Hello Tuesday.
April 23 2024 |
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Botany plants lately? If you’ve noticed gorgeous blooms abound in Asheville right now and want some peonies, ranunculus, and pansies for yourself, we’ve made you a spring flower guide.
From workshops on growing your own cutting garden, to spring plant sales, to places you can poppy-into any time, here’s four floral destinations around the 828. |
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🌷 Take a flower garden workshop with Blazing Star Flowers -
Spend the day touring a sustainable flower farm in Alexander and receive instructions on how to grow blooms of your own using low-till growing methods. You’ll walk away not only with flower knowledge (or shall we say, flower power?) but plants + seeds of your own to get started with. Register in advance for the workshop on Sat, May 7 from 2-4 p.m. Can’t make it? Pre-order organic seedlings for a cutting garden to pick up at the farm, or find Blazing Star Flowers at the East Asheville Tailgate Market Fridays 3-6 p.m.
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🌷 Explore the Biltmore Blooms at Biltmore Estate -
Wander through flower-heavy gardens at the Biltmore including the Conservatory, Spring Garden, and Walled Garden — there’s 8,000 acres of gardens + grounds. Starting Sun., May 15, gardeners will plant the summer annuals — until then, you can enjoy spring blooms like pansies, snapdragons, and dianthus. Daytime admission starts at $86, with tours, dining, shopping, and art exhibits also on premises.
🌷 Shop the 2022 Spring Fling Plant Sale -
Head to The Interchange Building (59 Woodfin Pl.) on Sat., May 7 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to shop roses from The Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society + plants, herbs, and trees from Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers of Buncombe County at the Spring Fling Plant Sale. Chat with expert rosarians on site to learn which variety you should choose — there’ll be own-root, fragrant, miniature, and old garden roses for sale.
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Care to let your love of flowers grow? Share these carnation destinations with your local buds. |
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Today -
Weaverville Library Houseplant Exchange | Thurs., May 5-Sat., May 7 | All day | Weaverville Library, 41 N. Main St. | Free | Bring in houseplants and clippings of all sizes and swap for what you want. 🪴
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Cinco De Star Wars | Thurs., May 5 | 6-9 p.m. | 134 Burton Street | Free | Enjoy a spring fiesta with food, music, and an outdoor movie. 📽️
Friday -
C5 Finckel/Wu Han | Fri., May 6 | 8 p.m. | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Pl. | $42 | Attend the final concert of the season with acclaimed cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han. 🎼
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Night Teacher-Pink Mercury after show | Fri., May 6 | 9:30 p.m. | One World Brewing West, 520 Haywood Rd. | Free | Come listen to this mix of traditional folk with electro-pop, blues-rock, and Afro-Cuban rhythm. 🎵
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MGCA Spring Plant Sale | Fri., May 6-Sun., May 7 | Various times | Beverley Hills Baptist Church, 777 East Tunnel Rd. | Free | Shop annual flowering plants as well as selected perennials. 🌷
Saturday - Deborah’s School of Shoemaking | Sat., May 7-Sat., Jul. 16 | 2-4 p.m. | 121 Montana Ave. | $1250 + material costs | Meet once a week and find out how to bring your dream shoes to life in this beginner shoemaking course. 👡
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Odditorium Community Flea Market | Sat., May 7 | 9 a.m. | The Odditorium, 1045 Haywood Rd. | Free | Shop all your wacky tacky needs here, from taxidermy to antiques to witchy tinctures.
- Maker Faire Asheville 2022 | Sat., May 7 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | A-B Tech, 16 Fernihurst Dr. | Free | Family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Sunday - Ranky Tanky | Sun., May 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave. | $35 | American musical jazz-influenced ensemble. 🎵
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Mother's Day Brunch | Sun., May 8 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Posana, 1 Biltmore Ave. | $55 per person, $35 per child | Four-course prix fixe that includes banana doughnut holes, kale salads, huevos rancheros, and pink lemonade cake. 🍰
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Weather - 83º | Partly cloudy | 20% chance of rain
Closing -
Say it ain’t so. West Asheville’s beloved Zia Taqueria has announced it will close permanently after ten years of slinging tacos, margaritas, and other southwestern specialties. For those who want a chance to say goodbye, to-go meals will be available (while supplies last) this Thursday and Friday night, 4-9 p.m.
Civic -
On Tuesday, Buncombe County voted to distribute $4.8 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding to three time-sensitive programs — two housing projects with Asheville Housing Authority + Mountain Housing Opportunities and a pre-K expansion project with Buncombe Partnership for Children. $27 million remains in COVID recovery funding, with 105 program submissions. (Asheville Citizen Times)
Development -
Expansions to the Asheville Regional Airport terminal will be discussed at the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment meeting on Wed., May 11 at 12 p.m. A special use permit will be requested for plans like adding a new level + increasing square footage from 113,000 to 255,765 sqft. 🛫 (Mountain Xpress)
Community -
A community member at-large is needed for Buncombe County’s Communications Steering Committee. The committee presides over the area’s consolidated 911 center, reviewing the call center’s performance, compliance data, and resolving questions + disputes, and includes members like the Chief of Asheville Police Department + the Buncombe County Director for 911 Communications.
Concert -
Black Mountain Recreation + Parks has announced its music lineup for the 2022 Park Rhythms Concert Series. Eight artists including Lizzie No and Floating Action will perform on select Thursdays between June and August at Veterans Park, with food trucks and t-shirt printing on site. Pro tip: Bring a lawn chair or blanket. 🎶
Drink -
Meet up with bears Uno and Ursa for happy hour at WNC Nature Center’s Brews and Bears. The summer series takes place on the second Friday of each month through August, with the first event on Fri., May 13 from 5:30-8 p.m. Enjoy drinks, food trucks, and an animal education program featuring the bears. 🐻
Try This -
Free professional photos will be available at Enka-Candler Library on Sat., May 28 from 12-2 p.m. The event is open to all, with a professional photographer available for 5 mins per person to take professional headshots, family photos, or maybe even a dating profile pic. 📸
Listen -
True-crime podcast fans, gather round — Madison County genetic genealogy expert Tina Miles is releasing her new podcast, Beyond Murder Mountain. Season one will follow the unsolved murder of Nancy Morgan, a Madison County resident whose body was found in 1970. (Mountain Xpress)
Today Is -
Feliz Cinco de Mayo. Today honors Mexico’s victory over French forces in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 — a major symbol of the country’s fight for independence. Celebrate with Bun Intended’s Birria Tacos, back for one night only, or combine Latin food with an outdoor Star Wars screening at Cinco de Star Wars.
Travel -
Need inspiration on how to use your PTO this year? You can start by requesting a free Visitor's Guide to Greenville, SC. The city has been getting some major buzz lately, including being named among the 50 Best Places to Travel in 2022 by Travel + Leisure.*
Edu -
French Broad River Academy, an independent middle school in Asheville with separate campuses for boys + girls, has selected Tricia Chan as its new Girls Program Director. She brings a wealth of outdoor education experience to FBRA. Learn more about the school by attending an upcoming open house.*
Finance -
We’ve all been there — unexpected expenses pop up and you’re forced to dip into your savings. But what happens if you drain the money you had previously saved? Experts recommend having an emergency fund able to cover three to six months of living expenses — here's how to build one.*
Number -
45,000. The number of people who have sold diamonds + other jewelry risk-free with the experts at Worthy. If you’re not wearing that old diamond ring or luxury watch, Worthy can help you turn it into cash with their fast, competitive auctions. Sign up to try it.*
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Head to Push Skateshop this Fri., May 6 from 7-10 p.m. for a community art show where work from 23 local artists will be displayed. The show will be held under a spirit of celebration, with recent wins for the skatepark community like $200,000 in renovations starting for the Asheville Skatepark.
The above work, titled “Premonition of War,” is by artist Laura B. and features traditional Vyshyvanka embroidery of Ukrainian culture. This piece + others are available for purchase on Friday.
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Editor's pick: If you’re headed to a Brews and Bears happy hour this summer, you’ll have a once in a lifetime opportunity to help choose a rattlesnake’s name. The WNC Nature Center has a new slithery addition to their animal fam, and will have event attendees vote on what to call her. 🐍
The AVLtoday team’s pick? We like Parseltongue (Parsley for short).
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