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Calendar of Sustainability Events

 
Upcoming Events
  Mon, May 12, 2008
06:00 am
Transportation
Strive Not To Drive Week: May 12-16
Carpool, bike, bus or walk at least one day this week just for something new. Its good for your health, your wallet, for the environment and for our community.
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  Fri, May 16, 2008
06:00 pm
Event
WNC Student Peace Alliance: Film and Silent Auction Fundraiser
The film shown will be I Know I'm Not Alone, documenting musician Michael Franti's journey through the Middle East.
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  Fri, May 16, 2008
07:00 pm
Event
I Know I'm Not Alone film
Michael Franti's journey through iraq and palestine in search of music .
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  Sat, May 17, 2008
08:00 am
Food
Asheville City Market: Local Food Local Farmers
New local farmer's market in downtown Asheville! Saturdays 8am-1pm
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  Sat, May 17, 2008
10:00 am
Event
Intergenerational Earth Kinship Classes
Parents and middle- or high school kids: want to learn to live in greater harmony with Mother Earth?
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  Sat, May 17, 2008
02:00 pm
Event
Eco-Friendly Cookout for Appalachian Offsets
Appalachian Offsets, a program of the Western North Carolina Green Building Council, is a voluntary Caron Offset program to combat global climate change through local, renewable energy and efficiency projects in the WNC community.
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  Sun, May 18, 2008
04:00 pm
Event
Farm Tour Benefit and 100 Mile Diet Event
A pot luck focusing on spring foods produced within 100 miles of Asheville.
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  Thu, May 22, 2008
07:30 pm
Transportation
Sustainable Transportation: A Future Worth Creating
WENOCA Sierra Club event
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  Fri, May 23, 2008
06:00 pm
Event
Asheville Green Drinks
How is The Green Sage Coffeehouse "green"? Come hear about a model green business.
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  Sat, May 24, 2008
08:00 am
Food
Asheville City Market: Local Food Local Farmers
New local farmer's market in downtown Asheville! Saturdays 8am-1pm
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  Sat, May 24, 2008
10:00 am
Event
Intergenerational Earth Kinship Classes
Parents and middle- or high school kids: want to learn to live in greater harmony with Mother Earth?
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  Tue, May 27, 2008
07:00 pm
Event
Mountain WILD! May Meeting
Are you passionate about wildlife? Do you enjoy learning and sharing your knowledge with others? Do you like hands-on wildlife interaction? Come find out more about these and other fun topics with this local chapter of the NC Wildlife Federation
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  Wed, May 28, 2008
01:00 pm
Green Building
Green Building 101: HealthyBuilt Home Orientation Training
WNC Green Building Council
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  Wed, May 28, 2008
05:15 pm
Event
Ringling Circus Protest
Speak out against the cruel treatment of elephants and other endangered species.
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  Thu, May 29, 2008
10:00 am
Event
Bee-Keeping Workshop at the Ashevillage Institute
2-Day Bee-Keeping Workshop
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  Fri, May 30, 2008
06:00 pm
Event
Asheville Green Drinks
Speaker on Ecofeminism & How We Can Apply it Today. It is a wholistic philosophy which recognizes that everything is interconnected & interdependent. It began as a combination of the environmental & womens rights movements but has evolved into much more.
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  Fri, May 30, 2008
06:00 pm
Event
Downtown Master Plan Session
Community Educational Session: Current Issues in Downtown Development
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  Sat, May 31, 2008
08:00 am
Food
Asheville City Market: Local Food Local Farmers
New local farmer's market in downtown Asheville! Saturdays 8am-1pm
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  Sat, May 31, 2008
10:00 am
Event
Downtown Master Plan Workshop
This workshop will be an exciting day of brainstorming in small interactive groups, toward creating a vision for downtown. Join with your community to suggest and evaluate what elements should define downtown for the next 50 years.
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  Fri, Jun 06, 2008
06:00 pm
Event
Asheville Green Drinks
Speaker: Janell Kapoor on Ashevillage Building Convergence, a citywide collaboration and celebration of local citizens building sustainable solutions for the city, the land, and the people of Asheville.
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  Sat, Jun 07, 2008
08:00 am
Food
Asheville City Market: Local Food Local Farmers
New local farmer's market in downtown Asheville! Saturdays 8am-1pm
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  Thu, Jun 12, 2008
03:00 pm
Course
Invasive Plants
Learn How to Identify and Control
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  Thu, Jun 12, 2008
06:00 pm
Event
Downtown Master Plan Session
Community Feedback Session on Draft Vision and Goals. The vision and goals will be the basis for the Master Plan. Review and comment upon the draft downtown vision emerging from the May 31st Master Plan Workshop.
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  Fri, Jun 13, 2008
06:00 pm
Transportation
Asheville Green Drinks
Speaker on Sustainable Transportation
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  Sat, Jun 14, 2008
08:00 am
Food
Asheville City Market: Local Food Local Farmers
New local farmer's market in downtown Asheville! Saturdays 8am-1pm
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  Sat, Jun 14, 2008
09:00 am
Green Building
Green Building 101: Green Home Renovation
offered by WNC Green Building Council
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  Tue, Jun 17, 2008
01:00 pm
Green Building
Green Building 101: Introduction to Natural Building
WNC Green Building Council
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  Thu, Jun 19, 2008
05:00 pm
Event
Ashevillage Building Convergence
Join Us! First annual Ashevillage Building Convergence (ABC), June 19th-21st. ABC is a citywide collaboration and celebration of local citizens (like you!) building sustainable solutions for our community.
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  Fri, Jun 20, 2008
05:00 pm
Event
The Southeastern Time for our Power! Women Bringing Change to the World Conference
The purpose of this 3-day event is to provide a forum for women of all ages, ethnic & socioeconomic backgrounds to gather, learn, grow and become inspired to personally and collectively bring powerful, positive change to their own lives & the world.
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  Fri, Jun 20, 2008
06:00 pm
Event
Asheville Green Drinks
Back to the Basics – Spending Wisely to Improve the Performance of Existing Buildings. Isaac Savage from Home Energy Partners will speak.
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