
"Lost Ground: America's Landslide Crisis" Film Screening
A documentary screening examines landslide risks and their impact on communities, including survivors after Hurricane Helene. A director-moderated panel and audience Q&A bring investigative journalism and faculty research into the conversation.
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A documentary screening, music, and a post-film panel with Aditi Sethi invite reflection on dying, end-of-life care, and the experiences surrounding life’s final days.
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Local leaders and mapping professionals unpack floodplain changes, FEMA map updates, and what they mean for property risk and rebuilding decisions. A community-focused discussion aimed at recovery planning and long-term climate resilience.
Local leaders and mapping professionals unpack floodplain changes, FEMA map updates, and what they mean for property risk and rebuilding decisions. A community-focused discussion aimed at recovery planning and long-term climate resilience.
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A public conversation in the Earth Equity speaker series invites reflection on leadership, media, and social impact, with audience-facing discussion in an Asheville community setting.

A public conversation in the Earth Equity speaker series invites reflection on leadership, media, and social impact, with audience-facing discussion in an Asheville community setting.
A public conversation in the Earth Equity speaker series invites reflection on leadership, media, and social impact, with audience-facing discussion in an Asheville community setting.

A student showcase brings crafted storytelling to the stage, highlighting performance techniques developed in Tom Chalmers’s 2026 course. Expect an intimate evening centered on spoken narratives and emerging local voices.

A student showcase brings crafted storytelling to the stage, highlighting performance techniques developed in Tom Chalmers’s 2026 course. Expect an intimate evening centered on spoken narratives and emerging local voices.
A student showcase brings crafted storytelling to the stage, highlighting performance techniques developed in Tom Chalmers’s 2026 course. Expect an intimate evening centered on spoken narratives and emerging local voices.
Gather by the river for spooky, family-friendly tales from Appalachian storytellers, with a fireside listening option or supper paired with stories for an autumn evening.
Gather by the river for spooky, family-friendly tales from Appalachian storytellers, with a fireside listening option or supper paired with stories for an autumn evening.
Gather by the river for spooky, family-friendly tales from Appalachian storytellers, with a fireside listening option or supper paired with stories for an autumn evening.

A Spanish-language panel brings local agricultural leaders and artist Carolina Corona together to discuss community farming, food access, and mutual aid across Western North Carolina, alongside a new exhibit.

A Spanish-language panel brings local agricultural leaders and artist Carolina Corona together to discuss community farming, food access, and mutual aid across Western North Carolina, alongside a new exhibit.
A Spanish-language panel brings local agricultural leaders and artist Carolina Corona together to discuss community farming, food access, and mutual aid across Western North Carolina, alongside a new exhibit.
Hands-on training in turning local heritage into interpretive markers, public exhibits, and walkable history trails. Learn practical methods for community storytelling, planning, and engaging visitors through place-based interpretation.
Hands-on training in turning local heritage into interpretive markers, public exhibits, and walkable history trails. Learn practical methods for community storytelling, planning, and engaging visitors through place-based interpretation.
Hands-on training in turning local heritage into interpretive markers, public exhibits, and walkable history trails. Learn practical methods for community storytelling, planning, and engaging visitors through place-based interpretation.

An intimate coffeehouse talk exploring Arabian Desert daily life alongside desert geology, with time set aside for sufra style sharing and conversation. Expect a relaxed, discussion-forward meetup ideal for curious learners and community connection.

An intimate coffeehouse talk exploring Arabian Desert daily life alongside desert geology, with time set aside for sufra style sharing and conversation. Expect a relaxed, discussion-forward meetup ideal for curious learners and community connection.
An intimate coffeehouse talk exploring Arabian Desert daily life alongside desert geology, with time set aside for sufra style sharing and conversation. Expect a relaxed, discussion-forward meetup ideal for curious learners and community connection.

A community concert paired with a shared potluck meal, created as a post Hurricane Helene space to gather, heal, and reconnect. Expect an intimate, heart forward afternoon of music, food, and neighborly conversation at a rural farm setting.

A community concert paired with a shared potluck meal, created as a post Hurricane Helene space to gather, heal, and reconnect. Expect an intimate, heart forward afternoon of music, food, and neighborly conversation at a rural farm setting.
A community concert paired with a shared potluck meal, created as a post Hurricane Helene space to gather, heal, and reconnect. Expect an intimate, heart forward afternoon of music, food, and neighborly conversation at a rural farm setting.

Explore how permaculture design bridges conventional landscape practices with self-sustaining systems, using ecological principles to rethink gardening, land stewardship, and resilient outdoor spaces in an introductory learning session.

Explore how permaculture design bridges conventional landscape practices with self-sustaining systems, using ecological principles to rethink gardening, land stewardship, and resilient outdoor spaces in an introductory learning session.
Explore how permaculture design bridges conventional landscape practices with self-sustaining systems, using ecological principles to rethink gardening, land stewardship, and resilient outdoor spaces in an introductory learning session.

A conversation on Appalachian rural resistance traces the West Virginia mine wars, coal industry seizures, historic strikes, and public worker organizing, examining subsistence and resilience amid concentrated government repression.

A conversation on Appalachian rural resistance traces the West Virginia mine wars, coal industry seizures, historic strikes, and public worker organizing, examining subsistence and resilience amid concentrated government repression.
A conversation on Appalachian rural resistance traces the West Virginia mine wars, coal industry seizures, historic strikes, and public worker organizing, examining subsistence and resilience amid concentrated government repression.

Public discussion and civic decision-making focus on Asheville’s people and environmental recovery after Helene. Attend in person or online to follow local board work and community recovery planning.

Public discussion and civic decision-making focus on Asheville’s people and environmental recovery after Helene. Attend in person or online to follow local board work and community recovery planning.
Public discussion and civic decision-making focus on Asheville’s people and environmental recovery after Helene. Attend in person or online to follow local board work and community recovery planning.

A low-pressure creative journaling session centers on messy, imperfect writing and personal expression. Explore journaling as a flexible practice for reflection, idea-making, and creativity.

A low-pressure creative journaling session centers on messy, imperfect writing and personal expression. Explore journaling as a flexible practice for reflection, idea-making, and creativity.
A low-pressure creative journaling session centers on messy, imperfect writing and personal expression. Explore journaling as a flexible practice for reflection, idea-making, and creativity.

Explore practical solar power systems and 100% electric vehicle use through a decade of hands-on experience. The presentation moves outdoors for a close-up look at an electric truck and solar-powered RV classroom.

Explore practical solar power systems and 100% electric vehicle use through a decade of hands-on experience. The presentation moves outdoors for a close-up look at an electric truck and solar-powered RV classroom.
Explore practical solar power systems and 100% electric vehicle use through a decade of hands-on experience. The presentation moves outdoors for a close-up look at an electric truck and solar-powered RV classroom.

An afternoon campus talk on disability culture, access, and arts activism led by artist advocates Gaelynn Lea and Kalyn Rose Heffernan. The evening shifts into a free Wheelchair Sports Camp performance with sharp, intimate songwriting and violin-driven indie energy.

An afternoon campus talk on disability culture, access, and arts activism led by artist advocates Gaelynn Lea and Kalyn Rose Heffernan. The evening shifts into a free Wheelchair Sports Camp performance with sharp, intimate songwriting and violin-driven indie energy.
An afternoon campus talk on disability culture, access, and arts activism led by artist advocates Gaelynn Lea and Kalyn Rose Heffernan. The evening shifts into a free Wheelchair Sports Camp performance with sharp, intimate songwriting and violin-driven indie energy.

Night-sky watching on a working farm timed for the Leonid meteor shower, with wide-open dark-sky views and a relaxed rural setting. Ideal for bringing blankets and binoculars to spot bright streaks and constellations together.

Night-sky watching on a working farm timed for the Leonid meteor shower, with wide-open dark-sky views and a relaxed rural setting. Ideal for bringing blankets and binoculars to spot bright streaks and constellations together.
Night-sky watching on a working farm timed for the Leonid meteor shower, with wide-open dark-sky views and a relaxed rural setting. Ideal for bringing blankets and binoculars to spot bright streaks and constellations together.

A late-evening guided session to rekindle adult imagination through creative prompts, reflective exercises, and gentle discussion. Designed for personal growth in a calm, intimate setting that supports curiosity and emotional insight.

A late-evening guided session to rekindle adult imagination through creative prompts, reflective exercises, and gentle discussion. Designed for personal growth in a calm, intimate setting that supports curiosity and emotional insight.
A late-evening guided session to rekindle adult imagination through creative prompts, reflective exercises, and gentle discussion. Designed for personal growth in a calm, intimate setting that supports curiosity and emotional insight.

Public discussion of Asheville’s Helene infrastructure recovery, with residents able to attend City Hall or participate online. The open municipal board meeting connects local governance with post-storm recovery planning.

Public discussion of Asheville’s Helene infrastructure recovery, with residents able to attend City Hall or participate online. The open municipal board meeting connects local governance with post-storm recovery planning.
Public discussion of Asheville’s Helene infrastructure recovery, with residents able to attend City Hall or participate online. The open municipal board meeting connects local governance with post-storm recovery planning.

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Explore how tornadoes form, why severe weather can strike mountain regions, and what storm chasers encounter across the Great Plains. Meteorologists unpack weather science through vivid field tales.
Explore how tornadoes form, why severe weather can strike mountain regions, and what storm chasers encounter across the Great Plains. Meteorologists unpack weather science through vivid field tales.
