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Send your event listings to calendar@mountainx.com. tryon fine arts center Located at 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-4pm; Sat., 10am-1pm. Info: tryonarts.org or 8598322. • SA (2/1), 5:30-11pm - "Chase Away the Blues" will feature non-stop performances by blues musicians including headliner Nikki Hill. $25.
outDoors aduLt League kickbaLL • Through SA (3/15) Registration open for Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation's adult kickball league. Info: jay. nelson@buncombecounty.org or 250-4269.
go nuts FoR citY paRks: The Buncombe Fruit and Nut Club will host a DIY garden cleanup and celebration at the Dr. George Washington Carver Edible Park on Sat., Feb. 1. The group will continue to host workday parties at other city parks throughout February and March. The events include kids activities and food. (p.18)
• SA (2/1), 10am-5pm - Stepby-step guide to drawing a groundhog. • TUESDAYS, 11am - Mad Scientists Lab. $7, includes admission fee. • TU (2/4), 11am - Volcanoes. Registration required. LittLe League basebaLL siGnuP • SATURDAYS (through 2/15), 10am-2pm - Little League Baseball signup for boys and girls 4-18. Held at W. Asheville Community Center, 970 Haywood Road. riverLink earth day art AnD Poetry Contest For preK-12 grade students. Categories: 2D, sculpture, photography, bookmark art and poetry. Info: riverlink.org/ earthdaycontest.asp. • Through WE (3/19) - Open to students throughout the French Broad Basin. speLLbound chiLdren's bookshop 50 N. Merrimon Ave. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: spellboundchildrensbookshop. com or 708-7570. • TUESDAYS through (3/6), 10-11am - Artist Paige Childs will lead a six-week series of arts & crafts classes. Ages 3 to 5. $10 per session.
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musiC song o' sky chorus (pd.) tuesday 6:45-9:30 Pm song o' sky Chorus (Sweet Adelines International) Covenant Community Church, 11 Rocket Dr., 28803 Asheville's premier a capella barbershopstyle chorus! We welcome all women who love to sing! www. songosky.org 1-866-824-9547. AmiCimusiC A nonprofit chamber music organization. Info: amicimusic. org. • FR (1/31), 7:30pm - "Wind Power" with Apollo Winds and pianist Daniel Weiser. $20/free for children. Master Works Theater, 2314 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. bLuegrass gospeL JaM • 1st SATURDAYS, 7pm - Held at First Baptist Church, 2227 Spartanburg Highway, East Flat Rock. Music at brevard ColleGe Events take place in the Porter Center for the Performing Arts, unless otherwise noted. Info: brevard.edu/fineartsevents or 884-8211. • MO (2/3), 12:30pm Performance by guitarist Celil Refik Kayal. Free
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Concerts are held in Lipinsky Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Tickets and info: 251.6432. • WE (1/29), 7pm – Blue Ridge Orchestra open rehearsal in the Reuter Center. Free. musiC At WCu Unless otherwise noted, performances are held at the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets and info: bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or 227-2479. • 1st THURSDAYS, 7-9pm - An old-time and bluegrass jam will be held on the ground floor of the H.F. Robinson Administration building, in the Mountain Heritage Center. Free. pan harMonia An artist collective that performs genre-spanning music. Info: pan-harmonia.org. • SA (2/1), 7:30pm - Chamber Music Concert held at 721 Streamside Dr., Arden. Pot luck at 6pm. $20. Tickets only available in advance. • SU (2/2), 3pm - Bassoon Extravaganza. Held at St. Matthias Church, 1 Dundee St. Free. • MO (2/3), 7:15pm - Haen Gallery Concert, 52 Biltmore Ave. $24/$22 advance/$8 students.
assauLt on bLack rock reGistrAtion • Through SU (3/22) Registration open for the "Assault on Black Rock" a 7-mile trail race up Black Rock, in Sylva. Proceeds benefit the Community Table, a nonprofit food pantry. $30/$25 advance. Info: barwatt@hotmail.com or 506-2802. City PArk CleAnuP PArty • SA (2/1), 10am-3pm Buncombe Fruit & Nut Club will host a park party and cleanup at the Carver Edible Park, 30 George Washington Carver Ave. Free. Info: fruitandnutclub.com. events at rei Located at 31 Schenck Parkway. Info: rei.com/asheville or 687-0918. • WE (1/29), 6-8pm - A bike maintenance class. $40/$20 members. Registration required.
pubLic Lectures pubLic Lectures at unca Free unless otherwise noted. Info: unca.edu. • FR (1/31), 11:25am "Industrialization, Capitalism, and Alienation." Lipinsky Auditorium. • 11:25am "Human Rights & Global Justice." Humanities Lecture Hall. pubLic Lectures at wcu Free unless otherwise noted. Info: wcu.edu. • TH (1/30), 5pm - Artist Buzz Spector. Room 130, Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.
sPirituAlity astro-counseLing (pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229. asheviLLe ComPAssionAte CommuniCAtion Center (pd.) Free practice group. Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 252-0538 or www.ashevilleccc. com • 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 5-6:15pm. aquarian ConsCiousness feLLowship (pd.) Metaphysical program inspired by spiritual growth topics of your choice. Meditation, potluck, St. Germain live channeled piano music. • Second and Fourth Wednesday. 6:30pm. • Donation. (828) 658-3362. MindfuLness meDitAtion ClAss (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm: Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. Asheville Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. Info: 258-3241. www.billwalz.com asheviLLe insight meDitAtion (pd.) introDuCtion to MindfuLness meDitAtion Learn how to get a Mindfulness Meditation practice started. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays. 7pm – 8:30. Asheville Insight Meditation, 29 Ravenscroft Dr, Suite 200, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com MindfuLness meDitAtion (pd.) asheviLLe insight meDitAtion Deepen your authentic presence, and cultivate a happier, more peaceful mind by practicing Insight (Vipassana) Meditation in a supportive community. Group Meditation. Thursdays, 7pm-8:30pm. Sundays, 10am-
11:30pm. 29 Ravenscroft Dr., Suite 200, Asheville, (828) 808-4444, www.ashevillemeditation.com Aim meDitAtion ClAsses (pd.) rAmP uP your meDitAtion PrACtiCe with AIM’s Meditation’s Classes: Mindfulness 101 - Basics of Mindfulness Meditation, Mindfulness 102 - More advanced, intermediate class. Class dates and times: www. ashevillemeditation.com/ events, (828) 808-4444" asheviLLe open heart meDitAtion (pd.) Deepen your experience of living a heart centered life. Connect with your spiritual heart and the peace residing within. Free, 7pm Tuesdays, 5 Covington St., 296-0017, http://www.heart-sanctuary. org asheviLLe spirituaL radio • saturdays, 1pM (pd.) “Guidance For Your Life” a talk show that explains spiritual wisdom. We guide you through the process of incorporating spiritual lessons into your daily life. 880AM. www.880therevolution.com a course of Love • WEDNESDAYS, 6:30pm - A class on spiritual transformation. Held at 1765 Hendersonville Road. Free with donations encouraged. Info: selfandsensibility@gmail. com or 508-4013 center for spirituaL Living asheviLLe 2 Science of Mind Way. Info: cslasheville.org or 231-7638. • SUNDAYS, 11am "Celebration of Life," an inspirational and musical celebration of faith. Free. forgiveness Meditation ClAss • SUNDAYS through (3/23), 7pm - Meets at Rainbow Community School, 574 Haywood Road. $8/$5 students, seniors. Info: meditationinasheville.org or 668-2241. grace Lutheran church 1245 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: gracelutherannc.com or 693-4890. • WEDNESDAYS through (2/26), 5:45-7pm - “Death and Resurrection of the Messiah” class. Free. Optional dinner 4:45pm. $5. Registration required • TUESDAYS through (3/4), 6:15-8pm - Short Term Disciple Bible Study. Registration required. $13.