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A Celebration of Mothers & Makers

Grovewood Gallery offers a weekend celebration of Mothers & Makers, showcasing special displays of artisan made tableware, kitchenware and jewelry by local and regional craftsmen as well as Mother’s Day gift sets starting at $20 (available April 22 through May 8).

Katie Lauver from The Herbal Spectacle will be on location Saturday, May 7 from 10am – 2:30pm and again on Sunday, May 8 from 11am – 3:30pm serving “Grovewood Blend” tea and presenting some of her other herbal products for sale, including tinctures, body products, and bath herbs.

Guests can also enjoy an afternoon of flowers and fun with master gardener/floral designer Christopher Mello on Sunday, May 8 from 1 – 3pm. Christopher will demonstrate how to create beautiful bouquets and artful floral arrangements in pots and planters.

The Great Flood of 1916 Symposium

A century ago, WNC experienced possibly the worst natural disaster the region has ever seen. July 15, 1916 was a day of extraordinary rain. The French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers, swollen to unheard-of-heights, devasted Hendersonville, Asheville, Biltmore, Marshall and other communities lying in their watersheds.

What was the Great Flood of 1916 like and what were the lessons learned from the tragedy? And are we prepared for potential floods that may come in the future?

Please join us this July 15 and July 16 for a symposium at Ferguson Auditorium on the AB Tech campus as these questions are explored. The two day symposium is free to the public. Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of So Great the Devastation, a 48 page illustrated color booklet about the Great Flood.
The July 15 (Friday) schedule:
8:00am: Registration at Ferguson Auditorium
8:30am: Panel Session describing the Great Flood with Milton Ready, Professor Emeritus, UNC-A and Anthony Sadler of Appalachian State Univ.
10:15am: Lessons Learned with representatives from the NC Division of
Emergency Management, NC Dept of Public Safety, and the National
Environmental Modeling Center
1:30pm: Panel Session discussing “Are we prepared for the next flood?” with
representatives from Asheville City and Buncombe Cty. Gov’ts, the River Arts District and architect Robert Griffin.

The July 16 (Saturday) schedule:
10:00am: Keynote Speaker – John Barry, author of Rising Tide: The Great
Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America.
11:15am: “A Climatological Perspective on the 1916 Flood” with Michael Tanner, Director of Asheville’s NOAA Center for Weather and Climate
1:30pm: Come Hell or High Water documentary of the Great Flood of 1916
by David Weintraub, filmmaker.
1:45pm: “Granny and the Flood” with Bill Carson, storyteller
2:00pm: Flood Damage to Local Assets with representatives from the
Biltmore Company and Duke Energy with Gary Freeze of Catawba College.
The symposium is supported by Buncombe County Emergency Management, NC Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, RiverLink, Duke Power, the Wilma Dykeman Legacy, and the Western North Carolina Historical Association

Spring Community Fundraiser Day

Fundraiser for Blue Ridge Healers without Borders, the Lords Acre and Lords Acre Herb Garden!

Hosted By: The Lord’s Acre, TLA- Herb Garden, Blue Ridge Healers, Red Moon Herbs
And Momma Dee’s Remedies; Gardening for your Healthcare!

12-5pm: Throughout the day there will be a Red Moon Herbs table/booth with Herbal Extracts dispensary $4/oz suggested donation – .50 per bottle with dropper if you don’t bring your own containers.

Nourishing Herbal infusions provided as refreshment.

12 noon: FREE TOUR. Jacquelyn will offer a tour of the herb garden and vision for the future.

1pm-2:00pm : Suggested donation of $10 – Medicine Making with fresh herbs from The Lord’s Acre Herb Garden and Red Moon Herbs. and take home two, 4 oz. jars of tincture/extract to press later at home.

2pm: FREE TOUR. The Lord’s Acre main garden tour 🙂

3pm: 2nd FREE TOUR. Jacquelyn will offer a tour of the herb garden and vision for the future

3:30-4:30 : SECOND CHANCE Suggested donation of $10 – Medicine Making with fresh herbs from The Lord’s Acre Herb Garden and Red Moon Herbs. and take home two, 4 oz. jars of tincture/extract to press later at home.

May Junior Tennis Clinics

Junior clinics, Starting Sunday May15th. 4 consecutive Sundays

Beginning ages 5-7, 2:15-3:00pm- $15
Beginning/Advanced Beginner ages 7-12 2:00-3:30pm – $30
Intermediate ages 8-12 pm 3:45-5:15pm $30

Rackets not required.
Junior rackets available for $15.
Register by May 10th to get best price.

Bluegrass & BBQ to be Benefit DayStay

The bluegrass line-up includes:

John Hardy Party Old Time String Band
Jerry Sutton and Friends
Sons of Ralph
The Doghouse Band

Tickets are $10.00 for entertainment plus a slow-cooked pork barbeque plate with slaw, beans, hush puppies, pound cake, and beverage. Children’s plates and take-out will be available.

Proceeds benefit DayStay Adult Day Services, a North Carolina licensed and certified adult day care program in Candler. DayStay’s purpose is to provide weekday services for elderly and impaired adults living in or near western Buncombe and eastern Haywood counties. The program is designed to promote optimum functioning, to foster individual and group socialization and interaction, to support the dignity and self-esteem of each individual participant, as well as to provide an affordable, quality alternative to institutionalization. Additionally, through respite care, education, counseling, and shared information, the program seeks to support caregivers in their efforts to provide care to the aging or impaired adult in the home for as long as possible.

Book Scavenger Hunt

Do you love books? Treasure hunts? Solving Puzzles? Then Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Burton is the book for you, and Saturday’s Book Scavenger Hunt at Spellbound is the game for you!

You must sign up at the bookstore before the event and be given a gamepiece to participate. The first five kids to solve all three book-themed puzzles win a $25 gift certificate to Spellbound plus a free hardcover copy of Book Scavenger signed by the author.

Details on our website.

The hunt begins at 2:00 and the first five kids to solve the puzzles win the prizes. Be here early and have your thinking caps on. This is an official Children’s Book Week event and is probably best for ages 8 to 12. Good luck, scavengers!

CommUnity Youth Spotlight with Jonathan Santos on Merrimon!

A gathering of local youth artists and musicians, hosted by CommUnity builder, Jonathan Santos GlocalSoul. This is a chance to both celebrate and highlight the awesome talents of youth in Asheville!

And there will be free kiddie scoops of Ice Cream to all performers that night 🙂

Helping Others, In Honor of Uncle SteveNyou on Merrimon

To continue the benefit venture by late local community brainstormer and supporter, Steve Liebenhaut AKA Benefit Steve AKA Uncle SteveNyou, we will invite the folks from Asheville Music School to join us at The Hop for an awareness-raising conversation and musical performance for and by this great organization. Plus 50% of sales during will be donated to AMS.

 

Professor WhizzPop! Benefit Magic Show on Merrimon

When this inimitable magician walks into The Hop with his masterfully mind-boggling and riotous magic tricks, the roof comes off, and in the best way possible. If you and the crew are fans of laughter, this show will bring it from the belly, and in abundance!

In addition, this fun filled magic show will hope to raise funds for earthquake relief in Nepal … after the show we’ll pass the hat and every penny raised will go to Davendra Babu of Mango Tree Resort in Lamjung District to help build earthbag houses for those made homeless by last year’s disaster.

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