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ETSU Old-Time Ramblers Mother’s Day Concert

The Sunday Concert series at the Canton Library hosts a special Mother’s Day concert featuring the ETSU Old-Time Ramblers, a stringband of students from the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University. The band focuses on songs and tunes from the early periood of country music, a time when fiddles and banjos and a good song were to be found in just about every nook and holler of the Appalachian Mountains.
This free concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Happy Mothers Day! Mothers Eat FREE!

Zaxby’s of Marion will be feeding mothers for FREE all day Sunday May 12th, 2019. This will be for dine in orders only. You are not allowed to take orders to go or come through drive thru. Please look closely at the attached picture to see what menu items you are allowed to choose from. Please remember any items that you choose that are not listed below will be full price. Thank you to all mom’s! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

Mothers Day for Peace Gathering

Mothers’ Day for Peace Gathering – Proclaiming the Original Meaning of the Holiday. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace, Chapter 099. “Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience” by Julia Ward Howe – poet, author, abolitionist, advocate for women suffrage (1819-1910). Date is Saturday, May 12th at 11 AM.

Location is Veterans’ Memorial at the Northeast Corner of Pack Square Park. A gathering to proclaim and remember the original meaning of Mother’s Day and to unite/empower women in their efforts to eliminate war and the causes of war. In 1870, Julia Ward Howe, an abolitionist and the poet who wrote “Battle Hymn of the Republic” worked to establish a Mother’s Peace Day dedicated to the eradication of war. Her proclamation calls on all women to arise, demanding disarmament and an end to war. Today, many parts of the world are engulfed in wars. Since the founding of the United States in 1776, our country has been at war during 214 out of its 242 calendar years. All humanity is in dire need of better ways to resolve conflict. Militarism is killing us and the interdependent web of all life on Earth.

The program will include: Reading of the original Mother’s Day proclamation; Reflections of a mother whose two sons served in the U.S. Infantry; Presentation of the “Lost Children Project,” honoring children around the world who have been victims of war; and thoughts of a father striving to instill peacemaking skills in his children and a call to action – what each of us can do to end the scourge of war. Join with others who dream of and work for a more just and peaceful world. Mothers, wives, sisters and daughters have a powerful love for humanity, a strength Julia Ward Howe understood more than a century ago. The event is free and open to the public. In case of rain, the observance will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak Street in downtown Asheville. Signs and banners promoting peace are welcome as are hand outs about local efforts for justice and peace. Bring your own folding chair if seating is needed.

For more information on this event, contact Rachael Bliss, VFP member, at 828-505-9425.

Positive Parenting Techniques – AVL

A FREE class open to the public designed to empower parents to use positive parenting techniques. – We will be discussing the importance of building positive relationships with your children, how to implement effective consequences and rewards, and practical strategies to manage behavior.

More: https://goo.gl/3ZwusV

Rope ‘n Raise at Taylor Ranch

Join us for our annual gala benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Buncombe County. There will be dinner, dancing, live entertainment by the talented Damien Horne, a cozy bonfire + s’mores, and unique silent auction items to bid on! Your ticket purchase helps [AMAZING] kids in our community, ages 5-17, excel in school, discover new talents/hobbies, and receive invaluable mentorship along the way. Holler at your favorite cowgirls and cowboys and meet us at Taylor Ranch!!!

STEM Day at Barnes and Noble

Want to learn about STEM camps, activities and purchase books and STEM tools for your children or students? This is the opportunity for you! Have an opportunity to try out a variety of STEM tools and activities to grow your child into a budding engineer.

Concert: ‘Music for the New World’

Blue Ridge Orchestra’s Season Finale Celebrates North American Music

Living in New York City in 1892, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák found inspiration in the music of the New World, particularly African American spirituals and Native American melodies. Drawing on these influences but remaining true to his Bohemian roots, he devised a symphony that would become one of the most beloved in the entire canon. Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) has been hailed as “warmly human,” and one of the most accessible works of classical music.

On May 5th and 6th, the 60+ volunteer musicians of the Blue Ridge Orchestra will perform this inspirational piece, followed by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez’s sprightly Danzón No. 2.

Danzón No. 2 is one of eight pieces Márquez wrote in the style of one of Mexico’s oldest dance forms (danzón, derived from the Cuban contradanza). The virtuosic solos and rollicking rhythms and syncopation of this nine-minute piece will have the audience on its feet.

The concert, Music for the New World, will be performed at 3pm on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, in Lipinsky Auditorium on the UNC Asheville campus. Tickets ($15 General Admission | $10 Friends of the Orchestra | $5 Students) and information are available at blueridgeorchestra.org/music-new-world.

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