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April 2025 Community Calendar

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Trans Writing Circle

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Asheville PFLAG

+ 2 More

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Mutual Aid / Mental Health Organizing Group

+ 1 More

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Closed

+ 1 More

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Mutual Aid Against Catastrophe

+ 1 More

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Firestorm Game Night

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Trans Girl, Rollercoasters, and Middle School

+ 2 More

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Asheville Anarchist Rad Fair!

+ 2 More

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Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

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Skeletons in the Closet

+ 1 More

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Sacred Anarchy Book Club

+ 1 More

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Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

Tue, Apr 1

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, Apr 2

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, Apr 3

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Boff Whalley of Chumbawamba on Book Tour

Life's stories are always prone to disruption and digression, thwarting the neat storybook narrative we love so much.

Fri, Apr 4

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Firestorm Game Night

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

Sat, Apr 5

3:00pm – 4:30pm

The Religion of Criminalization / The Religion of Abolition

A book talk on the role of religion in making—and abolishing—cops and cages.

Sun, Apr 6

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 – 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.

Tue, Apr 8

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, Apr 9

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. 

Fri, Apr 11

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Gender Reveal Party: A Queer Craft Circle

This month we are creating benefit patches for Palestine!

Sat, Apr 12

12:00pm – 2:00pm

Mutual Aid / Mental Health Organizing Group

The MAMH Group meets again to plan and practice Mutual Aid Self/Social Therapy!
3:00pm – 4:00pm

Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians: 2nd Edition Book Launch

Author Patricia Kyritsi Howell presents the second edition of her guide to medicinal plants of the Southern Appalachians and offers a short presentation on Spring medicinals!

Sun, Apr 13

2:00pm – 4:00pm

"Spiritual Edge": Release Party

Asheville-based author, Joran Slane Oppelt, releases his sixth book, tackling religious innovation and the future of spiritual communities.

Tue, Apr 15

12:00pm – 7:00pm

Closed

Firestorm will be closed today so that our staff can attend Carolina Common Enterprise's Cooperatives in Action conference!

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, Apr 16

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. 
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Mutual Aid Against Catastrophe

A discussion with Lux’s editor-in-chief Sarah Leonard about the role of feminism in confronting a rising fascist movement.

Fri, Apr 18

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Firestorm Game Night

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

Sat, Apr 19

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Trans Girl, Rollercoasters, and Middle School: Glitch Girl! Launch Event

A reading, Q&A, & signing for Glitch Girl! 
2:00pm – 3:30pm

Emotional Tools for Non-monogamy

Author and advice columnist Lola Phoenix joins us for a conversation on the emotional aspects of non-monogamous relationships.
4:00pm – 5:30pm

⁨⁨Imaginary Crimes Tour

This nationwide tour is visiting over 60 cities, including Asheville, to discuss the history of the Atlanta forest, the resistance to Cop City, the history of RICO, and ongoing legal updates.

Sun, Apr 20

12:00pm – 2:00pm

Asheville Anarchist Rad Fair!

Meet rad folks! Encounter new ideas! Unfuck the world!

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!
3:30pm – 5:00pm

It's Safer in the Front: What Anarchism Can Offer in a Moment of Danger

Faced with intensifying repression and state violence, many people are understandably inclined to seek safety by avoiding confrontation. But this does not always work.

Tue, Apr 22

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, Apr 23

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. 

Sat, Apr 26

11:00am – 12:30pm

Skeletons in the Closet: Queer Horror Book Club

Get ready for a very fun(gi) conversation about Root Rot by Saskia Nislow.
3:00pm – 4:30pm

Mutual Aid & Revolution: A Conversation with David Vaina

David Vaina shares his new book, On-Ramps to a New Civil Society, an autonomist reimagining of labor, value, mutual aid, and revolution.

Sun, Apr 27

11:00am – 1:00pm

Sacred Anarchy Book Club

Exploring connections between occult, spiritual, and political paths to personal and collective liberation.
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, Apr 29

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Together We Rise: The Role of Community in Post-Traumatic Growth

A creative, collaborative conversation on how we can apply research on post-traumatic growth to our collective healing from Hurricane Helene. 

Wed, Apr 30

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. 

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