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Have you been thinking about how to improve your health or your life? If so, we want you to know that Homegrown Families Health and Education Center has amazing practitioners offering wellness support in a variety of modalities.

Join a few of our practitioners for an open house on March 1. Meet us, greet us, have some snacks and wine (on us!) and learn about the services we offer.

Plus, you can enter to win several door prizes including a free treatment from each one of the practitioners!

We are also offering some free services at the open house…

Auricular acupuncture w/ Megan Burns, L.Ac. and Kerry Gould, L.Ac. – 6:00 to 6:30

25th Annual Greening Up the Mountains Festival

The Greening Up the Mountains Festival, now in its 25th year, is a heritage arts festival that celebrates the arrival of Spring through both traditional and contemporary forms of Appalachian art, music, food, and beverage which honor our community and local artisans. The festival is sponsored by both the Town of Sylva and the Main Street Sylva Association and will be held in historical downtown Sylva, North Carolina. The Greening Up The Mountains Festival enjoys crowds upwards 12,000 attendees and has 175 vendor booth spaces. In addition to a variety of arts, crafts, and food vendors, attendees can enjoy a 5k run, beverage arts featuring local craft breweries, and live music throughout the day.

The Jackson County Transit shuttle will be running from the Jackson County Justice Center and Jackson Plaza to the downtown festival area from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on festival day. Rides are $1 per person. Pets are not allowed on the shuttle, but service animals are permitted.

Grovestone Quarry Tour

Meet at Grove Stone Quarry for an afternoon of exploring! Be sure to call the Colburn (254-7162) ahead of time to reserve your spot! There will be a $10 charge.

Learn about the origins of granite, sand, and gravel for building and transportation infrastructure. The Grove Stone quarry is an important long-term partner to the Colburn Earth Science Museum. Go on a tour with Hedrick Industries staff to see the pits, rock piles and equipment. Then visit the on-site stream, a high quality tributary to the Swannanoa River, where you can find and learn to identify aquatic macro-invertebrates. Bring comfortable walking shoes.

Annual Kid’s Spring Tennis Carnival (5-12yrs)

Come out & play! Learn about upcoming clinics and camps in our area. Tennis instructors will be on hand to lead workshops & games! Racquets & balls provided.

This FREE EVENT is geared towards kids ages 5-12 years old. Beginners & experienced players welcome!

We will also be serving FREE Ice Cream from The Hop for the kids!

* The kickoff for our new TRY TENNIS program will also be held during the carnival. TRY TENNIS is Try Tennis is designed to get you off the couch and on the courts! No tennis experience necessary. This is for anyone wanting to learn to playl!

Pre-registration is required for the carnival and can be done at http://www.avltennis.com/eventregistration/annual-kids-tennis-carnival-free

Shindig on the Green BBQ & Bluegrass Fundraiser Concert

One of the area’s most beloved and authentic cultural traditions, Shindig on the Green, presents the “BBQ & Bluegrass” annual fundraising concert, an evening of traditional bluegrass.

The Folk Heritage Committee’s annual fundraiser features Roger Howell & Friends, The Midnight Plowboys and Rhiannon & the Relics.

The fundraising concert is a key element in securing necessary funding for the free and beloved Shindig on the Green summer Saturday evenings in Asheville.

Almost 40,000 people attend Shindig on the Green for free throughout the summer. While the crowds of locals and visitors at Shindig have grown over the years for the free evenings, so have the costs. The all-volunteer, nonprofit Folk Heritage Committee must raise funds to cover the sharply rising costs at Shindig on the Green for goods and services such as sound equipment and technicians, publicity, event fees and merchandise. The April concert has a $6000 monetary goal, with all of those funds needed to help cover the “free” Shindig’s very real operating costs, which average several thousand dollars per evening.

The Folk Heritage Committee produces Shindig on the Green and the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in order to support the preservation and continuation of the traditional music, dance and storytelling heritage of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Shindig takes place in the heart of downtown Asheville at Pack Square Park’s Roger McGuire Green, on the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. Dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the region’s rich cultural heritage, Shindig on the Green’s 50th summer season in 2016 is scheduled for July 2, 9, 16, 23, August 13, 20, and 27; and September 3rd.

Tickets: $20 per person. (Includes dinner from @Okie Dokies Smokehouse) (Vegetarian Choices Available)

To reserve tickets, e-mail info@folkheritage.org or call the Folk Heritage Info Line and leave a message: 828-258-6101 x345.

Anyone who cannot attend and wants to make a tax-deductible contribution can mail a check payable to the Folk Heritage Committee to PO Box 1010, Asheville, NC 28802.

Explore the Birthplace of Science-Based Forest Management

Open April – November

Open Wednesdays through Mondays, 10:00am – 5:00pm

SPECIAL OPENING DAY EVENT: April 8th, 2023, 10:00am-5:00pm … Opening Day Celebration! “Join us at the Cradle of Forestry as we celebrate opening for the 2023 season. We will be bringing the Biltmore Campus Trail to life! Kids can do old-time chores to earn treats at the old commissary (general store). We will also be working in our community science lab throughout the afternoon and welcome kids to help us collect some data about our forest.”

Nestled in Pink Beds Valley is the Cradle of Forestry in America. This heritage site is the birthplace of science-based forest management. George and Edith Vanderbilt of the nearby Biltmore Estate are accredited for this living legacy. Some 87,000 acres of the Vanderbilt’s “Pisgah Forest” tract became the nucleus of the Pisgah National Forest, established in 1916.

Today this North Carolina destination is jointly managed by the US Forest Service and FIND Outdoors. The site is open to visitors from mid-April to early November. As you enter the main gate (4 miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 412) you are rewarded with the opportunity to explore the past, present, and future of environmental sustainability and stewardship. These are brought to visitors through paved interpretive trails, interactive exhibits, film, music, drama, guided tours, nature programs, craft demonstrations, and special events. A sustainably designed Forest Discovery Center with its gift shop and café welcomes visitors to the historical structures and a relaxing walk through the woods.

  • Forest Place Gift Shop
  • Explore the Family-Friendly Exhibit Hall
  • Community Science Lab
  • Interactive Helicopter Simulator
  • Guided Hikes and Weekly Public Programs
  • Three paved walking trails with interpretive exhibits
  • Plenty of space to pitch a picnic
  • Now Showing: “First in Forestry” movie
  • Climb aboard the Climax steam train!
  • Homemade Sandwiches at the Cradle Café

Special Events Calendar: https://cradleofforestry.com/events/

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10th Annual Firefly Gathering

June 28th-July 2nd

 

Become self-sufficient. Rewild yourself.
Learn how to live off the land and transform your life.

Join us for the 10th annual Firefly Gathering, a community-based experience that brings together people of all ages to create, foster and give people tools for cultural change.

More than an annual primitive skills gathering, Firefly features over 200 classes for adults and children on topics such as homesteading/survivalism, permaculture and gardening, bushcraft and campcraft, natural parenting, earth skills, healing arts, and nature connection that are designed to enhance your everyday life.

Besides classes we offer evening entertainment, basic infrastructure, and on-site camping.

Firefly is held outside of Asheville, NC, every year around the full moon in June and the summer solstice.

Our tickets are based on a sliding scale system so that the event is accessible to all. Pay what you feel comfortable paying.

2018 Asheville Percussion Festival

June 25th, 9:30am-6:00pm

June 26th, 9:30am-6:00pm

June 27th, 9:30am-6:00pm

June 28th, 9:30am-6:00pm

June 29th, 9:30am-10:00pm

June 30th, 9:30am-10:00pm

July 1st, 12:00pm-2:00pm

Asheville Rhythm proudly hosts the Seventh Annual Asheville Percussion Festival, June 25-July 1st, 2018, at the Odyssey School in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Women in Rhythm,” as we shine a spotlight on powerful female percussionists from around the globe.

We are excited to be bringing Kasiva Mutua all the way from Kenya. Kasiva tours internationally with the Nile Project and was recently recognized by OkayAfrica as one of 100 Women in Africa who stand out for “driving positive impact on their communities and the world at large.” Other artists presenting at the festival include world-renowned doumbek player, Raquy Danziger, who is coming from Istanbul, Turkey, and is especially distinguished for her speed, complex rhythmic arrangements, and adept execution of split-hand technique. Naghmeh Farahmand, virtuoso on Persian frame drum, is back by popular demand, along with Monette Marino, djembe and conga superstar and creator of the Mo’Rhythm School and App. New to the lineup this year, we welcome drummer and vocalist, Lisette Santiago, who has performed with Pancho Quinto, Cyro Baptista, and others, and who specializes in Latin percussion, including the ceremonial batá drum.

All of these amazing performers and educators will be joined by a talented array of local professionals, including iconic busker and radio host, Abby the Spoon Lady; versatile world-percussionist and djembefola, Jesse Lehman; accomplished cellist, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and song-writer, Isabelle Castellvi; and Asheville Rhythm’s Artistic Director, River Guerguerian. Special guests include: multi-instrumentalist, Chris Rosser and Grammy Award winner, Eliot Wadopian; as well as gong master and certified sound practitioner, Megan Sprague; and Appalachian one-man band, Chris Rodrigues.

During their weeklong residency in Asheville, these artists will teach classes in their respective ethnic traditions and areas of specialty to students enrolled in a weeklong intensive percussion program and collaboratively compose musical arrangements, blending their unique styles and sounds, to create a rich tapestry of world rhythms and melodies. They will perform these compositions together for a once in a lifetime convergence at the Masters Concert event that kicks off the festival weekend on Friday, June 29th, 8:00 pm, at Diana Wortham Theatre.

The Residency Artists and a selection of local percussionists and dancers will teach FREE workshops to the general public on Saturday, June 30th, from 10 am to 6 pm, at the Odyssey School at 90 Zillicoa Street in Asheville. The Saturday daytime events are FREE but do require an online registration for space purposes. Saturday’s festivities will also include a silent auction, vendors, demo performances, dancing, casual fun for the whole family, a food truck by Cecilia’s Kitchen, and an ice-cream booth by The Hop. Saturday evening, the artists will perform a casual concert of solo pieces and improvisational jams at a separate ticketed event, also being held at Odyssey School.

The weekend culminates Sunday, July 1st, 12 to 1:30pm in a Sound Meditation featuring Free Planet Radio, gong-master, Megan Sprague, and others. Participants relax as they bask in gentle sound vibrations emanating from frame drums, gongs, singing bowls, handpans, and other instruments. The Sound Meditation will be held at Odyssey School. Throughout the week, the artists and intensive students will dine at sponsoring restaurants, including the Grey Eagle, and Farm Burger. Post-festival, there will be exclusive all-day doumbek workshops with Raquy Danziger on Monday and Tuesday, July 2nd and 3rd. Email ashevillepercussion@gmail.com to inquire about those special workshops. Tickets for all festival concerts and events, including the workshops with Raquy, are available on-line at:
ashevillepercussionfestival.com

The Asheville Percussion Festival is hosted by Asheville Rhythm. This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. This event is also funded in part by the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority’s Festivals and Cultural Events Funding Program.

ALL DRUM ENTHUSIASTS ARE WELCOME!

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