Calendar of Events

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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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Empower Hour: Inspiring + Connecting Women
Oct 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
zoom
Athena of Henderson County presents a unique and informal networking opportunity designed to inspire women – it’s not women-only, but it is women-centric. Connection feels more important now than ever and we are proud to offer this virtual networking opportunity!
There is no cost to attend but registration is required. Zoom meeting
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Women’s Power Hour
Oct 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Online

Athena of Henderson County presents a unique and informal networking opportunity designed to inspire and connect women. Connection feels more important now than ever so we are proud to offer this virtual networking opportunity. There is no cost to attend but registration is required.

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Concessions Inventory Sale Asheville Community Theatre
Oct 27 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

This October, we’re selling the wine and beer from our concessions inventory for you to take home! Come see us at the theatre any Tuesday or Wednesday evening in October and purchase a six pack of local beer, a four pack of cider, or a bottle of wine to take home! We’ll have a table set up at the front door, so you won’t even have to come inside, plus we’ll be wearing masks, checking IDs and encouraging you to social distance if there’s a line!

Prices: $6.00 for 6-pk 12 oz beer, $8.00 for 4-pk 16 oz cider, $8.00 per bottle of wine. Credit cards only, no cash sales. Prices do not include sales tax, which will be added.

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Categories: Food & Drink
Studio 52 Virtual Fall Classes: Musical Theatre 6th-8th
Oct 27 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Online

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Lights, camera, action! Students develop their skills in vocal technique, acting though song, and movement. The semester ends in a one-of-a-kind movie revue.

Lights, camera, action! “Let’s go to the movies” in this fun class celebrating

Weekly Zoom class, one 20-minute private coaching
Instructors: Anna Kimmell, Matthew Glover

Tuesdays from 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Lights, camera, action! “Let’s go to the movies” in this fun class celebrating songs of the silver screen! In a combination of weekly Zoom sessions and one private coaching, young actors will work with Studio 52 faculty to develop their skills in vocal technique, acting through song, and movement. The semester culminates in a one-of-a-kind movie musical revue, presented in a final virtual screening! 

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Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre
Graphic design networking WatchStack
Oct 27 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Online

Graphic design networking. Registration required. Free.

During WatchStack, we will gather in a Zoom meeting and highlight a talk that YOU, the audience, will select. Then we will facilitate a “stacked” dialogue where everyone will have the opportunity to comment and share thoughts and responses to the talk. All are welcome. We are currently highlighting Black and POC voices.

Find yourself a comfy space where you can be uninterrupted for 60 minutes. Please plan to show up at 5:30pm EST, we will start the programming at 5:33 and locking the room shortly after establishing the container. This means if you are too late you won’t be able to get in. This is to help maintain the quality of creating a safe container for authentic sharing.

Afterwards you’ll be invited to go go forth and share the talk with someone else in your circle and create something inspired by it and share.

Please note that the Zoom link will be sent out 48 hours before the meeting and then again day of. It will not be published publicly to avoid a room takeover. Please do not share the link publicly once you get it.

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Hendersonville City Council Conversations
Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Whitmire Center

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Hendersonville City Council Members are venturing outside the traditional council meeting format to offer a series of ‘Council Conversations’ in the community.  2020 marks the third year Council Members have hosted collaborative meetings in various neighborhoods throughout the City.

“It is more important than ever for elected leaders to remain accessible to their citizens,” said Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk. “These meetings give the public an opportunity to ask questions and interact with City Council in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.”

Each meeting will last approximately one hour and be hosted by an individual member of City Council. Various City staff members will be available to answer questions as well.

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Studio 52 Virtual Fall Classes: Acting 9th – 12th
Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Online

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Hone your ability to create honest characters, feel confident connecting and collaborating with others, and discover freedom and playfulness. In this class for high school actors (both beginners and experienced performers), students will explore performance technique in the development of monologues (which can be used for future auditions), as well as digging deep into character objectives and tactics. At the end of the semester, share your newfound skills in a final virtual showcase.

Tuesdays from 6 – 7 PM
Sep. 22 – Nov. 17
9th – 12th Grades
​Weekly Zoom class
Instructors: Betsy Bisson, Lisa K. Bryant
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Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre
Improv II: Beyond the Basics – Learning to Fly
Oct 27 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

This class will be offered in person on the ACT Mainstage, following all the recommended

protocols for safety and sanitation. Class is limited to 8 students.

Improv II reinforces all of the skills learned in Improv I by applying those skills to advanced scene work, character creation structures, and at times intentionally conflict-filled scenarios. Beyond Basic will encourage students to no longer be bound by the rules of improv but to swing freely and see that the strategies are not restricting but sound instincts. A sense of play is as important as proper technique. Students will gain further experience and confidence in unscripted comedic performance through more-involved improvised stories, scenes, and group structures; again all done from a safe distance.

Prerequisite: Improv 1 or extensive improv experience (approved by instructor)

*In person classes are 50 minutes with an added 10 minutes for temperature checks*

 

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Maggot Track Workout with Jus’ Running
Oct 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Jus' Running

Our Maggot workouts take place every Tuesday evening and will make you a stronger and better runner. Challenge yourself. All levels welcome. Meet at the Jus’ Running shop at 6:30pm or you can meet us at the UNCA track at 7 p.m.

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Asheville Music Hall presents The Marcus King Trio Drive in Show
Oct 27 @ 6:45 pm – 10:00 pm
Smoky Mountain Event Center

A 24-year-old guitar phenom and innovative songwriter, Marcus King can simultaneously switch from swaggering rock to supersonic soul, having written songs and performing onstage for half his lifetime. The Marcus King Trio also includes drummer Jack Ryan and bass player Stephen Campbell to create blistering rock unit that has honed their synergy through endless touring.

Marcus started learning guitar at age three or four. He has played professionally since he was 11 and always knew he wanted to make music his life. A fourth-generation musician, Marcus has followed in his family’s footsteps. His grandfather was a country guitarist, and his father continues to perform live.

From the start, Marcus earned rave reviews for his kinetic musicianship with The Washington Post describing him as a “guitar phenom.” His debut solo album, El Dorado topped the Americana radio charts and has received critical acclaim from the likes of NPR, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter,and Rolling Stone, who described him as an “electrifying rock performer.” Marcus completed a string of dates last year with Chris Stapleton, who called him “one of his favorite artists” when he joined him onstage.

Marcus King continues to re-write his fast moving and surprising story. You can hear change in the wisdom of his lyrics and deeply soulful vocals, bringing sheer musical command to every performance.

web: https://marcuskingband.com/

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Categories: Music Outdoors
Magnetic in the Smoky Park – Outdoor Show
Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm
Smoky Park Supper Club

Magnetic in the Smoky Park – Outdoor Show

Live Outdoor Show

Join us every Tuesday night in October (and maybe beyond) as The Magnetic Theatre teams up with the wizards at Smoky Park Supper Club to host a live, outdoor variety show.

Starting October 6th, we’ll be filling Smoky Park’s gorgeous, riverside outdoor space with comedy, theatre, music and so much more. Smoky Park’s kitchen will be closed but their full bar will be open for business. This will be a BYOC event (Bring-Your-Own-Chair) and shows will strictly follow all safety guidelines; with mask and social distancing protocols enforced. There will also be temperature checks at the gate and plenty of hand sanitation stations on the property. Restrooms will be available.

If you buy a ticket, you must bring your own chair and purchase one ticket per person attending. You will be required to wear a mask throughout the event.

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Visiting Writer Series: Poet Melissa Range
Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Online
Melissa Range

UNC Asheville’s Fall 2020 [Virtual] Visiting Writer Series will continue at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 with a reading by Melissa Range. This Zoom event is presented by UNC Asheville’s Department of English and is free and open to everyone with pre-registration required. Please check back soon for the link.

Range is the author of Scriptorium, a winner of the 2015 National Poetry Series (Beacon Press, 2016), and Horse and Rider (Texas Tech University Press, 2010). She is the recipient of awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rona Jaffe Foundation, the American Antiquarian Society, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.

 

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Tuesday Early Jam
Oct 27 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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Lost Dog Street Band
Oct 27 @ 9:00 pm
The Orange Peel

Ages 18+

The three-piece group’s latest, Weight Of A Trigger, is a portal in to when Americana was peopled by sensitive outlaws who pleaded for salvation in song. The 10-song collection spans old-time music, Appalachian folk, redemptive country blues, and winsome balladry. Each song is elegantly essential, using teardrop pedal steel guitar, delicate fingerpicked passages, emotive harmony vocals, and stately violin touches as delicate dynamic touches. It’s an album of hard truths themed around a three-part narrative of Thomas Clancy Russell, and stories of fated love, addiction, tragic deaths, and rising demons. The ghost of former collaboratorNicholas Ridout, a uniquely gifted musician who took his life, haunts the proceedings. His presence is made all the more poignant by Lost Street Dog performing his sweetly high lonesome song “Lazy Moonshiner.”

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Categories: Music
Tuesday Night Funk Jam
Oct 27 @ 10:00 pm – Oct 28 @ 6:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall! Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert. Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm. At 10PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night

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Categories: Food & Drink Music
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
BOOsters and Pumpkins
Oct 28 all-day
Businesses throughout Buncombe County

The BOOsters are happy little friendly ghosts sold throughout the month of October in area banks, restaurants, cleaners, convenience stores, and many other businesses. For only $1.00, anyone can purchase a BOOster, place his or her name or business card on it and have it displayed. This is a great way to decorate area businesses for the holiday while providing fun, friendly competition, and funds to help continue the outreach of the Eblen Charities.

Eblen Charitable Group Pumpkin Sales: Much like the BOOster sales, these bright paper pumpkins are sold for $1.00 during the month of October in area schools and Ingles Markets. This program sponsored by Outback Steakhouse, Ingle’s Markets, Pepsi, and Clear Channel radio stations benefits the programs of the Eblen Charities  and helps provide a community program to the area schools with the premise of children helping children. Schools also have the opportunity to win prizes and equipment for their school. The school with the most over all sales is awarded the Frank Lewis Memorial Award, named in memory of our long time friend and Buncombe County educator, Frank Lewis.

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BRAHMS Violin Concerto
Oct 28 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
II. Adagio
Liza Ferschtman, violin • Matthias Bamert, conductor
Recorded on July 7, 2017,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

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Categories: Music
Bucket List: Guide to Art Institutions in WNC
Oct 28 all-day
WNC

Bucket List: Guide to Art Institutions in WNC
Western North Carolina is known as the artist’s enclave of the Southeast—but where should we layfolk go to enjoy the fruits of these labors? Here’s our guide to enjoying art—painted, sculpted, sketched, and otherwise crafted—across the region.

 

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Categories: Art & Craft
Calling Artists: slam poetry competition 15yrs +
Oct 28 all-day
Online

Calling all spoken word artists 15 years or older

ABOUT WORDplay©

WORDplay© is a twelve month slam poetry competition featuring Spoken Word Poets from all over Western North Carolina. Each month ten to twelve Poets will be selected via video submissions, for the chance to compete for Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective’s WORDplay© championship and a $1,000.00 cash prize. The monthly online competition, hosted by local Poets Barbie Angell and Shanita Jackson, is open to regional Poets who are at least 15 years of age. One Poet from each month’s competition will be selected to compete in front of a live audience in the October and November 2021 Semi-Finals. Two remaining Poets will vie for the WORDplay© championship in December 2021. The second place Poet will receive $500.00. Each Semi-Finalist will receive $100.00.

We are accepting submissions for January and February rounds now through November 23, 2020. Selected Poets will be notified by December 23, 2020.

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Categories: Theatre Writing
Coffee for Champions Supports Special Olympics
Oct 28 all-day
Buncombe County

Coffee for Champions Supports Special Olympics

Do you need a cup of ambition before you start the day (or a few throughout the day)? During the month of October, popular coffee shops and cafés throughout Buncombe County donate up to five cents of each cup of coffee purchased to support local sports programs for community members with intellectual disabilities.

Coffee for Champions is the largest annual fundraiser for Special Olympics Buncombe County, a completely donation-funded, volunteer-driven program that provides year-round training and competitive programs in 11 sports for more than 480 youth and adults. Funds raised help build equitable opportunities for everyone who lives here, create a connection between athletes and the greater community, and celebrate changing attitudes about the talents of people with intellectual disabilities.

“We started Coffee for Champions five years ago,” says Karla Furnari, Local Coordinator for Special Olympics Buncombe County. “Each year, it continues to grow and helps expand programs and fund critical needs such as equipment, uniforms, and transporting athletes. Even though in-person training was put on hold because of COVID-19, volunteer coaches continued to engage with athletes on a regular basis to keep them mentally and physically healthy during a time that has been particularly taxing on individuals with intellectual disabilities. We have safely resumed some programs in which social distancing is possible and face coverings can be worn such as tennis and bocce.”

Donating Five Cents Per Cup

  • Ivory Road Café & Kitchen (1854 Brevard Road in Arden)
  • Mosaic Café & Coffee House (1 Town Square Boulevard in Biltmore Park)
  • PennyCup Coffee Company at the YMI (39 South Market Street in Downtown Asheville)
  • Round Earth Roasters (518 Hendersonville Road in Asheville)
  • Trout Lily Market (1297 Charlotte Highway in Fairview)

Donating One Cent Per Cup

  • PennyCup Coffee Company West (362 Depot Street in Asheville’s River Arts District)
  • PennyCup Coffee Company Haw Creek (6 Beverly Road in Asheville’s Haw Creek)
  • PennyCup Coffee Company North (857 Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville)

Buncombe County Special Olympics is made possible through funding from donors and support from Buncombe County Government. To donate or volunteer, visit the organization’s website.

Special Olympics was founded by Eunice Kennedy in 1968 to celebrate changing attitudes about the talents of people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics Buncombe County provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for adults and children above the age of seven. Sports include alpine skiing and snowboarding, aquatics, athletics, basketball, bocce, bowling, cheerleading, gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer, and tennis, as well as a young athletes program. The organization also offers the Adaptive Athlete Program in a partnership with Buncombe County Recreation Services.

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COVID-19 Testing in Buncombe County Info. Website
Oct 28 all-day
Various locations in Buncombe County

 

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COVID-19 Testing General Information

Think you have been exposed to COVID?

Testing is widely available at urgent cares, federally qualified health centers, and through some primary care providers for those who need it however, it remains important to focus on the prevention of COVID first and foremost to keep the virus from spreading further into the community and to loved ones.

Find testing near you:

  • If you DO NOT HAVE a healthcare provider who offers testing for COVID-19 and you need to get tested, there are several ways to find testing near you.
  • Visit the Find My Testing Place website to find a clinic or pop up testing site near you.
  • People in Buncombe County can access testing by completing the Buncombe County Self-Checker online. If you need testing, you can set up an appointment at one of the county’s open-air, drive-through sites. People can also call the Ready Team at (828) 419-0095 from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm., Monday – Friday to be pre-screened for testing at these sites. A Ready Team member will call you within 2 business days to schedule your appointment.
  • You can call the Buncombe County nurse line at (828) 250-5300 to find out where you can get tested (Press OPTION #1 to speak with a nurse) from 8 am to 5:30 pm.

Testing Site Locations in Buncombe County: Appointment required at these sites

South West Buncombe

58 Apac Dr., Asheville (Buncombe County Sports Park)
Every Thursday
9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

Central Buncombe

A-B Tech, Genevieve Circle, Asheville (Allied Health Parking Lot)
Every Sunday
1:30-5:30 p.m.

Important: Please check Buncombe County’s Facebook page for site cancellations due to weather. 

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Categories: Community Health & Wellness
CRITICAL NEED For Blood Donations
Oct 28 all-day
various see below

Donate Blood - The Blood Connection
The message is simple – COVID-19 has made a severe impact on the blood supply and The
Blood Connection is asking the community to donate blood as soon as possible to support the
critical need of blood for local hospitals in this area.

To find a blood drive: https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/zip
To find a center (5 in Upstate, 2 in Western NC): https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/centers
Those interested in hosting a blood drive in the community: thebloodconnection.org/host-a-drive<http://thebloodconnection.org/host-a-drive>

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Services in Buncombe County
Oct 28 all-day
Various Locations

Buncombe County offers services for those facing Domestic Violence:

HelpMate: HELPMATE HOTLINE: (828) 254-0516 | BUSINESS LINE: (828) 254-2968

Our Voice: 24-hour hotline at (828) 255-7576

eNCough: https://www.enoughnc.org/

Clothing: Both Homeward Bound Welcome Home Donation Center (205 Elk Park Dr.) and Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry’s Donation Center (24 Cumberland Ave.) allow domestic violence survivors in Buncombe County to shop for free

One Stop Shop: The Family Justice Center (35 Woodfin St.) is a location of multi-service providers who work together to offer assistance to domestic violence survivors. These orgs include Helpmate, Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Our VOICE, Mission Health, Buncombe County Health and Human Services, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, Pisgah Legal Services, and the Asheville Police Department.

Legal: Pisgah Legal Services (62 Charlotte St.) works with domestic violence shelters, prevention agencies, and other partners in eleven WNC counties to provide info and services designed to aid independence from abusers, including protection orders, separation + divorce, child custody and support + more. With on-site attorneys + legal assistants, the Family Justice Center offers information about legal rights + protections.

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Early Voting Buncombe County What’s The Wait? Website
Oct 28 all-day
Buncombe County Online

What is the wait? Buncombe County Website tracks waiting time for Early Voting in Buncombe County!

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Find My Testing Place Website
Oct 28 all-day
Online

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COVID-19 testing is provided at some local health departments, doctor and clinician offices, many hospitals and clinics, many pharmacy sites and retail outlets, and other community locations.

No-Cost Community Testing Events

The content in the Test Site Finder below is provided and maintained by Castlight: COVID-19 Resource Center. These testing sites are not endorsed or vetted by NCDHHS. Please call the testing site or your health care provider before you go for testing.

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Flat Rock Playhouse: Online Gift Shop Now Open
Oct 28 all-day
Online

SHOP THE ROCK!

Our online gift shop is now open, and just in time for your holiday shopping. T-shirts are available in a variety of colors with Adult and Youth sizing, and we have additional apparel items like sweatshirts, hats, polos, and totes. We have unique gift options like our 50th-anniversary book with a detailed history of Flat Rock Playhouse and prints designed by some of your favorite Vagabonds.

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Categories: Market Theatre
Grace Episcopal Church Pumpkin Patch – Consider Haiti
Oct 28 all-day
Grace Episcopal Church

Beginning Sunday, September 27, and continuing throughout the month of October, the front lawn of Grace Church will once again be filled with pumpkins! And as in years past, proceeds from pumpkin sales will benefit our friends with Consider Haiti.

Annually, the Pumpkin Patch is Consider Haiti’s biggest fundraiser. A year ago, we netted $10,000 that supported programs in community health, sustainable nutrition, clean water and medical care. Consider Haiti’s single most urgent goal is promoting the health and welfare of Haitian children. This year, they will impact the lives of more than 2,000 children and their families. Through the Pumpkin Patch, Grace Church has an opportunity to raise both funds and awareness for the work Consider Haiti is doing, even in the midst of a pandemic. We hope we have made participating as safe and risk-free as possible for you. And we thank you in advance for your on-going support.

For the safety of our volunteer sellers, we have developed a method of no-touch electronic payment that will hopefully eliminate a lot of cash transactions that involved handling money. Wheelbarrows will be on hand for shoppers to load their own pumpkin selections. The idea is to handle money and pumpkins as little as possible. Wipes, masks and disinfectant will be available for use as needed within the Patch

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Categories: Family Fun Fundraisers Outdoors
Great Trails State Plan Survey for Public Opinion
Oct 28 all-day
Online

A woman rides her bike on a path surrounded by woods. ​​​​​

​One Network of Trails. One Hundred Counties.

Give Your Feedback

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The N.C. Department of Transportation wants to hear from you about how to improve North Carolina’s greenways. Learn more about how you can get involved​.

​The Great Trails State Plan will draw upon existing plans and new recommendations to identify a network of shared-use paths and trails that connect​​​ every county in North Carolina, with a focus on connections between population centers and North Carolina State Parks.

The primary outcome of this planning process is to develop a statewide trail map coupled with an action-oriented network plan and 5-year implementation strategy.

The Great Trails State Plan is being led by the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Integrated Mobility Division, in coordination with the NCDOT Transportation Planning Division and North Carolina State Parks.​​​

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Halloween on Vermont Ave. West Asheville is CANCELLED
Oct 28 all-day

The Annual Halloween Celebration on Vermont Ave. in West Asheville is Cancelled due to the covid-10 pandemic.

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Categories: Family Fun Holiday
Interested in Serving on the Asheville Downtown Association Board?
Oct 28 all-day
Online
We are now accepting applications for our board of directors. Board members serve three-year terms, and represent a variety of downtown interests (retail, restaurant, nonprofit, resident). Board members are also asked to serve on a committee. Committees include issues, events, finance, equity and inclusion, and executive.

If you are interested in serving, please submit a letter of interest and your resume to Meghan Rogers. You can also reach out to Meghan with any questions regarding board service.

Asheville Downtown Association Weekly News

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