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April 2013 Community Calendar

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Dinner with Progressives

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AVA Planning Meet Up

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A Novel Music Tour

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Asheville City Poets Open Reading

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Green Screen: An Evironmental Film Series

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Firestorm Community Game Night

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Police Brutality Council

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The Deep Blue C's

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Firestorm Orientation

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Firestorm Open Mic

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Firestorm Community Game Night

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Dean Johanesen Live

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Reading by Barbara Morrison

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Firestorm Community Game Night

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Workers of the World Unite! ...but why?

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World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week Film Screening

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Concerted Activity in the Workplace: What it is, and how to use it!

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Mon, Apr 1

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Dinner with Progressives

Dinner with Progressives is a social outlet for thoughtful people in Asheville NC. The gathering includes time to eat together and then enjoy presentations which focus on solutions for a brighter future. Dinner 6-7pm Speaker 7-8pm

Tue, Apr 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, Apr 3

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

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

Thu, Apr 4

11:00am – 1:00pm

Police Brutality Council

A weekly meeting with the mission of addressing police brutality in Asheville and Buncombe County, the Police Brutality Council seeks to support survivors but also change the environment in which brutality thrives.
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

AVA Planning Meet Up

A monthly meeting to focus on our circus event planning.

Fri, Apr 5

6:30pm – 9:30pm

Madlands! Multimedia Arts & Music

This community event will feature art, film, readings, and resource information on topics relating to mental health, expressive liberation, and mutual aid culture.

Sat, Apr 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!
5:00pm – 8:00pm

A Novel Music Tour

Lee and Sharisse Coulter are a couple of talented folks on a country-wide tour promoting their respective passions of music and writing.

Sun, Apr 7

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, Apr 8

7:00pm – 9:00pm

Asheville City Poets Open Reading

Asheville City Poets' mission is to bring local poets, writers of short prose, and people of the spoken word to the heart of our eclectic village in open readings.

Tue, Apr 9

5:30pm – 7:00pm

Green Screen: An Evironmental Film Series

First in a series of films shown by local earth defenders Katuah Earth First! 'Pipe Dreams' examines the multi-faceted impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
7:00pm – 9:00pm

Ryan Morris Solo Acoustic

Ryan Morris will be entertaining the crowd with original songs and stories of the road!

Wed, Apr 10

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

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

Thu, Apr 11

11:00am – 1:00pm

Police Brutality Council

A weekly meeting with the mission of addressing police brutality in Asheville and Buncombe County, the Police Brutality Council seeks to support survivors but also change the environment in which brutality thrives.
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Homeless Network

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

Fri, Apr 12

8:00pm – 10:00pm

Neptune's Car

Join Neptune's Car at Firestorm Cafe & Books for a night of original Contemporary Folk music.

Sat, Apr 13

3:00pm – 5:00pm

GRASP Support Group

Autism spectrum support group meeting.
8:00pm – 10:00pm

The Deep Blue C's

Come show support for an awesome up-and-coming Asheville band that offers serious music, reminding us that life isn't so heavy.

Sun, Apr 14

2:00pm – 3:30pm

Firestorm Orientation

Drop in and learn how our worker-owned, worker-managed cafe operates and how you can get involved.

Tue, Apr 16

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, Apr 17

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

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

Thu, Apr 18

11:00am – 1:00pm

Police Brutality Council

A weekly meeting with the mission of addressing police brutality in Asheville and Buncombe County, the Police Brutality Council seeks to support survivors but also change the environment in which brutality thrives.
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

Dean Johanesen Live

Join us for a night of songs and stories form Dean Johanesen who has been compared to Amos Lee or The Civil Wars in his sound and a young Bruce Springsteen, Mellencamp and Adam Duritz in his songwriting style.
8:00pm – 9:00pm

User Safety: Courage over Cowardice

"Harm reduction means doing what has to be done to protect the public health in the face of opposition from all quarters because it is the right thing to do."

Fri, Apr 19

7:30pm – 10:00pm

Amy Steinberg and Friends

Goddess troubadour Amy Steinberg passes through Asheville for another fabulous night at Firestorm. 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." Don't miss!

Sat, Apr 20

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Reading by Barbara Morrison

Barabara Morrison come in to read from her book Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother. An inside look at the true obstacles against women in poverty. Book reading followed by discussion.
4:00pm – 7:00pm

WNC Aspergers Adults United

A meet up group for adults with Aspergers is here to help other people that are looking for help, information, and answers about Aspergers/Autism Syndrome.

Mon, Apr 22

7:00pm – 9:00pm

The Next Big Thing in Transgender Literature

Topside Press presents an evening with Imogen Binnie, on tour with her debut novel, Nevada. Hosted by A. Raymond Johnson and featuring local trans writers sharing their words.

Wed, Apr 24

6:00pm – 10:00pm

Firestorm Community Game Night

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

Thu, Apr 25

11:00am – 1:00pm

Police Brutality Council

A weekly meeting with the mission of addressing police brutality in Asheville and Buncombe County, the Police Brutality Council seeks to support survivors but also change the environment in which brutality thrives.
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Homeless Network

Asheville's only stand-alone membership organization dedicated to helping homeless people help themselves.
7:30pm – 9:00pm

Workers of the World Unite! ...but why?

Dr. John McClain, professor in UNC-Asheville's Humanities department, will offer his own well-honed perspectives on Marx's concept of uniting the working class.

Fri, Apr 26

5:00pm – 7:00pm

World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week Film Screening

In honor of WLAL 2013, advocates are hosting a free screening of the film "Chattel," a documentary film about the animal research industry and the movements to abolish it.
8:00pm – 10:00pm

Goffee: Black as Death

Goffee (Gothic Coffee) is a meetup for Asheville Creatures of the Night. A place to get to know one another better and plan future events for the dark underground in Asheville.

Sat, Apr 27

12:00pm – 2:00pm

Concerted Activity in the Workplace: What it is, and how to use it!

A brief show-and-tell about concerted activity in the workplace, followed by role-playing scenarios. If you want to learn the basics, or if you want to know the facts, this event will be the time and place.
7:00pm – 9:00pm

Earth Poetry for Earth Day

A presentation and open mic poetry share for all those interested in celebrating the Earth through prose and poetry.

Tue, Apr 30

6:00pm – 9:00pm

Jacks McNamara - Inbetweenland

Genderqueer radical mental health activist Jacks McNamara will be reading from the recently published Inbetweenland and discussing queer poetics.

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