
New Dimensions Toastmasters
Supportive Toastmasters-style practice with prepared speeches, impromptu speaking, and structured feedback to build confidence and leadership skills. Hybrid lunch hour meetup for skill building, real connection, and story driven communication growth.
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Practice prepared speeches, impromptu speaking, and leadership skills in a supportive hybrid group built around storytelling, confidence, and constructive encouragement. Attend in person or online for a welcoming midday learning community.

Practice prepared speeches, impromptu speaking, and leadership skills in a supportive hybrid group built around storytelling, confidence, and constructive encouragement. Attend in person or online for a welcoming midday learning community.
Practice prepared speeches, impromptu speaking, and leadership skills in a supportive hybrid group built around storytelling, confidence, and constructive encouragement. Attend in person or online for a welcoming midday learning community.

Practice prepared and impromptu speeches in a welcoming weekly club built around leadership development, conversation, and camaraderie. Guests can strengthen communication skills while meeting people from across the Asheville community.

Practice prepared and impromptu speeches in a welcoming weekly club built around leadership development, conversation, and camaraderie. Guests can strengthen communication skills while meeting people from across the Asheville community.
Practice prepared and impromptu speeches in a welcoming weekly club built around leadership development, conversation, and camaraderie. Guests can strengthen communication skills while meeting people from across the Asheville community.

Practice public speaking in a welcoming weekly club where members take turns speaking and guests can participate without preparation. Build confidence through regular practice and supportive community connection.

Practice public speaking in a welcoming weekly club where members take turns speaking and guests can participate without preparation. Build confidence through regular practice and supportive community connection.
Practice public speaking in a welcoming weekly club where members take turns speaking and guests can participate without preparation. Build confidence through regular practice and supportive community connection.

Build confidence through weekly speaking practice in a welcoming Toastmasters club, where members speak at every meeting. Guests can attend for free without preparing a speech in advance.

Build confidence through weekly speaking practice in a welcoming Toastmasters club, where members speak at every meeting. Guests can attend for free without preparing a speech in advance.
Build confidence through weekly speaking practice in a welcoming Toastmasters club, where members speak at every meeting. Guests can attend for free without preparing a speech in advance.

Health and wellness practitioners connect with industry peers, potential collaborators, and referral partners in a free monthly professional meetup. Guest speakers and shared experience offer practical insights for growing local practices.

Health and wellness practitioners connect with industry peers, potential collaborators, and referral partners in a free monthly professional meetup. Guest speakers and shared experience offer practical insights for growing local practices.
Health and wellness practitioners connect with industry peers, potential collaborators, and referral partners in a free monthly professional meetup. Guest speakers and shared experience offer practical insights for growing local practices.

Weekly Critique
MoreWriters share new poems, stories, and other creative work in a supportive group discussion, bringing printed copies for thoughtful peer critique, inspiration, and practical feedback on their writing.

Writers share new poems, stories, and other creative work in a supportive group discussion, bringing printed copies for thoughtful peer critique, inspiration, and practical feedback on their writing.
Writers share new poems, stories, and other creative work in a supportive group discussion, bringing printed copies for thoughtful peer critique, inspiration, and practical feedback on their writing.

Relaxed, free-flowing conversation explores big questions, unusual interests, personal projects, and intriguing ideas among curious, kind people. Newcomers are welcome, with no special background or reading required.

Relaxed, free-flowing conversation explores big questions, unusual interests, personal projects, and intriguing ideas among curious, kind people. Newcomers are welcome, with no special background or reading required.
Relaxed, free-flowing conversation explores big questions, unusual interests, personal projects, and intriguing ideas among curious, kind people. Newcomers are welcome, with no special background or reading required.
Midday business lunch built around introductions, short pitches, and swapping referral contacts in a casual buffet setting. Ideal for local entrepreneurs and service providers looking to grow partnerships and community connections in West Asheville.
Midday business lunch built around introductions, short pitches, and swapping referral contacts in a casual buffet setting. Ideal for local entrepreneurs and service providers looking to grow partnerships and community connections in West Asheville.
Midday business lunch built around introductions, short pitches, and swapping referral contacts in a casual buffet setting. Ideal for local entrepreneurs and service providers looking to grow partnerships and community connections in West Asheville.
Connect with Western North Carolina keynote speakers, coaches, trainers, facilitators, and consultants across varied specialties. This peer gathering creates space to exchange expertise and build professional connections.
Connect with Western North Carolina keynote speakers, coaches, trainers, facilitators, and consultants across varied specialties. This peer gathering creates space to exchange expertise and build professional connections.
Connect with Western North Carolina keynote speakers, coaches, trainers, facilitators, and consultants across varied specialties. This peer gathering creates space to exchange expertise and build professional connections.

Bring a portfolio, case study, or work in progress for practical feedback from UX, design, research, and product professionals. Connect with Asheville’s product community around career development and design practice.

Bring a portfolio, case study, or work in progress for practical feedback from UX, design, research, and product professionals. Connect with Asheville’s product community around career development and design practice.
Bring a portfolio, case study, or work in progress for practical feedback from UX, design, research, and product professionals. Connect with Asheville’s product community around career development and design practice.

Midday chamber meetup centered on local business connections and community collaboration. Expect introductions, resource sharing, and relationship-building among Black Mountain and Swannanoa entrepreneurs and civic leaders.

Midday chamber meetup centered on local business connections and community collaboration. Expect introductions, resource sharing, and relationship-building among Black Mountain and Swannanoa entrepreneurs and civic leaders.
Midday chamber meetup centered on local business connections and community collaboration. Expect introductions, resource sharing, and relationship-building among Black Mountain and Swannanoa entrepreneurs and civic leaders.
Build local business connections in a casual, inclusive midday meetup open to all industries, with no dues, membership, or attendance requirements. Food and drinks are available for optional purchase.
Build local business connections in a casual, inclusive midday meetup open to all industries, with no dues, membership, or attendance requirements. Food and drinks are available for optional purchase.
Build local business connections in a casual, inclusive midday meetup open to all industries, with no dues, membership, or attendance requirements. Food and drinks are available for optional purchase.

Settle in for brief introductions followed by a timed, heads-down 60-minute writing session. Bring a novel, poems, or any personal project and work alongside a welcoming community of writers.

Settle in for brief introductions followed by a timed, heads-down 60-minute writing session. Bring a novel, poems, or any personal project and work alongside a welcoming community of writers.
Settle in for brief introductions followed by a timed, heads-down 60-minute writing session. Bring a novel, poems, or any personal project and work alongside a welcoming community of writers.

Casual, low-pressure networking brings developers, tech professionals, hobbyists, and fellow geeks together to share interests and connect across experience levels. Newcomers are welcome in this relaxed social setting.

Casual, low-pressure networking brings developers, tech professionals, hobbyists, and fellow geeks together to share interests and connect across experience levels. Newcomers are welcome in this relaxed social setting.
Casual, low-pressure networking brings developers, tech professionals, hobbyists, and fellow geeks together to share interests and connect across experience levels. Newcomers are welcome in this relaxed social setting.

Playful improv exercises and scene work focused on spontaneity, listening, and ensemble trust in a supportive daytime workshop setting. Designed as an ongoing fall playshop series with low pressure practice and community connection.

Playful improv exercises and scene work focused on spontaneity, listening, and ensemble trust in a supportive daytime workshop setting. Designed as an ongoing fall playshop series with low pressure practice and community connection.
Playful improv exercises and scene work focused on spontaneity, listening, and ensemble trust in a supportive daytime workshop setting. Designed as an ongoing fall playshop series with low pressure practice and community connection.
Fast-paced visual talks pair Asheville’s architects, planners, and designers with 20-image presentations timed to 20-second intervals. Explore local architecture, urban planning, and design ideas in a casual barroom setting with a strong nonalcoholic drink selection.
Fast-paced visual talks pair Asheville’s architects, planners, and designers with 20-image presentations timed to 20-second intervals. Explore local architecture, urban planning, and design ideas in a casual barroom setting with a strong nonalcoholic drink selection.
Fast-paced visual talks pair Asheville’s architects, planners, and designers with 20-image presentations timed to 20-second intervals. Explore local architecture, urban planning, and design ideas in a casual barroom setting with a strong nonalcoholic drink selection.

Settle in for a quiet, timed writing session with local writers of every experience level. Brief introductions and a cafe drink set the tone for focused work and casual connection.

Settle in for a quiet, timed writing session with local writers of every experience level. Brief introductions and a cafe drink set the tone for focused work and casual connection.
Settle in for a quiet, timed writing session with local writers of every experience level. Brief introductions and a cafe drink set the tone for focused work and casual connection.

Build momentum on works in progress through generative freewriting and focused time for personal writing. The 90-minute poetry workshop closes with shared excerpts, thoughtful feedback, and encouragement.

Build momentum on works in progress through generative freewriting and focused time for personal writing. The 90-minute poetry workshop closes with shared excerpts, thoughtful feedback, and encouragement.
Build momentum on works in progress through generative freewriting and focused time for personal writing. The 90-minute poetry workshop closes with shared excerpts, thoughtful feedback, and encouragement.

Informal conversation brings readers together to discuss ideas from Astral Codex Ten, including AI safety and a wide range of topics. Expect a relaxed, intellectually curious community meetup over drinks.

Informal conversation brings readers together to discuss ideas from Astral Codex Ten, including AI safety and a wide range of topics. Expect a relaxed, intellectually curious community meetup over drinks.
Informal conversation brings readers together to discuss ideas from Astral Codex Ten, including AI safety and a wide range of topics. Expect a relaxed, intellectually curious community meetup over drinks.

2nd CBF Meetup!
MoreA local business networking meetup brings Asheville-area professionals together to share their businesses and build connections, with recurring gatherings planned at changing locations and times to broaden participation.

A local business networking meetup brings Asheville-area professionals together to share their businesses and build connections, with recurring gatherings planned at changing locations and times to broaden participation.
A local business networking meetup brings Asheville-area professionals together to share their businesses and build connections, with recurring gatherings planned at changing locations and times to broaden participation.
