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SUMMARY:Sister Sadie & the Kittredge Arts Center Grand Reopening
DESCRIPTION:On Friday October 2nd at 7 PM\, Warren Wilson College celebrates the grand reopening of Kittredge Arts Center\, with renowned Bluegrass act Sister Sadie headlining!  The Kittredge Arts Center grand reopening is part of the Warren Wilson College’s 2026 Homecoming\, and is also a homecoming for Sister Sadie’s mandolinist\, WWC alum’ Rainy Miatke (Music Major\, Class of 2025). \nTickets can be purchased here:  https://wwc-ventures.ticketspice.com/sister-sadie-and-the-kittredge-arts-center-grand-reopening  \nFor more information abuot the event\, please contact Dr. Jason DeCristofaro at jdecristofaro@warren-wilson.edu or (828)545-3916.   \nSister Sadie Bio: \nWhat started as an accidental band became a force. GRAMMY-nominated. IBMA-decorated. Opry-validated. But for all the\naccolades\, they were often reduced to one line: an all-female bluegrass band. True—but never the point. Sister Sadie has always\nbeen about the music. The fire. The truth. \nTheir new album\, All Will Be Well\, is that truth—loud\, fearless\, and free. You’ll hear echoes of bluegrass\, but what rises is\nsomething bigger: country with claws\, Americana with muscle\, gospel grit and raw storytelling. \nFrom the haunting “Prodigal Daughter” to the swagger of “Do What You Want” and the aching beauty of “If I Don’t Have You\,”\nthese six women are not performing roles—they’re telling you who they are. \nThis is Sister Sadie\, evolved: bold\, bonded\, and braver than ever. They’re not asking for space. They’re taking it. \nAnd they’re just getting started. \nAbout Kittredge Arts Center: \nNestled within the beautiful\, historic Warren Wilson College campus\, the Kittredge Arts Center provides a centralized location for the arts at WWC and WNC. The Center features the 321-seat Kittredge Theater and 80-seat Williams Recital Hall\, where music and performance events are featured throughout the year. Kittredge Arts Center is also available as a rental space to organizations looking for an affordable option in a beautiful location for conferences\, business retreats\, and other events.  \nFor more information\, please contact Dr. Jason DeCristofaro (Assistant Professor of Music\, Music Department Chair\, and Director of Kittredge Arts Center) at 828-545-3916 or jdecristofaro@warren-wilson.edu
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/sister-sadie-the-kittredge-arts-center-grand-reopening/
LOCATION:Kittredge Arts Center\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778
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SUMMARY:Mapping Home
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Holden Gallery’s exhibition Mapping Home will be on view at Warren Wilson College from August 27th to October 3rd\, 2026. \nThe notion of home takes on a whole new meaning after a climate disaster like Hurricane Helene.  Home is a place of reflection\, home is near and far\, home provides shelter\, home is lost and found\, and home is created when a community comes together. In this exhibition we will collectively map our idea of home alongside the WWC community\, our Swannanoa Valley neighbors\, and WWC Alumni. Featured artists include Galen Bernard\, Carolina Corona\, Annie Hall\, Sonia Norris\, Kaye Savage\, Tissica Schoch\, Jess Self\,  Carson Whitmore\, Rebecca Williams and a community installation organized by Melanie Wilder.  \nWe are inviting community participation for this exhibition through fiber workshops\, through art responses and through fundraising for our local nonprofit organization Swannanoa Communities Together\, which provides rent assistance programs for residents of Swannanoa.   \nThe opening reception for the exhibition is on Thursday\, August 27th from 4:30-6:00 PM.  The Elizabeth Holden Gallery is open M-F\, 10-4pm and most Saturdays 1-4pm. \nThis exhibition is in partnership with the Fiber Arts Crew\, Swannanoa Artist Collective\, Climate Action Now\, WWC Art & Craft Department and is supported by the Windgate Foundation and Educating for Character Initiative Grant from the Lily Foundation.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/mapping-home/
LOCATION:Holden Arts Center\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28711\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Tomorrow: Climate Summit
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating Tomorrow: Climate Summit at Warren Wilson College brings together farmers\, scientists\, artists\, community organizers\, neighbors\, and curious people from all walks of life for two days of conversation\, learning\, and celebration rooted in the belief that the future of our food and our land depends on all of us. At its heart\, the summit explores the intersection of food\, agriculture\, and climate and the communities working to shape that future. \nThe summit opens Friday\, June 19th with an evening honoring Juneteenth\, gathering around Black foodways\, land justice\, and the history and future of Black farming\, featuring a keynote by Kamal Bell\, live music\, and community conversation at Canon Lounge. Saturday\, June 20th expands into a full day of hands-on workshops\, farm walks\, panels\, and a community food fair exploring regenerative agriculture\, food systems\, climate justice\, and local solutions\, brought to life by a lineup of farmers\, scientists\, and community organizers from across the region. \nFriday\, June 19th honors Juneteenth with an evening of food\, music\, and conversation centered on Black foodways\, land justice\, and the history and future of Black farming — featuring a keynote by Kamal Bell and a community panel at Canon Lounge. \nSaturday\, June 20th is a full day of community gathering — with hands-on workshops\, panels\, talks\, art\, music and demonstrations exploring regenerative agriculture\, food systems\, climate justice\, and local solutions\, brought to life by farmers\, scientists\, and community organizers from across the region.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/cultivating-tomorrow-climate-summit/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Struggle Against Solitary Confinement: A Nielsen Event
DESCRIPTION:Three panelists will discuss the struggle against solitary confinement. Jules Lobel\, the lead attorney on the Pelican Bay case (once the largest solitary confinement facility in the country); Jack Morris\, one of his clients\, who was in solitary for 40 years; and Dolores Canalas\, long time activist against solitary confinement. \nVisitors from off campus should park in the Admissions parking lot located just beyond Orr Cottage\, located at 114 Lower College Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC. For google maps directions\, you can use this dropped pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4EqWwmK51EtHn5uq8
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/the-struggle-against-solitary-confinement-a-nielsen-event/
LOCATION:Canon Lounge in Gladfelter Student Center\, 114 Upper College Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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SUMMARY:Harwood Cole Literary Lecture Featuring Vanessa Hua
DESCRIPTION:Vanessa Hua is an award-winning author and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Her short story collection\, Deceit and Other Possibilities (2016)\, received an Asian/Pacific American Award in Literature\, was a finalist for a California Book Award\, and O\, The Oprah Magazine called it a “searing debut.” She is also the author of A River of Stars (2018)\, Forbidden City (2022)\, her forthcoming novel Coyoteland (2026) and memoir Uprooted: A Chinese American Story of Survival and Resistance (Tin House Books). \nFor two decades\, Hua has been writing about Asia and the diaspora\, filing stories from China\, Burma\, Panama\, South Korea\, and Ecuador. In her lecture\, she will read excerpts from her works and discuss her life as a writer. This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/harwood-cole-literary-lecture-featuring-vanessa-hua/
LOCATION:Canon Lounge in Gladfelter Student Center\, 114 Upper College Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T160000
DTSTAMP:20260204T115209Z
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SUMMARY:Minds of All Kinds Annual Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Minds of All Kinds Annual Summit is a full-day event designed to support neurodivergent high school students as they prepare for the transition to college. The summit offers an engaging\, informative look at campus life\, the supports available at WWC\, and the pathways that help students thrive academically and socially. \nFor Families and Prospective Students:\n– Explore our campus through guided tours\n– Attend panel discussions featuring students\, faculty\, and campus partners\n– Learn about academic\, social\, and residential supports designed for neurodivergent learners\n– Ask questions and connect with our community\, gaining a genuine sense of what it feels like to be part of WWC \nFor Educators\, Counselors\, and Other Professionals:\nProfessionals will participate in skills-based\, practice-enhancing professional-development breakout sessions focused on effectively supporting neurodivergent students during the high school–to–college transition. Participants will receive certificates for completed training hours\, making the summit a meaningful way to build expertise and deepen impact.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/minds-of-all-kinds-annual-summit/
LOCATION:Canon Lounge in Gladfelter Student Center\, 114 Upper College Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T100000
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SUMMARY:Warren Wilson Fall Fest & Working Lands Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free family fun event on Warren Wilson College’s Working Lands (Farm\, Garden\, and Forest). \nThis event is free to attend and open to the public with autumnal activities\, live music\, tours\, and open houses from our land and craft crews!  \nCraft demonstrations from the Blacksmithing\, Fiber Arts\, and Fine Woodworking Crews will take place throughout the event and student artisans will be vending their wares. \nThe Farm School General Store will be open\, with WWC-raised meat and limited other WWC items available for sale. \nEnjoy live music provided by the Cane Creek Hellbenders and food and coffee offerings from Defiance Cafe and Roam Coffee.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/warren-wilson-fall-fest-working-lands-showcase/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College Farm\, 108 South Lane\, Swannanoa\, 28778
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T170000
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SUMMARY:Catch & Release\, solo exhibition by Jillian Marie Browning
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Holden Gallery’s exhibition Catch & Release featuring the work of Jillian M. Browning will be on view at Warren Wilson College from August 18th to October 3rd\, 2025. Warren Wilson’s Art & Craft Department is excited to host an exhibition featuring larger than life cyanotypes and installations by interdisciplinary artist\, Jillian Marie Browning.  \nJillian Marie Browning (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist pursuing themes of feminism\, identity\, and the contemporary black experience. Born in Ocala\, Florida they received a Bachelor of Science degree in Photography from the University of Central Florida in 2012 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from Florida State University in 2015. They have had their work shown nationally as well as been included in the permanent collection of the Center for Photography at Woodstock\, The Southeast Museum of Photography\, and the University of Maryland’s David C. Driskell Center For The Study of Visual Arts and Culture Of African Americans and the African Diaspora. They currently serve as Assistant Professor of Photography at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.  \nThe exhibition closing reception is on October 3rd  from 3:00-5:00 PM.  The Elizabeth Holden Gallery is open M-F\, 10-4pm and most Saturdays 1-4pm.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/catch-release-solo-exhibition-by-jillian-marie-browning/
LOCATION:Holden Arts Center\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28711\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250714T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T150000
DTSTAMP:20250423T121527Z
CREATED:20250416T162824Z
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SUMMARY:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College
DESCRIPTION:building\, exploration\, adventure\, place-based learning\, and the ignition of new passion for lifelong learners. These are non-credit bearing experiences\, ranging in length from one to three weeks\, that bring learners to our campus in Asheville\, NC or send them on global explorations with Warren Wilson faculty. These courses highlight the unique magic of Warren Wilson College\, which has been a hub of experiential learning since its founding as the Asheville Farm School in 1894. \nAdults of all ages are encouraged to apply (18+). The majority of courses will take place on Warren Wilson’s campus\, and others will be Worldwide Courses that depart from Asheville but travel to various corners of the globe. \nTage Frid Stool\nTage Frid was a Danish-born woodworker\, educator and author. His design work was often in the Danish-modern style\, best known for his three legged stool.\nIn this week-long course\, working with ash or oak lumber\, we’ll learn a few advance techniques in woodworking\, including round wedged tenons\, angled dovetails and shaping wooden parts with a spokeshave. Both hand work and machine work will be implemented to create the stool.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Advance Beginner +\nCost: $650 (+$70 materials fee) \nFrench Impressionist Summer\nThis is a week-long art course that focuses on the approach and techniques of French Impressionist Painters of the 19th century. Using art history\, drawing\, and painting we will create our own emotional impressions of the Western North Carolina landscape.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: All\nCost: $650 (+$70 materials fee) \nMushroom Foraging and Appreciation\nCome explore the southern Appalachian ecosystems that are home to some of the most diverse fungal fruiting bodies in North America. In this four-day course\, we will learn the basics of mushroom identification\, learn a little about dyeing with mushrooms\, and become familiar with a handful of edible mushrooms. This is a fun class that involves walking in the woods during the morning and relaxed activities after lunch.\n4-Day Course\nLevel: Beginner – Advanced Beginner\nCourse Cost: $520 (+ $25 materials fee) \nAscend to Better Birding I\nThrough this week-long course you will gain birding knowledge\, increase identification skills\, by learning a 12-step strategy approach to identifying birds\, while having fun.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Beginner-Advanced Beginner\nCost: $650
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/mountain-institute-for-lifelong-learning-at-warren-wilson-college-5/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250623
DTSTAMP:20250526T222334Z
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SUMMARY:Summit: Collaboration for Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a dynamic gathering to connect\, learn\, build skills\, and take action on climate resilience\, recovery\, rebuilding\, decarbonization\, and more. Engage with workshops\, demonstrations\, art installations\, guided walks\, music performances\, panel discussions\, networking events\, and inspiring speakers. Meet the organizations and individuals working together on climate solutions — from the river to the microgrid. \n*Registration is required to attend \nRegistrants will be invited closer to the event to sign up for individual events and meals. \nSchedule \nFriday\, June 20th – 5:30PM to 9:00PM : Find Yourself\, Connect Yourself \nIndigenous Welcoming \nCenter for Collaborative Awareness – Blueprint of We exercises \nKeynote speaker: Crystal Cavalier-Keck and Coda Keck\, with Seven Directions of Service \nSaturday\, June 21st – 9AM to 9:30PM: Apply Yourself \nWalks\, Panel discussions\, Speakers\, Demonstrations\, Workshops\, Performances\, and more \nThemes: Decarbonization\, Climate Justice\, Air quality\, Resilience\, Stormwater\, Building\, EVs\, Land management\, River Restoration\, Microgrids\, Storm-proofing housing\, Recovery/Rebuilding\, etc. \nKeynote speaker: Dr. David Orr \nPerformance by DeCoda Music \nAdditional Music at sunset \nSunday\, June 22nd – 9AM-3PM: Express Yourself \nArt walks\, Art installations\, Art projects\, Discussions\, Climate Journalism Panel\, Collaboration\, & More \nKeynote speaker: Dr. Mallory McDuff \nMusical Performance by DeCoda Music \nCollaborating Organizations: \nBlue Ridge Audubon \nMountainTrue \nAppalachian Design Center \nCritical Services Microgrid Group \nFootprint \nRiverLink \nThrive Asheville \nEcoforesters \nAppalachian Voices \nBlue Ridge EV Club \nClean Aire NC \nSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy \nEnergy Savers Network \nWarren Wilson Art Faculty
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/summit-collaboration-for-climate-action/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T150000
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SUMMARY:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College
DESCRIPTION:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College is a vessel for community building\, exploration\, adventure\, place-based learning\, and the ignition of new passion for lifelong learners. These are non-credit bearing experiences\, ranging in length from one to three weeks\, that bring learners to our campus in Asheville\, NC or send them on global explorations with Warren Wilson faculty. These courses highlight the unique magic of Warren Wilson College\, which has been a hub of experiential learning since its founding as the Asheville Farm School in 1894. \nAdults of all ages are encouraged to apply (18+). The majority of courses will take place on Warren Wilson’s campus\, and others will be Worldwide Courses that depart from Asheville but travel to various corners of the globe. \nFigure Sculpting with Local Clays\nIn this week-long course\, we dig our own clay\, process it and cover hand building skills\, such as coil\, slab\, and pinching to create gestural and emotive figure sculptures. The class will conclude with a pit firing.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Beginner-Intermediate\nCost: $650 (+$25 materials fee)\nSummer Knitting Camp: Learn Now\, Be Prepared for Winter!\nIn this week-long course\, you’ll experience a magnificent and thorough foray into all the knitting skills and knowledge you’ll need to get you through infinite Autumns & Winters knitting happily away. Hats\, shawls\, mittens\, even sweaters or socks: all skills start here with the basics! Great for newbies\, returners\, or intermediate knitters who want to refine their skills.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Beginner +\nCost: $650 \nBeginner Ukulele and Storytelling Performance\nThis week-long workshop is designed for ukulele players of all abilities to come together and learn how to combine storytelling with music. Participants will learn to play a folktale-inspired song\, understand basic ukulele techniques\, and engage in group activities that blend narrative with music.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Beginner – Advanced Beginner\nCost: $650 \nWestern North Carolina Cinema: Visions of Our History and Culture\nUsing regional movies\, such as “Cold Mountain\,” “Nell\,” “The Winter People\,” and “Songcatcher\,” this week-long course will explore the history\, culture and stereotypes of how Western North Carolina is perceived to Americans and the world. We will begin by outlining the history\, and then watch and discuss a series of movies as a way to critique and understand life here in the mountains.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Beginner +\nCost: $650 (+$20 materials fee)
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/mountain-institute-for-lifelong-learning-at-warren-wilson-college-4/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
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SUMMARY:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College
DESCRIPTION:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College is a vessel for community building\, exploration\, adventure\, place-based learning\, and the ignition of new passion for lifelong learners. These are non-credit bearing experiences\, ranging in length from one to three weeks\, that bring learners to our campus in Asheville\, NC or send them on global explorations with Warren Wilson faculty. These courses highlight the unique magic of Warren Wilson College\, which has been a hub of experiential learning since its founding as the Asheville Farm School in 1894. \nAdults of all ages are encouraged to apply (18+). The majority of courses will take place on Warren Wilson’s campus\, and others will be Worldwide Courses that depart from Asheville but travel to various corners of the globe. \nOne-Legged Stool Weekend\nWe will explore the definition of a chair and balance. The course will cover shaping wood and mortise and tenon joinery by using a drill press\, routers\, tapering jig\, tentoning jig on a table saw and a square chisel mortiser. We will also cover sanding and finishing. By the end of the class you will have a stool that you will enjoy for a very long time.\nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner +\nCost: $260 (+$50 materials fee) \nGoing Hammer & Tongs! Weekend\nIn this fast paced workshop\, we will modify one of Earth’s most elemental resources into objects of utility essential to the blacksmith’s craft: the cross peen hammer and bolt jaw tongs. Students will be guided through basic concepts of toolmaking and old school mechanical engineering that leverage the thermal properties of steel and the practical advantage of power hammers and presses as production tools.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Beginner+\nCost: $650 (+$100 materials fee) \nNeedle Felting Weekend: Flat Felted Designs on Fabrics\nCreate beautiful designs in wool with just a few simple tools! No water or soap or scrubbing needed: this is the easiest form of felting\, and you can start and stop whenever you like\, making it a great craft for busy people.\nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner +\nCost: $260 (+ $20 materials fee) \nArt and Education at Black Mountain College Weekend\nBlack Mountain College is best known as the famous interdisciplinary art school that attracted internationally-renowned (and in many cases\, exiled) artists\, musicians\, poets\, and inventors to the rural mountains of North Carolina. But what were the ideas and ideals that gave rise to Black Mountain College’s unique spirit of collaboration\, experimentation\, and community? In this course\, we will explore the history and the philosophy behind BMC’s distinctively experiential and experimental model of liberal arts education.\nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner +\nCost: $260 (+ $25 materials fee) \nBeginner Mushroom Growing Weekend\nIn this course\, we’ll learn how to start mushroom cultures using wild tissue samples\, spore prints\, and liquid culture\, learn about grain and sawdust spawn and innoculating shiitake spawn onto oak logs.\nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner-Advanced Beginner\nCost: $260 (+ $15 materials fee) \nPlant Cordage and Tulip Poplar Bark Bucket Weekend\nDesign and craft your own basket from tulip poplar bark and plant cordage. We will discuss selection and harvesting of appropriate bark and cordage materials with a focus on the Southern Appalachians.\nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner +\nCost: $260 (+ $35 materials fee) \nLiving Sculpture: Foraging\, Sculpting\, and Creating with Driftwood and Succulents Weekend\nDriftwood and succulents will provide the base for our creations. We will forage for lichen\, nuts\, seed heads and more to complete our sculptures. The final product can be used as a table centerpiece or a fairy house for bookshelf.\nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner – Intermediate\nCourse Cost: $260 (+ $35 materials fee) \nHaving a Will – Creating Peace of Mind Weekend\nWe all know we need to figure out what happens to our property and legacy when we’re gone. But\, we often postpone because we don’t know where to start. Anyone who has gone through it knows that there is more to having a will than just showing up in the lawyer’s office or going online and filling out a form. In this program\, we’ll walk through the decisions that you need to make and collect the information necessary for getting it all done.\nWeekend Course\nLevel: All\nCourse Cost: $260 ( + $85 materials fee)
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/mountain-institute-for-lifelong-learning-at-warren-wilson-college-3/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T150000
DTSTAMP:20250331T210556Z
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SUMMARY:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College
DESCRIPTION:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College is a vessel for community building\, exploration\, adventure\, place-based learning\, and the ignition of new passion for lifelong learners. These are non-credit bearing experiences\, ranging in length from one to three weeks\, that bring learners to our campus in Asheville\, NC or send them on global explorations with Warren Wilson faculty. These courses highlight the unique magic of Warren Wilson College\, which has been a hub of experiential learning since its founding as the Asheville Farm School in 1894. \nAdults of all ages are encouraged to apply (18+). The majority of courses will take place on Warren Wilson’s campus\, and others will be Worldwide Courses that depart from Asheville but travel to various corners of the globe. \nMaking and Selling Natural Products\nIn this week-long course\, we’ll learn what makes natural products natural\, formulating and making these products\, figuring cost of goods to sell wholesale or retail\, buying to maximize profit\, branding and marketing and much more!\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Advanced Beginner +\nCost: $650 (+$100 materials fee) \nBeginning Loom Weaving: A Week of Cloth\nIn this week-long course\, explore the wonderful world of weaving on a floor loom. Explore a variety of weaving techniques in your Day 1 sampler\, then learn how to thread a loom and spend the rest of the week weaving a set of towels\, a scarf\, or a scroll of art cloth of your choice.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Beginner-Advanced Beginner\nCost: $650 (+ $40 materials fee) \nLanding in Place: Photography Transfer on Handmade Paper\nUnite your photographic practice with the materiality of place in the week-long course. We will begin by making meditative images on the Warren Wilson campus and along the Swannanoa River\, considering elements of geologic time and cycles of nature. Next\, we’ll incorporate materials from the landscape\, including soil pigments and found plant fragments\, into unique handmade papers. Finally\, we will join these two art forms through photographic transfer processes.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: All\nCost: $650 (+ $40 materials fee) \nBeginning Music Theory for Adults\nIf you are an adult who has never studied music theory\, and wants to learn\, this week-long course for you! Dr. Jason DeCristofaro\, who has over 15 years of teaching music theory in higher education\, teaches with an experiential and hands-on approach that involves singing\, playing and writing music. Whether you sing\, play an instrument – or don’t! – this class  provides a fun and engaging experience for anyone who wants to learn more about the structure of music.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: Beginner +\nCost: $650 \nHaving a Will – Creating Peace of Mind\nWe all know we need to figure out what happens to our property and legacy when we’re gone. But\, we often postpone because we don’t know where to start. Anyone who has gone through it knows that there is more to having a will than just showing up in the lawyer’s office or going online and filling out a form. In this week-long course\, we’ll walk through the decisions that you need to make and collect the information necessary for getting it all done.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: All\nCourse Cost: $650 (+$85 materials fee) \nSky Power for the People – Portable Renewable Energy\nIn this week-long workshop\, you will learn how to build your own portable solar for use at home or in response to disasters\, figure out how many watts you need\, how to choose the batteries\, inverters\, and solar panels\, and how to estimate your costs.\nWeek-long Course\nLevel: All\nCourse Cost: $650
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/mountain-institute-for-lifelong-learning-at-warren-wilson-college-2/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T203000
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CREATED:20250318T144855Z
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SUMMARY:We Are Not Who They Told Us We Are: Everyday People in Extraordinary Times
DESCRIPTION:“It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us.” –Walter Benjamin \nWe will engage writer\, historian\, and activist\, Rebecca Solnit and her friend Saket Soni in a discussion about recovery\, rethinking\, and rebuilding after the Hurricane Helene disaster in Western North Carolina.  We will examine this in the current context of major national and international disruption\, and the ongoing need for change in systems and how we respond to disasters.  We are looking forward to new insights and ideas that can help us effectively build a better\, more resilient and just region in the face of so much turbulence.   \nRebecca Solnit is the author of more than twenty books including Orwell’s Roses; Recollections of My Nonexistence; Hope in the Dark; Men Explain Things to Me; A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster; and A Field Guide to Getting Lost. Rebecca writes regularly for the Guardian\, serves on the board of the climate group Oil Change International\, and launched the climate project Not Too Late (nottoolateclimate.com). \nSaket Soni is a labor organizer and human rights strategist working at the intersection of racial justice\, migrant rights\, and climate change. He is founder and director of Resilience Force\, the voice of the rising workforce rebuilding America after climate disasters. He was profiled as an “architect of the next labor movement” in USA Today\,  chosen as a 2022-23 Aspen Institute Fellow\, and was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2022.  \nThis event will take place on Zoom on Tuesday\, March 25th from 7-8:30PM.  You will need to register ahead of time to receive the Zoom invitation.   \nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/KM2FXJGCReWNPrFK_ax6iA
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/we-are-not-who-they-told-us-we-are-everyday-people-in-extraordinary-times/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250322T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T150000
DTSTAMP:20250220T215008Z
CREATED:20250218T192624Z
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SUMMARY:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College
DESCRIPTION:Mountain Institute for Lifelong Learning at Warren Wilson College is a vessel for community building\, exploration\, adventure\, place-based learning\, and the ignition of new passion for lifelong learners. These are non-credit bearing experiences\, ranging in length from one to three weeks\, that bring learners to our campus in Asheville\, NC or send them on global explorations with Warren Wilson faculty. These courses highlight the unique magic of Warren Wilson College\, which has been a hub of experiential learning since its founding as the Asheville Farm School in 1894. \nAdults of all ages are encouraged to apply (18+). The majority of courses will take place on Warren Wilson’s campus\, and others will be Worldwide Courses that depart from Asheville but travel to various corners of the globe. \nCameraless Eco-Photography Weekend\nJoin us for a weekend of playful sustainability in the darkroom! We’ll work with ecologically-friendly and sustainably sourced materials to make cameraless photographic prints\, both in the darkroom and under the bright blue skies of our beautiful Warren Wilson campus. \nWeekend Course\nLevel: All\nCost: $260 (+ $25 materials fee) \nStorytelling Through Cloth Weekend\nExperience how fiber arts can have a powerful impact on storytelling\, building community\, and create a space for healing. Learn hand stitching techniques such as embroidery\, applique and fabric collage\, bringing story into a visual tactile piece of art.  \nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner to Intermediate\nCost: $260 (+ $30 materials fee) \nOne-Legged Stool Weekend\nWe will explore the definition of a chair and balance. The course will cover shaping wood and mortise and tenon joinery by using a drill press\, routers\, tapering jig\, tentoning jig on a table saw and a square chisel mortiser. We will also cover sanding and finishing. By the end of the class you will have a stool that you will enjoy for a very long time. \nWeekend Course\nLevel: Advanced Beginner +\nCost: $260 (+$50 materials fee) \nBlock Printing on Fabric (and a little dyeing\, too!) Weekend\nIn this weekend course\, learn to design and carve your own lino-style stamps and block print onto fabric in a variety of eye-pleasing ways: single motifs\, repeating patterns\, border designs\, and more. Learn the difference between a negative design and a positive design and how each creates an impact on your fabric. By the end of the weekend\, you’ll be proficient at carving\, inking\, and printing onto fabrics and clothing. \nWeekend Course\nLevel: All\nCost: $260 (+ $25 materials fee) \nBroom Craft: an Introduction to Appalachian-Style Broom Making Weekend\nThere was a time in which folks around the world bundled native grasses together to form brooms used to sweep. In this workshop you will spend the weekend learning skills practiced for generations here in the Appalachian mountains to craft a series of whisk brooms and a floor sweeping broom. At the end of workshop\, you will have developed some broom-crafting skills and you will have made a small collection of brooms to take back home with you. \nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner\nCost: $260 (+ $60 materials fee) \nMaking and Selling Natural Products Weekend\nIn this two-day course\, we’ll learn what makes natural products natural\, formulating and making these products\, figuring cost of goods to sell wholesale or retail\, buying to maximize profit\, branding and marketing and much more! \nWeekend Course\nLevel: Advanced Beginner +\nCost: $260 (+$60 materials fee) \nRhythm Workshop for Musicians Weekend\nThis course is designed for professional musicians and adult music students who wish to develop their rhythmic skills and knowledge. An area of music theory that is often neglected\, rhythm is core to building a deeper level of musicianship. All students in this class develop rhythmic vocabulary and proficiency through group performance in an experiential context that combines the mind and body to holistically ingrain rhythmic prowess. \nWeekend Course\nLevel: Beginner +\nCost: $260
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/mountain-institute-for-lifelong-learning-at-warren-wilson-college/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T200000
DTSTAMP:20250220T214800Z
CREATED:20250217T190536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T214800Z
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SUMMARY:Recovery\, Rethinking\, and Rebuilding Post-Helene: Insights from History
DESCRIPTION:For the next event in our series\, Recovery\, Re-thinking\, and Rebuilding Post-Helene\, we are engaging historians and scholars with deep knowledge and insights on Appalachia and the Swannanoa Valley.  Dr. Jeff Keith of Warren Wilson College will be joined by Dr. Ron Eller\, professor emeritus of the University of Kentucky\, an expert on development\, the environment\, and social change in Appalachia\, and the Swannanoa Valley’s own Anne Chesky to reflect on lessons and insights from devastation and efforts to recover and rebuild after floods and other destruction in the region.  We look forward to having you join us at what is sure to be a fascinating and educational evening full of insights and ideas that can inform our path forward in this moment.  \nThis free event takes place Wednesday\, February 26th 7-8PM (EST) on Zoom. \nYou need to pre-register for the event here:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ywr6Y3amT6SFAtyz_eMMKA
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/recovery-rethinking-and-rebuilding-post-helene-insights-from-history/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T200000
DTSTAMP:20250116T132229Z
CREATED:20250115T172920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T132229Z
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Post-Helene: Lessons from a Flood Disaster in West Virginia
DESCRIPTION:Join us in this new monthly webinar series focused on recovery\, re-thinking\, and rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.  On Wednesday\, January 29th\, we will hear from Dr. Jamie Shinn of SUNY ESF who has been exploring and supporting responses to a significant flood disaster that took place in West Virginia in 2016.  This region shares features similar to our own\, and Jamie will share important insights and lessons that can help us rethink recovery and rebuilding in Western North Carolina with an emphasis on community resilience.  Chris Joyell\, Director of the Healthy Communities program and the Appalachian Design Center with MountainTrue\, will provide an overview of their wide-ranging efforts to engage local communities (including Swannanoa) in recovery\, resilience\, and rebuilding through a coordinated planning and engagement process.  This promises to be an illuminating conversation\, and we invite you to join us.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/rethinking-disaster-recovery-and-rebuilding-post-helene-lessons-from-a-flood-disaster-in-west-virginia/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T180000
DTSTAMP:20241213T212858Z
CREATED:20241213T145729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T212858Z
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SUMMARY:The Wondrous World Of Hobey Ford’s Golden Rod Puppets
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Holden Gallery’s exhibition The Wondrous World Of Hobey Ford’s Golden Rod Puppets featuring the work of master puppeteer Hobey Ford will be on view at Warren Wilson College from January 23rd to March 7th\, 2025.  \nWarren Wilson’s Art Department is excited to host an exhibition of rod\, foam\, and shadow puppets by the award winning puppeteer\, Hobey Ford. On display will be characters\, stories and set pieces from a range of tales from Ford’s previous shows including a few puppets from friend and mentor Clyde Hollifield. This exhibition will explore how puppetry can engage the imagination of audiences of all ages\, while sharing the process of puppet construction and showcasing Ford’s contributions to the craft.  \nWinner of the UNIMA Citation for Excellence and 3 Jim Henson Foundation grants\, Hobey Ford is known for his excellence in puppetry performance and craft and his skill as a master storyteller. Hobey utilizes his artistic studies from the State University of New York and UNCA to design and construct all of his Golden Rod puppets. His performances present puppetry styles and tales from around the world and feature puppetry styles he has created such as the Peepers hand puppets and his well-loved “Foamies” puppets made from large blocks of foam with inventive mechanisms to create life-like movements. Hobey tours internationally and trains teachers through his involvement with the Kennedy Center of the Northwest Film Forum.  \nThe exhibition opening reception is on January 23rd  from 4:30 – 6:00 PM.  The Elizabeth Holden Gallery is open M-F\, 10- 4pm and Saturdays 1-4pm.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/the-wondrous-world-of-hobey-fords-golden-rod-puppets/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T130000
DTSTAMP:20241108T120307Z
CREATED:20241105T180918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T120307Z
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SUMMARY:No More Climate Havens: Educating for Reality
DESCRIPTION:Our response to the climate crisis has entered a new understanding—there is no longer a false sense of a climate haven. As institutions of higher education have the potential to both model practices and educate students on ways to address climate change\, this panel explores the role of higher education in taking on this responsibility. What can institutions of higher education do to most effectively influence a societal shift and make taking action on climate change a central part of their mission?  \nPlease join us for a discussion with this expert panel of educators\, writers\, and practitioners who are leading the way in thinking about how our educational system can better serve and motivate the next cohort of climate professionals. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Keith McDade\, Director of Warren Wilson College’s Master of Science in Applied Climate Studies Program. \n“Climate Action Now” is Warren Wilson College’s new campus-wide initiative that integrates climate action into all aspects of the College’s experiential learning mission—academics\, work learning\, and community engagement. The world needs a new educational model that provides students with the skills that enable them to be inspired by the possibilities of action rather than defeated by the challenges posed by climate change. As described by President Damián Fernández\, “Global climate change is a transdisciplinary problem—the most pressing one we are confronting. It requires natural sciences\, humanities\, and social sciences to address its multiple ramifications. It impacts the arts as an expression of the human experience\, and creatives are finding ways to represent what they are witnessing and deepen understanding.”  \nhttps://events.warren-wilson.edu/event/no-more-climate-havens-educating-for-reality
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/no-more-climate-havens-educating-for-reality/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T203000
DTSTAMP:20241006T193337Z
CREATED:20240925T150501Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika: Nielsen Big Ideas Lecture at Warren Wilson College
DESCRIPTION:NYU’s Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika\, producer of award-winning “Uncivil” podcast\, to speak at Warren Wilson on “Police\, Podcasts\, and Politics”. \nChenjerai Kumanyika is an assistant professor in NYU’s Arthur L.Carter Journalism Institute. Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika specializes in using historically focused – narrative non-fiction audio journalism to critique the ideology of American myths about issues such as race\, the Civil War\, and policing. He has published in a variety of scholarly journals and public venues such as This American Life\, The Intercept\, NPR\, Transom\, and VICE. Kumanyika is also the co-creator\, co-executive producer and co-host of Uncivil\, Gimlet Media’s Peabody Award-winning podcast on the Civil War and he is the collaborator for Scene on Radio’s “Seeing White\,” series and Season 4 on the history of American democracy. Kumanyika’s work has been recognized with several prestigious honors including the George Foster Peabody Award (2018) for Uncivil and The Media Literate Media Award (NAMLE) for Scene on Radio (2021). In 2021\, he received the Union of Democratic Communications’ Dallas Smythe Award for his career accomplishments and advocacy.
URL:https://thelaurelofasheville.com/event/dr-chenjerai-kumanyika-nielsen-big-ideas-lecture-at-warren-wilson-college/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Rd\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
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