Learn how to support friends and loved ones in their darkest hour when Ginny Callaway reads from her book A Friend in Grief: Simple Ways to Help at Malaprop's Bookstore on Wednesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Info: http://malaprops.com. UNCA hosts an evening of live jazz, performed by a variety of student combos under the […]

One part hip-hop, two parts Indian dance, a Bhangra aerobics class will be offered on Wednesday, March 7 at Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Classes held weekly. $10. Info: http://www.holisticwithhumor.com. Celebrate the joyful Jewish holiday of Purim at a Purim festival, hosted by Chabad House, at Doubletree-Biltmore Hotel, 115 […]

There may not be any keg stands, but there will be plenty to drink at a wine kegger to benefit Girls on the Run. Hosted by Sante Wine Bar and Tap Room, 1 Page Ave. on Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 4-10 p.m. $10. Info: 254-8188. Donate business clothes to low-income women through the Dress for […]

Sip coffee and chow down on bake goods at Java for Justice, a fundraiser for Pisgah Legal Services. Local restaurants including City Bakery, Mosaic Café and West End Bakery will donate a portion of their profits on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Fundraiser continues through Feb. 24. Info: http://www.pisgahlegal.org. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey will read on […]

Get a closer look at the threat of domestic terrorism as Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St., hosts a screening of A Noble Lie: Oklahoma City 1995, which includes previously unseen footage and eyewitness testimony. Held on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. Info: citizen_awareness@yahoo.com. Make new friends over some "old fashioned fun" as Wall […]

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 […]

Help celebrate the grand opening of Spellbound Children's Bookstore's new location inside ZaPow! art gallery, 21 Battery Park Ave., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 4:30 p.m. Info: http://www.spellboundchildrensbookshop.com. Glimpse into the future as Nibbles the Groundhog predicts the coming spring at the WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road, on Thursday, […]

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 […]

Join Asheville Green Drinks for "Red, White and Water," a discussion about water conservation and the history of the environmental movement on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m. Presented at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave. Info: http://www.ashevillegreendrinks.com. Browse new paintings by Fleta Monaghan, founder and director of River's Edge Studio and 310 ART Gallery, as […]

From spirituals to ballads, any kind of music is welcome at Asheville Community Sing. Singers of all levels are invited to 41 Balsam St. on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 6:30-8 p.m. Info: saralyncht@gmail.com. Enrich your music appreciation at a classical music pre-concert lecture. Works by Mozart, Beethoven and others will be discussed on Thursday, Jan. […]

Learn more about lighting ordinances proposed by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners when the WNC Sierra Club hosts "Dark Skies," a presentation by Bernie Arghiere, president of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, 1 Edwin St., on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. Info: Info: http://www.wenoca.org 251-8289. […]

Some birds may be heading south for the winter, but Lake James State Park wants to know exactly how many are left. A bird census will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 8:30 a.m. at the park’s Paddy’s Creek Area on N.C. Highway 126. Info: 584-7728. If you’ve ever wished you were part of the […]

Some birds may be heading south for the winter, but Lake James State Park wants to know exactly how many are left. A bird census will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 8:30 a.m. at the park’s Paddy’s Creek Area on N.C. Highway 126. Info: 584-7728. If you’ve ever wished you were part of the […]

Enjoy local music and poetry while honoring the season at a winter solstice celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 21 from 7-9 p.m. Transition Hendersonville will host the festivities at Black Bear Cafe, 318 Main St. Info: www.transitionhendersonville.com Need a break from the holidays? The Land of Sky UCC will lead a “blue” holiday service for people […]

Learn about one of the world's oldest forms of meditation as the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road, hosts a documentary screening and Q&A session about Vipassana on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Info: http://www.patapa.dhamma.org. Indulge your dark side as Pisgah Brewing Company and the French Broad Chocolate Lounge present a chocolate and beer […]

Celebrate Bernard, the “awesome” rescue hound, at Bernard’s Birthday Benefit, a fundraiser for the Avery County Humane Society. Held on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the Altamont Brewing Company, 1042 Haywood Road. Info: http://www.averyhumane.org or 733-6312. One of Sierra Nevada's original brewers, Terence Sullivan (who now heads up the brewery's Beer Camp), will present a meet […]

Learn about the recently developed regional bicycle plan at a kickoff event featuring speakers, a public input session and a light lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Held at Haywood Community College's High Tech Center, 112 Industrial Park Drive in Waynesville. Info: http://www.fbrmpo.org. Enjoy the sounds of Dehlia Low and Every Mother's […]

Environmental leader Bill McKibben will speak at UNCA’s Lipinsky Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. Free, but limited seating. Info: http://avl.mx/72. A candlelight memorial vigil will honor World AIDS Day and the AIDS Memorial Quilt on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 7-9 p.m. Held at Pack Place, 2 South Pack Square. Info: http://www.wncap.org. Get […]

Bees: Tales from the Hive will be screened on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. by Transition Hendersonville. Held at Black Bear Cafe, 318 Main St., Hendersonville. Info: http://www.transitionhendersonville.com. A presentation of the new edition of a cult favorite Camping and Woodcraft by Horace Kephart will be presented on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. […]

Asheville Green Drinks will host a panel of UNCA students who recently attended the Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. The group meets at Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Ave. Info: http://www.ashevillegreendrinks.com. An open session for Celtic musicians will be held at Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main St. in […]

Bring your drum or borrow one from Skinny Beats Drum Shop and Gallery, 4 Eagle St., for a beginning drumming class. Billy Zanski will teach African drumming on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 6-7 p.m. The class meets weekly on Wednesdays and Sundays. $10. Info: info@skinnybeatsdrums.com or 768-2826. Learn about composting, vermiculture and recycling on Thursday, […]