The Laurel of Asheville’s Community Events Calendar
If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.
The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context.
All submissions are subject to editorial approval and edits for clarity and style before being published online. If you are going to include a photograph, please be certain that you have the rights to utilize that image. If there is a question about image rights, we may remove the image. Also, images should be no larger than 2000 pixels wide. Large images will prevent the event from being submitted.
Please allow up to 5 days for your event to be posted. If you encounter difficulties submitting an event, please email amy@thelaurelofasheville.com.
GRATIFLY: FireflyGathering’s HOE DOWN THROW DOWN
STANDING ROOM ONLY
The Firefly Gathering invites you for an evening of communal connection and medicine for the heart and soul! As the nights lengthen and the world often feels like too much to hold, we’re curating a liminal space of awareness and release, where we can acknowledge the reality we’re collectively in, and give ourselves over to the healing power of movement through dancing, singing and play.
So bust out your feral finery and get ready to come together on November 22 at the Grey Eagle to move through the madness into joy! In addition to Holy River, we’ll have a Contra Dance, Sycamore Spring, and Teso Ellis, plus the Holiday Craft Bazaar & Skills Demos, a playful Sock Wrestling tournament, Bigwitch’s Native Cultural Offerings, Street Creature Puppet Collective and more!
This is a Community Building Event and as you see ticket tiers reflect this. The Firefly Gathering is a local nonprofit that believes in the power of the people! Humanimals are communal beings, needing each other to thrive. We’ve evolved in a landscape of mutual aid and reciprocity, intricately interwoven with the natural world.
We’re all feeling the impacts of the times, so this event is priced to be accessible to as many folks as possible! This is our annual Fall Fundraising event, so please give a little – or A LOT – according to your ability, and plan to join us for this family friendly event! Choose the critter that represents your ability to support and get your tickets today! We can’t wait to celebrate with you November 22 at The Grey Eagle!
So come on out to support Firefly Gathering, a local nonprofit and connect with our community!