucks, Oscar Blues beer and other tastey beverages! The open division will award $300 for first place, $150 for second place and your entry fee covered for third. New to the game? Grab a friend and compete in our amateur division. Great prizes available for the winners! Raffles and give aways along with amazing auction items will occur through out the day. There will be free games for kids too!

The open division is limited to the first 24 teams. Play begins at 12:30 pm

The amateur division is limited to the first 36 teams. Play begins at 2:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/851482788539297/

Help BRHS prepare for kitten season by bringing a donation off their registry:
-Breeder’s edge kitten formula
– miracle nipples
– digital kitten scales
– snuggle safe microwavable discs.

There’ll be mimosas and cupcakes from Gateaux Bakery.
Submit naming ideas for the kittens.
Preview photos of adoptable kittens
Raffle basket with prizes from wag! A unique pet boutique, Wild Birds Unlimited, The flower market and two tickets to the Flat Rock Playhouse!

Local artist Shannon Pagano will be displaying and selling paintings of animals. 50% of the proceeds will go to BRHS.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2185687508213886/

Olive Catering Company at Dry Falls.

https://www.facebook.com/events/384765699004444/?event_time_id=384765772337770

Now in the High Gravity Room, inside! Come celebrate.

Official Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2253987401496936/

Celebrate the fourth annual Sierra Nevada SPRINGTOBERFEST! Each year, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. collaborates with a traditional German brewery to create an authentic seasonal Oktoberfest festbier.

Enjoy traditional Oom-Pah music from Mountain Top Polka Band (1p-4p), Oktoberfest-inspired snacks, and plenty of steins of festbier to sample.

Our 2019 Oktoberfest collaborators from Bitburger are flying all the way from Germany to Mills River for their first tastes of our Oktoberfest brew; and we’re throwing a party!

Dress your best and listen up for a chance to win tickets to Sierra Nevada’s annual Oktoberfest happening later this year!

No admission fee.
Taproom opens at 11:00AM, High Gravity opens at 12:00PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2212152872391620/

Trails & Dale’s Day is a celebration of mountain biking and beer. Featuring mountain bike demos and a gear expo, group bike rides, trail shuttles, a specialty beer release to raise money for trail building, and more.

Special beer release benefiting Pisgah Area SORBA.

Bike Demos:
YT Industries
REEB Cycles
Norco Bicycles
Salsa Cycles
Intense Cycles USA, Inc.
Santa Cruz Bicycles
Ibis Cycles
Orbea

Bike Expo/Vendors:
Fox Factory, Inc
Race Face Performance Products
Easton Cycling
Cane Creek Cycling Components
Yakima Racks
CamelBak
GiroSportDesign
Bell Bike Helmets
Industry Nine
Squatch Bikes and Brews
The Hub and Pisgah Tavern
Sycamore Cycles Pisgah Forest
Cognative MTB
Pisgah Area SORBA
The Pisgah Conservancy
Öhlins USA
Weevil Outdoor Supply Co.
Red Wolf Mountain Bike Tours
Windrock Bike Park
The Drop
Blue Ridge BioMechanics
Blue Ridge Adventures
Pilot Cove
Pisgah Map Company
G-Form
Rockgeist – Bikepack USA
SRAM
CLIF Bar
Maxxis Tires – USA
Seth’s Bike Hacks
D.D. Bullwinkel’s Outdoors
Stans NoTubes
Snowshoe Bike Park
Trails N Ales NC
Friends of DuPont Forest
CTS
Happy Mutant Nutritionals

One fun day of bike riding, celebrating mountain bike culture, and drinking beer!

https://www.facebook.com/events/503522096827636/

Join Museum education staff for a FREE Family Art Party! to engage in hands-on fun with artists Eleanor Annand, Josh Copus, and Valeria Watson, soon to be featured in our opening juried exhibition Appalachia Now! The afternoon includes storytelling and music with the talented Buncombe County librarians. Kids may try their hands at printmaking, mixed media, stamping clay bricks, and more! Save the date, and plan to join the Museum for a FREE day of family fun.

Join the Education staff for an afternoon of hands-on fun with artists Eleanor Annand, Josh Copus, and Valeria Watson, soon to be featured in our opening juried exhibition Appalachia Now! The afternoon includes storytelling and music with the talented Buncombe County librarians. Kids may try their hands at printmaking, mixed media, stamping clay bricks, and more!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2209570652591000/

Bruce Richardson lecture at Brunk Auctions. After the lecture, Brunk Auctions will host an appraisal fair for small items. Fee is $5 for the lecture (free for WNCHA members) and $10 per item (3 for $25) for the appraisal fair.
Proceeds benefit WNCHA and Smith-McDowell House
Bruce Richardson (Elmwood Inn Fine Teas) has been described as “A leading tea expert involved in tea’s American renaissance for over 20 years.” Hailing from Kentucky, he is a writer, photographer, tea blender, and frequent guest speaker at tea events across the country. Several Fortune 500 companies have sought his counsel as they investigated the future of tea in the world marketplace.
Bruce spends much of his time educating Americans in the art of celebrating the communal cup of tea.

His past audiences have included: World Tea Expo, the Dallas Museum of Art, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, Winterthur Museum, China Global Tea Fair in Shenzhen, University of Kentucky School of fine Arts and Yamaguchi Prefecture University in Japan.

Reservations may be made by calling or emailing Lynn Karegeannes at [email protected] 828-273-2243.
This lecture is part of the Infused in History exhibit at Smith-McDowell House April 24 – September 23, 2019

https://www.facebook.com/events/2723574737669565/

Ciao Y’all Food Truck will be at the winery on Saturdays serving up a delicious custom menu.

https://www.facebook.com/events/527568454393618/?event_time_id=535712076912589

We are hosting a Lupus/Autoimmune Charity Drive. The month of May is Lupus Awareness Month.

The Lupus Foundation of America will be here 2pm-4pm to enlighten us on how we can help people with the disease and offer support to those who suffer from autoimmune diseases.

I myself am a Lupus Warrior/Survivor (Sarah).

We will have a very special purple beer on tap! We will have Lupus Awareness T-shirt’s for sale $15each to help show your support.

Liz from a local salon will be at the brewery to sparkle your hair. C’mon let’s get some purple sparkles for Lupus Awareness Month!

We will be doing a raffle to raise money for the Lupus Foundation of America. $1 per raffle ticket.

First Prize $100.00 Dry Falls Gift Card
Second Prize $75.00 Dry Falls Gift Card
Third Prize $50.00 Dry Falls Gift Card
Fourth Prize $25.00 Dry Falls Gift Card
Fifth Prize A Dry Falls T-shirt of your choice.

Root Performance Fitness – Raffle – 3 Months of Classes!

All the raffle proceeds and additional donations will be going to the Lupus Foundation of America.

Thank you to all the sponsors –
Dry Falls Brewing Company
Root Performance Fitness
Olive Catering Company
Keller Williams- We Buy and Sell WNC
Flower Market
Gypsy Heart
Blue Ridge Health
English and Company Hair Salon
Liz from 5th Avenue Salon
Safelight- Healing and Hope for Families
Vans Chocolates
WTQZ Radio Station
Mountain Xpress Newspaper
The Lupus Foundation of America
Wells Fargo- Volunteers
The Hendersonville Police Department – For making the event possible.

And I’m getting more everyday! Feel free to contact me if you’d like to be a sponsor for the event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/374875659906007/