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January 2012 Community Calendar

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Country Gold

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Community Accountability Crew

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Caring Committee

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Jessie Williams with Adam and The Ancient Gods

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Country Gold

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Firestorm Community Game Night

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Campaign for Buncombe County Lighting Ordinance

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#OccupyTheFuture

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Rebekah Jean

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Firestorm Community Game Night

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Lee Whipple

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Amy Steinberg and Friends

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Asheville Anime Club

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Asheville Ruby Meetup

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Firestorm Community Game Night

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Alex Krug's Sidecar Project

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Rooster Scratch CD Release

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"Just Food" Book Discussion

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Transition Asheville - Housing & Building

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Sun, Jan 1

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.

Mon, Jan 2

7:00pm – 10:00pm

Disappearing Civil Rights & Expanding Corporate Rule

A discussion on the corporate-driven overreach of Federal agencies with George Friday, a field organizer for the Bill of Rights Defense Committee.

Tue, Jan 3

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, Jan 4

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

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

Thu, Jan 5

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, Jan 7

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!
8:00pm – 10:00pm

Caring Committee

Folksy young'ns Sarah Buice and Molly Rochelson play songs about Tennessee, Taco Bell and going places. Featuring lots of banjo, harmonies and heart.

Sun, Jan 8

8:00pm – 11:00pm

Jessie Williams with Adam and The Ancient Gods

A night of political and personal folk punk with musicians and activists from Texas and Arizona!

Tue, Jan 10

9:00am – 11:00am

Country Gold

Every Tuesday morning, local pianist Micheal "Lucky" Luchtan plays your favorites from the golden era of country music.
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, Jan 11

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

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

Thu, Jan 12

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.
7:30pm – 10:00pm

Campaign for Buncombe County Lighting Ordinance

A letter and email writing session with members of the Western North Carolina Alliance to petition for improvements to a proposed lighting ordinance for Buncombe County. Bring a laptop if you have one!

Sat, Jan 14

1:00pm – 3:00pm

#OccupyTheFuture

A preliminary meeting of the #OccupyAsheville Kid's Working Group to discuss youth involvement in the movement!

Mon, Jan 16

7:00pm – 9:00pm

Animal Rights Movie Night

A monthly film screening to exploring our relationship with animals, the state of our shared ecosystem and the work of philosophers, scientists, activists and others.
8:00pm – 10:00pm

Rebekah Jean

Original songs from her Rebekah's debut full-length release "Love May Be Real but it Aint Enough" showcase songwriting that carries on the tradition of honest clarity and heartfelt sincerity both rock-n-roll and early country first presented.

Tue, Jan 17

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, Jan 18

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

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

Thu, Jan 19

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.
8:00pm – 9:30pm

Lee Whipple

An evening of original guitar music and vocals inspired by alternative music from the 90's plus readings from Lee's book.

Fri, Jan 20

7:00pm – 9:00pm

Amy Steinberg and Friends

Goddess troubadour Amy Steinberg's original brand of music, poetry and comedy will make you "laugh until your eyes water as she reminds us we are all connected."

Sat, Jan 21

12:00pm – 2:30pm

Asheville Anime Club

Join other awesome anime enthusiasts for an afternoon of geeky films and fun. (Please note that this week's meeting is at noon instead of 3:30pm!)
3:00pm – 5:30pm

Birth As An Altered State

Whapio Diane Barlett, traditional midwife and director of The Matrona, will speak about the altered states of consciousness during labor and birth.

Tue, Jan 24

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, Jan 25

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

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

Thu, Jan 26

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 – 9:00pm

Alex Krug's Sidecar Project

Alex Krug of Ten Cent Poetry and Lyndsay Pruett of Taylor Martin's Engine and Galen Kapar Project, sneak out to share their Sidecar Project with Asheville.

Fri, Jan 27

8:00pm – 10:00pm

Rooster Scratch CD Release

Rooster Scratch, a local indie band, will be playing a CD release show for their new album "Stereo." Rooster Scratch is Todd Jones and Dave Brown.

Sat, Jan 28

1:00pm – 3:00pm

"Just Food" Book Discussion

A group dedicated to exploring the ethical theory behind animal rights as written by philosophers, scientists, activists and others.
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.
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Eljebel

Local artist Ellerie Ballard plays lyrically surrendering folk music!
8:00pm – 10:00pm

Thomas Kivi & Sarah Pray

Refreshingly genuine, this Minneapolis folk duo's duel-songwriter performance is reminiscent of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. Expect raw vocal harmonies, melodies that swell and drift with honest lyrics full of imagery and sentiment.

Sun, Jan 29

10:00pm – 3:00pm

#OccupyAsheville Facilitation Training

Learn about horizontal, democratic decision making and acquire the skills needed to facilitate a general assembly or other participatory community body!

Mon, Jan 30

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Transition Asheville - Housing & Building

Transition's Housing & Building Committee meets to discuss accessible, reliable and energy-efficient homes for Asheville and the surrounding region with a goal of less reliance on foreign materials and fossil fuels.

Tue, Jan 31

6:00pm – 10:00pm

A Stick and a Stone with Sirlady Indee

A night of provocative queer performance art, dreamy folk music and more!

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