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May 2025 Community Calendar

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Émigré May Day Show

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Interspecies Freebies

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Trans Writing Circle

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Body Talk

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InterRebellium Film Screening

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The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre

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Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

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Body Talk

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Sacred Anarchy Book Club

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Thu, May 1

6:00pm – 10:00pm

May Day Potluck & Movie Night

Join friends and neighbors to celebrate May Day, a holiday rooted in working class and immigrant resistance to the power of oligarchs.

Fri, May 2

6:00pm – 8:00pm

[Postponed] Firestorm Game Night

Cooperative and competitive table-top gameplay for new and experienced players! Bring a game you love or try something new.
6:30pm – 8:00pm

Émigré May Day Show

An evening of Celtic music and songs to celebrate May Day and Bealtaine!

Sun, May 4

10:00am – 11:00am

Asheville PFLAG

A monthly coffee support group open to all parents, families, friends and allies of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people youth.
12:00pm – 4:00pm

Interspecies Freebies: A Really Really Furry Market

Pet item swap, nail trims, and more to benefit local animal rescues!
12:00pm – 2:00pm

Tranzmission Prison Project Packaging Party

An open, monthly volunteer event to help prepare books and zines for mailing to prisons across the United States.
3:00pm – 5:00pm

Political Prisoner Letter Writing

Letters save lives! Join Blue Ridge ABC each month for an evening of solidarity with incarcerated comrades. Celebrate their birthdays by sending words of encouragement and support.

Mon, May 5

6:00pm – 7:30pm

"Compound Fracture" Paperback Release: An Evening with Andrew Joseph White

Bestselling Appalachian author Andrew Joseph White will be stopping at Firestorm on his paperback release tour for Compound Fracture, a YA thriller with working class politics, blood feuds, crooked cops, and a complex trans protagonist!

Tue, May 6

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Trans Writing Circle

A writing circle for trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people. Attendees are encouraged to use the space to work on long form projects or a shorter piece using provided prompts.

Wed, May 7

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Drop-in Community Notary Service

Have documents that require notarization, like advance care directives, name change paperwork, custody arrangements, etc.? Stop by Firestorm on the first Wednesday of each month for free, friendly, no-judgment Notary Public services!

Thu, May 8

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Body Talk

A study group for What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon.

Fri, May 9

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Gender Reveal Party: A Queer Craft Circle

This month we are creating loving tributes to our queer bodies!

Sat, May 10

12:00pm – 2:00pm

Harm Reduction Kit Packing Party

Want to take action to improve community health and show solidarity with people who use drugs? Help Steady Collective package harm reduction kits that will be distributed at upcoming outreach events!

Mon, May 12

6:30pm – 8:00pm

The Serviceberry: A Disaster Reading Group

This post-Helene reading group decided to detour into a shorter reading before selecting its next, extended journey. Enter Robin Wall Kimmerer's The Serviceberry, an essay meditation on mutuality in nature!

Tue, May 13

3:00pm – 7:00pm

Closed

We're closing for a day to take a field trip to South Carolina, where we'll be meeting with other co-op organizers and activists!

4:15pm – 6:15pm

It's a Good Day to Crochet: Beginner Class

Instructor Mary Jo May offers beginner and intermediate crochet classes on alternating Tuesdays at Firestorm!

Wed, May 14

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

Drop in for AFBU's "open hours" to talk to a local organizer about how to start building a union campaign in your workplace. 

Thu, May 15

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Body Talk

A study group for What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon.

Fri, May 16

6:00pm – 8:00pm

[Postponed] Firestorm Game Night

Cooperative and competitive table-top gameplay for new and experienced players! Bring a game you love or try something new.

Sat, May 17

3:00pm – 6:00pm

Girls With Slingshots 20th Birthday Signing RESCHEDULED!

Girls With Slingshots' 20th birthday with cartoonist Danielle Corsetto!

Sun, May 18

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Prison Books Packaging Party

The Asheville Prison Books monthly meetup is an opportunity for new folks to learn about APB and plug in!
7:00pm – 9:00pm

InterRebellium Film Screening

In partnership with Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross, we're screening the first of a multipart documentary series, InterRebellium.

Mon, May 19

5:30pm – 7:00pm

Wren Greyson Book Launch Party

Join local author Wren Greyson on the release day for their new romance novel My Patron, including a book signing and free zines!

Tue, May 20

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Trans Writing Circle

A writing circle for trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people. Attendees are encouraged to use the space to work on long form projects or a shorter piece using provided prompts.

7:00pm – 8:30pm

The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre

Historian Garrett Felber's A Continuous Struggle chronicles the life of Martin Sostre, an under appreciated legend in the history of anti-prison and Black freedom movements.

Wed, May 21

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

Drop in for AFBU's "open hours" to talk to a local organizer about how to start building a union campaign in your workplace. 

Thu, May 22

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Body Talk

A study group for What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon.

Sun, May 25

11:00am – 1:00pm

Sacred Anarchy Book Club

Exploring connections between occult, spiritual, and political paths to personal and collective liberation. Details TBA.

2:00pm – 3:00pm

"Sage" Book Tour

Join us for an afternoon poetry reading with Palestinian poet Yaffa, who is doing a tour with their latest collection Sage.
4:00pm – 6:00pm

Abolitionist Reading Club

A monthly discussion of topics of incarceration, repression and liberation framed by writings from, about and against prisons!

Tue, May 27

4:15pm – 6:15pm

It's a Good Day to Crochet: Intermediate Class

Instructor Mary Jo May offers beginner and intermediate crochet classes on alternating Tuesdays at Firestorm!

Wed, May 28

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

Drop in for AFBU's "open hours" to talk to a local organizer about how to start building a union campaign in your workplace. 

Thu, May 29

7:00pm – 9:00pm

"Your Fat Friend" Film Screening

Screening of the 2023 Documentary Your Fat Friend.

Sat, May 31

11:00am – 12:30pm

Skeletons in the Closet: Queer Horror Book Club

Strap in and strap on for the proudly perverted Silicone God by Victoria Brooks.

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