Weekly Picks

Shape up your recipe box on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 4-6 p.m. with healthy eating demonstrations, sponsored by Greenlife Grocery, 70 Merrimon Ave. Additional programs held Wednesdays through Feb. 1. Info: 254-5440.

Lear how to turn moss and glass into something beautiful at a terrarium workshop on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m., hosted by Bullington Center, 33 Upper Red Oak Trail in Hendersonville. Bring a glass container; all other materials provided. Info and registration: 698-6104.

100 Years of Broadway will be presented at Western Carolina University’s Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. $20/$15 faculty and staff/$5 students and children. Info: http://www.wcu.edu/bardoartscenter or 227-2479.

Co-Dependents Anonymous invites counselors and the public to learn more about this support group on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 22 Woodfin St. $15 for mini-conference and workshops. Info:  codaevents.me@gmail.com

Enjoy local flavors and multicultural musicians, dancers, poets and visual artists at a Chocolate and Talent Festival to benefit 4th Trimester Family Center and the Doula Association of the Mountain Area. Held at the Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St., on Sunday, Jan. 29 from 2-5 p.m. Info: http://chocolateandtalent.com.

If you thought kickball was for elementary students, think again. The Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation Services Department will accept registration for its adult kickball league Monday, Jan. 30 through March 12. $30 per person or $225 for a team. Info: jay.nelson@buncombecounty.org or 250-4269.

Organizers of the Asheville Area March for Babies, a three-mile walk to benefit March of Dimes, will host a kickoff breakfast and information session on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 8-9 a.m. at Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park, 43 Town Square Blvd. Info: http://avl.mx/96.

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