Asheville Toastmasters Club #436 Reviews
39 Market Street, 2nd Floor
Asheville, NC 28801
(914) 424-7347
39 Market Street, 2nd Floor
Asheville, NC 28801
(914) 424-7347
THE BLOCK off biltmore: Thirsty for Diversity. Local Craft Brews, Sustainable Wines, Classic Cocktails & Vegan Bites. Converge at Asheville’s first EcoVegan, Social Justice, Diversity Bar in the beautiful YMI Building (ca. 1893); celebrating the block's history, culture and charm. Feed your spirit - enjoy live music, art, poetry, film, conversation, fun! Serving local craft beers, classic cocktails, sustainable wines, handmade elixirs, artisanal sodas and organic, non-GMO bites. Where progressives meet and radical magic happens! Where your drink makes a difference!
Asheville Area Arts Council offers diverse programming to serve a wide range of creative professionals and community members. NEW! The Buncombe Cultural Alliance is a group of cross sector stakeholders that ensures the health of arts, culture, and entertainment in Buncombe County. We do this through advocacy, and through the creation of community and economic development strategy on behalf of arts, culture and entertainment. NEW! Exhibition Program: Point Of View, artist curate artists: The Asheville Area Arts Council Gallery exhibitions are developed by collection of creative professionals representing various disciplines acting as curators. Their selections are based on artistic merit and pursuant to the AAAC’s intent to illuminate the breadth and depth of Asheville/Buncombe’s creative sector. Kids Tixx: Through the Kids Tix Program, the Arts Council is able to provide access to wonderful cultural experiences not always in the budget for some of Buncombe County’s families. Kids Tix provides admission for one child and one adult to local arts and cultural events, exhibits and more. Artist’s Curriculum: The Asheville Area Arts Council provides free and affordable professional development opportunities to Asheville Area Artists. The AAAC, partnering with Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, developed the Certificate of Creative Business Management Program, a part of AB Tech’s Continuing Education and Workforce Development Programs. Creative Sector Summit: The Downtown Master Plan Arts & Culture Subcommittee, led by the Asheville Area Arts Council, hosts the Annual Creative Sector Summit. Over 170 participants contributed to the 2011 Summit, representing independent entrepreneurs from every discipline, arts organizations, economic development agencies, public workers, and more. Each day includes presentations from speakers representing non-profit, City, and State agencies; breakout discussions conducted to gain feedback regarding perceived opportunities, needs, challenges in the creative community; opportunities to network and exchange ideas; and the opportunity to fill out creative sector survey. NEW! The Asheville Art in the Park Arts & Community Grant: Grant is being offered to qualifying committed artists in the WNC region in order to enhance public spaces and increase awareness of local artists and the importance their role within the community. Regional Artist Project Grant: Grants in the amount of $400-1200 are awarded annually to provide financial support for committed, accomplished artists by funding a project pivotal to a career in their respective art forms. This grant is sponsored by the Asheville Area Arts Council, Avery County Arts Council, Madison County Arts Council, and the Toe River Arts Council as well as Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey counties for 2011-2012. Support is provided by the North Carolina Arts Council, with additional contributions by the aforementioned arts councils. Annual Color Ball: Over 500 art supporters dressed in their finest monochromatic regalia come together annually for Asheville’s most talked-about party of the year! Each year a different color is chosen, and Asheville Area Arts Council takes that color to the extreme! From decor to cocktails and even the guests, the entire evening is saturated with the theme color. The Color Ball features live painting and performances like you’ve never seen before in Asheville! From musical and dance performances to acrobatics and face-painting, the excitement of this arts-filled event is palpable.
In partnership with various artists, thinkers, and groups throughout the community, Apothecary presents a variety of creative events: performances, installations, community functions, lectures, film screenings, educational events, workshops, showcases of independently published print and media, and other wholesome happenings. For inquiry on booking, etc. contact: [email protected] 919-609-3944 919-793-5441
HandMade in America is a unique community and economic development non-profit organization that plays a vital role in growing a sustainable, thriving economy in Western North Carolina. We believe craft, heritage, and culture are key investments for personal, community, and economic growth. In our program work, we combine these passions by training local craft entrepreneurs the skills they need to be innovative small business owners, and we help rural communities in our region spark economic renewal through asset-based creative placemaking. Check out this short feature for more of what we do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fseigmzw0U&feature=youtu.be
AUTHENTIC AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN VIBES! Vendors! Workshops! Interactive Activities! Youth Art Showcase! Youth Performers! Kenyan Safari Acrobats! West African Dancers! Reggae! Steel Drums! Community Organizers and Leaders! Dance Competition! AND SOO MUCH MORE!! Come see what Asheville has to celebrate! Musical performances from... ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 20 Year Anniversary!! @ THE ORANGE PEEL! COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE ~AfroBEAT Jonathan Scales Fourchestra~ Steel Drums CRUCIAL FIYA ~ Reggae Kevin Spears "Kalimba Man" ~ Electronic / Traditional Kalimba MAF MADDIX~ Conscious Hip Hop The Beast ~ Hip Hop Jazz LYRIC~ Soul Fusion Ruby Mayfield ~Blues Sax DATIRIAN JONSON ~ RnB Soul Leisha J~ Jazz DAWN!~ Soul Youth AT Jazz! MORE HEADLINERS TO BE ANNOUNCED... Special Guest Performances... PANTHER GOD D-MILLZ ~~~~Partnering Organizations~~~~ Asheville City Schools Children's First Highland Community Center AmeriCorps PROJECT POWER Randolph Learning Center Asheville City Schools Foundation .... Many more to come..... Please stay tuned for more updates!
Together, the Asheville Downtown Association board and members support the vitality of downtown through public advocacy, political involvement and community events. Membership is open to any person or organization interested in supporting the downtown community. Members reflect a wide variety of residents, property owners, business professionals, retailers and restaurants.
Last year over 300 walker gathered in Pack Square Park to celebrate survivors, and raise over $30,000. The route begins at Pack Square meadering through Asheville neighborhoods in a fairly easy walk. Runners are welcome to start the walk but this is not a timed event.
Community is Brewing is a transparent and open organization nurturing a Craft Lifestyle. Located in the oldest African-American business district in the United States of America, we share space with THE BLOCK off Biltmore, actively promoting multiculturalism and diversity together. Transparency. Openmindedness. Communication. Community is Brewing is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Founded in 1989, Mountain BizWorks is a U.S. Treasury certified non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI) serving Western North Carolina. Mountain BizWorks provides loans and learning opportunities to emerging and established small businesses in Western North Carolina. We have a particular focus on working with businesses unable to access bank financing, as well as low-income, minority, women, and immigrant entrepreneurs, and businesses that operate within the local food system. Mountain BizWorks’ focus is the full range of small business development – from start-ups to existing businesses that aim to grow and create jobs.
“My Sistah Taught Me That” is a program designed for the development, encouragement, inspiration, and education of young girls with special focus on girls raised in single parent homes, without their father. The focus is to inspire young girls in their transition of seeing the daily struggles and realities of life, to realize that through Jesus Christ, their HEAVENLY FATHER, mentorship, and guidance of their Sistah’s, anything is possible. MSTMT will have educational group sessions and discussions about real life issues, hands-on activities and programs, and will introduce new innovative and unique life long memories that participants can carry with them as they grow into young women. We will mentor, build self-esteem, confidence, and eliminate barriers to and exposure of bullying, drugs, sex, and other identifying obstacles based on the specific needs of each participant.
Asheville Folk is a creative space focused on community, collaboration and all things good. Our coworking space in the south slope opened August 1st!
This is a sanctuary of co-creation, a community space of gathering, of sharing, of teaching and learning. We will meditate together, sing together, chant together, practice together, and rest in our center together where all healing occurs.
Asheville Synth Club is a place for Synthesizer enthusiasts to come together to share gear, programming ideas and lots of cool noises. Vintage, New, Analog, Digital and Modular...everyone is welcome! Here are links to some really cool synth sites. http://www.ciat-lonbarde.net/ http://www.pugix.com/ http://www.vintagesynth.com/ http://www.experimentalsynth.com/
You can view our schedule of upcoming shows here: http://www.emeraldlounge.com/calendar/