SEASONAL EVENTS in Asheville and WNC
Asheville’s seasons are a palette of colors and experiences, ranging from the enchanting holidays and spring mountains bursting with blooms to the outdoor adventures of summertime and the breathtaking colors of fall. In Asheville, you’ll find plenty to do any time of year. Pick your season for the best of fall, winter, spring and summer! Asheville for every season.
HEALING JUSTICE PODCAST a virtual practice space, bridging conversations at the intersections of collective healing & social change
ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM [Untitled]: The Museum Blog
OUR VISION To transform lives through art.
OUR MISSION To engage, enlighten, and inspire individuals and enrich community through dynamic experiences in American art of the 20th and 21st centuries.
50 THINGS TO DO in Asheville Area 2019 – Explore Asheville
Looking for the top things to do in Asheville? Whether you’re a first-time visitor to the mountains or you’re planning a return visit, here are 50 ideas to help you see, do and explore the best Asheville has to offer.
Historic Markers Project – Buncombe County
by Ami Worthen
(This story was written for the Buncombe County page in the December 2017 issue of Urban News.)
Leaders from the historically African American neighborhoods of Shiloh, Burton Street, East End and Stumptown are partnering with the Asheville-Buncombe African American Heritage Commission (AAHC) on the installation of historic markers in their neighborhoods.
ADL and Aspen Institute Announce Inaugural Class of the Civil Society Fellowship
New York, NY, September 10, 2019 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the Aspen Institute today announced the inaugural class of the Civil Society Fellowship: A Partnership of ADL and the Aspen Institute. This new Fellowship, part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, aims to prepare and engage the next generation of community and civic leaders, activists and problem solvers from across the political spectrum.
The Measles Moms – why women are leading the anti-vaxx movement
by Jessica Valenti
Over the last year, Americans have seen some of the worst measles outbreaks in decades. The once-eradicated disease is now endangering the health and lives of people from New York to Washington, where the governor recently declared a state of emergency.
How to get preschoolers ready to learn math
In The Conversation: If you’re a parent of a preschooler, you might be wondering how you can help set your child up for success once they enter kindergarten.
By now, you have probably heard of the importance of reading and talking to your child to support their language and literacy skills. You may have even made reading, talking and learning the ABCs part of your daily routine.
But did you know that you can also support your child’s math learning during everyday interactions at home? CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
The Latest GREEN LIVING IDEAS
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Tzedek Social Justice Fellowship based in Asheville, North Carolina
The Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund (AMKRF) has been supporting and promoting the social justice work of leading progressive organizations since the late 1980’s. AMKRF supports efforts that address systemic change with regards to policy, legal, and cultural reform.
In 2012, the AMKRF founded The Tzedek Social Justice Fellowship. The Amy Mandel and Katina Rodis Fund is based in Asheville, North Carolina.
GRAB THE TRAIN AT GRACE JONES, Get Off At Yoko Ono: Exploring NYC’s New ‘City Of Women’ Map
by Tonya Mosley and Samantha Raphelson in Here & Now
If you look at a map of the United States, you might think that only men live here.
HOW TO ADD YOUR EVENTS to the SheVille Events Calendar
…so you don’t have to wait for us to do it! Yay!
- Look to the Top Menu Bar on any page and CLICK ON EVENTS CALENDAR
- Click ADD MY EVENT ( Register if you have not already )
- CUT & COPY your event information with EVENT NAME IN CAPS, date – time – location
- See “Add Media” under your title to add .jpg or .gif pics
GRETA THUNBERG Makes TIME’s List Of Women Who Will Change The World
by Liam Gilliver in PBN Plant Based News
‘Young people across the world have followed her path, striking and marching to make clear to adults and decision-makers that this is a true emergency’.
Teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has made it onto TIME Magazine’s list of 15 women who will change the world.
FROM COHABITATION TO COHOUSING: Older baby boomers create living arrangements to suit new needs
The Conversation <us.newsletter@theconversation.com>
One of the major questions of growing older is, “where do I want to live as I age?” For many baby boomers, an important goal is staying independent as long as possible. Many in this generation desire to age in their homes and make their own choices as long as possible.
Living preferences are changing, as are relationship patterns, such as greater numbers of mid- and late-life adults who are single, childless, or live at a distance from adult children. “Senior cohousing communities,” or SCCs, are a form of communal living that integrates common areas and private residences. They promote choice and independence, which are particularly important for the aging baby boom generation. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
THE THIRD SELF: Mary Oliver on Time, Concentration, the Artist’s Task, and the Central Commitment of the Creative Life
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.”
“In the wholeheartedness of concentration,” the poet Jane Hirshfield wrote in her beautiful inquiry into the effortless effort of creativity, “world and self begin to cohere. With that state comes an enlarging: of what may be known, what may be felt, what may be done.” But concentration is indeed a difficult art, art’s art, and its difficulty lies in the constant conciliation of the dissonance between self and world — a difficulty hardly singular to the particular conditions of our time. Two hundred years before social media, the great French artist Eugène Delacroix lamented the necessary torment of avoiding social distractions in creative work; a century and a half later, Agnes Martin admonished aspiring artists to exercise discernment in the interruptions they allow, or else corrupt the mental, emotional, and spiritual privacy where inspiration arises.
Tools to Change the World: A Study Guide by Dada Maheshvarananda and Mirra Price
A few years ago I happily discovered Dada Maheshvarananda’s work, and later, when I read his book, After Capitalism, it was a further revelation. A broad and ambitious book, it sets out a comprehensive critique of the economic system that’s literally killing planet Earth as it distorts and destroys all life as we know it—call it the Death Ship. After Capitalism offers, as well, an alternative vision, a humane horizon we can begin to see through the soot and the smut, something to move toward as we engage the struggle against the Dark Angel. The book felt urgent when I first encountered it, and I gave it to friends and comrades everywhere. Its message is even more urgent today—the crisis deepens and the approaching catastrophe accelerates.
MONEY AND MARRIAGE the Second Time Around
Money really is a defining factor in any relationship, but poses special challenges when you’re contemplating marrying for a second (or third) time. In a 2012 study of 4,500 couples, fighting about money early on in a relationship was by far the most accurate predictor of divorce, regardless of income, debt or net worth.[1] Researchers found that no matter how long the relationship had lasted, if there were monetary disagreements early on, there was a good chance that the overall satisfaction with the relationship would be poor. So, if money plays such an important role in our relationships, what can we do about it?
Please share your feedback on the Thomas Wolfe Cabin site concept plans
In January 2019, the Thomas Wolfe Cabin Master Plan was commissioned by the City of Asheville, in partnership with the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County.
THE PAUSE – Silence and the Presence of Everything
By Gordon Hempton in On Being
A single thunderstorm upended Gordon Hempton’s life. While on a cross-country road trip in his mid-twenties, he decided to pull over in a field to get some rest. As the storm rolled in, he simply laid back, listened, and began to hear things he’d never noticed before: chirping crickets and the way the thunder echoed across the valley.
BLACK BEAR PROTOCOLS – Quick tips from the National Park Service
This is what we tell volunteers when they are working on the Blue Ridge Parkway: