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125 S Lexington Ave Suite 101
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252-0121

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!

Vision Every resident of our service area will have access to a regular source of Primary Health Care. We are a human rights-based federally-qualified community health center in Asheville, NC. Our Primary Health Care practice is characterized by: Accessibility: Providing culturally competent care, when our patients need it, at a cost individuals and the community can sustain. Comprehensiveness: Addressing the main health issues of the community and providing preventive, acute, and chronic disease care through a multidisciplinary team of professional, paraprofessional, and lay workers. Continuity: Coordinating life-long care across all parts of the service continuum. Participation: Supporting our patients’ engagement in all aspects of health care—from self-management to policy-making. Quality: Systematically promoting safety, implementing evidence-based care, and tracking health outcomes. We value Equity: Taking affirmative steps to reduce unnecessary and unjust disparities in health care access and outcomes. Solidarity: Protecting the vulnerable from undue financial hardship and keeping costs reasonable and shared by all according to means. Inclusion: Embracing diversity and consciously involving the underprivileged in the opportunities offered by our organization. Commitment: Expecting a strong work ethic from all our employees in order to run a reliable social enterprise.

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

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.

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.

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.

Andrew A. Willett, Architect, PA is based in Asheville, North Carolina. Our specialty is custom residential work, however we have been involved in other commercial work that has the need to bring that homey feel to the project. Our goal is to bring elegant solutions that capture each client's unique aesthetic. From new construction to renovations to furniture design, we pride ourselves in listening to our clients to ensure their dreams - not ours - are reached.

Mamacita’s Taqueria serves up fresh, made from scratch Mexican cuisine in a casual, convenient downtown Asheville location. Locally owned and operated, we opened our doors in 2004, and we have been making friends and loyal customers ever since. With a focus on healthy and sustainable food, we serve traditional and creative Mexican street food: burritos, tacos, quesadillas, pupusas, nachos and mucho más. Our mission is to serve affordable food that tastes great and is sourced responsibly. This means using as much organic produce and non-GMO products as we can afford; it means ordering humanely raised meats and working closely with our local farmers for our daily specials that follow the growing seasons. We are Asheville’s favorite burrito and Mexican restaurant, so come join us and taste the difference. Mama won’t let you go hungry!