‹

August 2011 Community Calendar

›
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
01
02
03

Asheville Copwatch

+ 1 More

04

Mysterious Rabbit Puppet Army Tour

+ 2 More

05

Radical Roots in the Appalachian South

06
07

Asheville VegFest

+ 1 More

08
09

Asheville Local Exchange Trading System

10

Asheville Copwatch

+ 1 More

11

Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont

+ 2 More

12

A Question of Meaning

13

Asheville Anime Club

+ 2 More

14
15

Bobby White w/ Special Guests

16

Country Gold

+ 1 More

17

Asheville Copwatch

+ 1 More

18

Sharkwater

+ 3 More

19

Amy Steinberg Show

20
21
22

Community Accountability Crew

23

Michelle Roldan-Shaw

+ 2 More

24

Animal Rights Asheville Meeting

+ 2 More

25

Community Accountability Crew

+ 1 More

26
27
28
29

The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane?

30

This Weapon Has Heart

+ 1 More

31

Asheville Copwatch

+ 1 More

Tue, Aug 2

7:00pm – 9:00pm

Firestorm Open Mic

Showcasing Asheville's best musical and spoken word artists! Come to perform, or just kick back and enjoy the rich local talent. Sign up starts at 7:00pm.

Wed, Aug 3

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Asheville Copwatch

Join fellow Asheville residents every Wednesday to promote civilian police oversight and review.
6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

A weekly, free event for experienced and new players of tabletop games. All ages welcome!

Thu, Aug 4

12:00am – 1:30pm

Community Accountability Crew

A series of dialogs on community accountability. Join allies in developing a team to confront intimate violence using a transformative justice framework!
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Homeless Network

Asheville's only stand-alone membership organization dedicated to helping homeless people help themselves.
7:00pm – 10:00pm

Mysterious Rabbit Puppet Army Tour

Three shows in this entertaining and enchanting evening, the Mysterious Rabbit Puppet Army uses puppets to narrate history of the Prison Industrial Complex.

Fri, Aug 5

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Radical Roots in the Appalachian South

The Radical Roots Project brings together the stories of individuals working toward creative change. Whether writing, farming, storytelling, instrument building, horse logging, or community organizing.

Sat, Aug 6

12:00am – 3:00pm

WNC Linux Users Group

Linux users meet up twice a month to provide technical support and host presentations for the community. Never used Linux? We'll help you get started!

Sun, Aug 7

12:00pm – 7:00pm

Asheville VegFest

Firestorm joins other veg-friendly organizations for the first annual VegFest on Battery Park Avenue. Enjoy educational speakers, local nonprofits, kids' activities and live entertainment with a focus on vegetarianism and animal issues.
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Firestorm Orientation

Learn how our unique worker-owned business operates. This is the first step towards joining our team, so bring a resume if you're interested in application.

Tue, Aug 9

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Asheville Local Exchange Trading System

Interested in joining Asheville LETS? This is your big chance! This orientation will prepare you to participate in the network.

Wed, Aug 10

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Asheville Copwatch

Join fellow Asheville residents every Wednesday to promote civilian police oversight and review.
6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

A weekly, free event for experienced and new players of tabletop games. All ages welcome!

Thu, Aug 11

12:00am – 1:30pm

Community Accountability Crew

A series of dialogs on community accountability. Join allies in developing a team to confront intimate violence using a transformative justice framework!
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Homeless Network

Asheville's only stand-alone membership organization dedicated to helping homeless people help themselves.
7:00pm – 8:00pm

Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont

Botanist Tim Spira takes a holistic, ecological approach that enables the reader to identify and learn about plants in their natural communities.

Fri, Aug 12

7:00pm – 8:00pm

A Question of Meaning

Arthur Hancock and Katie Brugger explore ideas about life, love, meaning, God, religion and identity. They have a television show broadcast on Thursdays at 7pm on URTV, the local cable access station.

Sat, Aug 13

11:00am – 1:30pm

Asheville Anime Club

Join other geeky and awesome anime enthusiasts for an afternoon of films and fun. Will feature some mature content.
2:00pm – 4:00pm

Radical Mental Health Collective

The Asheville RMHC is a support and discussion group of people with diverse perspectives on mental health. Inclusive and nonjudgmental, they respect self determination, personal choice and confidentiality.
8:00pm – 10:00pm

Curious Animals with Bands TBA

Mon, Aug 15

7:00pm – 10:00pm

Bobby White w/ Special Guests

Hip Hop & Comedy-Freak Show presented by Underground Unheard Records, Bobby White is one half of the the group True Believers with DJ and producer RELIK. Special Guests: Vinny the Creep, Payaso Fracasadi, and burlesque act Shotgun Kelley.

Tue, Aug 16

9:00am – 11:00am

Country Gold

Every Tuesday morning, local pianist Micheal "Lucky" Luchtan plays your favorites from the golden era of country music.
7:00pm – 9:00pm

Firestorm Open Mic

Showcasing Asheville's best musical and spoken word artists! Come to perform, or just kick back and enjoy the rich local talent. Sign up starts at 7:00pm.

Wed, Aug 17

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Asheville Copwatch

Join fellow Asheville residents every Wednesday to promote civilian police oversight and review.
6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

A weekly, free event for experienced and new players of tabletop games. All ages welcome!

Thu, Aug 18

12:00am – 1:30pm

Community Accountability Crew

A series of dialogs on community accountability. Join allies in developing a team to confront intimate violence using a transformative justice framework!
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Homeless Network

Asheville's only stand-alone membership organization dedicated to helping homeless people help themselves.
6:00pm – 8:00pm

WNC Linux Users Group

Linux users meet up twice a month to provide technical support and host presentations for the community. Never used Linux? We'll help you get started!
8:00pm – 10:00pm

Sharkwater

Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.

Fri, Aug 19

8:00pm – 10:00pm

Amy Steinberg Show

A night of comedy, poetry, and musical expression with Amy Steinberg. Expect to laugh, cry and dance!

Mon, Aug 22

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Community Accountability Crew

Developing a team to confront intimate violence in our various communities using a transformative justice framework

Tue, Aug 23

9:00am – 11:00am

Country Gold

Every Tuesday morning, local pianist Micheal "Lucky" Luchtan plays your favorites from the golden era of country music.
7:00pm – 9:00pm

Michelle Roldan-Shaw

Tales of adventure in Appalachia, Okefenokee, Carolina Lowcountry, rural Georgia, Tennessee hill country and more! Author Michele Roldán-Shaw reads selections from her new self-published, handmade book about a year’s worth of rambles in the South.
7:00pm – 9:00pm

Asheville Ruby Meetup

The Asheville Ruby meetup is open to professional programmers and beginners. Ruby is an open-source programming language focused on simplicity and elegance.

Wed, Aug 24

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Asheville Copwatch

Join fellow Asheville residents every Wednesday to promote civilian police oversight and review.
6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

A weekly, free event for experienced and new players of tabletop games. All ages welcome!
6:30pm – 8:00pm

Animal Rights Asheville Meeting

Animal Rights Asheville meets weekly to advance animal rights issues in Asheville and surrounding areas. Our current campaigns include public education surrounding the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars and prisoner support for activists.

Thu, Aug 25

12:00am – 1:30pm

Community Accountability Crew

A series of dialogs on community accountability. Join allies in developing a team to confront intimate violence using a transformative justice framework!
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Homeless Network

Asheville's only stand-alone membership organization dedicated to helping homeless people help themselves.

Sat, Aug 27

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Animal Rights Reading Group

A group dedicated to exploring the ethical theory behind animal rights as written by philosophers, scientists, activists and others.

Mon, Aug 29

6:00pm – 9:00pm

The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane?

The Marketing of Madness is the definitive documentary on the psychiatric drugging industry. Here is the real story of the high income partnership between psychiatry and drug companies that has created an $80 billion psychotropic drug profit centre.

Tue, Aug 30

9:00am – 11:00am

Country Gold

Every Tuesday morning, local pianist Micheal "Lucky" Luchtan plays your favorites from the golden era of country music.
7:00pm – 9:00pm

This Weapon Has Heart

Join us for a discussion on building radio solidarity networks here in the states with the Mesoamerican Network of Community Radio!

Wed, Aug 31

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Asheville Copwatch

Join fellow Asheville residents every Wednesday to promote civilian police oversight and review.
6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

A weekly, free event for experienced and new players of tabletop games. All ages welcome!

Thu, Sep 1

12:00am – 1:30pm

Community Accountability Crew

A series of dialogs on community accountability. Join allies in developing a team to confront intimate violence using a transformative justice framework!

Calendar Navigation

Event Navigation

« Jul
Sep »
Subscribe
Community events at our co-op are made possible by generous contributions from our supporters. Click here to learn how you can become a Firestorm Community Sustainer!