Calvary Baptist Church, 531 Haywood Road in West Asheville, invites the public to join Merlin Merritt, director of life support for the lunar module during the Apollo 13 saga, who will share stories from his 30-year career with NASA. Held on Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Info: 253-7301. Asheville filmmaker Rod Murphy will visit […]

Find out if your family heirlooms are worth more than you think at an antique evaluation on Wednesday,  May 18 from 7 to 10 p.m. Come early to visit Historic Johnson Farm, 3346 Haywood Road in Hendersonville. $2 per item. Info: historicjohnsonfarm.org or 891-6585. If you’re a senior who’s curious about making your daily commute […]

Modern childhood brings to mind hours of video games and television, but author Donald Davis grew up surrounded by the outdoors. Davis will read from his memoir Tales from a Free-Range Childhood on Wednesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at Malaprop’s, as well as several other locations. Free. Info: ddavisstoryteller.com. Vinegar doesn’t have to come […]

Join Brian O'Hara, president of the N.C. Offshore Wind Coalition, for a discussion of offshore wind energy and economic development at the WNC Sierra Club's meeting on Wednesday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Held at the Asheville Unitarian Church, on the corner of Charlotte Street and Edwin Place. Info: nc.sierraclub.org/wenoca or 251-8289. The public is […]

Visitors are invited to "capture views of the buildings, animals, flower gardens and landscape" on Wednesday, April 27, 9 to 2:30 p.m. at Art Day on Historic Johnson Farm in Hendersonville. Art will then be on display at a May exhibition. Info: 891-6585 or historicjohnsonfarm.org. More than 100 local restaurants will donate a portion of […]

Learn how to run and walk injury-free and more efficiently with a certified ChiRunning instructor at Carrier Park on Wednesday, April 20 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. These hour-long training sessions are free to the public and held weekly. Info: 252-9828, Facebook.com/ChiRunning or nicole@chiliving.com. Warren Wilson Theater presents "The Cherry Orchard," Anton Chekhov's final play, […]

The fourth annual Music Video Asheville showcase, featuring films that pair Asheville musicians with filmmakers, will be screened on Wednesday, April 13 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Fine Arts Theater, 36 Biltmore Ave. An awards ceremony will be held at the end of the screening for Audience Choice awards and the MVA juried […]

The Sierra Club presents a forum on nuclear power and renewable alternatives on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place. Dot Sulock of UNCA, and Mary Olson, Southeast Regional Coordinator for the Nuclear Information and Resource Services, will be the featured speakers. Info: teachingnonproliferation.org. The community […]