Events Calendar
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Celebrate National Poetry Month by entering our 10th Annual Poetry Contest! Submit your original poem at any library location, or electronically to [email protected]. Entries will be accepted March 1-31. Winners from each age category will receive a cash prize. Youth: up to age 11, Teen: ages 12-18, Adult: ages 19 and up. Winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 25 at 4 pm.
Official Rules: Any style of poetry is permitted. Entries must be no longer than 36 lines on one (8.5″x11″) page. Include the author’s name, age, and contact information (phone number, mailing address, and/or email address). Entries missing information or received after March 31st will be disqualified. Only one entry per person. If you submit more than one entry, all of your entries will be disqualified.
Flat Rock Playhouse and The Supporting Players are excited to announce they are welcoming volunteers who will participate in various programs that take you behind-the-scenes at the State Theatre of North Carolina.
“The Supporting Players of Flat Rock Playhouse is a great way to meet and work with people that are like-minded and have a desire to come alongside the staff to help secure the future of performing arts in western North Carolina, “ remarks Karolyn Killian, President of Supporting Players. “It is a pleasure and a joy to volunteer my time and talent for such a wonderful group of people that are dedicated to excellence in live theatre and our community!”
The Supporting Players are a unique way to get an inside look into life on the Rock while making an impact on our community. If you are interested in joining this passionate collective of volunteers and becoming part of the Flat Rock Playhouse family, make sure to tune into WTZQ on March 10th at 8:00 am to hear from some of the Supporting Players. Additionally, you can visit flatrockplayhouse.org/volunteer or email [email protected] to learn more!
The 27th Annual Spring Conference—for farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, and sustainability seekers—is hosted by Organic Growers School (OGS), an Asheville-based non-profit organization. The conference takes place Friday–Sunday, March 6–8, 2020. The weekend event takes place at Mars Hill University in Mars Hill and the pre-conference events are in Buncombe and Henderson Counties.
Cost for the pre-conference workshops are $60 with conference registration (Saturday, Sunday, or both) and $75 without. Cost for the weekend conference if registered by January 31, 2020 is $65 for Saturday and $80 for Sunday with the full weekend for $110. For registration after January 31, the cost of Saturday is $80, Sunday is $70 and the full weekend is $140.
The Spring Conference offers practical, region-specific workshops on farming, gardening, permaculture, urban growing, and rural living and includes a trade show, a seed exchange, special guest speakers, and a Saturday evening social.
More than 150 classes—both 90-minute sessions and half-day workshops—are offered on Saturday and Sunday in 17 learning tracks:
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Community Food
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Cooking
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Earth Skills
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Farmers: Beginning
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Farmers: Experienced
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Gardening: Beginning
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Gardening: Experienced
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Herbs
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Homesteading
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Livestock
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Mushrooms
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Permaculture
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Poultry
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Soils
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Sustainable Forestry
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Sustainable Living
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Thinking Big
This one-of-a-kind event brings people of all walks of life together for a weekend of learning, inspiration, and networking and features a host of local and regional experts. The mission of the Spring Conference is to provide down-to-earth advice on growing and sustainable living while remaining affordable and accessible. The Spring Conference is the largest locally run sustainability conference in the Southeast and is proudly focused on regionally appropriate growing methods.
Three full-day, on-farm, pre-conference workshops with special guest instructors are available on Friday, March 6, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They are:
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Mushroom Cultivation at the Farm & Home with William Padilla-Brown & Leif Olson at Creekside Farms Education Center in Arden, NC.
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Healing Our Soils through Compost, and Compost Tea: Safe & Natural Fertilizers with Troy Hinke at Living Web Farms in Mills River, NC
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Chickens & You: From Egg to Table with Pat Foreman & Meagan Coneybeer at Franny’s Farm in Leicester, NC.
The conference will also host an evening lecture on Friday, March 6, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with Leah Penniman entitled, Farming While Black: African Diasporic Wisdom for Farming & Food Justice. The location for this event is the Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center, 285 Livingston St, Asheville, NC 28801.
The Spring Conference features a trade show on Saturday and Sunday that showcases a wide array of exhibitors and products from local farms, gardening suppliers, and cottage industries that specialize in organic products and resources. Also featured on Saturday and Sunday is the annual Seed and Plant Exchange booth which offers the opportunity to preserve genetic diversity and protect regionally adapted varieties. Attendees may bring excess seeds and small plants to share, barter, or trade.
For more information, visit the website at https://organicgrowersschool.org/conferences/spring/ and see the entire weekend schedule at https://organicgrowersschool.org/conferences/spring/schedule/.
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March 5th, 11am | Women’s Session 1 – Buy Tickets
March 6th, 11am | Women’s Session 2 – Buy Tickets
March 6th, 5pm | Men’s Session 1 – Buy Tickets
March 7th, 12pm-4pm | Men’s Session 2 – Buy Tickets
March 7th, 5pm-9pm | Men’s Session 3 – Buy Tickets
March 8th, 12pm | Women’s Championship – Buy Tickets
March 8th, 4pm | Men’s Session 4 – Buy Tickets
March 9th, 6pm | Men’s Championship Game – Buy Tickets
Tickets for the 2019 Ingles Southern Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships presented by General Shale are now on sale through Ticketmaster and the U.S. Cellular Center Box Office. The tournaments return to Asheville, North Carolina, and the U.S. Cellular Center for the seventh consecutive year.
All 10 SoCon men’s teams and all eight women’s teams will converge on Asheville for the tournaments, which begin with the women’s quarterfinals on Thursday, March 7. The women’s final will be Sunday, March 10, at noon Eastern, while the men’s final will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 11. Mercer is the defending women’s champion and UNC Greensboro is the defending men’s champion.
The tournament week will feature the return of the Downtown Dribble on the morning of Saturday, March 9, and the third annual Ingles Jamfest, a free concert and tailgate on March 10.
Several different ticket packages are available for purchase. Information about various ticket packages and how to purchase them is below.
Courtside Package (All Sessions)
Contact Madison Davis at 828-734-2433 or email [email protected].
This courtside VIP experience allows you to be part of the action. This package includes 2 Premium Courtside seats, 2 VIP passes, and a parking space in the exhibition level of the USCC for every session. There are a limited number of seats available.
VIP All-Session Package (All Sessions )
Call the box office at 828-259-5736 or email Laura Weston, [email protected].
Enjoy a reserved seat close the action and VIP Hospitality access. VIP Hospitality will open one hour prior to each session and will include pre-game meals and complimentary beer and wine.
General Admission Tournament Book – $120
Available through Ticketmaster or the U.S. Cellular Center Box Office (828-259-5736)
General Admission Single Session – $20
Available through Ticketmaster or the U.S. Cellular Center Box Office (828-259-5736)
Youth (6-12)/SoCon Student Single Session – $10 (kids 5 and under get in free)
Available at U.S. Cellular Center Box Office (828-259-5736)
Single Session Group Rate (10 or more tickets to a single session) – $15 per ticket
Contact Andrew Lawrence at 919-418-6545 or email [email protected].
The exhibit features selected pieces from one of the world’s finest collections of over 600 historic brass instruments from the Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Spartanburg, SC. In collaboration with the National Music Museum (NMM) in Vermillion, South Dakota, which will soon house the Utley Collection, Dr. Sabine Klaus, curator of the Utley Collection, worked closely with Tom Strange, Curator and Artistic Director of the Carolina Music Museum to prepare the exhibit.
Tuesday – Saturday 10-5 Sunday 1-5
Forget tourist-filled museums, make your own memories with a photo scavenger hunt tour in Greenville! On a Let’s Roam scavenger hunt, you and your team will work together to wander throughout Greenville, racking up points and laughs along the way. Greenville Adventure is the perfect small group activity for anyone looking to spend an enjoyable afternoon in Greenville.
Some of the more memorable landmarks you’ll see are: NOMA Square, Swamp Rabbit Trail, Greenville Drive Baseball Stadium, Baseball Library..
Let’s Roam scavenger hunts work great for outdoor team building games in Greenville too! Whether you work in Greenville or are just visiting, you are sure to learn some new facts about the city as well as your teammates on this creative corporate event! This is one of the happiest hours your team will spend together!
Fear not, maids of honor, these hunts are sure fire ideas for Greenville bachelorette parties! Bachelors and bachelorettes will both enjoy roaming around on their wedding-themed Greenville scavenger hunts. Why just bar hop when you and your team can jump for joy as you complete hilarious photo challenges and see the best that Greenville has to offer!
Looking to check out a different part of the city? Check out Downtown Asheville Scavenger Hunt, Classic City Culture & History, and Lap Around Charlotte as well!
Here is some more info about this hunt:
Follow the Blue Ridge Mountains and you’ll find one of South Carolina’s most picturesque cities. On this fun-filled Greenville scavenger hunt, explore the storied buildings, great green spaces and cultural institutions.Is there a waterfall in NOMA Square? Who left their sox in the baseball stadium? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Greenville!
Learn to cook Moroccan Flavors alongside a professional chef with delicious local and seasonal ingredients;
plus eat what you cook!
For more than 40 years, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) has served as an international standard bearer for a powerful mix of extraordinary musical excellence and mission-driven activism. Founded in 1978, it was the first choral organization to courageously proclaim its orientation in its name and is credited with helping start the LGBTQ choral movement that now spans the entire globe, galvanizing and changing the course of LGBTQ history.
The SFGMC will be joined by the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus for the final two songs.
Come out and enjoy a nice hike with the UIWG on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, starting in September. Meet at the Starbucks on E. North St.
UIWG Events are brought to you by Upstate International, a membership-based organization. Check out the membership page on our website for more information.
The exhibit of about 40 pieces of art is housed in the facility’s newly renamed and largest gallery—“The Solomon Gallery.” It opened Tuesday, Jan. 7, and will close Saturday, Feb. 29. It features the work of Janet Kozachek, Janet Orselli, Lee Malerich, and Nathaniel Wallace. The public may view the 2-D and 3-D art at no charge Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit’s reception will be Thursday, Jan. 16, 5-9 p.m., during the city’s monthly ArtWalk.
The exhibit features selected pieces from one of the world’s finest collections of over 600 historic brass instruments from the Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Spartanburg, SC. In collaboration with the National Music Museum (NMM) in Vermillion, South Dakota, which will soon house the Utley Collection, Dr. Sabine Klaus, curator of the Utley Collection, worked closely with Tom Strange, Curator and Artistic Director of the Carolina Music Museum to prepare the exhibit.
Tuesday – Saturday 10-5 Sunday 1-5
The YWCA Racial Justice Workshop is open to our entire YWCA Asheville community – including our staff, volunteers, board, donors, program participants, Fitness Center and community members. This 90-minute workshop will take place on the second Tuesday of each month at 11:30 am and will be facilitated by Gerry Leonard, Racial Justice & Outreach Specialist and Lexus Walker, Tzedek Social Justice Fellow.
Forget tourist-filled museums, make your own memories with a photo scavenger hunt tour in Greenville! On a Let’s Roam scavenger hunt, you and your team will work together to wander throughout Greenville, racking up points and laughs along the way. Greenville Adventure is the perfect small group activity for anyone looking to spend an enjoyable afternoon in Greenville.
Some of the more memorable landmarks you’ll see are: NOMA Square, Swamp Rabbit Trail, Greenville Drive Baseball Stadium, Baseball Library..
Let’s Roam scavenger hunts work great for outdoor team building games in Greenville too! Whether you work in Greenville or are just visiting, you are sure to learn some new facts about the city as well as your teammates on this creative corporate event! This is one of the happiest hours your team will spend together!
Fear not, maids of honor, these hunts are sure fire ideas for Greenville bachelorette parties! Bachelors and bachelorettes will both enjoy roaming around on their wedding-themed Greenville scavenger hunts. Why just bar hop when you and your team can jump for joy as you complete hilarious photo challenges and see the best that Greenville has to offer!
Looking to check out a different part of the city? Check out Downtown Asheville Scavenger Hunt, Classic City Culture & History, and Lap Around Charlotte as well!
Here is some more info about this hunt:
Follow the Blue Ridge Mountains and you’ll find one of South Carolina’s most picturesque cities. On this fun-filled Greenville scavenger hunt, explore the storied buildings, great green spaces and cultural institutions.Is there a waterfall in NOMA Square? Who left their sox in the baseball stadium? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Greenville!
Learn to cook Moroccan Flavors alongside a professional chef with delicious local and seasonal ingredients;
plus eat what you cook!
Each week we feature a new brew and pair it with a tasty morsel for you to enjoy for FREE! From 6-10 PM, come get new brew preview, only at Carolina Bauernhaus Brewery & Winery.
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For parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional disorders: ADD/ADHD, depression, bipolar, anxiety disorders, OCD, oppositional defiant disorder, and more. Know the facts. Find help and resources. Feel understood and validated. Develop better parenting and communication skills.
To register, email [email protected] or call 864-331-3300
Retired US Army Major Thom Iannarino who served two combat tours in Vietnam presents on behalf of the Patriots Point Institute of History, Science and Technology. Email [email protected] or call 268-5955 to register.
The SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Wind Ensemble concert will feature the school’s talented young musicians from across the state as they perform wind music by various composers from the United States and Europe. The program will also feature clarinetists Dr. Kyra Zhang, SCGSAH faculty, and Dr. Cecilia Kang, Furman University faculty, who will perform in Amilcare Ponchielli’s II Convegno. The SCGSAH Wind Ensemble is conducted by Dr. David Hamilton.
