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April 2026 Community Calendar

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Breaking the ICE

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"After the Wind Came" Book Launch

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Asheville PFLAG

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"Lab Dog" Author Event

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Spring Blowout Book Sale

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Spring Blowout Book Sale

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Spring Blowout Book Sale FINAL DAY!

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"They Are We" Film Screening

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Trans Writing Circle

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Skeletons in the Closet

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Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help

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Neurodivergent Reading Group

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Wed, Apr 1

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Breaking the ICE: Lessons From the Resistance in Minnesota

Anarchists from the Twin Cities share their experiences building rapid response networks, explore how Minnesota thwarted Operation Metro Surge, and draw out lessons about how to defeat fascism.
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!

Fri, Apr 3

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Your Book Club Has Been Designated a Terrorist Threat

Last month, activists in Dallas-Fort Worth were convicted of "material support for terrorism" after attending a noise demo at the Prairieland Detention Center. Learn more about this landmark case and what it means for us all!

Sat, Apr 4

10:00am – 12:00pm

Neighborhood Pickup

Showing our neighborhood some love with a trash pickup. 🗑️
1:00pm – 2:30pm

"After the Wind Came" Book Launch

A short reading by Hanna Kutteh, author of the new book After the Wind Came, followed by a hands-on activity for families, educators, and community members of all ages! In partnership with FIRSTwnc.

Sun, Apr 5

10:00am – 12:00pm

Asheville PFLAG

A monthly coffee support group open to all parents, families, friends and allies of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender 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.

Mon, Apr 6

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Skill Share Discussion Circle

An ongoing, community-led gathering exploring environmental resilience, skill sharing, and collective care.

Tue, Apr 7

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Trans Writing Circle

A creative writing and co-working group for trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people with independent long and short form projects.

Wed, Apr 8

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Break Up With Big Tech: A Linux Install Workshop

We will gather to take a major step in breaking up with big tech together—we will help each other install Linux on our personal laptops.

Thu, Apr 9

5:00pm – 6:30pm

The Plastic Detox: A Conversation About Plastic & Health

Join members of Eco (r)Evolution for a webinar watch party to unplastic your life!

Sat, Apr 11

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!
3:00pm – 4:30pm

You Are Being Watched: An Introduction to Police Surveillance in Buncombe County

Southerners Against Surveillance Systems & Infrastructure will offer an overview of the surveillance technologies currently being used in Asheville and Buncombe County.
5:30pm – 7:00pm

"Lab Dog" Author Event

Author Melanie D.G. Kaplan joins us to share her new book Lab Dog, the remarkable story of a beagle's past, and the future of animal research. Melanie will be joined by local chef Jason Sellers.

Sun, Apr 12

11:00am – 12:30pm

Sacred Anarchy Book Club

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

Mon, Apr 13

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Neurodivergent Reading Group

The Neurodivergent Reading Group is a welcoming and inclusive space for neurodivergent individuals to come together and connect through shared reading and conversation.

Tue, Apr 14

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Zine Assembly

A drop-in space to have conversations while assembling free zines for community distribution.

Wed, Apr 15

3:00pm – 7:00pm

Spring Blowout Book Sale

Don't miss our biggest book sale of the year!

Thu, Apr 16

3:00pm – 7:00pm

Spring Blowout Book Sale

Don't miss our biggest book sale of the year!

Fri, Apr 17

3:00pm – 7:00pm

Spring Blowout Book Sale

Don't miss our biggest book sale of the year!

Sat, Apr 18

12:00pm – 7:00pm

Spring Blowout Book Sale FINAL DAY!

Last chance to check out our biggest sale of the year!
1:00pm – 2:30pm

Asheville Animal Rights Reading Group

This group takes an animal-rights based philosophy, and looks at fiction, non-fiction, poetry and even articles to learn, to enjoy, and to figure out how we might be best of service to helping and saving these species we share the world with.
8:00pm – 9:30pm

Disability in YA Fundraiser Panel

Five incredible authors discuss writing disability representation in books for young adults. This panel was originally scheduled to take place at BookCon 2026.

Sun, Apr 19

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!
3:00pm – 4:30pm

Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era

Tomas Rothaus, author of the recently publish memoir Another War Is Possible: Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era, takes us on a "wild, bumpy, and beautiful ride through a lifetime of resistance."
4:00pm – 5:30pm

"They Are We" Film Screening

They Are We is the story of a remarkable reunion, 170 or so years after a family was driven apart by the ravages of the transatlantic slave trade. Join us for a community screening in partnership with The Mutual Aid Market!

Mon, Apr 20

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Skill Share Discussion Circle

An ongoing, community-led gathering exploring environmental resilience, skill sharing, and collective care.

Tue, Apr 21

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Trans Writing Circle

A creative writing and co-working group for trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people with independent long and short form projects.

Thu, Apr 23

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Deconstructing Settler Socialism

Historical Seditions is excited to release its first original book based on over five years of original research ranging from archives to historic newspapers: Deconstructing Settler Socialism.

Sat, Apr 25

11:00am – 12:30pm

Skeletons in the Closet: Queer Horror Book Club

Our queer horror book club explores queerness from the magic to the truly macabre!
12:00pm – 1:30pm

Palestine Bagel Fundraiser

Raising funds for families in Gaza, bagel by bagel 🍉

Sun, Apr 26

2:00pm – 3:30pm

Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help

We're delighted to be hosting a spirited discussion of "rebellion, reaction, and morbid symptoms" with Chicago-based author and agitator Jarrod Shanahan, joined in conversation by public intellectual Eman Abdelhadi.
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!

Mon, Apr 27

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Neurodivergent Reading Group

The Neurodivergent Reading Group is a welcoming and inclusive space for neurodivergent individuals to come together and connect through shared reading and conversation.

Wed, Apr 29

6:00pm – 7:30pm

How Disney Took Over the World

Join author Vicky Osterweil for a presentation of her new book on the The Walt Disney Company and its starring role in the development of a ruthless global system of intellectual property.

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