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Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Saturday, January 25, 2020

Public Roadside Cleanup

Jan 25 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

175 Bingham Road

Join our Water Quality Coordinator, Laura Anderson, on a public roadside cleanup! This 2hr event will focus around picking up litter along one of Asheville’s heavily trashed roads.

Bingham Road is a frequently trafficked and polluted road within the Asheville City Limits. As it rains, water sweeps this man-made debris into drains that lead directly into our streams — polluting our land and water. Keeping these areas free from litter is important to us as a community, so lets work together to protect the areas we love!

We will meet in the Buncombe County School’s parking lot, look for the Asheville GreenWorks truck.

All supplies will be provided, including: gloves, grabbers, yellow safety vests and trash bags. Just bring yourself dressed in warm clothes that can get dirty!

Categories: Outdoors Volunteers

Game Night at the Achetype

Jan 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Achetype

Enjoy Your Life GAME NIGHT at the ARCHETYPE
Come join us for a Game Night! Bring your favorite game (board game, cards, dominoes, etc.) and your favorite snack. There are also restaurants nearby where you can purchase food and bring it over.

Categories: Food & Drink Games

Sunday, January 26, 2020

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade Volunteers Needed

Jan 26 all-day

South Slope

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade February 23

The 13th annual Asheville Mardi Gras parade will take place on February 23 in South Slope and we’re looking for parade day volunteers. The Asheville Mardi Gras parade is an all-inclusive, family friendly, full-color spectacle that is fun, entertaining, full of music, floats, dancing and celebrating. Spectators receive beads and candy and the photo opportunities are always amazing.

Details include:

* About 20-25 volunteers needed for this rain or shine event. There will be 2 shifts, estimated to be from approx. 11a to 2/3p, and 2p to 5/6p.

*Setting up, manning and breaking down street barricades

*Assisting with krewe and float line up and timing as the parade begins

*Identifying parked cars that might need to be towed and checking for obstacles to smooth crowd control along the parade route.

*Coordinating with the Parade Logistics manager and city police

*Carrying 1 or 2 parade banners (Costumes optional but always encouraged!)

*Assisting with end of parade float disbursement

*Trash pick up following the parade set up and marching route. This is mostly paper trash and beads. It’s rarely more than a few bags total.

Returning barricades, cones, etc. to the post-parade collection point

Confirmed Volunteer perks include $10 gift card to Vortex Donuts & Coffee and a free beer at Catawba. Possibly more perks to come!

Email Dane if you’re interested in helping out, [email protected]

AMG is also seeking a Parade Day Logistics Manager as a PAID POSITION for Sunday, Feb. 23. Ideal person should have outdoor event coordination experience, flexibility and a good sense of humor. Duties include coordinating volunteers, ensuring cones and barricades are in place at all check points, answering any traffic/parked car/pedestrian concerns, acting as parade day primary contact for police and security and Mardi Gras leadership, coordinating compliance with City parade permit requirements, and helping ensure a timely start and finish to the parade. Candidate could plan to cover the parade route via bicycle or scooter or use walkie talkies to accomplish oversight of the .5 mile parade route. This position pays $125 for the day. More details available to any interested candidate. Email Dane if you’re interested in the position, [email protected]

Categories: Outdoors Volunteers

LEAF Volunteers is now LEAF WeX

Jan 26 all-day

LEAF

We’ve opted to shift the name and give some different benefits.

WHAT is changing? The name, WeX Star Crew benefit, & Festival HQ
– Regular Volunteers are now WeX. Work 10 hours in exchange for Weekend (Fri to Sun) Ticket
– Plus Volunteers are now WeX Plus. Work 15 hours in exchange for a Weekend Plus (Thu to Sun) Ticket
– Star Volunteers are now WeX Star. Work 20 hours in exchange for a Weekend Plus (Thu to Sun) Ticket AND a Culinary Passport -OR- a Star Guest Pass Ticket (Thu to Sun). Guest passes are LIMITED.

We’ll update our Auto-Reply as well as make a note on the website when the guest pass is no longer an available option. Those who have submitted completed applications prior to the cut off will have the guest pass option.

WeX Headquarters (HQ) will now be located under the Ship with a designated lounging area for WeXs. Make sure to come by and say hello!! You’ll pick up official schedule cards and culinary passes here as well.

Categories: Community Festivals Volunteers

Meet Up Game Day! @ Earthfare – Westgate

Jan 26 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Earthfare - Westgate

Bring games, friends, eat, drink, hang out, and of course- battle to the death!

…or whatever your objective is.

Plenty of space, plenty of games – get the word out to all of your gaming friends. Games below! Feel free to request any you would like to play

Categories: Food & Drink Games

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Artist Opportunities: Asheville Area Arts Council

Feb 1 all-day

Asheville NC

Artist Opportunities

The Asheville Area Arts Council is pleased to share the following opportunities for artists that have recently been submitted to us. If you have any questions about an opportunity, please contact the listed organization.

The Asheville Area Arts Council does not endorse or recommend any specific opportunities, but provides this list for information only. We encourage artists to research each opportunity thoroughly before applying.

Call for Artists: NRCC Art Society

The North Ridge Country Club Art Society wishes to promote art and area artists, while also developing increased art appreciation within its membership. The NRCC Art Society continues to expand the permanent art collection in the clubhouse for members …

January 3, 2020 – January 19, 2020

Call for Musicians: Chamber Music Raleigh

ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING OPPORTUNITY FOR NC-BASED MUSICIANS Performance Venue: North Carolina Museum of Art, SECU Auditorium Dates: Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 2pm or Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 2pm Artists Fee: up to $2500 Submission Instructions: …

January 2, 2020 – January 24, 2020

Call for Artists: Shenandoah National Park

The Shenandoah National Park Artist-in-Residence program offers professional artists focused time to creatively explore the natural and cultural resources of this astounding landscape. It also allows artists the opportunity to share their work through …

November 25, 2019 – January 31, 2020

Call for Artists: Zapow Juried Show

ZaPow Gallery, the premier Illustration and Narrative Art Gallery in the Southeast, will be hosting its Second Annual Juried Open Show March 2020. If you are an Illustrator or Narrative artist living in the WNC area this is your chance to show your wor …

December 9, 2019 – February 1, 2020

Call for Artists: Magnetic Theater

SPECIAL EVENT – ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Script Submission Guidelines: – The submission deadline is Saturday, February 1st at 11:59pm. – Plays should be between 10 and 30 minutes long, though there is a bit of wiggle room. – No more than 10 roles (prefe …

January 3, 2020 – February 1, 2020

Call for Artists: Chilkoot Trail Residency

The Yukon Arts Centre, the US National Park Service, Parks Canada and the Skagway Arts Council are calling for submissions for the 2021 Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Program. Participants will combine their artistic abilities with a love of the outdo …

December 9, 2019 – February 11, 2020

Call for Artists: International Artist Residency

Open Call for 2020-21 International Artist Residencies at Farm Studio in Rajasthan, India The deadline for applications is 20th February, 2020. Residencies will take place October, November, December 2020 and January, February 2021. All residency infor …

Categories: Art & Craft Grants

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade Volunteers Needed

Feb 1 all-day

South Slope

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade February 23

The 13th annual Asheville Mardi Gras parade will take place on February 23 in South Slope and we’re looking for parade day volunteers. The Asheville Mardi Gras parade is an all-inclusive, family friendly, full-color spectacle that is fun, entertaining, full of music, floats, dancing and celebrating. Spectators receive beads and candy and the photo opportunities are always amazing.

Details include:

* About 20-25 volunteers needed for this rain or shine event. There will be 2 shifts, estimated to be from approx. 11a to 2/3p, and 2p to 5/6p.

*Setting up, manning and breaking down street barricades

*Assisting with krewe and float line up and timing as the parade begins

*Identifying parked cars that might need to be towed and checking for obstacles to smooth crowd control along the parade route.

*Coordinating with the Parade Logistics manager and city police

*Carrying 1 or 2 parade banners (Costumes optional but always encouraged!)

*Assisting with end of parade float disbursement

*Trash pick up following the parade set up and marching route. This is mostly paper trash and beads. It’s rarely more than a few bags total.

Returning barricades, cones, etc. to the post-parade collection point

Confirmed Volunteer perks include $10 gift card to Vortex Donuts & Coffee and a free beer at Catawba. Possibly more perks to come!

Email Dane if you’re interested in helping out, [email protected]

AMG is also seeking a Parade Day Logistics Manager as a PAID POSITION for Sunday, Feb. 23. Ideal person should have outdoor event coordination experience, flexibility and a good sense of humor. Duties include coordinating volunteers, ensuring cones and barricades are in place at all check points, answering any traffic/parked car/pedestrian concerns, acting as parade day primary contact for police and security and Mardi Gras leadership, coordinating compliance with City parade permit requirements, and helping ensure a timely start and finish to the parade. Candidate could plan to cover the parade route via bicycle or scooter or use walkie talkies to accomplish oversight of the .5 mile parade route. This position pays $125 for the day. More details available to any interested candidate. Email Dane if you’re interested in the position, [email protected]

Categories: Outdoors Volunteers

Guided Hikes: Grandfather Mountain

Feb 1 all-day

Grandfather Mountain

Interpretive Rangers are available to lead guided hikes, bird walks and wildflower walks for families and groups that visit Grandfather Mountain. To see the mountain in this whole new way, you can schedule an appointment by calling the interpretive ranger office at (828) 737-0833 or emailing [email protected].

Please note that walks and hikes are available for all ability levels, but hikes that take you into Grandfather Mountain’s backcountry require careful footwork, proper footwear and the ability to handle heights. All backcountry hikes require participants to traverse ladders and use cables to navigate steep sections of the trail.

Interpretive Rangers are available year-round (weather permitting) to lead guided hikes to:

MacRae Peak	($15 + park admission)
Attic Window	($25 + park admission)
Calloway Peak	($35 + park admission)

Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance, and a minimum of two participants per hike are required. For more information, please call (828) 737-0833.

Categories: Hike Outdoors

LEAF Volunteers is now LEAF WeX

Feb 1 all-day

LEAF

We’ve opted to shift the name and give some different benefits.

WHAT is changing? The name, WeX Star Crew benefit, & Festival HQ
– Regular Volunteers are now WeX. Work 10 hours in exchange for Weekend (Fri to Sun) Ticket
– Plus Volunteers are now WeX Plus. Work 15 hours in exchange for a Weekend Plus (Thu to Sun) Ticket
– Star Volunteers are now WeX Star. Work 20 hours in exchange for a Weekend Plus (Thu to Sun) Ticket AND a Culinary Passport -OR- a Star Guest Pass Ticket (Thu to Sun). Guest passes are LIMITED.

We’ll update our Auto-Reply as well as make a note on the website when the guest pass is no longer an available option. Those who have submitted completed applications prior to the cut off will have the guest pass option.

WeX Headquarters (HQ) will now be located under the Ship with a designated lounging area for WeXs. Make sure to come by and say hello!! You’ll pick up official schedule cards and culinary passes here as well.

Categories: Community Festivals Volunteers

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade Volunteers Needed

Feb 2 all-day

South Slope

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade February 23

The 13th annual Asheville Mardi Gras parade will take place on February 23 in South Slope and we’re looking for parade day volunteers. The Asheville Mardi Gras parade is an all-inclusive, family friendly, full-color spectacle that is fun, entertaining, full of music, floats, dancing and celebrating. Spectators receive beads and candy and the photo opportunities are always amazing.

Details include:

* About 20-25 volunteers needed for this rain or shine event. There will be 2 shifts, estimated to be from approx. 11a to 2/3p, and 2p to 5/6p.

*Setting up, manning and breaking down street barricades

*Assisting with krewe and float line up and timing as the parade begins

*Identifying parked cars that might need to be towed and checking for obstacles to smooth crowd control along the parade route.

*Coordinating with the Parade Logistics manager and city police

*Carrying 1 or 2 parade banners (Costumes optional but always encouraged!)

*Assisting with end of parade float disbursement

*Trash pick up following the parade set up and marching route. This is mostly paper trash and beads. It’s rarely more than a few bags total.

Returning barricades, cones, etc. to the post-parade collection point

Confirmed Volunteer perks include $10 gift card to Vortex Donuts & Coffee and a free beer at Catawba. Possibly more perks to come!

Email Dane if you’re interested in helping out, [email protected]

AMG is also seeking a Parade Day Logistics Manager as a PAID POSITION for Sunday, Feb. 23. Ideal person should have outdoor event coordination experience, flexibility and a good sense of humor. Duties include coordinating volunteers, ensuring cones and barricades are in place at all check points, answering any traffic/parked car/pedestrian concerns, acting as parade day primary contact for police and security and Mardi Gras leadership, coordinating compliance with City parade permit requirements, and helping ensure a timely start and finish to the parade. Candidate could plan to cover the parade route via bicycle or scooter or use walkie talkies to accomplish oversight of the .5 mile parade route. This position pays $125 for the day. More details available to any interested candidate. Email Dane if you’re interested in the position, [email protected]

Categories: Outdoors Volunteers

Monday, February 3, 2020

Apply For the Library Advisory Board

Feb 3 all-day

Buncombe County NC

The Library Advisory Board has vacancies for three members, one to represent each district in Buncombe County. If you live in Buncombe County and would like to apply to serve on the Library Advisory Board, please visit the county website to apply. Applications are also available at the library. The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. You can apply here.

Categories: Volunteers

Hands on Asheville Volunteer Drive

Feb 3 all-day

Buncombe County

The role a caring adult can play in the life of a student cannot be overstated. We are recruiting volunteers to help middle grade students understand the importance of budgeting and finances as well as choosing a career path. Click the links below for more information:

Categories: Community Volunteers

Volunteer Orientation Literacy Council

Feb 3 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Literacy Council

Monday, Jan. 6

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Thursday, Jan. 9

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Monday, Feb. 3

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Thursday, Feb. 6

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Categories: Volunteers

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Apply For the Library Advisory Board

Feb 4 all-day

Buncombe County NC

The Library Advisory Board has vacancies for three members, one to represent each district in Buncombe County. If you live in Buncombe County and would like to apply to serve on the Library Advisory Board, please visit the county website to apply. Applications are also available at the library. The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. You can apply here.

Categories: Volunteers

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Apply For the Library Advisory Board

Feb 5 all-day

Buncombe County NC

The Library Advisory Board has vacancies for three members, one to represent each district in Buncombe County. If you live in Buncombe County and would like to apply to serve on the Library Advisory Board, please visit the county website to apply. Applications are also available at the library. The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. You can apply here.

Categories: Volunteers

Hands on Asheville Volunteer Drive

Feb 5 all-day

Buncombe County

The role a caring adult can play in the life of a student cannot be overstated. We are recruiting volunteers to help middle grade students understand the importance of budgeting and finances as well as choosing a career path. Click the links below for more information:

Categories: Community Volunteers

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Apply For the Library Advisory Board

Feb 6 all-day

Buncombe County NC

The Library Advisory Board has vacancies for three members, one to represent each district in Buncombe County. If you live in Buncombe County and would like to apply to serve on the Library Advisory Board, please visit the county website to apply. Applications are also available at the library. The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. You can apply here.

Categories: Volunteers

Asheville Mardi Gras: Parade day volunteer opportunities

Feb 6 all-day

South Slope Asheville

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade February 23

The 13th annual Asheville Mardi Gras parade will take place on February 23 in South Slope and we’re looking for parade day volunteers. The Asheville Mardi Gras parade is an all-inclusive, family friendly, full-color spectacle that is fun, entertaining, full of music, floats, dancing and celebrating. Spectators receive beads and candy and the photo opportunities are always amazing.

Details include:

* About 20-25 volunteers needed for this rain or shine event.

*Setting up, manning and breaking down street barricades

*Assisting with krewe and float line up and timing as the parade begins

*Identifying parked cars that might need to be towed and checking for obstacles to smooth crowd control along the parade route.

*Coordinating with the Parade Logistics manager and city police

*Carrying 1 or 2 parade banners (Costumes optional but always encouraged!)

*Assisting with end of parade float disbursement

*Trash pick up following the parade set up and marching route. This is mostly paper trash and beads. It’s rarely more than a few bags total.

*Returning barricades, cones, etc. to the post-parade collection point

Confirmed Volunteer perks include $10 gift card to Vortex Donuts & Coffee and a free beer at Catawba. Possibly more perks to come!

Send an email to [email protected] if you’re interested in helping out.

Categories: Volunteers

Volunteer Orientation Literacy Council

Feb 6 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Literacy Council

Monday, Jan. 6

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Thursday, Jan. 9

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Monday, Feb. 3

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Thursday, Feb. 6

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Categories: Volunteers

Friday, February 7, 2020

Apply For the Library Advisory Board

Feb 7 all-day

Buncombe County NC

The Library Advisory Board has vacancies for three members, one to represent each district in Buncombe County. If you live in Buncombe County and would like to apply to serve on the Library Advisory Board, please visit the county website to apply. Applications are also available at the library. The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. You can apply here.

Categories: Volunteers

Asheville Mardi Gras: Parade day volunteer opportunities

Feb 7 all-day

South Slope Asheville

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade February 23

The 13th annual Asheville Mardi Gras parade will take place on February 23 in South Slope and we’re looking for parade day volunteers. The Asheville Mardi Gras parade is an all-inclusive, family friendly, full-color spectacle that is fun, entertaining, full of music, floats, dancing and celebrating. Spectators receive beads and candy and the photo opportunities are always amazing.

Details include:

* About 20-25 volunteers needed for this rain or shine event.

*Setting up, manning and breaking down street barricades

*Assisting with krewe and float line up and timing as the parade begins

*Identifying parked cars that might need to be towed and checking for obstacles to smooth crowd control along the parade route.

*Coordinating with the Parade Logistics manager and city police

*Carrying 1 or 2 parade banners (Costumes optional but always encouraged!)

*Assisting with end of parade float disbursement

*Trash pick up following the parade set up and marching route. This is mostly paper trash and beads. It’s rarely more than a few bags total.

*Returning barricades, cones, etc. to the post-parade collection point

Confirmed Volunteer perks include $10 gift card to Vortex Donuts & Coffee and a free beer at Catawba. Possibly more perks to come!

Send an email to [email protected] if you’re interested in helping out.

Categories: Volunteers

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Apply For the Library Advisory Board

Feb 8 all-day

Buncombe County NC

The Library Advisory Board has vacancies for three members, one to represent each district in Buncombe County. If you live in Buncombe County and would like to apply to serve on the Library Advisory Board, please visit the county website to apply. Applications are also available at the library. The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. You can apply here.

Categories: Volunteers

Artist Opportunities: Asheville Area Arts Council

Feb 8 all-day

Asheville NC

Artist Opportunities

The Asheville Area Arts Council is pleased to share the following opportunities for artists that have recently been submitted to us. If you have any questions about an opportunity, please contact the listed organization.

The Asheville Area Arts Council does not endorse or recommend any specific opportunities, but provides this list for information only. We encourage artists to research each opportunity thoroughly before applying.

Call for Artists: NRCC Art Society

The North Ridge Country Club Art Society wishes to promote art and area artists, while also developing increased art appreciation within its membership. The NRCC Art Society continues to expand the permanent art collection in the clubhouse for members …

January 3, 2020 – January 19, 2020

Call for Musicians: Chamber Music Raleigh

ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING OPPORTUNITY FOR NC-BASED MUSICIANS Performance Venue: North Carolina Museum of Art, SECU Auditorium Dates: Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 2pm or Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 2pm Artists Fee: up to $2500 Submission Instructions: …

January 2, 2020 – January 24, 2020

Call for Artists: Shenandoah National Park

The Shenandoah National Park Artist-in-Residence program offers professional artists focused time to creatively explore the natural and cultural resources of this astounding landscape. It also allows artists the opportunity to share their work through …

November 25, 2019 – January 31, 2020

Call for Artists: Zapow Juried Show

ZaPow Gallery, the premier Illustration and Narrative Art Gallery in the Southeast, will be hosting its Second Annual Juried Open Show March 2020. If you are an Illustrator or Narrative artist living in the WNC area this is your chance to show your wor …

December 9, 2019 – February 1, 2020

Call for Artists: Magnetic Theater

SPECIAL EVENT – ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Script Submission Guidelines: – The submission deadline is Saturday, February 1st at 11:59pm. – Plays should be between 10 and 30 minutes long, though there is a bit of wiggle room. – No more than 10 roles (prefe …

January 3, 2020 – February 1, 2020

Call for Artists: Chilkoot Trail Residency

The Yukon Arts Centre, the US National Park Service, Parks Canada and the Skagway Arts Council are calling for submissions for the 2021 Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Program. Participants will combine their artistic abilities with a love of the outdo …

December 9, 2019 – February 11, 2020

Call for Artists: International Artist Residency

Open Call for 2020-21 International Artist Residencies at Farm Studio in Rajasthan, India The deadline for applications is 20th February, 2020. Residencies will take place October, November, December 2020 and January, February 2021. All residency infor …

Categories: Art & Craft Grants

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade Volunteers Needed

Feb 8 all-day

South Slope

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade February 23

The 13th annual Asheville Mardi Gras parade will take place on February 23 in South Slope and we’re looking for parade day volunteers. The Asheville Mardi Gras parade is an all-inclusive, family friendly, full-color spectacle that is fun, entertaining, full of music, floats, dancing and celebrating. Spectators receive beads and candy and the photo opportunities are always amazing.

Details include:

* About 20-25 volunteers needed for this rain or shine event. There will be 2 shifts, estimated to be from approx. 11a to 2/3p, and 2p to 5/6p.

*Setting up, manning and breaking down street barricades

*Assisting with krewe and float line up and timing as the parade begins

*Identifying parked cars that might need to be towed and checking for obstacles to smooth crowd control along the parade route.

*Coordinating with the Parade Logistics manager and city police

*Carrying 1 or 2 parade banners (Costumes optional but always encouraged!)

*Assisting with end of parade float disbursement

*Trash pick up following the parade set up and marching route. This is mostly paper trash and beads. It’s rarely more than a few bags total.

Returning barricades, cones, etc. to the post-parade collection point

Confirmed Volunteer perks include $10 gift card to Vortex Donuts & Coffee and a free beer at Catawba. Possibly more perks to come!

Email Dane if you’re interested in helping out, [email protected]

AMG is also seeking a Parade Day Logistics Manager as a PAID POSITION for Sunday, Feb. 23. Ideal person should have outdoor event coordination experience, flexibility and a good sense of humor. Duties include coordinating volunteers, ensuring cones and barricades are in place at all check points, answering any traffic/parked car/pedestrian concerns, acting as parade day primary contact for police and security and Mardi Gras leadership, coordinating compliance with City parade permit requirements, and helping ensure a timely start and finish to the parade. Candidate could plan to cover the parade route via bicycle or scooter or use walkie talkies to accomplish oversight of the .5 mile parade route. This position pays $125 for the day. More details available to any interested candidate. Email Dane if you’re interested in the position, [email protected]

Categories: Outdoors Volunteers

Asheville Mardi Gras: Parade day volunteer opportunities

Feb 8 all-day

South Slope Asheville

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade February 23

The 13th annual Asheville Mardi Gras parade will take place on February 23 in South Slope and we’re looking for parade day volunteers. The Asheville Mardi Gras parade is an all-inclusive, family friendly, full-color spectacle that is fun, entertaining, full of music, floats, dancing and celebrating. Spectators receive beads and candy and the photo opportunities are always amazing.

Details include:

* About 20-25 volunteers needed for this rain or shine event.

*Setting up, manning and breaking down street barricades

*Assisting with krewe and float line up and timing as the parade begins

*Identifying parked cars that might need to be towed and checking for obstacles to smooth crowd control along the parade route.

*Coordinating with the Parade Logistics manager and city police

*Carrying 1 or 2 parade banners (Costumes optional but always encouraged!)

*Assisting with end of parade float disbursement

*Trash pick up following the parade set up and marching route. This is mostly paper trash and beads. It’s rarely more than a few bags total.

*Returning barricades, cones, etc. to the post-parade collection point

Confirmed Volunteer perks include $10 gift card to Vortex Donuts & Coffee and a free beer at Catawba. Possibly more perks to come!

Send an email to [email protected] if you’re interested in helping out.

Categories: Volunteers

Early Bird Registration Open for Senior Games and Silver Arts 2020

Feb 8 all-day

Buncombe County NC

Each spring, hundreds of locals 50+ years-old enjoy participating in the Asheville-Buncombe Senior Games and Silver Arts. This year’s program will be held at locations throughout Buncombe County from Tuesday, April 14-Friday, May 15. Registration is $5 before March 9 or $10 after that date. Military veterans may register for free.

To register, fill out a registration form (see documents below) or register online at ncseniorgames.org. Archery and pickleball have registration deadline dates.

Sports include basketball, bocce, croquet, football throw, softball throw, golf, cycling, track and field, archery, cheerleading, bowling, swimming, billiards, badminton, cornhole, horseshoes, pickleball, racquetball, shuffleboard, tennis, and table tennis. Miniature golf, rowing, and team softball and basketball are new this year. Age categories start at 50 and increase at five year intervals.

Silver Arts categories are classified as Heritage (quilting, woodwork, crochet, basket weaving, jewelry, needlework, tole painting, weaving, knitting, pottery, stained glass, woodcarving, and woodturning), Visual (solo, small group, and large group), Performing, Literary (poem, short story, essay, and life experience), and Contemporary. Art pieces will be displayed at Buncombe County Libraries in April and May.

A full schedule can be accessed below as a PDF.

Follow Buncombe County Recreation on Facebook and Instagram.

Table: News Item Documents
File Name	Size	Type	Date & Time Added
Registration	209 KB		02/04/2020 7:52 AM
Schedule	45 KB		02/04/2020 7:52 AM

Categories: Art & Craft Community Games Health & Wellness Parks & Recreation Sports

Friends of Roan Mountain Winter Naturalists’ Rally

Feb 8 all-day

Roan Mountain State Park

Friends of Roan Mountain Winter Naturalists’ Rally

February 8

Roan Mountain State Park

Roan Stewardship Director Marquette Crockett will present a photographic journey describing what makes the Roan so unique on Saturday (Feb. 8) at the Friends of Roan Mountain Winter Naturalists’ Rally. After lunch, join Marquette for a hike to see the high elevation balds of the Roan in person. We are SO grateful to all our partners and members who support conservation in this unique landscape. There truly is “No Place Like Roan”!

Categories: Hike Outdoors

Guided Hikes: Grandfather Mountain

Feb 8 all-day

Grandfather Mountain

Interpretive Rangers are available to lead guided hikes, bird walks and wildflower walks for families and groups that visit Grandfather Mountain. To see the mountain in this whole new way, you can schedule an appointment by calling the interpretive ranger office at (828) 737-0833 or emailing [email protected].

Please note that walks and hikes are available for all ability levels, but hikes that take you into Grandfather Mountain’s backcountry require careful footwork, proper footwear and the ability to handle heights. All backcountry hikes require participants to traverse ladders and use cables to navigate steep sections of the trail.

Interpretive Rangers are available year-round (weather permitting) to lead guided hikes to:

MacRae Peak	($15 + park admission)
Attic Window	($25 + park admission)
Calloway Peak	($35 + park admission)

Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance, and a minimum of two participants per hike are required. For more information, please call (828) 737-0833.

Categories: Hike Outdoors

Hands on Asheville Volunteer Drive

Feb 8 all-day

Buncombe County

The role a caring adult can play in the life of a student cannot be overstated. We are recruiting volunteers to help middle grade students understand the importance of budgeting and finances as well as choosing a career path. Click the links below for more information:

Categories: Community Volunteers

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Apply For the Library Advisory Board

Feb 9 all-day

Buncombe County NC

The Library Advisory Board has vacancies for three members, one to represent each district in Buncombe County. If you live in Buncombe County and would like to apply to serve on the Library Advisory Board, please visit the county website to apply. Applications are also available at the library. The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. You can apply here.

Categories: Volunteers

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