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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T112157
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SUMMARY:Heritage Fire
DESCRIPTION:Taking place at The Horse Shoe Farm in Asheville on Sunday\, July 13\, the all-inclusive\, walk- around tour will feature a lineup of local chefs and artisans\, each grilling globally inspired\, heritage-breed proteins al fresco. The offerings include a wide array of meats and heirloom vegetables from the region’s top family farms and local purveyors. Brought to you by top culinary event producers a21\, Heritage Fire educates consumers and offers hands-on experience with honest food sourced straight from the farm. \nAn all-star cast of top chefs from Asheville and beyond will be on-site serving up delicious bites prepared over live fire. Participating talent include Alex and Ashleigh Baxevanis (Feta Flav Greek Taverna)\, Benjamin Sullivan (Cranford Bros BBQ)\, Brett Suess (The Silo Cookhouse at The Horse Shoe Farm)\, Daniel Valladares (Root & Bone)\, Fernando Desa (Goya Foods)\, Jason Sweeney (Asheville Proper)\, Mike Rednak (Indaco)\, Mountain Madre (Mountain Madre)\, Tory Bogin (Claywood)\, Tyler Slade (Bargello) and more!
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/heritage-fire/
LOCATION:The Horse Shoe Farm\, 155 Horse Shoe Farm Drive\, Hendersonville\, 28791
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SUMMARY:Exhibition | Anti Form: Robert Morris’s Earth Projects
DESCRIPTION:The Asheville Art Museum presents Anti Form: Robert Morris’s Earth Projects. The suite of lithographic drawings by Robert Morris presents a series of ideas for ten works of art shaped out of earth\, atmospheric conditions\, and built environments. Created in 1969\, the series marks an important moment when artists began to reimagine what art could be. Morris was a pioneer in conceptual art working at the forefront of Minimalism\, Process art\, and Land art.  \nImage: Robert Morris\, “Piles and Pits\,” from the “Earth Projects” series\, 1969\, color lithograph\, 20 13/16 × 27 7/8 inches. Museum purchase\, 2006.22.07.61d. © 2024 The Estate of Robert Morris / Artists Rights Society (ARS)\, New York.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/exhibition-anti-form-robert-morriss-earth-projects/
LOCATION:Asheville Art Museum\, 2 S Pack Square\, Asheville\, 28801
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T140000
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SUMMARY:Qigong Infused Yoga™ Online Training
DESCRIPTION:January 19th – March26th\, 2025 | 10 Consecutive Sundays |2-4PM EST\n20 Hours Total (Live Sessions with Recordings Available) \nIn a world where anxiety\, stress\, and trauma are increasingly prevalent\, particularly in the aftermath of recent societal events\, there’s a growing need for practices that provide genuine support and healing. This Qigong Infused Yoga™ Online Training offers a deeply restorative journey that will give you powerful tools to heal the nervous system. \nThis training is for those who wish to deepen their self-care in 2025. \nThe training is also designed for yoga teachers\, holistic health practitioners and behavioral health professionals  seeking  to make a tangible difference in the lives of their students\, clients\, or communities. Qigong and Gentle Yoga exercises\, many which require no mat are effective\, holistic practices for stress relief\, trauma healing\, and emotional well-being. Whether you’re a yoga teacher\, a wellness professional\, or someone seeking personal transformation\, this training will empower you to support those in need of genuine care and healing. \nThroughout the 20 hours of live\, interactive sessions\, you’ll learn: \n-Breathing Techniques that trigger the relaxation response\, calming the nervous system\n-Dynamic Warm-ups from Qigong and Yoga to release joint tension and increase mobility\n-Active Breathing Exercises to help release anxiety and circulate healing energy throughout the body\n-Heart Salutations\, an accessible alternative to Sun Salutations that promotes heart-opening and flexibility\n-Shaking Like a Tree\, a fun yet profound trauma-release technique to shake off stress\n-Tapping – acupuncture-style healing without needles to release blockages and calm the mind\n -Whole-Body Self-Massage and Acupressure for deep relaxation and self-care\n -Meditation Practices that support grounding\, emotional balance\, and self-compassion\n-Heart-Centered Poetry that uplifts and inspires\, bringing emotional healing to the soul \nThese practices are not only restorative for your own well-being but are designed to offer profound benefits for anyone struggling with anxiety\, stress\, or the weight of the modern world. With the current epidemic of anxiety and mental health challenges\, particularly post-election\, now is the time to integrate healing practices that nurture the nervous system and help individuals find calm and resilience. \nThis training will help you to:\n– Support nervous system healing by offering accessible techniques to alleviate anxiety and stress.\n– As a yoga teacher\, you will diversify your offerings and stand out by adding Qigong-infused Yoga® reaching an audience drawn Qigong and to a gentle and accessible approach to self-care.\n– As a holistic health practitioner or therapist\, you will have tools clients can use any time to cultivate self-compassion and deal with anxiety and blocks effectively.\n– Foster emotional resilience as you embark upon a healing journey with like minded people who share you love of holistic health.\n– Deepen your personal practice and explore the synergies between Qigong and Yoga and their role in healing the body\, mind and heart. \nDetails:\n– Dates: January 19th – March th\, 2025 (10 Sundays)\n– Time: 6-8 PM PST (Live attendance is strongly encouraged; recordings available)\n– Location: Online: Join from anywhere!   \nLed by Lynne Nicole Smith\, a trauma-informed practitioner and creator of Qigong Infused Yoga®\, this training brings together 25 years of expertise in Qigong\, Yoga\, and holistic healing. Lynne is passionate about providing accessible\, life-changing practices that help individuals manage stress\, heal trauma\, and find peace in their daily lives. She is dedicated to supporting both practitioners and their students in cultivating healing\, resilience\, and self-compassion in an ever-demanding world. \n“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”-Mahatma Gandhi \nJoin us in 2025 for this nourishing healing journey! \nhttps://qigonginfusedyoga.com/teacher-training/
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/qigong-infused-yoga-online-training/
LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual)\, 95 Upper Red Oak Trail\, Hendersonville\, NC\, 28792\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T100000
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SUMMARY:57th Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Western Carolina University’s Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition is one of the longest-running Catamount art traditions. This exhibition is an extraordinary opportunity for WCU undergraduate students to share their artwork with a larger public and to enhance their skills in presenting artwork in a professional gallery setting. Entries are reviewed by an outside art professional who selects the works for exhibition at the WCU Fine Art Museum. Selected works will be on view at the Museum from February 18 through March 21\, 2025. An awards ceremony will be held at the WCU Fine Art Museum on Thursday\, March 20\, 2025\, from 5:00-7:00 PM. This year\, the exhibition juror is Marie Cochran\, visual artist and founding curator of the Affrilachian Artist Project. \nMuseum Hours:\nThe WCU Fine Art Museum exhibitions and events are free and open to the public. Standard Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday\, 10AM-4PM\, and Thursday\, 10AM-7PM. If you have any questions\, please call (828)227-ARTS. \nImage Credit: Rhiannon Eason\, The Inner Machinations (detail)\, 2024\, collage\, 12 x 27 inches. Image courtesy of the artist. ©Rhiannon Eason.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/57th-annual-juried-undergraduate-exhibition/
LOCATION:WCU Bardo Arts Center\, 199 Centennial Drive\, Cullowhee\, NC\, 28723\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wild Sanctuary: A Celtic Spirituality Retreat with The Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil is an ordained interfaith/inter-spiritual minister\, trained to be a sacred presence outside the conventions of traditional religion. As a sacred musician\, spiritual mentor\, and worship leader\, he incorporates chant\, ritual\, poetry\, storytelling\, and mindful practice to create a space for profound connection and sacred witness. Simon provides music for worship\, ceremony\, and prayer in a wide variety of churches and non-religious spiritual communities. He particularly loves to create music for meditation\, healing services\, and rites of passage. \nSimon is also an experienced workshop and retreat leader\, drawing on 15 years of study\, training\, and practice that grew from his time living and working in Iona Abbey. Although influenced by many traditions\, Simon’s spiritual path and teaching are deeply rooted in Celtic Christianity\, the wisdom of the earth\, and the Scottish land where he’s spent most of his life. simondevoil.com \nJoin Simon for his spring residency at Kanuga for this special retreat. With Kanuga’s beautiful forested landscape as our sanctuary\, each day will include a blend of wisdom teachings in the Celtic tradition\, contemplative practices including song\, chanting\, and silence\, and personal time for reflection. \nOther retreat highlights include:\n*Daily Birdsong Vespers\, an inclusive outdoor worship that welcomes the evening with song and prayer\, online and in person\n*Tools and practices to support finding our place in the web of creation\n*Spring Equinox Concert in celebration of spring equinox: Thursday\, March 20\, 7:15 p.m.\nAs evening falls and birdsong gives way to starlight and the frog chorus\, welcome the return of spring with music to soothe the soul and nourish the spirit. Rain location: Chapel of The Transfiguration.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/wild-sanctuary-a-celtic-spirituality-retreat-with-the-rev-simon-ruth-de-voil/
LOCATION:Kanuga Conference & Retreat Center\, 130 Kanuga Chapel Drive\, Hendersonville\,\, NC\, 28739\, United States
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SUMMARY:Koresh Dance Company presents Masquerade\, Student Series
DESCRIPTION:Inspire your future generation of creative thinkers with a show unlike anything they’ve seen before: a truly unique\, intra-active theatrical dance work where reality and fiction intertwine. \nReservations for individuals (9 people or less): $12 each; groups (10 people or more): $11 each. Recommended for grades 6–12. The Student Series is open to school groups\, homeschoolers\, community groups and families.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/koresh-dance-company-presents-masquerade-student-series/
LOCATION:Wortham Center for the Performing Arts\, 18 Biltmore Ave.\, Asheville\, 28801
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SUMMARY:Dancing to the 70's!
DESCRIPTION:An evening of music from the 70’s with SongBug DJ\, Jeanne Nabor will be hosted at the prestigious Wells Events Center\, located in scenic Downtown Waynesville. Known for its state-of-the-art facilities and excellent acoustics\, the venue is the perfect place to relive the magic of the 70’s. \nWoof Street Bistro Food Truck will join us for the evening. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with a cash bar (debit\, credit and cash accepted)\, music and dancing will last until 9:00 p.m. \nWe look forward to seeing you at “Dancing to the 70’s “. Get ready to dust off your dancing shoes and groove to the beat of an unforgettable era!
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/dancing-to-the-70s/
LOCATION:Wells Events and Reception Center\, 33 Wells Events Way\, Waynesville\, 28786
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T190000
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SUMMARY:ATLiens! Best of Atlanta Comedy Showcase at Catawba Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Every weekend Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedy in Asheville. This Friday we have ATLiens\, best of Atlanta comedy showcase at Catawba Brewing! \nATLiens is a celebration of the best comedians in Atlanta. Each show we feature a different group of the ATL’s best and this month we have Alyx Libby\, Kenny Stempien\, AJ Cagle and more!! \nages 18+\ndoors at 6:30pm\, show at 7pm \nTickets $15
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/atliens-best-of-atlanta-comedy-showcase-at-catawba-brewing/
LOCATION:Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville\, 32 Banks Avenue\, Asheville\, 28801
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SUMMARY:Koresh Dance Company
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in the space where reality and fiction intertwine in “Masquerade\,” an intra-active\, contemporary\, operatic dance performance set to electronic symphonic music\, sung live by soprano Sage DeAgro-Ruopp. A fan-favorite of seasons past\, this internationally acclaimed\, Philadelphia-based troupe artfully finds the line between beauty and innovation — then boldly dances on it — and this truly unique theatrical work is no exception\, creating a world where truth belongs to the imagination of the beholder. \nConnect with the art and artists in a dance master class and pre-show discussions.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/koresh-dance-company/
LOCATION:Wortham Center for the Performing Arts\, 18 Biltmore Ave.\, Asheville\, 28801
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SUMMARY:Comedy from the Future at Catawba Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week it’s a lineup of futuristic comedians from the future!!! \nA fun mix of local favorites and big city comics all the way from Atlanta\, Chicago\, and New York! Comics from all timelines and galaxies\, who knows who might show up!!! \nages 18+\ndoors at 8:45pm\, show at 9:15pm \nTickets $15
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/comedy-from-the-future-at-catawba-brewing-7/
LOCATION:Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville\, 32 Banks Avenue\, Asheville\, 28801
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