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COMMUNITY CALENDAR OCT. 10 - 18, 2018

CALENDAR GUIDELINES For a full list of community calendar guidelines, please visit mountainx.com/calendar. For questions about free listings, call 251-1333, ext. 137. For questions about paid calendar listings, please call 251-1333, ext. 320.

ANIMALS PUBLIC LECTURES AT MARS HILL mhu.edu • WE (10/10), 6-7pm Appalachian Evenings: "The Seen and Unseen Benefits of Bats," lecture by Gary McCracken. Free. Held at The Ramsey Center in Renfro Library, 100 Athletic St,, Mars Hill

BENEFITS ASHEVILLE BROWNS BACKERS CLUB 828-658-4149, ashevillebbw@gmail. com • SU (10/14), 1pm Proceeds from this social gathering to watch the Cleveland Browns benefit local charities. Free to attend. Held at The Social, 1078 Tunnel Road ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY 828761-200-1315, ashevillehumane.org • SA (10/13), 6-9pm - Proceeds from the Taste of Compassion Gala with silent and live auctions, dancing to DJ P-LO, and local cuisine and libations, benefit the Asheville Humane Society. $75. Held at A-B Tech Conference Center, 340 Victoria Road ASHEVILLE SISTER CITIES 828-782-8025, ashevillesistercities.org, ashevillesistercities@ gmail.com • WE (10/17), 7-9pm - Proceeds from the World Wide Wednesday event featuring Scottish music, drinks, food and a presentation about Scotland benefit Asheville Sister Cities.

$10. Held at The BLOCK off biltmore, 39 South Market St. DIYABLED diyabled.com • WE (10/10), 7pm - Proceeds from a live music event with voter registration benefit DIYabled in their cause to raise awareness for disabled persons. Held at Fleetwood’s, 496 Haywood Road EBLEN CHARITIES eblencharities.org • SA (10/13), 9am Proceeds from the Walk, Run or Roll 5K and 10K walk and run event benefit Eblen Charities. $20/$5 children. Held at AB Tech, 340 Victoria Road ELIADA 828-254-5356, eliada. org, info@eliada.org • Through SU (10/28) - Proceeds from this annual corn maze event with activities for kids and hay rides benefit Eliada. See website for full schedule and prices: EliadaCornMaze.com. Held at Eliada, 2 Compton Drive GREEN BUILT ALLIANCE greenbuilt.org • SA (10/13), 1-5pm - Proceeds from Ciderfest NC festival benefit Green Built Alliance. $33-$55/$15 designated driver. Held at Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Drive GROCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 954 Tunnel Road, 828-298-6195, groceumc.org • Through WE (10/31) - Proceeds from sales of pumpkins at this pumpkin patch benefit Groce United

TINY TREES, BIG ATTRACTIONS: Home to one of the most celebrated bonsai displays in the Southeast, the North Carolina Arboretum hosts the 23rd annual Carolina Bonsai Expo on Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14. The weekend features juried bonsai displays from 15 Southeast organizations, along with bonsai workshops, demonstrations and opportunities to purchase bonsai plants and supplies. The Asheville Chapter of Ikebana International will also host a special ikebana exhibition throughout the expo. The guest speaker for 2018 is Bjorn Bjurholm. The owner of Eisei-en Bonsai Garden in Nashville, Tenn., he developed an interest in bonsai at the age of 13, attended his first Carolina Bonsai Expo at the arboretum two years later and went on to become the first and only foreign-born working bonsai professional in Japan. Admission to the expo is free. Standard parking fees for nonmembers apply. For more information, visit ncarboretum.org. Photo of Bjurholm courtesy of the North Carolina Arboretum (p. 48) Methodist Church. Mon.Sat.: 10am-7pm. Sun.: 12:30-7pm. Free to attend. HENDERSONVILLE SISTER CITIES hendersonvillesistercities. org • TH (10/18), 6-8:30pm - Proceeds from the "Blue Ridge & Beyond: Connecting Culture Through Student Diplomacy" event with local cuisine, Italian drinks and Jordanian desserts, auction and presentation from two local students benefit Hendersonville Sister Cities’ travel scholarship program. Registration required online. $45. Held at Appalachian Coffee Company, 1628 5th Ave. West, Hendersonville POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL postpartum.net • SA (10/13), 10am-noon Proceeds from the Climb

Out of Darkness Walk to raise awareness for pregnancy and postpartum mental health disorders benefit Postpartum Support International. Information: postpartum. net. Admission by donation. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road ROCK STEADY BOXING rocksteadyboxing.org • SA (10/13), 8:30am Proceeds from the Knock Out Parkinsons 5K Run or Walk benefit Rock Steady Boxing. Registration at 7am or online: bit. ly/2Rre9Gj. $25. Held at Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher THE VANISHING WHEELCHAIR 175 Weaverville Road. Suite L., 828-645-2941, VanishingWheelchair.org • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 7pm - Proceeds from “Magic, Mirth & Meaning,”

family-friendly, hour-long production featuring storytellers, singers, jugglers, and magicians benefit The Vanishing Wheelchair. $10/$5 children. THRIVE 828-697-1581, thrive4health.org • MO (10/15), 5-8pm Proceeds from the Bids and Blues Fundraiser featuring live music by Eric Congdon Blues Revue, Peggy Ratusz and Daddy Longlegs benefit Thrive. $40. Held at Hendersonville Country Club, 1860 Hebron Road, Hendersonville

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY A-B TECH SMALL BUSINESS CENTER 828-398-7950, abtech.edu/sbc • WE (10/17), 6-9pm - "Advanced Internet

Marketing," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (10/18), 10-11am "Five Money Questions for Women Owned Businesses," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler • TH (10/18), 6-9pm "What Social Media Tools Can Tell About Your Customers," seminar. Registration required. Free. Held at A-B Tech Small Business Center, 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler ASHEVILLE RENAISSANCE HOTEL 31 Woodfin Ave. • WE (10/17), 11:45am1:30pm - "Strategic Planning in an EverChanging World,"

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