Happy Monday, Buncombe County!
🗳️ Last week you told us: we asked where you usually find out what is happening in Buncombe County, and 12 of you answered. Local newsletters led with 83%, and Facebook or Instagram took the other 17%. Nobody picked word of mouth, local TV or news sites, or “I mostly miss things.” Since you read newsletters, here is this week’s short list: a museum exhibit, a lunch table with no phones, a jewelry bench you can walk up to and a Frozen preview at the library.
This week:
A special Minimoog exhibit opens at the Moogseum on Thursday
A screen-free lunch table at Warren Wilson College on Wednesday
A drop-in jewelry-making session at Ignite Jewelry Studios on Wednesday
A Frozen musical preview at Pack Memorial Library on Tuesday
The rest of the week, day by day, plus what to book before the weekend
A flood project meeting in Black Mountain, a City Council meeting and Veterans Day closures
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🎶 Minimoog Through the Ages at the Moogseum
The Bob Moog Foundation is putting early production instruments, distinctive vintage models and contemporary editions side by side for a five-day look at how the iconic analog synthesizer has evolved. It is a short run, so opening day is an easy one to plan around, and the Moogseum is open every day of the exhibit. If you want the full weekend of it, the Asheville Symphony plays the U.S. premiere of a Minimoog concerto on Saturday, and concert ticket holders get discounted Moogseum admission.
📍 Where: Moogseum, 56 Broadway St., downtown Asheville
📅 When: Thursday, November 12th – Monday, November 16th | Museum open daily, 11am – 5pm
💲 Price: General admission is $14.95 | $11.75 for Minimoog concerto ticket holders
😋 A Screen-Free Lunch at Warren Wilson
Every Wednesday, Warren Wilson College sets aside a screen-free table in Gladfelter, and the whole idea fits in one sentence: drop your phone in the bucket and have lunch with whoever sits down. Bring a friend or meet someone new, and stay as long as you like. Look for the sign that marks the screen-free table.
📍 Where: Gladfelter, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa
📅 When: Wednesday, November 11th | 11:30am – 1pm
✨ Make Your Own Jewelry at Ignite
Drop in to Ignite Jewelry Studios and make a piece of jewelry with your own hands. You choose from a selection of pre-created projects, then make it yours with different stamps, textures and finishing touches while picking up the basic techniques. No reservation is needed, it is first come, first served, and the studio suggests arriving by 3pm so there is time to finish. Ages 6 and up are welcome, and everyone signs a safety waiver.
📍 Where: Ignite Jewelry Studios, 84 Walnut St., Unit A, Asheville
📅 When: Starting Wednesday, November 11th | Drop in 11am – 4pm
💲 Price: Projects start at $25 and vary by design
🎬 A Frozen Preview at Pack Library
Asheville Community Theatre is bringing a sneak preview of its production of Frozen: The Broadway Musical to the auditorium at Pack Memorial Library. You will hear from the actors and the director, along with some of the songs from the show, so it is an easy hour to share with the whole family on a Tuesday evening.
📍 Where: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium, 67 Haywood St., Asheville
📅 When: Tuesday, November 10th | 6pm – 7pm
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Also This Week
The short list, day by day.
TUE NOV 10 | Read To A Dog with Tucker North Asheville Library, Asheville · 4pm to 5pm · Kids read aloud to a therapy dog |
THU NOV 12 | OOPS, I craft my pants! Peri Social House, Black Mountain · 6pm to 9pm · An evening arts event, details through the venue |
SAT NOV 14 | Asheville Symphony Masterworks 3: Double Take First Baptist Church, Asheville · Includes the U.S. premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Minimoog concerto |
SAT NOV 14 | Fall Firing Festival The Village Potters Clay Center, 44 Westgate Pkwy., Asheville · 10am |
Around the County
Buncombe is a lot bigger than downtown, so this is where the rest of it lives.
🌳 Black Mountain holds a public meeting on a flood project Thursday. The Town of Black Mountain is advancing the Portmanvilla Area Flood Mitigation Project, which would evaluate culvert replacements, streambank stabilization, roadway restoration and drainage improvements near Portmanvilla Road, Davis Drive, 6th Street and 7th Street. It is a drop-in meeting at Town Hall, 160 Midland Ave., from 4pm to 6pm on Thursday, Nov. 12, and it is free. Read more
🌳 Asheville City Council meets Tuesday. The meeting is Nov. 10 at 5pm in the Council Chamber on the second floor of City Hall. It is held in person, and the city’s agenda page lists the ways the public can take part. Read more
🌳 City offices close Wednesday for Veterans Day. Asheville city offices are closed Nov. 11. ART buses and trash and recycling pickup run on their regular schedule, and ART rides are free for veterans that day. Read more
🌳 Garbage rates are going up 5% in unincorporated Buncombe County. FCC Environmental Services’ monthly residential charge rises from $28.65 to $30.08 at the start of the year, about $1.43 more a month. Read more
☀️ The forecast: Sunny and 65 today, dropping to around 33 tonight, so bundle up before bed. Tuesday and Wednesday stay sunny to mostly sunny with highs near 68. Thursday brings a 50% chance of rain with a high near 59, and Friday turns breezy and cold with a high near 43, per the National Weather Service.
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