Weekly Picks

Learn how “sharing economies” can promote sustainable communities at an Asheville Green Drinks meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave. Info: http://www.ashevillegreendrinks.com.

Enjoy an old fashioned game with a new twist at a Camp Drag Bingo benefit for WNCAP on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 7-10 p.m. $20 includes two bingo cards. Held at O. Henry’s Underground, 237 Haywood St. Info: avlcloser@gmail.com.

Learn about one of America’s first environmental authors at a screening of A Sense of Wonder: The Rachel Carson Story on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. The film will be hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place. Info: devwilliams@juno.com.

See the area’s bravest performers take the stage at the Asheville Talent Slam on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. $13/10 in advance. Info and registration: http://www.bioflyer.wordpress.com.

Join local African American choirs and soloists as they perform old-time spirituals to celebrate Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. Held at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 1 Dundee St. Info: http://stmatthiasepiscopal.com.

Malaprop's Bookstore, 55 Haywood St., hosts a dramatic reading of Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation by the North Carolina Stage Company on Monday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. Info: http://www.malaprops.com. 

From a traditional Valentine’s Day dance to a 1920s-themed Valentine’s Day Massacre, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Tuesday, Feb. 14. For a full list visit http://www.mountainx.com/events.

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